binnovel Chapter 170: Yuan Shu's Defeat
Chapter 170: Yuan Shu's Defeat
Chapter 170: Yuan Shu's Defeat
Zhang Xiu seemed to be only in his early twenties, with strong energy and blood, and he and Zhang He were in a fierce battle.
There were a total of 10,000 people on both sides. They were fighting hand to hand at a small mountain pass, shouting and screaming, and neither of them had any intention of stopping.
After half an hour, Zhang He was unable to get in. His deputy general was a little worried and said, "General, the old thief Dong is clearly on guard. We can't get in, so we should retreat."
Zhang He, with disheveled hair and blood all over his body, said in a cold voice: "The old thief Dong has other plots. We must continue to fight. The food and grass are in danger, and his army's morale will be shaken!"
The deputy general immediately understood, gritted his teeth and rushed forward again.
Not far outside the valley, Captain Huangfu Jian was still waiting to reap the benefits. He blocked the surroundings and kept a close eye on the direction of Yuan Shu's camp. News was coming in continuously.
At this time, a scout came running, jumped down, knelt on one knee and said: "Captain, Yuan Shu has been defeated and is retreating to Yangzhou."
Huangfu Jianchang and Shi A were both stunned. It was clearly Yuan Shu who set the trap and waited for Dong Zhuo, so how come he was defeated?
"Tell me in detail!" Huangfu Jian took two steps closer and said urgently.
In Liu Bian's plan, Yuan Shu can become powerful, but Dong Zhuo cannot!
The scout said, "Dong Zhuo attacked the camp, but found it to be a trap, so he quickly retreated. Yuan Shu led his troops to pursue him, but was ambushed from both wings and thus suffered a great defeat."
Huangfu Jian was stunned for a moment, and said to himself: "This Yuan Shu is really incompetent. I have helped him to this extent, but he still lost..."
Shi A raised his right hand, the sword in his hand, and said, "What should we do now?"
If Yuan Shu is defeated, Yuzhou will fall into the hands of Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo is no match for Yuan Shu. If he gains power, it will definitely be a big trouble!
Huangfu Jian snorted coldly, turned his head to look at Zhang He and Zhang Xiu who were still fighting in Huizi Valley, and whispered a few words in Shi A's ear.
Shi A nodded, got on his horse and left.
Soon, Shi A appeared outside Huizi Valley with a troop of about 500 soldiers and shouted, "General Zhang, the old thief has been defeated. The lord ordered us to come to support him!"
When Zhang He heard the voice, he looked back and saw flags with the word "Yuan" everywhere in the dim sky. There were hundreds of people in front and thousands more vaguely behind!
"My lord has defeated Dong Zhuo, kill him!"
Zhang He had no suspicion and led his troops to fight Zhang Xiu again.
Zhang He could hear it, and Zhang Xiu's troops could hear it clearly as well. Seeing Dong Zhuo defeated and Yuan Shu's reinforcements arriving, the army's morale was suddenly in chaos, and the formation that had been holding out collapsed in an instant.
"Hold steady, don't be afraid. We are easy to defend but difficult to attack. Don't be afraid!" Zhang Xiu shouted, trying his best to stabilize the formation.
How could Zhang He give him the chance? He seized the flaw, tore it open like a piece of paper, and quickly penetrated into Zhang Xiu's camp.
A sergeant stood beside Zhang Xiu, fighting and retreating, and said urgently: "Captain, burn the warehouses, we must not let the grain and grass fall into Yuan Shu's hands!"
Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe that Lord Dong will lose!"
As Zhang Ji's nephew, Zhang Xiu was also in charge of guarding the important granary, so he naturally knew the overall plan.
The sergeant smiled bitterly and said, "Captain, Yuan Shu's reinforcements have arrived. It will be too late if we don't burn the warehouse now."
Zhang Xiu was hesitant and still trying his best to resist.
Suddenly, a group of hundreds of soldiers in strange attire appeared, clearing the way with shields, followed by spears, and cutting a bloody path, approaching the large warehouse in the valley.
"Stop them!" Zhang Xiu shouted and took people to stop them.
"Leave no one behind!"
Zhang He, with great momentum, shouted loudly and led his soldiers to slaughter one-sidedly and continued to advance into the valley.
There were broken walls, blood everywhere, and corpses everywhere. The shouts of killing echoed in the valley like ghosts.
Shi A brought five hundred people with him, but did not help anyone. He stayed not far away and watched the valley.
