Chapter 29 Night Attack on Hulao Pass (for [gii] brothers)
Faced with Dong Zhuo's inquiry,
Dong Zhuo stopped and said,
Turning his huge body, he stared at Li Ru and asked:
"Nursery rhymes? I haven't heard any nursery rhymes."
People in ancient times were quite superstitious about nursery rhymes.
In their view,
The emergence of nursery rhymes often represents some kind of providence.
Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo really cared about him.
So he proudly stroked his beard and replied:
"There were nursery rhymes in Luoyang City before.
Its content is:
With a Han in the east and a Han in the west, it would be easy for a deer to walk into Chang'an!"
Dong Zhuo listened to the nursery rhyme,
Some people don’t quite understand the meaning here,
So he asked Li Ru: "What's the explanation?"
Li Ru didn't show off, and he didn't dare...
"Return to the Prime Minister's Kingdom,
The first Han in the West in this nursery rhyme refers to Chang'an, the capital of the West established by Emperor Gaozu, who passed down a total of 12 emperors.
A man from the east,
It refers to Guangwu moving his capital to Luoyang,
It has been passed down to twelve emperors to this day.
As the saying goes, the reincarnation of heaven,
Both have passed down twelve emperors,
This is to hope that the Prime Minister will move his capital to Chang'an so that he can sit back and relax."
Dong Zhuo understood,
Somewhat suddenly enlightened.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo was already moved, Li Ru took advantage of the heat to strike:
"The city of Chang'an is vast and populated, and it is the place where emperors of all dynasties established their capitals.
Moreover, my father-in-law has been operating in Chang'an for many years and has a deep foundation.
In addition, there are Hangu and Tongguan natural dangers outside Chang'an City.
By retreating to Chang'an, you can stay away from the crowd and rest and recuperate.
Just wait for the world to change,
The Prime Minister can send his troops out of Wuguan Pass and Hangu Pass.
Let’s retake the road of Great Qin to unify the world!”
After listening to Li Ru's explanation, Dong Zhuo
I couldn't help stroking my hands and laughing loudly:
"Okay, that's good!
As expected, Wenyou, you are the most powerful think tank in our family.
If we hadn’t discovered God’s will in nursery rhymes, our family wouldn’t have known what God meant!”
"In that case, let's wait..." Li Ru asked cautiously and tentatively.
Dong Zhuo was more straightforward,
He directly said to Li Ru: "In that case, we will return to Luoyang today and at night, and we will discuss the matter of moving the capital tomorrow!"
"You can't be the Prime Minister!" After hearing Dong Zhuo's words, Li Ru quickly stopped him.
"Why not?" Dong Zhuo was a little annoyed,
This means you are the one leaving,
Why are you the one who won't let me go?
Seeing Dong Zhuo's anger, Li Ru hurriedly explained: "Prime Minister, please listen to what Ru has to say!"
"explain!"
"If we evacuate hastily today, chaos will definitely occur due to lack of preparation.
And if the princes find out that we are willing to evacuate Hulao Pass,
The princes will definitely attack Luoyang with all their strength,
At that time, we will have no room for change!"
After hearing Li Ru's explanation, Dong Zhuo's anger finally calmed down and he asked: "In your opinion, when should I evacuate?"
"Just use tricks to confuse the princes,
I'll just wait and evacuate in batches secretly.
Prime Minister, please let Ru make some arrangements!"
Dong Zhuo was very satisfied with this resourceful son-in-law.
So he sat back in his seat,
He waved his hand and said, "You can go ahead and make arrangements, but our family needs to be the first to leave."
Li Ru cupped his hands and replied: "This is natural!"
the following few days,
The princes suddenly felt that the resistance at Hulao Pass was getting weaker day by day.
until the tenth day,
Hulao Pass was almost captured by Tao Qian's Danyang soldiers!
The princes thought that their long siege finally overwhelmed the defense of Hulao Pass.
But Cao Cao knew,
I'm afraid Dong Zhuo is going to run away!
In Cao’s camp,
Something happened recently that gave Cao Cao mixed feelings.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun finally gave up on Gongsun Zan completely and personally agreed to stay in Cao Ying and become a part of his Cao Group.
Worryingly,
Zhao Yun did not call him Lord, but just like Lu Yan, called him Cao Gong.
In the main account,
Cao Cao looked at Zhao Yun standing behind Lu Yan and thought:
"It seems that Zhao Yun is going to follow Lu Yan..."
