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Volume 1 Chapter 126 Li Ru makes a plan

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    Although Li Su's family members were all taken out by Cao Ang, he had been hanging around in the Liangzhou Army and Bingzhou Army for a long time, and his network of connections was still there.  At Cao Ang's suggestion, Li Su wrote a letter to Li Ru in his own hand and gave it to Cao Ang.

    Cao Ang handed the letter to Han Hao and told him alone: ??"Yuan Si, please go to Chang'an to deliver the letter this time. Among the generals, you are the only one who can do it alone, so I will leave this task to you. I don't think Dong Zhuo will do it."  There will definitely be some tricks involved in handing my father back so readily. You are here first to get in touch with Li Ru and the others, and secondly to inspect the topography along the way, especially the topography near Xingyang. If you want to rescue my father, you have to  It¡¯s definitely not possible to fight against Thief Dong.¡±

    Han Hao took the letter, put it in his arms, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, my lord! The general will do his best to discuss the details of the exchange of the old lord with Li Ru."

    So Han Hao took ten guards, mounted fast horses, and headed towards Chang'an.

    Tens of miles after leaving Luoyang City, Han Hao and others discovered countless corpses of common people in the ravines on both sides of the road!

    Dong Zhuo had previously ordered millions of people in Luoyang to be driven to Chang'an. Only about 200,000 people were lucky enough to be rescued by Sun Jian. The remaining people could only cry and howl under the power of the Xiliang army and were escorted to Chang'an by the Xiliang army.  And go.

    The Xiliang army was originally an army of tigers and wolves, but Dong Zhuo now did not impose any requirements on their military discipline, so it was not uncommon for the soldiers to rape their wives and daughters and steal their food.  The vast majority of the people had never been so far away, and they could not find their way home after traveling a hundred miles. They could only obey the orders and move to Chang'an step by step.

    Those who walked slowly were killed by the Xiliang army without saying a word; those who walked quickly were conscripted as masters by the Xiliang army, dragging the Xiliang army's food, grass and baggage and marching forward like living dead.  People kept falling on the roadside, dying!

    Han Hao wanted to help them collect the corpses, but the ravines on both sides of the road were almost filled with corpses, making it impossible to bury them.  He could only sigh a few times and continue on his way.

    Han Hao and the others all had war horses and were relatively fast. When they arrived near Xingyang, they finally caught up with Dong Zhuo's rearguard.

    Han Hao and the others revealed their identities, and soon Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and others received the report.

    Dong Zhuo smiled and said to Li Ru: "You've come just in time. Should we kill the sacrificial flag to boost morale?"

    Li Ru shook his head repeatedly: "Master Xiangguo, if the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed, not to mention that Hu Zhen is still under Cao Ang's control. The humble minister has a plan, which can not only exchange for Hu Zhen, but also defeat Cao Ang's troops, and even  Annihilate them all on the banks of the Yellow River!"

    Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Where is the plan?"

    Li Ru said in a low voice: "The princes of Guandong only care about maintaining their own power and will never pursue the Prime Minister and compromise their own strength. In this way, we will only face Cao Ang's men.

    We can agree with Cao Ang to exchange Cao Cao and Hu Zhen in Xingyang, and let Xu Rong lead his army to ambush in the mountains outside Xingyang City to hide traces.  When Cao Ang's army arrives, we will replace Hu Zhen and then dispatch the whole army to attack Cao Ang's troops.  Cao Ang was alone and weak, and could only retreat in embarrassment. At this time, Xu Rong's troops suddenly came out and were able to annihilate Cao Ang's troops!  "

    Dong Zhuo clapped his hands in praise, and then said to Li Ru: "Wen You's plan is great. It happens that Lu Bu's troops are in the rear of our army. We can let them participate in this ambush in order to completely annihilate Cao Ang's troops!"

    Li Ru extended his thumb and praised in a lowered voice: "The Prime Minister's plan is so ingenious that we can't match it! Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army has suffered a defeat before. Let them participate in this must-win battle, which can restore their morale.  , it can also weaken their strength! After all, they are from Bingzhou and are not in our Liangzhou!"

    Dong Zhuo nodded lightly and said with a smile: "Wen You, go meet Cao Ang's envoy and have a good chat with him about the new things happening in Luoyang City. I will return to Chang'an first and wait for your good news.  .¡±

    Li Ru nodded repeatedly, and then went to the side room to invite Han Haojin to see him.

    Although Han Hao was young, he had a rift in his heart. Li Su discussed with him for more than an hour, but they got nothing except finalizing the exchange of hostages between the two armies in Xingyang five days later.

    Li Ru couldn't help but sigh and said in a deep voice: "Han Hao, although you are young, you are so calm. It is really rare! I heard that Wang Kuang appointed you as a county captain, and Cao Ang only gave you a captaincy.  title, as long as you join the Prime Minister¡¯s service, if nothing else, your position will be secure!¡±

    Han Hao bowed his hand to Li Ru: "Mr. Wen Yi, although my lord is young, he understands the word loyalty. Since I am loyal to him, how can I turn to someone else?!"

    Li Ru sighed and said: "It's a pity that you are a talented person. Only here in the Prime Minister's country can you get an exceptional promotion."??The princes of Guandong only know the family status of the nobles, how can you get the importance?  It¡¯s better to think about it more!  "

    Han Hao smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Wen first, let's talk about the future later. Let's complete this exchange first. Since our two armies have agreed to exchange outside Xingyang City, I think we must limit the number of people participating in the exchange, otherwise our army  If we advance into Xingyang, only to be attacked by your entire army, wouldn¡¯t we be throwing ourselves into a trap?¡±

    Li Ru said with a smile: "You should be careful. Let's do this. Each of the two armies will send a thousand men to complete the deal. What do you think?"

