I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 831: Lure the enemy deep into the sea, Battle of Bohai Sea (5K2)

"You're actually thinking about the children?"

"I don't believe it. I don't believe it at all."

"He must be up to something bad again. Which girl is he going to harm this time?"

The Luoyang Palace is filled with spring colors.

After Wannian left, only Hong'er and Xiaochun were left in the house to keep Su Yao company.

At this time, Xiaochun, with her round belly, spoke more and more boldly.

She acted angry and gave Su Yao a fierce look, which made her think that he was a very vicious person.

But unfortunately, her cheeks, which were slightly round due to pregnancy, coupled with her pretending to be fierce expression, made this girl who always had a cold face look even more lovely. Her flushed face was like a beautiful flower in spring, which was extremely lovable.

Sure enough, not only was Su Yao not stopped by his words, but he reached out and pinched it, making Hong'er, who was standing beside him, smile tenderly.

This made Xiaochun feel embarrassed and annoyed. She immediately refused and started playing with Su Yao. The room was suddenly filled with laughter.

However, just as the two were chasing each other in the house, Xiaochun accidentally hit the table with his elbow, causing the teacup on the table to shake and fall over.

She screamed and reached out to grab it, but her footing slipped and she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"do not want!"

"careful!"

"Hey hey!"

This scene immediately frightened Hong'er silly, and the palace servants serving around her also cried out in surprise.

However, as the saying goes, it happens in a flash. In the blink of an eye, Su Yao, who was just silently being chased by Xiaochun, suddenly paused and then burst out at an astonishing speed.

He tapped the ground lightly with his toes, and his body shot out like lightning. He stretched out his long arms, and just when Xiaochun was about to hit the ground, he held her steadily in his arms.

Xiaochun closed her eyes tightly, still in shock. When she opened them, she found herself lying on the bed without knowing when. Beside her, beside Su Yao, there was Hong'er, whose nervous face was red-eyed.

"Sister Xiaochun, are you okay?"

"Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell? How is the baby?"

"I...I'm fine. I was just scared. I feel like the child is still moving. He should be fine."

There was still some fear in Xiaochun's eyes. She touched her stomach and said in panic.

The child was naturally fine. Su Yao could clearly see through the system panel that the pregnancy was still there.

However, after this commotion, Xiaochun no longer dared to tease Su Yao, and she and Honger went down to rest and take care of the pregnancy under the protection of a group of palace maids and medical officers.

Su Yao was soon the only one left in the room, without even a female companion to serve him.

That's right, there's no one.

Su Yao himself was speechless about this.

He had only been away from the front lines for a few months, and had stayed in Luoyang to handle internal affairs, do side quests, and brush up his reputation and favor. As a result, he didn't know if it was a system bug or what, but the girls around him won the bid one by one.

At first, the pregnancy of his legitimate wife, Empress Wannian, made the court and the people rejoice. They cheered and looked forward to the birth of the legitimate heir to the dynasty. Su Yao himself was also quite happy.

But soon, Xiaochun, Nana, the Hu Ji sisters and others all brought good news, and even the Xiongnu princess was pregnant with her second child.

This guy really stunned Su Yao.

"I didn't do anything to increase fertility, did I?"

"How come you are so fertile?"

To be honest, Su Yao really doesn't care much about children.

After all, the Three Kingdoms era was very short, and judging by the progress of his current strategy, he might have already completed the great cause of unification before the children could even speak, and it would not be the turn of those little guys to take the stage.

In this case, pregnancy is undoubtedly a DEBUFF for him, which greatly affects his rest.

After all, not to mention that he had long been accustomed to life with a female companion, after that night, being full of energy and having the attribute BUFF of a dragon among men was a task that he could not miss every day.

Don’t ask, the answer is that if the BUFF in the status bar is not filled up, you will feel uncomfortable all over.

Therefore, Su Yao was extra careful with his last little child, Hong'er.

Originally, this little girl served as his guide when he first arrived. As Su Yao watched her grow up little by little, he felt a sense of love that was different from ordinary love between men and women.

Just occasionally holding it while sleeping can make me feel some peace of mind.

However, Hong'er obviously didn't think so.

Seeing other people around her getting pregnant one by one and having their master's blood, Hong'er was extremely envious in her heart, although she didn't say it.

One midnight, after a tender moment between the two, Hong'er couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Ok?"

"Why are you crying?"

