Cao Cao's eyes were keen, he saw the power of the saddle stirrup, and because of this, he saw the development trend of cavalry equipment in the future.

Liu Ze laughed secretly in his heart, Cao Cao deserved to be a traitor, and his vision was more than one cut higher than others. Saddle stirrups are now equipped with only Gongsun Zhan's white horse in addition to Liu Ze's troops. Gongsun Zhan is in the north, and with such a cavalry weapon, it is naturally like a treasure, and it is impossible to show it to others. However, in today's battle of the Tiger Prison, after showing the saddle stirrup in front of the world, it is impossible for Liu Ze to hide it.

Saddle stirrup technology is low, as long as you have seen the person can imitate it, it is foreseeable that in a few years, the world's cavalry will be equipped with this high bridge saddle bilateral stirrup, the combat power of the cavalry will also be significantly improved, the cavalry will really become the main combat arms, Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry will be more powerful than in history.

"This saddle stirrup is just made by a few craftsmen under the younger brother, vulgar things, it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance, if Brother Meng De likes it, I will send someone to send a payment later."

Since Cao Cao will definitely imitate it, it is better to be a favor. For these low-tech things, Liu Ze is not entangled, even if it is kept secret, others can make it, unless you let the archers stay at home and not come forward, but this is simply impossible. However, this incident made Liu Ze have an extra mind, low-tech things can't be concealed if they want to, high-tech things such as black powder and so on seem to have to strengthen secrecy work, once they see its power, Cao Cao's opponents will definitely do whatever it takes to get it. In any case, the formula of gunpowder should not be left in the hands of others.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and thanked him.

On the second day, Yuan Shao once again sent troops to attack the Tiger Prison under Cao Cao's repeated efforts. After yesterday's fierce battle, many princes were more and more afraid of war, and they were reluctant to move forward. Cao Cao stood up without shirking his responsibilities and led the Cao family army to rush to the Tiger Prison Pass and call out for battle.

It was Cao Hong and Xiahoudun who served as the scolding array, but they were allowed to insult in every way, and greeted Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo and the male and female members of the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the Xiliang generals, and no one in the Xiliang army fought even if they were dead or alive.

Seeing that the Xiliang Army had become a shrunken turtle, the originally timid princes of the Kanto region were emboldened again at this moment. Yuan Shao gave an order: "Siege!" ”

Armies of all stripes swarmed like ants. Large siege equipment such as ladders, carts, and bed crossbows came in handy. The tiger prison was closed, and the crowd was surging.

However, the Xiliang army had already been prepared, and when the coalition army attacked the city, it shouted. Arrows rained down on the city. Rolling wood, rocks, boiling oil, boiling water. It was overwhelming, rolling down, and the coalition forces besieging the city suffered heavy casualties. Momentum has stalled.

After the first wave of attacks was frustrated, Xiahou Xuan, who was supervising the battle in the back, was so angry that he screamed. Xiahoudun is also a temper tantrum, when he was young, he learned martial arts from his teacher, and someone scolded his master, Xiahoudun immediately killed that person and fled to other places. It can be seen how hot Xiahoudun's character is. As soon as he saw that the siege was unfavorable, he immediately put on heavy armor, picked up a shield, took a long knife, and led hundreds of daredevils to rush forward.

Cao Hong couldn't see it well, and wanted to stop it, so he had to ask the archers to cover his attack.

Xiahoudun held a shield on his head, climbed up the ladder to the city, he took the lead in infecting the soldiers of the Cao family, and everyone fought bravely and was not afraid of death.

Without field battles, Liu Ze's archers would be useless, and could only provide long-range support to the besieging soldiers under the city. Siege warfare was the hardest battle in ancient times, there was no conspiracy to play, there was nothing to opportunistic, it was a real battle, and the besieging side paid much more than the defending side, in the absence of artillery or even catapults, the siege was a very difficult thing.

Xiahoudun struggled to climb the ladder with a brave spirit, and the soldiers around him fell down from the ladder one by one, and the arrows in the city shot the shield in his hand into the shape of a hedgehog, and he still did not give up, and rushed to the city as if he was dead.

Lu Bu saw it in the city, although Xiahoudun's shield was large enough to resist the fire of random arrows, but for a top archer like Lu Bu, as long as there was a tiny gap, it was enough to be fatal. Xiahoudun was holding a shield on one side, and swinging a knife and an arrow on the other, Lu Bu stood on the side of it, seeing him expose his shoulder blades, holding his bow like a full moon, swishing to the ground, the arrow was like a meteor, impartial, and hit Xiahoudun's shoulder socket.

Xiahoudun screamed, and fell down from the ladder, but fortunately, the corpses of the coalition troops below were in the same place, otherwise it would be fatal to fall down from this height of a few zhang.

Cao Hong was frightened, and hurriedly stepped forward desperately to save Xiahoudun back. Fortunately, the arrow only hit the shoulder, and there was no fear for his life. When Cao Cao heard that Xiahou was hit by an arrow and fell into the city, he also hurried over, and saw that he was only slightly injured, so he felt a little relieved.

However, after Xiahoudun was hit by an arrow, the offensive momentum of the coalition army was blocked, and there was no large-scale siege action, and after leaving thousands of corpses, Yuan Shao had to withdraw his troops.

In the following period, although the Kwantung Coalition Army organized several sieges, they all ended hastily, and the Tiger Prison Pass became an insurmountable obstacle for Yokogaki in front of the coalition forces.

