Chapter 36: The moment to close the net has arrived

"Oh no, 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, they were destined to be unable to escape.

At this moment.

The character of "let the fellow Daoist die, not the poor Daoist" was vividly displayed 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 most rapid.

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

But the moment the black nets were cast, the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou ran extremely fast.

In a flash, they had abandoned their teammates and fled for their lives alone.

"Hahahaha, delightful! Delightful!"

On Hulao Pass.

Watching 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.

Eventually, both sides sounded the gongs to withdraw.

Not a single one of the captured coalition generals could be rescued.

As the saying goes.

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

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

Now that more than half were lost, the warlords felt like crying.

The leader Yuan Shao did not feel much better.

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

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

Losing these two made Yuan Shao feel incomparably pained.

The other warlords were even more devastated.

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

Inside Hulao Pass.

In stark contrast to the mood of the various warlords.

The smile on Dong Zhuo'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.

But the coalition generals had already reached the point of shamelessly ganging up on Lu Bu.

There was no martial virtue to speak of!

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

More importantly.

Among the captured coalition generals, there were many heavyweight figures.

For example, Yan Gang, a major general under Gongsun Zan.

Zu Mao, a major general under Sun Jian.

Han Meng and Jiang Qi under Yuan Shao.

Wu Anguo under Kong Rong.

Besides these, there were some people whose reputations were not yet prominent.

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

For instance, Zhang He, a military Sima under Han Fu, and Han Hao, an attendant under Wang Kuang.

These two, although not famous yet.

But they would leave quite a thick ink in history later on.

Zhang He needs no more introduction: one of the Four Pillars of Hebei, 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 method of the Qingzhou soldiers were all areas where Han Hao contributed greatly.

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

But 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, and 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: Persuading enemy generals to surrender, the success probability is increased by 50% on the original basis!】

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

Although this feature does not affect loyal-type generals.

But looking at the world, how many loyal-type generals can there be?

Moreover, at this time, most generals had just debuted.

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

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

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

Gu Yi's "Eloquent and Persuasive" feature was 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 for capturing these coalition generals was precisely thanks to Gu Yi's strategy.

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

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

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.

The poor coalition generals, now that they were captured, had their fates completely controlled by Gu Yi.

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