Chapter Twenty-Three: Dead Guard
Since defeating Lu Bu that day, the allied army will send people to attack the city in turn every day, to the surprise of the princes, Dong Zhuo seems to be scared, and he has not the slightest intention of fighting for several days, and he has not even appeared with Lu Bu, but has sent the unknown general before to defend the Tiger Prison Pass.
"It's just a small setback, this Dong thief won't dare to fight, it seems that this Dong Zhuo is just a strong outsider!" Seeing this, all the princes let go of the only worries in their hearts one after another, feeling that Dong Zhuo was nothing more than that.
"What the hell is this Dong Zhuo, he has hundreds of thousands of male soldiers, but he only defends and does not fight!" Among the crowd, only Cao Cao frowned deeply, he didn't believe that Dong Zhuo would really be so timid, if that was the case, Dong Zhuo would not be able to do the power of the government and the opposition now.
"Meng De is worried that Dong Thief is cheating?" Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have been small since they were young, and when they saw his expression, they knew that this Cao Apu was thinking far again.
"That's true, although we defeated Lu Bu, it is undeniable that Lu Bu is a brave general unparalleled in the world, and Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses have not been damaged at all, so it is impossible to avoid fighting like this!" Cao Cao said worriedly.
"It's okay, the soldiers are coming, the water is coming, I have sent people to fill the camp with spies, so that the camps are on guard! Don't let up for a moment, even if he has other tricks, let's just brake quietly! Yuan Shao said. In fact, he was also a little puzzled in his heart, but he couldn't figure out what Dong Zhuo wanted to do for a while, so he could only strengthen his vigilance on his own side.
"That's all there is to it!" Cao Cao nodded, this was indeed the best way to do it before he expected the enemy's actions.
"By the way, who is the general in this tiger prison? This man is also hateful, in the past few days, our army has hit the city many times, and he has easily driven them down! After revealing this topic, Yuan Shao focused his attention on the battlefield, looked at the unknown general who closed the tiger prison, and said with some annoyance. Two days ago, he even sent the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang to let them do another trick to destroy the city wall, but before they could get close, they were fired by ten thousand arrows, so they could only retreat helplessly.
"According to the report of the spies, this person is a Zhonglang general under Dong Zhuo, whose name is Xu Rong!" Cao Cao also squinted and replied.
"Xu Rong? Why haven't you heard that Dong Thief has this number one under him? Yuan Shao read it, and said with some surprise.
"This person is also Dong Zhuo's old subordinate, it is said that he has always been alone, whether it is with Li Dao and others or Lu Bu, he has always kept a low profile, so we have not had any information about him before!" Cao Cao explained that he had just received news from the spies.
"Humph! It doesn't matter who he is, since he has joined the national thief, he will be beheaded when the city is broken! Yuan Shao said a little fiercely. If it weren't for this Xu Rong stubbornly defending, I'm afraid that this tiger prison would have been captured long ago. How this does not irritate him.
"Looking at his demeanor, it is also the posture of a famous general! It's a pity that it can't be used for us! Cao Cao looked at Xu Rong, who was calmly commanding the city on the tiger prison, and sighed a little. He thinks he is a person who cherishes talents, but the talents he encounters always belong to other people's camps, Lu Xuantong who can fight Lu Bu alone, Liu Guanzhang who defeats Lu Bu together, this Xu Rong is also a handsome talent, and his subordinates, except for a few brothers of his own clan, almost no one can be used, which is really depressing.
"We're going to go back again today!" Looking at the sky that was about to darken, Yuan Shao hammered the chariot beside him hatefully and said angrily.
"Don't worry, if the Dong thief is just so passively defensive! Sooner or later, there will be chaos inside, and the ministers who are dissatisfied with him in the DPRK and China are everywhere! Cao Cao narrowed his small eyes and spoke. The alliance is a righteous army, with a righteous reputation, and Dong Zhuo has always been perverse, killing ministers, unpopular, if it is really only defended without fighting, I am afraid that morale will continue to fall, and the ministers in the court will also find ways to help them, and in the end, Dong Zhuo will definitely cause trouble.
"Hmmm! I hope that the ministers of the court and the central government can create some trouble for Dong Zhuo and get a chance for our allies to win. Yuan Shao nodded, and seeing that it was already evening, he gave an order to collect the troops: "Pass the order to let the soldiers come back!" Rest and continue tomorrow! ”
"This Dong Zhuo is like a shrunken turtle every day, hiding in it and not coming out."
"That's it, I see, this Dong thief is exhausted, and he is hiding in Luoyang to do the last escape!"
"Hehe, when Dong Zhuo is defeated, then we will all be the chief heroes of the Han Zhongxing, and it is not impossible to leave a name in history in the future!!"
Back in the camp of the Chinese army, the princes of these allied armies naturally started to talk about it, perhaps it was the success of the past few days that made them relax their vigilance and forget Dong Zhuo's strength, and they were all smiling one by one at this time, as if they had completely defeated Dong Zhuo.
Lu An stood behind Kong Rong and looked at the expressions of these princes lightly, except for a few people who still remained calm, the others were all a little carried away, relying on these people, it was indeed difficult to become a climate, if it weren't for Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, who was from a famous family and had a very high prestige, and Cao Cao and other golden balms by his side, these people would have been broken by Dong Zhuo one by one. However, it is precisely because of the outstanding performance of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in this battle against Dong that they have been recognized by the world's talents, so they can rise so quickly in the future and leave others behind.
"Don't be careless, although the Dong thief hasn't fought these days, the troops under his command are still there, and we still have to be ready to prevent them from counterattacking!" Cao Cao was always the calmest of these people, and seeing that the allies around him were a little fluttering, he immediately reminded.
What Meng De said is very true, until the last moment of war, it is absolutely impossible to underestimate the enemy. Everyone still needs to continue to work hard, and after defeating Dong Zhuo, let's celebrate in Luoyang City for three days and three nights! Yuan Shao nodded and added.
"Please rest assured, we will know for ourselves!" All the princes promised in unison.
"General Sun, it's your turn to attack the city tomorrow! Some time ago, you suffered a lot of losses, but we need to transfer some troops and horses to you! Yuan Shao nodded, glanced at Sun Jian, and asked.
"Thank you for your love! However, it is incumbent on me to crusade against national thieves, and even if my grandson tries his best to make a good man, he will definitely not frown! Sun Jian immediately said with a resolute expression. Originally, after the last turmoil, he planned to save some strength and play soy sauce like this, but this period of time because of Dong Zhuo's poor performance, he has now changed his mind, if he is still mixed like this, when the time really captures Luoyang, it will not be possible to get any credit, as for Yuan Shao said to borrow troops, it is even more unacceptable, in case he just breaks through the tiger prison tomorrow, whose credit will be the credit at that time.
"Haha, since that's the case, let's stop, General Sun is known as the Jiangdong Tiger, and the soldiers under his command are also first-class elites, tomorrow we will see General Sun's performance, come!" Ladies and gentlemen, let's give General Sun a drink! Seeing that Sun Jian rejected his kindness, Yuan Shao didn't care, but laughed and continued to enliven the atmosphere, anyway, as long as he defeated Dong Zhuo, he would definitely be recorded as the first merit as the leader of the alliance, and the famous Yuan clan would be even more brilliant in his hands than before.