Han family achievements

Chapter 333 The protagonist and the supporting role

"attack!"

General Yuan Shao handed the order to Cao Cao and said in a deep voice.

"As ordered!"

Without saying a word, Cao Cao took the token and took Liu Bei and Sun Ce straight to Pinghu Pass.

Hua Xiong came out of the battle and lined up in front of the pass, holding a large spear. He had the power to hold the pass with one man and prevent ten thousand people from opening it.

"Who will fight, you cowards?" Hua Xiong's voice was like thunder, rolling.

Cao Cao looked at Hua Xiong and said loudly: "Whoever dares to go out to the battle, kill Hua Xiong and strengthen the power of our army!"

Liu Bei and Sun Ce were startled, didn't they attack by force?Why are you still fighting?

Without waiting for their reaction, Xiahou Dun rode out and said in a deep voice: "The last general is willing to take Hua Xiong's head for the general!"

"it is good!"

Cao Cao rode on his horse and said domineeringly: "Behead Hua Xiong, and I will record your third-class merit!"

Xiahou Dun responded, rushed out on horseback, waved his big spear, and shouted: "Hua Xiong, Xiahou Dun will take your head!"

Hua Xiong seemed to have gained confidence in his first two battles with Sun Ce. He shouted loudly and fought with Xiahou Dun without any fear.

Compared to Sun Ce, Xiahou Dun had more fighting experience. He clearly had the upper hand against Hua Xiong, completely overpowering Hua Xiong.

But the Xiliang veteran was not a vegetarian. He quickly adjusted his condition and no longer fought head-on with Xiahoudun, but instead engaged in defensive counterattacks.

As Hua Xiong played conservatively, the battlefield quickly turned into a stalemate. The two sides clashed with each other and went back and forth. It was obviously difficult to decide the winner for a while.

Liu Bei and others were puzzled by this scene. Liu Bei quietly stepped forward and whispered: "General Cao, the general ordered us to attack by force. Is there something wrong with this?"

Cao Cao looked as usual and said: "Gong Xuande also plans to attack by force. I think Duke Xuande only has more than 1 troops?"

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, then said: "Then, how will the general explain it?"

Liu Bei obviously did not support a forceful attack. His more than 1 troops could only be wasted in vain at this pass, and they could not get any credit for making wedding clothes for Yuan Shao.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xuande, I will explain it to you." Cao Cao said.

Liu Bei thought for a while and then said nothing.

Not far away, Xiahou Dun and Hua Xiong were still fighting, fighting inextricably, and they were now evenly matched.

"This Hua Xiong is indeed a famous general in Xiliang." Cao Cao commented, and he actually had the idea of ​​​​taking Hua Xiong under his command. He did not remember at all that Hua Xiong had set up an ambush and almost killed him.

Liu Bei and Sun Ce no longer care about the front line, but are worried about the rear.

What would Yuan Shao's reaction be if he saw that Cao Cao did not attack but continued to call for formation?
At the rear, Yuan Shao, who was personally supervising the battle, saw an unexpected scene from a distance. His face was expressionless, and his anger was like a flame in his heart.

Zhuge Xuan, Liu Yao, Zang Hong and others behind him looked at each other, completely unaware of what was going on.

As military advisors, Ju Shou, Zhang Dao, Xu You, Tian Feng and others had different expressions.

After waiting for a while, he seemed to feel that the atmosphere was too strange and quiet. Xu You stepped forward with a smile and said to Yuan Shao: "General Hou, this Cao A disobeyed orders in front of the formation and should be dealt with according to military law!"

As soon as these words came out, Director Zhang, Ju Shou and others seemed to have been stabbed by something, and they spoke one after another.

Director Zhang said in a deep voice: "General, General Cao's actions have damaged the morale of our army and cannot be tolerated!"

