C16 Water Level Meter

After Yuan Shao's impassioned speech, he touched the blood in his cup with his hand, first flicking it into the air, then to the ground, and then drank it all in one gulp. The other dukes also received the soldier's wine and drank it all in one gulp. Yuan Shao and the dukes smashed the wine cups in their hands at the same time and shouted at the same time, "There is an alliance that has lost its life!"

This scene sent a chill down Chen Ren's spine. Oh my god! That was raw blood! How unhygienic it was to drink it just like that! No wonder the average lifespan of ancient people wasn't long!

Even if they swore an oath that Yuan Shao had become the chief, he would still not go down the altar and directly shout on the altar, "Since all the lords have chosen Shao as their chief, although Shao is not a genius, he can still be rewarded for his meritorious deeds and be punished for his crimes! The laws of the state had military rules! I hope that you all do not violate the rules of the military! "

Everyone bowed and said, "We will follow you, Alliance Master! I will do as you say! "

"Alright!" Yuan Shao immediately looked at Yuan Shi and shouted, "Nanyang Taisui Technique!"

Yuan Shi was reluctant, but he couldn't disobey. He could only step forward and clasp his hands together as he said, "I will listen to the Alliance Head's commands!"

A trace of pleasure flashed across Yuan Shao's face, and he immediately said with a straight face, "Even if you are my younger brother, you should shoulder a heavy responsibility! When the army leaves, the food will be first! "My order is for you, the Governor, to take care of the camps and not lose anything!"

When Yuan Shi heard this, his nose almost went crooked from anger. Although the food was important, a food official was not a good position. There was no chance at all for him to make a name for himself by guarding the back, and it just so happened that Yuan Shao's words were quite impressive. Yuan Shi could only swallow his anger as he cupped his fists and said, "I will follow Alliance Head's orders!"

The people present weren't idiots and naturally knew that Yuan Shao was using this opportunity to send Yuan Shi away, but since this matter involved the internal strife of the Yuan Family, no one dared to meddle in it. The few people who understood, including Tao Qian, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei, all shook their heads.

Yuan Shao raised his voice again, "This time in Luoyang, the first stage will be the water trial! Who is willing to go with a vanguard? "

Sun Jian had already made up his mind long ago, he quickly took a step forward, cupped his fists and said: "I am willing to take the front! "Get rid of this water barrier!"

Yuan Shao didn't really care about who the vanguard leader was, after all, he was the Alliance Master, and it was impossible for him to be the vanguard leader. He also knew of Sun Jian's name, Yuan Shao. But this was the time! "I will order your division to be the vanguard, and your army to prepare for the crisis!"

Sun Jian clasped his hands and replied, "Here!" He immediately turned around and left with Chen Ren and the others. The dukes that remained behind all had their own thoughts.

"Since the literary platform is in the vanguard, all the nobles should act according to their own wishes, in order to support each other!"

"Here!"

Sun Jian accepted the task of being the vanguard and returned to the camp, instructing all the battalions to prepare to leave and set up camp. Chen Ren, on the other hand, discussed secretly with Sun Jian, "Master, don't be in such a hurry, didn't your subordinate say that the dukes would definitely have people to go and fight for the glory? We can just slowly march and let them fight for it, it would be great if we could waste more of Dong Zhuo's manpower!" Moreover, if we urgently march then it is inevitable that we will fall into other people's schemes. It is better to slowly march but carefully move forward so that we don't fall into other people's traps.

Sun Jian did not disobey Chen Ren's plan at all. In accordance with Chen Ren's plan, they had to spend an entire day's worth of effort on their journey. The other dukes were also happy to see Sun Jian's slow march so that their own troops would be the first to break through the barrier. Thus, no one blamed Sun Jian.

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"Report!" Bao Xin's younger brother, Bao Zhong, led 3000 troops to challenge the Water Level and was defeated by Hua Xiong Yin's 500 Steel Cavalry! "Under the cover of Yuan Martial Arts, Yu Qi and Han Fu, together with Pan Feng, went to the Water Mountain Pass. After being hit by Huaxu's Night Assault, Yu Li and Pan Feng were killed by Hua Xiong!"

Listening to the scout's report, Sun Jian couldn't help but praise Chen Ren for taking the initiative, as well as for giving Dong Zhuo's army a headache. Seeing Sun Jian's frown, Chen Ren immediately guessed what Sun Jian was thinking and smiled, "Don't worry, my lord!" This Western Lion Steel Cavalry that Hua Xiong is leading is indeed powerful, but the descendants of my River East are not bad either! "

When Chen Ren said this, the generals straightened their backs. Zu Mao stood up and said, "My lord, since we have already reached the Water Reach, we shall go and kill that bastard Hua Xiong!" Then he went to lead the horse.

Chen Ren quickly stopped Zu Mao, not daring to send him to his death. In history, Zu Mao couldn't even kill Huaxu Xiong, and was instead killed by Hua Xiong. Wasn't this just courting death!?

