The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() When the Xiliang Army sent troops to reinforce Hulao Pass in order to reverse the decline, the Kwantung Allied Forces were still lingering in the Yangcheng area, and did not take advantage of the victory to attack Hulao Pass with superior forces.This is not because they are cautious, but because there is suspicion within the coalition forces and the inability to cooperate with each other makes this situation happen.

With the lessons learned from Sun Jianjun and Bao Xinjun, all the people in the Kwantung Allied Forces did not dare to fight the enemy with all their strength, because everyone thought that the people who killed them were just wedding dresses for others, and the loss was only With one's own strength, who can be so selfless and so selfless?

In this regard, Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance, also had no solution. Although he had called everyone together for discussion, they had been arguing endlessly several times, but it was difficult to reach a conclusion.Even as the leader of the alliance, he himself has selfish intentions, so how could it be possible for these people who only want to benefit to do things that harm themselves?

The Kwantung Allied Forces stayed in the Yangcheng area for a month. At this time, the spies in front had sent back further news: some reinforcements from the Xiliang Army had arrived at Hulao Pass, and the strength there had now increased to more than 3. People, enough to withstand the fierce attack of more than [-] people.

After hearing the news, those generals from all walks of life became even less enterprising. Anyway, Hulaoguan cannot be defeated for a while, so it is still dangerous to go to the front line. Why not stay in the Yangcheng area and see if there is any change in the situation? Woolen cloth.

With so many people staying here, the food consumption is naturally huge. As the leader of the coalition logistics team, Yuan Shu is the busiest person.But he has no complaints about it, because he can get a lot of benefits from it, and he has a single-handed supply of food and grass for several groups of people. He feels that his power is even higher than that of his elder brother Yuan Shao, because no one can Dare to offend him, the chief officer who distributes food.

Yuan Shu held a grudge against Sun Jian who had embarrassed him in front of everyone.This time, he finally found a good way to repair the opponent, so he often delayed the delivery of food and grass to Sun Jianjun for various reasons. He deliberately wanted to drive Sun Jianjun out of the coalition army. More than half of it was lost, and there were not many of him.

Regarding this, Sun Jian approached Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao several times to discuss the matter, but the two brothers prevaricated them with various reasons.In fact, for Sun Jianjun, the deduction of food can be tolerated, but the shortage of medicines is fatal.Because of the previous battle to capture Yangcheng, Sun Jian's army not only lost nearly 4000 troops, but also nearly a thousand people were slightly or seriously injured.What these people need most now is medicine for their wounds, but in order to weaken the strength of Sun Jian's army, Yuan Shu refused to distribute all the medicines. This caused many seriously injured soldiers in Sun Jian's army to suffer a lot, and some of them even lost their lives because of it. Killed.

Seeing the brothers around him moaning and turning due to injuries, and looking hungry because of the shortage of food, Sun Jian was also filled with grief and indignation.Finally on this day in mid-April, because of the persuasion of his generals, Sun Jian made a decision.

"General, they want to drive us to death, and then try to annex us. Now these so-called coalition generals don't have the courage to fight with the Xiliang army, but they only know how to fight for power inside, calculating each other, If we hang out with them like this again, I'm afraid we will not be far from perishing." General Cheng Pu said.

"Yes, my lord, we are not afraid of death, but death is worthy of death! If I die in battle with the Xiliang army, I, Huang Gai, will not even blink an eye. But if it is because of the betrayal and conspiracy of these so-called allies If I die, I, Huang Gai, and many brothers will die forever." General Huang Gai also expressed his thoughts.

Han Dang, who disappeared after a battle before and brought back some of his troops, also supported the two brothers' intention: "Good general, we can no longer stay here. Now our soldiers are generally full of resentment. If we continue to stay Here, I am afraid that some people will give birth to a heart of betrayal, and even flee."

Sun Jian saw that the three generals under his command spoke like this, and his intention to leave was even more determined: "You are right, we are really useless here. In fact, I am not staying here because of this so-called coalition force, but because of I hope I can avenge my brother Zu with my own hands! He was killed by Xiliang people in order to cover me that day, I really want to kill that thief named Lu Bu to avenge him!"

"My lord, there is no need to rush the matter of revenge. Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for this coalition army to defeat the wolves and tigers, but they are united as one. Why should we accompany them to lose troops and generals?"

"Besides, I don't think that the deaths of so many of our brothers are all due to those Xiliang soldiers. If the other troops who had already entered the city at that time could follow up in time and show up when we were ambushed, we These many troops will not be lost at all, and Brother Zu will not lose their lives because of this. So in truth, these few troops are actually one of the murderers who killed many of us!" Han Dang then said again, regarding Zu Maozhi He felt that his responsibility was the heaviest. If he hadn't left Sun Jian's side because of the war, maybe Zu Mao wouldn't have to take such a bad idea, so he was also the most hostile to those people.

