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Chapter 197 The Battle of Hulao Pass (1)

In July 188 AD, princes from all over the world gathered in Chenliu Huimeng. The leader Yuan Shao ordered Zhao Lei, the deputy leader of the alliance, and Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, as the vanguard to attack Sishuiguan.In the same month, Zhao Lei and Sun Jian's army lived up to expectations. After finding a passage that could directly enter Sishui Pass, Zhang Han decisively used a sneak attack strategy to open the city gate and successfully captured Sishui Pass.

However, compared to the victory of the army, there are also unfortunate news.

"What, Zihan was assassinated by Liu Bei?" Yuan Shao was surprised when he heard the news from the soldiers of Jiebao.

"How is Zihan's injury now?" Cao Cao asked hastily.

"Back to the lord, military adviser. Now my lord's injury is not serious, and he only needs to recover for ten days and a half months. Now my Yangzhou army is stationed at Sishui Pass. My lord said that now that Sishui Pass has fallen, Dong Zhuo will die soon." Bring a large army to fight, so my lord now asks the lord to send troops to Sishui Pass to support the vanguard." The soldier said.

"Okay! That's natural. Zihan and Wentai conquered Sishui Pass, and it's their first achievement." Yuan Shao said.

"Also, leader. My lord also said that regarding the assassination, although Liu Bei was under Gongsun Zan's eunuch, Liu Bei never listened to the orders of the eunuch Gongsun Zan. So this assassination has nothing to do with the eunuch Gongsun Zan. It was done by the three Liu Bei brothers, I hope the leader will not blame the prefect Gongsun Zan for this incident," said the soldier.

After Cao Cao heard this, a smile of appreciation rose from the corner of his mouth.

On the other hand, Yuan Shao's face was cloudy and uncertain. He had heard that Liu Bei had assassinated Zhao Lei, but Yuan Shao was still thinking about how to punish Gongsun Zan.You must know that Gongsun Zan is the prefect of Beiping, and he is very close to Yuan Shao who is located in Bohai.Both of them are princes of one party, and it will be a matter of time before they compete for the territory of Hebei in the future.This time, he finally had the opportunity to make use of the topic. He could take this opportunity to hit Gongsun Zan's reputation, and maybe it would be another excuse to start a war against him in the future.However, Zhao Lei seemed to have anticipated this, and did not give Yuan Shao the opportunity to make use of it.

"Since General Zhao said so, it is inconvenient for me to say more. Meng De, announce Liu Bei's crimes and arrest him. Gongsun Taishou, you must take good care of your subordinates in the future. Fortunately, General Zhao has a good life this time." Otherwise, if our allied army loses General Zhao, it will be like losing an arm!" Although Yuan Shao could not pursue Gongsun Zan's responsibility.However, he still didn't forget to scold Gongsun Zan to show the prestige of his leader.

"Yes, leader!" Gongsun Zan said.

In fact, Gongsun Zan didn't take Yuan Shao's words seriously. On the contrary, he was very happy that he was finally able to get rid of Liu Bei.You must know that Liu Bei is Gongsun Zan's subordinate in name, but he doesn't listen to his orders at all. This time he came to attack the Dong League, and it was Liu Bei who wanted to follow him.That's why Liu Bei found the camp on his own, and then asked to be a pioneer without Gongsun Zan's consent.Now that Liu Bei is gone, Gongsun Zan has saved a lot of worry.At the same time, Gongsun Zan had to be grateful for Zhao Lei's move. Because of Zhao Lei's understanding, he was no longer so embarrassed about this matter, and he didn't have to worry about Yuan Shao taking advantage of this matter to suppress himself.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan let out a long sigh, and the tension in his heart suddenly eased a lot.

Cao Cao looked at the emotions in the big tent, and his heart was extremely complicated.Thinking about it, Yuan Shao didn't put his mind on attacking Dong Zhuo at all, he only knew about intrigue, didn't think about making progress, and cared about the immediate interests. Thinking of this, Cao Cao stood up and clasped his fists to Yuan Shao and said: "Leader, General Zhao and Taishou Sun are guarding Si Shuiguan, if Dong Zhuo’s army arrives, I’m afraid they will be outnumbered, not to mention that General Zhao is still wounded, so please send troops to Shuiguan as soon as possible to help General Zhao.”

Yuan Shao felt a little unhappy when Cao Cao said this, because these words were what he wanted to say, but now Cao Cao said them.However, he still pretended to be kind and said, "Okay, follow Meng De's suggestion and send troops to Sishui Pass."

"No!" All the princes echoed.

But this is, Yuan Shao said again: "Gaolu, don't be so impulsive next time, and send troops to attack Sishui Pass privately, not to mention the loss of troops, and it will also affect the morale of our army. I think you should manage the next battle well." Food and grass for our allied forces! Now your soldiers have been beaten down by the Xiliang army and their morale is low, so they are not suitable for battle." Yuan Shao did not forget to suppress Yuan Shu again before going out.

