Great Han Empire

Chapter 774: A Storm of Troubled Heroes

In September, Wei County, sixty miles northwest of Neihuang City, Xiaowu Pavilion.

After Jiang Wu was ordered to rush to the vicinity of Dangyin City, she discovered a serious problem.Montenegro belongs to the branch of Taihang Mountain. The mountains here are so high that it is not conducive to the charge of cavalry.Without hesitation, Jiang Wu immediately led his army back a hundred miles, lurking in Xiaowuting, ready to kill the rebels who fled to Hanoi.

After Yuan Shao joined Han Qiong, he led an army of [-] to withdraw to Hanoi first.When this army passed Xiaowuting, Jiang Wu wanted to lay an ambush, but the scouts reported that another rebel army had come fifty miles behind.Considering the speed of the rebels' retreat, the troops of the two adults, Zhang Yan and Zhang He, did not catch up in time. Jiang Wu was worried that he would be surrounded by the rebels if he failed in the ambush, so he decided to ambush the rear of the rebels.

Not only was Yuan Wei's attack in the direction of Citing blocked, but he was also repelled by the northern army's fierce offensive for ten miles. Just when he was panicking, he received Yuan Shao's order.Knowing that Yuan Shao was safe and sound, Yuan Wei was overjoyed and hurriedly withdrew overnight.

At that time, Zhang Yan's attention was focused on the Sanshangting battlefield. Although the scouts found that the rebels were showing signs of retreating, the main force of the Northern Frontier Army was encircling and annihilating the rebels in the direction of Sanshangting. Even if Zhang Yan wanted to pursue them, he could not recruit enough troops troops.

Yuan Wei led his army to rush hundreds of miles overnight, and distanced himself from the northern army.However, Yuan Wei thought that this distance was very dangerous, and the speed of the Northern Xinjiang iron cavalry was too terrifying, and it took half a day to catch up.He ordered the army not to rest, gritted its teeth, and continued to retreat westward.After passing Neihuang City, the army can go another 150 miles to Dangyin City in Hanoi County, where they will be safe.

However, he was ambushed by Northern Xinjiang cavalry in the direction of Xiaowuting.

Jiang Wu commanded the iron cavalry to rush out suddenly, splitting Yuan Wei's army in two.Yuan Wei's army fought fiercely all day yesterday, and ran wildly all night, their physical strength was long exhausted, everyone was exhausted, those who had the ability to resist immediately dispersed.

In order to preserve his strength as much as possible, Yuan Wei resolutely ordered the army to abandon all food, grass and supplies, and the whole army tried their best to flee towards Montenegro.

The rebel army suddenly collapsed and ran wild. Although the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry took advantage of it, it also made Jiang Wu lose the opportunity to wipe out the rebel army.

Yuan Wei, Gao Gan and others escaped for sixty miles in one breath, and then stopped to rectify the defeated army and appease the fugitives.

In the battle of Xiaowuting, Yuan Wei suffered heavy losses, and more than 6000 people disappeared in a blink of an eye. If the losses in the past few months are added, only half of his [-] Yuzhou army is left.

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Jiang Wu did not continue to chase.Further forward is the mountainous area. If the rebels take advantage of the terrain to bite back, they will lose a lot.

At dusk that day, Zhang Yan and Zhao Yun led their troops to rush for more than 100 miles to Xiaowuting.Zhang Yan greatly appreciated Jiang Wu, thinking that Xiao Wuting's ambush finally fulfilled Yuan Shao's intention to severely injure Yuan Shao.

"After the Battle of Xiaowuting is over, the Battle of Jizhou is coming to an end." Zhang Yan said to the generals with a smile, "During this time, everyone has worked very hard, and there is almost no time to sleep. You can sleep well tonight .”

"My lord, will the army continue to march towards Dangyin City tomorrow?" Zhang Yun asked with a smile on his face.

Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment, "If you continue to pursue the rebels, the army will enter Hanoi County, this matter..." He looked at the generals who were full of fighting spirit, and shook his hand slightly, "I can't decide this matter, or Report to Master Qu Yi urgently, and see what the General has to say."

"My lord, is the battle over?" Wang Dang asked incredulously, "I ran for more than 300 miles with my army, but I didn't win a battle. This..." He wanted to scold a few words, but seeing When they arrived in the big tent, there were all the generals in command of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and they swallowed the words again.

"Thank you for your hard work." Zhang Yan said pleasantly, "When you go south to fight the Central Plains in the future, I will let you be the first to cross the Yellow River south, and I will make you up."

Wang Dang smiled wryly and was speechless.

"So, this battle is over like this?" Li Su sighed with regret, "Yuan Shao fled with more than 3 people. For us, does this count as a serious injury to Yuan Shao?"

"Of course it's a serious injury to Yuan Shao." Zhang Yan smiled, "Zi Ni, you must leave some people for Yuan Shao, otherwise the Central Plains will be dominated by Cao Cao's family."

"Cao Cao can escape?" Li Su was very suspicious.

Zhang Yan pointed to the generals in the account, "Look at how many people are here, and you will know whether Cao Cao can escape."

