If Dong Zhuo had to do it all over again, he would definitely not have so many worries. Even if both sides suffered losses, he would have to kill Qin Hao first, so as not to give him the chance to call on the princes to attack him.
Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now. The 550,000 Kwantung Allied Forces are already ready and may attack Hulao Pass at any time. Another shocking battle is inevitable.
"My lord, Liu Yan has mobilized heavy troops in the north of Yizhou with vague plans to invade Hanzhong. Qin Wen has also deployed a large number of troops and horses at the junction of Bingliang. Ma Teng and Han Sui in Liangzhou are also ready to move..."
Li Ru said with a serious face, and the situation facing the Liang army now has indeed reached an extremely critical point. It is not an exaggeration to say that the whole world is the enemy.
Dong Zhuo's face turned pale when he heard this. He was not surprised at all that Qin Wen would sink his troops at the border. After all, Qin Hao, the leader of the alliance, was Qin Wen's son, but Liu Yan, a timid rat like a rat, dared to provoke him. This was really surprising.
Some of them can't bear it anymore.
Of course, the people who made Dong Zhuo angry the most were Ma Teng and Han Sui. If he had known better, he should not have kept these two scourges.
Dong Zhuo slapped the table angrily, his eyes seemed to be on fire, and said in a deep voice: "They want to use this to contain our army's strength, so that our army cannot use all its strength to fight against the coalition forces. They are simply vicious. Military Advisor
, My dear son-in-law, how can our army break this predicament?"
After Jia Xu and Li Ru looked at each other, Li Ru stood up and said in a deep voice: "My lord, it is not difficult to break the situation. You only need to hold on to Hulao Pass and the princes will retreat when their supplies are exhausted.
It’s just that with Sizhou’s current military strength, even if it has the Eight Passes of Luoyang, it will be extremely difficult to defend it, so my subordinates believe that we should increase our troops as soon as possible.”
Although Dong Zhuo has an army of 500,000, he has to divide his troops to guard the territory of three and a half states. At this time, the four counties of Sizhou only have an army of 150,000. How can they be the opponent of the 550,000 coalition forces of the princes?
Dong Zhuo nodded unconsciously and said, "Wise son-in-law, do you think it is more appropriate to draw out as many armies as possible?"
"Fifty thousand from Liangzhou, 80,000 from Guanzhong, 20,000 from Hanzhong, plus 150,000 from Sizhou, for a total of 300,000 troops. This is also the limit of our army that can be mobilized. With the addition of the eight natural barriers, it should be enough to fight against Guandong.
The princes have joined forces."
During the first battle of Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo was one of the generals under Qin Wen and witnessed the whole process of that battle with his own eyes.
At that time, Qin Wen led 150,000 Han troops to defend Hulao, while Zhang Jiao led an army of one million to come, but he could not take any advantage.
Although Qin Wen gave up Hulao Pass in the end, it was because He Jin lost to Xiang Yu in the decisive battle on the Yellow River, which opened up Sizhou's entire northern defense line, and forced Qin Wen to abandon Hulao Pass. It was not
Hulao Pass defensive issues.
Moreover, Hulao Pass has been destroyed twice and its defense strength after reconstruction is even stronger than before. Can a 300,000-strong army still be unable to stop a 550,000-strong coalition army?
In addition, Dong Zhuo also has Li Yuanba, the best general in the world, and four peerless generals, Yuwen Chengdu, Lu Bu, Hou Yi, and Jia Fu, while the coalition forces only have Li Cunxiao, Ran Min, and Gongsun Xuanyuan.
three.
The soldiers, the generals, and the great pass all have the upper hand, so what's the reason why they can't win this battle?
After thinking about this, Dong Zhuo finally showed a smile and said in a deep voice: "Let's mobilize the troops according to what the wise son-in-law said. Leave 200,000 troops to guard the territory, which is enough to prevent Qin Wen and others from daring to act rashly."
Jia Xu stood up at this time and said in a deep voice: "My lord, besides mobilizing troops, the most important thing for our army at the moment should be to select a general to lead the Sizhou army to fight Qin Hao alone."
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but be silent after hearing this. Of course, he also wanted to be like Qin Wen back then, but the current situation of Liang Jun was too bad. He had to stay in Chang'an Town to take care of Xiaoxiao. Once he left, some monsters and snake gods would definitely come out to cause trouble.
Moreover, even if Dong Zhuo led the army himself, he would not be better than others. You must know that Qin Hao has never suffered a defeat since his army.
Dong Zhuo didn't have the confidence to defeat Qin Hao, so he might as well sit in the center and hand over the army to someone who could be more powerful than him.
"The Zajia family already has a good idea of who to choose as our leader."
Dong Zhuo's eyes flashed with a glint, and he said with a smile: "Li Shimin, the son-in-law of the Za family, once served as the leader of the eighteen princes. Now that Qin Hao has led the thirty-six princes to invade, let Shimin, the former leader, come to meet Qin."
Hao is the current alliance leader."
Among the Liang Army today, apart from Dong Zhuo who can command an army of 300,000, Li Shimin is the only one who has this prestige. This shows that Dong Zhuo did not choose the wrong person.
"No matter how many troops the Kwantung princes have, they can't compare to the Yellow Turbans. Although the situation faced by our army is very bad, it is still much better than that of the Han army. Therefore, the Zajia believe that as long as our Liang army works together, victory will definitely be achieved."
It belongs to my Liangjun."
Dong Zhuo's heroic spirit also infected the generals in Liangzhou, and they all shouted in unison: "We must win, we must win..."
Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "Send the order and crown Li Shimin as the General of the Eastern Conquest, responsible for commanding the thirty armies of Sizhou to fight against the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes.
Li Yuan was granted the title of Marquis of Tang and the governor of Yongzhou;
Conferred the title of Marquis of Sui Dynasty on Yang Jian and the governor of Sizhou;
Feng Li Jue..."
All the generals in Liangzhou were on Dong Zhuo's reward list, and Dong Zhuo's reward before the war was naturally to improve the morale of his generals.
Sure enough, the effect of awarding a reward is quite good. Originally, some people were frightened by the terrifying number of fifty-five, but after awarding a reward, they no longer had the slightest fear, and they all thought about making meritorious deeds to keep up with the next level.
The two who gained the most from this reward were naturally Li Yuan and Yang Jian, the two governors. The reason why Dong Zhuo did not make them state pastors was to avoid Liu Xiu's rebellion from happening again. After all, the state pastors had greater power than the governors.
That's a lot.
Hanzhong.
After Li Shimin received Dong Zhuo's edict, a complex look flashed in his eyes.
"Brother Zixu, I didn't expect that we would be facing off on the battlefield so soon."
Li Shimin looked to the east and whispered to himself: "A few years ago, I could only stand behind you and watch you become famous all over the world on the battlefield. Now I can finally become your opponent and stand in front of you as an equal.
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My brother Zixu, you have been glorious for too long, and now I want you to know that this is not your time alone."
Li Shimin took a deep breath and immediately summoned his civil and military officials. In the hall, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Chai Shao, Qu Tutong, Zhang Gongjin, Hou Junji, Liu Hongji and other civil and military officials lined up in sequence. They were all talented people.
Jiji.
"Dong Gong ordered me to be the commander of an army of 300,000 people to fight against the coalition forces of the Kwantung princes. After I leave with an elite army of 20,000 people, Li Xiaogong should be in charge of Hanzhong affairs. Remember to be careful to prevent Liu Yan from sneaking into Hanzhong."