Cao Ang would stand up and speak for himself at a critical moment, which Sun Jian never expected.
Because the two of them had no previous friendship.
Not to mention Cao Ang, a young man who had just emerged, even his father Cao Cao.
Sun Jian was only at the stage of acquaintance with each other and had not had much interaction with him.
So why is this so?
He didn't understand it, but that didn't stop him from being ecstatic!
Whether to punish him or to put the matter aside for the time being is just a matter of one word from everyone, no matter what.
What he was afraid of was that no one would speak for him.
Then I'm afraid we really have to follow Yuan Shu's wishes. Now that Cao Ang has stood up to defend him, your allies should give him some face, right?
Facts have proved that Cao Ang is indeed very face-saving.
Everyone who was originally indifferent to the matter couldn't help but bow their heads to each other after hearing Cao Ang's words, and discussed in low voices for a while.
"What Zixiu said makes sense. I think the top priority is not to punish General Sun. We should hurry up and think about how to capture Chenggao Pass!"
"I don't think General Sun is negligent. It's actually Hua Xiong who has many treacherous plans."
"Let General Sun clean up the remaining troops first. Losing troops and generals is not what he wants."
When everyone says something, I say something.
They all blamed Sun Jian.
As the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao listened quietly for a while, then turned his attention to Yuan Shu.
At this moment, this noble man said nothing.
He had previously proposed to deal with Sun Jian because he felt he had lost face.
Face is as important as the sky, and for people like Sun Jian, he can recruit ten or eight people at any time, so how can it be more important than his face?
But now I see everyone protecting people.
Then he is too lazy to continue to act bad.
Spare this guy for once, and he should be able to play some role for himself due to his gratitude.
Therefore, he faced Yuan Shao's gaze.
Yuan Shu just nodded with a serious face.
See this situation.
Yuan Shao immediately waved his hand.
"Since everyone has interceded for Wentai, the punishment will be put aside for the time being. I hope Wentai will not betray everyone's trust and give up the merits!"
Sun Jian knelt down on one knee.
Without saying a word, he gave a big salute.
…
After skipping Sun Jian's incident.
Yuan Shao planned and discussed with everyone again.
Hua Xiong, the general guarding Chenggao Pass, was not stupid and reckless, but had a strategy.
There was a heated discussion.
After all, a guard with courage and strategy and a guard with only courage and strategy cannot be equated.
Many of the original assumptions no longer hold true.
But because everyone had different ideas, nothing substantial was discussed in the end.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to order the army to continue advancing and first pull the military line to Chenggao Pass, and then discuss it later.
And after the discussion dispersed.
Everyone returned to their deployment location one after another.
Cao Ang followed his father Cao Cao and was about to leave.
Suddenly someone called me.
Looking back, it was Sun Jian.
He found a strip of cloth from nowhere and tied up his hair hastily. He also washed his face, which was a little embarrassed due to running all night, with water.
After calling out to Cao Ang.
Sun Jian quickly came to him.
Without saying anything, just bow down to the end.
"Zixiu spoke upright and saved me from the fire and water. Such kindness is something I will never forget!"
"If you find anything useful in the future, please feel free to speak up and go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Sun Jian is more than one round older than Cao Ang, and there is only a few years age difference between him and his father Cao Cao.
But now he is bowing down like this and his words are so sincere and sincere, which shows that he is also a person of good temperament.
Cao Cao stood aside and watched.
His expression is quite complicated.
No wonder my son always makes many friends wherever he goes. It turns out that this is the secret.
He can always lend a helping hand at critical moments and help others resolve crises. Who wouldn't want to be friends with him?
It probably won't take long.
His son's connections are about to surpass his own.
It’s so gratifying and complicated!
…
Cao Ang looked at Sun Jian who was bowing to him.
I laughed in my heart for a moment.
How long has it been?
Why is there another one who wants to go through fire and water for me!
In fact, when Sun Jian returned to the camp in embarrassment, Cao Ang never thought of standing up for him.
