Chapter 19

In that instant, the captured coalition generals all felt the world spinning.

PS: Fishing nets and black nets appeared before the pre-Qin period. ===== CHAPTER 36 =====

"Not good, it's an ambush!"

Although the coalition generals realized something was wrong the moment their eyes were blinded,

it was ultimately one step too late.

With their eyes blinded and trapped by black nets, escape was destined to be impossible.

At this moment,

the character of "let the fellow Daoist die, not me" was displayed vividly by the coalition generals.

The generals who were not caught did not go to rescue their teammates at the first opportunity, but turned their horses around and fled the scene at the fastest speed.

Among them, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were the fastest.

Originally, they were the leaders, shouldering the role of leading the generals.

But the moment the black nets were cast, the two generals ran incredibly fast.

In the blink of an eye, they had already abandoned their teammates to flee for their lives alone.

"Hahahaha, delightful! Delightful!"

Atop Hulao Pass,

looking at the captured coalition generals, Dong Zhuo laughed heartily.

In the distant coalition camp, the sharp-eyed warlords also realized something was wrong.

Although they mobilized their soldiers to support the captured generals at the first opportunity,

it was to no avail.

They would send troops, and Dong Zhuo would also send troops.

The two armies fought for a while,

and eventually, both sides sounded the gongs to withdraw.

Not a single one of the captured coalition generals was rescued.

As the saying goes,

ten thousand elite soldiers are not as good as one good general.

The great generals sent out by the coalition just now were each the pillars of their own houses.

With most of them lost now, the warlords felt like crying.

Alliance leader Yuan Shao was not feeling much better.

Although Yan Liang and Wen Chou were not captured, Han Meng and Jiang Qi had been taken.

These two could currently rank in the top five under Yuan Shao's command.

Losing these two made Yuan Shao feel incredibly pained.

The other warlords were even more like mourners.

If even the wealthy and powerful Yuan Shao couldn't withstand such losses, how could they, with their small households?

Inside Hulao Pass,

in sharp contrast to the mood of the various warlords,

the smile on Old Dong's face had not stopped since the moment the black nets fell.

Although the method of capturing the coalition generals was indeed a bit despicable,

the coalition generals had already become shameless to the point of swarming Lu Bu.

There was absolutely no martial virtue to speak of!

Comparing the two, it didn't seem so despicable after all.

More importantly,

among the captured coalition generals, there were quite a few heavyweight figures.

For example, Gongsun Zan's great general Yan Gang,

Sun Jian's great general Zu Mao,

Yuan Shao's Han Meng and Jiang Qi,

and Kong Rong's Wu Anguo.

Besides these, there were some whose names were not yet prominent.

But these people made Gu Yi's eyes light up.

For instance, Han Fu's military commandant Zhang He, and Wang Kuang's attendant Han Hao.

Although these two were not famous yet,

they would leave quite a thick mark in history later on.

Zhang He needs no introduction: one of the Four Pillars of Hebei and one of the Five Elite Generals of Cao Wei.

Han Hao was also no man of empty reputation.

In history, the military agricultural colony system and the training methods for the Qingzhou troops were areas where Han Hao contributed greatly.

Although, in terms of certain individual abilities, Han Hao might not be the most outstanding,

he had almost no weaknesses and could be called a jack-of-all-trades.

[Ding! The host has changed the historical trajectory of the Battle of Hulao Pass; the fates of the Dong Zhuo army generals and the coalition generals have been significantly affected!]

[Congratulations to the host, the talent "Eloquent and Persuasive" has been upgraded.]

[Eloquent and Persuasive (Advanced) new feature: The success probability of persuading enemy generals to surrender is increased by 50% on the original basis!]

(Loyalist-type generals are not affected by this feature, such as the various Caos and Xia Hous under Cao Cao, or Yan Liang and Wen Chou under Yuan Shao.)

Although this feature does not affect loyalist-type generals,

how many loyalist-type generals can there be in the whole world?

Moreover, at this time, most generals were just starting out.

Their loyalty to their own lords was not as high as one might imagine.

Increasing the success rate by 50% on the original basis was almost equivalent to a 100% success rate in persuading them to surrender.

The Dong Zhuo army had just captured quite a few coalition generals.

Gu Yi's "Eloquent and Persuasive" feature had upgraded at just the right time!

Thinking of this, Gu Yi took the initiative to apply to Dong Zhuo to be responsible for persuading the coalition generals to surrender.

The reason they were able to capture these coalition generals was precisely thanks to Gu Yi's strategy.

At this moment, how could Old Dong have the heart to refuse Gu Yi's request?

Thus, he handed the task of persuading the coalition generals over to Gu Yi entirely.

And he gave Gu Yi the power of life and death!

If any captured coalition general angered Gu Yi, Gu Yi could kill them directly without reporting it.

The poor coalition generals, now that they were captured, had their fates completely controlled in Gu Yi's hands.

PS: My super handsome readers, the little author is begging for flowers and votes! ===== CHAPTER 37 =====

Among these captured coalition generals, the ones Gu Yi valued most were none other than Zhang He and Han Hao.

Thus, Gu Yi first set his sights on them for persuasion.

Zhang He was not valued under Han Fu.

Following the coalition generals to charge out and chase Lu Bu earlier was also to achieve merit and seek fame throughout the world.

It was just a pity that he fell before his campaign had even begun.

Facing the young Zhang He, who was not valued under Han Fu,

Gu Yi believed that sincerity was the ultimate killer move! ===== CHAPTER 38 =====