Hulao Pass is nothing more than an empty shell now.
When his siege soldiers climbed up the wall of Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo's last batch of Xiliang troops had actually been gone for a long time.
Le Jin was the first to climb the wall,
He chopped a straw man to the ground with a knife, and spat bitterly:
"These damn princes were frightened by some flags and straw men!"
Li Dian came behind Le Jin with a knife and said:
"My lord is really clever, he actually knew in advance that Hulao Pass was just an empty shell!"
"My lord's wisdom is truly unfathomable!"
Le Jin agreed with Li Dian's words,
"correct,
The lord asked us to open the city gate immediately after we climbed to the top of the city, and let the cavalry led by the lord and General Xiahou pass through Hulao Pass."
"My lord is going to personally lead the cavalry to hunt down Dong Zhuo, we can't delay!" Li Dian replied.
Yuan Shao's order has just been issued.
Over there, Cao Cao's soldiers had already climbed onto the city wall.
Yuan Shao watched from behind and was heartbroken. He kept slapping his thighs and shouting that he regretted it.
"oops!
Why didn’t I believe what Cao Amo said?
This great achievement was surrendered so helplessly!"
Yuan Shu calmed down instead.
"Brother, don't be too impatient.
Although the first success of Hulao Pass was concealed by Cao A,
But there is a greater achievement waiting for us in Luoyang."
Yuan Shu's words made Yuan Shao energetic for a while.
The sadness in my heart immediately eased a lot,
"You are right about the highway, there is Luoyang waiting for us!"
Before Yuan Shao finished speaking,
at this time,
"Ka! Ka! Ka Ka Ka!!!"
The gate of Hulao Pass was slowly opened!
Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, and Cao Ren, who were already ready to go,
Immediately lead all the cavalry under his command to hunt down Dong Zhuo!
on a bumpy horseback,
Cao Cao's heart was unusually calm.
He knew that this action was extremely risky, and Lu Yan had also "predicted" the danger.
"But am I, Cao Mengde, the kind of person who retreats when faced with difficulties?
No matter how great the danger ahead,
I must go personally to hunt down Dong Zhuo."
Killing the national traitors and helping the Han Dynasty is Cao Cao's strongest belief at the moment. Cao Mengde will give it a try no matter what!
"Besides, didn't Mr. Lu say that I didn't die? This is a great opportunity to earn reputation!"
Dong Zhuo's army of more than 200,000 is about to withdraw.
With such a huge number, Cao Cao would definitely not believe it if they were all in order.
As long as the pursuers come and cause chaos in Dong Zhuo's army,
So with the speed advantage of the light cavalry, it is really possible to complete the feat of "decapitation".
If the princes can quickly send troops to pursue Dong Zhuo, they might be able to defeat Dong Zhuo's army in one battle!
But Cao Cao knew that before approaching Dong Zhuo, he had to pass the Xingyang Pass!
...
After the coalition forces of the princes occupied Hulao Pass,
Then I focused on how to gain more benefits for myself.
In addition, they knew that Dong Zhuo still had more than 200,000 troops,
Even if they could defeat Dong Zhuo's army, their own troops would suffer great losses.
As a result, Cao Cao was betrayed by the princes with a tacit understanding.
However, although Sun Jian did not send troops, he still lent him 3,000 fine cavalry when Cao Cao's cavalry left the border.
My own 10,000 fine knights,
In addition to the 3,000 fine cavalry lent to him by Sun Jian,
Cao Cao now only has more than 13,000 people.
There will only be Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Yue Jin and Li Dian.
Comparing Dong Zhuo's 200,000 troops and countless generals,
In this battle, almost no one was optimistic about Cao Cao.
On the city wall of Hulao Pass,
The Yuan brothers stood by the wall and looked in the direction of Luoyang.
Yuan Shu twisted his beard with his hand and asked Yuan Shao beside him:
"Brother,
You said that Cao Ah Man only has 10,000 cavalry.
How could he defeat Dong Zhuo?
Why is he working so hard?"
Yuan Shao sneered and replied disdainfully: "Isn't Cao A's behavior the same as when he assassinated Dong Zhuo?"
"You mean, he is trying to gain fame?" Yuan Shu asked.
Yuan Shao put his hands behind his back,
He raised his head and raised his chest and looked into the distance,
It's really a bit of a pointer to the country,
"What else?
After he became a eunuch,
The reputation and prestige of my Yuan family are thousands of miles apart!
Look at him jumping up and down,
He assassinated Dong Zhuo again and issued a corrective edict.
Plus this starry night chase,
Isn't it just to show the world his loyalty to the Han Dynasty and his hatred for the traitor Dong Zhuo?
Is this how to gain enough prestige and fame?”
Yuan Shu clicked his tongue twice and pretended to sigh: "What a pity, what a shame...
He, Cao Aman, had to go through a lot of hardships and even put himself in danger many times to get the little bit of reputation he had.
But it looks so ridiculous in front of my Yuan family,
Hahaha!"
This is the confidence of the family,
It is also the source of confidence to support the ambitions of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
"I, the fourth and third son of the Yuan family,
Coupled with the prestige gained from this challenge to Dong,
Even if he, Cao Ah Man, escapes to heaven, it will only be in vain..."
"This world,
After all, it belongs to my Yuan family!!!"
...
"Xingyang!"
Cao Cao always reminded himself in his mind,
"Why hasn't the scout come back yet?"
After Cao Ren heard Cao Cao's question, he immediately replied:
"Brother, the scout has left our army for 20 miles. It may take some time to come back."
"How far are we from Xingyang?"
"I don't know, I guess it's not that far away!"
When he heard that Xingyang was not far away, Cao Cao's heart immediately rose to his throat.
"Zixiao, please give an order immediately. Everyone must be alert. You must not go to any place where the scouts have not explored!"
Cao Ren was a little puzzled.
Along the way, Cao Cao sent out a large number of scouts.
I have been asking how far away I and others are from Xingyang.
"Brother, why are you so...concerned about Xingyang?" Cao Ren actually wanted to say that he was afraid...
Cao Cao was not easy to explain, so he just said: "Zixiao, if you go and send more scouts, you must find out the reality of Xingyang and its surroundings!"
"Here!" Cao Ren had no choice but to accept the order and leave.
However,
Group after group of scouts were sent out,
Very few people came back!
At this moment,
Not only did Cao Cao discover the problem,
Even brothers Cao Ren and Xiahou noticed the problem!
at this time,
Finally, a scout from the direction of Cao's army has returned!
"Brother, there are scouts coming back from the front!" Cao Ren came back from the front and pointed at the scouts and said to Cao Cao.
The scout's horse was not fast,
The scout was swaying on his horse,
Some soldiers in the team rushed out to pick up the scouts.
Only then did Cao Cao and Cao Ren discover that the scout had several long arrows stuck in his chest and back!
After the scout saw Cao Cao himself,
He used his last bit of strength to shout to Cao Cao: "My lord... there is an ambush ahead!" Then he fell into Pao Ze's arms and could not wake up again.
The scout's words seemed to be a signal,
Before the word "ambush" was finished,
In the dark night in front of Cao Jun,
Suddenly countless torches lit up,
And there were repeated, earth-shattering shouts of killing!
"Xu Rong has been waiting here for a long time!
Cao Mengde,
If you don’t get off your horse quickly, you will die!”