Chapter 259 Poison Heart
Allied forces, Yuan Shao's camp, and Yuan Shao's sleeping tent.

"Mr. Tian, ​​as you expected a few days ago, this Zhao Lei really asked me to resign today and asked to withdraw his troops and go back to Yangzhou. Mr. Tian has no predictions. He really deserves to be the number one think tank in Hebei. Tian Yuanhao really lives up to his reputation! He was able to recruit A great virtuous man like Mr. Tian can accomplish great things!" At this time Yuan Shao raised his wine glass and toasted Mr. Tian.

It was Tian Feng who picked up the wine glass.

Tian Feng saw Yuan Shao toasting to him respectfully, so he quickly stood up, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said to Yuan Shao respectfully: "Hehe, my lord has won the prize."

The two toasted and drank a glass of spirits, then Yuan Shao said slowly: "Sir, I have already rejected Zhao Lei's resignation according to what you said, so what should we do next?"

Tian Feng replied: "Zhao Lei is now being rejected by the lord, so he won't be able to leave for a while. On the side of the allied forces, all the princes except Cao Cao are not interested in chasing Dong Zhuo, so everyone is looking forward to it now." I hope the lord will disband the alliance soon! The next thing the lord will do is to disband the alliance in Luoyang."

"Disband the alliance? Do they really think so?" Yuan Shao asked Tian Fengdao suspiciously,

Tian Feng smiled and nodded, and said: "That's right, my lord, don't forget that these princes did not come to join the alliance to fight against Dong Zhuo, they came to seek benefits. Now Dong Zhuo has retreated to Luoyang with money and food." Chang'an, take advantage of the danger of Hangu Pass to defend the allied forces. Then for these princes, retreating now is the best choice when there is no benefit to be gained. So they hope that the lord will quickly disband the alliance, and then... "When Tian Feng said this, he smiled slightly and continued: "Then I guess Luoyang City will become a battlefield."

Yuan Shao said: "Sir, do you mean that when the other princes fight, that is when we declare war on Zhao Lei?"

Tian Feng waved his hand and said, "No, my lord is only half right."

"Are you half right?" Yuan Shao asked in confusion.

"Let's put it this way! The battle between our army and the Yangzhou army in Luoyang is now ready to go, and the countdown has entered. This fight must be fought, but we have to find a reason to fight Zhao Lei, and we can't imitate The other princes are fighting like crazy. That is an unjust war, but what we want to fight is a reasonable war. We have to tell the world why we attacked the Yangzhou army. Only when we stand up for reason can we fight this battle with ease. " Tian Feng said.

"Haha, sir is really thoughtful. I think, regarding the reason for declaring war, you must have thought of a countermeasure, right? Then what reason should we find to declare war on Zhao Lei?" Yuan Shao laughed.

Tian Feng shook his head and said: "Actually, I really can't think of any reason to launch this war against Zhao Lei's Yangzhou soldiers. After all, Zhao Lei is not Dong Zhuo, and he didn't do these cheating things. Anyway, this battle is here in Hulaoguan. If we can't fight, when we get to Luoyang, I think we will naturally find some excuses to declare war on Zhao Lei. If we don't think of it when we get to Luoyang, we can only make some trumped-up charges on Zhao Lei. "

Yuan Shao nodded. Although he couldn't find any reason to declare war for the time being, he was still very satisfied with Tian Feng's strategy.

"My lord, one more thing to pay attention to is that now we can't show any hostility towards Zhao Lei, and we can't let him notice it. Only when we arrive in Luoyang and attack him suddenly can we have an unexpected effect." Tian Feng reminded .

"Okay, Mr. Tian's trick is amazing, and he won by surprise." Yuan Shao said.

"My lord, I'm afraid that this sudden sneak attack won't have much effect on the well-trained Yangzhou soldiers. If Zhao Lei is offended at that time, in terms of the strength of our army, facing the Yangzhou soldiers' counterattack will be a disaster. !" At this time, Xu You, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly said.

"No, as long as we don't show any hostility towards Zhao Lei, Zhao Lei won't notice. At that time, our army's sneak attack will definitely defeat the Yangzhou soldiers." Tian Feng retorted.

"It's ridiculous, brother Yuan Hao, how do you know that Zhao Lei will never find out? The resourcefulness of Zhao Lei's subordinates such as Zhang Han and Jia Xu are not inferior to you and me. Now my lord is not letting people leave the Allied camp. Then he took him to Luoyang forcibly, if Zhao Lei is not careful, then there is something wrong with him!" Xu You sneered.

