Chapter 142: Southern Sky Pillar
At five o'clock in the morning, the allied forces began to beat drums and march up to their tents.
A group of princes arrived at the central military tent with sleepy faces.
Yuan Shao looked at the princes with anger, "What happened yesterday? A million-strong coalition army was attacked by the enemy like this."
Yuan Shao's face was very serious. He had already decided that if no one could give a reasonable explanation, he would start taking action against one of the princes.
The million-strong coalition army was attacked as if they were in an empty place. What happened in the camp at night? They were attacked so easily and yet they managed to escape unscathed.
If Xue Rengui had not intercepted him last night and Yan Liang and Wen Chou had not fought to the death to stop him, he might have been beheaded by now.
Yuan Shu on the other side also stood up and said, "Last night, Lü Bu attacked the camp and the central army was attacked. Why did you not move? The agreement we swore to the alliance is just a piece of paper."
Ji Ling, his subordinate, is still lying in bed. If it weren't for his good luck, he would have become a ghost this time.
This was the first time that the two brothers truly stood on the same front, and all the princes present felt the oppression from them.
The two brothers didn't ask any bullshit about the patrol troops. Even they were almost defeated. It was impossible for those patrol teams to stop the opponent.
Yuan Shao drew the sword from his waist and cast a sharp look at the princes below.
"Our army camp was attacked by the Flying Bear Legion, resulting in 2,237 casualties and more than 5,600 deserters."
Li Changsheng spoke expressionlessly. His confidence was really shattered by the battle with Feixiong yesterday. More than 30,000 people were killed by the opposite side, and it took most of their time just to gather the defeated soldiers.
"Our army camp was attacked by the Vanguard Corps, resulting in 1,421 casualties and more than 2,500 deserters."
Zhang Su also had a gloomy look on his face. He still couldn't get over the feeling of powerlessness of his proud armored corps in the face of the enemy's attack.
Yuan Shao nodded and ignored the two of them. He was well aware of the horror of Feixiong and Xianzhen. They were definitely not playing tricks, and he was also extremely frightened by the losses of the Jizhou players.
As opponents, they knew very well that the strength of the Player Alliance was definitely not inferior to his power in Jizhou, but they were defeated in one battle.
"Our army is entangled with a group of Xiliang cavalry and unable to escape." Gongsun Zan looked at the gaze Yuan Shao gave him and couldn't help but shook his head. It was not that he didn't want to, but he really couldn't get away.
"Our army intercepted an elite corps of 8,000 soldiers nearby, led by Xu Huang."
Liu Bei was not afraid of Yuan Shao's gaze at all, and said frankly that from the results, it was indeed he who stopped him.
Yuan Shao bowed and saluted. To be honest, when he knew that there was a legion following Lu Bu, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
He couldn't imagine what a legion of 8,000 people could do if the situation of last night, where the soldiers didn't know their generals and the generals didn't know their soldiers, was going on.
Even with his arrogance, he had to salute Liu Bei and thank him for saving his life.
Yuan Shao was too lazy to ask any more questions. He also realized that every group of princes had been taken into account in Hulao Pass, and each group of princes had corresponding intercepting opponents.
Huang Zu and others did not say anything. They were blocked in various camps by Huang Zhong and Ma Chao yesterday. They were also angry, but Huang Zhong and Ma Chao brought too many troops, and they did not have any powerful generals who could stop them, so they could only keep their troops in place.
"Stop talking nonsense. News has come from Hulao Pass that Guo Fei has left Hulao Pass. If you continue to slack off after today, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Yuan Shao stood up and said with a dignified look, then inserted the sword on the table in front of him.
All the princes were somewhat incredulous. The changes in Yuan Shao before their eyes were simply incredible. He actually suppressed all of them with the pressure from his body .
Some princes wanted to oppose, but they all retreated unconsciously in the face of Yuan Shao's majestic expression.
Yuan Shao revealed his true colors as a pillar of the Southern Sky, and even though he was defeated in one battle, he exuded an even more powerful aura.
"Wenjie, I want to apologize to you for the incident with your subordinate Pan Feng. Under the current circumstances, can you put aside your personal grudges and join hands with me? Please forgive me, Wenjie!"
Yuan Shao walked straight up to Han Fu and bowed deeply. While speaking, Yuan Shao took off his shirt, took the whip that he had prepared in advance, half-knelt on the ground and asked Han Fu for forgiveness.
This time even Tian Feng, who was beside Yuan Shao, was stunned. He didn't expect that Yuan Shao would be so proud as to really apologize.
Han Fu was frightened at that moment. He stared at Yuan Shao blankly. If Yuan Shao had done this earlier, why would he and Yuan Shao be at loggerheads in Jizhou?
Yuan Shao gave Han Fu enough face, so even Han Fu had to agree, after all, Pan Feng was not dead.
Han Fu stood up and held out his hand to Yuan Shao. "After the expedition is over, I will settle accounts with you. Now, for the sake of the people of the world, I, Han Fu, am willing to obey the orders of the leader and not be negligent in the slightest."
"Literature and Justice"
Yuan Shao smiled and said that he was worthy of being a disciple of the Yuan family. He gave him enough face and spoke freely.
Now even Han Fu was willing to put aside their grudges and fight alongside him. If any other princes were to neglect them in the future, Yuan Shao would be in a position to take action.
Yuan Shao stood up and took the position of commander-in-chief once again.
"Everyone, listen up!"
Yuan Shao said solemnly, "From today, all troops will lead their soldiers to strengthen the defense of the camps. Concentrate the elite troops in the central camp, dig deep trenches, set up chevaux de frise, and strengthen the taming of the enemy. We must not let what happened last night happen again."
"Yes!" All the princes nodded. They would have done so even if Yuan Shao hadn't told them to do so. No one wanted to be beaten on the head by others.
"Then order each unit to take turns attacking the city. Today, the Central Army will attack the city!"
Yuan Shao became ruthless and mobilized all his forces to prepare for the siege. He would never let himself fall into the desperate situation of yesterday again.
"promise!"
Since Yuan Shao himself was willing to take the lead, the rest of the people naturally had no choice but to obey his orders.
The domineering aura that Yuan Shao exuded shocked everyone. Ju Su, who had come here for fun, suddenly had eyes that lit up. It seemed that he had found the wise ruler he wanted to serve.
It has to be said that Yuan Shao, who exudes the aura of a king, is definitely one of the most satisfying monarchs in the world.
Yuan Shao quickly deployed his soldiers, and Zhang He and Gao Lan personally led the troops to attack the city.
It has to be said that when the princes began to really exert their strength, the combat power that erupted was no joke. Yuan Shao personally went to the front line to command.
When Yuan Shao's soldiers saw that Yuan Shao was willing to fight with them without fear of life and death, their morale was boosted, and the morale that had been declining due to the attack on the camp soared.
However, after a day of hard fighting, Hulao Pass remained motionless. Hulao Pass guarded by Xu Rong was indeed as solid as a rock.
But Yuan Shao didn't care, he had already united the coalition forces into one.
As long as they train hard in the future and have an elite force, that will be the day for the real siege. The current siege is just for training.
