Great Han Empire

Chapter 764: A Storm of Troubled Heroes

Li Hong discussed with Jia Xu and others for a long time without any result.The war has just begun, and many things cannot be finally determined. It is difficult to decide whether the army will attack Hanoi County or take the opportunity to recover Qingzhou, but no matter where it is fighting, one thing is certain. .

Li Hong asked Jia Xu to write a memorial to the court immediately. He wanted to hear the opinions of the eldest princess and the ministers in the court.Then he ordered Fu Ganji to write to Qu Yi in the capital city and Zhang Yan in Yecheng to convey the news that the Battle of Dongguang had begun, and asked Qu Yi and Zhang Yan to try their best to hold Yuan Shao and Cao Cao back. Make every effort to completely defeat the rebels on the north bank of the Yellow River. "In addition, tell Qu Yi and Zhang Yan to quickly spread the news that Yuan Shu broke his promise and attacked the Central Plains, so as to shake the morale of the Northern Expeditionary Army."

"I don't know if Yuan Shu has already made a move?" Tian Chou said with a smile, "Yesterday when I met Yuan Yao, he repeatedly asked me to tell him as soon as I had any news. He seemed very anxious."

"Whether the matter is true or not, rumors will spread. This time we can only feel sorry for Yuan Shu." Li Hong said with a smile, "Once the rumors spread, the rebel army will definitely panic, and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and others They will be suspicious of each other. Coupled with Tian Kai's failure in Dongguang, the rebels have no choice but to retreat. As long as the rebels retreat and the threat of Xinducheng is cancelled, the hearts of the people in Jizhou will be stabilized quickly. This will have a great impact on the battle of Ganling the benefits of."

Jia Xu, Tian Chou and others nodded repeatedly.

"Zitai, you should write to Master Zhong Yao immediately, asking him to organize manpower to go south as soon as possible, and send food, grass and luggage to the Jiangshui River area, so as to prepare for the battle of Ganling."

"Should I go to Xindu City in person?" Tian Chou had just finished speaking when a beautiful face suddenly appeared in his mind.Tian Chou's heart trembled, but he didn't say the following words.

Li Hong noticed the change in his eyes, and hurriedly asked, "Is there something wrong with the grain and grass?"

Tian Chou shook his head guiltily, "With Mr. Zhong Yao sitting in the rear, how can there be problems with food and grass? The general is too worried, I just want to supervise it myself."

"Now is a critical moment in the war. You need to make overall arrangements for the food and supplies of the army. The responsibility is heavy. Don't go anywhere." Li Hong waved his hand forcefully, his tone undeniable, "I believe in Lord Zhong Yao, he can do all this well."

Tian Chou blushed, looking a little embarrassed.Jia Xu glanced at him thoughtfully, and a smile slowly formed on the corner of his mouth.

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Jia Xu prepared a memorial and sent it to the general for review.

At this time, only Li Hong stood quietly in front of the map in the big tent.Seeing Jia Xu walking in, Li Hong called him to his side, "Lord Jia, if Yan Liang wiped out all 5000 rebels on the line from Panhe to Dongguang, then only Less than 6 horses."

"At this time, Qu Yi's 3 people pursued from north to south, and Yan Liang's 9 people outflanked them from east and south. We only need to send another army to fight to the front line of Qingyuan and Guantao, and the rebels will be defeated. They are completely surrounded by us." Li Hong sighed, "This strategy of total annihilation is too tempting."

Jia Xu looked at Li Hong in surprise, "The general is still reluctant?"

"If after the rebels are wiped out, we still have the energy to go south to the Central Plains, and in two years' time, we may really be able to pacify the world." Li Hong's eyes showed two fiery lights, and his face was full of greed, " Why can't we take the risk?"

"General..." Jia Xu hesitated for a long time, but still persuaded him, "Master Yu Peng told me repeatedly before leaving that I must persuade the general at the right time, and the peace of the world cannot be achieved by a war. To solve the problem, it is far more complicated than fighting a big war. The battle is won, but the world is lost, and the battle is still defeated.”

Li Hong closed his eyes, shook his head again and again, and let out a long sigh.At this moment, Jia Xu suddenly found that Li Hong's upright body was a little bent.The general's responsibilities were too great, and he was overwhelmed.

"General, we can wipe out these [-] rebels, but we will pay a high price for it." Jia Xu bowed slightly and advised again.

