"I understand! They're going to approach Luoyang from three directions!" Huangfu Song suddenly stood up.
The crowd asked in confusion, "General, what do you mean?"
"The Yellow Turban rebels' goal in heading south was to bypass Hulao Pass and take the waterway from Jingzhou to launch a three-pronged attack on Luoyang, together with the troops from Yuzhou and Qingzhou!"
"If that's the case, what should we do?" the generals asked hastily.
"Abandon Hulao Pass and retreat the entire army to Luoyang to avoid being attacked from both sides!" Huangfu Song issued the order without hesitation.
But at this moment, Guo Jia frowned and asked, "General, have you considered what would happen if we abandoned Hulao Pass and the Yellow Turban Army returned?"
He didn't quite believe that the Yellow Turban Army would travel by water. As he said before, these people were all from the north and didn't know anything about water. Besides, how could they possibly have so many boats to carry hundreds of thousands of people in such a short time?
After Guo Jia spoke his mind, Huangfu Song fell silent once again.
Guo Jia's words made sense; abandoning Hulao Pass would be tantamount to leaving the gates wide open.
"Fengxiao, in your opinion, what should our army do?"
Before Guo Jia could answer, Xu You, standing behind Yuan Shao, spoke up again: "General, the Yellow Turban army can't build that many ships in a short time, but the Jingzhou army can!"
"Hmm? You mean...?"
Xu You stroked his beard and said, "If the Yellow Turban Army attacks Jingzhou, they can easily seize the Jingzhou army's ships!"
"At that time, the Yellow Turban Army will ride on the ships of the Jingzhou Army eastward down the river and head straight for Luoyang. With Luoyang besieged, His Majesty's chances of survival are slim!"
Listening to Xu You's analysis, the others suddenly realized what was going on and felt a chill run down their spines.
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