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Chapter 227 Sneak Attack on Luoyang (5) - Allied Forces
Cao Cao frowned at Kong Rong's words, and the other princes also smiled at Cao Cao with malicious intentions.

Cao Cao screamed in his heart that it was not good. If Zhao Lei had to draw out his army and horses to attack Hulao Pass, he would not agree to storm Hulao Pass.

"That's right! Prefect Kong is right. General Zhao doesn't need so many soldiers and horses at all as a food and grass officer. Now it is reasonable for General Zhao to spare some soldiers and horses to help us attack Hulao Pass together. I agree with Kong Wenju's statement." .” Yuan Shu said maliciously at this time.

After hearing Kong Rong's words, Zhao Lei was furious and scolded all eighteen generations of Kong Rong's ancestors.But having said that, these princes are all human beings, how could they not see Cao Cao's tricks?
At this time Kong Rong said again: "Anyway, we are opposed to storming Hulao Pass. If General Zhao agrees, then you can lead the Yangzhou soldiers to fight by yourself!"

It seems that Kong Rong is putting on an attitude of being old and strong, old and strong, old and cunning, and an old man pushing a cart.Now that Kong Rong was playing a scoundrel, Zhao Lei turned his head and said to Kong Rong, "Prefect Kong does not agree to storm Hulao Pass? Are you serious?"

Kong Rong thought that Zhao Lei was threatening him, and immediately said: "I disagree, I firmly disagree." After Kong Rong finished speaking, several other princes also echoed Kong Rong.

"Actually, what the prefect Kong said is also reasonable. It is not a good way to attack Hulao Pass by force. Besides, Hulao Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you attack by force, you may lose soldiers." Zhao Lei said at this time.

Seeing Zhao Lei's 180-degree change in attitude, Cao Cao's complexion suddenly darkened again.

Seeing Zhao Lei submitting obediently, all the princes couldn't help smiling proudly.This Zhao Lei was just one of them. When he heard that he was going to send troops to fight, he immediately disagreed with the decision to attack.

At this time, Yuan Shao's expression was extremely ugly. Today, so many princes dismissed his order in public, and they simply did not take him as the lord of the alliance seriously.

"Since everyone disagrees with the storming of Hulao Pass, let's let this matter go!" said Zhao Lei.

"General Zhao is wise." Kong Rong cupped his hands and said to Zhao Lei, showing a triumphant smile at the same time.

"By the way, I almost forgot. I am now the food and grass officer of the Allied Army. Now I am announcing my first military order since I took office. The food supply of all the princes of the Allied Army has been reduced by [-]%." Zhao Lei said.

"What? General Zhao, what are you talking about?" Yuan Shao blurted out at this moment.

The other princes also looked at Zhao Lei in astonishment at this time.

"Now is the time to fight Dong Zhuo's army. Now is the time of stalemate. Our allied forces are short of food and grass. Naturally, we have to reduce the food supply to each camp. Since you are not willing to storm Hulao Pass and win the battle quickly, that is We have to fight Dong Zhuo for a long time. If we don't save food, how can we fight Dong Zhuo who is rich and powerful?" Zhao Lei said.

"General Zhao, why do you do this? The food and grass are all brought by our princes, why are you withholding them?" At this time, Yuan Shu was the first to jump out and object.

After hearing Yuan Shu's words, there was another commotion in the big tent, and Zhao Lei became the target of everyone's fire once again.

"Just because I am the food and grass officer of the Allied Army! The leader also said before that I have the right to intervene in all matters related to food and grass. It is true that the food is brought by you, but please don't forget, now we This is an allied army, not your personal barracks. All military orders and systems should be subject to the arrangement of the leader of the alliance, all strategies and tactics should be subject to the dispatch of the military division, and all food supply and distribution should be subject to the deployment of the food and grass officer. If Anyone who does not obey is not a member of our allied army! Then, I will ask you to leave the allied army camp now. When you leave, I will return all the food and grass you brought to you, a grain of rice You will not be missed. At the same time as you leave, I will also write an edict in the name of General Wei to His Majesty to explain the situation. Well, I have said everything that needs to be said, and you can figure it out yourself!" Zhao Lei said plausibly , the princes in the tent listened with resentment.

Hearing Zhao Lei's words, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile knowingly, Zhao Lei is really invincible in the world, looking at Kong Rong and others looking at each other, Cao Cao's heart is infinitely happy.

"Let you play rascals again! You know how to mix in the crowd all day long, wasting food! When you really want to go out to fight, one or two will lose their voice!" Zhao Lei thought to himself at this time.

"Is General Zhao threatening us?" Someone said again at this time.