Jushou raised his hand and said indifferently: "General, please call back Cao Cao immediately and order Liu Bei and Sun Ce to attack to stabilize the morale of the army and defeat Dong's general trend. It cannot be shaken!"

Tian Feng felt uneasy when he saw these people sharpening their swords. He stepped forward and said, "General Cao Mengde is a general who has been given the authority to show off his power by imperial decree. You must not move lightly, otherwise the coalition will collapse and the consequences will be disastrous."

After hearing what they said, Yuan Shao suddenly waved his hands and reprimanded: "Before the battle, how could you have the chance to talk nonsense?"

Xu You, Director Zhang and Ju Shou were startled. Just as they were about to continue speaking, Yuan Shao had already looked at Zhuge Xuan, Liu Yao and others and said, "What do you think, gentlemen?"

Zhuge Xuan, Liu Yao and others were loyal to the imperial court and intended to unite with Cao Cao. However, under Yuan Shao's manipulation, they believed that only Yuan Shao could destroy Dong Zhuo, so they approached Yuan Shao.

Seeing that Cao Cao was unable to do his job, I felt embarrassed, but I couldn't really watch Yuan Shao deal with Cao Cao's military affairs at this time.

Zhu Ge

Liu Yao followed closely and said: "Brother Zhuge said it is true. General, please be patient and wait and see. I think Xuzhou Mu has his own plan to show off his power to the general."

Liu Yao calmly named "General Yangwei" and "Xuzhou Mu". Not to mention the backgrounds of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, just talking about these two official positions, Yuan Shaoneng couldn't touch them lightly?
Yuan Shao showed no anger, but nodded with deep approval and said: "What you two said is reasonable, we don't have to worry. You don't want to talk too much and disturb the morale of our army. Just retreat."

When Jushou, Zhang Dao, Xu You and others saw this, they suddenly understood and all raised their hands and stepped back.

Tian Feng secretly complained that Yuan Shao's remarks pushed Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others to the opposite side of the coalition!

Yuan Shao had no reaction to Cao Cao's disobedience and refusal to attack, and instead reprimanded his staff.

The heads of the allied forces looked at Pinghu Pass with different thoughts, but they all agreed that they were dissatisfied with Cao Cao's behavior and admired Yuan Shao's magnanimity and tolerance.

At Pinghu Pass, Xiahou Dun and Hua Xiong finished fighting. Both sides agreed to withdraw their troops regardless of the outcome.

Cao Cao and others looked at Pinghu Pass again, withdrew their troops, made fire and cooked food, and did not join Yuan Shao.

"Brother, when I see Cao Cao, I don't want to attack!" Zhang Fei, who had wanted to teach Hua Xiong a lesson several times, but failed to get Cao Cao's consent, couldn't help shouting as Liu Bei and Cao Cao separated.

Liu Bei walked slowly, his face as usual, and said: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense, General Cao has his own arrangements."

Liu Bei knew from the bottom of his heart that Cao Cao did have his own arrangements, but he couldn't guess clearly and could only take one step at a time.

Guan Yu held a long sword, his eyes full of disdain, and said calmly: "That Hua Xiong is no more brave than an ordinary man, I can't kill him with ten moves."

Liu Bei knew that his second brother thought highly of himself and could not see anyone else in his eyes, but he agreed with his words and said: "Don't talk too much in the afternoon, let's take a look. I always feel that General Cao has broken the barrier." plan."

Guan Yu was slightly curious, but said: "Brother, our food and grass can't last ten days."

Compared with Cao Cao's "grain-raising" ability, Liu Bei's method of raising money and grain was basically to hold up signs of "benevolence and justice" and "loyalty and bravery" and go around begging grandpa and grandma. This was not very effective, so he had few soldiers and few grains.

"I'll find a way." Liu Bei answered without hesitation.He had actually thought about it a long time ago. The solution was to borrow some from Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, the two men with more soldiers and food.

Cao Cao on the other side was also very busy at the moment.

