44. Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao - King to King, General to General
"No, no! I'm not willing to give in. I'm so unwilling to give in!!!!"
As soon as you look at it like this, you can tell that the screams of a defeated dog are heard, and the outcome of the battle is completely irreversible.
Although the troops who should have originally belonged to the Northern Army still chose to continue to resist even after losing their leader, the loss of their leader in such a stalemate battle obviously not only meant a huge blow to morale and the inability to apply the tactics they were used to, but more importantly
What's more, without unified command, those troops can easily be divided and surrounded by Cao Cao's army under Cao Cao's calm dispatch.
In fact, when the battle ended, Cao Cao's army's own battle losses were less than a thousand, but the prisoners harvested were twice the battle losses and left a lot of surplus. If they could be recruited and surrendered, it would be a big boost.
Of course, although this idea is beautiful, the reality is somewhat cruel. The Northern Army soldiers whose families live near Luoyang are obviously unlikely to choose to surrender at this time. Moreover, they have to go to rescue Sun Jian, and they cannot even separate enough
There are many men left here to guard the prisoners, should they be killed like this?
In the end, Cao Cao chose to leave hundreds of people, led by Li Qian, to take care of these prisoners who had lost their weapons, armor and horses. When Yuan Shao led the army later, they handed them over to Yuan Shao - since he couldn't use them, he would exchange them for the greatest benefit.
. And based on the relationship between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, maybe these people will be given to Cao Cao by Yuan Shao as trophies after the war.
Speaking of which, Cao Cao has imagined countless times what the scene will be like when he and Sun Jian meet again, and what kind of words he should use to gain the other party's greatest favor for him, although he cannot have countless resources to attract the other party like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers.
, but Cao Cao still believes that the Han Dynasty will not end here, so under the sky of the Han Dynasty, being able to make friends with one more powerful party will obviously have more advantages than disadvantages for his future, and he may even gain something far greater than what he pays for.
But when he actually saw Sun Jian, he found that all his previous assumptions were completely useless. He even looked at the familiar man with white hair like Wu Zixu in front of him with a slightly dumbfounded look.
stranger.
Is this still the passionate and high-spirited Jiangdong Tiger?
Looking at the haggard and old man in front of him, Cao Cao really couldn't connect the face in his mind with it. If it weren't for the vague feeling of familiarity on the other person's face, the other person's back would be as straight as a cypress.
, Cao Cao may have really had the courage to shout: "Who dares to pretend to be General Sun Wentai in front of Cao Cao!" He raised his sword and killed him.
So, after thousands of thoughts, only a dry sentence came out of his mouth. Even Cao Cao himself felt that the air turned into an iron saw pulling at the wall of the trachea: "Brother Wentai, I'm sorry for you!"
Sun Jian's only reaction to Cao Cao's words was calmness, a calmness that seemed neither joy nor sorrow, and a deep tiredness hidden under the calmness that he could not hide despite his efforts.
So tired! Both physically and mentally, it’s hurt too deeply.
Faced with successive attacks by troops led by Hu Zhen, Yang Ding, Li Jue, Guo Si and others, Sun Jianjun, who lacked medical care and food, could say that although he finally withstood the enemy's offensive every time, the price he paid was staggering.
And this is more or less because the enemy sees victory in sight and is unwilling to waste its strength for no reason and be taken advantage of by competitors around it.
At this time, all the soldiers who had successfully survived in Sun Jian's camp had shocking scars on their bodies. Even the corpses of the enemy and ours had become the rations they used to survive. After all, compared to the living horses, which were more useful, the dead not only had no
It has other uses and if it is not treated under such weather conditions, it will produce an even more unbearable plague.
Such a cruel scene made a young man like Cao Cao, who had not experienced much hardship, almost vomit out his bile. Even Cao Ren, who had been fighting on the battlefield for several years, felt his stomach churning and uncomfortable.
.Perhaps the only one who performed relatively well here was a certain Xiahou Yuanrang who was a little naturally stupid. At least he was still in the mood to drink and eat after seeing all this. Well, it’s just that the dishes that go with the wine seem to have been gone for more than a month.
I saw a hint of fishy smell.
If this hellish scene is regarded as a kind of diet and weight loss therapy, then it is definitely a super special effect for the generals of Cao Cao's army and worth every penny. However, it was through this experience that they learned about war.
I have a deeper understanding of the cruelty. Of course, the person who feels the most deeply is always Cao Cao and Cao Mengde, who has the romantic feelings of a poet in his heart.
"There are righteous men in Guandong who raise troops to fight against the evil. In the early days of the alliance, the heart was in Xianyang. The army was not unified, and the geese were hesitant. Snobbishness made others fight, and the heirs fought against each other. The title of Huainan brother was engraved on the north. Armor
When lice are born, thousands of people will die. White bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. Hundreds of living people have left one thing behind, and the thought of it will break the heart of a person."
Later, Cao Cao's song "Hao Li Xing" expressed his deep concern and sympathy for the disasters and pain caused by the long-term war to the society and the people. This scene must have had an impact on him.
