Chapter 23: The Unlucky "Hua Xiong"

  "Good, good, good!" Cao Cao thought that Dian Wei was lovely at this moment, and it really gave him face! He personally handed a cup of wine to Dian Wei, who drank it all in one gulp;

  Unexpectedly, out of the narrow path walked out - Yuan Shu and Yuan Xu! "Come on! Take down this Dong thief's eagle dog and behead him to sacrifice the flag!"

  I'm shocked! This is getting out of hand! The fruit of victory has arrived, Li Yu thought to himself, how can I let it fall into your hands? This is a fierce general, and there will be great use for him in the future!

  "Yuan Gong had spoken earlier, and promised our master that if we were lucky enough to capture Hua Xiong, it would be up to our master to decide what to do with him. This matter doesn't concern you, Yuan Gong, so why are you trying to steal the show? Does he really think he's the leader of the allied army?" Li Yu said sarcastically.

  How dare you! You're just a minor clerk under Cao Cao, and yet you speak to me in such a manner? Even Cao Cao himself wouldn't dare show me such disrespect. He would at least give me some face. What are you? Lord Yuan's anger flared up instantly;

  Damn it! This is outrageous! You think you can just bully me because of your status as the legitimate heir of the Yuan family? Even if I was grateful to you before, you can't always be so arrogant! This isn't the Yuan household, this is the Allied Army's camp, not a place for you, Yuan Gongluo, to throw your weight around!

  I am the alliance leader, you are slapping me in the face! Yuan Shao also got angry;

  What's with that look? This is my precious little treasure! What if you've jinxed it?! Even Cao Cao would be furious!

  The situation seems to have become very tense, all for the sake of a Hua Xiong. Li Yu's eyes rolled over: "Report to the alliance master! Hua Xiong was captured, and the Western Liang army outside will surely be headless. At this moment, sending troops out to attack can definitely achieve a great victory! Raise the prestige of our allied forces! Make your name known throughout the four seas!"

  Damn it! Yuan Shao slapped his head in frustration and glared at his brother Yuan Shu, "Send troops immediately! We must annihilate the Western Liang eagles and dogs!" The crowd roared in agreement, a large group of people hastily mobilized to pursue the Western Liang army. What Yuan Shu had just said was treated as nothing, no one paid attention to it;

  "Country bumpkin! Let's see who's walking away!", Yuan Shu said with a scowl, his face red with anger.

  "You dare to bully with your power, you dog! Your dog head will be chopped off sooner or later!", Li Yu said this after Yuan Shu left, but when his elder brother was around, some things couldn't be forced out.

  The Western Cool Army was stunned for a long time. Dian Wei came quickly and left quickly, in less than three minutes, the first brave warrior in their hearts was knocked down by someone and taken away, that technique is really professional!

  The number one brave warrior of the Western Liang army? Yes! You didn't hear wrong! Isn't there still Lü Bu? Didn't Lü Bu defeat Hua Xiong with ease? Isn't he the number one brave warrior of the Western Liang army? Yes! He is indeed the number one brave warrior, because that Lü Bu doesn't count as human! That guy is too fierce! In general, he's called "god", the military god of the Western Liang army, so he doesn't count.

  It wasn't until much later that Hua Xiong's generals woke up and let out a wolf-like howl: "The wind is tight! Let's go!" More than 30,000 people dispersed in an instant, riding the swift horses of Xiliang towards Guan Yuanshui. Unfortunately, their mistake gave the allied army an opportunity, and which lord wouldn't want to take advantage of this chance to make a name for themselves?

  Everyone rushed to kill the Western Liang army like a swarm of people chasing pigs and sheep.

  "Report! — Disaster! Disaster!", the messenger hastily reported to Li Su, "What's going on? Could it be... That scoundrel has deceived me! Alas! Hurry up and ask for reinforcements from General Xiang! Gather a large army to support the defeated troops!" Before even reading the military report, Li Su had a bad premonition and hastily gave orders.

  Li Su, although not the most brilliant strategist, had some brains. When Hua Xiong was eager to challenge the allied forces, he advised against it. However, Hua Xiong was the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and Li Su's attempts to reason with him were in vain. As a result, 20,000 troops were lost from the original 50,000-strong army, all for the sake of defending against external threats. Little did they know that this "one in ten thousand" chance would come so soon!

  Taking the battle report in his hand, Li Su nearly fainted! He had sent Hua Xiong to his death, but how did he also get himself captured? Being killed would have been okay, but instead he was shamefully taken alive!

  This result made Li Su completely unprepared, and in his heart he was even more angry and anxious. "He had long been told not to underestimate the heroes of the world, thinking that defeating Sun Jian would make him invincible? A mediocre person! A mediocre person!" Li Su slammed the bamboo slips to the ground, scolding furiously;

  Scold if you want, but Li Su still had to prepare for battle and receive the defeated troops. If he didn't gather some of the defeated troops, relying on his 20,000 men to resist the allied army of over 500,000 at the gate would be simply seeking death.

