The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 206: Han Bai’s extraordinary strategy was used to defeat Yuan’s army at Wuchao. Wasn’t he also an extraordinary man?
However, Li Yi used a surprise attack on Wuchao with a surprise attack.

Yuan Shao’s last batch of food and fodder is currently stored here.

Once Wuchao was lost, Yuan's army would be doomed.

Therefore, Yuan's camp was divided into two factions, with Guo Tu as the leader, advocating to besiege Wei to save Zhao and to attack the Guandu camp with all their strength.

Those led by Zhang He and Gao Lan advocated stability and made all-out efforts to rescue the Wuchao fire.

No matter which school, each has its own reasons.

The Henan Army and the Hebei Army have been in a stalemate for more than a hundred days, and Yuan’s army’s huge advantage has never been brought into play.

Because the Henan Army had been defending its position and refused to fight a decisive battle.

Now is the time to fight for life, and Yuan Jun’s chance for a decisive battle has finally come.

The military situation was extremely urgent. Yuan Shao did not hesitate and gave the order:
"Gao Lan, Zhang He, listen to my orders!"

The two generals responded in unison, "Yes!"

"Li Yi led the elite troops to attack Wuchao, so the defense of Guandu must be not as good as before."

"You two can lead our troops and quickly attack the Guandu camp!"

This……

After hearing this order, Zhang He and Gao Lan were both stunned.

Before he could persuade him again, Yuan Shao's second military order had already been issued.

"Jiang Qi, listen to my orders!"

"You lead a team of light cavalry and rush to Wuchao's aid!"

Jiang Qi hurriedly said "yes" and immediately led his troops to Wuchao.

Seeing this, Zhang He and Gao Lan had no choice but to lead their troops and engineering equipment to the Guandu camp.

Yuan Shao himself has a strong military force, so there is no problem in choosing both.

Wuchao is important and the light cavalry can run fast, so there is nothing wrong with letting Jiang Qi rush there to provide support.

Li Yi took away a group of fresh troops, and the defense of Guandu was weakened, so it would be no problem to take the opportunity to attack with all their strength.

But Yuan Shao overlooked one key issue.

Although the light cavalry runs fast, they will arrive soon.

But they are few in number and weak in combat effectiveness.

However, Li Yi's army in Wuchao was fighting to the death.

As for Zhang He and Gao Lan, this arrangement was even more problematic.

Because the two of them had just made it clear that Li Yi was definitely prepared and the Guandu camp would be difficult to capture.

This meant that Yuan Shao was forcing Zhang He and Gao Lan to do something that they had clearly stated they could not do.

Yuan Shao did not know at this time that his two inadvertent personnel arrangements had already laid hidden dangers.

Because he had not yet realized that the Battle of Guandu had reached a critical stage.

Just treat this as an ordinary military confrontation.

"...cough cough cough."

Yuan Shao coughed twice.

Guo Tu hurried forward, put on a fur coat for him, and said flatteringly:

"My lord, it's cold outside, don't stand in the wind."

"It is better to go back to the tent and rest, and wait for the victory news."

Yuan Shao followed his advice and returned to his tent.

Inside the tent was his eldest son Yuan Tan. Seeing his father coming back, he immediately asked:

"Father, I heard that the Henan Army attacked Wuchao. How did you arrange it?"

Yuan Shao said:

"While they are attacking Wuchao, we will attack and capture their Guandu camp."

"In this case, he will have nowhere to go."

"As for the Wuchao fire, I have ordered Jiang Qi to lead the light cavalry to rescue it. It will be fine."

"Don't worry, Tan."

Yuan Tan hurriedly said, "Father is wise."

Cough cough cough...

Yuan Shao's cough became more severe, and Yuan Tan quickly helped him sit down and diligently poured him a glass of water.

"Father, please."

"……Um."

Yuan Shao took a sip of hot water, and Yuan Tan massaged his shoulders from behind.

No one knows whether Yuan Tan is truly respectful to his old father from the bottom of his heart.

But Yuan Tan knew one thing.

The Battle of Guandu was a battle that determined the fate of the country.

