Chapter 242 The real and fake Dong Zhuo, the labor and management will give you a mixed bag!
The rising sun rises in the east and the morning glow rises.
Beidao Road.
On the road leading to Shaanxian County, there is a hidden mountain col.
Yuan Shao took out the map he had prepared in advance and looked at it carefully: "We can't go in anymore, otherwise we will definitely be noticed by the scouts in Shaanxi County. We can only wait here."
"Damn it!"
Yuan Shu chewed secretly, and a look of anger appeared on his face: "Then Dong Zhuo must have noticed it and returned to Shaanxi County in advance? If this is true, wouldn't our visit have been in vain?"
"Probably not."
Zhang Yang, who was beside him, frowned and stared at the map, and explained casually: "Judging from the whereabouts reported by several previous scouts, we should be ahead of Dong Zhuo."
"I want to come..."
Zhang Yang thought for a moment, combined with his understanding of the cavalry march, and said softly: "Dong Zhuo will definitely arrive in one hour at most. If it's quick, it should arrive in about a quarter of an hour."
"A quarter of an hour?"
Yuan Shu on the side took a deep breath, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Okay! Then wait for another quarter of an hour, let the soldiers have a good rest, recharge their batteries, and fight again before it is too late."
"kindness."
Yuan Shao agreed, waved his hand and said: "Send the order, there will be a big battle later, the officers and soldiers of each army should eat more dry food, fill their stomachs, take a short rest, wait for the military order, and launch a general attack!"
The messenger cupped his hands: "Here."
Under the high-intensity march, although they arrived at the designated position ahead of schedule, it tempered the energy of the soldiers.
Although it was just a nap before the battle, and the soldiers did not even dare to dismount, but even so, it would be of great benefit to the subsequent battle.
in this way.
About half an hour passed.
"Report—!"
Suddenly, a loud reporting sound came from a distance.
Yuan Shao raised his eyes and looked.
But he saw a horse coming from Juechen. It was his own scouts, coming on Pegasus.
Before the other party handed over his hand to report, Yuan Shao interrupted in advance and asked: "How is the situation?"
There was joy in the scout's expression: "To inform the leader of the alliance, we have discovered the whereabouts of Dong Zhuo's troops five miles ahead. There are not many troops, probably only a thousand cavalry."
"Qianqi?"
Yuan Shao was pleasantly surprised: "Are you sure?"
The scout said with absolute certainty: "Well, it won't exceed Qianqi."
"Ha ha!"
Yuan Shao looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "Our army has four thousand cavalry, which is four times that of the enemy. Dong Zhuo will definitely die this time."
Zhang Yang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said thankfully: "Although our army is a newly formed cavalry, the gap in troop strength can make up for the lack of combat power."
"Then what are you waiting for?"
Yuan Shu's eyes sparkled, full of desire for military success: "Immediately give the order and be ready to attack at any time."
Yuan Shao nodded and gave a sonorous order: "Send the order! All armies are prepared and ready to attack at any time."
The messenger cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "Here."
Immediately.
He galloped out on horseback and gave orders to the three armies:
"The leader of the alliance has ordered that all armies be prepared to attack at any time."
"The leader has an order..."
"..."
The order is passed on.
The officers and soldiers of all armies woke up one after another, reined up their horses and lined up, and made preparations for battle.
now.
On the official road.
Dong Zhuo was leading his troops straight to Shaanxi County.
Li Ru pointed forward and let out a long breath: "Prime Minister, as long as we pass through this forest, we will be not far from Shaanxi County. At that time, we can order Niu Fu to lead troops to help Dong Yue."
"kindness."
Dong Zhuo nodded, full of confidence: "Don't worry, nothing big will happen! Didn't the battle report come back yesterday? Those guys in Guandong lost two battles in a row, and their morale dropped sharply."
Li Ru nodded, but changed the topic: "Prime Minister, even though you have said this, we still cannot let down our guard. I heard that the leader of this army is not Yuan Shao, let alone Yuan Shu, but Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang.
"
"I have doubts..."
Li Ru's voice became longer and he stared at Dong Zhuo, giving him enough hints.
After such a long time of getting along.
How could Li Ru not understand that Dong Zhuo was very opinionated in the war and his own words were far less useful than before.
Therefore, Li Ru was quite careful about matters on the battlefield. He only tried his best to hint rather than give direct suggestions. He would only give strategies when Dong Zhuo had no idea.
