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Chapter 212 I once fought with Zilong in the midst of thousands of troops

Blood was flowing across the plain.

Gongsun Zan's final counterattack ended in a tragic defeat.

The ground was littered with corpses, both human and horse.

The blood mixed together, soaking the soil into a dark red color, emitting a sickening fishy-sweet smell.

Gongsun Zan had already lost his breath, but he still stood firm in the bloody battlefield littered with corpses.

A spear will pierce his chest, nailing him and the white horse under him to the ground.

His head drooped weakly, but his eyes were still wide open.

This White Horse General, who once swept across Youzhou and made the foreign tribes tremble in fear, eventually died on the white horse.

Yuan Shao, accompanied by his generals, came to Gongsun Zan's body.

Although his enemy was dead, he did not look happy at all, but rather gloomy.

Although he killed Gongsun Zan in this battle and almost wiped out the White Horse Volunteers, he also lost more than ten thousand of his own soldiers and horses, the loss was extremely heavy!
But what made him most angry was not the loss of troops.

But it was the humiliation given by Gongsun Zan!

"An empty city actually scared away my 30,000-strong army!"

"Gongsun Zan...you really have great strategy and courage!"

Yuan Shao's eyes were filled with anger. Although he hated him to the core, he also felt respect for Gongsun Zan.

At this moment, how could he not understand that Yicheng was actually an empty city?
Gongsun Zan ambushed all his troops on the retreat route of the Jizhou army, waiting for the moment when he let down his guard to launch an ambush!

If he had not remained calm and responded coolly in the face of danger, and if his army had not outnumbered Gongsun Zan by a large margin, it would be hard to say who would have won or lost the battle.

It is even very likely that he will be the one to die in the end!

Tian Feng said with a look of self-blame: "My lord, I failed to see through the enemy's plan. This is my fault. Please forgive me!"

He really didn't expect the other party to take such a risky move.

Give up defense and choose ambush!

But no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that the army suffered heavy losses. As the chief strategist, he has an unshirkable responsibility and he is willing to accept the punishment.

"laugh--!"

A cold light flashed, and blood splattered everywhere.

While Tian Feng was talking, Yuan Shao cut off Gongsun Zan's head with a sword, and then said expressionlessly: "We will discuss the crime when we get back. The most important thing right now is to capture Yicheng!"

"Pass on my military order, the army is moving!"

Gongsun Zan's main forces were basically all killed here, so Yicheng's defense must be empty, which is the best time to capture it.

As long as he can capture Yicheng, Youzhou will be in his hands, and the losses in this battle can be accepted.

"promise!"

All the generals obeyed the order.

Not long after, the Jizhou army changed direction again and marched towards Yicheng in a mighty force.

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Yicheng, city gate tower.

After scaring off Yuan Shao's army, Zhao Yun did not retreat, but continued to stay here, commanding the civilians who served as defenders to move back and forth, while waiting for news from the front line.

"I don't know what the battle situation is like."

Zhao Yun looked at the smoke rising in the distance and knew that the war had begun, but he didn't know what the situation was, and he felt a little worried.

If he still had troops, he would definitely lead them to provide assistance, but unfortunately there were only 500 wounded soldiers in his city.

Just as he was worried, he saw a small group of white horse volunteers galloping towards Yicheng in the distance, and the leader was none other than Jia Xu.

Jia Xu rushed all the way to the outside of Yicheng and shouted anxiously to the city gate: "General Zilong, the ambush failed, and almost all the troops were wiped out. The governor of Youzhou died in the battle, and his son Gongsun Xu led hundreds of remaining soldiers to flee to Ji County!"

"Yuan Shao has led the Jizhou army to attack Yicheng again. Come with me! You will surely die if you stay in the city!"

Jia Xu believed in keeping a low profile and protecting himself.

He neither risked his life to defend the city nor followed Gongsun Zan's army. Instead, he merely led fifty white horse volunteers to observe the situation outside the battlefield.

Seeing Gongsun Zan dead, he immediately chose to retreat, but after hesitating for a long time, he decided to return to Yicheng to inform Zhao Yun.

It’s not that he has a noble character, but because Liu Xie had instructed him to recruit Zhao Yun.

That's why he risked his life to come back and take Zhao Yun with him to escape, otherwise he would have escaped long ago.

"what?!"

Upon hearing that the ambush troops were completely wiped out and Gongsun Zan was even killed in the battle, Zhao Yun was shocked, and then he felt grief and anger from the bottom of his heart!
He grabbed the spear in his hand, and with red eyes, he ordered: "Call all the soldiers in the city! Follow me to fight against Yuan Shao's army and avenge the general!"

"I want Yuan Shao to pay for his blood debt with blood!"

Even though there were only 500 wounded soldiers in the city and the enemy had tens of thousands of troops, he still had no fear. He only wanted to avenge Gongsun Zan!

"I knew it!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu cursed in his heart. Every one of these generals was a reckless man. Why were they going to die at this time?

Although he was angry, he suppressed his anger and said, "General Zilong, if you go over now, you will just be throwing an egg against a rock and die in vain!"

