Collapse, surrender to me!

Shouted——

"withdraw!"

Come like the wind, go like the wind, turn like the wind.

The 40,000-strong army left cleanly.

Only Guo Dian and two thousand cavalrymen were left standing there naked, unable to move.

……

"That demon actually has such great abilities..."

Back in the military tent, Dong Zhuo felt uneasy.

The big belly dangles back and forth.

Historical records show that Dong Zhuo was always fat, and when he died, his fat ointment flowed all over the ground. The clerk who guarded the body lit a lamp in the navel of Dong Zhuo's body, which stayed lit until dawn and did not go out for several days.

This shows how fat Dong Zhuo was.

But now he felt like he was about to lose weight from worry.

seeing is believing.

The sight of the two thousand cavalrymen stuck in the swamp like wooden stakes had a profound impact on him.

This time it was Guo Dian who led the imperial cavalry charge and ended up with this result.

Then it would probably make no difference if Dong Zhuo led the Western Liang Cavalry.

How human power can overcome nature.

Just when Dong Zhuo was worried, a confidant brought him a letter.

"General, this is hanging on the arrows that Zhang Jiao shot from his belt."

"Well, let's go down."

Dong Zhuo waved his hand.

The letter was written by Dong Zhuo himself.

Sent by the demon?

Dong Zhuo was now a little like a frightened bird. He used his sword to cut the envelope open from a distance. After finding that it was indeed just a piece of letter paper, he took it out and looked at it.

Then the CPU burned out.

The content of the letter is long, but it can be summarized very simply.

That is, Zhang Jue told Dong Zhuo that if Dong Zhuo wanted to be rich and noble in his life, he must have many sons, whether sons-in-law or adopted sons. The more he had, the brighter his future would be.

If it was before, Dong Zhuo would most likely just think it was Zhang Jiao's divine gold.

But now, it's really too late and I can't help but feel worried.

"Someone, call the military advisor!"

……

Li Ru was almost asleep, and now he was woken up by Dong Zhuo, feeling helpless.

In his opinion, Dong Zhuo came to him just to ask him for advice on the question of who could stop Zhang Jue's magic.

"There's no need for us to touch this nail. Let's follow the secondary plan and attack Zhang Bao in Quyang."

As soon as Li Ru entered the tent, he told Dong Zhuo his thoughts.

Although he thought of many problems at the first time.

For example, why Zhang Jue knew magic but didn't use it before, but now that the Yellow Turbans were almost wiped out and he was trapped in Guangzong City, he used it.

Or are there any restrictions on its use, whether human lives can be piled up to kill people, how many people are needed, and so on.

But in order to prove any of his doubts, someone needs to try and make mistakes.

The cost of trial and error is too high. Today's Guo Dian and his two thousand elite cavalry are an example.

The cavalry of the Han Dynasty was very elite.

In the middle of the Guanghe period, because of the rebellion in Liang Province, the court sent 3,000 cavalrymen from You Province, pretending to be the commander-in-chief of Gongsun Zan and making him the commander.

It can be said that Guo Dian’s move was already a heavy loss for the current imperial army.

Even if the Yellow Turbans were eliminated, Guo Dian's contributions in recent days would not be enough to make up for it.

Li Ru did not want Dong Zhuo to deal with Zhang Jiao, who was an unpredictable evildoer, so it would be better to let other people test his strength first.

In order to avoid making Emperor Ling and others impatient, the best strategy is to attack Zhang Bao first and observe the situation here.

Li Ru finished his words in one breath.

What he saw instead was Dong Zhuo's puzzled expression.

"Wenyou, I didn't ask you these questions when I asked you here. I asked you if you want to be my son-in-law?"

Dong Zhuo's question left Li Ru confused.

He had no idea what was going on in Dong Zhuo's mind as to why he suddenly wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law.

However, he had already been tied to Dong Zhuo's chariot, and now that their relationship had taken a step further, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Thank you..."

"Call father-in-law."

"Thank you, father-in-law."

"Good good!"

Dong Zhuo laughed a few times.

Just when Li Ru lowered his head, Dong Zhuo felt as if he had something more and something less, but he couldn't remember what was missing and it seemed to be something unimportant.

