Chapter 266

A flash of cunning passed through his eyes.

Since the last Guandong coalition failed to punish Dong, Cao Cao's transformation could be said to be quite rapid!

Before, he still had fantasies about the Han imperial court.

But now, he only wanted to achieve his own hegemony as soon as possible.

In this campaign to punish Dong, win if possible.

If not possible, keep his own strength as much as possible.

"What Meng De said is very true."

"As long as Gu Linzhi does not take the initiative to leave the pass to fight you and me, this battle should not have too much loss."

Gongsun Zan responded to Cao Cao with a smile.

However.

Before the smiles on their faces could disappear.

I saw several messengers running over quickly to report:

"Something terrible has happened!"

"Hua Xiong is leading 50,000 troops, has left Sishui Pass, and is rushing toward the direction of our army!"

"Thump"!

Hearing this, Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao almost fell to the ground.

They were just discussing whether Gu Yi would take the initiative to send troops out of the pass to fight.

I didn't expect this scoundrel to come so quickly!

"Sigh, it looks like losses are inevitable."

Cao Cao sighed slightly.

To be honest, he really didn't want to fight Gu Yi now.

Last time, so many Guandong warlords couldn't gain any advantage in Gu Yi's hands.

And this time, I'm afraid it would be equally difficult.

"Forget it, forget it, the arrow is on the string, it must be fired."

"My Youzhou warriors have no cowards!"

Gongsun Zan said loudly.

Subsequently, he issued combat orders to several subordinate generals under his command.

Cao Cao followed closely behind.

Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Yu Jin, Li Dian, Yue Jin, Cao Chun, and other generals of the Cao camp quickly took their positions.

However.

Just as Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan were ready to go.

Suddenly, several more messengers ran over quickly from not far away.

"Report!"

"Hua Xiong led the army and retreated back to Sishui Pass."

"Huh???"

"What did you say???"

Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao looked at each other with wide eyes after hearing the messenger's report.

The messenger also felt very innocent.

That scoundrel Hua Xiong had originally led the army to rush down from Sishui Pass.

For some reason, he suddenly retreated back again.

"Abominable!"

"Isn't this just messing around?"

"How can there be saying to fight and then suddenly not fight?"

Gongsun Zan couldn't help but complain.

He clearly didn't quite understand the brain circuits of the Sishui Pass garrison.

"Forget it, forget it, Brother Bo Gui."

"Since the Dong Zhuo army on Sishui Pass has retreated, let's quickly let our soldiers light fires to cook and rest."

Cao Cao appeared much calmer than Gongsun Zan.

Although his intuition told him.

Hua Xiong's sudden retreat was highly likely to have something fishy!

But he couldn't think of why Hua Xiong would suddenly retreat for a while.

At this moment, it was time to light fires and cook.

Whether it was the soldiers under Gongsun Zan or the soldiers under Cao Cao, they were already hungry.

Two quarters of an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Just as Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao intended to let their respective soldiers eat.

Suddenly, several more messengers ran over from not far away and reported:

"Report!"

"Hua Xiong led 50,000 troops, came out of Sishui Pass again, and headed straight for our army!"

"Bang!"

Hearing this.

The rice bowls that Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao had just held in their hands were put down instantly.

"Damn Hua Xiong! Are you fighting or not?"

"Why are you coming over again suddenly?"

Gongsun Zan was so angry that his face turned red.

With his relatively straightforward personality, he really couldn't understand what kind of tricks this group of Dong Zhuo army on Sishui Pass was playing.

"That scoundrel Hua Xiong is just a reckless man, he definitely couldn't have this brain."

"The person who ordered the Sishui Pass garrison to do this is nine times out of ten that Gu Linzhi."

Cao Cao analyzed.

However, even if he guessed that it might be Gu Yi playing with their mentality, Cao Cao had no good way to deal with it at this moment.

If he ignored it and continued to let the soldiers eat, what would happen if Hua Xiong really attacked later?

At that time, the soldiers of the Cao Cao army and the Gongsun Zan army who were eating would instantly become living targets for the Sishui Pass garrison!

Therefore, Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan had no choice but to order the entire army to stop eating again and pick up their weapons to prepare for battle.

However.

Not long after.

Another messenger came over to report:

"Hua Xiong took the army and returned to Sishui Pass."

Hearing this, Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan ordered again, letting their soldiers prepare to eat.

However, only two or three minutes passed.

Another messenger arrived here and reported:

"Hua Xiong is leading the army to kill this way again!"

This time.

Not only Gongsun Zan, but even Cao Cao couldn't help it.

I saw him slap the messenger who came to report on the face with a "slap."

"Can you look carefully before reporting?"

"Did that scoundrel Hua Xiong come or not?"

Cao Cao was about to explode with anger!

Although he was still advising Yuan Shao yesterday to always remain rational and not be blinded by angry emotions.

But at this moment, he really couldn't bear being played with by Gu Yi and Hua Xiong like this.

It was just the time to eat a meal, damn it!

Playing so many tricks.