Chapter 192

Wangyuan County, more than ten li to the north.

"My lord, the soldiers are dissatisfied with the use of small buckets to provide food. If this continues, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

"Hmph! The army is short of food, so what can I do? Is it possible that the big guy didn't eat his last meal?"

In Dong Zhuo's barracks, Li Jue reported to him worriedly, while Dong Zhuo looked helpless.

Zhou Shen was surrounded by Beigong Boyu in Yuzhong County, and he was defeated. Dong Zhuo was not much better. The Qiang people joined forces with the Xiongnu near Liangzhou and gathered an army of 50,000 to surround him. stand up.

In fact, in terms of combat power, Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou iron cavalry fought the enemy head-on, and the outcome was still divided between 50 and 50. But Dong Zhuo felt distressed, these 30,000 cavalry were his treasures, if they were wiped out in a battle today, how could they still gain a foothold in Liangzhou in the future?

Ever since, Dong Zhuo did not fight, and the Huns and Qiang were not in a hurry for a decisive battle. The two sides agreed to stay still here, but because they were surrounded, the foreign food and grass could not be transported in, so the army had to use small fights instead. Everyone has clear soup and little water, and their faces look hungry.

Dong Zhuo let out a long sigh, and then looked at his beloved son-in-law Li Ru with his eyes closed.

"Wenyou, for the current plan, what can I do?"

Li Ru slowly opened his eyes, and said confidently: "Father-in-law, you can order the soldiers to block the river and build embankments in the Wei River."

Dong Zhuo was taken aback, blocking the river and building embankments?

Li Jue said cautiously: "What does the military adviser mean, ordering the soldiers in the army to catch fish and serve as food for the army?"

Li Ru smiled, and his eyes were bright: "Sun Bin's plan to reduce the stove, have your father-in-law and General Zhiran heard of it? So so, so so..."

Dong Zhuo and Li Jue couldn't help but look delighted when they heard Li Ru's strategy.

"A clever plan, what a clever plan!"

In the army camp of the Hungarian and Qiang alliance.

"Have you heard?"

A Qiang poked the Huns next to him, pretending to be mysterious.

The Hun shook his head: "What did you hear?"

The Qiang people laughed: "I heard that the Han army blocked the river and built embankments in the Wei River. It must be because the army lacked food and couldn't support it. It seems that the Han army is running out of food and grass."

The Huns became interested when they heard this: "So, we will win soon?"

"Hahaha, of course, the Han army was defeated without food and grass. Is there any need for us to send troops?"

Dong Zhuo sent his lieutenant soldiers to block the river and build embankments in the Wei River to catch fish for food. For a while, there were ups and downs in the army and complaints abounded.

It's fine to use small buckets, but now that fishing is for food, is it true that the food and grass will be exhausted?

Even so, the Liangzhou soldiers still worked hard to block the river for fishing. After all, the stomach is a big problem. People always try to find ways to eat enough. How can they live without eating?

But the leaders of the Hungarian and Qiang allied forces didn't take it seriously when they heard the news that Dong Zhuo's army was blocking the river and building embankments to catch fish for food. No matter how long the Wei River is, how many fish can there be in it? What's more, Dong Zhuo's army has a full 30,000 troops. Even if each person only eats one fish a day, it will cost tens of thousands of catties of fish a day. It seems that Dong Zhuo's army is doomed.

But ten days later, Dong Zhuo suddenly issued an order: "Small Dou" should be changed to "Da Dou", and everyone in the army should have a full meal.

As soon as this order came out, everyone in the army cheered and jumped for joy. They ate small meals every day, and those who were hungry all day had to sleep, because they would not be hungry when they fell asleep, and almost everyone lost five or six catties of fat.

Although I don't know where the food comes from, let's talk about it when we are full! Dong Zhuojun, who was hungry for a long time, finally got his wish and had a full meal. Then Dong Zhuo ordered the whole army to leave the camp.

Thirty thousand Dong troops flocked to the bank of the Wei River, and the observing Huns didn't take it seriously: this group of Han troops came to fish again, so they simply turned a blind eye.

but did not expect

Dong Zhuo looked at the dry riverbed in front of him, and immediately ordered: "The whole army picked up soil to fill up the riverbed, and I will cross the river immediately."

As the saying goes, more people are more powerful. Tens of thousands of Dong Jun each held a handful of soil, and it didn't take long to fill up a section of the river bed that had dried up due to embankment.

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru, laughed and said, "Wen You is really a good plan, I'm afraid this group of barbarians thought we were going to fish here."

Li Ru smiled slightly, and then said seriously: "Father-in-law, hurry up and order to cross the river, otherwise things will change."

"The whole army retreats!"

Dong Zhuojun, who had been a fisherman for half a month, realized it at this time. They all burst into laughter, and galloped out behind Dong Zhuo. Tens of thousands of troops stepped on the mud that had just fallen into the river bed, and the soft soil was trampled immediately. Get strong.

"No, it's not good, Dong Zhuojun has crossed the river!"

At this time, the scouts of the Hungarian and Qiang allied forces discovered Dong Zhuojun's actions and hurried back to the camp to report.

"What? Dong Jun crossed the river, what's going on?"

"General, Dong Jun filled the dry river with soil, and the army crossed the river."

The leader of the Qiang people was furious. He stood up and said angrily, "What? When you see Dong Jun approaching the river bank, don't you take precautions?"

The lieutenant generals of the Hungarian and Qiang Army under the stage said cautiously: "Dong Zhuo ordered to block the river and build an embankment. There has been no movement for half a month. I thought they came here today just for fishing, but I didn't expect they were crossing the river."

The Qiang leader's nose was crooked in anger, and he said angrily: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and chase, go!"

"Yes, yes, I'll wait here and go."

Seven or eight members of the Hungarian and Qiang generals rushed out of the camp and mobilized troops to chase after Dong Zhuo.

However, Dong Jun had been prepared for a long time, and he had no intention of doing mental calculations. The horses galloped so fast that they disappeared long ago. Therefore, the Hungarian and Qiang allied forces could only return without success. Naturally, they were scolded again for buying shoes.

Dong Zhuo returned to Meiyang and went to see the Chariot General Zhang Wen.

This time Dong Zhuo didn't dare to be arrogant and domineering. He didn't have much respect for Zhang Wen in the past because he was arrogant and conceited. Now that he has lost the battle and retreated disheartened, if he dares to speak rudely again, Zhang Wen must chop himself up?

Unexpectedly, Zhang Wen let out a long sigh.

"Come on, Zhongying, you've done a great job."

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, turned his head quickly, and couldn't help asking: "Dare to ask Che Qi, what gains have the other five armies made?"

Zhang Wen forced a smile: "Of the other five troops, four were routed, with more than half the casualties. Only Zhou Shen's troops, with the help of Liu Ye, the governor of Tianshui County, fought fiercely with Hu Qi in Yuzhong City, killing 8,000 thieves, but their own army lost more than 10,000."

In other words, although Dong Zhuo didn't capture anything, he was the only one among the six armies who returned with his entire army. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Zhang Wen sighed: "The chaos in the Northwest is really difficult to deal with. I have been speaking to the emperor for a few days, please resign and return to the court, and let Huangfu Zuoqi take command again."

In the Northwest War, Zhang Wen really felt at a loss. The army under his command was defeated. Although the Qiang rebels also suffered casualties, he really felt powerless. It is better to let the veteran Huangfusong take the lead.