The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 259 Volume Behind the Scenes is the Emperor
Liu Xie, who was under the dragon banner, also saw Yan Liang and Wen Chou under the two flags.

"Looking at the number of people, it should be around 10,000 or 20,000."

These 10,000 or 20,000 Hebei soldiers were all wearing heavy armor and holding spears. They were obviously elite troops that Yuan Shao had invested real money in.

“Hebei is indeed rich.”

During the 200 years of the Later Han Dynasty, Guandong gradually became stronger, while Guanxi gradually declined.

Even if the imperial court had the Yongliang area and Yizhou, it could not compare with Yuan Shao who occupied Hebei or Cao Cao who occupied the Central Plains in terms of financial resources.

Liu Xie looked at the armor on his soldiers and decided to do something to improve their fighting capacity after returning.

"Fortunately, cavalry has the upper hand after all."

In addition to the 20,000 soldiers charging head-on, Liu Xie could also see that the cavalry of the Southern Xiongnu were slowly moving towards the west.

Compared with the fearless charge of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the cavalry of the Southern Xiongnu were obviously much slower.

That's right, it's slow.

They are clearly cavalry, but they move slower than infantry.

But whenever the Han army's Xiliang cavalry tried to go around to surround and support the frontal infantry, the Southern Xiongnu cavalry would immediately rush up and bite the Xiliang cavalry hard on the flank, just like a short thief who would not resist a strong man head-on, but would just stab the strong man's kidney from the side with a knife...

"Southern Xiongnu..."

When Liu Xie saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel disgust and vigilance from the bottom of his heart.

The Southern Xiongnu's tactic was to protect their own manpower as much as possible while delaying the Western Liang cavalry.

Liu Xie didn't believe that the Huns, who had such thoughts, were unaware of the ethnic differences between the Han and the Huns.

If the Han people ever become weak, I am afraid that the first to rebel will be people like this.

Liu Xie frowned slightly, then looked to the east of the battlefield.

But because the battle line was too wide, even though Liu Xie had excellent eyesight, he could not see the specific situation on the eastern battlefield.

However, judging from the movements, Liu Xie could be sure that the troops sent by Yuan Shao from the east were definitely not cavalry.

"Using infantry to counter cavalry?"

"Yuan Shao... you don't care about the soldiers under your command at all."

Liu Xie closed his eyes and immediately calculated the current situation on the battlefield.

Now Yuan Shao has dispatched 20,000 infantrymen from the front.

The Southern Xiongnu cavalry numbered nearly 10,000.

Although Liu Xie could not see the situation clearly on the eastern battlefield, if he wanted to use infantry to stop the cavalry, he would need at least 20,000 infantrymen to form a large formation to resist the enemy.

In other words, as soon as Yuan Shao came to power, he sent 50,000 troops into the battlefield.

On the court's side.

At the front center were the 10,000 troops led by Guan Yu.

There were 10,000 cavalrymen on the east and west sides respectively, led by Lu Bu and Zhang Liao.

The rest were the 20,000 infantrymen led by Niu Fu and Xu Huang who served as reserve forces.

The final outcome of the battlefield depends on when Yuan Shao will send out his 50,000 reinforcements, and how Liu Xie uses his 20,000 reserve troops to resist Yuan Shao's moves.

As for now...

Liu Xie glanced at the chaotic battlefield.

Even if you have a clear idea of ​​the situation, you cannot make micro-manipulations at this time.

The remaining matters can only be left to the generals in various places to decide.

The other side.

At this moment, Yuan Shao was riding a white horse, wearing golden armor and a brocade robe, and was watching the situation on the entire battlefield from a high platform.

But after watching for a while, Yuan Shao began to feel bored.

This was different from Liu Xie's first experience with a war of this scale.

During his war with Gongsun Zan in Hebei, Yuan Shao had become accustomed to battles involving tens of thousands of troops.

When the battle has begun, the coach only does one thing -

wait!

Wait until the fighter plane appears, then rush over with overwhelming force and crush the enemy to pieces.

And Yuan Shao never made a mistake in seizing this opportunity.

It was precisely because of his grasp of this opportunity that Yuan Shao was able to defeat Gongsun Zan repeatedly, and even made Gongsun Zan, who came from a military background, sigh that "Yuan's attacks are like those of ghosts and gods."

So Yuan Shao knew that it would still be a long time before that fighter plane appeared!
So he simply stopped looking at the battlefield and instead looked through the battlefield at the edge of the battlefield.

"The Emperor of Han."

Yuan Shao's fingertips stroked the hilt of the sword at his waist, seeming a little impatient.

"We have waited too long for this battle."

During the two hundred years of the Later Han Dynasty, imperial power gradually fell into the hands of foreign relatives and eunuchs.

So Yuan Shao saw through one thing in his early years.

Power is just power.

It does not belong to the emperor, nor to anyone.

It exists only within the system and among the forces that depend on it for survival.

And what was the force on which the Later Han Dynasty relied for its survival for two hundred years?
Emperor?

joke!

common people?

It's even more nonsense!

Family!

That's right!
It was the aristocratic families who supported the power, supported the majestic imperial authority, and supported the Later Han Dynasty!

Without the help of the noble families, how could Liu Xiu rebuild the Han Dynasty?
Without the help of the aristocratic families, how could the Han Dynasty last for two hundred years?

In other words, whoever controls the aristocratic family controls power.

