The first victory was taken away by Cao Cao, and now he was ambushed by Xu Rong, losing troops and generals. Where does this put the face of his alliance leader?
However, he also understood that if he continued to fight, he would only lose more soldiers and horses, so after saying a harsh word, he ordered his troops to retreat and wait for another fight the next day.
As Yuan Shao gave up his strong attack, the remaining princes breathed a sigh of relief and dispersed after Yuan Shao.
At the same time, in Cao Cao's camp, Cao Cao also received the news of Yan Liang's defeat, and he suddenly showed a gloating expression.
"My lord, Yuan Benchu suffered a big loss today, and he is very likely to do something bad tomorrow. My lord, you'd better make other plans."
When Zhao Feng saw this, he said solemnly.
"I see."
When Cao Cao heard this, he nodded slightly to show that he understood.
"Military advisor, it's getting late now, so go to bed early."
"Then, I will resign."
At Cao Cao's signal, Zhao Feng left the camp, leaving Cao Cao alone.
"Yuan Benchu, I wonder what your plans are for tomorrow?"
The next day, Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, was the most prosperous place, and Luoyang was also divided into an inner city and an outer city.
In the outer city, there are hundreds of thousands of Han people, while in the inner city, there are mansions of officials.
In addition to the inner and outer cities, there is also the most central place, which is the palace.
The Imperial Palace of the Han Dynasty was surrounded by a five-meter-high city wall. It was also the most critical place of the Han Dynasty. However, the person lying on the dragon bed in the palace at this moment was not the emperor of the day, but a tall figure.
A burly, middle-aged man with a slightly fat belly.
Next to the middle-aged man were several women with sexy figures and white bodies.
I saw those women, like frightened sheep, trembling and holding the middle-aged man's body, for fear of accidentally irritating the middle-aged man.
"Master Xiangguo, Master Li Ru would like to see you."
At this time, a loud voice woke up the middle-aged man.
"Li Ru, what is he here for? Could it be that there is good news coming from Hulao Pass?"
The middle-aged man who was awakened was the Dong thief in the mouth of the princes, that is, Dong Zhuo. When he heard Li Ru's name, he seemed to have thought of something, and the corner of his mouth curled up.
The concubines who saw Dong Zhuo's anger were about to beg for mercy, but they saw Dong Zhuo smile and were relieved.
"Xuan Li Ru comes in!"
Dong Zhuo was sitting on the dragon chair, like an emperor, and said to the Xiliang soldiers below who did not dare to take another look.
"promise!"
The Xiliang soldiers subconsciously raised their heads, glanced at the sexy and hot concubines, swallowed subconsciously, and said in a panic.
"Ha ha!"
Dong Zhuo looked at the appearance of the soldier and laughed loudly.
Since he followed Li Ru's plan and obeyed the order of General He Jin and led his army to station in Luoyang, and then under Li Ru's plan, after the death of Han Ling Emperor and He Jin's death, he sided with the Qing emperor and executed the eunuchs.
In the name of the emperor, he led his army to occupy Luoyang.
At that time, he lived a better life than a god, but there were always unscrupulous people who wanted to murder him.
First Cao Cao, then eighteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo.
However, fortunately, Hua Xiong led an army of 100,000 to intercept the princes outside Hulao Pass. Now that Li Ru is attacking, it is very likely that there is good news from Hulao Pass.
How could this not excite Dong Zhuo?
Thinking like this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but show a hint of excitement and started dancing again.
Not long after, Li Ru was led by Xiliang soldiers and came to Dong Zhuo. Li Ru looked at the dancing Dong Zhuo and sighed slightly, but did not say anything.
He just waited quietly for Dong Zhuo to be released.
After a long time, accompanied by the sound of Dong Zhuo breathing heavily and the screams of the concubine, he casually put on a set of emperor's clothes, then looked at Li Ru and said excitedly: "Wen You, but there is good news from Hua Xiong?"
As Dong Zhuo spoke, he showed a ferocious smile.
"This group of rebellious ministers and traitors, shouldn't it be better to just be a local emperor? They must rebel. When Hua Xiong comes back, our family must destroy these rebellious ministers and traitors!"
While Dong Zhuo was talking to himself, he didn't notice Li Ru's gloomy expression.
Soon after, Dong Zhuo discovered that Li Ru had not spoken, and couldn't help asking: "Wen You, why don't you speak?"
"Lord Xiangguo, Hua Xiong died in battle!"
"What!"
As Li Ru's voice fell, Dong Zhuo, who had originally wanted to do it again, suddenly expressed a voice of disbelief.
"How is it possible? Hua Xiong has 100,000 Xiliang troops, how can he die in battle!"
"My lord, Xiang Guo, Hua Xiong disobeyed military orders and went out of the city to fight with the princes. As a result, he was beheaded by one of Cao Cao's generals."
When Li Ru saw this, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and then he said respectfully.
"Hua Xiong, a common man, almost missed me!"
Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard that Hua Xiong disobeyed military orders and was beheaded when he left the city.
When he was angry, he drew out a sharp sword, looked at the trembling concubine next to him, and stabbed her immediately.
Li Ru watched indifferently as Dong Zhuo released his anger by killing his concubine, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he sighed in his heart.
"How about Hulao Pass?"
After a while, Dong Zhuo calmed down and looked at Li Ru nervously and said.
Li Ru sighed, and then said respectfully: "Since my subordinates have already made arrangements, in addition to Hua Xiong being stationed at Hulao Pass, they also arranged for Xu Rong to be stationed secretly at Hulao Pass, so no accidents happened at Hulao Pass."
"However, with the strength of the coalition of princes and Xu Rong alone, it may be difficult to defend Hulao Pass."
Li Ru ignored the concubine who died tragically in a pool of blood and said with solemn eyes.
"It's okay."
Dong Zhuo, who had already lost his fighting spirit, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that nothing happened in Hulao.
Seeing this scene, Li Ru sighed slightly, but still said: "Master Xiangguo, although Hulao Pass is temporarily safe, my subordinates feel that in order to prevent accidents, reinforcements still need to be sent to support Hulao Pass!"
"Then send Li Jue and Guo Si to lead 50,000 troops to support Hulao Pass." Dong Zhuo frowned when he heard this.
"Your Excellency, General Li Jue and General Guo Si are not qualified to take on such an important task."
When Li Ru heard this, he shook his head slightly and said.
"Who does Wenyou want to fight?"
Dong Zhuo frowned when he heard what Li Ru said, and then asked Li Ru.
"Wen Hou Lu Bu!"
"He? No!"
Dong Zhuo refused without hesitation.
Dong Zhuo had never approved of Lü Bu, who killed his father and joined his army. However, because he needed Lü Bu to intimidate the Xiliang cavalry, he had to accept him as his adopted son.
Now, hearing that Li Ru asked Lu Bu to support Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo subconsciously refused.
"Master Xiangguo, are you worried about Wen Hou?"
What Li Ru said was exactly what Dong Zhuo was worried about. Although Lu Bu was unstoppable, Lu Bu had a criminal record. Who knew if this guy would stab him in the back?
What if Lu Bu rebels with 50,000 troops?
Especially once Lu Bu unites the 100,000 troops at Hulao Pass, and once he takes control of the 150,000 troops, there is no guarantee that Lu Bu will not kill him just like he killed Ding Yuan!
Dong Zhuo could be said to have lingering fears about this.