On the outskirts of Luoyang.
On the banks of the Jianshui River, under the cover of the night, the emperor and the emperor were rushing toward Chang 'an under the protection of the army.
Seeing Luoyang burn behind them, all the emperor's close ministers shed tears.
The Ancient Capital that had been around for nearly 200 years!
It was burned by Thief Dong just like that!
The procession stretched for over a hundred miles. The people were crying, the officials were lamenting, the soldiers were cursing, and all sorts of noises were heard.
It made the surroundings of Luoyang seem like hell on earth, and people could not help but sigh.
As soon as they crossed the river, Dong Zhuo sat in the carriage and watched the Luoyang fire in the distance. He laughed and said,
"Burn it, burn it, burn it well!"
His laughter was filled with joy.
Let all of you join forces to rebel!
Now, even if they entered Luoyang, what they obtained was scorched earth!
Li Ru was resting with his eyes closed as he followed Dong Zhuo's carriage. When he heard Dong Zhuo's laughter, he couldn't help but smile.
This time, he won again!
Regardless of whether it was a vassal of the east of the country or a hermit expert, weren't they all played in his palm?
So what if the vassal army had the advantage in numbers?
Now, as long as he safely retreated back to Chang 'an.
In just three to five years, he would be able to help Dong Zhuo kill his way back!
The power of the world was nothing more than this!
With this thought in mind, they crossed Mang Mountain in the blink of an eye.
But at this moment, bad news suddenly came.
They saw a soldier galloping on a horse, shouting at the people blocking his way to make way, shocking the team.
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were overjoyed. When they heard this, Li Ru opened the curtain and angrily shouted,
"What's all the noise outside?"
Beside the carriage was a general, Dong Zhuo's nephew, Dong Yue, who was currently the Middle General.
Hearing Li Ru's scolding, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said,"
"Perhaps the army from the rear has sent a report. It should be nothing major!”
Li Ru raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
Now that they had retreated in two directions, if they followed their plan, the enemy should not be able to catch up.
Moreover, Luoyang was on fire, and the allied forces were bound to put out the fire.
Where could it be?
"Wen You, what's wrong?"
While Li Ru was thinking, Dong Zhuo said,"
"But what happened behind us?”
Hearing Dong Zhuo's question, Li Ru could only answer,
"It seems to be a battle report from somewhere. However, I think that if our army withdraws, the enemy shouldn't be able to catch up.”
"Hmm?"
Dong Zhuo was stunned.
At this moment, he was only one step away from success. What kind of battle report could it be?
Just as the two were confused, Li Jue's eyes widened and he ran over anxiously.
"Prime Minister, trouble, trouble!"
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru's expressions changed as soon as Li Jue arrived.
What kind of disaster could make Li Jue so shocked?
Without waiting for Li Ru's question, Dong Zhuo ordered the carriage to stop and shouted,
"What exactly happened to make you so shocked?"
Seeing this, Li Jue hurriedly said,
"Prime Minister, something bad has happened. Two hours ago, tens of thousands of enemy troops suddenly appeared in the northern part of our army and attacked the Little Pingjin Pass!”
"Little Pingjin Pass has fallen, and the enemy's whereabouts are unknown!”
"What is it? Little Pingjin Pass has fallen?"
When Dong Zhuo and Li Ru heard this, their faces turned pale as if they had seen a ghost.
There were eight passes around Luoyang, collectively known as the Eight Passages of Luoyang.
To the north of Mangshan Mountain, there are Mengjin Pass and Xiaopingjin Pass standing side by side on the east and west sides.
And their current position was less than 50 miles away from the Little Pingjin Pass on the west side of Luoyang!
In two hours, tens of thousands of enemy troops would have caught up!
Everyone's expression changed. Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru in surprise and said,
"What's going on? Where's the enemy?”
However, Li Ru was also stunned at this moment. His eyes were wide open as he muttered,
" Impossible! Impossible!"
"Sun Jian's army is the only one in the north of the enemy, and they are still on the east side of the river!”
"Even if we cross the river, why is there no news from King Mengjin?”
"Where did the enemy come from?"
Looking at Li Ru's appearance, Dong Zhuo panicked.
Ever since he had met Li Ru, he had never seen Li Ru talking and laughing. He had never seen Li Ru like this!
Obviously, this meant that things had suddenly gone out of Li Ru's control.
When he heard Li Ru mention Meng Jin, he quickly asked Li Jue,
"Have you received any news from Meng Jindu in the past few days?”
"Since the enemy has crossed south, why isn't there any news from Wang Fang?”
Li Jue reacted to this question.
That's right!
If the enemy had crossed south, why was there no news from Mengjin?
However, he thought about it carefully and could only frown.
"Prime Minister, there's really no news from Mengjin Crossing!”
"General Wang Fang has been lying in ambush outside Mengjin every day, but there are no movements of the enemy. Not even a single ship has crossed Mengjin!”