But then he thought about it,
"Mr. Lu is now optimistic about me, Cao Mengde. As long as he doesn't abandon me, then Zhao Yun will naturally stay.
If I need help then, will he be indifferent?
Besides, I can see Mr. Lu’s diary every day, and I can see everything he thinks at a glance. As long as I make him think that I am still under his ‘control’, then I can get more key information!”
have to say,
Be it a tyrant or a hero,
None of them are slow-thinking.
Cao Cao quickly thought of the key,
And he doesn’t have Gongsun Zan’s desire to save face and suffer.
As long as you can achieve your goals,
Sacrificing a little face is not a problem at all.
As night fell, the princes had no choice but to withdraw their troops by offering gold.
Yuan Shao's Chinese army tent was brightly lit,
The princes gathered together to summarize and discuss the battle situation at Hulao Pass.
During the day, the princes were just a little short of breaking through Hulao Pass, which made everyone feel extremely regretful.
Just when the princes cheered each other up,
When preparing to capture Hulao Pass in one go the next day,
However, Cao Cao took Cao Ren and strode into the Chinese army's tent.
When Yuan Shao saw Cao Cao coming, he immediately greeted him warmly,
"Mengde, you came just in time!"
Seeing that Hulao Pass is already in the bag,
Yuan Shao is now very satisfied with his ambition, and even his words and deeds have become more heroic.
However, Cao Cao did not give Yuan Shao much face.
Still with a cold face,
We walked all the way to the center of the Chinese army's tent.
Yuan Shu saw Cao Cao's cold face and couldn't help but joked,
"Mengde, Hulao Pass can no longer hold on anymore, why are you still looking serious?
Is it possible that your soldiers have suffered too many losses in the past few days and you feel angry?
How about I wait for the princes to join in and give you more people?
I, Yuan Gongli, can send out 250 elites, let me express my feelings!"
"Hahaha! Brother Lu is so generous. I am willing to send 100 elite soldiers to help Brother Meng De!"
"I'll pay for 200 people!"
"I......"
Cao Cao ignored this group of hecklers.
When everyone saw that Cao Cao had no reaction and gradually calmed down,
Cao Cao then said: "Everyone, Dong Zhuo has run away, what are you still discussing here?"
After Yuan Shao heard Cao Cao's words, he stood up with a roar, and the armor on his body clattered with his movements.
"What did you say?
Dong Zhuo ran away???" Yuan Shao almost shouted.
"Run away?" Yuan Shu also stared and asked.
"Behind Hulao Pass is Luoyang. Where can he run to?" Some princes asked.
Cao Cao looked at the person who asked the last question. It turned out to be Sun Jian, so he raised his hands and answered:
"Brother Wentai,
If I, Cao Mengde, expected it to be true,
Dong Zhuo may be going to Chang'an!"
Hearing that Dong Zhuo was going to Chang'an, Sun Jian was also surprised and subconsciously said: "Chang'an! The emperor doesn't..."
The words were only half spoken,
Everyone has come back to their senses,
Yuan Shao almost jumped up. He rushed to Cao Cao in three steps and asked:
"Is Dong Zhuo trying to force the emperor to move the capital to Chang'an?
Brother Meng De, where did you get the news?
This is no joke!"
Yuan Shao was able to figure out the key, and Cao Cao was not surprised.
Cao Cao still knew this former partner very well.
Although Yuan Shao is short-sighted,
But he has received elite education since he was a child.
Both his brain and knowledge are excellent,
Otherwise, why would General He Jin let him be his military advisor? Although on the one hand he was interested in Yuan Shao's identity and family background, on the other hand it also showed that Yuan Shao still had some abilities.
Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao, the coldness in his eyes finally dissipated.
"Brother Benchu, of course I have my sources.
If you don’t believe it, you can attack by force tonight under the cover of darkness.
I dare say,
Hulao Pass is nothing more than an empty shell now."
Yuan Shao saw that Cao Cao was swearing and his eyes were firm,
No trace of lying at all,
So he made a prompt decision,
He pulled out the sword from his waist and ordered:
"Everyone, listen to the order and attack Hulao Pass at night!"
"Here!"
"Here!"
The princes stood up one after another,
Then they filed out and returned to their own camp,
All the soldiers and horses are gathered to kill Ben Hu and leave the prison gate!