"The Anti-Dong Alliance is called an 'alliance', but in reality it is just a group of 'hunters' who temporarily team up to hunt in the forest. Everyone wants to hunt bigger prey."
"Isn't he praised by you and those corrupt officials as a man of great righteousness? How could he do such a thing?" Dong Zhuo asked with a frown.
"'Great justice' does not mean 'softness'." Jia Xu lowered his head. "If Liu Zhaoqing had tried his best to save Han Fu from the beginning, then he would not be so scary."
"But he is not the kind of person who only looks at the present. Every step he takes will consider the future impact and whether it can gain greater benefits. Therefore, every risk he takes is carried out firmly and reaps huge benefits."
In silence, Dong Zhuo looked towards the place where the river was opened: "So, you are telling me that Liu Zhaoqing is now on the other side of the river and has the ability to open the Yellow River?"
"Liu Zhaoqing must be on the other side of the Yellow River..." Jia Xu said with his head down.
She did not respond directly to the latter sentence because she could feel Dong Zhuo's shock and anger.
That was a feeling of humiliation that came from being fooled by Liu Zhaoqing, as if he was being played around with by others.
From the burning of the granary to the breakout, and now to the Yellow River being opened to rescue Han Fu's army, which had just been reduced to only 80,000 men.
While Dong Zhuo was always being led by Liu Zhaoqing, he was also being used by him to some extent.
"Since Liu Zhaoqing is on the opposite side, it's just right." Dong Zhuo said coldly: "I want to see how long the Yellow River can be opened. Who can run faster, or we can chase them faster."
"Pass on my military order. Follow Han Fu's army into the Yellow River and chase them to the other side with all our might."
"No!" Jia Xu spoke immediately.
"Hmm?" Dong Zhuo looked at her.
Jia Xu lowered his head and immediately explained: "Since this is most likely done by Liu Zhaoqing, then since he was able to open the Yellow River, he must have mastered some kind of divine gift or other ability to control the water of the Yellow River."
"But we don't have anyone who can control the water. The water of the Yellow River is extremely turbulent, and the riverbed is extremely deep and full of dangers. If we rush forward and Liu Zhaoqing finds the opportunity, then as long as Liu Zhaoqing makes a move, we will be buried in the river together with Han Fu's army!"
"Divert the Yellow River water to eliminate two major problems. Prime Minister, please calmly think about what you would choose to do if you were the Prime Minister yourself."
Jia Xu did not directly say that Liu Zhaoqing would definitely do this, but just hoped that Dong Zhuo would put himself in Liu Zhaoqing's perspective.
Dong Zhuo was just a superficial substitute. If she were Liu Zhaoqing, and saw Han Fu's army, which had always been against her, and Dong Zhuo's army fighting at the bottom of the Yellow River, why wouldn't she kill two birds with one stone?
Even if she was Liu Zhaoqing, she should have expected Dong Zhuo's army to chase them into the Yellow River before opening the river.
If we can wipe out Dong Zhuo's 100,000 elite troops in one fell swoop, then how difficult would it be to rebel against Dong?
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Changping Marquis Liu Zhaoqing..."
She murmured, her purple eyes filled with fear. Jia Xu was right. This was an extremely dangerous decision.
Dong Zhuo immediately changed the order, telling all the troops not to pursue into the Yellow River, but to increase the intensity of the attack and try to kill Han Fu's troops still on the shore.
Although this might be what Liu Zhaoqing wanted to see, Han Fu was, after all, a major force in the anti-Dong movement. As the "Dong" in the anti-Dong coalition, she naturally hoped that Han Fu's power would be as small as possible.
Just like that, when Dong Zhuo intentionally ordered not to pursue the enemy across the Yellow River, Han Fu, Zhang He, Gao Lan and many others walked into the bottom of the Yellow River.
The bottom of the Yellow River is not full of silt as imagined. Under the erosion of the turbulent river water, there is not much silt left at the bottom of this section of the Yellow River. On the contrary, there are many smooth stones.
The army walked on smooth stones embedded in the hard ground, as if they were walking on a natural stone path.
These smooth stones are the result of millions of years of river erosion.
Every single one of these stones is much older than the combined ages of all the people who have entered the bottom of the Yellow River.
