After Majestic Hero let Zhao Yun go and entered Mushui Pass, he saw the battle in the distance and heard the sound of killing. He sighed and muttered,""A general's success is like the death of ten thousand bones. Today, I'll be so busy that the King of Hell will die!”
Majestic Hero sighed and turned to look at the fire on the other side. There was no trace of pride in his heart. Thinking of Zhao Yun, he felt regretful. He looked at the bright starry sky and felt a little helpless. Why am I Hwa Xiong?
After waiting at Mushui Pass for a while, they still could not see Lu Bu's army in the darkness. However, they could not hear the sounds of killing in that direction either!
It was only until dawn the next day that Lu Bu led his army back with victory. The entire army was overjoyed.
"General Hua, our army chased for more than thirty li and killed that Yuan Shao kid. We captured five thousand prisoners. It's so fast! It's so fast!" When Lu Bu saw Majestic Hero, his first words made Majestic Hero feel happy.
After this victory, everyone believed that the alliance army would not be able to endure another battle for a short period of time. Next was the matter of reporting the victory. As for the letter, it was naturally written by the highest ranking general, Wenhou Lü Bu.
Everything went smoothly, but Majestic Hero went to the camp where the captives were held the next day.
In the dilapidated camp, there was a group of captives in disheveled clothes and armor. Many of them were injured, and their wails rose and fell. It was a miserable scene, as if they were looking at refugees on television. Majestic Hero's heart was filled with sympathy.
According to the usual practice of the army, these captives were usually used as hard labor. If they were injured or dead, they would be buried on the spot. It was even common for some of them to be buried alive.
Majestic Hero had obtained this information from Hwa Xiong's memories. Even though he already knew the cruelty of war, he still felt sad when he thought about it. This made Majestic Hero look at the wounded soldiers with a different expression.
When Majestic Hero appeared in the captive camp, all the captives turned to look at him. In their hearts, their fate was probably going to be decided by the general in front of them.
However, Majestic Hero was not here to punish them. He was here to seek new soldiers.
In Mushui Pass, Majestic Hero only had a single unit of Breaking Formation Cavalry. In the previous one-sided massacre, the Breaking Ranks had also lost more than 30 people, and five or six of them had been personally killed by Zhao Yun.
Lu Bu would never give Majestic Hero any troops. As for Li Su and Xu Rong, they did not have many soldiers, let alone Majestic Hero.
After some consideration, Majestic Hero could only place his attention on the 5,000 captives. At least Yuan Shao's soldiers were not too weak.
"Hello, everyone! I'm the commander of the central army, Hua Xiong!" Standing in front of the captives, Majestic Hero's words made all the captives confused.
Which general would introduce himself to a captive?
Fortunately, Majestic Hero did not add his line,""My name is Hwa Xiong, gender is male, age is XX, birthplace is XX, political background is XX.”
Otherwise, everyone present would be dumbfounded.
However, there was one thing that Majestic Hero did not expect. When he announced his name, there was a commotion among the captives.
"He is Hwa Xiong!"
"Isn't he at Tiger Cage Pass? Why are you here?"
"He's that Hua Xiong who killed Yu She and Pan Feng and played tricks on Guan Yu! So this is what it looks like!"
"Poor Guan Yu was played by him!”
"I still don't understand. It's so easy for him to kill a general, but he had to play with a horse archer. Could it be that he knew that Guan Yu was just a small soldier and disdained to fight?”
"We're dead this time. Will Hwa Xiong, who knows the demonic wind, use his demonic magic to kill us all?”
"It's over, it's over. Black wind, maybe a black wind will kill all of us!”
Astonishment and fear intertwined among the five thousand captives. Everyone whispered to each other, and some even forgot their pain and pretended to get up and run away.
Majestic Hero didn't know whether he should be proud or sad. He did not expect that he would be so famous in the alliance army!
However, he really couldn't like this reputation.
However, although Majestic Hero did not like it, Gao Shun, who was following beside him, felt that his lord was impressive, and his own prestige had grown a lot. "Shut up, all of you!" he shouted. My lord hasn't spoken yet, so I'll kill whoever makes a fuss.”
