"Xu Rong, you stay behind to guard Tiger Cage Pass. The rest of you will follow me back to Luoyang.”
"Yes!"
Xu Rong nodded in agreement.
Before he left, Li Ru turned around and glanced at Xu Rong.
"Sigh…"
He sighed softly and left.
If Xu Rong stayed here, it would be like a sheep entering a tiger's den. The power of the Guandong allied army was unstoppable, and it was only a matter of time before Tiger Cage Pass was taken down.
Now that Xu Rong stayed behind to guard Tiger Cage Pass, it was obvious that he had already disregarded life and death.
"Xu Rong, I will take good care of your wife and children.”Li Ru thought to himself.
On the city wall of Tiger Cage Pass.
Xu Rong was dressed in black armor, with a long sword hanging at his waist. His gaze swept across the Guandong allied army that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.
He knew that this battle might be the last battle of his life.
He turned his head and glanced in the direction of Luoyang.
"Prime Minister, today, let Rong block the Guandong alliance army and contribute one last bit of strength for you to move the capital to Luoyang.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Guandong allied army began to attack the city.
A strong wind blew across the faces of every soldier in Tiger Cage Pass.
"Soldiers, listen up! Fire!"
The alliance army was less than 50 meters away.
When they were about to reach the city wall, Xu Rong shouted loudly. The rain of arrows fell into the alliance army, and immediately, miserable cries rang out.
Behind them.
Li Ye stayed with Xue Rengui and the others.
"My lord, this Tiger Cage Pass general's combat technique is quite extraordinary. The alliance army's attack has been blocked.”Xue Rengui looked at the alliance army that was unable to advance an inch and revealed a surprised expression.
"Oh?"
Li Ye looked at Tiger Cage Pass with interest.
As expected, the alliance army couldn't even reach the city wall.
"Who is this general?"
Li Ye had a question in his mind. If Dong Zhuo had such a capable subordinate, why didn't he guard Mushui Pass before? Instead, he was trapped in Tiger Cage Pass.
"Rengui, once the alliance army takes down the walls of Tiger Cage Pass, charge in and capture that general alive.”
It would be a pity for such a general to die here.
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui nodded in agreement.
A day passed, and the allied army was still blocked outside Tiger Cage Pass.
Dong Zhuo's army didn't seem to know fatigue as they continued to harvest the heads of the soldiers who came to attack the city.
"Pass down the order. The entire army will set up camp five miles away from Tiger Cage Pass.”
Seeing that the sky had already darkened, it was meaningless to attack the city again.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to give the order.
The entire army retreated for a full five miles before they stopped and set up camp. At the same time, they began to make food.
At this moment, Gongsun Zan suddenly arrived at Li Ye's tent.
"Nephew, did I disturb you?"
"No, I haven't."
Li Ye shook his head and welcomed Gongsun Zan in.
At this moment, he noticed that there was a middle-aged man in a gray robe behind the latter.
"General, who is this?"
"Let me introduce you. This is Ju Shou Ju Gong Yu.”Gongsun Zan smiled and said," Gongyu, this is Juyang County Magistrate Li Ye.”
"Ju Shou?"
Li Ye looked at the middle-aged man in front of him in surprise, and his eyes lit up.
He had never expected that the plain-looking middle-aged man beside Gongsun Zan was actually Jiushou.
And it was actually sent over by Yuan Shao so quickly.
"So it's Duke Ju in front of me.”Li Ye cupped his fists.
When Qiushou heard Gongsun Zan's introduction, his eyes revealed a trace of surprise.
He had already heard the reason why he came here from Yuan Shao's tent.
This made him extremely disappointed in Yuan Shao. He had actually become Yuan Shao's bargaining chip in a bet with others.
At the same time, he was also curious about the Juyang County Magistrate who had helped Gongsun Zan win the bet.
He had thought that it was a refined middle-aged man, but when he saw him face to face, he was slightly shocked.
Li Ye was too young, so young that he was less than twenty years old. His face still revealed some tenderness.
How could he not be surprised?
Li Ye had reached the age of 20, which meant that he was not an adult yet.
At such an age, it was rare to have such a reputation.
This time, he became even more interested in Li Ye.
"Before I arrived, I heard about the name of the county magistrate of Juyang County. I didn't expect him to be such a young talent!”Qiushou smiled and praised him generously.
"Duke Ju, you praise me too much." Li Ye smiled lightly. Being praised by one of the top strategists in the world made him blush.
"Haha, it seems that you and Gongyu get along well.”Gongsun Zan smiled and said," In that case, Gongyu, you might as well follow my nephew. He's much stronger than that Yuan Shao."”
Gongsun Zan had just finished speaking.
Li Ye was stunned.
He did not expect Gongsun Zan to give him the imperial edict.
"Thank you, General!"
Before Li Ye could say anything, Ju Shou bowed.
"Nephew, how is it?" Gongsun Zan said with a smile.
" This..." Li Ye could not understand why Gongsun Zan would give him such a great talent so readily.
Seeing Li Ye's hesitation, Gongsun Zan immediately patted Li Ye's shoulder and said,""Virtuous nephew, don't hesitate. If it wasn't for you, how could I have taken advantage of Yuan Shao? You are a great talent, but you are not suitable for me.”
"If you don't accept it, then Gongyu can only return to Yuan Shao.”Gongsun Zan joked.
"General Li, do you think I'm too shallow?”Qiushou pretended to be dissatisfied.
Li Ye's mouth twitched as he looked at the duo.
"Since Ju Gong doesn't mind, I will welcome you at night.”
After thinking about it, he accepted it. With such a great talent in front of him, it would be a waste not to want him.
"Hahahaha…"
Qiushou and Gongsun Zan looked at each other and laughed.
"I really have to thank Kong Beihai for today's matter. If he hadn't spoken, Yuan Shao probably wouldn't have fulfilled the bet so quickly.”After laughing, Gongsun Zan said slowly.
Li Ye nodded.
" Sigh…It's a pity that I thought that Yuan Shao was a hero, but I didn't expect…" Ju Shou said softly from the side, a hint of loneliness flashing on his face.
"Gongyu, Yuan Shao is just a mediocre lord. This nephew of mine is more than a hundred times better than Yuan Shao.”Gongsun Zan smiled and patted Qiushou's shoulder.
"I will naturally plan a foundation for the general.”Qiushou smiled lightly.
He turned to look at Li Ye and bowed,""Ju Shou greets the Lord!"
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