hotmtlnovel Chapter 150
Chapter 150
Under the daylight, Hulao Pass stood majestically. In the military tent outside the pass, Liu Yao and Gongsun Zan sat at the table in a solemn and profound atmosphere, whispering and plotting.
Suddenly, a hearty laugh penetrated the wind and the neighing of war horses outside the tent, like a morning bell and an evening drum, awakening the deaf. Before seeing the person, I heard his voice first. It was Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, who was wearing shining golden armor, a red robe like fire, holding a short sword, and walking into the tent with steady steps.
"Hahaha, brother Ziyi, today I specially brought a few brothers of the same clan to conspire together!" Cao Cao's laughter was full of pride and expectation. He waved his hand, and a group of people behind him followed closely, with steady steps and extraordinary momentum.
"Everyone, this is the wise and brave Liu Yao and Liu Ziyi. And standing beside me are the backbones of my Cao family and the heroes of the Xiahou family - Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and the two brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan."
Cao Cao's father Cao Song was originally the son of the Xiahou family, and later adopted by Cao Teng as an adopted son, so Cao Cao has brothers of the same clan and brothers of the same surname.
These four people have accompanied Cao Cao all the way to his career, and have always been his confidants.
"Generals, please take a seat quickly."
"Hello, General Liu!" The generals of the Cao family hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted. They dared not be arrogant to Liu Yao. In terms of age, they are older, but in terms of military exploits, all the people present are not half as good as him. He is really a monster.
Liu Yao's eyes slowly swept over the heroic brothers and generals beside Cao Cao, and he sighed in his heart. In this era of change, everything in the world has two sides, and the most subtle and complex thing is the relationship between brothers.
It can be the sharpest blade, hurting people invisibly; it can also be turned into the most solid shield to protect you. The reason why Cao Cao was able to stand at the top of the troubled times and achieve great achievements is that the strong support and firm trust of his brothers are undoubtedly an indispensable source of strength.
Speaking of Yuan Shao, that is a clear counterexample. The feud between him and Yuan Shu lasted for several years and eventually exhausted the family's luck and power, which made people sigh.
On the other hand, Cao Cao, with his extraordinary leadership temperament, tightly gathered a group of brothers and generals under his command. They obeyed his orders and were willing to fight for his dreams. All these scenes show Cao Cao's extraordinary command ability, profound personal charm, and his exquisite way of controlling people. He played with people's hearts in his hands and made people convinced.
"Ziyi, are you and Bogui worried about the war?"
Cao Cao asked, looking at the sand table in front of the two.
"Well, now that hundreds of thousands of soldiers have come to Hulao Pass, many of them are farmers in the fields, who were temporarily pulled out to make up. I'm afraid that many people will be buried in a foreign land in this battle."
Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and the sound contained endless emotion and worry.
"At the beginning, Ziyi was brave and unparalleled. While warming the wine, Hua Xiong surrendered. Our army's morale was like a rainbow and invincible. This expedition is also unstoppable. We are heading straight to Hulao Pass under the stars and moon, vowing to avenge the previous shame and rebuild the world."
However, things are unpredictable. The old thief Dong Zhuo is cunning and has secretly laid a net to make Hulao Pass impregnable, like a bottomless abyss in front of our army, which is difficult to cross. "
"Although our army is large and has an advantage in numbers, it is difficult to gather people's hearts. The eighteen princes are independent and can really respond to Ziyi's orders. There are very few. On the other hand, Dong Zhuo is still fighting like a trapped beast. If he is determined to fight to the death, our army's chance of winning will probably be less than 30%. The seriousness of the situation can be seen from this. "
Liu Yao nodded in approval.
"Indeed, Dong Zhuo in the past was like a tiger descending from the mountain, with great momentum. If we fight him head-on, the outcome is hard to predict. However, as time goes by, heroes are also inevitably old. Today's Dong Zhuo is no longer the ambitious and enterprising hero, but is deeply trapped in the gentle countryside, intoxicated in the dream woven by power and luxury, and desires only the endless glory and the exclusive position in the court. "
"I dare to be sure that Dong Zhuo will never dare to station troops outside the pass to fight a decisive battle with our army. He will definitely choose to station troops inside the pass to defend our army. "
At this moment, a scout ran into the big tent quickly.
"Report to the general! Dong Zhuo led 150,000 troops into Hulao Pass! ”
Cao Cao asked hurriedly: "How did Dong Zhuo station his troops?"
"Currently, Dong Zhuo has sent 30,000 vanguards, led by Lu Bu, stationed outside the pass, and the rest of the army is stationed inside the pass to support each other, and they have recruited a large number of farmers to strengthen the city defense."
"Hahahaha! They have started to strengthen the city defense before the battle, what Ziyi said is really true! Dong Zhuo is already timid! Our army's chances of winning are at least 50%!"Cao Cao laughed up to the sky, and his evaluation of Liu Yao rose to a new level.
"Let's go! Let's go meet this Dong Zhuo!"
Liu Yao took Zhang Liao, Dian Wei, and Gongsun Xu out of the tent.
Half an hour later.
Liu Yao personally led 50,000 troops to the Hulao Pass.
At this time, the walls of Hulao Pass were constantly throwing heads down to the city, including young people, old people, women, and children. The expressions of these heads were all distorted and terrified.
Among them was the head of Yuan Wei, the current Taifu.
Yuan Wei was Yuan Shao's uncle, and the current head of the Yuan family. He was a noble family with four generations of three officials and the first aristocratic family of the dynasty. Now his whole family was slaughtered. I don't know if it was retribution from heaven or self-destruction?
Yuan Shao looked at the head on the ground and burst into tears. He fainted several times. Yuan Shu also changed his armor into white mourning clothes. During the period, the two had a dispute over a mourning stick.
Yuan Shu believed that he was the legitimate son of the Yuan family and should preside over the sacrifice, but Yuan Shao was very determined. As the eldest son, he refused to let go and continued to put pressure on him as the deputy leader.
Everyone knew that the two of them were not fighting for the mourning stick at all, but for the position of the head of the Yuan family!
Now that the Yuan family has been destroyed, the two of them, as representatives of the younger generation, whoever can preside over the sacrifice will be the head of the family. The signboard of the Yuan family with three officials for four generations is more precious than thousands of troops. In the end, the two almost drew their swords against each other.
In the end, it was Liu Yao who came forward, each with a mourning stick, and jointly presided over the sacrifice, which ended the farce.
"Dong Zhuo, old thief! You and I cannot coexist!" Yuan Shao shouted while holding his swollen eyes.
"I swear in the name of the deputy leader! Whoever can break through Hulao Pass first and kill Dong Zhuo, my Yuan family is willing to recommend this person as the Grand Marshal!"
Everyone present was surprised when they heard this.
That's the Grand Marshal! One of the three highest officials, he can command the troops of the world!
But Liu Yao showed a disdainful smile, it was just an empty title.
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