Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Suddenly, Lu Bu's brows unconsciously frowned deeply.

Dong Zhuo had three major military forces under his command: the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Sili Elite. Their different origins naturally led to constant conflicts.

There is no doubt that any conflict between the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry will ultimately favor the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Because of this, Lu Bu was well aware of the resentment that the Bingzhou Wolf Riders had developed as a result.

But in Lu Bu's view before, this was just a process of adjustment and he didn't take it too seriously.

Now that Chen Gong said this, Lu Bu felt even more clearly that Dong Zhuo was partial to the Xiliang Cavalry.

However, Lu Bu still said with a nonchalant expression.

"so what?"

"How is it? It seems that Wen Hou still doesn't realize the problem."

Chen Gong continued expressionlessly. "Which one do you think is more threatened by the Three Auxiliary Regions or Luoyang?"

Lü Bu, who was still a little confused, answered subconsciously, "Of course it's Hulao Pass."

Although the Sanfu area was facing threats from Liu Yan, Liu Biao, and Ma Teng at the same time, it was still far inferior to the more than 200,000 troops composed of the princes of the 36 towns.

"Then the answer will become clear."

Chen Gong said leisurely.

"Dong Zhuo sent 80,000 Xiliang cavalrymen, whom he regarded as his own, to guard the Sanfu area, and then left Niu Fu to lead 10,000 Xiliang cavalrymen to guard Luoyang. So the troops heading to Hulao Pass to resist the allied forces were all the elite troops of Sili and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalrymen."

"What's the purpose? It's nothing more than using Hulao Pass, a great pass in the world, to consume the strength of the allied forces and the number of Sili's elite troops and Bingzhou's wolf riders."

"Therefore, whether Wen Hou wins or loses in this trip to Hulao Pass, the result is actually predetermined for Wen Hou."

"If we win, Marquis Wen will be abandoned after his death; if we lose, not only will the Bingzhou Wolf Riders and Sili's elite troops be buried at Hulao Pass, but the allied forces will no longer be able to advance westwards."

Amidst Chen Gong's calm tone, a strong anger was almost visibly evident on Lu Bu's tough and heroic face.

At least, when Lu Bu worshipped Dong Zhuo as his adoptive father, he was sincere.

However, in Chen Gong's analysis, Lu Bu had undoubtedly seen his future.

After a long while, Lu Bu gradually calmed down and said, "This is just your one-sided statement. Do you think you can deceive me?"

"Whether it is or not, Lord Wen will know it by then."

After saying this, Chen Gong did not continue to persuade.

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then stared at Chen Gong for a long time before he suddenly spoke. "Gongtai, do you mind going with me to Hulao Pass?"

"I dare not disobey Marquis Wen's order."

Chen Gong smiled and bowed in response.

After all, Chen Gong talked like this for a long time. One of his purposes was to repay Lu Bu for his reminder, and the other was undoubtedly to attract Lu Bu's attention and then let Lu Bu take Chen Gong to Hulao Pass.

"Meng De, the palace will repay you for your kindness."

Chen Gong thought secretly, pressing his palm on the wound in his abdomen, with obvious hatred on his face.

……

Dong Zhuo paid no attention to the fact that Lu Bu brought an extra follower dressed as a scholar, but Li Ru looked at Chen Gong a few more times.

However, Chen Gong was just a small county magistrate before, with little reputation, and he was not from a noble family.

Therefore, Li Ru did not ask Lu Bu specifically.

Except for leaving Niu Fu and 10,000 Xiliang cavalry in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo sent all his troops to Hulao Pass this time.

More than 40,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, more than 40,000 Sili elite troops, plus 10,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Dong Zhuo announced that he had an army of 300,000, but in reality he had 100,000 elite troops heading towards Hulao Pass, and he brought all his brave and capable generals with him, claiming that he was going to quell the rebellion for the imperial court.

When the allied forces learned the news, Dong Zhuo had already led his army into Hulao Pass.

Therefore, after Yuan Shao summoned a group of princes to discuss the matter and realized that Hulao Pass would be a bloody battle, he was no longer in a hurry.

On the one hand, the soldiers were resting in Sishui Pass to relieve the fatigue caused by the long march from Suanzao;
On the one hand, they tried their best to store grain in Sishui Pass, intending to use Sishui Pass as a rear granary to avoid the difficulty of supply due to the long grain route.

Of course, Dong Zhuo's side was not idle either. When Yuan Shao led more than 200,000 allied forces slowly to Hulao Pass, the entire Hulao Pass had been renovated and a lot of preparations for defending the city had been made.

Looking at the Hulao Pass, which was almost armed to the teeth, from afar, Li Ji felt a little toothache.

"Zikun, how do we get through this barrier?"

Liu Bei looked at Li Ji eagerly and asked.

How to break?
This made Li Ji almost subconsciously think: My lord might as well communicate with Emperor Guangwu in his dream and see if he can summon another meteorite from outer space to directly flatten Hulao Pass.

Hulao Pass is connected to Songshan Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. The pass is extremely high, and it can be said that one man can block the passage of ten thousand men. There are also 100,000 elite soldiers stationed there. If they were to attack by force, not to mention the more than 200,000 soldiers of the Allied Forces, even a real army of 500,000 might not be able to take it down.

"Attack by force is useless, the only way is to outsmart it."