The emergence of Cao Cao's new force marked the bankruptcy of Dong Zhuo's plan to encircle and annihilate Sun Jian. Although Sun Jian's army was no longer strong enough to be called a prince after this battle, as long as Sun Jian, the tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, did not die, it would be like
Later, Sun Quan commented on Cao Cao that "Unless Sun Wentai dies, Dong Zhongying will not be safe." However, there is no need to worry about Sun Jian coming to trouble him in the short term.
In fact, Hu Zhen and others did not want to give up like this. After all, Dong Zhuo was obviously not satisfied with not taking Sun Jian's head. However, thanks to the strong fighting power of Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren and others, the Xiliang Army's somewhat famous general actually
After being confronted by these guys, more than ten people were picked off their horses, and half of them died on the spot.
At the same time, the exhausted Sun Jian's army was able to summon up the courage to launch a counterattack. This caught the Xiliang army somewhat unprepared. When the Xiliang army retreated and returned to camp to prepare for fighting again the next day, Yuan Shao's army
It's almost coming.
It is precisely because of this that the Xiliang Army not only had to give up and evacuate Sun Jian, but even Xingyang City, which was originally a thorn in the side of the coalition forces, was completely abandoned under Dong Zhuo's instruction. Although Yuan Shao did not fight the Xiliang Army, this result made
The coalition forces had enough propaganda materials, but the Xiliang army could only break their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs for such a result.
"It seems that Yuan Shao's son thinks that our Xiliang army has no one left."
Dong Zhuo pretended to be relaxed and threw the piece of paper containing the latest news about the coalition forces' movement obtained by the spies to Fan Chou who was not far away from him. However, judging from the fact that the mere piece of paper hit Fan Chou and made a loud noise,
Dong Zhuo was obviously not in a good mood.
Originally, the previous battles were carried out according to the script designed by Dong Zhuo and Li Ru. Although there were some derailments such as Sun Jian's raid on Xuanmen Pass, overall they still followed the track set by Dong Zhuo.
, but never expected that the train named "Dong Zhuo" would completely derail and overturn before entering the station at the last moment.
Although this result also made the ministers in the DPRK once again feel the power of the Xiliang Army, some people even mistakenly believed that Sun Jian was nothing more than that. They were just idiots whose reputation was greater than their actual status, which made Sun Jian's popularity drop immediately.
a lot of.
But after all, Dong Zhuo had worked with Sun Jian, and after feeling the threat he posed to him, he also carefully collected information about the other party, so he obviously understood Sun Jian's threat more clearly. Fortunately, the biggest reason for Sun Jian's defeat this time
It was because there was some separatist tendency within the Allied Forces, which Dong Zhuo viewed as a gap that was extremely beneficial to him.
Of course, now that Sun Jian can no longer threaten him, the biggest trouble now is Yuan Shao, whom he doesn't take seriously.
then……
"...The thieves are powerful, and Yuan Shao is the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Yi also hold important positions. There are many in-laws in the city. If there is an alliance between inside and outside, it will be deeply inconvenient, so we can get rid of them first. Please ask the prime minister to lead the army and divide them up to arrest them.
"
This is a new proposal put forward by Li Ru in the court. Of course, the content is the version approved by Dong Zhuo. Although Dong Zhuo has deeply felt that Xiliang is poor and Luoyang is luxurious since he entered Luoyang City, especially after entering the Luoyang Palace, he finally felt that Xiliang was poor and Luoyang was luxurious.
There is still a warrior's soul in his body. Although it has been corroded a lot by the prosperity of Luoyang, he still has the urge of a passionate man under such circumstances.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo, who felt the strength of the enemy's army, was now eager to find out how much Yuan Shao, a talent recognized by scholars, weighed and whether he was qualified to be his opponent.
In order to deal with foreign affairs, we must first settle the domestic affairs. In fact, there is nothing wrong with this sentence. It is just that how to settle the domestic affairs and how to deal with the foreign countries at the same time is a science. If this knowledge is not done well, it will be like someone who lost the Northeast and lost his country.
Dihuabei finally let the enemy focus on the chairman of the hometown of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the home of his family. Later, he voluntarily gave up the opportunity to take back the Ryukyu Islands presented to him by the ethnic hodgepodge empire. In the end, the descendants of China could only fight for a small
I spent a long time wrangling over the small Diaoyu Islands.
Without further ado, after another bloody storm, Dong Zhuo led 150,000 soldiers to Xuanmen Pass along with Li Ru, Wang Yue, Fan Chou, Song Xian, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and others.
When the army and horses arrived at the pass, Dong Zhuo ordered Wang Yue, Song Xian, and Wei Xu to lead a total of 30,000 troops to camp in front of the pass. Dong Zhuo ordered the remaining army to be stationed in Chenggao City behind Xuanmen Pass, and he
He took Li Ru to live in Guanguan.
As both sides raised their flags at the same time, the head-on confrontation between Dong Zhuo's army and Dong's coalition army officially began.
