The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 53
"I've been waiting for many days and still can't break through. Do you guys have any good ideas?" Yuan Shao sat at the top. He has been working hard for the past few days, and his face has already shown a tired look.

Everyone was silent. After a long time, Han Fu, the prefect of Jizhou, said: "I shouldn't attack Hulao Pass recklessly that day. Attacking Hulao Pass will only increase casualties. I have lost more than 3000 soldiers. If I continue to fight my soldiers The horses are going to run out."

"Hmph, Han Cishi, what do you mean? Your [-] soldiers have the nerve to say that my soldiers have already lost [-] to [-], but I agree with one thing, that is, Hulao Pass should not be stormed. It's a subordinate policy."

Everyone complained without saying a word, most of them said that Yuan Shao should not have ordered the attack on Hulao Pass at the beginning, and they simply blamed Li Yuan later on. It was Li Yuan who suggested that they attack Hulao Pass by force to cause such a big loss today .Seeing that Li Yuan was complained by everyone and Liu Bei was very happy, he stood up and said: "We should make him compensate for the damage caused by Li Yuan's wrong strategy."

"That's right, I agree with Liu County Magistrate's words." For the first time, Han Fu found Liu Bei so pleasing to the eye.

"I also agree with your words." Many princes stood up one after another, thinking that Li Yuan must make compensation, otherwise it would be difficult for them to swallow this breath.

Cao Cao suddenly laughed, "Hahahahaha..."

"Captain Cao doesn't know what's so funny?" Han Fu asked puzzledly.

"What am I laughing at? Of course I'm laughing at your ignorance." Cao Cao didn't mind offending everyone, so he said whatever he had to say.

"What, you dare to say that we are ignorant, Captain Cao, you are too arrogant!" Han Fu and others were suddenly furious, and wanted to ask Cao Cao for an argument.

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth curled up slightly and he sneered, "Although it was Li Yuan's proposal to attack Hulao Pass, Li Yuan defeated Lu Bu's army and the morale of the coalition forces was strong. Attacking Hulao Pass was indeed the best choice. Don't forget that you also supported Li Yuan. Yuan suggested that he didn't force you to fight at that time, and you were so active not to grab credit, if you really knew that you would suffer heavy losses, I'm afraid you wouldn't be willing to fight one by one."

Cao Cao said what they thought in their hearts, and many people blushed and felt embarrassed, but Han Fu still refused to accept it and said: "Humph, it is our duty to attack Hulao Pass and kill Dong thief. I don't hesitate, but this time it was Li Yuan's miscalculation that caused heavy casualties, if it wasn't for him, our strength is still intact."

"Han Inspector, I really didn't expect you to be so thick-skinned. I'm afraid the walls of Hulao Pass are not as thick as yours," Cao Cao sarcastically said, "Hmph, wars are meant to kill people, and attacking Hulao Pass is the way to Luoyang." The only way is the best time to attack Hulao Pass a few days ago. If you don’t attack Hulao Pass at that time, you will still have to attack now. Of course, Han Shishi’s resourcefulness must have a clever plan to reach Luoyang without attacking the pass. Please tell me Come out, I, Cao Cao, will listen carefully!"

"I..." Han Fu didn't have any clever plan, and he also knew that attacking Hulao Pass was the only way to Luoyang, but he didn't want to suffer a heavy loss of troops, and he was speechless in the face of Cao Cao's questioning.

"Okay, you guys don't need to quarrel anymore. Now we are not discussing who is at fault, but trying to find a way to break through the Hulao Pass." Yuan Shao had no good solution at this time, so he could only ask Li Yuan, "General Li, I don't know if you have A good strategy to break through, hey, General Li, where are you..."

Yuan Shao looked around, only to realize that Li Yuan was not in the tent.

Suddenly, a soldier hurried in and reported: "Report! The soldiers and horses of Li Yuan and Kong Ni's camp are gone, and it has become an empty camp now."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a while. Cao Cao reacted first and ran out to check. Everyone followed suit when they saw this. Empty camp.

"Does anyone know where Li Yuan has gone?" Yuan Shao looked at Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng, who had the closest relationship with Li Yuan, and both of them shook their heads, not knowing where Li Yuan had gone.

"It's abominable for Li Yuan to leave on his own. Please ask the lord to send troops to capture him." Liu Bei didn't miss the opportunity to add insult to injury, and Cao Cao couldn't help giving him a blank look.

