I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 309 Peace Talk
Dong Zhuo was actually not fainted, he did drink a little too much, coupled with the momentary urgency, the alcohol was strong, so he fell asleep all of a sudden.

This sleep is a whole night.

The next day, after Dong Zhuo woke up, he felt dizzy and dizzy.

But he quickly remembered what happened last night.

As soon as he thought of Hua Xiong being captured alive, and his army suffered a big defeat again, Dong Zhuo felt an indescribable depression in his heart.

At this moment, Dong Zhuo couldn't help recalling the scene when he met Liu Jian for the first time in Bingzhou.

At that time, Liu Jian was just an official of a county conscripted into the government by Lu Qian, the prefect of Zhuojun, and a child who was responsible for delivering letters. Now he has become a big boss, and he is even able to fight in the military that he is best at. In the field, he suppressed himself so much that he couldn't hold his head up.

Although Dong Zhuo knew that Liu Jian was a character, he really didn't expect that the other party's ability was so great, which was beyond his imagination.

Seeing that this young junior could surpass him in military affairs, Dong Zhuo felt a sense of loneliness in his heart.

Could it be that my decades of military experience, in the end, can't even compare with a junior?

"Xiangguo!"

Just as Dong Zhuo was rubbing his eyebrows and sighing, Zhang Ji hurried into his tent and said to him, "Xiangguo! The spies report that Sun Jian has led his elite soldiers to Nanyang and joined forces with Yuan Shao. Shao ordered Sun Jian Replace Huang Zu as the governor, let him take charge of the various ministries, and want to compete with the Xiangguo again."

At this time, Dong Zhuo was drinking water with a shovel, and when he heard that Sun Jian had arrived at the frontline battlefield, he lost his composure, and the shovel in his hand dropped to the case with a clang.

If it had been one day earlier, Sun Jian would have arrived at the battlefield, and Dong Zhuo might not be afraid of him.

It's just that now, the war on Chen Guo's side is unfavorable, and the news may soon spread throughout the three armies.

Dong Zhuo knew that this news would definitely have a huge impact on the morale of the soldiers of the three armies. The loss of soldiers on the front line and the capture of two leading generals in a row could not be changed by just a few words from him.

At such a moment, both the morale and fighting spirit of his soldiers and horses were low. At this juncture, Sun Jian led his troops to come. Based on the experience of the opponent, once he saw that the morale and fighting spirit of his own soldiers and horses were not high, he might not be able to fight. Will let this fighter go.

At that time, I am afraid that the battle situation in Nanyang will not be optimistic.

Dong Zhuo stroked his beard, thought for a long time, and finally heaved a long sigh helplessly.

He said to Zhang Ji: "Let Liu Changshi come to see me."

Zhang Ji took the order and went away, and soon saw Liu Ai coming to Dong Zhuo's tent.

Before Liu Ai could speak, Dong Zhuo stretched out his hand to grab Liu Ai and let him sit on a cushion in the tent.

Afterwards, Dong Zhuo sat down and poured a glass of water for Liu Ai himself.

Liu Ai was shocked when he saw this, and said "dare not" "dare not".

Dong Zhuo sighed and said, "I regret that I didn't listen to the official's words, and I have lost today! Liu Jian's son is really good... Alas, it is difficult for a lion to compete with him!"

Liu Ai listened to Dong Zhuo's words and persuaded: "Although Hua Xiong was defeated, it was because of his eagerness for quick success. When it comes to the strength of soldiers and horses, Lu Bu and Hu Zhen are still above Liu Jian. Now a large number of Sili's siege equipment has been transferred by Hu Zhen. In the past, as long as you don't take advantage of tricks, you may not be able to defeat Liu Deran, and Xiangguo doesn't have to worry about temporary victory or defeat."

Dong Zhuo shook his head and said, "What's the point even if Hu Zhen and Lu Bu can defeat Liu Jian? The Jizhou army has already shown its prestige, and our army's morale is low. Now Sun Jian just happened to arrive at this moment." In Nanyang, it is not good to fight twice, at this time, it is still necessary to negotiate peace with Liu Jian! Avoid continuing to fight on two fronts."

Liu Ai felt quite relieved that Dong Zhuo was able to put down his body and talk with Liu Jian at this time, but in his opinion, it was still a bit late.

"Xiangguo, if it was the previous peace talks, the two sides have not yet reached such a situation, and Xiangguo was defeated by Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, Cao Cao and others in the past, and the momentum was very strong. Although Liu Jian was defeated by Niu Fu, he was still weak... …The current situation, Sun Jian came to the north, Cao Cao and others gathered troops again, and Liu Jian captured Hua Xiong alive. At this time, the peace talks may be..."

Dong Zhuo understood what Liu Ai meant, and the peace talks might not be possible at this time.

Dong Zhuo sighed: "It's a pity that the old man didn't listen to his loyal advice and forced to send troops to fight Liu Jian, but now he has made himself fall into such a situation. It's really tied his hands and feet. But now, the old man has no choice!"

Liu Ai shook his head and sighed.

