Chapter 8: Reverse Deception
“That’s exactly what you said!
The soldiers and horses from Guandong were frightened by my repeated attacks and they never thought that I was so brave.
After defeating them one after another, they dared to rob the camp tonight. They must be unprepared.
If we raid the camp this time, we will surely win a great victory!"
Hua Xiong spoke out loud, smiling and looking happy.
Li Su, who was standing by, was delighted when he heard this.
It turned out to be just as I expected.
After hearing what I said, this Hua barbarian really wanted to continue to raid the camp!
Just as he was about to compliment him, he heard Hua Xiong's voice continue, "It's just that I don't know what happened today. Since I had the stomachache, I haven't been feeling well and I feel a little sleepy.
It is no longer suitable to lead troops to do this.
But this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is fleeting and cannot be missed.
Li Zhonglangjiang, you will lead your troops out of the pass quietly tonight and do this!"
Li Su, who wanted to compliment Hua Xiong, was stunned on the spot.
what's the situation?
After all this trouble, how come this matter comes back to me?
"Commander-in-chief, this... I'm afraid I don't have enough talent and have lost my troops for nothing..."
Li Su quickly refused.
Hua Xiong said: "Your ability to lead troops in battle is really not enough if you are facing some powerful armies.
But there is absolutely no problem in attacking some of the Guandong coalition forces that have already been defeated and frightened, and even robbing their camps.
This is a godsend opportunity, a credit that comes right to your doorstep.
If you fight well in this battle, it is not impossible for the Prime Minister to make you a marquis!"
Hua Xiong looked at Li Su and tried to fool him.
Li Su was plotting against him, and he was also plotting against Li Su.
Hua Xiong has already given some thought to why Li Su would choose to take action against his predecessor.
I think the biggest reason is that Hua Xiong blocked Li Su's way.
The original garrison commander of Sishui Pass was Zhao Cen. After the Guandong coalition forces rose up, many people volunteered to fight, including Lu Bu, Hua Xiong, Li Su and others.
It was finally decided that Hua Xiong would be the main force, with Li Su and Hu Zhen as the auxiliary forces, to support Sishui Pass.
After arriving here, Hua Xiong won victory after victory. Li Su, who had previously wanted to be the main general, was naturally unhappy.
Moreover, coming from later generations, he also knew that Li Su was a power-obsessed person who liked to climb up the social ladder.
In order to climb higher under Dong Zhuo, one could persuade Lu Bu to rebel against Ding Yuan and join Dong Zhuo.
He could also join forces with Lu Bu and others to kill Dong Zhuo because he had not been promoted for a long time.
In this situation, Li Su would choose to take action against his predecessor, and killing Hua Xiong would be a piece of cake.
Hu Zhen who came with them is already dead. If Hua Xiong dies, then Li Su will have the final say at Sishui Pass!
As for whether Lu Bu and other people from Bingzhou were involved in this, Hua Xiong couldn't guess.
Maybe, maybe not.
However, this did not prevent him from using his title to trick Li Su into leading his troops out to rob the camp.
As long as he could trick Li Su into going out to rob the camp, it would be easy to eliminate the person who wanted to harm him at this moment.
After hearing Hua Xiong's words about being awarded a title for his merits, Li Su's heart was moved.
He said that Lu Bu made great contributions in his rebellion against Ding Yuan, but he only received some financial rewards, and was not promoted or given a title.
If I can achieve great merit on the battlefield this time, with the previous merits as a foundation, it is not impossible for the Prime Minister to confer a title of Marquis on me...
"only……"
Li Su pondered for a while and spoke hesitantly.
"Where are these nagging mothers?"
Hua Xiong spoke with an unhappy look.
"I will lead my troops out of the pass and lead you in the rear!
Although I am not feeling well, I am still able to fight with you..."
"In that case, we will obey the governor's words!"
Li Su was rarely heroic.
Then he went to recruit soldiers with some joy.
He didn't realize that he originally wanted to trick Hua Xiong into robbing the camp, but ended up doing it himself...
About ten miles outside Sishui Pass .
In Gongsun Zan's camp, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were dressed in mourning and knelt on the ground crying.
In front of them was a coffin containing Guan Yu's body.
Guan Yu's head had been sewn up with needle and thread at this time, so his body was left intact.
"Hua Xiong, I, Liu Bei, will kill you!
Use your head to sacrifice to my second brother's spirit!"
Liu Bei clenched his fists and squeezed out these words from between his teeth. They sounded chilling, like the howl of a lone wolf.
Losing my second brother today is like a knife cutting my heart and separating flesh and blood.
It broke our hearts!
Zhang Fei's eyes were red and almost bleeding: "Me too!!"
He roared like a wounded mad tiger!
…
As night fell, inside Liu Bei's tent in Gongsun Zan's camp, a small lamp was burning and a soul-calling banner was erected at the entrance of the tent.
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, both wearing armor.
The double-edged sword and the Zhangba Snake Spear were both placed in convenient positions.
While he was guarding Guan Yu's body here, he was also waiting for troops to come out and raid the camp at Sishui Pass.
It would be best if Hua Xiong came out in person to raid the camp.
In this way, the blood feud will be avenged overnight!
…
In Bao Xin's camp, seven or eight miles away from Gongsun Zan's camp, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin was deploying troops and setting up ambushes to guard against a raid on the camp at Sishui Pass.
"My lord, the enemy has been through many battles and their troops are exhausted. How dare you come to raid our camp tonight?"
The deputy general beside him couldn't help but ask.
This deputy general was from Taishan County and was a fellow townsman of Bao Xin.
The surname Yu and given name are forbidden to use the character Wen Ze.
During the campaign against the Yellow Turbans, he was recruited by Bao Xin, and later followed Bao Xin to recruit soldiers and horses to attack Dong Zhuo.
He is like Bao Xin's right-hand man.
However , the Yu Jin at this time was not the Yu Jin who later became one of the Five Elite Generals.
Although he is brave in battle , he is still immature in strategy.
Bao Xinxin said: “Nine out of ten times he will come.
The Xiliang troops are a strong army and are extremely arrogant. Now that they have defeated us one after another, they will definitely not take us seriously and are becoming extremely arrogant.
Although Hua Xiong only attacked Yuan Shao's camp today with a show of force, it can be seen that he already had the idea of destroying our camp. However, our army was well prepared during the day, so it was difficult to attack, so he returned...
Hua Xiong has tasted the sweetness. Given his arrogant behavior, I am afraid he will come tonight and want to defeat us in one fell swoop..."
Upon hearing this, Yu Jin nodded to show that he understood, and immediately went to ambush with all his heart and soul.
After Yu Jin left, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin punched the table hard.
Liu Bei lost his second brother, but didn’t he also lose his second brother?
His brother Bao Zhong was also killed by Hua Xiong.
He had already considered Hua Xiong as someone who must be killed.
Not to mention, Hua Xiong led his troops to guard Sishui Pass to stop them from advancing westward to kill Dong Zhuo and rescue the emperor!
Tonight, as long as Hua Xiong dares to come out, he will never come back!
Invisibly, the Avengers have already appeared here in the Kanto coalition...
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After three o'clock in the morning, almost four o'clock, the gate of Sishui Pass was quietly opened.
Li Su was the first to walk out...
