Chapter 803

As time passed.

Under the continuous efforts of the coalition forces, the siege engines moved closer and closer to Sishui Pass, gradually approaching the moat.

As long as bridges were built over the moat and they crossed it, approaching Sishui Pass, then Li Su and the others would have to send troops out of the city to destroy the siege engines; otherwise, when the siege engines broke the gates or walls, it would be the moment Sishui Pass fell.

But with the coalition's dozens-fold advantage in troop numbers, how could Li Su and the others easily send troops out of the pass to destroy the siege engines?

They would likely be slaughtered completely before they could even destroy a single siege engine.

"This won't do. Sishui Pass will surely fall, and at that time, the Prime Minister will surely use me as a sacrifice for the flag. It seems I can only use that move. I'll drag it out as long as I can..."

Watching the advancing siege engines and the coalition forces, Li Su's face darkened. As the main defending general, if Sishui Pass were lost, the primary responsibility would certainly fall on him. Given Dong Zhuo's temperament, he would surely be subjected to severe punishment.

Therefore, Sishui Pass could not be lost; at least, it absolutely could not be lost before Dong Zhuo arrived with the main army.

Li Su already had an idea in his heart. Soon, his expression turned stern. He took several flags from his bosom, planted them on Sishui Pass, and then bit his finger, letting fresh blood drip onto the flags.

"Blood-Stained Secret Technique: Changing Heaven and Earth!"

In an instant, those few flags erupted with astonishing light, spreading toward the sky.

Then, the next moment!

The originally clear sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds.

"Eh! What's going on? Why did the view suddenly turn black?"

"Look at the sky, isn't it noon? Why is there no sunlight at all?"

"Oh no! This must be some secret technique cast by an enemy strategist!"

It was not an illusion. It was clearly broad daylight, but within everyone's field of vision, the sky above Sishui Pass, originally bright, suddenly became dim, as if shrouded by some darkness.

The originally dazzling sunlight disappeared, and everyone's vision was stripped away.

Although one could still see their own fingers, it was clearly blurred.

In such a state, let alone laying siege and fighting, even ordinary marching was a problem.

Of course!

The various units of the coalition were not stupid; they soon realized that the enemy had cast some kind of secret technique and began to discuss countermeasures!

"Secret Technique: Parting the Clouds to See the Sun!"

"Terrible, this is a blood-sacrifice secret technique. Unless the caster is killed, it cannot be broken!"

When the strategists of the coalition realized it was an enemy secret technique, they also cast spells at the first opportunity, preparing to break the effect of the enemy's technique.

But who knew it would be a blood-sacrifice secret technique.

Such a technique was cast by forcibly using the enemy's blood and vitality as a cost.

Unless the caster was killed, it was very difficult to break with ordinary methods.

But the enemy was on Sishui Pass; how could they kill the enemy?

To put it bluntly, this was a delaying tactic Li Su used at the cost of his own lifespan. But dragging it out for a while was better than nothing. As long as he waited for Dong Zhuo to arrive with the troops, even if Sishui Pass were broken then, it would have nothing to do with him.

"Gentlemen, the blood-sacrifice secret technique cast by the enemy is powerful, and our army cannot break it in a short time. Do you think we should stop marching or continue to attack Sishui Pass?"

After listening to his subordinates' strategists, Yuan Shao turned his gaze to all the feudal lords, including Su Li.

After killing Hua Xiong yesterday, Yuan Shao had held Su Li in higher regard and no longer thought of him as just a lustful piece of trash.

"Alliance Leader, I suggest we continue marching. It's just that the weather has turned a bit dark. Even without vision, we can still fight!"

"Right! We'll just treat it as fighting at night, so what!"

"I still feel we should be more cautious. What if the enemy has some other tricks up their sleeve?"

"Without vision, it is extremely disadvantageous for the attacking side. As long as we approach Sishui Pass, we are sitting ducks, just standing there to be hit. I suggest we stop the army and wait until the effect of the enemy's secret technique disappears!"

"..."

The feudal lords were clearly divided into two factions. One faction advocated fighting; these lords were mostly from martial backgrounds and had fought in all kinds of environments, so they were not afraid of the current situation at all.

The other faction was born of scholars. They were also half-strategists themselves, and compared to the martial generals, they were more cautious, worrying that the lack of vision would be unfavorable for the siege, leading to excessive losses, and even fearing that the enemy had other tricks.

Once the feudal lords had a disagreement, no one would give an inch, and everyone felt they were in the right.

Each side had its own reasons, and the argument intensified, leading to a stalemate where the coalition could not move an inch.

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