"Rainbows are like dragons that absorb water, and they often appear after rain." Liu Qing said, walking out of the house, standing in the corridor, looking up at the gray sky, "Luoyang has been washed away by blood and rain, and the people should welcome it in the future.

Come have a good time!”

Guo Jia followed him to the corridor, "Lord, is it too fast?"

"You are surprised that other people's advisers are trying their best to encourage their lord to be aggressive, and even take risks. You and Wen Ruo have repeatedly told me to slow down, to slow down. At this time, there are only a few powerful people in the world.

even if

Separate kingship will not achieve much success. Do you know that if in five or ten years, when everything is ready for this king, the imperial power will be completely lost and people will turn against him, then it will be difficult to gather the hearts of the people in the world.

It’s getting harder and harder.”

Guo Jia listened and suddenly bowed and said: "What the lord said makes sense, no matter what. Wen Ruo and I should obey the lord's orders."

"The purpose of this trip to Sili is Yuan Shu. If the stubborn problem of the Xiliang army can be solved easily, that would be better. Let's continue to wait and see. If this battle is really unfavorable to Dong Zhuo, since he has sacrificed a lot for me, I will take it for granted."

Save his life."

"I understand!" Guo Jia said, took a few steps back and resigned.

…

To the west of Yanshi is Dong Zhuo's camp.

After Hua Xiong was beheaded, Dong Zhuo gave up the complete siege of Yanshi. Instead, he followed Li Ru's suggestion and concentrated his forces relatively, forming three camps in the north, south, and west to suppress Yanshi.

In addition, to the west, Dong Zhuo's army also encountered the Qiang-Liang coalition forces of Han Sui and Yan Xing. In terms of combat effectiveness, the two armies were comparable. The long-term rain weakened both sides, but this weakening

It does not reduce the cruelty of the battle, on the contrary it increases it.

When the cavalry of both sides fight, both sides often get stuck in the mud. The final result is that the cavalry abandons their horses, fights on foot, and engages in melee combat. In the end, any kind of grabbing or biting can be used as an attack method.

Dong Zhuo's expression was gloomy, just like the gloomy weather. Li Ru, Dong Min and Tian Jing, who were standing beside him, did not speak.

"The attack to the west has made no progress, and Yanshi has been successfully attacked by Sun Jian repeatedly. Now we are in a very passive situation. Tian Jing, how long can the army's rations last?"

Tian Jing stepped forward and said softly: "It will take less than ten days."

Upon hearing this number, several people's expressions changed.

Dong Min said bluntly: "Brother, it's less than ten days, what should we do?"

Dong Zhuo glanced at Li Ru and suddenly sighed softly. He thought to himself, how much better it would be if Wen He was here. Wen He must have a way. Although Li Ru was talented, Wen He's plan was not defeated. He only had things.

, only after experiencing failure can you tell the difference.

"Lord, I'm watching the sky. There are signs of light blooming in the past two days. Maybe the rain will stop." Li Ru said.

"Commander Li, even if the rain stops, the cavalry will have room to display only when the ground dries out. Our army's food and grass cannot wait until then," Tian Jing reminded.

Unless the sun is out for a few days.

"Lord, as long as the rain stops, our army can march along the official road and march directly to Luoyang!" Li Ru said.

Dong Zhuo nodded, and there was no other way.

Dong Min suddenly stepped forward, leaned into Dong Zhuo's ear and said, "Brother, I heard that King Bohai is already in Xingyang, why not send troops to ask King Bohai for help?"

Dong Zhuo frowned and replied: "Shu Ying doesn't know something. The debt we owe to the King of Bohai has long been repaid. Now that we are powerful and determined to win, we still ask for help?"

"Brother, if there is any good in this battle, wouldn't it mean that we are all doomed? We should go and beg the King of Bohai!" Dong Min advised again.

Dong Zhuo still struggled and glanced at Li Ru.

His idea was obviously not to bother King Bohai, because King Bohai wanted to deal with Yuan Shao, and not only had he left Yanzhou's troubles to King Bohai before.

"Brother! If there is any harm, the Dong family will be put to rest!" Dong Min refused to give up. Now the emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Dong family members have all disappeared without a trace. His nephew Dong Huang, who was sitting in the clinic in Luoyang, is dead. Trapped in jail, the Dong family now only has two brothers.

Dong Zhuo thought for a while.

"That's all, send someone to inform the king!" Dong Zhuo compromised.

Three days later.

The weather cleared up as Li Ru said, and Dong Jun once again sent a large army to attack along the official road.

At first, the progress was very smooth. Han Sui's army seemed to have not recovered from the heavy rain. When it encountered Dong Zhuo who suddenly attacked, it retreated steadily. Dong Zhuo's army advanced ten miles in half a day, and Luoyang was only a stone's throw away.

When Dong Zhuo learned that Han Sui's army had been defeated and defended Luoyang, his face, which had been gloomy for many days, finally became much brighter.