His father was already over fifty years old, and Yuan Shao did not bring his youngest son, Yuan Shang, whom he had always doted on, with him to such an important war.

Instead, he was left in his hometown of Jizhou.

Instead, he kept his eldest son with him throughout the whole process.

Could it be...?
Just thinking of this, Yuan Tan knew that his opportunity had come.

You must perform well, especially now that the battle for succession has reached its most intense moment.

He no longer cared about the outcome of the Battle of Guandu, he just wanted to take good care of his old father.

Even if he lost the Battle of Guandu, he still had Hebei.

Even if Hebei was lost, he still had Liaodong.

Winning or losing doesn’t matter, the position of the head of the Yuan family is the most important.

"Father is a master at commanding troops. The enemy army is definitely no match for ours."

"Don't worry, father. Good news will be reported back soon."

……

North of Guandu is the Wuchao camp.

At the other camps, Han Juzi and Lu Weihuang, who had been left behind before, led their troops to rush to support Chunyu Qiong.

The number of Wuchao defenders increased suddenly, and their morale was greatly boosted.

Li Yi's army was almost surrounded.

The morning sun rises,

Li Yi's army fought with the Wuchao defenders from midnight until dawn.

Each of them was covered in blood.

Looking up, there were broken arms and limbs, human corpses and horse bodies everywhere.

Wuchao relied on its large number of people and fought desperately to hold on to Li Yi's army.

When one dies, another takes his place.

At this point in the battle, everyone was so bloodthirsty that they almost forgot the instinct to survive.

There was only one thought left in their minds - kill, kill, kill!

Kill all the opponents and this nightmare will be over.

While they were fighting, they suddenly heard a noise behind them.

A group of cavalry came from the south, holding high a large flag with the word "Jiang" on it.

It was Jiang Qi who came to rescue Wuchao. As soon as he arrived in Wuchao, he immediately sent someone to pass on the message.

"I am Jiang Qi, a subordinate of Lord Yuan, and I have been ordered to come to support you!"

Chunyu Qiong's face was covered in blood. He was overjoyed to see the reinforcements and hurriedly commanded his soldiers:

"Reinforcements have arrived. Everyone hold on. Our army will win!"

The defenders of Wuchao were already exhausted and on the verge of collapse.

But when he saw a group of light cavalry coming to reinforce him, he mustered his strength and rushed forward with all his might.

"Commander-in-chief! The enemy troops are coming from behind us!"

Zhao Yun rode his horse and came to remind Li Yi.

Fortunately, all the soldiers in the army were cavalry, so after fighting all night, they had much more physical strength left than the Wuchao defenders.

Their war horses were also fine horses from Xiliang and Liaodong.

Not to mention that he was still full of energy, but it was enough for him to rush through the crowd and finish the battle.

Li Yi's eyes were bloodshot at this moment, he drew his sword and shouted:

"Generals, just keep pushing forward and wait until the enemy is behind you before you can return to fight!"

Zhao Yun and others took orders and rushed to attack.

Sui Yuanjin and Zhao Rui led their troops to fight.

Zhao Yun fought one against two and stabbed several of them to death.

He rode his horse into the battle formation, charging left and right, galloping back and forth.

In the crowd, I met Sui Yuanjin.

Sui Yuanjin rode his horse and brandished his sword, heading straight for Zhao Yun, who held his spear to meet him in battle.

After fighting for less than ten rounds, he was stabbed to death by Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun took advantage of the situation to kill everyone and rushed back to Li Yi's central army.

From afar, we saw that Jiang Qi and his men had already broken through the weak point in our army's rear and would soon attack Li Yi.

So he reminded again:
"Commander-in-chief! The enemy cavalry is approaching, please divide your forces to resist them!"

Li Yi was furious:
"What kind of troops are you going to divide?"

"The thief is behind me, it's my fault!"

The soldiers cheered up and marched forward.

In the chaos, Zhao Rui was hacked to death again.

After losing two generals in a row, the morale of Yuan's army quickly collapsed.

For some unknown reason, the steps forward seemed to slow down.

Once the anger in your heart dissipates, it will immediately burst out like a flood breaking through a dam.

"Ah ah ah..."

