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Chapter 204 The Battle of Hulao Pass (8)

"Impossible. Zhao Lei's subordinate Zhao Yun is superb in martial arts. How could Zhao Lei be assassinated? But Liu Bei's two righteous brothers are also very skilled in martial arts. Maybe Liu Bei assassinated him." Lu Bu himself vetoed his point of view.

Li Ru ignored Lu Bu's soliloquy, but continued: "In my estimation, in this kind of battle, the general monarch should block the news if he is injured or assassinated, so as not to affect the morale of the army. But the Yangzhou army is against it. He did it right, but it was announced in public that the murderer would be arrested. From this point of view, either the Yangzhou Army was confident enough to defeat us, or Zhao Lei used the injury as an excuse and never thought of fighting at Hulao Pass. !” Li Ru analyzed carefully.

"If Zhao Lei doesn't fight, what's the point of fighting! It would be unbearable for me to face the shrimp soldiers and crab generals of other princes all day long." Lu Bu complained.

After hearing Lu Bu's words, Li Ru smiled and said: "You can't say that, Fengxian, you should think about it carefully. No matter what, Zhao Lei will definitely fight in the end. It's not because Zhao Lei looks injured now Because he felt that he had just beaten Sishui Pass, and now he was asked to fight Hulao Pass, and he was fighting all by himself, which was a disadvantage. He must let other princes also take action, and the entire alliance army cannot He will fight with one vassal. As long as you can defeat the attacks of the allied forces a few more times in the past few days, I believe that Yuan Shao will definitely force Zhao Lei to fight."

Lu Bu laughed and said, "I heard what the military master said. I have been arguing for a long time. Is Zhao Lei thinking this way? That's simple, as long as I specify that Zhao Yun, Zhao Lei's subordinate, will not fight me before I arrive at the battle tomorrow?"

Li Ru smiled and said, "I don't think it's useful. I talked to Zhao Lei at Sishuiguan before. He is not the kind of impulsive and reckless person."

"Why is the military advisor so sure?" Lu Bu asked.

Li Ru smiled, took another sip of wine and said, "If you don't believe me, you can try it!"

"Why did you two get together, come quickly, and drink with our family!" At this time, Dong Zhuo walked over to where Lv Bu and Li Ru were sitting, holding a wobbly wine glass.Looking at him like that, he was basically in a state of drunkenness.His call also interrupted the conversation between Li Ru and Lu Bu.

Seeing Dong Zhuo like this, Li Ru shook his head helplessly, and then said to Lu Bu: "Okay, let's help the grand master back to the tent first!"

The allied army, the leader of the alliance.The gathering of all the princes is also a big feast.

"Come on, let's raise our glasses to celebrate Zihan's capture of Sishui Pass!" Yuan Shao said to everyone holding his wine glass.

Everyone toasted, and Zhao Lei pushed the wine glass to Zhang Han. Zhang Han got up and said, "My lord is still injured, so I can't drink. The subordinates dared to drink the glass of wine that the leader toasted for the lord." After finishing speaking Zhang Han just tilted his head and sighed.

Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Hehe, it's okay, it's okay. The capture of Sishui Pass this time also relied on Zizhou's strategizing. Zizhou can drink this glass of wine! Drink it!"

At this moment, Gongsun Zan came to Zhao Lei's side with a wine glass in his hand, and said apologetically, "Zhao Jinjun is really sorry. I didn't take care of my subordinates and almost killed General Zhao."

Zhao Lei smiled, waved his hands and said, "It's okay, I know this has nothing to do with General Gongsun, so I sent someone to clarify this matter with the leader at that time."

"General Zhao Mingjian, Gongsun Zan admires it!" After speaking, Gongsun Zan drank the wine in his glass and returned to his seat.

Seeing Gongsun Zan and Zhao Lei didn't seem to be unhappy. The people in the big tent also had their own feelings, but they didn't say much.

Cao Cao, who was sitting by the side, looked displeased.He thought in his heart: "Zihan should be happy when he came, but he shouldn't have such a big banquet. Today, all the princes were defeated by Lu Bu outside the Hulao Pass, and now they are spending time and drinking here at night, which is simply unimaginable. Thinking of this, Cao Cao sighed, looking a little disappointed.However, Cao Cao was not stupid enough to destroy this atmosphere, he could only keep his depression in his heart.

