The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 141 Take Taiyuan!

"Done?"

"It's done."

When Zhong Yao of Hedong learned that Li Ru's plan had really worked and that Taiyuan was captured without bloodshed, his face suddenly turned red for no reason.

Li Ru’s plan actually worked!

After learning about the conflict between Yuan Shao and the Hebei gentry, and especially after learning that the Black Mountain bandits were cooperating with the Hebei gentry, Li Ru immediately came up with this plan.

Use Dong Zhuo to put pressure on Yuan Shao.

Let Yuan Shao again oppress the nobles!
Yuan Shao and the Black Mountain Army were not familiar with each other, and there would be many problems if he rashly took over Taiyuan.

At this time, the imperial court could use the grain route passing through Taiyuan to transport all the imitation Yuan army armor and flags to Taiyuan. Taking advantage of the gap before Yuan Shao's army went to take over Taiyuan, they could impersonate Yuan Shao and seize Jinyang!
Jinyang itself is the seat of Taiyuan County and the core of Bingzhou!
Once Jinyang is captured, the entire Taiyuan County will basically fall into the hands of the imperial court!

The only problem now is to sweep other counties in Taiyuan and prevent Yuan Shao's counterattack.

"In this case, the two generals will need to take action."

Although Zhong Yao was the commander-in-chief, fortunately his abilities convinced Li Jue and Guo Si, who were willing to obey him.

Li Jue and Guo Si burst out laughing.

"Now that we have occupied Jinyang, if Yuan Shao still dares to send soldiers to fight for it, he is simply seeking death!"

The road from Hebei to Taiyuan is nothing but a well-traveled one.

The terrain of Jingjing is high in the west and low in the east, which is of great benefit to Taiyuan!
Just as the imperial court was unwilling to pile up soldiers at Chenguan in Hedong for fear of turning it into a bottomless pit.

If Yuan Shao sent soldiers from Jingjing to Taiyuan, it would be like filling a bottomless pit that could never be filled.

Li Jue and Guo Si were both among the best generals in the Western Liang army. How could they not win such a battle?
even.

The corner of Li Jue's mouth curled up, and he seemed to have some idea in mind.

"Now our army has taken Jinyang by pretending to be Yuan's army, but Yuan Shao may not know about it yet."

"If that's the case, maybe there's a troop heading to Taiyuan from Hebei!"

"If we can ambush them at the pass, we might be able to wipe out this army!"

Li Jue and Guo Si exchanged glances and both felt that this plan was feasible!

Zhong Yao did not interfere in military matters, which he was not good at, but silently touched his sleeves.

That was the emperor's reply to him.

It contains a backup plan that can help Li Ru recover his losses if he fails.

But now that Li Ru has succeeded, this back-up plan is obviously no longer necessary.

In other words, Zhong Yao could use this backhand elsewhere...

"In that case, the two generals should set off as soon as possible and take Taiyuan!"

Therefore, Li Jue handed over all the cavalry to Guo Si, asking him to lead the sweep of Taiyuan and eliminate the resistance forces in some counties. He himself led only 3,000 elite infantry to the eastern part of Jinyang and ambush Yuan's army at the exit of Jingjing.

It turned out to be just as Li Jue had expected.

Just half a day after the ambush was set up, an army of 3,000 Yuan soldiers passed through the well.

These 3,000 Yuan soldiers were filled with a murderous aura, and each of them carried a large crossbow on his back, just like the legendary first crossbowmen who defeated Gongsun Zan at Jie Bridge.

In fact, these were the elite crossbowmen Yuan Shao transferred from Ju Yi.

After all, Yuan Shao received news that Dong Zhuo might attack Taiyuan.

Taiyuan has many mountains and passes, and there is also a strong city like Jinyang. As long as these 3,000 crossbowmen are sent there, even if Dong Zhuo mobilizes 100,000 Xiliang cavalry, it will be difficult to break through Taiyuan!
Yuan Shao's arrangement was not wrong.

His mistake was that he didn't know the court's real strategy.

Just as this elite force from Hebei reached the exit of the well, countless rocks fell down on their heads!

Li Jue himself held a large shield in one hand and a Han sword in the other, and rushed into the middle of the elite crossbowmen like a tiger descending from the mountain, leaving the enemy no chance to engage at long range!

Suddenly encountered an ambush.

The opponent was a fierce general like Li Jue. In just one encounter, this group of first-line crossbowmen who had once shone with infinite brilliance at Jie Bridge were completely killed!
When the news reached Hebei, the whole of Hebei was in chaos!
Yuan Shao was incredulous at first, but then he immediately realized that

You've fallen into a trap!
"Li Wenyou! You are looking for death!"

Yuan Shao immediately sent guards to capture Li Ru.

But the news we got was that Li Ru had disappeared...

In fact, Li Ru was ready to die.

In order to prepare for this moment, he even ate a golden roast chicken, a fat carp, and half a leg of lamb by himself.

But after eating the delicious food, it was not Yuan Shao's guards who came.

Instead, they were a few guests who wore turbans on their heads and did not show their true faces.

"Why would Yuan Shao want to cover it up like this if he wanted to kill me?"

Unexpectedly, the other party said: "We are not ordered to kill Doctor Li, but to rescue him!"

Li Ru's expression at this moment was the same as Yuan Shao's when he heard "Li Ru is at the door".