The captives immediately fell silent.
Majestic Hero cleared his throat and said,""I have a few questions for everyone. I hope everyone can answer me honestly! Which one of you likes to fight?"
"What kind of question is this?" Gao Shun was a little confused as he listened at the side.
There were also more than 5,000 captives who were equally confused. Most of these captives were uneducated.
Majestic Hero saw that no one answered, so he nodded and said,""Very good! Not answering meant that no one liked to fight! In other words, this war was basically just those bullsh * t dukes who had nothing better to do and were using your lives for fun! And you have to listen to them in order to eat and live, isn't that so?”
This sentence was like a clap of thunder, and the 5,000 captives immediately became restless. A few bold ones immediately agreed. Everyone began to complain and beg Majestic Hero for mercy. A few clever ones even started to badmouth the dukes.
Majestic Hero saw the reaction from the captives and continued,""This Governor doesn't care whose soldiers you were originally, but your life and death are now in my hands. If I were to kill you or make you work as coolies, this Governor would feel that it would be a pity. So, I'm asking everyone, are you willing to be my soldiers? As long as you serve me with all your heart, I will still give you food and drink.”
Majestic Hero's words immediately attracted many captives to say that they were willing.
"All those who are willing, step forward!" said Majestic Hero.”
With a whoosh, hundreds of captives immediately walked out from the crowd and stood to the side.
Hundreds of people hesitated for a moment before standing up as well. In any case, it was a dead end. Perhaps he had chosen a way out now.
Majestic Hero looked at the captives who stood up and estimated that there were more than a thousand of them. At that moment, Majestic Hero changed the topic and asked,""Just now, there were a few people who cursed at the dukes. Stand out, this general will reward you!"
Immediately, more than twenty people smiled and stood out of the line. However, what greeted them was Majestic Hero's cold expression.
"Gao Shun. Give me twenty slaps.”
"Ah!" Everyone's expression changed drastically. Gao Shun immediately ordered the soldiers to slap the twenty or so people.
A few soldiers immediately panicked." Commander, I didn't say anything. I only pretended to be someone because I saw that there was a reward. I didn't say anything just now!"”
"You dare to deceive me when you have a reward. You also deserve to be beaten! This is a lesson for you to say things that you don't mean in order to survive!”Majestic Hero shouted coldly.
Cries of agony erupted from the crowd, and Majestic Hero's actions moved everyone once again.
Everyone was secretly respectful of Majestic Hero's way of being a general, but they also felt a trace of fear. The captives were secretly glad that they weren't spouting nonsense.
Among the remaining 3,000 captives, there was a group of people who wanted to step out, but they hesitated.
As he watched the 20 or so people being beaten until their teeth fell out, Majestic Hero shouted at the 1,000 or so people,""As a soldier of my Hwa Xiong, you have to follow the rules. If you have a clever mind, you have to use it on the right path. You must not be the kind of person who only knows how to flatter! Do you know?"
"I know!" " Let's go!" The thousand-plus people shouted in unison. They all had their own thoughts, and many of them looked at Majestic Hero excitedly.
If Majestic Hero did not know that he was quite famous, he would have suspected that these people were all perverts!
Majestic Hero paused and looked at the remaining 3,000 captives.""Is there anyone else who wants to be my soldier? Some of them quickly stood up. This was a chance that could not be missed!”
As soon as he said that, more than a thousand soldiers stepped forward. Majestic Hero saw that some of the captives were still hesitating, so he asked for the third time. This time, only a hundred or so people stepped forward. The remaining two thousand or so people did not move.
Majestic Hero looked at the 2,000 or so surrendered soldiers he had received. Many of them were quite strong, so he said,""Very good. From today onwards, you will be my soldiers. Gao Shun, take them to change their clothes. Those who are injured, go to the military doctor and line up. First, prepare a good meal and treat them to a good meal before reorganizing them.”
Majestic Hero didn't want to ask why the remaining 2,000 players didn't surrender. After all, 2,000 players surrendering was already more than expected.
