Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Besides the lords who actually led their troops to Suanzao,

the morale of the lords who came to the alliance was boosted when Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, and Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang, all sent envoys, saying that due to the terrain, they could not personally lead their troops to the alliance, but would lead their troops from other directions to attack Dong Zhuo with the allied forces.

Now, the area controlled by Dong Zhuo is mainly Sili and the Three Auxiliary Regions where Chang'an is located. With the alliance of Liu Yan, Liu Biao, and Ma Teng, a substantial encirclement has almost been formed around Dong Zhuo's forces.

Victory is in sight!

Even Yuan Shao, who originally did not have much hope for this alliance against Dong Zhuo, now felt that Dong Zhuo's defeat was imminent.

Not only were there the eastern lords in front, but also Ma Teng, Liu Yan, and Liu Biao behind, cutting off his retreat.

In this way, Dong Zhuo would have to face a situation where he could not attend to both ends. Even if he had more troops, it would be difficult to sustain.

This also made the lords suddenly realize a fact, that the Han Dynasty still had the support of the people, so that when Liu Yu, a respected member of the imperial clan, raised his arms, it stirred up a wave of imperial clan lords to fight against Dong Zhuo.

As the envoys sent by Liu Yan, Liu Biao, and Ma Teng respectively arrived in Suanzao, the lords who were originally stationed in Suanzao in no hurry, were no longer procrastinating under the boost of morale, and chose a auspicious day seven days later to formally form an alliance by smearing blood on their lips, and then send troops to the west to punish the Dong rebels and help Liu Bian restore the throne.

Dong Zhuo, who was in Luoyang, would naturally not be unaware of the changes outside Sili.

At first, Dong Zhuo did not take Liu Yu's '檄文 讨国贼' seriously, only thinking that it was a self-entertainment of an old man of the imperial family.

However, the change in the situation was completely beyond Dong Zhuo's expectations.

Wherever Liu Yu's '檄文 讨国贼' passed, the lords rose up, and the heroes of the world began to gather in Suanzao for an alliance, and even when there were changes in Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Liangzhou.

Dong Zhuo could no longer sit still, and even did not stay overnight on the dragon bed where he had to stay every night in the past, but urgently summoned his confidants, and stayed overnight directly in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and waited until the next morning to hold a meeting with his civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.

Compared with the body full of fat and muscles that Li Ji saw when Dong Zhuo was in Jizhou, Dong Zhuo sitting in the main seat at this moment was a big lump, and under the anger, his face was full of ferocity and tyranny.

Even the generals sitting below Dong Zhuo at this moment were no lack of fierce Xiliang generals who had been on the battlefield for a long time, but they were also afraid of Dong Zhuo's fierce power and did not dare to look directly at him.

There are countless lords in the world who have received my favor and obtained official positions, but... they are all ungrateful people, no, they are even worse than dogs. They ate my meat, but they dare to bite me back. It's extremely hateful!!!

Dong Zhuo vented his anger, the fat on his face was trembling, but there was no sense of ridiculousness, but it highlighted Dong Zhuo's ferociousness even more.

Wenyou, now not only is there the eastern lords' coalition in the east, but also Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Ma Teng and others threatening the Three Auxiliary Regions in the rear. Is there any way to solve this problem?

Li Ru, who was sitting at the head of the civil officials opposite Lu Bu below Dong Zhuo, showed a strong look of exhaustion on his thin face. After coughing a few times, he realized what Dong Zhuo said belatedly, and said.

Prime Minister, I didn't hear clearly just now, please repeat what you said.

If it were someone else, Dong Zhuo would have dragged him out and chopped him into meat stuffing to feed the dogs.

However, Li Ru was not only Dong Zhuo's confidant, but also his son-in-law, and was a true member of his own family.

For his own people, Dong Zhuo has always been quite tolerant, and since entering Luoyang, Dong Zhuo, who was not at ease with outsiders, has almost handed over all the trivial matters in the court and the army to Li Ru for handling and maintenance.

In addition, Li Ru's body has never been good, and the affairs he is responsible for are quite heavy, so Dong Zhuo can be said to be tolerant to Li Ru, and he reluctantly suppressed the anger in his heart, and explained the current situation again.

