The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 153 Volume Xinfeng Champion
"How do you want to fight, Your Majesty?"

"How do you want to fight, Grand Master?"

The two smiled at each other, as if they were back to the beginning when Dong Zhuo taught Liu Xie the art of war.

"Remember last time, I had a game of war chess with Your Majesty that I hadn't finished yet?"

At that time, Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo discussed future military changes. Liu Xie was the first to point out that external civil wars were rampant, and most battles would take place in Hebei and Central Plains where countless cities had been built, and they would even face places with rugged roads such as Shu and Jiangdong.

Therefore, Liu Xie specifically asked Gao Shun to come and order him to form the Xianzhen Camp.

However, due to the sudden outbreak of the Hedong War, the two of them had to postpone the game of chess.

However, in Meiwu, the Xianzhen Camp led by Gao Shun had already proved its strength and confirmed the mainstream direction of future wars.

Therefore, this newly started game of chess is no longer used to test the quality of the Xianzhen Camp, but to make calculations and find ways to completely quell the Qiang disaster!
Dong Zhuo had been mingling with the Qiang people since he was young, and was very familiar with their tactics of warfare, so it was natural for Dong Zhuo to play the role of the Qiang people.

His opponent is——

The emperor Liu Xie, the general Lu Bu, the five army lieutenants Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Pang De, Zhang Xiu, as well as the minister of the Chancellery Jia Xu and the imperial attendant Xun You.

"Since it is a temple calculation, it should be more detailed."

Liu Xie strived for perfection and even specially ordered craftsmen to make a sand table for the Longyou area.

Dong Zhuo and Pang De were both from Longyou and were generals, so it was not difficult for them to roughly make a sand table like this.

Dong Zhuo even relied on his memory to clearly mark all the gullies that could be passed through on the sand table, making it easier for his generals to start their deductions.

In the end, the sand table was five meters square and could not fit in the palace, so it had to be moved in front of the hall, where a military tent was built specifically for it.

On the day the sand table was completed, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others were so fond of it that they wanted to lie down on it and roll around.

"It would be better if this thing was lighter. If we can have such a map when marching to war, we can say that half the battle is already won!"

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao were both from Bingzhou, and they knew only too well the impact a map could have on a war.

But on this sand table in front of me, I can see water sources, paths, mountains and rivers at a glance...

"I don't know how your majesty came up with something like this!"

Lu Bu suddenly felt itchy and thought that he must make such a sand table and place it in the camp for his own use during the next march...

The deduction begins.

Liu Xie is located on the east side of the sand table.

The corresponding location is Tianshui, the starting point of the Guanzhong army's westward expedition.

Dong Zhuo is located on the east side of the sand table.

The corresponding location is Jincheng, a famous city that guards the gateway to Hexi.

"Your Majesty, please."

During the days of making the sand table, Dong Zhuo completely defeated the disease and regained his previous vigor and vitality.

Seeing that Dong Zhuo was in good condition, Liu Xie nodded.

"The previous battle was 1:16. I only beat the Grand Master once in the first round."

"No matter what, I will win this second time!"

When Dong Zhuo heard Liu Xie's harsh words before the battle, he couldn't help but laugh.

"The Qiang people's tactics are the tactics I am most familiar with."

"Longxi is also the battlefield I am most familiar with."

"If Your Majesty can defeat me in this deduction, then Your Majesty can be said to have accomplished his mission."

If Liu Xie could win today, this might be the last game of war between Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo.

Win the first set, then win the last set.

Locking the score at 2-16 completely, for Liu Xie... it seems that he can be considered to have made the decision forever.

Liu Xie took out a few stones dipped in vermilion paint and placed them near the water.

"According to Xun Yu's calculations, the court can dispatch a maximum of 15,000 troops this time."

The bad news is that there are only 15,000.

The good news is that most of them are cavalry.

Liu Xie directly pushed the chess piece representing the cavalry along the road from Tianshui to Wushan.

"Use the speed of the cavalry to occupy this place first!"

Wushan is located on the south side of Zhudao and Xinxing, and is the western exit of Gangu. It can control the Weihe River and Qianhe River channels if it advances, and can defend the barriers of mountains, valleys and terraces if it retreats.

In later generations, when Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu Han, launched the Northern Expedition from Qishan, he first seized this place as a fulcrum for attacking Longyou, and then occupied Jieting in an attempt to plot against Longyou.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong in occupying this place, and it can be said that one is "the first to be invincible."

Liu Xie turned around and asked the generals around him about his arrangement. They were all knowledgeable about military affairs and had no objection to seizing Wushan.

"Besides, Wushan can also block the Qishan Road from Longyou into Hanzhong."

"I heard before that not only the Qiang people went to attack Liangzhou, but also the Di people living in Wudu and Yinping went to support them."

"Blocking the Qishan Road is actually equivalent to cutting off the retreat route of the Qiang and Di tribe. Once they learn of this, they will surely rush to support us!"

"The Longyou area is mostly mountainous and crisscrossed with gullies. As long as the deployment is appropriate, we can completely block the enemy at the mountain passes and then annihilate them."

Although it's just a general idea, there's really nothing wrong with it.

Only Pang De, who was also from Longyou, frowned slightly after seeing Liu Xie's arrangement.

Dong Zhuo saw that Liu Xie wanted to use the mobility of the cavalry to take the initiative, but he was not in a hurry. He held a few black stones in his hand.

These stones were pushed out by Dong Zhuo from Jincheng, out of Yuzhong, and then all the way south.

When they were about to approach Wushan where Liu Xie’s army was stationed, Dong Zhuo’s finger instantly changed direction, causing the stone in his hand to fly over from the sky???

