The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

But on the other side, Liu Zhaoqing, who was hiding in the mountains far away from Dong Zhuo's army, frowned.

He was somewhat surprised that Dong Zhuo did not pursue him desperately.

"My lord, Dong Zhuo seems to be on guard." Zhao Yun, who had rushed back from Dong Zhuo's army on a white horse, said immediately.

"Not only are there patrols all around the camp, but there are also spies who often come out to gather information."

Liu Zhaoqing pondered for a moment and said, "It should be that he noticed our presence."

"But..." He thought for a moment and continued, "From this point of view, Dong Zhuo had thought it through before pursuing us. Fortunately, he only guarded against me on the north bank of the Yellow River, but he didn't know that most of our soldiers and generals were still in the south, waiting for the opportunity under the leadership of Meng De."

"So what should we do?" Zhang Liao asked, "For example, to harass Dong Zhuo."

Liu Zhaoqing shook his head: "To attack the camp, we should use a surprise force. Now she is on guard, and if the surprise force is not surprising, the effect will be greatly reduced."

"Now we just have to bide our time."

"See what she wants to do, and then tonight, Meng De can take action."

After Liu Zhaoqing finished speaking, he received news that Dong Zhuo's army was advancing again.

And it was a forced march.

This surprised Liu Zhaoqing a little, as he could see that part of the reason Dong Zhuo stayed was to wait for food and supplies.

After the burning of the granary, she must have realized that the supply line across the Yellow River would be very fragile, so it would be best to carry ten days or half a month's worth of supplies before setting out in case the supply line was cut off and the soldiers fell into starvation.

Now, less than half a day has passed and Dong Zhuo's army has already taken action. Why?

"Han Fu should be returning to Weijun by now." Liu Zhaoqing calculated the time.

"It's unlikely that Dong Zhuo will be able to intercept Han Fu before he returns to the city."

"Could it be...she made a mistake in judgment?"

Liu Zhaoqing thought about it and shook his head. This possibility was very small. After all, Dong Zhuo had many advisers around him.

"Let's follow her and see what she wants to do." Liu Zhaoqing said.

Afterwards, Dong Zhuo's army arrived in Wei County in the afternoon and arrived in Yecheng before dusk.

Before this, Han Fu's army had already returned to the city.

Liu Zhaoqing originally thought that it would take at least ten days for Dong Zhuo to besiege the city. By that time, Cao Cao would have already made a mess of the rear, and Dong Zhuo would definitely have to send people back to defend.

But unexpectedly, it only took Dong Zhuo half an hour to break into the city.

Because Lu Bu actually woke up.

Lu Bu rode Red Hare to Dong Zhuo, who nodded at her and said, "Go ahead."

After Lü Bu left for Yecheng, Dong Zhuo came to the emperor's carriage and bowed to the people inside through the door curtain, saying, "Fengxian asked me to say a few words to Your Majesty: Thank you for not hesitating to expend the blood of a real dragon to save me."

"..."

After Lu Bu blasted open the city gate with his halberd, the prosperous Ye City fell into complete panic.

The soldiers who had just returned to the city and had no time to rest were unilaterally slaughtered by Lu Bu's troops. After Dong Zhuo's elite troops entered the city, they slaughtered people at will.

Han Fu, who had just finished removing arrows and healing his wounds, was so frightened when he heard that Lu Bu had entered the city that he ran away holding a stone and actually gave up Yecheng.

At night, in less than half an hour, Liu Zhaoqing saw flames rising from Yecheng.

This seemed to be Dong Zhuo's response to him burning his granary.

"My lord...if this continues, Yecheng will soon become a ruin." Zhao Yun said.

"She wants to force me to show up." Liu Zhaoqing said softly.

Then he looked up at the sky and continued, "Then let's go fight her."

Gao Shun frowned slightly when he heard this: "Go and fight? With the number of Dong Zhuo's troops and the fact that Lu Bu has returned, if we face the enemy head-on with such a small force... we will only die."

Liu Zhaoqing said, "Who said we are the only ones who have this?"

He smiled and said, "Warfare is a game of deception. Don't just stupidly execute the plan."

"Knowing that Dong Zhuo was coming to Hebei, would I still be alone?"

After saying this, Zhang Liao suddenly realized one thing, that is, his daughter has not come back yet.

"Could it be..." Zhang Liao looked at Liu Zhaoqing.

