"Useless thing!" With an angry shout, Dong Zhuo grabbed a wine bottle from beside him and threw it towards the ragged sergeants kneeling in front. The sergeants didn't even try to hide.
If he dared to hide, he would wait there bravely and wait for the wine bottle to directly hit one of the sergeants on the head. Even if his head was covered with blood, he would not dare to move.
In the meeting hall, the atmosphere seemed very depressing. None of the civil servants and generals sitting under Dong Zhuo dared to speak. The only sound left in the hall was Dong Zhuo's heavy breathing. These sergeants all came from Sishui Pass.
Among the defeated troops who escaped, the dozen or so sergeants who had evacuated from Sishui Pass that day were later hunted down by Le Jin, and only a few of them died. Moreover, each of them was injured.
After escaping to Luoyang, they ran directly to Dong Zhuo to report the news without taking a breath. Unfortunately, they ran to Dong Zhuo so desperately, and what greeted them was not Dong Zhuo's reward, but a severe punishment!
Dong Zhuo stared with a pair of red eyes, staring fiercely at the soldiers kneeling below. It was obvious that his anger had not subsided, and he directly slapped the table and shouted: "Come here! Drag all these losers down!"
I chopped them all! Useless things! After losing the battle, you still dare to come back and show your face? It is simply a disgrace to our Xiliang Army!"
As soon as the sergeants heard Dong Zhuo's order, their faces suddenly showed expressions of despair. Now they finally understood why Li Sun would rather die at the hands of the enemy than come back. They regret it now.
It was too late, and a few strong-backed soldiers walked in from outside the meeting hall. They bowed to Dong Zhuo with clasped fists, then directly picked up these sergeants and walked out. Knowing that resistance would have no effect, these sergeants simply
They didn't even have the thought of resisting, and let the other party drag them down without saying a word.
"Wait!" At this time, someone finally spoke in the conference hall, but it was Li Ru, Dong Zhuo's most trusted advisor. Li Ru was Dong Zhuo's youngest son-in-law, and Dong Zhuo's eldest daughter was married to Niu Fu, the general who had followed Dong Zhuo for the longest time.
, Niu Fu is currently staying in Xiliang on Dong Zhuo's order. Therefore, in this meeting hall, Li Ru is the person closest to Dong Zhuo.
Seeing that it was Li Ru who spoke, Dong Zhuo was about to lose his temper, but he finally endured it, but the look he stared at Li Ru was unkind. Although Li Ru was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, everyone here knew that as long as Li Ru was really
Dong Zhuo was annoyed, but Dong Zhuo didn't mind letting his daughter become a widow. However, Li Ru had followed Dong Zhuo for many years and knew Dong Zhuo's temper best. Facing Dong Zhuo's fierce eyes, Li Ru just smiled faintly and said to Dong Zhuo
He bowed his hands and said, "Prime Minister, don't be impatient. Allow me to ask these people a question. It won't be too late to kill them!"
No matter what, Li Ru was Dong Zhuo's most capable adviser after all, so Dong Zhuo still had to give him some face. Dang even snorted coldly and looked away, thus agreeing to Li Ru's request. Immediately afterwards, Li Ru
He turned to look at the sergeants, but the smile on his face froze for an instant, and he asked gloomily: "Let me ask you this, if you answer honestly, maybe the Prime Minister can spare the lives of your family members!"
After hearing Li Ru's words, the eyes of these sergeants lit up. They also knew that their heads would definitely not be saved, but it was a good thing to be able to save their families. They all looked at Li Ru at the same time. Li Ru nodded.
Nodding, he was afraid that these sergeants were completely desperate and would not cooperate with him at all, so he used the families of these sergeants as bargaining chips. Seeing that this strategy worked, Li Ru continued to ask: "Let me ask you, how can we defeat Si
The army at Shuiguan is from which route? Who is the leading general? How many troops are there?"
Previously, these sergeants only told Dong Zhuo that the Sishui Pass was breached and that Hua Xiong, Li Su and Hu Zhen all died tragically at the pass. However, they did not have time to tell the specific circumstances of this battle before they bore Dong Zhuo's wrath.
Now that Li Ru asked this question, everyone including Dong Zhuo suddenly remembered what the specific situation of the battle was and how Hua Xiong was defeated, but they had no idea at all. This was all Dong Zhuo's own mistake.
Of course he didn't want to lose face, so Dong Zhuo turned away his head and pricked up his ears secretly. Hua Xiong was his general, and Dong Zhuo knew his abilities well. The opponent was actually able to defeat Hua Xiong who had Sishui Pass as a barrier.
Xiong, this is not easy!
In order to save the lives of their families, the sergeants certainly did not dare to hold anything back. Immediately, one of their squad leaders said immediately: "General Hua followed the Prime Minister's military order and stationed 5,000 soldiers and horses at Sishui Pass. One day
At the beginning, several waves of enemy troops came one after another, but General Hua led his troops to defeat them directly!" In order to fear that he did not explain clearly and angered Li Ru again, the sergeant simply started from the beginning.