"My Lord, all the elite troops of Yuan are in Yanshi County, Zhu Jun is in the north, and Han Sui is defeated. We should take advantage of this moment to attack Luoyang in one go!" Li Ru suggested.

"Okay! The army is pressing forward and attacking Luoyang!" Dong Zhuo ordered.

"Advance the army and attack Luoyang!" General Li Ru ordered Zhong Zhong and repeated it solemnly.

Next, Dong Zhuo continued to wait for news from the front line. Dong Zhuo still felt a lot uneasy and often asked Li Ru, "Wen You, what are the chances of winning this battle?"

Li Ru knew that this opportunity was rare. If he couldn't capture Luoyang, he might really end his good career. How easy would it be to go along this way? He had even done the regicide, and Luoyang was bound to be captured!

"Don't worry, my lord, the victory in this battle will definitely belong to my lord!" Li Ru swore, but secretly he was fierce in his heart. No matter what the price, he would get Luoyang back!

For this reason, Li Ru left the Chinese military tent and rushed to the front line together.

The next day, Dong Zhuo received a notification from Li Ru that his army was successfully advancing and that the army was approaching the east gate of Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said with a smile: "This is only a dozen miles, and we can run back and forth in a day on weekdays, but this battle is progressing with such difficulty. Fortunately, we finally reached Luoyang!"

"Lord, it's still very difficult to invade Luoyang, so don't slack off," Tian Jing reminded.

"What the chief secretary said is true! Let's be happy. This time the military advisor personally leads the troops, we should go and have a look." Dong Zhuo said with a smile.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.

"Not good!"

"It's not good!" Dong Min rushed into the tent, "Brother, something bad happened. Hulao Pass has been lost!"

"What? Say it again!" Dong Zhuo looked at Dong Min in disbelief, obviously not believing what he said.

Dong Min paused and took a deep breath.

"Brother, Henan Yin's powerful people and the nobles have assembled a lot of soldiers and horses. The spies came to report that Hulao Pass has been lost!"

Dong Zhuo immediately understood that the powerful and noble people were involved in "raising" food.

"Quickly, call Niu Fu back to Hulao Pass to aid!" Dong Zhuo ordered quickly, sweat dripping from his forehead.

The way forward is unclear and the way back is blocked. Dong Zhuo's uneasiness becomes more and more serious...

…

"My lord, something bad is going on. The powerful coalition of nobles has captured Hulao Pass. Dong Zhuo is in a dilemma."

Guo Jia brought big news to Liu Qing who was basking in the sun.

Those powerful nobles who had been robbed of food and fodder by the Xiliang army actually united together. The big families produced thousands of songs, and the small families also had dozens or hundreds of people, and they gathered together to fight against Dong's coalition. In the anxious battle between Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu,

At this time, the participation of twenty to thirty thousand people immediately tilted the balance of the war.

The Xiliang army losing Hulao Pass is equivalent to losing the rear. If the front army learns that the rear has been lost, the morale of the front army will drop sharply, or it will cause a mutiny among the soldiers.

"It seems that the moment my lord mentioned is coming soon." Guo Jiadao.

"I originally thought that this battle would be lost in Luoyang, but I never expected that Feng Xiao, this incident once again proves that those who win the hearts of the people win the world!"

"What the Xiliang army did is not worthy of sympathy. Will my lord keep the original plan unchanged?"

Liu Qing originally wanted Guo Jia to arrange an army to directly rescue Dong Zhuo. Now that he thought about it, Dong Zhuo was defeated faster than he expected. Perhaps with Dong Zhuo's temperament, it was not surprising that he died on the battlefield.

"Dong Zhuo's mother and granddaughter, have they come over?"

"We arrived in Xingyang two days ago."

"Okay, bring someone with you and let me go there myself!"

"My lord, if Dong Zhuo returns to his army, Zhu Jun will be in the north, Sun Jian will be fighting out of Yanshi in the west, and there will be a powerful coalition of nobles in the east. Dong Zhuo will have no choice but to flee to the southern mountains."

"where?"

"South of Gong County, Songshan Mountain."

Liu Qing suddenly thought of a cold joke: After defeating the army, he went to Songshan to become a monk.

But at that time, there was no Shaolin.

"The victory or defeat of a soldier depends not only on the strength and performance of both sides, but also on the right time, place, and people. This is clearly reflected in Dong Zhuo's battle. Dong Zhuo first lost the time, then the people, and the army was defeated.

It’s like a mountain is falling, let’s go!”

…

Since the news of the fall of Hulao spread, Dong's army must retreat in every battle, and Sun Jian's army has sent out Yanshi to pursue it, seeking to take the initiative to fight.

Sun Jian's army fought out from Yanshi, directly cutting off the connection between Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's former army.

Dong's army was defeated continuously. The group of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses was gradually divided and cannibalized. They were defeated and disintegrated. Dong Zhuo could only retreat to the mountainous area south of Commander Yuan's army.

"Brother, the mountains to the south are a place of death!" Dong Min expressed a different opinion.

"Where else can we go but here?"

Dong Zhuo's rhetorical question made Dong Min speechless.
To be continued...