Suanzao was 160 li away from Lishui Pass, and the fastest army could march would take four days.
However, if they rode horses, they would arrive in a day.
Under Chen Xuan's suggestion, Cao Cao did not lead his army back to Zanzao.
Instead, he ordered the army to stay at Mushui Pass and ordered people to build small boats to cross the Yellow River and head north to Hanoi.
Cao Cao himself, Chen Xuan, Cao Ren, and Xiahou Dun led a thousand cavalry towards the wild jujube.
He carried the heads of Han Dang, Zu Mao, and Hua Xiong.
According to Chen Xuan, there were three reasons for this arrangement.
First, he would report the good news and stir up the greed of the suanzao dukes, attracting all the dukes to Hulao Pass.
Secondly, Cao Cao needed to leave the Suanzao Dukedom and act alone.
Cao Cao's great victory was enough to make the vassals jealous. If the suanzao vassals saw this, they would definitely covet Cao Cao.
In the eyes of the dukes, Cao Cao was Yuan Shao's vassal.
In Yuan Shao's opinion, Cao Cao was his vassal, but he did not want Cao Cao to become stronger than him.
Therefore, whether it was Yuan Shao or the other dukes, they would never want Cao Cao to take another credit.
In fact, they would even let Cao Cao be the vanguard and use up Cao Cao's troops and resources.
It was easy to dodge an open spear, but difficult to defend against an arrow in the dark.
If the Cao army continued to act in front of Tiger Cage Pass, they would be threatened by the feudal lords.
Only by leaving the allied army could the dukes feel at ease, and the Cao army could have a bright future.
Third, lure all the main forces of the Western Liang Army to Hulao Pass.
He lured the suanzao vassals to Hulao Pass, lured the Xiliang Army to Hulao Pass, and transferred Cao Cao out of Hulao Pass.
As long as these three steps were taken well, coupled with some underhanded schemes and conspiracies.
Chen Xuan could guarantee that the Cao army could make another big move before Dong Zhuo moved the capital.
As for how big it could be, it would depend on the timing, location, and people.
After all, he had no idea what the current environment in Luoyang was like.
Wild jujube.
The vassals were still holding banquets.
After two days of rapid marching, Sun Jian had finally returned to the wild jujube.
With a furious look and murderous intent, he opened the tent with a bang.
"Oh?
"The great hero Sun Polu has come to present his victory!
"Let's toast to Sun Polu!”
Yuan Shu was the first to notice that Sun Jian was not in a good mood. He winked and teased him.
The dukes looked at each other, then laughed and ignored Yuan Shu's provocation.
"Yuan Gonglu!
"You didn't distribute the rations and delayed the military plan. You caused my rations to be cut off and the soldiers had no desire to fight.”
Sun Jian pulled out the ancient ingot knife from his waist and pointed it at Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu was so frightened that the honey in his cup spilled out. However, before he could explain himself, Sun Jian turned his blade and walked straight towards Yuan Shao.
"And you, Yuan Benchu, did you conspire with Cao Mengde to set me up?!”
The killing intent in Sun Jian's tone increased, and this time, all the dukes were dumbfounded.
"What are you talking about?"
Yuan Shao immediately flew into a rage and pulled out his sword from the screen behind him, confronting Sun Jian."Are you rebelling?!"
"I think you're the one who wants to rebel!"
Sun Jian was so angry that he walked up to Yuan Shao with his saber.
He had lost Zu Mao and Han Dang, two of his trusted subordinates, and Cheng Pu was also seriously injured and on the verge of death. How could he swallow this anger!
"I have won many victories, and you are afraid that I will take the credit for this Lishui Pass alone, so you sent Cao Cao to plot against me.？”
"Cao Cao plotted against you, what are you talking about?”
"Didn't you send Cao Cao to pretend to cooperate with me, but in fact, he was secretly in cahoots with Dong Qing to ambush me?!”
"I swear to the heavens that there is no such thing!”Yuan Shao sensed that there might be some misunderstanding and immediately swore to the heavens.
When Sun Jian saw that Yuan Shao was actually swearing an oath to the heavens and did not seem to be bluffing him, he immediately became absent-minded and muttered,"So you didn't do it?"
Yuan Shao invited Sun Jian to the seat of honor, and then let Sun Jian explain the ins and outs of the matter in detail.
"So, Meng De wanted to cooperate with you to ambush the Xi Liang army?
"And Wentai also promised Meng De that they would work together to resist the Western Liang army?”
Yuan Shao finally understood the whole story.
When the vassals heard that Sun Jian had lost more than ten thousand men in a single battle, some were shocked and some were secretly happy, especially Yuan Shu, who felt extremely happy.
"That's right!" Sun Jian said hatefully.
"If that's the case, then what did Meng De do wrong?”Yuan Shao frowned, his tone puzzled.
"What did he do wrong?" Sun Jian said angrily. If he hadn't told me that the Western Liang army at Lishui Pass would attack at night, why would I have set up an ambush for the Western Liang army?
"If I didn't set up an ambush, how could I have been ambushed?
"This is all part of that bastard Cao Cao's scheme to frame me!
"Moreover, if he didn't come to help as promised, would I have suffered such a defeat?!”
" Hmph!" Yuan Shao snorted coldly." The Western Liang Army is attacking at night. Did Cao Mengde say anything wrong?"”
"It was your own choice to set up an ambush and get ambushed instead. What did Cao Mengde do wrong?”
" This..." Sun Jian didn't know how to retort.
It was indeed his own choice to ambush them.