Huangfu Jian was standing on the other side. He raised his head and saw that the sky was getting brighter. He estimated the time when Dong Zhuo's reinforcements would arrive. He suddenly jumped on his horse and came to Shi A's side.
"One hour at most." Huangfu Jian's face was solemn. He took out the sword from his waist, put it on the horse's back, and took out a black cloth to cover his face.
Shi A pretended not to see it and asked, "What should we do now?"
Huangfu Jianchang picked up the sword again and said, "Wait a little longer."
At this time, people in the valley slowly realized that something was wrong.
Zhang He did not wait for reinforcements, and Zhang Xiu also did not see the reinforcements from Yuan Shu that had appeared earlier.
'Where did you go?'
The two men were equally confused and puzzled. At this point, they had no other way out and could only continue fighting.
After another half hour, when the two armies were fighting fiercely, a loud roar was heard again outside the valley.
"Xuzhou Lu Bu, I am here to attack the enemy!"
"Captain Zhang Xiu, hold on! Don't burn the warehouse!"
"Yuan Shu has been badly defeated. Captain Zhang, don't be fooled!"
The sound of the explosion again stunned Zhang He and Zhang Xiu - the change was too fast and they didn't know what to do.
They didn't know whether it was true or not, but Captain Huangfu Jian didn't care. He led 3,000 men and rushed into the valley towards Zhang He's butt.
It didn't take long before Zhang He's army became greatly disorganized and fled in panic in the narrow valley.
Zhang Xiu stood on a high place and looked out. Seeing that Zhang He's formation was in chaos, he waved his spear and shouted, "Reinforcements are coming. Kill them!"
Zhang Xiu's army, which had originally collapsed, gradually gathered its strength and blocked Zhang He's attack.
On the other hand, Zhang He was attacked from both sides, and his army was already demoralized. Although he had no idea what was happening outside, he still shouted, "Kill them!"
Huangfu Jianchang didn't want to lose troops, so he intentionally left a path open.
Zhang He saw it clearly and felt it was strange, but he didn't care and rushed out.
Zhang Xiu was so frustrated that he killed for half an hour, and then he took more than a thousand people to chase after them.
Captain Huangfu Jian didn't care. He took his men and went straight into the valley. His purpose was simple and clear - to take over the warehouse.
After Zhang Xiu made his recommendation, he stopped and came to Shi A, holding his gun and raising his hand, he asked, "May I ask who the general is?"
Shi A took out a tiger talisman and said, "I will take over the warehouse immediately and order you to pursue Zhang He until you win!"
Zhang Xiu looked at the tiger talisman, his expression was stunned for a moment, and then he looked hesitant.
How could he not see that these people's target was the granary!
There is no need to explain in detail the importance of food and grass. If the food and grass were lost, not to mention him, even his uncle Zhang Xiu would not be enough to be killed by Dong Zhuo.
However, this tiger talisman obviously came from the capital, and Zhang Xiu did not have the courage to disobey. The main reason was that he now had less than two thousand defeated soldiers left who could stand up.
"Do you want to disobey orders?" Shi A said indifferently.
Zhang Xiu's scalp suddenly tightened. He felt a clear murderous intent from Shi A. It was not a bluff. If he hesitated, he would lose his head!
"I dare not!" Zhang Xiu said hurriedly.
"Where is the money?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind Shi A.
Zhang Xiu looked around, but didn't see who was talking, so he said, "I don't know."
Huangfu Jianchang saw that he didn't say anything, and didn't want to waste time in a fight, so he said, "You can go."
Zhang Xiu knew that something was wrong, but he was surrounded here and had no other choice but to obey the order, lead his troops and leave the valley.
Huangfu Jian gave Shi A a look, and then ordered the soldiers: "Take everything away, and burn the ones that can't be taken away!"
The soldiers obeyed the order, and Shi A led his men to guard against Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu left the valley and stopped ten miles away to rest. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, but he did not dare to move rashly and could not help but become extremely anxious.
Huangfu Jian acted very quickly. He transported the food away and burned the Huizi Valley clean with a fire.
"Old Shi, you escort the grain to Yanzhou. I have sent a message to Xu Rong, and he will pick you up." Huangfu Jianchang said excitedly as he looked at the carts of military rations.
Shi A was riding on his horse and was startled when he heard this. He asked, "What else do you want to do?"
Huangfu Jian bared his teeth and said, "Dong Zhuo looted so much money. Since it's not here, it's probably still in Pei County. It's an empty city. I won't be satisfied if I don't take a look!"
Shi A looked up in the direction of Yuan Shu's camp and said, "Dong Zhuo's reinforcements will arrive in half an hour at most."
