Huangfusong, the general who conquered the west, had been at odds with the Liangzhou rebels for nearly a year. They had tested each other, but had made no progress.
After Luoyang was initially panicked about the rebels' advance towards the imperial mausoleum, they realized that they were not unstoppable, so they issued military orders ordering Huangfu Song to "put down the rebellion as quickly as possible". The most recent order even explicitly mentioned "hear the bandits and destroy the captives". "Both generals have no record, and if there is any disharmony, General Zhenxi will take advantage of it." This made the relationship between the two generals who were already at odds with each other even more tense.
Zhou Shen, the general of the bandits, has still not been able to raise his head among the coalition forces because of that rash attack, and this time it is even worse. As for the "general of the bandits" mentioned by the way, because it was originally an empty title, it was completely The so-called "imperial orders" and "military orders" are not regarded as the same thing.
Fufeng County, Dong Mansion Study Room.
"My dear son-in-law, do you think that if I take Abai to Luoyang and let her eat whatever she wants, will the capital of this big man have to be changed to another one?" Since Dong Zhuo has been pampered and has not gone to the battlefield recently, Dong Zhuo was originally just a strong figure. Now he looks a bit rich. He is dressed like an ordinary rich man. He is reading the intelligence gathered from the entire Liangzhou battlefield while paying attention to his granddaughter outside.
"Father-in-law is joking..." Li Ru's eyes twitched slightly: "In that case, the big man will probably lose one state and multiple inland seas."
From time to time in the courtyard, servants and maids could hear exclamations of "Miss, that one can't be eaten", but the specific candidates had been changed no less than ten times.
Of course it wasn't eaten by Dong Bai - although Li Ru thought so when he first heard about it.
Dong Zhuo seems to have no intention of hiding the "unparalleled" ability of Miss Dong Bai who "devours all things", such as biting off big trees, gnawing away stones, etc. Once the servants who take care of her see it, they will be attracted by Dong Zhuo. Send someone to control him and join a secret intelligence department. With that kind of terrifying "threat", you don't even have to worry about loyalty.
Therefore, the Dong Mansion has such high requirements for selecting servants, just like selecting elite soldiers. It is not a quirk of the powerful at all, but it is indeed selecting elite soldiers.
Although Dong Zhuo is the general commander of the rangers in Liangbian and Erzhou, those high-profile rangers don't bother with intelligence work at all. The information they are willing to send back is what they "think is important". How much of it is smoke and how much is repeated? It's completely unclear. Too many to count.
As for this mysterious intelligence department, as far as Li Ru knows, the identities of the "spies" are all ordinary residents of various cities, and the information they deliver is all information that is known to everyone on the streets. Even so, it is better than those of the rangers. Much more useful and timely.
Li Ru vaguely judged that Dong Zhuo seemed to be planning to establish a huge organization belonging to the rangers themselves that would collect intelligence, hand over tasks and deliver rewards, so as to prevent the "tasks" in various places from being controlled by local powerful people. However, he still has no idea yet. There is only a prototype, not to mention the difficulties that will surely be encountered.
"Now it seems that Zhang Wen did not have military power at the beginning. Apart from the reasons I told you at the beginning, it was probably part of the plan to take over Huangfu Song after the battle was unfavorable." Dong Zhuo continued to flip through the yellow paper. , information from various places mixed with white silk and bamboo slips: "If General Zhengxi is really so incompetent, then we will find an opportunity to escape."
"It is very difficult to find fault with an upright formation like General Huangfu. The biggest loss was just General Dangkou's unauthorized attack," Li Ru responded: "Moreover, if this is not what my son-in-law expected, Feng Xian
It should have been obtained by now."
"Is it a 'success' rather than a 'miss'?" Dong Zhuo glanced sideways at Li Ru: "After most of the remaining soldiers in the 'trapped camp' rushed back, they heard that Yi'er ran to Yuan'er and cried out -
Come, tell me, how long have you been sleeping in the study?"
"This..." Li Ru naturally couldn't say that the original strategy of "training to fall into the camp in actual combat" was agreed by Dong Zhuo, so he could only find other excuses: "This is an intelligence error. How could my son-in-law have expected it?"
A cavalry force appears that ignores the slowdown in the mountains? And..."
"This is my mistake," Dong Zhuo said: "I heard someone talk about the idea of forming this kind of cavalry, but I didn't expect that he actually made it happen."
"...Han Sui?" Li Julius thought for a moment and thought of a rebel general with a similar background to Dong Zhuo.
"Okay!" Dong Zhuo clapped his hands and said, "Wen You, my son-in-law, didn't even guess. It seems that he can be used as a surprise soldier."
"..." Li Ru was quite speechless. If it wasn't Han Sui, it was Ma Teng or Pang De, the commander of the mountain cavalry. But if he really guessed them one by one and competed with his father-in-law, wouldn't he look too incompetent and stupid?
So he simply changed the subject: "My son-in-law's 'success' was casually judged from the shipwrecks floating upstream from the Wei River today."
"Yes." Dong Zhuo nodded to indicate for him to continue.
"Based on what Guan Hai, the captain of the captured camp, said, we know that Fengxian traveled all the way. Although the 'mountain cavalry' did not suffer much damage, he also successfully destroyed several baggage warehouses. He should have arrived at the shore of the Weishui River by now." Li Rudao.
