"Report... to inform your Majesty that all the coalition forces of the princes have retreated, and only the two princes of Qin and Jin remain in Luoyang."
Dong Zhuo suddenly stood up from the throne and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, great..." Even when he became king, he was not so excited.
The terrifying strength of the allied forces of the princes and the huge casualties of the Liang army were like two huge mountains, weighing down Dong Zhuo and suffocating him.
When he heard the news that the allied forces had retreated, the accumulated annoyance in Dong Zhuo's heart was swept away, which is why he was so happy and excited.
All the Liang generals also congratulated with joyful faces: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Dong Zhuo let out a long breath and laughed: "Qin Hao thinks that by uniting all the princes, he can defeat the Zajia family and defeat our Liang army. He is simply delusional.
So what if all the princes in the world unite? So what if the troops are far more powerful than our Liang army? So what will be the result? They didn’t all run away in despair.
Our Liang army is the strongest in the world, and sooner or later we will surely dominate the world."
"The Liang army is mighty and has been king for 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 powerful enemies, Qin Hao and Qin Wen.
Before the war began, even if the Qin and Jin armies were combined, their strength was still inferior to that of the Liang army.
But today is different from the past. The battle with the coalition forces caused heavy casualties to the Liang army. Only 280,000 of the 500,000 Liang army were left.
Although the casualties suffered by the Qin and Jin armies in this battle were not small, since most of the casualties were shared by the princes, they did not pay much casualties compared to the Liang army.
Although Dong Zhuo did not know how many troops Qin and Jin had in total, there was no doubt that the overall strength of Qin and Jin exceeded the Liang army.
Although the overall strength was overtaken, most of the lands in Kansai were easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Dong Zhuo didn't care too much.
For the Liang army now, the most important thing is to recuperate and regain strength. However, although Dong Zhuo does not want to continue fighting, he is not willing to give up Sizhou.
If the allied forces of the princes have not retreated yet, the power in their hands far exceeds that of Dong Zhuo's, and Dong Zhuo can consider retreating to Hangu Pass.
But now that Qin Hao's power in Sizhou was weaker than his own, it was naturally impossible for Dong Zhuo to give up the three counties that had not yet been lost. He even had the idea of taking back Luoyang.
Dong Zhuo walked to the map, stared at the positions of the four counties of Sizhou, and asked after a while: "How many troops does Qin Hao still have in Luoyang?"
"Less than 70,000 people." Zuo Zuo replied.
"Now Yang Jian's 80,000-strong army is guarding the three fortified cities of Mianchi, Yewang, and Yicheng, and there is also Yang Lin's 10,000-strong army in the east of the river."
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 tens of thousands of troops are mobilized from Guanzhong to reinforce, it may not be impossible to retake Luoyang."
Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo was still preparing to fight again. After thinking about it for a while, he immediately advised: "My lord, our army has lost nearly half of its strength. It is really not suitable to fight at this time. Recuperation and recuperation are the most important things."
As soon as Li Ru finished speaking, Lu Buwei continued to persuade: "Yes, my lord, after our army increases its troops, regardless of whether we can recapture old Luoyang, even if we can recapture Luoyang, we will definitely pay a huge price.
I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to recapture Hulao and other levels.
The Lord, who occupies the key point of Sizhou, is never in Luoyang, but at Hulao Pass and other eight passes in Luoyang.
Even if our army recaptures Luoyang and drives Qin Hao out of Sizhou, as long as we cannot recapture those great passes, Qin Hao can lead his army to attack Sizhou again at any time, and our army will only fall into endless attrition.
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Seeing that both strategists opposed sending troops, Dong Zhuo frowned and was hesitant about whether to send troops, but Jia Xu's next words made him make a decision.
"You two adults are wrong in what you say."
Jia Xu smiled and said calmly: "If we miss this perfect opportunity, Qin Hao's troops in Sizhou will only increase, let alone drive Qin Hao out of Sizhou.
Even Hedong and other three counties may fall.
As for whether the Qin and Jin armies will increase their troops to compete with our army for the four counties of Sizhou? You don't need to worry too much about this.
Although the strength of the Qin and Jin Dynasties is now superior to ours, both Bingzhou and Jingbei are surrounded by enemies on all sides. Even if Qin Hao sends more troops to Luoyang from the rear, the number will definitely not be too large..."
It turns out that the three great military advisors were equal in Dong Zhuo's mind, but ever since Jia Xu offered his plan to become the king, Dong Zhuo had a blind trust in Jia Xu, and even developed a feeling that Li Ru and Lu Buwei combined.
None of them are as good as Jia Xu’s illusion.
In fact, it is understandable for Dong Zhuo to think this way. After all, Li Ru and Lu Buwei had offered a lot of strategies before, but they still failed to make the Liang army repel the coalition forces. Jia Xu made all the princes retreat with just one trick.
Which one is strong and which one is weak is clear at a glance.
Therefore, when he heard that Jia Xu agreed to send troops, Dong Zhuo subconsciously believed that Jia Xu was right.
"If this battle continues, how much more troops does the military advisor think is most appropriate?"
As soon as Dong Zhuo's question came out of his mouth, Jia Xu immediately replied without thinking: "Fifty thousand..."
After thinking for a while, Dong Zhuo also believed that an additional 50,000 troops was just right. After all, an army of 150,000 was barely enough to guard the rear. There was no need to worry about instability in the rear in the short term.
"However, my lord still needs to personally lead the army. Only in this way can the morale of our army be fully aroused, thereby reversing the previous decline of successive defeats."
Jia Xu continued to add, which further strengthened Dong Zhuo's intention to send troops.
Li Ru and Lu Buwei wanted to dissuade them when they saw this, but just as they spoke, Dong Zhuo slammed the table and shouted: "Okay, it's decided. This time, the Za family will personally lead an army of 50,000 to meet with Qin."
Hao Xiaoer, I will not give up until we take back Luoyang."
Seeing this, Jia Xu was relieved. He finally deceived 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 would the Han Emperor be unable to take him away, but also Jia Xu himself
Maybe I can't leave either.
Ten days later, the 50,000-strong army heading east was assembled in Chang'an, but military advisor Jia Xu did not come to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
When Dong Zhuo saw that Jia Xu didn't come, he immediately frowned and asked, "Why didn't Military Advisor Wen He come?"
"Your Majesty, Military Advisor Jia suddenly contracted a serious illness and is now bedridden. I'm afraid I won't be able to go on an expedition with your Majesty."
"I see. Immediately send the Thousand-Year Ginseng from the Zajia Mansion to the military advisor, and tell the military advisor to recover well and not participate in this battle."
Although Dong Zhuo was a little disappointed, he didn't think too much about it. After all, it was quite normal for literati to get sick, and it was impossible for him to force the sick Jia Xu to the battlefield. After a few words of relief, he led the army to write a letter.