The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 294: The Final Battle at Guandu
In the Guandu camp, Ju Su and others broke into the tent and woke Yuan Shao up.

"My lord, the scouts reported that Qin Shou led tens of thousands of troops to attack Wuchao. Wuchao is now on fire. Please send troops to rescue immediately."

Ju Su shouted loudly.

When Yuan Shao heard this, it was as if he was struck by a bolt from the blue and he woke up from his bed.

"Impossible, impossible, how did he cross the river?"

Yuan Shao cried out in shock.

"My lord, now is not the time to think about these things. We must first send troops to rescue Wuchao. Once Wuchao is destroyed, hundreds of thousands of food and grass will be destroyed, and the army will be defeated."

Ju Su said loudly.

"My lord, Wuchao is already on fire. It is too late to rescue it. I think we should immediately reorganize our troops and charge to the other side, attack the cavalry camp, and destroy their retreat."

Guo Tu retorted.

"What a joke! Qin Shou personally led the army to attack Wuchao. At this time, shouldn't we rescue Wuchao first and destroy Qin Shou? Are we going to cross the river and attack the enemy camp and just watch the food and grass burn?"

Ju Su glared at him angrily.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao nodded. It would naturally be the best if they could surround and kill Qin Shou.

"My lord, since Qin Shou is leading the army here personally, he must have a strong army with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. It is almost impossible for us to defeat him in a hurry."

"Now that the main force of the Cavalry has left, the main camp must be empty. This is the time for us to capture the enemy's main camp and seize their food and grass. In this way, we can trap Qin Shou to death on the north bank."

Guo Tu retorted.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao's eyes lit up. What Guo Tu said made sense!

Anyway, their own food and grass have been almost burned, so it is better to attack the cavalry camp. Not only can they trap the enemy on the north bank, but they can also obtain their food and grass for their own use.

"My lord, food and fodder are the foundation of the army and we cannot afford to lose them! Moreover, the troops Qin Shou brought this time are definitely not that many, at most 8,000 to 10,000. Otherwise, we would definitely be able to discover such a large-scale mobilization."

Ju Su was a little anxious.

The situation is urgent, and we are still discussing this here. Shouldn't we immediately mobilize the troops, attack Wuchao, intercept the enemy, and kill Qin Shou on the north bank?

Yuan Shao nodded after hearing this.

"Lü Kuang and Zhu Ling led an army of 20,000 to Wuchao to rescue food and grass and to surround and kill the invading enemy."

"The rest of the generals, gather the three armies, cross the river and attack the Cavalry Camp."

Yuan Shao suddenly stood up and issued the order to fight.

He felt that what Ju Shou and Guo Tu said made sense. If that was the case, why couldn't I attack from both sides? Anyway, I had a lot of troops, so I could just attack together.

"promise!"

Guo Tu was overjoyed and glanced at Ju Su with pride.

Ju Shou opened his mouth but said nothing. On the surface, there was nothing wrong with Yuan Shao's arrangement, and it could take both into account, but Ju Shou did not think that Lu Kuang and Zhu Ling could defeat Wuchao's army.

The main force led by Yuan Shao himself was able to capture the camp of the Cavalry Army, because that was also the main force of the Cavalry Army.

The final result may be that neither can be obtained.

He wanted to tell Yuan Shao, but seeing Yuan Shao thinking he had a good plan, he immediately took back what he was thinking. In Yuan Shao's mind, this time he might be able to have the best of both worlds, on the one hand he could encircle and suppress Qin Shou, and on the other hand he could break through the camp of the Cavalry Army.

If you pour cold water on him at this time, you will be the one who will suffer.

The bad consequences of Tian Feng's incident appeared. With Yuan Shao's order, Yuan's army responded with a roar, and a large number of soldiers began to board the ships and headed towards Guandu.

During this period, Yuan Shao did not rest. On the one hand, he requisitioned ships, and on the other hand, he built ships. Finally, he obtained nearly 500 ships of various types. Under the leadership of his generals, tens of thousands of troops went ahead and marched towards the south bank in the morning sunshine.

On the south bank, Jia Xu was waiting to deploy troops and generals, waiting for the signal from the north bank to command the army to cross the river.

"Military advisor, Yuan Shao's army is coming. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. It is so powerful that I suspect they are coming out in full force."

Xiahou Lan reported loudly.

"Great! It seems that the Lord has successfully attacked the camp, otherwise Yuan Shao would not have come out in full force. God is helping the Lord!"

When Jia Xu heard this, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

"My Lord, did you succeed?"

Xiahou Lan exclaimed.

"The only explanation for Yuan Shao's coming out in full force at this time is that he wants to fight to the death. His own food and grass will be burned. Yuan Shao can only turn defeat into victory by capturing the camp on the south bank, occupying our food and grass, and cutting off the lord's retreat."

Jia Xu said confidently.

"Humph, he is looking down on us! He thinks we are all incompetent. Is he planning to let the enemy break through a camp with hundreds of thousands of soldiers stationed there? What a joke."

Xiahou Lan said with disdain.

"Of course we can resist, but I don't want to just block the opponent's attack and be done with it. Has the ship that transported the lord returned yesterday?"

Jia Xu snorted coldly.

"We have just arrived at the navy camp." Xiahou Lan was very puzzled.

"That's great." Jia Xu was delighted. He took the command arrow and said, "Yuan Shao is attacking with a large force. He thinks that since we attacked Wuchao, he must have brought a large army with him. This way, our camp will be empty."

"But I never thought that the lord only brought 5,000 people with him, and the main force was in the camp. On the contrary, the enemy has come out in full force, and the camp is empty. It is the right time for us to attack, and we can also support the lord by the way."

"Order General Dian Wei to lead 5,000 Tiger Cavalrymen to set out immediately, find a secluded place to cross the Yellow River, and attack the enemy camp."

"I want to see how much energy Yuan Shao's men will have to attack us after they find that their granaries have been burned and their camps have been breached."

There was a hint of sinisterness in the smile on Jia Xu's face.

"promise."

Xiahou Lan did not dare to delay and quickly took the order and went to pass it on.

On the boat, Qian Zhao looked at the camp on the opposite bank, his face full of worry.

He was also a general in the army. Although Yuan Shao did not say it explicitly, he knew that a fire had broken out in the grain storage area in Wuchao, and it seemed that it had been breached by Qin Shou.

Although they are currently attacking the enemy's main camp, Qian Zhao believes that he and his men may not be able to break through the enemy's defenses.

Once the news of the burning of food and grass spreads, the morale of the army will surely be low and the army will have no desire to fight. Not to mention attacking, even defending will be difficult.

He looked around and found that the soldiers' faces were full of panic. He immediately realized that the news of the Wuchao fire might have spread long ago. If the soldiers had not already crossed the Yellow River, they would probably have fled back.

When Qian Zhao thought of this, he became even less confident in this attack.

"Perhaps what Zhang He and Gao Lan did might not be a bad idea."

A thought suddenly occurred to Qian Zhao's mind, which gave him a fright.

(End of this chapter)