Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 172
"Report, report to the leader of the alliance. We went to Sishui Pass to challenge the battle but failed. Hua Xiong only sent people to hang up the battle-free sign and ignored them."

Yuan Shao laughed heartily when he heard this, and said to the princes: "Hua Xiong must have been frightened by our beating, and now he will just hide in the pass and dare not fight any more."

Liu Xie and Cao Cao frowned and said in unison: "How many people are there in the gate?"

The two couldn't help but looked at each other, smiled awkwardly, secretly thought that the other party was a hero, and they both took each other seriously in their hearts.

"The soldiers and horses seem to be a little sparser than usual. It's strange to say that these days, I haven't seen any general patrolling the gate."

"No, this Hua Xiong must have abandoned the pass and fled." Yuan Shao was not mediocre, he understood immediately, and quickly issued orders, beat the drums, and ordered the army to attack Sishui Pass.

Sure enough, when the people from Sishuiguan went to Loukong, they only attacked slightly, and all the soldiers who closed the pass chose to surrender.

Yuan Shao felt that he had been teased by a warrior named Hua Xiong. He was so angry that he killed all the surrendered troops to vent his anger, regardless of Cao Cao's obstruction.

Not long after the feudal lords entered Sishui Pass, they immediately received reports from scouts: Hua Xiong had led his troops to retreat to Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo from Luoyang also led 20 elite soldiers, [-] Xiliang iron cavalry, and [-] Bingzhou wolves under Lu Bu's command. Riding on a starry night to Hulao Pass.

With a total of 30 soldiers and horses, and a unparalleled general like Lu Bu, the princes lost the joy of just taking Sishui Pass after hearing this, and the atmosphere became tense and depressed again.

Yuan Shao said worriedly: "Our combined army only has 40 soldiers and horses. The cavalry, except for the three thousand white horse knights under brother Bogui, who can be called elite, only has [-]. The strength gap is so huge. This battle is worrisome."

"The leader's words are not unreasonable, but the matter of defeating Dong is already full of difficulties, and this predicament is expected. Fortunately, Dong Zhuo is greedy for wine and sex, and has lost his vigor. Although he has 30 troops under his command, except The Xiliang iron cavalry in the headquarters and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry of Lu Bu are dreadful, and the other infantry are all young men who have been forced to recruit recently. They have not been trained for a long time, and their combat power is not strong. It's just a prison. Although Dong Zhuo is powerful, he is not unshakable. As long as we work together, we may not be unable to win." Cao Cao analyzed calmly.

"That's right, what we're really worried about is Dong Zhuo's cavalry. Once the cavalry form a formation and charge, I'm afraid they will kill us in a few rounds." Sun Jian also healed his wounds and appeared in the camp .

"Everyone is convinced, but I don't know if there is any way to restrain this cavalry?" Yuan Shu couldn't bear the loneliness and asked sharply.

"It's not easy to restrain the cavalry, let alone the Xiliang iron cavalry commanded by a fierce general like Lu Bu. When I fight against the barbarian, if the troops are not enough, I can only find a way to kill the general, dampen their spirit, and break the morale of the army. The command and dispatch failed, the formation became chaotic and lost its sharpness, and then the swords and shields moved forward, and the pikemen stayed behind, and the two responded to each other, taking advantage of the situation to cover up the kill, and only then did they have a chance of winning." Among the crowd, Gongsun Zan, who had the most dealings with cavalry, said aloud.

"According to Brother Bogui, if we want to deal with the Xiliang cavalry, don't we have to deal with Lu Bu first?" Jizhou Mu Han Fu asked in panic.

The feudal lords were shocked when they heard the words, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County, changed his face even more, and said: "Lü Bu has the courage of a tiger, and he is known as the number one general in the world, and he is the most powerful general in the Xiliang army. Previously, Hua Xiong caused us to lose troops one after another, but now they will join forces, together with other Xiliang fierce generals, how difficult it is to defeat the enemy's spirit!"

Liu Xie was frustrated when he heard what he said, and couldn't help but get angry, and said angrily: "It's a major task to save the country and Kuang Han, how can you be defeated before a battle and retreat because of a difficult word? Although Lu Bu is brave, can it be Are there any brave men in our allied army? No matter how many strong generals there are in Xiliang, how can there be as many strong generals as our [-]th Route Allied Army? Now that the feudal lords have joined hands, and all the heroes are here, how can they be stopped by one person and one barrier? Great man, You should hold a three-foot sword in your hand, drive away disasters, defeat enemies, and serve the country!"

"Your Highness is right. As a minister of the Han Dynasty, I should be loyal to the country. Under me, who dares to fight and confuse the king's heart, preserve strength and not do my best, and be dealt with by military law!" Yuan Shao waved the lord's flag , immediately stood up and said loudly.

Yuan Shao didn't really agree with what Liu Xie said, he was afraid that after the defeat, he, the leader, would lose face and be ridiculed by the world.The second is that his Yuan family members in Luoyang, including Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui, were all killed by Dong Zhuo, and the bitter hatred cannot be let go.Seeing that Liu Xie used his status to accuse and wake up the generals, he would naturally not let this opportunity pass.

The princes were intimidated by the power of the two of them, and Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan and others responded with their voices. No one dared to refuse.

Ten days later, Dong Zhuo led his army to Hulao Pass.Soon, Yuan Shao also arrived with the coalition forces.

Standing on the tower, Dong Zhuo looked at the endless battalion of the allied forces of the princes, he couldn't help being startled, and said: "The allied army is strong and strong, with a large number of people, which is beyond our expectations. Hua Xiong, you retreat in time. It is to abandon the pass and escape, but it is really not easy to save the soldiers and horses and retreat completely."

Hua Xiong was overjoyed when he heard the words. He had been worrying about being punished by Dong Zhuo all these days. Now that he heard what he said, he immediately felt relieved and cheered up and said, "Don't worry, grand master. Although there are many coalition forces, they are still worse than a loose sand." It’s not as good. The last general has fought against them, and knows that there are not many of them who are really threatening to us. Now that Grand Master Wenhou is here, and there are 30 troops guarding the pass, we will definitely be able to cut them off in one fell swoop!”

Lu Bu beside Dong Zhuo was slightly taken aback when he heard this, he didn't expect that Hua Xiong would stop by to pat his horse, although he thought it was a little strange, but it was very useful to hear it, stepped forward, and said lightly: "Father, don't worry, my son tomorrow!" Go out of the customs and challenge yourself, and you must take the heads of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao and dedicate them to your foster father!"

"Okay, my son Fengxian is unparalleled in martial arts and brave and invincible. Tomorrow all the generals will follow our family here, and it depends on Fengxian showing off his might!" Dong Zhuo laughed loudly.

All the generals said yes, and then turned to flatter Lv Bu. It seems that they are all very confident in Lv Bu's martial arts.

Surrounded by the crowd, Lu Bu looked at the endless coalition army camp in the distance, with disdainful eyes, suddenly filled with arrogance, and secretly said: "Tomorrow, I will pass this pass, and let the world know my unparalleled reputation as Lu Fengxian, Lu Bu!"

(End of this chapter)