Chapter 257: Troops in Chang'an

Empress Dowager He hurriedly said: "Uncle, please get up."

Liu Ye straightened up and looked at Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian. Although they looked a little embarrassed, they were quite excited after seeing Liu Ye. Dong Zhuo and other rebels who fled the country are far behind.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, please enter the city."

Liu Ye personally drove the two of them, Empress Dowager Why and Liu Bian, and sent them to a good residence that had been prepared long ago in Ji County, where they had a rest temporarily.

In fact, don't drive Fazhen to mention this matter to Liu Ye specifically, why don't you build a palace for the empress dowager and the young emperor outside the city of Ji County?

"Although King Hongnong was abolished, he is still the son of heaven. He is the eldest son of Emperor Ling and Empress Dowager He. His status is orthodox. If there is no palace, how can he show his status?"

In fact, Fazhen wanted to build an imperial palace more, but Liangzhou has limited manpower after all. If an imperial palace were really built, the people of Liangzhou would definitely be full of dissatisfaction.

"No need to be like this. Liangzhou is just a place of bitter cold and lack of manpower. If it is used to build a palace, how much labor will be used?" Liu Ye shook his head. He didn't want the farmers in Liangzhou to stop serious farming. Instead, he went to build the imperial palace. You must know that even Qin Shihuang did not build the Afang Palace until after the unification of the six kingdoms. He, Liu Ye, who occupied Liangzhou, couldn't immediately build a large-scale construction project, right?

In the early stage of starting a business, the province still needs to save money.

Xun You on the side nodded: "That's right, Liangzhou is a bitterly cold place. It is impossible for His Majesty and the Queen Mother to stay in Liangzhou for the rest of their lives. After all, they will return to Sizhou."

Liu Ye hummed, and then looked around at the left and right staff.

"Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor and ignored the Han Dynasty. Now that the empress dowager and the emperor are in Liangzhou, I want to send troops to challenge Dong."

The left and right aides all nodded, and Pang De and Yu Jin also did not object. They were both courtiers of the Han Dynasty.

Only the old man Fazhen frowned: "Liangzhou has only rested for a year, and going to battle now, I'm afraid it will consume a lot of energy."

Yu Jin said at the same time: "Dong Zhuo's strength is not weak. In the battle of Liangzhou, the 30,000 cavalry under his command were intact, and after taking control of Luoyang, he incorporated the Northern Army. I have taken refuge with Dong Zhuo, and now it is not a lie to say that he has one hundred thousand soldiers."

Hearing this, everyone present was startled. They knew that Dong Zhuo annexed Luoyang soldiers and horses, and countless people took refuge in Dong Zhuo. However, they did not expect that his strength would expand to such a level that he had more than 100,000 troops!

Moreover, Dong Zhuo's army is much higher than Han Sui's more than 100,000 rebels. Among them are Li Jue and Guo Si, as well as powerful generals like Lu Bu Huaxiong, and resourceful people like Li Ru and Jia Xu. It can be said that if Lv Bu suddenly betrayed Dong Zhuo, relying on Dong Zhuo's strength, even if he retreated to Chang'an, suppressed the northwest, and took all the Yongliang and Liangzhou prefectures.

Thinking of this, Liu Ye took a look at Xun You, and felt relieved. With this person whom Chen Shou called "the mastermind of Cao Wei", Jia Xu would not do too much for Dong Zhuo, and it was enough to contend with Li Ru.

Liu Ye waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Although Dong Zhuo has taken control of Luoyang, he will never attack on a large scale all of a sudden."

Hearing Liu Ye's conclusion, Yang Fu couldn't help asking curiously: "My lord, how could he make such a conclusion? Since Dong Zhuo has taken over the Northern Army and Lv Bu's Bingzhou Army, he must take advantage of this time to send troops to subdue the Quartet. Otherwise, why would he abolish the establishment?" How about the young emperor to establish authority?"

Liu Ye smiled, then looked at Xun You: "Gongda, please explain to all the gentlemen here."

Seeing Liu Ye's smile, Xun You understood that he was going to introduce himself to everyone, so he stood up.

"My lords, although Dong Zhuo has more than 100,000 soldiers, none of them are made of iron buckets," Xun You said slowly.

"I served as the servant of the Huangmen in Luoyang. I used to serve as a staff member under the command of the old general He Jin, so I also know about the affairs of the army. Most of the Northern Army is the Imperial Guard. Since the left and right chariots returned to military power, It has always been under the control of the generals, and after Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor, many lieutenant generals were quite dissatisfied, but they had to submit because of Dong Zhuo's pressure." Xun You talked eloquently.

"If Dong Zhuo wanted to subdue the Northern Army, he would first need to replace the generals and schools in the army, and secondly, it would take more than a month to adjust, and he would also need to arrange an army horse to keep an eye on the Northern Army at any time, which in turn constrained Dong Zhuo's troops."

Yang Fu nodded again and again, and then impatiently said: "What about the Bingzhou Army? Dong Zhuo's official position is originally Bingzhou Mu, and the recognition of Bingzhou soldiers should be higher for the army under Dong Zhuo's command?"

Xun You shook his head lightly: "No, the commander of the Bingzhou Army is Lu Bu, who used to be a general under Zhijinwu Dingyuan. Although he has joined Dong Zhuo now, the iron cavalry under Dong Zhuo's command is quite at odds with the Bingzhou soldiers. When we were in Luoyang, we heard about the conflict between Li Jue, Guo Si and Lu Bu, and Dong Zhuo resolved it himself once."

A gleam flashed in Xun You's eyes: "What's more, since Lv Bu was bought by Dong Zhuo and killed his old master Ding Yuan, isn't Dong Zhuo worried that he will kill him?"

Pang De clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Exactly, instead of subduing tens of thousands of soldiers, Dong Zhuo placed a deadly tiger by his side!"

Hearing Xun You's conclusion, all the people present were surprised and praised.

But Xun You bowed and returned to his seat, Liu Ye was quite satisfied.

"Therefore, Dong Zhuo definitely cannot dispatch the Northern Army and Lu Bu Army. The only ones he can use are the original troops under his command. Moreover, in order to keep an eye on the Northern Army and Lu Bu Army, Dong Zhuo dare not go out in full force. He can only dispatch tens of thousands at most. People, or even fewer, are on par with our army." Liu Ye said confidently.

Perhaps if Dong Zhuo was given another year, or even a few months, the Northern Army and Lu Bu Army would naturally become Dong Zhuo's arms, but right now, the Northern Army and Lv Bu Army would instead become Dong Zhuo's burden.

Liu Ye tapped his finger on the table lightly: "Our army is small, and we don't have enough soldiers. We must take advantage of this time to seize Dong Zhuo's weakness and attack as soon as possible."

Pound was gearing up, and couldn't wait to say: "My lord, please give the order, Pound is willing to be the pioneer."

The number one general, General Jin, also stood up: "If Lord Meng does not give up, Jin is willing to lead the troops east to Sanfu."

Liu Ye glanced at Pang De and Yu Jin, and laughed.

"Okay, Pound listens!"

"The end is here!"

"You lead five thousand cavalry, control Sanfu to the east, go straight to Chang'an City, and take Tongguan as quickly as possible!"

Pang De was overjoyed: "The last general takes orders!"

Liu Ye looked at Ma Teng.