Another depressed person in this banquet is probably Yuan Shu.Ever since he came to Chenliu Huimeng, everything has been going wrong.First he was defeated by Zhao Lei outside Chenliu City, and then he failed to attack Sishui Pass.Now at Hulao Pass, his troops were swept away by the Xiliang Army led by Lu Bu in the first battle. These successive defeats broke his prideful heart in an instant, and now he can only drink away his worries .

Regardless of the mood of the princes, the banquet went on smoothly.After drinking for three rounds, Yuan Shao coughed lightly and said seriously: "Everyone, Dong Zhuo's [-] Xiliang soldiers are now stationed at Hulao Pass, and Dong Zhuo has brought His Majesty here. If Hulao Pass is captured, not only It can severely injure Dong Zhuojun and save His Majesty. So for us, we can win this battle at Hulao Pass and never lose, do you have confidence?"

"Yes!!!" the crowd shouted.

Cao Cao and Zhao Lei sneered from the sidelines, and only Yuan Shao could say such empty talk.

"Then what do you guys think about this battle of Hulao Pass?" Sure enough, when it came to the tactics of attacking Hulao Pass, Yuan Shao would only ask for other people's opinions.

The princes in front with high morale fell silent when they heard Yuan Shao's opinion, and the big tent was silent at this moment.

Yuan Shao looked around and saw no one came out to answer, so he turned to Zhao Lei and said, "Zihan, what do you think?"

Hearing Yuan Shao's nod to Zhao Lei, everyone turned their eyes to Zhao Lei.Even Cao Cao, who was originally listless, became interested at this time.Because he knew that Zhao Lei was not an ordinary vassal, and his suggestions could at least come in handy.

Hearing Yuan Shao call himself, Zhao Lei was speechless for a while.So Zhao Lei lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "Leader, gentlemen, Zihan just came to Hulao Pass, and I don't know much about the situation. Since the leader wants Zihan to speak, then I will express my thoughts."

"Please tell me, Zihan." Yuan Shao said with a smile.

"According to the information I have learned here, there are [-] Xiliang soldiers stationed at Hulao Pass, of which Lu Bu brought [-] soldiers stationed at the pass. Dong Zhuo's intention for doing this is obvious, and he is using this kind of momentum to fight us. Zhou Xuan, the formation of Xiliang soldiers prevents us from getting close to Hulao Pass to attack the city. If we fight with Xiliang soldiers in the field, the difference in the types of troops will be fully revealed, and the source of soldiers at Hulao Pass can continuously assist Lu Bu If it continues to be consumed in the long run, it will be very detrimental to the strength of our allied forces." Zhao Lei analyzed.

Zhao Lei's analysis made Cao Cao's frown even tighter. These words hit the nail on the head and completely explained the current situation.

In fact, in the final analysis, this war is a competition of endurance and food.You must know that Dong Zhuo can transport supplies from Yongliang area to Luoyang continuously.If the Allies were to fight a war of attrition with the Xiliang Army, they would undoubtedly lose.So the key to winning this war is to win the battle quickly.

"Zihan, you are right, so what can you do about the current situation?" Cao Cao said at this time.

"I think we should grasp Lu Bu's competitive character. Based on what I know about Lu Bu, this man is too skilled in martial arts. When he was under Ding Yuan, he often liked to single out others. Why don't we take advantage of this? Lu Bu held back, and then sent troops to take over the camp outside Hulao Pass, so at least we can attack the city, otherwise we would not even be able to touch the city wall." Zhao Lei said.

After listening to Zhao Lei's words, Cao Cao stood up abruptly and said, "Zihan's idea is a good idea, and it's better than our constant consumption of troops with Dong Zhuo."

"Lü Bu is skilled in martial arts, who among you can rival Lü Bu?" Yuan Shao followed Cao Cao's words.

"I think General Zhao came up with the idea, so let General Zhao fight against Lu Bu!" Yuan Shu said sinisterly.

Before it was Zhao Lei's turn to refute this time, Cao Cao first reprimanded Yuan Shu and said, "You are so unreasonable, Gong Gong. Why do you always avenge your own private revenge? You clearly know that General Zhao is injured, but you still want him to fight. If it spreads, it won't let the world know." Are you making fun of our other princes?"

"Yes! Gonglu, if you don't want to fight, don't talk, no one will blame you." Yuan Shao sang the double reed in coordination with Cao Cao, mocking Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was dumbfounded again.

(End of this chapter)