"Cao Mengde deliberately lured me into setting up an ambush!”
" Hahaha…" Yuan Shao laughed.
When the other dukes heard this, they all laughed out loud.
"Wentai has been on the battlefield for fifteen years, yet he was actually fooled by Cao Mengde, a fledgling who only knows how to talk about military tactics?”Gongsun Zan immediately stood up.
The vassals were somewhat displeased when they heard this.
Cao Cao had at least fought with the Yellow Turban bandits. If they called Cao Cao a greenhorn who only knew how to talk on paper, then what were they?
Gongsun Zan sneered." Wentai, I don't think it has anything to do with Cao Mengde."
"It's just that the Western Liang army at Lishui Pass is more valiant than the Changsha army you brought, and their brains are better than yours.
"Cao Mengde doesn't have so many twists and turns in his heart.
"You assassinated Dong Zhuo, initiated the righteous army, and even offered some plans a few days ago.”
Gongsun Zan then told Sun Jian in detail about Cao Cao's plan to attack Dong.
Everyone present was an old fox.
Everyone knew exactly what they needed, and they also knew why the others did not move.
In the end, they came to this alliance to uphold the reputation of the Han Dynasty.
After the alliance disbands, with a reputation, wouldn't it be good to go back and be a duke?
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty made the people of the world miserable, so how good could this ten-year-old emperor be?
Whether it was to listen to the orders of a ten-year-old emperor or to be the local emperor, everyone had a scale in their hearts.
When Cao Cao proposed the plan to punish Dong, all the dukes present understood that Cao Cao was just a laughable childish ghost.
However, many people among the dukes, such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, and Zhang Chao, had already known about it more than ten years ago.
Cao Cao was a laughable childish ghost who wanted to wash away his identity as an eunuch and disregard everything to get close to them, this group of " clear streams ".
Cao Cao would not have so many schemes in his heart.
He really did so many things with the passion to serve his country.
It was just that it was a little ridiculous.
Was the hot blood of a eunuch worthy of being called hot blood?
An eunuch, this kind of turbid flow, also wanted to learn from a clean flow and leave his name in history?
It was truly ridiculous.
When Sun Jian heard that Cao Cao had come to this tent and pulled out his sword to reprimand the vassals for their inaction, he fell silent.
Especially the plan Cao Cao had given him to deal with Dong, it was undoubtedly above average.
As long as this dragged on, Dong Zhuo would naturally die without a fight.
However, these rats weren't even willing to implement such a good plan.
His heart was like a clear mirror, and he knew what the dukes here were thinking.
In that case, Cao Cao was really a loyal person. He had really wronged Cao Cao.
It was because he was too smart that he suffered this calamity.
Sun Jian sat in the tent and drank silently. He didn't say anything else, as if he had accepted this matter.
"But where is Meng De now?" asked Yuan Shao.”
"Even a tiger like Wentai was defeated by the Xiliang Army. I'm afraid Cao Mengde won't be able to escape this calamity," Gongsun Zan said.”
Zhang Miao nodded and said regretfully," I hope Brother Meng De will be more stable after this battle. The Western Liang Army is full of elite soldiers. How can his 10,000 newly recruited soldiers be a match for them?"”
Gongsun Zan looked at everyone present and said,""It's good that we lost. Cao Mengde will understand that a few books on military tactics aren't enough to fight a war.”
Other than Sun Jian, the others were once again rendered speechless by Gongsun Zan.
After all, Yuan Shu had led thousands of tiger soldiers in Luoyang, so he was more confident than the others. He didn't feel annoyed and just drank the honey water.
"Reporting, General Cao is back!" Suddenly, a herald ran in from outside the tent.
"Speak of the devil." Yuan Shu sneered.
"How many people did Meng De bring back?" Yuan Shao asked after some thought.”
"I only brought back a thousand men."
Yuan Shao sighed when he heard this and said,""As expected, Meng De is still too impulsive…"
"I just hope that he will learn from his mistakes and stop being so self-righteous.”Gongsun Zan snorted coldly and drank a full cup of wine. Then, he smacked his lips and said," Do you really think that anyone can be a general? Tsk."”
Yuan Shao glared fiercely at Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan did not show weakness and glared back.
When Sun Jian heard that Cao Cao had lost, he didn't know whether to gloat or feel sorry for Cao Cao.
After all, there was not a single person in the big tent who was sincere in serving the country and seeking revenge.
Zhang Miao shook his head lightly and sighed,"
"I told Brother Meng De not to move, but he didn't listen.
"Fortunately, he's still alive.
"It's good that you're alive.
"As long as you're alive, there's hope for a comeback.”
"What do you mean by 'as long as you're alive'?" Yuan Shu mocked," I think it's better to die!”
"What are you talking about, you bastard?!”Yuan Shao immediately flew into a rage.
Cao Cao was his underling, so it didn't matter how Yuan Shao scolded Cao Cao, but what right did Yuan Shu have to spout nonsense?
If Yuan Shao did not care, then how could he, this big brother, convince the masses?
"Don't get agitated." Yuan Shu said sarcastically.
"I mean, if Cao Cao died a heroic death in this battle, wouldn't it just be a testament to his reputation as a loyal and righteous man?
"Isn't it beautiful?
"Isn't this what Cao Cao has been seeking all his life?”
"Oh?
"Gong Lu actually put in a good word for me today.”
Cao Cao's tone was neither angry nor angry as he led Chen Xuan and Xiahou Dun into the tent. Behind him, his personal guards carried three wooden boxes.
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