"Dong Zhuo has a strong army and a strong horse, and he is waiting for work. In addition, Hulao Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It seems that it will take some time, and this decisive war will definitely become a protracted war. And our coalition forces' food and grass are now all
There has been a shortage, and the top priority is to solve the problem of food and grass." Cao Cao first advocated.
Yuan Shao said: "I have asked Han Fu to raise food and grass in Jizhou. Don't worry, I believe the food and grass will arrive soon."
"In order to prevent the war from being delayed like this, even if we have to attack by force, we must break through Hulao Pass at all costs. The Emperor is still controlled by Dong Thief. As the ministers of the Han Dynasty, how can we continue to delay it like this?" Liu Yu finally said
Unable to sit still, he immediately stood up and said loudly, "Let me, the soldiers and horses of Youzhou, take the lead in the battle, kill the generals before the battle, establish military power, and increase the morale of our coalition. Ziyu, are you willing?
Will you lead your troops and go with me?"
Gao Fei's face was startled, and he secretly cursed Liu Yu for dragging him into the water. But facing the unanimous expectant gazes of the heroes, if he didn't go, he would naturally be ridiculed by the heroes in the world. But if he went, he would definitely be disappointed.
He had already lost more than a thousand of his 10,000 cavalry. If he continued fighting like this, it was estimated that all his troops would be wiped out this time. He hesitated for a moment and did not reply immediately.
"A mere thief Dong, did he scare you like this?" Lu Bu suddenly stood up, looked around, and said loudly, "Although Dong thief's Xiliang soldiers are brave, my Bingzhou soldiers were defeated by Dong thief. Even Dong
The thief has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. As long as I lead my men to charge, no matter how many soldiers and horses they have, I will treat them as nothing. How can they withstand my cavalry, Lu Fengxian?"
Gao Fei had already inquired about Lu Bu's five thousand cavalry breaking through Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's defense line along the Yellow River in Chenggao. According to Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, he said that the battle was so shocking that it made people cry. Ding Yuan set up
The suspected soldiers attempted to forcibly cross the river, attracting the attention of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou. However, Lu Bu secretly crossed the river from the upper reaches. After crossing the river, he galloped along the river for a hundred miles and suddenly attacked Zhang Ji and Fan Chou with 5,000 light cavalry.
Behind them, no one dared to stop them wherever they went. They directly attacked the central army and beheaded Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's dozen generals, forcing Dong's army into chaos. Zhang Ji and Fan Chou were also forced to retreat to Hulao Pass.
At this time, he saw Lu Bu personally coming out to pick up the beams, just in time to relieve his siege, and immediately said: "General Lu is invincible in the world, and his soldiers are like heaven's magic soldiers. Our Youzhou soldiers and horses have just fought hard at Sishui Pass, and the soldiers are physically and mentally exhausted."
, it is not appropriate to send troops again, and you should rest more. I think that General Lu's bravery has caused a psychological shock to Dong's army. Those Dong's soldiers will definitely retreat without fighting when they see the brave and invincible General Lu. How about that?
Let General Lu lead his heavenly soldiers and generals to take the lead, and he will definitely be able to frighten the Dong thieves."
When Lu Bu heard Gao Fei praising him so much, he felt really happy. He laughed twice, patted his chest heavily, and said loudly: "Okay! Well said! I, Lu Fengxian, am invincible in the world. Who dares to stop me?"
I will kill whoever is on my way, and I will kill those rabble of thieves Dong. Once we break through Hulao Pass, my name, Lu Bu, will definitely be famous all over the world."
When Yuan Shao saw that someone was willing to come forward, he would naturally not object, so he said loudly: "Okay, as I said to General Lu, the vanguard position will be given to General Lu. Governor Ding, you are really lucky to have such a good son."
What a blessing."
Ding Yuan didn't say a word from beginning to end. He stroked his white beard, smiled faintly, and only agreed: "Thank you, leader."
Lu Bu turned around, bowed to Ding Yuan, and said loudly: "Father, let's go and get ready. We will rush to Hulao Pass in a while."
Ding Yuan nodded. His whole face was covered with age spots, and his old face was always stern, as if someone owed him a lot of money. He stood up slowly and looked towards the man sitting in the middle.
Yuan Shaogong cupped his hands and said softly: "I'll say goodbye."
Yuan Shao suddenly said: "Wait a minute! If you go all the way to merge the state troops, I am really not at ease. In order to strengthen the momentum of our alliance, I decided that all the princes will lead their own people to watch the battle and build up the momentum for the alliance army!"
Ding Yuan said: "Thank you very much, leader. Jianyang will leave now. We'll see you at Hulao Pass."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Yuan turned around and walked out with Lu Bu, leaving all the heroes there with a domineering attitude.
After seeing Ding Yuan go away, Yuan Shao sat down, snorted coldly, and complained: "What's the air? Didn't you just win a victory? You don't take the world's heroes seriously so quickly.
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Cao Cao chuckled, but sarcastically said: "Ding Yuan has a bargaining chip to show off, Ben Chu, do you have it?"
Yuan Shao sneered and said: "I have good looks and ugly words. These two are brave enough to conquer all three armies. What does Lu Bu mean to me? We are all separated. Please go back and prepare. We will send troops to Hulao soon to strengthen Bingzhou's troops."
Momentum, no matter what, we are all coalition forces and should advance and retreat together."
As soon as the voice fell, Yuan Shao stood up and left, followed by a scribe who followed quickly.
So, everyone present dispersed. When Yuan Shao walked out, Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shao. He seemed to be dissatisfied. He was the first one to walk out swaggeringly. He simply bowed his hands to everyone present and left.
The big account was opened.
Liu Yu walked to Gao Fei's side and said to Gao Fei: "Ziyu, I'll go back first and wait for you in front of your military camp. Let's go to Hulao Pass together."
