Chapter 241, the battle is over
"Smack......
Yuan Shao swept everything on the table to the ground fiercely, with a blue face and an angry expression.
Several strategists around him looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.
Ju Yi's betrayal made Yuan Shao lose 20,000 soldiers and horses, plus the more than 40,000 people he gave to Zhao Yun before, in such a short period of time, Yuan Shao has lost 70,000 troops.
Yuan Shao glanced coldly at everyone's faces, and said in a deep voice, "Now that we have been holding on to Gongsun Chan for so long, not only have we not gained anything, but we have also lost so many soldiers and horses for nothing, what should we do next?" Whether it is to conquer Gongsun Zhan or deal with Cao Cao and Lu Bu, the forces around us are stretched, what should we do. β
Seventy thousand people is not a small number for any prince.
Jia Xu's strategy greatly slowed down Yuan Shao's expansion, and of course also bought time for Cao Cao to catch up with Yuan Shao.
Before, Zhao Yun wisely stopped fighting with Yuan Shao, seemingly taking the initiative to show weakness, but he added 40,000 elite soldiers at once, and the gap between him and Yuan Shao has become smaller and smaller.
Yuan Shao lost 70,000 before and after, and Zhao Yun not only got 70,000 troops during this time, but also moved 100,000 young men from the Southern Xiongnu, and replaced excellent war horses in time.
Although they were all fighting, Zhao Yun did not pay too many casualties, and Yuan Shao next, whether he continued to fight with Gongsun Zhan or fought with Cao Cao for hegemony in the north, the number of casualties was immeasurable.
The strategists around Yuan Shao couldn't come up with a feasible way, so they could only watch the opportunity slip away in vain.
Tian Feng proposed a surprise attack on Xuchang and caught Cao Cao off guard, but Guo Tu and Xu You strongly opposed it, they thought that with Yuan Shao's current strength, if they could not defeat Cao Cao in one go, it was best not to easily declare war with Cao Cao, because the war together would be equivalent to the two sides completely tearing their faces, and there would be no room for maneuver.
As long as he didn't tear his face for a day, Cao Cao was still an ally of Yuan Shao, and could play a role in solidarity if necessary, and Guo Tu Xu You believed that Yuan Shao's number one enemy was Gongsun Zhan in the north instead of Cao Cao and LΓΌ Bu.
The reason why the two of them are so actively opposed is that Xu You has accepted the benefits of Zhao Yun's side, and Guo Tu is purely in opposition to the Jizhou faction, this is his consistent practice, as long as the proposal of the Jizhou faction, whether it is right or wrong, whether it is good or bad, it will be blocked, and they must not be allowed to have a good time.
Tian Feng was so frustrated that he almost vomited blood, but there was no way, Yuan Shao was also helpless under the quarrel of everyone, and he was at a loss like a child.
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On Zhao Yun's side, under Xue Zhong's hard work, Guo Yan was also forced into a desperate situation.
There is an interception in front and a pursuit in the rear.
Guo Yan was so anxious that he desperately waved his gun to kill, forcing Xue Zhong to retreat again and again, and in the blink of an eye, no less than dozens of people died under Guo Yan's gun, but this still couldn't change Guo Yan's end of life.
Drivingββ
The jade lion galloped wildly with its four hooves, knocking on the cold stone road, making a thunderous sound of horses' hooves, and came behind Guo Yan like a gust of wind.
A cold breath of death enveloped Guo Yan, Guo Yan had a premonition, turned around and shot a shot, the gun swept and slammed into Zhao Yun's chest, Zhao Yun leaned back and let go of Guo Yan's spear.
Guo Yan made a move, hurriedly turned the horse's head, and before he could sit down, Zhao Yun had already straightened up, and at the foot of his feet, Zhao Yun suddenly stood up from the horse's back, and then flew into the air, pressing his left hand and raising his back hand, the head of the gun flashed like a rainstorm pear blossom.
This move is from top to bottom, like electricity, making people unable to dodge, it is the powerful killing move of the hundred birds towards the phoenix spear - the flying dragon in the sky!
Guo Yan was shocked, he didn't have time to resist, he only felt a flower in front of him, followed by it, his chest was cold for a while, and the gentian silver spear had no suspense, and a shot pierced through the bear and pierced through.
"Hiss......"
The astonishing scene stunned everyone near the city gate.
Zhao Yun flew to the ground, the gun was drawn back, and a bloody arrow rushed out, staining Guo Yan's clothes and armor red, and splashing a large number of plum blossoms on the ground.
Guo Yan's body shook a few times, looking at Zhao Yun in disbelief, his mouth opened with difficulty like a dead frog, as if he wanted to say something, but his consciousness quickly blurred, his body leaned back, turned over and fell off the horse, and died on the spot.
The blood-dripping silver spear was raised high, Zhao Yun looked around, not angry, "Guo Yan is dead, the rest of the people will not be killed, if they are stubborn, they will not be killed!" β
The voice was sonorous and powerful, echoing for a long time, Guo Yan's generals saw that the situation was not good, and Zhao Yun's invincible divine might threw away their blades one after another, kneeling and surrendering.
After a while, Xu Shu came from behind, and Zhao Yun handed over the matter to him to settle down, fearing that something would happen to the North Dock, so he hurriedly took people back to the North Dock.
Xu Shu put up a list of people, led people to clear the remnants of Guo Yan, and was busy all night, and after a while, Zhao Yun brought Xu Shu over to discuss countermeasures.
Xu Shu pointed to the soldiers who had surrendered, and said worriedly, "Lord, so many surrenders, saying good things is also a good thing, saying bad things is also a bad thing, there are too many people, in case there is a mutiny, it is not easy to clean up." β
If Zhao Yun came to Chang'an this time and brought tens of thousands of horses with him, it would not matter, but he only brought 5,000 people, and after last night's fierce battle, another four or five hundred people were killed and wounded.
The rest of the people had to send people to guard Chang'an, and they had to take care of these surrendered troops, and it suddenly seemed that the manpower was too tight.
"It's nothing."
Zhao Yun waved his hand, and a strong confidence appeared on his face, "You see, now that Guo Yan is dead, even if there are more of these surrendered troops, they are still leaderless, as long as they are appeased, there should be no mutiny, take a step back and say, even if someone really instigates trouble, don't underestimate the four or five thousand people I brought, Yanyun Iron Cavalry is all a sharp soldier in the army." β
Xu Shu frowned, still not very relieved, "It's better to take out half of them and send them to Luoyang, and then send some people from Luoyang to guard here." β
This method is decent and feasible.
But Zhao Yun thought about it, and vetoed, "Guo Yan's soldiers, either near Chang'an, or from the Xiliang area, take the liberty of sending them to Luoyang, the soldiers must be dissatisfied in their hearts, and they will definitely complain about me, and compare their hearts to their hearts, for you, are you willing to leave your homeland and go somewhere else?" β
"But my lord, just in case, this is also a last resort, these people are Guo Yan's old subordinates, although they have surrendered to us, how can we trust them completely."
Zhao Yun pondered for a while, "Since they have surrendered to us, they are our own people, and we should treat them equally, if someone rebels, it may not be able to incite everyone, so it is decided, you prepare immediately, let these people be stationed on the spot, don't have any worries." β