Just when Ding Chen fell asleep in Luoyang, in the camp of the Sour Jujube Coalition Army, hundreds of miles away, the princes from all walks of life gathered in the big tent and were discussing things.

"Dong Zhuo's old thief ordered Huaxiong to be the great superintendent, riding 30,000 in command, and sitting in Xingyang."

Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao, with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know about Huaxiong, who can explain it to me?" ”

Qiao Mao, Liu Dai, Yuan Yi, and Bao Xin all looked at each other.

"Meng De, you used to work beside the old thief, do you know Huaxiong's person?"

Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, saw that Zhang Miao's face was a little ugly, so he asked Cao Cao, who was sitting at the end of the big tent.

Zhang Miao was stunned for a moment, and then reacted immediately, revealing a look of joy.

"That's right, Meng De must know the origin of that Huaxiong."

When Cao Cao heard this, his spirits perked up, and he hurriedly got up and saluted.

He defected to Zhang Miao from Xiangyi, and as he thought, after Zhang Miao saw him, he treated him like a guest.

After all, Cao Cao's reputation is very loud, and he was a military captain before, and he was friendly with Yuan Shao and others, and he was quite famous among scholars.

After Zhang Miao raised his troops, although he received many responses, there were not many people around him.

Cao Cao's arrival did greatly enhance his influence.

After the five princes converged in the sour date, with Cao Cao's prestige, Zhang Miao faintly became the leader among the five princes, and even the initiator of this discussion of Dong, Dongjun Taishou Qiaomao, had to bow his head, which made Zhang Miao quite proud.

And Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, is the person who values Cao Cao the most among these five people.

"Hua Xiong, he knows a thing or two.

Speaking of which, this person is a fellow villager, and in the early years, he left his hometown with the elders of the clan, and there was no news.

When Cao was in Luoyang, he recognized him because of his accent, and Fang learned that he later got lost with the elders in his family and lived on the streets. Dong Thief was too punctual for Hedong and took him into his account, and he has been following Dong Thief since then. This Hua Xiong bravely crowned the three armies, and ten thousand people were invincible. During the Liangzhou Rebellion, he single-handedly entered the rebels many times, beheaded the generals and captured the flag, which was liked by Dong Zhuo.

I once heard Dong Thief's subordinates say that if Huaxiong entered Beijing with Dong Zhuo at that time, he had to make Lu Bu rampant.

It can also be seen from this that this Huaxiong is by no means idle. ”

said something that made everyone look at each other.

Like Qiao Mao and Liu Dai, he gasped even more, revealing a look of fear.

Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yu showed a dissatisfied expression on his face, "Meng De's words are inevitably exaggerated, grow the ambition of others, and destroy the prestige of his own family."

It's just a Huaxiong, but it's just a reckless husband, why worry about it?

I waited for the princes of the Five Roads to gather sour dates, and before they could fight with them, they became cowardly, how could they go to conquest the old thief Dong Zhuo? ”

"Could it be that Yuan Qing has a strategy to break the enemy?"

"A letter from the highway said that on the eighth day of the second month, he would meet with us and others at Yangren Pass, and then attack Xingyang.

Presumably, now that the men and horses on the highway have already begun to move, we must also speed up so as not to delay the military planes when we get there.

Well, just Huaxiong, not enough to worry about!

Before I came, I borrowed from Han Envoy Jun to help the famous Hebei general Pan Feng.

That Pan Feng has the courage of ten thousand people to be unstoppable, and he can capture the flag and bravely crown the three armies. Plainclothes Pan Feng is the pioneer, take the Yang people, and it will be successful. ”

When Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao, and Liu Dai heard this, their faces immediately turned happy.

"It turns out that Yuan Qing has been prepared for a long time, and since Pan Feng has it, he thinks that Huaxiong will definitely die."

Yuan Yi laughed and was triumphant.

Seeing this, Cao Cao stopped speaking and retreated silently.

Although he has a great reputation, his strength is the weakest among the five princes.

Although Wei Zi scattered all his wealth in Xiangyi, recruited 5,000 soldiers and horses for him, and had Xiahou Yuan's troops to assist, he was still not taken seriously.

Yuan Yi, who is also a member of the Yuan clan in Runan, has always been arrogant.

Cao Cao knew that he had no right to speak, so he didn't take Yuan Yi's sarcasm to heart.

In two days, the 3,000 heroes recruited for him by his family will arrive. At that time, Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong will also come over, so he will not be as overstretched as he is now. Huaxiong is easy to deal with? When you see him, you will know that he is powerful!

After Yuan Yi and the others discussed properly, they dispersed.

Cao Cao came out of the tent and was about to return to the camp, but he heard someone behind him shouting: "Mengde, stay." ”

He reined in his horse and turned his head to look.

I saw Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin leading a team of people over.

Bao Xin signaled his entourage not to follow too closely, and rode to Cao Cao.

