Chapter 98: Massive reputation, power promotion [Subscription required]

The news of the breach of Hulao Pass also spread back to Luoyang.

Yuan Wei, Wang Yun, and Dong Zhuo received the news one after another.

Dong Zhuo had the habit of getting up late, and when he received the news, he hadn't gotten up yet.

After he took charge of the government, he slept on the dragon couch in the palace and heard the soldiers report on the battle at Hulao:
"Hulao was captured by the combined forces of Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Bao Xin. General Lü Zhonglang was wounded, but he escaped from Hulao and survived."

Hulao Pass was breached, and even Dong Zhuo, who was so tyrannical, was horrified when he heard the news.

The fall of Hulao Pass into the hands of the Allied Forces meant that the east side of Luoyang was no longer protected and would be exposed to the Allied Forces' offensive.

The coalition forces can attack Luoyang at any time.

Dong Zhuo had considered moving the capital before, but had never formally proposed it.

At this moment, this thought became very urgent.

Wang Yun also received the news in the morning.

Before Cao Cao left, he left him a message bead so that he could keep in touch with him at any time and keep track of any changes in Luoyang.

Wang Yun saw the words on the bead: Hulao has been occupied!

When Yuan Wei learned that Hulao had fallen into the hands of Cao Cao and his men, he immediately wrote a letter and had someone pass it to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other members of the Yuan family.

The news that Hulao Pass was captured by the anti-Dong coalition forces spread at an astonishing speed and was known to all parties, which excited everyone who heard it.

Even Lu Zhi, who fled Luoyang and returned to his hometown Zhuo County to live in seclusion, learned about the news after a while. It can be seen that the news was widely spread and people of insight in the world were paying attention to the coalition's fight against Dong.

The benefit of reputation is that it can attract talents and gather people's support!

At Hulao Pass this morning, Sun Jian looked towards Luoyang:

"Meng De, why don't we take advantage of the victory and pursue them to Luoyang?"

"I believe that there will be many people in Luoyang who will join forces with us to fight Dong Zhuo, and perhaps we can put an end to the chaos in the world!"

Cao Cao shook his head slightly: "We can't fight any further."

If we call on other allied forces to attack Hulao, it will be impossible to succeed.

But the various princes would not think so.

They believed that Cao Cao, Sun Jian and Bao Xin were stealing the credit and excluded them.

If they continued to attack, not to mention facing Dong Zhuo's troops, the threat from the coalition forces behind them would be difficult to deal with.

The coalition forces in history fell apart soon because they killed each other.

Whenever Cao Cao thought about it, he felt his head throbbing and he was about to have a headache.

If we attack now, we will have to leave the vests to the coalition forces in the rear.

That is asking for death!

The battle had reached Hulao Pass and had reached the point where it had to be temporarily stopped.

Cao Cao was eager to capture Hulao Pass, not only to gain reputation but also to prepare for the future.

The more important reason was to prevent Dong Zhuo from moving the capital.

Dong Zhuo's historical move of the capital drove millions of people from Luoyang to Chang'an.

On the way, the bodies of people who died of starvation, disease, or were beaten to death by soldiers stretched for hundreds of miles from Luoyang to Chang'an.

From the time Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu established the capital in Luoyang to the time Dong Zhuo forced the capital to move, the wealth, antiques, and books accumulated by the Han Empire over 160 years were almost all wiped out overnight.

The raging fire in Luoyang lasted for months.

This was a disaster in the entire history of Han civilization.

Occupying Hulao Pass would expose Luoyang directly to attacks from Cao Cao and Sun Jian.

This made Dong Zhuo lose the conditions to move the capital on a large scale.

He would never dare to drive millions of people to migrate hundreds of miles like living targets.

At this time, Cao Cao withdrew his gaze from the direction of the allied camp.

"What are your plans for the future?" Cao Cao asked Sun Jian.

"Attack Luoyang and defeat Dong Zhuo."

Sun Jian said firmly: "You said we can't fight now. I can wait. But I can't wait too long. I don't have much food."

"You can ask Bao Xin to provide you with food and fodder for a while."

Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "You want to control Hulao and maintain a deterrent effect on Luoyang!"

"Yes." Sun Jian nodded and said, "My scouts have been investigating the surrounding area in recent days. Do you know what Dong Zhuo has done?"

"The mausoleum in Beimang Mountain was completely robbed by him, and the buried corpses were thrown into the wilderness. I have ordered people to repair the mausoleum, and I can stay here for a while."