After subduing the surrendered soldiers, Majestic Hero returned to his temporary residence at Mushui Pass. Just as he was about to relax, Li Su and Xu Rong came to him.
Of course, it was not Li Su and Xu Rong who had come to visit. It was a new problem for Majestic Hero.
"Governor Hua, how infuriating! It's really infuriating!" The moment Xu Rong rushed in, he blurted out something that left Majestic Hero confused.
"What's there to be angry about?" Majestic Hero asked.”
Just as Li Su was about to speak, Xu Rong quickly drank the tea on the table and said,"Governor Hua! You don't know! Wen Hou's victory! I really don't know what to say. Lord Li, please tell me!”
"Report a victory?" Majestic Hero thought to himself," This is a victory. How can such a good thing be filled with anger?" Did you, Xu Rong, catch a cold and have a fever?
Li Su glared at Xu Rong and said,""Governor Hua, Wen Hou's report of victory is too fake! In this battle, the military governor has contributed greatly. General Xu and I have cooperated. Marquis Wen has actually suffered heavy losses, but now…"
Li Su snorted coldly and continued,""Wen Hou's letter of victory said that he fought the enemy's main force with all his might. The Commander-in-Chief cooperated with him to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's main camp and burn the enemy's rations. He took all the credit for such a victory. This was too infuriating! It was clear that he had fallen into the trap first. If it wasn't for the Governor's divine foresight, Mushui Pass would have fallen long ago.”
Majestic Hero laughed to himself, This Lu Bu is too good at snatching credit. One thing could be completely reversed. Although he was not smart enough, he was an expert in thick black knowledge.”
Li Su paused for a moment and showed an indignant look. He continued,""General Xu and I only contributed a little, so it's nothing. It's just not worth it for the Governor! The Commander-in-Chief had painstakingly sneaked all the way from Tiger Cage Pass, but all the credit had been taken by Wen Hou. This was truly infuriating!”
Majestic Hero smiled after he heard that.
"Commander-in-chief, aren't you angry at all? I, Old Xu, am so angry that my lungs are about to explode. Merits and demerits are relative. This is too much! Moreover, even though I, Old Xu, have not made any great contributions, I have also worked hard. Wen Hou's actions have caused the hearts of all the soldiers to turn cold!”Xu Rong said angrily.
Majestic Hero glanced at Li Su and then at Xu Rong. With Hwa Xiong's memories, he was more familiar with their temperaments.
"There's no need for you two to be so angry. Wen Hou is shooting himself in the foot by doing this," Majestic Hero said. The credit for this battle was not something that Wen Hou alone could claim. The situation that day was known by the three armies. When they returned to the capital another day, the Prime Minister and the ministers in the capital would naturally hear about it. At that time, Wen Hou would no longer be able to conceal this fact! Who knows, the Prime Minister might even be angry at Wen Hou for falling into the enemy's trap and instead making a false report!”
Xu Rong nodded in agreement.
However, Li Su said," Although Governor Hua's words are reasonable, Governor Hua has forgotten that once the Prime Minister has a preconceived notion, he might think that we are spreading rumors and causing trouble. I'm afraid we'll be punished instead! The commander-in-chief's strange use of troops should be clear!”
Majestic Hero's expression turned grave when he heard that. Dong Zhuo wasn't a good person, and Lu Bu was his adopted son. The situation that Li Su had mentioned might really happen.
However, Majestic Hero remembered Li Ru's letter and calmed down. Others might not know, but how could Li Ru, who wrote to him, not know what was going on in this battle?
Majestic Hero took out Li Ru's letter from his pocket and handed it to them.""Do the two of you really think that I, Hwa Xiong, am the only one who contributed to this plan? In fact, Lord Li Ru had already instructed him! Thus, while others might not know, Lord Li Ru definitely knew what was going on. Please read this letter."
Li Su and Xu Rong took the letter and read it, and they immediately understood.
"So, everything was predicted by Lord Li Ru. Lord Li Ru is truly unparalleled in wisdom!" Even without him, he could still strategize.”
