The vanguard of Yuan Shao's army was his most trusted general Chunyu Qiong.

But the vanguard at this moment was a group of fifty infantrymen, walking out of the Wangwushan Passage under the leadership of a general named Zhang Ba.

The soldiers passed through the valley, and in front of them was the Hedong Valley, which suddenly became clear.

But at this time, Zhang Ba, who was at the head of the platoon, saw dozens of cavalry troops appearing in the distance, and was about to take precautions. He saw a big flag with the word "Dong" hoisted on the opposite side.

Zhang Ba felt relieved and knew that this was a greeting sent by Hedong. So he waved a flag and ordered the team to continue moving forward.

Zhang Ba did not ask his subordinates to draw their swords and halberds, and even their armors were left unworn in the car. He was worried that if he overreacted, his opponent might misjudge the situation.

As the vanguard selected by Chun Yuqiong, Zhang Ba naturally knew that his mission on this trip was to gain the trust of the Hedong side, so he had to avoid any misjudgments by the other side.

Zhang Ba took the lead and walked to the front of the team. He raised his hands in the air to indicate that he did not have any weapons in his hands. Then he walked to the front and shouted:

"We are sent by Luoyang to receive the Han army from Hedong."

Just as Zhang Ba approached, Zhang Ba also saw clearly what was happening on the other side.

I saw dozens of fine knights standing on a slope not far away, with a solemn old military atmosphere. Looking closely at the clothes of these fine knights, there are some with braids, some with loose hair, and some with gonial tops.

Yes, there are also a few people who dress up like Han people and have their hair pulled into a bun.

These people are all barbarians.

Zhang Ba is from Yuzhou, and this was the first time he saw so many Hu people. After calming down, he stepped forward and said to one of the Hu people with a big beard:

"Are you Dong Hedong's subordinates?"

The reason why he spoke to this man was because these people were dressed in all kinds of clothes and could not distinguish their personal qualities, so he found a man with a big beard, because regardless of Hu Han, a big beard is considered beautiful.

Even if you don't have status, you can't keep such a beard.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhang Ba's words, the bearded man opposite burst into laughter, and then said some nonsense to Hu Qi next to him, making everyone laugh.

Zhang Ba was a little annoyed. The barbarians were barbarians, and they had no etiquette at all.

Pursing his lips and controlling his anger, Zhang Ba spoke again.

But before he could say anything, he heard the bearded guy opposite suddenly speak in pure Chinese:

"Remember, it was Zhangye Guo Aduo who killed you."

After saying that, before Zhang Ba could react, the world started to spin, and then the whole world went dark.

In March of the first year of the Republic of China, Yuan Shao's army was ambushed by Dong Zhuo, the puppet governor of Hedong, in the Hedong Valley, and they fought bloody battles.

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As soon as Yuan Shao's army passed Jiguan, he suddenly saw Chunyu Qiong, who was from the front army, rushing towards him.

He said to Yuan Shao hastily:

"At this time, that Dong Feigou betrayed the alliance and ambushed us in front, with at least ten thousand banners. Our army only has eight thousand, and we have lost the lead, so we should retreat first. Let's follow the mountains and take dangers.

Go south and return to Pingyin to defend again."

Yuan Shao was furious after hearing this. He drew out his ring-shou sword, pointed at Chunyu Qiong, and scolded:

"I have 8,000 soldiers, but the enemy only has less than 10,000. Why can't I fight? How can I be timid before fighting? Since Dong Zhuo wants to die, we will destroy them in this valley today."

After speaking, he said to Chunyu Qiong:

"Today there are no brothers, only up and down. Since you are the vanguard, I will not retreat and you will not retreat. If you dare to take a step back, I will kill your head."

Chunyu Qiong was stunned, quickly clasped his fists and sang, and then returned to the front army to continue fighting against the Hedong Army's attack.

As soon as he left, Yuan Shao jumped off his horse angrily and stamped his feet.

Xu You, who was standing by, saw that Yuan Shao was getting angry and quickly suggested:

"Benchu, now is not the time to use your energy. There are many barbarian cavalry in the east of the river, and we need to prevent them from killing the front army and infiltrating here. So we can form a camp here to stop the other party's barbarian cavalry."

Yuan Shao hurriedly followed this path, and then the Chinese army and the rear army that came with it built a huge circular front on the valley floor using carriages.

Amidst the flying dust and the constant shouts of killing in front of him, Yuan Shao jumped onto a van dressed in military uniform and shouted:

"Today, I, Yuan Benchu, will live and die together with all the soldiers. If you wait and see, kill! If you are frightened, kill! If you attack without orders, kill! If you disrupt our formation, kill!"

