Chapter 604: Seeing the Hero Luo Xiao’s Dominance
If you look down at the entire battlefield from the sky, you can see Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Yuan Shao leading two or three hundred people on horseback and galloping. The demeanor of three generations of officials and the image of a family of Confucian classics are all bullshit in the face of life and death.
Behind Yuan Shao came Cao Cao, who was supporting him. Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and other clan members also protected him as he fled. Cao Cao even threw away his cumbersome helmet. There were more than a thousand soldiers around Cao Cao who fled with them.
Luo Xiao led the cavalry in pursuit, and the surging fleeing soldiers were like a flood that was about to destroy everything. They made earth-shaking wails and screams, and then quickly swept away everything until they were about to rush out of the valley, and suddenly the sky cleared up.
Cao Cao's heart was bleeding. He didn't know how many of the militiamen he had recruited with great effort would be lost in this wave. Fortunately, his elite soldiers were still there, otherwise he would have really vomited blood.
“It’s out! It’s out!”
Countless people shouted loudly, their voices were filled with uncontrollable ecstasy, it was the desire for life, the fleeing soldiers were like water spilled from a narrow water pipe, they scattered in all directions in an instant, very quickly, this change immediately caused a more serious trampling, at that very moment, countless people screamed, dying at the moment they thought they were alive.
A thousand of the cavalrymen behind Luo Xiao continued to drive the soldiers to flee, while he took two thousand elite cavalrymen to chase and kill Cao Cao. The troops of Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan were the last elite troops of Yuan Shao's coalition forces.
This war did not make him happy. There were not many heroes in Yuan Shao's army. Basically, they were a bunch of good-for-nothings and traitors.
After Yuan Shao and Cao Cao rushed out of the valley, they moved forward side by side, both heaving a sigh of relief in their hearts. They both looked at the valley with green hills and lush green waters with lingering fear. It was clearly a picturesque scenery, but in the eyes of everyone it was an abyss that was ready to devour anyone.
Yuan Shao sighed as he fled, "Meng De, the elite troops of the coalition were wiped out in one battle. Looking back at the tragic scene in the valley, I'm afraid at least 100,000 people died here. Zhang Jiao's heroic figure on the battlefield was truly invincible.
How could the imperial court allow such a person to rebel?
How could the imperial court not include him among the talented people?
Didn’t the Hebei gentry ever pay attention to such a great talent?
How foolish! He must have turned the Han Dynasty's system of selecting candidates for office into a tool for grabbing power and profit."
Yuan Shao gritted his teeth when he spoke about this. He was really confused. The purpose of selecting filial and honest officials and outstanding talents was to gather talented people from all over the world for the court.
However, he did not gather talented people like Zhang Jue, so he naturally thought that there was something wrong with the Hebei gentry.
Although Yuan Shao attached great importance to background, that was for scholars.
He always believed that scholars could only become famous through power, but he didn't care about the background of the generals at all.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou were both born into humble families, and their backgrounds could be said to be very low, but they were both his trusted and beloved generals, and were more trusted by him than those who came from aristocratic families.
Zhang Jue was so powerful, he didn’t believe that no one in Jizhou knew about it, and that such a person could actually end up in the market.
Cao Cao didn't know what to say. His face was very dark. His repeated words made him doubt his life. What was even more difficult was that Zhang Jue was still chasing him.
After hearing what Yuan Shao said, Cao Cao said as he fled: "Benchu, it's too late to say these things now. If this continues, it will not be a question of the Han recruiting Zhang Jue, but Zhang Jue recruiting us. What should we do now?"
In this noisy and chaotic battlefield where life and death could be in danger at any time, the two warriors who were against the wind began an extreme brainstorming session to find a way to survive.
Countless messy information was placed in front of the two people, and almost at the same time, they both shouted out that name, "Gongsun Zan!"
The only person who can still hold on now is Gongsun Zan. In fact, among the princes who have sent troops this time, Gongsun Zan does not have the largest number of troops, but he is recognized as one of the strongest because of the White Horse Volunteers!
Cao Cao just finished speaking and said with a subtle expression: "But Gongsun Zan..."
Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao had a grudge. Yuan Shao knew what Cao Cao wanted to say, so he laughed heartily and said, "We are all loyal princes, and we are all for the Han Dynasty. When we meet Gongsun Zan, as long as he is willing to continue to fight against the Taiping Army, I will kowtow to him and apologize, and I will be willing to do so!"
Yuan Shao's words were powerful and he looked very relaxed, just like a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty who could abandon his personal interests for the sake of the country.
Cao Cao, a true loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, immediately shed tears upon hearing this. Everyone around him looked at Yuan Shao with admiration, as he seemed to be shining brightly.
"Prince Benchu is so righteous!"
