Chapter 721 Liu Yu's death and testing Zhao Yun
If it were just the war between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, Dong Hu might have some confidence in Gongsun Zan, but when Yan Liang and Wen Chou went north to Hejian Kingdom and were about to participate in the besiege of Yi County, he began to doubt his judgment.
Liu Yu's military strength was three times that of Gongsun Zan, and there were nearly 10,000 Wuwan people participating in the battle. Just by force, Liu Yu was unlikely to lose, but the battlefield was changing. If the person who commanded the troops was incompetent, it would become a situation where "one general was incompetent and exhausted the three armies to death."
Liu Yu himself had no ability to command troops, but if Yuan Shao also participated in this war, if Yan Liang and Wen Chou also led 30,000 troops north, once the two armies jointly besieged Yi County, Gongsun Zan would die!
As long as Liu Yu sent troops, before Dong Hu intervened, no matter how successful he was, he would be more beneficial to Yuan Shao. If Liu Yu was defeated, Yuan Shao could lead the army north and seize the territory of Youzhou in the chaos of Youzhou. If Liu Yu wins, it would be considered as solving the hidden worries behind Jizhou. No matter how successful he was, this battle would be no harm to Yuan Shao. However, Jizhou was caught in the danger of Dong Hu's three-sided encirclement. It would be the most important thing to solve Gongsun Zan's threat behind him as soon as possible.
But no one expected that Liu Yu would be so pedantic, and he would not have been defeated so quickly, while Yan Liang and Wen Chou were only ten miles away from Yi County...
The sky was filled with smoke and the fire reflected half of the sky. Xu You looked up at the snowflakes floating in the sky, and sighed in his heart.
"Liu Bo'an is finished."
The next moment, he clasped his fists at the at a loss of time again.
"Liu Bo'an was just defeated, and Gongsun Zan must follow and chase after him. This is the time when our army sends troops..."
"No!"
Following the commander Tian Feng hurried forward to persuade him.
"This is the time when heavy snow is hard to go, and our army is exhausted. If our army rushed to chase the enemy, it may be in danger of great defeat!"
Xu You looked at Tian Feng unhappily and said, "When did Mr. Xu speak and act urgently to chase the enemy? Liu Bo'an was defeated. If our army did not advance and force him, Youzhou would fall into the hands of Gongsun Zan. He would be able to hold 100,000 troops in just a few months!"
"The Liangzhou army is eyeing the three directions of east, south and west. If Gongsun Zan invades north again, how can our Jizhou resist?"
"snort!"
"Although Liu Bo'an was defeated, if he could gather the defeated troops, Gongsun Zan would not have thought of occupying Youzhou in a short time. Our army could also attack Yixian again with Liu Bo'an and eliminate it in one fell swoop."
Tian Feng was not afraid of Xu You's accusations and said coldly: "It sounds like something makes sense, but don't forget that Gongsun Zan was born in Lingzhi City, western Liaoning, so how could he not know the impact of ice and snow on our army? If he ignores our exhausted army and goes straight into Zhuo County and Guangyang County, what should our army do? Will it still follow behind?"
"you……"
"snort!"
Xu You was about to be angry, but Tian Feng snorted coldly and turned around, clasping his fists to Yuan Xi who was not sure what to do.
"The second young master must not advance rashly. Liu Bo'an has been defeated, and the soldiers will inevitably run away in panic. It is particularly difficult to stabilize the morale of the army in a short period of time. Gongsun Zan is actually brave but not foolish. When Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju were in chaos, they were trapped in Guanzi City because of his advance. Today, Liu Bo'an was defeated, and he will definitely take the opportunity to chase Guangyang County. If our army follows Youzhou, there is a danger that the entire army will be gone. Please think twice!"
Yuan Xi was panicked. He didn't know whether to continue north or retreat immediately. At this moment, several spies behind him were running towards him...
"Report to General Zhao Yun, Bohai County, and Gongsun Xu from Lecheng County were coming with 10,000 troops, only a hundred miles away from our army."
"What?"
Yuan Xi's heart tightened.
"Come!"
"Retract the country of Anping immediately!"
"immediately!"
Yuan Xi turned his horse's head without hesitation and ran towards the back formation with a hundred horses. Seeing this scene, Xu You sighed in his heart. He knew that there was something in Tian Feng's words, but when he retreated today, they completely lost the land of Youzhou, and the Liangzhou army would never give them a second chance.
The snowflakes drifted, and the white earth fell so clean.
Gongsun Zan followed countless defeated soldiers and chased them all the way. Tens of thousands of prisoners were captured. The only ones who could escape their lives were the Wuwan people riding war horses. Yuan Xi, who reinforced Liu Yu, also took 30,000 to 40,000 troops and horses to turn south. After Zhao Yun learned that the Jizhou army was transferred to Wuyuan and Zhongshui County to the south, he also led the scared five thousand people back to Bohai County...
No one expected that Liu Yu would be defeated so badly. Dong Hu waited in Jinan for half a month before he learned about the battle process. He originally wanted to study it and get a case to teach some dolls, but after seeing the battle process, he didn't know how to start, and even a negative teaching material was not qualified.
Not only Dong Hu thought it was a bad battle, but the general below was so angry that he threw it aside and ignored it after just reading the battlefield report.
Liu Yu recruited 100,000 troops, including nearly 10,000 Wuwan cavalry. His strength should not be ignored. After all, Youzhou is the same as Liang, and they are considered chaotic border areas. The people in such places are more aggressive than the people of the Central Plains. Even a group of mobs have considerable combat power. What's more, Liu Yu has an absolute advantage in military strength. How could he be lit by hundreds of Gongsun Zan and ignited the camp tent?