And once you have power... the Han Dynasty and the Han Emperor are nothing but insignificant things!
…………

Yuan Shao had always been so confident before Dong Zhuo intervened.

It was not until Dong Zhuo suppressed the world with his powerful army that Yuan Shao suddenly realized that there were more than just emperors and aristocratic families in this world.

There are also countless people who are like ants, but they do exist.

They exist in the countryside and in the ranks.

It exists between the paragraphs of poetry and books, and also in the cracks of weapons.

"But these people can't sustain power after all."

"All they can do is be like Zhang Jiao, a flash in the pan, making some waves and then disappearing again."

"Just like Dong Zhuo, and just like the Xiliang Army."

"Although it may be powerful for a while, it will only end here!"

Yuan Shao grasped the hilt of the sword and slowly pulled out the sword.

"This power will eventually be in my hands!"

"A man of Dong Zhuo's lowly status will never be able to hold such power!"

Yuan Shao raised his sword, pointing the tip of the sword directly at the dragon banner on the opposite side: "Kill them!"

"It was the Han Dynasty that was supported by the aristocratic families, and it was the Han emperor who was supported by the aristocratic families. But now they want to disobey the aristocratic families and rely on some ants to prolong their lives?"

"wishful thinking!"

As Yuan Shao pointed, the sound of drums shaking the heavens and the earth suddenly rang out in Yuan’s camp.

When countless Yuan army soldiers heard the drumbeats from the rear, their morale was boosted and they rushed towards the Han army desperately!

The battle line that had been barely able to hold on was actually showing signs of collapse under the excitement of the drumbeats!

Now the one at the front line is Guan Yu.

He also heard the drumbeats in Yuan’s camp.

The pressure on the front line suddenly doubled!

Yuan’s army has already opened up gaps in many places!
Guan Yu had no choice but to go forward and supervise the battle in person.

When they came to a gap, Guan Yu saw Yuan army soldiers rushing over, so he picked up his sword and chopped at the opponent's neck!
Blood splattered everywhere, blurring Guan Yu's eyes.

After wiping it casually, Guan Yu turned around and ran towards the next gap.

This fire-fighting-like rescue naturally caught the attention of Liu Xie behind him.

At this moment, Xu Huang and Niu Fu could no longer sit still and asked to go into battle.

"Your Majesty! General Guan can't hold out anymore!"

Guan Yu now is like repairing a cracking pipe.

With every repair, more gaps would open up, allowing the water inside to leak out.

In this way, even if Guan Yu fought to exhaustion, he might not be able to repair the pipe. Instead, he might be drowned by the water inside!
"His Majesty!"

Liu Xie indeed turned a deaf ear to the voices of Xu Huang and Niu Fu.

If the 20,000 troops under Xu Huang and Niu Fu were sent into the battlefield now, what would happen when Yuan Shao sent his 50,000 reinforcements into the battlefield?
Liu Xie frowned and looked to the east and west.

The biggest problem now is to draw infantry from the reserve army to help Guan Yu defend.

Instead, the cavalry on the east and west sides must break through the delay of Yuan’s army as soon as possible and rush to the central battlefield.

But on the western battlefield, the Southern Xiongnu cavalry was always circling around Lu Bu and could not escape.

There was not even a splash on the battlefield in the east. One could only judge from the sounds coming from there that there seemed to be a tough battle going on there.

……

"Wait."

Liu Xie continued to sit in the chair, but the blue veins on the back of his hands and arms revealed his emotions.

"Wait a moment..."

……

Guan Yu repaired another gap on the front line, but he began to breathe heavily.

tired!
too tired!
Guan Yu boasted of his amazing physical strength. Although he was not as strong as Zhao Yun, he was better than countless generals in the world.

But at this moment, Guan Yu sincerely felt that his arms were trembling and his legs were sore.

“I thought I would be able to return home rich and powerful, but I never expected it to end up like this.”

Guan Yu was originally from Hedong, but because he committed a crime, he fled to Youzhou and met Liu Bei.

After that, he fought across thousands of miles, from Youzhou to Jizhou, from Jizhou to Qingzhou, from Qingzhou to Guanzhong, to Hanzhong, to Jingzhou, and after many twists and turns, he finally returned to Hedong.

"But that's okay."

Guan Yu originally thought that he would never have the chance to return to his hometown in this lifetime.

If I can serve my country here, it would be like returning to my roots and my soul returning to my hometown!
Just when Guan Yu was lost in thought, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder.

Guan Yu's hair stood on end and he swung his sword around to chop back.

However, after seeing who was coming, Guan Yu quickly stopped his action, and a rare fluctuation appeared in his cold phoenix eyes.

"His Majesty?"

The person who appeared behind Guan Yu at this moment was actually the emperor who was in charge of the central army?
Liu Xie supported Guan Yu's already exhausted body so that he could have a short rest.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yunchang."

Guan Yu soon discovered that it was not just the Emperor who came behind him.

Even the dragon banner followed the emperor like a shadow and stood at the front line of the battlefield!

At this moment, the dragon banner has surpassed Guan Yu's general flag and has directly arrived at the forefront of the Han army!

The brightly colored flag seemed to be telling all the Han soldiers—

“Although the world is vast, this is the battlefield!”

"Although the battlefield is vast, the emperor is behind us!"

If you die, the emperor will no longer exist!
(End of this chapter)