Zhao Lei looked up and saw that it was Xiliang prefect Ma Teng.So Zhao Lei cupped his hands towards Ma Teng and said, "Don't dare, how dare Zihan threaten you? Is what I said earlier unreasonable? The grain and grass brought by our allies can be eaten for at most one year. If Dong Zhuo keeps guarding the tiger prison like this If it is closed, we will definitely be short of food and grass, so reducing the supply of food can ensure that we remain invincible in the protracted war with Dong Zhuo."

"Then General Zhao agrees with Meng De's so-called strong attack theory?" Ma Teng continued to ask.

"I can't say I agree, I can only say that it's because of helplessness. Now Dong Zhuo is defending the tiger prison and can't get out. The purpose is obvious. It is to drag down our allied forces. Therefore, the speed of soldiers is very important, and storming the checkpoint is the only way now. .” Zhao Lei said.

In fact, Zhao Lei didn't support a strong attack in his heart. It should be a waste of his troops.However, Yuan Shao had already transferred him to transport grain and grass, so he was not needed to fight, so he supported the storming of Hulao Pass.But later Kong Rong held on to Zhao Lei's pigtails, and decided that if he wanted to attack by force, Zhao Lei must also use his troops to fight. In this way, Zhao Lei just used food and grass to threaten the princes to submit. Now Ma Teng stood up and questioned Zhao Lei. I'm afraid it was also for food and grass - storming Hulao Pass to bargain for these two things.

"Isn't General Zhao shooting himself in the foot? To put it bluntly, he wants to be a bitch and take the chastity memorial arch." Ma Teng sarcastically said.

"General Ma seems a little rude, right? Such words are not elegant at all." Zhao Lei said coldly.

"Am I wrong? You support the storming of Hulao Pass. Even if you want us to send troops together, you should show some soldiers. Now that you don't want to send troops, doesn't this confirm what I just said? What's more, we don't want to send troops, so you just find a bunch of reasons to deprive our camps of food and grass to blackmail us, if General Zhao does this, won't the world be afraid of making jokes if it spreads?" Ma Teng said.

Zhao Lei had to admit that what Ma Teng said was actually reasonable, but he had already been taken off the water by Cao Cao, so today he had to help Cao Cao to let the princes take out troops and horses to attack Hulao Pass, and let his own interests Can not get loss.At such a time when swords are on the verge of breaking out, Zhao Lei has to think carefully about every word he says, otherwise the plan deployed by Cao Cao will be ruined.

Zhao Lei couldn't help feeling sad when he thought that he could be the audience at today's military meeting, but now he was pushed to the top of the silence.Faced with Ma Teng's questioning, Zhao Lei had to play the emotional card again.

"General Ma, I still say the same thing. Before the Hulao Pass, I, Zhao Lei, had made a lot of achievements for the Allied forces. After several consecutive accounts, all the more than ten thousand Yangzhou soldiers under me were scarred and exhausted. , Letting them go to Hulao Pass at this time has no chance of winning! They will die in vain!"

"Could it be that if our army horses go, we will definitely win?" Yuan Shu said.

Zhao Lei sneered: "Brother Gonglu, have you been so unconfident since you haven't fought yet? No wonder your Nanyang Army hasn't won a single battle since they arrived in Chenliu!"

"What did you say?!" Yuan Shu said angrily when he was hurt.

Zhao Lei ignored Yuan Shu's anger, and continued to say to the princes in the big tent: "General Ma said that about me earlier, I think it is a kind of slander. I think these people in your big tent really want to Being a whore, and wanting to set up a chastity archway."

When Zhao Lei said this, all the princes in the big tent glared at him, with expressions of dissatisfaction.

"Starting from Chenliu, I fought the Sishui Pass, and my subordinate Zhao Yun also defeated Lu Bu, and I was the one who helped everyone withdraw in the end. What did you do all the way? Other than babbling in the big tent all day The quarrel is endless, have you ever sent out a soldier? When facing Lu Bu, how many people you sent out could take advantage of Lu Bu's men, and then they were beaten in Hulao in a very embarrassing situation? Haha, I don't understand, what have you guys done all this way? Why are you qualified to accuse me? Say I'm shameless? It's just ridiculous." Zhao Lei said.

"Since General Zhao has so much dissatisfaction with us, what else is there to say? Is there any point in the existence of this allied force?" Ma Teng said coldly.

Zhao Lei pointed to the door of the big tent and said: "If you want to go, just go, the leader, me, and the military adviser will not stop you. But let me tell you, people are doing it, and the sky is watching. You know who is wrong in today's farce in the big tent." I have fought so many tough battles for the Allied Forces, and now you are not happy if I don’t fight a single game. Then the Allied Forces expect me to fight Dong Zhuo? Let’s all go home and farm! Don’t call yourself yours all day long The heroic deeds made me blush!"

(End of this chapter)