Chapter 285

Xun You nodded: "Yuan Shao, Han Fu, Zhang Yang and others led the army to gather in Zhao County, Jizhou. Now they support Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance and raise troops against Dong. Originally Yuan Shao wanted to suppress Hanoi, but Lu Bu defeated Wang Kuang and stationed in Yanzhou. The prestige is so great that Yuan Shao and others dare not go south, so they garrison heavily in Yecheng."

Liu Ye frowned: "In this way, once Dong Zhuo makes a move, he will definitely turn to our army. Whether it is public or private, our army should attack Dong Zhuo. Order Zhang Jai to lead his troops to oppress Tongguan and prepare to attack the city."

Jia Xu suddenly smiled: "Tongguan is a natural danger. One man guards the pass, and ten thousand people cannot open it. In the past, the six countries could not break through Tongguan to attack Qin. Could the general be able to break through Tongguan?"

Liu Ye's complexion darkened. Tongguan is indeed a natural danger. According to the art of war, if you double it, you will attack it, and if it is ten times, you will surround it.

"Does Wenhe have any suggestions?" Liu Ye said in a deep voice.

Jia Xu's eyes flashed brightly: "Dong Bandit's foundation lies in Bingzhou. Although Luoyang is rich and has an emperor, the general has already made King Hongnong the emperor, so Luoyang is not the heart of Dong Bandit. "

"What does Wenhe mean?" Liu Ye seemed to understand something.

Jia Xu smiled lightly and said, "Break through Tongguan, and Hangu Pass is Luoyang's barrier. Why should my lord bother to attack Tongguan?"

Jia Xu stood up and ordered the guards to bring over a national sand table. There is always a sand table in Liu Ye's mansion for civil and military officials to discuss all matters.

"Shangjun and Hexi counties are located in the south of Bingzhou, adjacent to Hedong County. Hedong County is the place where Dong Zhuo made his fortune and is also the northern banner of Luoyang. The general can order a general to go north to Bingzhou to attack Shangjun and Hexi counties and lead troops. Go south to frighten Luoyang, so Dong Zhuo will definitely be frightened." Jia Xu pointed to the vast southern counties of Bingzhou on the sand table, and said.

Liu Ye nodded: "Pang De is brave, while Yu Jin is calm and strategic. These two can be generals, assist each other, and lead 10,000 troops to the north."

Unexpectedly, Jia Xu laughed when he heard Liu Ye's words: "Since this trick can deceive the general, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru must be fooled too."

Xun You suddenly understood, and said to Jia Xu, "Wen He means"

"Soldiers sent to Tongguan!"

Xun You and Jia Xu shouted out in unison.

Jia Xu's strategy is changeable. This strategy of attacking east and west tried to figure out the enemy's psychology. Later, in the battle of Wancheng, Jia Xu used the strategy of attacking east and west to lure Cao's army into the city. Even Cao Cao suffered from Jia Xu's loss.

Liu Ye stood up and laughed loudly: "Okay, since that's the case, let's make this plan a bit bigger, the bigger the better."

Liu Ye recruited Pang De into the mansion that day and gave the order face to face.

In March of the seventh year of Zhongping (190), Pang De led 5,000 troops north to Bingzhou to attack Shangjun and Hexi counties. It seems that Liu Ye conquered Bingzhou himself.

In the city of Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo was very happy because of the successive victories of the two armies of Xu Rong and Lu Bu, but he couldn't help frowning when he heard the news of Liu Ye's dispatch of troops.

"Wen You, Liu Ye personally leads the army. Thirty thousand troops are heading straight for Bingzhou. Bingzhou and Hedong are our foundations. Xu Rong and Lu Bu can't make a move. What should we do?" Dong Zhuo held a piece of silk in his hand. Paper, said with a sad face.

If Liu Ye successfully manages the two counties in the west of the river, and when he joins forces with Han Fu, Yuan Shao and others, the nearly 100,000 troops will rush straight to the east of the river like Mount Tai, and Dong Zhuo will have a headache thinking about it.

Li Ru thought for a while, then said: "Prime Minister, there is no need to worry. Duan Wei is stationed in Hexi County, and he has over ten thousand soldiers under his command. If the walls are cleared, it will not be a problem to stop Liu Ye for a while. The Prime Minister can recruit troops near Luoyang, with Hu Zhen as the main general." Go north and confine Liu Ye to Hexi County, and when General Xu Rong and Marquis Wen lead the army back, it will not be difficult to defeat Liu Ye."

Dong Zhuo nodded in agreement.

"There is one more thing, the prime minister has to guard against it." Li Ru said with a gloomy expression.

Seeing Li Ru's solemn expression, Dong Zhuo immediately asked, "What's the matter? Could it be that there is another enemy army rebelling against the court?"

Li Ru shook his head: "No, the left chariot rides Huangfu Song, and the right chariot rides Zhu Jun. Both of them are famous generals and have great prestige among the Northern Army. Follow the orders of the two. Especially Huangfusong, he and Liu Ye have a master-student relationship, and the relationship is not trivial, so we need to beware of Huangfusong and Zhu Jun colluding with Liu Ye inside and outside."

As the saying goes, it is hard to guard against house thieves. Hearing Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo took it seriously, and immediately ordered the soldiers to closely guard the residences of Huangfusong and Zhu Jun, and sent people to secretly monitor them to prevent them from colluding with Liu Ye.

And Li Ru also suggested to Dong Zhuo that in order to improve the prestige of the court, it is necessary to appoint celebrities. So Dong Zhuo recruited Cai Yong, the servant Cai Yong who had been relegated to Wujun to live idlely in Wujun when Emperor Ling was outspoken, and recruited him to Luoyang. He was promoted to three ranks in January, with generous treatment and rewards. Quite an improvement.

But Pang De came to Hexi County under the banner of Liu Ye swaggeringly. Duan Yan had already received Dong Zhuo's military order, ordering all the troops to retreat into the city, strictly not to fight Liu Ye, and if he lost his troops, he would be severely punished, so Duan Yan did not dare to go out of the city. Fighting fiercely with Pound, he had to hide in the city.

On this day, Pang De led the iron cavalry to sweep through Hexi County and captured a county seat.

"It's a pity! I can't send troops with my lord. When I come to this desolate place, Duan Yan is as cowardly as a mouse, and he dares not send troops to fight with me. It's really boring." Pang De sat in the tent and snorted. One sound.

Sima Xulun, the commander of the army on the side, advised: "The general's voice is attacking the west. The general played the banner of the general and led the whole way alone. It can be said to be the first achievement. Besides, general, think about it. General Ma Teng is in Wuwei, and General Zhang He is stationed. Lan Tian, ​​only General Yu Jin accompanied the Great General to send troops, compared with Zhang Ma and Zhang Ma, he is already very lucky."

Pang De sighed: "That's true, but it's a pity that I have insufficient troops on the side of the road, and Duan Wei can't get out of the city, otherwise even the east of the river will be defeated."

At this time, Tongguan.

Niu Fu was stationed at Tongguan, and there were no enemy troops outside, so it was a lot cleaner. However, he missed Jia Xu when he was by his side, and he could ask about anything. Now that Jia Xu is gone, Niu Fu can't find someone to talk to. No, bringing a few beautiful concubines could have entertained me for a while, but the shrew at home didn't allow it, but the old man Dong Zhuo doted on her quite a bit, so Niu Fu had no choice but to swallow this.