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In order to withdraw safely, the 12 rebels must form a group. We cannot take advantage of the terrain to divide and encircle them. Once our intention is exposed, they will definitely give up their retreat and rely on the city to hold on. At this time, we will use [-] or more One can imagine the high price paid by a large number of people forcibly attacking.Our troops are only twice as large as theirs, and the losses will be very large. This will not only prevent us from going south this year, but will also delay the time for the army to go south in the future.

The general may want to encircle them instead of attacking them, and eat them all at once when they run out of food and grass, but this will take more time.For such a long time, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have already swept the Central Plains and gained a firm foothold.With the power of the Yuan Clan, it shouldn't be too difficult to use one winter to consolidate the Central Plains.In this way, the world has formed a confrontation between the two powers, which is even more detrimental to us.

For this battle in Jizhou, Hebei used all its forces.Da Siong Li Wei has written several times to report the financial situation of the imperial court. His meaning is obvious. He is urging the general to end the Jizhou war as much as possible before October.

This time we mobilized 14 troops. If you add Pang De in Guanzhong, it will be 15 troops.This time, in order to minimize the losses in Hebei, we relocated more than 100 million people at one time, and let nearly 1000 million mu of land fallow in dozens of counties in three counties.The huge expenditure of Hebei's wealth can be seen from this.It has been more than three months since this war has been fought, and Hebei's wealth has been difficult to support, and we simply do not have the ability to continue fighting south this year.

After the war, in order to recover, Hebei needs at least one to two years to recuperate, and the weather must be smooth, and there should be no more disasters.But now that there is a rebellion in Liaodong in Youzhou, the time for us to go south to suppress the rebellion will definitely be postponed.If the Liaodong rebellion cannot be put down quickly, it will have a great impact on Hebei.The ambitions of the Hu people in the desert may be inflated because of this, and they will regenerate right and wrong when we go south to the Central Plains. If the rebellions of the Hu people in the frontiers continue one after another, the great cause of pacifying the world will suffer a serious blow.

At present, Hebei is full of difficulties. Even if we win this battle, we will not be able to improve the severe situation in Hebei, nor will we be able to immediately go south to counter the rebellion.

Since we can't go south to the Central Plains in the short term, we must curb the growth of Yuan Clan's strength. Therefore, we must put Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei back intact.The strength of Cao Cao and others was damaged by this battle. This is a good opportunity for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu to occupy the Central Plains and Jingzhou, but how could Cao Cao and others be willing to let their hands go?Therefore, the war in the Central Plains next year will become more and more intense. We just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, waiting for the development of the situation. Once the time is right, we can go south to suppress the rebellion.

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"Do you know how tempting it is for me to wipe out the rebels? Do you know how much resistance I have to bear when I order the army to let the rebels go?" Li Hong quietly listened to Jia Xu's persuasion, and smiled wryly. asked.Jia Xu's opinion is clear to Li Hong.He has fought for more than ten years, so it is cruel to let him give up this opportunity for nothing, but now he shoulders the important task of revitalizing the country, so he has to consider the situation of the world.

Jia Xu was silent.He understood Li Hong's feelings, but the development of the current situation was too unpredictable, and this battle could not wipe out the rebels anyway.

Who can be sure that the Yuan brothers will not join forces?Who can guarantee that the Yuan brothers will kill each other in the face of a huge threat from Hebei?With Yuan Shao's talent and Yuan Shu's shrewdness, the two brothers would never do such a stupid thing.Once the Yuan brothers control the seven states and counties in the south of the Yellow River, it is simply a dream to turn the tide with the power of the three states in Hebei.

But putting Cao Cao and others back is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain.After these people return to the Central Plains, it is certain that they will fight, but once the Hebei army goes south, these people will definitely join forces again.In the future anti-insurgency war, the losses suffered by the Hebei army will definitely be several times greater than it is now.

Everyone can predict the consequences of putting Cao Cao and others back, but not everyone can predict the consequences of annihilating Cao Cao and others. In other words, because Cao Cao and others have already been put back, this There is no fact to verify this prediction, and this is why Li Hong is extremely worried.

The general was able to wipe out the rebels and win a complete victory, but he resolutely gave up. Why?
Some people may think that the Great General has no intention of revitalizing the Dahan at all.The purpose of the general to let Cao Cao and others go is to separatize Hebei and achieve his own career as a king, which will make some people more firmly believe that the general has a usurping heart.

Some people may think that the general is incompetent and has given up an opportunity to quickly pacify the world in vain.The prestige of the general may be questioned and challenged.

