In fact, Cao Cao wanted to accept the challenge.
But he was held down by Cao Ang.
This is no joke!
If everyone works together to attack this city, then it doesn't matter to Cao Ang if Cao Cao wants to lead the army and be the main attacker.
But the preconditions of the problem are not established.
Look at everyone's appearance as if they have been banned. Apart from Bao Xin who is ready to make a move, is there anyone else who has a more positive attitude?
not a single one!
From this we can see everyone’s attitude.
If Cao Cao really steps forward to express the main attack, and joins Bao Xin, when the war is launched later, everyone else will take advantage.
In the end, even if they can capture Chenggao Pass, Cao Cao and Bao Xin will suffer heavy losses.
The two of them combined have more than 10,000 troops. After this battle, only a few thousand will be left, and it depends on God's favor.
This is definitely a disaster for the few people who formed an alliance in Chen Liushi.
Therefore, Cao Ang would never agree.
He couldn't watch his team being wasted like this. Wasn't all the early efforts in vain?
And after Cao Cao was held down by his son.
Although he had doubts in his heart, he knew that his children would never act without aim, and there was definitely a deep meaning in doing so, so he calmed down for a while.
Cao Cao didn't move, so naturally Bao Xin didn't move either.
This way.
There was naturally a dead silence in the camp.
No one took Yuan Shao's advice.
Each of them frowned, as if they were thinking deeply about something.
…
In fact, it was not originally like this.
Everyone came all the way to join the alliance. No matter what other thoughts they had in their hearts, they were all based on the same goal, which was to kill Dong Zhuo, a national traitor.
Of course, it is not too much to contribute to achieve this goal.
When they came, they were already prepared to consume some of their troops.
Being able to consume part of the troops does not mean consuming all the troops. Let them win the battle and swarm them. This is of course not a problem, but the losses in the headwind situation are too great, so they can only hire someone else.
It was Sun Jian who lost to Hua Xiong.
This led to a change in everyone's mentality.
A powerful man like Sun Jian suffered a big loss at the hands of Hua Xiong and was beaten to a pulp.
So, aren’t they simply delivering food?
We can join the war and sacrifice some troops, but we cannot suffer losses in vain!
It's okay for us to just beat the drum, but it's absolutely impossible to take the initiative and take the lead in a frontal attack.
Otherwise, at the end of the battle, all the troops on the front would be wiped out, and they would become mere commanders, while the supporting troops on the two wings would not suffer any damage.
Who can have a psychological balance here?
Yuan Shao also had a headache.
He looked at the left and right sides of the tent. They were as calm as puppets and clay sculptures, and all of them were like bronze bells and dead wood, not saying a word.
For a moment, there was nothing we could do.
Although he is the leader of the alliance.
But he does not have the qualifications to impose orders.
Only when the will of the vast majority of people agrees with his can he exercise the authority of his alliance leader.
But this is the current situation.
As long as he dares to name people and tell them who will be the main attacker, the camp will be turned upside down in the next second, and the originally strong alliance will be shattered into pieces in an instant.
The alliance leader asked us to die, so what I want to do is not to really die, but to defeat this alliance leader.
The worst possible outcome is withdrawing from the alliance!
Based on this premise, what can Yuan Shao do?
So we can only look at each other in silence.
The entire camp instantly fell into an awkward situation. Many people stared at their feet, as if there was something new and strange on the ground waiting to be discovered.
…
At this moment, Cao Cao looked at everyone's reactions.
It suddenly dawned on me.
He knew why his son was holding him down.
Because it makes no sense.
If everyone can cooperate, then Cao Cao is willing to attack head-on, and he will fight the elite!
But what if they don't cooperate?
How can he defeat Hua Xiong with less than 10,000 people?
Regardless of whether he wins or loses, it is a disastrous defeat for Cao Cao personally.
Cao Cao prided himself on being a loyal member of the Han Dynasty, but loyalty does not mean stupidity, and there was no such thing as rushing to kill someone.
Rather than making unnecessary sacrifices here.
