People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 197
After Li Yao finished speaking, Li Wenhou thought for a moment, then nodded and said:

"This is feasible. The Sima of the garrison over there said that there are always Qiang people from outside the Great Wall who come to spy on them. Although there are not many, they are troublesome. They should be arrested and they will be slaves for a few years, digging salt and mining. If they are willing to obey in the future, they can be incorporated into the left and right cavalry troops!"

Li Wenhou drew inferences from one instance, and Li Yao cooperatingly cupped his hands and said with a smile:
"Father is wise!"

Li Yao complimented, Li Wenhou was very useful, first wrote a letter to Dong Zhuo, and then called all the generals in the army to discuss some specific matters.

When to send troops, how many people are sent each time, which routes will be taken after sending troops, and recruit people who are familiar with the routes in the whole army...

The weather outside the Great Wall is bad, because it is on the Qinghai Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the deeper you go, the higher the altitude, and the less air, it is difficult for non-locals to adapt.

In some places there are continuous snow peaks, in some places there are stretches of Gobi, with large temperature difference between day and night, windy, mountainous, rugged roads, and vast territory. It is also a troublesome thing to find those ancient Qiang tribes on the vast plateau.

Someone needs to be familiar with the terrain and routes. There should not be too many people sending troops, too many will put pressure on the logistics, and too few people should be sending troops. Too few troops will not be able to truly form combat power.

Therefore, if you want to plunder the population outside the Great Wall, you must make preparations in advance, but quite a lot.

After talking about Liangzhou, let's talk about returning to the Central Plains.

Xingyang, Chenggao area!
Cao Cao resented the princes who only knew how to drink and brag, and didn't care about the emperor at all, so he led the army out alone.

It was relatively smooth at first, until they arrived in Xingyang, Chenggao area, and encountered Xu Rong's troops stationed here. After the encounter between the two sides, a fierce battle broke out.

The patchwork Cao Cao army met the battle-tested Xiliang army, and the final result was obvious.

However, Cao Cao's military talent is quite strong, so he just relied on this group of mobs to fight against the Xiliang army for a short time.

Casualties continued to increase until the number reached thousands. At this time, even if Cao Cao took the lead, it was completely useless. The chaotic battlefield and the fleeing soldiers became a one-sided massacre.

Cao Cao was almost killed, until Cao Hong offered his horse, and he escaped again and again. It is not that he has never fought, but at that time his subordinates were all elite cavalry from the imperial court, and only the Yellow Turban Army, a peasant army, was fighting.

After this accident, his mentality changed, and he truly realized the gap between the enemy and ourselves.

Those princes and celebrities are nothing but Zhao Kuo and his ilk, even Zhao Kuo is inferior. Zhao Kuo can command more than 40 Zhao troops. He lacks battlefield experience, but his military talent is extremely strong.

Now Cao Cao believes that if he mixes with these celebrities again, it is impossible to save the big man.

He wants to develop independently, occupy a territory, train a strong army, attach importance to warriors, and attach importance to military equipment. Only force can revive the great man.

After this battle, Cao Cao gathered the fleeing soldiers. At the beginning, there were 1 soldiers, but now there are less than 500. Bao Tao died in battle, Wei Zi died in battle, and his own brothers, Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong... escaped smoothly.

Then Cao Cao took these remnants and defeated generals all the way back to Suanzao in embarrassment, which frightened the princes, and they were even more unwilling to send troops.

However, Cao Cao once again showed his military talent and proposed a battle plan. The three allied forces from the north, east, and west would go out together. Instead of fighting with the Xiliang army, they would build walls and build fortifications all the way to suppress the Xiliang army's range of activities and reduce the threat of the Xiliang army cavalry.

Still being ignored, Cao Cao blasted directly, left angrily after scolding, and finally obeyed the suggestion of his subordinates and took people to Yangzhou to recruit soldiers.

