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Chapter 64 Everything is ready
"However, since Dong Zhuo has the courage to usurp the government, he must be well prepared."

"First of all, the Liangzhou army led by Dong Zhuo is known for its fierceness and fighting prowess. Its combat effectiveness is astonishing. Once there is a fight with the imperial army, it will not necessarily be defeated."

"Secondly, although the imperial army has a large number of people, it has lost its "backbone" since He Jin was killed. The generals are suspicious of each other, making it difficult to fight together."

"Third, Dong Zhuo is cunning by nature, likes to bluff, and can often get out of adversity through intrigues."

"Dong Zhuo knew very well the truth that "soldiers never tire of cheating", so he boasted of his strength to the emperor and courtiers as soon as he entered the city, claiming that tens of thousands of soldiers from Liangzhou would enter Luoyang in a short time."

"In order to prove that what he said was true, Dong Zhuo secretly sent three thousand soldiers and horses to leave Luoyang at night every four or five days, and then enter the city with great fanfare in the early morning of the next day, creating a false impression for outsiders that the Liangzhou Army Arriving in an endless stream. Emperor Shaodi of the Han Dynasty "seeing is believing", so it is inevitable that they will feel fear in their hearts."

"Of course, these little tricks alone are not enough to achieve success, and once the secret is exposed, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, while Dong Zhuo created the illusion that Liangzhou troops were entering Luo one after another, he also stepped up his efforts to annex He Jin's old troops."

"Attack and kill He Jin's faction, squeeze out many generals of Yuan Shao, and some opponents are too strong, so they bribe the opponents and use countermeasures. This is why Lu Bu was recruited by Dong Zhuo and recognized as his godson. Dong Zhuo recruited this battle. A large number of troops were surrendered, and the power expanded rapidly, and he became the most powerful figure inside and outside Luoyang."

"Emperor Han Shao also named him prime minister because of his snobbery, but Dong Zhuo's ambitions were relatively large, and this right could not satisfy his appetite. Dong Zhuo decided to follow Huo Guang's example and abolish the emperor to establish prestige and arbitrarily rule the government. Things went quite smoothly. Wen and Wu were frightened by his obscene power, and no one dared to stand up to express opposition except Shang Shu Lu Zhi who stood up to defend."

"In the sixth year of Zhongping, Liu Bian, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty who had been on the throne for less than five months, was deposed by Dong Zhuo, and Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, came to the throne for the emperor of the Han Dynasty."

"After Liu Xie ascended the throne, Dong Zhuo proclaimed himself Prime Minister and Grand Master, and arbitrarily controlled the military and state affairs, becoming the "Uncrowned Emperor" of the Han Dynasty."

"After Dong Zhuo came to power, he did all kinds of perverse actions, which aroused the joint condemnation of the shepherds of Guandong Prefecture, and the chaos of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty kicked off."

"The turmoil of the times also gave local powerful people the opportunity to rise. They initially relied on their own financial resources to organize their own armed forces to defend their homes, and later gradually evolved into princes with soldiers and horses, such as Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others. They came to prominence in this context. Since the imperial court did not cultivate political affairs, it was powerless to deal with such a situation. Instead, they were needed to maintain local stability."

"The local tyrants developed in the late stage, and gradually divided into two camps, the gentry and the poor. Among them, the gentry had an advantage in land and power, and therefore had the power to monopolize the top government, forming a special gentry politics during the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties."

"After Cao Cao came to prominence, he prepared to summon heroes from all walks of life to attack Dong Zhuo. Since then, Cao Cao's campaign has officially begun."

"It's a pity that Dong Zhuo did not die in the hands of Cao Cao, but was killed by his own people."

"After Dong Zhuo gained power, his selfish desires expanded day by day, and his life became licentious. Situ Wangyun saw that the government was corrupt, so he planned to use alienation tactics to get rid of Dong Zhuo."

"He first betrothed Diaochan to Dong Zhuo's adoptive son, Lu Bu, and then gave Diaochan to Dong Zhuo. As a result, the conflict between the two arose."

"At this time, Wang Yun took the opportunity to win over Lu Bu and prepare for the assassination. On the way to attend a banquet, Dong Zhuo met Li Su who came to assassinate him. In panic, Dong Zhuo fell off his horse. At the same time, Lu Bu, who was accompanying him, took the opportunity to assassinate him. The halberd stabbed Dong Zhuo. Only then did Dong Zhuo realize that Lu Bu had betrayed him, so he cursed loudly. Lu Bu couldn't help but stepped forward and killed him."

"So, it can be said that Dong Zhuo's death was jointly promoted by Wang Yun and Lu Bu. They used Diao Chan to drive a wedge between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo, and took the opportunity to win over Lu Bu. When Dong Zhuo was assassinated and fell off his horse, Lu Bu stepped forward and killed him. This is Dong Zhuo’s death. Maybe he didn’t expect that he would die at the hands of the person he trusted most in the end.”

"After Dong Zhuo was killed, I originally thought that the world should stop for a while, but because Wang Yun didn't deal with the Liangzhou army's problems correctly, Dong Zhuo's old Liangzhou army turned against the water and attacked Chang'an City. As a result, Chang'an was broken and regained control. After entering the court, the Liangzhou army headed by Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou ruled the court even more brutally than Dong Zhuo, so the world once again fell into chaos."

"After Dong Zhuo's death, the world became more and more chaotic. This was because other forces saw that the emperor could no longer control the situation and they had a chance. So they all rebelled."

"At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the princes were fighting for hegemony, and wars broke out all over the world. Until Cao Cao went south and launched the Battle of Chibi..."

"The Battle of Chibi is a classic of the famous battles of later generations. It is an example of the weak defeating the strong and the few defeating the many. It can be said to be well-known to every household. It is mainly because Sun Quan and Liu Bei jointly attacked Cao Cao. Cao Jun was defeated. This world is basically finalized."

"After Cao Cao wiped out Yuan Shao and unified the north, he sent his army to the south, planning to unify the whole country. Driven by his ambition, Cao Cao led an army of 80 people from Jiangling to the east along the river, approaching Xiakou, where Liu Bei's army was stationed."

"After Liu Bei got the news, he knew that he could not fight against Cao Jun on his own. If Liu Bei had an accident, Wu would not be able to survive. Because of this, Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang to Sun Quan's place in Jiangdong to discuss the joint fight against Cao Jun."

"Sun Quan in Jiangdong understood that if Liu Bei's army failed, Jiangdong would not be safe, so he agreed to send generals Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others to lead an army of [-] to fight against Cao's army with Liu Bei, and the two armies formed an alliance."

"Cao Cao's army met Sun and Liu's combined forces at Chibi, and confronted Sun and Liu's combined forces across the river."

"The northern army is not good at water warfare, and because of this shortcoming, Cao Cao ordered the warships to be chained together with iron cables, so that the soldiers could walk on the boats as if they were walking on flat ground, but this created an opportunity for the Sun and Liu coalition forces to use fire. .”

"Cao Cao originally wanted to take advantage of the superior force to defeat the enemy in one blow, but now he is in a passive situation. On the contrary, the Sun and Liu coalition forces have high morale, actively seeking battle, and preparing to attack with fire."

"Zhou Yu thought that he could use fire to attack Cao's army, but he needed the east wind. The east wind is a natural phenomenon on the Yangtze River. Zhou Yu and Huang Gai, who have been practicing the local navy for a long time, knew when the east wind would blow. They cleverly grasped this Fighting opportunity, "If you want to defeat Duke Cao, you must attack with fire. Everything is ready, and the only thing you need is the east wind. ""

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