The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

"Closer, closer." Hua Xiong led the main force to join forces with the vanguard scouts. The Kwantung Army camp was right in front of them. At this moment, Hua Xiong's heart was beating faster and faster. However, he also felt a little nervous. His years of military intuition told him that something was wrong tonight.

But they were only two or three hundred meters from the Kwantung Army camp. Hua Xiong steeled his resolve, thinking, "What the hell? I'll charge in first!" "Not good!" Just as Hua Xiong and his men had advanced another hundred meters or so, Hua Xiong finally realized what was wrong. The Kwantung Army camp had no campfires near the outer perimeter; all the campfires were inside the camp. "Retreat!" Hua Xiong shouted, pulling on the reins. "Haha, Hua Xiong, you little brat, you think you can just walk away after coming all this way?!"

A roar erupted in the night, and flames immediately engulfed the outer perimeter of the Kwantung Army camp, revealing countless Kwantung Army soldiers hidden behind the barricades!

Soon, the soldiers lit their matchlocks and fired! It turned out that Lu Zhi had anticipated that the Xiliang army would raid the camp that night, and after nightfall, he had all the musketeers prepare for battle. The ammunition in their guns had already been loaded, and if it weren't for the fear of being exposed, they might have even lit the matchlocks, just waiting for the Xiliang army to walk into their trap.

However, Hua Xiong's battlefield intuition was surprisingly sharp. As soon as the Xiliang army approached the camp, Hua Xiong sensed something was wrong and quickly retreated.

However, the Kwantung Army reacted quickly. The campfires they had prepared were doused with oil and ignited instantly. The surrounding arquebusiers also swiftly lit their fuses and fired! But by then it was already too late. Zhang Fei, in charge of that side, angrily slammed his fist into the fence, knocking it down. The surrounding Kwantung Army soldiers were horrified. Zhang Fei scratched his head sheepishly and then roared at the surrounding Ba County arquebusiers: "What are you all standing there for? Chase after them!"

"Oh, oh, oh!" Zhang Fei's reminder made the surrounding soldiers realize that they were still fighting the enemy.

However, Zhang Fei didn't need to worry, because a large number of Kwantung Army arquebusiers were also hiding on Hua Xiong's retreat route. These arquebusiers, hidden on the outskirts of the camp, lit the matchlocks after the Xiliang cavalry passed by, waiting for the Xiliang cavalry who had raided the camp to retreat.

"Go around!" Hua Xiong also spotted the faint firelight in the woods, but it was too late. With a burst of firelight, gunfire erupted. Hua Xiong, who was at the forefront, was hit by several bullets and fell from his horse. The Xiliang cavalry behind him were only concerned with breaking through towards Hulao Pass. They were surrounded by enemies, with muskets firing incessantly, enemy tripwires everywhere, and spears sticking out from who-knows-where. The Xiliang soldiers, only concerned with escaping, had no idea who Hua Xiong was.

Without Hua Xiong's command, the Xiliang cavalry fell into a situation of fighting independently, running around like headless flies. In the end, less than a thousand men returned to Hulao Pass. The rest either fell on the way back or were scattered and lost their way.

Where is Hua Xiong?

Where is General Hua Xiong?!

Seeing that only remnants of defeated troops had returned from beyond the pass, Li Jue was alarmed and hurriedly searched for Hua Xiong. However, after searching everyone, Li Jue still could not find Hua Xiong.

"Where is your general!" Li Jue pulled over a cavalry captain and loudly questioned him.

"Reporting to General Li, our general has been killed in action!" the captain cried to Li Jue. Hua Xiong had been killed in action!

Killed in action? Following Dian Wei's serious injury, this is the second major general lost by the Xiliang army. Li Jue sighed inwardly, wondering if they were really going to be defeated.

Everyone is discussing why Yuan Shu didn't achieve any victories when he was the leader of the alliance, not even a minor one, while good news kept coming from the front lines as soon as Yuan Shao took over as leader.

Yuan Shao thought to himself, "Now the elders of the Yuan family will have to give me more consideration when deciding on the successor."

While the allied forces were celebrating their victory, Chen Er found himself in trouble.

Chen Er, who had led three thousand cavalry across the river ahead of others, suddenly got lost! These elite cavalrymen from Youzhou had become lost in the unfamiliar territory of Sili.

"Zilong, can you tell where our army is now?" In a small valley, after ordering the entire army to halt its advance and sending out scouts, Chen Er asked Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun was also confused. He had never been to Sili before and had no idea where he was. Observing the stars in the sky, they only knew that they were marching south, but Zhao Yun had no idea where they were.

Holding the rudimentary map drawn by the intelligence department, Chen Er frowned. The intelligence work was still not thorough enough; even a map of a place like Sili wasn't very detailed, let alone more remote areas. "My lord," Zhao Yun said helplessly, looking at the map again, "it's so late at night, and we can't see clearly. There are no landmarks, and I can't figure out where we are."

As for Chen Qun behind them, Chen Er didn't even bother asking him anything. This rough man still couldn't read a map. Chen Er sighed inwardly and said to Zhao Yun, "If I had known this would happen, I should have brought Hu Che'er with me."

“General Hu was born in Xiliang and has been stationed in the Liangzhou and Yongzhou areas for many years. He is indeed much more familiar with these places than we men from Youzhou,” Zhao Yun said.

"It's too late to say all this now. We've already come this far, and there's not much time to turn back. I just don't know if Gongyi has found enough boats. If there are enough boats, maybe we can build a pontoon bridge, which would make it much more convenient for us to come here," Chen Er said.

"My lord, I have a question. I wonder if you could answer it for me?" Zhao Yun suddenly said.

Chen Er was taken aback. Why had Zhao Yun come today? However, Chen Er didn't hesitate and said directly to Zhao Yun, "Zilong, if you have any questions, please speak freely."

"My lord, shouldn't we try to go to Luoyang to rescue the officials and the people after Ding Yuan looted it?" Zhao Yun asked, cupping his hands in greeting.

Chen Er asked, "Why are you leading us to Hangu Pass instead?"

"Zilong, do you think our small force can take Luoyang?" Chen Er asked.

"It's difficult, but we can launch a surprise attack while Ding Yuan is withdrawing from Luoyang, seize the city walls, and hopefully save most of the people," Zhao Yun said hesitantly.

"Zilong, do you know what our Northern Autonomous Region needs most right now?" Chen Er asked. "And do you know our Northern Autonomous Region's future goals?"

"I understand," Zhao Yun replied. "What our autonomous region needs most right now is a large investment to strengthen infrastructure. At the same time, our autonomous region's development goal is to give the world a new look, a world where everyone can have enough to eat."