Chapter 34 6. Dong Zhuo played psychological warfare

In my impression, Yuan Shao at this time was a little helpless in the face of Dong Zhuo's lustful power. He caused the disaster, but he had no way to end it, so he had to run away in the end. In my impression, Dong Zhuo suppressed all the officials in the imperial court just by playing barbarism. The reason why this guy was able to hold great power, apart from Yuan Shao being an idiot, was that he was really lucky.After he came to power, he did all kinds of evil, conniving Liangzhou soldiers to harm the people, and became a public enemy of society.But these can only be called impressions, because it is not or not entirely the real situation.

The real situation is that Yuan Shao is not an idiot, and Dong Zhuo is not just playing tricks.These two are capable people, facing the new situation after He Jin was killed, they did not sit still. Let's talk about Dong Zhuo first, he was able to sneak in this time not by luck, but by his sense of smell, accurate intelligence work and decisive decision-making.In terms of decisiveness, Yuan Shao is much worse than Dong Zhuo. But Dong Zhuo is also facing severe challenges, and the people he brings are too limited. Because he was going to Bingzhou to take office, he could only go by himself according to the regulations. Later, after bargaining with the court, he was allowed to take a small number of Liangzhou soldiers to go.He was able to bring out only 3,000 people publicly. Even though they were selected elites, the number was still a bit small.After driving straight into Luoyang, they actually became a lone army.

At this time, his old department was still far away in the Youfufeng area west of Chang'an, even if he traveled day and night, he would not be able to reach Luoyang in less than ten days.If Yuan Shao had adopted Bao Xin's suggestion, Dong Zhuo would have been dealt with before reinforcements arrived, but Yuan Shao did not do so, leaving Dong Zhuo time to counterattack. On the one hand, Dong Zhuo sent people to urgently order the follow-up troops to advance quickly, and on the other hand, he played tricks. According to the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", Dong Zhuo transferred his troops out of the city at night every four or five days, and lived in a military camp outside the city. The illusion of arrival.

This kind of little trick couldn't be hidden from Yuan Shao and others, but it caused a great impact in society, and Dong Zhuo's crisis was temporarily relieved.Not long after, this kind of psychological warfare has achieved practical results. He Jin and He Miao's former troops, under the leadership of Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and others, took the lead in declaring their allegiance to Dong Zhuo. At this time, there were many armed forces stationed near Luoyang that were not affiliated with each other. The former He's defection to Dong Zhuo triggered a domino effect, and more armed forces fell to the Liangzhou Army, the most influential being the Bingzhou Army.

As a relatively independent team, the Bingzhou Army is not as famous as the Liangzhou Army, but it is also very good at fighting.The core figure of the Bingzhou Army is Ding Yuan, who is the former governor of Bingzhou and the current commander of the Beijing Garrison (Zhijinwu). Ding Yuan's character is Jianyang, he was born in a poor family, he is a fierce general, he is desperate in battle, but he is relatively poor in strategy (roughly).He served as governor of Bingzhou, and Zhang Yang and Zhang Liao were his subordinates. He firmly supported He Jin and sent Zhang Yang and Zhang Liao to lead troops to station on the outskirts of Luoyang.

After He Jin was killed, Ding Yuan fell into confusion. He was not one of Yuan Shao's gang, and Yuan Shao didn't send someone to contact him in time. Ding Yuan lacked strategy, and he really didn't know what to do next. Ding Yuan also had problems in employing people, and Lu Bu was appointed as the director of the office (master book) for him at this time.This is a recognized capricious person, and Ding Yuan will be destroyed in his hands. Lu Bu, styled Fengxian, was born in Jiuyuan County (now Baotou, Inner Mongolia), Wuyuan County, Bingzhou Governor's Department. He was brave and powerful. He was good at horseback riding and archery.

In Luoyang at that time, apart from Yuan Shao, Ding Yuan was the only one who could fight Dong Zhuo alone. Ding Yuan had the upper hand in numbers, plus Zhang Yang, Zhang Liao, and Lu Bu. , Dong Zhuo will undoubtedly lose.Regardless of whether Ding Yuan had this idea or not, Dong Zhuo thought it was terrible and he had to deal with people first.But you can't force it, you can only outsmart it, and Lu Bu has become the key to winning Ding Yuan. Dong Zhuo also found out first, and found that Lv Bu was a person with poor moral standards and could be used as a target for attack.He instigated Lu Bu, and then Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan.Dong Zhuo promoted Lu Bu to be the division commander (Ci Duwei), and later he was promoted to Zhonglang General and named Du Tinghou.

Zhang Yang, Ding Yuan's former subordinate, retreated to Hanoi County north of the Yellow River, where he developed independently and became a separatist warlord.Zhang Liao, another former subordinate of Ding Yuan, was helpless in Luoyang and surrendered to Dong Zhuo. Zhang Liao, whose style name is Wenyuan, was born in Mayi County (now Shuo County, Shanxi Province), Yanmen County, Bingzhou Governor's Department. He was also a fierce general. One of the important generals. Dong Zhuo subdued the old troops of He Jin and He Miao in a short period of time, instigated the rebellion against Lv Bu, and brought the Bingzhou Army under his command, which greatly increased his power for a while.At this time, his follow-up troops also arrived. There were as many as 20,000 people who arrived earlier, and the crisis of insufficient troops was completely resolved.

Yuan Shao was not idle when Dong Zhuo was engaged in instigation and mergers.After discussing with Xu You, Feng Ji and other core staff, the strategy he adopted was to preserve his vitality, not fight Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, and actively develop externally, expand his strength, accumulate strength, and fight Dong Zhuo outside Luoyang. This strategy is also a clever move under the current situation.Under Yuan Shao's arrangement, Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao and others secretly led people to leave Luoyang and develop towards Jizhou and Yanzhou in the east. In addition to Bao Xin who had left before, Yuan Shao set up a few chess pieces in the outer area east of Luoyang .