Yuan's troops kept falling and were forced to retreat step by step.

Jiang Qi's troops finally broke through the rear defense line and headed straight for Li Yi.

The knights surrounded him, shouting to kill the bandits.

Xu You was frightened, stepped forward and took Li Yi's arm, and urged him:

"...Zi Yu! The thieves are here! The thieves are here!"

"Hide in the crowd quickly!"

Li Yi was surrounded by infantry guards, all of whom were well-trained heavy-armored and shield-carrying infantry.

Unexpectedly, Li Yi threw his helmet to the ground and shouted:
"A real man is willing to fight to the death in battle, not to cower and hide behind others!"

"If we can defeat all the enemy troops today, we will do so."

"If I can't kill them all, I'd rather die on the battlefield and return wrapped in my horsehide."

"It's worth it for a man's seven-foot body!"

All the soldiers then fought together to the death and marched forward bravely.

boom!
The moment they collided with each other, the point of contact was like a plate of minced meat.

The people who rushed in were thrown to the ground, blood splattered everywhere.

Either dead, still breathing, or only slightly injured...

Under Li Yi's spirit of daring to draw the sword, more than 200 infantrymen used their flesh and blood to block the intersection.

Blocked Jiang Qi's cavalry offensive.

As a result, Jiang Qi's 2,000 light cavalry were temporarily unable to enter the Wuchao camp.

The knights were unable to enter and were blocked outside.

The people inside couldn't get out, and they didn't know why the reinforcements outside the camp were taking so long to come in.

Xu You was surprised and delighted to see that Li Yi blocked the attack of Yuan's army of 2,000 men with only 200 men.

He was full of admiration for Li Yi and asked:
"How do you know that Yuan's army will not invade?"

"Unknown!"

Li Yi held the hilt of the sword with one hand and put his other hand on his waist, saying:

"Now that I have come here to fight for my life, I shall die on the battlefield."

"Can you give birth by hiding in a crowd?"

After saying this, Li Yi passed by Xu You and gave another order to everyone:
"Everyone listen to my command!"

"Hold the formation, crossbowmen counterattack!"

Li Yi had only fifty crossbowmen.

But they were borrowed from Liu Chong, the King of Chen State.

Liu Chong and Li Yi were good friends and saw him off generously.

These fifty men were not only well-equipped and well-trained, but also extremely strong and able to use strong bows and crossbows.

Crossbow arrows fell from the sky, shooting down several knights in succession.

Under the cover of the crossbowmen, the two hundred heavy infantrymen got a chance to catch their breath.

The infantry blocked the intersection, and the crossbowmen fired from behind.

Jiang Qi and two thousand other cavalrymen were simply unable to chew this tough bone.

Xu You was stunned. He had heard that Li Yi was a military genius, but today he realized that the world was not deceiving him.

What is a military god actually?
To put it nicely,

You can remain calm in battle, respond calmly to enemy attacks, and enable your subordinates to display fighting spirit and combat power far beyond their own level.

To put it harshly,

It means you can fool people.

You can make your subordinates loyal to you and use their flesh and blood to fight against other people's swords and spears.

It is exactly: I will repay your kindness on the Golden Terrace, and die for you with the Jade Dragon.

A battle today,
Be it Yuan’s army or the Allied forces, they all forgot about life and death and fought until the last moment.

The battle has been going on for now and it is no longer a matter of on-the-spot dispatch.

It just depends on who can hold on to that last breath and not fall down.

Obviously, Li Yi did better.

He once again used his superb "charm" to make his men stand firm in their beliefs and fight to the death with Yuan's army which far outnumbered their own.

Li Yi could let these two hundred infantrymen calmly "wait to die".

This is called the God of War!
The two armies fought fiercely, neither side gave an inch.

Wave after wave of attacks were launched, and wave after wave of people fell.

After a long and bloody battle, the intersection of the battlefield was repeatedly fought over and the ground was covered in blood and flesh.

The horse's hooves fell, leaving no dust.

Only blood and bones!

Thanks to the heroic sacrifice of these two hundred "suicide squads", Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu and other front troops finally gained the upper hand.