Li Ji was quite helpless and could only say some nonsense, but Liu Bei nodded in agreement and continued to look at Li Ji eagerly.

Li Ji looked thoughtful as he looked at a pass that he had only heard of in the past. He felt that even with all his wisdom it would be difficult to cross the pass.

In history, even Zhuge Liang, who led tens of thousands of troops, was helpless against Hao Zhao, who had only a thousand men and occupied a strategic location.

At this moment, Li Ji hoped that Liu Bei could be more sensible and not ask himself first...

However, Yuan Shao obviously had his own ideas. He planned to send a part of his troops to attempt to attack the city and test the strength of Hulao Pass.

Among them, Wang Kuang, a small prince with only 3,000 soldiers, took the initiative to ask for the battle, intending to show his face in front of heroes all over the world.

After all, the first attacker to attack Hulao Pass would not be criticized even if he failed. Instead, he would be regarded by the world as having a sense of public interest and a desire to support the Han Dynasty.

Yuan Shao would naturally not refuse this, so he nodded and agreed to let Wang Kuang lead his troops to try to attack the city and test the strength of Hulao Pass.

Wang Kuang was very excited, realizing that this was undoubtedly a great opportunity for improvement.

Immediately, Wang Kuang gathered all his soldiers, selected 3,000 men and horses, appointed Fang Yue as the general, and slowly headed towards Hulao Pass.

This time, Wang Kuang was only thinking about fame. As long as he could touch the wall of Hulao Pass and lose about 300 people, Wang Kuang would be ready to retreat.

From then on, whenever Wang Kuang went out, he could claim that he was the first person to lead the troops to attack Hulao Pass.

As for Wang Kuang's actions, Dong Zhuo, Li Ru, Lu Bu and others who were standing on Hulao Pass at this moment could see it clearly.

Li Ru twirled his beard and sneered.

"Prime Minister, it seems that these Guandong rats really think that the offensive is on him. Even a small fry like Wang Kuang dares to lead 3,000 troops to provoke us. Why not strike them with the force of thunder and lightning? This will just crush the morale of the Guandong rats."

"Wenyou's words are exactly what we want..."

Dong Zhuo also stared at Wang Kuang below with anger, and then spoke in the direction of Wang Kuang. "Fengxian, we want to make a wine cup out of Wang Kuang's head."

"Son, be sure to fetch a wine glass for your godfather!"

Lu Bulang responded in a low voice, then threw his red brocade robe with flowers behind him and walked towards the bottom of the city wall.

Just as the 3,000 soldiers led by Wang Kuang approached Hulao Pass to a certain distance, they were about to be within the range of the bows and arrows of the Hulao Pass defenders.

Wang Kuang's face darkened slightly, and he was just about to let his trusted general lead the army to charge and attack the city.

"Squeak..."

What was completely beyond Wang Kuang's expectations was that the gate of Hulao Pass slowly opened first.

A figure that looked much taller and more majestic than ordinary cavalrymen from a distance appeared behind the gate of Hulao Pass.

next moment……

Wang Kuang's face suddenly turned pale!
Wenhou Lu Bu? !
As the governor of Henei County, Wang Kuang had seen Lu Bu and was well aware of how amazing Lu Bu's bravery was.

However, before Wang Kuang could issue an urgent order to retreat, Lu Bu, riding on his Red Hare, leaped out of the city gate. Then the Red Hare burst out at an incredible speed, as if it was a ball of red flame and rushed towards Wang Kuang.

For a moment, from a distance, it didn't look like an ant was fearlessly charging towards the three thousand people, but rather it looked more like Lu Bu surrounded these three thousand people alone.

Even though Lu Bu was alone, Wang Kuang had three thousand soldiers to protect him, and Wang Kuang suddenly felt a sense of crisis coming towards him.

Following Lu Bu, a large number of Bingzhou Wolf Riders poured out of the gate of Hulao Pass, closely following Lu Bu and charging towards Wang Kuang.

Wang Kuang almost instinctively turned around and spurred his horse to flee, while he spoke urgently to his beloved general Fang Yue.

"Stop him! Stop Lu Bu!!"

Fang Yue was also a famous general in Henei. He had been taught spear skills by a famous master since he was young. Although he was frightened by the power displayed by Lu Bu for a while, in order to protect his lord, his face darkened and he took the initiative to ride his horse to meet Lu Bu.

"Henei Fang Yue is here, please give me some advice, Lord Wen!"

Seeing this, Lu Bu faced Fang Yue and chopped him down with great force using his Fang Tian Hua Ji.

And it was obvious that when Lu Bu just raised his hand, he was still some distance away from Fang Yue, but the moment Lu Bu made his move, the Red Hare suddenly increased its speed again as if with telepathic connection.

For a moment, Fang Yue, who was still waiting for the opportunity to attack, suddenly realized that his head was about to fall under Lu Bu's halberd.

At the critical moment, Fang Yue instinctively turned his head to the side to avoid the vital parts as much as possible, and the spear in his hand stabbed towards Lu Bu's chest like a dragon.

Although Fang Yue's original intention was to stab Lu Bu in the throat, due to the difference in body size between the two and the height of their war horses, Fang Yue found that the tip of his spear could not reach Lu Bu's throat at all, and he could only fall back to attack his chest.

In response to this, Lu Bu commented contemptuously and said.

"Blood is good, but that's all..." (End of this chapter)