Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 98

The soldiers who stayed behind in Yuan's camp saw that the entrance was blocked and could not be closed, and knew that they would inevitably lose.

Many clever military officers took advantage of the fleeing soldiers to attract the attention of the Qingzhou army, opened the other side door and quickly escaped on horseback, causing the soldiers to fall into chaos.

The military discipline of the county soldiers was poor to begin with, and when they saw the military officer running away, the military officers also ran away.

There was no point in resisting, so of course he turned around and ran away.

Hearing the sound of Qingzhou army's horses' hooves getting closer, the fleeing soldiers stopped crowding. One man dropped his weapon, and then there was the endless sound of weapons being abandoned.

"Clang..."

The soldiers dropped their weapons, knelt on the ground and surrendered, not daring to look up. The morale of Yuan's army completely dissipated.

When Liu Bei rushed over and saw the surrendered soldiers kneeling on the ground, he was stunned at first, but then he understood everything.

It is normal to ask for surrender when the situation is hopeless. These people are just auxiliary soldiers, and their salary and treatment are not as good as those of combat soldiers. It is too much to ask them to shed their last drop of blood for the Yuan family.

Liu Bei ordered his soldiers to receive the surrendered soldiers, and then ordered them to form a shield formation and search the camp to see if there was anything unusual.

After receiving the news that nothing was wrong, Liu Bei secretly said: "Fortunately you surrendered to me. If it was Cao Mengde, it would be terrible."

Historically, after the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao used the excuse that the army was out of food and killed more than 70,000 surrendered soldiers of Yuan's army, causing shock in Hebei.

It may have been one of the reasons why it took Cao Cao several years to pacify Hebei.

While Liu Bei was guessing, another military officer came to report: Yuan’s army was holding a banquet in the main tent of the military camp. The banquet was filled with meat and wine, but no one was using it, and the musicians and maids were all hiding in the tent.

Liu Bei was shocked and confused. Could it be that he accidentally let the big fish escape?
But he soon let it go. The battle was already a great victory, and it didn't matter whether any important figures in Yuan's army escaped.

Liu Bei shook his head slightly, smiled and ordered: "Ask the chef to check whether the wine and meat are edible. If they are, we will use the wine and meat banquet prepared by Yuan's army to celebrate Yun Chang and Zi Yi's victory."

After all, others have worked hard to prepare the banquet, so don’t waste it if it can be used.

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As noon approached, the troops set out to attack. At dusk, Guan Yu and Taishi Ci finally led the cavalry back to the camp.

He also carried an important guest around his waist - the Left Grand Commandant Liu Bao, who arrived as scheduled.

When Liu Bei took the head wrapped in silk cloth from Guan Yu's hand, he was shocked to learn that the head belonged to Bao, the son of the Xiongnu Chanyu Luandi.

Then he began to marvel, his eyebrows slightly raised.

Isn’t Luandibao the famous Liu Bao, the father of Liu Yuan, the founder of the Xiongnu Han Dynasty?

Why did he run from Henei County to Wei County to fight against him, and died tragically at the hands of Yunchang?

But it’s okay. Liu Bei silently calculated the time and found that the talented woman Cai Yan had not been abducted by the Huns yet.

He indirectly saved another person.

It is said that Cao Cao and Cai Yong had a close relationship, and killing Liu Bao was equivalent to saving his niece, so Cao Mengde owed him a favor again.

Liu Bei was thinking about leading his army to seize Zhang Miao's Chenliu County after the drought, so as not to give Meng De a chance to catch his breath.

After all, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and Cao Chun have not been wiped out yet, so they may revive in Yanzhou.

Even when Qingzhou was at war with Yuan Shao, he would occasionally use his spare hand to pin Meng De to the ground, making him unable to move.

Except for those who surrendered, they were not allowed to stay in a county. Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei remained silent after opening the cloth and looking at the head, thinking that he was very dissatisfied with the son of the Xiongnu Chanyu.

He then cupped his hands and said, "Brother, today I have only killed Luandibao, and one day I will ride my horse to kill Chanyu Yufuluo!"