Chen Ren said to Sun Jian, "Master! Since we have already reached the Water Barrier, let's rest for the night and lead the army to the city gates tomorrow! "

Sun Jian, who was told by any of them, coupled with Zu Mao's heroic spirit, had forgotten about it after a moment of hesitation, "Alright! Rest well for the night! Tomorrow is the day to go and fight in the Water Barrier! "

That afternoon, Sun Jian set up camp about ten miles away from the water pass and ordered the entire army to rest. After working hard for the whole afternoon, when the whole army was cooking, a figure nimbly slipped out of the camp and ran in the direction of the water gate. Following which, a black shadow flashed past the tent of the figure and vanished into Chen Ren's tent.

After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, he was in the Water Pass.

"General, we must not lose this opportunity!" One of the generals was speaking to Hu Zhen, the deputy general of Huanxiong, who was guarding the water pass.

"General, think twice! The source of this information is unknown, so it cannot be easily reached! " It was Li Su, who had initially persuaded Lu Bu to surrender.

Hua Xiong sat on a chair in the middle of the room and looked at the secret report. He frowned as he said, "I am already aware that these eighteen dukes are scheming against each other. Otherwise, I wouldn't have sent my men here to seize victory. As per what he saw, this secret message was believable! I've made up my mind! "Tonight, we will send our troops to attack Sun Jian's camp. We must defeat Sun Jian in battle."

Li Su quickly said: "General!" This water barrier is the defensive barrier that the Prime Minister has entrusted to the General, you can't be careless! "

Hua Xiong looked at Li Su in disgust: "How could I be careless! Didn't Yu Dai and Pan Feng also succeed in the previous night's raid? "Don't say too much. If you're afraid, stay in the gate. I'll take Hu Zhen and Zhao Cen with me!"

Li Su still wanted to persuade him, but Hua Xiong simply ignored him and walked away. Li Su sighed. Ever since he recruited Lu Bu over, all the generals in the Western Cold Army had their own opinions about him and considered him a part of the army. Before, Huaxu Xiong had always been obedient to him. Now that he'd won two matches in a row, this pride of his wouldn't listen to his advice at all. It couldn't be helped. Li Su could only pray for Hua Xiong to return victorious. After all, no one could withstand Dong Zhuo's anger.

Ignoring Li Su's attitude, Huaxu Xiong brought the other two generals to lead thirty thousand Western Liangliang soldiers and quietly left the city during the night. The ten li distance between them wasn't that far. In just a few moments, Hua Xiong had already arrived outside of Sun Jian's camp. Sun Jian's encampment was completely silent, and only a few figures could be seen standing on top of the tower.

Hua Xiong waved his hand to the back, summoning a few godly archers. He ordered them to shoot out their necks to prevent any noise, and then ordered them to silently advance. These people were considered the best archers among the Western Colors. With a low growl from the captain beside them, the arrows shot out from his bow. The few figures on the tower fell to the ground, not letting out even the slightest sound.

With a wave of his hand, everyone quietly followed him to the entrance of the stronghold. Seeing that the distance was close enough, Hua Xiong immediately gave the order to start the fire. The archers behind him all fired up their rockets and shot into the camp, setting all the tents on fire. "Charge!" With a wave of his long blade, he commanded the cavalrymen to mount their horses.

In a split-second, the sounds of fighting and killing rang out as the Western Lion Steel Cavalry followed Hua Xiong into Sun Jian's camp. Strangely enough, not even a single soldier came out of their tent after hearing the commotion. Hua Xiong was an old general of the Western Cold Army and immediately reacted, "Not good! "We've fallen into his trap!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sounds of fire coming from all four directions around the camp. Rocket after rocket flew into the night sky, drawing beams of light that shot into the camp and took away the lives of the Western Cold Army. Outside of the camp, there were only a thousand archers left of the Western Cold Army. They were caught unprepared by the ten thousand or so Sun Jian's cavalry soldiers, and they were all killed without even being able to shoot a single arrow.

Hua Xiong made his decision immediately and shouted loudly: "Charge out! Retreat! Charge out! "Retreat!" Then, he brought the Western Cold Army and was about to rush out of the camp.

Outside the camp, the fire shone on the faces of Sun Jian, Chen Ren, and the other high-ranking officers, making them look especially ferocious. Sun Jian commanded, "Attack!" Countless tall fences had suddenly been erected outside the camp, blocking Hua Xiong and the rest of the Western Chilling Soldiers.

"Continue shooting!" "Light up all the bows and arrows and shoot them out!" Sun Jian ordered coldly.

Immediately, the number of rockets in the surrounding area doubled from before. Only by desperately blocking the rocket could Hua Xiong and his men ensure that they wouldn't be shot by it. The surrounding flames seemed to have spread too fast. Zhao Cen lifted a soldier beside him as a shield, but he bent down and touched the ground, only to find that his hand was sticky. Zhao Cen placed it before his nose, took a sniff, and his face immediately changed as he shouted, "General! Not good! There's oil under our feet! "

"What?" As soon as Hua Xiong heard this, his body trembled and a rocket flew past his hands. Although it didn't shoot at Zhonghong, it landed right at his feet. In an instant, a flame lit up and engulfed both Zhonghong and Zhao Cen. The pitiful Hua Xiong could be considered a great general of his generation. He had died in the midst of the flames just like that.