Chapter 327: Immortal Achievement
Moling, the camp of the Sun army. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Sun Ce was staring intently at the map, listening with great interest to Zhou Yu's endless comparisons of the strategic future.
"The potter and Yuan Shao have been in a stalemate for more than six months, according to the detailed report, his grain and grass have been exhausted, and the army's morale is unstable, I estimate that at most it will be a month before Yuan Shao will be defeated."
Saying that, Zhou Yu moved his hand to the southeast again, "Once the pottery merchant fails in Guandu, the states under his command will inevitably collapse, in order to protect the capital, he will definitely send Xu Yang's troops to the west, at this time, it is when we march north, seize Huainan, and enter Xuzhou, and the time when the troops point to the Central Plains." β
Zhou Yu was sprinkled, and her handsome face was full of confidence, as if she was extremely confident in her own judgment.
Sun Ce couldn't stop nodding, as if he had seen a bright blueprint.
Just when the two were confident in their planning, the soldiers hurriedly entered and presented a silk book to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce didn't take it seriously at first, he just unfolded it casually and glanced at it disapplausively.
At a glance, his heroic face suddenly changed.
"How is that possible!" Sun Ce's mouth, in an extremely frightened tone, burst out four words, and Yingwu's face instantly swept with an unbelievable expression.
"What happened, why was Bo Fu so surprised?" Zhou Yu laughed puzzled, and was a little unimpressed.
Sun Ce was shocked for a while, and then suppressed the agitated shock a little, let out a long sigh, and showed the information to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu took the information, and also only glanced at it, a handsome face as jade was instantly full of astonishment, and that expression was as if he had seen a ghost.
The content of the intelligence is the ending of the Battle of Guandu:
Yuan Shao's grain and grass were burned, the army's spirit collapsed, and the potters broke his army of 100,000 in one fell swoop.
The winner is decided!
The speed was only a month earlier than Zhou Yu expected, and the result was much more than Zhou Yu expected.
Both he and Sun Ce unanimously believed that Yuan Shao's strength was too strong, and it was already a miracle that the pottery merchants could last for six months, and they would definitely lose in the end.
The two of them never dreamed that in the end of the war, there was a dramatic mutation, Yuan Shao, who was originally rich in grain and grass, was burned by the potters, and finally ended in a fiasco, and fled back to Hebei in embarrassment.
"It's impossible, it's impossible, something must have gone wrong?" Zhou Yu shook his head wildly, he was unwilling to accept such a terrifying fact, and his handsome face even showed a little shame and indignation.
It's no wonder that he was so confident that the potter would definitely lose, but the potter used a miraculous victory to slap him in the face, and it was no wonder that Jiangdong Meizhoulang's face was damaged and he was not stimulated.
"That's the case, I can't help but admit it......"
Sun Ce was full of emotion, and sighed helplessly, "This pottery merchant, with 40,000 soldiers and horses, can defeat Yuan Shao's 150,000 army, it seems that we all underestimated him at the beginning, this person is really a peerless hero, we must no longer underestimate it, we take the opportunity to attack Huainan's strategy, it seems that we have to adjust it." β
Zhou Yu's face changed color, and in his watery eyes, he was shocked and dazed, but he still lingered for a long time, and he fell into a trance for a while and couldn't extricate himself.
At this time, the soldiers outside the tent hurriedly entered, and arched their hands: "My lord, someone outside the tent claims to be Xiangyang Pang Shiyuan, and wants to ask to see the lord." β
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Central Plains, Baimadu.
The potters stood at the ferry, looking at the opposite bank, only to see the last batch of Yuan army warships, carrying thousands of defeated enemy soldiers, fleeing towards the opposite shore in a hurry.
Looking back at the south, from Baima to Guandu, there is a long bloody road, and there is no end in sight.
On the road of hundreds of miles, there were corpses of Yuan Jun everywhere, and the discarded ordnance left behind was countless, enough for the potters to arm an army of fifty or sixty thousand people.
In the end, the battle damage was counted, from the initial battle of the White Horse to the final decisive battle of Guandu, the potters themselves suffered a total of more than 10,000 casualties.
Yuan Shao's side suffered heavy losses, nearly 70,000 soldiers were killed and wounded, and there were 30,000 soldiers, only less than 50,000 soldiers and horses, and fled back to the north bank in embarrassment, and the 150,000 infantry cavalry army lost nearly two-thirds, which can be described as a veritable fiasco.
