Seeing the silence at the top of Sishui Pass, Li Su couldn't help but frown.
"Hahahaha, Hua Xiong, you are brave and foolhardy. Sishui Pass has been occupied by my lord Yuan Shu. Let's fire arrows."
Zhao Yun suddenly appeared on top of the city, looking at the Xiliang army below with disdain in his eyes.
Countless crossbowmen appeared at the top of the city, and a heavy rain of crossbows fell from the sky, covering all the Xiliang troops below.
"ah,"
"kindness."
"Help,"
The unprepared Xiliang army suffered thousands of casualties in an instant. The second wave of arrows and the third wave came again, killing thousands of people on the spot.
"Quick rewind, fast rewind."
After two waves of arrows rained down, Hua Xiong realized the reality. Sishui Pass had been taken away. Even if he defeated Sun Jian, it would be difficult to make up for his mistakes. But now, even if he wanted to attack the city, he would have to build a siege tomorrow.
Only equipment will do.
When he left Sishui Pass, Hua Xiong still had 50,000 Xiliang elite troops. He only lost two to three thousand troops in Sun Jian's stronghold. Just now, nearly 10,000 troops were killed in a surprise attack by Zhao Yun. Now he can only carry more than 30,000 troops.
The remnant soldiers cut down trees and set up camp not far from Sishui Pass.
"Li Su, you return to Luoyang immediately and tell the prime minister about the loss of Sishui Pass."
"promise."
Li Su did not dare to neglect, and rode a fast horse and rushed towards Luoyang.
"Okay, Zilong is really good."
Yuan Shu received an urgent letter from the scouts and saw that Zhao Yun had captured Sishui Pass. He slapped his thigh and stood up directly.
"My lord, with the Sishui Pass in hand, the initiative is already in our hands. If we advance, we can send troops to attack Luoyang directly. If we retreat, we can rely on the pass and defend it to prevent Dong Zhuo's counterattack."
Jushou looked at the message sent by Zhao Yun and couldn't help but smile while stroking his beard.
The sneak attack on Sishui Pass was just a small plan that he came up with on a whim, but it turned out to be successful. If Hua Xiong had a good idea and left a general in the pass, Zhao Yun would have been beaten in the past.
"Well, what should we do now?"
Yuan Shu looked at the map of Kanyu and couldn't help but think about the next plan in his mind.
"My lord, if Sishui Pass is lost, Dong Zhuo will use all his strength to seize the pass. The top priority now is to send heavy troops to strengthen the city defense. Defending this pass will be a great achievement."
Jushou looked at Kanyu and already had a whole plan in his mind. The Sishui Pass would be the turning point in this fight against Dong.
"Okay, then who should be sent to Sishui Pass to support?"
Sishui Pass is a hot potato now, and he will not cover it by himself.
"My lord, I think we can send Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, Qiao Mao, the governor of Chenjun, Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Beiping, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and Wang Kuang, the governor of Hanoi.
Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang, and Yuan Shao, the governor of Nanyang, together with the troops and horses of the lord's headquarters, made a total of 12 princes, with the overwhelming power of Mount Tai, rushing towards Sishui Pass.
At the same time, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, Kong Niao, the governor of Yuzhou, Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang, Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang, Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling, and five other princes were ordered to attack Hulao Pass.
Cao Cao, the Cavalry Commander, can be located between the two passes. If something happens, he can send troops at any time to respond."
Jushu directly allocated the eighteen princes, and Sishui was destined to become the main battlefield, so he gathered the eleven princes here, and at the same time divided the five princes to attack Hulao Pass, intending to disperse Dong Zhuo's forces, and Cao Cao's role
They are the reserve team, they will go wherever they are needed.
"Okay, let's allocate it like this and call the princes for discussion."
"promise."
Although it was late at night, Yuan Shu did not dare to hesitate when he summoned the princes from all walks of life. He could only put on his clothes and armor and rush to the Chinese army's stronghold.
