In fact, Dong Zhuo didn't faint. He was indeed a little drunk. In addition, he was in a hurry and the alcohol got to his head, so he fell asleep all of a sudden.
This sleep lasted a whole night.
When Dong Zhuo woke up the next day, he felt dizzy and dilated.
But he soon remembered what happened last night.
Dong Zhuo felt an indescribable depression in his heart when he thought of Hua Xiong being captured alive and his troops suffering another defeat.
At this moment, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but recall the scene when he first met Liu Jian in Bingzhou.
At that time, Liu Jian was just an official from a county who was hired by Lu Qianzheng, the prefect of Zhuo County, and was responsible for delivering letters. Now he has become a big boss, and can even do the military work he is best at.
In terms of field, I am so overwhelmed that I cannot lift my head up.
Although Dong Zhuo originally knew that Liu Jian was a person, he really did not expect that the other party's ability was so great, beyond his imagination.
Seeing that this young junior could already surpass him in the military, Dong Zhuo felt lonely in his heart.
Is it possible that in the end, my decades of military experience cannot even compare to that of a junior?
"Xiangguo!"
Just when Dong Zhuo was rubbing his eyebrows and sighing, Zhang Ji hurriedly entered his commander's tent and said to him: "Prime Minister! The spies reported that Sun Jian has led his elite troops to Nanyang and joined forces with Yuan Shao. Shao ordered Sun Jian to
He replaced Huang Zu as the governor and put him in charge of various ministries, hoping to have a decisive battle with the Prime Minister."
At this time, Dong Zhuo was drinking water from his cup. When he heard that Sun Jian had arrived at the frontline battlefield, he lost his composure. The water cup in his hand made a "clang" sound and fell on the table.
If we go one day forward, Sun Jian will have arrived at the battlefield, and Dong Zhuo may not be afraid of him.
But now, the war situation on Chen's side is not going well, and the news will probably spread throughout the three armies soon.
Dong Zhuo knew that this news would have a huge impact on the morale of the officers and soldiers of the three armies. The front line was losing troops and generals, and two generals were captured in succession. This was not something he could change by just saying a few words.
At this moment, both the morale and fighting spirit of his troops were low. At this moment, Sun Jian led his troops. Based on the experience of the other side, once he saw that the morale and fighting spirit of his troops were not high, he would not be able to fight.
I will let this fighter go.
By then, I'm afraid the war situation in Nanyang will not be optimistic either.
Dong Zhuo stroked his beard, thought about it for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly.
He said to Zhang Ji: "Please come to see me, Liu Changshi."
Zhang Ji took the order and left, and soon afterwards he saw Liu Ai coming to Dong Zhuo's handsome tent.
Before Liu Ai could speak, Dong Zhuo reached out and grabbed Liu Ai and asked him to sit on a soft cushion in the tent.
Afterwards, Dong Zhuo sat down and poured a sip of water for Liu Ai himself.
Liu Ai was shocked when he saw this and said "dare not" and "dare not".
Dong Zhuo sighed and said, "I regret that I didn't listen to the public opinion, which led to today's defeat! Liu Jian's son is indeed amazing... Alas, it's hard for a lion to compete with him!"
Liu Ai listened to Dong Zhuo's words and advised: "Although Hua Xiong was defeated, he was defeated because of his eagerness for quick success. When it comes to the strength of soldiers and horses, Lu Bu and Hu Zhen are still superior to Liu Jian. Now a large number of Sili's siege equipment has been transferred by Hu Zhen
In the past, as long as we did not resort to trickery, we might not be able to defeat Liu Deran, and the Prime Minister did not have to worry about a temporary victory or defeat."
Dong Zhuo shook his head and said: "Now that things have happened, even if Hu Zhen and Lu Bu can defeat Liu Jian, what's the use? The Jizhou army has now shown its majesty, and the morale of our army is low. Now Sun Jian happened to arrive at this moment.
In Nanyang territory, it is disadvantageous to fight on two fronts. At this time, peace talks with Liu Jian are the best! Avoid continuing to fight on two fronts."
Liu Ai felt quite relieved that Dong Zhuo could put down his posture and negotiate peace with Liu Jian at this time, but in his opinion, it was still a bit late.
"Xiangguo, if there were previous peace talks, the two sides have not reached such a situation, and Xiangguo had defeated Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, Cao Cao and others in the past, and was very powerful. Although Liu Jian defeated Niu Fu, he was still weak...
...With the current situation, Sun Jian comes north, Cao Cao and others gather their troops again, and Liu Jian captures Hua Xiong alive. At this time, peace talks may be..."
Dong Zhuo understood what Liu Ai meant, and peace talks might not be possible at this time.
Dong Zhuo sighed: "It's a pity that I didn't listen to my advice and forcibly sent troops to fight Liu Jian. Now I have put myself in this situation. I am really tying myself up. But now that I have no choice!"
Liu Ai shook his head and sighed.
Dong Zhuo added: "I look at all the people under my command, but no one is qualified to be the envoy! Only Chang Shi is a member of the Han clan and is of the same clan as Liu Jian, so this task can only be accomplished if it is entrusted to you.
