Under Hulao Pass, the Xiliang cavalry retreated like the tide.
After Xuan Jia's heavy cavalry rescued Huang Zhong, they did not engage in battle and also retreated.
Back in the military formation, Huang Zhong was trembling all over and was helped to the stage.
Liu Bei quickly went up to greet him and said, "Han Sheng, how do you feel? Are you injured?"
Huang Zhong felt ashamed and said: "Ming Gong, that Lu Bu is indeed extraordinary. Zhong failed to live up to his trust and did not kill him."
Didn't you kill him?
The surrounding princes were speechless.
Lu Bu had indeed only heard about his name before, but didn't know his true strength.
But today at Hulao Pass, everyone saw with their own eyes that the fierce generals under their command almost died one by one, and they were all defeated in one round.
Thinking back again, Lu Bu once killed hundreds of Xianbei in Bingzhou, and defeated Dian Wei and Zhao Yun in Hulao Pass until he vomited blood.
The princes now understand that Lu Bu's strength is obviously very powerful, many times more powerful than Hua Xiong who defeated all princes before.
The ancient Xiang Yu was probably only a little better than Lu Bu.
But it was such a fierce general who was at odds with Huang Zhong. In the end, he only managed to gain a small victory by relying on his brothers to block the arrows.
Now when he returned to the camp and faced the princes of the world, he said that he had failed in his duty and did not kill Lu Bu.
How arrogant this is.
But the princes had to pinch their noses and admit that Huang Zhong was qualified to say this.
Because he had a draw with Lu Bu.
For a moment, the princes looked at Liu Bei with extremely envious eyes.
As the saying goes, a general is the courage of an army. A strong general is of great help to the military.
Why can Xiang Yu almost dominate the world?
It wasn't because he was as fierce as a ghost, it was Chu Jun's courage.
Therefore, a strong general can sometimes really determine the outcome of a battle.
Liu Bei's subordinates first had Zhang Ten Thousand Enemies, then Dian Wei, and now Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong.
With so many powerful generals, if he really takes back the emperor in the future, I am afraid that Liu Bei's strength will rise to the top of the world, and he may replace Dong Zhuo and become a new powerful minister.
But here Liu Bei and the others didn't care about the thoughts of the princes. Seeing Huang Zhong showing fatigue, Liu Bei said quickly: "Han Sheng must not blame yourself. Lu Bu is brave and very invincible. You have done a good job by injuring him."
, someone comes and takes Han Sheng back to the camp to rest and let the doctor take a look."
"Thank you Ming Gong."
Huang Zhong was carried away with some regret.
He was not injured, but lost strength.
Lu Bu was indeed strong, and it was indeed a pity that he could not kill him to avenge A Liang and meritorious deeds for himself.
Seeing him being helped away, Zhang Fei said cheerfully: "This Huang Zhong is a good man. If there is a chance in the future, I would like to fight him."
"They are all members of our own family, so we can fight whatever we want."
Liu Bei rolled his eyes, wondering why his third brother always likes to fight.
Guan Yu looked at Huang Zhong's leaving back, stroking his beard, nodded, and said: "I think this Huang Zhong has amazing strength and strong blood. He must be a fierce general who can defeat ten thousand people. In the future, if the eldest brother wants to fulfill his long-cherished wish to help the Han Dynasty, he will need him."
Depend on him."
"Um."
Liu Bei nodded: "In today's battle, Huang Zhong has made a name for himself. Otherwise, I still don't know that I have such a fierce general under my command, so I will let him be an army commander first, and then he will be promoted to general after he has made meritorious service in the future.
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"This is the best."
Guan Yu responded.
Chen Mu, who was on the side, glanced at his second brother in surprise.
Historically, he was ashamed to be associated with Huang Zhong.
But if you think about it carefully, Guan Yu's current behavior may be reasonable.
Because Guan Yu has always been a person who despises powerful people and values soldiers.
If Huang Zhong had come from a wealthy family, perhaps Guan Yu would have blocked the previous arrow for him, but his tone would not be as gentle as it is now, nor would he persuade Big Brother to reuse him.