Under Yuan Shao's secret instruction, He, Zhou Wei, Wu Qiong and others transformed into Dong Zhuo's counselors.Dong Zhuo is a martial artist, and his subordinates are also generals. He lacks literati and counselors the most. These people have achieved great success and gradually gained Dong Zhuo's trust. Zhou Yan and others told Dong Zhuo that if he wanted to stabilize the situation, he must reuse a group of party members and celebrities. This was in line with Dong Zhuo's idea. He was definitely not a gangster who fought and killed on the street. It is not impossible to start your own dynasty.In this case, it is necessary to improve the taste, improve the grade, and do something commendable.

He adopted all the suggestions of Zhou Yan and others.Dong Zhuo asked He to draw up a list, and he appointed them all.He Xian took out a list with the names of Xun Shuang, Chen Ji, Han Rong, Cai Yong, Shen Tupan and others on it, and Dong Zhuo hired them all according to the list. Most of these people were famous people who were used by He Jin back then. There was only one Cai Yong, the most famous scholar and musician in this dynasty, who had been exiled outside. He was a good friend of He Jin.He told Dong Zhuo that if he could be brought in and reused, his influence would be extraordinary.So Dong Zhuo immediately sent someone to look for Cai Yong, and he found him.Dong Zhuo asked Cai Yong to come to Luoyang and put him in good use. Zhou Yan and the others are actually just pretending, their purpose is to gain Dong Zhuo's trust, and make Dong Zhuo feel that they are really thinking about themselves.After achieving this goal, they revealed their true intentions and handed Dong Zhuo a second list.On this list were Han Fu, Liu Dai, Kong, Zhang Miao, Zhang Zi, Zhang Chao, etc. Dong Zhuo didn't know much about these people, so there was no reason to fool them.He said that these are honest people, and they are all well-known. If these people can be appointed as local officials, the local situation can be stabilized. Han Fu, Liu Dai, and Zhang Miao have already given introductions.Kongzi Gongxu, a native of Chenliu County, was originally recommended by Fu Rong, a famous scholar, and served as the director of the Beijing Office of the county government under Feng Dai, the prefect of Chenliu County.Little is known about Zhang Zi, and Zhang Chao is Zhang Miao's younger brother. These people have one thing in common: they are all Yuan Shao's best friends. Dong Zhuo didn't know, so he appointed them all in a daze: Han Fu was the governor of Jizhou, Liu Dai was the governor of Yanzhou, Kong was the governor of Yuzhou, Zhang Miao was the governor of Chenliu County of the Yuzhou Governor's Department, Zhang Zi was the governor of Nanyang County of the Yuzhou Governor's Department, and Zhang Zi was the governor of Nanyang County of the Yuzhou Governor's Department. Chao is the prefect of Guangling County in the Xuzhou Governor's Department. After receiving the appointment, Yuan Shao quietly talked with these people separately, and explained the next action plan.Then, these people left Luoyang non-stop to take office. This appointment is very particular. Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Chenliu County, Nanyang County, and Guangling County form an arc from north to south, forming a perfect semi-circle in the east and south of Luoyang.Dong Zhuo, this is for you!Dong Zhuo was not in the mood to look at these things according to the map, and his main energy was on integrating Luoyang's armed forces.In addition, it is to find a way to buy people's hearts. Xun Shuang stayed well in his hometown of Yingchuan County, when he suddenly received the imperial edict, he was very puzzled, how could he be suddenly appointed as the chief executive of Pingyuan Kingdom, Qingzhou Governor's Department, thousands of miles away? But the imperial edict is very clear, if you don't accept it, you will resist the edict.Xun Shuang had no choice but to leave, but he was overtaken as soon as he set off, and he was told to turn around and go to Luoyang. Because the second edict had just been issued, he was changed to Guanglu Xunqing, one of the nine ministers, and was appointed by the deputy governor. He became a minister of the central government.Finally arrived in Luoyang, just three days after taking office as minister, he received a promotion notice again, and was changed to Sikong, one of the three lords. From a commoner to one of the leaders of the country (Sikong is higher than the minister-level Jiuqing), some people will spend their entire lives, and more people will spend their entire lives without completing it, but Xun Shuang only took ninety-three sky. Dong Zhuo is indeed a bit thirsty for talents.In order to further win the support of party members, he also made a show: rehabilitating Chen Fan and Dou Wu. Twenty-one years have passed since the matter of Chen Fan and Dou Wu, and Dong Zhuo brought up the old matter again, making it extremely exaggerated.As a Taiwei, he invited Situ Huangwan and Sikong Xunshuang, wearing torture instruments, to kneel outside the palace gate to write a letter (both with Yique's letter), demanding that Chen Fan and Dou Wu be vindicated. The object of their letter is the fourteen-year-old emperor Liu Bian. He was not born when Chen Fan and Dou Wu were killed.Now even if he wants to rehabilitate Wang Mang, it is only a matter of Dong Zhuo's words. Dong Zhuo has made such a big noise to let the world know that he is a reliable ally of the party members. Some people believed it, some sneered, and some didn't take it seriously. After Han Fu and others took office, Yuan Shao stared at the calendar all day to calculate the time, and he was waiting for the last time. Those who had to leave were almost gone. Now Luoyang's allies are only Xu You, Feng Ji, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and a few people around him.Yuan Shao secretly informed them that they were also ready to retreat, because the time for the final showdown with Dong Zhuo was approaching.