Because he thought nothing would happen to Sun Jian.
Even if they were defeated, so what? It was just a small loss. Besides, the soldiers and horses lost were all Sun Jian's own troops. Who would look for trouble?
However, Cao Ang really didn't expect that Yuan Shu would add insult to injury at this time, and he could actually kill his own younger brother. He was really a talent.
Now he found an opportunity.
A favor picked up for free will not be sold if it is not sold.
Therefore, Cao Ang improvised and defended Sun Jian, and now the harvest has come.
Sun Jian, a fierce warrior with great military exploits and great reputation on the battlefield, now also expressed that he would go through fire and water for himself.
Before him there were three brothers, Liu Guan and Zhang.
How to say?
The two sides of Wu and Shu ended before they even started?
These thoughts flashed through Cao Ang's mind.
He reacted quickly.
First he stretched out his hand to lift Sun Jian up, and then said with a humble look on his face: "General Sun's words are serious. How can I be the only one who speaks outright? I just want to say it before everyone else."
Sun Jian said nothing.
He just hugged his fists heavily.
There were many people who spoke for him at that time, but they were all following the trend. Without Cao raising his head, these people would not have said a word at all.
Therefore, Sun Jian knew who was kind to him!
"Zixiu, don't say any more words. I won't say thank you for your great kindness. Please wait until I can repay you in the future!"
After speaking, he saluted Cao Cao and Cao Ang.
Turn around and leave.
Only the father and son were left, each feeling sad. After looking at each other, a slight smile appeared on their faces, and then they returned to the camp together.
…………
And at the same time.
Outside Chenggao Pass.
The guard general Hua Xiong was riding on horseback, looking at the soldiers around him who were cleaning the battlefield, collecting the loot, and burning the corpses. He couldn't help but look proud.
What can the Kwantung Allied Forces do?
They came with a fierce momentum, and they were not beaten to death by themselves, but they were actually a ragtag group of people!
He has sent people to Luoyang quickly to report the battle.
After winning the first battle, I think the Prime Minister would be overjoyed after seeing this battle report and give him a major reward.
Tsk!
The man named Xu really has something.
The strategy given was so powerful.
It's a pity that this guy was a general recruited and promoted from the Northern Army after the Prime Minister came to Luoyang, and was not a member of their Xiliang Army.
Otherwise, you can still get closer to him.
When he led his troops from Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's military order was to hold on to the city and delay the attack, preferably until the coalition forces were distracted and suspicious of each other.
You can not win, but you can't be defeated!
After receiving such an order, Hua Xiong originally planned to follow the order and defend the city. If he didn't take a step forward, he would fight with the company to the end.
However, before he left, during the last meeting between the generals, Xu Rong gave Dong Zhuo some advice.
It means strengthening the walls and clearing the fields, cleaning the battlefield.
They pretended that no one was left outside the city and that the entire army was defending the city.
But at the same time, before the enemy arrived, a cavalry team of thousands of people was released in advance and stayed away from the battlefield from the beginning.
As a cavalry, they have a large range of activities, and they come and go quickly. They are not easy to be discovered, and they can quickly come to support after they are far away from the battlefield.
As soon as we find traces of the enemy.
This cavalry can then be notified to make a large circle, reach behind the enemy's reconnaissance range, and cut off their retreat.
In this way, you can win a great victory!
Nothing can make the Kwantung Allied Forces more disheartened and unsettled than a defeat.
As long as they have doubts about the strength of the garrison at Chenggao Pass, they will be much more cautious when using troops to fight. This is undoubtedly in line with Dong Zhuo's grand strategy of delaying the advance of the Kwantung Allied Forces.
Dong Zhuo agreed at that time.
Hua Xiong naturally adopted this suggestion.
Five thousand cavalry were dispatched in advance, crossing the Manshui River to the south, and then crossing the Sishui River to the east, and finally reached the back of Sun Jian's vanguard.
Facts have proved that this strategy works extremely well.
Sun Jian was caught off guard, defeated and fled away in embarrassment.
