"Enemy generals, die!" Hu Zhen led her troops out of seclusion. Seeing that Cheng Pu was still cursing, she rode her horse over.
dang dang dang
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had fought for dozens of rounds, and Cheng Pu was at a slight disadvantage.
However, Sun Jian was not worried at all.
After another ten rounds of battle, Cheng Pu feigned a move with the Iron Back Snake Spear in his hand and immediately retreated.
"Kill!"
Hu Zhen saw that Cheng Pu was defeated and could not kill him. She was a little unwilling and directly charged over.
"Not good, Hu Zhen, that idiot, has fallen into a trap!”Hwa Xiong, who was at the gate, saw that Cheng Pu wasn't really retreating, but was luring Hu Zhen to lead the troops to attack.
However, it was too late. Hu Zhen had already led the troops to chase after them.
After escaping for a distance, Cheng Pu suddenly turned around and stabbed his spear at Hu Zhen. Hu Zhen immediately raised her saber to meet him.
Clang!
With just one move, Hu Zhen's arm was numb. At this moment, no matter how stupid Hu Zhen was, she understood that she had fallen into a trap.
"You hid your strength earlier?"
"Unfortunately, you found out too late!"
After Cheng Pu finished speaking, he continued to attack Hu Zhen. Cheng Pu was at the peak stage of hidden jing, while Hu Zhen was only at the initial stage of light jing. Cheng Pu had wanted to lure him out earlier. Otherwise, if he was too close to the city gate, he would not be able to wipe out all the soldiers Hu Zhen had brought out.
After three moves, Cheng Pu's spear pierced through Hu Zhen's chest.
The 3,000 soldiers that Hu Zhen had brought with her were all wiped out.
At this moment, Hua Xiong could only watch as Hu Zhen's troops were destroyed. If he went out to provide support, he might fall into Sun Jian's trap and the Lishui Pass would be unable to hold on.
Sun Jian had won the first battle and sent the news back to the alliance army camp.
Some dukes were happy for Sun Jian, but some people didn't think so.
Take Yuan Shu for example. Sun Jian was originally his subordinate, but now he was a vassal. He might become Yuan Shu's enemy in the future. Although Yuan Shu was short-sighted, he wasn't stupid. He wanted to cheat Sun Jian behind his back and seize Sun Jian's rations.
"My lord, it seems that some people in the alliance army are restless.”Guo Jia said with a smile.
With Liu Hao's reminder, Guo Jia naturally noticed that the food that was supposed to be given to Sun Jian was not sent out.
"The alliance army is a temporary alliance of interests. Everyone says that Dong Zhuo is a traitor to the country, but in fact, most of them are jealous of Dong Zhuo and want nothing more than to sit in Dong Zhuo's position.”Liu Hao had long understood everything.
Of course, there were a few loyal men in the alliance army, but they were only average. In a prosperous era, they might have been good officials guarding a region, but in this chaotic world, they wouldn't be able to live long.
"My liege is still able to see things clearly. If not for Dong Zhuo being too powerful and no one among the dukes being a match for him, I'm afraid there wouldn't even be an alliance of dukes.”Guo Jia nodded.
"Lord, should we help Sun Jian?”Guo Jia asked.
"What good will it do us to help him? If a person like Yuan Shu became stronger, or if a person like Sun Jian became stronger, which one would be easier to deal with?”
Although Liu Hao admired a hero like Sun Jian, there would only be one victor in this chaotic world. Liu Hao would not nurture a powerful opponent for himself just because heroes cherished each other.
"It seems that in less than half a month, news of Sun Jian's defeat will spread.”Guo Jia sighed.
Sun Jian continued to lead his troops to challenge the enemy at Mushui Pass, while Hua Xiong went out to meet the enemy. The two of them fought a fierce battle, but in the end, neither of them won.
After that, Hwa Xiong stayed in the pass and did not come out. Sun Jian tried to attack several times, but in the end, he failed.
Five days later.
"My lord, our rations have not arrived yet. In another day, the army will run out of rations.”said Cheng Pu.
"Demou, go back to the alliance army camp and hurry up the rations.”Sun Jian had a bad feeling.
"Lord, let me go." Huang Gai stood up and said. Among them, Cheng Pu was the most resourceful, so he should stay and assist Sun Jian.
"Alright, Gongfu, I'll leave the safety of my army to you.”Sun Jian said solemnly.
"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely complete my mission.”
Three days later, Sun Jian's army had been out of food for two days, and Huang Gai had yet to return.
In Mushui Pass, Li Su noticed that something was wrong.
"General Hua Xiong, Sun Jian's army hasn't been smoking for two days. They must have run out of food. Tonight is our chance to make a name for ourselves.”
"Alright, tonight I will personally lead the troops and charge out.”Hwa Xiong had led the army for many years and had a wealth of experience. Naturally, he noticed something.
"Then I wish the general success in riding!" Li Su's martial arts skills were not good enough. Although he wanted to get the credit, he was not Sun Jian's opponent. If he went and met Sun Jian, he would probably be killed by Sun Jian.
That night, Hwa Xiong led 20,000 Western Liang cavalry out.
"Kill!"
"What happened?" Sun Jian was startled awake by the sound.
"My lord, Hwa Xiong has come to attack the camp. Our army has been without food for two days. The soldiers have no strength and are no match for him.”Cheng Pu came in and said.
"Retreat!" Sun Jian said unwillingly.
"Sun Jian, don't leave!"
Hwa Xiong chased after Sun Jian, wanting to take his head.
In the end, Sun Jian's subordinate Zu Mao and Sun Jian swapped their hairstyles and lured Hua Xiong away. Unfortunately, he died under Hua Xiong's blade.
By daybreak, Sun Jian's original 30,000 soldiers were only left with a few thousand soldiers. Sun Jian's heart bled.
Although he was the prefect of Changsha, most of the soldiers under him were from the River East. They had all come out of the River East to make contributions to him.
After returning to the alliance army camp, Sun Jian angrily rushed into the main tent and pulled out his sword to kill Yuan Shu. However, he was stopped by others. Yuan Shu pushed all the responsibility of the rations to his subordinate and even killed his subordinate on the spot. Sun Jian could do nothing about it. The other dukes advised him to put the overall situation first. Sun Jian was a little disheartened and left the alliance army camp.
In Liu Hao's camp.
"After Yuan Shu's ruckus, the cracks in the alliance army were exposed. The crusade against Dong Zhuo had just begun, but it had already failed.”Guo Jia sighed.
"Actually, even before the alliance was formed, the alliance was destined to fail. Even Yuan Shao, the alliance leader, came here to raise his reputation. If he didn't really want to attack Dong Zhuo, how could he not fail?”
"My lord is right."
"My lord, what should we do next? Are we going to stay in the alliance army camp forever?”Dian Wei asked. He had thought that there would definitely be a war here, but he had nothing to do except eat and drink every day. It was even more boring than staying in Liaodong. He even regretted coming here.
"Why are you in such a hurry? There will be a war.”Liu Hao glared at Dian Wei.
"My lord, why don't we attack Mushui Pass? Give me ten thousand soldiers and I, Old Dian, guarantee that we will definitely take Mushui Pass.”Dian Wei patted his chest and said.
"If you're bored, go and spar with Han Sheng.”Liu Hao said unhappily. Then, he looked at Guo Jia and said,"Now that Sun Jian's army has been defeated, we'll have to march to Mushui Pass.”
"Yes!"
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