Taishi Ci heard this and laughed, "Yun Chang, you killed the Chanyu's son, so it's time for me to be the Chanyu of the Xiongnu, right?"

"At present, we cannot seal Langjuxu or carve a stone on Yanran, so we generals can only use the head of the Chanyu. Let's use it as a consolation for the time being. Give Yufuluo's head to me. When the Huns have another Chanyu who rebels and harms the Han people, you can break into the enemy's battle line and cut off his head and the Huns' nobles. How about that?"

The heads of these rebellious Chanyu are what the current warriors are dreaming of in order to achieve their goals!
At present, the Huns are wreaking havoc on the people in various counties. In the past, when the Han court was strong, they would have been killed long ago.

Now that the country is in civil strife and conflicts are constant in various places, the Xiongnu, Wuhuan and Xianbei peoples have the upper hand.

Liu Bei smiled and explained: "Yunchang, don't worry too much. For me, I am happy to cut off Liu Bao's head today, which is much more than getting Chanyu Yufuluo."

Faced with Guan Yu and Taishi Ci's confusion.

Liu Bei did not explain further, but just shook his head and said: "This man is a man who robs the people. Keeping him will definitely cause trouble in the future. I will be very happy to get rid of him as soon as possible."

Then he changed the topic and said, "We have been fighting Yuan Shao for only a month, but we have fought in many places and captured many cities. We have also captured Yuan's camps, defeated his generals and destroyed his army. Now the soldiers and horses are exhausted and tired."

"The entire army is at the end of its strength. To be honest, I didn't expect that we could defeat the enemy so quickly today.

Now the main force of Yuan Shao's army has not been damaged. The strength of Wen Chou's and Qu Yi's troops is still there, with still 50,000 people. If we use a tired army to attack the enemy who is well-rested and tired, our army will surely win first and then lose.

I have planned to slowly withdraw the troops back to Neihuang County along the original route in two days, leaving a general to garrison in the three counties to contain Yuan Benchu, and then lead the army back to Qingzhou for rest and recuperation. "

Liu Bei said solemnly.

Although his expedition this time was too short, the intensity of his fighting far exceeded his previous battles to suppress the Yellow Turbans, pacify Gongsun Du, and defeat Cao Cao.

After fighting in Jizhou for a month, they mainly relied on defeating the slower enemy with speed and not wasting time on Yuan Shao, which led to a series of victories.

Although Yuan Benchu ​​had a large number of soldiers and generals, he lost the initiative due to poor coordination and carelessness.

Although Liu Bei had few soldiers, he gained local advantage by charging rapidly and used a sledgehammer to break Yuan Shao's outstretched fingers one by one.

Yuan Shao's staff turned a blind eye to Yuan Benchu's attack on the city and wanted to attack Liaocheng like Sun Bin did to save Zhao from Wei, but Liu Xuande was not fooled at all.

The two armies fought for more than a month, each fighting their own battle.

Liu Bei remained calm when the important place was surrounded. He believed in Qian Zhao and the soldiers defending the city. On the contrary, Yuan Shao could not hold on. Not only did he fail to contain Liu Xuande, but he was led by him and was passive everywhere.

After listening to this, Guan Yu and Taishi Ci thought about it and nodded.

This time, the cavalry was led to fight with almost all their strength. Now the horses are tired, and if they are asked to do it again, their combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least half.

Moreover, the soldiers are beginning to feel tired of fighting. Recently, when I was patrolling the camp, I often heard soldiers discussing in low voices, wondering when this campaign would end.

If it weren't for my brother's high prestige among the soldiers, which made everyone reluctant to leave, I'm afraid some of the soldiers would have escaped long ago.

Guan Yu thought about the days of rushing around and the assistant soldiers gathered together to talk. He originally planned to remind his brother again in two days, but he didn't expect that his brother had already noticed everyone's tiredness.

This kind of almost non-stop raid was too much for even the combat soldiers, not to mention the auxiliary soldiers who were responsible for transportation.

In the entire army, only Liu Bei could hold out for a little longer.

　Thanks to book friends Huahongzhenghexiu and Zhidianrendaid for their rewards!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)