The defenders of Wuchao fought all night, suffered countless casualties, and finally could not hold on.

"kill!"

The sound of hooves was like thunder, rolling forward.

Zhang Xiu met Lu Weihuang in the camp, shouted loudly, and shot him to death with a spear.

Gongsun Xu led the Youzhou cavalry on horseback and shot arrows all the way. He had already used up all his arrows, so he drew his sword and attacked people.

In the melee, Han Juzi was hacked to death in the chaos.

Chunyu Qiong's horse was shot dead, so he took up his sword and fought on foot.

He was wounded on the face and neck, and his body was covered in blood. Cavalrymen were galloping back and forth all around him.

Chunyu Qiong was shot several times and could not move.

Zhao Yun came running towards him, and Chunyu Qiong, seeing this, raised his sword to chop him.

Zhao Yun's spear knocked his weapon away and hit his shoulder and neck with the spear, causing him to faint on the spot.

Inside Wuchao, Li Yi's army had completely gained the upper hand.

Li Yi then ordered Zhang Xiu and Gongsun Xu to lead troops to counterattack Jiang Qi's troops.

Only Zhao Yun was left in the camp to finish the job.

The cavalrymen immediately rushed out of the camp like mercury.

When Jiang Qi's men saw the blood-soaked knights rushing towards them desperately, they were immediately frightened.

Dare not move forward to engage in battle.

They had just arrived and were obviously not yet accustomed to the intensity of the Wuchao battlefield.

The people here are all warriors who have been fighting all night.

His high morale and firm will far surpass those of all other soldiers.

The knights didn't care and just rushed forward, hacking and killing anyone they saw.

Where had Jiang Qi ever seen such a scene?

He was frightened for a moment and reined in his horse and walked away quickly.

Zhang Xiu urged his horse to come forward and thrust his spear.

Jiang Qi was caught off guard and was stabbed to death by Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu and Gongsun Xu urged their troops to surround and kill all of Jiang Qi's troops.

This campaign,

The battle ended with Li Yi's army beheading nine generals of Yuan's army and burning all the grain in Wuchao.

Li Yi’s army won a great victory!
The soldiers began to clean the battlefield and rest their horses.

Li Yi was also able to take a breath, and dragged his tired body to sit on a rock.

There was a gleam in his eyes as he watched the fire quietly devour Wuchao's granary.

The fire had already burned out. Even if Li Yi withdrew his troops, Yuan Shao would not be able to save anything. "Kneel down!"

After a while, the soldiers escorted Wuchao general Chunyu Qiong to see Li Yi.

Although Chunyu Qiong was defeated, he was still very tough.

He refused to kneel.

Li Yi's face was covered with a layer of frost, and he scolded coldly:

"How dare a defeated general not kneel before me?"

Many allied soldiers also died in this battle, and many of them had a good relationship with Li Yi, as close as brothers.

Li Yi was of course sad, but he didn't want his brothers to see his vulnerable side after such a great victory.

Chun Yuqiong opened his red eyes and replied in a fierce voice:
"My master has three dukes for four generations, and you are just a country bumpkin and a child."

"You're worthy of asking me to kneel?"

Zhang Xiu was beside him at the time and became furious when he heard this:
"Be bold!"

"A defeated general dares to be disrespectful to Marquis Tan!"

After saying that, he kicked Chunyu Qiong's hind legs.

Chunyu Qiong fell to the ground in agony.

Zhang Xiu's kick was so powerful that the sound of bones breaking could be clearly heard in the wind.

Chunyu Qiong was already seriously injured, probably because Zhang Xiu broke his leg with a kick.

Even if Chunyu Qiong wanted to stand up at this moment, he couldn't.

Li Yi waved his hand, signaling everyone to stay calm.

He stared at Chun Yuqiong who was kneeling on the ground and asked in a deep voice:
"You said I was just a peasant. Your master has been a duke for generations, so why did you lose to me today?"

Chun Yuqiong sneered and scolded:

"Victory or defeat is determined by heaven and earth, you can ask heaven for your own answer."

"Why ask me?"

Humph, it’s a tough nut to crack.

Li Yi snorted and looked at him coldly.