It would be better to stand still, retain our strength, and then strike again when it can be used in the future.
So he sat steadier.
But as his eyes wandered, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he saw everyone's attitude.
I sighed in my heart.
Didn't we agree at the beginning to work together as one to fight the national crisis, but at the end of the day, it turned into cherishing life and fearing death.
What's more, if we all work together to attack the city, Chenggao Pass can be easily broken, and if we divide it up, each other's losses will not be much.
But that's how everyone is suspicious of each other.
They are all worried that others may stand by and watch, causing them heavy losses. Such distrust has caused the current situation.
This is only the first level of the battle against Dong!
They already don't trust each other.
Cao Cao couldn't imagine it.
When you face Dong Zhuo, how will everyone here react?
The alliance...has little hope!
…
Just as he was sighing and sighing.
"Crunch!"
Not far away from Chenggao Pass, there was a sudden sound of the city gate opening.
Then everyone saw it clearly.
There was a tall, muscular man who looked like a bear and a tiger, riding a Xiliang horse and riding out slowly.
Before everyone could react.
Then I heard this person yelling loudly.
"I am Hua Xiong, the guard general of Chenggao Pass. Is there anyone in the bandit army across from me who dares to come to a battle in front of the battle formation and fight me to the death?"
I have to say, this guy has a really loud voice.
The sound echoed throughout the battlefield.
After hearing Hua Xiong's words, everyone in the coalition camp.
First he was stunned.
Then something became more lively.
yes!
They could definitely borrow the ancient method of fighting generals in front of the formation. If they could kill Hua Xiong in front of the formation of the two armies, not only would the enemy lose a brilliant general, but it would also be a huge blow to the morale of the army.
In this way, the difficulty of siege is greatly reduced!
The most important thing is that in this way, they do not need to waste a large number of troops.
As long as you have strong men at your disposal.
Of course everyone is willing.
But in an instant.
The awkward and tense atmosphere in the camp disappeared without a trace.
Instead, he was eager to try.
Looks like this.
Cao Cao's face twitched again as he watched.
They don’t want to bear the losses, so everyone rushes to show their faces. What a group of good allies!
Some thoughts about Cao Cao.
Naturally, everyone had no idea.
They just cast their hopes on Yuan Shao, hoping that the leader of the alliance would stand up and take charge of the overall situation.
Yuan Shao naturally obeyed everyone's wishes.
Anyway, the appearance of Hua Xiong just solved the dilemma of Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance.
"Hua Xiong overestimates his own capabilities and seeks death. Naturally, this alliance leader will help him!"
"I also ask you all to move outside the tent and follow me to the high platform ahead. Then I will choose a general to fight!"
Everyone responded with a roar and filed out.
…
Walking on the way to the high platform.
Cao Ang looked at the people in front and behind him, and they were all somewhat far away from where he and his father were.
I immediately started thinking about it.
It seemed like a good opportunity right now.
A good opportunity to speed up Cao Cao's disillusionment with the heroes of the world and speed up his determination to strive for hegemony!
You must know that the reason why Cao Ang actively helped his father participate in the alliance to challenge Dong was not only to gain material and political resources from it.
There is another very important point.
That is to let Cao Cao see with his own eyes what the heroes of the world are like.
Only by letting Lao Cao see what the heroes of Guandong have done can his naive heart be broken and he will no longer have any illusions about rebuilding the country by working together.
Thus embarking on the path preset by Cao Ang.
At that time, when father and son are of one mind and work together, unparalleled power will burst out.
When doing some flower work by yourself, you no longer need to be as secretive as you are now.
After thinking it over clearly.
Cao Ang immediately pulled the military advisor Chen Gong who was walking aside, and then put on a puzzled look and asked pretending to be confused.
"Gongtai, as far as I know, fighting in front of the formation is a fighting method used on the battlefield in ancient times. Since the Qin Dynasty, few people have used it anymore."
"Why does Hua Xiong take the initiative to provoke and want to have a battle with our army?"
Chen Gong had no doubt that he was there.