Who has such great ability to save people right under Yuan Shao’s nose?

Is it...

Li Ru thought of Liu Xie's face in his mind.

But soon Li Ru shook his head.

It's impossible. Even if the emperor is so powerful, he can't save people from thousands of miles away.

But the people who came to rescue him didn't seem to be fake.

After hesitating for some time, Li Ru decided to trust them and escape with them.

In the darkness of night, several people were lowered down the city in a basket and then ran all the way to the dock.

After arriving at the dock, they stuffed Li Ru directly into a huge wooden box. "Once we get there, someone will come to rescue us! Don't make any noise on the way!"

Li Ru hid in the box, and the moment the box was closed, he suddenly felt a little scared.

Did these people want to put themselves in boxes and bury them alive?
Fortunately, not long after, Li Ru felt a jolt all over his body, and it was obvious that he was on the ship and was being transported out of Hebei.

One day, two days, three days...

After that, Li Ru couldn’t count anymore.

He was now only thankful that he had had a full meal before he "died", otherwise he would have starved to death before he was transported to the destination!
……

……

……

An unknown amount of time passed.

Li Ru could only know from the occasional movement that he seemed to have been unloaded from the ship and transported by a horse-drawn carriage.

Several times, Li Ru felt like he was going to faint, but was awakened by the violent shaking.

Just when Li Ru was about to give up, the box opened.

What caught my eyes...or rather my ears, was the sound of Zhong Yao——

"Li Wenyou, welcome home."

The person was rescued!
At this moment, Zhong Yao once again felt admiration for the emperor who was far away in Chang'an.

"The backup plan left by the emperor actually works!"

Although Zhong Yao always believed in the emperor, he still felt that the emperor's "backup plan" this time was a bit too ridiculous.

The emperor actually asked him to take several boxes of gold and silver to bribe Xu You?
Who is Xu You?

He was a famous person who was famous all over the world more than ten years ago!
He was an ambitious man who united many scholars to depose Emperor Ling!

He was Yuan Shao's confidant who followed him all the way, and was also one of the three highest officials in the pseudo-dynasty of Hebei!

How could he come to help me just for a few boxes of gold and silver?
But the facts have proved that Xu You really dares to do anything for money...

"The three ministers should be upright and virtuous, but Xu You values ​​fame and gain so much... I'm afraid the fall of the pseudo-dynasty in Hebei is just a matter of days, right?"

Based on Xu You's actions, Zhong Yao had already sentenced the Hebei court to death.

"But how could the emperor know Xu You's character from thousands of miles away?"

I thought about it, but I couldn’t understand it.

Touching the emperor's letter in his arms, as well as a five-zhu coin of the same face value bestowed by the emperor in the Weiyang Palace in the past, Zhong Yao could only attribute it to the fact that the emperor was born sacred and was protected by heaven!

"With such an emperor's protection, Li Ru will surely not die."

Li Ru was in extremely poor condition when he was first transported to Hedong!
If there was no breath left, he would be just like a dead person, and we could just dig a hole and bury him on the spot.

Fortunately, after a month of treatment by the doctor found by Zhong Yao, Li Ru finally recovered some of his complexion and was able to walk upright.

After Li Ru resumed his actions, the first thing he did was -

"Taishuai Zhong, goodbye."

At first Zhong Yao was not surprised.

"Is Wenyou going back to Guanzhong?"

Zhong Yao also told Li Ru: "If you see the emperor, you must thank him, after all, it was the emperor who personally rescued you from Hebi."

Li Ru shook his head: "I'm afraid I should entrust the matter of thanking the emperor to Governor Zhong."

"I'm not going to Guanzhong, but to the south."

south?

Zhong Yao immediately realized what Li Ru wanted to do!
He couldn't help but worry: "Wenyou, Yuan Shu is different from Yuan Shao. He is the legitimate son of the Runan Yuan family. The power of the clan is right beside him. He is not as conflicted as Yuan Shao."

"You can't divide Yuan Shao as easily as you can with Yuan Shu."

"And this time you have almost saved your life! Even the emperor cannot save your life a second time. You are heading to the south alone. Are you really fearless of life and death?"

Li Ru said calmly: "No fear."

With his contributions in Hebei, Li Ru no longer needs to be as cautious as before.

Even if I go to Guanzhong, I don't have to live in fear like before, unlike ordinary people.

But Li Ru still refused.

From the moment he stepped out of Guanzhong, he never thought about going back alive.

Since he was lucky enough to survive in Hebei, he should go somewhere else and try to do great things!

"You're not going to stop anyway?"

Zhong Yao also had a headache facing Li Ru at this moment.

But after hesitating for a while, he stopped trying to persuade her.

After pouring a cup of sweet wine for Li Ru, Zhong Yao leaned over gently, picked up some yellow soil from the ground and put it into the cup.

"Your Majesty always told me that he only judges deeds, not hearts."

"No matter what your intentions are, Li Ru, what you have done has weakened the princes and strengthened the court. It will allow the court to gain more power as soon as possible to end the chaos."

"Just for this ability, I toast to you!"

Zhong Yao held the cup and said, "I have a feeling that you will go further and further away and never come to Guanzhong again."

"In this case, take the soil from your hometown with you and be buried somewhere else."

Li Ru took the wine glass and drank it all.

"gone."

(End of this chapter)