Li Jue led the Xiliang soldiers and charged into Liu Yu's camp, only to find it was an empty camp.

"General, this is bad. We have fallen into a trap."

Having fallen into the trap, Li Jue's face, which had been full of confidence just now, changed color in an instant.

"Retreat, quickly retreat to Hulao Pass."

As soon as Li Jue's voice rang out, arrows fell from all directions like raindrops, and screams and sounds of horses falling were heard everywhere.

As soon as the rain of arrows passed, fires broke out all around and countless Guandong coalition forces appeared around Li Jue.

"kill."

"kill."

"Capture Li Jue alive."

The shouts and cries of killing were deafening.

"Charge out." Li Jue's pupils shrank slightly, and surrounded by the soldiers, he began to break out.

Zhang Fei shouted loudly and swung the Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand tightly. In a short while, countless Xiliang soldiers fell under his spear.

Zhang Fei was not very interested in these pawns. His target was Li Jue, and he wanted to use Li Jue to achieve merit.

After Zhang Fei knocked down a few infantrymen, he finally came to Li Jue.

"Li Jue, where are you going?"

With the Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand, he ordered Li Jue to kill directly.

After Li Jue exchanged more than a dozen moves with Zhang Fei, he found that the man's martial arts were extremely powerful and he was no match for him. He was trapped in a tight siege and naturally did not want to fight. He waved the weapon in his hand, and with the help of a general, he escaped from Zhang Fei and rushed out.

Zhang Fei had just started fighting with Li Jue, so there was no way he could let Li Jue escape. He slapped his horse hard and chased after Li Jue.

Just as he was about to catch up with Li Jue, he saw a general coming out from the side, holding a long sword in his hand, and chopped at Zhang Fei's head.

Seeing that this move was so fierce, Zhang Fei did not dare to be careless and started fighting with the man. After a few moves, Zhang Fei knocked him off his horse.

When he thought about Li Jue again, Li Jue had disappeared.

The duck that was about to be caught flew away, and Zhang Fei became anxious. He kept waving the Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand, and several Xiliang soldiers fell to the ground in an instant.

Liu Yu, Yuan Shao and others stood on a high place, looking at the Xiliang army surrounded in the middle, with a smile on their faces.

After so many days of hard fighting, although the Allied camps suffered little losses, they were completely helpless against the sturdy Hulao Pass.

If it weren't for the wisdom of the emperor's uncle, the princes would probably still be sitting in their tents and sighing.

Behind the crowd, there were more armored soldiers standing. They did not besiege Li Jue, but stood silent like trees, waiting for Liu Yu's orders.

Cao Cao looked at the fierce battle and asked, "Uncle, is it time?"

Liu Yu calculated the time silently in his mind. After a while, he said to Zhao Yun beside him: "Zilong, let's go."

There was no expression on Zhao Yun's face and he bowed and accepted the order.

With Zhao Yun's departure, Liu Yu turned his attention back to the battlefield.

Li Jue realized that he had fallen into a trap and tried desperately to break out with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. He couldn't understand why Ma Fu, who was obviously a member of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, surrendered to Liu Yu in just a few days.

He knew that the Prime Minister had always rewarded the soldiers of Xiliang generously. Even in Luoyang City, when the soldiers robbed the people's property, the Prime Minister would only smile.

Li Jue was a little confused, but he no longer had time to think about it. What he had to do now was to rush out, at all costs.

As the team continued to attack, Li Jue finally led his men to break through a gap. Without stopping at all, he led the Xiliang cavalry and rushed towards Hulao Pass.

Although he fell into Liu Yu's trap in this battle, he still had a chance. As long as he was allowed to return to Hulao Pass, with the 20,000 soldiers left behind, he could still make it difficult for the Guandong coalition forces to advance.

Just as Li Jue was regaining his confidence, a horseman rushed towards him. Li Jue looked at the familiar face and saw that the man was covered in blood. The confidence that had just risen up turned into panic in an instant.

"Aren't you guarding Hulao Pass? How did you get here?"

"Hulao Pass has been lost."

Hulao Pass was lost. Li Jue was surprised when he heard the news. There were still 20,000 soldiers guarding Hulao Pass. They were all experienced elite soldiers. How could they be captured so quickly?

Before Li Jue could ask again, the soldier covered in blood had already given him the answer.

"They were wearing our clothes and easily tricked the city gate open."

When Li Jue heard this, he almost vomited blood.

Liu Yu was too treacherous to resort to such a trick. Li Jue looked at his dozen cavalrymen and knew that they could not return to Hulao Pass.

Liu Yu, you have caused me to suffer defeat after defeat. I will not be a human being if I don't avenge you.

Although he was filled with resentment, he did not dare to stay and fled with the cavalry around him.

Liu Yu had been standing on a high place, observing the situation on the battlefield. Except for a few who escaped, all the 10,000-strong Xiliang army were annihilated.

It was at this time that Zhao Yun came from Hulao Pass to report.

The Allied forces have broken through Hulao Pass.

Everyone was overjoyed. The tough nut of Hulao Pass had finally been gnawed off. As long as they passed Hulao Pass, the troops could head straight to Luoyang.

Liu Yu did not feel much joy in his heart. Ten days had passed since Dong Zhuo left Hulao Pass. These ten days were enough for Dong Zhuo to complete the preparations for evacuating Luoyang. If Dong Zhuo could not be stopped before he left Luoyang, Luoyang City would be left to the coalition forces as an empty city, an empty city that had been burned down.

"How many defeated soldiers escaped?"

"There are seven or eight thousand people. According to the order of the emperor's uncle, five hundred of them are ours."

Liu Yu nodded. Five hundred people plus the chess pieces planted in Luoyang City earlier were enough to quickly break through a city gate of Luoyang.

He told everyone about his plan, hoping to persuade them to raise troops overnight and march to Luoyang, so that they could reach Luoyang in the shortest time possible.

While everyone was thinking about it, Yuan Shu was the first to raise objections.

"Uncle, we have just conquered Hulao Pass and are exhausted. It is not appropriate to send troops overnight. Shu thinks we should rest for two days before attacking Luoyang."

After resting for two days, Liu Yu looked at Yuan Shu who was shaking his head and wanted to go up and slap him twice. But now the opportunity that had finally come was too late to take a rest for two days.

"On the highway, speed is the most important thing in war."

"Uncle, Dong Zhuo is in Luoyang City. It doesn't matter if we go there a day earlier or later. We are fine, but the soldiers have been fighting for many days. If they don't rest, they won't be able to fight even if they reach Luoyang."

Yuan Shu showed concern for his subordinates and soon won the approval of most of the princes.

"Yes, what Gonglu said is absolutely right."

"Now that our men and horses are exhausted, it is indeed difficult to fight again."

"What if Dong Zhuo retreats to Chang'an?" Liu Yu asked calmly.

"This is all Uncle Emperor's speculation. Judging from the tactics, Luoyang is the center of the world. How could Dong Zhuo give it up so easily?"

Liu Yu was speechless. Facing an idiot like Yuan Shu, he really had no words to say.

"Would anyone like to join me in conquering Luoyang?"

He glanced at the crowd and saw that they were all silent. He understood what they meant.

"Since everyone is willing to rest, I will go ahead and check out Luoyang City first."

After saying this, he led Liu Bei and others towards Luoyang City.

Liu Yu had just taken a few steps when he heard Cao Cao's voice behind him.

"Uncle, wait a minute. I am willing to go with you."

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