I just thought Cao Ang didn't understand.
Therefore, with a change of thinking, he used his extremely rich knowledge to provide an answer for Cao Ang.
…
"Since the Spring and Autumn Period, it has indeed become rare to fight against the enemy's generals, especially as the scale of the war increases, the less likely it is that such a situation will occur."
"It is impossible for an army of tens of thousands of people to collapse in an instant because of the death of one general."
"If you want to win on the battlefield, the elements of military strategy, weapons and armor, and the combat power of soldiers are far superior to others, so fighting between generals is naturally meaningless."
"Therefore it is extremely rare after the Spring and Autumn Period."
Chen Gongxian explained the cause of the phenomenon.
Then he looked around.
Then he lowered his voice and analyzed in a low voice at a volume that only Cao Cao and his son could hear.
"In my opinion, Hua Xiong is probably scared!"
"Our army is far more powerful than his. Hua Xiong stood on the tower and looked at the over 100,000 troops that could not be seen. How could he not feel panic in his heart?"
"Put yourself in Hua Xiong's shoes. Seeing that the enemy is coming fiercely, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist with only the city. So I will definitely find a way to delay it."
"And the current fight in front of the formation is most likely a delaying method thought up by Hua Xiong. I guess this person is somewhat brave, otherwise he would not dare to do this."
Chen Gong's analysis was clear and thorough.
I basically figured out Hua Xiong’s motives.
It's exactly what Cao Ang thought.
He is worthy of being a first-class counselor in the world.
And after getting the answer you want.
A look of emotion appeared on Cao Ang's face at the right time, and then he said rather sadly.
"It turns out that Hua Xiong is also afraid of the might of our army. Looking at the appearance of everyone in the tent earlier, I thought Hua Xiong was unstoppable and not afraid of the world!"
Set a trap for Cao Ang's words.
Chen Gong really didn't think that much.
He just replied casually: "The governors and governors of our army are afraid of losses. Even if they knew that Hua Xiong had few troops, they would not be able to attack bravely."
"On the contrary, having such a fighting general in front of the formation is what they wanted, and the two sides hit it off immediately."
Chen Gong knew what kind of person Cao Cao was.
I had clearly seen Cao Cao's movements in the camp before, and he was really ready to stand up and fight.
That's why he dared to say this.
Otherwise, doesn't it mean that Cao Cao is also scolded?
But what he didn't expect was.
Cao Cao kept his ears open and listened to their conversation casually.
Suddenly he let out a cold snort.
Then he shook his sleeves.
His face was gloomy and he quickened his pace.
He disappeared in front of several people in an instant.
Such an appearance stunned Chen Gong.
"General, this..."
Cao Ang quickly smiled and comforted him, saying that the matter had nothing to do with him and that his father was just expressing dissatisfaction with a group of allies.
Chen Gong was relieved.
…
Cao Cao was so angry!
Those who are angry are those so-called allies.
Really useless!
When Chen Gong was talking, he wanted to stand up and argue, but he couldn't say a word.
Because what Chen Gong said was right!
The reason why Hua Xiong chose to challenge in front of the formation was Cao Cao's guess, like Chen Gong's, that he was probably afraid of the might of a hundred thousand troops.
There must be some capable people among the Allied Forces who saw it, but everyone remained calm.
All of them smiled happily and agreed to the fighting general's request in order not to suffer losses.
This wave goes both ways.
What if it's not that it's worthless?
If Hua Xiong knew that the Allied Forces thought this way, everyone would probably burst into laughter.
What kind of generals are you fighting against?
Once the city gates are closed and they stay within the city, they can delay the army for ten days and a half.
It’s so frustrating and disappointing!
And Ang'er, when he raised this question, did he really not understand, or did he do it deliberately?
Think of this.
Cao Cao couldn't help but look back.
But he was shocked to find out.
Cao Ang was whispering something in Dian Wei's ear, while Dian Wei nodded from time to time.
There seems to be a conspiracy going on.
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(End of chapter)