Liu Yao, Zhuge Xuan and others visited one after another, wanting to find out Cao Cao's specific movements and purposes.

How could Cao Cao open his mouth to these people? He would welcome them in with a smile and send them out with a smile without saying a word of truth.

Zhuge Xuan, Liu Yao and others were confused, but they could not let Yuan Shao fall out with Cao Cao, so they ran back to Yuan Shao's camp and tried their best to persuade him.Yuan Shao was more calm than Cao Cao. He comforted these people and promised to recommend them to the imperial court. He also allocated urgently needed food and grass, which made Zhuge Xuan, Liu Yao and others very grateful.

When Zhuge Xuan and others left, Director Zhang snorted coldly and said: "General, that Cao Cao disobeyed and disrespected, Zhuge Xuan, Liu Yao and others deliberately defended him, they should be punished with the same crime!"

Yuan Shao stood outside the tent with his hands behind his back, but said: "What I'm curious about is, what exactly does Cao Mengde want to do?"

Judging from the current situation, Yuan Shao has more troops and food, and compared to him, Cao Cao should be more eager to attack.

Cao Cao used all his methods to divide his troops and ran to Pinghu Pass. He should have attacked fiercely, but now the generals are taking their time. Even a fool can see that Cao Cao has another plan!

Jushou stepped forward and said: "General, in accordance with the orders of my subordinates, we still have to win over Zhuge Xuan, Liu Yao and others. Even if the general deals with Cao Cao in the future, these people will have nothing to say, and the court will have nothing to say."

Yuan Shao turned a deaf ear and stared in Cao Cao's direction without moving.

Xu You immediately saw the fear in Yuan Shao's heart, and stepped forward with a smile, saying: "General, according to my inference, Cao Cao's granary can only last for half a month at most."

Yuan Shao turned around fiercely and said, "Half a month? Didn't you say half a year before?"

Xu You smiled even more and said: "I guess that is just to deceive others. Cao Cao has [-] troops and half a year's food and grass. How much is that? Yingchuan and Runan are already exhausted places and the court is in embarrassment. How can Cao Cao get half a year?" Food and grass?”

Yuan Shao's eyes widened and shone brightly, and he said, "Ziyuan, are you sure?"

"Ten percent!" Xu You said without hesitation.

Yuan Shao still didn't believe it in his heart, so he turned to Director Zhang, Jusao, with his eyes open to explore.

Director Zhang and Professor Ju looked at each other, feeling equally unsure.

Cao Cao has always been cunning, and no one can tell whether the information revealed from his army is true or false.

Seeing that they were silent, Yuan Shao was a little annoyed and said in a calm tone: "If Cao Cao is still so perfunctory this afternoon, how should we deal with it?"

Cao Cao is General Yangwei and Liu Bei is Xuzhou Mu. Both of them represent the imperial court. Even if there is conclusive evidence of guilt, Yuan Shao cannot easily do anything to them. What's more, they have nearly [-] soldiers and horses!

Director Zhang was the most radical person. Seeing Yuan Shao's question, he immediately said: "General, let's hold him accountable. Even if we can't punish him, let him alienate Zhuge Xuan, Liu Yao and others and isolate him!"

Yuan Shao's current main strategy is to annex Zhuge Xuan, Liu Yao and other dozens of troops to expand his strength.

"insufficient!"

Xu You spoke again and loudly said: "General Hou, you should pay equal attention to kindness and power. Kindness comes before you and power comes after you. Once kindness is given, the general becomes the most powerful in the world."

Yuan Shao trusted Xu You very much and said quickly: "Ziyuan, how do you show your power?"

Xu You looked in the direction of Pinghu Pass and said calmly and contentedly: "No matter what Cao Ahao's plans are, we must first remove him and let the general personally supervise the battle. We have seen Hua Xiong, but he was just a ruthless man, and Cao Cao fought for many days." If the enemy is defeated, then the general will send a general to kill him on the battlefield, who would dare to defy the general?"

