The news of Hua Xiong's murder spread rapidly throughout Henan and Sili areas. As the saying goes, some families were happy and some were sad.
Those who are happy are undoubtedly the princes of Guandong, and those who are worried are naturally Dong Zhuo's army.
At this time, Dong Zhuo's army blocked the Kwantung Army's offensive with heavy troops on the other two routes! In the first route, Li Jue and others followed Dong Zhuo's tactics and sneaked into Xiaopingjin, defeating Wang Kuang and shattering Yuan Shao's ideas.
An attempt to steal Aocang! Dong Zhuo was personally on the second route of jujube, but he only blocked it without engaging in direct confrontation, delaying and blocking the Allied offensive.
Only in this third route, Dong Zhuo's army had the most advantage, but it was completely defeated.
Once Hua Xiong died, the gateway to the south was effectively opened. Even if Dong Zhuo's army from the other two routes had the advantage, they were not allowed to withdraw. Otherwise, once the coalition's southern route army sneaked into Hulao Pass, Luoyang would be in danger and the consequences would be disastrous.
Dong Zhuo was so angry that he lost the whole game with one careless move. He had no choice but to withdraw all his troops and go back to Xingyang to defend. All the elite troops were stationed at Hulao Pass to guard the last gate to Luoyang.
In Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo slapped the table hard, his eyebrows stood up, and the flesh on his face trembled back and forth.
"I didn't expect that the Kwantung Army actually had the ability to kill the governor-general whom I personally appointed. It's really hateful! Who is the person who killed Hua Xiong?"
Li Ru below touched the sparse goatee and sighed: "It is said that among the princes of Guandong, those who fought against Hua Xiong were the rebellious Cao Ah Ma, Tao Qian's eldest son from Xuzhou, and a branch of Gongsun Zan... beheaded...
The person who killed Hua Xiong was heard to be an unknown general named Guan Yu."
Dong Zhuo snorted: "Cao Ah, this thief, not only betrayed me before, but also planned to defeat my army... Hua Xiong has always been known for his fierceness and bravery in the three armies, but this time he will be killed by an unknown person.
...It seems that there are indeed some remarkable people in the coalition forces."
Li Ru was silent for a while and said: "Xiangguo, Hua Xiong is an important town in our army. This attack has shaken the three armies. Although Hulao Pass is strong, I am afraid that with such morale, I will not be able to hold it for a long time. We need to do something early."
Good strategy.”
Dong Zhuo stood up, walked back and forth in the hall twice with his huge body, and suddenly said: "Why are you panicking? I have already mobilized Fengxian and his Luoyang Northern Army and Bingzhou Army to come. I understand that the fierce generals of the Kwantung princes will come here again."
There are many, let’s see who can resist my son!”
Li Ru couldn't help being shocked when he heard this: "Zhi Jinwu led the Northern Army to guard the capital and intimidated all the officials to prevent unexpected events. If we transfer to Xingyang, what should we do if Luoyang changes?"
Dong Zhuohao said angrily: "It's a joke, who dares to contradict it!"
Li Ru hurriedly said: "Ordinary officials may not have this idea, but the veteran officials of the Han Dynasty who are leading them must be on guard. Yuan Shao's uncle Yuan Wei is now the head of the officials and has the status of Taifu. If he takes advantage of the Prime Minister's country to focus on the outside world, in Luoyang
Give us a backyard to light a fire, I'm afraid the danger will be serious!"
Hearing this, Dong Zhuo didn't answer for a long time, and then spoke after a while: "How can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed? The old thief Yuan Wei is Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu's uncle. I have wanted to kill him for a long time, but his surname is Yuan.
Those who are born in the Yuan clan are all of good status and have many contacts with various aristocratic families. If you kill them without any reason, I am afraid that people in the world will talk about it."
Li Ru shook his head and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, the aspirations of the noble clans are no longer available. We still need to solve the immediate difficulties before the delay. If the old thief Yuan Wei is not eliminated, there will eventually be constraints."
After a long silence, Dong Zhuo finally heard a long sigh...
"I originally wanted to make friends with the scholars, but the scholars didn't tolerate me and insisted on forcing me to be the murderer... Niu Fu, who was supervising the army in Luoyang, sent an order to kill the entire Yuan Wei clan immediately when the order arrived, leaving no one alive.
As long as one of them runs away, he is the only one to ask questions!"
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Yangren City.
Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Tao Shang and others killed Hua Xiong and achieved a major victory. This time, Cao Cao really rewarded the three armies in Yangren City and gave a banquet to the generals, but he never had the intention to march.
Tao Shang knew in his heart that Cao Cao was afraid of attacking Xingyang first and stealing Yuan Shao's limelight, which would easily make him jealous... so he held off on marching for the time being. It seemed that Boss Cao's mind was really delicate and not something that could be matched by others.
However, even if they stopped marching for the time being, Cao Cao and others still waited for three important news... and none of these three important news was beneficial to their own side.
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"Sun Jian was defeated by Xu Rong? How is this possible!" Liu Bei looked at Cao Cao who told him the news in surprise, his face full of denial of Cao Cao.
Cao Cao threw away the battle report slip in his hand and said helplessly: "It's absolutely true. Although Cao doesn't want to believe it, it's true... Sun Jian hid his troops and made Kong Ni advance as a suspect, in order to lure Xu Rong to underestimate the enemy.
, but was discovered by Xu Rong... He used his plan to defeat Kong Niao, and then pretended to speed up the attack on the Yang people, but in the end he secretly set up an ambush and defeated Sun Wentai!"