After reading the letter, Li Su understood everything. He had always had doubts about Hua Yingxiong's appearance at Mushui Pass. In his memory, Hua Xiong did not have such a brilliant strategy.
Li Su was slightly disappointed with Hua Yingxiong and said,""So Lord Li Ru had already predicted this. It seems that Wen Hou's victory is just asking for humiliation. The Governor is highly regarded by Lord Li Ru and has been entrusted with such an important task. In the future, you can get closer to us!”
Majestic Hero did not understand the change in Li Su's expression. However, he realized that his previous actions were too eye-catching! Now that Li Ru had been brought out and changed to a low-profile person, it was better to be low-profile!
"No, no! It was only right for everyone to move around and help each other!”Majestic Hero chuckled.
"Yes, yes! We cultured people should get closer to each other. That boorish Lu Bu is not worth mentioning." Xu Rong was afraid that he would be left behind, so he quickly came up.
Majestic Hero broke out in a cold sweat when he saw Xu Rong, who was obviously a boorish man, call him a gentleman. However, unity was another way to increase one's strength.
Therefore, the " Scum Trio " that would cause chaos in Chang 'an in the future, robbing money, food, and women, was established in this environment.
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On the other side, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Gongsun Zan, who were fleeing outside of Tiger Cage Pass, finally met up. After calculating the losses, more than half of the allied army's rations had been burned, and the 200,000 soldiers had suffered 70,000 casualties.
On the march, the three of them looked dejected as they thought about last night's failure.
"This Hwa Xiong is so elusive! How could he have led the Xi Liang cavalry to cross the mountains and wading through the water from Hulao Pass to Chishui Pass, taking advantage of our weakness to attack our camp and burn our rations? How did Hwa Xiong come up with this plan? How would he know that our army would leave the camp on a large scale?”Gongsun Zan was the first to complain.
Yuan Shao said that it was all Hua Xiong's fault. If he hadn't come out, he would have already taken down Mushui Pass and was preparing to march towards Luoyang. "Hua Xiong, I swear I'll kill you." Yuan Shao said angrily.”
Cao Cao's reaction was completely different from the two. "What Hua Xiong did was bold and mysterious. However, at the beginning of the brother indulged in the release of Lu Bu, Gongsun prefect retreated in the face of battle, compared with Li Huaxiong is far inferior. The defeat of this battle was not in vain!"
Seeing that Cao Cao was scolding his allies, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan flew into a rage out of humiliation. Just as he was about to refute Cao Cao, the soldiers who had rushed to report outside Tiger Cage Pass returned.
The soldier who reported the news immediately arrived in front of the three of them and shouted,"Lord, something bad has happened! Outside Tiger Cage Pass, our army's tents are nowhere to be seen. General Yuan Shu and the other vassal armies are nowhere to be seen!”
"What?"
Cao Cao and the other two were shocked.
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It would only take two days to travel back and forth from Mushui Pass to Luoyang. However, on the third day after the letter of victory was sent, there was still no news from Luoyang.
On the fourth day, Majestic Hero still did not receive a reply. He had a bad feeling. Could it be that his warning had not stopped Sun Jian from attacking Luoyang?
Majestic Hero wasn't the only one who was anxious. Lu Bu, Li Su, Xu Rong, and the others stood on the city tower every day, looking in the direction of Luoyang. They were all wondering why the reply had not come yet.
On the fourth evening, a figure finally appeared on the distant horizon.
Lu Bu, Li Su, Xu Rong, and the others were overjoyed. However, when the horse reached the city gate tower, the person on the horse suddenly fell off.
Majestic Hero's eyes were sharp. He saw that the man was covered in blood, and he immediately felt bad.
The person who fell from the horse shouted at the city gate,"This is bad! Tiger Cage Pass had fallen! The alliance army of the vassals was currently attacking Luoyang.”With that, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Majestic Hero's vision went black when he heard the news. "Tiger Cage Pass has fallen?" Then what's the use of me attacking Yuan Shao and saving Mushui Pass! Heavens! Are you playing with me?