"If you really want to avenge General Gongsun, you must stay alive! Your only hope for revenge is to follow me and serve His Majesty!"

"Do you want General Gongsun to die with regret?"

Zhao Yun gritted his teeth and tightly grasped the spear in his hand, hesitating between forbearance and rushing forward to take revenge, but in the end reason overcame emotion.

Because he knew that what Jia Xu said was right. Even if he rushed over now, he would not be able to kill Yuan Shao in the midst of thousands of troops, and would only die in vain.

Zhao Yun suppressed his anger, put on his armor, left the city gate tower, took the 500 soldiers in the city and joined Jia Xu.

Seeing that Zhao Yun did not stubbornly choose to die, Jia Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then urged: "There is no time to lose, let's escape immediately, it will be too late if we don't leave now!"

He felt more and more uneasy.

He really took a huge risk this time.

"Just go with me!"

Zhao Yun nodded, and without saying a word, he took Jia Xu and the remaining troops and headed southeast, trying to avoid Yuan Shao's returning army.

But I don’t know whether the escape route deviated or Yuan Shao changed his route. Before they had walked a mile, they happened to run into Yuan Shao’s returning army!

Tian Feng spotted Jia Xu in the crowd at a glance. He was overjoyed, but also filled with murderous intent.

"My lord! It's Jia Xu! It's that thief!"

"We can't let him escape again!"

Tian Feng's hatred for Jia Xu had already reached its peak, and he wished he could eat him alive. Now that he finally met him, how could he let him go!
Yuan Shao's face was as gloomy as water, and he gave a cold order: "Yan Liang, Qu Yi! Each of you lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to encircle them from the left and right sides. Don't let them escape!"

"Yuan Tan, attack from the middle!"

Facing Zhao Yun, he was always in fear. Even though the other side had only 500 remnants of the army, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest and directly mobilized a large number of troops to attack!
"promise!"

Generals Yan Liang and Qu Yi obeyed the order.

The three armies rushed towards Zhao Yun with great momentum!

"It's over!"

When Jia Xu saw this scene, his fat face suddenly turned pale. He felt extremely desperate and regretted that he should not have come back to call Zhao Yun.

I’m really going to die this time!
But compared to Jia Xu, Zhao Yun was exceptionally calm and gave the order: "The enemy's left wing is relatively weak! Everyone follow me and attack the left wing!"

"I'll clear the way!"

After saying this, he took the lead and led fifty white horse volunteers to charge to the left side, like the tip of a spear!

Jia Xu had no other choice but to grit his teeth and follow Zhao Yun with 500 remaining soldiers to fight against Yan Liang's army! Yan Liang did not expect Zhao Yun to choose to fight head-on, with 500 soldiers against 5,000 people. He was shocked but also extremely cautious.

He had fought with Zhao Yun more than once and knew how terrifying Zhao Yun's martial arts were. Among all the generals he had seen, his martial arts were second only to Lu Bu.

He was almost killed in the first fight, and now facing Zhao Yun again, he felt enormous pressure, as if he was facing an insurmountable mountain.

"Will you win?"

Yan Liang couldn't help but ask himself this in his heart.

Even if his own troops are far superior to Zhao Yun's.

He still felt that victory or defeat was uncertain.

But no matter what he thought, the two armies inevitably engaged in battle. Zhao Yun and the fifty White Horse Volunteers around him charged directly into the army and began to kill everyone!

Zhao Yun had been filled with rage over Gongsun Zan's death, and at this moment he was finally able to vent his anger. The fighting power he displayed was even stronger than usual, and he led only 500 remnants of a soldier and yet he managed to kill with the momentum of an army of thousands!
Wherever it goes, no one can stop it!

"The thief will die!"

Yan Liang could no longer bear it and led his troops forward to fight Zhao Yun, trying to stop his advance and trap him in the encirclement of the army.

But how could Zhao Yun give Yan Liang such an opportunity? He charged at him with his spear in hand, and knocked him off his horse in less than twenty rounds.

Although Yan Liang was lucky enough not to die, he also lost the ability to continue fighting. He could only watch Zhao Yun leading the remaining troops like a whirlwind, breaking through the army blocking the left wing and fleeing to the south!

Five thousand troops couldn't stop them!

Looking at Zhao Yun's departing back, Yan Liang couldn't help but take off his helmet and smashed it hard on the ground. He felt extremely humiliated!
Yuan Shao did not expect that Zhao Yun could kill through the army blocking the left wing with only 500 remnants, and he became even more wary of him.

Such a brave general is hard to find in the world.

Tian Feng could not help but say, "My Lord! Jia Xu is among the enemy troops. We cannot let him go so easily!"

His hatred for Jia Xu made it impossible for him to calm down.

This is a rare opportunity to kill Jia Xu!

Although Yuan Shao wanted to kill Jia Xu as soon as possible, he knew that Yicheng was more important than revenge, so he could only suppress his killing intent and said:

"Zhang Yan has received Gongsun Zan's letter for help. He is very likely to lead the Black Mountain Army. We must not let him take advantage of us. We must take Yicheng first!"