After this battle, Yuan Shao can be said to be injured and his vitality is greatly damaged, and he will not be able to slow down for at least three years, and he will not want to go south again.
For the potters, after winning this life-and-death battle, they can finally sit firmly in the Central Plains.
What's more important is that this battle has played his prestige, and it has confirmed his identity as "Tiance True Dragon" and "Reincarnation of a Saint".
Militarily and politically, the potters had won both major victories.
"Da Sima, the morale of our army is at its peak, so we simply crossed the river in one go, captured Hebei, and destroyed Yuan Shao's old dog." Beside him, Fan Xu, who had not exhausted his killing intent, shouted excitedly.
The potter glanced at him and shook his head helplessly and smiled.
"What are you laughing at, Lao Fan, am I not right?" Fan scratched his head and muttered.
"You're a foodie, you know how to eat all day long, when can you use your brain." Chen Ping took a sip of wine and explained with a smile: "Although the old thief Yuan was defeated, there were 50,000 soldiers and horses who escaped the Yellow River, plus the soldiers and horses he left behind, there are at least 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers and horses, although our army is victorious, the soldiers are exhausted but extremely tired, the number is less than 40,000, the grain and grass are almost consumed, and there is such a vast river blocking the way, do you think we have a strong hand to destroy Yuan Shao's strength?" β
Chen Ping's words made Fan Xuan suddenly realize, speechless, and could only laugh embarrassedly.
"You can't become a fat man by eating in one breath, and it is certain to destroy Yuan Shao, but we have to wait until we digest the fruits of Guandu's victory, now ......" The potter turned his horse around, "Drink him for three days and three nights first, and celebrate this great victory." β
The potter kept Youji to lead thousands of elite soldiers to guard the white horse, and after a bitter drink that night, he led the army south.
Two days later, the potters arrived at Chenliu, joined up with the rear army led by LΓΌ Lingji, and interrogated the captured Wei Xu in their tents.
Why did Lu Bu not die, and why did he flee from Shouchun to Hebei and take refuge with Yuan Shao, this is a puzzle that has always plagued the pottery merchants, and now only from Wei Xu can we figure out what is going on.
"Wei Xu, tell me honestly, how could you and Lu Bu dare to say a word less under Yuan Shao's command, don't blame me for being brutal." The potter looked down at Wei Xu, who was kneeling on the ground, and said coldly.
Wei Xu hurriedly said in fear: "The sin will not dare, and the sin will be truthfully confessed." β
At that moment, Wei Xu was going to be hazy, and he didn't dare to omit a word, so he said it all.
It turned out that in the battle of Shouchun that day, Lu Bu was injured in the head by Tao Jun's Tianlei cannon, which caused brain trauma and lost most of his memory, only remembering that the pottery merchant was his bitter enemy, and he wanted to kill the pottery merchant to avenge.
Wei Xu took Lu Bu, disguised himself as a commoner, escaped from Shouchun City, fled all the way to Hebei, and defected to Yuan Shao.
At first, Yuan Shao did not believe in Lu Bu, was suspicious of him in many ways, and was placed under house arrest in a secret house in Yecheng, after several years of observation, Yuan Shao was convinced that Lu Bu had amnesia, relaxed his guard, and accepted Lu Bu as his adopted son.
As for why Lu Bu wore a mask, it was because Yuan Shao wanted to kill the pottery merchant by surprise, but he didn't want to have a master like Xiang Yu in the pottery merchant army, which shattered Yuan Shao's plan.
"This is the whole process, the sin will be true, beg Da Sima to spare his life." Wei Xu pleaded in a trembling voice and bowed to the ground with his head.
The pottery merchant suddenly realized at this time, and he felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that the first military general in the world had fallen to the point of amnesia, and once again fell to the situation of being a son to others and acting as a pawn, which was really embarrassing.
However, Lu Bu lost his memory, he didn't even remember his daughter, but he remembered to kill the potter, which shows how deep-rooted his hatred for the potter was.
"Lingji, have you understood the truth?" The potter looked at Lu Lingji.
At this time, Lu Lingji was already biting her red lip, and there was an indisputable look of hatred on her pretty face.
The potter knew her mood at the moment, In her opinion, although she broke off her righteousness to Lu Buen, but in the end, Lu Bu was her father, and she would rather die in Shouchun City at the beginning, and still be able to die as he deserves and keep some of his bones, than to be a son to others again, live in the world like a walking corpse, and give Yuan Shao his life.
