Chapter 264

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister! Niu Zhonglang has written."

Holding a letter in his hand, Li Ru hurried into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the guards in the Prime Minister's Mansion saw Li Ru's gloomy expression, how could they dare to stop him?

Li Ru walked into the prime minister's mansion, only to see Dong Zhuo holding a maid in his arms, and was doing something to her. The maid's face was flushed, but she didn't dare to resist, for fear of offending the murderous demon king. A few days ago, a sister slightly provoked her. If she didn't like it, he pulled her down and boiled it into meat soup.

"Wen You is here? Sit down quickly." Dong Zhuo didn't let go of the maid in his arms when he saw Li Ru, and Li Ru was not surprised, he was used to it.

"Prime Minister, here is Niu Zhonglang's letter."

"What Niu Fu said in the letter, read it to the truth." Dong Zhuo trusted Li Ru very much, so he simply asked him to read it instead of reading it himself.

Li Rudao: "Niu Zhonglang led his army to Tongguan and took over Chang'an's military power. However, the vanguard of the Liangzhou soldiers had already crossed Sanfu and pointed directly at Chang'an City. Niu Zhonglang fought with the enemy and won each other."

Dong Zhuo frowned: "There are winners and losers, how many wins and losses, how many casualties?"

Li Ru replied: "The loss of both sides should be about 4,000 people, the difference is not big."

Dong Zhuo snorted: "If this kid loses Chang'an in a big defeat, he must be skinned when he comes back."

"Prime Minister, the vanguard of Liangzhou soldiers and Niu Zhonglang are in a stalemate now, and neither side dares to take the lead in attacking. The letter from Niu Zhonglang is mainly the prime minister's request for reinforcements." Li Ru said slowly.

Dong Zhuo nodded: "Yongliang and Liangzhou were also places where troops were launched back then, so naturally we can't give up, and we should send more reinforcements, but I am worried about what the Northern Army and Lu Bu will do. After all, old Huangfu and old Zhu Jun are both in the city. The two of them have a lot of prestige, old man Huangfu and Liu Ye, hehe."

Li Ru rolled his eyes: "My son-in-law has an idea."

Dong Zhuo nodded: "Let's listen."

"The prime minister can order Lu Bu to lead 20,000 Bingzhou troops to station at Hulao Pass, prepare to attack the Central Plains, and then dispatch the subordinates of the two generals Li Jue and Zhang Ji, and order them to lead 30,000 troops west of Tongguan to control Chang'an. Yongliang."

Hearing Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo was stunned: "Ordered to be stationed at Hulao Pass first?"

Li Ru nodded: "Yes, Lu Bu is brave and hard to control, but there is one flaw. Most of his troops are Bingzhou soldiers. As long as he is far away from Bingzhou, it is difficult to recruit soldiers. With Lu Bu as the prime minister's blade, he can level the princes of the world. , and can pull out the minions of Lu Bu, a fierce tiger, and release the elite soldiers and generals under the prime minister, why not do it?"

Hearing Li Ru's analysis, Dong Zhuo nodded excitedly: "This is a good idea."

Lu Bu, who led the army to merge with the state iron cavalry, can be described as a fierce general in the world, which made Dong Zhuo quite afraid, but Liu Ye is also not to be underestimated to Dong Zhuo. After all, Liu Ye's record is real. The imperial court's officials in the west of the border, Liangzhou soldiers have always been brave and good at fighting, and they have Liu Ye's leadership, which can be said to be extremely powerful.

"By the way, Brother Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others escaped from Luoyang a few days ago, which made Zhenxiang really angry. It was Cao Mengde who was kind. Truth planned to designate him as the captain of Xiaoqi, and ordered the world to arrest Brother Yuan Shao and Yuanshu. What do you think? ?" Dong Zhuo suddenly asked angrily.

This Yuan Shao dared to draw his sword against him in public, if he was not a member of the Yuan family, Dong Zhuo would have boiled him into broth on the spot.

Li Ru shook his head: "No, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are descendants of the Yuan family in Runan. The Yuan family is four generations and three princes, and has a deep reputation in the country. Now that the prime minister is in charge of Luoyang, he should win over famous people in the world. Otherwise, how can people in the world obey him?" Where is the prime minister?"

Dong Zhuo snorted: "Then tell me, what should we do?"

"The prime minister can appoint Yuan Shao as the prefect of Bohai Sea. Jizhou Mu Han Fu has always been weak in character. As long as he puts a little pressure on Han Fu, Han Fu will naturally suppress Yuan Shao." Li Ru said slowly.

"As for Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu is the direct son of the Yuan family. You can make Yuan Shu the post-general. In this way, the brothers of the Yuan family must be convinced by the prime minister." Li Ru said earnestly, "At that time, our army will send troops to the west to conquer the two prefectures of Yongliang and Liangzhou. , based on Guanzhong’s momentum to strengthen Qin, and a hundred thousand cavalry from Yong and Liang go east and sweep the world, then hegemony can be achieved.”

Li Ru has always been Dong Zhuo's most important think tank. Hearing what he said, Dong Zhuo could only nod his head.

"Okay, if that's the case, I'll listen to you."

"Order Lu Bu to take the headquarters and the prefectural army to pull out the camp and station at Hulao Pass. The necessary food and grass will be mobilized from Luoyang."

"Add Li Jue as General Anxi, and Zhang Ji as General Hulie. The two led 30,000 troops, and together with the elite Feixiong Army, they left Tongguan westward to manage Yongliang."

Hearing Dong Zhuo's order, Li Ru immediately went out of the mansion to make arrangements, but he still sighed and looked up at the sky.

"It's a pity that King Hongnong was kidnapped by Liu Ye. If he supports King Hongnong as the emperor, there will be a lot of trouble." Li Ru suddenly regretted that if he had abolished King Hongnong and the Queen Mother, How can there be so many troubles if they are killed directly with poisonous wine?

pity

Outside Luoyang city, in the Bingzhou military camp.

"Wen Hou, the prime minister hopes that Wen Hou can leave Zhenhulao Pass within three days, and that Wen Hou can leave as soon as possible." A scribe said respectfully to Lu Bu.

"Ben will know."

An indifferent voice came, and the speaker stood with his back as straight as a javelin, with his hands on his back, and a face with distinct features, revealing a sense of rebellion.

The scribe got up to leave, but the generals beside him couldn't bear it anymore.

"Marquis Wen, why do we have to sacrifice our lives for Prime Minister Dong? Why don't we go back to Bingzhou, Yanmen, and Wuyuan County?" The young Zhang Liao said dissatisfied.

Lu Bu did not answer Zhang Liao's question, but looked at a silent middle-aged general.

"Xunyi, how are you preparing to fall into the camp?"

"Back to Marquis Wen, you will be invincible in all battles, and let Marquis Wen command you." The silent general said.

"Wen Yuan, Xun Yi, after returning to the camp, organize the troops and prepare to march towards Hulao Pass." Lu Bu said coldly, and strode out of the camp, leaving Zhang Liao and Gao Shun with a generous back.

Zhang Liao glanced at Gao Shun, and sighed: "Brother Xun Yi, why don't you persuade Wen Hou?"

Gao Shun shook his head: "Just fight a good fight."

Zhang Liao sighed helplessly, and then had no choice but to leave the tent, he had to rectify the soldiers and horses.

Dong Zhuo was more tolerant towards the Bingzhou army, so he gave a three-day deadline, but Lu Bu left the camp that day, and 20,000 Bingzhou troops left for Hulao Pass.

At the same time, Dong Zhuo's top general Li Jue, who was named General Anxi, led 30,000 troops out of Tongguan with Zhang Ji.