If Yicheng is captured, Youzhou will be under our control.

As for Jia Xu...

He will kill him with his own hands one day!
……

Zhao Yun led the remaining troops and ran a long way. After confirming that there were no pursuers behind them, he stopped at a river to rest.

Jia Xu is still feeling frightened.

He couldn't remember the last time he was so close to death. He really didn't expect that he could survive facing Yuan Shao's army of tens of thousands.

"Sir, are you okay?"

At this time Zhao Yun came over and asked.

Jia Xu shook his head and said with a wry smile, "It's OK... If it weren't for your bravery, I'm afraid I would have really died at the hands of Yuan Shao this time."

"But being able to face Yuan Shao's army of tens of thousands and still make it out alive will give me something to brag about in the future."

"You can declare to the world that I once fought my way in and out of the enemy's horde with General Zilong."

Jia Xu's words were full of self-mockery.

Just as Zhao Yun was about to say something, a soldier suddenly came to report: "We found the general's body on the battlefield over there!"

Not far from this small river is the plain where Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao's army fought. Just now, a soldier went there to investigate the situation and found Gongsun Zan's body on the battlefield.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun hurried over with Jia Xu.

Then he saw Gongsun Zan's headless body.

"General!"

Zhao Yun cried bitterly and knelt down in front of Gongsun Zan's body. Many White Horse Volunteers behind him also knelt down with tears in their eyes.

Seeing this, Jia Xu sighed and said, "General Zilong, the dead cannot be resurrected. This defeat is not your fault. It is because the Yuan thief is too strong."

"Moreover, General Gongsun died fighting against the thief Yuan. He was a loyal and devoted hero of the Han Dynasty, and deserves to be buried on the battlefield. You must inherit General Gongsun's will, serve the Han Dynasty, serve Your Majesty, and fight against the thief Yuan!"

Zhao Yun wiped away his tears fiercely and said in a deep voice: "I, Zhao Yun, swear to heaven! I will carry on the general's legacy, assist your majesty, support the Han Dynasty, and kill the thieves for the country!!"

Many white horse volunteers also shouted: "Assist Your Majesty, support the Han Dynasty, and kill the thieves for the country!"

Jia Xu felt relieved and nodded with satisfaction.

It can be seen that Zhao Yun was loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Otherwise, it would not be so easy to convince him to serve the emperor.

After Zhao Yun buried Gongsun Zan's body, everyone did not stay and left the battlefield and headed towards Yecheng.

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Yecheng, Imperial Palace.

After many days, Liu Xie received another secret letter from Xu You sent from Xu County, but the content of the letter made him even more confused.

"The emperor of Xu County... intends to turn the fake into the real?"

Liu Xie looked at the letter with a confused look on his face and even more confused in his heart.

He just hadn't paid attention to the situation in Xu County for some time. How come the situation has become so outrageous?

Isn't it his script to turn falsehood into truth?

Emperor Xian of Han wanted to snatch even this? !
With doubts, Liu Xie read Xu You's letter over and over again. After killing countless brain cells, he finally figured out something.

"I understand. In the eyes of Yang Biao and Fu Wan, I am the real emperor who was replaced. Although they don't know who did it, it doesn't stop them from showing their loyalty."

"As for Liu Ai, the head of the clan, he saw that I was powerful and believed that I had the hope of restoring the Han Dynasty, so he recognized me as the true emperor and wanted to ensure the continuation of the Han Dynasty."

"But what about Empress Fu... She is the empress, how could she not know whether Emperor Xian of Han is real or not?"

"Xu You said that she wanted to use the dethronement of the queen to get away with it. What did that mean?"

The more Liu Xie thought about it, the more confused he became. Could it be that the version update forgot to include him?

People on Emperor Xian of Han's side defected one after another, causing him to begin to doubt whether he was the true emperor.

Or was he a brother of Emperor Xian of Han from the same mother?

Just when Liu Xie was thinking about how to reply to Xu You, Guo Jia came outside to ask for a meeting.

After receiving the summons, Guo Jia hurried into the Xuanshi Hall. After paying his respects, he said with an extremely grim expression:

"Your Majesty, we just received news that Gongsun Zan died in battle and Yuan Shao has captured Yicheng. The vast Youzhou is now in Yuan Shao's hands!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xie's expression suddenly changed.

Although he had known for a long time that Gongsun Zan would inevitably be defeated, when this news came, his mood inevitably became heavy.

After Yuan Shao eliminated Gongsun Zan, his arch enemy, he no longer had the risk of being attacked from all sides and even gained a state.

He was already the number one prince in the world, and his strength increased again, bringing huge pressure to Liu Xie.

"How about Wenhe?"

Guo Jia replied: "Wenhe is fine and has returned."

After hearing this, Liu Xie's expression eased slightly.

If Jia Xu died in Youzhou, it would be a huge loss.

Guo Jia added: "During this trip, Wenhe also brought back Zhao Zilong, whom Your Majesty has been talking about for a long time."

(End of this chapter)