"Your Majesty, the last general..." Back at Hulao Pass, looking at Liu Xie's plain gaze, Ma Chao felt a little hot.m. The mobile phone is the most traffic-saving site and has no ads.

When he went out to fight, he complained that Liu Xie was too careful and looked down on him. Now it seems that Liu Xie's worries are absolutely correct. If he really ran to challenge him alone, he would probably have been abused.

"Everyone goes down and rest. Today's coalition forces are afraid that they will not come to attack the city." Liu Xie waved his hand. He saw the previous battle through the Qianli Mirror. Although the three people from the other camp could not tell who was who, even if Ma Chao is not yet at the peak, the general who can compete with him is definitely not an unknown person. Although he had never seen Sun Ce before, he didn't need to guess the identity of the other party in that dress.

"Here! I'll leave." Ma Chao quickly bowed and left as if he was running away. Although Liu Xie had no intention of making fun of him, he always felt that everyone was laughing at him. At this moment, Liu Xie asked him to leave, which was exactly what he wanted.

"Your Majesty, there are many powerful generals in the coalition. It seems that it is quite difficult to defeat these 400,000 troops in this battle." Jia Xu came to Liu Xie after the generals left and said with a smile.

"It is a protracted war. If you are eager for quick success and instant benefits, you will only lose your own position. What should you do? If the soldiers come to stop you, we can afford it, but the princes can't afford it." Liu Xie said with a smile.

When Jia Xu heard this, he smiled slightly and stopped talking. What he feared most was that Liu Xie was complacent because of the victory of the previous few battles. Although Guo Jia's theory of five victories and five defeats had some truth, the biggest function was to encourage the morale of the soldiers. As an emperor, if Liu Xie was also inspired, it would be a bad thing, because what Liu Xie lacked now was not confidence, but what he needed now was absolute reason.

No matter how reasonable the five victories and five defeats are, they are facing 400,000 coalition forces and 400,000 troops. Even if they stand still, they will be allowed to cut them out, and the soldiers and horses of Hulao Pass will have to cut them for a few days.

"Be ready, I'm going to waste time with them this time! Also, on Ao Cang, I see that it's difficult to open the land route, but the river cannot be cut off. Do not have any shortage of soldiers and food." Liu Xie glanced at Jia Xu. The old fox always said without pointing out the words, and asked you to guess it's better to talk to Guo Jia happily, but... I have a good IQ.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty!" Jia Xu bowed slightly and smiled: "Before the coalition forces arrived in Xingyang, I had ordered people to send a batch of supplies. In addition, Yanshi's troops were also transferred to Ao Cang. Now Ao Cang has more than 12,000 troops, and the food and grass are enough to support for two months. On the river, from Mengjin to Ao Cang, the section above our army is still under control. Before winter, it is worry-free, but after winter..."

Once winter begins, the natural barrier of the river water will be gone. Once the river is frozen, the coalition forces can cross the Yellow River. At that time, it will be difficult to support grain and grass through waterways to Aocang through water. Although it is still a long time before winter begins, these problems must be prepared early.

"So, before winter begins, Hanoi is completely consolidated. I have ordered Xu Huang to lead his army to Bingzhou. Before June, we can start building a defense line in the Hanoi area." Liu Xie nodded. This is indeed a problem. If we want to ensure Ao Cang's defense line, Hanoi is a must-fight place. Although it still belongs to the court today, it is not stable. Yuan Shao may attack Hanoi at any time.

Xu Huang?

Jia Xu frowned slightly and looked at Liu Xie in confusion. It was not that Xu Huang was not capable, but that Liu Xie had many generals who could leave Hanoi and had a lot of troops. Why did he transfer Xu Huang from thousands of miles away?

Zhang Yang?

A name flashed through Jia Xu's heart, and then he suddenly realized that Xu Huang was probably going south. The most important thing was not to leave Hanoi, but to deal with Zhang Yang?

Although Zhang Yang is very peaceful now, his position is too important. Once Zhang Yang strikes a difficult situation, he can cut off the connection between the court and Chang'an at any time. Although Zhang Yang has always supported the court, he is independent from the court as a warlord. At this critical moment, he put his back on an outsider, which is a joke about the safety of the court. Liu Xie obviously would not do this.

Although I figured out these things, Jia Xu did not say them out loud. Seeing through but not saying them out loud is the way to protect himself. Otherwise, a person who may guess your thoughts at any time will be around him, over time, and individuals will be afraid of it, let alone the emperor?

The two discussed some strengthening contacts with Ao Cang, how to effectively use Ao Cang and Hulao to restrain more of the coalition forces before leaving. At the same time, the atmosphere in the coalition camp was also a little nervous.

Since Yuan Shu returned to the camp, he has been shady. Cao Cao ignored him. He was a bastard and it would be fine if he didn't take Sun Ce seriously. He also wanted to sacrifice his general and was kicked in the head by a donkey.

