Hua Xiong was beheaded, Sun Jian was defeated by Xu Rong, Dong Zhuo's army retreated to Hulao Pass, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's uncle Yuan Wei were killed, two Yuan Bei came from them, gathered the main princes, sent troops to Xingyang, and took them directly
Hulao Pass, vowing to kill Dong Zhuo and avenge Yuan Wei.
A series of things happened one after another.
On the top of the city wall of Hulao Pass, two generals wearing hard armor were leaning over the battlements of the city wall, looking at the earth in the distance.
One of the two men was tall, broad-shouldered and round-waisted, covered in brass and gold armor, wearing a tiger helmet on his head, with a beard all over his face. He was quite old, like a fierce tiger, and he was Dong Zhuo.
The man next to Dong Zhuo wears a purple gold hair crown, an angular face, red brocade and bright silver armor, and behind him is a red robe of Shu brocade from Sichuan, as if he is afraid that others will not see him... But don't look at him.
His clothes were red and fiery, but his face was as cold as a glacier, as if he was an ice god who couldn't smile.
It was Lu Bu.
If Dong Zhuo is a tiger ready to attack, then Lu Bu is a lone wolf with an arrogant character who kills coldly...a lone wolf that even tigers dare not offend easily.
The tiger and the lone wolf were standing on the top of the city, looking at the numerous camps outside Hulao Pass in the distance.
That was the camp just stationed outside Hulao Pass today. It was the barrier set up by these bastard princes who betrayed Dong Zhuo!
Dong Zhuo could not wait to put all the pieces of tents in his mouth and chew them up, then spit them on the ground, stomp on them with his feet, and finally spit again!
"These damn thieves! Rebels! Rebellious ministers! Pigs! Dogs! They won't die no matter what!"
Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth viciously and spoke so hard that he could easily bite his tongue if he wasn't careful.
Compared to Dong Zhuo's rage, Lu Bu was calm and calm...or maybe the word "calm" doesn't suit him, I can only say that his expression was very cold.
"Just kill them all."
Dong Zhuo turned to look at Lu Bu: "There are more than ten princes, almost two hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and there are many soldiers and generals. How can we kill them?"
Lu Bu's voice was cold and rigid: "Kill the leader."
"Hahaha...well said."
Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, reached out and patted Lu Bu on the shoulder, and said: "Feng Xian, Hua Xiong was beheaded, and the morale of the entire army is low. I will send you to choose a day to go out to fight. Fight with the princes for a while, kill a few of his generals, and rise."
Boost the morale of our army! In this way, Hulao Pass can be easily defended!"
Lu Bu raised his hand and said, "Promise, I will lead the troops to fight tomorrow!"
Dong Zhuo chuckled: "Don't worry, I want to fight to boost the morale of the generals, so why not Yuan Benchu? His desire to win for a while is probably much stronger than me... If you dedicate yourself, just do it well in the pass first.
Rest and recuperate, and when the princes can no longer wait any longer and come over to invite a fight, we can just fight them!"
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Sure enough, as Dong Zhuo said, the princes gathered in front of Hulao Pass were having a fierce debate at this moment.
Yuan Shao sat in the main seat and said loudly: "Everyone! Our army has reached Xingyang now. Hulao Pass is difficult and dangerous. If we don't fight for a while to increase morale! How can we attack this powerful pass?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gongsun Zan stood up with a gloomy face and said: "The words of the alliance leader are wrong. Who doesn't know that in Hulao Pass, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is the best cavalry in the world, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is also here, two of the best in the world.
All the cavalry are displayed at Xiongguan. The leader of the alliance does not attack the city, but instead arranges a battle formation. Isn’t it a waste of time to die?"
Yuan Shao's face instantly turned a little blue.
Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, quickly stood up and beat the peacemaker: "Bogui, this is wrong. When did the leader of the alliance say that he will fight soldiers? He wants to fight generals..."
"Is there any difference?" Gongsun Zan said angrily: "Who is in Hulao Pass now? It's Lu Bu! Fighting generals, it's not that I look down on you! Who among you here can go three rounds under Lu Bu! I will give you my head today.
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Gongsun Zan has a heroic personality, but he is also extreme and can easily offend others. As soon as he said this, everyone in the tent was a little unhappy.
Lü Bu was extremely brave and invincible. When he was serving as the Cavalry Commander under Ding Yuan, everyone knew about it. But they knew it, but they couldn't say it to their faces. You can say that Lü Bu is difficult to deal with, but you can't take it for granted.
There are so many people who can't beat Lu Bu in Xiang Shang's head bet... Isn't this a clear way to show off everyone's face?
Cao Cao stood up and said in a deep voice: "Although what Bo Gui said is realistic, it ignores a most important point, and I am afraid that it will be taken advantage of by Dong's thieves."
Gongsun Zan raised his head and was quite unconvinced: "A certain family has been in the northern part of the Great Wall for many years. When it comes to matters in the court, Meng De is stronger than this family. But when it comes to the front of the two armies, I am afraid that this family is still stronger than Meng De! What I just said, every sentence
Deep down, I don’t think I’ve made any omissions.”
Cao Cao was not angry, but on the contrary, he was calm. The pottery merchant admired in his heart... Cao Cao is really well-educated.
"Brother Gongsun, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang cavalry and Bingzhou wolf cavalry are galloping outside the Great Wall, and they are difficult to defeat in the world. However, Luoyang's North and South Forbidden Army and Yulin Army are well-prepared and good defensive troops who are accustomed to fighting. They are the most elite troops in our Han Dynasty.
