"Now that the situation is deadlocked, what is Mengde's opinion?"

Yuan Shao, who had already made up his mind in his heart, pretended to hesitate, turned his head and asked Cao Cao beside him in a loud voice.

Cao Cao's expression changed suddenly when he heard this, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, but when he looked up at Yuan Shao, his face was full of smiles, and his expression was very respectful.

"Alliance Leader Mingjian. At present, we are waiting for the 300,000 army in front of the Chen soldiers, and we are ready to send arrows, how can we allow Li Thief to be rampant and reckless in front of us? However, Cao Mou's soldiers are few and small, and he is soft-spoken, so how to make a decision is still made by the alliance leader, how dare Cao trespass. ”

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao lowered his head as if waiting for Yuan Shao to make a decision, but in fact he bowed his head and cursed Yuan Shao for being despicable and shameless. Yuan Shao didn't say anything about offending the princes of the towns, but forced him to take the initiative to say it, such an act was really despicable, and he was the leader of the princes in vain, and he didn't have any responsibility.

However, Cao Cao is not a person who can be kneaded, he can say what Yuan Shao wants to hear, but how to choose is still left to Yuan Shao. Only in this way, if the princes of the towns want to complain after the war, they can't just find him Cao Cao, Yuan Shao is the initiator, and he is the mastermind who gave orders.

"What Meng De said is extremely true!" Yuan Shao nodded in response, and his voice was not small, enough for the princes in front of the battle to hear it.

Cao Cao's face turned dark when he heard this, and he lowered his head and pretended to pick up the reins, not daring to face the princes of the towns. Even so, he could clearly feel the aggressive gaze of Lu Bu, Zhang Yan and others staring at him.

Besiege? It's easy to say, and the upper and lower lips touch to attack the city!

The defense of Hangu Pass is not leaky, just like Senluo Hell. At a glance, you can tell that besieging a city is tantamount to death.

Who is going to attack the city, and who is willing to lead the troops to attack the city?

Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were completely damaged, and there were only 20,000 horses in his hands. If you attack a city, you will be dead in one turn. There is a saying that a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, and he himself does not want to attack the city, but he keeps saying to Yuan Shao that the arrow is ready to be sent on the string, doesn't this make it clear that Lu Bu, Zhang Yan and others will send troops to attack the city?

"Lord of the Alliance, most of the soldiers in our department are war horses, and they are good at field warfare and cavalry warfare. Not good at attacking cities, and the siege equipment is not well prepared, I am afraid that I will not be able to attack the city. Please be the leader of the alliance! Seeing that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao sang and cooperated. Lu Bu was secretly angry, and immediately did not wait for Yuan Shao to speak, he was the first to speak to make his position, and directly stated that he would not lead his troops to attack the city.

"Huh?" Yuan Shao was slightly stunned when he heard this. His face instantly became gloomy. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Yan, the leader of the Montenegrin Army not far from the right, took the lead, following Lu Bu's example and said unceremoniously: "Lord Yuan, my Montenegrin Army walks between the mountains and forests all the year round, and its armor and weapons are not in order, so I can't help it with a strong city like Hangu Pass. It's ??? If the alliance leader wants to attack the city, Zhang is willing to cheer for the alliance leader and sweep the battle for the alliance leader! ”

"Ugh!" Yuan Shao's voice changed when he heard this. His face was blue and white, and his expression was colorful. Unpredictable. At the same time, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, and his back molars were bulging, as if he was so angry that his teeth were itching, but it was inconvenient to be angry in public, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart, and swallowed this evil breath with his eyes rolled up.

Cao Cao, who was bowing his head and fiddling with the reins, heard the words of Lu Bu and Zhang Yan, the corners of his mouth showed a graceful arc, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he secretly gloated in his heart.

