Hulao Pass guards the throat of the states in the east of the country entering the capital.
To the north was the Yellow River, and the surrounding mountains were rising and falling. It was extremely dangerous!
The dukes led their troops and advanced slowly. Along the way, they constantly sent scouts to scout the grass and forests on both sides, afraid of being ambushed again.
However, along the way, until they vaguely saw Tiger Cage and Imperious Pass, they did not see any ambushes on the left and right.
Seeing that nothing had happened, Xu You stroked his beard beside Yuan Shao and smiled.""The Western Liang bandits are still a little stupid! If I were the general of Tiger Cage Pass, I would definitely set up an ambush in advance and attack from behind!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of battle shook the sky from the rear of the army. Countless Western Liang cavalry galloped over from the mountain roads on both sides!
"Not good! We've been tricked!"
Yuan Shao could not help but exclaim!
"My Lord, don't worry! In broad daylight, as long as there was no chaos, the bandits could be defeated!”Xun Chen glanced at Xu You angrily and quickly comforted him.
Yuan Shao wiped his cold sweat and immediately called out to the various dukes,"Calm down, calm down! Send the archers to the front to shoot at the cavalrymen, and the spearmen to set up a spear formation! Stabilize! Hold it steady!"
However, the soldiers of these dukes still remembered the terror of the Western Liang cavalry during the night attack a few days ago!
Now that he saw these cavalry charging at him,
Feeling the trembling of the earth,
They recalled the horror of that night!
"I don't want to die! I still have a 70-year-old mother at home. If I die, who will bury her?”
"I haven't married yet. I can't die. If I die, my family will have no descendants!”
"I want to make contributions. I don't want to die in vain!”
……
One by one, the soldiers roared and suddenly ran away from the formation, becoming deserters!
After the archers in front shot a wave of arrows, they saw that they were only a few feet away from the cavalry. They were so frightened that their hands trembled and their hearts turned cold. They could not even take out their arrows and immediately fled in panic.
When the spearmen at the back saw this, they did not dare to stay any longer. They immediately threw down their weapons and fled, not daring to resist at all!
"Hold on, hold on!"
The Governor of Hanoi, Wang Kuang, was a man of few words, but at this moment, he stepped forward and led 5,000 soldiers to meet Xu Rong's cavalry.
"You still dare to contend with me?" Xu Rong laughed loudly. Surround them, don't let any of them go!”
The 5,000 infantrymen were immediately surrounded by Xu Rong. Xu Rong urged his horse to charge at Wang Kuang, his broadsword flying in the air. The sound of the air being torn apart was chilling!
Wang Kuang immediately roared and rode his horse to fight. He brandished his saber, but Xu Rong cut off his head and defeated him in one move!
Zhang Yang, the Shangdang Mayor, who was standing behind them, was furious."Thief general, don't run! Zhang Yang is here!"
Zhang Yang's marksmanship was extraordinary. His iron spear flew up and down, and in the blink of an eye, he had already fought Xu Rong for more than 10 rounds. Xu Rong's sword was heavy, and after 10 moves, Zhang Yang was shocked to the point that his arms were in pain. He was so shocked that he quickly got off his horse and ran!
Xu Rong was just about to chase after him when a spear stabbed over diagonally, leaving a shallow wound on Xu Rong's ribs!
Xu Rong subconsciously turned around and slashed out with his saber. Ma Teng, who was ambushing him, was actually slashed on the shoulder by his saber. Immediately, blood gushed out for thirty feet. Ma Teng immediately rode his horse and fled.
Xu Rong had defeated three generals in a row, and the morale of the dukes immediately dropped to a freezing point. They were killed until they were completely routed. A large number of soldiers fled into the mountains and walked along the cliff to the camp with difficulty.
In the midst of the chaos, Liu Guan and Zhang each held their bows and arrows, their faces filled with hatred.
"Big brother, if you give me a good horse, I can kill this bastard with a spear!”
"Give me a horse and I can kill this cavalry!”
Liu Bei sighed." Gongsun Zan was jealous of the talented and only taught us to be horse archers. Now, we can only accept our fate and continue to escape."”
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly got off their horses. They took off their golden armor and changed into soldier armor. Under the cover of the crowd, they barely escaped.
Xu Rong chased for thirty miles. Just as he was in the mood to kill, he suddenly remembered the advice of the military counselor. He felt the burning pain in his ribs and shouted to withdraw his troops.
The vassals and soldiers suffered heavy losses. All those who rode horses were killed by the Western Liang cavalry. Those who escaped were already exhausted by the time they arrived. Many people were crawling to escape!
Seeing that the Western Liang cavalry had retreated, everyone felt relieved. They barely managed to walk for a while, but when they saw that Cao Cao was waiting with his troops, they felt as if they had seen their loved ones. They relaxed and rested on the spot. After they calmed down, they knelt on the ground and wailed!
"Alliance Master, is Alliance Master still alive?"
Kong Rong panted heavily on the ground. After a while, he suddenly screamed.
"Alive, alive! I'm here!"
Yuan Shao had narrowly escaped death. When he heard that someone was still concerned about his life and death, he immediately cried in response.
Soon, the vassals gathered together. Except for Ma Teng, who had been wounded in the shoulder, Wang Kuang was the only one missing.
The vassals had ugly expressions, and the fear on their faces had yet to recede. Many vassals would occasionally look at Yuan Shao, their eyes faintly revealing a hint of anger.
Zhao Yang stood behind Cao Cao and looked at the vassals.
Cao Cao looked at the dejected duke and felt a lingering fear in his heart. He couldn't help but pull Zhao Yang's arm to show his gratitude.
At this moment, Gongsun Zan finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart. He was the first to come out and denounce Yuan Shao,""The alliance of the vassals is for the sake of righteousness. Why must the alliance leader be ranked according to seniority and elect Yuan Shao? Yuan Shao doesn't understand the art of war. Last time, he ignored all advice and was defeated in a late night raid. This time, it was clearly Dong Zhuo's evil plan. However, for the sake of the Yuan Family's destruction, he led us to attack and returned with a crushing defeat! I brought 3,000 white horse followers from Youzhou, and each of them was an expert who could fight against 10 people. Now, not a single one of them is left, only 5,000 archers are left! Yuan Benchu, what do you say?"
Yuan Shao was immediately enraged by Gongsun Zan's direct rebuke, but he had indeed been defeated twice, so it was difficult to refute.
Tao Qian praised the Yuan family and immediately stood up to refute,"The Alliance Master didn't force you to send troops because you had a conscience and followed us for the word righteousness. Now that the army has been defeated, you can't blame anyone else!”
"Forget it. If you weren't the first one to pick it out, talking about benevolence and righteousness and bewitching people's hearts, how could the dukes be defeated twice?”Zhang Yang immediately retorted.
"That's right. You claim to be righteous, so who among us can not follow you and send troops?”
One after another, the dukes could not denounce Yuan Shao, but they all vented their anger on Tao Qian.
Tao Qian was so angry that he almost cried. At the end of his sentence, he suddenly pointed at Cao Cao and shouted,"Why didn't Cao Mengde come, but you did?”
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed. He was disgusted by Tao Qian's plan to divert the trouble. Thinking of Zhao Yang's words, he immediately reprimanded,"Tao Gongzu, the Yuan family was destroyed, and Yuan Shao was confused and unwise. Not only did you not dissuade him, but you also fanned the flames. In order to flaunt yourself and raise yourself, you used words of benevolence and righteousness to force the vassals to send troops. I sent troops to attack the bandits and left the troops behind. I wanted to give up the small path to save the emperor. Now, it's the second time I'm receiving you. What do you think is wrong?”
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