Gao Fei nodded and watched Liu Yu leave.
Jia Xu, who had been standing behind Gao Fei, leaned in Gao Fei's ear and whispered: "My lord, Lu Bu is brave. If we have this man as our general, the world will be in order."
Gao Fei knew what Jia Xu meant, but he was not ready to accept Lu Bu because he still knew Lu Bu well. He shook his head and said to Jia Xu: "This person is capricious and it is useless to accept him. But Zhang Liao under his account
, Gao Shun and I still need you to put more thought into it. Taking advantage of these days, I would like to trouble you to visit Zhang Liao and Gao Shun in person to have a soundbite first."
Jia Xu made a "promise" and whispered: "Lord, it's time for us to leave."
Gao Fei said "Hmm" and stood up to leave. When he saw Liu Bei following Tao Qian, he immediately shouted: "Brother Xuande, please stay!"
Liu Bei turned around and saw Gao Fei, so he said to Tao Qian: "Please let me go back first. I will be there in a moment."
Tao Qian said nothing, turned around and left.
Liu Bei cupped his hands towards Gao Fei and said, "I don't know what General Gao has to say?"
Gao Fei said with a smile: "It's nothing. I just heard that Brother Xuande resigned from the post of governor of Liaoxi. It felt a bit sudden. I was also worried about Brother Xuande's future. I didn't want Brother Xuande to be under the governor of Xuzhou. I
It’s time to come and congratulate you.”
Liu Bei smiled and replied: "General Gao is too polite. I haven't thanked brother Xuande for recommending me as the governor of Western Liaoning before. Now he took the initiative to congratulate me this time. I really deserve it. This way
Well, I'll invite General Gao to my place tonight for a drink or two. We haven't had a long talk for a long time. I wonder if General Gao will appreciate it?"
Gao Fei said: "Okay, then it's better to obey your orders than to be respectful. When the battle with Bingzhou soldiers is over, I will definitely visit you personally."
Liu Bei cupped his fists and said, "Okay, let's make a long story short. Besides, we all have important things to attend to, so we'll leave first. General Gao, I'll take my leave."
Liu Bei's figure left the tent, Gao Fei's smile suddenly disappeared, and he secretly cursed Liu Bei in his heart.
"This person is not simple. Brother Ziyu needs to be careful in the future." Sun Jian appeared out of nowhere, like a ghost, and suddenly spoke in Gao Fei's ear.
When Gao Fei saw Sun Jian and Cheng Pu standing behind him, he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "It turns out to be Brother Wentai. Brother Wentai looks good today."
"Haha, thank you for your good fortune. Brother Xian, let's go. Everyone has dispersed. There is no other way for us to stay here."
So Gao Fei and Sun Jian walked side by side, exchanged a few words with each other along the way, and then separated.
On the way back to the military camp, Gao Fei muttered to himself: "Sun Jian doesn't know what happened. He has been distracted since yesterday, as if he has something on his mind. Moreover, he was so Lingren before.
His momentum also disappeared without a trace."
"My lord, maybe it was my lord's words yesterday that awakened Sun Jian. Sun Jian is loyal to the Han Dynasty, but in the face of this situation where the world is about to split, he will naturally appear more serious. What's more, my lord has already said it so thoroughly.
Well, Sun Jian will definitely understand, and maybe he is planning how to occupy Jiangdong?" Jia Xu explained.
Gao Fei smiled and said, "Maybe, go and call Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Hua Xiong, and Xun You. You will go with me to Hulao Pass, and everyone else will rest in the military camp."
"promise!"
The majestic Hulao Pass is located in Chenggao County, west of the Sishui River. It was named after King Mu of the Western Zhou Dynasty who imprisoned a tiger here. Before the Tang Dynasty, it was called Hulao Pass. In the Tang Dynasty, it was named after Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty to avoid it.
The taboo of his grandfather Li Hu was renamed Wulao Pass, or also called Sishui Pass, Huguan, Chenggao Pass, or Guwo Pass. It is located in Sishui Town, 18 kilometers northwest of Xingyang City, Henan Province. Here Qin
After setting up passes and counties in the Han Dynasty, all feudal dynasties in the future set up defenses here. Hulao Pass is connected to Songyue Mountains in the south and the Yellow River in the north. The mountains are intertwined, making it a natural danger. There is a man who is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand people cannot open it.
A battleground for military strategists of all ages.
At Hulao Pass, Lu Bu took the lead, holding a Fangtian painted halberd, riding a tall green horse, wearing a cooked copper helmet and bright silver armor. He stood in front of thousands of troops in the breeze, becoming the coalition and Dong Zhuo's army.
A figure that attracted everyone's attention. He rode forward, took a few steps, swung Fang Tian's halberd forward, and shouted loudly: "Old Dong Zhuo, come out quickly and die!"
After Hulao was closed, Dong Zhuo, surrounded by generals, saw Lu Bu's majesty, pointed at Lu Bu and asked, "Who is this?"
Zhang Ji and Fan Chou were close to Dong Zhuo, and they both replied in unison: "To the Grand Master, this person is Lü Bu and Lü Fengxian from the tent of Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou."
(Note: The Sishui Pass mentioned above was in Xingyang County in the Eastern Han Dynasty, while Hulao Pass was in Chenggao County. After the Tang Dynasty, Chenggao County was renamed Sishui County, so Hulao Pass was named after the place.
Also known as Sishui Pass, it is not the same place as the Sishui Pass mentioned above. The jurisdiction of Xingyang City today is very different from Xingyang County in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Chenggao defense line that Lu Bu broke through was only Zhangji
, Fan Chou simply deployed his troops on the front line along the Yellow River in Chenggao, and did not break through the Hulao Pass in Chenggao.)