However, while watching the battle before, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Chen Mu were chatting and talked about the origins of the people who fought against Lu Bu.
When he learned that Huang Zhong was a low-level soldier, his attitude naturally changed.
Historically, Guan Yu was indeed dissatisfied with Huang Zhong being the same general as him. In fact, not only Huang Zhong, but also Guan Yu was dissatisfied with Ma Chao and only recognized Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.
The reason is very simple. Huang Zhong is a reduced general and is very old, while Ma Chao comes from a famous family, after Ma Yuan. In addition, these two people only followed Liu Bei later, unlike Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun who followed early.
Liu Bei fought in the north and south.
Therefore, many factors made Guan Yu feel that Huang Zhong and Ma Chao were not qualified to be ranked as generals with them.
So what now?
He was born as a low-level soldier, and he followed Liu Bei in his early days, so he was not a general.
This is just like stacking buffs. In a sense, this can be regarded as a different kind of political correctness, which naturally makes Guan Yu today free from historical prejudice.
Thinking of this, Chen Mu also shook his head.
The second brother is good in everything else, but he is a little paranoid.
There is definitely no way to change it. If you really want to dominate the world in the future, you can only find a way to solve it yourself and try not to cause internal conflicts.
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After the two armies retreated, Liu Bei's army moved back to the camp and did not choose to continue fighting.
Since his army was the main force of the attack, the sudden cavalry duel resulted in the coalition having no cavalry to resist, so they had to temporarily avoid the attack and watched helplessly as the Xiliang army rescued Lu Bu and returned.
Some people may say that Liu Bei does not have cavalry, but Gongsun Zan does.
Gongsun Zan did have 30,000 Youyan Hu cavalry. However, fighting in ancient times did not mean that cavalry was ready and lined up in front of the battle anytime and anywhere. It needed to be prepared in advance.
For example, today Lu Bu went out to fight alone, and the cavalry in front of the pass was useless because Lu Bu could run back to the pass at any time.
Moreover, the allied forces of the princes had been trapped in front of Hulao Pass for three months. From spring to summer, the heat was unbearable, and people and horses were prone to heat stroke. They were kept on the banks of the Sishui River, and it was difficult to mobilize so many horses at once.
So in fact, there were only Liu Bei's thousand mysterious heavy cavalry in front of the battle, and due to the weather, no one wore armor, so the heavy cavalry became light cavalry, making it even more impossible to compete with the Xiliang cavalry.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Liu Bei returned over there, Xu Rong breathed a sigh of relief. While asking the doctor to treat Lu Bu, he sent someone to report to Dong Zhuo the current situation of Hulao Pass.
situation.
Because Hulao Pass had been bombarded by catapults for two months, the city walls were pitted and crumbling, and the military was demoralized and morale was already low.
Originally, Xu Rong had pinned his hopes on Lu Bu to show his bravery and boost the morale of the army. However, Lu Bu, who was the most courageous general of Dong's army, was also seriously injured, and the morale of the army became even more sluggish.
There have even been deserters in the past few days, and the atmosphere in the pass has become extremely strange.
It's a bit like the Battle of Xiangyang when it was attacked by returning artillery.
The main reason is that the people who were killed by catapults gave ordinary soldiers a huge impact. They turned from human beings to meat in just that moment. No matter how brave the person is, they will tremble in fear when facing this situation.
Now that they can continue to fight, it not only proves that Xu Rong manages the army well, but also proves that these soldiers are already good elites.
"What do you think?"
Luoyang, Liang Jiyuan.
After the situation at Hulao Pass was reported to Luoyang, Dong Zhuo in Luoyang received the letter the next day and held a meeting of counselors in Liangji Garden.
Dong Zhuo sat on the table and looked around, expecting the two counselors to give him a good suggestion.
"For the present plan, we can only move the capital as soon as possible. We can no longer hesitate."
Li Ru said without hesitation.
As I said before, moving the capital is actually not a stupid move, but a brilliant move.
Luoyang seems to have eight dangerous passes and is the foundation of the world, but this is also a huge shortcoming.
If you look at the map, you will know that Luoyang is almost located in the center of the world. Once it is besieged here, there will be enemies on all sides.