When Dong Zhuo finished speaking about the current situation where there was the eastern lords' coalition in front, and Liu Yan, Liu Biao, and Ma Teng threatening the Three Auxiliary Regions in the rear.

Li Ru almost widened his eyes. Under excitement, a few blushes appeared on his originally pale face. When he opened his mouth to say something, he couldn't stop coughing again.

This made Dong Zhuo, who was originally extremely irritable, also feel a little impatient at this moment, and said.

Since Wenyou is feeling unwell, then go down and rest first. I will order someone to take some tonics from the palace and send them to Wenyou's mansion later to make up for it.

Wait!

Li Ru, who was in a state of confusion and knew that Dong Zhuo was about to face a catastrophe, was unwilling to go down and rest? If the situation is allowed to develop like this, I am afraid that the entire Dong Zhuo forces will be able to rest completely underground!

Prime Minister, the situation is already precarious, and a little carelessness will lead to eternal doom. How can it still be a time to rest?

Only, unlike Li Ru's extremely anxious attitude, most of the generals present showed excitement on their faces towards the upcoming war.

Among them, Li Jue, as a veteran general under Dong Zhuo, took the lead in refuting disapprovingly.

Military advisor, this statement... is too heavy, right? The eastern lords are just a group of fickle people, even if they gather together, they are just harboring evil intentions.

Furthermore, our army has strong passes such as Hulao Pass to block the eastern lords. Just send a general to guard it, even if the eastern lords have a million troops, what can they do to me?

As for Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Ma Teng and others threatening the Three Auxiliary Regions, it is also difficult to achieve anything! With the strength of the Xiliang iron cavalry under the Prime Minister, if Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Ma Teng and others dare to invade...

Speaking of this, Li Jue, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, sneered and waved his hand confidently, and said.

As long as the Prime Minister allows me to have 20,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, I will definitely make Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Ma Teng and others come and never return in the Three Auxiliary Regions.

As soon as this statement came out, many of the fierce Xiliang generals present could not help but show a proud look on their faces.

It is not surprising that these fierce Xiliang generals are proud. The Xiqiang Rebellion, which made Emperor Ling Liu Hong very headache before, was actually only a part of the forces in Liangzhou.

The imperial court's elite stationed in Sili was difficult to resist the Xiqiang head-on in the field, and had to take Dong Zhuo as a general to widely recruit Xiliang warriors to form a large army, which gradually contained the Xiqiang Rebellion.

This is enough to show the strength of Xiliang, and it has gradually made the elite led by Dong Zhuo have the name of Xiliang iron cavalry, which is famous all over the world.

In addition to the Xiliang iron cavalry, Dong Zhuo also swallowed the Bingzhou cavalry under Ding Yuan and the imperial court's elite originally stationed in Sili.

It can be said that Dong Zhuo alone occupies three of the four powerful armies in the world, namely Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Sili, which shows that the strength of the army is enough to look down upon the world.

After Li Jue spoke, Lu Bu, who is now the representative of Dong Zhuo's Bingzhou army, also cupped his hands and said.

Father, don't worry, the lords outside the pass are like grass. I am willing to lead the Bingzhou tigers and wolves to kill all their heads and hang them on the capital gate to warn the world, so that no one in Guandong dares to betray his father.

As soon as Lu Bu's voice fell, a majestic man sitting below, nine feet tall, stood up and said loudly.

Why use a bull's knife to kill a chicken? There is no need for Marquis Wen to go there in person. It is as easy as picking something out of a bag for me, Hua Xiong, to kill the heads of those eastern lords!

Seeing that the generals under his command took the initiative to ask for battle one after another, Dong Zhuo's originally irritable and angry mood suddenly eased a lot, and he laughed and said.

With all the generals vying to be the first, what do I have to worry about the mere eastern lords?

Only, unlike Dong Zhuo's optimism, Li Ru still frowned, knowing that this matter is by no means so simple to solve.

When he was racking his brains every day for Dong Zhuo's army and court affairs, and had no time to take care of other things, he did not know who had actually connected all the lords in the world.

