Chapter 48
Without Liu Bian's need to answer, Cao Cao continued:

"Your Highness, please think twice! The siege battle is exactly where the war is dangerous! Not to mention that there are strong generals like Xiahou Dun and Liu Guanzhang in our army, and behind us are Sun Wentai, Wang Gongjie, and Bao Yuncheng! It is necessary for the siege vanguard to be on the top, and the powerful armies of the three princes will arrive later! It is not impossible to capture Hulao Pass! And your highness is a man of gold, how can he be in danger!?"

What Cao Cao said is true. Hulao Pass may be a tough battle, but it is not necessary for Liu Bian to fight in person.

But Liu Bian has made up his mind.

"Meng De, you should understand that this battle is the best time for my four-way coalition to kill Dong Zhuo! If I miss it, I don't know when the next time will be. Yuan Shao and others, do great things but cherish their lives. If you expect them to break through the Tiger Prison Pass, you really don't know the year of the monkey! Therefore, in order to discuss Dong Zhuo's plan and for the people of Li under Dong Zhuo's bloody hands, we must win this battle! The soldiers are all here Fighting with your life! If this king is not at the front, is it not ashamed of the soldiers of the three armies? If he is afraid of death and does not go forward, is it not ashamed of the people of Li? If that is the case, how can this king have the face to call himself the king of Han?"

"Your Highness..."

Cao Cao was moved by Liu Bian's words. Looking at the tall and handsome young man in front of him, Cao Cao felt more and more that this is the emperor I should have as a man, and the person Cao Cao is willing to give his life to help!

"Okay, Meng De, time is tight, go and deliver the order."

Liu Bian waved his hand, and Cao Cao solemnly bowed to Liu Bian, and then retreated quickly.

……

Thirty miles away from Hulao Pass, the allied armies of the Eighth Route Princes formed their own formations, and in the large tent of the Chinese Army, the Eighth Route Princes gathered together.

"What is Cao Mengde's plan? I have sent troops to find him, why haven't you come yet?"

Gongsun Zan sat on one side, frowning and looking out of the big tent.

"General Baima, don't worry, Cao Cao didn't even give face to the leader. Didn't he be late that day at Sishuiguan? And this battle was mainly focused on us. He Cao Cao was only in the back to rescue and did not participate in the main battle. , I'll wait for the discussion and just let him know later, why do I have to wait for him?"

Zhang Chao, who was sitting next to Gongsun Zan, glanced sideways at him.

Among the eight princes, only Gongsun Zan can be said to have some friendship with Cao Cao. The reason is that Gongsun Zan sent Liu Bei and others under his command to Cao Cao's camp to help out, and also sent Cao Cao ten white-horse righteous guards to protect him. When a lot of military achievements were divided up by Sun Jian, Cao Cao and other four-way coalition forces, Gongsun Zan was able to get a piece of Cao Cao's pie, which really made everyone envious.

And Gongsun Zan also wanted to maintain the newly heated relationship between himself and Cao Cao, so this time, Gongsun Zan urged Cao Cao to come with him.

However, to their surprise, Cao Cao was late again and made everyone wait for him.

They are all arrogant people, how could Cao Cao be so rude?
Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, immediately said: "Everyone, what the prefect of Guangling said is right. Since Cao Mengde is not the main force in this battle, we don't have to wait for him specially. The battlefield changes rapidly, and the opportunity to fight is only a hair's breadth away. Waste of time. Now that the princes of the eight routes are here, let's start the ceremony."

Kong Rong's words were unanimously recognized by everyone present. Although Gongsun Zan turned to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was late this time, so he had to agree with Kong Rong's words.

Looking around, Gongsun Zan looked at Qiao Mao and said:
"Brother Yuanwei, you were the first person to confront Dong Zhuo's army before Hulao Pass. From your point of view, what is worth noting about Dong Zhuo's army?"

Qiao Mao looked bitter.

He just lost a bad battle. He rushed to the front of the Eighth Route princes in order to fight for merit, but he didn't expect that 1 horses were defeated by Lu Bu's three thousand cavalry!