"Madam and military advisor..."

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"It is impossible for Lu Bu's injury to heal so quickly. He must have used some special method."

"However, after the fight, I also understand that Lu Bu is not unbeatable."

Liu Zhaoqing pulled the reins and said to the generals and soldiers beside him: "Although Han Fu's life and death have nothing to do with us, the lives of tens of thousands of people in Yecheng cannot be ignored."

"Dong Zhuo wants to lure me out, so let's show her that there are more people like Han Fu in Hebei. She will definitely regret crossing the river."

As Liu Zhaoqing spoke, his eyes were sharp and he nodded to Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun.

Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun understood and immediately bowed to Liu Zhaoqing: "We are willing to lift the siege of Yecheng and defeat Dong Zhuo's army!"

"allow!"

As Liu Zhaoqing spoke, he waved the reins, and then headed towards Yecheng with Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and the only hundred cavalrymen.

At this moment, Dong Zhuo outside Yecheng was looking indifferently at the city burning with flames.

"Report! General Lu killed five of Han Fu's generals! He slaughtered 30,000 soldiers!"

The battle report from the scouts made everyone look happy.

"General Lu is indeed extremely brave."

"Yes, and I didn't expect Han Fu to be so vulnerable. The Prime Minister's decision was too correct."

"After tonight, not only will Han Fu's army be annihilated, but we will also be able to seize Jizhou, killing two birds with one stone!"

……

The generals around him were extremely happy because of the good news.

Dong Zhuo's expression remained calm, and he kept looking at Yecheng.

At this time, Li Ru asked, "Where is Han Fu himself? Has General Lu captured him?"

The scout bowed his head and responded, "Han Fu is being escorted out of the city by his trusted generals. General Lu has already sent a team to stop him, while he is still annihilating the remaining troops in the city."

"This choice is correct. Han Fu can't run far. The real result is to annihilate his manpower." Jia Xu on the side nodded slightly.

However, she also knew that compared to Han Fu himself, Dong Zhuo cared more about what Han Fu had.

Otherwise, Li Ru would not have deliberately asked about this matter.

"Prime Minister, there is no need to worry. Hebei is only this big and Han Fu can't run too far." Li Ru said to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo said calmly: "I have never worried about Han Fu."

"I'm not worried about anyone right now, but why hasn't he shown up yet?"

"He was granted the title of Marquis of Changping by the previous emperor, and was regarded by those corrupt scholars and treacherous officials as the man who saved the Han Dynasty. He was called the most heroic man in the world, and the one who loved the people like his own children..."

"Yecheng is not under Liu Zhaoqing's jurisdiction, and since Han Fu has a grudge against him, maybe... he won't take it to heart?" Li Ru guessed.

"Although Liu Zhaoqing has noble character, as a general, it is obviously unwise for him to come out and fight us head-on in order to save Yecheng at this time."

Li Ru's words made sense, but Jia Xu on the side didn't think so.

"I think Liu Zhaoqing will show up." Jia Xu said after thinking for a moment.

"General Lu's rapid capture of the city will make Liu Zhaoqing feel that the Prime Minister is capable of taking this opportunity to unify the north directly."

"Youzhou is Liu Zhaoqing's base. He can tolerate the failure of the anti-Dong coalition, but he will never allow Youzhou to be threatened."

Before Jia Xu could finish his words, Dong Zhuo and the generals beside him suddenly saw a fire suddenly appear in front of the originally dark woods in the distance.

In the flickering orange-yellow light of the fire, nimble horses and armored soldiers galloped in the night, as if a group of fireflies were rushing towards the only candle burning in the darkness.

"This... should be about a hundred cavalrymen?" Although they were far away, the war horses that could be vaguely seen and the speed at which they moved could only be cavalrymen.

At this time, a hundred cavalrymen suddenly appeared outside Yecheng. There was no doubt that they must be Liu Zhaoqing who had been hiding in the dark.

Liu Zhaoqing finally showed up.

"A hundred cavalrymen are going to lift the siege of Ye City? It's just like a flying insect flying into a fire." Someone said disdainfully.

"He can enter Luoyang and burn the granary, and he can also break the siege of Han Fu's 100,000-man army. Don't underestimate him," Jia Xu reminded.

"And..." She frowned as she looked at the cavalry in the distance, "Why did she show up so soon?"