"Report to our army to find that there are no soldiers in the tiger prison. It is suspected that all the soldiers have retreated." Another soldier came to report.

Everyone was dumbfounded again when they heard this, Cao Cao was still the one who reacted the fastest, and he ran towards Hulao Pass, while the rest followed him.When everyone came to the pass, they found that there was really no soldier on it.At this moment, the princes were all confused. First, Li Yuan left without saying goodbye, and then Hulao Pass became an empty pass without soldiers guarding. These two things are a bit strange no matter how you look at them.

Han Fu wondered, "Could it be Dong Thief's scheme to withdraw the closed soldiers on purpose, and then let me wait to come to tackle the problem, and then catch us by surprise."

"Well, it may indeed be Dong Thief's treacherous plot." Many princes agreed with Han Fu's words.

Cao Cao lowered his head in thought and connected the two things. Suddenly, he seemed to have figured out something, and quickly said: "Everyone, Hulao Pass is indeed unguarded right now. We should capture it immediately and go straight to Luoyang!"

"Why did Meng De say that?" Yuan Shao was puzzled, not only he did not understand, but also the princes present did not understand.

"I guess Li Yuan had already guessed that Dong Zhuo would return to Luoyang, leaving only some soldiers to guard Hulao Pass. He did not hide the fact that he raided Hulao Pass last night and captured it in one fell swoop. I think he should be on his way to Luoyang now." Cao Caozhi said. Yan finally made everyone understand, and they couldn't help scolding Li Yuan for being extremely cunning.

In fact, Cao Cao's guess was right. Li Yuan discovered that there was something wrong with the patrolling soldiers in Hulao on the same day, so he boldly speculated that Dong Zhuo had returned to Luoyang.That night, Li Yuan asked Kong Ni to let him attack Hulao Pass at night. He led his troops and Kong Ni to climb up the ladder under the cover of night. The general was not there, so they didn't take serious precautions, and they were caught off guard by Li Yuan in the end.

Yuan Shao immediately ordered to attack the Hulao Pass. Because there was no resistance, the soldiers quickly climbed up. As expected, there was no defense at all, let alone defense. There was not even a living person, only a hundred Dong Zhuojun Seeing the soldier's corpse, everyone couldn't help calling Li Yuan cunning.

Cao Cao was different from others, he didn't blame Li Yuan for being selfish, on the contrary, he admired Li Yuan's resourcefulness from the bottom of his heart, if he found that there were no guards in Hulao, he would attack at night, and he would not inform other princes.

The coalition forces of the princes who captured Hulao Pass did not stop but rushed to Luoyang, fearing that Li Yuan would be the first to rescue the emperor. They seemed to have forgotten that although Dong Zhuo retreated, he still had more than [-] troops under his command. Even if Li Yuan was brave and resourceful No matter how transcendent, it is impossible to be his opponent.

At this moment, Li Yuan is also preparing to arrive in Luoyang, and Kong Ni is walking with him.

"Wen Zhong, how did you know that Dong Zhuo would return to Luoyang?" Kong Ni admired Li Yuan very much. When Li Yuan asked him to attack Hulao Pass at night together, he hesitated for a long time before making a decision. If it weren't for Li Yuan's record Huge, I'm afraid I won't make a surprise attack with Li Yuan at that time.

"Hahahaha, Inspector Kong, it's actually very simple. I found out that Lv Bu, who was patrolling in Hulao, was a little different that day, so I wondered if Bandit Dong had already retreated." Li Yuan yawned and stayed up all night last night. Make him feel a little sleepy.

"It's different, what's the difference?" Kong Ni asked puzzled.

"Lü Bu is an unparalleled general in the world. His martial arts are quite powerful. Anyone who practices martial arts will walk with great momentum. When Lu Bu walks, his steps are big and full of momentum. It can be said that he walks like a dragon and a tiger. 'He has no momentum when he walks, and his expression is a little unnatural, so I suspect that he is a fake." Li Yuan and Lu Bu fought each other, so he was deeply impressed by him.

Cheng Yu, who was walking behind Li Yuan, said, "My lord, it would be too childish to judge Dong Thief's retreat based on this alone. Besides, if you watch from such a distance, no matter how good your eyesight is, you may be wrong."

(End of this chapter)