Chunyu Qiong is a man trusted by Yuan Shao but lacks foresight.

But he is very principled and can be considered a loyal minister.

Xu You was standing by and offered advice to Li Yi:
"Chun Yuqiong is the commander of Wuchao, a veteran general of the Yuan family, and has a lot of experience and reputation in the army..."

"Now that Wuchao has been conquered, we can send Chunyu Qiong's head to Yuan Shao's camp."

"If Yuan Ying knew about this, the army would be in chaos."

Li Yi followed his advice and ordered Chunyu Qiong to be beheaded.

Chunyu Qiong cursed loudly:
"Xu You! A traitor to his master! An ungrateful person!"

"After I die, I will also turn into a ghost and travel with you!!"

Xu You looked slightly ashamed and shouted sternly:
"How dare you speak so arrogantly? Hurry up!"

"Push it down quickly and behead it!"

Soon, someone reported that Chunyu Qiong had been beheaded.

Li Yi immediately ordered his men to put Chunyu Qiong's head in a box and take it to Yuan's camp.

In fact, no matter whether Chunyu Qiong was a loyal minister or not, he had to die.

Even if he is very powerful, he still has to die.

There are two main reasons.
the first,

Just as Xu You said, Chunyu Qiong was guarding Wuchao, and the news of his death was passed back to Yuan’s camp.

It will surely shock Yuan's army and make people panic.

second,

The battle of Wuchao was a pure meat grinder.

Most of the Wuchao defenders and the reinforcements brought by Li Yi were killed or wounded.

In ancient wars, this kind of pure meat grinder-style warfare was actually rare.

Most of the time, it’s all about “comparison of power”.

Whoever loses his potential energy will be defeated.

In this kind of pure hand-to-hand combat, not only did people die, but the seeds of hatred were also sown.

This kind of military corps at the end of the Han Dynasty, which was emotionally bonded by the "sons and daughters of the army", had a special blood bond.

Chunyu Qiong, as the main general, killed so many of their brothers.

If you dare to recruit him into your army, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among a large number of soldiers.

So you will see,

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were very few generals who had participated in meat-grinder-style combat and could still be recruited to serve under the Han Dynasty.

Li Yi killed Chunyu Qiong not only to intimidate Yuan's army, but also to stabilize the morale of the army.

Everyone hopes to see Chunyu Qiong's head fall. Isn't it for this result that they are fighting so hard?
After Chunyu Qiong's head was sent to Yuan's camp, everyone asked Li Yi what to do next.

Li Yi ordered that the little bit of food left in Wuchao be eaten first.

Everyone rested on the spot and made a decision after Yuan Yingsheng's situation changed.

People are iron rice is steel.

Even an iron man has to eat.

The soldiers fought fiercely all night and were able to use their willpower to kill the enemies.

Now that the enemy is gone, the energy that supported my spirit is also gone.

Therefore, all the soldiers in the army suddenly became exhausted and their eyes were dizzy.

Everyone was actually looking forward to stopping to eat, when they actually heard Li Yi give the order to rest.

Everyone was jubilant and in high spirits.

……

It was already dawn and Yuan Shao woke up from his couch.

As soon as Fang woke up, he received a military report.

"Wuchao was lost, Chunyu Qiong was beheaded!!"

What! ! ?
But after the military report was sent back, Yuan's army was shocked.

The waiter brought another box.

Yuan Shao asked hurriedly:

"Where did it come from?"

The waiter replied:
"Early this morning, a fast horse was placed outside the camp gate."

Yuan Shao immediately ordered the waiter to open it.

As soon as the box was opened, a bloody human head appeared in front of everyone.

The waiter was also startled and lost his grip, causing the head to fall to the ground.

With disheveled hair, he died with his eyes open.

When everyone looked, it was Chunyu Qiong's head.

"Well!"

Yuan Shao covered his chest, screamed, and spit out blood.

"Father!!"

Yuan Tan was startled and rushed forward to support him.

Many people came over to express their concern and greetings.

After a moment, Yuan Shao slowly opened his eyes and said to Yuan Tan tremblingly:

"…This, this must be Chun Yuqiong's head."