"Wenyou, since we are a family, take a look at this."

Dong Zhuo then showed Zhang Jue's letter to Li Ru.

"..."

Li Ru's eyelids twitched after reading it.

So this newly recognized father-in-law took him in as his son-in-law just because he wanted to test the contents of this letter?

No, probably not.

Dong Zhuo should have had this idea a long time ago. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, recruiting Li Ru as his son-in-law would strengthen the relationship and there would be no harm in it.

Li Ru felt very uncomfortable when he thought of this.

"I wonder if my father-in-law got any benefits just now?" Li Ru asked after thinking for a while.

“It seems that there is.”

Dong Zhuo nodded.

Then a domineering aura emanated from him.

Although Dong Zhuo was now called the General of the Central Army, he had the temperament of only the Governor of Xiliang and was unable to subdue the other generals.

Now Dong Zhuo has more of a feeling of being a superior.

Li Ru was also surprised.

But it is still a little worse than Guo Dian during the day.

And he felt a little uneasy.

"We are Zhang Jue's enemy now, why would he come to help you, father-in-law?"

This is something that Li Ru couldn't understand.

Why.

There must be a conspiracy.

"You have a point."

Dong Zhuo also nodded.

But no one can guess why Zhang Jue did this.

So he sighed.

"Hateful!"

"Don't worry, father-in-law. The free men will test Zhang Jiao's strength for us."

"Who said I was a worrier?"

Dong Zhuo slammed the table and said in annoyance.

"I hate myself. I hate that I didn't have more daughters! I only regret not having enough daughters when I need them!"

If he had many daughters, he would surely be able to win over many sons-in-law.

As for his adopted son, it is impossible for a powerful person to worship him as he is now, and he looks down on those of humble origin.

"..."

Li Ru almost cursed.

Fortunately, Dong Zhuo didn’t have so many daughters.

Otherwise, when he thought about having to go in with a bunch of people to meet his father-in-law, his eyes would darken at the very least.

Li Ru felt that something was wrong with Dong Zhuo today, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

He even thought that if he were not in the military camp now, but in another place, Dong Zhuo might have tried to create humans...

Maybe the demon during the day was too shocking.

He found an excuse for Dong Zhuo himself.

"We can take our time in adopting a son. We will always find the right one. The most urgent task now is for us to lead our troops to attack Quyang and leave this troubled place. We should also report to the court and ask them to send someone to take charge here and test the situation for us."

“…That being said, there has to be a reason.”

Dong Zhuo's intelligence has not yet hit rock bottom.

"Are you going to write a letter to Emperor Ling saying that Zhang Jiao knows magic and we can't deal with him, so we're going to fight Zhang Bao first?"

There was no problem for him to take his Xiliang soldiers away. The imperial army was still here and he did not move.

"Well, just write the letter like this, but try to make Zhang Jiao appear more powerful. It's not that we don't try hard, but the other side has magic." Li Ru instructed.

"If you report now that you are fighting against the Yellow Turbans, Emperor Ling will at most think that you are cunning and unworthy of the task, and will not deal with you until you finish the battle. But if the new generals are also defeated, then your previous memorial was the truth, and there is nothing wrong with it."

Chapter 481: Fairy beauty, why help the thief!

"..."

In the palace, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Liu Hong, read Dong Zhuo's petition for a change of commander over and over again for a long time.

Can Zhang Jue cast spells?

Dong Zhuo shouldn't be so stupid as to want to deceive the emperor.

"I don't want any credit that's been earned."

Liu Hong fell into deep thought.

Although the Han Dynasty is in a precarious situation now, it is actually not a big deal in his eyes.

No emperor ever came to power to be cursed for eternity.

Even if some emperors really did something stupid, it is possible that they were really stupid.

Or they think that what they did was right, or that their sins were committed in this lifetime but their merits will last for generations to come.

Although Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, was not that mentally retarded, his abilities were not that strong either.

After all, before Emperor Ling ascended the throne, he was not the crown prince, but the Marquis of Jie Duting.

The reason why he was chosen for adoption was because he was incompetent.