"My lord, Military Advisor Guo is right. Now is the critical moment to attack Hulao Pass. If we miss this opportunity, we still don't know how long it will take to capture Hulao Pass!"
"Moreover, Cao Cao's generals have just made great achievements. Although they were temporarily taken over by the lord, rumors have begun to spread among the princes and soldiers below that the lord is not as good as Cao Cao."
After the counselor known as Military Advisor Guo finished speaking, another counselor spoke.
In his words, he did not take into account Yuan Shao's words, which made his face livid because he was not as good as Cao Cao.
The livid-faced Yuan Shao glanced at the counselor who had just spoken with an ugly look on his face, and nodded slightly.
That counselor was none other than Tian Feng, a counselor under Yuan Shao. He was an upright person and had made many suggestions to Yuan Shao but they were not accepted. In history, Xun Yu, a counselor under Cao Cao, once commented that "being strong leads to offense."
Later, he was imprisoned by Yuan Shao for admonishing Yuan Shao to attack Cao Cao, and was killed by Yuan Shao during the Battle of Guandu.
Tian Feng, who was upright and upright, was not liked by Yuan Shao. However, even if Tian Feng spoke extremely disrespectfully to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao did not get angry.
Because today, in front of the princes, Zhao Yun under Cao Cao killed Hua Xiong and achieved great success, but he, the leader of the alliance, did not achieve even an inch of success.
Where does this put the face of his alliance leader?
Therefore, Yuan Shao, who had been trying his best to accumulate strength, planned to immediately launch an offensive against Hulao Pass according to what these two military advisors said.
As suggested by the two counselors Guo Tu and Tian Feng, this is indeed the best time to attack Hulao Pass. After all, Hulao Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there are a large number of Xiliang elites inside.
Even if hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers attack by force, as long as the general guarding the city is not a fool, they will not be able to break through it in a short time!
But now, Hua Xiong has been beheaded, and the entire Hulao Pass is leaderless. This is the best time to attack the city!
Immediately, Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "Where is Yan Liang!"
"The general is here! Please give me your orders, my lord!"
A soldier wearing full bodyguard service walked out from behind Yuan Shao, took off the armor that covered his face, and saluted Yuan Shao respectfully.
Yes, this person is the general Yan Liang who was hiding beside Yuan Shao. At this moment, under Yuan Shao's order, he immediately took off his disguise.
"I order you to lead an army of 20,000 troops and launch an attack on Hulao Pass immediately. You must capture Hulao Pass for me before dark!"
When Yuan Shao thought of the great achievements made by Cao Cao's generals today, a ferocious smile appeared on his originally peaceful face, and he gave instructions to Yan Liang.
"The last general takes command!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Liang's fighting spirit, which he had already been unable to suppress, suddenly burst out.
"My lord, it is not convenient for General Yan Liang to appear directly from the camp. We should let General Yan Liang lead a small force of soldiers and horses to quietly go out, and then use the identity of reinforcements to come to support the allied forces!"
Tian Feng, who was an upright man, saw this and hurriedly spoke.
"That's fine."
Yuan Shao was not a fool. As soon as he heard Tian Feng's suggestion, he understood Tian Feng's intention.
He had heard a lot about Yan Liang and Wen Chou's absence in the past two days. Now that Yan Liang suddenly appeared from the military camp, how did the other princes view him as the leader of the alliance?
Therefore, even if Yuan Shao usually doesn't like Tian Feng, he very much agrees with Tian Feng's suggestion this time.
"In that case, Yan Liang, follow Yuan Pei's suggestion, lead a group of people, quietly go out, and then rush in to support in a big way."
Yuan Shao ordered to Yan Liang.
"promise!"
Soon, Yan Liang, as the captain of Yuan Shao's personal guard, led a team of 500 personal guards out of the gate of the Allied camp.
Unfortunately, a soldier happened to notice this scene, and through his deliberate inquiring, he learned the news about Yan Liang.
As a result, this thoughtful soldier disappeared for a while, citing physical discomfort.
At the same time, in Cao Cao's camp, that thoughtful soldier happened to appear in Cao Cao's tent.
In the commander's tent, Cao Cao, Zhao Feng, Cao Ren, and Zhao Yun were discussing today's matters at Hulao Pass. Suddenly, a three-long whistle sounded.
"My lord, it seems that important information has been sent back from Tongque."
After the whistle fell, Zhao Feng's eyes flashed with light, and then he smiled slightly at Cao Cao, who was also looking at him.
"What the military advisor said is true."
Tongque is a special organization created by Zhao Feng in the second year of following Cao Cao. Its nature is similar to the Black Ice Platform of the Qin Dynasty and the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty.
Tongque is mainly responsible for special tasks such as assassination, lurking, and espionage. Zhao Feng spent countless energy and money to finally create a secret organization.
This organization is only controlled by Cao Cao and Zhao Feng. Even Cao Ren, who is deeply trusted, only knows that there is a very mysterious army under Cao Cao.
And he only knew the secret code of that unit, but nothing else.
Cao Ren knew very little about the Tongque, but he understood the importance of the Tongque. Even Cao Cao's ability to escape safely after he failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo was related to the Tongque.
Therefore, this most mysterious force is only controlled by Cao Cao and Zhao Feng, and the three whistles and two whistles just now were signals for Tongque only to communicate.
Only the Tongque members, Cao Cao, and Zhao Feng knew.
"Bronze Bird?"
Zhao Yun, who was listening carefully to the conversation between Cao Cao and Zhao Feng, looked at Zhao Feng with confusion on his face.
In his heart, even if he gradually recognized Cao Cao, he was not as mysterious as this Zhao Feng. In his heart, this Zhao Feng was a man who could never be understood!
"Is Tongque taking action again?"
Although Cao Ren knew very little about Tongque, he knew very well that every time Tongque was dispatched, it was crucial.
In response, Cao Ren just glanced at Cao Cao and Zhao Feng without asking anything.
When Zhao Yun was confused, a bronze sparrow, shrouded in black clothes, quietly appeared in the commander's tent.
"Bronze Bird Eleven, meet my lord!"
"There is an urgent military situation in Yuan Shao's army!"
I saw that the bronze bird reported back to Cao Cao with a cold and plain voice through a black mask.
After the bronze bird finished speaking, he handed a special piece of paper to Zhao Feng and left.
In the middle, no time was wasted, not even a word was said.
Even Cao Ren, who knew very little about Tongque, had no reaction to the Tongque's attitude in front of him. He seemed to be used to it.
As for Zhao Yun, who heard about the existence of Bronze Bird for the first time, he showed a thoughtful expression.
"It seems that this Bronze Bird should be a detailed craftsmanship under Cao Gong's command."
Zhao Feng didn't pay attention to Zhao Yun's actions. Instead, he opened the note handed over by Tongque Eleven. After reading it for a moment, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it passed quickly.
"I didn't expect that Yuan Shao is quite scheming. How could Yan Liangwen Chou, who is regarded as his right-hand man by Yuan Shao, not be by his side?"