Free Web NovelChapter 122: Capture Tiger Pass
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After learning about Long Chen’s recent situation, Wang Yun knew that he was now part of the Allied Forces, so he thought about recommending some talents for Long Chen in the future to help strengthen his power and better revive the Han Dynasty.
Looking towards the direction of Sishui Pass, Wang Yun sighed deeply.
Ah...
Now Dong Zhuo wants to move the capital to Chang’an, which will inevitably hinder the Allied Forces’ offensive, as Chang’an is not as easy to conquer as Luoyang.
Chang’an has rugged terrain and is close to Liangzhou. Once Dong Zhuo moves the capital to Chang’an, it will be like a fish back in water.
Jue Ming, you must be careful!
Tiger Pass.
With a document in hand, Lu Bu’s face was uncertain.
After a while, he fiercely smashed the fragile table.
With a gloomy expression, he said, "Damn it!"
"Now that my foster father has sent me back to Luoyang, it seems I won’t be able to personally avenge our grievances!"
"Dong Zhuo, you wait, the day of reckoning will come!"
Soon,
Lu Bu began to deploy troops and send generals, recalling the main forces stationed at Tiger Pass back to Luoyang, leaving only more than 30,000 troops to guard Tiger Pass.
Such a massive movement naturally did not escape the eyes of the Allied Forces.
In the camp of the Allied Forces.
A scout shouted loudly:
"Report!"
"It seems that a large army has been withdrawn from Tiger Pass!"
"Oh!? Is that so!"
The leader Yuan Shao was very pleased.
He waved his hand and said, "Continue to scout and report!"
The scout took the order and left.
Now that the lords of the nineteen towns have gathered together, upon hearing the scout’s words, they all showed joy on their faces.
They knew what this meant!
The enemy’s main force has withdrawn, which means the defense of Tiger Pass must be weakened.
If they could seize this opportunity to capture Tiger Pass, then breaking into Luoyang City would be much easier.
Yuan Shao solemnly said, "As you all just heard, Tiger Pass is now empty. If we don’t attack now, when will we wait?"
"Now, I declare that the entire army will launch an attack on Tiger Pass!"
"My generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou will lead the way with 100,000 troops from Jizhou to attack Tiger Pass!"
At this time, Yuan Shao’s two fierce generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, had already arrived from Jizhou and Bohai County, and they brought elite troops from Jizhou.
This time, Yuan Shao was prepared to take real action!
The news of Dong Zhuo’s massacre of the Yuan family in Luoyang City had reached his ears a few days ago.
This makes him extremely angry!
As a result, there has been a constant fire burning in his heart, so much so that even Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the two generals guarding the main base in the north, were summoned.
And this time, it’s just the right opportunity!
Yuan Shao is bound to take Tiger Pass, lead the allied forces into Luoyang City, and cut off the head of that scoundrel Dong Zhuo, in order to calm his mood.
Seeing that the alliance leader had spoken, the other princes naturally could not remain silent.
They all expressed their willingness to send troops to join Yuan Shao in attacking Tiger Pass.
In a short time, nearly five hundred thousand troops had gathered.
Although more than half of them were players from different regions, it was enough to attack Tiger Pass, where the enemy’s forces numbered only a few thousand.
Although Tiger Pass was strategically steep, with one man guarding the pass, ten thousand unable to pass, it was no match for absolute strength.
No matter how treacherous the pass was, it could not withstand the surging tide before it!!!
Except for a few like Long Chen, among the princes, most of them had achieved few victories since the formation of the alliance!
This time, they could finally redeem themselves!!
Each of them was eager to show their prowess in the battle of Tiger Pass, winning the cheers of the people of the world.
They aimed to increase their reputation and influence.
At night.
Long Chen came to the camp to inspect it. He needed to see the morale of his soldiers before sending them into battle tomorrow.
As soon as he entered the camp, he heard a familiar voice coming from the horse farm.
The voice was somewhat immature, but extremely firm.
A smile appeared on Long Chen’s face as he walked forward.
In the horse farm, thousands of light cavalry were practicing horsemanship in the vast fields of the farm.
At the forefront was a general in white robes, holding a silver-white long spear with blue dragon scales attached to it. The long spear moved like a swimming dragon, extremely agile.
The general in white robes had a handsome face with starry eyes, resembling a young nobleman.
It turns out to be Zhao Yun, one of Long Chen’s chief generals!
"Zi Long!"
Long Chen waved his hand towards Zhao Yun, who was training the cavalry.
Seeing that his lord had arrived, Zhao Yun’s face lit up with joy. He exchanged a few words with his deputy, then rode over on his jade lion.
When he was a few steps away from Long Chen, he dismounted and saluted:
"Subordinate Zhao Yun pays respects to my lord!"
Long Chen helped him up and smiled, saying:
"Zi Long, you’re too diligent! It’s already late, and you’re still training the cavalry?"
Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said seriously, "My lord, I want to improve the abilities of these cavalry as soon as possible, so that they can contribute to your achievements on the battlefield. And I train them with moderation, so as not to tire the soldiers too much!"
"That’s good." Long Chen patted his hand.
Then he continued, "Zi Long, tomorrow our army will launch the final attack on Tiger Pass!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun’s face lit up with joy, and he clasped his fists, saying:
"My lord, rest assured, I will not let you down!"
Long Chen nodded, "I’m not worried about breaking through Tiger Pass. After all, our allied forces have gathered five hundred thousand troops, while the defenders at Tiger Pass number only ten thousand.
The Art of War says: if your forces outnumber the enemy by tenfold, you can launch a siege! And now our forces outnumber them by much more than tenfold!
What worries me is that after we take the city, some traitors might escape. So, Zi Long, you must stop these traitors from fleeing to prevent them from causing harm to the people along the way!"
Upon hearing Long Chen’s concern for the people along the way, Zhao Yun’s loyalty to him increased even more!
He knelt down and clasped his fists, saying, "I will obey your orders, my lord. I will not disappoint you!"
"By the way, let’s see how formidable the cavalry of the Xiliang are..."
The next morning.
The sun rose in the east, casting its light upon the vast land of China.
In front of the allied forces, five hundred thousand troops had been deployed!
In the center army were the strongest forces of the alliance: Yuan Shao’s army, Sun Jian’s army, and Long Chen’s army.
After the three armies converged, there were a total of two hundred thousand troops.
The left army was led by the powerful general Yuan Shu, along with other princes, totaling one hundred and fifty thousand troops.
However, they lacked formidable generals.
The right army was composed of various princes including Gongsun Zan, also totaling one hundred and fifty thousand troops.
On the Tiger Pass side, they were also prepared for a tough defense.
However, facing the endless allied forces, the defending general Zhao Cen was sweating profusely, his back soaked with sweat...
"Everyone, pull yourselves together!"
"What are you afraid of!!"
"We are guarding the gateway to Luoyang City, known as a formidable pass. As long as we unite and work together, we can defend Tiger Pass."
"And reinforcements will arrive soon. We must hold on."
After saying these words, the morale of the Western Liang defenders slightly improved.
As for whether there were really reinforcements?
Zhao Cen could only say that it was a lie. Not only had he not received any news of reinforcements, he hadn’t even heard from his lord, Dong Zhuo.
There was a great possibility that they had been abandoned by Dong Zhuo!
