The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 262 Volume Release
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With the sound of the earth rumbling, a general's flag appeared in the empty east side!

The leading general was holding a long sword and carrying two short spears on his back, and was running towards the center of the battlefield!

Zhang Liao!

And under his command... there are 10,000 Xiliang cavalry!
When Yuan Shao saw this scene, he stood up with a sudden movement, his face pale.

"Why do the cavalry from the east appear here?"

"Where's Zhang He? Where's Gao Lan? What are they doing?"

It was Zhang He and Gao Lan who were sent by Yuan Shao to the east to block Zhang Liao with infantry.

The army of Zhang He and Gao Lan already had 20,000 troops. After incorporating part of the troops of Li Jue and Guo Si, their number had exceeded 30,000!
Infantry of this size couldn't hold back Zhang Liao's cavalry?
how can that be!

Just when Yuan Shao focused all his attention on the cavalry in the east, a riot suddenly broke out behind Yuan Shao's camp.

Soon, a soldier came to Yuan Shao, crying, "Lord Yuan! Xu Rong has rebelled!"

Xu Rong!

Yuan Shao suddenly felt as if there was a pool of blood blocking his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Before the war, he was afraid that Xu Rong would not have the heart to attack his former comrades on the battlefield, which would lead to trouble, so he specially placed Xu Rong's subordinates in the rear of the camp.

But now, Xu Rong actually rebelled?
Yuan Shao looked at Zhang Liao approaching from the east and listened to the shouts and screams coming from behind. His hands and feet had already turned cold.

On the other side is Liu Xie.

After seeing Zhang Liao leading his troops to appear on the battlefield in the east, he finally relaxed completely.

"Yuan Shao, lost!"

three days ago.

Yuan Shao had already decided that Zhang He and Gao Lan would lead the army to the east to hold back Zhang Liao's cavalry.

This decision naturally caused dissatisfaction among the two.

Using infantrymen's flesh and blood to resist cavalry on the plains, even a fool would know that the end result would be a river of blood!

Zhang He and Gao Lan asked Yuan Shao to relax some of the conditions.

For example, just hold off the Xiliang cavalry for two hours, and then let other generals lead their men to continue the charge.

This proposal was rejected by Yuan Shao as expected.

"General Junyi was able to defeat Li Jue and Guo Si, so why would he be afraid of Zhang Liao?"

Zhang He tried to persuade him: "The reason why we were able to defeat Li Jue and Guo Si was because there was chaos in their camps, which gave me an opportunity."

"What's more, the terrain of Chenguan Pass was rugged, which was good for infantry combat but not for cavalry. That's why we were able to defeat Li Jue and Guo Si and capture their camp!"

But Yuan Shao just said calmly: "Even if we fight in the open field, with Junyi's troops, I'm afraid we can stop the enemy's cavalry, right?"

……

Zhang He then realized that what Yuan Shao had just said were all excuses!

The real reason was that they were afraid that Zhang He had defeated Li Jue and Guo Si, and that he had captured 10,000 of their soldiers! They were even more afraid that Zhang He was from Hebei!

In addition, Ju Shou was not around, and no one was speaking for Zhang He. Zhang He was completely isolated and helpless for a moment!

Zhang He became disheartened, so he grabbed Gao Lan and stopped him from arguing with Yuan Shao, and instead returned to his own camp sadly.

Just when he was about to drink to drown his sorrows, a personal soldier came with news that a scholar under Xu Rong wanted to see him.

Xu Rong?

Zhang He and Xu Rong had no connection, but thinking that Xu Rong would at least be a high-ranking official with a salary of two thousand stones in the future, he decided to meet him first.

When the scholar entered the tent, Zhang He immediately realized that something was wrong with him.

Not only is he too young, but most importantly, he has a self-confidence that not everyone can possess.

"Yang Xiu has met General Zhang."

Yang Xiu?

Have not heard.

Zhang He looked at Yang Xiu and shook his head unconsciously.

Yang Xiu felt helpless upon seeing this, knowing that his reputation was far from being known throughout the world.

"My father is Yang Biao. The Yang Biao who is the Grand Commandant of the current dynasty is also the Yang Biao from the Hongnong Yang family."

Zhang He's face suddenly turned pale, and he looked at Yang Xiu in shock: "You are Yang Biao's son? What are you doing here?"

Although the three highest officials nowadays do not hold power, they are all famous people in the country. It is natural that Zhang He has not even heard of Yang Biao's reputation.

What's more, Yang Biao came from the Hongnong Yang family, whose reputation was no less than that of the Runan Yuan family. This made Zhang He extremely vigilant!

At the same time, Zhang He's brain was working rapidly.

How could Yang Xiu be connected with Xu Rong, the "rebel general of the imperial court"?
And why did Yang Xiu suddenly appear in his tent?
A flash of inspiration came to Zhang He, and he immediately looked at Yang Xiu in surprise.

Yang Xiu did not play the role of a riddler, and directly stated his purpose: "I came to Yuan's camp on the order of your majesty to discuss the timing of the battle with General Xu Rong."

Hearing what Yang Xiu said, Zhang He pulled out a section of the sword at his waist, revealing its sharp edge, and glared at Yang Xiu: "Xu Rong is actually pretending to surrender?"

"Of course it's a false surrender. General Xu, why would you want to be someone else's dog if you don't want to be a good person?"

Zhang He had already unsheathed his sword: "Do you want to die?"

"Is not it?"

