Han Xiang

Chapter 174 Swallowing mountains and rivers
The Qinglong Yanyue Knife came at the sound, and Yan Liang only felt a chill on his neck in panic, and then his head spun.

Guan Yu came quickly and accurately, beheaded Yan Liang and rescued Zhang Liao, then swung his sword and shouted like a beast, directly knocking back the generals who followed Yan Liang.

The main general was killed in an instant, and Yuan Jun's officers and soldiers were all shocked. They retreated unconsciously, leaving a blank space for the battle site.

Guan Yu turned over and jumped off the red rabbit, he was going to pick up his spoils, the dusty head of Yan Liang.

The might of Ten Thousand Enemy is like a mountain like a river, as if forming a circle of enchantment around it.

Even if Guan Yu got off his horse and bent over, no one dared to step forward and attack him.

Zhang Liao, who was embarrassed next to him, was dumbfounded and couldn't help admiring.

"General Guan is truly a god."

Guan Yu tied Yan Liang's head to the horse's neck, grabbed the saddle and jumped onto the red rabbit.

Raising the Azure Dragon Saber, pointed in one direction and shouted at Zhang Liao:

"Follow me to kill back."

Yan Liang, the leader of the Yuan army, was beheaded, and the morale spread from the position of the central army to the surroundings.

At that time, Guan Yu's surroundings were already in chaos, but even in such a chaotic situation, he was still able to clearly identify his position.

Teams like Guan Yu and Zhang Liao who dare to die will usually withdraw after tearing apart the opponent's formation.

The physical strength and energy consumed by the attacking team are several times that of ordinary battles. If they continue to fight, they will easily lose their strength, and the defeated Yuan Jun is not a lamb, struggling like a trapped beast can still hurt people.

Fortunately, Xu Huang, who was in charge of responding, rushed to the battle area soon.

Guan Yu rushed so fast that Xu Huang couldn't keep up until Yan Liang's men retreated, just like the tide receding to expose rocks and the position of the death squad.

Cao Cao also led the main force and swept towards the east wind like a gale after Xu Huang, and then drove Yan Liang's remnant army to pursue the victory, rushing for hundreds of miles and destroying the White Horse Camp.

As the so-called defeat is like a mountain, Guo Tu and Chun Yuqiong panicked and led the defeated soldiers to cross the river and flee to the opposite bank. Many Hebei soldiers drowned in the Yellow River, and the siege of the white horse was lifted.

Guan Yu's unprecedented style of play gave Cao Cao a great contribution, which was enough to offset the favor he received, and also paved the way for his departure later, which he could not refuse.

Wan Jun took the head and returned it, and Guan Yu presented it in front of Cao Cao wonderfully.

In addition to surprise, joy, and awe, Cao Cao was also confused, because he had never seen this kind of ability beyond cognition in books.

Guan Yu's battle became famous all over the world and was recorded in the annals of history.

The person who understood this most profoundly was undoubtedly Zhang Liao who followed behind, and he led the tiger and leopard cavalry to follow the whole journey.

In addition to ensuring the safety of Guan Yu's back, in fact, he killed no more enemies along the way than Guan Yu.

Guan Yu is like a solid chariot, roaring forward to crush the enemies blocking the way, and the hundreds of tiger and leopard riding companions behind him are more like witnesses of his fame.

The front is full of densely packed enemy troops blocking the way, and anyone who is weak in momentum will be swallowed.

Only Zhang Liao and those hundreds of tiger and leopard riders knew what happened just now.

Guan Yu used his actual actions to tell Zhang Liao what it means to overwhelm everything and what it means to be a hero to change the situation.

Brave and fearless, swallow mountains and rivers with anger.

For this battle alone, Zhang Liao worshiped Guan Yu as a god.

For this battle alone, Zhang Liao regarded Guan Yu as a role model.

The power of role models is equally powerful. In the White Wolf Mountain a few years later, and in the Hefei War more than ten years later, Zhang Liao used the experience of this battle for his own use and followed the example of Guan Yu to fight for his own fame.

During the period when Cao Cao broke the siege of the white horse, Yuan Shao in the north was not idle, and at the same time sent several troops to cross the Yellow River.