The capital shield, in the past, these troops and horses were all under the control of General He Jin. When Dong Zhuo entered the capital, General He Jin was killed by eunuchs, and General He Miao was also killed by Wu Kuang... Dong Zhuo was advantaged.
The old thieves fought without bloodshed and collected all the elites from the capital under their command. When Benchu and I were serving as captains of the Eighth School of Xiyuan in Luoyang, we also commanded one of the detachments. Their quality was incomparable to that of the garrison troops of the princes and counties."
After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized, and Gongsun Zan also showed a look of enlightenment.
Cao Cao paused and continued: "Hulao Pass is strong. If we attack by force, the Luoyang Northern and Southern Army is well-equipped and has elite soldiers. How can we easily defeat it? Therefore, only field battles are the best strategy!"
Although Gongsun Zan knew he was wrong, he was still unconvinced. This was due to his character.
Although this person is heroic, he is not broad-minded. Even if he knows that Cao Cao is right and is cheating, he still wants to argue.
"As Meng De said, the defenders of Luoyang are to be feared, but the Xiliang cavalry and Bingzhou wolf cavalry should not be feared?"
Cao Cao was not angry and said with a smile: "It doesn't have to be with the Xiliang cavalry and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry."
Gongsun Zan frowned and was about to speak when he saw the pottery merchant cough slightly and said: "Brother Meng De's meaning has finally returned to the original intention of what Alliance Leader Yuan just said."
When Yuan Shao heard that the potter's words were brought back to him, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"My...original intention?"
Tao Shang smiled softly, his young face looking very green: "Didn't the leader just say that we want to fight against generals?"
"Fighting General...Fighting General..." Yuan Shao blinked, clapped his hands suddenly, stood up and said: "That's right! Yuan Mou said at the beginning that there was a formation outside Hulao Pass, and he was competing with Dong Zhuo outside the Pass. How many formations were compared with him?
Destroy the spirit of the old thief! This makes it easier to attack!"
Gongsun Zan pursed his lips, but still said hard: "That's Lu Bu..."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Compared to the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the Luoyang Forbidden Army, if we can just deal with Lu Bu, it will be very cheap for us."
Everyone also nodded and expressed their agreement.
Seeing that he had received the support of most people, Yuan Shao didn't know whether it was intentional or due to nature. He looked at Gongsun Zan quite proudly and raised his eyebrows.
When the pottery merchant saw this, he couldn't help but sigh to himself... This man named Yuan is so handsome because of his family background. If he can act like this, Gongsun Zan will be so petty that he will hate you to death in the future.
Gongsun Zan looked unkind, but he had no choice but to sit down angrily.
Yuan Shao turned to look at the crowd and said: "Everyone, please go back to the camp first, arrange the troops and generals, and prepare the army for battle. In two days, we will gather the troops and display them at Hulao Pass. I want to have a good time with the old thief Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu.
Let’s compare ourselves!”
"promise!"
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After returning to his tent, the potter put down the curtains of the tent, went to the makeshift wooden bed, and pulled out a large box from it. As soon as he opened it, the golden light suddenly shone, almost blinding him.
Among them are the money that was 'borrowed' from Mi Zhu and the Linzhi gold that was exchanged for Hua Xiong's head from Yuan Shao... It can be said that this is all the pottery merchant's current belongings.
It is also quite a valuable asset.
There are no banks in this era, so you can only feel safe if you carry your things with you. Although it is a bit troublesome, it is undoubtedly the safest way.
The pottery merchant would not be able to sleep without his personal belongings...
"Master!"
With a loud shout, Xu Chu and Mi Fang opened the curtain of the tent and strode into the pottery merchant's tent.
"Bah!" The pottery merchant hurriedly closed the wooden box and turned his head slowly and mechanically, with a very unkind expression on his face.
"Who asked you to come in without saying hello? Do you know how to write the word 'polite'?"
Xu Chu stretched out his hand and drew a few random strokes in the air. Finally he shook his head and sighed: "I don't know the word 'appearance'."
The potter secretly rolled his eyes.
Mi Fang sneakily put her head on the potter's shoulder, like a curious two-year-old baby, staring longingly at the big wooden box that the potter was holding tightly with his hands...
"What are you doing?"
"I didn't do anything." The pottery merchant lied happily, without any flaws.
The problem is that Mi Fang has been with the pottery merchant for more than a day or two. It happened that he was extra smart today, which was far below his usual standard.
"No! There must be something fishy in this box of yours. Open it and let me take a look. What good things are hidden in it?"
The potter's eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice was still so kind and humble, but he was obviously a little more defensive.
"Come on, this is a secret letter my father sent me from Xuzhou. It contains the internal decisions of Xuzhou's top management. Based on your current status, I'm afraid you are not qualified to read it."
Mi Fang looked at the pottery merchant in surprise, her eyes full of doubts and confusion: "Your father, a secret letter to you?"
The pottery merchant nodded solemnly and emphasized: "My secret message."
Mi Fang scratched her head and said in confusion: "I sent a secret letter and a big box full... Do we have so many secrets in Xuzhou?"
The potter's face turned a little dark: "My father misses me and talks a lot. Is it unusual to write a box full of it?"
Mi Fang nodded suddenly and murmured to herself: "Thank you for explaining it, otherwise, I would have thought it was money."