Chapter 999 Sishui Xiongguan Pass

Looking at Yuan Shao's life, it can be summed up in these few words: "A headwind is as fierce as a tiger, and a tailwind is a nest of mice"!

In the history of positive experience without commercial interference, Yuan Shao's strategic situation after the end of the discussion was quite bad. It only occupies a small part of the Bohai Sea, and even its own army has to be supported by Han Fu.

At that time, Han Fu had already felt the threat from Yuan Shao, and began to gradually reduce the food supply to Yuan Shao, trying to solve Yuan Shao with relatively mild means.

Then Yuan Shao made a decisive attack, allied with Gongsun Zan in the north, formed Qu Yi inside, and won the fertile land of Jizhou without a single soldier.

But even so, Yuan Shao's strategic situation has not changed much. At that time, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu broke up. Yuan Shao was threatened by Gongsun Zan in the north, Yuan Shu, who was the most powerful at the time, was in the south, Tao Qian and Kong Rong were watching, and Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army was eager to try. Dangerous.

Under such circumstances, Yuan Shao did not panic at all, and decisively allied with Cao Cao, rejected Gongsun in the north, and fought Yuan Shu in the south, defeated the three-party coalition forces of Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, and Gongsun Zan, and won successive victories. In the end, it annexed Youqing and merged the three states in one go, completing the hegemony of the north together.

It can be said that Yuan Shao at that time was the prince closest to the goal of unifying China.

It's a pity that from then on, Yuan Shao started the mode of "flying with the wind and a nest of rats", and played blindly with all the fancy tricks, forcibly smashing the good cards he had bought so hard.

In the past, Shang Ji looked down on Yuan Shao, thinking that he was a prodigal second generation ancestor, but looking at it today, it is true that the princes who can achieve such achievements are not given for nothing!

Yuan Shao let go of all his worries and began to put all his eggs in one basket. Finally, he revealed the potential of the world's largest prince. With a few words, he forced the princes who advocated retreat into a corner, and completely killed the trend of surrender.

Then he tried his best to defy all opinions and rewarded Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan, which strengthened the determination of the two main players to continue to challenge Dong.

After that, the military discipline and regulations were rectified vigorously, and the scattered coalition forces were initially integrated into one.

It stands to reason that this was an impossible task. After all, the relationship between the various princes is intricate, and there are too many things involved in integrating the army, but Yuan Shao insisted on persuading all the princes to support the new regulations by virtue of his sharp tongue.

Of course, Yuan Shao's selflessness and the spirit of giving up his family for the country won him a very high honor during this process. Yuan's doctrine of Bo Yuntian's impartiality and selflessness was spread everywhere in the coalition forces.

In fact, he did achieve fairness and justice.

Otherwise, no matter how much rhetoric there is, it is impossible to integrate the princes.

It took about half a month for the coalition forces of the princes to reorganize and adjust. After the rectification, the coalition forces of the princes have not changed in terms of strength, but their overall combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.

First of all, in terms of morale, Yuan Shao led a group of princes to condolences in various camps day and night, abruptly pulling up the low morale caused by the vanguard's defeat.

On the other hand, the various armies of the coalition forces had a preliminary connection and cooperation, and there was also a unified military order for dispatching. Unlike before, it was said that the coalition forces were actually stationed together.

These changes are inconspicuous, but they have really improved the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces.

Half a month later, the coalition forces with high morale and stable morale set off again, heading towards Sishui Pass.

This time the coalition forces marched very cautiously. There were scouts in the front and rear guards in the back, and there were ranger guards on the left and right wings. Communication between the various ministries was strictly maintained and reports were made at any time.

Along the way, the coalition forces have drawn up a strict marching route, and all soldiers who deviate from the prescribed route without authorization will be executed. Any dispatch of a large army requires an order from the headquarters of the coalition forces.

With Yuan Shao's efforts, this point was unanimously recognized by the princes! China

These regulations are not something to be proud of for the normal army, but for the coalition army, which is composed of 18 forces, it is an out-and-out miracle.

The army strictly followed the regulations of setting up camp at three quarters and marching one hundred miles a day. Set up the camp with a strict eye, and spared no expense in arranging deer firewood, arrow towers and other buildings every night. At night, five layers of light and dark sentries were set up within 20 miles around the army. Twelve elite cavalry regiments took turns to maintain a high level of combat readiness to ensure that even if the enemy's surprise attack could be dealt with calmly.

The princes take turns sitting in the command tent at night, and it must be ensured that at least two princes sit in the command tent at any time.

Although these measures and regulations are a bit rigid, they are very much in line with the current reality of the coalition forces.

During this period, Hua Xiong led the army to attack several times, and the coalition forces responded properly under Yuan Shao's command. Hua Xiong not only did not take advantage of it, but suffered a small loss.

It needs to be understood that before the Xiliang army was able to kill two groups of princes and disable three groups in one go, the biggest reason was that these pioneer princes and princes were self-sufficient in grabbing money and food, so they relaxed their vigilance, and Hua Xiong took advantage of the night attack.

Of course, the Xiliang Army's combat effectiveness is strong, and Hua Xiong's magical power after being demonized is also an important reason that cannot be ignored.

This time, under the leadership of Yuan Shao, the coalition forces fought steadily and did not give Hua Xiong any chance to take advantage. With an elite army of 7 million, including a large number of high-level special corps, Hua Xiong would not dare to fight recklessly even if he was three or five times stronger.

It is said that among the allied forces, there are more than two generals who can face Demon Hua Xiong without losing the wind!

After Hua Xiong suffered a few small losses, he didn't dare to continue to be presumptuous. The coalition army fought steadily all the way, and it took nearly half a month to reach Rongyang - Sishui Pass!

"Is this the Sishui Pass, which is known as Luoyang's first gateway?"

Shang Ji came with a group of princes on horseback, looking at the magnificent checkpoint in the distance and muttering to himself.

"That's right, this is Sishui Pass. After passing this pass, there is only Hulao Pass left, and then we can directly attack Dong Bandit's lair."

Yuan Shaoling stood still, looking at Sishui Pass in the distance with his eyes shining brightly, and said loudly.

"However, how to conquer such a great pass?"

Looking at the horrific level with a wall up to 100 meters high, Shang Ji asked with a headache.

The city wall of Sishuiguan is not long, only about fifteen li. The pass is built on the mountain, and there are vast mountains on the left and right sides. There is only one pass for entry and exit here.

The terrain here is extremely dangerous, and the construction of the level is directly compared with that of the imperial city. The main body of the building is made of cold iron stone, and a few key parts even use star rock. You must know that Star Rock is the raw ore for extracting star iron, and star iron is the most commonly used material for making high-level weapons and equipment above the spirit weapon level!

Shang Ji looked carefully, and could vaguely see a large number of defensive equipment on the top of the city, and Hua Xiong led an elite army of one million to garrison Sishui Pass.

At this time, Hua Xiong himself was leading 300,000 elite troops to garrison under the checkpoint, forming a linkage with the checkpoint one mile and one outside, to avoid the situation that if you stay for a long time, you will lose.

From Shang Ji's point of view, even if the coalition forces attack with all their strength, they will not be able to break through the Sishui Pass in less than half a year!

But is it possible for the coalition forces to spend half a year here?

This is of course impossible, not to mention how long Yuan Shao's supernatural state can last, just the money, food and supplies needed for the cross-state expedition of the 7 million elite army in half a year can bankrupt the princes' treasury!

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