Yang Xiu yawned and moved Zhang He's sword away with his fingers.

"I was only going to General Xu Rong's camp. But after General Xu Rong told me about what happened in Yuan's camp recently, I decided to come and visit General Zhang." "Being treated like that by Yuan Shao, isn't that like being a dog?"

"No... Even ordinary people who raise dogs wouldn't be so harsh. At least they wouldn't suspect that their dog is partial to outsiders after watching it eat so much."

Yang Xiu looked relaxed: "Let's talk about it later..."

"I told General Zhang that I am from the Hongnong Yang family and the only son of the current Grand Commandant."

"If you kill me, how will you explain this to Yuan Shao?"

"Even if you hand me over to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will not kill me because of his generous personality. Instead, he will keep me to win the hearts of the Guanzhong nobles. Do you believe it?"

……

Of course Zhang He believed it!
Given Yang Xiu's identity, even if Yuan Shao knew what Yang Xiu was here for, he probably would not kill Yang Xiu. Instead, he would entertain him with great care and treat him as a guest of honor in order to win people's hearts.

Zhang He looked somewhat dejected. He weakly dropped his sword to the ground, its edge no longer sharp.

"General Zhang, now that I have revealed my identity, you should also know why I am here."

Seeing Zhang He's dejected look, Yang Xiu stood up and bowed to him respectfully: "General Zhang, you have been treated so harshly by Yuan Shao, why don't you turn to the light and be loyal to the court?"

"In terms of justice, the person in front of you is the emperor! The court! In terms of small favors, Yuan Shao is so harsh on you, why do you want to continue to stay under Yuan Shao's command?"

"..."

Although he had already guessed that Yang Xiu was trying to incite him to rebel, Zhang He still shook his head and refused.

"Mr. Yuan is my master after all..."

"General Zhang!"

Yang Xiu interrupted Zhang He without hesitation.

"Yuan Shao is your master?"

"What is Han Fu?"

"General Zhang, have you forgotten Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou who was forced to death by Yuan Shao? In terms of relationship with the government, he is your master!"

"Not to mention the Emperor!"

"All under heaven belongs to the king; all the people in the world are the king's subjects!"

"You regard Yuan Shao as your master and ignore Han Fu, which is unrighteous! You regard Yuan Shao as your master and ignore the emperor, which is disloyalty!"

"Is General Zhang really willing to bear the stigma of disloyalty and injustice for the rest of his life?"

Zhang He was speechless.

Not everyone has such an absolutely sufficient reason to be an enemy of the Han Dynasty and the emperor.

Even if Yuan Shao established a pseudo-Han court in Hebei.

But everyone with a discerning eye knew what was going on, so much so that Zhang He didn't even dare to argue with Yang Xiu about it.

Hearing Yang Xiu's relentless advance, Zhang He's defense was on the verge of collapse.

"General Zhang, there's no need to be so embarrassed."

Yang Xiu also saw Zhang He's current state, so he stopped pressing him and took a step back on his own initiative.

"I came to see General Zhang today, of course, with the intention of asking him to give up his evil ways and join the good. But the real reason is that I am upset about the treatment General Zhang received in Yuan's camp."

"Yuan Shao actually named General Zhang to use infantry to resist cavalry in the open field?"

"How much does Yuan Shao want General Zhang and your Hebei soldiers to die?"

"So the main reason I came here today is to find a way to have the best of both worlds!"

Zhang He looked sullen, but couldn't help but be curious: "What method?"

"Of course, it is a way that neither embarrasses General Zhang nor harms his soldiers!"

Zhang He became interested: "What does this mean?"

Yang Xiu: "Since Yuan Shao doesn't know how to sympathize with General Zhang, why should General Zhang really work for him?"

"When the battle comes, General Zhang will only need to stop the imperial cavalry for a while and then get out of the way, right?"

Only then did Zhang He realize that Yang Xiu wanted him to let the enemy win?
"No!"

Zhang He was also a general who had experienced many battles and knew what the scene would be like if the cavalry on the flanks rushed into the central battlefield.

That was totally setting Yuan Shao up for death!
Not to mention that Yuan Shao is not a fool. If Zhang He lets go, how could Yuan Shao not see it?

Yang Xiu was so angry that he almost laughed: "Yuan Shao doesn't even know how to sympathize with General Zhang, but General Zhang is thinking about Yuan Shao? Does General Zhang have some unknown hobby?"

"As for Yuan Shao being discovered... General Zhang, don't worry! Didn't General Zhang gather 10,000 soldiers from Li Jue and Guo Si before? When the time comes, General Zhang can just report to Yuan Shao and say that these soldiers mutinied on the battlefield, and he will be able to fool them, right?"

"I hope General Zhang will consider this carefully."

"I came here today all for the sake of General Zhang and the soldiers under your command!"

……

Zhang He knew that Yang Xiu's so-called "thinking about himself" was complete nonsense.

But Yang Xiu's strategy really made Zhang He's heart beat fast.

As long as he pushed the blame onto the 10,000 surrendered soldiers of Li Jue and Guo Si, he could easily get himself out of the trouble and protect the Hebei soldiers under his command from any losses.

Not to mention that it can also be used to retaliate against Yuan Shao and strike at Yuan Shao's main forces.

Once Yuan Shao's main force disappears, the corresponding power in Hebei will inevitably rise.

If the power of Hebei really expanded after this battle, would Yuan Shao still dare to treat his own Hebei people like this?
(End of this chapter)