Yuan Benchu's central army consisted of his 800 ethnic soldiers and the 2,000 Southern troops he recruited, and the rear army consisted of 3,000 heroes from all over the country. These people were all brave and powerful. At this time, they were inspired by Yuan Benchu, and they also inspired those who dared to fight.

My heart is filled with the sound of singing "Nai" one after another.

Before the sound of encouragement to dare to fight ended, the Hu cavalry from Hedong arrived and killed a few Han soldiers.

Yuan Shao took a look under the awning and knew something in his heart.

Chunyu Qiong in the front should still hold on, otherwise the troops would not have been defeated at such a point.

In fact, it is normal. No matter how powerful the Hedong Army is, Chunyu Qiong's tribe was also the main force of the Northern Army. They may not be as numerous as them, but as long as they defend it wholeheartedly, the Hedong Army will not be able to defeat them for a while.

These Huqi did indeed infiltrate from the front lines.

As soon as they came to fight, they saw a circular chariot formation standing here. Knowing that they had lost the opportunity, they returned on horseback.

As soon as Yuan Shao left, Xin Ping beside Yuan Shao said:

"Lord, these Huqi must have gone to steal Colonel Chunyu. If we don't send reinforcements here, he will definitely not be able to stop him."

Yuan Shao remained silent, while Xu You refuted Xin Ping's words:

"How do you know that this is not a plan for the bandit army to mobilize the tiger out of the mountain? Once we open the car camp, any army sent to rescue Chun Yuqiong will die in this valley. And it will be more likely to be killed by the bandit army.

Take advantage of the chaos and get through."

Yuan Shao remained silent, but he had actually expressed his attitude.

Time passed like this minute by minute, and the shouts of death in front became weaker and weaker.

At this time, a cavalry army of thirty or fifty people suddenly broke out from the rebel army and ran directly towards Yuan Shao's carriage camp.

One of the rough military officers shouted at the top of his voice across the camp:

"My captain asked Yuan Shuai to send troops for reinforcements."

Yuan Shao shouted:

"No."

The rough military officer was stunned for a moment. He never expected that Yuan Shao would answer so decisively in front of all the troops. Then he shouted again:

"Please give the order to Commander Yuan to withdraw our troops from the front line. Our troops have been fighting fiercely for an hour, but they are really exhausted."

After saying this, the rough and arrogant military officer burst into tears in front of the army.

But Yuan Shao was still hard-hearted and shouted in person:

"No."

At this time, the rough military officer couldn't hold himself any longer. He fell to the ground from his horse and begged:

"Shuai Yuan, you neither send reinforcements nor allow our troops to retreat. You are going to kill us."

Anyone can hear the resentment in these words.

But Yuan Shao was indifferent and shouted:

"You go back and tell Lao Chunyu that today is the place where your brother and I are buried. If we don't repel the Hedong rebels today, we will all die. Once the cavalry pursues us in this valley, we will die. You, Chunyu Qiong, don't have to worry about yourself.

If a person is lonely on the road, I, Lao Yuan, will go to accompany him right away."

After saying this, Yuan Shao raised his sword and said to the three armies, including the rough military officer:

"Tell Lao Chunyu, a man born in heaven and earth should die in the affairs of the country. It is better to die in the battlefield with corpses than to die at the head of a drunken woman. The time has come to be loyal to the country, let Chunyu Qiong do it for himself."

What he said made the rough military officer moved. He fell on the ground and shouted:

"I sincerely obey Yuan Shuai's order. The last general Ju Yi is willing to die for Yuan Shuai."

After saying that, Ju Yi led dozens of cavalry to fight back to the front line.

Why is this Ju Yi here?

In fact, he should have been here. The Ju family in Jincheng where Ju Yi lives is a local wealthy family, and he was selected as an elite in Xizhou to serve as a military officer.

Later, as a member of the Northern Army, he was recruited by Huangfu Song and followed him south to Yuzhou to quell the Yellow Turban Army.

Originally, in the original history, he should have stayed in Hebei with Huangfu Song after defeating the three Zhang brothers.

Then there is the well-known story. He will meet Han Fu, Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan, and finally achieve his most glorious moment at the Jie Bridge. Of course, it is also his final curtain call.

But at this moment, he, Ju Yi, was still an unknown person, just an ordinary cavalry general under Chunyu Qiong.

After a while, Ju Yi and others left completely. Calm returned again in front of the car formation, but Yuan Shao was not as calm as he appeared on his face. He only pursed his lips and listened to the sound of fighting ahead.

Another hour passed, and the voices in front became even quieter, barely audible.

At this moment, Yuan Shao, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly stood up from his horse and shouted:

"The whole army is in armor."

Then one military official passed on to another:

"The whole army is in armor."
To be continued...