Chapter Thirty-Four: A Stalemate

  The reason why Yan Liang and Wen Chou were beheaded by Guan Yu in history, I think the biggest reason is - their psychological quality is not up to par! These two brothers are of the same kind, one is too curious, and the other? Also too curious!

  Second Master rushed out of Cao's military camp, riding on his majestic horse-drawn carriage, and didn't even bother to answer people's questions! As a result - due to curiosity about why Second Master's beard was so smooth, Yan Liangbao wanted to ask for clarification but ended up getting hanged.

  But Wen Chou just wanted to ask who killed his brother, and what that person looked like. As a result, he saw the person, but lost his life! From this we can see that curiosity kills people, a lesson for all ages!

  He saw Lü Bu charging out of Dong Zhuo's formation, with a momentum that was even more powerful than his own. The man was taller and more handsome than him, and the precious horse-drawn carriage he sat on was also more impressive than his own! So he asked: "Halt! You little white face! Are you Lü Bu?"

  Luckily Lü Bu wasn't Er Ye, he kindly told him: "I am Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian! I can tell by your face that you are a short-lived good-for-nothing! Are you ready to die?"

  Heaven knows when Lü Bu learned to read fortunes, Yan Liang is so arrogant! He's more handsome than me, his BMW is better than mine, and he's even more eloquent than me. How can I live with this? I'll kill you first!

  On the other side, Yuan Shao was frantic. He hadn't expected that just beheading one of his generals would prompt Dong Zhuo to unleash his ultimate killing machine - Yan Liang, his precious and beloved general. If anything were to happen to him, it would be a huge loss. So he hastily shouted: "Lü Bu is not an enemy for one man! Who can take him down with me? I'll reward you with a thousand taels of gold and a thousand fine horses!"

  What is Liu Bei lacking? Isn't it just grain and horses? In one word, that's - money! A thousand taels of gold and a thousand fine horses would be enough for them to use for a while. Second Master is proud, but also knows who to show his pride to. In front of Lü Bu, his pride is worthless. Under the indication of his elder brother Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei mounted their horses and set out immediately.

  Wow! Lü Bu is awesome, but he can't defy the heavens! Three top-notch generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Yan Liang, who isn't a renowned figure? The four of them have only exchanged more than ten rounds, and Lü Bu is already unable to withstand it, with the intention of retreating in defeat!

  Before anyone from Dong Zhuo's army came to help, Yuan Shao issued an order in a very unscrupulous manner: "The whole army will attack! Charge!——", as long as they can suppress Lü Bu, it would be a great blow to the morale of Dong Zhuo's soldiers. It was absolutely impossible to kill Lü Bu, so Yuan Shao immediately issued the order to retreat while the going was good;

  The two sides had a total of 700,000 to 800,000 troops, making this a battle of unprecedented scale! The coalition forces had an absolute advantage in terms of troop numbers, with more than twice the number of Dong Zhuo's forces.

  However, in terms of combat power, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army had an absolute advantage. His Xiliang cavalry were all seasoned veterans and excelled at open-field battles that favored the mobility of his horsemen.

  Both sides have their own advantages, and it's up to their tactical arrangements and luck to decide the outcome!

  Li Yu, standing on the top of Xiongguan Pass, narrowed his eyes to watch this great decisive battle, and unconsciously twitched at the corners of his eyes. Although he had seen many deaths during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there was no such bloody scene as this, and for a moment, he felt a little nauseous.

  The shouting and killing sounds in the sky spread all the way to Luoyang City, blood splattered everywhere on the ground, and the murderous aura in the air was almost palpable. Li Yu felt that even his breathing was a bit labored.

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  "This won't do!", Cao Cao shouted, wiping the blood from his face. Even with Xu Chu and Dian Wei's protection, on this battlefield crowded with people and horses, it was inevitable that there would still be some stray fish that slipped through the net. Cao Cao was no weakling, and ordinary generals were not his match; he could still deal with one or two minor opponents.

  Cao Jun's army was small, only about 3,000, but they were all cavalry, which were strongly supported by Wei Hong and bought with great effort. Although the number of people was small, there were many brave generals, so the morale was extremely high. Haven't you seen Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, and Yue Jin fighting fiercely in the midst of thousands of soldiers?