The weather is gradually getting hotter, hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed in front of the Tiger Prison Pass, the consumption of grain and grass is very large, Jizhou Thorn Shi Han Fu is responsible for the supply of grain and grass for the coalition army, such a huge expense, but also let Han Fu unbearable, seeing that the military food is unsustainable, Yuan Shao has to convene all the princes in the Chinese military tent.

Chen Liutai Shouzhang took the lead and said: "Our army is blocked under the Tiger Prison Pass, and it is impossible to advance, the weather is getting hotter, and the grain and grass are not good, so it is better to retreat and sour dates, and wait for the autumn harvest to be abundant before attacking." ”

Many princes nodded yes, and even Yuan Shao bowed slightly.

"No!" Cao Cao angrily rose up and objected, "Walking a hundred miles and half ninety, now our army is in the tiger prison, although it is difficult, but do you know that the enemy army is not the end of the strong crossbow?" If you withdraw at this time, you will definitely lose all your achievements and lose the hope of the world! The princes came for the sake of righteousness and swore to get rid of the thieves, how could they retreat from the army on the grounds of lack of food and grass, and they would be laughed at by the people of the world. ”

Yuan Shao hesitated and said, "According to Mengde's opinion, what should our army do?" ”

"Attacking the Tiger Prison with all his might, the Xiliang soldiers have been defending the city for a long time, and they will be tired. What's more, Sun Wentai has marched into Yingchuan, defeated Li Dao and Guo Yan, and the Xiliang army has been frightened, and even Dong Zhuo has decided to give up Luoyang and move the capital to Chang'an. Cao Cao said impassionedly.

Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao said: "Meng De said easily, the Tiger Prison Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, our army has repeatedly attacked, and the soldiers have been lost, how can we take it lightly?" ”

Liu Ze stood up and said, "Although the Tiger Prison Pass is steep, it is not difficult to break. Dong Zhuo's army is currently led by Niu Fu except for Hu Zhen Lu Bu of the Tiger Prison, Li Dao and Guo Yan of the Yang people, and most of the rest are led by Niu Fu, who crossed Hedong County to pacify the Yellow Turban rebels, and according to the latest news, Niu Fu was defeated by the White Wave Department of the Yellow Turban Army in Hedong, and he could not return to Henan in the short term. In the Luoyang area, in fact, there are no soldiers available, and Luoyang is already an empty city. Wang Taishou's army is currently stationed in Hanoi, and it can move westward from Huaixian, cross the Yellow River from Wushejinnan, and directly threaten Luoyang. ”

Bao Xin stroked his palms and laughed: "Wai Wei to save Zhao, this plan is wonderful." ”

Yuan Shaoshang was groaning, and Wang Kuang was already crying: "Yuan Cheqi must not listen to this, my Hanoi soldiers and horses are still less than 20,000, how can I defeat the tiger and wolf army of the Xiliang soldiers with a weak journey, if our army crosses the Yellow River in the south, it will be powder." ”

Liu Ze laughed and said: "Wang Taishou is too worried, the Hanoi soldiers crossed the Yellow River in the south, only to be suspicious soldiers, not to fight a decisive battle in the Xiliang army, but to threaten the safety of Luoyang from the flank, Dong Zhuo is very inward, Luoyang is empty, he must have trouble sleeping, and it is imperative to transfer the tiger prison defenders to return to Luoyang." After our army conquers the tiger prison, it will definitely raise troops to march westward, Hu Zhen Lu Bu and others are anxious to rescue Luoyang, and they will never fight with Wang Taishou, even if they dare to attack Wang Taishou, our army has driven westward at this time, and the front and rear attacks will definitely be able to completely annihilate Hu Zhen and Lu Bu in Wushejin. ”

"Is that true?" Although Liu Ze was right, Wang Kuang was still skeptical.

At this time, Yuan Shao spoke: "What Liu Duwei said is reasonable, Luoyang is empty, and it is a great opportunity for us to attack. Wang Taishou, please rest assured, once the coalition forces take the Tiger Prison, they will definitely go west to Wushejin as soon as possible and unite with Wang Taishou. "Yuan Shao himself is the kind of person who is happy with his achievements, and when he sees an opportunity, there is no reason why he can't do it.

Wang Kuang wanted to say something more, but Yuan Shao's face sank and said: "This agreement has been decided, if there is any violation of the order and delay the military aircraft, the leader of this alliance will not be pardoned!" ”

Wang Kuang had no choice but to return to Hanoi to reorganize his troops and horses.

After leaving the camp, seeing that everyone was scattered, Cao Cao suddenly turned back to Liu Ze and said, "Runde, do you have a personal vendetta with Wang Kuang?" ”

Liu Ze was shocked, does Cao Cao really have to be a human spirit, and he can even see this? At the moment, he said vaguely: "Why did Brother Meng De say this? ”

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Wang Kuang crossed the Yellow River south this time, and he must have gone and never returned. Wushejin and Luoyang are separated by a hundred and ten miles, how could Dong Zhuo allow an enemy army to operate here? There are no troops available in Luoyang, and it must be reasonable to mobilize the defenders of Tiger Prison Pass to help. With the ability of the national soldiers of Hanoi County, how can they stop the Xiliang Iron Cavalry that has withdrawn from the Tiger Pass? Wang Kuang can hold on for an hour and not be defeated, which is also blessed by God. Runde's plan is to roast Wang Kuang on the fire. ”

Liu Ze Khan, his plan to kill two birds with one stone was actually seen through by Cao Cao, but he still said quietly: "I have never met Wang Taishou, how can I talk about grudges?" Offering this plan is also really helpless, giving up an army to get the tiger prison and revitalizing the overall situation, even if Wang Taishou makes some sacrifices, it is worth it. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Aside from this, there is no good solution." (To be continued......)