"No. I mean..." Tian Feng was interrupted by Yuan Shao just as he wanted to refute.

"Okay, okay, the two gentlemen should stop arguing. Anyway, everything will wait until Luoyang chooses the opportunity. Xu You, I must eliminate this Yangzhou soldier anyway. I must not let Zhao Lei go back to Yangzhou!" Facing the endless quarrel between these two advisors, Yuan Shao also said impatiently.

Hearing what Yuan Shao said, Xu You could only swallow the words, because it would not do him any good to offend Yuan Shao.

On the official road from Luoyang to Chang'an, although the road is very spacious, the road has been filled with carriages loaded with gold, silver and jewels, as well as Dong Zhuo's more than 1 Xiliang soldiers.Lu Bu led [-] people in the rear to prevent the Allies from chasing.

Dong Zhuo sat in a luxurious carriage with enough space for about ten people.At this time, Dong Zhuo was enjoying himself comfortably on the bodies of several court ladies.At this time, the carriage stopped suddenly, and Li Ru walked in.Maybe they were shocked by the chilly aura on Li Ru's body, and the maids also left Dong Zhuo's body one after another, sitting obediently on both sides with their heads bowed and not speaking.

At this time, Dong Zhuo discovered that Li Ru was already in the car. Although Li Ru interrupted his happy time, Dong Zhuo did not mean to blame Li Ru, but asked Li Ru: "Wenyou, how is the situation? These Have the princes sent troops to catch up?"

Li Ru clasped his fists and replied, "My lord, from the scout message sent by General Lu Bu just now, it seems that there is no allied army chasing up."

"Hmph! If these people don't catch up, they must be fighting in the Luoyang nest!" Dong Zhuo snorted coldly.

"The situation my lord mentioned will only happen after Yuan Shao announces the dissolution of the alliance." Li Ru followed Dong Zhuo's words.

After hearing Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "You're right, these trash don't dare to violate the covenant right now. They can only wait for that little boy from the Yuan family to announce the disbandment of the alliance before they dare to do anything." Thinking of this , Dong Zhuo couldn't help laughing again: "This is really great. As long as these princes fight on their own, they will definitely lose both sides. Then they will have the time to attack our family. In this way, our family can treat us well." Enjoy this happy life in Chang'an."

Hearing Dong Zhuo's lack of ambition, Li Ru couldn't help but sighed repeatedly.Dong Zhuo, who was not in charge of the Central Plains, was originally a dragon and a tiger. In Xiliang, he was also working from dawn to dusk every day to handle government affairs and train soldiers.However, after Dong Zhuo arrived in Luoyang, he was immediately infected by the rich and prosperous life in Luoyang City, and naturally he could no longer remember the poor and regular life in Xiliang.If one were to find evidence of his laziness from Dong Zhuo, the first thing Li Ru would think of would be Dong Zhuo's fat body and his big belly that looked like he was pregnant in October.You must know that although Dong Zhuo in Xiliang is about the same size as he is now, he has a thick back and a waist, and he is not as fat as he is now.

However, to Li Ru, these thoughts are just thoughts after all, and they cannot be put into words.So, Li Ru came back to his senses, and continued to say to Dong Zhuo: "My lord, when the soldiers sent by my subordinates to investigate the Luoyang palace just came back to report, they said that the thing seemed to have been taken away from Luoyang by Zhao Lei's Yangzhou soldiers." There are several court ladies sitting beside Dong Zhuo, so Li Ru didn't say what that thing was, but made the shape of that thing with gestures and showed it to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up when he saw Li Ru's gesture, and he said with great joy, "Really? Was it really taken away by the Yangzhou Army?"

Li Ru nodded affirmatively, and said, "That's right, my lord, this time, this thing is going to kill Zhao Lei."

"Haha, it's not just that, I think other princes will fight for this thing. Zhao Lei, he is just the first target to be targeted." Dong Zhuo laughed.

At this time, Li Ru also showed a sinister smile, and said: "My lord, according to my estimation, the troops Zhao Lei sent to attack Luoyang will arrive at Hulao Pass in about a day or two and return to the camp of the allied army. Next, release the news, shall we?"

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "Well, this seems to be more appropriate."

While Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were talking, the Xiliang army was also marching rapidly towards Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)

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