Chapter 448

"No need!"

Su Xuan waved his hand and refused: "These 4,000 troops are enough!"

"With our strength, forming a military formation, even if the coalition forces have hundreds of thousands of troops, we can come and go freely and be unstoppable!"

Not to mention defeating them, if they are determined to break out, Su Xuan doesn't think anyone can stop them.

Zhao Yun also spoke at this time: "Hansheng, don't worry, the lord has me and Zhongkang here! There will definitely be no trouble!"

"Even if we have to risk our lives, we will protect the lord well!"

"That's right!"

Xu Chu on the side also nodded.

"Alright! ~ Then my lord, be careful! We are leaving now!"

Although Huang Zhong was still a bit worried, he finally agreed.

After all, bringing these hundreds of thousands of commoners back first is the most important thing.

With the addition of these 300,000-plus commoners, the population of Southern Jingzhou can surge by a large margin.

It is of great significance to the future development of Southern Jingzhou.

If delayed, those warlords might cause some trouble and want to divide these commoners.

This is something Su Xuan and the others absolutely cannot allow.

Soon, Huang Zhong and the others finished handing over and reorganizing, and led the troops to guide the commoners to Yique Pass. "Alright! We should also set off to Luoyang to take a look!"

Watching Huang Zhong and the others go far away, Su Xuan greeted Zhao Yun and Xu Chu, led the 4,000 troops, and rushed toward Luoyang.

Half a day later, Su Xuan and the others saw dust filling the sky in the distance, and it seemed that cavalry were approaching quickly.

Su Xuan immediately raised his hand and ordered the army to stop and wait first.

Not long after, he saw the people clearly.

He saw that the flag of the other party's cavalry had a big "Cao" character written on it.

"Cao Cao is here? This guy, even with my influence, he still came to pursue! It's a pity, you are a bit late this time!"

Su Xuan shook his head with a smile and muttered.

"My lord! Is it Cao Cao coming to pursue Dong Zhuo? This is really interesting!"

Guo Jia listened, was stunned, and then said meaningfully.

"Indeed!"

Su Xuan nodded: "I am also an old friend of Cao Cao. This guy, how should I put it!"

"His brain is top-notch, and he still has a kind of romantic loyalty to the Great Han;"

"But this is probably the last effort he will make for the Great Han!"

"After this time, he will begin to recognize and face reality, start to become a true warlord and hero, and start participating in the struggle for hegemony for himself and the people under his command!"

"Xu Shao evaluated this person as a treacherous hero of a chaotic world and a capable minister of a peaceful world. This evaluation seems quite accurate to me. From this, it can be seen that this Xu Shao is also a capable person!"

This guy must be very proficient in the way of Qi Luck and Qi-Gazing Technique, and also knows some calculation methods, otherwise, it would be impossible to have such an accurate evaluation and such a big reputation.

"Xu Shao?"

Guo Jia nodded knowingly: "I know this person. As for Cao Cao, he is indeed a character. He might become our great enemy in the future!"

"My lord, should we keep him here?"

Su Xuan turned his head to look at Guo Jia: "Why didn't I find you so insidious and vicious before, Fengxiao?"

Guo Jia smiled: "How can the affairs of a scholar be called insidious and vicious? This is political strategy, okay? My lord, you haven't answered yet!"

"Forget it!"

Su Xuan shook his head: "Not to mention that I once had an agreement with him that if he fails in the struggle for hegemony in the future, I will spare his life; even without this, I cannot kill people for no reason now;"

"Otherwise, what would other warlords think of me?"

"Although it is already a chaotic world, the rules that should be followed must still be followed, otherwise, it will be completely chaotic;"

"Moreover, it will be rejected by the mainstream consciousness of the scholar-official and powerful families, which is not good for me."

People who are mavericks and don't follow the rules are often labeled as aliens and rejected or even eliminated.

"Alright!"

Guo Jia shrugged indifferently: "Since you said so, my lord, I have nothing to say! Let's just take it as a joke!"

