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Chapter 252 Yuan Shao: I laugh at Lu Bu’s lack of strategy, Yuan Xi’s lack of wisdom, and Zhao Yun’s lack of courage!

Yuan Shao has an outstanding appearance and demeanor, and his beard is longer than others, so he can be recognized at a glance.

Many Tiger Guards soldiers quickly found their target again.

Then another wave of arrows was shot out.

Yuan Shao dodged in a panic under the cover of Yan Liang and others. He gritted his teeth, took out the short blade on his waist, grabbed his beard and started cutting it!
As the saying goes, one's body and hair are given by one's parents and should not be damaged easily. Cutting one's beard is a great shame. But in order to save his life, he no longer cared about his face.

He cut off strands of his beard.

The long beard that originally reached down to his chest was quickly cut off by him, leaving only a short stubble with jagged edges that looked quite funny.

"Quickly retreat to Yicheng!"

Yuan Shao looked unhappy and blended into the crowd again.

But he still underestimated Zhao Yun's eyesight.

Seeing Yuan Shao shaving his beard to blend into the crowd and try to escape, Zhao Yun snorted coldly and continued to shout: "The one with the short beard is Yuan thief! Hunt down Yuan thief!"

There were many men with short beards, and Zhao Yun's words did not actually allow the Huben soldiers to identify the target. However, Yuan Shao had been frightened by the previous two times, and he immediately became panicked when he heard this.

“You can recognize this?!”

Yuan Shao didn't have time to think about it at this moment. He grabbed a corner of the flag carried by the soldier next to him, cut it off with a knife, and wrapped his chin and neck with it.

But doing so makes it more obvious.

At this time, the distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer. Zhao Yun shouted: "The one hiding his face is Yuan thief! Go after Yuan thief!"

"kill--!!"

Zhao Yun took the lead and headed straight for Yuan Shao.

Three thousand Tiger Guards followed closely behind!
Seeing this, Yan Liang's eyes flashed with determination. He looked up and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, please leave. I will stop the pursuers!"

"Gongji, you can't do that!"

Yuan Shao became very anxious when he heard this, as he didn't want Yan Liang to die just like that.

Zhao Yun's martial power was amazing. Even Yan Liang and Qu Yi combined could not defeat him, let alone Yan Liang alone? More importantly, he also had 3,000 Tiger Guards!

These are the elite among the elite!
"My lord, take care!"

However, Yan Liang had already made up his mind. He turned his horse around and led a thousand soldiers to stay behind to cover the retreat and fight against Zhao Yun and the pursuing Huben Army!
"Gongji!"

Yuan Shao looked at Yan Liang riding away on his horse and felt extremely sad, because he knew that Yan Liang was leaving with the determination to die, and that he would never return.

But it was useless to say anything more now. He could only suppress the grief in his heart and yelled to Qu Yi, Lu Xiang, and Jiang Qi: "Let's retreat quickly!"

This was the chance to escape that Yan Liang bought him in exchange for his life.

If he doesn't leave, Yan Liang's life will be wasted!

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Zhao Yun, who was chasing closely, saw Yan Liang coming, but he did not intend to fight him. He immediately ordered: "Don't worry about others! Avoid them and follow me to take down Yuan thief!"

He knew that Yan Liang was planning to hold him back, but their primary mission this time was to capture Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao ran away, all their efforts would be in vain.

But Yan Liang would never let Zhao Yun go so easily. He led his troops to intercept him while laughing and saying, "Little Zhao Yun! Do you know your grandfather Yan from Hejian?"

"Your lord Gongsun Zan died at my hands! I hung his head on a spear and showed it off in front of Gongsun Xu!"

“You didn’t see it. That little Gongsun was so scared by Grandpa Yan that he didn’t dare to leave the city! In the end, I threw Gongsun Zan’s head to feed the wild dogs! Hahahaha!”

In order to provoke Zhao Yun to fight, Yan Liang used all his sarcasm to the utmost, and every word he said hit Zhao Yun right in the heart.

Especially the last sentence, which made Zhao Yun's murderous intent surge and he was filled with anger!

"You are seeking death!!"

There was a ferocious murderous intent on Zhao Yun's handsome face. Even though he knew that Yan Liang was trying to provoke him, this kind of humiliation and anger was simply intolerable to him!

He directly picked up the pear blossom spear and led his troops to fight against Yan Liang!

The armies of both sides clashed fiercely!

Zhao Yun was in a state of rage at this time, and his desire to kill Yan Liang had reached its peak, so every move he made was ruthless and aimed directly at Yan Liang's vital points!

At this time, Yan Liang was determined to die. He put aside all his worries and put life and death behind his mind. He also unleashed a strength far beyond his usual level!

For a moment, he actually blocked Zhao Yun's attack!

