Hearing Zhang Liao's voice suddenly, Xu Rong couldn't help being taken aback. He just woke up from a dream, and Xu Rong couldn't figure out what happened for a while.

"Brother Wen Yuan, what happened outside? But the allied forces of the princes broke into Hulao Pass?" Xu Rong couldn't help asking.

"Brother Wen Sheng, don't be impatient, and I'll find out when I go to see Junhou later."

After Zhang Liao finished speaking, the room fell into silence again, and no one planned to speak again for a while.

Hearing the screams, wailing, and hacking sounds that continued to come from outside, Xu Rong was so upset that he couldn't help but start thinking wildly.

Suddenly, Xu Rong's complexion changed drastically, and he had a very bad idea.

Zhang Liao sitting here calmly, must not have been breached at Hulao Pass.

Combined with the mutiny of the Xiliang army today and the screams outside, Xu Rong couldn't help but associate it.

After about a quarter of an hour, the shouting outside gradually quieted down.

"Brother Wen Sheng, follow me to see the prince." Zhang Liao got up and walked.

Xu Rong followed immediately. After hearing the screams for so long, Xu Rong couldn't wait to see what happened outside.

As soon as he walked out of the military tent, the pungent smell of blood came to his face, very strong.

By the light of the torch, Xu Rong saw the densely packed Bingzhou army carrying corpses out.

Xu Rong's heart sank. Seeing this scene undoubtedly confirmed his previous conjecture.

Lu Bu has attacked the Xiliang army!

Xu Rong was in a very disturbed mood at the moment, he didn't know what Lu Bu would do with him, the chief general of the Xiliang Army, would he be executed as well?

All kinds of questions filled Xu Rong's mind, and he had arrived at Lu Bu's residence before he knew it.

"My lord, all five thousand Xiliang troops have been killed." Zhang Liao clasped his fists and said.

"Very good." Lu Bu nodded slightly, then looked at Xu Rong, and said, "Wen Sheng is here, sit down quickly."

Xu Rong felt a little apprehensive when he heard this, Lu Bu was so polite to him, it didn't look like he wanted to kill him.

"Your Majesty... what happened tonight... why do you dare to ask?" Xu Rong couldn't hold back in the end, and asked aloud. two

"Wen Sheng, why did Dong Xiangguo let the two of us stay in Hulaoguan?" Lu Bu asked suddenly, and even used the word "we" deliberately, inadvertently pulling the two into the same camp.

"This..." Xu Rong was startled when he heard the words, not knowing how to answer.

"Xiangguo has so many Xiliang generals under his command, why did he entrust us two foreigners with important tasks? Is that why Xiangguo values ​​us so much?" Lu Bu continued to ask.

Except for Lu Bu who is not from Bingzhou and Xu Rong who is from Liaodong, the generals under Dong Zhuo's command are all from Xiliang.

Under such circumstances, Xiliang military generals naturally form their own faction, and it is difficult for outsiders to integrate into their circle.

Similarly, Dong Zhuo started his career in Xiliang, and he also relied heavily on generals from Xiliang.

On the contrary, military generals like Lu Bu and Xu Rong who were not born in Xiliang would not be reused at all on weekdays.

When they were in Luoyang, Xiliang military generals were in charge of the defense of Xiangfu and Luoyang, so Xu Rong and Lu Bu could only stay at home.

"On the surface, we are letting us cut off the queen." Lu Bu said earnestly: "But we have left us with such a small force, and the army of the princes is at least ten times ours! Isn't this asking us to die?"

Xu Rong was silent when he heard the words, with flickering expressions on his face, obviously moved by Lu Bu's words.

It's definitely not a good job to do something like this.

The reason why Dong Zhuo sent Xu Rong to stay behind was because the generals in Xiliang were not willing to take on this drudgery. If one was not careful, he might be caught in a tight siege and die in Hulao Pass.

Dong Zhuo was also reluctant to let his direct descendants stay, so this job was naturally on Xu Rong's head.

"Wen Sheng, they are all from the Xiliang Army, we two foreigners should support each other, what do you think?"

Xu Rong took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, I understand now."

