Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2739 Zu Mao's death benefits Sun Jian

"Impossible!!!" Hua Xiong roared in disbelief.

Fake!! That's right, the Sun Jian in front of you is an imposter!!
But they never noticed...

However, the grand formation they set up was actually centered around Sun Jian. Without Sun Jian, the formation would collapse directly and could not even be set up.

Even now, the formation is still operating, meaning Sun Jian is still within it!
But now all of this shows that this person is not Sun Jian at all!
"Boom!!!" The next moment, a violent explosion was heard, and Sun Jian, who was in the center, exploded with energy, stirring up a hurricane.

At the same time, a star in the sky suddenly emitted a dazzling light, piercing through the purple aura and enveloping Sun Jian.

At this moment, Sun Jian's appearance gradually changed, slowly transforming into... Zu Mao!
That's right, it's Zu Mao, one of the four great generals under Sun Jian!
Hua Xiong, Li Su, and the others all realized that they had truly been tricked by Sun Jian!

After Sun Jian revealed his true form, the great formation began to shake violently. The next moment, the entire formation collapsed, all the pillars of light exploded, and the crimson energy instantly dissipated into the air.

"Bang!!!" The next moment, to their astonishment, Zu Mao exploded, his entire body turning into dust and disappearing completely from the world!
The purple aura in the sky gradually dissipated...

"You're too late!!" Just as Hua Xiong, Li Su, and the others were dumbfounded, a familiar, cold voice rang in their ears.

Upon hearing this, everyone involuntarily shuddered.

"Strategist!!" Hua Xiong, Li Su, and the others turned around and saw Li Ru, dressed in a black robe, walking over.

"This person was actually Sun Jian's double before, because he used a special tool to sacrifice his own destiny and fate, so that his fate was synchronized with Sun Jian's at that moment!"

“So his original form was Sun Jian… and Sun Jian was worthy of such a sacrifice by an epic historical general. He has survived this calamity,” Li Ru said calmly.

"Strategist, did Sun Jian really escape this calamity?!" Hua Xiong asked, still filled with resentment.

"He not only survived this calamity, but his destiny, fortune, and luck have also been enhanced!"

“He has integrated Zu Mao’s destiny, fate, and fortune… Sun Jian possesses an primordial dragon fortune!” Li Ru said quietly, his eyes slightly narrowed.

His tone was very confident at this moment, as if he had guessed before, but was not sure.

"The Origin of Dragon Fortune!!!" Upon hearing this, Hua Xiong, Li Su, and the others' pupils shrank sharply, and their expressions of pain and regret deepened.

They missed such a great opportunity!

"The Sun family truly lives up to its reputation as an ancient clan; they have quite a foundation. Such methods are simply beyond the reach of ordinary clans."

Hua Xiong, Li Su, and the others were filled with resentment upon hearing this. They had meticulously planned such a deadly trap under Li Ru's guidance, yet Sun Jian had still managed to escape.

"Recall all the Xiliang cavalry who went to ambush Sun Jian's grain transport team. Hmm... also recall the other Xiliang cavalry back to Shen Du... halt all subsequent plans, skip this one, and move on to the next!" Li Ru instructed.

After saying that, he transformed into a streak of white light and vanished...

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiong, Li Su, and the others exchanged glances, then lowered their heads and sighed softly. This failure seemed to have cut off the mastermind behind their plans to assassinate the other feudal lords…

Skipping this plan and moving on to the next one means that many things will have to be... abandoned...

The men were dejected and sighed for a while, then rallied their spirits and reorganized their troops. After that, they sent a message to the other troops lying in ambush to return to Hulao Pass.

In reality, even if Yuan Shu had provided grain to Sun Jian, they would have sabotaged the operation, causing Sun Jian to run out of supplies and thus perpetuating the killing scheme. This time, Yuan Shu simply helped them out.

After the purple aura in the sky disappeared, darkness once again enveloped the entire region, leaving it pitch black.

After a thorough count, it turned out that 180,000 Xiliang cavalrymen had still been killed in action!

However, Sun Jian suffered greater losses. All the siege supplies were found intact in the siege equipment camp, and some later supplies such as pills and talismans were also found undamaged. Sun Jian and his men had no time to pack their valuables and escape.

They were in such a hurry that they almost lost their lives; there was no time to pack their valuables.

“Sun Jian’s son, Sun Ce, led 300,000 elite troops to escort the grain. Sun Jian’s breakout force numbered less than 300,000, and after two consecutive attacks, Sun Jian’s 2 million troops are now reduced to less than 600,000!” The next morning, on the city wall of Hulao Pass, Li Su reported to Hua Xiong.

"Compared to Sun Jian's head, the mere 1.4 million kills pale in comparison," Hua Xiong sighed softly.

At this moment, he still remembered the words of his strategist Li Ru: "Sun Jian possesses an innate dragon's destiny!"

"Boom!!!" Just then, a tremor was felt.

Hua Xiong and Li Su sensed it and looked up. They saw a cavalry unit appear on the horizon, rapidly heading towards Hulao Pass.

They were not enemies, but allies, and moreover, the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry.

Seeing the Bingzhou cavalry return, Li Su felt a huge weight lifted from his heart. This was Lu Bu's core force; if they were all wiped out, what good would it do for him to be the adopted son of his lord, Dong Zhuo?