Cao Cao used a respectful title, then whipped his horse whip and said, "Go!"
The two men discussed here and then changed direction. Luo Xiao knew at once that they wanted to meet up with Gongsun Zan. Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan had a total of tens of thousands of troops, including thousands of elite soldiers, both infantry and cavalry.
But does it matter?
Even large-scale military operations still involve many unexpected factors such as the right time, place and people. A small number of troops are even more invincible. Do you understand the value of Xiang Yu's army alone?
I may lose to the top staff and countless powerful generals when facing a large army of more than 100,000, but if it’s less than 10,000, I, Luo Xiao, am invincible in the world!
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Yuan Shao and Cao Cao galloped all the way, completely pushing their horses to death. In order to reduce the burden on the horses, they threw their armors off, intending to wait until they reached Gongsun Zan's army before finding a set of armor to wear. Soon they met scouts from Gongsun Zan's army.
Gongsun Zan was in the army, watching Yuan Shao and Cao Cao looking so miserable, he secretly laughed in his heart, and then asked loudly: "How can the leader of the alliance lead an army of hundreds of thousands, but face only a few thousand soldiers and horses, and end up in such a situation?"
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao introduced the basic situation, so Gongsun Zan was not panicked at all, and even had the mood to mock them.
These words were full of sarcasm. Anger flashed across Cao Cao's face. Liu Bei felt anxious. It was obvious that he would be defeated. He could either escape or fight directly. Why was he still engaging in internal strife at this time? Was he trying to save his life?
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao bowed and saluted, then looked around at everyone and said loudly: "Bogui, I know there were some misunderstandings between you and me before, and it was not pleasant, but since we have sworn an oath of blood and promised to support the Han Dynasty together, my personal grudges are not worth mentioning.
Whether we fight or retreat today, we are all doing it for the country. If you have any resentment in your heart, I kowtow to you and apologize."
As he was about to kneel down, Cao Cao saw this and pulled Yuan Shao up, angrily saying: "We swore an oath of blood and the heavens are our witness, but the leader of the alliance kneels down. What kind of logic is this?
Gongsun Bogui, if you just say one word today, Benchu and I will leave immediately!"
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao spoke very seriously, and both of them stared straight at Gongsun Zan. Everyone knew that they were both sincere.
When Yuan Shao was about to kneel down just now, Gongsun Zan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Even when he was not angry, he still had some brains.
Yuan Shao's kneeling could indeed increase his prestige, but the positive effects were not many, but it was possible that he would be cut off from the circle of powerful people.
Seeing that the generals around Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were glaring at him, Gongsun Zan was a little scared, but he still said firmly: "I am a Han minister, so of course I must support the Han country!"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao immediately said in a loud voice: "Bo Gui is a man of high integrity, worthy of being a hereditary official of the border counties.
When this matter is settled, I, Yuan Benchu, will hold a banquet in Luoyang to invite Bogui and other heroes to pay tribute to Bogui for his loyalty today!"
Yuan Benchu was simply amazing when he was in a disadvantageous situation. He easily transformed from a commoner in a border county into a powerful minister in a border county. The protagonist was obviously Gongsun Zan, but the one who was full of heroic spirit was Yuan Benchu. People who didn't know him would think that the White Horse Volunteers belonged to him, Yuan Shao, and that it was Yuan Shao who was about to attack.
Gongsun Zan immediately went to purse Bai Ma, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao also joined forces.
After listening to what Yuan Shao and Cao Cao said, everyone knew that Zhang Jue was a master of military deployment. A master of military deployment could not use new recruits unless they had the command level of Huaiyin Wumu Hou.
So everyone only led the elite infantry and cavalry to attack. In fact, the combat effectiveness of the elite troops is sometimes stronger than that of the large army. The so-called large army is mainly logistics and auxiliary troops to provide armor for the elite troops. Their combat effectiveness is just so-so, and in many cases they even drag down the elite troops.
Hundreds of fully armored soldiers can charge back and forth among tens of thousands of unarmored auxiliary soldiers. If they have horses, they can even break out with a 100% chance. This is not an exaggeration.
At this time, in addition to the White Horse Volunteers, there were three thousand soldiers in Gongsun Zan's army. Naturally, the real elite soldiers were more than this, but if they just wore leather armor, they would be courting death. They had to at least wear an upper body of iron armor and a helmet.
A line of six thousand men lined up, and then the sound of galloping war horses was heard. Gongsun Zan looked from afar. He had been fighting against the Northern Yan people and the Hu people on the border for many years. He could tell at a glance that there were about two thousand people, and definitely no more than two thousand five hundred. He couldn't help but feel relieved, and confidence returned to his body.
Luo Xiao also looked from afar and saw that the Han army was lined up in a strict battle array, with about a thousand infantrymen in the front and cavalrymen patrolling behind them.
