Yuan Shao took the letter and was about to open it.
However, at this moment, there was a sudden clamor outside the tent.
A military officer hurriedly ran into the tent.
Yuan Shao raised his head and took a glance, not paying it any mind.
He lowered his head to open the letter and said," What's the commotion outside the tent?”
"Not good, Alliance Master!"
"Tiger Cage Pass is on fire!"
" What?!" Yuan Shao was shocked and froze on the spot, stopping what he was doing.
When he came back to his senses, the silk letter in his hand had already been clenched into a ball.
Then, he put the letter into his sleeve and walked out of the tent.
The other dukes were also shocked, and they all stood up and rushed out of the tent.
Yuan Shao stood in front of everyone and looked in the direction of Tiger Cage Pass.
Thick smoke billowed from Tiger Cage Pass.
There were fires everywhere.
Before long, the fire was burning fiercely, forming a sea of fire.
"Not good!
"Dong Zhuo wants to escape!"
Yuan Shao was the first to react, turning pale with fright.
When the other dukes heard this, they also reacted.
How could this be?
Dong Zhuo wanted to escape?
Once Tiger Cage Pass was burned, where could Dong Zhuo escape to?
Didn't he just give up on Luoyang and flee to Chang 'an?
In this way, wouldn't they be able to chase after him and beat him up when he was down?
Not to mention whether he could catch up to Dong Zhuo, at least he had to show it to the world!
Those who entered Luoyang first would definitely be praised by the world!
Moreover, there was still some gold and silver left in Luoyang City. Wouldn't it be first come, first served?
"Extinguish the fire!"
"Put out the fire and catch up with Dong Zhuo. Don't let him escape!”
The duke shouted.
Then, they left the main tent and organized their men to put out the fire.
Yuan Shao looked at the huge fire in Tiger Cage Pass and no one knew what he was thinking.
Guo Tu stepped forward and said,"My Lord, let's quickly organize our men!"
"Everyone in the world is watching us.
"Whoever enters Luoyang first will be the hero!
"And if we can really catch up to Dong Zhuo, wouldn't we be avenging our lord's family?”
Yuan Shao suddenly understood and said hatefully,"Good!" Just as you said!
"Pass down the order, organize the troops to put out the fire with all their strength!”
"Lord, be careful!" Ju Shou suddenly pushed Guo Tu and walked in front of Yuan Shao. Guo Tu almost fell to the ground.
"My lord, please be careful!
"Dong Zhuo has Li Ru to help him.
"He burned Tiger Cage Pass and seemed to cut off his escape route.
"It's not impossible for them to deliberately set up an ambush and wait for us!”
Guo Tu staggered and finally managed to stand firm. He pointed at Ju Shou's nose and scolded angrily,"
"Ju Gongyu, what are you doing?
"I'm praising you by saying that you're cautious. In fact, you're just as timid as a mouse and as afraid of thieves as a tiger!
"If you miss the opportunity and cower, letting others enter Luoyang first, where will the lord's face be?
"Moreover, if you stop the lord from advancing, won't the world laugh at the lord and ignore the hatred of the country and the family?”
Yuan Shao frowned when he heard this.
Ju Shou's words are not without reason.
But Guo Tu was telling the truth.
Who should he listen to?
At this moment, Tian Feng stood up and advised,
"My Lord, I agree with Gongyu. Li Ru is sinister and cunning.”
This…
Yuan Shao pondered for a while.
"In that case, we'll do as Gongyu and Yuanhao say.
"Let's wait and see first before making any plans.”
"My lord, we can put out the fire together with the others."
"You have to know that the dukes are already impatient. We can use them and not let them see any clues.
"We'll wait for them to pursue us first, and then we'll slowly follow behind them.”
Yuan Shao was silent for a moment before nodding in agreement." Good, good. Yuan Hao is right.”
"You guys…
"Humph!"
Guo Tu saw that Ju Shou and Tian Feng had joined forces to oppose him, so he snorted coldly and left.
" Ai, Gongze…" Yuan Shao wanted to stop Guo Tu, but Guo Tu did not give Yuan Shao face and did not even turn his head.
Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment before sighing and rolling up his sleeves.
At this moment, he suddenly felt something and remembered that it was a letter from Cao Cao.
He unconcernedly took out the letter from his sleeve that he had already crumpled into a ball and opened it.
"This…"
Yuan Shao was dumbstruck, his face pale.
Then, he turned the silk letter over to see what else was written. Finally, he turned his head to look at the fire on Tiger Cage Pass.
Qiushou and Tian Feng looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.
"My lord?"
Yuan Shao didn't respond.
Qiushou frowned and snatched the letter from Yuan Shao's hands. Then, his expression turned into one of shock. Just like Yuan Shao, he flipped the letter over.
On the other side, there was nothing.
"What's wrong?" Tian Feng asked curiously.
Ju Shou handed the letter to Tian Feng.
Tian Feng took it and saw only four big words on it.
When the fire starts, chase carefully
" How is this possible?!" Tian Feng's face paled." How could Cao Cao know that Tiger Cage Pass would catch fire?!
"It will take at least six hours for his letter to reach here from Hanoi!
"And the fire in Tiger Cage Pass just started!”
Like Yuan Shao, Qiushou turned his head to look at the raging fire in Tiger Cage Pass and said in a daze,"
"And not only did he predict that Tiger Cage Pass would become popular.
