Voices of opposition from the various dukes rose and fell in the tent.
It was so noisy that Yuan Shao, the alliance leader, had a headache.
As expected, the alliance army was full of shit.
Cao Cao was very glad that he had given this mess to Yuan Shao.
If the person sitting in Yuan Shao's seat today was him, he would probably feel even more irritated than Yuan Shao.
"Silence, silence!"
Helpless, Yuan Shao could only use his dignity as the alliance leader to signal the various dukes to keep quiet.
"Lord Alliance Master, you have to be clear!”
"It's not that we're stingy, nor is it that we don't want to crusade against Thief Dong and save His Majesty.”
"It's just that we're really powerless!”
The person who spoke was the Governor of East County, Qiao Mao.
He had a total of 3,000 troops under him, and nearly half of them had died during the last ambush by Hwa Xiong.
To a small dukedom like this, having a small army was equivalent to their lifeblood.
If all the soldiers and horses were gone, even returning to the territory safely would become a problem.
Similar to Qiao Mao, there were several other dukes.
Their luck wasn't too good.
Last time, when Hua Xiong attacked the alliance army camp at night, their camp was very close to Yuan Shu, so they were greatly implicated.
"Everyone, don't worry. I know your predicament.”
"But now is the crucial period of the crusade against that old thief Dong Zhuo.”
"If everyone can't work together, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will take revenge on us in the future!”
Yuan Shao threatened.
Upon hearing this, the few dukes who had been dancing the most immediately extinguished their flames.
The reason why they were able to become provincial governors and prefects was because of Dong Zhuo's appointment.
If the alliance army disbanded, it would mean that they would have to face Dong Zhuo's revenge alone!
When it came to the question of whether or not they could continue to live, the small dukes no longer dared to casually question Yuan Shao's decision.
Seeing that the opposition had been dealt with, Yuan Shao decided to adopt Cao Cao's suggestion and split the alliance army into two groups.
The first group was led by Cao Cao.
He brought the weaker dukes of the alliance army and stationed them outside Mushui Pass to contain the defenders inside.
As for the second route, Yuan Shao would be in charge of it.
This was also the main force of the alliance army.
For example, Gongsun Zan, Han Fu, Tao Qian, and Sun Jian, who were stronger and had more troops, were all on this path.
What was worth mentioning was…
Yuan Shu stayed outside Mushui Pass due to his severe injuries.
Seventy percent of his troops were handed over to his younger brother Yuan Yin to follow the alliance army to Tiger Cage Pass.
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Compared to the alliance army of the vassals, each of them had their own ulterior motives.
In Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's troops were eager to try and make contributions in the upcoming war.
However, whether it was the Western Liang's direct descendants, the Bingzhou Army, or the Luoyang Imperial Army.
There was no tacit understanding between the three parties.
To put it nicely, it was called showing off their strengths.
To put it bluntly, they were not pleasing to the eye!
In order to ensure that there were enough soldiers and horses to support the rear.
Dong Zhuo led a total of 130,000 troops to the front line of Tiger Cage Pass.
Among them, Lu Bu commanded 50,000 troops, Zhang Ji commanded 60,000 troops, and Xu Rong had the fewest troops, only 20,000.
It wasn't that Luoyang's Imperial Army had few people.
Instead, most of the soldiers of the Luoyang Imperial Army had been scattered by Dong Zhuo and incorporated into the new army.
This caused Xu Rong, the leader of the Luoyang Imperial Army faction, to be in an awkward position.
However, for the sake of survival and for the sake of the brothers under his command.
This time, Xu Rong was also trying his best to go to the front line to make contributions!
Under the gazes of Li Ru and Fan Chou, the three armies moved.
They left Luoyang's city gates in a grandiose manner.
He sped towards Tiger Cage Pass.
In order to boost morale, Dong Zhuo decided not to take the carriage, but to ride with the cavalry.
However…Boss Dong was getting fatter and fatter.
A warhorse could no longer carry him.
Helplessly, they could only ride two horses side by side to barely catch up with the speed of the main group.
When they arrived at Tiger Cage Pass.
Hua Xiong, Gu Yi, and the 20,000 Western Liang cavalrymen stationed at Mushui Pass had already arrived.
When he saw Hwa Xiong, Mr. Dong gave him a bear hug excitedly.
"Good boy!"
"I told you you were capable."
"Now it seems that I was right.”
Although Hua Xiong's position in the Western Liang Army was below that of the 'Western Liang Army F4'.
However, this did not mean that Boss Dong treated him badly.
On the contrary, Dong Zhuo valued Hwa Xiong very much and had been promoting him for a long time.
"My lord, I am just a warrior who charges into battle.”
"We were able to defeat those bandits from the east of the country mainly because of Mr. Gu's strategy.”
Hwa Xiong did not claim credit or be arrogant. Instead, he gave the credit to Gu Yi, who was standing beside him.
"Gu Yi, right?"
"Kid, you seem to hit it off with me.”
"How old are you?"
Dong Zhuo had already noticed Gu Yi standing behind Hwa Xiong.
However, she insisted on letting Hwa Xiong introduce Gu Yi.
Dong Zhuo didn't take the initiative to speak just now.
At this moment, her gaze was focused on Gu Yi.
The more Dong Zhuo looked, the happier he became.
He looked like a father-in-law sizing up a good son-in-law who satisfied him.
Of course, when it came to Old Dong, it should be said that he was sizing up his grandson-in-law who satisfied him.
After all.
Who wouldn't be confused by Gu Yi's handsome face?
The only person who could surpass Gu Yi in terms of looks was the person who read this book and was much more handsome than the readers!
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