"Does it hurt you?"

Su Yao sat up and looked at Hong'er's red eyes and little mouth, and couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

Although he had always controlled his strength, the difference in strength between the two was obviously too great. Could it be that...
"No, benefactor."

Hong Er shook her head:

"It's just that I see that my sisters all have your children, but I..."

As she spoke, Hong'er's voice choked and tears welled up in her eyes.

The little girl blinked her eyes and said tearfully that she was born in a humble family and that there was nothing she was not worthy of.

This scene made Su Yao feel heartbroken.

There is no way. At this point, saying a thousand words to comfort people is not as good as doing one thing honestly and directly.

Then a month later, Su Yao received the pregnancy notification as expected.

"This can't go on like this!"

A few days later, Su Yao, who had nothing to do, suddenly got up and walked out of the empty room.

Although commissioned combat is very efficient, it is still more fun to fight in person.

Now that the front line in Youzhou is progressing smoothly, the tasks in the capital have been almost completed, and even the women in the harem are pregnant, there is nothing he can do, so Su Yao is ready to take action himself and completely solve the Youzhou-Ji problem.

So, Su Yao soon came to the newly established Secretariat.

Here, the first Minister of the Central Secretariat, Taifu Lu Zhi, was walking out in a hurry, and the two almost collided with each other at the corner.

"General?!"

Lu Zhi exclaimed, and said quickly:
"Great news, great news!"

"Guan Yu defeated Gaoliu, Gongsun Zan conquered Nanpi, Liu Yu and Han Fu each lost an arm. The war in the north is going well, the war is going well."

"Oh? Not bad, not bad. Even Nanpi has been taken over?" Su Yao laughed.

"Yes, this is the battle report. Please take a look, General." Lu Zhi handed over the battle report.

Nanpi was the capital of Bohai County.

If Su Yao was confident in entrusting Guan Yu and others to attack Dai County, then Gongsun Zan's victory over Nanpi would be a complete surprise.

After all, only 10,000 people were sent there to Gongsun Zan, and he had no intention of using that place as the main attack direction. He only wanted to tie down some enemy forces, attract Liu Yu's attention, and relieve the pressure on Cao Cao and others in Jizhou.

However, Gongsun Zan was worthy of being the prince who relied on military force to eliminate Liu Yu and dominate the north and compete with Yuan Shao for the world in later generations. His progress was rapid and he completed the task in excess, which really exceeded Su Yao's expectations.

"how so?!"

"Where is my general Pan Feng? Why was Nanpi lost so easily?!"

Earlier in Gaoyi City, Han Fu, who also received the news, almost vomited blood.

Han Fu couldn't understand. Gongsun Zan only had more than 10,000 men, and he sent Pan Feng to lead 20,000 troops to confront him. He repeatedly reminded them to pay attention to defense, so how could he lose Nanpi so quickly?
Han Fu was furious, and his advisers were also wide-eyed. The scout who came to report lowered his head, feeling heartbroken:
"Calm down, my lord. Calm down, my lord."

"Gongsun Zan lured the enemy deep into their territory. General Pan Feng was eager to win and rashly pursued them. As a result, he was ambushed by the enemy and was defeated and killed. Nanpi City was also lost as a result."

Soon, through the narration of this scout who had personally witnessed the battle, the full picture of the Battle of Bohai became known to Han Fu and others.

It turns out that compared to Guan Yu's steady and cautious approach, although Gongsun Zan led fewer troops, his style was much more radical.

Gongsun Zan knew that he only had more than 10,000 soldiers and it would be difficult to win a direct victory by besieging the county government.

Therefore, he gave up the plan of besieging the city early on, and launched an aggressive attack as soon as he entered Bohai County, making full use of the mobility advantage of his White Horse Volunteers in the Hebei Plain and attacking everywhere.

On the vast Hebei Plain, Gongsun Zan's White Horse Volunteers were like a group of white natural disasters, roaring through Bohai County.

Wherever they went, they burned, killed, looted, and strictly enforced the Three Lights.

Moreover, for every village he burned, Gongsun Zan would leave one person alive. While spreading what these people had seen and heard, he also asked them to deliver a message to Pan Feng and the governor of Bohai, using extremely provocative words.

Those villagers who managed to escape ran all the way in endless fear, and told the surrounding villages the atrocities committed by Gongsun Zan's army in an exaggerated manner.