The eastern lords are not mentioned for the time being. Li Ru has always known that the eastern families headed by Yuan Shao have always harbored evil intentions, but Liu Yan and Liu Biao are the great troubles threatening the rear, threatening Dong Zhuo's retreat.

Once the Three Auxiliary Regions are breached, then even if Dong Zhuo firmly defends the strong passes in Sili, he will be trapped in it and be no different from a withered bone in a tomb?

Only, before Li Ru could think deeply about the connections in all aspects, his extremely tired head felt dizzy and weak, and the sound of coughing could not be stopped from his throat.

This made Dong Zhuo look at Li Ru with a bit of pity.

After all, Li Ru is a true member of his own family, and Dong Zhuo can swallow the elite of Sili and the Bingzhou army while maintaining internal stability, most of which is due to Li Ru, the housekeeper, who is fully maintaining it.

Wenyou, if you feel unwell, you should go down and rest first. There are countless fierce generals under my command, and the elite soldiers are also the best in the world. If the eastern lords dare to betray, then fight them.

At this moment, Dong Zhuo also felt a bit of the boldness that had not been completely hollowed out by wine and women, and a bit of the demeanor of the fierce Xiliang general who had charged in the front appeared on his face.

Prime Minister, this matter cannot be solved by mere martial arts. The key is that our army is also surrounded by the heroes of the world in Sili and the Three Auxiliary Regions, making it difficult to advance or retreat, and difficult to take care of both ends...

Knowing that Dong Zhuo's personality is impatient, Li Ru did not have time to think deeply. After a little thought, he braced himself and said.

The plan for now must be to find a way to disintegrate the alliance of heroes, otherwise, even if our army can win for a while, it will not be able to win for a lifetime, and will be buried in the hands of the eastern lords.

Then what does Wenyou think?

Dong Zhuo frowned and asked.

Li Ru frowned and thought, and then remembered the '檄文 讨国贼' that Dong Zhuo mentioned before. After quickly scanning it, he said in a deep voice.

Since the lords are invading Sili on the grounds of helping Liu Bian restore the throne, then simply do it once and for all, and poison that Liu Bian kid, cutting off the eastern lords' excuse for alliance.

Poison Liu Bian?

As soon as this statement came out, some of the fierce Xiliang generals present could not help but feel a little uneasy.

Although Dong Zhuo now completely sits atop the Han Dynasty, doing as he pleases, sleeping in the Dragon Bed, poisoning the Empress Dowager, and defiling princesses and imperial concubines, Liu Bian is, after all, the direct son of Emperor Ling and was once the Emperor.

To poison the Emperor carries a completely different significance.

Dong Zhuo merely pondered for a moment, a cruel expression appearing on his face as he spoke.

"Merely the life of a Liu Bian is not enough to intimidate the lords of Guandong. There are still many in the court who are closely connected with those lords. This time, we will eliminate them all, so that those treacherous fools will know the price of betraying me."

Mentioning this, Li Ru hesitated, reminding him, "Prime Minister, if that's the case, the first one would be Grand Tutor Yuan Kui. If you kill him, it would be an irreconcilable feud with the Yuan clan."

Dong Zhuo sneered and said,

"I now see through the nature of those Guandong aristocratic families. Kill them all! Only by killing until they are afraid can we make them truly prostrate themselves at my feet."

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As for the changes in Luoyang, Yuan Shao, who was in Suanzao, was still unaware.

He had no idea that Dong Zhuo, a former subordinate of the Yuan clan, would actually dare to wield the butcher's knife against Yuan Kui, who assisted in the operation of the imperial court, and even slaughter the entire Yuan family in Luoyang.

Therefore, Yuan Shao was secretly preparing the alliance ceremony with excitement, waiting for the official alliance day to arrive tomorrow.

At the same time, Li Ji, who was in the same chariot as Liu Bei, was looking into the distance, and also looking at the map to identify the direction of travel.

"Zikun, how much further is it to Suanzao?" Liu Bei asked.

Li Ji pointed to a location on the map and replied gently,

"Don't worry, we will arrive in Suanzao before dusk today."

(End of chapter)