The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() "Zhongling, I, Hua Xiong, really don't know how to thank you for saving me twice this time. I don't want to thank you for your kindness. You will be useful to me in the future. As long as you give me an order, I will definitely not refuse. !" After Dong Zhuo gave all orders and everyone dispersed, Hua Xiong came to Ma Yue and solemnly said.

Ma Yue hurriedly returned the gift: "General Hua is too far-fetched, I just help you as a colleague, but I never thought that I would need you in return. In fact, as long as the general can do things for the Lord with all his heart, we will kill our enemies. Defeating to avenge the shame, that is the best reward for my subordinates."

Seeing that Ma Yue was not complacent, Hua Xiong admired him even more in his heart, and said solemnly: "Hua is a person who has committed a crime. This time, he can be forgiven by the lord for his crime and meritorious deeds. He dares not to die. But... I I still want to hear Zhong Ling's opinion on this battle."

Ma Yue naturally hoped to see Hua Xiong gain trust in him because of the previous events, so he nodded and said, "If the general doesn't dislike my ignorance, I can indeed advise you about some things."

"Sir, please tell me." Seeing that Ma Yue was willing to point him out, Hua Xiong's attitude became more and more respectful. Obviously, after the defeat of Yangcheng last time, he was much more cautious than before, and his opinion of Ma Yue was even more serious. Don't dare to take it lightly.

Ma Yue said with a bit of helplessness: "In fact, after arriving at Hulao Pass, I have the same idea as General Lu. We have this dangerous pass in our hands. The most beneficial thing is to guard the gate and wait until the enemy The army is exhausted, and if we send out troops, we can win the battle with the least casualties. However, the lord does not want to do this, and instead urges the army to advance eastward, so it will be difficult to win this battle."

"I also understand General Lu's thoughts, but now that the lord has ordered me to take the initiative to attack as the vanguard, it is impossible to stay in the pass, but I don't know if the master has other strategies to defeat the enemy?"

"There is still a way, and that is to not rush to attack when dispatching troops, but to set up an ambush on the dangerous place that came to our Hulao. Once the Kwantung Allied Forces step into the ambush circle, the general will be able to use this to defeat the enemy. But ..." At this point, Ma Yue paused, "There are two embarrassing things in this way. The first is to go against the intention of the Lord when marching, and the second is that even if the ambush really happens, it is impossible to injure The enemy is too heavy, after all the generals have limited forces, at most they can only destroy their vanguard army."

Hua Xiong thought about it for a while after listening to Ma Yue's analysis, and then raised his head suddenly: "As far as Mr. is concerned, even if the lord blames me, as long as I can win the last game, I will wash away the shame of my previous defeat." enough!"

Seeing that he listened to his opinion, Ma Yue also seemed very happy: "So, I will wait for the good news of the general's victory in Hulao Pass!"

When Ma Yue made such a suggestion to Hua Xiong, Li Ru was also proposing his own method for Dong Zhuo's victory: "Father-in-law, in order to win, besides fighting on the frontal battlefield, the key point is to attack the heart. Little The son-in-law thinks that we can use it this time." When no one else was present, Li Ru still referred to Dong Zhuo as father-in-law, which would show the close relationship between the two parties and make it easier for Dong Zhuo to listen to his advice.

"Oh, how do you say that?" Dong Zhuo still had a lot of trust in his son-in-law and counselor, so he asked immediately.

"The head coach of the rebel army is Yuan Shao. As long as we design to irritate him and make him lose his mind, it will be much easier to defeat the rebel army." Li Ru said.

"How to anger Yuan Shao?" Dong Zhuo became interested when he heard this, and asked quickly.Dong Zhuo still has some memories of this young man who once humiliated himself in front of everyone, and he really wants to take him with his own hands as revenge.

"His uncle Yuan Kai was beheaded by the lord's order, and now his head is still in our hands. As long as we give his head to Yuan Shao, stimulated by this, Yuan Shao must be bent on revenge, which will mess up his mind. In this way , our strategy of attacking the mind has been achieved." Li Ru said with a smile.

"Hmm. This plan is indeed feasible, but Yuan Kai's head is still in Luoyang, isn't it too late to send someone to fetch it now?" Dong Zhuo thought for a while, and agreed with this method of provoking generals.

"When my son-in-law left Luoyang, he thought that Yuan Kai's head might be of great use, so he ordered someone to bring him. Now, as long as the father-in-law orders, we can send it to Yuan Shao. A great gift before he goes to war."

"Okay! Wenyou, you are really thoughtful, you have even thought of this trick, then do as you said. I want to solve this battle quickly, and it is best to mess with his mind!" Dong Zhuo Immediately decided to affirm Li Ru's suggestion.