To use a metaphor, when the world is at peace, Luoyang is like a metal house, extremely strong. It not only connects all parts of the world and is the center of communication, but can also resist rebellions that may appear at any time.
And once the world is in chaos and all the princes want to besiege Luoyang, then Luoyang will become a broken wooden house with air leakage from all sides. Not to mention wind, rain and floods, even if the four wooden walls are kicked hard together
, the whole house will collapse.
Therefore, like the Qin State, it is the best strategy to dominate the pass and defend Hangu Pass to watch the world. This is because the only enemy that needs to be dealt with is the east, rather than facing siege from all directions.
"Yes, Wenyou's words are also what I want to say. Although Luoyang is a central place, it is not a long-term defense place. Today, there are the Kwantung Allied Forces in the east, the Nanyang Heroes in the south, the Baibo Army in the north, and the Han Dynasty in the west.
Sui Ma Teng and others often rebel, so we still need to go west to stabilize our rear!"
Yan Zhong immediately agreed with Li Ru's statement. If he persuaded Dong Zhuo to stay in Luoyang, even if it was a stupid move, Dong Zhuo would definitely not listen to him. Moreover, it would be bad if he was suspected, so Chen Mu once said
, the highest state of making is to confuse the fake with the real.
If you think about Dong Zhuo at all times, Dong Zhuo will never know that you are a spy. When he finds out, that is when you stab him with the crucial knife. By then, Dong Zhuo will not be far away from death.
Hearing that his two great advisers persuaded him to move the capital immediately, Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and said, although he was somewhat reluctant to part with Luoyang's gold and silver treasures: "In that case, let's move the capital."
"Ming Gong is wise!"
Li Ru and Yan Zhong bowed their hands at the same time.
Dong Zhuo said with some pain: "But Luoyang's property and population have not been completely moved away. What should we do?"
Li Ru and Yan Zhong looked at each other. At this point, they were still thinking about money. Dong Zhuo was too greedy.
However, the two of them definitely didn't know that Dong Zhuo spent a year in history moving the capital, and he didn't completely take away Luoyang's population and property, which shows how wealthy Luoyang really is.
Now they have only prepared for three months, which means that more property and people have been left than in history. Faced with such a huge fortune, even if Dong Zhuo now has the power over the world, he is extremely heartbroken and reluctant to give up.
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Li Ru advised: "Ming Gong, if things are too late, things will change. Hulao Pass is already on the verge of collapse. We can't delay it for too long. We must make a decision early."
"I'm just a little unwilling. When the time comes, these belongings will definitely be taken away by the rats in Guanzhong!"
Dong Zhuochuo became more and more angry as he thought about it. He looked at them with a hint of resentment and said, "Wen Youcheng, do you have a way to move these properties and people away?"
Li Ru hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "The people are unwilling to leave their homeland, and the migration progress is very slow. In my opinion, the only option is to force the migration and send a large army to supervise it. If you don't leave, you will die. As for property...
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"how?"
Dong Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we find a place to pick up the large quantities of gold, silver and jewelry first, and pick them up later?"
Li Ru smiled bitterly and said: "Ming Gong, Luoyang has gathered all the wealth in the world. There are tens of billions of coins in the treasury alone. The accumulated rich households in the entire city are worth trillions of dollars. How can they be relocated? What's more?
Even if it is buried, a hundred thousand troops will have to be mobilized. These people all know where the treasure is buried. From now on..."
Using an army of 100,000 to bury the treasure, it is estimated that within a month or two, everyone in the world will know where the treasure is buried. By then, Dong Zhuo will help the Kwantung Allied Forces to bury the treasure. In the end, this money will definitely be the first to enter Luoyang
The Kwantung Allied Forces were found.
"What should we do?"
Dong Zhuo frowned.
Li Ru looked at him and said slowly: "It is definitely impossible to take away these belongings. Therefore, we only have two choices."
"Which two options?"
"First, take away as much as you can. If you can't take it away, just keep it."
"stay?"
Dong Zhuo shook his head and sneered: "I would rather burn it than leave it to the rats in Guanzhong."