"Mengde, let's talk as we go."

"Ah, dare you disobey?"

Bao Xin is the prime minister of Jibei and a prince.

Although his words were amiable, Cao Cao did not dare to be presumptuous.

In front of these princes, he Cao Cao is just a small character and has no right to speak at all, so he must be cautious.

He was half a horse behind Bao Xin and walked slowly.

"This time the coalition forces are fighting Dong, what does Meng De think will be the result?"

"This ......"

Bao Xin turned his head, glanced at Cao Cao, and said softly: "Actually, although Yuan Benchu's reputation is loud, I am not optimistic that he can succeed. Among these people, the only one who can sincerely please Dong is Meng Deer...... Only Meng De can be the leader of the alliance. ”

"Yuncheng, be cautious."

Cao Cao was startled and hurriedly stopped Bao Xin.

He and Bao Xin are old acquaintances, when He Jin was a general, Bao Xin was also He Jin's staff and knew Cao Cao.

Cao Cao came to sour dates, and there were some days.

He secretly observed, and indeed felt that the coalition forces were huge and looked extremely powerful, but they were intriguing with each other, each with their own thoughts. There are only a handful of people who really want to please Dong, and this Bao Xin is one of them...... As for the others, including Yuan Shao, Cao Cao felt that they were not trying to please Dong, but wanted to take this opportunity to gain fame.

It's just that this kind of thought is only in his heart, and he doesn't dare to say it to outsiders.

Now that Bao Xin said it, how could Cao Cao not be afraid?

Seeing this, Bao Xin knew Cao Cao's worries.

"Meng De, don't worry, only you know these words."

When he said this, his words suddenly changed, "Meng De, you tell the truth, is Huaxiong really as you said, the champion of the three armies?" ”

Cao Cao looked left and right, and then bowed his head slightly.

"What Yuan Qing said about Pan Feng, I don't know how powerful he is.

But that Huaxiong is indeed a ruthless man who really fights on the battlefield...... When I say he's great, I'm not hearsay. I know Dong Zhuo's master book, named Jia Xu, who has learned well. He also praised Huaxiong.

I don't think he's talking, then Huaxiong must have something extraordinary.

If Yuan Qing is as careless as he is today, he is afraid that it will be difficult to bargain when he arrives in front of the battle. ”

Bao Xin agreed, nodded again and again, and agreed.

"Then do you think that this attack on Yangren Pass has a chance of winning?"

Cao Cao suddenly reined in his horse, threw stirrups off his horse, and motioned for his followers to fetch torches.

He crouched down on the side of the road and drew a simple map on the ground with a twig.

Bao Xin also hurriedly dismounted and walked over, squatting down with Cao Cao to take a look.

"This is sour jujube, here is Yangrenguan, and here is Luyang.

Yangren Pass, just between Sour Zao and Luyang, such as the eastern gateway of Xingyang, is a throat fortress.

Hua Xiong is not the Zhao Kuo who talks on paper, he has been on the battlefield for a long time, how can he not know the importance of Yangrenguan? He will definitely send heavy troops to guard the Yangren Pass and cut off our connection with Yuan Highway. If we want to storm Yangren Pass, we will definitely lose our troops. ”

Bao Xin squinted, looked at the simple map on the ground, and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he suddenly asked, "Meng De, is there a clever plan to break the enemy?" ”

Cao Cao hesitated, nodded, and drew two more lines on the edge of the map.

"Yuncheng, please look, this is Hucheng Pavilion.

It is frequently close to the big river, to the north is connected to the Tiger Pass, and to the south is across the river from Xingyang.

This Hucheng Pavilion is remote and not an important place. However, if we can send troops from Sour Zao to sneak attack and capture Hucheng Pavilion, we can directly disrupt the deployment of Dong thieves. To the north, we can threaten the rear of the Tiger Prison Pass, and to the south, we can directly face Xingyang.

If Hucheng Pavilion is lost, Xingyang will lose its proportion.

When the time comes, we can set up a surprise soldier here, so that Dong and the thief cannot take care of it. ”

After Bao Xin heard Cao Cao's words, he couldn't help but show a sudden look, and nodded his head again and again.

"Mengde's plan is the best policy."

He stood up, bowed his head in contemplation.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, erased the map and remained silent.

"Meng De now, how many soldiers and horses?"

"I have 5,000 soldiers and horses, but ...... I am at the mercy of Meng Zhuo today, and it is not easy to transfer without authorization.

However, I have recruited thousands of soldiers and horses for my family, and I will be able to arrive at the latest by the day after tomorrow. Moreover, my brothers are also brave and will come together. ”

"Meng De, don't tell anyone about this matter first, I'll discuss it with Meng Zhuo when I go back...... Hucheng Pavilion! ”

Bao Xin thought for a moment and said softly: "If the surprise attack is successful, it will get twice the result with half the effort." I don't think Meng Zhuo will give up this opportunity. ”