At Tiger Cage Pass
The dukes who had arrived late were stationed outside the pass in disbelief.
Tao Qian, Kong Rong, and the others walked over and surrounded Cao Cao.
"I didn't expect that when we were drunk and sleeping with Alliance Master Yuan, Meng De had already taken Tiger Cage Pass!”
"Meng De, you're the true backbone of the Great Han Dynasty. You're the only hope to save Tian Zi!”
"Quickly tell me, how did you break through the number one impregnable pass in the world?”
Everyone spoke one after another, and very quickly, Cao Cao became arrogant.
Zhao Yang stood at the side and looked in the direction of Luoyang.
Right at this moment, Yuan Shao, who had been left out in the cold and was unconvinced, suddenly walked over with a smile."Congratulations, Meng De. You've taken down Tiger Cage Pass.”
Cao Cao knew that the proud Yuan Shao would never praise him, so he did not say anything.
Yuan Shao immediately continued,"Lu Bu has 50,000 cavalry stationed at the pass. You're fighting alone. I'm afraid you don't have many soldiers left, right?" Meng De, our vassals are about to attack Luoyang. When the time comes, do you have the cheek to claim credit without any soldiers?”
Cao Cao was taken aback, and then a strange smile appeared on his face.
At this moment, Xu Rong led 328,000 cavalry and charged over like a hurricane.
When they arrived at the gate, Xu Rong cupped his fists and shouted,"General Xu Rong, gather 28,000 cavalry and wait for orders!”
Cao Cao was about to reply, but Yuan Shao was overjoyed."You are Xu Rong? There was no need to be on standby! I am the leader of the dukedom, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu of the family of four generations and three dukes! From today onwards, I'll take you in as my general. You'll follow me from now on!”
Cao Cao almost laughed out loud, but he held it in.
Zhao Yang, who was beside him, did not expect such a thing to happen. He could not help but turn to look at Yuan Shao.
Xu Rong, who was below, was even more dumbfounded. What was going on? Isn't this person too shameless? He wants to poach me in front of my lord?
The various vassals all had different expressions. Some were gloating over Yuan Shao's misfortune, while others were frowning slightly, looking at Yuan Shao with contempt.
Zhang Miao couldn't help but say," Yuan Shao, this Tiger Cage Pass was broken by Meng De. Everything here should be given to Meng De first. Is it appropriate for you to do this?" Do you still look like a leader?"
On the other side, Gongsun Zan also sneered.""Yuan Shao, although you are a concubine's son, you are still a member of the Yuan Family. Don't you think your table manners are too ugly?”
Yuan Shao was furious. He looked at Gongsun Zan and secretly swore to kill him.
Yuan Shu couldn't bear to see Yuan Shao doing well, so he echoed,"Gongsun Bogui rarely speaks the truth! I say, Yuan Shao, although you are of lowly birth, you are still a member of my Yuan Family. What you are doing now is simply throwing away the face of our Yuan Family! You're just like your mother. You'll do anything to get benefits!”
Yuan Shao's eyes were so red that they were about to bleed. He stared at Yuan Shu and secretly swore to kill Yuan Shu in the future.
However, Yuan Shao's chief strategist Xun Chen looked at Yuan Shao with a rare look of admiration. He thought to himself," The lord acted decisively when it was time for him to act. He had a bit of the character of an ambitious man! Perhaps in the future, he could really achieve great things!
Xun Chen immediately laughed." In history, treasures belong to virtuous people. My lord is the alliance leader and comes from a prestigious family. Such elite cavalry must belong to my lord!"”
Zhao Yang wanted to make things difficult for Xun Chen, so he immediately chuckled,""Dong Zhuo held the emperor hostage and held the position of Grand Preceptor. Could it be that Dong Zhuo is virtuous?”
Xun Chen was immediately speechless.
At this moment, Cao Cao was too lazy to hide anymore. He said,""Xu Rong, go to Zilong's place and hand over the responsibility to him. From now on, the two of you will be in charge of my cavalry.”
Xu Rong immediately shouted excitedly,"I will not disappoint you!"”
The cavalrymen below rumbled as they left. Yuan Shao had fallen into a petrified state, but his hands were trembling non-stop. Clearly, he was furious.
Cao Cao spread his hands and said innocently,""Stop pretending. Xu Rong has long been persuaded by my master to surrender and has already decided to work for me.”
The duke immediately laughed lightly. Yuan Shao was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged, but he tried his best to restrain himself.
"Cao Mengde, how dare you insult me?" Yuan Shao still couldn't hold it in. He suddenly roared, his hair falling down. If it wasn't for Xun Chen pulling him, Yuan Shao would have rushed up to bite him.
"Brother Benchu, are you going to bite me?" Cao Cao laughed, and so did the other dukes. Yuan Shu, in particular, laughed the most.
Xun Chen whispered a few words beside Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao finally calmed down.
After all, he was from a large clan, so he was very experienced in changing expressions. Soon, he revealed a detached expression."Meng De, it doesn't matter if you insult me! Although my Yuan Family was wiped out by Dong Zhuo, there are still many students and old friends in the capital! I can send people to get information from Dong Zhuo, but you can't! None of you can! Without me, all of you will be blind!”
Cao Cao immediately smiled lazily." Yuan Shao, no one is going to take away your position as the alliance leader. Why do you have to be guilty? Is there such a thing?"”
However, even so, Cao Cao did not dare to continue to force him.
As Yuan Shao had said, without him, it would be difficult for the dukes to obtain news from the capital.
Although Yuan Shu was a direct descendant of the Yuan family, he had a bad reputation in the officialdom. The celebrities in the court disdained to associate with him. Only the lower class and the large local families would curry favor with Yuan Shu in order to enter the official career.
Therefore, Yuan Shao being the alliance leader was still very valuable.
However, the dukes were afraid of Yuan Shao, but Zhao Yang was not.
"What connections does the Alliance Master have in the capital?”Zhao Yang asked indifferently.
"Humph! Grand Commandant Huang Wan, Situ Xunshuang, Sikong Yang Biao, Minister Zhou Bi, and Lieutenant Wu Qiong, these people have a very good personal relationship with me. If I step forward, they will definitely provide me with a steady stream of information!”Yuan Shao said proudly.
Just as they were talking, a fast horse came from below. Zhao Yang looked and saw that it was the scout he had sent to meet the spy!
"My lord, sir! There was a secret report from Luoyang just now! Lu Bu's defeat frightened Dong Zhuo. He planned to move the capital, but was dissuaded by Grand Commandant Huang Wan, Situ Xunshuang, Sikong Yang Biao, Minister Zhou Bi, and Lieutenant Wu Qiong. As a result, the three dukes were dismissed from their posts and demoted to civilians. They were chased out of Luoyang. Minister Zhou Bi and Lieutenant Wu Qiong were directly beaten to death by Dong Zhuo's men!”
Yuan Shao was immediately furious. Did you ask your counselor to deliberately put on a show for the dukes? If I say a few more people, will a few more be executed by Dong Zhuo?”
The dukes had witnessed everything, so they were naturally not fools.
Kong Rong: " Originally, this pass is at least five zhang away from the bottom, and that person came from a very far distance. It can't have been planned. You're the Alliance Master, and you're from a prestigious family. It's embarrassing to spout nonsense like this!"”
At this moment, the vassals were all sneering at Yuan Shao. As they listened to the reports from the people below, they gradually surrounded Cao Cao and Zhao Yang.
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