“…Yes, yes.”

Yuan Tan responded to Yuan Shao in fear.

Yuan Shao shook his head, narrowed his eyes, and sighed:
"...When I saw this head, I was shocked."

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

What Yuan Shao meant by this was that he was in a trance just now and when he looked at Chunyu Qiong's head, it was as if he was looking at his own head.

So, everyone spoke out to comfort him:

"Don't worry, Mr. Yuan, don't worry, Mr. Yuan!"

"Although Wuchao has been lost, our army has no food."

"But the allied forces have no food either. As long as we take down the Guandu camp, we still have a chance to turn the tables!"

Guo Tu was the most excited.

Because he had advised Yuan Shao not to save Wuchao, but to focus on attacking Guandu camp instead.

Now that Wuchao has fallen, it proves even more that he was right.

"...Good, quickly send someone to find out the military news from the front line."

"Tell Zhang He and Gao Lan to attack immediately, while I will personally lead the army behind."

The messenger took the order and left.

Guo Tu thought to himself, now that Wuchao is gone, what should I do if Zhang He and Gao Lan come back to confront me about right and wrong?

After all, the two of them had insisted on rescuing the city, but now Wuchao has fallen and Guandu has not yet been taken.

Are we going to be troubled by these two?
So he advised Yuan Shao:
"Zhang He and Gao Lan must be delighted to see their lord's defeat."

Yuan Shao frowned and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Guo Tunai analyzed in an orderly manner:
"Gao Lan and Zhang He were not doing well in the battle of Qingzhou, so they were both released by Li Yi."

"Once it happened, it could be considered a coincidence, but twice in a row, isn't it possible that there is deception?"

"I think the two have always intended to surrender Xuzhou, but now Wuchao has fallen, and Guandu has not been taken."

"Is it not because the two of them were unwilling to exert their strength, resulting in the loss of soldiers?"

Yuan Shao was in a depressed mood when he lost Wuchao.

Hearing what Guo Tu said, he immediately became furious:
"I knew these two people were not interested in this."

"You can quickly call the two back to the camp. I will lead the army to attack Guandu!"

So, another messenger was sent to Guandu.

The words are divided into two parts,

However, Zhang He and Gao Lan marched all the way to the Guandu camp.

Although Guo Tu's previous remarks might have been a frame-up, the two men did not attack immediately when they arrived at Guandu.

Because both of them have fought with Li Yi and know his abilities.

The two men agreed that Li Yi was well prepared, so they did not dare to attack hastily.

Especially since Zhang He was a general with a relatively steady fighting style, he liked to advance steadily.

But he was sent to attack Guandu Stronghold urgently, which was really too much to ask.

Zhang He himself was also dissatisfied with this arrangement.

Before the battle, he clearly told Yuan Shao that Guandu would be difficult to fight and that Wuchao should be saved.

But Yuan Shao did this and asked him to attack Guandu.

This made Zhang He feel very tormented, and he felt like a nobody.

Why do you say that?

If he captured Guandu, Guo Tu would say, "See, I said we could take it."

If you fail to capture Guandu, Guo Tu will say you did it on purpose.

Just thinking of this, Zhang He didn't want to fight to the death.

At this time, someone reported that Yuan Gong's envoy had arrived.

Zhang He and Gao Lan hurried out of the camp to meet him.

Seeing that the two generals had not yet started their attack, the messenger whipped his whip and scolded:

"Lord Yuan ordered you two to attack Guandu. How dare you two be so careless and lazy?"

Zhang He explained:
"Guan Du is strong and not easy to take. We want to set up our formation first before attacking."

"nonsense!"

The messenger cursed:
"Don't you know that the military situation is urgent?"

"Now Lord Yuan has personally led a large army to attack Guandu. If he sees you being lazy, he will punish you!"

The two generals looked at each other and had no choice but to start attacking Guandu.

Since receiving Li Yi's military order, the Guandu defenders have been ready for battle.

He saw Zhang He and Gao Lan coming to attack.

Huang Zhong on the left, Cao Hong on the right, and Zhang Fei in the middle, rushed out together.

The three-pronged attack rushed towards Yuan's army like a tide.