"Tread tread tread tread!!"

At this time, the army led by Cao Cao had arrived at a distance of only a few hundred meters from Su Xuan, and he also saw the identity of the troops on the opposite side clearly.

"It's actually Boyuan's troops? Why is he here at this time? And why are there only so many troops left?"

"Failed to pursue Dong Zhuo and lost them?"

"Doesn't look like it! No one is injured, and the military appearance and clothing are very neat."

With such doubts, Cao Cao led the army to a distance of more than ten meters opposite Su Xuan, then rode his horse forward and shouted: "Haha! Boyuan! Why are you here?"

Su Xuan also rode his horse forward a few steps and replied: "Brother Mengde is the same! You rushed over at this time, could it be that you are preparing to pursue Dong Zhuo?"

"Where are Alliance Leader Yuan and the others? Are you the only one who came?"

Although he had long been clear about the facts, Su Xuan still asked as usual, so as not to expose his powerful intelligence system.

"Yes!"

Cao Cao nodded immediately: "I am indeed here to pursue Dong Zhuo! As for Alliance Leader Yuan and the others, they are all staying in Luoyang preparing to divide the interests and results. How could they care about pursuing Dong Zhuo and rescuing the Son of Heaven?"

"Boyuan, you haven't answered me yet! Did you pursue and return, or did you not go?"

He was a bit confused about the situation.

"I went!"

Su Xuan didn't continue to sell the suspense and said directly: "I led the army to pursue Dong Zhuo for hundreds of miles more than a day ago, and chased all the way to Hangu Pass, only then was I blocked;"

"But I didn't see Dong Zhuo's face, only saw some commoners and 10,000-plus Xiliang troops escorting the commoners."

"Mengde, you are late! If you go now, you can only return without success and sigh at the pass!"

"Even, it's possible you will be ambushed by Lu Bu and the others halfway!"

This is not impossible.

Lu Bu is one thing, but Xu Rong is a commander.

He might have considered that other warlords would come to pursue, and might send troops out of the pass to ambush.

"What? Dong Zhuo has already gone to Guanzhong?"

Cao Cao's face changed, and his expression became extremely disappointed and lost at a speed visible to the naked eye: "Is it still late?"

"Damn, if I had known this, I shouldn't have run to Luoyang to put out the fire and rescue the remaining refugees, but should have directly led the army to pursue. Perhaps there would have been a possibility of catching up."

Cao Cao regretted it very much.

"Useless!"

Su Xuan shook his head: "Dong Zhuo probably anticipated all this long ago. If you had been impulsive at that time, you might have fallen into the ambush trap of the Xiliang army, which would not be worth the loss!"

"Of course, it makes no sense to say these things now!"

"With Hangu Pass there, the difficulty of us wanting to break through Hangu Pass, enter Guanzhong, defeat Dong Zhuo, and rescue the Son of Heaven is too great!"

"It's impossible for the time being!"

"And this is still under the condition that the warlords are willing to support;"

"But judging from the situation you said, they obviously don't intend to continue the crusade! They are preparing to divide the interests, then return to their own homes, and start the warlord struggle for hegemony!"

"Even if you and I want to, no one is willing to support!"

"So, shall we return to Luoyang together to meet the warlords, and then leave?"

After all, they are allies in the alliance, so we still have to meet in the end.

Parting on good terms!

Although Su Xuan felt that it might not be possible to get his wish.

"Sigh! Alright!"

Cao Cao sighed helplessly, nodded, immediately greeted the army to turn around, and together with Su Xuan's army, set off again, advancing to Luoyang.

On the way,

Cao Cao looked at the army behind Su Xuan and finally couldn't help but ask: "Boyuan! I wanted to ask before! Why are there only so many troops left in your hands? Where are the other troops?"

"It couldn't have been lost, right? I don't believe it!"

"You don't look like you fought a losing battle at all."

He was very curious about what Su Xuan's remaining troops went to do.

This might involve Su Xuan's secret.