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After Majestic Hero let Zhao Yun go and entered Mushui Pass, he saw the battle in the distance and heard the sound of killing. He sighed and muttered,""A general's success is like the death of ten thousand bones. Today, I'll be so busy that the King of Hell will die!”
Majestic Hero sighed and turned to look at the fire on the other side. There was no trace of pride in his heart. Thinking of Zhao Yun, he felt regretful. He looked at the bright starry sky and felt a little helpless. Why am I Hwa Xiong?
After waiting at Mushui Pass for a while, they still could not see Lu Bu's army in the darkness. However, they could not hear the sounds of killing in that direction either!
It was only until dawn the next day that Lu Bu led his army back with victory. The entire army was overjoyed.
"General Hua, our army chased for more than thirty li and killed that Yuan Shao kid. We captured five thousand prisoners. It's so fast! It's so fast!" When Lu Bu saw Majestic Hero, his first words made Majestic Hero feel happy.
After this victory, everyone believed that the alliance army would not be able to endure another battle for a short period of time. Next was the matter of reporting the victory. As for the letter, it was naturally written by the highest ranking general, Wenhou Lü Bu.
Everything went smoothly, but Majestic Hero went to the camp where the captives were held the next day.
In the dilapidated camp, there was a group of captives in disheveled clothes and armor. Many of them were injured, and their wails rose and fell. It was a miserable scene, as if they were looking at refugees on television. Majestic Hero's heart was filled with sympathy.
According to the usual practice of the army, these captives were usually used as hard labor. If they were injured or dead, they would be buried on the spot. It was even common for some of them to be buried alive.
Majestic Hero had obtained this information from Hwa Xiong's memories. Even though he already knew the cruelty of war, he still felt sad when he thought about it. This made Majestic Hero look at the wounded soldiers with a different expression.
When Majestic Hero appeared in the captive camp, all the captives turned to look at him. In their hearts, their fate was probably going to be decided by the general in front of them.
However, Majestic Hero was not here to punish them. He was here to seek new soldiers.
In Mushui Pass, Majestic Hero only had a single unit of Breaking Formation Cavalry. In the previous one-sided massacre, the Breaking Ranks had also lost more than 30 people, and five or six of them had been personally killed by Zhao Yun.
Lu Bu would never give Majestic Hero any troops. As for Li Su and Xu Rong, they did not have many soldiers, let alone Majestic Hero.
After some consideration, Majestic Hero could only place his attention on the 5,000 captives. At least Yuan Shao's soldiers were not too weak.
"Hello, everyone! I'm the commander of the central army, Hua Xiong!" Standing in front of the captives, Majestic Hero's words made all the captives confused.
Which general would introduce himself to a captive?
Fortunately, Majestic Hero did not add his line,""My name is Hwa Xiong, gender is male, age is XX, birthplace is XX, political background is XX.”
Otherwise, everyone present would be dumbfounded.
However, there was one thing that Majestic Hero did not expect. When he announced his name, there was a commotion among the captives.
"He is Hwa Xiong!"
"Isn't he at Tiger Cage Pass? Why are you here?"
"He's that Hua Xiong who killed Yu She and Pan Feng and played tricks on Guan Yu! So this is what it looks like!"
"Poor Guan Yu was played by him!”
"I still don't understand. It's so easy for him to kill a general, but he had to play with a horse archer. Could it be that he knew that Guan Yu was just a small soldier and disdained to fight?”
"We're dead this time. Will Hwa Xiong, who knows the demonic wind, use his demonic magic to kill us all?”
"It's over, it's over. Black wind, maybe a black wind will kill all of us!”
Astonishment and fear intertwined among the five thousand captives. Everyone whispered to each other, and some even forgot their pain and pretended to get up and run away.
Majestic Hero didn't know whether he should be proud or sad. He did not expect that he would be so famous in the alliance army!
However, he really couldn't like this reputation.
However, although Majestic Hero did not like it, Gao Shun, who was following beside him, felt that his lord was impressive, and his own prestige had grown a lot. "Shut up, all of you!" he shouted. My lord hasn't spoken yet, so I'll kill whoever makes a fuss.”