Yuan Shao looked greatly excited and said: "Zi Yuan's plan is better than Su Zhang's!"

After saying that, he looked at Pinghu Pass and said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow, I will personally lead the army to supervise the formation at Pinghu Pass and kill Hua Xiong to show the power of the army!"

"The general is wise!" Xu You offered the horse immediately.

Director Zhang, Ju Shou and others had no time to say anything more, so they could only raise their hands and respond. They glanced at Xu You, who was satisfied with his ambition, with eyes as cold as lightning.

On the other side, after Cao Cao and others had eaten, they led their troops forward again.

Hua Xiong fought against Sun Ce and Xia Houdun without being defeated, and his momentum became even stronger. He came out of the pass first to call for battle, holding a big spear in his hand, and shouted: "They are all nameless rats. Cao Cao, how dare a person with a name go out to the battle?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he looked around and found that among his men, there seemed to be no famous generals. Xu Chu, who had extraordinary military power, had not yet become famous. As his captain, he could not go into battle.

Clearly feeling that Liu Bei was about to speak, Cao Cao said decisively: "Zi Xiao, you will fight!"

Although Cao Ren was not a general known for his strength, he was not afraid. He responded to the call and rode out, holding a spear in his hand, flying as fast as lightning.

Liu Bei swallowed back the words when they reached his lips. Guan Yu, who was already holding the sword tightly, had an angry look in his eyes.

Liu Bei calmly reached out his hand to stop Guan Yu and stood expressionless.

Sun Ce took in everything and quietly looked at Cheng Pu and others.

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai also noticed that Cao Cao seemed to be deliberately suppressing Liu Bei.

Not far away, soldiers from both sides were shouting and cheering for their general.

Cao Ren and Hua Xiong yelled and cursed, and then they started fighting.

Compared to Xiahou Dun's open battles, Cao Ren was more tactical, rushing back and forth to find Hua Xiong's weaknesses without forcing a fight.

Seeing this, Hua Xiong waved his spear and shouted: "How dare you call the formation even if you are a cowardless person!"

This kind of provocative method was completely useless to Cao Ren. He dexterously dodged and attacked skillfully, making Hua Xiong unable to defend himself and quite irritated.

The shouting soldiers on both sides stamped their feet on the ground and banged their weapons in support of their general.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren who had the upper hand, laughed loudly, and said to Liu Bei beside him: "Xuan De Gong, how is Cao Ren?"

Liu Bei's heart surged with anger, and he said with a smile on his face: "Quite brave."

Normally, he would have praised him more, but in front of his second brother Guan Yu, he could only spare his words like gold.

Cao Cao was very satisfied. He stroked his beard and said, "Mr. Xuande, you are so complimentary."

Liu Bei suppressed his anger, smiled apologetically, and did not answer any more words.

Guan Yu, who was standing next to him, looked proud and indifferent, while Danfeng looked at Cao Ren with even more disdain.

At this time, a soldier quietly came to Cao Cao and whispered in his ear for a while.

Cao Cao said without changing his expression: "Who revealed it?"

The soldier glanced at Liu Bei and the others, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I don't know which military advisor of the Shogunate is the general."

Cao Cao thought silently for a while, then dismissed the soldiers and said with a smile to Liu Bei, Sun Ce and others: "Xuan Degong, Bo Fu, the later generals are deeply dissatisfied with our generals and have decided to withdraw us and come in person tomorrow. "

Liu Bei and Sun Ce were startled. Yuan Shao was so out of control that he had to replace Cao Cao in just one day?

Or a fighter?

What do Yuan Shao and Cao Cao want to do?What's the plot?
Sun Ce and Liu Bei were relatively "simple" people, and they played supporting roles in this alliance against Dong. They were greatly confused by the two protagonists, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, who were fighting back and forth.

(End of this chapter)