Yuan Shao shook his head and looked at everyone and said, "I don't want Lu Bu, after Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun, there are such powerful generals under the command of the emperor. Today, our army lost."

Although there was a reason why Yuan Shu committed suicide, in fact, Cao Cao didn't want to fight at that time. He was the first to make a sound. In theory, they did lose for a while, but they didn't lose too badly, and their morale could be boosted.

"Today, you all look at the Hulao Pass. Have you ever had a plan to defeat the enemy?" Seeing that everyone did not respond, Yuan Shao had to start again. He couldn't keep being stiff like this. Before the battle was officially fought, he was in chaos first, and that would become a laughing stock in the world.

Chen Deng thought for a while and said, "Today, the city is seven meters high and the buildings are integrated. Many of the Dukes participated in the battle against Dong, and the Hulao Pass was so majestic back then?"

"That's not." Cao Cao shook his head when he heard this: "Although Hulao Pass was known as a strong city, it was only five feet high, and it was not as grand as today. At this height, ordinary Jingli might not be able to reach it. I heard that since Gao Shun became the general of Hulao Pass, he has been continuously strengthening Hulao Pass. The court was probably prepared for this battle!"

"If this is the case, if we attack hard, our army will suffer heavy losses. There are eight gates in Luoyang. In addition to Hulao, there are also Arc deputies, Xuanyuan deputies, Yique deputies, and Luhun deputies for our army to seek. According to the following opinions, it is better to prepare to attack Hulao here to attract more imperial troops. In secret, choose one pass to attack him. Arc deputies, Xuanyuan, Yique and Luhun deputies. If any pass is broken, our army can march straight into Luoyang."

"What Yuanlong said is reasonable." Cao Cao nodded, but did not add that his thoughts were similar to Chen Deng. Hulao Pass was a strong city in the world and was continuously strengthened by Gao Shun. Even if they had 400,000 troops to crush their opponents in terms of military strength, if they just stared at Hulao Pass, the 400,000 troops would not be able to unfold outside Hulao Pass. If such waves of consumption continue, they would definitely be them. But if they could break another level, even if Hulao Pass could not be broken, they could still take Luoyang directly. Once Luoyang fell, it would be useless no matter how strong Hulao Pass was.

"Lord!" Guo Tu hurried in, came straight to Yuan Shao, and handed a letter to Yuan Shao: "Luoyang Secret Report!"

"Oh?" Yuan Shao heard this and hurriedly took the letter. The letter was written in paper. Since the local bookstores have gained foothold, paper is no longer as expensive as before, and it is easy to write and not difficult to carry. Now even the aristocratic families under the command of the princes have great prejudice about the court selling these sages so cheaply, they cannot stop the circulation of this thing.

After unfolding the letter and reading it quickly, Yuan Shao's face gradually showed a look of surprise.

"Brother Benchu, what happened?" Cao Cao looked at the letter in Yuan Shao curiously. It was probably a very important thing that made Yuan Shao so happy.

Yuan Shao did not answer, but said directly to Yuan Shu: "Highway, I just received a secret report. A detailed work from a certain lieutenant in the court has sent news. If Zi Yu personally led the army to fight, he has entered Hulao Pass."

"Okay!" Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he heard this, and then sneered: "The young emperor is passionate and reckless, he actually went to the Huzhu in person. It seems that this Huzhu Pass must be broken!"

Cao Cao opened his mouth when he heard this, wanting to tell him that this might be the emperor's plan, but he looked at Yuan Shu with an excited expression and silently swallowed the words back.

I'm afraid the emperor wanted to use this to force them to focus on Hulao. This emperor is not a reckless person. If we reverse the result, we can find that every step of the emperor has a strong purpose. Moreover, Cao Cao was very suspicious that the person who passed the news to them in the court had been discovered, otherwise the city gates were closed all over Chang'an, so how did the letter come out?

Based on Cao Cao's understanding of Yuan Shu, since he already knew that Liu Xie was in this Hulao Pass, he might not be able to pull back the decision he made even if there were ten cows, and Cao Cao was not going to remind him.

"Okay, since the emperor is in this Hulao Pass, we only need to break through Hulao Pass and naturally capture the emperor alive!" Yuan Shu stood up with some pride and laughed loudly.

Capture the emperor alive?

The group of people looked at each other when they heard this. Although the reason was so reasonable, it was better not to say this. After all, the banner they used to clear the king's side, not to attack the foolish king.

"The leader of the alliance, the last general thinks..." Sun Ce frowned and said, "For the sake of safety, we will still divide the side troops and attack the Arc destiny. If Hulao fails, we only need to break through the Arc destiny and drive straight in, and we can also hit Luoyang!"

Yuan Shu frowned when he heard this, and looked at Sun Ce with dissatisfaction and said, "Since you can do it once and for all, why bother with this?"

"But..." Sun Ce wanted to say something else, but was interrupted roughly by Yuan Shu.
Chapter completed!