Chapter 981 Dong Zhuo’s appearance in Chang’an
Chapter 979: Dong Zhuo’s appearance in Chang’an
Chang''an, Liang''s Mansion.
"Report to the king, the coalition of princes has retreated, and only the two princes of Qin and Jin are still left in Luoyang."
Dong Zhuo stood up from the throne and said excitedly, "Okay, okay, that''s great..." Even when he was king, he was not so excited.
The terrifying forces of the coalition of princes and the huge casualties of the Liang army were pressing against Dong Zhuo like two mountains.
When he heard the news that the coalition forces had retreated, Dong Zhuo''s accumulated boredom was wiped out, so he was so happy and excited.
All the generals of the Liang Dynasty also congratulated with joy: "Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king."
Dong Zhuochang breathed a breath and laughed, "Qin Hao''s son thought that if he united the princes, he could defeat the scattered family and our Liang army. He was simply delusional.
So what if the princes in the world unite? So what if the troops are far more powerful than our Liang army? So what is the result? They all ran away in shame.
Our Liang army is the strongest army in the world, and sooner or later it will unify the world. ”
"The Liang army is mighty, and the king has been tens of thousands of years..."
After delivering an inspiring speech, Dong Zhuo gradually calmed down. After all, even if all the princes had retreated, he still had two strong enemies, Qin Hao and Qin Wen.
Before the war began, even if the Qin and Jin armies combined, their strength was still not as strong as that of the Liang army.
But today is different from the past. This battle with the coalition forces caused heavy casualties in the Liang army, and the former 500,000 Liang army was only 280,000.
Although the casualties of the Qin and Jin armies in this battle were not small, most of the casualties were shared by the princes, they did not suffer much casualties compared to the Liang army.
Although Dong Zhuo did not know how many troops Qin and Jin had, as one rose and the other fell, Qin and Jin''s overall strength exceeded that of the Liang army, which was obviously unquestionable.
Although the overall strength has been overtaken, most of the Kansai areas are easy to defend but difficult to attack, so Dong Zhuo doesn''t care too much.
For Liang Jun now, the most important thing is to recuperate and restore his strength. Although Dong Zhuo did not want to continue fighting, he was unwilling to give up Sizhou.
If the coalition of princes has not retreated yet, the other party has much more power than he has, and Dong Zhuo can consider returning to Hangu Pass.
But now Qin Hao''s strength in Sizhou is weak and he is naturally unable to give up the three counties that have not yet been lost. He even has the idea of ??regaining Luoyang.
Dong Zhuo walked to the map, stared at the locations of the four counties of Sizhou, and asked for a while, "How many troops are Qin Hao in Luoyang?"
"There are less than 70,000 people." The left and right answered.
"Now Yang Jian''s 80,000 army is divided into three cities: Mianchi, Yewang and Yicheng, and there is also Yang Lin''s 10,000 army in Hedong."
Dong Zhuo''s eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice: "In other words, our army still has 90,000 troops in Sizhou. If we draw tens of thousands of troops from Guanzhong to reinforce, we may not be able to retake Luoyang."
Seeing that Dong Zhuo was still preparing to fight again, Li Ru immediately advised: "Lord, our army has lost nearly half of its troops. It is really not appropriate to fight at this time. Rest and recuperate are the most important things."
As soon as Li Ru finished speaking, Lu Buwei continued to persuade: "Yes, lord, after our army increased its troops, no matter whether it could be recaptured by old Luoyang, even if it could be recaptured, it would definitely cost a huge price. It would be even more difficult to regain the Hulao and other checkpoints. lord, the key to Sizhou has never been in Luoyang, but in Hulao Pass, waiting for the eight passes of Luoyang.
Even if our army regained Luoyang and expelled Qin Hao from Sizhou, as long as those strong passes cannot be recaptured, Qin Hao will be able to lead the army to attack Sizhou again at any time, so our army will only fall into endless consumption. ”
Seeing that both military advisors opposed sending troops, Dong Zhuo frowned, and hesitated in his heart whether to send troops. However, Jia Xu''s words made him make a decision.
"The two adults are so bad."
Jia Xu smiled and said calmly: "If you miss this excellent opportunity, Qin Hao''s troops in Sizhou will only increase or decrease. Then, let alone driving Qin Hao out of Sizhou, even the three counties including Hedong may fall.
As for whether the Qin and Jin armies will increase their troops and come to compete with our army for the four counties of Sizhou? This is not much to worry about.
Although Qin and Jin are now above our army, they are enemies on all sides, both Bingzhou and Jingbei. Even if Qin Hao will increase his troops from the rear to Luoyang, the number will definitely not be too large..."
It turns out that the three military advisors are indistinguishable from Dong Zhuo''s heart, but since Jia Xu offered his position to be crowned king, Dong Zhuo has had a blind trust in Jia Xu, and even has the illusion that Li Ru and Lu Buwei are not as good as Jia Xu in combination.
In fact, Dong Zhuo''s thinking is understandable. After all, Li Ru and Lu Buwei have also made a lot of strategies before, but they still failed to let the Liang army retreat, while Jia Xu just made all the princes retreat with just one trick.
Who is stronger and weaker is clear at a glance.
Therefore, when he heard Jia Xu agree to sending troops, Dong Zhuo subconsciously thought that Jia Xu was right.
"If this battle continues, the military advisor thinks how much force should be added to it?"
Just as Dong Zhuo said the question, Jia Xu immediately replied without hesitation: "Fifty thousand..."
After thinking for a while, Dong Zhuo also thought that 50,000 more troops were just right. After all, the 150,000 army was barely enough to guard the rear. There was no need to worry about unstable behind in the short term.
"But the lord still needs to lead the army personally, so that the morale of our army can be fully stimulated, and thus change the decline of previous series of defeats."
Jia Xu continued to add, which further strengthened Dong Zhuo''s intention to send troops.
Li Ru and Lu Buwei wanted to dissuade him when they saw this, but just as they said that, Dong Zhuo slapped the table and shouted, "Okay, that''s the decision. This time, the family of the family will lead a 50,000 army and go to meet Qin Hao''s children. They will not give up until they take back Luoyang."
Seeing this, Jia Xu was relieved and finally fooled Dong Zhuo out of Chang''an, because only when Dong Zhuo left Chang''an could Jia Xu take the little emperor away, otherwise not only the Emperor of Han could not take him away, but even Jia Xu himself might not be able to leave.
Ten days later, the 50,000 troops from the east were assembled in Chang''an, but the military advisor Jia Xu did not come to participate in the oath ceremony.
Seeing that Jia Xu did not come, Dong Zhuo frowned and asked, "Why didn''t Military Advisor Wenhe come?"
"Report to the king, Junshi Jia suddenly suffered from a serious illness and is now lying in bed, so I''m afraid he can''t go to the battle with the king."
"So that''s it. I immediately sent the thousand-year-old ginseng from the family home to the military advisor, and told the military advisor to take good care of his illness and not to participate in this battle."
Although Dong Zhuo was a little disappointed, he didn''t think much about it. After all, it was normal for a literati to get sick, and he could not force Jia Xu to the battlefield. After comforting for a few words, he led the army to the direction of Hangu Pass.
(This chapter ends)