"If the subsequent coalition forces come, they may compete for the credit of guarding Hulao."

Sun Jian said disdainfully: "How can I give Hulao to them at this moment? Otherwise, Dong Zhuo's troops will come and the Hulao we fought so hard to capture will be returned to Dong Zhuo in the blink of an eye.

If you can help me solve some of the food and grass problems, I can hold Tiger Pass firmly."

"Dong Zhuo captured some of my soldiers and killed them in public many times with brutal and cruel methods. This is a disgrace. My men and I will fight him to the death."

Sun Jian sighed, "If General Zhang had listened to me and killed Dong Zhuo, there wouldn't be the national crisis we have now."

At that time, Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo were both under Zhang Wen's command and went to fight the Qiang together.

Sun Jian saw Dong Zhuo's ambition and advised Zhang Wen to get rid of Dong Zhuo as soon as possible.

Zhang Wen couldn't bear it.

Unexpectedly, after Dong Zhuo came to power, he was ruthless to Zhang Wen and had him beaten to death.

If you continue to cut off, you will be subject to chaos.

Cao Cao said: "There is no need to defend Hulao Pass. If we can break it once, we can break it a second time.

Dong Zhuo wants to move the capital. If you take a step back, he will be impatient to act, and then there will be plenty of opportunities to stop him."

Sun Jian looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was reminding him to lure Dong Zhuo into the trap and use clever tactics to reduce his own losses. Sun Jian understood and became thoughtful.

"Okay, I'm going to go back to the coalition camp. I'll leave Tiger Prison to you."

Cao Cao gave one more instruction, then he left Hulao Pass, prepared his troops and left.

He was willing to remind Sun Jian because he had a broad vision and had done many admirable things. But he would soon be controlled by some people.

Just remind him and think of it as a good deed. It’s not up to me whether he listens or not.

For Cao Cao personally, good news kept coming.

Cao Cao checked the entries as he walked.

His personal reputation exceeded 40000 two months ago, the day after Huang Zhong surrendered.

At that time, the entry gave a fixed directional hint:

[When your reputation exceeds 40,000, please select a fixed direction, artifact, beauty, famous minister, BMW, good general, tomb... hidden direction cannot be displayed at the moment]

Cao Cao chose a good general - Zhao Yun.

The entry immediately prompts: [Zhao Yun, whose courtesy name is Zilong, was a native of Zhending, Changshan. He was a famous general of Shu Han during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

Zhao Yun will be recommended by his county and will lead his followers to join Gongsun Zan's army. He will soon return to Changshan Zhending after completing his training. It happens that Gongsun Zan is recruiting soldiers, so he will join Gongsun Zan's army according to the course of history.

This was news from two months ago. By then, Cao Cao had sent people to Zhending to look for Zhao Yun.

At that time, the entry also gave a hint to recruit Zhao Yun.

Those who gain a lot of reputation, return the land to the people, and care about the world will be regarded as wise leaders by Zhao Yun and will be easy to get his support.

The reputation that Cao Cao gained from issuing the manifesto to attack Dong Zhuo was very helpful in recruiting Zhao Yun, and it achieved the goal without delay.

Over the past two months, various forces have joined forces and Cao Cao has led his army to join the war, but he has not received any follow-up progress on going to Changshan Zhending to find Zhao Yun.

At this moment, the news that he had conquered Hulao spread rapidly.

After breaking through 40,000 reputation, the next reputation level given by the entry is 80,000.

Since the coalition forces gathered and Cao Cao issued the manifesto, the whole world knew about it.

In recent days, reputation has been increasing rapidly, with an increase of more than a thousand per day, and it is soon approaching a new critical point.

……79736/80000……80231/150000
In the afternoon a few days after he broke through Hulao Pass, as the news spread everywhere, his reputation surged again, breaking through the 80,000 mark.

[Your reputation exceeds 80,000. You are blessed with the luck brought by your reputation. You are known to the people for the first time and your name spreads all over the world.]

[You are blessed with luck, and your overall health value increases by +1]

[The Cao Camp under your command has been blessed with good fortune, and its power level has been raised to Xin (beginning to take shape)]

[You have obtained a new direction. There is a tomb of Sequence 91 buried under Mangdang Mountain. There is a Moon Shadow Mirror in it, which can increase the level of your soul phase and also reflect objects in the air.]

[Obtain the Moon Shadow Mirror, hope to open the Emperor's Tomb, Sequence: 04]

Ps: I will update three chapters first, there will be more in the evening, so it may be late~
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