Li Ru thought for a long time but could not figure out why Liu Cheng did not object to Dong Zhuo's decision to depose Liu Bian at the court meeting.
He said to Dong Zhuo: "My lord, killing Ding Yuan is indeed the best way to establish your authority at the moment.
Killing him Ding Yuan, let’s see who dares to oppose you.
Now that your lord has decided, Ding Yuan must die.
As for why Liu Cheng did not oppose your decision to depose the emperor, I have not figured it out yet, but no matter what his plan is, as long as we send people to keep an eye on the Northern Army, he will It cannot pose a threat to us.”
Dong Zhuo clenched his fist and hit the palm of his other hand: "Well, we first have to find out what Ding Yuan is doing now, whether he is in charge of the Jinwu Yamen or in the military camp outside the city."
At this time, Li Su walked in and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, sir, I just received news that Ding Yuan has led his troops out of the city to the military camp outside the city."
The two people in the room looked at each other, and Dong Zhuo immediately said: "Send someone to keep an eye on Ding Yuan's military camp in the city, pass on my order, and ask Dong Min to prepare for battle.
Wait for the order to be ready to attack Ding Yuan's army before sending anyone.
Keep an eye on the Northern Army.
If there is any movement from the Northern Army, report it immediately.
At the same time, order Zhang Ji and Hu Zhen to prepare the Xiyuan Army.
If there is any movement from the Northern Army, I need them to send troops to hold back the Northern Army."
Li Su's spirit was shaken, and he clasped his fists and agreed: "I obey."
Li Su should have gone out immediately to make arrangements, but instead of leaving immediately, he was a little hesitant.
Li Ru saw the clues and asked: "General Li, what's the matter?
Didn't I ask you to pass the order?"
Li Su gritted his teeth and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the last general has been appointed as Huben Zhonglang General.
He just went to the Huben barracks in the palace to take over the military power, but he was resisted.
No one in the army paid attention to the last general."
Dong Zhuo heard this and waited for Li Su, looked at him, and then said angrily: "No one listens to you, no one cares about you.
What do you do with the guy in your hand?"
Li Su's face turned bitter, and then turned red again.
Qi Qi Ai Ai said: "Sima Yan of the Tiger Army is very skilled in martial arts and is not inferior to the general.
He also has Liu Cheng's support.
He doesn't take the general seriously at all.
The officers and generals in the army With him as the leader, they will eventually be unable to hold him down."
Dong Zhuo frowned: "Yan Xing, why does this name sound familiar to our family?"
Li Ru thought for a moment, patted his forehead and said: "I have remembered it.
This Yan Xing seems to be from Jincheng.
He has become quite famous among the Xiliang generation in the past two years.
Unexpectedly, he arrived in Luoyang and joined Liu's army.
Cheng, Liu Chengcai has been in power for more than two months, and he picked up this talented person.
It can only be said that he was lucky at the right time."
Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment and ordered Li Su: "Let's concentrate on dealing with Ding Yuan now.
Don't mess with Liu Cheng for the time being.
After Ding Yuan is destroyed, our family will take control of the government and then depose the emperor and establish a new one.
By then he will have no backer, and our family will You can crush him to death casually.
Just be patient and do your work."
"No" Li Su could only agree with his fists clasped, then turned and left.
There were only two people left in the room again.
Li Ru asked: "When will your Excellency plan to attack Ding Yuan?"
Dong Zhuo drank a glass of wine and asked, "Wen You, do you think Ding Yuan will leave or stay?"
Li Ru stood up, stroking his beard and walking with his hands behind his back, and said thoughtfully: "Since Ding Yuan has led his people to evacuate to the military camp outside the city, it means that he has guessed that the Lord may attack him, and he must have started to make preparations.
He has been fighting against the Huns and Xianbei people for many years, so he has been in battle for a long time.
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Wouldn't he understand that he can't escape?
Bingzhou Cavalry, Your Excellency has Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
If he escapes, Your Majesty will chase him.
It is impossible for him to retreat to Bingzhou.
It will take time to cross the river.
Before they can cross the river, Your Excellency's Iron Cavalry will catch up.
He will definitely Let’s wait and fight with your lord, Ding Yuan has always claimed to be a loyal minister, how could he, a loyal minister, watch your lord dethrone the emperor?”
"Hahaha, good, good.
Since Ding Yuan will not escape, we are not in a hurry.
We will send people to keep an eye on Ding Yuan's army first.
After the soldiers are ready and well rested, we will send troops to attack Ding Yuan early tomorrow morning."
Li Ru cupped his hands and bowed: "I will arrange for someone to keep an eye on Ding Yuanjun."
Outside the city, there is the Dingyuan military camp and the Chinese army's tent.
The big tent was filled with officials and generals.
Civil servants wore official uniforms, and military generals wore armor, helmets, and capes hanging on their shoulders.
The battle armor helmets of the frontier army are different from the standard equipment of the armies directly under the imperial court, especially the Xiliang Army, Bingzhou Army and Youzhou Army.
The winter climate in these places is cold, and the armor and helmets are usually lined with fur, which is very barbarian. style.
Ding Yuan sat on the horse with a golden sword, put his hands on the desk in front of him, looked at the generals and officials, and said solemnly: "Dong Zhuo is going to attack us, probably in the next few days."
The officials in the tent started talking among themselves in low voices after hearing this.
Hou Cheng stood up and clasped his fists and asked, "I don't know what your plans are, whether you want to fight, walk, or throw."
Lu Bu didn't wait for Hou Cheng to finish speaking, then stood up and shouted loudly: "How dare you, sir, surrender to Dong Zhuo?
Who can I fear in fighting with the state army?"
