() The victory in the Longxian battle reversed the decline of the Han people in the Han-Qiang war, and finally allowed Zhang Wen, who had been trapped in Longxian for many days, to counterattack.

In fact, with the current combat effectiveness of the Han army, they are not afraid of the Qiang people in front of them. This era is the beginning of the Three Kingdoms, which is about to meet in great turmoil. It is definitely different from the Jin, Song and Ming Dynasties in later generations. The Han people were completely in decline and could be allowed to be conquered by foreigners.

Bullying. It was only because they fell into passivity at the beginning and suffered successive defeats that the fighting spirit of the Han army dissipated. As a result, the Qiang people drove them to the edge and almost trapped them to death in Long County.

But this victory, which was unexpected for both the enemy and ourselves, broke the original pattern, and the Han army finally regained its confidence. After the Qiang people suffered losses and retreated, the Han army, confident of winning, immediately launched a counterattack, bringing troops out of the city to fight with

A battle. However, because of the strength of the troops

After all, the Han army was still at a disadvantage, so although the timing was good, it could not really take the initiative. As the Qiang people slowly calmed down, they began to take the initiative. Seeing that the Han army was about to make the same mistake again,

They were forced to retreat to Long County again.

At this time, Dong Zhuo's reinforcements finally arrived. There were more than 30,000 troops, and they had been recuperating for many days. As soon as the energetic reinforcements arrived, the situation changed again. With it

After being restrained from behind, the Qiang people could no longer attack Zhang Wen's army with all their strength. When facing Zhang Wen's army's attack, they had to always be wary of Dong Zhuo's army behind them to take advantage of the situation and attack. They were suddenly in the unfavorable situation of fighting on two fronts.

As a result, the battle once again fell into a stalemate. However, in terms of situation, the Han army has begun to control the situation. As long as the cooperation between the two groups is tacit enough, perhaps one battle can completely defeat them.

Enemy.

But at this time, the movements of Dong Zhuo's army became a little weird. Several times when the Han and Qiang went to war there, there were already opportunities to insert the Qiang army's retreat. Dong Zhuo's army did not send troops in time, but just waited for the opportunity.

It slipped away in vain. The reason why this happened was that Dong Zhuo had his own considerations.

Just after the two armies formed a favorable situation and formed a flanking attack on the Qiang people, Dong Zhuo asked Ma Yue and Li Ru, his two confidants, to see if they had any good suggestions regarding the current situation and future development.

Regarding this, Ma Yue and Li Ru agreed: "Now that we have sent troops to help, the Qiang people can no longer attack one side with all their strength, so Zhang Wen cannot lose Long County again. And this is already our goal.

We are here. Next, it is time for us to think about ourselves. We must not let this rebel army be annihilated at this time.

However, the lord's credit stops here. What we should do is to keep the current situation alive, force the Qiang people to retreat, and then take the initiative to attack and defeat the Qiang thieves with our own strength. Only in this way can we win a bigger victory.

It's all the credit!" Although Ma Yuezhen didn't want Dong Zhuo to take all the credit, in the current situation, that was all he could say.

Dong Zhuo strongly agreed with such policies and strategies. He was originally very dissatisfied with Zhang Wen's victory over Long County, and now he naturally did not want the other party to achieve a fundamental victory with the cooperation of his own army.

To win, you must know that if you win the opponent when two groups of people are attacking from behind,

For the great victory of the Qiang people, the greatest credit for this battle must go to Zhang Wen, not Dong Zhuo. This will definitely make Zhang Wen a key rewarder of the imperial court, and it is possible that he will eventually be named Liangzhou Mu on the spot. This is not

This was not the result Dong Zhuo wanted to see, so it was impossible for him to help Zhang Wen achieve victory in this battle.

But Zhang Wen would not be patient for long. After several attacks or deliberately selling holes to allow the Qiang people to attack and give Dong Zhuojun a chance, but Dong Zhuojun remained indifferent, he finally couldn't help but accuse Dong Zhuo.

Why can't it be delayed?

On June 17, the third envoy came to hold him to account. It was Zhang Jie, a brother of Zhang Wen's clan. Because this man took advantage of Zhang Wen's influence, he always acted arrogantly, even with Dong Zhuo.

A warlord with a large number of troops faced each other and still did not change his character.

After being introduced to the big tent, he faced Dong Zhuo proudly and raised his head high: "General Dong, I am here to ask you on the order of Marshal Zhang, why your army has never had the opportunity despite several opportunities.

Any move to send troops? Aren't you afraid that the commander-in-chief will ask the court to convict you of a serious crime of delaying the military plane? Or are you saying that you have colluded with the Qiang thieves for a long time and want to secretly help them now? "

When Dong Zhuo saw that such a little person dared to be so presumptuous in front of him, he felt angry. However, since the other party represented Zhang Wen, he didn't want to have a real quarrel with Zhang Wen, so he could only endure it for the time being, but this didn't mean anything.

Politely: "I, the general, will not allow an incompetent person like you to point fingers and make unreasonable accusations! As for what you said about me not sending troops, I cannot accept it. If I really want to help the Qiang thieves, now

You could have left the troops in Lintao, why come here? As for why you are holding back now, it is because of the victory or defeat of the battle. You said that the Qiang people have already exposed their flaws, but who can guarantee that it is not a deliberate show by the Qiang people to lure us into trouble?

A trap? In order to avoid causing harm to the generals and disciples under his command, I will not start a war with the enemy at will! You scholars, you know what it means to use troops!" The last sentence also cursed Zhang Wen.

