Lu Bu was startled. He was not as good as Wang Yun when it came to conspiracies and intrigues, but when it came to war, Lu Bu saw it very clearly.
He understood what Wang Ding meant, but Lu Bu did not admit his mistake.
In fact, Wang Yun and Lu Bu can complement each other.
If the two people could understand their respective strengths and weaknesses, put aside their conflicts and cooperate sincerely, they would never have killed Dong Zhuo and then been driven out of Chang'an by Dong Zhuo's old troops.
Wang Yun is now in control of the political power, and he is reluctant to let go of the military power. He also has many conflicts with Lu Bu.
After killing Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu no longer wants to be controlled by others.
Moreover, he believed that without his help, Wang Yun and Wang Ding, father and son, would never have been able to kill Dong Zhuo.
Based on the situation at that time, he was sure to lead Dong Zhuo out.
There are thousands of Dong Zhuo's guards around. Even if the city gate is closed, there is still a chance to break out.
Therefore, in Lu Bu's heart, he was not convinced by Wang Yun.
Wang Yun wanted to interfere with the military power again, and Lu Bu was even more dissatisfied.
Now Wang Ding does not dare to anger Lu Bu. Without Dong Zhuo's restraint, Lu Bu is now a tiger out of the cage. God knows what the angered Lu Bu will do.
Therefore, although Wang Ding was angry with Lu Bu for killing the Xiliang army who came to surrender, he could only think about how to make up for his mistake.
Wang Ding felt so tired, not a single thing made him worry.
Wang Ding had just come out of Lu Bu's mansion and returned to his home when he received a letter from Xu Rong.
Even Wang Ding sends him a letter every day to reassure him.
But there was still no result, and Xu Rong, who was originally very relieved, became more and more worried.
Now that I heard such news again, I felt even more unstable.
The army in his hands is not bad. Most of Hu Zhen's soldiers have fled now.
Perhaps this was also the reason why Wang Yun felt that he was sure of victory and that the Xiliang army had nothing to worry about.
After all, many soldiers of the Xiliang Army have escaped before the war even started.
This gave Wang Yun the illusion that the Xiliang army was vulnerable.
Perhaps Wang Yun was waiting for the Xiliang army to collapse.
But Wang Ding, who knew the result, didn't dare to wait. He had to do something.
Wang Ding wrote two more letters, one to Xu Rong and one to Duan Xuan, asking them to appease their soldiers and not let them rob the people around them.
At the same time, Wang Ding found Zhang Liao and asked Zhang Liao to prepare some food and grass to send to Duan Xuan and Xu Rong.
Wang Ding didn't have much food and grass to move, and it was only a drop in the bucket for the army in Duan Xuan and Xu Rong's hands, but Wang Ding's show of kindness could reassure the two of them.
If we really wanted to deal with them, why would we send them food and grass?
As soon as Dong Zhuo died, the supply of food and grass to the Xiliang army was cut off. The food and grass in the army now are all those that were hoarded before.
Wang Ding can now use this method to appease Xu Rong and Duan Xuan.
Faced with the current situation, Wang Ding wants to do more, but he doesn't know how to start.
After waiting for the food and grass to be sent away, Wang Ding took Zhang Liao and Gao Shun with him and came to Lu Bu's mansion again.
Wang Ding wants to discuss with Lu Bu how to deal with the Xiliang army of hundreds of thousands.
You can't keep waiting like this, sooner or later something big will happen.
Coming to Lu Bu's place was Wang Ding's attitude, admitting that Lu Bu was now the supreme commander in Chang'an City.
Wang Yun could not persuade him, but Wang Ding had already given up.
Wang Dingdao: "The 200,000 Xiliang troops are about to run out of food and grass, and there will be a great chaos in the near future. Is there anything the general can do?"
Lu Bu has experienced countless battles and knows very well what will happen if an army is short of food.
It’s just that what Lu Bu is good at is fighting openly and honestly on the battlefield.
Lu Bu said: "Wenyuan, do you have any ideas?"
The people present are all generals, but they are really not good at making suggestions.
The ministers in the court, now under the pressure of Wang Yun, dare not have a close relationship with Lu Bu.
Wang Ding also looked at Zhang Liao, the generals present, as well as Lu Bu's former subordinates, Wei Xuhou Cheng and others.
However, Wang Ding has no hope for these people.
If anyone can think of a solution, Zhang Liao is most likely to do it.
It's just that Zhang Liao is now in his early twenties, a little immature, and his martial arts is already strong, but in terms of strategy, there is definitely no way to compare with when he was so powerful in Xiaoyaojin.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhang Liao was not nervous at all. He cleared his throat and said calmly: "After the Xiliang army runs out of food, a group of people will inevitably flee, and it is very likely that they will flee back to Liangzhou."<
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"On their way to escape, these people will definitely plunder the surrounding people. During this period, we can set up more beacons in the surrounding villages. If we find any deserters from Xiliang, we will send troops immediately."
Wang Ding nodded, feeling that Zhang Liao's analysis was correct.
Deserters are basically small groups, and the common people have no way to deal with them, but when the Forbidden Army comes out, they can still be wiped out quickly.
We can't let them harm the people outside the city anymore.
Wang Ding said: "What about the Xiliang army that did not flee?"
Zhang Liao's eyes were solemn and he said: "Second point, the remaining Xiliang troops who have not escaped will definitely loot the people outside the city, and may even jump over the wall in a hurry to unite to attack Chang'an."
Wang Dingdao: "I think they will definitely attack Chang'an City."
Zhang Liao didn't know why Wang Ding was so sure.
Wei continued: "Most of the Xiliang army has fled. Even if the remaining Xiliang army comes to attack, how can they break through Chang'an City, which is five feet high?"
Ordinary Xiliang troops fled whenever they wanted. When they returned to Liangzhou, they were still herding horses.
But for the senior generals in the army, it is not that easy. Even if they are lucky, they are not killed by their subordinates and successfully escape back to Liangzhou.
But they have no soldiers. When the imperial edict is sent to the hands of the Liangzhou governor, their heads will be cut off, and then sent all the way to Chang'an, placed in Changle Palace, or hung at the gate of Chang'an.
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If they want to protect themselves, they will definitely control the soldiers in their hands.
Zhang Liao said: "I'm afraid that only a small number of them escaped. If there are hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops coming to attack the city, can you possibly defend Chang'an?"
Wei Xu was left speechless by Zhang Liao's question.
More than 100,000 Xiliang troops besieged Chang'an. Even if the walls of Chang'an were high and thick, how could they defend it?
The Imperial Army is now fully equipped with only 30,000 soldiers.
Among them are a group of veterans who can barely walk.
"Then what can you do?" Wei continued.
Zhang Liao said: "It's a pity that Wang Situ is unwilling to accept the surrender of the Xiliang army."
Facing hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops, Zhang Liao, a famous general in the future, can't think of a way to deal with it now.
A group of people were in Lu Bu's Mansion, scratching their beards and scratching their heads.
Zhang Liao has analyzed the situation clearly, but he still has no strategy to defeat the enemy.
Wang Ding said: "We must not sit still and wait for death. Why not go out of the city and fight the enemy."
Among the people here, others may be thinking about waiting for more Xiliang troops to escape.