Chapter 472: The Righteousness of the Commoners!

The scene just now had already made Su Li's heart turn cold.

These demon-like, powerful troops had no need to remain in this world.

However...

As Su Li harvested Xiliang soldiers along the way and harvested the prestige provided by the commoners along the way. ===== CHAPTER 985 =====

His brows gradually furrowed.

"They clearly caught up to the large group of commoners transferred from Luoyang; logically, they should have converged toward Dong Zhuo by now!"

"Why haven't we encountered Dong Zhuo's main force yet?"

"Isn't this just a smoke bomb left by Dong Zhuo to distract us with the commoners?"

Su Li was deeply immersed in thought, his mind racing.

It was quite a coincidence.

Just as Su Li was deep in thought, he suddenly saw a large cloud of smoke and dust rising from afar.

This direction was not to the northwest, but to the east.

"That is... the Cao flag!"

Relying on his 30-point martial prowess which granted him extraordinary vision, Su Li saw at a glance that the large flag fluttering in the wind bore the giant character 'Cao'.

Could it be... Cao Cao!

Su Li was not stupid.

The only ones coming from the east could be Cao Cao's forces.

Whether in history or in the plot, after Dong Zhuo fled Luoyang, only Cao Cao pursued him for a thousand miles.

Although the burning of Luoyang was earlier now due to his influence.

But this part of the plot still did not have much impact.

Soon, the two armies met.

"Brother Commandant Gongsun! No wonder I didn't see you in Luoyang City! So you came out to pursue Dong Zhuo!"

Cao Cao didn't make much of a fuss upon seeing Su Li and his army.

After all, it was Su Li who had sent word that he would launch a night raid on Luoyang City last night.

Initially, they also thought Su Li wouldn't succeed, so they just came to join the fun.

They never expected it to develop into the current situation.

Luoyang burned, Dong Zhuo fled.

The various warlords each looted Luoyang's assets and took in the fleeing people of Luoyang; no one else pursued Dong Zhuo.

Only Cao Cao marched his troops west, pursuing Dong Zhuo for a thousand miles.

Seeing Su Li here now, Cao Cao felt a sense of comfort.

At least it was no longer his own solitary endeavor.

"The traitor Dong abducted the Son of Heaven and burned Luoyang; his crimes are unforgivable, and we must execute him."

Su Li wore an expression of righteous indignation.

"Those who are good to me, I shall wait to execute him!"

Hurt in his heart by his good friend Yuan Shao, Cao Cao finally revealed a smile.

He suddenly felt that this man, Su Li, was not inferior.

Hmm...

Su Li didn't know why he suddenly felt a chill, as if Cao Cao's gaze upon him was not quite right.

Could it be that besides his penchant for married women, Cao Cao also liked something else...

Thinking it over, Su Li didn't want to say much to Cao Cao, so he quickly said: "Brother Mengde, the traitor Dong left behind this large group of commoners and disappeared without a trace. With your insight, how should we pursue them?"

Cao Cao seemed to realize something and said: "Are you saying that the route Dong Zhuo took for the migration is not just this one?"

Su Li naturally spread his hands and said: "A million people, plus court officials, wealthy merchants and their families, court attendants and maids, whether male or female, noble or base, close or distant—how could they all be mixed together in one migration? They must have gone their separate ways!"

"The group of commoners heading west is very likely just a decoy set up by Dong Zhuo's army, wasting our time in pursuit!!" ===== CHAPTER 986 =====

"A million people, plus court officials, wealthy merchants and their families, court attendants and maids, whether male or female, noble or base, close or distant—how could they all be mixed together in one migration? They must have gone their separate ways!"...

"The group of commoners heading west is very likely just a decoy set up by Dong Zhuo's army, wasting our time in pursuit!"

Su Li's analysis was not unreasonable; for the people of an entire city, even if only a portion migrated, with such differences in status, how could they not separate during the retreat?

Just like the big airplanes in the real world, there is a distinction between first class, business class, and economy class.

"Brother Su! What you say is indeed very reasonable."

Just after Su Li's words, Cao Cao thought for a moment, suddenly realized something, and said impatiently: "Bad! Let's go, let's go quickly!"

A handsome general rode his horse rapidly toward Cao Cao; it was Le Jin, a general under Cao Cao.

"My lord, what is the rush?"

Cao Cao spoke urgently: "Wenqian, tell the scouts Yuanrang, Miaocai, and the others immediately that they must not continue deep into the western path. Send scouts to find shortcuts and search for movements in Xiliang Jun. Report back as soon as there is news!"

"Understood!" Le Jin, who was steady and capable, saw Cao Cao's anxious tone and knew something was wrong, so he quickly went to inform Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.

Alright.

Cao Cao also sent out an advance force to investigate, led by the Xiahou brothers.

Cao Cao's impatient performance really startled Su Li, and he asked curiously: "Brother Mengde, why are you suddenly in such a rush?"

Cao Cao pulled on his reins and said: "I cannot hide it from you. I once served under the traitor Dong and know that although this thief is cruel and cold-blooded, he is extremely skilled in warfare and deeply versed in strategy."

"If the old thief set up a decoy line, how could he not have an ambush on his retreat path! We must pass through and provide support as soon as possible!"

Su Li nodded, secretly thinking that Cao Cao really had a knack for analyzing the situation very well.

Afterwards.

Su Li followed behind Cao Cao, rushing forward.

Nearly half an hour passed.

After pursuing for dozens of miles, they really heard the faint sound of shouting and killing ahead!

Sure enough, the vanguard army sent by Cao Cao was engaged in a great battle with Dong Zhuo's army!

It was unclear who was leading the enemy.

However, it didn't matter who it was.

With his current combat power and that of Zhao Yun and the Red Dragon Blood Cavalry, he had nothing to fear.

Not to mention the presence of Liu, Guan, and Zhang.

He followed Cao Cao's army directly to support the front line.

On the battlefield ahead, the road suddenly narrowed, changing from the small path just now into a clear and flat open space.

The enemy army had set up an ambush in this open space.

Once they entered the small path, the surrounding grass, trees, and stone walls blocked their view, making it impossible to detect what was lying in ambush ahead.

On the battlefield, the vanguard forces sent by Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, were fiercely fighting the enemy's ambush forces!

Between the formations, the sound of swords and spears clashing rose one after another.

Countless soldiers were fighting desperately, their hot blood splashing into the air from time to time, dazzling and shocking.

From time to time, some people would be cut down by the enemy troops and fall into a pool of blood; the battlefield looked like a complete mess.

Su Li frowned tightly and did not join the battle immediately, but carefully observed the situation. He discovered that besides Cao Cao's army and the Xiliang soldiers, there were also many people on the field who clearly did not belong to the military!

A dozen carriages with rather flashy decorations were parked all around, scattered sporadically throughout the battlefield. ===== CHAPTER 987 =====