On both sides of the road are vast mountains, and in the distance is a vast white land.

After Cao Ping and Hua Xiong hurried for a while, a fast horse appeared in their eyes, and it was very fast, and finally came to them.

A soldier-like person jumped off the horse, and when he saw Hua Xiong, he immediately knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said: "Report to General Hua Xiong, the order of Lord Dong Zhuo, order Er and others to retreat from the Tiger Prison Pass, and the whole army will return to Luoyang!" ”

"What!" Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

Although Hua Xiong knew in his heart that Dong Zhuo's plan was to resist a little at the Tiger Prison Pass, but now it would not be that even Lu Bu's 10,000 soldiers and horses would return to Luoyang before they arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass, right?

Thinking of this, Hua Xiong raised his eyebrows, grabbed the herald's collar, lifted the herald up, and then said angrily: "Is that what Taishi Dong really said? What about Lord Lu Bu's 10,000 Xiliang army? Also, does the Taishi know that the Tiger Prison Pass has been lost? ”

The herald was obviously frightened, but out of duty, he still replied: "General Huaxiong, what the villain said is true, it was Lord Lu Bu who received an order from Lord Dong Zhuo, and then ordered the villain to rush to the Tiger Prison Pass day and night to report the news, however, Lord Dong Zhuo doesn't seem to know that the Tiger Prison Pass has been lost. ”

After speaking, the herald reacted that Hua Xiong and the people around him were almost injured, and they were on foot, counting the number of people, there were not even ten people.

"Lord Huaxiong...... Could it be that only these people are left of the 20,000 horses? The herald asked in a trembling voice.

"Or else?" Hua Xiong asked a rhetorical question without a good temper, the green tendons on his head bulged, he clenched his fists again, and said angrily: "Damn! I'm going to play the Ming Taishi and let him send troops here! ”

Hua Xiong gritted his teeth, let go of the herald, the herald fell to the ground, and fell hard, he didn't care about tidying up the scattered neckline, so he quickly knelt down and straightened his posture, and said seriously: "Lord Huaxiong, the villain is only responsible for passing the order, according to the order I received, Lord Dong Zhuo said that he was ready to transfer the entire imperial court, including Emperor Xian, and the property in Luoyang City to Chang'an, so he had no time to care about the war here!" ”

When Cao Ping heard this, he was furious, he ignored the obstruction of others, rushed forward, kicked the herald to the ground, and then said angrily: "you, my brother Changjiao is still alone in the Tiger Prison Pass, how can I not save him!" ”

The herald fell to the ground, clutching his chest, very aggrieved in his heart, wanting to cry without tears, but still said: "General, this brother, I know that you have suffered heavy losses and are unhappy, but I only ask you not to be angry with me, let alone lose your mind." ”

When the herald said this, he paused slightly, not realizing that his words might lead to death, but continued to look at Cao Ping, and said seriously: "This brother, you just said that only one person will stay in the Tiger Prison Pass, then I am afraid that when the pass is broken, he will already be dead, if this is the case, even if Lord Dong Zhuo sends troops to come now, it will be useless!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a cold wind blew, making everyone's backs chill and their hearts cold. The herald's words completely shattered the last sustenance in Cao Ping's heart.

Like a mad wolf, the young soldier pounced on the herald, with red eyes, grabbed the herald's neck, exerted his strength with both hands, and roared incessantly: "You are talking nonsense! Brother Changjiao won't die! You bastard, I'll kill you! ”

The herald was pinched and had difficulty exhaling, rolled his eyes, and subconsciously wanted to break Cao Ping's hand with both hands, but Cao Ping had been practicing martial arts diligently since a year ago, and his strength had already increased a lot, and he was even more crazy at this time, where would he stop?

"Save ...... The ...... of life "Seeing that the herald was about to suffocate to death, a crying voice came out of his mouth. Hua Xiong couldn't help it, so he had to step forward and drag Cao Ping away.

When Cao Ping's two hands left the herald's neck, they also left two deep red handprints on them.