"Didn't Military Advisor Jia Xu just predict that Liu Zhaoqing would show up? Doesn't this prove your brilliant calculation? Why are you confused now?" someone asked.

Jia Xu was silent for a moment, then said, "I expected him to show up, but not just to lead a hundred cavalrymen to Yecheng."

"Everything Liu Zhaoqing has done since his debut seems impossible, but most of them have been successful, proving that he has definitely thought carefully before doing it."

"So, does he think that a hundred cavalrymen can defeat our 100,000 elite troops?"

Thinking of this, Jia Xu felt an inexplicable fear.

"But maybe he just wants to take advantage of the chaos to gain benefits." Li Ru said.

Dong Zhuo listened to the analysis of the two military advisors and felt that something was wrong, but this was her chance to quickly resolve the battle.

They said they had 100,000 elite troops, but only about 50,000 crossed the river. The rest were either protecting the rear supply lines or on their way.

"No matter what, we can't just watch him enter Yecheng," said Dong Zhuo.

"Yes." Jia Xu nodded.

"Liu Zhaoqing's encouragement to Han Fu's defeated army is immeasurable."

"All troops, listen up. Zhang Xiu and Hua Xiong will lead two teams to enter Yecheng from the side gate to support General Lu. The rest of you will follow me to hunt down the 100 riders. Anyone who kills one will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"

At Dong Zhuo's command, the army headed towards Liu Zhaoqing.

She did not underestimate Liu Zhaoqing. Not only did she send Hua Xiong and Zhang Xiu to support Lu Bu in the city, she also sent Jia Xu and Li Ru to accompany him. These two strategic thinkers could also play a certain degree of auxiliary role on the battlefield.

But when everyone thought that Liu Zhaoqing was going to rush into Yecheng in one go, turn the tide, join forces with Han Fu's remaining troops, and then confront Dong Zhuo.

Unexpectedly, when they were about to arrive at Yecheng, Liu Zhaoqing's team did not enter the city gate, but headed north towards the edge of Yecheng.

"This... isn't he going into Yecheng?" Li Ru, who was riding a horse, was surprised.

"It looks like they are heading north. Liu Yu in the north is not directly involved in the anti-Dong coalition, so his strength is still there. In other words, if Liu Zhaoqing goes to join Liu Yu, our army may be delayed by him."

"In order to quickly break the city, General Lu has already shown up. If Liu Zhaoqing delays us and then passes the message to the army in the middle, Hulao Pass may be in danger." Jia Xu frowned deeply.

She suddenly realized that Liu Zhaoqing was smarter than she thought, and it was impossible for such a person to only act according to a predetermined plan.

The ability to adapt to changing circumstances is a quality that an excellent general should possess.

To rescue Yecheng, it is not necessary to enter Yecheng and defeat Dong Zhuo's army. You can surround Wei and save Zhao, or you can surround "Dong" and defeat "Hu".

Once the anti-Dong alliance really broke through Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo would have to retreat.

"Chase!"

Dong Zhuo paused for only a moment before issuing the order to pursue.

Although Jia Xu felt that this pursuit might turn out badly, she could no longer persuade Dong Zhuo, so she had to say to him, "Prime Minister, please let General Lu Bu and others in Yecheng join us! Only 20,000 men will be left in Yecheng!"

Compared with the tens of thousands of people left on Han Fu's side, Jia Xu had no doubt that Liu Zhaoqing's hundred men posed a far greater threat than Han Fu.

This seemingly unreasonable intuition made her believe it firmly.

In this kind of situation where unexpected events may occur at any time, if any accidents occur, a talented person like Lu Bu will be their biggest trump card.

Dong Zhuo paused for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

Before, she might have thought that Jia Xu was a little too cautious, but Liu Zhaoqing was indeed different from others. After personally experiencing how he burned food to save Han Fu's army, Dong Zhuo had already made him the second target of his expedition this time.

Its importance is even higher than Han Fu's power and the magical objects in his hands.

If you look down from the sky at this moment, you will see the scene that Dong Zhuo's army has changed from supporting Yecheng and pursuing Liu Zhaoqing separately to merging together and heading towards the east side of Yecheng with all their strength.

Compared with the huge fire caused by Dong Zhuo's army, Liu Zhaoqing's team was extremely small. They were being chased like fish being chased by a ferocious beast in the water.

And Dong Zhuo was not just chasing after Liu Zhaoqing.