"He also warned my lord to chase after him carefully."
Tian Feng could not believe it and said,
"Did he expect Dong Zhuo to use this fire to ambush us?!
"But even for us, we're not sure if there's an ambush after seeing the fire.
" Not only did Cao Mengde predict that Tiger Cage Pass would catch fire, but he also predicted that there would be an ambush behind Tiger Cage Pass…
"Meng De…actually has such wisdom?”
Yuan Shao swallowed his saliva and said,"
"No, not Meng De.
"I've known Meng De for almost thirty years.
"Meng De couldn't have such foresight and resourcefulness. It couldn't be Cao Mengde.”
"Not Cao Mengde?" Tian Feng was puzzled.
Yuan Shao frowned and said in horror,"
"Do you still remember how he said he took over Mushui Pass?!”
Tian Feng frowned and was shocked." My lord is saying that this is the cold son of the Han family who helped him seize the Lishui Pass. What's his name, Chen…"
"Chen Xuan." Qiushou's expression was fearful." I didn't expect Cao Cao to have such insight and resourcefulness. I don't know where he got such a poor child.”
"Brother Meng De is really envious of this child's help.”
Yuan Shao thought of the series of schemes Chen Xuan had used to help Cao Cao take over Mushui Pass. He then looked at the fire on Tiger Cage Pass and let out a long sigh.
"No matter what.
"If Dong Zhuo really has an ambush.
"Brother Meng De's letter is enough to prove his loyalty and protection.
"As for me…
"Damn!" When Yuan Shao said up to this point, he could not help feeling somewhat ashamed.
"Since that's the case, let's be careful.
"Also, the two of you, don't spread rumors in the future and sow discord between Meng De and me.”
……
Sun Jian's camp.
Sun Jian had already organized his troops and was preparing to fight the fire with the dukes before pursuing Dong Zhuo.
"My lord, General Meng De's messenger requests an audience.”Huang Gai hurried toward Sun Jian from outside the camp.
Sun Jian's eyes widened." Please!"
Not long after, the messenger arrived." Greetings, Sun Polu. My lord has a secret letter.”
Sun Jian took it.
Remove the wax.
He opened it.
There were only four words on it.
When the fire starts, chase carefully
"This…"
Sun Jian was puzzled and handed it to Huang Gai.
"Little brother, go down and have a meal first. Then, go back and thank brother Meng De for me.”Sun Jian said to the messenger.
Huang Gai looked at the letter and turned to look at the raging Tiger Cage Pass. He asked in surprise,""My lord, are we still chasing?"
Sun Jian said,
"Brother Meng De wouldn't shoot without thinking.
"Looks like there's something fishy behind Dong Zhuo's fire.
"Let's slow down first. Don't be in a hurry to pursue.”
Huang Gai thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. Then, he said,
"Should we tell the others about this?”
Sun Jian narrowed his eyes and shook his head." No need.
"Brother Meng De just sent a messenger to Yuan Shao.
"I think the contents of the letter should be the same as the one in our hands.
"However, Yuan Shao did not tell anyone.
"Looks like Yuan Shao wants to take the opportunity to set us up.”
Huang Gai was horrified and said,"
"My lord, are you saying that Cao Cao sent a letter to you because he predicted that Yuan Shao would not make this matter public?”
"Not bad." Sun Jian looked at Tiger Cage Pass in a daze, his eyes flickering with fire.
After a long time, he sighed and said,"
"Brother Meng De is truly benevolent to me!
"If Dong Zhuo really has an ambush and Brother Meng De didn't warn us with this letter, then we'll have to wait for him.
"I'm afraid I'm the fastest.”
"Yuan Shao is truly hateful!" Huang Gai first spat at Yuan Shao, and then said rather emotionally,
"However, General Meng De is really impressive.
"Since ancient times, mortals and things related to officials have always been shameful.
"The Cao family started as a eunuch and has always been looked down upon by others.
"I didn't expect General Meng De to be such an open and aboveboard person.
"Last time, he helped Yi Gong and Zu Mao request for a title and even gave us the credit of the Lishui Pass.
"After that, he generously gave us armor.
"This time, you actually showed us good intentions again.
"It really makes Gai ashamed."
Sun Jian's expression was complicated as he said,
"Isn't that so?
"I was like Gongfu before, looking down on Brother Meng De.
"But who would have thought that Brother Meng De would love me so much?
"I've always been the one who measured a gentleman's stomach with my petty heart.
"If I had treated Brother Meng De properly earlier.
"Yi Gong and Da Rong might not have died tragically.”
After saying that.
Sun Jian sighed.
Huang Gai's expression was also gloomy as he sighed.
" Wait…" Sun Jian suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up.
"When we received Brother Meng De's letter, the fire was already burning!
"In other words, Brother Meng De predicted that Dong Zhuo would burn Tiger Cage Pass before the fire started?!”
" This..." Huang Gai reacted to Sun Jian's reminder and was shocked.
The two of them looked at Tiger Cage Pass.
The other dukes had already arranged for people to extinguish the fire. It seemed that they were preparing to quickly catch up to the fleeing Western Liang army.
"I didn't expect Brother Meng De to not only be brave but also far-sighted, almost like Bu Zhu.
"It's really shocking.
"I admire you.
"Sun Jian is impressed!"
Sun Jian was deeply moved and cupped his hands in the direction of Hanoi.
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