"Yes!" Li Ru nodded. This military information had been sent to Luoyang yesterday. After Hua Xiong defeated the waves of allied forces that came to seize the border, he immediately sent the victory report to express himself.
Gong. Originally, Dong Zhuo was very happy when he received the good news yesterday, and was planning to promote Hua Xiong. However, he did not expect that in less than a day, he received the news of Hua Xiong's defeat.
The sergeant continued: "After defeating several waves of enemy troops, General Hua also believed that the Allied forces were just a mob. At this time, another enemy army came to attack the pass. Looking from the top of the city, a rough calculation showed that the enemy troops
There are more than ten thousand people! However, General Hua believed that the enemy army was vulnerable, so he and General Hu led the troops out to meet the enemy! General Li tried to persuade him to no avail, and was almost killed by General Hua!" The sergeant is still here.
They said a few good words to Li Su. Since these sergeants were able to stay in the prison to accompany Li Su, it proved that they had a good relationship with Li Su. Besides, what they said were all facts, and they were all telling the truth.
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After Li Ru heard the sergeant's words, although there was no expression on his face, a cold light flashed across his eyes. Obviously, this was the reason for Hua Xiong's defeat in this battle, and Li Ru couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart,
Isn't it a complete fool to not defend the fortified Sishui Pass but to go head-to-head with an enemy force twice as many as oneself?
Not only Li Ru, but everyone here had this thought, even Dong Zhuo himself was no exception. At this moment, Dong Zhuo was already livid with anger, with a murderous look on his face. Needless to say, Hua Xiong himself was already dead, and Dong Zhuo used him
There is no way, but the family members he left behind in Luoyang will be in trouble!
Immediately afterwards, the sergeants narrated the entire battle process again. There were some things that the squad leader did not explain clearly. The other sergeants also quickly added, and finally explained the battle clearly. Especially the other generals.
It was so awesome that everyone present was in disbelief.
Hua Xiong's power is already well-known within the Xiliang Army. Even Lu Bu, who once defeated Hua Xiong, had to admit that Hua Xiong was the most powerful opponent he had ever encountered since his debut! Now listen
These sergeants said that there was actually a general on the other side who could compete with Hua Xiong, and finally cut off one of Hua Xiong's arms. Lu Bu, who was sitting opposite Li Ru, had eyes burning with heat at this moment, and he wanted to kill him right now.
Go to Bishui Pass and compete with that master!
Compared with Lu Bu's fighting spirit, Li Ru seemed more calm. He frowned and asked: "You have said so much, but you still haven't answered my original question! What happened to the enemy army that defeated you?
Which route are they on? Who is leading the troops?"
"Uh!" After hearing Li Ru's question, the sergeants immediately fell silent. From the time the enemy army began to attack the pass until they withdrew from Sishui Pass, no one knew where this enemy army came from.
I only knew that the other party was an allied force of the Kwantung princes. Finally, the squad leader seemed to have remembered something and hurriedly said: "Li, Mr. Li! I remember that on the enemy's flag,
The word "brave" is written in a big word, and when they charge, they shout "brave soldiers", which should be their bugle!"
"The brave soldier?" Li Ru read it again, but shook his head. He had never heard of this name, let alone found out the opponent's origin. Finally, Li Ru nodded towards Dong Zhuo, indicating that he had finished asking.
, then Dong Zhuo waved his hand directly, and the soldiers immediately dragged the sergeants down. Needless to say, what awaited them would be the shining butcher knife!
After a moment of silence in the hall, Lu Bu stood up directly, clasped his fists at Dong Zhuo and shouted: "Father! Since these Guandong princes are so ignorant of praise! Please ask your stepfather to send my son to fight! I will keep the heads of these princes in my hands."
, all of them were brought back and presented to the adoptive father's account!" Originally, when Dong Zhuo sent troops to Sishui Pass, Lu Bu had asked Dong Zhuo for orders, but at that time, Hua Xiong snatched the opportunity away.
Now that Hua Xiong has died in battle, looking at Dong Zhuo's army, the only one who can be more powerful than Hua Xiong is probably Lu Bu!
Dong Zhuo did not reply to Lu Bu in a hurry, but turned to look at Li Ru. This time Hua Xiong's defeat not only lost the Sishui Pass, but also severely damaged the morale of Dong Zhuo's army. Don't look at how arrogant Dong Zhuo is in Luoyang now.
, but Dong Zhuo knew very well that in Luoyang City, those secret forces were always waiting for the opportunity to overthrow themselves! At this time, Dong Zhuo had to be cautious. Hua Xiong was defeated, and it was already possible to send Lu Bu into battle.
It must be done, but before that, Dong Zhuo still wanted to hear what Li Ru had to say.
Seeing Dong Zhuo looking at him, Li Ru also knew what Dong Zhuo meant. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then smiled sinisterly, raised his head and said to Dong Zhuo: "Prime Minister! I have some suggestions, and I would like to ask the Prime Minister to make a decision!"