  Cao Ren, who was commanding the troops, heard Cao Cao's shout. "What to do?" he asked. "Do you see that large banner of the central army? That must be where Dong Zhuo is! Don't spare anything, go and kill him! Cut down Dong Zhuo!"

  "Brothers! Follow me and charge! Kill Dong Zhuo! Kill Dong Zhuo!...", Cao Ren shouted loudly, the infected soldiers also shouted with all their might: "Kill Dong Zhuo! Kill Dong Zhuo!...", one by one, two by two, tens of thousands of allied forces were shouting only one slogan, that is: "Kill Dong Zhuo!"

  Dong Zhuo, intimidated by the crazy momentum of the Allied Forces, actually trembled with fear! In his youth, he would never have seen such a situation! He is now so unbearable!

  It's not just Cao Cao who wants to build his achievements, Sun Jian, with the same mentality as him, also led his Jiangdong sons to desperately try to get close to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo's cavalry formation was like a wheat cutter splitting open, two troops of horses and men advancing together, breaking away from the allied army's formation, shooting straight at Dong Zhuo like arrows!

  Dong Zhuo's chariot stood on a high slope, the carriage was very luxurious and tall, he was standing on it nervously and tremblingly paying attention to the development of the situation, in fact, there were also plans to escape if things didn't go well. When he saw Cao Cao and Sun Jian's two armies rushing over, he was so frightened that he hastily ordered the retreat!

  Cao Cao has no more than 30,000 troops! Sun Wentai also had no more than 20,000 troops after being ambushed by Yuan Shu and gathering scattered soldiers to replenish his forces.

  Dong Zhuo's elite personal bodyguards had more than 30,000 men who were not deployed on the battlefield. If Cao Cao were in command of his troops, he would have two options: either to use his cavalry's mobility to launch a pincer attack on the allied army's rear, or to commit all his troops to battle and fight it out with the enemy!

  Dong Zhuo was great, he made a third choice! For his own safety, he ran away before the army collapsed!

  The commander-in-chief was in disarray, how could the three armies not be in disarray? Seeing that their own central army's great banner was moving towards the rear, they also retreated. Moreover, Cao Cao signaled his men to shout loudly: "Dong Zhuo has been defeated! Dong Zhuo has been defeated!", and the Western Liang army fled desperately towards Hu Lao Pass.

  The originally disorganized Allied Forces unexpectedly won! It's really astonishing!

  Fortunately, there were still formidable figures among Dong Zhuo's subordinates. Xu Rong made a decisive decision at the critical moment and led his troops out of the city to meet up with Dong Zhuo's defeated soldiers. A barrage of arrows forced the victorious coalition army to retreat without getting close.

  Dong Zhuo, like a startled bird, strictly forbade engaging in battle, hoping that the allied army would disperse quickly.

  Li Ru was disappointed with his performance, and he drank silently. As Dong Zhuo's chief advisor, he had to come up with a plan at this critical moment. While drinking, he looked at the map of the Han Dynasty and suddenly came up with an idea.

  Li Ru, who had been silent for a long time, sighed and said: "This is my last effort! I hope you can wake up!"

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  The allied forces were delighted to flatter each other, and Yuan Shao was also secretly pleased with himself. Under his leadership, the alliance army defeated Dong Zhuo, what a great reputation! After this battle, the internal conflicts within the alliance were temporarily put aside, which is the war output method, transferring the dissatisfaction of the vassals towards the Yuan brothers through war;

  Cao Cao, however, felt deeply helpless about this situation. Dong Zhuo had not yet been defeated! He still had an army of over 200,000 men! He was still occupying the Tiger Trap Pass. Although they lost this battle, it was just a loss of 40,000 to 50,000 troops!

  The Allied Army lost nearly 100,000! The top priority is how to break through the Tiger's Den Pass, how to capture Luoyang and behead Dong Zhuo! It's either drinking or boasting!

  The Yuan brothers also forgot the poisonous oath they had sworn: not to avenge their uncle Yuan Huai's death, and vowed not to be human! It can be seen how hypocritical they are.

  Dong Zhuo had no intention of going out of the city to fight, and the lords also had no intention of taking Tiger Trap Pass. A stalemate was formed in this way. To say that the luck of the allied army was not ordinary, everyone who bought lottery tickets would win. Just as the two sides were facing each other, something happened that changed the situation!

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