The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Dong Zhuo first asked the ministers in the court to recruit Eryuan to surrender. After being rejected by Eryuan, he sent troops to attack. He used two "sounds to hit the west" and defeated Eryuan. Proposing a marriage to Xun Zhen, this set of "combination boxing" is really good.

It's a pity that Xun Zhen knows the direction of history and knows Dong Zhuo's final fate, so of course it is impossible to form a marriage with him.

However, although Xun Zhen knew the trend of history and could reject Dong Zhuo, he guessed that Dong Zhuo sent someone to marry because Dong Zhuo found out that his part had a meaning of returning home and was eager to truce, but he was wrong.

Dong Zhuo didn't send the messenger because of this. In fact, Dong Zhuo just wanted to take this opportunity to see if he could use this hand-pig-pig island-novel paragraph to include Xun Zhen and Sun Jian.

Luoyang camp.

After getting the news that Xun Zhen rejected him and that the envoy had his nose cut off by Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo was not angry.

This is because Dong Zhuo just got a piece of good news.

He got a military report from Suanzao this morning, saying that someone in the Suanzao coalition had proposed to lead troops back to the county.

Suanzao's 100,000-step ride was originally a different mind. Now that Eryuan loses each other again, under their shock, they have no centripetal force. As long as one person proposes to return to the county, more people will agree soon. .

In this way, the disbandment of the Suanzao Allied Army is almost a foregone conclusion, the only difference is the time sooner or later.

The Suanzao Alliance is about to be disbanded, which is very good news for Dong Zhuo.

How good is it? It was so good that he completely ignored the "arrogance" of Xun Zhen and Sun Jian.

The first point is the comparison of strength and strength.

Without the more than 100,000 troops of the Suanzao coalition, Dong Zhuo's troops around Luoyang were not much different from the coalition troops of Eryuan, Xunzhen, and Sun Jian. In other words, they were evenly matched in strength.

Dong Zhuo's subordinates have many veterans and cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is higher than the average combat effectiveness of Eryuan, Xunzhen, and Sun Jian's tribes.

Dong Zhuo already has a favorable geographical position. There are mountains and rivers, and eight strong gates. There is a strong city to defend, and there is a retreat that can lead to Chang'an in Guanzhong. Now he will have the advantage in military strength. No matter how you look at it, this is the situation for Dong Zhuo. In getting better, greatly beneficial.

Second, from a strategic point of view.

Once the Suanzao coalition is disbanded, it will not only bring about changes in the strength and military strength of the two sides, but also cause a big gap in the semi-encirclement formed by Hanoi, Suanzao, Yingchuan and Luyang. Once this big gap appears, The strategic situation will obviously change in favor of Dong Zhuo. Just imagine, at least one thing: Xu Rong and Lu Bu's troops deployed in Xingyang and Hulao Pass can free up their hands and switch from defense to offense. They can attack Hanoi from the top and Yingchuan from the bottom. Dong Zhuozhi can both advance and retreat. hand.

For example, using chess as an analogy, this is one piece of work, and then full of work.

Therefore, affected by this good news, whether Xun Zhen and Sun Jian would "surrender" is not so important now, and Dong Zhuo doesn't care much at all.

Satisfied, Dong Zhuozhi sat on the seat, stroked his stomach, smiled and said, "Xun and Sun Xiaoxu, they are dying, and I don't know how to repent, so I'll just let them hop around and wait for me to clean up. Yuan, it's as easy as the palm of your hand to destroy the two of them!"

Everyone in the account said, "Yes."

"Where is Liu Jingsheng?"

"It should be that they haven't reached Jingzhou yet."

"Wenhe, I'm still a little worried."

Jia Xu leaned over and asked, "Why is Duke Ming worried?"

"After Liu Jing was promoted to the clan, one of the 'Eight Jun', who was famous in Shilin, didn't deal with me. He went to Jingzhou. If you say, will he have a feud with Yuan Gonggong and fight for power? They will. Wouldn't there be no discord, but rather mixed together, to deal with me together?"

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said, "Ming Gong doesn't need to worry about this."

"Oh?"

"Yuan Gonggong was entrenched in Nanyang, and he did not go out for a month. He actively recruited scholars from Jingzhou, obviously with the intention of Jingzhou, but Liu Jingsheng is going to Jingzhou now, but he is going to be the prefect of Jingzhou. The soldiers and horses came first, how could they give in?"

"What if Liu Jingsheng deliberately gave in?"

Jia Xu smiled again, and said, "Yuan Gonggong's arrogant disciple is Liu Jingsheng's deliberate tolerance, unless he gives him the governor of Jingzhou, it will definitely not be useful. Besides, Liu Jingsheng is famous for his reputation. After the clan, he is not a person who suffers from grievances. So I said that as soon as Liu Jingsheng arrives in Jingzhou, there will be a battle between him and Yuan Gonggong, which will never end."

Dong Zhuo was still hesitant.

Jia Xu said, "Don't you see Han Jizhou and Yuan Benchu, Duke Ming? Han Jizhou is also a famous person at sea, and he is also a student of the Yuan family. It stands to reason that he should fully support Yuan Benchu? But what happened? He clearly had to Support, but in fact, one after another stumbles. For the sake of power, students can't ignore the old master, let alone Liu Jingsheng and Yuan Gonggong!"

Dong Zhuo sighed: "I joined the army when I was young, and I went to war. I talk about taking the lead and marching forward. Although there are some facts about the military, I can talk about intrigue and deceit. Wenhe, I am not as good as you!"

