Competing with the top heroes of the Three Kingdoms is what Wang Yu has always been looking forward to.
Before this, although the two sides had battled wits and strength, both sides had their own scruples at that time, so it could only be regarded as a tentative fight rather than a real life-and-death fight.
Now, the peak showdown is about to take place.
To Wang Yu's expectation, the opponent he had to face first was not Cao Cao, who was the strongest and closest, but the Ma Jiajun of Xiliang, who had the most controversial strength among the heroes of the Three Kingdoms.
Wang Yu learned from the messenger sent by Jia Xu that while he was busy preparing for the Second Gongsun to leave the fortress, others were not idle. Cao Cao's trip to Guanzhong was very fruitful. First, he fully accepted Duan Xuan's three
Wan Yongliang's troops were strong, and then during the siege of Chang'an, he successfully instigated Guo Si's rebellion through internal support in the city.
Like a chain reaction, Guo Si then persuaded Fan Chou to change his mind. Only Li Jue firmly rejected Guo Si's proposal, vowing to live up to Dong Zhuo's kindness, and earnestly persuaded his old partner to turn back.
Dong Zhuo was trapped in Chang'an, which seemed to be a dead end.
Li Jue's determination was rewarded with a stab in the back from his old partner - either out of shame or anger, or because he was worried that Li Jue would leak the news, Guo Si was submissive on the surface, but secretly killed him.
Li Jue is also a famous general in the Three Kingdoms era. In history, he defeated Lu Bu and Ma Teng. Even a fierce man like Sun Jian, when he heard about Li Jue's name, he hesitated to hold his troops back and was cautious. His good fighting skills are evident.
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Although he was overshadowed by Wang Yu in this life, Li Jue's death was still unjust. He never thought that there was a strong city like Chang'an City that could be defended. The food and grass in the city were enough for two or three years.
Why did his old partner Guo Si think that the Prime Minister was dead and there was no way he could be saved?
Even Wang Yu couldn't help but sigh when he saw this. Historically, Li Jue's death seemed to be quite aggrieved, as if it was fate. In a sense, this man was also a pure warrior.
If used properly, it might not be the Qiancheng of the country, but he was involved in this unpredictable and troubled world, but he couldn't even follow the trend.
The emotion brought by Li Jue was just a small episode. What really concerned Wang Yu was the process and result of the battle in Guanzhong.
After Li Jue died, Guo Si continued to do nothing. At that moment, he summoned his subordinates and told Dong Zhuo that his ship was about to capsize. Those who wanted to survive should join him in abandoning the secrets and surrendering to the bright side. On the other side, he sent a letter to Cao Cao, telling him that the city would be capsized.
Inform the other party of the unexpected event and tell them to take action in advance.
Guo Si had been Li Jue's deputy in the past, and Li Jue's troops were no strangers to him. The composition of Dong Zhuo's army was destined to not have many loyal people in the army. He saw Li Jue's head and the murderous atmosphere around him.
Guo Si's trusted guard, Li Jue's army surrendered most of them on the spot.
The only ones who refused to surrender were Li Jue's nephews and confidants. They knew that even if they surrendered, they would only die, so they escaped long before Guo Si sealed the barracks.
It's not that Guo Si didn't know, but although he was not a good person, his attainments in military strategy were not much worse than Li Jue's, and he had a very clear grasp of the situation.
He knew what Cao Cao wanted.
When Dong Zhuo was at his peak, he had six major military departments. They were led by six generals, namely Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Xuan, Hu Zhen, Lu Bu and Xu Rong.
Lu Bu's troops were the frontier troops who went south from Bingzhou with him, and Xu Rong's troops were the Northern Army from Luoyang. Hu Zhen commanded a motley crew, including Hu soldiers sent by the Qiang people of Yongliang, and Dong Zhuo who split the Northern Army.
part of the army, plus the bandits and bandits who were recruited to surrender and accept rebellion. Duan Xuan's subordinates were purely Han Yongliang border troops.
Of the six nominally great generals, in fact, Dong Zhuo could only really trust two and a half of them. Niu Fu was his son-in-law, Dong Yue was his nephew, and Hu Zhen was promoted by him from the ranks.
Too complicated and has no combat effectiveness.
Of course, the direct troops must be managed well. Over the years, Dong Zhuo's investment in other military departments was less than a fraction of the investment in the direct troops. It was precisely because of this that Lu Bu was full of resentment, and when he got the opportunity, he turned against him.
But from another level, if someone wants to accept Dong Zhuo's legacy, the most essential part is of course these two direct troops.
Niu Fu was bullied into a scumbag by Wang Yu in Luoyang. In anger, Dong Zhuo beat him to the bottom and sent him directly to Wuguan to be with Hu Zhen, who was also treated miserably by Wang Yu. If it hadn't been for Li Ru
Don't worry, go to Wuguan to supervise the battle. I'm afraid that these brothers and sisters will have been ravaged to death by Xia Houyuan.
The people who succeeded Niu Fu were Li Jue and Guo Si. The direct force that originally belonged to Niu Fu was not much stronger than the other troops. There were only 25,000 people in total, of which 10,000 were cavalry, and the rest
They are infantry, and their total number is not as much as that of Duan Xuan, who is not a direct descendant.
Looking at the numbers alone, it is indeed nothing remarkable. The proportion of cavalry in the Xiliang Army is already very high. When those Qiang and Hu horse bandits come with a bald horse, they will be counted as cavalry. It is said that one hundred thousand cavalry is very majestic, but
If they really fight, these cavalry can only scare people.
Cavalry is far more than just riding a man on horseback. Otherwise, how could Wang Yu have won when he faced more than 200,000 cavalrymen from Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Zahu in Youzhou at the same time?