Not only did Yuan Shu lose those [-] soldiers and Liu Dai's princes for a while, but now he was also scolded by Yuan Shao. At this time, Yuan Shu looked at Yuan Shao's contemptuous eyes, his teeth itching with anger.But Yuan Shu didn't have much to say, because Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance after all, he was a head taller than him, and he had lost the battle, so Yuan Shu could only swallow his anger and keep silent.What made Yuan Shu even more irritating was that Zhao Lei actually took Sishui Pass, and Liu Bei attempted to assassinate Zhao Lei.The successive blows made Yuan Shu blush instantly, speechless to respond to Yuan Shao's ridicule.

After everyone pretended to discuss the military situation in the big tent, they dispersed and prepared for tomorrow's expedition.

Inside the Sishui Pass.

"My lord, I learned from the captured soldiers of the Xiliang Army that Li Ru came to Sishui Pass, but only stayed for a few days before returning to Luoyang." A soldier clasped his fists and said.

With bandages on his hands, Zhao Lei sat on a chair looking at Zhang Han who was somewhat disappointed, and said with a smile: "Hehe, man, this Li Ru is not so easy to kill. You must know that Li Ru is the number one military advisor under Dong Zhuo. How could it be possible to guard Sishui Pass in person? I think he just showed up at Sishui Pass to frighten the allies."

Zhang Han nodded in agreement.

"You did the right thing about Lin Chun, you really know me best." Zhao Lei said again.

"Brother, Lin Chun is a titan!" Zhao Yun reminded him.

"Don't talk about it, Zilong, I don't need to use suspicious people. I'm actually very sad about Lin Chun's matter, but now we should focus on guarding the Sishui Pass and waiting for the arrival of Yuan Shao's army!" Zhao Lei said.

"No!" Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said.

"By the way, there is also Liu Bei. This despicable and shameless villain, if I catch him this time, I will definitely cut him." Zhao Lei said angrily.

"Hehe, Xiaolei, I have an interesting idea. Now all the princes in the world know that Liu Bei assassinated you, and his reputation is also rotten. With Liu Bei's personality, I think he is absolutely unwilling to remain anonymous and live a mediocre life from now on. He I will definitely take refuge in the tents of other princes, take the opportunity to develop my strength, and try to make a comeback." Zhang Han said.

"Now are there any princes willing to accept him?" Zhao Lei asked.

"Yes, Xiaolei, don't forget that the princes are only a temporary alliance now. Liu Bei and you are both members of the alliance. If he assassinates you during the alliance, it is tantamount to breaking the oath of the alliance members and breaking the trust of the world. Wanted. After the alliance is disbanded, I don't think anyone will take care of this matter. Some princes may use Liu Bei's hatred of you to win him over and deal with us. This will become an opportunity for us." Zhang Han said .

"What chance?" Zhao Lei asked.

"Can you respond more slowly? This opportunity is of course that we can launch a war against whoever accepts Liu Bei, and the reason is on our side. What I hope is that Liu Bei will come to Yangzhou to escape, so that we can arrest him In the name of sweeping up the entire Yangzhou. Of course, these are just my guesses." Zhang Han said.

Zhao Lei scratched his head and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Liu Bei to create such a good opportunity for me. This time I have to thank him."

"I ordered the Yangzhou army at Sishui Pass and Sun Jian's Jingzhou soldiers to guard Sishui Pass day and night without any slack. Then send scouts to ambush Dong Zhuo's army within a radius of [-] miles, and report three times a day." Zhao Lei turned to the soldiers and said.

"No!" The soldier turned and walked out after saying that.

"Man, Zilong, after Sishui Pass, the next step is Hulao Pass." After the soldiers left, Zhao Lei sighed and said to Zhao Yun and Zhang Han.

"That's right! Hulao Pass is known as the No. [-] pass in Sili. I believe that's where the allied forces and Dong Zhuo really fought. That's when the winner will be determined!" Zhang Han also sighed.

"According to what you say, it is very likely that Lu Bu will appear in Hulao Pass?" Zhao Yun asked.

"It's not very likely, it's certain." Zhang Han said.

Zhao Lei nodded and agreed: "For Dong Zhuo, Sishui Pass can be lost, but Hulao Pass must not be lost. Hulao Pass is a barrier for Luoyang and even the entire Sili. Without the geographical advantage, the Liang army will appear very passive. Therefore, Dong Zhuo of Hulaoguan will definitely send the strongest generals to fight, and naturally Lu Bu will go to fight."

"I've finally waited for this battle. I've been waiting for a long time." Zhao Yun licked his lips and said.

"Zilong seems to be very excited! But I think Yuan Shao may not let us stand out. Conquering Sishui Pass is already our first achievement. Yuan Shao will never allow us to continue to make such contributions. He, the leader of the alliance, will try his best at that time, including other princes, I think they all have the same thoughts. Therefore, I suggest Xiaolei to wait and see before making a decision at Hulaoguan. I believe that if you know Lu Bu's martial arts Except for Zilong, there is no other person in the allied camp who can fight him. Why don't we wait until the other princes are tired or don't want to fight anymore? Maybe there will be unexpected results!" Zhang Han suggested .

"The way of the man is safe. Anyway, no matter what happens now, let's wait for Yuan Shao's army to come to Sishuiguan!" Zhao Lei laughed.

(End of this chapter)