N-A-A Chapter 144
Chapter 144
In the Guandong coalition camp, the battle report came like a storm, instantly igniting everyone's blood and passion. Inside and outside the tent, cheers rose and fell, as if even the air was boiling. Who could have expected that General Liu Yao could destroy the impregnable Sishui Pass overnight with a thunderous force? His heroic posture was breathtaking.
The dawn of victory has quietly appeared, and everyone's eyes can't help but cross the sea of celebration in front of them and cast them at Hulao Pass farther away. There will be the next pass they must conquer, and then they will go straight to Luoyang! At this moment, they have already thought of the scene when they were in Luoyang.
For a time, all the rumors about the Xiliang Army under Dong Zhuo quietly faded in everyone's hearts. Those once daunting reputations now seem like a mirage, vulnerable to a blow.
Many generals and soldiers secretly regretted that they had not joined the attack on Sishui Pass earlier and missed this great opportunity. Many princes regretted it.
And Liu Yao's name quietly added a touch of legendary color in the coalition army - Bingzhou Jiaolong, this title seemed to be tailor-made for him. Whenever his cavalry leaped out like a dragon, the battlefield turned into an ocean where they roamed freely. Their offensive was swift and resolute, tearing the enemy's defense line like thunder in the sky.
Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others looked at the battle report and fell into deep thought.
The battle report clearly stated that Sun Jian took the lead in leading his troops to fight Hu Zhen, but was defeated by the Xiliang army. In the end, it was Liu Yao who came forward and broke through Sishui Pass in one fell swoop.
Sun Jian was a general known for his bravery. He was the first to fight Hu Zhen, but he never expected that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry would be so sharp that it could easily tear apart the defense line of Jiangdong. It was enough to show that the Xiliang Army was indeed extraordinary.
A few days passed quickly, and the Guandong coalition forces surged like a tide. The air in Sishui Pass was filled with an indescribable eagerness and enthusiasm. Every heart seemed to be pulled by an invisible thread. They longed to grow wings and fly over many passes in an instant, as if the great achievement was already in front of them.
Even the gentle Kong Rong and his party, literati who could not even lift a knife on weekdays, could not hide their ambitions at this moment. They threw away the reservedness of literati, mounted their war horses, and rode non-stop for several days. Even if they were tired, they never rested. What flashed in his eyes was no longer a gentle light, but a desire for victory, like a wolf lurking in the green field, ready to strike.
When they arrived at Sishui Pass, everyone dismounted, and their movements were so fast that they seemed to escape from a cage, and they went straight to the treasury of Sishui Pass. However, fate always seemed to like to play tricks on people. When everyone pushed open the dusty door with hope, what came into view was a scorched earth and ruins.
At the beginning, Hu Zhen and others had already taken the lead and turned everything in the treasury into nothingness, leaving only wisps of green smoke.
The remaining armor, weapons and remaining treasures were all looted by Liu Yao and distributed to Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian.
Although he had a ten thousand times return system and was not short of money, his soldiers followed him one by one and risked their lives, and the spoils naturally went into their pockets.
Liu Yao left a great reputation wherever his cavalry passed. This was not only due to his copper-cast iron physique and the sharp armor under his command, but also deeply rooted in a set of military merit system with strict rewards and punishments.
And this system, like an invisible bond, closely connected the hearts of thousands of soldiers.
In this battlefield of war, whenever the warriors received the heavy reward from Liu Yao at the cost of blood, sweat and even life, it was not only the glory of gold, silver, and the honor of wife and children, but also the highest praise for their bravery and loyalty. This benefit attracted the hearts of every soldier like a magnet.
When everyone repeatedly gained a lot of benefits from Liu Yao, they would identify with you, voluntarily follow you to fight, and obey your orders. As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, this is the truth.
When everyone stepped into Sishui Pass, the joy of victory surged like a tide. They forgot the hardships of the journey and toasted to celebrate, as if this impregnable pass was a trophy they tore with their own flesh and blood.
At the banquet, laughter and joy intertwined, and the air was filled with the strong aroma of wine and swelling ambition.
However, Liu Yao quietly left the stage in the hustle and bustle, saying that he was unwell, and walked into the quiet night alone, leaving an intriguing back.
Some princes even started to brag at the wine table.
When they invade Luoyang, they will also become a governor of a state, and so on...
Cao Cao and Liu Bei stood aside, their eyes piercingI saw the clinking of glasses at the banquet, and the pride and unrealistic fantasies on the faces of those princes.
"Han Dynasty, can it really..." Liu Bei sighed lightly, and before he finished speaking, he already contained too many worries and expectations.
But the joy of calling the princes to hurry up was completely interrupted.
Because a new battle report came, everyone was shocked.
The army led by Sun Jian was defeated.
Sun Jian set out all the way to the west, and happened to meet Hua Xiong on the way. At the beginning, the Jiangdong children, under the leadership of Sun Jian, won many battles. The two sides fought for two days, and Hua Xiong was beaten back step by step.
But Sun Jian was too aggressive, causing his troops to be ambushed by Hua Xiong who had set up an ambush before. Everyone was ambushed, not only losing a lot of soldiers and horses, but even the general Zu Mao was killed by Hua Xiong in order to cover Sun Jian's retreat.
At this moment, Hua Xiong was like a beast awakened by blood. Taking advantage of its power, he pressed forward step by step. The dust in front of Sishui Pass was raised by the roar of horse hooves and war drums, covering the sky and the sun, and it seemed that he would take back the lost land in one fell swoop.
At the banquet, the princes who were originally immersed in the clinking of glasses were suddenly awakened by this sudden sense of urgency, and the drunkenness dissipated in an instant. They looked at each other, with anxiety and uneasiness flashing in their eyes, and then a burst of rapid and firm shouts echoed in the tents like a tide
"Go and invite! Leader Liu Yao!"
But at this moment, Liu Yao and Gongsun Zan had already prepared their troops for battle. They could go out of the pass as long as Liu Yao gave an order and compete with Hua Xiong at any time.
Cao Cao led his army to Liu Yao and asked.
"Zi Yi, how did you predict in advance that Sun Jian would lose to Hua Xiong?"
Liu Yao just smiled faintly.
"Haha, Meng De, shouldn't we prepare for the worst in everything?"
Cao Cao nodded in approval.
"Well! Be prepared for danger in times of peace, good! Good! If those good-for-nothings in the coalition army had half the awareness of you, Liu Ziyi, our army would have already broken through Hulao Pass by now."
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