Chapter 218
Cao Cao looked around and saw that everyone nodded, as if he was agreeing with his words, but the movements of those people were obviously very stiff, and he just deserved it. He sighed, shook his head, and sat down.
Just one hour ago, Dong Zhuo sent several waves of court envoys, holding imperial edicts in his hands, and went to the major military camps of the coalition forces to announce the new appointment of the court. In terms of imperial edicts, Dong Zhuo added several princes who raised the army this time and promoted them to the post. Among them, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, was promoted to the prefect of Taishan County, Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, was moved to the prefect of Shouchun, Ma Teng, the prefect of Xiliang, was promoted to the governor of Xiliang, although his brother Han Sui did not come, was appointed as the prefect of Tianshui, and the governor of Xuzhou, Tao Qian, was promoted to the governor of Xuzhou. What made Yuan Shao angry the most was his younger brother Yuan Shu, who jumped from the later general to the general of the Left Cheqi, and was at the same level as him, and was promoted from the position of Nanyang as the governor of Yangzhou.
Dong Zhuo also wrote a letter to say that he was very sad about the rebellion of Yuan Shao's brothers. He was angry for a moment and killed the Yuan family. He regretted it now, but the matter was irreparable, so he had to send the bodies of their family and ask them to be mourning and follow the changes. It was fine, but this fat man Dong actually transported all the bodies to Yuan Shu's camp. When he ran to Yuan Shu's military camp, the envoy actually said that Yuan Shu was the eldest son of the Yuan family, so the body was sent to him.
What? He was so angry that he asked someone to push the boy out and slaughter him on the spot, but the faces of the princes were clearly placed there. The eyes of these guys had no respect for him at the beginning. In addition, the boy, Highway (Yuan Shu), was actually greeting him as the master, leaving his elder brother there to ignore him. At this time, this was to make him arrogant. But as the leader of the Kanto Alliance, you can't have a family dispute in public.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to suppress his anger and pretend to cry. Then, without waiting for everyone to react, he ordered everyone to return to his tent to discuss matters as the leader, hoping to divert everyone's attention. At the same time, he was demonstrating to Yuan Shu. Who would have thought that the plan of disagreement that idiots could see would have really trapped those people. If Cao Cao and Lu Ning hadn't expressed their face, where would they put their face?
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao glanced at the people who had just been promoted, especially glaring at Yuan Shu a few times. Most of the people he liked changed their sight and avoided it, pretending that nothing had happened.
"Hmph, a bunch of bastards." He snorted coldly in his heart, but Yuan Shao knew that this was not the time to coax internally, so he had to follow Cao Cao's words just now: "Meng De's words make sense. Old Dong Zhuo was sinister and wanted to make us engage in internal strife. Don't forget that we had been a bloody alliance at the beginning. Once we regretted it, we would be ridiculed by the people of the world. By then, it would be much easier for Dong Zhuo to deal with us than today."
When he heard that the Guandong Army was coming to attack Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo was shocked and ordered 200,000 troops to rise up and go out in two groups. The orders of Li Gui and Guo Si led 50,000 troops to control the Sishui Pass, which were deep ditches and high avenues, and they would not fight. He led his 150,000 troops, and together with generals such as Li Ru, Lu Bu, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji stationed troops to Hulao Pass. After the army arrived at the pass, he ordered Fan Chou and Zhang Ji to lead 30,000 troops to settle the Dazhai in front of the pass.
The meteor horse was inquiring and reported to Yuan Shao’s village. Yuan Shao gathered to discuss.
When the coalition forces heard that Dong Zhuo was stationed in Hulao Pass, Cao Cao offered a plan to divide half of the troops to meet the enemy, so that there would be a response from the front and back.
So Lu Ning, Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin, Yuan Yi, Kong Yi, Kong Rong, Tao Qian, and Gongsun Zan formed an army to Hulao Pass to meet the enemy. Lu Ning thought to himself, his grandmother Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, are you two traitors clearly wanting us to die? Cao Cao is really insidious. Such a simple plan can greatly weaken the strength of these nine princes. I remember that in history, due to Cao Cao's division of troops, the princes were damaged by the soldiers, and only Gongsun Zan was better with the help of Liu, Guan and Zhang, and the other princes were crippled.
Lu Ning followed slowly with his army and horses. Wang Kuang and Lu Bu were defeated in the battle. The princes from all walks of life discussed and retreated 30 miles to the camp. The nine princes came to report Lu Bu to fight, and the nine princes boarded the horse together. Lu Ning steadily led the generals to attack the back formation, knowing that everyone was not Lu Bu's opponent, so of course they would not die. But looking at Lu Bu, with his head tied with purple gold crown, red robe and silver armor, Fangtian painting halberd in his hand, and a red rabbit horse was stepped on. He was so majestic.
Lu Bu rushed to the front of the coalition army in an instant. Wang Kuang's general Mu Shun took off his horse and was stabbed under the horse by Lu Bu's Fang Tianhua Ji. Then Kong Rong's general Wu Anguo went to fight. In just a few rounds, Lu Bu's right hand was cut off.
The princes from all walks of life returned to the village to discuss and said, "Lu Bu is brave, and you can meet the eighteen princes to discuss good strategies together." So he asked the other ten princes to come.
After a while, Lu Bu led his troops to fight again. The princes from all over the world wanted to go out to fight. Lu Ning hurriedly stopped him and said, "Now our army is newly defeated, so we should not respond to the battle. We can only send people to guard the camps. After the other princes arrive at Qi, we will discuss and inquire about countermeasures."
Everyone claimed yes, so they guarded the Dazhai and refused to go out to fight, and asked Lu Bu to yell outside the camp, without anyone paying attention to him.
Lu Ning brought Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and others back to the tent. Zhang Liao said, "Brother, we have the ability to fight against Lu Bu. Lu Bu is our defeated general, and we can easily deal with him."
After hearing this, Lu Ning shook his head and said, "Third brother, don't you see that all the princes are preserving their strength. We can defeat Lu Bu, but we will have many soldiers who will suffer casualties. Do you think it's worth it?"
Zhao Yun said: "Brother is right. Let's fight against Dong Zhuo with the princes. The other princes are all preserving their strength. Even if we win, it will be more cost-effective. Besides, if there is any contribution, it will be better for Yuan Shao and others to take it away. We should wait and see what happens."
Lu Ning said: "Zilong is right. We are doing our best to do the same thing. Zilong, I feel that your gun speed is faster than before. How many guns can you shoot in one round now?"
After hearing this, Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Brother, I can only use five and a half moves, although it is a little faster than before. When he played against Hua Xiong that day, it was mainly because a drop of sweat fell into his eyes. He closed his eyes and I just grabbed it and succeeded in that moment. He said he was really lucky."
Dian Wei said: "Lord, it's my turn next time."
After hearing this, Lu Ning laughed loudly, "Okay, but you have to follow my instructions and never go out to fight randomly."
Dian Wei replied: "It's the lord."
Chapter completed!