"Ming Gong is so humble, I'm just a small way. I heard that 'Don't ask for an upright flag, don't strike a dignified array', and I heard that 'Govern the country with integrity, use military force with oddity, and take the world with nothing', what Duke Ming said. What you do is the right way.”

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, put his left hand on his belly, his right hand touched his beard, and said, "Okay! Wenhe, when I destroy Eryuan, kill Xun and Sun, rule the world, sweep the sea, and achieve Yi and Huozhi. I will never forget your merits."

Jia Xu smiled again, sat back on the seat, and stopped talking.

Li Ru, who was on the edge, said: "Ming Gong, if it is as Wenhe said, Liu Jingsheng will come to Jingzhou, and he will definitely not get along with Yuan Gonggong. If this happens, Jingzhou will fall into infighting, and there is nothing to worry about. Yuan Benchu's face and heart are not in harmony, and after Yuan Benchu's new defeat, it will definitely be difficult to cross the river to attack. At this moment, why didn't Duke Ming take Xun and Sun first, and why wait until the two Yuan queens were destroyed?"

"Er Yuan has a great reputation, but in my eyes, they are nothing more than two young masters of the capital. They don't know how to fight and have no military formation, so where are my opponents? On the contrary, Xun and Sun are both experienced in the battlefield. Qu Duo is fierce and should not be underestimated. Therefore, I only sent 5,000 elite cavalry to fight Lu Yang last time, but to contain Xun and Sun, I sent 10,000 people instead. Wen You, don't be careless, don't be careless. "

In this case, before attacking Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, Dong Zhuo may attack Xun Zhen and Sun Jian, but the problem is that the morale of the rebel army has just dropped, and Dong Zhuo is not unwilling to risk " At the risk of losing a game", go to Yingchuan again. In case of "losing a game", wouldn't the two victories that were achieved after all the hard thinking will be lost?

"Then what are your plans under Duke Ming?"

"Wait."

"Wait?"

"Wait for Liu Jingsheng to go to Jingzhou, and wait for the civil strife in Jingzhou. Wait for Yuan Benchu ​​and Han Jizhou to tear their faces away, and wait for the civil strife in Jizhou."

"When will this wait?"

"I have eight gates to secure outside, and the fortified city of Luoyang inside. The Sour Jujube Allied Forces are about to disperse. The weather and geography are all in my hands. It doesn't matter if I wait for a long time or soon." Dong Zhuo pointed at Li Ru, haha ​​said, " Wen You, I'm not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry?"

Dong Zhuo was really in a good mood. He saw more smiling faces today than in the previous ten days.

Li Ru said, "Ming Gong, it's not that I'm anxious, I'm worried..."

"What are you worried about?"

Li Ru stopped talking. "

"Say!"

"Yes, Duke Ming, ... I'm worried about the soldiers under Ming's account."

"The troops under my account? How do I say this?" Speaking of the trilogy, this is the life/root, Dong Zhuo put away his smile, looked at Li Ru suspiciously, and asked, "...bringing this up for no reason, Could it be that you heard some rumors?"

Li Ru hurriedly said, "That's not true."

"Then what do you mean?"

"And today, Zi has moved to Chang'an. There are no chickens and dogs in Luoyang. After a long battle, the soldiers under Ming Gong's tent live in this ruined place. I'm afraid they will think about returning home."

When Dong Zhuo heard what Li Ru meant, he was relieved and disagreed.

Li Ru didn't dare to say any more, and answered repeatedly: "Yes, yes, what Duke Ming said is."

Li Ru's words reminded Jia Xu.

Jia Xu said, "Ming Gong, Wen You's words must not be ignored."

Dong Zhuo attaches great importance to Jia Xu. Seeing that Jia Xu also said the same, he asked, "How do you say it?"

"Duke Ming has been in the army for a long time, and he must know more about the military than I do. It is a good thing to defeat thieves and win, but this good thing can sometimes turn into a bad thing."

"You mean?"

"The Marquis of Huaiyin broke the cauldron and sinks the boat, so the soldiers can fight to the death, and today they have won consecutive victories against strong enemies, and as Ming Gong said, I have eight gates to solidify and fortify the city to defend, and the sour jujube thieves are about to disperse. Good news but demoralization and disarray?"

Li Ru's so-called "generals think about returning" is just a general statement, but Jia Xu starts from the people's heart and has reason and evidence.

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, then said, "Your words are very true." He asked Jia Xu, "In your opinion, what should I do now?"

"There are three ways to boost morale: one is to defeat the enemy, two is to strictly enforce military discipline, and three is to encourage them with money and goods."

"Fang has won two consecutive victories, and it is temporarily unavailable to defeat the enemy. Well, let's follow the plan. I will order the three armies to strictly enforce military discipline and divide the soldiers' wealth."

Although he heard Dong Zhuo say this, Jia Xu knew that when it comes to "lighting on wealth and valuing people", Dong Zhuogu is well-deserved. Originally a part of a Han soldier became his "private soldier", which made He Jin, He Miao, etc.'s part willing to be attached, and also made a fierce general like Lu Bu willing to turn his back to the master. It can be said that "serious military discipline" ", but it has never been the forte of Dong Zhuo's work. The latter two, I am afraid that only the last one Dong Zhuo can do.

Thinking of this, Jia Xu unconsciously said, "It's not a long-term thing to rely only on money and goods. If the military discipline is not serious, the morale will be dissipated sooner or later."

But this is also impossible. The change of military discipline cannot be achieved overnight. More importantly, Dong Zhuo has never thought of "serious military discipline" with his kindness and wealth. In this way, we can only hope that Jizhou and Jingzhou will have civil strife sooner.

Otherwise, as time goes by, I am afraid that it will be as Li Ru said, and it will be difficult to fight.