Still, the poor herald leaned back slowly, his eyes staring lifelessly at the sky, and he could not move again. Maybe it was because Cao Ping was trying too hard and he didn't breathe for too long, so he finally died of holding his breath.

And Cao Ping, who was dragged aside by Hua Xiong, also fainted because he was too emotional.

In the hearts of this group of people, it seems that Zhao Yue's fate can indeed only be killed by the soldiers of Sun Jianjun who broke through the pass, as described by the herald. They didn't want to mention it, but they had a bad premonition in their hearts, but the herald told the bad news out of their mouths.

There was a solemn atmosphere in the air, and everyone fell silent.

No one doubted this, because their hearts were extremely sad, and no one wanted to go back to the Tiger Prison because they were afraid to see that sad place again.

Hua Xiong stood in the wilderness and slowly put Cao Ping, who had fainted, on the ground. In his heart, he also felt that it was impossible for Zhao Yue to survive, but Dong Zhuo's approach disappointed him. He decided to fulfill his promise to Zhao Yue and no longer serve a monarch like Dong Zhuo, but to take this group of people to find a place to recuperate from his injuries first, and then make other plans.

So, Hua Xiong and his seriously wounded soldiers set up a grave pile for Zhao Yue in the same place, erected a wordless monument, and then carried Cao Ping, who was not yet awake, to the distance, and slowly disappeared between the green mountains and green waters in the field.

On the other hand, in the Tiger Prison Pass, which was controlled by Sun Jianjun, the soldiers of the Combined Army were busy coming and going, they were either two or three people, or one or two teams, carrying various things with long flat poles, such as wine jars sealed with red silk, pigs and sheep trapped by thick hemp ropes, and so on.

These are all ingredients prepared for a big celebration banquet, just wait for Yuan Shao and other princes to arrive at the Tiger Prison Pass, they will sound the gong to start the banquet, celebrate the success, and congratulate the victory in the first battle.

The people in the streets also began to work as usual, helping the officers and soldiers to repair the damaged city walls, going to the gate to carry some large boulders, and then carrying them to the gate together, listening to the soldiers' shouting, and then putting them in the right place.

Under the gate of the Tiger Prison, soldiers guarding the gate stood on either side of the door, meticulous and unmoving.

Nearby, in a shady area where the sun could not shine, under a few dead trees, Sun Jian was theorizing with Yuan Shu.

As Sun Jian's words became more and more intense, Yuan Shu's face was obviously red from embarrassment. In the end, for the sake of his own face, he had to blame all the problems of grain and grass on an unknown strategist under him.

And just as Sun Jian was about to question the strategist, Yuan Shu made another look, and behind him, the general Ji Ling quickly took out his sword and killed the strategist on the spot, spilling blood all over the ground.

Sun Ce and Zhu Zhi on the side saw that when Ji Ling drew his sword, their sword was also out of the sheath, and when they saw this, they breathed a sigh of relief and inserted the sword back into the sheath.

Sun Jian looked at this scene, stunned for a moment, and then looked at Yuan Shu, the two looked at each other like this for a moment, but suddenly laughed tacitly.

Sun Jian stretched out his hand to stop Yuan Shu's shoulder, and at the same time led him to the Tiger Prison Pass, and praised him in his mouth: "Haha, Highway, this time to break through the Tiger Prison Pass, you also have your credit, and you can be strict in rewards and punishments, which makes Sun Jian extremely admired!" ”

"Hahaha," Yuan Shu smiled a little weakly, but still said strongly: "As the commander of the three armed forces, it should naturally be like this, naturally, naturally ......"

In this way, the anger turned into a trick in the heart, and the "creaking" fist bone sound became the soft sound of the abacus in the heart.

Sun Jian and Yuan Shu walked all the way into the hall of the meeting as if they didn't have any mustard, and the subordinate generals who followed behind them also exchanged a few words of greetings, even if they were their own masters, they hadn't met before before.

The contest between the princes has just begun......