Liu Bei's face darkened: "Sun Wentai is a famous general in the world, and Xu Rong can actually defeat him. Although this person is not well-known, he must be a rare general! Dong Thief has got someone under his command."
I thought that Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Tao Shang would face Hua Xiong all the way, and Sun Jian would be sure to win if he met Xu Rong. Who would have thought that the result was completely the other way around. Cao, Liu Tao, and Hua Xiong defeated Hua Xiong and killed the general in return. Instead, Sun Jian was defeated by Xu Rong.
Fortunately, Xu Rong heard the news of Hua Xiong's murder and did not dare to stay for fear of being flanked. Otherwise, Sun Jian might have been in trouble.
Cao Cao turned to look at the silent Tao Shang, and suddenly said: "Brother Tao, have you expected this result a long time ago? That's why when we divided our troops, we decided to fight Hua Xiong all the way and let Sun Wentai go.
Resist Xu Rong?"
The pottery merchant showed a surprised expression, shook his head and said: "How could it be? I'm not a half-immortal. Brother Meng De is overthinking."
"Really?" Cao Cao replied nonchalantly, without pursuing the issue further, saying: "In addition, according to reports from spies in Luoyang... all of Grand Tutor Yuan Wei's family have been killed by Dong Zhuo."
Liu Bei sighed: "Seeing the strength of the alliance, the old traitor Dong Zhuo was afraid that Taifu Yuan and the alliance leader's uncle and nephew would cooperate with each other, so he implemented this ruthless plan!"
The potter did not speak. The general outline of the direction of history was still there. Yuan Shao's uncle Yuan Wei was in Luoyang. No matter how the butterfly effect changed, the old man's death was inevitable, unchangeable and irreversible.
There was a brief silence between the three of them.
Finally, Tao Shang interrupted the silence: "Taifu Yuan died. I wonder what Mr. Yuan, the leader of the alliance, planned?"
Cao Cao took a deep look at Tao Shang and said, "This is the third thing I want to tell you. The Taifu died, and Benchu was so angry that he ordered all the princes to gather at Hulao Pass, as Cao Cao said
The information is good, Yuan Benchu will probably use all his strength to attack Xingyang!"
After hearing this, Liu Bei showed a hint of uneasiness on his face: "If you use your troops anxiously when you are angry, you will make mistakes."
Cao Cao said helplessly: "That's right, but the matter has come to this. We must obey the orders of the leader of the alliance. This is our duty... In addition, Cao's spies in Luoyang reported that Dong Zhuo has sent people to transfer King Wu, Duting
Hou Lu Bu, leading the Luoyang Northern Army and all the Bingzhou troops, went to Hulao Pass to provide support. I am afraid there will be a fierce battle this time."
Is Lu Bu...
The potter's heart suddenly twitched, and for some reason, he became a little yearning for it.
Known as the most powerful general in the world in this era! He has the frightening cavalry Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry under his command, the invincible infantry trapped in the camp, and the lone wolf general supported by Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and many other fierce generals!
Unexpectedly, he would actually have the opportunity to meet such a person... Thinking of this, the pottery merchant couldn't help but feel excited.
When he heard Lu Bu's name, Liu Bei's expression became a little unsightly.
After a moment of silence, Liu Bei tentatively asked Cao Cao: "Mr. Cao, I heard that your Excellency once met Lu Bu when he was hiding as a thief in Luoyang. I have heard for a long time that this man is brave and incomparable, and he regards the world's heroes as nothing. So, what are you talking about?"
Lu Bu among men, Red Rabbit among horses, there is no fierce warrior in our court who can surpass him, I wonder if this is possible?"
Cao Cao nodded: "What Xuande knows is true. Although Lu Bu has a cold nature, his martial arts skills are real. Cao dare not say that even the heroes in the world are not his opponents, but at least among the people I know now,
When it comes to bravery, no one can beat him."
Liu Bei frowned: "With the power of my second brother, you can't fight Lu Bu?"
Cao Cao nodded: "It's extremely difficult! Lu Bu was born in Jiuyuan. He had close contact with the Xiongnu since he was a child. His character was mostly influenced by foreigners... Although he is a Han, he does not have the loyalty and filial piety in his nature that respects Confucianism.
, is like a prairie wolf, cold and fierce, saying that he can eat people without spitting out bones, Cao thinks it is not an exaggeration at all.”
Tao Shang smiled and excused himself: "However, from my point of view, Lu Bu has met his opponent this time. The two brothers under brother Xuande, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, from a young perspective, I'm afraid they will never be in the same league as Lu Bu."
Underneath! With these two people here, I'm afraid Lu Bu won't be able to go easily."
Liu Bei sighed: "Bei Ben is also very confident, but Mr. Cao is not a person who speaks lies. Although my two wise brothers are brave, there are so many heroes in the world...Liu Bei has little knowledge and does not know the heroes in the world. How dare he despise it?"
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The potter still smiled warmly: "Brother Meng De, Mr. Xuande, no matter what the future is, we have already embarked on this path, and there will be no turning back. In this battle at Hulao Pass, no matter how dangerous it is, my original intention
Let’s go together with our two eldest brothers!”
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Okay! Well said. Brother Tao is indeed a young hero with a gentleman's ambition! Cao Mou admires him very much! From Cao Mou's perspective, among the more than ten princes, the one who can be called a hero is Yuan Benchu.
Yuan Jiujiu, Sun Wentai, Gongsun Zan, and Bao Xin are only five people, but they can be called heroes. I'm afraid it's just you and me! No matter how difficult the battle at Hulao Pass is, the three of you and I will fight bravely.
Move forward, the worst that can happen is to sacrifice your life to serve the country!"