Chapter 555: A Thousand Miles Defeat

After years of war, Yuan Shao could see the situation clearly after calming down. At this moment, he regretted his impulse to lead the army to escape into the dead land of Wuchao, waiting for the Jiangdong Army to attack. However, although the elite troops avoided Wuchao, the total number was no more than 3,000. Facing the more and more Jiangdong soldiers, how could it be easily broken out?

The only hope is that one or several Hebei troops will attack from the outside to the inside, while the troops in Wuchao will attack from the inside to the outside, so that there is a possibility of a successful breakthrough.

Yuan Shao's fate should not be lost. After his general under the tent, Han Meng realized that Yuan Shao was avoiding the Wuchao Village, he realized that it was not good, so he led his troops to fight to Wuchao. Han Meng's troops were all children of Jizhou. Yuan Shao treated Yuan Shao very well and was willing to save him at this moment. After fighting to the death, he finally shook the team of Gao Shun's troops. Yuan Shao seized the opportunity and took Gao Lan, the commander of the personal guard, as the vanguard, and many dead soldiers protected him and Guo Tu and other strategists. After nearly half of the casualties, he finally broke out!

Once he broke through, Yuan Shao did not stop and went straight to Yanjin Ferry, where there were ships crossing the river and troops guarding the ferry. When the ferry was at the ferry, Yuan Shao was the first to board the wooden boat. When the boatman rowed the wooden boat, Yuan Shao and his advisers looked back south and couldn't help but feel sad.

On this land on the south bank of the Yellow River, more than 100,000 Hebei soldiers were suffering the first complete defeat in their lives! Since forcing the white horse to cross the land and set foot on this land, they have only suffered one after another failure. The more this happens, the lower the morale and the sluggish morale, the more defeated the battle!

Behind them was a sharp long halberd and a pair of sharp swords. In addition to surrendering with weapons, the soldiers who tried to resist were swallowed up by the whistling Jiangdong army soldiers in a blink of an eye.

"Oh my God, why are you so cruel to me?" Yuan Shao's face was depressed, his eyes were filled with tears. The resentment accumulated over the past few days couldn't help but burst out, and his hands pounded his chest.

A few months ago, Yuan Shao led his army south. At that time, he was full of confidence and looked down on the world. With the reputation of the Yuan family and the strong military strength, as long as he defeated the main force of the Jiangdong Army in Guandu and swept across the Central Plains, wouldn’t it be easy to settle Jiangnan?

But once he stepped on the land on the south bank of the Yellow River, Yuan Shao experienced a series of unhappy things! The White Horse Crossing suffered a lot of losses, and Lu Su burned thousands of people and horses. From the White Horse, Yanjin to Guandu, the grain roads were repeatedly attacked, and the vanguard troops were often ambushed. When they were in Guandu for dozens of miles, the momentum was huge, but Yuan Shao's confidence and pride in his heart were gradually wiped out.

The two armies of Guandu confronted each other. Faced with the tenacious defense and counterattack of the Jiangdong Army, the soldiers of the Hebei Army were helpless, but the internal conflicts became increasingly greater. Yuan Shao knew that his swaying in which son he succeeded to the throne led to his subordinates being divided into several groups and fighting each other, seriously consuming the strength of the Hebei Army!

The water of the Yellow River surging, sweeping away much dust on both sides! At this moment, what was revealed in front of Yuan Shao was the incomparable power of the Yellow River, with waves swaying on the shore and rushing endlessly. Yuan Shao felt the awe of heaven and earth for the first time. Perhaps, everyone has their own destiny, and the Yuan family is destined to not be able to conquer the world?

On Yuan Shao's ship, Guo Tu and Xin Ping were all in a messy image, either disheveled hair or dusty face, with spots on their clothes. They didn't know whether it was their own or others. They saw Yuan Shao's actions and felt very heavy in their hearts. The so-called king, minister, minister, father, son, and son, Yuan Shao was their lord, and they were Yuan Shao's ministers. After the defeat in this battle, the generals of the Hebei army were greatly injured. It was difficult to restore their strength to fight for the Central Plains in three or five years.

In the past three or five years, Zhou Yu could "use the emperor to fight against unjust officials", and his power would surely rise sharply. If the world was restored to his heart, local heroes would compete to join forces to rectify their military preparations and develop farming and sericulture. He was afraid that Yuan Shao would own the four states of Ji Qingyou, but he could only sigh at the Central Plains.

When a person lives in hope, no matter how hard or tired he is, he will live a happy life with hope. Once hope becomes disappointment and dreams become fantasy, even if he is rich, he will not be able to feel the joy and sense of accomplishment of moving forward!

What a fulfilling thing to assist Mingzhu in achieving his career and thus earning a foundation for himself and his family that he has spent in his lifetime! Unfortunately...

Guo Tu looked back at the Hebei soldiers running around on the south bank of the Yellow River. Although some of the people had already boarded the ferry at the Yanjin Ferry and were moving towards the north bank, more fellow villagers would die here. Their souls pressed on the survivors, making everyone live a heavy life! When they dreamed at midnight, I don’t know how many people would wake up in a nightmare, sweating all over their bodies!

"The battle of Guandu will lead to a huge change in the world. Where should we go..." Guo Tu hides the flickering light in his eyes to avoid being discovered by Yuan Shao. This idea has arisen in his heart since Yuan Shao announced his withdrawal. As a strategist, he does not want to repeat the mistakes of Tian Feng and Ju Su!

Especially Yuan Shao is nearly fifty years old and his health is no longer as strong as he used to be. His uncertainty over the issue of successor led to the division of the Hebei army. Although the eldest son Yuan Tan and the third son Yuan Shang have not turned against each other publicly, the power of two tigers is not enough to be achieved in one mountain. The two tigers fight each other. No matter who wins and who loses, the result of the Hebei army can only be a loss-win situation!

In Confucianism, the heirs naturally have the best choice for the eldest son, and the dethrone of the eldest son and the young are hindering etiquette. Guo Tu is in Yuan Tan's camp. Although he worked hard with Xin Ping and others to protect Yuan Tan, he was not very optimistic about Yuan Tan. The reason is very simple. Yuan Shao has obviously tended toward Yuan Shang. Even if they work hard, the ending will be difficult to change.

"Maybe, I should find a way out..." Guo Tu's eyes flashed, and occasionally collided with Xin Ping's eyes, and then he avoided it for a short time. This is a major event involving wealth and life. How can it be easily leaked? Even a slight thought cannot be revealed by others, otherwise it would be a minor mistake to be ruined, and it would not be an exaggeration to implicate the nine tribes!

When Yuan Shao and his party crossed the river in a panic and looked back south, the battle between the Jiangdong Army and the Hebei Army had reached a state of intense heat! After all, the Hebei Army is also an elite force in a hundred battles. Even in adversity, they can still organize and form a small formation to resist the attack of the Jiangdong Army.

But everything they did at this time was futile, but it could only delay the time of failure. The coach fled and his morale collapsed. Their failure was inevitable!

When this important news reached the city of Liyang, Zhao Yun went to the city to inspect the city early the next morning, and found that all the besieged Bingzhou cavalry had been withdrawn. What made Zhao Yun happy was that Xia Zhao and Deng Sheng were able to lead the Bingzhou soldiers back to their hometown, so he chose to cross the Taihang Mountains and return from the path of the small path. A large number of military horses were abandoned by them in the camp.


Chapter completed!