Chapter 556: Heart stagnation

In July of the first year of Tianyou in Han Dynasty, Zhou Yu commanded the Jiangdong army and Liu Bei to defeat Yuan Shao's Hebei army in Guandu area, and then drove a large army to chase and launch a powerful attack near Yanjin. The Hebei army was not supported. Yuan Shao led some Hebei troops to cross the river in a panic, and most of the remaining troops were surrounded by the Jiangdong army. Countless people died in battle. Seeing that there was no hope, more than 30% of the surrendered were also surrendered.

After this battle, Zhou Yu received exact statistics on the results of the battle in the Central Army tent.

"Each unit has fought bravely and planned to behead more than 55,000 Hebei troops and surrender more than 49,000 people. The rest of them have dispersed. The generals of the Hebei Army, Han Meng, Cen Bi, and Wu Dun were all beheaded. The Xianbei and Wuhuan cavalry had already fled in the first battle. Yuan Xi's Youzhou soldiers followed him and fled, and they were sending troops to find out where they were. About three million stones of food and grass, one million arrows, and countless other baggage..."

Zhou Yu transferred the results of this page to the left and right, and said with a smile: "The elite troops of the Hebei Army are lost, and they are no longer able to compete in the Central Plains!" At this moment, he was in a very happy mood. The huge pressure that has been under his heart for so many days has finally been wiped out. He did not disappoint the expectations of all the soldiers of the Jiangdong Army, nor did he disappoint the expectations of the people of Jiangdong, and delivered a beautiful answer!

In a huge contrast with the joyful scene of the entire Jiangdong Army, the Hebei Army fled to the north bank of the Yellow River. The Jiangdong Army did not continue to pursue, and Yuan Shao did not dare to rest. Instead, he continued to march northward, gathered the defeated troops all the way, and when he reached Liyang, Yuan Shao sent people to count them one by one. At this moment, he could control less than 20,000 troops!

Yuan Shao suppressed his worries and anger and summoned all the generals to discuss the march route overnight. The most urgent thing he had to do now was to take these 20,000 people back to Yecheng as soon as possible, call on the remaining troops in Jizhou, and quickly arrange them to defend against the subsequent attack of the Jiangdong Army.

The Bingzhou troops had not captured Liyang, and Yuan Shao had just learned that he had no intention of sending people to blame the high-ranking officials. He discussed with the advisers under his tent overnight, and finally decided to avoid Liyang, detour through Muye, and Chaoge returned to Yecheng. The journey was more than twice as far away from Liyang, but Yuan Shao had no other choice. This was the only way to return to Yecheng safely.

Three days later, the Jiangdong army, which had cleared the south bank of the Yellow River, rushed to Liyang. However, the Hebei army had turned to the northwest and marched, and their figures disappeared in the steep mountains. The Jiangdong army naturally would not chase after him. One was the ancient saying of "Don't chase the enemy"; the other was that the Jiangdong army commander Zhou Yu had issued a military order. When the army reached Liyang, it stopped going north, but set up camps in Liyang.

The battles these days are very fierce. After all, the Hebei Army is mostly veterans. Although the Jiangdong Army has the advantage, it has also lost many people. The soldiers are tired and need to take some rest.

Three days later, Zhou Yu led the rear army to move to Li Yang, leaving Zhu Zhi's Nanchang Camp to divide his troops to guard Baima, Yanjin and other fortresses. Three days later, Chen Gong left Zhou Tai, Sun Ben and Cao Bao to guard Qingzhou, and led the Qingzhou Camp of Guanhai's troops to Li Yang, and successfully met with Zhou Yu.

The meeting between the two divisions was a lively event, especially the joy and excitement after the great victory, which was once again ignited. Yuan Shao, as the most powerful prince under the Han Dynasty, was finally defeated by the Jiangdong Army and his strength was greatly reduced. Although the future will not be smooth all the way for the Jiangdong Army, it will definitely have a brilliant future!

