Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1013 Goodbye Tiger Prison
"Report..."

Cao's scouts came on fast horses.

"My lord, forty miles ahead is Hulao Pass."

Cao Cao placed his hand on his forehead and looked into the distance: "How is the enemy's defense?"

"My lord, at Hulao Pass, the flags are flying, the troops are very heavy, and the city gate is full of powerful crossbows. The city wall has obviously been raised by at least ten feet. In addition, there are ten towering arrow towers on both sides of the pass, arranged in an 'eight' shape, and each arrow tower has four crossbowmen."

Cheng Yu's face was solemn. "It seems that Liu He had indeed made preparations. Now we can conclude that he deliberately withdrew the troops from Yuzhou in order to gather the troops of the three parties at Hulao Pass and annihilate them in one fell swoop, so as to achieve the effect of solving the problem once and for all."

"It's not just that." Xi Zhong said, "The envoys from the Western Regions are still in Luoyang. Liu He's move may be intended to demonstrate to the other countries."

"I'm afraid that the ambition of the emperor of Luoyang is no longer limited to the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty." Guo Jia's words caused Cao Cao to nod frequently.

"What Fengxiao said is correct. According to the scouts' report, after the Xianbei Chanyu Budugen eliminated Kebi Neng, he unified the Xianbei tribes. Liu He publicly rewarded him, gave him the surname Liu, made him a marquis, and made him rich and powerful. But in reality, he imprisoned him and other Xianbei tribal leaders and generals in a mansion, chained them with brocade clothes, and trapped them in Luoyang City. He also withdrew tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry and infantry into Bingzhou and Youzhou."

"After the King of Goguryeo was killed in Youbeiping County, Ma Chao led 30,000 cavalrymen to Liaodong, out of Xuantu, and approached the border of Goguryeo a few days ago. Tian Yu and Tian Chou each led 40,000 infantrymen to sweep away the remnants of Kebineng's army and the Wuhuan tribe. With such a strong army, I'm afraid that within two or three years, Liu He will imitate Yunhai County and set up a few new counties in the northeast of Youzhou."

Cao Cao's face looked a little conflicted. He was naturally happy that the Han Dynasty had conquered the four barbarians. Even though he had been allies with Wuhuan, Kebi Neng and Goguryeo not long ago, they were just using each other. Deep down in his heart, Cao Cao did not take them seriously. Even if he could achieve great things, he would have to deal with them sooner or later.

But now that Liu He has accomplished such a great feat, his power has become even stronger, and Cao Cao's fear of him will inevitably increase.

"Liu He has millions of soldiers and many talented generals under his command. He deliberately led us to the outside of Hulao Pass. He must have made sufficient preparations. It is difficult for me to tell whether we can win this time. What if..."

When everyone heard what he said, they clearly wanted to retreat and their faces changed.

"Meng De, now that we have come to this point, we have to advance whether we want to or not. You can't hesitate. If you ruin the morale of the army, we'll be finished."

Xiahou Dun directly countered the second half of Cao Cao's unspoken sentence.

"General Yuan Rang's words are very reasonable. At this critical moment, no matter how many doubts you have, you must move forward without hesitation, otherwise our army will be defeated."

Cheng Yu's powerful words cheered Cao Cao up a little.

"Well, you are all right. I am just worrying too much."

He then looked at Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe, what do you think our army should do now?"

Jia Xu rolled his eyes and said, "Now the three armies are advancing in unison. After the Yuzhou troops withdrew to Luoyang, there are no less than 500,000 troops in Luoyang and Hulao Pass, which is roughly the same as our coalition army. The enemy's equipment is more sophisticated than ours, and Hulao Pass is a natural barrier. If we want to attack by force, there is no chance of winning. I am sure that Liu He must be sure of this, so he dared to take this risky move, hoping to conquer the world in one battle."

"Hmm..." Cao Cao nodded: "Does Wenhe have a good plan to break it?"