"Zishun, the settlement of the Bingzhou army is entrusted to you. Do not neglect it," Hua Xiong instructed.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of the hero." Li Su nodded emphatically.

Although Hua Xiong looked down on the Bingzhou army, as a commander-in-chief, he wouldn't exploit them arbitrarily. They received their due rations and provisions without fail. Their resting places were also provided with excellent conditions, and their battle achievements were reported without any concealment or attempt to steal credit. Soon, the gates of Hulao Pass opened, welcoming the Bingzhou army into the city.

After that, the gates of Hulao Pass kept opening, and Xu Rong, Zhang Ji, and other Xiliang generals returned to Hulao Pass with their troops.

Not only the Xiliang cavalry, but also all the garrison troops east of Hulao Pass that had not yet fallen were summoned to retreat towards Hulao Pass.

However, as if it had been anticipated, the Kwantung Allied Forces appeared out of nowhere and ambushed and killed many of the retreating soldiers.

For example, warlords like Cao Cao, Han Fu, and Liu Dai, as well as Bao Xin, the regrouped chancellor of Jibei, all intercepted and killed many of Dong Zhuo's troops.

Dong Zhuo's army's defenses east of Hulao Pass collapsed completely.

……

"Damn it! Damn it!!" Yuan Shao, furious and ashamed, slammed his fist on the table and roared from the core of the Guandong Coalition.

He secretly dispatched his three million troops to intercept and kill Dong Zhuo's retreating army. However, for some unknown reason, the warlords who followed him also secretly dispersed and crushed Dong Zhuo's retreating army before his own troops, leaving him with nothing.

He gathered all the warlords together and, disregarding the objections of others, assigned the important position of grain supervisor to the incompetent Yuan Shu.

How could he not know Yuan Shu's character? He was jealous of talent and afraid that others would steal his limelight... So he gave Yuan Shu most of the grain and the important position of grain supervisor, just so that he could suppress the other warlords.

Sun Jian was the vanguard general, tasked with attracting Dong Zhuo's attention and also putting pressure on him to make his next move.

All of this is actually to prevent such a thing from happening.

Yuan Shao wanted to claim all the credit for killing Dong Zhuo's army for himself!
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao and others knew even before him that Dong Zhuo would make a large-scale retreat.

You must understand, this battle is preparation for his eventual domination of the court and for an even more distant plan!

"Send a message to all the lords, ordering them to join the alliance and discuss matters!" Yuan Shao said angrily.

“My lord, there’s no need to send a message anymore. There are no more obstacles between Hulao Pass and us now. All the lords will eventually gather at Hulao Pass. We can just go there and wait for them.” At this moment, an advisor spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao nodded thoughtfully, and then immediately ordered, "After dinner tonight, break camp and march straight for Hulao Pass!"

"promise!!"

……

The biggest loss in the retreat of Dong Zhuo's army was not Yuan Shao, but the player.

Why do I say this? Because the players have all scattered and started gathering information around Henan Yin. They have discovered a lot of strategic information, and many player lords have already begun to plan and prepare to launch a war during this period to boost the 1,000 index on the leaderboard.

However, overnight, all the strategic information became invalid, and the deployment that spanned thousands of miles became a waste of effort, resulting in huge losses!

Even Liu Bei, who had just suffered a crushing defeat and was licking his wounds, had his plan to capture a city to replenish his troops fall through!
Left with no other choice, everyone headed towards Hulao Pass...

"Why did they retreat so early? Strange!!" Lin Mu, who was a little behind Liu Bei, frowned as he looked at the latest intelligence.

The first piece of intelligence was that Sun Jian suffered a crushing defeat, and Zu Mao sacrificed himself to save Sun Jian from his demise.

The second piece of information was the intelligence about Dong Zhuo's army's great retreat.

Lin Mu had long anticipated Sun Jian's crushing defeat and Zu Mao's death. However, the massive retreat of Dong Zhuo's army was something he had not expected.

He had already instructed Huang Zhong, Yue Jin, and others to prepare to ambush and kill the roaming Xiliang cavalry nearby...

Most importantly, Dong Zhuo's army in his previous life did not shrink its battle lines to Hulao Pass so early. He had Xu Rong, Zhang Ji, and others lead the Xiliang cavalry to continuously hold back the allied forces east of Hulao Pass, wearing them down.

In my previous life, it wiped out nearly half of the 15 million troops of the Kwantung Allied Forces!
We haven't even spent five million yet... The biggest losses so far are probably only suffered by Sun Jian, Liu Bei, and others.

"Perhaps it's the butterfly effect..." Lin Mu pondered to himself.

“Sun Jian has survived this calamity, and his fate has changed… According to the information coming from over there, Sun Jian possesses the primordial dragon fortune…” After thinking for a while, he put aside the matter of Dong Zhuo’s strategic adjustment and focused on the changes in Sun Jian.

"My lord, shall we head straight to Hulao Pass now?" Huang Zhong asked from the side.

“Yes. Break camp and head straight for Hulao Pass.” Lin Mu knew that Dong Zhuo had ceded the territory east of Hulao Pass to the Guandong Coalition.

To advance into Luoyang, the capital, all we need to do is break through Hulao Pass!

That night, Lin Mu, like Yuan Shao, rushed to Hulao Pass.

The same was true for the other feudal lords.

Thus, under Dong Zhuo's strategic change, tens of millions of troops surged toward Hulao Pass!
(End of this chapter)