At Liu Bei's station, the personal guards sent by Cao Cao were stopped by Liu Bei alone before they saw Guan and Zhang.
"I don't know if we are here for this trip. What's the point of Duke Cao calling us over?"
Liu Bei looked at the man and asked slightly warily. After all, Cao Cao was giving benefits to Guan and Zhang in front of him, so he was naturally wary.
When faced with Liu Bei's question, the night attack on Hulao Pass was a secret. How could one of his personal guards know about it? He could only shake his head helplessly.
Since he couldn't figure out the purpose of Cao Cao's visit, Liu Bei naturally wouldn't agree casually, so he said apologetically:
"I'm sorry, but please give me a message for Mr. Cao. Just say that I'm going to have a big battle today and will inevitably feel a little unwell. I'll visit you another day!"
Faced with an invitation from an unknown source, Liu Bei could not accept it. If Cao Cao were to befriend his two younger brothers, it would make him even more uneasy.
Naturally, he declined Cao Cao's invitation.
Watching the personal guards leave, Guan and Zhang arrived just in time. Guan Yu recognized the person at a glance and couldn't help asking: "Brother, were those Cao Cao's personal guards just now?"
Looking at the two of them, Liu Bei couldn't help but exhale: "Hey"
Looking at Liu Bei's appearance, Zhang Fei couldn't help but ask: "Brother, what makes you so sad?"
Even Guan Yu couldn't help but become concerned.
At this moment, the actor Liu Bei burst into tears instantly.
"Hey, do you know why Cao Cao gave you two the positions of General Yamen and General Pi, but I was only a subordinate supervisor?"
Zhang Fei's face was full of doubts and he asked: "Brother, why are you just asking? I'm also very confused!"
Liu Bei sighed again and said: "Then Cao Cao looks down on my talent and deliberately neglects me!"
"I am extraordinary, but Cao Cao is blind and deliberately granted me this position to humiliate me!"
"Xuande just hates it now. I was born at the wrong time. My ability is so low, and no one can recognize my talent. I hate it!"
With Liu Bei's language and his charming face, even Zhao Feng was moved by him here.
Seeing Liu Bei's aggrieved look, Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he spat: "Bah, I thought Cao Cao was a good guy at first!"
"I didn't expect that he is also a narrow-minded person. I really misjudged him!"
After Liu Bei's explanation, Zhang Fei's impression of Cao Cao changed instantly.
Seeing Zhang Fei's appearance, Liu Bei secretly laughed in his heart, raised his hand to stop him and said: "Yide must not be rude. If it weren't for Mr. Cao, we wouldn't even have an official position now!"
It would be fine if I didn't say this, but when I said it, Zhang Fei immediately shouted: "This Cao Cao is so hypocritical, I don't want this official position!"
Liu Bei stopped Zhang Fei and said, "It's not his fault. It probably wasn't his intention. It's just that they are short-sighted and look down on my talent."
In just a few words, the two of them forgot all about the visit of Cao Cao's personal guards.
At the same time, among Cao Cao's tax accounts, his personal guards hurried over.
"Report to my lord, Liu Bei said that they are not feeling well after fighting today and will come to visit another day."
Cao Cao frowned slightly. There were no injuries on those three people at all. They didn't need any training. They were obviously just using it to excuse himself.
But if the three of them don't want to come, it doesn't matter. After all, breaking Hulao Pass is a great achievement, so since they don't want to come, it doesn't matter.
On a starry night, outside Hulao Pass, the shadow reflected by the moonlight happened to be the time of the third quarter of Hai hour.
The city defense of Hulao Pass seemed to have cats playing around, with meowing sounds coming out constantly, no more, no less, exactly three times.
Countless figures outside Hulao Pass headed toward Hulao Pass in a majestic manner. If it had been normal, the night patrol soldiers on the city defense would have discovered them long ago.
But just tonight, there was no movement at all, as if there were no guards on the city defense.
If you could see the scene above the city defense, you would be able to see a very terrifying scene through the candlelight at dusk. Most of the corpses of the eight patrol teams were already lying on it.
As for when they died, no one knew because their deaths did not make any noise.
For today, Zhao Feng used almost all the bronze birds in Hulao Pass.
After receiving the news, the large troops outside Hulao Pass immediately poured into Hulao Pass.
The soldiers pushed the gate hard, and the gate opened without reservation, and countless troops swarmed in!
The soldiers on night patrol thought they were dazzled, but the cruel reality soon took away their lives.
In an instant, in Hulao Pass, countless Xiliang troops looked pale and shouted: "The enemy is attacking!"
However, they didn't need to shout at all. The screams from the killings and the shouts of the soldiers were enough to wake everyone up.
Cao Cao and Zhao Feng walked side by side on the city defense, watching this scene indifferently.
Under the leadership of Zhang Liao, the army was even more at home, because Zhang Liao knew very well the layout of the soldiers in Hulao Pass.
Wei Xu and others hurriedly mobilized the army, and many of the soldiers who woke up in the middle of the night even took off their armor at night.
Do you really think that there is nothing left to worry about in this Hulao Pass?
Just at the moment of entering the city, Zhang Liao had arranged everything at a glance.
"General Zilong, go and fight Lu Bu from the Zhengbei General's Mansion!"
"General Zixiao, you go to the northeast to fight Wei Xu, and I'll go fight that Xu Rong!"
But what Zhang Liao didn't know was that Xu Rong was now in prison.
The two of them immediately carried out Zhang Liao's arrangement without any hesitation.
Zhao Yun glanced at Zhang Liao, showing a strange expression.
As the commander-in-chief, Zhang Liao could have used public favoritism to fight Lu Bu himself, and then let Lu Bu leave, but he did not do so. This was to avoid suspicion!
Zhang Liao was able to do this, and Zhao Yun had to admire the military advisor's ability to recognize people!
The Xiliang army had no preparations and was completely defeated after just one confrontation.
On the contrary, Lu Bu's elite men and the Bingzhou cavalry reacted much faster. In less than a quarter of an hour after the city was breached, they were all assembled.
It has to be said that under the leadership of Wei Xu, the combat effectiveness of these soldiers was obviously greatly reduced!
In an instant, Hulao Pass burst into flames, and hundreds of thousands of defenders were hunted down by Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops!
Lu Bu, who came to his senses, reacted very quickly and immediately gathered nearly 60,000 troops to prepare for a breakout.
The remaining 80,000 troops had already been slaughtered by Cao Jun's attack, and the remaining soldiers were even more scattered and scattered in various locations at Hulao Pass.
It is simply impossible to gather them together.
Lu Bu showed no reluctance and was ready to abandon the city and flee.
Today when I was in the white room, I was injured by Zhao Yun's Seventh Detective Panlong Spear. The injuries were not superficial.
Now as long as he exerts force, he may aggravate the injury. For at least three days, he decided not to take action!
Now that he has no generals, it is impossible for him to fight!