The captives immediately fell silent.
Majestic Hero cleared his throat and said,""I have a few questions for everyone. I hope everyone can answer me honestly! Which one of you likes to fight?"
"What kind of question is this?" Gao Shun was a little confused as he listened at the side.
There were also more than 5,000 captives who were equally confused. Most of these captives were uneducated.
Majestic Hero saw that no one answered, so he nodded and said,""Very good! Not answering meant that no one liked to fight! In other words, this war was basically just those bullsh * t dukes who had nothing better to do and were using your lives for fun! And you have to listen to them in order to eat and live, isn't that so?”
This sentence was like a clap of thunder, and the 5,000 captives immediately became restless. A few bold ones immediately agreed. Everyone began to complain and beg Majestic Hero for mercy. A few clever ones even started to badmouth the dukes.
Majestic Hero saw the reaction from the captives and continued,""This Governor doesn't care whose soldiers you were originally, but your life and death are now in my hands. If I were to kill you or make you work as coolies, this Governor would feel that it would be a pity. So, I'm asking everyone, are you willing to be my soldiers? As long as you serve me with all your heart, I will still give you food and drink.”
Majestic Hero's words immediately attracted many captives to say that they were willing.
"All those who are willing, step forward!" said Majestic Hero.”
With a whoosh, hundreds of captives immediately walked out from the crowd and stood to the side.
Hundreds of people hesitated for a moment before standing up as well. In any case, it was a dead end. Perhaps he had chosen a way out now.
Majestic Hero looked at the captives who stood up and estimated that there were more than a thousand of them. At that moment, Majestic Hero changed the topic and asked,""Just now, there were a few people who cursed at the dukes. Stand out, this general will reward you!"
Immediately, more than twenty people smiled and stood out of the line. However, what greeted them was Majestic Hero's cold expression.
"Gao Shun. Give me twenty slaps.”
"Ah!" Everyone's expression changed drastically. Gao Shun immediately ordered the soldiers to slap the twenty or so people.
A few soldiers immediately panicked." Commander, I didn't say anything. I only pretended to be someone because I saw that there was a reward. I didn't say anything just now!"”
"You dare to deceive me when you have a reward. You also deserve to be beaten! This is a lesson for you to say things that you don't mean in order to survive!”Majestic Hero shouted coldly.
Cries of agony erupted from the crowd, and Majestic Hero's actions moved everyone once again.
Everyone was secretly respectful of Majestic Hero's way of being a general, but they also felt a trace of fear. The captives were secretly glad that they weren't spouting nonsense.
Among the remaining 3,000 captives, there was a group of people who wanted to step out, but they hesitated.
As he watched the 20 or so people being beaten until their teeth fell out, Majestic Hero shouted at the 1,000 or so people,""As a soldier of my Hwa Xiong, you have to follow the rules. If you have a clever mind, you have to use it on the right path. You must not be the kind of person who only knows how to flatter! Do you know?"
"I know!" " Let's go!" The thousand-plus people shouted in unison. They all had their own thoughts, and many of them looked at Majestic Hero excitedly.
If Majestic Hero did not know that he was quite famous, he would have suspected that these people were all perverts!
Majestic Hero paused and looked at the remaining 3,000 captives.""Is there anyone else who wants to be my soldier? Some of them quickly stood up. This was a chance that could not be missed!”
As soon as he said that, more than a thousand soldiers stepped forward. Majestic Hero saw that some of the captives were still hesitating, so he asked for the third time. This time, only a hundred or so people stepped forward. The remaining two thousand or so people did not move.
Majestic Hero looked at the 2,000 or so surrendered soldiers he had received. Many of them were quite strong, so he said,""Very good. From today onwards, you will be my soldiers. Gao Shun, take them to change their clothes. Those who are injured, go to the military doctor and line up. First, prepare a good meal and treat them to a good meal before reorganizing them.”
Majestic Hero didn't want to ask why the remaining 2,000 players didn't surrender. After all, 2,000 players surrendering was already more than expected.