Zhang He and Gao Lan were unwilling to fight to the death, and they saw that Guandu was indeed well prepared.

So they withdrew their troops in a hurry, and Zhang Fei and other generals took advantage of the situation to lead their troops to attack, and Yuan's army was defeated.

When Fang was defeated and returned to the camp, another envoy from Yuan arrived.

Zhang He and others asked Yuan Shikai what instructions he had.

Yuan said, "The Lord sends you two back."

Zhang He and Gao Lan were both puzzled by this military order.

I thought to myself that the military situation on the front line was uncertain, so why would they be suddenly called back?

Zhang He was also a wise general. He immediately noticed something was wrong and asked:

"May I ask, Your Excellency, how is the battle in Wuchao going?"

The messenger answered without hesitation:
"I heard that Li Yi broke through the Wuchao stronghold and Chunyu Qiong was beheaded."

Gao Lan was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself, "Didn't I manage to hold it after all?"
"Thank you, Your Excellency!"

Zhang He seemed very calm, without a trace of emotion on his face.

"Okay, I'll pass on the message and tell you two to go back quickly."

"Generals, please get ready quickly. Lord Yuan will be here soon."

After saying this, Yuan turned around and was about to leave.

"... Your Excellency, please take care."

Zhang He said this coldly, then suddenly drew his sword and chopped down the Yuan envoy to the ground with one blow.

Gao Lan was shocked when he saw this and asked quickly:

"What are you doing!"

Zhang He wiped the blood off his face and said calmly:
"Yuan Shao will surely be captured by Li Yi if he believes the slander."

"Now that Wuchao has fallen, there is no food left."

"The Hebei army can only sit and wait for the trap. Yuan Shao's defeat is inevitable."

"Instead of waiting to die, it is better to join the Allies."

Gao Lanwan didn't expect that Zhang He made a decision in such a short time, and it was a decision that would affect their lives.

“…This, this, this.”

Gao Lan was still a little dazed, "Will the Allies take us in?"

"We have a long history with Mr. Li. Mr. Li is now the governor of the two armies."

"If we can get his introduction, Cao Sikong and General Liu will definitely accept us."

"Besides, we still have soldiers here."

"Now we can do what Zhang Han did to protect all the brothers."

That’s right, Zhang He is actually a typical working person.

He is loyal to the Yuan family, but it is the loyalty of a worker.

During the Guandu standoff, Zhang He actually suggested to Yuan Shao that he could send cavalry to attack the allied forces from behind.

Although Yuan Shao refused on the surface, he secretly sent cavalry to attack from behind.

Yuan Shao often refused his subordinates in person, but then did what they were told.

Miss Benchu is a bit tsundere.

However, the plan of a detour ultimately failed.

From this, we can imagine how Zhang He felt.

It’s like the company uses your proposal for a big project but doesn’t mention your name at all.

Then the plan failed when it was implemented without you.

At the beginning of the war, the company's prospects were very bright and it was about to go public.

Now that the company's boss is about to retire, it is still uncertain who the new boss will be.

Then the company lost money on its big project and was on the verge of bankruptcy.

You are just an office worker, do you want to change jobs?
Especially the internal culture of the company is still very bad.

Ju Su, the backbone of Yuan's army, had his military power taken away from him because of Guo Tu's advice.

Zhang He was also afraid that he would be made a scapegoat and framed to death if he returned.

So he made the decision to change jobs at the last minute without any hesitation.

Gao Lan saw that Zhang He was determined and immediately expressed his opinion:
"I have had this thought for a long time, but I didn't dare to say it out loud."

"Since Junyi has made this decision, I am willing to follow you!"

Zhang He was overjoyed, and immediately went out of the camp to gather the soldiers, ordered all the siege equipment to be burned, and announced that they would surrender to the Henan allied forces.

Burning engineering equipment is like burning your boats.

Tell everyone that there is no way back. If you dare to go back, you will be beheaded.

At the same time, it was also to reassure the Guandu defenders.

quickly,

Zhang He and Gao Lan led their troops to the front of the camp and surrendered to the defenders.

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(End of this chapter)