At present, inside and outside Liyang City, there are 120,000 troops and horses in each unit of the Jiangdong Army. Due to the strict military discipline, it will not appear to be scattered. The camps that were built up for several miles are quite spectacular. The 120,000 soldiers, plus 20,000 auxiliary soldiers, more than 50,000 surrendered soldiers, and nearly 20,000 war horses. People eat horses and chew every day, and the amount of food consumed is amazing. Fortunately, sufficient food and grass were stored in Liyang City. When the Hebei army retreated in a hurry, the remaining food and supplies were piled up like mountains, enough to supply so many people to eat for a year.

Chen Gong led his troops to attack Qingzhou, and followed the flanks, but also played a major role, involving Yuan Tan's Qingzhou soldiers, making them unable to increase their troops to Yuan Shao. What Zhou Yu unexpectedly was that Yuan Tan was so useless. In such a large Qingzhou, after several major battles and Linzi was captured, he responded in groups. Chen Gong divided his troops and quickly settled down.

Chen Gong analyzed in the battle report to Zhou Yu: "The capture of Qingzhou is not the ability of the Gong, but the inability of Yuan Tan. It can be seen that his human nature is strong and he cannot appease his subordinates and the people. Everyone is free from their wits of love."

After this battle, Zhou Yu won Qingzhou, but it was like a tiger adding wings. Not only could a large area of ​​land on the south bank of the Yellow River be taken into account, but a naval base could also be set up in the Penglai area. In the future, whether it was to capture Jizhou, Youzhou, Liaodong, or attack Japan, it would be much more convenient!

Therefore, Chen Gong made great contributions!

In order to celebrate the great victory of Guandu and the capture of Qingzhou, Zhou Yu, who had always been rigorous in the army, specially ordered to send three times the scouts and detectives every move within a hundred miles. The rest of the people could cultivate their faces, take baths, and handle personal affairs on three days off. Within the first day of the holiday, cattle, sheep and other items used to reward the three armies were sent to various troops in the army, and there was also a small amount of wine.

Zhou Yu’s military order is that you can drink alcohol, but you must not drink greed!

After the military order, the three armies suddenly felt joyful and thunderous. They were in troubled times, even among the victorious Jiangdong Army, life in the military camp was always boring, and no one knew whether they could live to see the sun tomorrow when they fought. The military pay she saved had long been handed over to her family. They could not spend money without money, and drinking was strictly prohibited in the army. At this moment, if you can enjoy the joy of three days, you can live for three days. Even if you pick up the swords and guns on the fourth day and fight to the death with the enemy, you can't control it!

Zhou Yu set up a banquet in the central army to celebrate the achievements of his subordinates. In recent years, the Jiangdong Army has won two consecutive victories in Chibi and Guandu, defeating two powerful opponents, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, defeating hundreds of thousands of enemies, and capturing most of Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou, Guanzhong and Liangzhou areas, which are also surrendered to the new imperial court, which is indeed worth celebrating.

Zhou Yu knew that after the army rested and recuperated, if he could conquer Yuan Shao's Ji Qingyou and the four states, the unification of the world would be unstoppable!

It’s like climbing a cliff, finally crossing the most difficult pass, and the peak is exposed to your eyes. The joy and excitement are unforgettable.

With an excitement, Zhou Yu was drunk as his subordinates frequently persuaded him to drink, and in the jubilant and noisy atmosphere of the tent, he was drunk.

Men should enjoy the wine and don’t let the golden cup face the moon empty.

Who said no?

Unlike the joyful atmosphere of the entire Jiangdong Army celebrating victory, Yuan Shao was riding on his horse with loneliness, and walked silently on the mountain path with the large group of people from the Hebei Army. The cliffs on both sides were covered with lush trees, and there were countless beasts lurking in the dark night. There were strange noises from time to time, but it was difficult to attract Yuan Shao's attention.

Yuan Shao, who has always been arrogant, has been silent these days. He can't figure out many things in the Battle of Guandu, and his spirit has been depressed until he returns to Yecheng.
Chapter completed!