Chapter 2339 : Chapter 1187 The strategies of the princes
"Report to the general, the angel has arrived."
At this moment, a soldier came to Huo Jun's side and saluted.
"Okay." Huo Jun said and turned around to greet him.
But when the emperor issued an edict to commend him, Huo Jun used his troops to occupy Hulao to resist Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, thereby increasing the number of fiefs by 500 households.
With a total of one thousand households before and after, he is already a rural marquis.[
Huo Jun hated Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, why not?
At this moment, on a wilderness a few hundred meters north of the joint camp of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Feng Ji, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others looked at the desolation around them one by one, saying nothing in silence.
"In this battle, if it weren't for Huo Jun, we would have already invaded Hulao and attacked Luoyang. Why is it like this?" Yuan Shao said with a look of gnashing of teeth on his face.
"Tens of thousands of troops were wiped out in ashes." Feng Ji also sighed and said.
However, at Hulao Pass, 20,000 to 30,000 Han troops died in the wilderness. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's troops were also hit, and they lost tens of thousands.
"This is not heartbreaking. What is heartbreaking is Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Sima Yi. They had 240,000 troops, but Liu Feng easily solved them, and they also
He hooked up with a Qiang tribe, so that Liu Feng's reputation spread throughout the northwest. From now on, there will be no border troubles in the northwest. Liu Feng can already free up his hands to deal with Liu Zhang in the southwest." Cao Cao said with a bitter smile.
As Cao Cao said, the most difficult thing about this battle was not the failure to capture Hulao, nor the tens of thousands of troops, but the defeat of Ma Teng and Han Sui.
Even if they were defeated, some of their elite soldiers were integrated into the Han army, making Liu Feng's army even more powerful.
This is where it gets really tricky.
Why? I don’t see Liu Feng annexing the weak, but they are standing still? This is the real problem.
"Two hundred and forty thousand soldiers and horses were wiped out in a year. I don't know how these two people did it. This is nothing more than a prodigal."
Speaking of the loss of his own soldiers and horses, Yuan Shao felt extremely painful in his heart. When talking about Ma Teng and Han Sui, he even felt a kind of hatred.
Why did they send troops? To protect Ma Teng and Han Sui. But what did these two bastards do? They lost all the city and soldiers within a year.
It's also hateful enough.
"It's indeed hateful. But things have passed and there is really nothing we can do to save the day. Now we have to find a way to protect Liu Zhang in the southwest." Cao Cao also complained a lot about Ma Teng and Han Sui, but he was calmer and thought about the past.
Lu, then, said.
"Both Ma Teng and Han Sui can't be saved, let alone the weak Liu Zhang. I won't send troops anymore. To attack Hulao, I will compete with Liu Feng for national strength, and I really can't compete with him."
Yuan Shao shook his head repeatedly when he heard this and said.
But no, Liu Feng's army in Hulao was no more than Huo Jun's battalion. Most of the 20,000 people who died in the battle were strong men recruited from the surrounding areas.
How many people are there under Liu Feng's rule? Millions. How many strong people can he have? Countless. But what about people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao? [
After years of war, the prefectures and counties are in ruins, and there are fewer elite soldiers. Attacking a powerful pass like Hulao Pass for others is really not worth the gain.
"It is impossible to send troops alone. Liu Zhang is indeed weak. But there is no other way." After hearing this, Cao Cao also agreed not to send troops, but he had other plans, so he spoke.
"Is there another way?" Yuan Shao's eyes lit up when he heard this and he said.
"Exactly." Cao Cao nodded, then turned to the south and said: "During these days, we sent troops to attack Hulao to threaten Liu Feng's rear. But Sun Ce did not move his troops and could not cross the river. Now, it is Sun Ce's fault as well.
It’s time to make an effort.”
"Sun Ce? This is a war between Liu Feng and Liu Zhang. How can he contribute?" Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his eyes lit up and he said, "Is it possible?"
"Yes, I think Liu Zhang is also a person who is afraid of death."
Cao Cao nodded with a smile.
"Okay, if this is the case, Liu Feng may not be able to capture the southwest." Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard this and nodded.
"The Liu Feng family is already dominant in the world, but we are not weak either." Cao Cao smiled and looked to the west and said.