Yan Liang defeated Zhao Yun with a life-saving move, and then sneered: "You don't even have the strength to swing your spear, and you still have the nerve to talk about revenge for Gongsun Zan?"

"I think you should go home and drink milk!"

While provoking him, he observed the flaws in Zhao Yun, wanting to wait for an opportunity to take Zhao Yun away even at the risk of his own life, or at least seriously injure him.

But Zhao Yun had a blank expression on his face. He did not respond to Yan Liang's provocation at all. He attacked again without saying a word!
Yan Liang was awe-inspiring and did not dare to underestimate Zhao Yun. He raised his spear to block Zhao Yun's fierce attack that was as powerful as thunder.

But Zhao Yun's spear skills were unpredictable and his attack was extremely strong. Every blow made it difficult for him to defend. His hands were bleeding from the shock and the speed of swinging the spear also slowed down.

This slowness means death.

By the time Yan Liang reacted, Zhao Yun's spear had already broken through his defense and pierced his chest.

Blood flowed down the silver-white spear body of the pear blossom spear. He looked at Zhao Yun in disbelief, and Zhao Yun's eyes were cold, with only indifference besides murderous intent.

"laugh!"

Zhao Yun drew back his spear, shook off the blood on it, and no longer looked at Yan Liang who had fallen off his horse. He coldly ordered: "Continue to chase and kill the Yuan thief!"

The Tiger and Leopard Army under his command had already defeated Yan Liang's 1,000 troops. They were fighting against the emperor, and their morale was already low. Some died and some surrendered.

"Kill the thief Yuan!"

All the soldiers shouted in unison, full of murderous intent.

Following behind Zhao Yun, he disappeared into the distance.

All that was left was a bloody battlefield.

Yan Liang was lying on the cold ground, spitting blood from his mouth. He looked at the snowflakes flying in the sky, with a relieved smile on his face.

"My Lord, it should be safe..."

The breath stopped there.

The wind and snow grew stronger, like a huge piece of white cloth, gradually completely burying the blood and corpses on the ground.

……

Yuan Shao fled all the way towards Youzhou.

With the loss of Lecheng County, Hejian County was doomed to be completely lost, and Jizhou would no longer have a foothold.

But he is not in desperate situation yet. As long as he escapes to Yicheng, he can still live in peace!
After running for a long time and leaving Hejian County, Yuan Shao had to stop to rest because the bumpy ride of the horse and the increasing wind and snow had stretched his body to its limit.

He is getting old after all.

Everyone found a sheltered hillside to rest.

Yuan Shao sat on the ground, his face turned blue from the cold and he was shivering all over. Even in his robe he could not feel any warmth.

He summoned his strength and asked Qu Yi tremblingly, "Did Gong Ji catch up with us?"

Even though he knew that Yan Liang would have no chance of survival if he stayed behind.

But he still held out a glimmer of hope.

Qu Yi shook his head and said, "No, but there are no pursuers following us. I guess the wind and snow have covered our traces, making it difficult for the enemy to continue pursuing us." Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao felt extremely complicated.

He was heartbroken by Yan Liang's death, but also glad to have escaped successfully. However, he also felt a strong sense of resentment and anger.

"One day, just one day!"

"It's snowing so heavily. If we hold on to Lecheng County for another day, the enemy will be unable to continue their attack!"

“Only one day left!”

The grief and indignation in Yuan Shao's heart was difficult to express in words. The feeling of missing out on success made him so sad that he wanted to vomit blood.

Once Hejian County was lost, Jizhou would also be lost. Even with Guo Yuan's troops, he would have no choice but to retreat to Youzhou, just like Gongsun Zan did in the past.

Lü Bu and Yuan Xi ended up occupying three states... no, if they captured Bingzhou, they would occupy four states, which was even more powerful than before.

The defeat was like a landslide.

Yuan Shao sighed and looked up at the people around him, only to see that both generals like Qu Yi and many soldiers looked tired and dejected.

The defeat, coupled with the cold, hunger and exhaustion from running all the way, resulted in extremely low morale, and an atmosphere of frustration and despair spread throughout the army.

"If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape back to Yicheng..."

Yuan Shao felt a little heavy.

They fled in a hurry and did not bring any dry food or food; in addition, the wind and snow made the journey difficult. If their morale remained so low, it would be difficult for them to hold on to Yicheng.

After thinking for a while, Yuan Shao came up with a plan and suddenly laughed out loud: "Haha! Hahahahaha——!"

The laughter was full of joy.

This smile immediately attracted the attention of all the generals and surrounding soldiers, and they looked at Yuan Shao with confusion.

Lu Xiang and Jiang Qi couldn't help but look at each other.

My lord...are you crazy?

Qu Yi asked in confusion: "Why is the lord laughing?"

