Luoyang City, Hulao Pass.
Dong Zhuo sat in the main seat with a frown. Two people stood beside him.
One of them had an imposing appearance and was awe-inspiring. Although he had taken off his armor, the murderous aura on his body did not decrease at all.
It was the recently famous Marquis Wen, Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian.
The other person was dressed in gray, had a fair complexion, and had a small beard. His eyes often flashed with a bright light.
It was Dong Zhuo's chief strategist, Li Ru, Li Wenyou.
In recent days, although Lu Bu's name had shocked the world, Dong Zhuo was still facing a very serious situation.
First, Hulao Pass was attacked by the vassal army led by Yuan Shao. Then, Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, who had stopped fighting for a long time, suddenly changed his previous attitude of avoiding battle and attacked Mushui Pass.
Under this pincer attack from the left and right, even though Dong Zhuo had many soldiers, he still had a headache.
The morale of the army was low, and even a peerless general like Lu Bu was at a disadvantage against the alliance army.
They were at a disadvantage on the outside, but there were also undercurrents surging internally.
All the families, including some of his subordinates, had started to act in secret. No one knew what they were doing.
Although Dong Zhuo had exterminated a few clans with bloody methods, this situation still persisted.
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but sigh heavily.
Seeing this, Lu Bu frowned slightly.
If it was in the past, he would have stood up and promised to settle everything.
But now…
After the battle with Liu, Guan, and Zhang, he had led his army to fight against the alliance army.
However, the alliance army didn't give him the chance to fight alone, they would kill him as soon as they met.
He had no way to solve the current problem.
Li Ru suddenly laughed and shook his head.
Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu looked over in surprise.
"Why is Wenyou laughing?" Dong Zhuo asked.”
Li Ru smiled." I laugh at you for thinking too much. The 17 alliance armies are not as terrifying as you think."”
Dong Zhuo was delighted." Could it be that Wenyou already has a plan to repel the enemy?”
"Why do we need to retreat? If we want to retreat, Hulao Pass is the strongest pass in the world. The walls are thick and the food is sufficient.”
"The seventeen dukes are on an expedition and are far away from their base. How much grain can they have?”
Li Ru hit the nail on the head.
Lu Bu nodded slightly.
Dong Zhuo suddenly understood." Wenyou means that we can just hold on and not come out?”
"No, this is the worst plan." Li Ru shook his head slightly.
"Although this plan is the simplest and not impossible, if we delay it for too long, it will undoubtedly increase the variables of this war.”
"It's not the best plan."
"Then what's the best plan?"
Dong Zhuo asked.
Li Ru twirled his beard with one hand, his eyes revealing a hint of brilliance. He was confident and lightly spat out eight words,"Retreat to advance, move the capital to Chang 'an!"
What was that?
Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu looked at Li Ru in surprise, as if they were wondering if they had heard wrongly.
"I don't want to lose without a fight!”
Lu Bu snorted coldly, his expression unfriendly.
If it wasn't for Li Ru's identity, he would have turned hostile on the spot.
It was impossible for Lu Bu to escape without fighting!
Dong Zhuo also looked at Li Ru in confusion.
" Defeated is forced to flee," Li Ru said calmly." Qiandu retreated on its own accord. We didn't lose without a fight. We want to win without a fight!"”
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Winning without a fight?
Looking at Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu's confused faces, Li Ru smiled and said,""The reason why we are at a disadvantage is because the seventeen vassal armies are temporarily united.”
"If you want to defeat them, you just need to drive a wedge between them and separate them.”
"But what does this have to do with moving the capital?”Dong Zhuo was still puzzled.
Li Ru explained," There are many factions of the seventeen dukes. They are a mix of good and bad. They must not have joined forces to support the Han Dynasty. Each of them has their own plans in their hearts. Most of them just want to fight for fame.”
"Since that's the case, we'll give Luoyang to them.”
"Luoyang is the center of the Great Han Dynasty, and they have obtained Luoyang. This is no small achievement. How many of the seventeen dukes are willing to work so hard to deal with us?”
"They each have their own ulterior motives. In the end, they will definitely end up in a hurry and part on bad terms!”
Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, but he still hadn't made up his mind. He frowned slightly and said,"But…the price of giving up Luoyang…"
"Although Luoyang is the capital of the Han Dynasty, Chang 'an is a better choice for us." Li Ru shook his head slightly.”
" First, Chang 'an has always had a tradition of being the capital. Back then, Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, killed the White Snake in an uprising, destroyed the violent Qin Dynasty, and destroyed Xiang Yu. In the end, Chang' an was the capital, not Luoyang.”
"Secondly, compared to Luoyang, Chang 'an is closer to Liangzhou.”
"Although we transferred most of our troops from Liangzhou some time ago, causing many territories to be occupied by the Qiang people, and now it has fallen into Jiang Chen's hands.”
"However, the south of Liangzhou and the Sanfu area near Chang 'an are still in our hands. Those are the forces that truly belong to us!”
" Thirdly, the factions in Luoyang are too complicated, especially the influence of the aristocratic families. They are too huge. But if we go to Chang 'an, won't everything be under our control?”
Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes, his expression uncertain.
That being said.
But now that he had finally arrived at the Central Plains, did he have to go back?
The current Chang 'an was no longer the capital of the Han Dynasty when Liu Bang built the capital.
After hundreds of years, and with the incident of Wang Mang usurping the Han Dynasty, Chang 'an could not even compare to the slightly more prosperous cities of the Central Plains, let alone Luoyang.
However, if he didn't do this, what else could he do?
Right now, moving the capital to Chang 'an was the best choice!
Dong Zhuo sighed heavily and finally made up his mind.
"Alright, move!"
"Wenyou, I'll leave the details to you," he said to Li Ru.”
Moving the capital was a major event for a country. If the news spread, it would definitely shake the world.
Although Dong Zhuo held great power, it was not as simple as a sentence from him.
Since Li Ru was the one who came up with the plan, he would leave it to him.
"Yes."
Li Ru raised his hand and bowed.
The next day, a nursery rhyme suddenly spread among the children in Chang 'an.
The nursery rhyme says: East head a Han, west head a Han, deer into Chang 'an, can not have this difficult.
For a moment, many people noticed it.
At the same time, this nursery rhyme also spread very quickly.
……
Liangzhou, outside Qiang City.
Jiang Chen looked at the latest information in his hand, and his eyes flashed. He turned around and handed it to Jia Xu beside him.
Jia Xu took the report and glanced at it before his eyes revealed joy as he hurriedly said,""This is the opportunity we have been waiting for!”
"The war in Liangzhou should be over!"
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