The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 225
Now the situation is that the arrow is on the string and has to be launched. After Yuan Shao wins Hangu Pass, he is destined not to give up. It is imperative to march his army into the pass.

Cao Cao is now riding a tiger, and Yuan Shao will not let him go before the end of the Guanzhong battle. Cao Cao can understand Yuan Shao's intentions, but he doesn't care.

He knew Yuan Shao too well, as long as Yuan Shao won, he would let go of his guard against him.

Guo Jiayan and Yuan Shao won the decisive battle, and Cao Cao was in no danger at all.

If Yuan Shao could lose a decisive battle with Guo Jia with less than [-] soldiers and horses, then Cao Cao would admire Yuan Shao so much.

At any rate, it was also in Hebei that Gongsun Zan's overlord was reversed. When the forces were balanced, the two sides were evenly matched. With twice the strength, this battle could still be lost. Cao Cao not only despised Yuan Shao, but even the so-called Hebei famous generals and advisers under Yuan Shao's command.

The battle situation at Hangu Pass is not only concerned by the princes of the three parties involved in the battle, but almost all the princes in the world are focusing on this place.

Hangu Pass was captured by Zhang Jaw. When the battle report reached Wuguan, Ju Yi was full of depression. He stormed Wuguan for several days, but was delayed by Pang Tong and Yan Yan by various means. Now the battle of Wuguan is coming to an end. The various defensive measures have also reached the point where they are at their wit's end, and the two sides are now using real swords and guns to decide victory or defeat with the lives of soldiers.

There were less than [-] defenders left at Wuguan, so Ju Yi had no choice. If Hangu Pass could be captured by Zhang Jai three days later, it was obvious that Ju Yi could conquer Wuguan one step ahead of Zhang Jai.

The battle report of Hangu Pass also contained Yuan Shao's military orders. If Wuguan has Guo Jia's reinforcements, Ju Yi will withdraw his troops to Hangu Pass to join the army. Sweeping Guanzhong.

Looking at the flawed city of Wuguan in the baptism of war, Ju Yi didn't want to give up. The difference between taking down Wuguan and not taking it down is the difference between merit and inactivity.

After the soldiers rested and recuperated, Ju Yi planned to take down Wuguan in one go. It was time for his snow-hidden first-ascending dead soldiers to come in handy.

Yan Yan and Pang Tong in Wuguan also received the report of the fall of Hangu Pass.

The two breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, they did not lose Wuguan before Hangu Pass was occupied.

"Military division, for today's plan, should I withdraw directly or delay for a few more days?"

Yan Yan asked Pang Statistics for advice.

After thinking for a moment, Pang Tong made a decision.

"Ju Yi must have also received the battle report from Hangu Pass. If he doesn't lead his army north to join Yuan Shao today, he will attack the city even harder. If he retreats, we will continue to stay at Wuguan. If he attacks , then a little resistance will let him succeed, now, let’s make preparations to withdraw our troops first.”

Yan Yan immediately went down to arrange military affairs.

On this day, the troops of the first ascended dead soldiers rushed up to the Wuguan tower and proudly planted the Yuan character banner on the top of the city. Yan Yan and Pang Tong withdrew from Wuguan with more than [-] remnants. He led the army to pursue, but did not lead the army to attack Chang'an.

After his investigation, the surrounding counties and counties were deserted, and he didn't know if there were any defenders in the Sanfu area where Chang'an was located. Guanzhong deployed defensive measures to strengthen the walls and clear the country. He could only wait for Yuan Shao to lead his army to Tongguan before making further plans.

Hangu pass was breached, Wuguan was lost again, the two major passes in Guanzhong resisting the Guandong collapsed within three days, Qinchuan was [-] miles away, and Yuan Shao swept through Guanzhong without any geographical barriers.

The battle report of Hangu Pass also spread to Xudu.

The prudent Xun Yu forgot to sleep and eat, and devoted himself to serving the public. After reading the battle report, Cao Ren, who came to send him the battle report, saw Xun Yu's expression changing in surprise.

"My lord is in trouble!"

……

After Liu Biao of Jingzhou learned that Hangu Pass had been breached, his whole body was shaken, and panic suddenly appeared in his calm heart.

Urgently recruiting counselors and generals to discuss matters, Liu Biao paced back and forth with a worried look on his face.

Guo Jia, Guo Jia, Guo Jia!

Even if you lose all your wives, you can't lose Hangu Pass!

Liu Biao was really scared this time. He didn't have to be afraid of Guo Jia, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, or Yuan Shao who only had Hebei.

but!

With the loss of Hangu Pass, Yuan Shao has almost captured Guanzhong!
Ji, Qing, You, Bing, Si, Liang, after Yuan Shao takes Guanzhong, he will own half of the country, [-] states in the world, and he alone has six states!
This, the most critical point, is that Yuan Shao's territory will border Jingzhou!

Cao Cao ordered Liu Biao to attack Yizhou, but Liu Biao refused.

When Yuan Shao stationed troops in Luoyang, he also wrote a letter to Liu Biao. He also asked Liu Biao to fight Yizhou. Liu Biao agreed, but he was obedient. Let Guo Jia and Yuan Shao fight to the death, and after Yuan Shao and Guo Jia are both injured, Yuan Shao returns to Hebei, and it is logical that Liu Biao does not send troops.

Now, the situation has completely changed after Hangu Pass was captured by Yuan Shao.

Jingzhou is a must-win territory for aspiring heroes.

Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Guo Jia, etc. are all thinking about Jingzhou. If Yuan Shao has the opportunity, he will definitely covet Jingzhou.