Lu Bu smiled when he heard the words, and winked at Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao understood, and slipped a person in from the outside, threw it in front of Xu Rong, and handed Xu Rong a knife by the way.

"Brother Wen Sheng, the matter is of great importance, and there is no basis for empty talk, so please kill this person." Zhang Liao said.

Xu Rong looked down, this person was the deputy general of the Xiliang Army, a warrior from Xiliang.

In the Xiliang Army, the lieutenant general should not discuss any regiment fees in addition to karma.

Even if it is a bandit group, it still needs a certificate of approval to go up the mountain.

If Xu Rong wanted to gain Lu Bu's trust completely, he couldn't rely on plain words, he had to take practical actions to prove it.

As long as Xu Rong kills the deputy general of the Xiliang Army, then Xu Rong will have no turning back and will be completely tied to Lu Bu.

"Xu Rong is a dog thief! How dare you kill me? Xiangguo will never let you go, just wait for your death!" The lieutenant lay on the ground angrily.

Xu Rong hadn't made up his mind at first, but after hearing what the lieutenant general said, he stopped hesitating immediately.

"Shua!"

The light of the knife flashed, the scolding stopped abruptly, and a human head rolled down.

The man was beheaded by Xu Rong himself, and after returning to Chang'an, if Xu Rong dared to expose Lu Bu, Lu Bu would also be able to drag Xu Rong to death.

Lu Bu killed the Xiliang army, Xu Rong killed the deputy general, and the two became grasshoppers on the same rope.

One prospers, one prospers, one loses all.

"Wen Sheng, you heard it too, a small lieutenant dares to bully you like this."

"Even if you don't kill him, after you return to Chang'an, you will still be blamed."

"These Xiliang bird people are completely different from us." Lu Bu said slowly.

Xu Rong put away his saber, bowed down to Bu Lu, and said, "The last general will wait for the king in the future!"

"Good! Let's help each other." Lu Bu helped Xu Rong up himself.

During the overnight mutiny, Lu Bu eliminated the unstable factors in Hulao pass, and at the same time subdued Xu Rong, a general.

Regardless of whether he was forced or had no choice but to choose, anyway, Xu Rong has boarded Lu Bu's thief ship, and there is no turning back, so he can only follow Lu Bu all the way to the dark.

If there are no internal problems, then the external problems need to be solved now.

Although the Xiliang army has been dealt with, there are still countless allied armies of princes outside the city.

Hulao Pass is under siege, if you don't come up with a suitable solution, then everyone will follow in the footsteps of the Xiliang Army and die in Hulao Pass.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now? Do we want to break out?" Zhang Liao asked.

"How's the food situation?" Lu Bu asked.

"Hui Junhou, it can last for a while." Zhang Liao added: "Especially after getting rid of the Xiliang Army, there will be less than 5,000 mouths, and the support time will be longer."

Lu Bu nodded slowly, "I have an idea about breaking out, and I have an important task for you."

"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions. It is not my duty to refuse." Zhang Liao clasped his fists immediately.

"Go out of the city and meet Yuan Shao!"

Zhang Liao came to the head of Hulaoguan City, found the location of Yuan Shao's subordinates, and then asked the soldiers at the head of the city to send him to the bottom of the city with a hanging basket.

Every vassal has a large army in the army, and Yuan Shao's banner is even bigger than others, so it is very easy to confirm, just ask the soldiers in the city.

Under the cover of the moonlight, Zhang Liao came to the city without being discovered.

The attitude of the coalition forces of the princes is also relatively lax.

Based on the plan of encircling but not attacking, and the fact that the coalition forces of the princes are really too many, if we do a good job of fortifications, we really don't have to worry too much about Lu Bu's sudden breakout.

After coming down, without any hesitation, Zhang Liao strode towards Yuan Shao's camp.

"who?"

When he came to the gate of the camp, he was immediately stopped by Tian Zuo on duty.

"I am the leader's secret agent. I just came out of Hulao pass. Take me to meet the leader quickly. Don't make any noise." Zhang Liao said seriously.

The soldiers on guard looked at each other in blank dismay. Zhang Liao spoke clearly, and they did not dare to neglect.