Presumably, the ragtag group of Kwantung Allied Forces were so frightened by him that they would be cautious next and not dare to make any big moves again.
In this way, he can delay it day by day!
Think of this.
Hua Xiong couldn't help but look at the red scarf in his hand, with a bit of regret on his face.
What a pity!
After he led his troops out of the city, he led his troops to chase him all the way under the night. At that time, he spotted the guy with the red turban on his head that he remembered during the day.
However, the night was too dark.
When Hua Xiong chased him into the bushes and picked up the red scarf with one shot, he found that it was just hanging on the branch and there was no one underneath.
If Sun Jian gets the news.
I'm afraid I will be overjoyed.
After all, this means that Zu Mao also successfully escaped.
…
After losing its role as a pioneer.
The coalition forces simply stopped moving slowly.
Instead, they turned on their full power and moved forward at full speed. Soon they arrived outside Chenggao Pass.
Thanks to Sun Jian's experience, everyone learned wisely this time. Not only did they send people to carry out a large-scale sweep in advance, they even formed defense formations in all directions.
Everyone arranged their respective camps in the four directions, so that no matter where the enemy appeared from, they could be properly defended.
Although in Cao Ang's opinion, this is a bit unnecessary, after all, Hua Xiong is not mentally retarded.
Twenty thousand people fight against five thousand people. Of course he dares to use this tactic of dividing his troops for a sneak attack.
But now he is facing 100,000 people, and if he still does this kind of trick, he will be destroying himself.
Even though he had the convenience of cavalry, Yuan Shao came from Jizhou and he had no shortage of cavalry under his command.
What's more, Cao Ang also has a trump card.
That's his golden eagle!
In the past few days, Cao Ang spent most of his time flying Chiu Chiu into the air. With the golden eagle's eyesight, he could immediately detect any unusual movement.
Unless the enemy troops are all Tu Xingsun and dig their way through the ground, they will have nothing to hide!
"Dong dong dong!"
"Dong dong dong!"
As a burst of war drums sounded.
Cao Ang suddenly woke up from his thoughts.
Then he saw where Yuan Shao was, the Chinese army's tent was raised, which was a signal for people from all walks of life to go to the Chinese army to discuss matters.
He immediately informed Zhang Liao.
Then he quickly walked towards the Chinese army.
…
After everyone is seated.
Yuan Shao ordered his people to roll up the curtains of the tent so that everyone sitting in the tent could have an unobstructed view of Chenggao Pass not far away.
"Everyone, Guancheng is right in front of us. Hua Xiong seems to be in a position to defend the city again, but I don't know whether it is true or not."
"What do you think?"
Among them all, apart from Sun Jian, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, Bao Xin was the most experienced.
He is also an impatient and militant person.
So when he heard Yuan Shao's words at this moment, Bao Xin immediately cupped his hands and then analyzed calmly.
"When using troops on the battlefield, you can only use one strategy at a time. If Hua Xiong was able to deceive someone once, he was lucky. How can he succeed again?"
"Besides, our army has many generals and sufficient personnel. If Hua Xiong defends the city, he still has the strength to fight. But if he dares to come out, the city will be destroyed and people will be killed!"
"I think this guy didn't use any tricks this time."
Everyone believed what Bao Xin said.
With only a brief analysis, you can see that what is said is true.
Yuan Shao also nodded slightly with satisfaction.
"Hua Xiong has made up his mind to use this Guancheng to delay our army, hinder time, and buy time for Dong Zhuo."
"However, we must not comply with his wishes, and we must strive for a quick victory."
"I plan to order an attack later. I wonder which generals are willing to launch an attack from the front and serve as the main force in the attack on Chenggao Pass?"
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
There was dead silence in the entire camp.
I only heard a little bit of wind coming from outside.
Ask them to make suggestions and provide analysis, and of course they will nod quickly.
But to undertake a frontal attack.
Um……
It’s better to hire someone else!
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Monthly ticket recommendation ticket
(End of chapter)