After subduing the surrendered soldiers, Majestic Hero returned to his temporary residence at Mushui Pass. Just as he was about to relax, Li Su and Xu Rong came to him.
Of course, it was not Li Su and Xu Rong who had come to visit. It was a new problem for Majestic Hero.
"Governor Hua, how infuriating! It's really infuriating!" The moment Xu Rong rushed in, he blurted out something that left Majestic Hero confused.
"What's there to be angry about?" Majestic Hero asked.”
Just as Li Su was about to speak, Xu Rong quickly drank the tea on the table and said,"Governor Hua! You don't know! Wen Hou's victory! I really don't know what to say. Lord Li, please tell me!”
"Report a victory?" Majestic Hero thought to himself," This is a victory. How can such a good thing be filled with anger?" Did you, Xu Rong, catch a cold and have a fever?
Li Su glared at Xu Rong and said,""Governor Hua, Wen Hou's report of victory is too fake! In this battle, the military governor has contributed greatly. General Xu and I have cooperated. Marquis Wen has actually suffered heavy losses, but now…"
Li Su snorted coldly and continued,""Wen Hou's letter of victory said that he fought the enemy's main force with all his might. The Commander-in-Chief cooperated with him to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's main camp and burn the enemy's rations. He took all the credit for such a victory. This was too infuriating! It was clear that he had fallen into the trap first. If it wasn't for the Governor's divine foresight, Mushui Pass would have fallen long ago.”
Majestic Hero laughed to himself, This Lu Bu is too good at snatching credit. One thing could be completely reversed. Although he was not smart enough, he was an expert in thick black knowledge.”
Li Su paused for a moment and showed an indignant look. He continued,""General Xu and I only contributed a little, so it's nothing. It's just not worth it for the Governor! The Commander-in-Chief had painstakingly sneaked all the way from Tiger Cage Pass, but all the credit had been taken by Wen Hou. This was truly infuriating!”
Majestic Hero smiled after he heard that.
"Commander-in-chief, aren't you angry at all? I, Old Xu, am so angry that my lungs are about to explode. Merits and demerits are relative. This is too much! Moreover, even though I, Old Xu, have not made any great contributions, I have also worked hard. Wen Hou's actions have caused the hearts of all the soldiers to turn cold!”Xu Rong said angrily.
Majestic Hero glanced at Li Su and then at Xu Rong. With Hwa Xiong's memories, he was more familiar with their temperaments.
"There's no need for you two to be so angry. Wen Hou is shooting himself in the foot by doing this," Majestic Hero said. The credit for this battle was not something that Wen Hou alone could claim. The situation that day was known by the three armies. When they returned to the capital another day, the Prime Minister and the ministers in the capital would naturally hear about it. At that time, Wen Hou would no longer be able to conceal this fact! Who knows, the Prime Minister might even be angry at Wen Hou for falling into the enemy's trap and instead making a false report!”
Xu Rong nodded in agreement.
However, Li Su said," Although Governor Hua's words are reasonable, Governor Hua has forgotten that once the Prime Minister has a preconceived notion, he might think that we are spreading rumors and causing trouble. I'm afraid we'll be punished instead! The commander-in-chief's strange use of troops should be clear!”
Majestic Hero's expression turned grave when he heard that. Dong Zhuo wasn't a good person, and Lu Bu was his adopted son. The situation that Li Su had mentioned might really happen.
However, Majestic Hero remembered Li Ru's letter and calmed down. Others might not know, but how could Li Ru, who wrote to him, not know what was going on in this battle?
Majestic Hero took out Li Ru's letter from his pocket and handed it to them.""Do the two of you really think that I, Hwa Xiong, am the only one who contributed to this plan? In fact, Lord Li Ru had already instructed him! Thus, while others might not know, Lord Li Ru definitely knew what was going on. Please read this letter."
Li Su and Xu Rong took the letter and read it, and they immediately understood.
"So, everything was predicted by Lord Li Ru. Lord Li Ru is truly unparalleled in wisdom!" Even without him, he could still strategize.”