For a while, people in Bohai County were in panic and rumors were flying everywhere.

This scene not only made the governor of Bohai furious, but also made the general Pan Feng even more furious when he heard it.

"You bastard!" "Provocation, this is a provocation to me!"

"Does Gongsun Zan think he is the king of heaven? How dare he be so presumptuous in front of me!"

Pan Feng slammed the table and stood up, his eyes burning with anger.

He was a general under Han Fu, known for his bravery. He made many military achievements during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and there were few people who could convince him.

Now seeing Gongsun Zan being so arrogant, Pan Feng could no longer control himself.

Immediately, he ordered the army stationed in a corner outside the city to move south to find the location of Gongsun Zan's main force and annihilate it.

"General, please calm down. Gongsun Zan's move is obviously intended to provoke our army and lure them out of the camp to pursue. We must not fall into his trap!" The counselor on the side hurriedly advised.

Facing the counselor's earnest advice, Pan Feng snorted coldly:
"Stop making so much noise, how could I not know that this is his way of provoking me?"

Pan Feng looked disdainful, and glanced at the counselors around him:
"However, I see that Gongsun Zan is just relying on his white horse Hu cavalry to come and go like the wind, and just now he acted recklessly in my Bohai County."

"If we don't fight now, our army's morale will be crushed. How can we resist the enemy in the future? Besides, I have 20,000 elite soldiers, and he has only 3,000 Hu cavalry. Why should I be afraid?"

When the counselors heard this, they were horrified:
"No, General Pan!"

"The White Horse Volunteers come and go like the wind. How can our army find the enemy?"

"If we pursue them too far, we may be cut off from our route back and our army will be in danger!"

"nonsense!"

Pan Feng slammed the table again:

"He has three thousand Hu cavalry, and I also have two thousand elite cavalry. What is there to be afraid of?"

"Besides, if he avoids fighting, that would be even better. I will attack him directly in Qingzhou City and make sure he can escape even if he does not!"

After saying this, Pan Feng waved his hand, ignored all dissuasion, and urged the army to break camp and march towards Qingzhou in the south to find Gongsun Zan's camp.

Pan Feng led an army of 20,000 all the way south with great momentum. As expected, the White Horse Volunteers did not fight him to the death, but retreated and fought, harassing them all the way.

Although Pan Feng had two thousand Jizhou knights under his command, they were all melee cavalry and could only protect the two wings at most. It was difficult for them to catch up with the lightly armed guerrillas of the White Horse Volunteers.

In this way, the two sides wandered and fought for several days, moving further away from the city and coming to the junction of Qing and Ji.

When they arrived here, the White Horse Volunteers, who had been like psoriasis before, suddenly disappeared without a trace after one night, leaving Pan Feng's army in an open space.

"What should we do, General? We can't really attack Qingzhou City."

"Yes, yes. Now that we have driven away the bandits, I think we should just call it a day and return to Nanpi."

Pan Feng felt annoyed as he listened to the suggestions from his generals.

He was not a completely reckless person, although he was well aware of how risky it would be if he attacked Qingzhou City.

The army has been running around for days and is already exhausted. Due to the harassment, they can only advance 20 to 30 miles a day. If they continue to advance, the logistical supply will be difficult to keep up. Moreover, Gongsun Zan's White Horse Volunteers are elusive and it is unknown when they will launch another attack. By then, the situation will be even more critical as they will be attacked from both sides.

So, although Pan Feng was unwilling, he still decided to lead his troops back.

"Bring back the camp!"

"Everyone stay alert!"

Following Pan Feng's order, the Jizhou army packed up their baggage, broke camp, and began their journey northward back to the city.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

"Report!"

"General Pan, we have spotted the enemy ahead. They have set up camp on our way back!"

"what?!"

All the officers and soldiers were horrified when they heard this.

That's right, Gongsun Zan set up camp on his way back.

The tens of thousands of Qingzhou soldiers who had not been dispatched before took advantage of the night to circle around Pan Feng and set up camp behind him when Pan Feng arrived near the border, blocking his way back.

This made Pan Feng very angry. He didn't expect Gongsun Zan to be so cunning and shameless. He didn't fight him head-on before, but now that he finally came, he set up camp and waited for him to attack.

"Why panic!"