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"You... aren't you afraid that the imperial court will blame you?" Zhang Jie wanted to say something more, but was intimidated by Dong Zhuo's momentum. He didn't dare to say anything serious for a moment, so he had to take out the imperial flag to support him.

In response to this, Dong Zhuo just laughed: "I only came here to win. Even if there is an order from the imperial court, I can say that I will not accept the emperor's orders, let alone other things! I still have a few words to tell you.

Marshal Zhang, Xiliang is no better than other places. Going to war with the enemy is not reciting poems and painting in Luoyang. This is a major matter that affects the life and death of tens of millions of soldiers. Everything must be stable first, and then we can win. If everyone is as eager as he is.

Come on, I, Xiliang, have already fallen into the hands of the Qiang and Hu!"

After sending Zhang Jie away with some high-sounding words, Dong Zhuojun not only did not move forward as instructed, but instead retreated, getting further away from the main battlefield of both the enemy and ourselves. This was clearly threatening Zhang Wen over there -

- If you dare to use your power to suppress others, or complain to the court, I will dare to withdraw my troops, and then you will be able to deal with the enemy alone.

In the past, Dong Zhuo might have considered hiding some of his ideas and not daring to do anything. But now that he has 30,000 to 40,000 elite men and a certain degree of power, he is no longer satisfied with having to suffer from Zhang Wen before.

In a state of moderation, he is now on an equal footing with Marshal Zhang.

Seeing all this, Ma Yue couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Dong Zhuo is Dong Zhuo after all. He will never be able to become a loyal minister who is dedicated to the country. Even now, he will not change when he faces strong enemies."

.This is the beginning of his true start in life, and he will surely embark on the path of no return to power!"

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"Did he really say that?" Zhang Wen asked in disbelief after hearing Zhang Jie's reply.

"This Dong Zhongying, he doesn't take you in the eyes of the commander at all. He doesn't even care about the court. He even asked me to send a message to the commander, saying that you don't understand military affairs at all, and it's a shame to steal the position of commander.

It's like being crowned like a monkey, and it makes you laugh!" Zhang Jie is not a gentleman, and after being offended by Dong Zhuo, he naturally will not let go of this opportunity to instigate.

"How unreasonable, this Dong Zhongying is so presumptuous!" At this time, even though Zhang Wen was well-educated, he was extremely angry. A person usually feels the most ashamed and angry when others point out his shortcomings, and Zhang Wen

Wen's flaw lies in the use of troops. He is well aware of this, but he least wants others to point it out. Zhang Jie, who is most familiar with him now, uses this to provoke him, which naturally makes him angry easily.

Burned.

"Last time our army was trapped in Long County, Dong Zhuo didn't know how to rescue him in time when he had soldiers in his hands. It was only now that our situation has improved a little, that he came to share the credit. I have tolerated this. But he didn't

Thinking that now he has actually become more aggressive, this is obviously not listening to orders, and I will ask the court to take away his military power!" Zhang Wen said angrily.

"Exactly, the commander-in-chief should have written a report to the imperial court a long time ago, so that the imperial court can capture this person who does not obey orders and has ulterior motives!" Zhang Jie also said by fanning the flames.

"Commander, this is absolutely impossible, otherwise the situation in Xiliang will be completely out of control!" At this time, an urgent voice came from outside the house, and what appeared after the voice was none other than Huangfu Song, who was wearing armor.

Because he had something important to report to Zhang Wen, he happened to come outside the house and heard his harsh words.

"Why, General Huangfu wants to speak for Dong Zhongying? Is there some friendship between you and him that we don't know about?" Zhang Jie said with some displeasure. Originally, he didn't take Huangfu Song seriously, but this time

The victory in Longxian County was all achieved under his command. Now that this man has a high reputation in the army, Zhang Jie restrained himself. But Huangfu Song's objections today still made him feel dissatisfied.

I couldn't help but make rude remarks.

"Dong Zhongying and I have only met each other a few times, and we can't say we have any friendship. The reason why the general spoke like this is entirely for the consideration of the commander-in-chief and our Han army." Huangfu Songzheng said: "Just now, the general stopped.

When we received the news, it was said that Dong Zhuo's army behind the Qiang army suddenly withdrew thirty miles back, and is now farther away from the enemy and ourselves." It turned out that he came to see Zhang Wen to report the matter.

He wanted to ask if this was Zhang Wen's intention. Now after listening to the conversation between the two of them, Huangfu Song guessed Dong Zhuo's intention of doing this.

"What did you say? Dong Zhuo suddenly retreated at this time?" Zhang Wen was angry at first, and then became a little worried. Once Dong Zhuo really gave up and retreated, it would be very difficult to fight the Qiang people unilaterally by himself.

"Exactly! This is obviously Dong Zhongying threatening the commander-in-chief. If he hadn't restrained him from behind, I'm afraid the Qiang people would have gained the upper hand, which would be very detrimental to us!" Huangfu Song said with a bitter smile.

"He is so brave, I will not let him off lightly!" Zhang Wen slapped the table and yelled. However, at this time, he could only lose his temper like this. In fact, there was nothing he could do to Dong Zhuo. Who would let Dong Zhuo's subordinates

That army is his own, and it is impossible for Zhang Wen to mobilize those tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

But it was such a seemingly invisible internal fight that changed the war again. A battle that could have been decided here had new variables. However, Dong Zhuo and Zhang Wen did not
Chapter completed!