The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 348 Yuan Shao, where are you going!

In the dark night, the water of the Yellow River roared, flowing eastward, nourishing countless people and burying countless heroes.

The atmosphere in the Cavalry Army camp was not tense. The soldiers were all preparing silently. As the most powerful force of the Cavalry Army, they did not take Yuan Shao's army seriously at all.

The cavalrymen rode their horses and fought their way forward, which was much easier than the infantry.

Everyone was quietly eating fried rice and mutton jerky and drinking hot water, seeming to be very comfortable.

In the opposite camp, Yuan Shao was also leading his sons and generals to inspect the camp. If nothing unexpected happened, there would be a big battle tomorrow, and Yuan Shao wanted to use this method to boost morale.

However, what made him happier was that the morale of the soldiers was very good. This was probably because they had been chasing the Cavalry Army in the past few days, which helped the soldiers regain some confidence.

"Perhaps we can easily deal with Qin Shou tomorrow and drive him out of Yanzhou."

After Yuan Shao instructed his three sons to guard against a surprise attack from the enemy, he returned to his central military tent and, after a little thought, came to a conclusion.

In a daze, he suddenly heard a cry of killing in his ears, which immediately woke him up.

"Father, the cavalry is coming towards our army."

Yuan Shang broke into the tent, pulled Yuan Shao up, and helped him put on armor.

"He still has the guts to attack us at night?" Yuan Shao was a little unconvinced and sneered, "Although our army is a little tired, we are also prepared. It won't be easy for him to attack us by surprise."

"Father, I'm afraid the other party is not just launching a surprise attack."

Yuan Tan also walked in, his face slightly flustered. He was frightened by Qin Shou's beating, and now seeing Qin Shou's night attack, he suddenly felt a little nervous.

"Brother, we have more soldiers than theirs, and we have prepared for the night. No matter how brave Qin Shou is, he is a defeated army with low morale. A night attack now is just a last-ditch effort." Yuan Shang handed his sword to Yuan Shao and said with some disdain.

"Walk."

Yuan Shao was slightly annoyed, thinking that the other party was destroying his prestige and boosting others' ambitions. With an army of more than 100,000 and defenses, was he still afraid of Qin Shou's sneak attack?
How could a mere clerk be compared with a descendant of an aristocratic family like me?

Although Qin Shou is now the prime minister, he still looks down on the other party. This is the arrogance of the children of aristocratic families. They think they are born noble.

Sure enough, when he came out of the tent, he found that many soldiers had already rushed out of the tent and were fighting with the enemy across the fence.

"Although Qin Shou is brave, he still lacks some strategies. What he can think of, I can think of too. If he doesn't want to be driven back to Henan, he can only attack me at night when I am not prepared. It's a pity that he was disappointed this time."

Yuan Shao laughed loudly and seemed very proud.

Qin Shou, who was commanding the army to attack, obviously did not expect that Yuan Shao was prepared, causing his night attack to fail.

However, he was not angry. The night attack was just an appetizer, and the real killer move was yet to come.

"My lord, can you give the signal and let the generals attack?"

Jia Xu asked as he looked at the stalemate ahead.

"Send the signal, let the general attack freely, and defeat Yuan Shao completely."

Qin Shou nodded, turned around and gave the order.

In an instant, a burst of whistling sounds were heard, and thousands of rockets fell towards Yuan Shao's camp.

When Yuan Shao was surprised, a burst of shouting and killing suddenly came from the rear.

"Yuan Shao, Pang De is here." "Yuan Shao, Chen Dao is here."

Waves of shouting and killing were deafening, and the rear camp was in chaos. Countless soldiers rushed out of the rear camp. Yuan Shao's face suddenly changed drastically. He had never expected that there would be ambushes rushing out from his rear camp.

"No, we were fooled."

At this time, as long as the other party was not a fool, Yuan Shao knew that he had been fooled. Qin Shou was not running away at all, but was luring him into a trap. He only knew how to attack, but forgot his way back.

"Quick, block the way back."

Yuan Shao looked panicked and hurriedly urged Yuan Shang to lead his troops to the rear to provide support.

At this time, Pang De had already brandished his sword and charged into the rear army camp. He swung the sword as if he was chopping melons and vegetables, and none of his men could match him.

The same was true on the other side, Chen Dao, holding a spear, led his army into the chaotic army.

Unfortunately, Yuan Shao's rear army had few soldiers and horses to defend themselves. The two men took the opportunity to attack them, causing chaos in the rear army.

Yuan Shang led a large army to resist, but they were no match for the two. Even Yuan Shang himself was almost killed by Pang De's sword. The cavalry broke in and started setting fire, instantly dyeing the entire sky red.

Yuan's army, whose vanguard camp was resisting Qin Shou's army, saw that their rear camp was on fire and the army was charging into the camp, so they had no intention of resisting.

The morale that had been raised with great difficulty plummeted to the bottom in an instant. These people thought of the Battle of Guandu. At that time, Yuan Shao's army, which had an absolute advantage, was beaten and fled in a panic by the Cavalry Army, suffering countless casualties. They were no match at all.

Now the strength of both sides is not much different. In this case, if the rear camp is attacked, do they still have a chance to defeat the Cavalry? Despair surged in his heart again.

"My lord, the left wing camp has been breached, and Pang De has already entered the center army."

"My lord, the right wing camp has been breached, and Chen Dao is already charging towards the central army."

A wave of intelligence reports came, and one bad news after another reached Yuan Shao's ears. Yuan Shao's face changed drastically, his face turned pale, and his eyes were full of fear.

He was angry that he had been deceived again, and what made him even more desperate was that he had already had his third chance, all the soldiers under his command had been lost, and the aristocratic families behind him might not necessarily support him.

The so-called ambitions to dominate the country were shattered in the blink of an eye. No one knew what the fate of the top aristocratic families of the Han Dynasty would be. Perhaps they would die or their clans would be destroyed.

Especially when he thought that he was defeated by a guy who was a clerk, Yuan Shao felt so ashamed that he couldn't help but spit out blood and fell off his horse.

"My lord, my lord."

Guo Tu saw it clearly right beside him and was horrified. He quickly stepped forward and helped Yuan Shao up.

"Retreat, retreat. The Qin thieves are treacherous and must have a trick up their sleeve."

Yuan Shao forced himself to open his eyes, glanced around, and said with a wry smile: "Withdraw the troops back to Yecheng. Do not stop on the way. After retreating to Yecheng, immediately pack up and head to Youzhou."

Yuan Shao felt weak all over and gave instructions.

"Yes, yes, I will withdraw my troops immediately."

Guo Tu suppressed his grief and quickly asked Yuan Shang and others to preside over the withdrawal of troops.

However, at this time, the two sides were already entangled with each other, and it was impossible to retreat safely in such a hurry.

Guo Tu had no choice but to order the army to disperse and break out. He led his personal guards to escort Yuan Shao and kill him.

(End of this chapter)