"Although the alliance army has the advantage in numbers, they have gained a slight advantage and are currently on the rise.”
"But on the surface, they seem to be working together, but internally, they are fighting openly and secretly. They are scheming against each other and have selfish motives. They are not willing to contribute, but they are afraid that others will snatch the credit.”
"Such an alliance army is not worth mentioning at all!" Jia Xu sneered.”
"General, being in cahoots with them is no different from defiling yourself!”
Jiang Chen's eyes were filled with admiration.
Jia Xu's words really hit the nail on the head, hitting the Alliance Army's weakness, coinciding with the development in history.
Zhang Xiu nodded in a daze. Through Jia Xu's words, he understood 70 - 80% in his heart.
He looked deeply at Jia Xu. What kind of person was this?
His knowledge was far, his strategy was deep, and he knew people well…
Only someone like Jiang Chen could make Jia Xu follow him wholeheartedly.
"The time we've been waiting for hasn't come yet. Ma Teng can't be too trapped.”
Jia Xu looked at Jiang Chen and said. His words had a hidden meaning.
Jiang Chen nodded slightly.
Now, he had already surrounded Poqiang, Xiangwu, and Zhang County.
Although they didn't choose to attack, they cut off the supply routes and water sources.
Although there was some food and water stored in the city, it could not support tens of thousands of people.
Even a dog would jump over a wall when it was anxious, let alone a human.
In this desperate situation, Ma Teng would definitely choose to fight to the death and break out of the encirclement.
Of course, Jiang Chen wasn't afraid of Ma Teng breaking out of the encirclement, but doing so would end the war ahead of time.
And he had no reason to not fight Dong Zhuo for the time being and sit back and watch the world change.
This deviated from Jiang Chen and Jia Xu's previous plan.
Helpless, in order to let Ma Teng hold on a little longer, Jiang Chen even deliberately secretly transported food into the city.
Although it wasn't much, at least he wouldn't starve to death. He wouldn't choose to fight to the death.
According to the informant, when Ma Teng saw the grain that suddenly appeared, he was extremely moved. He shouted,"The heavens won't kill me," and even worshipped ghosts and gods.
He wondered what kind of expression he would have when he found out that the person who sent him food was his arch-enemy, Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.
……
Luoyang, outside Hulao Pass.
The two armies faced each other, flags fluttering in the wind, and the sounds of fighting filled the air.
Yuan Shao frowned slightly, looking at the general standing in front of the "Dong" flag with a gloomy face.
The head was more than eight feet tall and straight.
He wore a purple gold crown with three forks, a red brocade robe with hundreds of flowers on his body, a beast-faced armor with a dragon head, and an exquisite lion belt around his waist. He carried a bow and arrow with him, and he held a halberd.
The neighing wind red rabbit horse under him was as red as charcoal, without a single stray hair.
It was ten feet long from head to tail and eight feet high from hoof to neck.
The roar seemed to have soared into the sea, chasing the wind and chasing the lightning.
Men were dragons and phoenixes among men, and horses were the best among horses!
Just a few days ago, the seventeen alliance armies had received news that Dong Zhuo had personally led his troops here.
The enemy who killed his uncle, Yuan Kui, was right in front of him. How could Yuan Shao possibly endure?
He immediately sent out his troops and gathered the eight feudal vassals to face the enemy at Hulao Pass.
He did not expect to suffer a huge loss from the beginning.
All of this was because of one person, Lu Bu!
He had heard of Lu Bu's name before, but he had never thought that Lu Bu would be this powerful.
Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi Prefecture, was the first to meet Lu Bu.
He had sent Fang Yue, a famous general from Hanoi, to fight against the enemy, but he was killed by the halberd in just five rounds!
Following that, he charged forward and came and went freely among the tens of thousands of troops.
The alliance army was defeated!
Soon after, Lu Bu came to call for battle. He, Yuan Shao, and the other eight vassals personally went to supervise the battle.
Shangdang Governor Zhang Yang's subordinate, Mu Shun, and Beihai Governor Kong Rong's subordinate, Wu Anguo, were defeated by Lu Bu.
Under Lu Bu's attacks, they were all instantly killed. None of them could last three rounds.
Such a fierce general!
Even his subordinates Yan Liang and Wen Chou were clearly inferior to Lu Bu.
There had been rumors that the current General of Flying Cavalry, Jiang Chen, had once defeated Lu Bu and even had the upper hand.
They should be able to stop Lu Bu, but Jiang Chen was trapped in Liangzhou and was not here.
Now that Lu Bu had come to challenge him, who could stop him?
Thinking up to here, Yuan Shao's heart could not help being covered with a layer of dark clouds.
"Who is willing to fight Lu Bu?"
He looked around. Most of the dukes had their heads lowered and kept silent.
If it was just a small fry, they naturally wouldn't mind taking action to gain some fame for themselves.
However, they had seen Lu Bu's bravery with their own eyes. If they knew that they were no match for him, why would they send themselves to their deaths?
Yuan Shao had already predicted this. These people…would only worry about their own gains and losses, why would they truly work for the alliance army?
Riding on his Red Rabbit Horse, Lu Bu stood under the banner of Dong, his expression cold and disdainful."Seventeen dukes are nothing more than this!”
What was that?
Too arrogant!
Although the leaders of the eight feudal vassals were furious, no one was willing to make a move.
At this moment, a rider charged out from the alliance army camp.
Everyone looked closely and saw that it was Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Beiping.
It was rumored that Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Beiping, had extraordinary martial arts skills. Today, he actually dared to fight against Lu Bu. It could be said that he was bold!
Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes and glanced at the three people standing behind Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan was only acting in a moment of anger and was definitely not Lu Bu's match.
If there was anyone in the alliance army who could fight against Lu Bu, it would be them.
But with his status as the alliance leader of the seventeen dukes, it didn't seem right to invite three people of low status who were nothing.
Forget it, whether the alliance of the seventeen vassals won or lost, whether they wanted to help the Han Dynasty, what did it have to do with him, Yuan Shao? At most, he would return to where he came from.
Cao Cao and Cao Mengde looked over at the same time.
He looked deeply at the person in the middle of the three riders, Liu Bei.
Dong Zhuo, who had caused trouble for the Great Han Dynasty, was in Tiger Cage Pass, yet Liu Bei was able to sit there calmly.
He knew that Lu Bu's provocation would cause a huge blow to the alliance army, but he didn't care and didn't make a move.
The Han clan, the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan…this person appeared loyal on the surface, but in reality, he was not that simple.
At this time, Gongsun Zan, the Governor of Beiping, had already rushed up to Lu Bu.
"Don't be arrogant, enemy general. Gongsun Zan is here!”
He held the spear in one hand and hacked it at Lu Bu's head.
Lu Bu asked coldly, not caring at all.
He only used the halberd in his hand to lightly poke.
The spear and halberd collided.
Gongsun Zan immediately felt as if he had hit an iron plate. The impact numbed his thumb and forefinger, and even a trace of pain appeared in his arms.
He knew that he was no match for them, so he wanted to retreat, but it was not so easy to escape.
The red rabbit horse traveled thousands of miles in a day, flying like the wind and gradually catching up.
Lu Bu thrust his halberd at Gongsun Zan again. Gongsun Zan couldn't block it and was about to die.
At this moment, a furious shout came from nearby.
"Don't be arrogant, servants of the three surnames. Zhang Fei of Yan is here!”
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