"They were all born by their biological mothers. I'm raised by my stepmother. How can I compare?”Xu Rong mocked himself. In fact, he was very aggrieved.
Xu Rong was one of the first people to join Dong Zhuo after he entered the capital, even earlier than Cao Cao and Gao Ze. However, there was nothing he could do. After all, he was just an insignificant general.
In terms of martial strength, he was not as good as Lu Bu and Hua Xiong, in terms of background, in terms of talent, in terms of talent, and in terms of flattery, he was not as good as Cao Mengde. Naturally, he could not be reused by Dong Zhuo.
This task was also because of Li Ru's recommendation, otherwise, it would not have fallen on his head. However, he did not expect to be reprimanded by the messenger sent by Dong Zhuo before he arrived at the destination.
Now that Dong Zhuo had handed the whole thing over to Gao Ze to preside over, it was obvious that even if the matter was completed, the credit would still go to Gao Ze. At most, he would receive some small rewards.
"Alright, pass down the order to advance quickly!”After complaining for a while, Xu Rong ordered the army to speed up. In fact, he had thought of turning against Dong Zhuo.
However, he had already been labeled as Dong Zhuo's party. Unless he could make a particularly big contribution, it would be difficult for him to have a chance to clear his name, and no one would dare to take him in.
In the Chang Shan County Governor's Mansion.
"My lord, we have already received your orders to gather the entire army. We can set off for Zhending County at any time!”A deputy general reported to Xia Houjie.
"Is there any news from Zhending County?" Xia Houjie asked.”
"It is said that Gao Ze sent people up the mountain to recruit the Tiger Tooth Mountain bandits, but they failed. Today, the Tiger Tooth Mountain troops have surrounded Zhending County. It is said that there are more than 5,000 Tiger Tooth Mountain bandits.”the deputy general reported.
"Five thousand! How did these bandits develop so quickly? It had almost doubled in less than a month!”Xia Houjie was also shocked by this number.
The deputy general said," The last time Lieutenant Geng failed in his expedition, Tiger Tooth Mountain became famous. Many bandits and mounted gangsters in Changshan County have all joined him, so their power has grown. However, my lord, you don't have to worry. They are just a group of motley crew. They can't cause any waves!”
" It's better to be careful," Xia Houjie said hesitantly." Someone who can knock Geng Chun off his horse with one spear move must have good martial arts!"”
"Yes, this subordinate will send someone to inquire about the latest news in Zhending County!”Although the deputy general agreed, he didn't take Xia Houjie's words to heart. In his opinion, bandits were bandits after all. How strong could they be?
" Let the bandits fight Dong Zhuo's Xi Liang Army," Xiahou Jie said." We'll clean up the mess after they're both injured!"”
"My lord is wise. This way, we can eliminate the bandits and Dong Zhuo's men. The people of Chang Shan will remember my lord's kindness.”The deputy general flattered him, but Xia Houjie still enjoyed it.
"Hurry up and go. If there's anything, report it at any time!”Xia Houjie said with a smile.
"Yes, sir!" The deputy general left in a hurry.
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Zhen Ding County.
"My lord, this subordinate has not failed to fulfill your orders. I have already handed the letter to Xu Rong. Xu Rong said that he will enter the city after settling down the troops tomorrow!”Tian Boguang, who had just returned from delivering the letter, knelt on one knee and reported the situation to Liu Rui.
Liu Rui looked at the panting Tian Boguang and said,""Well done. Go and rest. Tomorrow is the crucial battle!”
"This subordinate will take his leave!" Tian Boguang was also reprimanded, so he turned around and left. He was also exhausted today. He had returned more than 300 miles in a day, and the horse he rode was so tired that it collapsed on the ground.
"My lord, it seems that everything is going smoothly. We just have to wait for Xu Rong to come tomorrow!”Qin Prajna said with a smile.
"How's Life Chaser?" Liu Rui nodded.”
" He has successfully infiltrated the army. After Xu Rong leaves Mount Luo Xu tomorrow, he will start to make a move on the few deputy generals in the army. When that time comes, the Western Liang army will be leaderless, and we will be able to successfully subdue them.”Qin Prajna said confidently.
Liu Rui thought for a moment and said,""Prajna, what do you think about taking Chang Shan County?”
"I wonder how my lord plans to take it down?”Qin Prajna said with a smile.
Liu Rui raised his eyebrows and said,"Prajna, there's a hidden meaning in your words?"”
Qin Prajna smiled." If we can take down more than half of the Western Liang army, we can fight with Xia Houjie. Even if we attack him head-on, I'm confident that we can win. However, we'll suffer losses as a result. If Dong Zhuo attacks, it'll be difficult for us to deal with him! The best way was to persuade Xia Houjie to surrender.”
"Isn't it easy to persuade Xia Houjie to surrender?" Liu Rui sighed.
Qin Prajna smiled and said," If my lord can convince Xiahou Qingyi, Xiahou Jie will be easily solved."”
Xiahou Qingyi is Xiahou Jie's only daughter. Xiahou Jie dotes on her like no one else. If Xiahou Qingyi is willing to stand on our side, Xiahou Jie will not insist too much.
Liu Rui rubbed his forehead and said,"Let's wait until we finish off Xu Rong tomorrow!"”
The next day, it was close to noon.
Xu Rong finally arrived at the foot of Mount Luo Xu with his soldiers. Looking at the mountain in front of him, Xu Rong hesitated.
"General, should we set up camp on the mountain?”The deputy general asked Xu Rong for instructions.
"General, do you have any concerns?" The deputy general saw that Xu Rong hesitated for a long time and did not give an order, so he asked in confusion.
Xu Rong pointed at Mount Luo Xu and said," Look at how dangerous this mountain is. There's only one path from the foot of the mountain to the top. It seems that the water was drawn at the foot of the mountain. If we station our troops on the mountain and the enemy comes to surround the mountain, cut off our water source, and set fire to it, our six thousand soldiers will die here without a single soldier!"”
"General, let's station our troops at the foot of the mountain!" the deputy general said in shock.”
Xu Rong shook his head and said," It's fine. Let's go up the mountain. Before I come back from the city, you just have to pay more attention to the water source." Gao Ze is Grand Preceptor Dong's trusted aide, so he will definitely not betray Grand Preceptor. Even if there are many disagreements between us, he will not lose his chance to advance because of internal strife.”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:011720195:21PM
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