Han family achievements

Chapter 590 Just around the corner
Wanling.

Yuan Shang, along with his personal soldiers and Guo Tu, was inspecting the military camp.

The cold rain continued to fall sparsely, covering the entire military camp, making it gray and bone-chilled.

Yuan Shang wiped the rain off his face, looking more relaxed, and said with a smile: "With this rain, I think we can get through this safely."

The rain was getting heavier, the roads were muddy, the rivers were swollen, and the temperature dropped by an unknown amount. It was too bad for marching and fighting, and it was not suitable to advance.

Guo Tu was wrapped tightly, but his face was still a little pale. Feeling the cold wind blowing on his breath, he said, "Third Master, you should go back early."

No matter how dissatisfied Yuan Shang was with Guo Tu, he still had to rely on him. Seeing that he could no longer hold on, he said, "Okay."

Seeing Yuan Shang return to the tent, the generals and captains standing in the cold wind were secretly happy. Before Yuan Shang had walked far, they dispersed and went into the tents.

Avoiding the cold wind, eating meat, drinking wine and singing, we are so happy.

No more fighting, what could make these soldiers happier than this?
Yuan Shang returned to the tent and fell asleep in his arms after finding a woman who came from nowhere.

With such heavy rain, the government troops have to stop. Once the rain stops, it will be even colder. Even if the court wants to fight again, it depends on whether those soldiers are willing to take action!

Guo Tu also relaxed and tried his best to raise food and fodder.

Seeing that the imperial army had been stopped, Guo Tu secretly burned the several letters he had written.

Night fell quietly. Perhaps because of the sudden heavy rain, Yuan Shang's military camp relaxed for a rare time. Except for a small number of patrolling soldiers, almost everyone took shelter from the rain and slept in the big tent.

At the same time, a group of people trudged through the heavy rain and continued to approach Yuan Shang's camp.

The captain behind Zhang Liao was trembling and pale as he whispered, "General, our brothers can't hold on any longer."

Zhang Liao looked back and saw that the soldiers were moving slowly, huddled together, and some had even dropped their weapons.

For this march, Zhang Liao abandoned his baggage, traveled light, and rode non-stop.

"Hold on a bit, we'll be there in one hour at most!" Zhang Liao remained calm and said, "Tell the brothers, each head will be 500 coins, and afterward, no matter what happens, everyone's salary will be doubled!"

Encouraged by Zhang Liao, the soldiers continued to advance in the dark night despite the heavy rain and cold wind.

By the time Zhang Liao reached the vicinity of Yuan Shang's camp, it was already dawn.

"Return to the General!"

The scouts in front came back and said excitedly: "Yuan Shang's camp is almost unguarded, with only a small number of patrols, and everyone else is fast asleep in their tents!"

Zhang Liao's face suddenly hardened as iron, he drew out his sword and shouted: "Today is the day to defeat the bandits, all soldiers, follow me to kill the bandits!"

"Yes!" All the captains responded loudly.

Zhang Liao jumped on his horse, galloped out at lightning speed, and headed straight for Yuan Shang's camp.

"kill!"

When Zhang Liao's army got close, they suddenly rushed out, roaring like thunder and with murderous aura like clouds.

Yuan Shang's camp was completely unprepared, and their first reaction to the sudden appearance of the government troops was disbelief.

After a large number of government troops rushed in, they hurriedly picked up their weapons.

For a moment, the huge camp was in chaos, with countless people shouting and running around.

Yuan Shang hurried out in his armor, the knife in his hand trembling, and asked anxiously, "What happened?"

The guard was in a panic, holding his helmet and said, "My lord, the government troops are coming."

Yuan Shang's first reaction was disbelief. He shouted angrily, "Bullshit! How did the government troops come in this kind of weather? It's raining heavily and muddy, and the river is swollen. Did the government troops fly here? " The guard said nothing, but just looked back.

The shouts and cries of killing became increasingly intense, the flags of the government troops were looming, and the originally peaceful camp was in complete chaos, with no sign of order at all.

Yuan Shang was flustered and shocked. He no longer cared how the government troops suddenly appeared. He hurriedly said, "Arm the troops! Arm the troops! The government troops are coming suddenly. They must be small in number. We can resist! Guo Tu, where is Guo Tu!"

The guard said, "My lord, it's a mess, everything is in chaos. Military Advisor Guo can't be found either. I don't know where he has been dispersed to..."

"kill!"

Before the guards could finish their words, government troops came charging over.

When Yuan Shang saw this, he knew it was too late, so he grabbed a horse and rushed out with all his might.

As soon as Yuan Shang fled, the 20,000 people in the camp were leaderless and scattered like a tide, making it difficult to stop them.

In just one hour, Zhang Liao occupied Yuan Shang's camp and captured thousands of Yuan's troops.

Zhang Liao rode on his horse and gave orders to the captain in front of him. He said in a deep voice: "I will give you a thousand men to capture Wanling! Send a message to Xun Pushe and ask him to send troops south immediately to join me."

"Yes!" The two captains responded and strode away.

Defeating Yuan Shang in one fell swoop and destroying 20,000 people was such a great achievement that they forgot their fatigue and became extremely excited.

Zhang Liao watched them leave and said, "Keep chasing and make sure to catch Yuan Shang, Guo Tu and the others!"

"Yes!" The two captains took the order and rushed out with their men.

They suddenly arrived and faced with a large camp of 20,000 people, they could only attack with all their might and could not completely control the situation.

By the time they took control, Yuan Shang, Guo Tu and others had disappeared.

At this time, Huangfu Jianchang was still on his way to Kuaiji.

After receiving the news from the rear, Cheng Yu was stunned again and again, and said to Shi A beside him in amazement: "I thought Xun Pushe was just good at guessing the intentions of the superiors, but I didn't expect that there is such a method. This move is unexpected and really works wonders."

Zhang Liao braved the heavy rain and the cold, and sneaked day and night, and defeated Yuan Shang in one fell swoop. This strategy came from Xun You.

Cheng Yu did not seem surprised, and said calmly: "Xun Pushe has been the Minister of Personnel for many years, and his students and former officials are all over the country. He has unknowingly nurtured the Yingchuan Party. To say that he can only flatter is to underestimate him."

Huangfu Jianchang heard something from his tone and asked curiously, "Old Chen, are you guys very dissatisfied with the Yingchuan Party?"

Huangfu Jianchang had always been away from the government affairs and had almost no personnel stationed in Luoyang City. That was the territory of the Huangmen Beisi Prison, so he was a complete outsider in many things - not that he didn't understand, but that he deliberately didn't understand.

Cheng Yu snorted faintly and said, "Nothing."

It would be strange if there was nothing!

Huangfu Jianchang knew very well that the power of the court was in the hands of the Yingchuan Party, and the remaining power was shared by the Yang Party and the Emperor Party. How could life be easy when he was suppressed by the Yingchuan Party everywhere?
But, what exactly is the attitude of these people? What secret preparations have they made or what they have already done, Huangfu Jianchang doesn't want to guess, nor does he bother to care.

Cheng Yu did not want to say anything more on this topic, and said, "Second Master, if Yuan Shang is defeated, then only Yuan Xi will be left."

Huangfu Jianchang took out an apple from his arms, in a good mood, and said with a smile: "I know a little about this. Sima Liu has deployed heavy troops in Jiujiang and Lujiang, waiting for Yuan Xi to fall into the trap."

Cheng Yu looked thoughtful.

That being said, Yuan Xi's downfall is not far away.

Once Yuan Xi was defeated, the imperial army would sweep through Yangzhou like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

The recovery of Yangzhou is just around the corner!
(End of this chapter)