The consequence of this is the crisis of confidence in the general.

Although the general has the right to make military decisions, he has never enjoyed this power exclusively. He has always reported all military decisions to the emperor and the court, and he only implements them after getting the approval of the emperor and the court. One of the efforts of trust, he firmly believes that only the emperor, the court and the ministers in the court trust each other and work together to complete the great cause of ZTE.

The general didn't want to destroy this trust because of this battle, and then affect ZTE's great cause.

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The candlelight in the big tent was dancing lightly, and the two still figures flickered with the flickering of the candlelight, just like their current mood, heavy and gloomy.

"At the beginning, the general insisted on crossing the south of the river and fighting on the outer line. Didn't he just want to avoid this kind of trouble?"

Li Hong lowered his head, smiled wryly and remained silent.

Jia Xu looked at the memorial in his hand, "General, do you want to rewrite this memorial?"

Li Hong shook his hand, "Stop writing. It's hard to explain this kind of thing."

"General, princess..."

"What's the use of Your Highness trusting me alone?" Li Hong pointed to his chest, "None of us can save the country, so we need the emperor and the court, the officials and the army, and the loyalty and trust of everyone. "

Jia Xu looked at Li Hong with admiration and had nothing to say.Since following Li Hong's side, Jia Xu immediately knew the reason for Dong Zhuo's failure.Li Hong and Dong Zhuo are both warriors, but Li Hong trusts the people around him. He stubbornly believes that the success of anything is the result of everyone's hard work. He is just one of them. He is like an ordinary soldier, working hard. Follow what you should do.Dong Zhuo was the exact opposite of Li Hong, he thought he was the master, and he failed.

"General, what kind of person do you think Cao Cao is?"

Just as Li Hong wanted to answer Jia Xu, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind, and he suddenly thought of something.He stretched out his hand to pat Jia Xu, and said with a smile, "Cao Cao's ability to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, where the Fourth World War took place, shows that he is stronger than me and Yuan Shao. He will definitely be able to escape our siege."

Jia Xu smiled knowingly, "General Qu Yi is brave and good at fighting. Once he starts chasing Guantao, his target will be Guantao. Taking Guantao will cut off the connection between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Should Master Tian rush to Xindu City as soon as possible?"

Li Hong didn't nod, he thought about it carefully.

When to win Qingyuan and Guantao is directly related to whether the army can hit Yuan Shao hard.If Yuntian (Qu Yi) wins the two cities too early, Yuan Shao may turn around and retreat across the Yellow River desperately, and Cao Cao's last chance of survival will be gone.For Yuan Shao, Guanzhong is not stable at present, and he does not want Yuan Shu to occupy the Central Plains alone, so he must save Cao Cao and let Cao Cao deal with Yuan Shu.When he stabilizes Guanzhong, he can use all his strength to send troops to sweep the Central Plains while Cao Cao and Yuan Shu are attacking each other.

The key question now is what kind of timing to choose to occupy Guantao. If the timing is right, not only can Cao Cao be released, but Yuan Shao can also be contained.This really requires a person who understands his own thoughts to rush to Xindu City immediately, and control the speed of Qu Yi's pursuit without leaving a trace.

"Okay, tell Zitai to rush to Xindu City immediately." Li Hong then remembered that he had rejected Tian Chou's proposal during the discussion just now, which made Tian Chou very embarrassed, "I rejected Zitai's proposal just now, which seemed to embarrass him .”

"Hehe..." Jia Xu laughed, "Master Tian was very embarrassed just now, it doesn't seem to be because of this matter."

"Is there anything else?" Li Hong asked strangely.

"Master Tian met a beautiful and talented woman when he was in Xinducheng last time." Jia Xu said cheerfully, "A few days ago, he told me about this and praised the poem written by this talented woman." No mouth."

"He wants to find a chance to go back and have a look?" Li Hong asked casually without paying attention.

"Maybe. After this battle is over, Mr. Tian will return to the court. There is no chance."

When Jia Xu said this, Li Hong immediately fell in love. Tian Chou is very old, but he is still unmarried due to various reasons, which makes Li Hong feel very guilty.

"Whose family? Did Zitai tell you specifically?"

"No." Jia Xu shook his head, "However, it's not difficult to guess. Before Zitai left Xindu, he was a guest at Master Zhen Yanzhen's house. This talented woman should be from the Zhen family."

"The Zhen family?" Li Hong frowned, and took two steps back and forth in front of Jia Xu, "Is the Zhen family suitable?"