"Take him out." The potter waved his hand.
Jing Ke glanced at his own soldiers, and the soldiers on the left and right stepped forward and dragged Wei Xu out.
"Husband, when will you go north to Hebei, I will personally help him get rid of it." Lu Lingji took a deep breath and said solemnly.
Can you free him......
The pottery merchant understood what she meant, so he sighed lightly, took her into his arms, and said with relief: "Don't worry, your wish will be fulfilled by your husband, and when the grain and grass are ready this autumn, it will be the time when my Tao family army crosses the Yellow River north and defeats Yuan Shao." β
Lu Lingji nodded, the anger in her eyes subsided slightly, but she couldn't wait to kill Hebei in her heart and free the walking corpse from Yuan Shao's hands.
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At the end of spring, the potters led the victorious army and returned to Xudu.
With 40,000 troops, defeating Yuan Shao's 150,000 army, the pottery merchant can be said to have single-handedly created a miracle that shocked the people of the world.
The name of the potter is already a megatron in the world, and everyone is afraid of it.
After the soldiers returned to Xudu, the top priority of the pottery merchants was naturally to reward the meritorious ministers, and many of the civil and military generals who participated in the battle of Guandu, and the soldiers of the three armies were all rewarded, and the army was encouraged.
The second thing is naturally to kill.
Runan, Chen Guo and others responded to Yuan Shao, and the heroes of the clan who disturbed the rear would all be hit by the harshest killing.
As soon as the Tao merchants returned to Xudu, they sent Fan Hao and other generals to lead elite troops to Runan and other counties to sweep away those who had the courage to respond to Yuan Shao and oppose their own heroes.
The potter will not learn those hypocritical hypocrisy, he has revenge, these people jumped out when they were in the most danger, to create trouble for themselves, now it is too late to regret it, the potter is to use their blood to establish authority, so that those who are not subordinate know what the fate will be if they go against themselves.
For a time, the killing in the Central Plains states resumed, dozens of families were uprooted by the pottery merchants, and the families were exterminated, and the accomplices of nearly 100 households were confiscated into the army, exiled, and tens of thousands of servants under their doors were liberated and turned into national households.
In this decisive battle between the north and the south, the potters not only defeated Yuan Shao, but also took the opportunity to see who was the dissident, and just eradicated one of them, further consolidating his rule in the Central Plains.
Immediately afterwards, the potter went to the table of the Son of Heaven and showed his great achievements in defeating Yuan Shao.
As the great Sima of the Han Dynasty, after the war, the potter was of course obliged to report back to the Son of Heaven, but this was only the meaning on the surface, and the purpose of the Kui Shang in his heart was to ask the Son of Heaven for a reward and force him to add an official to him.
At this time, above the imperial court, Dong Cheng and other royalists had been killed by the potters back then, and there were only a few courtiers loyal to the Son of Heaven.
The Royal Palace, the Golden Palace.
Liu Xie stared at the top table of the potter in his hand, his brows deep, and his eyes flashed with imperceptible disgust.
He clearly knew that the potter was showing off his exploits to him and forcing him to become an official, but he could only endure it.
There is no way, most of the people in the court are potters, and the Royal Forest Army is also controlled by potters, and his every move is under the control of potters, so he can only swallow his anger.
After staring at the table for a long time, Liu Xie secretly exhaled and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, Da Sima defeated Yuan Shao and preserved Sheji, how do you think I should reward him?" β
When the words fell, Xiao He went out of class and arched his hand: "Weichen thinks that the great Sima Gong is high and has the merit of saving the world from fire and water. β
Hearing that the official was added to the knighthood, Liu Xie's eyebrows condensed slightly, and he glanced at his father-in-law.
After Fu finished his understanding, he immediately went out and said: "Your Majesty has named him the Great Sima, the Marquis of Suiyang County, he is already a very popular minister, and there is no seal, the old minister thinks that now he can only have more bounty silk to comfort the great Sima for his hard work." β
"Just a little gold silk, how can it show His Majesty's love for his ministers." Xiao He immediately objected, and said in a loud voice: "Weichen thinks that Your Majesty can only deserve the great achievements of the Great Sima if he is crowned as the Duke of Liang now." β
Liang Gong!
As soon as Xiao He's words came out, the royalist ministers loyal to Liu Xie in the main hall were all in an uproar.
On the dragon seat, Liu Xie, who was already sad, was also violently shocked.