"You guys are right. I'm really too anxious, so let's pass on the order. We'll leave here and go back to Changsha as soon as the next batch of grain and grass arrives!" Selfish people get together and fight each other.

Just after Sun Jian gave this order, a soldier came to report: "General, a group of people who claim to be Cao Cao's troops have brought some grain and herbs. The general they lead wants to see you."

"Cao Cao? Cao Mengde? What is he doing here?" Sun Jian was a little surprised when he heard the report, but he still nodded and asked the visitor to welcome him in.After all, the other party brought food, grass and medicine, which is what they need most now.

Accompanied by Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao walked into Sun Jian's barracks, and all he saw were wounded soldiers wrapped in wound cloths. These people all looked at the piece of land in front of them expressionlessly, but they didn't know what they were thinking.After seeing these, Cao Cao felt heavy in his heart: "These are all warriors who sacrificed themselves to capture Yangcheng, but now they are being left aside. Yuan Shao really doesn't understand that doing so is harmful to the morale of the army." A blow to morale? If things go on like this, why should we fight the Xiliang army again? I'm afraid that if we actually send troops to Hulao Pass, it will be very difficult to be an enemy with the current suspicion among the various armies."

"Thank you, brother Cao, for bringing us food, grass and medicinal herbs. Thank you very much!" At this time, Sun Jian had rushed out after hearing the news, and seeing Cao Cao observing the surrounding situation, he stepped forward and cupped his fists to express his thanks.

"Brother Sun, why should you be so polite? If you really want to thank someone like Cao Cao, this Yangcheng was bought by your soldiers in exchange for their lives and blood, but now they... I'm ashamed." Cao Cao said heavily, "Today I ordered some of the general's grain and herbs to be brought here, hoping to relieve your army's difficulties."

"Thank you!" This time, Sun Jian's thanks were more solemn. This was a respect for a person who understood him.

Cao Cao sighed, and was about to leave when he suddenly saw several anxious soldiers of Sun Jian's army packing their bags, his eyebrows furrowed uncontrollably: "General Sun, this is..."

Sun Jian followed his gaze, and his heart tightened: "This..." In front of this person who just brought food and herbs, he really didn't want to lie to cover up something, so he hesitated for a while.

"But General Sun intends to leave?" Cao Cao's complexion suddenly changed, he guessed the truth of the matter immediately, and said solemnly: "General Sun, you must not do this!"

"Oh, why is that?" Seeing that the other party had seen through his intentions, Sun Jian no longer concealed and denied it: "You have also seen the current situation of our army. If they don't leave, these soldiers will probably..."

"I have now seen their unfair treatment of your army. I will unite some people to discuss with the leader, and I will definitely give you justice! But please put the overall situation first, and don't leave lightly!" Cao Cao Cao bowed his hands and saluted.Because he knows very well that once Sun Jian leads the army to leave, there will inevitably be a chain effect. Maybe soon there will be a second group, and the third group will leave for different reasons. .He didn't want such a thing to happen, so he tried his best to keep Sun Jian

Of course, he also knew that this reason alone might not be able to persuade Sun Jian to stay, so he said: "General Sun, I said this for your own consideration. Once you leave like this, you will be a betrayer. As long as there are a few people here If you spread the matter out, it will be difficult to preserve your prestige, general. Moreover, there are so many casualties under your command now. Once you fall into the trap, there will definitely be people who covet your land in Changsha and attack you. At that time, General Sun, you and the people under your command are in a very bad situation. Therefore, I ask you, General, to think twice before you act, and don’t make irreparable mistakes just because of a whim.”

Hearing what he said, Sun Jian, who had already made up his mind, was shaken again. He also felt that Cao Cao's words had some truth.I'm afraid that if I leave, the notoriety of running away will follow me for the rest of my life. This is really not the ending Sun Jian wants to see.

"If General Sun still trusts me, Cao Cao is willing to explain everything to Leader Yuan. We have waited too long here, and it is time to continue westward. How about asking General to wait a few more days before making a decision?" Seeing that Sun Jian was hesitant to make a decision, Cao Cao once again proposed that he would mediate with Yuan Shao.

In the end, Sun Jian was moved by Cao Cao's words: "Then everything depends on Brother Meng De."

"I will live up to my trust!" Cao Cao also said solemnly, he knew that this time, he had to have a good talk with Yuan Shao, his old friend.