Jia Xu stood next to Li Hong holding the paper, without saying a word.Li Hong turned his head to look at Jia Xu, and felt that it was really difficult for Jia Xu to answer this matter.At present, the Cui Clan of Jizhou is very powerful in the imperial court. If the Zhen family can be pulled into the northern Xinjiang lineage, it will be very beneficial to restrict the power of the Cui Clan.So he whispered to Jia Xu: "Master Jia, do me a favor and investigate this matter privately. If the woman does not have a marriage contract, and both the Zhen family and Zitai are satisfied, I will ask my wife to come to Jizhou in person for a visit." trip."

Jia Xu was taken aback, he didn't expect Tian Chou to be so important in the general's heart that he would travel thousands of miles to ask his wife to be the matchmaker in person.

Li Hong obviously saw Jia Xu's shock. He explained with a smile: "Zitai is not young. If it is suitable, we will get married after the war, so the two wives must come. As for the big media, I think I will trouble you." With Master Zhong Yao."

Jia Xu was so grateful for a moment that she didn't know what to say.The general trusted himself and Zhong Yao so much that he would sacrifice his life for anything he said.

"Let me tell you, if this woman has a marriage contract, you must not use my name as a general to pressure others." Li Hong reminded with a smile, "A good thing turns into a bad thing, and I will trouble you .”

Jia Xu shook her head again and again, her face beaming with joy.

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In the early morning, Xinhe battlefield.

The violent sound of war drums suddenly tore apart the tranquility of the night, and the soaring fire light illuminated both sides of the Xinhe River.

The Yanzhou army launched an attack, and dense arrows poured down on the south bank of the Xinhe River like a storm.The northern Xinjiang army had been prepared for a long time. Hundreds of ballistas and two thousand strong bows fought back. The embankment on the north bank of the Xinhe River was soon filled with the corpses of Yanzhou soldiers. One after another, the soldiers crossing the river fell into the river, blood Instantly the river was dyed red.

Yan Liang did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered Zhang Zhen, Qin Yi, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others to lead infantry troops to attack from behind the Yanzhou Army, and ordered Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, Jiang Wu and others to lead cavalry to launch from the left and right wings of the Yanzhou Army. attack.

The Xinhe battlefield was filled with killing noises, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

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The Yanzhou army completely collapsed after holding on for an hour, and the soldiers ran wildly, desperately fleeing for their lives.

Yan Liang still gave the same order, kill me until they are all killed.

At dawn, the battle was over, [-] enemies were wiped out, [-] losses were achieved, and Yan Liang was very unhappy because the bodies of Xiahou Dun and Li Dian were not found, and the two Yanzhou military leaders escaped under the cover of darkness.After two consecutive battles and letting the enemy's main general escape, Yan Liang's face was a little uneasy.

Yan Liang cursed angrily, then ordered Gao Lan and Gao Shun to join forces and continue to chase the enemy southwest.Order Zhao Yun and others to lead [-] cavalry to go directly south to Pingyuan City along the Dahe Gudu.Order Lu Bu to take [-] cavalry to cross the Jiangshui River to the north, then go west along the north bank of the Jiangshui River to Xiucheng, and then cross the Jiangshui River from Xiucheng to the south to kill the Panhe River, cutting off the retreat of the rebels.He led the rest of the army to follow up.

When Gao Shun led his army across the river, scouts from Gao Lan's Ministry came to report one after another that the Xuzhou Army and Jingzhou Army had camped on the south bank of the Dagu River, and there was no sign of retreating.

Yan Liang and the generals were puzzled.The battle in the direction of Xinhe early this morning was very fierce. It is impossible for the rebels not to know. Why didn't they withdraw?Have you given up retreating?
Yan Liang made a decisive decision and led an army of [-] cavalry to attack the Dagu River aggressively.Order Zhao Yun and Lu Bu to temporarily station troops in Xinhe, and if the rebels insist on not withdrawing, they will participate in the battle of encirclement and annihilation of the Dagu River.

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In the morning, Dagu River.

Wei Yan read the persuasion letter carefully, then put it on the table, looked up at Xiahou Dun and Li Dian who were sitting opposite, "Should the two adults stay here, or hurry back to Xinducheng?"

Xiahou Dun smiled wryly.He and Li Dian took advantage of the fierce battle of the army, quietly crossed the river and fled, humiliated and thrown home.The Yanzhou Army lost its command and immediately collapsed. On the way to escape, they clearly heard the terrifying howls of the Yanzhou Army soldiers under the trampling of iron hooves.

