Xu Rong had already expected a bloody battle at Tiger Cage Pass.
For this, he was prepared.
Now that Yuan Shao's army had rushed to attack, they immediately suffered a huge loss.
Countless logs, hot oil, rolling stones, and arrows came crashing down from the walls of Tiger Cage Pass towards Yuan Shao's army.
Since they did not have siege weapons, Yuan Shao's generals could only brace themselves and use their lives to consume the supplies of Hulao Pass.
And so on.
Not long after, layer after layer of corpses were laid out under the city wall.
Outside Tiger Cage Pass, it had turned into a battlefield.
Seeing this, the other 16 dukes who were watching were all moved. The hatred they had for Yuan Shao not long ago also gradually became less intense.
As for the hermits and elders of Chengguan County, when they saw this and thought of the Yuan family in Luoyang being killed, they all sighed.
"Deacon Yuan is indeed extremely filial!”
"In order to exterminate Thief Dong, in order to avenge Grand Tutor Yuan, he didn't hesitate to pay such a heavy price!”
"I hope Deacon Yuan can sympathize with me. You must not continue to lose the power of the king for filial piety!”
When the elders of Chengguan County saw the bloody battle at Tiger Cage Pass,
They had never seen such a tragic scene where corpses and broken limbs were scattered everywhere.
Each and every one of them was so shocked that their entire bodies trembled.
But at the same time, the elders of Chengguan County also felt that Yuan Shao was too cruel. If they handed over their children and grandchildren to him, they would most likely die on the battlefield.
Hearing the advice of the Cheng Guan County elders.
Yuan Shao's heart was also aching.
Now that these elders were watching, if he didn't order his army to attack Tiger Cage Pass and pay a large amount of strength, he would be able to escape.
Then when he found out that Yuan Feng had been killed and cried, it seemed too fake.
In order to preserve his reputation of loyalty and filial piety, Yuan Shao had no choice but to make a painful decision and sacrifice the lives of many of his soldiers.
"Alliance Master, retreat!"
"Thief Dong is powerful. Why don't we stop the battle for the time being and think about it carefully?”
"Deacon Yuan, you should act rationally at this moment. You mustn't let anger get to your head.”
The vassals, elders, and subordinates all went to persuade him.
Yuan Shao finally raised his head to the sky and gave the order to retreat.
At this point, Yuan Shao's army had already lost close to half of their forces, their casualties were extremely heavy.
"I, Yuan, am incompetent. I have let down the previous emperor, my father, and the world!”
"What right do I have to be the Alliance Master again?”
"Everyone, you can choose another capable person for the position of alliance leader.”
Yuan Shao's eyes were red as he finished speaking in a hoarse voice. He immediately returned to his own camp and prepared to continue showing concern for the soldiers.
All the vassals were shocked to see this.
It had to be said that it was not without reason that Yuan Shao would become Cao Cao's greatest enemy in the north.
Unfortunately, all of Yuan Shao's actions had actually long been seen through by Zhao Ming.
Then, he was schemed against by Zhao Ming and paid a huge price for it.
After Yuan Shao left.
The dukes discussed for a while before returning to their own camps to continue drinking and making merry.
The hermits and elders who were invited by Zhao Yun followed Sima Wei to Cao's tent.
"I am Sima Wei, a mountain villager. Greetings, General Cao!”
Although Sima Wei was a recluse with high prestige, he lowered his posture and bowed to Cao Cao.
Hearing this, Cao Cao was shocked. He never thought that the famous Master Shui Jing of Yingchuan would come personally. He quickly said,"Mister Sima need not be so polite, please take a seat.”
"Thank you, General!"
"To tell you the truth, this old man came to Cao's camp this time to visit someone.”
"General's Chief Military Advisor, Mr. Zhao Ming, is he in the main tent?”
Sima Wei sized up Cao Cao and couldn't help but recall that a scholar had once commented on this person," A capable minister of governing the country, a fierce hero in troubled times!
"That Mister Zhao Ming is talented in both civil and martial arts. He should be a talented assistant to the king, so why would he cast pearls before swine?”
Sima Wei thought to herself as curiosity rose in her heart. She wanted to know more about Zhao Ming.
"My lord, Mr. Sima, just now the military counselor told me that he had something to do at the last minute and left first. He will be back in a while!”
At this moment, the black-faced, burly Dian Wei, who was standing beside Cao Cao, hurriedly explained.
"Then let's wait." Sima Wei nodded.
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Zhao Ming had just set up camp in Cao Cao's tent.
A group of old men turned to look at him.
"Haha, Lord Military Advisor, you came back just in time.”
"This is the famous hermit in Yingchuan, Mister Sima, also known as Mister Shui Jing. He wants to have a chat with you.”
When Cao Cao saw Zhao Ming return, a smug expression appeared on his face.
It was as if he was showing off to Sima Wei.
Zhao Ming's expression froze as he subconsciously looked at Sima Wei.
Zhao Ming was naturally very familiar with Sima Wei. This person had recommended Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong to Liu Bei. His ability to read people was superb.
Just as Zhao Ming looked at Sima Wei.
Sima Wei was also sizing up Zhao Ming.
"He is indeed a genius!"
"Even this old man can't tell the slightest bit about Lord Military Advisor's face!”
After looking for a long time, Sima Wei sighed and hurriedly bid farewell to Cao Cao.
"Mister Sima, why don't you sit a little longer?”Cao Cao hurriedly asked him to stay.
"Thank you, General. I have been invited by Liu Jingsheng to go to Jingzhou. If I stay too long, I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill my promise.”
Sima Wei hurriedly bid farewell and left without exchanging a single word with Zhao Ming.
Sima Wei sat on the carriage and left Chengguan County.
Sima Wei Fang said to the confused Dao child,""If fate is in chaos, I will not leave Zhao Ziyang!”
After saying that, he closed his eyes and said nothing.
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