Huangfu Jianchang jumped on his horse and said, "I know, I know. You go along the route we agreed on, and be careful to cut off the tail."
Shi A beat the horse and said, "I know these things better than you, so be careful."
Huangfu Jian rode his horse and the two of them went their separate ways, one heading towards Yanzhou and the other heading straight for Pei County.
Zhang Xiu was not far away, watching their actions and becoming more and more anxious. He wanted to lead his troops in pursuit, but looking at the exhausted soldiers, he was worried about an ambush, so he could only send people to watch them and did not dare to move.
On the other side, Huangfu Jian rushed into the empty city of Pei County.
"Search! Dig deep into the ground to find any important and possible place!" Huangfu Jian rode his horse and rushed straight to the Pei County government office.
"Yes!"
The soldiers dispersed and went to various possible places where the money might be hidden.
Dong Zhuo sent his troops to plunder everywhere, and in addition to food, they also took a lot of money.
Copper coins are no different from other coins. Ten thousand coins need to be packed into several large boxes. Tens of millions or hundreds of millions will require a large warehouse!
Huangfu Jian knocked around and then felt something was wrong, so he turned around and ran to the Pei County warehouse.
"Captain, Dong Zhuo's reinforcements are coming soon, at most twenty miles away!" Suddenly, a guard from the Imperial City came to report.
Huangfu Jian had sweat on his forehead and said anxiously, "It must be a large warehouse. It's not hard to find. We must find it. Find it for me!"
"Yes!" the guards responded.
After a while, the guard beside him said again: "Captain, what can we do if we find it? We will definitely be caught up by Dong Zhuo's men."
The speed of transporting money must be very slow, no way it can outrun cavalry.
Huangfu Jianchang had already prepared for the worst in his heart and said, "I have my own way. Just find it for me!"
The guards said nothing more and searched everywhere, almost turning Pei County upside down.
"The captain has found it!" After an unknown amount of time, a guard hurried over and shouted.
Huangfu Jian turned his head sharply and asked quickly, "Where is it?"
The guard followed him and said, "In an abandoned yard. It doesn't look like anything special on the outside, but inside it is full of wheel tracks. The brothers found it on a high place."
"it is good!"
Huangfu Jian was overjoyed and said, "Call everyone and transport them all away, quickly!"
The guard said, "Brothers are already moving the supplies. But Captain, Dong Zhuo's reinforcements are coming."
Huangfu Jian's face straightened and he said, "I'll take care of it!"
Seeing that Huangfu Jian was nervous, the guard dared not say much and took him to the abandoned yard.
I saw soldiers loading boxes onto the trucks, copper coins scattered all over the ground, and many valuable items such as gold, silver, and jewelry.
On the other side, Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu joined forces and were not far from Pei County.
Zhang Ji's face was filled with anger. He said, "Foolish! Lü Bu is still in Guangling. The tiger talisman must be fake!"
Zhang Xiu was terrified, and rode his horse to the side, saying, "Uncle, I don't think it's fake. Those people are not bandits, they are obviously well-trained, more like..."
Zhang Ji frowned and asked, "Like what?"
Zhang Xiu hesitated, moved closer, and whispered, "Looks like the Imperial Guards."
Zhang Ji pulled the reins of his horse hard and stopped abruptly. Then he caught up with Zhang Xiu who had no time to stop, grabbed his collar, and whispered with gloomy eyes: "Are you telling the truth?"
Zhang Xiu was flustered and whispered, "I've seen them in the Imperial Guards camp. Their formation, momentum, and military appearance...are very similar. Uncle also knows that the soldiers in the Imperial Guards camp are different from those in other places. Their pace and formation are different."
Zhang Ji's face suddenly turned gloomy and he quickly changed his mind.
He did not doubt Zhang Xiu's words. He had once stayed in the Imperial Guards camp with Zhang Xiu, Hua Xiong, Guo Si and others for a long time, and knew that the training methods there were very special and unique.
"Is the imperial court going to take action against Mr. Dong?" Zhang Ji thought anxiously.
He was an old subordinate of Dong Zhuo and knew that Dong Zhuo was unwilling to be under someone else's rule. But when it came to rebellion, Zhang Ji did not have the courage to do so. He was also sure that Dong Zhuo would not openly rebel.
"Go and see!"
After struggling in his heart for a while, Zhang Ji spoke in a deep voice towards Pei County which was already in sight.
Zhang Xiu nodded, but he was still worried. Losing food and grass was such a serious crime, Dong Zhuo would definitely not let him go!
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