    Han Hao nodded: "Each of the two armies sent out a thousand infantry to trade ten miles outside the city. The defenders in Xingyang City must close the drawbridge, close the city gates, and are not allowed to leave the city without permission."

    Li Ru frowned slightly and said angrily: "Why do you have so many problems? Isn't it just to exchange a hostage? Why do you have so many things!"

    However, Han Hao still explained in a low voice: "Sir, our army has limited strength. If we don't add some fair terms, wouldn't we be asking for death? I hope you will agree!"

    Li Ru was so angry that he took pictures of several cases and said angrily: "If Hu Zhen were not in your hands, who would be willing to complete this deal with you?! Okay, it will be as you said, but after completing the deal, you must evacuate Luoyang immediately  , return home. This Luoyang City belongs to our Liangzhou Army!"

    Han Hao thought for a moment and then agreed.  Although Luoyang has not been burned down, most of the grain and grass supplies in it have been snatched away by the Liangzhou army. Not only can the more than 200,000 people not only be unable to provide logistical support to the army, but they also need military relief.  If they hold on in Luoyang, they will need to spend a lot of money and food. Even if their Cao family army is supported by Zhi County and Qiao County, they simply don't have the strength!

    The two discussed some more details, and then Han Hao stood up and left, leading the cavalry to Luoyang.

    Li Ru looked at his retreating figure and suddenly clapped his hands, and immediately an attendant came to listen to his order.

    Li Ru whispered: "I remember that when I was looking at the case file a few days ago, I seemed to have seen Han Hao's name. I vaguely remembered that he had an elder who was a county magistrate nearby. Go check it out for me and see who that person is.  His exact name, can you please invite him over as a 'guest'!"

    The attendant immediately agreed and immediately sent it to the resume database in the city to check.  After evacuating from Luoyang this time, Li Ru sorted out the relevant atlas information in the city and transported it to Chang'an.  There happened to be some Sili information here in Xingyang, which happened to come in handy this time.

    Soon, the attendants reported that Han Hao's uncle Du Yang had been taken to the capital after Hu Zhen's defeat last time, and was now being held in a secret prison not far from Xingyang.

    Li Ru was overjoyed and immediately ordered people to take Du Yang to Xingyang City for future use.

    Speaking of Han Hao, he had memorized the landforms along the way in his mind. When he returned to Luoyang Camp, he drew all the landforms along the way and gave them to Cao Ang for reference.

    Cao Ang summoned the generals and said to everyone: "If Dong Zhuo is willing to exchange prisoners with us, he only needs to send a small number of cavalry to send my father outside Luoyang City to complete the exchange with us. Now he wants us to go to Xingyang to complete the exchange.  , with ulterior motives, he is probably planning an ambush in an attempt to destroy our army! Yuan Si, please introduce the topography outside Xingyang City."

    Han Hao stepped forward, pointed at the newly drawn map, and spoke carefully.  Later, Li Su also came forward and introduced what he knew about the situation.

    Cao Ang pointed at the map and said in a deep voice: "The barren mountains outside Xingyang City are covered with wild grass. If we ambush an army here, it would be difficult for our army to detect it. When our army crossed the mountain pass and headed to the foot of Xingyang City, the ambush suddenly attacked.  It can cut off our army's retreat! In this way, our army will face a double attack from the enemy troops in Xingyang City and the bandits outside the city, which is very dangerous!"

    Historically, Cao Cao once led an army to pursue Dong Zhuo's army and was ambushed in the Xingyang area.  Although the current situation is different from the historical records, the general direction of development is still the same, so Cao Ang directly described the historical records as his own speculation.

    Cao Ang¡¯s words made the generals nod their heads frequently.  Li Su said in a deep voice: "My lord, Li Ru has always been cunning, and it is very likely that he set up an ambush as my lord expected. And have you noticed that although the Xiliang army was defeated in Chang'an, its basic military strength was not compromised?"  In addition to the local army that has recently defected to Dong Zhuo, the ones that have suffered losses recently are Lu Bu's Bingzhou miscellaneous army! When we march west to Xingyang, we are likely to face the main force of the Xiliang army, and we must be on guard! Can my lord please advise Yuan Shao?  Please ask the army to march westward together to provide support!"

    Cao Ang nodded repeatedly, but sighed and said: "Nowadays, all the princes are just sitting high and drinking, holding hands and talking happily. Who is willing to compromise their own strength?! Forget it, I will try one or two to see if I can get some support.  .¡±So Cao Ang came to see all the princes and suggested that they pursue Dong Zhuo.  But everyone said that the soldiers were exhausted and unable to move forward.

    Cao Ang patiently advised: "The rebels attacked Dong Zhuo, gathered the army, and conquered Luoyang. Then we can annihilate Dong Zhuo and welcome back His Majesty. What else can we hesitate? Now Dong Zhuo is behaving badly, fleeing Luoyang, and committing suicide. This is exactly what happened."  God wants to destroy him! Uncles, as long as we send our troops to the west, we can conquer the world in one battle!"

    Everyone here is an old man, and no one will be moved by Cao Ang's words.  Only Zhang Miao was willing to send four thousand troops to obey Cao Ang's orders.  Seeing that things had come to this, Cao Ang could only sigh and leave the table.
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