On the other side of the battle, after Xu Rong sent people to clean up the battlefield, he sighed sincerely on the battlefield surrounded by blood and corpses:

"The Kwantung Allied Forces are weak in combat strength, lack of training, and lack of armored soldiers, but their will is not bad. If all of them are like this, I will be partial to the division along the way, with more than enough defense and insufficient offense. I will report to Xiangguo before making further countermeasures!"

It's a pity that Xu Rong, he didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue. Except for Cao Cao, the other celebrities in the Eastern Allied Forces only knew how to drink and brag. They didn't organize the army and didn't train their troops.

A mistake made him lose this opportunity...

Soon the report was sent back to Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo was very happy to hear that, and praised Xu Rong greatly.

Even because of this battle, Dong Zhuo thought that the Kwantung Allied Forces had dispatched troops, so he also inspected the barracks, inspected the soldiers, and inspected the armored soldiers and horses...

But after waiting and waiting, the Kwantung Allied Forces just didn't come, so Dong Zhuo was very annoyed.

But at this moment, a letter from Liangzhou was finally delivered to him. The distance between the two places is more than a thousand miles, so communication is quite inconvenient.

Dong Zhuo looked at the letter, first he couldn't stop laughing, then he couldn't laugh or cry, and finally he shook his head and said:
"If you want to ask me for an official position, the fellow from Liangzhou is reliable. Others rebelled against me, but they didn't rebel against me. Which general will you give it to? Which state will you be the state shepherd?"

It was difficult to make up his mind for a while, and finally Dong Zhuo thought of someone who was also his fellow from Liangzhou.

Not long after, Jia Xu came to Dong Zhuo. He was slightly fat and had a smile on his face. He looked harmless to humans and animals, and was very gentle and polite. He even said respectfully:
"Meet the Prime Minister!"

Dong Zhuo took a few glances at Jia Xu, they were not familiar with them before, because Jia Xu was from Liangzhou, so Dong Zhuo reused it:
"Wenhe, Wenyou said that you are a great talent, and you are also my fellow from Liangzhou. I also trust you very much. Now I have a problem, I hope you can solve it."

In fact, Jia Xu didn't want to get too involved with Dong Zhuo, because Dong Zhuo seemed to be the strongest in the world, but Dong Zhuo's group was already in crisis, with enemies outside and hidden dangers inside. It would not be easy to break the situation.

But he couldn't refuse, so he continued to respectfully say:
"Your Majesty will do his best!"

Then Dong Zhuo also said the matter again, then looked at Jia Xu and asked:

"Li Wenhou, Beigong Boyu, are they reliable, and should I be an official?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu fell into deep thought. He was quite familiar with Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu. After the two of them actually accepted the appointment of the imperial court, the culprit of the Liangzhou rebellion became obvious.

But Jia Xu was very puzzled. With their backgrounds and experiences, how could they have such vision and insight, always do the most suitable things at the right time, and finally be able to dominate Liangzhou.

But at this time, obviously, he shouldn't think about these things, and he didn't want Dong Zhuo to be defeated, otherwise he, Dong Zhuo's remnants, would definitely be liquidated by the Kwantung Allied Forces.

Then he said loudly:

"The prime minister has a strong army in his hands, assists the emperor, and stabilizes the people. His prestige in the court is extremely high, but he lacks local support, which is why such a disaster happened. At this time, we should win over the two of them, gain the support of Liangzhou, and deal with the coalition forces in the Kanto..."

"The state shepherd can be named, Ji, Qing, Yan, Yu, you can choose any state, the general can be named, General Anton, General Zhengdong..."

In the end, he narrowed his eyes and came up with a plan:
"After the Prime Minister appointed the two officials, they can send troops to help, and it is best to send their closest relatives to lead the troops, so that nothing will go wrong!"

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he quickly made a decision in his heart, and at the same time he trusted Jia Xu more:

"Hahaha... Wenhe is really talented!"

(End of this chapter)