  "These bastards! Not even worth a stray dog in mourning! They've forgotten the simplest common sense!", Li Su, who had gathered his troops and arrayed them neatly outside the Tong Pass, cursed furiously. "Loose arrows!"

  "But... they're our own people!", the officer couldn't bear it, "Bastards! If we let them disrupt our formation, not only will they be killed, but so will we!"

  Looking at the defeated army with rolling wolf smoke and crowded heads, the generals also knew the severity of the matter, and gathering bow and crossbowmen was a chaotic shooting.

  "Ahh!——", the sound of people shouting and calling out was endless, "We're our own people! Let us in!", "Damn it! Are you blind?! I'm one of our own!", The sounds of scolding and cursing suddenly rang out, these people were crying and scolding with a tone, firstly because they were being chased by the coalition forces too quickly and were scared to death, secondly because their own people were treating them like this, making them even more panicked.

  "Are all of you dead?! Don't even have the common sense to fight a battle?! Get around me from the flank!", Li shouted sternly.

  The defeated army only then realized why they were shot and killed by their own people with random arrows. They had not fought a decent battle since Dong Zhuo entered the capital, and they committed a major taboo of the military.

  The allied army, composed of local family guards, local garrison troops and temporarily recruited strong men, looked numerous but had little combat effectiveness. Among them, only a few who had participated in the Yellow Turban War had some combat effectiveness, and these people were best at fighting easy battles, pursuing and attacking the leaderless and scattered Western Liang army was their favorite thing to do.

  They charged all the way to the outside of Zishui Pass, where they encountered Li Su's army with their uniforms and armor in good order, arrayed in a square formation. The Western Liang army shot another round of arrows, then counter-attacked, driving them back; the pursuit ended there.

  Then it was time for the big shots to brag and boast. At this so-called celebration banquet, Cao Cao suggested again that the Guandu Pass was empty and that as long as the allied army attacked the city, they could take it down in less than half a day. Based on the pass, they could advance and attack Luoyang, retreat and ensure safety.

  Unfortunately, no one listened! Cao Cao also left in a huff because of this.

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  Hua Xiong, a man nine feet tall, with the body of a tiger and the waist of a wolf, the head of a leopard and the arms of an ape. A native of Guanzhong. He was a military general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and served as a cavalry commander under Dong Zhuo, commanding 50,000 infantry and cavalry troops.

  In AD 190, the warlords of the Guandong coalition launched a joint campaign against Dong Zhuo. Sun Jian, who was then the governor of Changsha, defeated Dong's forces and killed Hua Xiong in battle.

  In the historical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong, this piece of history was modified to describe Hua Xiong being killed by Liu Bei's sworn brother Guan Yu, and this episode is also known as "Assassination of Hua Xiong with a cup of warm wine".

  This is the life story of our great background male - "Hua Xiong Ge". He is one of the three greatest background males in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. As for the other two, they are of course Yan Liang and Wen Chou brothers.

  (Note: I'm also writing nonsense, of course, it's heartfelt nonsense, haha! Mainly based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, interspersed with some unofficial histories and official histories. Everyone shouldn't be too particular.)

  Li Yu also saw this famous "Hua Xiong" this time, although he was famous for being beheaded.

  From the look on his face, huh! Huh? Has he turned green? "I'm going to... Tianwei you idiot! Didn't you almost suffocate him?", Li Yu hastily gave "Hua Xiong" a "chest push", helping him catch his breath;

  When it comes to talking about someone behind their back, even drinking cold water can get stuck in your teeth, and farting can hit the heel of your own foot. Even eating sugar cakes can scald the back of your head!

  At the time, Dian Wei, who was somewhat proud of his spring breeze, brought Hua Xiong over and, fearing that he would struggle, used a bit too much force and directly stunned Hua Xiong.

  Li Yu, under the astonished gaze of everyone, used "chest push", pinched the person's middle, and even did a full-body massage, almost doing artificial respiration, and this Huaxiong brother also woke up leisurely.

  As soon as Hua Xiong woke up, he felt that he was surrounded. In a state of shock, he reached for his sword beside him, but in doing so, he frightened off Dian Wei and Xu Chu who were guarding Cao Cao.

  "Ah! ——" A miserable cry accompanied by two door sounds, Hua Xiong flew out for three or four meters, Li Yu's eyes twitched, he clearly saw that Hua Xiong's chest was concave, Dian Wei and Xu Chu each kicked him once;

  Well! I guess today is Hua Xiong's most unlucky day! This is still good, at least he's alive. Li Yu advised Cao Cao to capture him alive today. If Guan Yu had taken action, you would have become a background actor again!

  "Hmm! ... Send him to the main tent and have a doctor take a look!", Li Yu said, rubbing his nose in distress.

  "No!", several little soldiers directly carried Hua Xiong away, Li Yu turned around and was about to say something to Cao Cao, when he heard a muffled sound again;

  "What bad luck!", Li Yu sighed, the soldier who was tripped by the stone suddenly lost his grip and threw Hua Xiong out again!