Liu Ai also probably guessed Dong Zhuo's purpose of coming here.
In fact, Liu Ai also wanted to go to Liu Jian as an envoy in the previous episode, but Dong Zhuo refused to let him go. Now that the situation is over, Dong Zhuo wants to take action himself, which is really making it more difficult for him.
But it makes sense.
"In this case, Ai is willing to go, but Ai cannot guarantee that he can convince Liu Jian... Based on Ai's decision, if the Prime Minister wants to reconcile with Liu Jian, he needs the help of two other people.
Dong Zhuo hurriedly asked: "Who else can help me persuade Liu Jian to withdraw his troops?"
Liu Aiyan said: "The Prime Minister in Luoyang supported the emperor to protect the queen mother and the Liu family's foundation, and Liu Jian was a minister of the late emperor and the emperor's uncle. At this time, why not ask the queen mother and the emperor to come forward to persuade Liu Jian?"
Dong Zhuo suddenly understood when he heard this.
"Duiji! Duiji! I should ask the emperor to issue an order to withdraw the troops!"
Hearing this, Liu Ai hurriedly said: "Prime Minister! You must not do this. If the Prime Minister asks the emperor to issue an edict, Liu Jian will not retreat even if he wants to."
Dong Zhuo looked at him doubtfully: "Why is this?"
"Prime Minister, some things are most taboo to be brought to light. Putting them in the light will have the opposite effect. If the emperor really issued the edict, Liu Jian would not think that this was the emperor's intention... He would definitely think that this was the emperor's intention.
The Prime Minister was using the emperor's name to threaten him with righteousness, but things would be difficult to handle in the future.
Dong Zhuo thought seriously for a while, then nodded and said: "That makes sense! But if the emperor doesn't make a decree, how can he make the emperor talk to Liu Jian?"
Liu Aidao said: "Xiangguo can send a letter to the Emperor of Heaven with Li Ru, asking the Emperor to personally write a letter home in the name of his uncle and nephew, and send his confidants to the State of Chen to meet Liu Jian secretly and ask him to withdraw his troops. Then I will
If you keep talking about it further, you will get twice the result with half the effort!”
Dong Zhuo listened to Liu Ai's words and nodded immediately: "In this case, Chief Lao Shi will take care of this matter."
Liu Ai stood up and said: "The officials will definitely handle this matter... By the way, Xiangguo, what are you going to do with Hu Zhen and Lu Bu?"
Dong Zhuo's eyes narrowed: "Although we want to negotiate peace with Liu Jian, we cannot retreat at this moment. Since Sili's siege weapons have reached the territory of Chen State, we should first use Hu Zhen and Lu Bu to use their siege weapons."
The equipment was deployed in Yangxia to give Liu Jian the feeling of being overwhelmed by the troops, so that it would be easier to talk."
Liu Aidao said: "The Prime Minister must tell them that you have peace talks with Liu Jian, and let them just use the force of the army to suppress the situation as a deterrent. They must not actually fight Liu Jian, so as not to cause more troubles!"
Dong Zhuo said: "I will personally write a letter to inform Lu Bu and Hu Zhen! If they dare to disobey my general's orders this time, they will be killed without mercy!"
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At the same time, in Yangxia County.
Liu Jian captured Hua Xiong, collected the Xiliang army's supplies, and at the same time sent people to count the losses in the city.
To be honest, although Hua Xiong was defeated in this battle, the losses in Yangxia City were not small.
First of all, the entire Wengcheng in the east of the city was completely burned and could no longer be used.
Although they used fire tactics to defeat Hua Xiong's army in Wengcheng, the newly built city was not very strong to begin with, and now it was burned by the fire, making it even more useless.
Furthermore, in order to lure Hua Xiong's soldiers into the city, Shen Pei burned part of Liu Chong's grain and grass in the east of the city. Although the effect of luring the enemy was obvious, the loss was also huge.
As for the merger between Chen Guojun and Jizhou Army, although the final winner was Jizhou Army, in the end it was still an internal fight and there would definitely be losses of soldiers, especially Chen Guo's army, which lost many people.
Moreover, it is not very clear whether Chen State's army can be used.
If they gather a crowd to rebel and there is internal chaos in Yangxia, then there will be internal and external troubles, and the Jizhou army may be in great danger.
In fact, if he thought about it carefully, Liu Jian knew that there was still a gap between his current overall strength and Dong Zhuo.
Although Jizhou's soldiers worked together to overcome difficulties and defeated the two powerful generals Niu Fu and Hua Xiong, Liu Jian knew that these two battles were not actual victories won by the soldiers of the two sides in a head-on confrontation.
The victory was mainly due to strategy.
Once it turns into a battle on the plains, based on the current combat strength of our own soldiers, there is really no chance of winning.
Moreover, after several battles, the Jizhou Army also suffered considerable losses.
Therefore, at this moment, Liu Jian was also thinking about something...
Isn't it time to give Dong Zhuo a step down?
After all, it is impossible for him to really have the ability to destroy Dong Zhuo.