Chapter 56: Renowned Throughout the Land

  PS: Thank you to Comrade Da Lan Mao for the reward of over 13,000 Qianbi. I will work hard to write more... ...While Taishi Ci, Zhao Yun and Pang De looked at Dian Wei and Xu Chu with envy, after all, they were both generals under the same commander, unlike us who are alone and have no one to rely on.

  Yuan Shao's face turned iron-green, his mouth slightly open as if he wanted to say something but couldn't get the words out. Everyone saw this clearly. Guan Yu merely deflected the opponent's arrow, which happened to fly towards Yan Liang instead. Yan Liang was already exhausted and hadn't noticed what was happening.

  All the vassals also shut their mouths at this time, not daring to provoke Yuan Shao, who was extremely angry at this time. His two most skilled warriors had lost one today, and he was furious, but he couldn't punish Guan Yu without reason, after all, the other party wasn't intentional.

  Liu Bei was taken aback, turned his head to look at Yuan Shao's gloomy face, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead, wetting his collar. Liu Bei's tense eyes quickly shifted around, and with tears in his eyes, he cried out to Yuan Shao: "Alliance leader, this Xiliang army is too despicable! They actually shot a cold arrow from behind, causing our alliance army to lose a great general!"

  Yuan Shao looked at Liu Bei under the account, a flash of murderous intent in his eyes. At this time, Liu Bei saw Yuan Shao's gaze and felt a chill in his heart, knowing that things would not end well. He hastily looked towards Gongsun Zan with an entreating expression.

  Gongsun Zan saw the look in Liu Bei's eyes and knew he had to stand up, after all, Liu Bei and his two brothers were under his command, if he didn't stand up for them, wouldn't it dampen the morale of his soldiers?

  "The alliance leader, General Yan, I deeply regret this matter, but it's really because the Western Liang army is too despicable!"

  Cao Cao saw the gloomy face of Yuan Shao and knew that if things got out of hand, the allied lords would disintegrate. After all, Gongsun Zan was an indispensable main force among the lords. He hurried to Yuan Shao's side and whispered: "Benchu, this matter needs to be carefully considered, otherwise the hearts of the lords will scatter."

  Yuan Shao saw his childhood friend Cao Cao speaking on behalf of others, and in his heart he was annoyed. Ah, your brave generals are fine, but when one of mine is lost, I have to endure it? He wanted to refute Cao Cao, but didn't know what to say. If he really punished Guan Yu, how would the other lords view him, how would the soldiers view him, and how would the world view this alliance leader? At this time, Yuan Shao had a headache!

  Cao Cao's eyes rolled, and he whispered to Yuan Shao's ear: "Benchu, now that Liu Bei is still in our army, after today I think the Western Liang army will not come out to challenge us again. Why don't we let Liu Bei and his brothers charge at the front when we attack the city? If anything happens to them, would the other lords dare say anything?"

  Yuan Shao listened and suddenly felt reasonable, but still had a bad mood. After all, it was his own general who had been defeated, how could he be in a good mood? However, Yuan Shao was indeed a warlord who could occupy one side, and in an instant, his face changed several times. He helplessly said to the crowd: "Although Yan Liang's defeat is the fault of the Western Liang army, Guan Yu's responsibility cannot be avoided. I will punish you three as the vanguard of the attack, can you redeem your merits by doing so?"

  Although these words were asked of everyone, would everyone not know that Yuan Shao had already given enough face to Gongsun Zan? After all, such a general can be counted on one hand in the world. Coincidentally, today there are only two people under Yuan Shao's account, and one has been lost.

  Gongsun Zan nodded reluctantly and cupped his hands towards Yuan Shao, saying: "Thank you, Alliance Lord." However, in his heart he was secretly delighted. Liu Bei, this man, Gongsun Zan knew all too well, had extremely high ambitions. Under his own command, he didn't even respect him as his superior, wasn't this a sign that he wanted to establish his own power? Now that Guan Yu had offended Yuan Shao, he could use this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. As long as Liu Bei died on the battlefield, wouldn't Guan Yu and Zhang Fei still be under his control? However, Guan Yu was indeed a difficult person to deal with. Even if it didn't work out, there was still Zhang Fei, so he would still come out on top.

  At this time, the crowd of generals also returned to the big account and stood awkwardly on one side, each with a disheveled appearance. Wen Chou held Yan Liang's corpse and knelt down in front of Yuan Shao with a thud, wailing loudly: "My lord, my brother died unjustly!"

  The others in the big account were also extremely embarrassed, not knowing what to say. Yuan Shao looked at Wen Chou, who was crying loudly on the ground, and his heart was also regretful. He walked up to Wen Chou and helped him up, saying: "General, don't be sad. At this time, we have gathered more than 600,000 troops from various states, and we will attack Tiger Trap soon. We will definitely avenge General Yan Liang!"

  After hearing this, Wen Chou was stunned as if struck by five thunders. How could Wen Chou have reached this point without knowing his master's intention? He glared at Guan Yu with a fierce gaze, but after seeing Yuan Shao's sharp eyes, Wen Chou had no choice but to nod and retreat, saying nothing more.

  "Cao Cao stood up and solemnly said to the crowd: 'Everyone, Dong Zhuo's camp has fierce tigers with the bravery of a king, and Lü Bu also has the bravery of ghosts and gods. But today's defeat is not because our generals are useless, but because we were defeated one by one. I see that the Western Liang army won a great victory today, while our army suffered a great defeat and morale is low. We need to regroup and choose another day to attack Hu Lao again!'"

  "It is extremely extreme!" After hearing Cao Cao's words, all the vassals expressed their own opinions.

  "Now our morale is lost, let's regroup and fight again tomorrow." With that, Yuan Shao waved his sleeve and led his generals out of the camp.

  At this time, Yuan Shao was furious, as the leader of the 600,000-strong army, he was blocked by two generals at Tiger Trap Pass today, and his face was completely lost.

  When Yuan Shao left, Cao Cao hastily walked in front of his beloved general and asked with concern: "How are the injuries of Wu and Zhong Kang?"

  Dian Wei and Xu Chu, with bloodstains at the corners of their mouths, seeing Cao Cao's concerned gaze, felt a surge of emotion in their hearts, and hastily said: "My lord, we are fine, just a bit drained. After resting for two days, we can once again take heads and capture flags for you!"

  "Good! Good! Good!" Cao Cao looked at his two brave generals, and his eyes were even more excited. This was the capital for him to survive in the chaotic world in the future.

  And when Chiyou and Lü Bu returned to Tiger Trap Pass, all the soldiers inside the pass waved their weapons with their hands and feet, shouting: "God of War! God of War!" Excitedly flushed.

  "Haha! Our family has a fierce tiger flying general, no worries! Haha!" Dong Zhuo's eyes burst out with a sharp light, excitedly rubbing his hands together, shouting loudly. At the same time, he thought to himself, this Red Hare horse can exchange for such a brave and unparalleled warrior, it's not unjust, not unjust at all! Haha! The Tiger Trap Pass echoed with thunderous roars, frightening the 600,000-strong army of eighteen vassals outside the pass into a state of shock.

  The eighteen vassals all had a gloomy face, looking at the terrified expressions of their soldiers, and their faces were filled with helplessness. They quickly sent someone to comfort the troops, lest the morale of the army be unstable, and when that happened, this Tiger Trap Pass would really be difficult to attack.