Li Ru said word for word: "The second strategy I want to talk about is just as Ming Gong said."
"What's the meaning?"
Dong Zhuo didn't understand at first. After thinking carefully for a second, he frowned and said, "Is it really going to be burned?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yan Zhong's face changed drastically and he looked at Li Ru in shock.
Li Ru nodded: "That's the only way."
Upon hearing his words, Dong Zhuo and Yan Zhong had different reactions.
Dong Zhuo frowned. He was not thinking about the consequences of doing this, but he really cared about money.
That is a huge amount of wealth. You must know that Luoyang Gongqing has countless powerful people and is worth trillions. It does not mean that there are really so many five baht coins, but it refers to the wealth they have.
Shops, land, mansions, gold, silver, jewelry, silk, and many other rare treasures are all types of wealth.
There were so many things that were really going to be burned. It was not that Dong Zhuo didn't have the courage, but that he was reluctant to part with them.
However, Yan Zhong's reaction was that his hair stood on end, as if he had fallen into an ice cave in the middle of summer, and his heart was filled with fear and shock.
Burn Luoyang!
Fortunately Li Ru could figure it out.
Where is Luoyang?
The imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
It has been maintained for 165 years and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Burning the capital of a country to the ground would take a crazy person to do it.
Although Yan Zhong was also a lawless man, he had encouraged Huangfu Song to establish himself as king in his early years, but he really couldn't come up with the idea of burning down the imperial capital of a country.
This is almost the same as a war to destroy the country.
The funniest thing is that Dong Zhuo is now a supporter of the Han Dynasty, but in turn he burns down the Han Dynasty's imperial capital.
Support it on the one hand, and destroy it on the other.
The remaining bit of shame has been lost, so what’s the difference between directly usurping the throne?
Thinking of this, Yan Zhong scratched his head. He knew that he could not confront Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, so he could only smile bitterly and said: "If it really comes to that point, maybe this is the only way."
Dong Zhuo said: "Okay, when the time comes to leave Luoyang, I will burn him clean. But now that my son Fengxian has been defeated, Hulao Pass is crumbling and Luoyang is shaking. We are afraid that Hulao Pass will fall at any time. We
It has to be fast.”
Li Ru said sadly: "Ming Gong, you have forgotten one thing."
"What's the matter?"
Dong Zhuo looked at him puzzled.
Li Rudao: "I'm afraid these ministers in Luoyang are all looking forward to the invasion of the rats from Guandong. Once they are allowed to officially move the capital, I'm afraid they will be hesitant and unwilling to cooperate. Ming Gong will have to give strong medicine."
Now the battle situation on the front line was reported back to Luoyang through various news. Luoyang was shocked, and many ministers in the Manchu Dynasty were waiting to see Dong Zhuo's joke.
Once Luoyang is captured and Dong Zhuo dies, it may be the time for these officials to stand up.
"Well, if you didn't tell me, I almost forgot."
Dong Zhuo touched his chin, with a cruel light in his eyes: "I remember that brothers Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Yi are among the Kwantung Allied Forces."
Historically, after Yuan Shao raised an army to attack Dong, he quickly killed all the Yuan family.
But now the main person challenging Dong is Liu Bei.
Dong Zhuo's biggest opponent was also Liu Bei.
So I actually ignored Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Yi for a while. When it was time to move the capital, I thought of the Yuan family.
"Exactly."
Li Ru nodded: "Grand Tutor Yuan Wei is their uncle, and Imperial Servant Yuan Ji is their elder brother. If we want to move the capital, the Yuan family is probably the biggest obstacle."
"Okay, order Yuan Wei to send orders to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Yi to withdraw their troops!"
Dong Zhuo immediately gave the order.
"only!"
Li Ru and Yan Zhong were just following orders.
None of them asked Yuan Shao what they would do if they did not obey Yuan Kai's orders.
What else can be done?
Of course he found an excuse to kill Yuan Wei.
Yuan Wei is the leader of hundreds of officials. His death will definitely shock all the officials in the court. When the time comes, the matter of moving the capital will naturally be ten times smoother!