"What Wenyou means..."
At this moment, Dong Zhuo also felt a little uncomfortable.
The main general who attacked Mianchi was not Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shu was the leader, could it be that the two of them were in Luoyang?
impossible!
This is absolutely impossible!
It is indeed unreasonable that King Hongnong besieged Lu Bu, Li Jue, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao in Luoyang and gained military exploits.
Dong Zhuo took a deep breath and glanced back at Li Ru: "Wen You, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Li Ru bowed his head and said: "Prime Minister, Ru thinks that this force of troops attacking Mianchi is just a sheep attack to attract our attention. The purpose is just to cover up its true strategic intention."
hiss-!
Dong Zhuo couldn't help but gasp, his eyes rolled slightly in his eye sockets, and he kept thinking about Li Ru's words in his mind.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, and Dong Zhuo suddenly understood and said: "What do you mean by Wen You, that they will take a detour to intercept the true identity?"
Li Ru took a deep breath and did not dare to give a definite answer. He just made an insinuation and said: "It is indeed possible, and King Hongnong captured a large number of war horses and mobilized thousands of war horses. It is easy."
"Damn it!"
Dong Zhuo secretly regretted that he had taken it lightly.
Recently, he has slowed down his marching speed, marching slowly during the day and setting up camp at night, without any worries.
In this case, it is indeed possible for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu to take a detour and make a surprise attack.
"Do you have a detailed map of the vicinity of Shaanxi County?"
Dong Zhuo frowned and asked.
"No!"
Li Ru shook his head and said softly: "But Prime Minister, we can divide the team into two halves. One team will rush towards Shaanxi County to explore the road, and the other team will follow behind, ready to rush to help at any time."
"this......"
Dong Zhuo thought for a moment: "Is this possible?"
Li Ru nodded: "General Dong Min has a similar figure to the Prime Minister. If he can wear the Prime Minister's clothes, he will be able to fake it and attract the attention of thieves. We will know if there is an ambush in front of us."
Dong Zhuo's eyes suddenly brightened, he turned around and said: "Here, call Dong Min over."
The messenger cupped his hands: "Here."
Not long after.
A brave general galloped forward on horseback. He was broad and strong, and looked like a hill on his horse.
Hurry—!
Dong Min reined in his horse, cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "Prime Minister, when will you call the last general?"
Dong Zhuo said affectionately: "Brother Min, how many years have you been following me?"
"this......"
Dong Min pondered for a moment and said softly: "Almost thirty years."
Dong Zhuo nodded: "Thirty years, I will never leave you. I know you are loyal."
Dong Min grinned and said, "That's natural! Whether it's Xu Rong or Lu Bu, they are all outsiders. No matter how loyal they are on the surface, how can they be compared to our own family?"
"That's right!"
Dong Zhuo was convinced and agreed: "Brother Min, there is something else I need to trouble you about now."
Dong Min cupped his hands and said loudly: "Brother, no matter what you say, Min will obey your orders."
Before coming, he called Dong Zhuo "prime minister", but Dong Zhuo said a few words and directly changed him to "brother".
We did get closer, but it was a bit life-consuming!
"good!"
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed in his heart and immediately stopped covering up: "We suspect that there is an ambush involving the East Bandits ahead. The strength of the troops may not be less than 2,000 cavalry. Now Shaanxi County is so close that there is no way to detour."
"therefore......"
Dong Zhuo always observed Dong Min's expression, and found that his expression changed slightly, but he did not reject it too much. He immediately said with confidence: "I want you to pretend to be Zhuo and go and test it out."
"If there is no ambush, just surrender. If there is an ambush, brother Min, don't be afraid. My brother is leading the troops behind. When you are ambushed, you will come to support."
Li Ru hurriedly added: "General Dong, although there are many traitor cavalry, their combat effectiveness is not as good as ours. You are a veteran who has been galloping for thirty years. How can you not be the enemy of traitors?"
"In the face of these guys, I don't need to elaborate on how to fight. General Dong must know it very well. I only ask that the general can sustain it for a quarter of an hour. Ru and the Prime Minister will rush to help."
Dong Min thought for a moment and nodded affirmatively: "Xiliang can live without brother Min, but it cannot live without brother! Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, I, Dong Min, am not afraid at all."
"Brother!"
Dong Min cupped his hands and said, "Let's change clothes."