This time, not only was Li Ru stunned, Dong Zhuo was also stunned!
What was going on?
Sun Jian's tens of thousands of troops couldn't go south on a large scale unless they passed through Mengjin Crossing!
Could it be that the enemy troops from the north could fly?
Everyone was shocked. Only Dong Yue was the most clear-headed. He hurriedly said to Dong Zhuo,
"Prime Minister, now that things have come to this, it's useless to say anything.”
"Since the enemy has already conquered Xiaopingjin, they must be chasing after us. Our army should speed up and order the rear troops to be on guard!”
"Yes, yes, yes!"
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he no longer looked happy. His fat face was filled with anxiety as he said,
"Li Jue, quickly lead the army forward and alert the rear!”
Li Jue knew the importance of this matter and quickly left.
Thus, Dong Zhuo's team moved forward again.
However, the team was no longer as relaxed as before. They continued to speed up.
However, the acceleration didn't comfort Dong Zhuo at all.
Even when they returned to the carriage, they kept pulling open the curtains to look behind them, afraid that they would encounter an enemy attack.
On the other hand, Li Ru's face was as dark as water. He was no longer as smug as before and was deep in thought.
After a long time, his expression changed. He suddenly raised his head and said anxiously,
"Prime Minister, I understand!"
"I see!"
"This is how the enemy came!"
"What a good move!”
Dong Zhuo's heart, which had just stabilized, once again jumped when he saw Li Ru's appearance.
"Wen You, what's wrong with you?"
"What do you mean by overtly building the plank road and secretly moving in?”
When Li Ru heard this, he hurriedly said,"
"Prime Minister, do you still remember that day when our army was discussing Sun Jian, Zhang Wenyuan once said that if the enemy feigned an attack on the east of the river and secretly crossed the Yellow River, what should we do?”
"That day, I returned to the south where the enemy troops crossed. I will definitely pass through Mengjin, so there is no need to worry.”
"Now that I think about it, this kind of thinking is a big mistake!”
Dong Zhuo was already anxious. When he heard this, he frowned and said,
"What's wrong with that?"
Seeing that Dong Zhuo still didn't understand, Li Ru forced a smile and said,
"The mistake was that our army thought the enemy would cross the river in one go!”
"The reason why the Mengjin Crossing is important is because the enemy is crossing the river on a large scale and must pass through the Mengjin Crossing!”
"But if the enemy doesn't cross the river on a large scale, then which part of the Yellow River can't be crossed?”
"The enemy must have guessed that our army would set up an ambush in Mengjin and actually thought of a plan to split up and cross the river!”
"On the surface, they are pretending to attack the east of the river, but in secret, they are slowly crossing south!”
"Moreover, it takes time to slowly cross south. From this, it can be seen that Sun Jian's goal was not Hedong from the beginning, but Luoyang!”
"His target is Luoyang?"
Dong Zhuo's eyes widened in shock.
From the very beginning, they had misunderstood the enemy's strategic intentions!
This was the biggest mistake when the two armies were fighting!
But at the same time, he frowned and said,
"But since the enemy's target is Luoyang, they should have made their move long ago. Why didn't they attack earlier or later?”
Li Ru smiled bitterly when he heard these words.
"This is what I was afraid of just now. If the enemy was here, they would have attacked long ago. Why wait until now?”
"But on second thought, the reason why the enemy came so coincidentally is because they're here for us to move the capital.”
"The reason why Sun Jian hasn't moved is because he's waiting for our army to move the capital!”
"In other words, from the very beginning, the enemy had already predicted our strategy of moving the capital!”
"This is a special preparation for the north bank, waiting for our army to be captured!”
At this point, he felt a chill run down his spine, and he suddenly recalled the judgment he made before he left the army.
There was an expert in Sun Jian's army!
He had been a little lucky before, thinking that he could easily defeat the alliance army if the other party went to the east of the river.
But now, it seemed that his every move was carried out according to this person's expectations!
Moreover, judging from the timing of Sun Jianbei's attack, it was obvious that he had already considered everything after taking down Mushui Pass.
How could this be achieved by human wisdom?
This was too terrifying!
Beside him, Dong Zhuo was a little numb after hearing this. His eyes were filled with doubt as he asked,
"But what did Sun Jianjun prepare during this period of time?”
"What did he set up?"
As Li Ru listened, the smile on his face became even more bitter.
A strong sense of defeat rose in his heart.
This was also what he wanted to ask. What kind of trap did the enemy prepare for them?
Rumble!
Suddenly, just as they were discussing, they heard a thunderous sound outside the car.
Was it thunder?
Just as Dong Zhuo was bewildered, Li Ru's expression changed again. He stood up and said with a face full of despair,
"It's over, it's over. Our retreat is broken!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a flood had already washed down from the mountains, cutting off Dong Zhuo's retreat!
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