Liu Xie was somewhat speechless: "Grandmaster! It's a foul! Could it be that those Qiang people can fly?"

It's like playing chess now.

Liu Xie placed all his chariots, horses, and cannons on the border between Chu and Han, intending to have a fierce battle with the enemy. However, Dong Zhuo simply used his pawns as chariots... and they were chariots that could fly, directly bypassing his own deployment and flying away?
"Your Majesty, the Grand Master did not break the rules..."

Pound, who was watching the battle, had a serious expression on his face.

"The Qiang people grow up in the valleys, but not on the plains. They cannot last long, but are resolute in fighting. They consider death in battle auspicious, and death from illness unlucky. They can endure cold and hardship, just like animals. Even women giving birth do not avoid the wind and snow."

"Although the mountains in Longyou are winding, they cannot stop the Qiang people."

"Some Qiang tribes, regardless of gender, age or status, can even cross the Qilian Mountains and live on both sides of the mountains. If you want to use these mountains in Longyou to stop the enemy, I'm afraid you are overestimating your capabilities."

After listening to Pang De's words, Dong Zhuo nodded slightly to show his agreement.

If the Qiang people were really that easy to deal with, why would a famous general like Duan Xing spend ten years here suppressing the rebellion?

The Qiang people fought differently from the Han people.

The mountains that you thought they couldn't climb, they can easily cross.

The wasteland that you thought they couldn't cross, they can still cross it easily.

The difference in adaptability to terrain made the battle between the Qiang and Han people unfair from the beginning.

In Liu Xie's words, the other party is cheating!

A teleportation hack that ignores terrain obstacles!

How is this played?
Isn't war all about relying on geographical advantages to defeat the opponent? But the opponent simply refused to be locked?

Liu Xie was a little puzzled: "Before I started this game of deduction with the Grand Master, I actually... did a little bit of cheating."

"I went to look through the records of Duan Xing's conquest of the Eastern and Western Qiang tribes, and discovered that Duan Xing pacified the Qiang tribe with just one word—"

"quick!"

Duan Xing was very fast at fighting and he ran much faster than the Qiang people!
When Shao He's army invaded Zhangye, Duan Xing first fought a bloody battle with them, and then pursued them, fighting and chasing them! The battle lasted for more than 40 days until they reached Jishishan, the source of the Yellow River, and went out of the border for more than 2,000 miles. In the end, he killed Shao He and captured more than 5,000 people.

In the Battle of Fengyi, Duan Xing dared to go deep into the enemy's territory with only 15 days of food and fodder, and fought with the Xianrong tribes at Fengyi Mountain. He caught the enemy off guard, beheaded more than 8,000 people, and captured 280,000 cattle, horses and sheep.

When they conquered the Eastern Qiang, they set a record of traveling more than 200 miles in one day and one night. They traveled thousands of miles in the Hetao area and wiped out all the Qiang people on every inch of land. In this way, they finally solved the problem of the Eastern Qiang that had plagued the western frontier for a hundred years.

Liu Xie's deployment was based on Duan Xing's tactics, using the mobility of the cavalry to first occupy the key points of the pass...

But why could Duan Xing win a great victory while Liu Xie could only watch the group of Qiang people fly past "with wings"?

If the Qiang people were really so powerful, how did Duan Jiong achieve the record of fighting a total of 180 battles since he went on the expedition, beheading more than 38,600 enemies, and capturing more than 427,500 cattle, horses, sheep, mules, donkeys, and camels?

"I see that Your Majesty is using Duan Xing's tactics to fight me."

From the moment Liu Xie moved his cavalry first, Dong Zhuo knew what Liu Xie was planning.

After all, Liu Xie was taught by him, and Dong Zhuo was Duan Xing's soldier when he was young...

"But Duan Ying's fighting methods are not something that ordinary people can learn."

Dong Zhuo thought of his old boss; that resolute and stubborn face made him dazed for a moment.

"Your Majesty, do you feel that General Duan's tactics are extremely similar to those of another famous general in history books?"

Of course Liu Xie noticed it.

"He really does look like the champion marquis who sealed the Wolf's Lair, Huo Qubing."

Running faster than the enemy on enemy territory... This combat style is so unique that even if Liu Xie didn't think about it actively, he would involuntarily connect the two together.

"Exactly."

Dong Zhuo admitted this.

"Whether it is General Duan's tactics or the tactics of the former Champion Marquis, in fact, it can be summed up in one sentence: use the barbarians to control the barbarians."

"This tactic is not very clever, and almost every Qiang leader will use it."

"But the only two people who were able to achieve great success during the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty were Marquis Guanjun and Marquis Xinfeng (Duan Xing's title)."

……

Liu Xie blushed slightly.

Dong Zhuo's meaning was very clear.

Being able to defeat the enemy with this kind of tactics is pure talent!

Duan Xing was at least one of the 72 famous generals enshrined in the Temple of Martial Arts in later generations. If his tactics were easily learned by an emperor like Liu Xie who was only good at talking about war on paper, then Duan Xing might as well have committed suicide...

This "copied" answer cannot be used directly.

Liu Xie adjusted his mentality and breathed a sigh of relief.

Since he couldn't copy Duan Xing's tactics, he would look for the Qiang people's weaknesses on his own!
Don’t forget, you are more than one person!

Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Pang De, Zhang Xiu, which one is not a famous general in later generations?
There were also Jia Xu and Xun You, two of Cao Wei's strategists, advising on the side...

With this lineup, Liu Xie is confident of winning no matter how strong the opponent is!

(End of this chapter)