In order to inflict severe damage on Yuan Shao, Qu Yi arranged for 5 troops to attack Fanyang and Neihuang in a short period of time. In this way, only [-] troops from the northern border were chasing Cao Cao.It is impossible for an army of [-] to wipe out Cao Cao's [-] horses. Cao Cao will definitely be able to break out of the encirclement smoothly.

"We mobilized 15 troops in this battle, which lasted for four months and exhausted Hebei's wealth. We will have a hard time for a while." Zhang Yan sighed, "At this time, Cao Cao fled back to the Central Plains. It is a good thing. As long as the war in the Central Plains continues, Hebei will have time to recover, and we will be able to relax a little bit when we go south to the Central Plains to counter the rebellion in the future."

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On September, Weijun, Liyang.

Xu You saw the densely packed northern Xinjiang cavalry under the city, and immediately suggested to Yuan Zhong to order a retreat without saying a word.

Yuan Zhong did not agree.Without Yuan Shao's order, withdrawing troops without authorization not only openly disobeyed the military order, but also put the army ahead in a dangerous situation.

Xu You snorted.The appearance of Northern Xinjiang cavalry under the city is enough to explain the problem.Yuan Shao wants to withdraw his troops now, so he can only go in the direction of Hanoi, and his own army has no help for Yuan Shao at present.Since it can't help Yuan Shao, what is the army doing in Liyang?If the withdrawal is not delayed, the army of northern Xinjiang will inevitably lose troops and generals.

"Withdraw, immediately withdraw Chen Liu."

Yuan Zhong still hesitated, he was worried about Yuan Shao's safety.

"Brother Benchu ​​can safely withdraw to Hanoi." Xu You explained patiently, "Yuan Shu captured Changyi and Dingtao successively, and held the emperor hostage. He will sweep the Central Plains after the troops attacking Xuzhou go north one after another. Under such circumstances, Brother Benchu ​​can only guarantee Cao Cao’s safety by withdrawing his troops. Only when Cao Cao returns to the Central Plains and fights with Yuan Shu, we will have a chance to occupy the Central Plains. This is also the main reason why Brother Benchu ​​insisted on the crusade against Hebei.”

"After Brother Benchu ​​withdrew, if Li Hong wiped out Cao Cao, it would be equivalent to fulfilling Yuan Shu and handing over the Central Plains. How could Li Hong do such a stupid thing? For Hebei, Brother Benchu ​​and Yuan Shu are always brothers. Yuan Shu One of the brothers occupies Guanzhong and Guandong, and the other occupies the Central Plains. If the two join forces, how can Hanoi fight with only three states? So I guess that Brother Benchu ​​has withdrawn to Hanoi, and Cao Cao is about to cross the river and return."

Yuan Zhong is skeptical.Although what Xu You said is very reasonable, but now that the Northern Expedition Army has been defeated like a mountain, who knows if the entire army will be wiped out?

Xu You was a little annoyed at Yuan Zhong's slowness.

"The northern Xinjiang cavalry is just under the city. What's the point of us staying here?" Xu You spread out the map, pointing to Fan County and Dong'a area on the map, "After Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei withdrew their troops, what they lack most is food and grass. , and returning after a big defeat, the morale of the army is weak, it may not be Yuan Shu's opponent, so we must immediately withdraw to Chenliu, threaten Dingtao and Changyi, force Yuan Shu to retreat south to Xuzhou, and give Cao Cao some time to recover."

"Ziyuan, don't forget, the emperor is in Yuan Shu's hands now? If Yuan Shu uses the emperor's order to force us to fight Cao Cao..."

Xu You's eyes were burning, and he wished to punch the stupid fat man in front of him to death.Yuan Zhong was pampered and well-maintained, with the appearance of a loyal elder. Although he had studied Confucian classics very well, he was at a loss for what to do about the confusing situation in front of him.

"We followed the order to crusade against the rebels, but Yuan Shu assisted the evildoers, openly rebelled, hijacked the emperor, and did something that both people and gods are indignant." Xu You said angrily, "If we don't unite with Cao Cao to crusade against Yuan Shu now, the Yuan Clan will immediately lose people's hearts and become Do you know the treason that the whole world is talking about?"

Only then did Yuan Zhong wake up suddenly.Xu You wants to take advantage of this rare opportunity to help Yuan Shao take the lead in raising the banner of crusade against Yuan Shu, so as to take the initiative and prepare for dominating the Central Plains in the future.

"Ziyuan, Yuan Shu is very powerful now, we only have 1 people..."

"We are only threatening him, not fighting him." Xu You pointed to Pei Guo on the map, and said excitedly, "If the threat doesn't work, we will go south to Pei Guo and cut off Yuan Shu's food road."

"Should I tell Brother Benchu ​​first?"

Yuan Zhong thought that if Yuan Shao was willing to let Yuan Shu occupy the Central Plains, and the two brothers joined forces to fight against Hebei, he would be self-defeating.After all, now that Yuan Shu is holding the Son of Heaven hostage, it may not be a bad thing for the Yuan Clan. On the contrary, if it is handled properly, a bad thing may become a good thing, and it will become a very beneficial thing for the Yuan Clan.