In the two months since the Allied army fought fiercely, although some of the princes of the Eight Towns have lost some men and horses, the overall losses are not large. Among them, the person who lost the most soldiers and horses was he Cao Cao, followed by the Baibo army that was wiped out by the whole army, and Sun Ce's troops not only did not reduce the number of soldiers and horses, but increased more than 10,000 troops. In addition, the casualties of Lu Bu, Zhang Yan, Zhang Yang and others were less than two or three thousand, while the 150,000 troops of Yuan Shao, who was the leader of the alliance, suffered casualties of no more than 1,000 people, and almost no injuries. This is a fact that is obvious to all, and the princes of the towns know it well, and they are resentful, but they can't find a suitable excuse to make trouble, so they have been holding back.

However, today's storming of Hangu Pass gave the princes of the towns a good excuse to make trouble, and without waiting for Yuan Shao to give orders, they preemptively explained the difficulties and made their positions clear. The implication is one sentence: it is okay to attack the city, but Yuan Shao must take the lead, and then they will send troops to attack the city one after another.

Indeed, although the current allied army is called the Seven Towns Princes, there are only three of the strongest princes, Yuan Shao is in the first place, followed by Lu Bu and Zhang Yan. Although there is still a big gap in the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses under the accounts of Lu and Zhang, the number of soldiers and horses is comparable; Lu Bu had 70,000 troops, and Zhang Yan had 80,000 troops. These two people are powerful figures in the allied forces, and although the number of soldiers and horses is not as good as Yuan Shao, they are not afraid of him; Especially when it is directly related to their own interests, these two people are absolutely unambiguous, and they even do not hesitate to tear their faces in public, without caring about the face of Yuan Mengzhu.

And after Lu Bu and Zhang Yan expressed their positions, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Zhang Miao and others didn't have to speak themselves. After all, the three of them have few major generals, and their strength cannot be compared with Lu and Zhang, since Lu and Zhang are unwilling to lead their troops to attack the city, how can Yuan Shao let the three of them lead the troops to attack again.

If Yuan Shao really did this, it would undoubtedly be to force Cao Cao, Sun Ce and other three-way princes to their deaths, and they would deceive people too much! In this way, the alliance of princes will not be able to continue to fight together, and the alliance will end here, and the princes of each town will inevitably fall apart from where they go back and forth.

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"Gao Gan listens to the order, the leader of this alliance orders you to lead the 30,000 infantry army of the headquarters to attack the city!"

Seeing that the princes of various towns avoided the war one after another, even though Yuan Shao was furious and gritted his teeth in anger, he was helpless. No one else was willing to lead his troops to fight, but he Yuan Shao couldn't help but fight. With such a huge momentum, if he returns without a fight, where will he have the face and majesty of the princes, and what will he face to continue to lead the princes' army in the future? If there was no army of princes, what would he do to compete with Li Li for the Central Plains, and how would he compete for hegemony in the world?

The thing of slapping a swollen face and becoming fat is not a stupid move, but a last resort, and it is done knowing that it cannot be done. Even if there is a loss, it is imperative, otherwise it will be a small loss, and the consequences will become more and more unimaginable.

"No, the last general will obey!" With Yuan Shao's order, Gao Gan heard the sound and led the order, and then led the people of the headquarters out of the array and advanced to the front of the pass.

Seeing his nephew Gao Gan leading the troops out of the battle, Yuan Shao ordered with a solemn face: "Where are Yuan Xi and Chun Yuqiong?" ”

"Please give the order of the lord (father)!"

"Yuan Xi led the bow and crossbow battalion and the catapult array to press the siege army, and Chun Yuqiong led the well fence to attack the city later, there must be no mistake!"

"No!" Yuan Xi and Chun Yuqiong responded to the order, and then beat their horses out of the battle and followed the order.

At this moment, the princes of the towns really saw Yuan Shao's resolute side, and he really didn't move, and he moved like thunder. A single order was a big deal, successively dispatched 30,000 infantry troops, 10,000 bow and crossbow battalions, 500 catapults and more than 200 well railings, with a total strength of more than 50,000 people, and the front of Hangu Pass could only accommodate so many soldiers and horses to attack the city at the same time.