Yuan Shao laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes, and said with a disdainful tone: "I laugh at Lü Bu's lack of strategy, Yuan Xi's lack of wisdom, and Zhao Yun's lack of courage!"

"I was trapped in Lecheng County before, and I thought I would die there, but I never thought I could escape successfully. It shows that they are nothing special!"

At this point, Yuan Shao glanced at everyone and said confidently: "Although we suffered a great defeat this time, God is not against me, otherwise why would he send down this heavy snow to help me?"

"As the saying goes, those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future!"

"All the soldiers, just follow me back to Yicheng. We will rest for a winter, reorganize our troops, and we will surely make a comeback!"

"There's no time to mourn our failure. Let's go boil some hot water to warm ourselves up. Once the snow stops a little, we'll set off!"

Yuan Shao gave orders to everyone.

Although he knew that the situation was difficult and not as easy as he said, as the lord he had to appear confident in front of his subordinates.

After all, if even he, the lord, is in low spirits, then this team will be really finished.

This is true.

After Yuan Shao said this, the originally low morale was indeed improved a lot. Everyone found their backbone again, some collected firewood and some boiled water.

Yuan Shao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

But not long after, a soldier came running over and said in panic: "My lord! The enemy is chasing us!"

"What did you say!"

Yuan Shao could no longer hold back this time. His face changed suddenly. He hurried up the hill and looked back. Sure enough, he saw a team chasing him!

Who else could that young general in white robe leading the group be if not Zhao Yun!
The other party is still chasing him!

In fact, Zhao Yun had been chasing for a long time, and he had almost lost the direction of Yuan Shao. Fortunately, with the help of God, he finally found him.

After seeing the figure on the hillside, Zhao Yun's spirits were lifted, and he shouted: "Yuan thief is right in front! The one on the hillside is Yuan thief! Chase and kill him!"

After saying this, he led the Tiger Guards to pursue in the snow!
"This mad dog!!"

Yuan Shao was so angry that he started cursing.

When he saw Zhao Yun, he knew that Yan Liang must have been dead, and then this guy kept chasing him, just like a mad dog!
Where does such a huge hatred come from!

Cursing is fine, but they still have to run. Yuan Shao said to Qu Yi: "Go and lead the troops to stop Zhao Yun! There is no need to fight him to the death, just hold him back a little!"

After saying this, without waiting for Qu Yi's answer, Yuan Shao jumped on his horse and continued to flee with Lu Xiang, Jiang Qi and a small number of soldiers.

When Qu Yi heard that Yuan Shao asked him to lead his troops to intercept Zhao Yun, he was naturally very reluctant. After all, he was no match for Zhao Yun.

But now Zhao Yun was coming to kill him, and even if he wanted to avoid the fight, he couldn't do it, so he could only choose to fight.

……

Taihang Mountains, Heishan Village.

Zhang Yan was sitting in a room with a brazier burning, drinking alone. On a shelf not far from him hung the general's armor and sword bestowed by the emperor.

"You damned thief Yuan! Why couldn't you just stay in Yicheng? Why did you have to run off to that damn Hejian County? You've ruined all the credit for me being made a county marquis!"

"Remember this account!"

Zhang Yan said viciously, grabbing a lamb leg and tearing the mutton with his teeth, as if he was biting Yuan Shao instead of the lamb leg.

He had reason to hate Yuan Shao so much.

The emperor's order to him was to keep Yuan Shao in Yicheng. However, not long after the order came, Yuan Shao withdrew to Hejian County.

Naturally, his dream of becoming a county marquis was shattered.

Maybe the emperor will hold him accountable.

Whenever he thought of this, Zhang Yan wanted to pick up a knife and chop Yuan Shao to pieces. He really hated this guy.

"boom!"

Just when Zhang Yan was in a bad mood, the door was suddenly kicked open, and the cold wind and snow blew in, causing the temperature in the room to drop sharply.

Seeing the person running into the room, Zhang Yan said with a sullen face, "You came in without even saying hello? Have you forgotten the rules?"

The person who entered the room was Wang Dang.

Even though he is one of his right-hand men, he will not be nice to him if he doesn't know the rules.

Rules are the most important thing in the village.

"Boss! Good news! Great news!"

Wang Dang's face was filled with excitement, and his voice was trembling with excitement: "Our brothers stationed in Hejian County sent back news that your majesty's heavenly army has already conquered Hejian County!"

"Right now, Yuan Shao is leading the remaining troops to flee to Youzhou. It looks like he is preparing to return to Yicheng!"

"Our chance has come!"

"Is this serious?!"

After hearing what Wang Dang said, Zhang Yan could not hide the shock and excitement on his face, but he also found it unbelievable.

How could such a good thing happen to him?

(End of this chapter)