This is a head-on confrontation with me!
Luo Xiao looked into the distance and saw the two huge flags of Yuan and Cao rising high, and next to them there was a flag of Gongsun Jing flying high. He couldn't help but burst out laughing. He had a premonition, which came from his intuition, that there would be a surprise for him here.
Luo Xiao led the cavalry forward, but did not rush to charge. Instead, he stretched out his hand and drew his horse spear, pointed at the people hundreds of meters away and laughed loudly: "I am Zhang Jiao Zhang Julu, the master of Tianyi Dao under the Emperor of Heaven, and I will kill you, the people of the Han court!"
The last word "诛" made everyone change color. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao recalled the invincible heroism of the man in front of them on the battlefield, and they felt frightened and extremely cold.
"The Yuan family of Runan, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu!"
Everyone didn't expect Yuan Shao to step forward and speak directly, "Master Dao is a genius, why do you have to be a thief?
If he is willing to surrender, it would be easy for him to be granted the title of Marquis and appointed as General of the Cavalry.
"Our Yuan family has three dukes for four generations, and we are well-known in the court and the world. If you are willing to return to justice, I am willing to guarantee you with my whole family. Please think twice."
Although he knew it was almost impossible, Yuan Shao still wanted to give it a try, and his promise could be fulfilled. The general had always been a relative of the emperor, the general of the cavalry had always been given to the Marquis Wushuang, and the general of the cavalry and the prime minister were the pinnacle of official positions in the world.
Luo Xiao was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and said, "Kings, princes, generals and ministers?
Forget about the kings, princes, generals and ministers. What does the world have to do with me?"
What does the world have to do with me?
This domineering sentence completely exposed Luo Xiao's attitude. I don't even care about the whole world, so what are the kings, princes, generals and ministers?
Yuan Shao sighed slightly when he heard this. As expected, he failed. Cao Cao and Liu Bei looked at each other, with a hint of admiration in their eyes amidst the shock.
Although the man in front of them was a thief, he was still a hero. The two men felt that they could not say such domineering words at the moment, so they wrote them down for the time being and would use them when they had the chance in the future.
Gongsun Zan also felt that Zhang Jue was too domineering. No wonder he could defeat that loser Yuan Shao with only a few thousand men.
But he refused to accept!
He is obviously the strongest in the field, so how can he tolerate someone who is more attractive than him?
Gongsun Zan rode forward. His voice was really loud. He shouted louder than Yuan Shao had just shouted with all his strength. "I am Gongsun of Youzhou. I am Gongsun Zan Gongsun Bogui!"
When Luo Xiao heard Gongsun Zan's name, his eyes sparkled and he said loudly: "I have heard of your name in Youzhou. You have made great contributions in expelling the Hu people. Taiping Dao is a believer of Su Wang Shang Huang, so I will spare your life!"
Hearing Luo Xiao's words, Gongsun Zan was stunned at first, then he suddenly became furious, and kept shouting: Xuande, where is my knife?
No wonder Gongsun Zan was irrational, he was here just fine, and Luo Xiao just asked to spare his life.
Luo Xiao appeared for only a moment, but everyone had gotten to know the legendary Taiping Army's Tianyi Dao Master. He was extremely arrogant and powerful, and his whole body was filled with heroic spirit.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who were originally planning to introduce themselves, gave up the idea as they might be rebuked by Zhang Jue. There are many people and many gossips. Even if their own historians don't record it, the Luo family will definitely come to investigate later and this scene will be recorded in history.
No matter how much we say, the truth will eventually be revealed after fighting. Whether Zhang Jiao is as powerful as Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde say, we will only know after the fight.
Liu Bei looked at his two sworn brothers. Both of his brothers were capable of fighting against ten thousand men. In a battlefield with only a few thousand men, they were invincible.
To catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. If you can capture Zhang Jiao directly, no matter what your military situation or military strategy is, it will be useless!
Tap tap tap.
Both sides had large numbers of cavalry, and the horses began to mark time, then slowly trotted away.
On the verge of happening!
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Jiao pressed harder and harder, until the army was within a few hundred steps. Shao, Cao, Bei, and Zan all lined up. Shao tried to persuade them to surrender by offering them high titles. Jiao then raised his head and laughed wildly, saying, "Kings, dukes, generals, and ministers are what the world wants. I am originally a commoner from Hebei. What can the world give me?"
Everyone was shocked by the arrogance in his words. Zan was furious and said, "If he refuses to surrender after being persuaded, he will die under the white horse!"
When Jiao heard what Zan said, he laughed even more wildly, and then he swung his spear and pointed it, his hair flying straight up to his crown, and his voice became louder and louder, and he said: "White horse? I will make sure you never come back!" - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Biography of Zhang Jiao"
(End of this chapter)
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