Defeating Li Ru with a Consecutive Stratagem
After Wu Jun saved Ding Yuan's life outside Luoyang last night and persuaded him to reorganize his troops and return to Bing Province, Wu Jun rode his red dragon horse, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Liao back to the Guard Commandery. On the way back, Wu Jun had also discussed with Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao about the gains and losses of his battle with Lu Bu so that his two sworn brothers could improve their martial arts.
Wu Jun felt that he had gained quite a lot from this trip. Firstly, he had saved Ding Yuan and weakened Dong Zhuo's strength to a certain extent. In history, after Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, he led all of Ding Yuan's troops to surrender to Dong Zhuo. Secondly, he had battled with Lu Bu for more than a hundred rounds. This was the most powerful opponent he had encountered since leaving the mountain, and also the most enjoyable battle he had fought. Wu Jun gradually understood the reason why heroes were lonely since ancient times. It was also a kind of happiness to be able to meet an equal opponent in his life. This was beneficial to the improvement of his martial arts. Third, he had unexpectedly obtained the historical Red Rabbit, which was his current Red Dragon Horse. This would be like adding wings to his future battle career. In the history books, when the Red Rabbit first became Lu Bu's mount, it didn't seem very magical. Its true achievements began when it met Guan Yu: Killing Yan Liang, killing Wen Chou, riding a thousand miles alone, passing five passes, killing six generals, all of these were his contributions. It was precisely because of its speed that Guan Yu was able to take the head of a general in an army of ten thousand soldiers as easily as taking it out of a bag. This was how he became a Martial Saint. Fourthly, because he had saved Ding Yuan's life, Lu Bu was spared the crime of killing his foster father. It was also a small turning point in Lu Bu's life. To a certain extent, it was also to repay Lu Bu's gift of the horse. Fifth, he had let his two sworn brothers capture Dong Zhuo's Tiger Troop Lieutenant General Li Su, which also weakened Dong Zhuo's think tank. Wu Jun and his brothers rode back to the Guard Commandery to rest.
Lu Bu fled alone and only arrived at Dong Zhuo's camp at dawn. Lu Bu specifically asked for Li Su, but he didn't see him for a long time. Instead, he alerted Dong Zhuo and Li Ru. Dong and Li thought that Ding Yuan was coming and quickly led their troops to welcome him. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed to see that Lu Bu had sincerely come to join him. He was not offended by Lu Bu's failure to kill Ding Yuan. Instead, he ordered his subordinates to hold a banquet to welcome Lu Bu." Now that I have a general, it's like a drought seedling receiving rain." Although the general has not personally killed Ding Yuan, but the general has returned to my account, then Ding Yuan has nothing to fear?”Lu Bu was extremely moved by Dong Zhuo. He thought that he had met a wise ruler in his life, so he worshiped Dong Zhuo as his foster father. Overjoyed, Dong Zhuo gave Lu Bu a golden robe and a very strong horse from Xiliang. Although this horse was far inferior to a red dragon horse, it was still a good horse compared to ordinary horses.
After Dong Zhuo got Lu Bu, he thought that he was powerful and powerful, so he became a former general. His younger brother, Dong Min, was granted the title of Left General and Marquis of Yu. Lu Bu was granted the title of Cavalry Duwei, Zhonglang General and Duting Marquis. At the banquet, Dong Zhuo asked his military advisor and son-in-law, Li Ru, about the plan to abolish him.
"General, there's no hurry. First, let General Lu tell us what happened last night. Let's see who stopped General Lu from assassinating Ding Yuan.”After Li Ru finished speaking, everyone looked at Lu Bu. Lu Bu was now a Commandant of Cavalry, a General of Zhonglang, and a Marquis of Duting. He was not afraid of being laughed at, so he told them everything that had happened last night, including the conversation with Li Su and the battle with Wu Jun.
"General, according to General Lu, Wei Wei Wu Jun is not only skilled in martial arts, he is actually on par with General Lu and even has the potential to surpass him. Moreover, he is meticulous and resourceful. He has the demeanor of a famous political reformist in the early Warring States period, an outstanding military strategist, and commander Wu Qi. From Wu Jun saving the Emperor at Beimang Mountain to forcing thousands of elite cavalry from Western Liang to save Ding Yuan outside Luoyang, it can be seen that this person is not to be underestimated. Although this person only has two thousand soldiers, I can see that his two sworn brothers have the courage to fight against ten thousand men. This person will definitely be a great enemy for the general in the future. If the general wants to abolish the young emperor and establish the new king of Chen Liu, the general must first get rid of him, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable.”After hearing Lu Bu's words, Li Ru frowned and said to Dong Zhuo.
"Zhuo Tingzi Ya (Li Ru's handwriting). Because the history books didn't give Li Ru's name, the author gave Li Ru the name Ziya according to the ancient method. Elegant and Confucian are synonymous with each other). I don't know what good strategy Ziya has to recover this person or get rid of this person, so as to avoid future troubles forever?”This Dong Zhuo was indeed a ruthless character. As the saying goes,"A man without poison". If he was not a brother, he was an enemy. If he was an enemy, he had to be eliminated.
"Father, let me lead 3,000 elite soldiers of Western Liang to fight Wu Jun again tomorrow. This time, I will definitely destroy him.”When Lu Bu heard that Dong Zhuo wanted to call Wu Jun to surrender, he was furious. He immediately volunteered to fight and had a duel with Wu Jun.
"General, General Lu, calm down! I think Wu Jun is not easy to recruit. But so far, we have no intention of confronting this person directly. Now, this person was deeply trusted by the Young Emperor and Prince Chen Liu, and viewed Wu Jun as a trusted aide. As long as we can drive a wedge between Wu Jun, the Young Emperor, and Prince Chen Liu, it's not too late for us to plot. At that time, it would be the time for General Lu to display his skills.”Li Ru was worthy of being a conspiracy expert. He quickly came up with the Anti-Separation Strategy of the Thirty-Six Stratagems. In history, many strategists had used this tactic, and it was especially effective between a monarch and a general who held military power. During the Warring States Period, Tian Dan used the " counter-spy strategy " to drive a wedge between the King of Yan and General Yue Yi and defeat the Yan army. King Xiaocheng of Zhao used Qin to drive a wedge between them, using Zhao Kuo to replace Lianpo as the commander, which eventually led to the defeat of the Zhao army in the Battle of Changping. In the Han Dynasty, Chen Ping also used the strategy of sowing discord to alienate Xiang Yu from Fan Zeng, the military counselor. In the end, the Overlord was defeated at Gaixia and committed suicide on the Wujiang River.
"Ziya, do you have any good ideas? Tell me!" Dong Zhuo heard that Li Ru already had a plan in mind, so he asked impatiently.
"General, some time ago, during the rebellion in the palace where Butcher General He Jin and the Ten Attendants fought, Ru heard that the jade seal had been lost. We only need to do this and that. I guarantee that there will be a good show!”After Li Ru whispered into Dong Zhuo's ear, the old thief Dong Zhuo couldn't help but smile." Good plan, it's really a good plan! Only Ziya could come up with such a brilliant plan! Let's follow Ziya's plan!"
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