Lu Bu was born a militant.
As long as there was a war, he would be happy.
On the one hand, this was the instinct in his body.
He wanted to fight.
He liked the pleasure of galloping on the battlefield.
On the other hand, fighting could gain trophies and gain military exploits.
There are rewards for winning battles.
Wei Xu stood up and echoed Lu Bu: "That's right, just fight.
Who is afraid of whom?"
Hao Meng said hesitantly: "But Dong Zhuo has tens of thousands of horses.
There are 20,000 Xiliang cavalry just outside the city.
We only have less than 5,000.
There is a huge difference in strength."
"Victory or defeat is never determined by the number of troops."
Lu Bu said loudly, and facing Ding Yuan, he clasped his fists and said, "Father, if Dong Zhuo wants to fight, let's fight.
We can't return to Bingzhou in such a dejected state."
Ding Yuan touched his long gray beard, looked at Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, and asked, "Gao Shun, Wen Yuan, what do you think?"
Gao Shun clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates will obey orders."
Zhang Liao thought for a moment and said, "Sir, I'm afraid it's not up to me whether we should fight or not.
If Dong Zhuo attacks our army, we won't be able to leave or escape, so we can only fight."
Ding Yuan looked at Zhang Liao with admiration and relief, nodded and said: "Wen Yuan can understand clearly.
If we leave, we can only retreat to Bingzhou.
There is no place for us to gain a foothold elsewhere.
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If Dong Zhuoru sends troops to pursue us, we will We will soon be overtaken at the ferry, and then we will be in a hard fight and lose even more miserably.
Now that we know Dong Zhuo’s intentions, why don’t we make preparations in advance.”
Song Xian cupped his fists and said: "Since there is no way to avoid it, we can only fight to the end.
Please give me the order."
All the generals and officials stood up one after another, clasped their fists and bowed, saying in unison: "Your Majesty, please give the order."
"Okay, Fengxian" Jia Xu and Zhu Jianping took several soldiers back to General You's Mansion in the evening.
After meeting with Liu Cheng, the two reported that they had successfully controlled the guard at Guangyang Gate.
"Guangyang Gate" Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay, maybe this general will have the opportunity to climb the city wall to watch the battle between Dong Zhuo's army and Ding Yuan's army."
As soon as he finished speaking, several pieces of intelligence were sent in one after another.
Even the secret edicts Liu Cheng needed were sent by Zhao Chun.
Liu Cheng immediately said to Jia Xu: "Mr.
Wenhe, you come to analyze the intelligence information."
"Nuo" Jia Xu agreed, feeling very important, and immediately began to analyze the intelligence messages that had just been sent.
Liu Cheng immediately sent someone to call Xu Rong and Zhao Yun.
They were notified and rushed over quickly.
Liu Cheng gave the secret edict to Zhao Yun and said: "Third brother, take this secret edict.
If the army has food and grass, , if there is a shortage of ordnance, go to Chang'an Commander Gai Xun.
You must unite with Gai Xun sincerely and support each other; after arriving at the station, your martial arts must not be neglected, and you must learn more from General Xu Rong how to lead troops in battle."
Zhao Yun took the secret edict and put it into his arms, cupping his fists and saying, "Don't worry, brother."
Liu Cheng said to Xu Rong again: "Xu Rong, whether we can stay safe and sound in Luoyang depends entirely on you.
If you firmly control the military garrison in Guanzhong, Dong Zhuo will not dare to attack us easily.
You don't have to do it in the future." pay attention to Any edicts or secret edicts, if the general wants to issue an order to you, must be written in his own handwriting.
Otherwise, you will ignore it.
If anyone has edicts or secret edicts, they must be fake.
They will all be executed on the spot without mercy.
"Go one" Xu Rong clasped his fists and said solemnly: "I will obey your orders, general, don't worry."
"This is for when you leave the city.
Show it to the guard and everything will be clear.
Go ahead."
Liu Cheng said and handed Xu Rong a note written by Jia Xu just now.
Xu Rong took the note and Zhao Yun clasped fists at Liu Cheng: "I'll be waiting to say goodbye."
After a while, Jia Xu stood up with a relaxed look and said to Liu Cheng: "General, based on the analysis of this information, Dong Zhuo is very likely to launch an attack on Ding Yuan's army tomorrow.
In addition, Zhang Ji and Hu Zhen have already made some moves. , the Xiyuan Army is ready for battle.
It seems that Dong Zhuo is planning to use the Xiyuan Army to contain our army, and use the Xiliang Army outside the city to deal with Ding Yuan's Army."
Liu Cheng nodded: "Wang Shuang, closely monitor the Xiyuan Army, Xiliang Army and Dingyuan Army, and report immediately if there is any movement.
In addition, prepare several sets of Xiliang soldiers' armor for this general.
If there is a war outside the city, , we have to go to the city wall to see the fighting situation between the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army, hoping to find out their combat strength, morale and equipment."
"Nuo" Wang Shuang clasped his fists and left.
Zhang Ji came back after dinner just now, and Liu Cheng immediately asked: "How is it?"
Zhang Ji cupped his hands and said with a smile: "General, fortunately I did not disgrace my order.
The man agreed."
Liu Cheng was overjoyed, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's great.
As long as he agrees, then someone of ours will break into Dong Zhuo's inner circle and understand Dong Zhuo's every move.
By the way, you haven't eaten yet."
It’s dinner, go and eat quickly.”
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As soon as Zhang left, the guard at the palace gate came to report that someone was coming from the palace.
Liu Cheng immediately asked someone to bring him in.
When he saw it was Zhao Chun, he quickly asked: "Eunuch Zhao, what happened and you need to go there personally?"