In winter combat, especially camping in the wild, the most dangerous thing is that the enemy sets torch the camp's tents clean. After all, soldiers cannot be exposed to the ice and snow, and will freeze people to death!
It is impossible for an army of 100,000 people to be stationed in one place. As long as you are a little cautious and separate the camps for three or two miles, no matter how Gongsun Zan burns it, it will definitely not cause the 100,000 troops to collapse in an instant, but something impossible happened!
A camp was in chaos and all 100,000 people collapsed and fled. Dong Hu and the generals didn't know how to evaluate such a bad battle, but no matter what, Gongsun Zan won a great victory in this battle, and it could be regarded as a strong enemy for Yuan Shao.
Just as Dong Hu was about to return to Changyi, Zhao Yun sent a letter written by Gongsun Zan. The letter was very simple, but he simply said three things. One was that Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu's family, the second was that Gongsun Zan was in charge of Youzhou, and the third was that he submitted a letter to the court to ask the court for a title of "Yan Hou".
This time, Gongsun Zan did not arrogantly want to supervise the four states of "Gongji Yanqing", but he was extremely proud and asked Zhao Yun to send a handwritten letter to tell Dong Hu that he is no longer an ant and has become an old hen like the "King of Yan".
Seeing the content on the letter, Dong Hu also readily wrote the letter, with only one sentence on the letter.
"You are the emperor, as long as you don't mess with me, I won't pay attention to you."
After writing the letter, he threw it directly into the arms of Zhao Yun, who was expressionless.
"Gongsun Zan has taken over Youzhou. According to his character, most of the tenths of people want to expand their troops, which will greatly increase the burden on the people of Youzhou. Looting will inevitably happen. At the same time, you will definitely ask for money and grain, which will exceed the taxes of the people of Bohai County."
"Zilong."
"We want to know what you would choose?"
Zhao Yun looked up at him, lowered his eyebrows and said nothing. Seeing him like this, Dong Hu got up and came to him, patted him on the shoulder, and then walked to the "little hall" to sit in a comfortable recliner. Zhao Yun also sat silently in another recliner, but he did not lie down casually as Dong Hu. As for Dong Bai, who was like a little book boy, was holding a teapot and serving him...
"call--"
Dong Hu breathed a sigh of relief and took the tea from Dong Bai.
"Some things can be discovered from some caution without waiting for them to happen. We know that you must be thinking of leaving Gongsun Zan in your heart, but... this does not fit the word loyalty of being a minister, so you must be distressed in your heart, and don't know whether to stay or leave."
Dong Hu turned his head and looked at Zhao Yun. Seeing him, he couldn't help but smile.
"Zilong, we have a doubt. If the Liu clan member produced a Guangwu Emperor who was determined to be the world, would you give up everything and follow him without hesitation?"
Zhao Yun opened his mouth, but said nothing...
"hehe……"
"You can't say that there is such a royal family in the world who is very similar to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. He started from scratch, has a firm mind and can be kind and kind to the people. Once he has the opportunity, he will become a dragon..."
"Dad, who is that person?"
Little Dong Bai couldn't help it and pulled Dong Hu's arm curiously. Dong Hu was about to speak, but he saw Zhao Yun's solemn look and couldn't help but smile.
"This person is Liu Bei and Liu Xuande. He once studied under Lu Zigan's disciple with Gongsun Zan. Today he is a general under Zhu Jun and is appointed as a general of the court..."
"Talented General, Dad is the General of the Chariot!" Xiao Dongbai was very dissatisfied.
Dong Hu rubbed her head and smiled and said, "Bai'er, don't underestimate Liu Bei. Today, there are few people with emperor appearances. One is Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, the second is Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, and the third is Sun Jian's descendant Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou..."
"Ah? So many?"
Dong Bai exclaimed, shaking Dong Hu's arm again.
"My mother said, Daddy also has the appearance of an emperor, isn't it true?"
"That's it..."
Dong Hu scratched his head, but he didn't know how to speak, but Dong Bai helped him decide on the matter.
"My mother said, Dad must have the appearance of an emperor!"
Dong Bai was not polite. The reason why Dong Hu told Zhao Yun in person was that he wanted to test Zhao Yun's will again. If he wanted to restore the Han Dynasty and ran away with Liu Bei, even if he wanted to train him, he would probably find it difficult to gain 100% loyalty. It would be better to let go early. The other is to apply eye drops to the brothers Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and Sun Quan. Once his words were heard by the Xiangyang court, Liu Xie and the ministers would definitely cause trouble for these guys in one or another, and it would also make some ambitious guys particularly wary of them. As for Dong Bai's words, his father was the emperor's life... He didn't care anyway. He had repeatedly said that he was a loyal minister ten years ago, and others did not believe it. He had long been labeled as a rebellious person.
Dong Hu didn't care when he talked to Dong Bai, but he smiled, and looked at Zhao Yun a little solemnly.
"Dayan escaped one for fifty years."
"What does it mean? That is to say, everyone in this world has a glimmer of hope to change their destiny through hard work. Some people are born with royal relatives and nobles, and some are born with beggars, but this does not mean that those born with royal relatives and nobles can be extremely rich in their lives, and beggars may not be beggars for the rest of their lives."
"People will face countless choices in their lifetime and countless opportunities to change their destiny, but some people do not choose to seize or have the ability to seize the opportunity to change their destiny."
Chapter completed!