Chapter 216 Cao Cao: Destiny needs the support of strength!
Zhongmu, located in the southeast of Hulao Pass, is the only way to Chenliu.

During the chaos that night, seeing that the situation was hopeless, Cao Cao led thousands of his personal soldiers to break out of the encirclement. Fortunately, Ye Feng did not order a pursuit.

After daybreak, Cao Cao gathered the remaining soldiers, numbering another 20,000 men, and marched non-stop towards Zhongmou.

After a day and night of retreat, the entire army was exhausted and morale was low.

Although Cao Cao felt that Zhongmou was not a safe place, it was obvious that the entire army was exhausted, so he had to order the entire army to rest.

In addition, more than ten groups of spies were sent to gather information about Hulao Pass.

"Tap Tap"

A burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came, and Cao Cao, who was inspecting the defense situation on the city wall, suddenly realized it and shouted impatiently: "Hurry, don't stop us, send the scouts over quickly."

Not long after, a panting scout knelt on one knee in front of Cao Cao and said, "My lord, Hulao was breached by Ye Feng the day before yesterday. The night before yesterday, Dong Zhuo's army of more than 100,000 was ambushed by Zhao Yun under Ye Feng at Hutou Mountain. After a fierce battle, they combined with the tens of thousands of elite troops that caught up with them from the rear and completely wiped out the main force of Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army."

"Yesterday afternoon, Ye Feng led 100,000 soldiers to capture Luoyang City."

"Before the city was captured, Dong Zhuo entered the palace to kill the emperor, and was then taken away by the emperor's confidants at the risk of his life. Now all of Dong Zhuo's power belongs to Ye Feng."

He told all the news of the past two days in one breath.

Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and others all stood there in a daze.

They couldn't believe this series of news. They thought it would take several days to break through Hulao Pass, but they didn't expect it only took two days to deal with Dong Zhuo.

What is the use of the hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops under Dong Zhuo?

Are they all garbage?
"How could Hulao Pass be breached?"

"Did Dong Zhuo abandon the pass and flee?"

Xiahou Dun asked loudly.

The scout just took a breath and saw Cao Cao and the others looking at him again, so he quickly explained: "Xu Rong led 30,000 Xiliang troops to surrender to Ye Feng, and Hulao Pass was captured without a fight!"

"this........."

Everyone present felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten a fly.

Is Dong Zhuo blind? He actually gave such an important place to a general who was not his confidant. Isn't this just courting death?
Oh shit! !
Cao Cao cursed in his heart and glared at the scout again: "Your Majesty, what is going on?"

"Why would Dong Zhuo kill your majesty?"

Xun Yu even had tears streaming down his eyes. From the moment he heard that the emperor had been killed, his head felt like it had been hit by a hammer and he was completely useless.

The scout shook his head: "This is the news that has been spread. As for the details, we have no eyes or ears in the palace."

Cao Cao sighed and waved his hand.

The scout walked away, his eyes full of confusion and bitterness: "In one day, huge changes have taken place. Dong Zhuo was destroyed, Your Majesty was killed, and now both emperors of the Han Dynasty have died in an untimely manner. What should we do?"

"Is the Han Dynasty really going to fall?"

Xun Yu cried even louder: "It's for the emperor, but more for the Han Empire that is about to pass away."

After a while, his eyes were filled with hatred and murderous intent: "Ye Feng, Ye Feng, this must be his doing!"

"Why would you kill the emperor that Dong Zhuo had supported?"

"What good would it do him to kill the emperor?"

Cao Cao's eyes were filled with complex expressions: "Even if your judgment is correct, how can people in the world believe this one-sided statement?"

"The world is about to fall into chaos. The Han Empire is afraid..."

"Ugh!!"

Xun Yu was silent for a long time, and looked at Cao Cao with a firm gaze: "Lord Cao, what do you think now?"

Cao Cao was confused and asked, "What else can I do?"

"Both emperors died in violent deaths. What can we do?" "We can only..."

Xun Yu shook his head: "Whether the Han Empire can be revived does not depend on the emperor, but on the fact that there are no treacherous ministers and traitors in the world."

"There are still many descendants of the royal family. As long as you have the heart to support the Han Dynasty, you may be able to realize your ambitions."

Cao Cao's eyes flashed with contemplation, and after a long while he slowly nodded: "Wen Ruo, are you willing to help me?"

Xun Yu knelt on the ground and said: "I am willing to recognize Cao Gong as my master, and together we will help the world and revive the Han Dynasty!"

Cao Cao helped Xun Yu up, and for the first time, a different light flashed in his eyes: "With Wen Ruo's help, no matter how bad the situation gets, I will have confidence in my heart."

"What should our first step be?"

"Do you want to change your target?"

"Yanzhou and Qingzhou are adjacent to Ye Feng's three states in Hebei and Luoyang, which he just occupied."

"Neither of the two states has strategic locations to defend. If we fight head-on, how can we be their opponent?"

Xun Yu paced back and forth: "That being said, someone has to take the lead."

"Although Ye Feng eliminated Dong Zhuo at lightning speed, it will take some time to digest the remaining forces of Yongliang and Dong Zhuo."

"During this period of time, Lord Cao can still unite the princes of the world to encircle and suppress Ye Feng, who is still unstable."

"The best defense is the offense."

"therefore."

Cao Cao frowned, "With Ye Feng's current soaring and unstoppable momentum, is there anyone who dares to be his enemy?"

Xun Yu said sternly: "The lips and teeth are interdependent!"

"Liu Biao of Jingxiang, Liu Yao of Yangzhou, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, and Liu Yan of Yizhou, these people can preserve their strength during the campaign against Dong Zhuo, but if they continue to preserve their strength now, they will only be eaten away by Ye Feng step by step."

"As long as they have the ambition to dominate, as long as they have the ambition to sweep across the world, we must take action."

"Otherwise, you will just be killed."

Cao Cao nodded slowly: "I will listen to you."

"If we want to encircle and suppress Ye Feng, we need to spread the word now, the sooner the better."

Xun Yu nodded heavily: "Yes, the sooner the better. I will go down and arrange for a reliable person to deliver the letter to the princes."

Xun Yu withdrew, and Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun came up to him and said, "My lord, the world is in turmoil now. At this time, all knowledgeable people will fight for supremacy and compete with other heroes. Who knows who will take the throne."

"Why should we work for others?"

"This Xun Wenruo is loyal to the Han Dynasty. There was no problem before, but now..."

"If any of Liu Yan, Liu Yao, Liu Biao and others ordered us in the name of the Han Dynasty, would we listen to the barking of those incompetent people?"

Cao Cao showed a sigh on his face: "As long as Ye Feng is not dead, any idea is useless."

"He is a stumbling block for the people of the world. Before killing him, the ambitions anyone has are just digested."

"Do you think it's meaningful to argue about these useless issues at this time?"

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun were both stunned. Just as they were about to ask more questions, Cao Cao had already turned around and walked down the city wall.

Without waiting for the two to catch up, Cao Cao stopped and lowered his voice: "The destiny needs the support of strength!"

"If destiny is in my hands, it will fall on our heads even if we don't fight for it."

"But if you don't have the strength, what good can you do even if you have destiny?"

"Weren't both emperors puppets who were eventually killed?"

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly without asking any more questions.
(End of this chapter)