Dong Zhuo said again: "I look at the people in the tent, and there is no one who is qualified to be an envoy! Only Chang Shi, as a Han clan relative, is of the same family as Liu Jian, so this task can only be accomplished if it is entrusted to the king.

Liu Ai also probably guessed Dong Zhuo's purpose for asking him to come here.

In fact, Liu Ai also wanted to go to Liu Jian as an emissary before, but Dong Zhuo refused to let him go. Now that the situation is over, Dong Zhuo wants to let himself out, which is really adding difficulty to himself for nothing.

But it also makes sense.

"Since that's the case, then Ai is willing to go, but Ai can't guarantee that he can persuade Liu Jian... With Ai's point of view, if Xiangguo wants to reconcile with Liu Jian, he needs the help of two other people.

Dong Zhuo hurriedly asked: "Who else can help the old man persuade Liu Jian to withdraw?"

Liu Aiyan said: "Xiangguo supports the emperor in Luoyang to protect the empress dowager and protect the Liu family's foundation, and Liu Jian is the minister of the first emperor and the emperor's uncle. At this time, why not invite the empress dowager and the emperor to persuade Liu Jian?"

Dong Zhuo suddenly realized when he heard this.

"Exactly! Exactly! I will ask the emperor to issue an order to retreat!"

Hearing this, Liu Ai hurriedly said: "Xiangguo! It must not be like this. If Xiangguo asks the emperor to issue an edict, then Liu Jian will not retreat even if he wants to retreat."

Dong Zhuo looked at him suspiciously: "Why?"

"Xiangguo, some things are the most taboo to put on the bright side. Putting it on the bright side will backfire. If the emperor really issued an edict, Liu Jian would not think that it was the emperor's intention...he would definitely think it was the emperor's intention. Xiangguo is intimidating him with righteousness in the name of the emperor, and things will be difficult to handle in the future.

Dong Zhuo thought about it for a while, nodded and said: "This statement is reasonable! However, if the emperor does not make an order, how can the emperor talk about Liu Jian?"

Liu Ai said: "Xiangguo can write a letter, and Li Ru told the emperor to ask the emperor to write a family letter in the name of his uncle and nephew, and sent his confidantes to Chen Guo to meet with Liu Jian and ask him to retreat. In other words, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!"

Dong Zhuo nodded after listening to Liu Ai's words: "So, Lao Changshi will take care of this matter."

Liu Ai got up and said: "The last official must be careful to handle this matter... By the way, Xiangguo, what should Hu Zhen and Lu Bu do?"

Dong Zhuo's eyes narrowed: "Although we want to make peace with Liu Jian, we can't retreat at this moment. Since Sili's siege weapon has reached the territory of Chen State, Hu Zhen and Lu Bu should use the siege weapon first. Utensils, deployed in Yangxia, gave Liu Jian the feeling of being overwhelmed by soldiers, so it was easy to talk about."

Liu Ai said: "Xiangguo must make an agreement with them. You have to negotiate peace with Liu Jian, so that they can only pretend to be intimidated by a large army. Don't really fight Liu Jian, so as not to cause more accidents at that time!"

Dong Zhuo said: "I will personally write a letter to inform Lu Bu and Hu Zhen! If they dare to disobey the old general's order this time, they will definitely be executed!"

……

At the same time, in Yangxia County.

Liu Jian captured Hua Xiong, confiscated the supplies of the Xiliang Army, and at the same time sent someone to count the losses in the city.

To be honest, although Huaxiong was won in this battle, the loss of Yangxia City was not small.

First of all, the entire Wengcheng in the east of the city was completely burnt and unusable.

Although Hua Xiong's army was destroyed by fire in the Wengcheng, the newly built city was not very strong, and now it was burned by the fire, it was even more useless.

Furthermore, in order to lure Huaxiong's generals into the city, the judge set fire to some of Liu Chong's hoarded food and grass in the east of the city. Although the effect of luring the enemy was obvious, the loss was huge.

As for the battle between Chen Guojun and Jizhou Army, although the final winner is the Jizhou Army, it is still an internal fight after all, and there will definitely be losses of soldiers, especially Chen Guo's army, which lost many people.

Moreover, whether Chen Guo's army can be used or not is not very good.

In case they gather a crowd to rebel, Yangxia's internal chaos will arise, and the Jizhou Army may be in crisis due to internal and external troubles.

In fact, thinking about it carefully, Liu Jian knew that there was still a gap between his current overall strength and Dong Zhuo's.

Although the soldiers in Jizhou worked together to overcome difficulties and defeated Niu Fu and Hua Xiong in a row, Liu Jian knew that these two battles were not actual victories won by the soldiers of the two sides.

The reason why he was able to win was mainly because of his strategy.

Once it becomes a battle on the plains, according to the current combat strength of one's own soldiers, there is really no chance of winning.

Moreover, after several battles, the Jizhou Army also suffered a lot of losses.

Therefore, at this moment, Liu Jian is also thinking about one thing...

Isn't it time to give Dong Zhuo a step down?

After all, it is impossible for him to really have the ability to destroy Dong Zhuo.

If he had the ability, he wouldn't do it.

(End of this chapter)