Although Sun Jian was brutal, he was like any other outstanding general. He cared for his soldiers!
In order to feed his subordinates, he did not hesitate to fall out with Yuan Shu!
Thus, when the sun rose, the army had already reached the jujube tree. Sun Jian went straight into Yuan Shu's tent!
"Yuan Gonglu! Why didn't you give me food?!"
Sun Jian's cold voice had already barged into the room before he even arrived!
The guard at the door saw Sun Jian coming in menacingly and immediately came up to stop him.
However, Sun Jian was strong and had a fierce aura. Seeing that someone dared to stop him, he immediately drew his sword and slashed. The two people at the front didn't have time to dodge, and they didn't expect Sun Jian to charge at them. They were immediately shocked and killed by Sun Jian. Blood splattered three feet!
The people behind him saw how brave he was and remembered that Sun Jian had once killed the governor of Jingzhou and the prefect of Nanyang. They were so frightened that no one dared to dare to do so. They immediately protected Yuan Shu and fled.
Sun Jian's army retreated, and Yuan Shu was shouting in fear in the camp. This matter naturally reached the ears of the princes not long after.
"What is it? Sun Jian ran out of food and was forced to retreat?" When Cao Cao heard the report from his subordinates, he immediately revealed a shocked expression.
"Zhao Yang just told me not to act rashly because he was afraid that someone would hinder him from behind.”
"With such godly foresight…I think he's most likely Wolong!”
Thinking of this, Cao Cao admired Zhao Yang's resourcefulness and was secretly happy that he could get such a talented assistant.
"A young phoenix in a dragon's nest, if one of the two can be obtained…Hehe, it seems that this saying is indeed not groundless! Just based on this incident, Zhao Yang's intelligence could be seen!”
The commotion outside was getting louder and louder. Sun Jian was chasing after Yuan Shu, refusing to let go. At this moment, Yuan Shu was so scared that he was out of his wits. He was just short of kneeling down and calling him grandfather!
After Cao Cao heard the commotion, he walked out and squeezed together with a few dukes to watch the show.
Zhang Miao had a good relationship with him. Seeing him come over, he immediately laughed softly and said,"This Yuan Shu is arrogant and despotic. He thinks that he can suppress Sun Jian, this madman, with his reputation. He even dared to cut off Sun Jian's rations without authorization. Now, Yuan Shu has failed to steal a chicken and suffered a loss!”
"It's just that the rations have been cut off. Isn't it better to come back and get the rations soon? Why is Sun Jian chasing after him?" Cao Cao was confused.
Zhang Miao revealed a gloating expression."Sun Jian originally recruited 10,000 soldiers, but because of the lack of food, half of them have fled! Moreover, his trusted general Zu Mao had died in battle at Tiger Cage Pass. Moreover, he had died a horrible death, and his face was covered in arrows! If it were me, I would probably fight Yuan Shu to the death!”
Cao Cao was shocked," Luckily I listened to Zhao Yang and didn't go out to battle. Otherwise, wouldn't my general be dead?" Yuan Shu, this bad guy…Hmm, in the future, he would have to ask the military counselor more if he encountered any problems. Otherwise, he would probably suffer a loss!”
Yuan Shao saw that Yuan Shu had also been thoroughly humiliated today, so he went up to mediate and resolve the conflict between the two. Yuan Shu gave them food, and Sun Jian, afraid of the Yuan family's network, asked for a generous pension for Zu Mao and his brothers. This matter was over just like that.
At this moment, there was another change in Tiger Cage Pass.
A soldier rushed into the pass and delivered an urgent report."Report! General, Sun Jian's army has escaped from the isolated city outside. The city is now empty!”
Hwa Xiong immediately burst into laughter." Sun Jian, you little brat. I was thinking how powerful I was, but it turns out that I'm just so-so!" He sneaked an attack at night, was defeated by me, and immediately fled?”
The generals immediately went up to flatter Hwa Xiong.
Hwa Xiong was instantly elated and proud. With confidence, he suddenly stood up and shouted,"Sun Jian has been defeated, and no one among the dukes can stop me, Hua Xiong! Order the three armies to leave 20,000 cavalrymen to guard the pass. The rest, follow me to attack the wild jujube! The Grand Preceptor would definitely reward him handsomely for taking down the wild jujube!”
The generals immediately cheered loudly and were about to go make arrangements. When Jia Xu saw this, he faintly revealed a cold smile.
General Xu Rong frowned at this moment and suddenly remembered the plan of Military Advisor Li Ru.
"General, the military advisor gave us an order to guard Tiger Cage. Don't underestimate the enemy!" Although Sun Jian had been defeated, the dukes still had more than 100,000 soldiers. If they rashly attacked, they would probably suffer a loss!”
Hwa Xiong immediately laughed. Now that even Sun Jian was defeated by me, what else do I have to be afraid of? Get out of the way. When I come back, I'll take you to the Grand Preceptor to ask for a reward!”
Xu Rong shook his head. I heard that many dukes are afraid of running out of rations, so they don't dare to come to Tiger Cage. If the general goes today, the vassals will no longer have to worry about food and fodder. I'm afraid they will all come to attack the general. At that time, we will definitely be defeated!”
Hwa Xiong was immediately enraged." I haven't even fought yet and you're already here to stop me. If you say another word, I'll kill you and sacrifice you to the flag!"”
Xu Rong knew that there was no way to dissuade him, so he could only silently retreat and stay in Tiger Cage with Jia Xu.
In Wild Jujube City, Cao Cao was drinking when he suddenly looked happy and went to Zhao Yang."Zhao Yang, now that Yuan Shu has been scolded by Sun Jian, I don't think he will dare to take back the grain of the vassals. Now that we have Zilong, why don't we take the initiative to fight? If he won, he could get many soldiers and even capture a good horse from Western Liang!”
Zhao Yang shook his head." My lord, Dong Zhuo's subordinates are all people who are eager for success. Sun Jian was defeated and they all retreated. Hwa Xiong will definitely think that we are easy to bully and will lead his troops to attack!" I reckon that it won't be long before the Hwa Xiong Army arrives! Hwa Xiong's morale was at its peak, so it was not wise to go out and fight him head-on! It was better to wait for him to come and observe! We have Zilong. When the time comes, we can let Zilong fight and establish his might among the dukes!”
Cao Cao nodded and did not insist.
However, there was a hint of suspicion in his eyes!
If you say Hwa Xiong will come, will he?
What if Hwa Xiong was happy and didn't come to drink?
However, just as he was suspecting this, the guards on the city wall started to quarrel, shouting that the enemy was attacking.
Not long after, a soldier came to Cao Cao.""General, Tiger Cage Pass's general, Hua Xiong, is leading 30,000 troops to fight outside! Alliance Master urgently summons everyone for a meeting!"
When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately looked at Zhao Yang in surprise."Amazing! If you say it, Hwa Xiong really came! Go get Zilong ready, I'll go check out Benchu.”
Zhao Yang smiled but didn't say anything.
Not long after, Yuan Shao looked at the dukes and frowned."Everyone, now that even Sun Jian has been defeated, who else dares to leave the city to fight Hua Xiong?”
The dukes immediately fell silent. They looked at each other, and no one made a sound for a long time.
The Prime Minister of Jibei, Bao Xin, and his brother, Bao Zhong, exchanged glances for a while before suddenly standing up!
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