Chapter 269

Liu Ye retreated for 30 miles, and sent out scouts to find out that Dong Jun had not sent any pursuers, so he set up camp.

Liu Ye ordered the troops under his command to treat the wounded soldiers, and after resting, the first thing he did was to order Xun You to find out how much the two sides had lost in this battle.

In the battle outside Chang'an, Liu Ye's army suffered a total of 7,000 casualties, including 2,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry. Although many soldiers were seriously injured, they were still able to fight after they were raised, but probably not three or five. Can be done during the day.

Although Liu Ye's army suffered a lot of casualties, it caused heavy damage to Li Jue's army. Li Jue's 30,000 army suffered more than twice as much damage as Liu Ye's army, almost half of the casualties. It can be said that this battle destroyed the spirit of Li Jue's army and suffered heavy losses. The morale of Li Jue's army was frustrated, and they were trapped in Chang'an city and dared not attack.

However, Liu Ye also did not send troops to the enemy. After all, Liu Ye's troops were insufficient, and there were only 15,000 troops left. It was almost impossible to take down Chang'an City with these troops.

Therefore, the war situation between the two armies once again fell into a stalemate.

On the other hand, Li Jue hurriedly wrote a letter from the First World War a few days ago, and then ordered his scouts to send it to Luoyang as quickly as possible.

Luoyang, Prime Minister's Mansion.

The moment Dong Zhuo saw Li Ru, he knew that something serious was going on, otherwise this busy son-in-law would rarely come to him, and Li Ru came to him, which basically meant that he had encountered some troublesome things. So when he saw Li Ru, Dong Zhuo had a headache.

"Wenyou, sit down." Dong Zhuo said.

"Thank you, Prime Minister." Li Ru was not polite, and took out a letter from his sleeve after sitting down, "Prime Minister, a letter from General Li in Chang'an."

Dong Zhuo frowned: "Could it be that even Zhiran lost the battle?" Li Jue was the number one general under his command, so could it be that even Li Jue was defeated by Liu Ye? Could it be that Chang'an, Tongguan has been lost? Has Liu Ye's cavalry headed towards Hangu Pass?

Li Ru looked strange, and shook his head: "It's not a defeat, it should be a draw. Liu Ye and Li Jue fought in the outskirts of Chang'an with their respective armies. However, Zhang Ji's nephew was defeated by Liu Ye's trio and almost lost his life."

"Now Liu Ye has suffered a lot of damage, so he is stationed in the suburbs of Chang'an, but he dare not attack Chang'an city by force. And Zhiran's loss is also not small, and he dare not go out of the city to invite Liu Ye to attack. The two armies are facing each other without fighting." Li Ru said slowly.

Hearing Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo understood. In short, it meant that the two armies of Liu Ye and Li Jue were in a stalemate. Li Jue was not sure of defeating the Liangzhou army, and Liu Ye's strength was not enough to take Chang'an City.

To break this stalemate, it is actually very simple. It is nothing more than continuing to increase troops in the direction of Chang'an, so that Li Jue has the advantage over Liu Ye, and then completely defeats the Liangzhou soldiers.

But it is simple to say, if Dong Zhuo's military strength is stretched now, it is absolutely impossible for him to send out tens of thousands of soldiers from his direct line, otherwise he will not be able to suppress the Northern Army and Bingzhou Army, and if the Northern Army is sent out, he is not at ease.

"Otherwise," Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth, "How about letting Fengxian lead the state army to help Zhiran?"

Lü Bu led 20,000 Bingzhou troops stationed in Hulao. They only ate food and did nothing all day long. They were idle anyway, so why not send Lv Bu to Chang'an to attack Liu Ye.

Li Ru shook his head: "No, doesn't the prime minister know? Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang is He Jin's old department, searched Hanoi's money to build a strong crossbowman, Dongjun prefect Qiao Mao called on the world's heroes to crusade against the prime minister in the name of Sangong, except for these two I don't know how many people are staring at Luoyang, if Marquis Wen walks away, I'm afraid there will be Qin Wang's teacher on the back."

Dong Zhuo sighed and said, "Then what do you think we should do? I might as well set a big fire in Luoyang, loot the gold and silver treasures and go back to Hedong!"

Of course, Dong Zhuo's words were just jokes. He had finally gone from a state shepherd to Luoyang, and he would never give up the power he got easily if it was not at the last moment.

Li Ru smiled slightly, and Dong Zhuo was overjoyed. It seemed that his eldest son-in-law had a clever plan to solve the current predicament.

"Wen You, don't hide it. If you have any tricks, just say it. It's so unpleasant." Dong Zhuo hurriedly grabbed Li Ru's wrist.

"The battle of Yan general Le Yi to destroy Qi, the prime minister should know about it?" Li Ru laughed.

Dong Zhuo nodded. If the four famous generals of the Warring States period became the five famous generals, Le Yi would be the first to bear the brunt. You must know that Yan State is the smallest country in national power among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, and Le Yi led the armies of the five countries to conquer Qi in a row. There are more than 70 cities in the country, almost destroying the powerful Qi country in the east.

"King Yanzhao built a golden platform and recruited sages from all over the world with the gesture of buying horse bones with thousands of gold. Le Yi was highly valued by King Yanzhao, so he did his best in the battle. But unfortunately, King Yanzhao died of illness, and the prince Yanhui came to the throne and won Qi. According to Tian Dan's plan of alienation, King Yan Hui replaced Le Yi with Qi Jie, and the result was a big defeat."

Dong Zhuo nodded, but he was a bit puzzled by Li Ru's words: "Although Liu Ye took King Hongnong back to Liangzhou, King Hongnong might not be able to order Liu Ye? What's more, how could King Hongnong order Liu Ye to return to his teacher?" ?”

Li Ru laughed: "The prime minister misunderstood what my son-in-law meant."

"King Yanzhao died and King Hui ascended the throne. King Hui didn't use Le Yi and the country of Yan was defeated. If it weren't for internal changes, King Zhao would not withdraw Le Yi anyway."

"Liu Ye pacified Liangzhou, but the Qiang people still exist. If the Qiang people are rewarded with huge profits and ordered to cause chaos, then the internal war in Liangzhou will continue. Will Liu Ye dare to attack Chang'an?" Li Ru sneered.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard the words: "It's a great plan. If the Qiang people make a rebellion and attack the prefectures and counties, Liu Ye's army must be unstable. Let Li Jue observe the situation and go out of the city at the right time to deal a fatal blow to the Liangzhou army."

"Wen You, you are going to arrange for an envoy to go to Liangzhou with a lot of money and gifts, so that the Qiang soldiers can be used by me. By the way, write a letter to Zhiran, tell him about this, and let him observe the timing. If there is an opportunity, Lead your troops to attack Liu Ye's army." Dong Zhuo ordered.

Li Ru nodded: "My son-in-law understands, let's go down and get ready."

Dong Zhuo waved his hand, signaling to hurry up, Li Ru didn't stop there, and went straight out of the mansion.

From the treasures left by Emperor Ling in the treasury, Li Ru selected ten pairs of jade and jade, gold and jewelry and other valuable gifts, and then found Li Su, the general of Huwei Zhonglang.

"Li Zhonglang, I will leave it to you to persuade the Qiang people. It is a matter of our army's safety. If this matter is completed, I will ask the prime minister for the post of general for you." Li Ru said solemnly.

Li Su was overjoyed: "Dr. Li, don't worry, Su will definitely get this done."