Dong Zhuo was ecstatic: "Okay! Thank you for your hard work."
Dong Min dismounted and quickly took off his armor.
The two of them changed their clothes.
"Brother Min, you lead our army and horses first, and I will lead my personal guards behind. They can all ride and shoot, and they are all as powerful as ten. As long as you can hold on, we will definitely kill them all in one fell swoop."
"Brother, don't worry, just leave it to Min."
"good!"
Dong Zhuo nodded: "Go."
drive-!
Dong Min turned around and roared away: "Brothers, the target is Shaanxi County, and we are moving forward at full speed."
Rumble.
The sound of hooves rumbled and rolled away.
Dong Zhuo let out a sigh of relief: "Whether there is an ambush ahead will be revealed later."
Li Ru nodded: "Yes! I hope there is no ambush. If there is an ambush, the Prime Minister does not need to panic. The guards are all strong soldiers, so we may not be without the strength to fight."
Dong Zhuo nodded, with a fierce look in his eyes: "If a battle breaks out here, you should quickly send someone to Shaanxi County to report the news, and order Niu Fu to lead people to rush for reinforcements. There must be no mistake."
Li Ruen said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, just leave it to Ru."
When the soldiers and horses in front were far away, Dong Zhuo waved his hand: "Go, follow."
Boom!
The knight's bodyguards followed closely, always alert to the front.
At this moment, Dong Min, who was exploring the road ahead, ordered the team to spread out to increase the depth of defense and facilitate U-turns, detours and other actions.
In addition, he ordered his scouts to expand the search area to prevent unexpected events.
Whoosh!
Just as Dong Min was leading his army through the forest.
Suddenly, a loud arrow exploded.
It's the south.
Dong Min heard the argument and judged it at once.
"Get out of the forest quickly and don't get blocked by thieves."
Without any hesitation, Dong Min gave a sonorous order and at the same time clamped the horse's belly, causing the horse's speed to increase again.
Xiyuxu—!
The horses' braying suddenly became louder.
Hundreds of war horses speed up together.
The moment Dong Min broke out of the forest, he turned around and looked.
But see...
Wuyangyang's cavalry rushed over like a tide, only a few hundred steps away from him.
For the cavalry, this is simply a step away.
Dong Min was shocked and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Quick, take a detour to the north!"
Only by creating enough strategic depth can we persevere.
at this point.
Dong Min knows it all too well.
In particular, he could tell at a glance that the opponent's cavalry numbered at least three to four thousand.
Such a scale is seven or eight times that of the cavalry under his command. If they fight head-on, it will be like hitting a stone with an egg.
Dong Min was shocked in his heart, sweating all over his body and soaking his clothes and armor.
The scene before him was much more difficult than he imagined.
but......
Fortunately there was an early warning.
Otherwise, they will all be annihilated.
Boom!
The moment Dong Min rode his horse out of the woods, he immediately led his troops to circle north. While keeping a sufficient distance from the thieves, he carefully observed his opponent's actions.
But see...
The cavalry in front of me were different from the ones I encountered in Luoyang before.
They were all holding spears in one hand, leaning on their horses, holding the horses tightly with their legs, as if they were afraid of falling off.
In addition, when he rode his horse to circle north, the opponent's pursuit seemed very jerky.
It's obvious!
The cavalry in front of me is definitely not the cavalry in Luoyang.
They are most likely new recruits, and they are still cavalry that have only recently been formed and have not yet formed combat effectiveness.
In this case...
Dong Min grinned, a clever idea suddenly forming in his mind.
"Brothers, follow my detour!"
Give an order.
Dong Min immediately turned around and took a circuitous route to the southwest.
The sudden twists and turns are relatively simple for hundreds of soldiers and horses like Dong Min, but not so much. In addition, in order to prevent arrows from missing and killing them, their original positions are very scattered, which makes it even more difficult. Conducive to turning around.
but......
Compared with the cavalry consisting of thousands of new soldiers, this kind of acute U-turn would be very difficult.
As expected.
Soldiers who did not understand the cavalry's circuitous march strategy subconsciously followed the reins of their horses and turned.
The numerous cavalrymen gathered together, really like a lake of slurry, adhering to each other, and their riding movements tilted greatly.
Many soldiers even fell off their horses and were trampled into a pulp.
In an instant, the sound of people shouting and horses neighing exploded like thunder.
Dong Min became more certain from this.
