Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 329
Most of the few soldiers and horses left were drowned in the water, and even the soldiers and horses rushed downstream, not to mention the soldiers on the other side.

Wen Chou let out a long sigh, with only a few hundred soldiers beside him, and was about to turn back to Quliang, when suddenly there was a loud shout in the forest ahead, and an army roared out, blocking the way.

Wen Chou saw that the first general was Yan Liang, his heart sank immediately, he clenched his gun tightly, and said coldly: "I will deal with this man, and you will report back to the city as soon as possible."

Yan Liang laughed loudly and said, "Wen Chou, you are desperate, why don't you get off your horse and surrender?"

Wen Chou snorted coldly, urged the horse to kill Yan Liang directly, and Gao Lan and Han Juzi also took advantage of the situation to rush out to both sides, and took the road.

Yan Liang didn't care about Gao Lan and the others, he only caught Wen Chou and fought against each other on the bank. The two horses galloped back and forth, and the fight was indistinguishable.

Unconsciously, the sky was bright and the sun was rising. Liu He led his troops to the bank of Mingshui, and saw Yan Liang and Wen Chou fighting across the river. Only a dozen of his own soldiers were forced to the river bank to panic.

There were countless armors and weapons left on the north shore. Yuan's army, who had managed to escape ashore, was already exhausted. When they saw the elite soldiers approaching, they all knelt down and asked to surrender. Liu He ordered Dian Wei to escort the prisoners back to the city.

Not long after the flood crossed the border, the stone bridge surfaced again. Wen Chou was also knocked off his horse by Yan Liang because of his lack of strength in the overnight charge.

Liu He was overjoyed and ordered people to escort Wen Chou back to Guangnian. He ordered Yan Liang to lead troops to Yiyang to rescue Gao Shun, and he and Gao Shun joined forces to kill and retreat the troops outside the city.

This time he wiped out nearly half of Yuan Shao's troops, and then captured Yiyang. With only a few thousand soldiers brought by Yuan Shao, he could not hold Quliang.

At this moment, Yuan Shao was furious in Quliang, beside Guo Tu, whose beard was disheveled and whose clothes were soaked, sat beside him, and the guard Ma Yan knelt down in the hall with a frightened expression.

Yuan Shao led his troops to Quliang yesterday, at this time Wen Chou had already led his troops to attack Guangnian. He heard that Liu He divided his troops to attack Yiyang and was trapped. Yuan Shao was very happy and rested in the city to wait for the good news.

At this moment, news came from Wu'an that Yu Jin had defeated the Heishan Army and Bai Rao had fled. Yuan Shao was shocked and was about to send someone to investigate when Feng Ji's letter arrived.

Feng Ji said in the letter that Yu Jin was robbed and defeated by the Black Mountain Army, and that Wu'an City was safe and sound. The two pieces of news were completely opposite, and Yuan Shao was not able to judge for a while.

Xin commented: "What the soldiers report is all rumors. Here is the letter written by Yuan Tu. It should be taken as the standard. I guess this is Liu He's plan!"

Yuan Shao asked, "Where did the plan come from?"

Xin commented: "The Heishan army succeeded in robbing the camp, and was defeated by Yujin, which was very disadvantageous to Liu He. I was afraid that the general would take advantage of the victory and advance into the army, so he spread rumors, saying that it was Yujin's big victory, so as to confuse the general and delay it."

Suddenly, Yuan Shao nodded and said, "That's true. Yuan Tu is in Wu'an, so how could he not know the truth? Fortunately, Wen Chou has already dispatched troops, and Liu He is at the end of his rope this time."

Xin Ping said with a smile: "Wu'an is safe now. When Guangping is captured, we can unite with Guantao soldiers and horses, attack from three directions, and take Julu in one fell swoop."

Yuan Shao burst out laughing, and ordered a banquet to be held in the city. He waited for the news of the victory tomorrow, and then he would celebrate Wen Chou and others.

Unexpectedly, before dawn, Yuan Shao was hurriedly awakened by his own soldiers, but it was Guo Tu who returned to the city in embarrassment. Seeing him drenched all over, Yuan Shao was shocked.

It turned out that Guo Tu escaped from Guangping city, and seeing that there was no fire at the east gate, he knew there must be an ambush ahead, so he dared not escape from the east, so he took his own soldiers and turned to the south, and fled back to Guangping from the valley upstream of Mingshui.

Guo Tu knew that this time his plan failed and Wen Chou would definitely blame him, so he first explained to Yuan Shao that it was Wen Chou who was greedy for power and advanced rashly, did not listen to his dissuasion, and failed to deploy strictly after entering the city, which led to the defeat.