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Three days later, in Yuan Shao's barracks, a wooden box several feet square was placed on top of the desks in front of him. When he set his sights on this wooden box, he felt palpitations for some reason.

This wooden box was delivered to the former army by a Xiliang cavalry soldier before dark today. He once said that this was a great gift from Dong Zhuo to Yuan Shao, the leader of the Kwantung Allied Army, and that this box should be given by Yuan Shao opened it himself.In this regard, the person who received the wooden box in front did not dare to dispose of it casually, so they sent it to the Chinese army, and Yuan Shao's personal soldiers held it in front of him just now.

Yuan Shao looked at the box carefully for a while, and then he wanted to open it, but Cao Cao stopped him: "Brother Benchu, since this was sent by Dong Thief, there must be something wrong. In case he did something wrong with it, What kind of hands and feet, I think it is better to let the guards go outside to open it and confirm that it is all right before handing it over to you?"

"It doesn't matter, there should be nothing suspicious about this thing." Yuan Shao looked at the box, seemed to have sensed it, and waved his hand with some difficulty.Then he took a deep breath and opened the wooden box lid abruptly.When he saw clearly what was in the box, he was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly turned red, then turned white again, and a mouthful of blood burst out from his mouth with a wow sound, and immediately his body It is a soft stool that will fall down.

"Brother Benchu..." Cao Cao had already realized that something was wrong. Seeing Yuan Shao staggering down, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, which prevented him from falling down like this.Immediately, Cao Cao's gaze also fell on the box, and his complexion changed at that time, because he clearly saw that the box contained a spherical object, but upon closer inspection, it was a personal object. The head, and the appearance of this head is very familiar to him, it is Yuan Shao's uncle Yuan Wei.

Suddenly, Cao Cao also felt a sense of grief and indignation. Because of his good relationship with Yuan Shao, he had met Yuan Kai many times in Luoyang before. Favorable.Unexpectedly, seeing him now is like this, which made Cao Cao feel heartbroken.

But soon, he came out of this sad mood, and then thought of a key thing, which is related to the current use of troops: "Dong Zhuo really has a good plan, and he wants to use this to disturb the heart of Brother Benchu." Now that he finds out that his uncle has been killed, he must be full of thoughts of revenge. The most taboo thing about using soldiers is to use one's emotions, this time I'm afraid Brother Benchu ​​will really fight him to death!"

Just as he was thinking, Yuan Shao woke up from the fainting just now, and shouted loudly: "Old thief Dong Zhuo, I, Yuan Shao, will not be at odds with you! If you kill my uncle, I swear that I will definitely kill you..." The words did not finish , His gaze was concentrated again, but he found that there was still a piece of blood-stained cloth in the box, and there seemed to be something written on it.

He took out the cloth, and when he saw it, he almost fainted, because there were names familiar to Yuan Shao written on it—Yuan Fang, Yuan Yue, Yuan Chong, Yuan Dang...these people were all him. The brothers in Luoyang's family had a big cross drawn with blood on these names. Yuan Shao immediately understood what it meant.

The whole family of Yuan's family in Luoyang, I'm afraid that this time, like Yuan Kai, all of them have been poisoned by Dong Zhuo!

Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao with red eyes and gritted teeth with worry, and didn't know what to say for a moment.After a long while, he said: "Brother Benchu, I would like to express my condolences. We have dispatched troops now, and we will be able to fight Dong Bandit in a short time. I believe everyone will avenge Taifu Yuan and all the innocent brothers of the Yuan family who died tragically."

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth, his mouth was full of blood, he didn't seem to have heard Cao Cao's words, he just said over and over again: "Old thief Dong Zhuo, I swear to kill you, I will kill you all! Old thief Dong Zhuo, I swear to kill you, all your families will be destroyed!" !..."

Seeing this, Cao Cao could only sigh, knowing that no matter what he said now, he would not listen.He ordered Yuan Shao's personal soldiers to protect him to rest, turned around and left.He knew very well that after this upheaval, Yuan Shao would not hesitate to send troops to attack the Xiliang army.However, can he, who is bent on revenge, calmly command the army to fight?On this point, Cao Cao is deeply skeptical.

However, now Cao Cao has nothing to do about the current situation, he can only discuss with some people first, and then make a decision.Fortunately, this army was not Yuan Shao's alone, as long as the other generals in the coalition army overruled his order, there was still room for recovery.

At the same time, on a road fifty miles away from Hulao Pass, [-] Xiliang troops under the command of Hua Xiong were choosing a place to ambush, and he planned to follow Ma Yue's instructions to deploy troops.

At this time, the vanguard of the Kwantung Allied Forces was only two days away, and a new round of battle was about to start here!