Liu Biao is not sending troops now, and after Yuan Shao takes Guanzhong in the future, it is foreseeable that he will come to Xingshi to question his crimes.

At this moment, Liu Biao was truly afraid of Yuan Shao from the bottom of his heart.

A prince who owns half of the country, I am afraid there is no one who is not afraid.

"What should I do now?"

Liu Biao was like an ant on a hot fire, running around in a hurry.

The civil and military officials in the hall looked calm, and many people were slandering in their hearts.

Who told you to like and muddle?
If you want to fight for the world, fight for it. If you don't fight for the world, don't occupy the fat of Jingzhou.

Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Guo Jia, etc., these princes are like wolves and tigers, and they can't wait to swallow Jingzhou as soon as possible.

In a hurry now?

What are you doing so early?
In fact, Liu Biao didn't have many choices, three, to help Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, to help Guo Jia, and to be neutral.

Among them, maintaining neutrality is the worst one. Not offending both sides is actually not pleasing to both sides.

Caught in the gap, but don't want to take the lead by yourself, this is a typical sit-and-wait.

The generals had no idea, and the counselors were silent.

After a while, no one expressed his views or suggestions, so Liu Biao walked up to Kuai Liang, frowned and asked, "What's Zirou's strategy?"

Kuai Liang's expression was indifferent, and he spit out eight words softly.

"Walk the army to the north, draw the salary from the bottom of the pot."

Everyone was dumbfounded, shocked by Kuai Liang's strategy at this time.

If Liu Biao dared to lead his army straight to Hangu Pass and flank Guo Jia back and forth, let alone defeating Yuan Shao's intention to take Guanzhong, even Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would be [-]% sure to die together.

This is really a draw from the bottom!

Kuai Liang's purpose is simple and clear.

Liu Chao is now afraid of Yuan Shao, so he can't help Yuan Shao become stronger, the fundamental thing is to contain Yuan Shao, flattery will only be counterproductive.

No one in the world would have thought that Liu Biao would send his army northward to cut off Yuan Shao's retreat at this time. Not only was it unexpected, but it was also fatal. As long as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were dead, it would be easier for Liu Biao to spend the rest of his life in Jingzhou than someone sleeping soundly next to his couch. Some.

Liu Biao came back to his senses, opened and closed his mouth, and finally shook his head and said, "Yuan Shao and Cao Cao followed the emperor's order to attack Guo Jia. As a Han subject, how can I go against the emperor? It's not right, I still think about him Law."

Kuai Liang was expressionless towards Liu Biao's statement. In fact, these advisers have long been numb to Liu Biao's missed opportunities again and again.

He sneered in his heart: the emperor's will?If the emperor's decree was passed on to Jingzhou today, wouldn't my lord be right with the emperor?

The counselors were silent, so Liu Biao had no choice but to inquire in person. If Kuai Liang's plan was not adopted by Liu Biao, it would be difficult to continue to ask Kuai Liang. He moved to Yiji's side, and Liu Biao asked again, "Can Uncle Ji relieve my worries?" ?”

Yi Ji was very helpless, sighed slightly in his heart and said: "My lord led the army to pretend to move to Jianping County, which can not only deter Guo Jia, but also make Yuan Shao think that the lord is going to send troops to Yizhou. This is a cheap plan. How will the situation change in the future? Let’s wait and see what happens before dealing with it.”

This is treating the symptoms but not the root cause. As long as Yuan Shao occupies Sizhou and Liangzhou, whether Liu Biao follows Yuan Shao and marches westward today, Yuan Shao will fight Jingzhou whenever he wants, without any worries.

Liu Biao doesn't want to submit to other princes, but also wants to keep his own one-acre three-point land. How can there be such a good thing in the world?
Looking at the successful rulers of the Three Kingdoms, even if they lived in peace, they gave away their family fortunes behind them. Tao Qian, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, etc. This is from the overall situation. If you analyze it from the details, Dong Zhuo must protect himself, Gongsun Zan must protect himself. Bao, they all boast that they will have no worries for at least 30 years, and the result?
The success or failure of the hero, one step determines the destiny!
Guo Jia's current situation is just like Dong Zhuo back then, and Gongsun Zan today. One step forward and one step back is a matter of life.

Liu Biao thought carefully about Yi Ji's suggestion and found it feasible.

No matter what, he didn't want to offend Yuan Shao, nor did he want to offend Guo Jia. Guo Jia was defeated in Guanzhong and could return to Yizhou. Suspected of taking advantage of the fire and looting, in fact, it is fine not to set foot in Yizhou. This gave Yuan Shao a vague explanation and did not really offend Guo Jia.

"Okay, Huang Zu, you lead an army of [-] to set up camp in Jianping County, but you must never step into Padang!"

After Liu Biao's military order was issued, Huang Zu left in a low mood.

The counselors left one after another.

The thoughts in their hearts are tacit to each other.

At this moment, Liu Biao led the army to outflank Yuan Shao, and he had no worries at all, because Yuan Shu hoped that Yuan Shao would die quickly, so he would not come to obstruct Liu Biao, Guo Jia was in Guanzhong, and Yizhou would not take the initiative to provoke a war with Jingzhou Moreover, when Liu Biao went to fight Yuan Shao, he was helping Guo Jia in disguise.

As a result, Liu Biao remained peaceful as always, and his attitude among the princes was ambiguous.

If God-given opportunities are missed again and again, God will be wrathful!

When Liu Biao's army moved, Liu Biao didn't know what the consequences would be, but it created another situation that no one expected.

Zhang Baiqi of Fuling County.

Inverted!

(End of this chapter)