Pan Feng suppressed his anger and shouted loudly, trying to stabilize the morale of the troops:

"Gongsun Zan is just being clever. With my 20,000-man army, how can I be afraid of him? Pass the order down, and the whole army will line up and prepare for a strong attack!"

"No, General Pan, you can't do that!"

The counselors also gave advice.

In their view, although Gongsun Zan had set up camp on their way back in the Hebei Plain, it was not a place they had to pass through and they could just go around it. Why was it necessary to attack his camp by force?
To be on the safe side, it would be better to return to Nanpi as soon as possible to rest, replenish supplies, and cooperate with the defenders in the city.

However, Pan Feng obviously did not see it that way.

Seven days have passed since he led his troops south from Nanpi, but he has not found an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with Gongsun Zan.

Now that the bastard has come to his door, how could Pan Feng let him go easily?

He immediately shouted down the advice of these defeatist counselors:

"How dare you, weak scholars, disrupt the morale of our army! Now the enemy is right before our eyes. If we avoid fighting, how can we face the people of Nanpi in the future, and how can we report to the envoy?"

Pan Feng's eyes were wide open with anger, and he chopped the ground hard with the axe in his hand, splashing up a cloud of dust.

The counselors were intimidated by Pan Feng's aura. They lowered their heads one after another, sighing inwardly, but dared not say anything more.

They knew that Pan Feng had a strong character and once he made a decision, it would be difficult for others to dissuade him. Now they could only hope that Pan Feng's bravery could defeat Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Finally, seeing that no one was trying to dissuade him, Pan Feng turned around and began to command his troops to prepare for the attack.

Pan Feng's 20,000-strong army marched in full force and soon arrived in front of Gongsun Zan's camp.

When he saw the camp, Pan Feng immediately burst into laughter.

The camp was located on the plain and was built overnight. It didn't even have a wooden fence to surround it. It was just a simple defensive structure with some trenches and carriages.

In Pan Feng's opinion, this was just something Gongsun Zan put together on the spur of the moment and was completely unable to stop his 20,000-strong army.

"General Bai Ma is nothing special. How dare such a short-sighted person compare himself with me?"

"All troops, attack! Raze this bandit's camp!"

Pan Feng raised his axe high and shouted.

Encouraged by Pan Feng, the Jizhou army rushed towards Gongsun Zan's camp with shouts.

However, when they approached the camp, Gongsun Zan's army suddenly rushed out of the camp, and shot arrows as densely as locusts at the attacking Jizhou army formation.

The soldiers of the Jizhou army were shot by arrows and fell to the ground one after another, screaming one after another, but Pan Feng did not retreat. He continued to wave his axe and command the army forward.

The two sides fought fiercely in front of the camp.

An army of 30,000 fought from morning till night for a whole day but the outcome was still unclear.

Although Pan Feng's army had the advantage in numbers, they were able to surround the enemy from all sides and fight successfully.

However, relying on the defense line of the camp and the large number of bows and crossbows they carried, Gongsun Zan's army stubbornly resisted Pan Feng's offensive time and time again.

However, Pan Feng did not give up.

As a veteran of many battles, he could see that although the other side defended well, they were already in a desperate situation.

Being completely surrounded, these people had no supply of bows and arrows. In just two or three days, as long as their bows and crossbows were exhausted, they would be completely wiped out.

So, in the following days, Pan Feng deployed his troops, launched attacks in turns, and consumed the defenders' bows and arrows.

As a result, the defense of Gongsun Zan's army became increasingly difficult, and on the third day there was even a crisis where some Jizhou soldiers had to cross the trench.

Victory is at hand.

Pan Feng looked very proud.

However, at this moment.
"Something's wrong, something's wrong, General Pan!"

The quartermaster came hurriedly and reported:

"The supplies haven't arrived. It's been three days and the supplies haven't arrived yet!"

"What did you say?!"

Pan Feng's face turned pale in an instant, and his original pride was instantly replaced by horror.

He grabbed the quartermaster by the collar and roared:
"Didn't you promise that the supplies would be delivered on time? Now you tell me that they haven't arrived for three days. Do you want my entire army to starve to death?"

The quartermaster was frightened by Pan Feng's momentum and trembled. He stammered:

"General, I don't know what's going on. According to the plan, the supplies should have arrived long ago, but there has been no news."

"I have sent someone to investigate, but there has been no reply yet."

"how is this possible?"

"Where's the grain guard? Call the escort officer over here!"

(End of this chapter)