This was not the only fact that amazed them at the bottom of the Yellow River.
Looking up, besides the bright sky, there is the Yellow River on both sides that looks like a huge wall.
They were blocked by an invisible barrier. In this "wall", one could even see the figures of ten-foot-long fish, and even many spiritual beasts and ferocious beasts, river worms tumbling and swimming in the "wall".
"Are we... really at the bottom of the Yellow River?" Shen Pei looked at the surrounding scenery with a shocked expression.
From the moment the Yellow River was divided, he had the illusion that he was in some kind of myth.
"Yeah..." Tian Feng, who was standing by, suddenly remembered the immortal song as he looked at the scene.
"Now we should know why it is said that the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky."
Tian Feng was speechless, looking up at the two "giant walls". The feeling of oppression made them feel that they were not even as good as a speck of dust in front of them.
On the other side, Gao Lan looked back and found that Dong Zhuo's army did not pursue them.
Although more than 10,000 people were lost, most of the remaining main forces managed to retreat to the bottom of the Yellow River.
Being able to keep 70,000 yuan is an unexpected good result.
Dong Zhuo didn't chase after them because he must have been afraid that this was a trap. Compared to the Yellow River, his 100,000 elite troops were just a handful of mud and sand.
At this moment, Gao Lan, who was at the bottom of the Yellow River, felt deeply insignificant.
If I were Dong Zhuo, I would definitely choose not to pursue.
"Could he have done this?" Gao Lan asked Zhang He, whose armor was mostly stained with blood.
He felt that perhaps Zhang He could hear Liu Zhaoqing's voice again.
But this time Zhang He didn't hear any sound. She shook her head slightly: "There is no voice from him."
"But, will anyone come to rescue us?"
Gao Lan remained silent. Even if there was one, it would not appear at this critical moment.
It could only be Liu Zhaoqing who did it.
Looking up into the distance, this road at the bottom of the Yellow River extends all the way to the opposite bank. Although the slope from the bottom to the shore is quite steep, as long as the command is proper, multiple people cooperate, and there are talented people to help, there will be no problem in getting ashore safely.
Gao Lan was not looking at the terrain, but was looking to see if Liu Zhaoqing was on the other side of the river.
Unfortunately, Liu Zhaoqing didn't seem to be there, or he was hiding somewhere.
"Jun Yi, go and inform the lord that we need to move quickly to prevent any accidents." Gao Lan said to Zhang He at this time.
The crisis has not been resolved yet, and now is not the time to relax.
Although the Yellow River has opened a path, no one can guarantee how long it can last. The safest option is to cross the Yellow River and reach the other side as quickly as possible.
Zhang He nodded and did as he was told.
When Zhang He arrived next to Han Fu who was at the front, he found that Han Fu was still marveling at the spectacular sight of the bottom of the Yellow River.
"The Yellow River is so deep. It must be at least a hundred feet high, right?"
"If it weren't deep, there wouldn't be so many river worms, and the Yellow River turmoil wouldn't have happened." Tian Feng said on the side.
Han Fu was the governor of Jizhou, whose capital was in Wei County not far from the Yellow River, but he did not know how deep the Yellow River was.
It's quite outrageous.
Perhaps Han Fu also realized this, and he immediately changed the subject.
"I didn't expect that there would always be a way out. God actually opened this Yellow River Highway for me." Han Fu sighed.
Then he saw Zhang He who had arrived, and asked him why he was looking for him.
After learning that he was asked to order a quick march, Han Fu was still a little unhappy.
"General Gao Lan is too worried, isn't he? The Yellow River is opening for me right now. Doesn't this mean that I am blessed by God? Why would God just watch me get drowned?"
Zhang He: "..."
Zhang He, who was not good at speaking, didn't know how to answer because there were so many strange ideas in Han Fu's words that she didn't know which point to refute.
Instead, Shen Pei grasped the key point and advised Han Fu, "My lord, we are not safe yet. Dong Zhuo's army is still behind us. If we wait for his archers to get a new batch of arrows, it will be extremely dangerous even if we are at the bottom of the Yellow River."
Tian Feng also spoke up, "My Lord, please give the order quickly, otherwise we may end up like the floating bridge before, seemingly safe, but eventually buried at the bottom of the river, with not even a limb or ashes left."
