The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

In just one night, major changes occurred in the coalition forces. The troops of Yuan Shu, Kong Rong, Kong Niao and Tao Qian in the front camp suffered heavy casualties. Less than 10% of the troops could continue fighting, and Kong Niao himself was killed. Yuan Shao didn't even know who the enemy was. He only learned from the survivors that the people coming were a group of masked cavalry. Their combat power was rare in the world. They came and went without a trace, as if they were demons from hell. .

"What? You said Cao Cao's army is packing up and preparing to withdraw?" Yuan Shao placed spies around every prince in the coalition. When he heard the spies' reports, he was furious. "Inform the princes in each camp to go to Cao Cao's camp." After giving the order, he took the defeated soldiers of the front camp to Cao Cao's camp.

"Stop!" Cao Hong stopped Yuan Shao and others who were about to make a profit.

"I am Yuan Shao, leader of the alliance. I want to see your lord Cao Mengde. Get out of the way." Yuan Shao did not give Cao Hong a good look.

"I don't care who you are, my eldest brother has already gone to bed. If you have anything to do, come back tomorrow morning. If you go forward, don't blame my ruthless sword!" Cao Hong pulled out his saber and confronted Yuan Shao and others.

"Bold, you actually dare to stop the leader of the alliance, you are going to rebel!" Yuan Shu was not to be outdone and drew his sword.

A massacre was about to begin in the coalition camp. It was Cao Cao who came out and said, "Zilian, please step back. Leader of the alliance, please come in and speak."

Hearing what Cao Cao said, Cao Hong made way for Yuan Shao and others to enter the camp.

"Why did the leader come here late at night?" Cao Cao asked everyone, asking them to sit down.

"Cao Mengde, stop pretending! We are also in the front camp, and all four of our armies suffered heavy losses. Why is it that only your army is unscathed? Could it be that you are colluding with the Xiliang thieves in Hulao Pass!" Kong Rong was furious and completely lost his childhood. Jean Pear's humility.

"I, Cao Mengde, will not let my soldiers die. Alliance leader, please listen to my advice and withdraw your troops. Staying here will only increase casualties." Cao Cao advised everyone to withdraw.

"Why did Mengde gain the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige? Our coalition has hundreds of thousands of people, and we can capture Hulao Pass tomorrow. It is meaningless to retreat at this time." Yuan Shao expressed confusion about Cao Cao's idea of ​​retreating.

"Benchu, let me tell you the truth, no one in the army that came to rob the camp tonight, and in our entire coalition, is their opponent." When Cao Cao said this, he was still frightened.

"What kind of army? We have defeated the Xiliang army several times in a row, but their combat strength is only this. Could it be that reinforcements are coming?" Yuan Shao asked, he wanted to know what kind of army could make Cao Cao so afraid.

"Do you still remember Lu Fengxian who conquered the Yellow Turbans in the past? It is his army that is coming tonight. I look at the entire army of the Han Dynasty. His cavalry is so powerful that it is unmatched. It truly achieves the speed of the wind in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Xu Rulin is as powerful as fire and as immovable as a mountain." Cao Cao's words revealed his admiration for Lu Bu.

"It's this damn thief! If he hadn't dedicated the emperor to Dong Zhuo, we would have been in Luoyang City by now. I wrote a letter asking him to come to the alliance, but he actually helped Dong Zhuo. I will definitely capture Hulao Pass tomorrow. Take that thief's head." Yuan Shao was furious when he heard it was Lu Bu.

"At first, I was afraid that the coalition forces would be wiped out by Lu Bu here. How do you think our combat power is better than that of the Huns? Back then, Lu Bu's army wiped out the Xiongnu forces and defeated Xianbei invasions many times. Can our team be able to defeat them? "Cao Cao asked Yuan Shao.

"I don't believe that Gongsun Zan has a white horse to follow. All the princes in the world cannot defeat Lu Fengxian." Yuan Shao said.

"Then I wish you good luck. After dawn, I will lead my troops to leave and return to Jinan." Cao Cao made a sign to see off the guests.

"If you leave today, if we attack Luoyang City in the future, we will not have the credit of Cao Mengde." Yuan Shu also wanted to keep Cao Cao.

"General Highway, the mountains and rivers meet each other, let's all wish ourselves good luck. Cao is going to rest, so I won't leave you here." Cao Cao didn't want to say more to them and went straight back to the camp.

Due to the loss of all their troops, Yuan Shu, Kong Rong, and Tao Qian all moved into Yuan Shao's camp. The other princes heard about what happened tonight and saw that Cao Cao decided to withdraw. They all had their own concerns and no longer wanted to waste their troops at Hulao Pass. , they hesitated between withdrawing their troops or staying.

The clever Cao Mengde did not wait until dawn, and led his army across the Si River overnight and rushed to Jinan.

Cao Mengde's withdrawal this time preserved the strength of the army, which laid the foundation for him to dominate the Central Plains ten years later. That is a story for another day.