"Master Wei, can you rely on these tens of thousands of civilians to hold back the Beijiang Army?" Li Dian said worriedly, "The Beijiang Army is crazy, they won't sit down and talk with you. Now Beijiang The army is eager to go to Ganling to cut off the retreat of the main force of our army, and they won't give you time."

Wei Yan smiled and pointed to the letter of persuasion on the case table, "The letter of persuasion arrived before Yan Liang's army arrived at the Dagu River. It can be seen that he will not give me time, but now other than this method, what other strategy do we have?" Can you successfully escape the pursuit of the Northern Xinjiang Army?"

"It was a mistake to divide the troops to attack Nanpi." Xiahou Dun punched the table, furious.Although he knew that all of this was done by his elder brother, he still couldn't control his anger when he thought of the miserable screams in the dark night in the face of the crushing defeat of the entire army.

Wei Yan was very calm, with a faint smile on his face, "I don't have any war horses here, only baggage horses. If you two adults need them, I can give them to you."

Xiahou Dun glanced at him, stood up suddenly, bowed deeply, then turned around and walked out of the big tent.

Li Dian got up slowly, reached out and patted Wei Yan's shoulder, "Master Wei, I wish you good luck."

Wei Yan didn't get up to see them off. He sat behind the desk and silently watched the dejected and painful backs of the two disappear outside the big tent.

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In the morning, Sinv Temple and the river.

The Xuzhou army miraculously ran 120 miles within seven hours.

After dawn, the Xuzhou army was exhausted, but from Zang Ba to ordinary soldiers, everyone gritted their teeth and persisted.

"My lord, we have already run over. The distance from Xinhe Battlefield is not only 120 miles, but [-] miles." After seeing the place clearly, Wu Dun hurriedly found Zang Ba, and said out of breath, "Cross the river from here." Going south, sixty miles away is the Majia River. After crossing the Majia River, we will enter Pingyuan County."

Zang Ba was overjoyed, and his heart immediately fell into his stomach, "Hurry up, send an order to rest, and prepare to cross the river." He looked back to the distance, and tore off his leather armor, revealing his sweaty chest, "Northern Border Army No matter how fast the cavalry is, they can't catch up with me."

The generals and soldiers of the Xuzhou Army cheered and fell to the ground one by one, falling asleep.They were so tired they almost passed out.

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Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li did not rest. They discussed where to cross the Yellow River to capture Qingzhou after crossing the Majia River.

There are three counties on the south bank of the Yellow River in this section of Qingzhou.The easternmost point is Le'an State, the middle is Jinan State, and the westernmost point is the southern counties of Pingyuan County.Gaotang City in the south of Pingyuan County is currently supplying food and grass to the Qingzhou army. There are thousands of Qingzhou troops there. Attacking it first will easily reveal their intentions and delay the time for the army to capture the entire territory of Qingzhou.Both Jinan Kingdom and Le'an Kingdom had no obvious targets, and even if they were defeated, they would not be able to quickly sweep across Qingzhou.

"Fight Linzi." Zang Ba said, "Linzi is the largest city in Qingzhou and the seat of the Qingzhou Governor's Department. Tian Kai has been working hard in Linzi for the past few years. There is sufficient food and grass, the defense force is weak, and it is also far away from Mount Tai. It is so close that it is convenient for us to contact the Yellow Turban Army, and it is the best target to attack.”

"Your Excellency, you mean that after crossing the Yellow River, the Le'an Kingdom will directly attack Linzi?" Sun Guan asked, "Should we send someone to contact Guan Cheng and Guan Hai first? Linzi City is tall and strong, and 1 of us may not be able to take it immediately."

"We need the help of Guan Cheng and Guan Hai." Zang Ba nodded and said, "You rushed to Mount Tai day and night, and asked them to lead the army to join me in Linzi City."

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In the afternoon, the Northern Xinjiang Army advanced to the north bank of the Dagu River.

Wei Yan crossed the river alone to meet Yan Liang.Yan Liang was quite polite to him, and dismounted to greet him.After the two exchanged a few words, Yan Liang asked strangely: "From your accent, it seems that you are not from the south." In Yan Liang's impression, the southerners should speak like Li Wei.Wei Yan smiled and said, I am from Nanyang.Although Nanyang belongs to Jingzhou, it is in the north of Jingzhou, close to Sili, and hundreds of miles away from the Yangtze River, so it has nothing to do with the south.