"My lords, I have just received a battle report from the front line. Sun Wentai was attacked by Hua Xiong at night. He was defeated and returned. He is retreating to the main army."
As soon as Yuan Shu said this, all the princes were stunned.
"The Xiliang army was really brave. Even Sun Wentai was defeated?"
"Hey, Sun Wentai has been defeated. It will be difficult to win Bishui Pass."
"That's right, but it's difficult to get down from Sishui and Hulao Pass to Luoyang."
Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao who was so calm and couldn't help but frown, but as soon as he turned his eyes, an idea appeared in his mind.
"Benchu, but you did something wrong?"
While all the princes spoke one after another, Cao Cao quietly asked Yuan Shao.
"Meng De, why do you think so? I, Yuan Shao, am so unbearable in your heart?"
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and then immediately became angry.
"It's really not you? Sun Wentai is the vanguard of the army, and the food and grass he brought is not enough to support a long war. Have you ever transported food, grass and weapons for him?"
Although Yuan Shao became angry because of shame, Cao Cao still refused to give up.
"As soon as Sun Wentai's army moved, I had already arranged for people to escort the grain and grass supplies. Meng De, don't blame me for turning against me if you do this again."
When Cao Cao said something about the central issue, Yuan Shao's eyes showed no trace of panic.
Yuan Shao's answer made him puzzled.
It stands to reason that Sun Jian is a famous general in the world, and it is impossible for Hua Xiong to attack Dazhai so easily. Apart from the lack of food and grass and the lack of morale of the army, he can't think of any changes.
"In that case, I apologize to Brother Benchu, and I hope you won't be surprised."
Since you can't figure it out, let it go for now.
"snort."
Seeing Cao Cao admit his mistake, Yuan Shao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This guy is good at everything, but he is too smart.
"Don't disturb me, everyone. As the saying goes, one drink and one peck. Zhao Yun, the headquarters I sent to reinforce Sun Jian, seized the opportunity to attack Sishui Pass and succeeded. Now Hua Xiong has led his troops to escape to Fengjiaying, thirty miles away from Sishui Pass.
Stationed.”
As soon as Yuan Shu said this, the entire camp instantly became silent.
"Leader, are you serious about this?"
Finally, Cao Cao stood up and cupped his fists at Yuan Shu.
"Seriously, Sishui Pass is now under my control."
Yuan Shu nodded firmly.
"The leader of the alliance knows that the enemy is ahead of him, so it's not as good as he can do."
Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but admire him.
Yuan Shu was talking about reinforcing Sun Jian, but he, Cao Cao, was not a fool. Zhao Yun's army must have been the troops that Yuan Shu had specially sent to steal Sishui Pass because he had a premonition that Hua Xiong would leave the pass to attack Sun Jian.
Using Sun Jian's army as bait, he exchanged it for a powerful pass like Sishui Pass, which was ruthless and accurate enough.
If this is the case, then Cao Cao really underestimated this playboy Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongli.
"Alliance leader, Yingwu."
"The leader is indeed the leader."
"The so-called alliance leader should be like Mr. Yuan."
A group of princes began to flatter him non-stop, but Yuan Shao was the only one who felt extremely unhappy.
In order to weaken Sun Jian's power, he tried his best and risked his reputation by refusing to provide food and grass. This led to Sun Jian's defeat at the hands of Hua Xiong. Who knew that Yuan Shu took the opportunity to secretly imprison him, and he became famous among the princes.
Loud noise.
"Alliance leader, if Sishui Pass is lost, Luoyang will be unprotected. In order to defend Luoyang, Dong Zhuo will definitely go out with all his troops and lead his troops to retake Sishui Pass. We must make arrangements early."
Cao Cao clenched his fist again and spoke to Yuan Shu.
"Since what Meng De said is true, I have called you here overnight to discuss the matter of marching to Sishui Pass."