This cavalry must have very poor actual combat experience.
What's there to be afraid of when playing against such a team?
"Ho! Ho! Ho!"
A low roar sounded.
All Xiliang Xiaoqi realized this. The previous fear disappeared and was replaced by absolute self-confidence, as well as indifferent ridicule and humiliation.
The previous detour was just Dong Min's tentative attack, and the range of his movements was not too large. But now, he has absolute confidence that he can kill this army forcefully.
"Brothers!"
Dong Min waved his hand: "Continue to take a roundabout way."
All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Here."
Rumble~
The sound of horse hooves rolled away.
Dong Min's cavalry kept a certain safe distance from Yuan Shao's cavalry, and used their superb riding skills to make constant detours in order to contain Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's cavalry.
Two full arcs of acute detours, like being stirred back and forth by a stick, immediately caused Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's cavalry to become chaotic. Let alone organize an effective attack, it was difficult to return to normal. Like ascending to heaven.
Yuan Shao saw something was wrong and immediately shouted: "Zhang Sima! Zhang Sima! Give the order quickly to restore order."
Yuan Shu's eyes were as wide as bells, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Zhang Sima, why are you still standing there? Give the order quickly. If this continues, we will be killed by the thieves."
...
How could Zhang Yang not know the current situation?
But he really couldn't believe that this army was alert in advance, otherwise how could they have scattered the scouts so far. And the most shocking thing was that their positions were so scattered.
Apparently!
The other party has been on guard for a long time.
However, if they had guessed that there would be an ambush, why didn't they rush into Shaanxi County quickly, but instead returned slowly and leisurely?
This is completely unreasonable!
But......
At this moment, Zhang Yang couldn't think about it at all.
He sat up straight and quickly scanned the battlefield, quickly imprinting the current positions of his own cavalry and the enemy's cavalry into his mind to judge the opponent's next intentions.
"Objection."
Zhang Yang naturally knew the fundamental reason why the other party was so arrogant.
He gritted his steel teeth and made a quick decision: "Quick! Give Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu the order to move north. Don't chase the thieves. I will complete the lateral encirclement under cover."
The messenger nodded.
Immediately.
The red and green flags flashed, conveying instructions to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
These two men had been stunned for a long time. They could not care about anything else. They immediately commanded the army and acted according to Zhang Yang's instructions.
Boom!
Watching the movement of his own cavalry heading north.
Zhang Yang was furious, and his fierce fighting spirit was ignited: "You bastard! Hundreds of cavalry dare to be arrogant in front of labor and management, it is simply unreasonable!"
"Brothers!"
The cavalry under Zhang Yang's command are truly elite cavalry, and they are not inferior to the Xiliang Xiaoqi at all: "Follow me and take a detour, and we will fight the Xiliang Xiaoqi head-on and let them see how powerful we are."
All the soldiers: "Here."
In an instant.
Under the cover of the northbound cavalry, Zhang Yang led the cavalry to complete a rapid detour.
Dong Min was stunned and the enemy cavalry adjusted their strategy in time.
"General, look here."
Suddenly, the deputy general shouted loudly and pointed forward: "They are the thieves' cavalry. We have fallen into a trap."
Dong Min was stunned and turned around to look back.
really!
A cavalry force of nearly a thousand men was heading towards him.
What is even more surprising is that this cavalry did not lie down on the horse, but sat up straight, holding the spear in the same way as himself, holding the spear with one hand behind the back. Only a few soldiers and horses chose to hold it upright.
spear.
"not good!"
Dong Min immediately realized something was wrong.
He couldn't imagine it.
The opponent actually has a group of veterans hidden among a large number of new recruits.
With my current extremely scattered position, if I fight with him, I will most likely be crushed by him without any suspense.
But......
The distance between the two sides was too close, less than a hundred steps.
At this moment, Dong Min has no choice but to choose to fight head-on!
"Rush over!"
Dong Min bit the bullet and gave the order sonorously.
"kill-!"
Xiliang Xiaoqi shouted in unison.
Wuyangyang's two cavalrymen collided.
Swords flashed, blood splashed.
puff!
Zhang Yang killed a Xiliang cavalryman with a spear and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hurry! Send an order to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and ask them to quickly outflank him and try to surround him and annihilate him."
The ordering soldier responded loudly: "Here."
In an instant.
The red and green flags waved again.
When Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who were riding horses, saw this, they did not hesitate and ordered a detour.
