Chapter 162

"Yes, Big Brother!"

Snow was falling heavily, and the temperature plummeted.

Liu Bei hurried along the way.

What they saw along the road made everyone increasingly furious.

By the roadside were many commoners hacked to death by chaotic blades, and some women with their clothes torn, dying with their eyes wide open in resentment!

Zhang Fei cursed loudly,

"Damn Xiliang thief soldiers! I'm going to kill you all!"

A large proportion of Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers were Hu Ren; these people were not bad at fighting, but their military discipline was even more corrupt—they were simply capable of every evil!

Guan Yu gripped the handle of his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, his eyes slightly opening; if there were Dong Zhuo soldiers in front of him, he would definitely split them in two!

Zhang Liao's face also flushed red; he had previously been in the company of these people—it was simply a disgrace to his ancestors!

Liu Bei shouted,

"Soldiers, the enemy is right ahead, accelerate!"

"Clop! Clop! Clop!"

In the heavy snow, only the backs of the men rushing on their way remained!

The netizens in the broadcast room were also furious.

"These thief soldiers of Dong Zhuo are truly trash!"

"Dehumanized, these thief soldiers are a disaster for the people!"

"Big-Eared Thief, hurry up and pursue them, kill them for me! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

At the Allied camp,

"Report—!"

"Alliance Leader, Cao Cao was ambushed by Dong Zhuo's subordinate general in Xingyang, suffering losses in men and generals, and Cao Cao was even struck by an arrow!"

Yuan Shao felt secretly pleased. Let Cao Cao be arrogant; he didn't listen to him, so now he's in trouble.

He asked with concern,

"How is Meng De?"

"Report, it is said to be only a minor injury, and he is currently returning to the Allied camp."

"That's good then!"

Yuan Shu mocked,

"I told him not to act rashly, and now he's been ambushed. This Cao Aman is just too impulsive!"

Wang Kuang interjected,

"Liu Bei has also pursued them; how is he doing?"

Yuan Shu curled his lips,

"He only has ten thousand troops, what can he do? He's bound to suffer a crushing defeat."

Yuan Shu's panda eyes hadn't healed yet, and his mouth twitched,

"It would be best if the Big-Eared Thief and his two brothers were all killed!"

Yuan Yi, Kong Zhou, and others sighed,

"Meng De and Xuande are still too young; they act too impulsively."

"Young people have plenty of drive, but they aren't very steady."

"It's freezing cold today; wouldn't it be better to drink some wine to warm up and wait until the situation is clear before pursuing?"

"Indeed."

"Report!! ~~"

Another scout came to report.

Yuan Shu smiled and hurriedly asked,

"Is there news of Liu Bei? How many casualties did he have?"

The scout...

"Reporting to the Alliance Leader, Bingzhou Inspector Liu Bei has crushed Xu Rong's great army in Xingyang, captured Xu Rong alive, and is now continuing to pursue Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers!"

Yuan Shao: "???"

Yuan Shu: "???"

The wine in their cups suddenly felt much spicier, and it was hard to swallow!

Yuan Shu had an expression of disbelief,

"Impossible, how could Xu Rong be so useless!"

Sun Ce slapped the table,

"Liu Bei is smart! Cao Cao was newly defeated, so Xu Rong must have relaxed his vigilance. Who would have thought that Liu Bei would continue to pursue!"

When everyone heard this, they pondered it—it made sense!

They secretly hated themselves for not understanding this earlier.

"Dong Zhuo dug up the imperial tombs, burned the palaces, and looted the wealthy households of Luoyang; there is a lot of money—wouldn't pursuing them mean getting rich!"

They were all eager to move, but thought better of it; they didn't have the valor of Liu Bei and his subordinates—if they ran into Lu Bu, wouldn't they be finished!

Sun Ce, however, took his leave of the others and went to Luoyang City first!

"Big Brother, why are we still returning to that Allied camp!"

Xia Hou Dun said in a muffled voice.

The extremely disheveled Cao Cao looked around,

"Yes, I must go back and let Yuan Benchu and Yuan Gonglu see me make a fool of myself!"

Captain America and Hawkeye looked at each other, truly unable to understand Cao Cao's thinking at this moment.

"Is it possible that going back to be mocked makes one feel better?"

The netizens in the broadcast room also posted comments,

"Does this Cao Cao have a masochistic tendency?"

"Exactly, now that he only has a few thousand remnants, wouldn't it be better to go straight back to Chen Liu?"

"I think so too; returning to Chen Liu to recruit troops and make a comeback would be quick!"

"He must be going to ignite his fighting spirit, to know shame and then be brave!"

Cao Cao soon cleared things up for everyone. He looked around,

"Yuan Shao is outwardly tolerant but inwardly jealous, and he has many plans but no decisiveness. I am in a miserable state now; he will certainly not mock me, but will instead soothe me and give me benefits."

Everyone had to give Boss Cao a thumbs up; Yuan Shao's character was understood quite thoroughly by Cao Cao.

Sure enough,

When Cao Cao returned to the Allied camp,

Yuan Shao, seeing Cao Cao's disheveled state, not only did not mock him, but in his capacity as Alliance Leader, promoted Cao Cao to Administrator of Dongjun and had other warlords supplement Cao Cao with several thousand troops.

Yuan Shu also gave Cao Cao a batch of grain and fodder.

When Cao Cao learned that Liu Bei had captured Xu Rong alive, he was also stunned for a good while.

Ten thousand grass-mud horses were galloping through his heart!

"What the hell!"

"This Liu Bei is truly a god-like man; he seized an opportunity that was fleeting in an instant!"

At the same time, he felt a bit uncomfortable,

"Why does this Liu Bei always imitate me? The key is, every time he does it better than me?"

Cao Cao began to doubt life!

"If he can rescue the people of Luoyang and take back the Son of Heaven this time, wouldn't his reputation be heaven-defying?!"

Cao Cao shook his head; this matter had nothing to do with him anymore. Now he mainly needed to go back and accumulate strength. ===== CHAPTER 163 =====