The effect of these two sentences of exhortation was very obvious. The smile on Han Fu's face disappeared immediately. He immediately ordered the entire army to speed up and asked other princes to cooperate with him as well.
This made everyone feel slightly relieved.
On the other side, Dong Zhuo was standing on the shore, watching Han Fu's army retreat into the bottom of the Yellow River one after another, and her brows were getting deeper and deeper.
"Are you just going to let these scoundrels and good-for-nothings walk away so brazenly?"
She seemed to be talking to herself, but she was actually asking herself, as well as the generals and counselors around her.
Generals like Hua Xiong and Zhang Xiu lowered their heads and dared not respond. Although it was still a great victory, they did not dare to take credit in front of Dong Zhuo for turning a sure victory into this.
Ordinary counselors also saw Dong Zhuo's anger at the moment and dared not to offend him.
But someone has to respond at this time.
Otherwise Dong Zhuo might pursue him.
As Dong Zhuo's confidant and the counselor who followed him all the way from Xiliang to Luoyang, Li Ru was the most qualified and courageous person to advise him at this time.
He came to Dong Zhuo's side, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Prime Minister, we have won a great victory. We have only lost a little food and less than 30,000 people, and annihilated 50,000 of Han Fu's troops."
"How can a mere 50,000 be compared with my 30,000 elite troops?" Dong Zhuo asked.
Li Ru was speechless because what Dong Zhuo said was true.
The 30,000 men they lost were no match for Han Fu's chaotic army with uneven training.
Originally, the front line had lost only more than 10,000 soldiers at most, but just now a battle report came from the rear, indicating that the more than 10,000 troops that went to encircle and annihilate the rebel general Huangfu Song were also destroyed.
Dong Zhuo's face suddenly turned ugly, and it has remained so until now.
Even Li Ru was unable to comfort or persuade Dong Zhuo, let alone others.
Jia Xu remained silent. As long as Dong Zhuo did not personally order a pursuit, they would be able to accept the outcome of the battle.
At least in Jia Xu's view, it is completely acceptable. As long as there are no accidents, they will still win a small victory.
But at this moment, an accident happened at the bottom of the Yellow River.
Suddenly, the "wall" on the east side began to tremble violently, as if it was about to break.
"what happened?!"
"Oops!"
"This! What should I do?!"
Even Liu Zhaoqing, who was hiding on the other side of the river, did not anticipate this situation.
"What's the problem?" he immediately asked Yinglong.
"Problem? No problem. Although the power of the Water-Repellent Sword is weakening, it is still stable." Yinglong replied.
"No! Could this aura be..."
"What is it?" Liu Zhaoqing asked quickly.
"It's... that thing."
Liu Zhaoqing suddenly became anxious. Why were they still telling riddles at this time?
"??? What on earth is that?"
Before Liu Zhaoqing could ask any further questions, he suddenly saw a golden light flashing across the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
Then, in the distance, a golden light quickly came upstream from the downstream river.
It directly broke through the "wall" and arrived at the bottom of the Yellow River.
Tian Feng looked up at the golden light with shock in his eyes.
"Is this a divine object?"
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"God, divine object?!"
Han Fu widened his eyes in disbelief.
The golden light above his head was like a tiny sun, hanging between the two "walls", just above Han Fu's head.
The water mist scattered circles of colored light under its illumination. The moment it appeared, all the water beasts in the surrounding "wall" stopped their restlessness, and many fish broke through the "wall" and headed towards the golden light.
They were like seekers pursuing the great way, and they were willing to sacrifice their lives to get a glimpse of the things in the golden light.
This thing that can cause changes in the surrounding heaven and earth and even attract aquatic beasts and spirit beasts to flock to it, if not a divine object, what else could it be?
Similar to “divine beasts”, “divine objects” are things that possess the spiritual power of heaven and earth and can cause changes in heaven and earth.
Different from the "sacred artifacts" representing the dynasty, they are not nurtured by the dynasty's fortune and are truly ultimate treasures that are rarely seen in the world.
It can be said that the "Yadahan Divine Artifact" is also a kind of "divine object of heaven and earth", and almost no one present has ever seen a pure "divine object".
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