This simple detour with no one to control it is not difficult for the two of them.
Zhang Yang tried his best to pester the Xiliang Xiaoqi, creating an excellent siege opportunity for the two of them.
"Quick! Quickly encircle and kill Dong Zhuo!"
"Kill Dong Zhuo and do justice for heaven."
"kill-!"
The Allied cavalry seemed to be going crazy. After riding their horses to complete the roundabout, black water surged over them like a tide.
A wave of strategic hedging ended, and before Dong Min had time to escape, the Allied cavalry attacked him.
"Damn it!"
He chewed it secretly, trying to find a breakthrough.
Shocking discovery.
The cavalryman who had just been confronting him had already turned around and was heading towards the gap to make up for his injuries: "Why hasn't the Prime Minister come to support us yet? If this continues, we will really be trapped in a tight siege."
"General!"
The deputy general next to him shouted loudly: "I can't control that much anymore, just rush!"
Dong Min gritted his teeth and ordered: "Let's go!"
As a last resort, Dong Min led his troops to kill in the direction of the gap.
Although that cavalry team is proficient in cavalry warfare and has mature tactics, there are not many soldiers and horses after all. If they are stuck by the cavalry behind them, they will really be stuck to death.
Choose the lesser of two evils.
at this point.
Dong Min naturally understands.
He led his troops towards the gap and collided with Zhang Yang's troops again.
"Want to run?"
Zhang Yang is proficient in cavalry combat, how could he not understand the opponent's strategic intentions?
He suddenly looked back.
Shocking discovery.
Gao Cheng, the nearest military lord, was making a detour: "Gao Junhou, you must give me a rosary for this thief. If you can kill Dong Zhuo, I will personally ask for credit for you."
Military Marquis Gao Cheng was overjoyed and responded sonorously: "Here! Brothers, follow me."
Phew! Phew!
Zhang Yang shuttled back and forth on his horse, leaning left and right on his horse, and kept stabbing back and forth with the war spear in his palm, killing three or four Xiliang knights one after another, and went straight to kill the burly "Dong Zhuo":
"Thief Dong, where are you going?"
Hearing the shouts from behind, Dong Min was so shocked that his throat almost burst out.
He subconsciously grabbed the war horses and yelled at the top of his lungs: "Hurry up! Charge over here!"
But......
His military strength was originally small.
Now, they encountered another elite cavalry group, whose number was almost twice as many as theirs.
Once the other party sticks to you, you can't get rid of it no matter what.
As a result, the new recruits who were in chaos before have completely restored order and are now attacking him.
However, he still had trouble getting rid of the other party's control.
"rush!"
Dong Min really had no other choice.
At this moment, he could only believe that Dong Zhuo would come to support him soon: "We must rush out!"
Xiyuxu—!
The loud hooting of horses suddenly sounded.
In the diagonal stab, a pair of weapons came in a roundabout way and stopped just in front of Dong Min.
"Breakout westward!"
Dong Zhuo did not dare to hesitate at all and chose to avoid its sharp edge and rush westward.
However, although there are new soldiers on the west side, they have an absolute numerical advantage. As long as they are surrounded, this army will definitely die.
"Encirclement!"
Zhang Yang gave an order.
In an instant.
The red and green flags flashed again.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's troops arrived and launched a siege against "Dong Zhuo's" army.
The morale of the Allied soldiers soared: "Kill—!"
The strong cry of killing shook the countryside and spread in all directions.
Li Ru stared at the battlefield: "Prime Minister, it's almost time to take action."
Dong Zhuo's eyes were cold, and he hesitated to give the order: "Wait a little longer, brother Min will not die so easily."
"But......"
Li Ru was worried: "There are thousands of thieves and cavalry, but they only have three hundred. How can they hold them back?"
How could Dong Zhuo not know this, but he was still waiting for the opportunity: "If he cannot be defeated, the thieves will chase him thousands of miles away, so what's the use?"
"Keep waiting!"
Dong Zhuo's heart was as solid as ice, and he seemed to have no regard for brotherly love.
Li Ru frowned and stared at the battlefield intently, without giving any more advice.
suddenly.
On the battlefield, the last soldiers and horses on the periphery also joined the siege, completely giving up their guard.
Dong Zhuo's eyes sparkled, and he immediately shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brothers, follow me and kill! Let them taste the real power of our Xiliang Knights."