Yuan Shao was furious and called Ma Yan for questioning. Ma Yan didn't know why, but he did dissuade Wen Chou from sending troops, so he reported the truth. Yuan Shao immediately became furious and cursed Wen Chou for his bravery.

Just as they were about to send troops to respond, Gao Lan and Han Juzi returned to the city with more than 200 remnants of soldiers. When Yuan Shao heard that Wen Chou's entire army was wiped out, he screamed angrily and passed out.

Everyone rushed to wake them up, Yuan Shao shouted: "Come here, push Gao Lan and the two out and behead them."

Guo Tu hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, the former army was defeated because Wen Chou acted arbitrarily alone, and the two generals fought to the death. It is not easy. Now that the life and death of General Wen is unknown, it is time to employ people. Please think twice, my lord."

Gao Lan and Han Juzi also knelt down and begged for mercy, and Xin Ping persuaded them from the side. Yuan Shao ordered them to be imprisoned and await their punishment.

Xin commented: "My lord, most of the troops have been lost today. Liu He will definitely send troops to attack. I am afraid that Quliang will be lost. It is better to retreat to Handan."

Yuan Shao said angrily: "I still have Yiyang troops, and I will send troops in two directions. I must take back Guangnian, and I will be ashamed."

However, Guo Tu sighed: "I planned to trap Liu and a group of troops in the city before, because they were isolated and helpless! Now that Liu He has won a big victory, he will definitely send troops to Yiyang to save people. We should cooperate from inside to outside, and it may be difficult to surround them. If Yi If Yang falls, Quliang... will also find it hard to defend."

"There's no reason for that, there's no reason for that!" Yuan Shao was so angry that he yelled at the case, "What an ugly bastard, he ruined a certain important matter, so send someone to find him quickly, and I want to inquire about the crime myself."

Guo Tu was secretly pleased when he heard the words, and immediately sent someone to find Wen Chou, but changed Yuan Shao's words to arrest Wen Chou and behead him.

He had just saved Gao Lan and Han Juzi, and these two people would definitely not speak up for Wen Chou, otherwise they would also be punished, and now that the three of them are of one mind, they can put all the blame on Wen Chou.

Xin Ping advised: "If Yiyang is not protected, Quliang is difficult to defend. Please make a decision early."

How could Yuan Shao let Qu Liang go so easily, hesitated in his heart, took a deep breath and asked: "If you send troops to Yiyang again, repel Liu He's soldiers and horses, and kill the defenders in the city, how about it?"

Guo Tuyan said: "There are so few troops in Quliang, if Liu He sends troops to attack, it may be difficult to resist."

Yuan Shao was so angry that his face was livid, he didn't expect that in a day, the situation of the two armies would be reversed, but now he was short of troops and he was in a dilemma.

Several people hesitated and discussed for half a day with no results. Near noon, Gao Gan and Su Youer, who had besieged Yiyang, fled back, but were defeated by Yiyang and Youzhou soldiers outside the city.

Guo Tu persuaded: "For the current plan, the general should retreat quickly, and we can turn defeat into victory when we unite in Handan and Montenegro."

Yuan Shao sighed helplessly and ordered his troops to withdraw. The senior officials interceded for Gao Lan, but Yuan Shao reluctantly let him go and demoted him to the third rank and demoted him to the rank of captain. He will later be punished for his crime and meritorious service.

Gao Lan encountered two accidents. Seeing that Yuan Shao's men and soldiers had different ideas, and he was definitely not Liu He's opponent, he was immediately discouraged. He would be defeated and humiliated again, so he bid farewell to the senior officials and returned to Chenliu's hometown.
Wen Chou was not found until the men and horses withdrew from Quliang, Yuan Shao was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, his face was gloomy on the horse, and he went out of the city for ten miles, when suddenly a dozen or so fast horses came up to him, all of them in a state of embarrassment, got off their horses and knelt down in front of the army Beside the road, it was Yuan Shao's defenders who stayed in Handan.

Yuan Shao's heart sank and he urged the horse to go forward. The man knelt down and reported, "General, Handan was breached by Liu He's troops?"

"What?" Yuan Shao was shocked, looked at the people in disbelief, and asked sharply: "Monk Liu is in Guangnian, how can he cross the army to Handan?"

The man replied: "The troops came from Wu'an this morning. We were not prepared, and they rushed straight into the city..."

"Trash, a bunch of trash! I'm so angry that I—"

Yuan Shao was so angry that he trembled all over, raised his head to the sky and let out an angry roar, spurting a stream of blood from his mouth, and fell off his horse.

(End of this chapter)