Especially when they heard that Zhang Liao was released from Hulao just now, if there was any confidential military situation, they couldn't afford to delay it.

Escorted by two soldiers, Zhang Liao easily entered the barracks and arrived outside Yuan Shao's tent.

At this moment Yuan Shao was sleeping, he was woken up in a daze, and then listened to the report of the people below with his head down.

"Spy? When did I send a spy?" Yuan Shao rubbed his sleepy eyes, unable to react for a while.

But after hearing that the other party came out of Hulao, and came in the middle of the night, out of curiosity, Yuan Shao still put on his clothes, intending to meet this so-called 'secret agent'

When he came to the front tent, Zhang Liao had been waiting for a long time.

"Who are you? Did you really come out of Hulao? Why did you lie about being a secret agent?" Yuan Shao asked directly.

"I also ask the leader to retreat to the left and right, and I have a secret report." Zhang Liao said calmly.

"No need, these are my confidantes, if you have anything to say, just say it." Yuan Shao waved his hand.

Face to face with a stranger alone, Yuan Shao would not act like this, if the other party suddenly assassinated, it would be too dangerous.

What's more, the soldiers who can be on duty in Yuan Shao's tent must be Yuan Shao's confidantes, and there is really no need to avoid them.

(aeai) "Well, let me introduce you first."

"I am the general under Du Tinghou's account, Zhang Wenyuan.

"Oh?" Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows, "A person from Lu Bu?"

"Exactly." Zhang Liao was neither humble nor overbearing.

"Come here." Yuan Shao said directly: "Pull him down and kill him."

As soon as the words fell, two armored soldiers supported Zhang Liao, one on the left and one on the right, and were about to drag him outside.

"The lord of the alliance, you dare not listen to me?" Zhang Liao asked back.

"You don't have to provoke me." Yuan Shao sneered, "I have nothing to say to the rebels.

"If you don't listen to my words today, don't regret it when you turn back to the leader."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Liao kept silent, as if he really accepted his fate, and planned to follow the two soldiers outside.

Zhang Liao's actions aroused Yuan Shao's curiosity.

"Oh? Tell me, how will I regret it?"

Hearing that Yuan Shao spoke again, the guards stopped and brought Zhang Liao back.

"If I can't go back before dawn, Marquis Du Ting will go out of the city to break through, and even deliberately break out from Leader Yuan's position." Zhang Liao chuckled.

"You're threatening me?!" Yuan Shao glared, "I'm not afraid of that Lu Bu! I wish that Lu Bu would take the initiative to break through from me!"

"It's not a threat, it's just telling the truth. As for whether the lord is afraid or not, only the lord knows in his heart." Zhang Liao said in a deep voice, "As for Du Tinghou breaking through from the lord, I can't say what will happen to the lord, but at least it can kill more than half of the lord. .”

"What a joke!" Yuan Shao taunted, "Just relying on Lu Bu's strength? How can we be afraid of Lu Bu with a 200,000-strong coalition army?"

"Leader, the coalition army has 200,000 troops, but do you think other princes will fight in righteousness?" Zhang Liao asked, "Don't you just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"

"In my opinion, after the leader and Marquis Duting both lose, I'm afraid other princes will jump out to take advantage of it?"

Yuan Shao's expression sank when he heard the words.

As the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao knows the virtues among the eighteen princes.

If Lu did not really break out from here, I am afraid that as Zhang Liao said, no one would send troops to rescue, but they would all watch the heat.

Nao, watching Yuan Shao and Lu Bu consume each other.

"With the bravery of Du Tinghou, it is naturally impossible to deal with an army of 200,000, but it is more than enough to deal with the leader alone, what do you think?" Zhang Liao's attitude was relaxed, and he had already mastered the dialogue

initiative.

"Tell me why you're here, is it because Lu didn't let you come?" Yuan Shao changed the topic, and he agreed with Zhang Liao's statement in a disguised form.

"The leader of the alliance is wise, and it was Du Tinghou who sent the last general to meet the leader."

"whats the matter?"