Jia Xu pondered for a moment, "Liu He once issued an edict on his mother's birthday, ordering the envoys of the Western Regions to stay in the city for a month. His purpose was to defeat our coalition forces within a month and shock the foreign countries. Now more than half a month has passed, and time is running out. The enemy is eagerly waiting at Hulao Pass, hoping to use this battle to gain merit and be awarded a title. If our army goes to attack now, the enemy's morale will be at its peak. Not only will we fail to defeat them, but we may even be harmed by them."

Cao Cao praised repeatedly: "Not bad, not bad, that's exactly the point."

Jia Xu continued, "Therefore, it is better for our army to do the opposite and set up camp here. Both Liu He and the enemy soldiers are eager for success. Seeing that our army has not attacked the city for many days, they will definitely come out to rob the camp. At that time, it will be a good opportunity for our army to win." "Wenhe's words are exactly what I want." Cao Cao was overjoyed.

"Pass the order down. The whole army should stop advancing, cut down trees on the spot, look for water sources, and prepare to set up camp. Also, inform Liu and Sun in the rear as soon as possible of this matter, so that they will not advance alone and fall into Liu He's ambush."

"Here."

The scout was about to leave when Cao Cao suddenly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute. Tell the two generals that a banquet will be set up in my tent tonight. Please come and have a look."

In the palace, Liu He looked at the report that had just been delivered with great interest.

"Interesting, really interesting. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian, the three of them, came to Hulao Pass, but they didn't attack the city. Instead, they feasted and sang day and night. It's very interesting."

Xun You said, "This is just a trick by Cao Cao to lure the enemy. He knows that Your Majesty wants to defeat them in front of so many foreign envoys. He calculates that there are only ten days left before the envoys leave Beijing, so he wants to force our army to abandon the dangerous pass and take the initiative to fight, so that he has a chance of winning."

Xun Yu also immediately agreed: "Our army retreated all the way from Yuzhou. Of course, we wanted to lure all the rebels here, but it also boosted the morale of the enemy and made them feel complacent. Our army can only defend Hulao Pass and make it difficult for the enemy to conquer it. Then the morale will be lost. Then we can go out of the pass and kill the enemy, and we can win the battle in one go."

"Humph, what you two military advisors said will only boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige."

Guan Yu snorted, then stood up and clasped his fists to Liu He to ask for orders.

"Brother, I regard the rebels as nothing. I have been guarding Xiliang for a long time, and I am afraid that the heroes in the Central Plains do not know the power of my Purple Gold Dragon Riders. I am willing to go out to fight tomorrow, and I will definitely wipe out the rebels and help you unify the world."

Zhao Yun couldn't sit still after seeing this. "Yun Chang, your Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry is a national treasure. It would be a waste of talent to send you to this first battle. Your Majesty, let my Flying Feather Cavalry charge in for a while to test the enemy's strength."

"Hey, hey, hey, stop arguing. The rebels have an army of 500,000 or 600,000. If we want to test their strength, we must have a cavalry that moves as fast as the wind and as fast as lightning to ensure safety. Speaking of this, who dares to compete with my Thunder God Cavalry?"

Zhu Ye also started yelling.

When these three started fighting, all the generals came out to fight for the position of vanguard general.

Liu He's face was filled with joy: "Hahaha... Well, look, the morale of the rebels is high as rainbows, and the morale of our soldiers is by no means inferior."

He also stood up immediately and said, "Second brother, your army is still in Xiliang. I have other great uses for the 10,000 purple-gold dragon riders you brought back this time. There are many opportunities for you to make achievements. Please wait patiently for a few days."

Although Guan Yu was somewhat unwilling, he dared not disobey Liu He's order, so he clasped his fists and retreated.

Liu He looked at the generals, each of them stretched their necks and looked at him expectantly.

"I have made up my mind. Tomorrow, I will..."

When all the generals heard this, their eyes lit up, and they just hoped that Liu He would read out their names.

(End of this chapter)