This is the demeanor of the princes and alliance leaders, as soon as the military order came out, they waved the ten thousand troops, and tens of thousands of troops moved in response to the sound, and rushed to the front of the pass fiercely like a tide.

"It's finally here!" On the tower of the city, seeing the tens of thousands of horses of the Yuan army marching out of the battle and marching towards the pass, Li Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and he groaned.

"Yes, the infantry army, the bow and crossbow battalion and the siege equipment are advancing at the same time, there are 50,000 people, it seems that Yuan Shao is angry this time!" Guo Jia looked down at Yuan Jun, who was marching quickly in front of the pass, his eyes flashed, his expression was excited, and he seemed to be eager to try.

"Hehehe! It's still good to be young, Feng Xiao is about to move, do you still want to go into battle to kill the enemy in person? Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Oh?" Li Li looked back at Guo Jia when he heard the sound, and said with a smile: "Feng Xiao has indeed been much stronger than before recently, and I want to come to Mr. Hua Tuo's Five Birds Opera really has the effect of strengthening the body!" ”

Guo Jia nodded happily: "Don't hide it from the lord, when the lord swore in the Northern Expedition three months ago, I had worshiped Hua Tuo as a teacher to learn the art of strengthening the body. In the past few months, I have been training diligently, and now I have begun to bear fruit, and although I cannot charge into battle, it is not a problem to deal with three or five soldiers, and it is enough to protect myself. Hehehe! ”

"That's great!" Li Li laughed heartily when he heard this: "I never thought that Fengxiao would charge into battle, and I don't need you to go into battle to kill the enemy, as long as you control your drinking a little, be strong and healthy, and be able to adapt to the long journey with the army." Now it seems that Fengxiao's body is becoming more and more fruitful, and it is quite like being reborn, which can be described as an unexpected joy! When I return to Chang'an after the war, I will thank Mr. Hua Tuo again, give him three dukes, and hope that he will recruit a wide range of disciples and carry forward what he has learned! ”

Guo Jia bowed and said with a smile: "Weichen thanked the lord for his generous gift first. The lord may not know that in the past two years, the family teacher has taught thousands of apprentices, most of whom are You Fanglang with some medical skills, and now hundreds of people have completed their studies and graduated ahead of schedule, and have been assigned to various battalions as assistant officials, responsible for taking care of wounded soldiers and daily diagnosis and treatment of diseases. And the lord mentioned to the teacher the last time that he could properly recruit some women to practice medicine, and the teacher has also begun to select women of appropriate age, and I heard that several princesses and ladies also often go to audit the arts, presumably we will be able to see the girls in our army in the near future. ”

"Oh? I didn't expect Mr. Hua Tuo to be so open-minded, which was a bit unexpected to me. At the beginning, I did tell him that women are more careful than men, and it is easier to learn medical skills, but I just mentioned it casually, and I didn't expect Mr. Hua Tuo to attach so much importance to it. This is fine, after all, there is a difference between men and women, and it will be more convenient to treat women in the future. Hehehe! Li Li said with a smile.

As he spoke, he noticed that Yuan's army was already approaching within two hundred steps of the pass, and Li Li waved his hand to signal the flag soldiers to order the soldiers defending the city to prepare to meet the enemy. At the same time, he beckoned his soldiers to serve tea again, and sat cross-legged with Guo Jia and Jia Xu on the side of the desk, drinking tea and watching the battle without hurry.

"The lord is not worried about Yuan's army attacking the city?" Jia Xu took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.

Li Li shook his head with a smile on his face: "The entire city is divided into three sections, and Bo Cai is the main general on the left, leading Hu Zhen and Xu Ding's 20,000 county soldiers to take turns to defend the city; The middle section mainly guards the city gate, and is garrisoned by the trap camp led by Gao Shun; On the right is Teng Xiao leading 15,000 soldiers divided into three teams to defend the city in turn. Just at the city gate, I have absolute confidence in the camp of Gao Shun's department, and I am unparalleled in the trap; Even if the Allies attack the city for a winter, they will not want to break through the city gates! ”

―――――――――――― (To be continued......)

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