Xu You glared at Yuan Zhong angrily and almost vomited blood.He really couldn't figure out why Yuan Shao didn't hand over the military power to himself at such a critical moment, but to Yuan Zhong who didn't understand.Could it be that Zhang Miao's betrayal caused Yuan Shao to lose trust in his old friend?Could it be that my loyalty is not as good as the blood relationship between the Yuan clan's clan?
"Do you know where Brother Benchu ​​is now?" Xu You slammed his fist on the table and said viciously: "Do you think that Yuan Shu's occupation of the Central Plains will be good for Brother Benchu? Stop dreaming and wake up. Yuan Shu Now he is the target of public criticism, and he will push the Yuan family into a place of eternal doom. If you don't want to die, immediately order the withdrawal of troops."

Yuan Zhong was taken aback by Xu You's ferocious expression, "Okay, okay, listen to you, listen to you."

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In September, in the east county of Yanzhou, Gulong gathered.

Surrounded by a group of bodyguards, Yan Liang rushed to Gulongju in a hurry.

Wen Chou, Xu Huang, Wei Jun, Liu Ming, and Lu Huanyang rushed to meet him.

"Is there any news about Cao Cao?"

"The last ones to evacuate from Gulongju were Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan." Wen Chou said, "I arrived at Baishan Pavilion a little slower, and Cao Ren led more than 2000 people to break out of the siege."

Yan Liang cursed angrily.During the battle of Fengting, Cao Hong and Man Chong escaped.During the Battle of Baishanting, Cao Ren and Li Dian also escaped.Yan Liang felt a little aggrieved after failing to kill the rebel general in both battles.

Wen Chou, Xu Huang and others were also unhappy.

"If Cao Cao evacuated Gu Longju overnight, he should be on the line between Yangping and Dongwuyang by now." Wei Jun looked up at the sky and said helplessly, "We are too late."

Yan Liang snorted angrily, and turned to look at Lu Huanyang, "What's the matter with you? What are you doing in Fagan City? Xiahouyuan arrived in Gulongju, why don't you know anything about it?"

Lu Huanyang's face turned red, and he wanted to make an excuse but didn't know where to start.

"My lord, when Xia Houyuan killed Gu Longju, Le Jin surrounded Fagan City with thousands of troops." Wei Jun stretched out his hand and slapped Yan Liang quietly, "You can't blame Xiao Wang for this."

Lu Huanyang followed Li Hong to kill the enemy in the frontier very early, and his qualifications in the Northern Xinjiang army are very old.Wei Jun felt that it was inappropriate for Yan Liang to shame Lu Huanyang in front of everyone, so he hurriedly reminded Yan Liang.Now there is a rebellion in Liaodong, and Kirby Bear from Xianbei is king in the desert again. After the battle in Jizhou is over, Lu Huanyang will return to Youzhou to participate in the war against the rebellion.Provoking Lu Huanyang at this time is tantamount to offending the Karasuma people. If the general finds out, Yan Liang will definitely be criticized.

Yan Liang was so angry that he didn't pay attention to Wei Jun at all. He stared and opened his mouth to scold.

"Tiger head..." Wen Chou pulled him back, "I am responsible for not being able to stop the rebels. If I had been able to join Huzi (Wei Jun) and King Youxian half a day earlier, Cao Cao would not have run so fast. "

Yan Liang's face was frosty, he kept his mouth shut for a long time without speaking.

"My lord, shall we start the pursuit immediately?" Xu Huang asked cautiously.

"You don't want to go." Yan Liang said, "You have lost too much, stay in Gulongju for a while to rest." Then he pointed to Wen Chou, Wei Jun, Liu Ming, and Lu Huanyang, "Go first, don't go too fast. "

"Not too fast?" Wei Jun froze for a moment, "Why?"

"This battle is over." Yan Liang said coldly, "Master Quyi has ordered that the army approach Yangping and Dongwuyang across the board, and just drive Cao Cao across the Yellow River."

"The battle is over?" Wei Jun scratched his beard suspiciously, "Cao Cao is in Dongwuyang now, so we can still fight."

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In September, Yanzhou Dongjun, Dongwuyang.

Xun Yu took Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei to meet the emperor.

When Cao Cao and others saw that the emperor was safe, their depressed mood suddenly improved a little. Cao Cao even made a few jokes with the dejected Liu Biao.

"Where is Yuan Shu currently?"

"After Yuan Shu captured Fan County, he immediately went north and was approaching Dong'e." Xun Yu spread out the map and pointed to Dong'e City on the map.

"Is there any news from Xuzhou?" Cao Cao asked Liu Bei after looking at him.

Xun Yu shook his head, "Yuan Shu has already cut off the connection between us and Xuzhou."

Liu Bei sighed, "How much food and grass does the army have?"

"It's only enough to feed the army for half a month." Xun Yu said, "The food and grass are all in Dong'a. We need to cross the river immediately and get to Dong'a before Yuan Shu."

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