“Wenyou, what did you say? My Xiliang army may not have no chance of winning?”

When Dong Zhuo heard Li Ru’s words, he perked up and asked Li Ru anxiously.

It’s not that Dong Zhuo is impatient, but all the princes in the world want to attack him, even the Li family wants to attack him. How can Dong Zhuo not be frightened.

In an instant, Li Ru became Dong Zhuo’s life-saving straw.

Facing the gazes of everyone in the hall, Li Ru sighed slightly, but he had to think about breaking the impasse.

“Father-in-law, we are not without a chance of winning. First of all, our Xiliang Army has a total of 300,000 troops. As long as we guard the strong passes in Luoyang, no matter how loudly those princes shout, they will not be able to break into Luoyang. Moreover, all the princes are not in harmony with each other. This is one of the chances of our Xiliang Army winning!”

“In addition, Ru once collected reports from various princes and sent people to investigate. He found that although Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, and Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, made noises on the surface, they actually did not mobilize any troops. Liu Yan even pretended to be sick and ordered a general under his command to lead the troops to the alliance meeting!”

“I’m afraid none of these Liu clan members who dominate the region would want the Han Dynasty to be revived. Otherwise, if the imperial family is revived and the world is peaceful, wouldn’t that mean that their good days would be over?”

“So, the power of the Liu clan in the world has been eliminated, and the power of the princes who resist us has been reduced by one third. This is the second chance of victory for our Xiliang army.”

“Also, the Li family claims to have sent out 150,000 troops. In fact, Ru sent people to find out that Li Hong’s health has not fully recovered this time, so he did not lead the troops himself, and the army sent out was less than 100,000, and was led by people like Li Li and Hua Xiong. So, although the Li family has a great reputation, the actual troops they sent out this time are not as strong as their reputation. The actual troops sent by the Li family are weak, and the power of the princes who resist us has been reduced by one third. This is the third chance of our Xiliang army’s victory.”

“Therefore, in Ru’s opinion, even though the world is powerful, as long as our Xiliang army firmly defends the Luoyang Pass, the princes will not be able to fight for long and will not be able to get enough food. At that time, the princes will retreat.”

In the hall, Li Ru faced Dong Zhuo and a group of Xiliang generals and analyzed and debated with the intelligence he had collected during this period.

quiet!
silence!

As Li Ru finished speaking, the hall fell silent. Dong Zhuo and the generals in the hall, including Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Wei, Hu Zhen, Guo Fan, Zhang Ji, Ma Teng, Han Sui, etc., all showed surprise on their faces.

“Wen… Wenyou, are you serious? Does our Xiliang army really have a chance of winning?”

Dong Zhuo asked Li Ru excitedly with a trembling voice.

No wonder Dong Zhuo was so shocked. In fact, Lu Bu tried to assassinate him first, and Cao Cao cut off his arm, so Dong Zhuo was like a frightened bird.

“Father, the information that Ru mentioned has its source. You can ask the waiter to bring it to me!” Li Ru said confidently. “Haha, good, God will not destroy me, Dong Zhuo. Thanks to Wen You, otherwise I would have been frightened by those princes.”

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, and it was obvious that the feeling of fear was gone.

All the Xiliang generals also smiled.

Not only Dong Zhuo was nervous, they were nervous as well.

“Father-in-law, since Cao Cao has already formed an anti-Dong alliance, and heroes all over the world have responded, then some people in the court need to be taken down first. Otherwise, I’m afraid these people will cause trouble and internal instability.”

Li Ru seemed to have thought of something and said to Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo heard this, a murderous look appeared on his face, and he said fiercely:
“We know that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the princes of Guandong, are very capable of jumping and jumping, so we immediately have someone capture the Yuan family.”

As he spoke, Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and hesitated again, saying:
“Li Hong had said earlier that the He family must not be harmed, so Queen Mother He and Liu Bian were both placed under house arrest. Now that the Li family has sent out troops, can we move as well?”

Dong Zhuo had long been coveting Empress Dowager He, but because of Li Hong’s warning, he did not dare to move.

When Li Ru heard this, he was shocked and said:
“Father-in-law, no. As far as I know, Empress Dowager He has a close relationship with Li Hong. In fact, my spies in Bingzhou have seen the third prince Liu Yu appear in Jinyang.”

“If Li Hong really has a relationship with Empress Dowager He, my father-in-law will probably be on Li Hong’s kill list. Unless at the last minute, we must not really offend Li Hong.”

“In fact, Ru has always had an illusion that Li Hong had anticipated these things. Before the late emperor passed away, he urgently summoned Li Hong to lead the Beiwei Army back to the court. Later, when we occupied Luoyang, Li Hong became seriously ill. All things pointed to the Li family becoming increasingly powerful.”

“Now, the Li family is very powerful. There are no less than 300,000 or 500,000 soldiers and horses in the three major places of Grassland, Youzhou, and Bingzhou. We cannot offend Li Hong unless it is absolutely necessary.”

Li Ru’s words made Dong Zhuo and all the Xiliang generals in the hall stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment.

It was as if they had heard something that was unbelievable to them.

(End of this chapter)