However, the cavalry under Li Jue are not the kind of ragtag group that is not even equipped with bows and iron arrows. They are an elite team trained by Dong Zhuo after learning from the painful experience of the past two years. Their weapons and equipment are all imitations of the White Horse Yi Cong.
The best, riding skills, and archery skills are also the best in the army.
The infantry are even more impressive. Three thousand of them are the Flying Bear Army on which Dong Zhuo started his career. They are all in full iron armor, worn by sturdy men, holding broad swords and axes. They are even more powerful than Wang Yu's in those days.
The Deefeng camp is no less generous.
Among the more than 10,000 people, there are 4,000 crossbowmen, strong bows and crossbows, all available in the army, and plenty of arrows. The last 8,000 are half-armored spearmen.
It was a small force of 25,000 people, only half of whom were dispatched, and they easily captured Ma Teng on Ba. Han Sui claimed to have a coalition of 100,000 cavalry, but Cao Cao had not changed his strategy in time and attracted 100,000 Qiang and Hu to join the battle.
, Ma, Han didn't even dare to have the thought of revenge.
The most important thing in logistics is food, grass and equipment. Ma Teng and Han Sui's martial arts and military skills may not be bad, but what they lack is equipment. How can they defeat Dong Zhuo's direct troops who are armed to the teeth?
After Cao Cao besieged the city, he was not in a hurry to attack, but was busy using high-ranking officials and generous salaries to win over Dong Zhuo's generals, and combined with the general trend of the world. If Guo Si still couldn't guess that the opponent was not interested in Chang'an City, but Dong Zhuo's family background, then
He didn't deserve to be so favored by Dong Zhuo.
Guo Si's thinking was very clear. He didn't care what happened to Chang'an City. As long as he had this direct force in his hands, he would not worry about Cao Cao not fulfilling his promise. If Li Jue's nephews and nephews ran away, they would run away. The worst was a melee.
It's a field.
If they don't leave, it will be troublesome. These people are deeply rooted in the army and have some influence. If they cause trouble in the camp, it might lead to a big chaos. If this elite team is completely destroyed, then he can take refuge.
What is the use of the past? Who can guarantee that he will not be killed by Cao Cao to vent his anger?
As for the melee, Xu Rong is dead, Lu Bu has rebelled a long time ago, Hu Zhen's remaining defeated generals are far away in Wuguan, Duan Xuan has also surrendered, Li Jue has died again, five of the six great lieutenant generals have been eliminated, and now in the city
The only people loyal to Dong Zhuo were Dong Yue's 30,000 troops.
Although Dong Yue's soldiers and horses are also direct lineage, there are differences between direct lineage and direct lineage. According to the internal saying of Xiliang Army, Niu Fu Department is the internal lineage and Dong Yue Department is the external lineage. Just think about their identities.
, the former’s chief general was his son-in-law Niu Fu, his lieutenants were his younger brother Dong Min, and his nephew Dong Huang, while Dong Yue was just a clan nephew, so their relationship was several levels worse.
With extra resources, Dong Yue still had a chance to score points, but for building an elite force, no amount of resources was too much, especially since Dong Zhuo constantly made adjustments based on the opponent's situation - his reference standard.
It is the Qingzhou Army, and the output of the Guanzhong territory may not even be one-fifth or even one-tenth of Qingzhou's. The results can be imagined.
The equipment of Dong Yue's tribe is ordinary. Thirty thousand pure cavalry sounds scary, but its actual combat effectiveness is only slightly stronger than that of the horse and Korean coalition forces. If there is a fight in Chang'an City, the cavalry will have even less room to display.
Well, Guo Si didn't take Dong Yue seriously at all.
Guo Si was eager to fight Dong Yue to the death. Since he wanted to surrender, the fewer people sharing the credit, the better. Duan Xuan had no choice but to force Dong Yue into a blind corner, so that he would not have time to surrender.
Thoughts, how can I show my credit for this?
As for the chaos in the city and the damage caused to Chang'an City and the people of Chang'an, Guo Bang didn't worry about it at all. Back then, Prime Minister Dong almost moved all the people from Luoyang to Guanzhong. In terms of destructive power, who could compare with it?
Going to Lao Dong?
As a result, a great chaos inevitably unfolded.
Li Jue's son Li Shi fled to the Prime Minister's Mansion with hundreds of his confidants to report the news. Dong Zhuo was shocked when he heard the news. He led people directly to Dong Yue's barracks and took command personally. He wanted to take advantage of Guo Si's unsteady foothold to seize the direct army.
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Dong Zhuo certainly knew that Dong Yue's troops could not defeat his direct troops. He just thought that with the strength of these troops, he would be invincible when he showed up.
After all, this direct force was created by him with all his hard work. Even a senior officer in the army has received his personal interview and face-to-face encouragement. How could there be any lack of loyalty?
His idea was correct, but he couldn't resist Guo Si's scheme in front of him. On the surface, Guo Si was just waiting for reinforcements, waiting for Cao Jun outside the city to respond. In fact, he ambushed nearly a thousand strong crossbowmen under the wall, and Dong Zhuo was
As soon as he appeared, Guo Si gave an order and fired thousands of arrows. Thousands of powerful crossbows created a storm. Dong Zhuo's protective shield was as thin as paper and was torn apart in an instant.
Of course, Dong Zhuo couldn't die anymore. He must not be able to close his eyes until he died. Who would have thought that he would die under the big yellow crossbow that he saved through frugality?
As soon as Dong Zhuo died, Dong Yue's subordinates immediately dispersed. Some people knelt down and asked to surrender. More people ran around in the city. Some of them, led by Li Shi and others, went directly to the palace.
.His goal is of course the Emperor. At this moment, there is no better hostage than the Emperor. (To be continued...)