After reading the letter, Li Su understood everything. He had always had doubts about Hua Yingxiong's appearance at Mushui Pass. In his memory, Hua Xiong did not have such a brilliant strategy.
Li Su was slightly disappointed with Hua Yingxiong and said,""So Lord Li Ru had already predicted this. It seems that Wen Hou's victory is just asking for humiliation. The Governor is highly regarded by Lord Li Ru and has been entrusted with such an important task. In the future, you can get closer to us!”
Majestic Hero did not understand the change in Li Su's expression. However, he realized that his previous actions were too eye-catching! Now that Li Ru had been brought out and changed to a low-profile person, it was better to be low-profile!
"No, no! It was only right for everyone to move around and help each other!”Majestic Hero chuckled.
"Yes, yes! We cultured people should get closer to each other. That boorish Lu Bu is not worth mentioning." Xu Rong was afraid that he would be left behind, so he quickly came up.
Majestic Hero broke out in a cold sweat when he saw Xu Rong, who was obviously a boorish man, call him a gentleman. However, unity was another way to increase one's strength.
Therefore, the " Scum Trio " that would cause chaos in Chang 'an in the future, robbing money, food, and women, was established in this environment.
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On the other side, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Gongsun Zan, who were fleeing outside of Tiger Cage Pass, finally met up. After calculating the losses, more than half of the allied army's rations had been burned, and the 200,000 soldiers had suffered 70,000 casualties.
On the march, the three of them looked dejected as they thought about last night's failure.
"This Hwa Xiong is so elusive! How could he have led the Xi Liang cavalry to cross the mountains and wading through the water from Hulao Pass to Chishui Pass, taking advantage of our weakness to attack our camp and burn our rations? How did Hwa Xiong come up with this plan? How would he know that our army would leave the camp on a large scale?”Gongsun Zan was the first to complain.
Yuan Shao said that it was all Hua Xiong's fault. If he hadn't come out, he would have already taken down Mushui Pass and was preparing to march towards Luoyang. "Hua Xiong, I swear I'll kill you." Yuan Shao said angrily.”
Cao Cao's reaction was completely different from the two. "What Hua Xiong did was bold and mysterious. However, at the beginning of the brother indulged in the release of Lu Bu, Gongsun prefect retreated in the face of battle, compared with Li Huaxiong is far inferior. The defeat of this battle was not in vain!"
Seeing that Cao Cao was scolding his allies, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan flew into a rage out of humiliation. Just as he was about to refute Cao Cao, the soldiers who had rushed to report outside Tiger Cage Pass returned.
The soldier who reported the news immediately arrived in front of the three of them and shouted,"Lord, something bad has happened! Outside Tiger Cage Pass, our army's tents are nowhere to be seen. General Yuan Shu and the other vassal armies are nowhere to be seen!”
"What?"
Cao Cao and the other two were shocked.
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It would only take two days to travel back and forth from Mushui Pass to Luoyang. However, on the third day after the letter of victory was sent, there was still no news from Luoyang.
On the fourth day, Majestic Hero still did not receive a reply. He had a bad feeling. Could it be that his warning had not stopped Sun Jian from attacking Luoyang?
Majestic Hero wasn't the only one who was anxious. Lu Bu, Li Su, Xu Rong, and the others stood on the city tower every day, looking in the direction of Luoyang. They were all wondering why the reply had not come yet.
On the fourth evening, a figure finally appeared on the distant horizon.
Lu Bu, Li Su, Xu Rong, and the others were overjoyed. However, when the horse reached the city gate tower, the person on the horse suddenly fell off.
Majestic Hero's eyes were sharp. He saw that the man was covered in blood, and he immediately felt bad.
The person who fell from the horse shouted at the city gate,"This is bad! Tiger Cage Pass had fallen! The alliance army of the vassals was currently attacking Luoyang.”With that, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Majestic Hero's vision went black when he heard the news. "Tiger Cage Pass has fallen?" Then what's the use of me attacking Yuan Shao and saving Mushui Pass! Heavens! Are you playing with me?
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