If Yuan Yi and Kong Rong hadn't come later, I'm afraid he might not be able to sit here today.

If you want to ask him, what impresses him in Dong Zhuo's army, there is no doubt...

"Lu Bu! Lu Fengxian!"

Qiao Mao gritted her teeth and tried her best to look resentful, but she couldn't hide the fear in her eyes that naturally arose from thinking of Lu Bu!

"This man is brave and invincible! Several of my subordinates died at his hands! The army was defeated because of this! If this man is not eliminated, Dong Zhuo will not be destroyed!"

"Is it that powerful?"

Gongsun Zan narrowed his eyes and glanced at Qiao Mao. He himself was a brave and skilled fighter, and he was somewhat disdainful of Qiao Mao's statement that he wanted to eliminate Dong Zhuo first and get rid of Lu Bu.Coupled with seeing the fear in Qiao Mao's eyes, Gongsun Zan felt that Qiao Mao was exaggerating.

"Could it be that the governor of Dongjun was scared out of his wits by Lu Bu?"

Gongsun Zan said nothing, but Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou, said bluntly:
"Lv Bu is brave, as we all know, but no matter how brave he is, he is only one person! We have eight princes and hundreds of good generals. It is not easy to kill Lv Bu on the battlefield? To kill Dong Zhuo, first get rid of Lv Bu? This statement Isn’t it too alarmist?”

"you!"

Qiao Mao was feeling ashamed, but Kong Ni directly told the truth, and immediately became even more angry.However, his defeat was a fact, but he had nowhere to refute, so he could only look at Yuan Yi and Kong Rong, and said loudly:
"The prefects of Shanyang and Beihai were both there that day! If you don't believe me, you can ask them!"

Everyone immediately turned their heads to look at Yuan Yi and Kong Rong.

Both of them looked bitter. They attacked Lu Bu's three thousand cavalry from both sides with two groups of soldiers and horses. However, Lu Bu still came and went freely, and even killed a few more of their respective generals. In terms of losses, Although they were not as old as Qiao Mao, they were still impressed by Lu Bu's bravery.

"Lu Bu..."

Kong Rong pondered for a moment and said: "Lü Bu is really brave, far beyond your imagination! That day he led three thousand cavalry and charged and killed me and Shanyang Prefecture at will. It was like entering an uninhabited country! Tens of thousands of people and horses Unable to stop him! In the end, he still led the cavalry to retreat! But we can only hold back...it is really...invincible."

Kong Rong's words quieted everyone present.

But Yuan Yi's words are much more concise.

"If you want to destroy Dong Zhuo, you must first eliminate Lu Bu. What the governor of Dongjun said is true!"

The princes of the three routes made the same evaluation of Lu Bu, so the other five couldn't help but not believe it.

It may be suspected that Qiao Mao himself was defeated and deliberately said that Lu Bu was invincible. However, although Kong Rong and Yuan Yi suffered some losses, in fact, it was Lu Bu who took the initiative to withdraw his troops. Their rescue of Qiao Mao was successful, and they did not have to Lies at the same time for Qiao Mao's face.

"Looking at it this way... Lu Bu is really a big rock."

Gongsun Zan groaned for a moment, then stared at him and said loudly, "Even if he is brave, what can he do? Can he still survive the sword? Since everyone said that if you want to kill Dong Zhuo, you must get rid of Lu Bu first! Then we will get rid of Lu Bu! Don’t believe it, the princes of the Eight Routes! One hundred thousand troops! Can’t kill a single Lu Bu!?”

"What the Peking Governor said is true! Lu Bu, we will kill you!"

"That's right! No matter how brave you are, there's only one person! And if you kill Lu Bu, you'll definitely be able to shake Dong Zhuo's army!"

Gongsun Zan's words made everyone present feel angry again. Only Qiao Mao had a sad face, and Yuan Yi and Kong Rong had a heavy look.

But at this time, the messenger outside the account suddenly came to report.

"But Cao Mengde is here?"

Gongsun Zan turned to ask.

"It's not General Cao! Generals! It's Lv Bu who is here! He's calling for battle!"

With a word from the orderly, everyone's expressions became serious.

(End of this chapter)

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