Cao Hong and Yu Jin couldn't stop them completely, so Hebei soldiers would land on the south bank one after another and build up sand piles along the line for defense against the Yellow River.

The Yanjin defense line could not be defended at this time, so Cao Hong moved to the south for dozens of miles.

Cao Cao returned to Yanjin from Baima Desheng, and set up a stronghold in the south of Yanjin Xinying and Baima, and supported Yanjin and Baima in the middle.

Readers may want to ask, Yu Jin could defend Yanjin with 2000 people originally, why couldn't he defend Yanjin after Cao Cao's reinforcements?In fact, it has a lot to do with war preparations and overall planning.

Yuan Shao, like Cao Cao, used the support of local tyrants to unite all forces that could be united, and gradually defeated Gongsun Zan to unify Hebei.

As a qualified politician, Yuan Shao needs to balance the relationship among various supporters, and the factions in Hebei are constrained by each other's interests, which has become the biggest difficulty Yuan Shao faces.

Among Yuan Shao's eight advisors, Jushou, Tian Feng, and Shenpei were representatives of the Hebei gentry; Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and Xun Chen were representatives of the Henan gentry; Feng Ji and Xu You were from Jingzhou, Nanyang, and were also included in the Henan faction.

On the surface, the Henan and Hebei factions were fighting, but the actual situation was more complicated. Yuan Shao was born in Runan County and belonged to Henan. In his heart, he was closer to the Henan gentry.

Jizhou Haoqiang contributed money, food and troops to help Yuan Shao unify the Hebei states, but when sharing the fruits of victory, internal conflicts arose due to the uneven distribution of benefits.

Therefore, before Gongsun Zan was eliminated and Cao Cao was conspired to attack, Jushou and Tian Feng publicly opposed it, but the judges, who were both members of the Hebei gentry, strongly supported it.

Ju Shou was the head of counselors in Hebei. In addition to providing money and food to Yuan Shao, he also controlled the trilogy and military power himself.

His objection is not only verbal, but also to promote negative speech and neglect the morale of the army. He secretly uses methods such as raising food and sending troops to make trouble.

On the surface, he professes loyalty and outspoken advice, but in private, he is seeking personal gains for powerful forces.

In the past, fighting Gongsun Zan could gain land and population, and the gentry in Hebei were the most active in spending money and effort. Now fighting Cao Cao also contributed money and effort, but the gentry in Henan benefited the most, so Jushou and others did everything possible to obstruct it.

Jushou's behavior was a public dissent, but relying on the power behind him and the military power in his hands, he knew that Yuan Shao would not dare to do anything to him.

Yuan Shao also knew Jushou's intentions, although he was angry but helpless, he actually hoped to check and balance the strength of Jushou and others by attacking the Central Plains and supporting Shenpei, Guo Tu and others.

At this time, Hebei was like a big ship. The sailors who rowed the oars had their own ideas, and it took a long time to fully execute the order. On the other hand, Cao Cao's ship was small and easy to turn around.

Cao Cao represents the clan generals group, and Xun Yu represents the Yingchuan civil official group. As long as the two reach an agreement, Cao's army will be able to work together inside and outside. This is Cao Cao's only advantage now.

Although Yuan Shao was surprised by defeating Yan Liang, he was like a drop in the bucket to the huge Hebei, and had little effect on the overall trend of the battle, but it was different to Cao Cao, who was weaker.

After Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang for his meritorious service, he expressed his intention to leave Cao Ying.

Cao Cao couldn't refuse because of his promise and character design, but letting Guan Yu leave at this time is equivalent to giving it to his opponent. How will he fight Yuan Shao's decisive battle?
Cao Cao was worried that Guan Yu would reproduce the bravery of the white horse, and even thought about whether he could still command the battle after releasing Guan Yu.

With the merit of beheading the general with a white horse, he invited Guan Yu to be an official and noble, and sent him back to Xudu to meet the emperor, where he was rewarded and granted a title.

After Liu Bei, Guan Yu also became the second title granted by this force in the Han court, the Marquis of Han Shouting.

(End of this chapter)