"For the meaning of Marquis Du Ting, I would like to ask the lord to raise his hand and open a gap in the position so that I can leave Hulao Pass." Zhang Liao made a request.

"Joke!" Yuan Shao laughed out of anger, "Why does the leader let you go?"

"Then what's the benefit of the leader and me waiting for the fish to die?" Zhang Liao couldn't help asking, "If the leader's strength is damaged for nothing, even if the leader kills us here, what do you have to do?"

What can you gain?"

"Dong Zhuo has already gone to Chang'an. With the bravery of Du Tinghou, it is not difficult to break through. What is the use of the leader killing us small characters? He will lose troops and generals in vain.

"When the leader's strength is greatly reduced, can the leader's throne continue to belong to you?"

"In today's world, where heroes compete for the throne, and princes rise together, strength is the most important thing. Is the leader really willing to kill some small characters, and cause his own strength to be greatly reduced?"

After listening to Zhang Liao's words, Yuan Shao couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Zhang Liao's words did have some truth. The eighteen princes were not willing to let their subordinates lose too much when they were begging for Dong. Although Yuan Shao had a solid foundation, he also did not want to lose his subordinates' lives in vain.

If you pay some price and kill Dong Zhuo or Lu Bu, you will naturally gain great prestige and attract more people to join you.

But with Dong Zhuo gone, Lu Bu may not be able to kill him. For some useless little fish, if too many subordinates are killed or injured, it is indeed a thing that is not worth the candle.

But just agreeing to Zhang Liao's conditions and letting Lu Bu and others leave easily, Yuan Shao was a little unwilling, as if he was frightened by the other party.

Zhang Liao naturally saw the entanglement on Yuan Shao's face, and immediately said: "Leader, don't worry, Marquis Du Ting will not let the leader down.

"Oh? All ears." Yuan Shao wanted to hear, but Lu couldn't do him any favors.

Is there any deep hatred between Yuan Shao and Lu Bu?

Of course not.

So as long as the interests are right, what does it matter if you let Lu go?

"Since the establishment of the coalition of princes, the leader of the alliance has not made any achievements, and the limelight has been left to Sun Jian alone.

"If the lord is willing to cooperate, then the credit for breaking the Hulao pass must go to the lord."

"Such a great achievement will definitely make the leader famous again and attract countless talents to join him.

After Zhang Liao's words, Yuan Shao was indeed moved.

As the leader of the alliance, none of the princes is willing to really listen to him, and he has not made an inch of merit until now.

If with the cooperation of Lu Bu, Hulao Pass can be captured, it must be a great thing.

Zhang Liao saw Yuan Shao showing emotion, and continued to speak: "In addition, there are five thousand heads of Xiliang thieves."

"What did you say?!" Yuan Shao dared not answer.

"The lord heard it right, there are a total of five thousand heads, as long as the lord agrees to cooperate."

"Hulao Pass plus 5,000 heads, these credits belong to the leader." Zhang Liao said word by word, the words were full of temptation.

"It doesn't cost a single soldier, and the leader just needs to nod, and these credits can be obtained at your fingertips."

"Tell me, what do you need me to do?" Yuan Shao said excitedly.

Whether Lu Bu is a thief or not has nothing to do with Yuan Shao, and there is no enmity between the two, and Yuan Shao has no reason to kill Lu Bu.

As for Kuangfu Han Dynasty, is Yuan Shao a person who helped Kuangfu Han Dynasty? Obviously not.

So the cooperation between Yuan Shao and Lu Bu came naturally.

There are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

The credit for besieging Lu Bu to death at Hulao Pass belongs to everyone, and everyone of the eighteen princes has a share, and everyone shares it equally.

Cooperating with Lu Bu, breaking the Hulao pass, and the five thousand heads, these credits can be attributed to Yuan Shao alone.

Where to go, how to choose, Yuan Shao chose to reach a cooperation with Lu Bu without any hesitation.

If they don't cooperate, Lu Bu has said something beforehand, and he will go from Yuan Shao's side to break through, and only fight with Yuan Shao.

By cooperating, Yuan Shao's merits are softened, and he can still show off in the world.

After weighing the pros and cons a little, you should know how to choose. .

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