: "Judging from the scale of the wreckage, although there are only two ships, the scattered parts came from at least five ships. From this, we know that Fengxian should have attacked a baggage fleet, destroyed two ships and captured the remaining three -
—Unless he's so bored that he removes key components from every ship and throws them into the river."
"Maybe he was so excited that he didn't stop for a moment?" Dong Zhuo guessed.
"...No matter what, the rebels' supply lines are temporarily interrupted and they have lost a batch of wartime supplies. They will definitely send people to expel Fengxian." Li Ru controlled the words with difficulty: "If there is a good opportunity for a frontal battle,
, it will probably be in the next few days, please ask my father-in-law to make preparations early."
"Tsk, tsk, you are like this again, Wen You," Dong Zhuo shook his head repeatedly: "Everything is only arranged at the beginning, and then continue to issue further instructions after others complete the initial steps. It is precisely because of this that Fengxian unexpectedly encountered the mountainous terrain.
When I was riding, I was caught off guard. It must have been that not only Fengxian, but also you were helpless at that time."
"This has nothing to do with unwillingness to delegate power..." Li Ru thought for a moment and decided to justify himself: "My father-in-law should be very familiar with the 'unparalleled' qualities of generals, but do you know that counselors also have their own 'unparalleled qualities'?"
"Well, Wen He mentioned it," Dong Zhuo nodded slightly, "I drew my sword out of its sheath to try his 'unparalleled' skill, but the kid turned around and ran away."
This is really asking for death... Li Ru sighed secretly, his father-in-law himself has no "unparalleled" to use, but you went out to him and claimed that you also have "unparalleled"?
"Counsels, like military generals, may awaken to Wushuang, but it is difficult to find out. If any general's 'Wushuang' effect is too secretive, and he or she may suddenly understand how to use it inexplicably, the real top 'Wushuang' among counselors is
It can only be summed up by him personally, and he cannot be sure whether it is correct or not," Li Ru said.
"Oh? So it's possible for those high officials of the imperial court, the Three Gongs and the Nine Ministers to understand?" Dong Zhuo asked.
"No..." Li Ru tried his best to ignore the profound "like" and continued: "Administrative or management work has nothing to do with 'unparalleled'. The 'unparalleled' of literati is like a military general, born entirely for the battlefield.
"
In order to prevent Dong Zhuo from asking questions again, Li Ru kept saying: "My son-in-law concluded that his 'unparalleled characteristic' is the 'company camp', which ensures that every action taken by the troops under his command comes from his direct orders."
, the combat effectiveness will be improved - specifically, it is the effect when my father-in-law led his army to defeat the Tanshihuai Pioneer a long time ago."
"Hmm... I thought it was inspired by Fengxian's bravery?" Dong Zhuo stopped looking at the information and recalled all the battles since raising his troops.
Indeed, under Li Ru's meticulous and cumbersome command style, the rangers who originally relied only on their personal force were able to exert combat effectiveness far beyond Dong Zhuo's expectations from time to time.
"If it's a game between counselors from both sides, while guessing the opponent's specific plan, you must also take into account the opponent's 'unparalleled characteristics', because the 'unparalleled' nature of a counselor is the opposite of that of a general, and it needs to be hidden as much as possible," Li Ru sighed softly.
: "The mountain cavalry's accidental collision caused Fengxian to fall into a state of being unable to 'adjust to changes', which led to the defeat. My son-in-law had to add an 'all-out retreat' order to enable them to successfully withdraw to Fufeng."
"Haha, I'm afraid there are many soldiers trapped in the camp scolding you for your unnecessary actions?" Dong Zhuo said with a smile.
Li Ru was in a state of embarrassment when he heard a messenger shouting outside: "Report! General Huangfu has received an urgent report from Chencang, please ask General Polu to go and discuss matters!"
"Just in time," Dong Zhuo stood up: "I'm going to see what 'unparalleled counselors' Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen have under their command."
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Chinese army tent.
"——Our surprise attack force has occupied Chencang and captured Li Wenhou. The main force of the rebel army may intend to move. We also ask General Zhengxi to take advantage of the situation. Our troops will do our best to cut off their return."
Dong Zhuo's expectations were disappointed, because this information was confidential and would not be handed over to advisers for discussion before the generals had discussed the specific strategy.
Since the reinforcements that unexpectedly gathered behind enemy lines were from all sides, and the balance of forces was unclear, even Zhang Wen, who was eager to gain power, directly put aside the dominance of the troops behind enemy lines.
At present, there is no doubt about the attack, but whether to attack the city openly and directly, or to attack unexpectedly when the opponent notices that there are unbalanced troops in the rear to return reinforcements. The two generals were arguing. Only Zhou Shen's eyes flickered, wondering what was going on.
What to think.
This kind of game of losses and achievements between the Allied forces cannot be left to counselors, and Dong Zhuo has no interest in it at all. Before re-reading the summary statement, he summarized the situation between the enemy and ourselves, the judgment of each party's response, and the specific
A complex text that explains step by step how to act.
The guy who wrote such a plan was completely opposite to Li Ru, Dong Zhuo thought. He clearly explained the action plan and contingency measures beforehand. He even expected that the scout who delivered the letter would be intercepted. It must be the case.
A certain "unparalleled" requirement can perhaps be called a "statement"?
