Chapter 131 Pre-War Preparations
Li Ru can now only place his hopes on Guo Hao, but compared with Dong Zhuo, Guo Hao is still somewhat unfamiliar to him.
He has always been troubled by the fact that he cannot join Guo Hao's core circle. Guo Hao's appointment this time was a bit sudden, but it was the best time for him to submit his answer.
Li Ru, who came from a poor family, hated the domination of knowledge by aristocratic families. After his spiritual talent was opened by chance, he dreamed of rebuilding the world and step by step pushed Dong Zhuo, who was also from a poor family, to the position of prefect.
Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo is old and can no longer let his dream take flight.
He had originally become disheartened, but after seeing Guo Hao's attitude towards the aristocratic families, he regained hope.
He found Dong Zhuo and asked Dong Zhuo to recommend him to Guo Hao. However, Guo Hao's attitude towards him had always been lukewarm. Although his position was still very high, he was never able to enter Guo Hao's core circle.
Li Ru originally thought that Guo Hao only believed in Jia Xu, who had risen with him from humble beginnings. It was not until Chen Xi appeared that Li Ru realized that Guo Hao was just not sure about what abilities he had.
Spiritual talent is certainly proof of wisdom, but specific abilities still need to be further demonstrated before people can see them clearly.
Li Ru was very excited that Guo Hao entrusted him with an important task this time, but his expression remained normal.
Guo Hao asked him to be responsible for attack and Xu Rong to be responsible for defense, which in itself was a test for him.
It was not that Li Ru underestimated the coalition forces of the Guandong princes outside, but Xu Rong was too strong. The Guandong princes could do nothing except suffer a setback at Hulao Pass.
Xu Rong himself was a frontier soldier with rich combat experience. He also went through the Yellow Turban Rebellion with Guo Hao, and later systematically followed Huangfu Song to learn some theoretical knowledge.
Even Huangfu Song had to take Xu Rong seriously, and the troops at Hulao Pass were all elite, with sufficient logistics, so they could fight the coalition forces outside for a year.
With Xu Rong at Hulao Pass without worries, how to win will be the biggest test for him.
He knew that the opposing coalition was very powerful and that there were at least dozens of wise men of the same level as him, but he didn't care at all.
As long as his dream can be realized, even God will kill him for you to see.
Xu Rong said indifferently: "There are 100,000 elite troops, 30,000 auxiliary troops, and 100,000 militiamen inside Hulao Pass. Just leave 50,000 elite troops and 100,000 militiamen to me. The rest of the people are up to you. Even if they all die outside, I can still defend Hulao Pass."
As soon as Xu Rong opened his mouth, he was ridiculed by everyone. To be honest, if everyone present didn't know what kind of person Xu Rong was, he would be beaten to death just for this sentence.
Li Ru nodded. Since Xu Rong said that he could hold on to 150,000, he would take the rest.
"General Lu Bu leads his 3,000 men directly into the coalition army's central camp. Our target is Yuan Shao. You can kill him or not!"
Li Ru glanced at Lu Bu, the most powerful general in the world, and hoped that he would not let him down.
“Yes!”
"Hua Xiong, take Fei Xiong to the flanks to cause damage. We will attack whoever is on the flanks."
It was much easier for Li Ru to command Hua Xiong. After all, it was the army he built up himself. In the hearts of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, he was second only to the first man and above ten thousand others.
"General Gao Shun, you go to the other side and have the same mission as Hua Xiong."
After the Trident's spearhead was arranged, Li Ru began to arrange some specific mission objectives.
There are still some tough guys among the coalition forces. The troops from Bingzhou and Youzhou, like those from Liangzhou, often face the Hu people, and their combat effectiveness is obviously much higher.
" General Zhang Liao, are you confident that you can stop Ding Yuan?" Li Ru asked. He was not very familiar with the unexpected people of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry and could only judge based on Guo Hao's evaluation.
"Give me a cavalry, and at worst I can stop them." Zhang Liao thought about it. He was very familiar with Ding Yuan's troops, and he was confident if he could lead the cavalry.
"You can't stop Yuwen Chengdu." Lu Bu suddenly said. The troops under Ding Yuan were easy to deal with. With Zhang Liao's ability, it was possible to stop or even defeat Ding Yuan.
However, Yuwen Chengdu under Ding Yuan's command was a trouble. If he did not take action, no one in Bingzhou would be able to defeat Yuwen Chengdu.
"General Dian Wei, can you accompany General Zhang Liao?"
Every profession has its own expertise, and what Lu Bu said is indeed weighty.
Li Ru thought about it and turned his attention to Dian Wei, the bodyguard assigned to him by Guo Hao.
Ever since it was confirmed that Dian Wei's IQ was indeed not high and he was very good at fighting, Li Ru, like Jia Xu, liked to have Dian Wei with him.
For these intellectuals, such bodyguards who are stupid but good at fighting are very popular.
"I'm afraid we can't kill that guy." Dian Wei scratched his head. He remembered Yuwen Chengdu. He couldn't stop such a master from running away.
"It's okay, General Dian, you just stop him for me." Zhang Liao was very confident. A large army fights, not a one-on-one duel. Even if someone stops Lu Bu, it will not change the situation of the battle.
Seeing Dian Wei accompanying him, Lu Bu didn't say anything. Dian Wei was a skilled practitioner, and none of the skilled practitioners on the battlefield were easy to kill.
"General Xu Huang will lead his troops to support General Lu Bu. If the opportunity is right, we will march straight in and attack Huanglong!" Li Ru continued to make the arrangements.
To be honest, each of the generals under Guo Hao can be considered a talented general, and they have made great achievements in commanding troops and martial arts.
But Li Jue and his men in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry were not so good, as they all had internal energy forming a powerful force.
"Li Jue, the four of you take the remaining Xiliang cavalry to find Gongsun Zan and hold him back. The White Horse General is indeed a tough nut to crack. There is no need to fight to the death."
"Military advisor, my nephew Zhang Xiu's internal energy has left his body. Can he go with the army to the expedition?" Zhang Ji stood up and asked.
He did it on purpose. The Xiliang Army could not compare with other factions in terms of powerful generals. Not to mention the Bingzhou Army, Xu Huang and his men also had internal energy leaving their bodies.
They only have Hua Xiong to hold the fort, and judging from Hua Xiong's performance, even without the power of the military soul, he is still the last in the field of internal energy leaving the body.
His nephew finally returned from his studies, so of course he had to promote him as soon as possible.
"Zhang Xiu? Not bad, not bad. Give him some soldiers and he will go with you!" Li Ru was also a little surprised, but he was also very pleased to see that Zhang Xiu, a young man from Xiliang with a good family background, could have such a bright future.
"What about me? What about me, Li Junshi, what about me?"
Seeing that no one mentioned him yet, Ma Chao couldn't wait to jump out and ask.
"As for the other generals, follow me and obey my command when the time comes."
"Yes!" Ma Chao retreated unhappily. Although he was very dissatisfied, he still knew that the army had to obey orders.
Although he is a little silly, he never makes mistakes that he shouldn't make.
"Gentlemen, the general's order this time is to win, not lose!"
"Our army will win this battle!"
"We will definitely win!" All the generals present responded.
