Chapter 401: Yuan Shao poisoning? Dian Wei kills Hua Xiong in seconds (1st update!)

Yuan Shu did this specifically to suppress Sun Jian!

Only by keeping Sun Jian at a certain level of strength could he be suppressed and controlled.

An overly powerful Sun Jian was not what he wanted to see.

He was also worried that if Sun Jian became too strong, he would bite back and annex him instead!

Although his ability was average, he was not truly stupid!

What's more, he had a strategist like Yan Xiang by his side, who would naturally offer him sound advice at critical moments.

"But you went too far!"

Although Yuan Shao was quite happy inside, he still kept a straight face and rebuked Yuan Shu angrily: "Sun Jian is the vanguard general of the Allied Forces. How will the other warlords think of this?"

"If this continues, will they still be willing to contribute?"

"Even if you wanted to target Sun Jian, you should have waited until after he captured Sishui Pass to do this!"

"Or, don't cut off the food supply entirely, just give him less grain and fodder;"

"In this way, not only could you increase Sun Jian's losses, but you could also let him capture Sishui Pass. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

"Now look! Not only was Sun Jian defeated, but he even made a scene here. Those warlords are probably all laughing at us right now and guarding against us!"

Suppressing Sun Jian is fine, and I am quite happy that you and Sun Jian are having conflicts.

But you can't delay the important business, can you?

If the warlord alliance ends up with nothing to show for it, wouldn't he, as the leader, become a laughingstock?

This absolutely will not do.

"Uh..."

Yuan Shu felt that what Yuan Shao said made a lot of sense; he hadn't considered so much before.

"It's too late to say these things now. Things have already turned out this way, what else do you want from me?"

Yuan Shu glared at Yuan Shao with annoyance.

Hindsight is useless, isn't it?

"Forget it!"

Hearing this, Yuan Shao no longer had the desire to continue chatting with Yuan Shu and waved his hand directly: "Don't do this kind of thing again in the future!"

Early the next morning, Yuan Shao gathered the warlords and marched toward Sishui Pass.

"Listen up, you warlords on the other side! The fierce Xiliang general Hua Xiong is here. Who dares to fight me?"

Before the Allied Forces could even mobilize, Hua Xiong took the initiative to lead several thousand troops to the outside of the Allied camp and directly challenged them.

The group of warlords were all stunned upon receiving the news. ===== CHAPTER 403 =====