Yan Liang saw that he was handsome, tall and strong, and he spoke with a bit of arrogance, neither humble nor overbearing, and he liked him a little, so he couldn't help being kinder in his words.

"You have decided?"

Wei Yan shook his head, "Many generals of the Xuzhou Army and the Jingzhou Army have disagreements and are arguing. I hope you can give me some time. After all, as a general, it is not a glorious thing to surrender before the battle, and it takes time to persuade. For example, you, my lord, you You are a world-renowned titan, when you decide to surrender, do you need time to think about it?"

Yan Liang's face darkened, and he opened his mouth to scold him, but suddenly felt that what he said was right.In addition to bravery, the most important thing for a warrior is loyalty.To surrender to the enemy is to betray one's allegiance, which is indeed difficult to accept.

"Go back and tell them, tell them to think carefully, whether they are loyal to Liu Biao and Liu Bei, or loyal to the big man, and loyal to today's emperor."

Wei Yan bowed and agreed, "Can my lord give us a day?"

Yan Liang sneered, "If you come tomorrow, it's still the same sentence, and you still want me to give you a day, will I still promise you?"

There was a trace of panic in Wei Yan's eyes.

"I'll give you an hour." Yan Liang pointed to the opposite bank with the whip in his hand, "After an hour, I will start attacking." Then he roared, "Order all the ministries to prepare to attack."

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Wei Yan returned to the camp dejectedly.He didn't expect Yan Liang to be so strong, as if he had seen through his scheme, he pressed on every step of the way, without giving himself any chance at all.

The peasants in the camp had already noticed that it was an empty camp without any soldiers. They were terrified, waiting helplessly for the imminent death, and many of them began to cry.At this time, even if he escaped, it would be a dead end. It would be better to stay in this big camp and look for a glimmer of hope.

Fifty personal guards stood outside the gate to welcome Wei Yan.This is all the strength of this camp.

"My lord..." The leader of the pro-guard wanted to ask about the result.

Wei Yan sighed, turned around and looked at the overwhelming Northern Border Army on the opposite bank, and shook his head in pain, "We have no chance."

Fifty soldiers bowed their heads sadly.

"Master Wen, can they withdraw to Ganling Kingdom?"

"Impossible." Wei Yan looked up at the floating clouds in the sky, his heart twitching, "If I can delay until tomorrow afternoon, give them two days..." Wei Yan couldn't continue, tears gradually blurred his eyes, "I Can't help them."

"Then shall we surrender?"

surrender?Wei Yan trembled involuntarily when he heard these two words.loyalty?Who should I be loyal to?Who should I be loyal to now?
"After an hour, we surrender."

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At dusk, Wei Yan crossed the river again to meet Yan Liang.

After listening to Wei Yan's narration, Yan Liang laughed angrily, "My boy, you let me waste a day for nothing, okay, okay..."

Yan Liang suddenly turned around and roared loudly, "Order Zhao Yun and Lu Bu to leave immediately."

"Urgently tell the general that Zang Ba has fled to Pingyuan County with [-] Xuzhou troops, and Wen Pin is retreating to Ganling Kingdom with [-] Jingzhou troops."

"Order Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Gao Lan, Zhang Zhen, and Qin Yi to lead the army to cross the Jiangshui River north immediately."

"Tell Gao Shun, I'll leave this place to him, let's go..." Yan Liangfei got on his horse and galloped away without looking back.

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Wei Yan wiped the sweat off his face, his face was ashen, he thought he was going to die, but Yan Liang let him go and left angrily.

He felt someone approaching him, and then heard a gentle voice, "I'm Gao Shun."

Wei Yan took a few deep breaths, turned around slowly, and forced a smile, "I'm Wei Yan."

Gao Shun reached out and patted him on the back, "You are very good, very good... Would you like to stay and continue to lead your supply camp?"

Wei Yan couldn't believe it, and looked at Gao Shun in surprise.

"If you don't want to, I can send someone to send you to the general's camp." Gao Shun smiled, "The general must appreciate you very much. You are the first one who can make our tiger-headed general into a mess. "

Wei Yan smiled wryly, bowed and said, "If your lord trusts me, I will continue to lead this heavy camp."

"Do you still want to save the Jingzhou Army?" Gao Shun looked at him and asked suddenly.

Wei Yan was startled and dared not speak for a long time.

"If you want to save them, just follow me honestly, maybe you still have a chance."

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(End of this chapter)