NOVEL WEB Chapter 78
Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zu Mao in the rear continued to fight with hundreds of people each, maintaining that bloody road.
They fought bravely, their bodies were covered with the blood of the enemy, but they were not afraid.
"General, retreat quickly, General Dong will arrive here soon, and we will counterattack then!" Sun Jian shouted, and then he pulled Zhu Jun and ran away.
Zhu Jun was still immersed in self-blame at this time, and did not react much, so he was pulled onto his warhorse by Sun Jian, and the two rushed out quickly together.
Seeing this scene, Li Wenhou wanted to catch up, but seeing the dust flying in the distance and a large number of people and horses coming, he guessed that the reinforcements of the Han Dynasty had arrived.
Then he looked at Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others who were guarding the rear there, and knew that the battle was over.
Although he still had many soldiers under his command, there was no fierce general who could compete with these people, so he could not stop them from retreating.
So, Li Wenhou could only watch Sun Jian and Zhu Jun leave the battlefield.
"Zhu Jun, Zhu Jun, you are lucky this time. I will kill you next time I see you and humiliate the one in Luoyang City!" Li Wenhou looked at Zhu Jun who was fleeing in a panic, and said fiercely in his heart.
Although it was a pity that they failed to kill Zhu Jun this time, they successfully destroyed more than 20,000 Han soldiers in this battle, while the Xiliang rebels only lost more than 13,000 people. Such a result was undoubtedly a great victory for Li Wenhou.
At this time, Zhang Fu also followed quietly, with excitement in his eyes: "Dong Zhuo, I am finally going to meet you."
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On the other side, Dong Zhuo led the army to rush over. As soon as he arrived at the battlefield, he saw Zhu Jun and Sun Jian riding a warhorse together, looking embarrassed.
"Hey, what happened to the general? Did he lose?" Dong Zhuo asked in surprise, with a hint of teasing on his face.
Soon, Dong Zhuo understood what happened and thought to himself: "It's not a good thing to lose before the battle officially started..."
Hearing Dong Zhuo's words, Zhu Jun's face darkened instantly, and his heart was full of anger and humiliation.
You know, Dong Zhuo was only his nominal deputy general and his subordinate, but now he mocked him in public. How could he bear this?
"Is this Dong Zhuo? He is quite burly and domineering!" Zhang Fu said secretly. This is a little different from the Dong Zhuo he thought of in his heart.
But thinking that the current Dong Zhuo is not the Dong Zhuo after entering Luoyang, it is understandable. After all, he is not greedy for pleasure and his skills are still there.
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When Dong Zhuo was young, he loved to be chivalrous and righteous. He once visited the Qiang tribe and made friends with many Qiang leaders.
Later, Dong Zhuo returned to his hometown to farm. Some Qiang leaders came to visit him. Dong Zhuo went home with them and killed the oxen to entertain them.
The Qiang leaders were very moved. After they returned, they collected thousands of various livestock and gave them to Dong Zhuo.
After Dong Zhuo became an adult, he served as an official in the Longxi County government, responsible for local security.
At that time, the Hu people often harassed the border and robbed the people. The governor of Liangzhou, Chengcheng, recruited Dong Zhuo as an official. Dong Zhuo led his troops to defeat the Hu people and captured thousands of people.
In the last years of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo served as Yulin Lang. Dong Zhuo was skilled in martial arts and had unparalleled strength. He was good at wearing two quivers and shooting left and right while riding a horse.
In the winter of the first year of Yongkang (167), the rebellious Qiang invaded Sanfu. Zhang Huan sent military Sima Dong Zhuo and Yin Duan to defeat them, beheaded their leaders, and captured more than 10,000 people.
The following year, Zhang Huan returned to the court. Dong Zhuo was appointed as a doctor for his merits and was rewarded with 9,000 pieces of silk. Dong Zhuo distributed all of them to his subordinates and soldiers.
[Ding, scanning completed!
Dong Zhuo (peak attribute)
Military power: 99
Commander: 95
Intelligence: 88
Politics: 80
Magical weapon:
Magical horse: Red Hare]
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Sun Jian on the side found that the atmosphere was a little wrong, so he said: "Zhonglangjiang, this is not the time to talk about this. We should leave here quickly and counterattack after resting!"
Dong Zhuo did not say anything else, nodded and left quickly with the army.
Zhang Fu also followed. There was no second-rate general around Dong Zhuo. Zhang Fu felt that there might be one in the rear camp.
Now Dong Zhuo is in his thirties, so Zhang Fu felt that it was very likely that Li Ru had become Dong Zhuo's son-in-law.
After returning to the camp, Zhu Jun went back to rest. He was still very angry, so he didn't want to look at Dong Zhuo again.
"Brother Zhongying, you really shouldn't talk like this today. We have to work together in the next few days. If we don't get along, how can we work together!"
Sun Jian directly pulled Dong Zhuo to persuade him.Dong Zhuo besieged Zhang Jue for two months without any result, so he was escorted back to Luoyang City.
But in that situation, Sun Jian felt that even he could not defeat Zhang Jue within two or three months, so this was very unfair.
"Wen Tai, you don't understand me, Dong Zhuo. Zhu Jun was just born ten years earlier. If he was the same age as me, he would never become a general of chariots and cavalry!"
"I can shoot left and right with my horse and archery, but can Zhu Jun do it? I am born with supernatural powers, but does Zhu Jun have them? If I were the main general, I could quell the Xiliang rebels!"
Dong Zhuo had a very high reputation among the Qiang people. Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu were Qiang people, so Dong Zhuo believed that as long as he was the main general, the Xiliang rebels would definitely be quelled.
After all, even if Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu did not recognize him as Dong Zhuo because of their own ambitions, half of the Xiliang rebels were Qiang soldiers, and they could not refuse to recognize him.
But he was not the main general, and the credit for defeating the Xiliang rebels must belong to Zhu Jun, and he could only drink some soup at most.
So he was not prepared to contribute, and there was no need to get along well with Zhu Jun.
"Alas!" Sun Jian sighed heavily. He knew that what Dong Zhuo said was true, and he knew that he could not persuade Dong Zhuo.
As for persuading Zhu Jun to bow his head, that was even more impossible. Sun was in a big trouble now. He needed military merits and was willing to drink soup.
But in this situation, let alone drinking soup, even the soup residue might not be there.
If the generals and commanders were not harmonious, the possibility of winning the battle was too low, and Sun Jian could hardly see the dawn of victory.
"Wen Tai, go back and have a good rest. You never know when the war will start again. Just kill more Xiliang rebels."
Dong Zhuo patted Sun Jian on the shoulder and got up to return to the camp.
"My lord, there is no other way now. The General of Chariots and Cavalry will definitely choose revenge, and you will definitely be the chief commander of the action, so we have to rest well."
Cheng Pu saw very clearly that Zhu Jun would never use Dong Zhuo, so they were the only ones who could be used in the army.