In the lobby.
Dong Zhuo, who was drinking and having fun, heard the noise coming from outside. He frowned and shouted displeasedly,
"What happened?"
Li Ru, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and other people in Xiliang looked at each other.
Before they could send someone out to investigate the situation, they saw the always majestic Lu Bu staggering in.
"Fengxian my son, you... what is going on with you?!"
Dong Zhuo was surprised.
"Father, my child... my child is incompetent and was defeated by those rebels."
Lu Bu looked ugly and said dejectedly,
"Now the rebel army has taken advantage of the situation and entered the pass."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was in an uproar!
Lu Bu, who was the most powerful warrior in the army, actually lost?
But what shocked them even more was that the rebels had already broken into the pass!
When Dong Zhuo came to his senses, he was so angry that he grabbed the wine glass on the table and threw it at Lu Bu.
"You loser, I wasted all my trust in you!"
Fortunately, Lu Bu was agile and dodged in time, so he didn't get hit.
Seeing the furious Dong Zhuo in the hall, Lu Bu, who had always been proud and proud, felt extremely angry.
I've gone through life and death for you, and just because of one failure, you humiliate me like this?
His blood surged, and he wished he could rush forward and stab Dong Zhuo to death.
Fortunately, counselor Li Ru stood up at this time and quickly stood between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo, saying kindly,
"Prime Minister, the rebels must have been cunning, and General Fengxian was not aware of them for a moment, so they were defeated."
"But now is not the time to care. Since the rebel army has entered the city, what we have to do is to think of a way quickly."
Under his persuasion, Dong Zhuo suppressed his anger angrily.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"Yuan Shao and others are divided into two groups, and there are not many troops. We have hundreds of thousands of troops in the pass. If we face them head-on, they may not be our opponents."
Li Ru has a good mind.
Dong Zhuo touched his chin, his eyes flashing.
Although he said this, even Lu Bu, who was under his command, was defeated by the rebels. Can this battle still be fought?
Listening to the closer and closer shouts of killing outside, Dong Zhuo still felt unsure.
In his early years in Liangzhou, he was a forthright person and liked to do chivalry and justice.
After entering the official career and serving as a military general, he fought bravely and defeated the barbarians many times.
It’s just that so many years of drunkenness and absurdity have already worn away his courage!
After some careful consideration, Dong Zhuo still said in a low voice,
"This is inappropriate, let's withdraw!"
"Prime Minister!"
Li Ru was anxious.
Hulao Pass is the gateway to Luoyang and a battleground for military strategists.
Once surrendered, the coalition forces can march straight in and attack Luoyang!
"I've made up my mind, no more nonsense!"
Dong Zhuo waved his hand, stood up and ran out in panic.
The rest of the people looked at each other, and in the end they could only chase after Dong Zhuo.
…
As Dong Zhuo fled in panic, the coalition forces easily captured Hulao Pass without any effort!
After learning that Cao Cao had captured Hulao Pass, Yuan Shao was also overjoyed and hurriedly led the rest of the army to join him!
That night.
Yuan Shao ordered a banquet to celebrate today's victory!
"Mengde, you defeated the Xiliang army today and captured Hulao Pass, which is a great achievement! Come on, let me toast you!"
Yuan Shao held the wine glass and laughed loudly.
"The leader is welcome!"
Cao Cao waved his hand and said seriously,
"Actually, today's victory lies entirely with Mr. Yang Ling!"
Everyone was slightly startled and looked towards Yang Ling in the corner.
Recently, I have been fighting every day, and I have been eating only dry military rations, and I have no chance to go hunting to improve my life.
Yang Ling's mouth turned pale!
After finally encountering Yuan Shao hosting a banquet, he naturally let go and ate to death.
When Cao Cao mentioned Yang Ling, he was grabbing a roast chicken and gnawing on it.
Being stared at by everyone, Yang Ling did not feel uncomfortable at all. He calmly put down the chicken stand in his hand, raised his oil-stained hands, and said with a smile,
"Mr. Cao is so polite. This battle was the result of the concerted efforts of all our troops, and my second brother Dian Wei and third disciple Long, to defeat Lu Bu and achieve this great victory!"
"Yes, yes, today's great victory must be attributed to the heroes Dianwei and Zilong!"
Cao Cao slapped his head.
"Come, let me toast you two warriors!"
Yuan Shao raised his wine glass and motioned to Dian Wei and Zhao Yun.
The two quickly raised their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp.
After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere of the banquet became much more lively.
Many princes and generals came forward to talk to the three Yang Ling brothers, trying to build a good relationship.
Cao Cao stayed by their side as always, for fear of being poached.
In a corner aside, Zhang Fei's mood was as sour as a hundred lemons as he looked at the three Yang Lings who had become the center of the banquet.
"What's so impressive? If it were me and my second brother, we could do it too!"
he muttered sourly.
"Third brother, be careful what you say!"
Liu Bei sighed, looked at Gongsun Zan aside, and said with a wry smile,
"I didn't expect this strong man named Zhao Zilong to be so brave..."
Gongsun Zan's face was quite ugly.
When Zhao Yun came to seek refuge with him before, he didn't take Zhao Yun seriously at all.
After all, Zhao Yun just came from a poor family and had a humble status.
This is why Gongsun Zan casually agreed to give Zhao Yun to Yang Ling.
But I didn't expect that Zhao Yun would show his superb martial arts today and become famous in one battle!
Not only did he give up a general in vain, but he also appeared to be short-sighted and ignorant of talents!
How could Gongsun Zan be in a good mood? !
…
After having enough wine and food, Cao Cao took the people back to his residence.
He dismissed everyone on the left and right, leaving only Yang Ling.
"Sir, you are really my lucky star. If it weren't for you today, I wouldn't have won Hulao Pass so easily."
Cao Cao said with a smile,
"The alliance leader has just rewarded you with a lot of money. I will send someone to deliver it to you later, so you can share it with your two brothers."
"Thank you, Mr. Cao."
Yang Ling smiled lightly.
At this moment, Cao Cao stretched out and suddenly smiled,
"My husband doesn't like being an official, and he doesn't seem to care about money. I really don't know what he likes."
When Yang Ling was about to answer, his eyes met Cao Cao's eyes inadvertently.
For a moment, he saw Cao Cao's eyes flashing.
Yang Ling's heart skipped a beat.
It's over.
Cao Cao's suspicion is over!
No wonder.
Cao Cao asked him to be an official, but he was too lazy to do it. He gave himself money, but he was not too excited.
This behavior is not like a normal person at all, no wonder Cao Cao is suspicious.
Yang Ling's brain started to spin rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he finally came up with a countermeasure!
"To be honest, Mr. Cao, this subordinate likes... women."
Yang Ling scratched his head, deliberately showing embarrassment.
He really meant what he said.
In his previous life, he was an innocent little virgin. Apart from stuffing his computer hard drive with inventory, he never even held a girl's hand.
Upon hearing this answer, Cao Cao looked stunned at first, then laughed and said,
"I really think that sir is a person without emotions and desires! This is easy to say, I will reward you with a few beauties later."
