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Volume 4: Battle of Chibi Chapter 556: Depressed Heart

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    Chapter 556: Depressed Heart

    In July of the first year of Han Tianyou, Zhou Yu commanded the Jiangdong Army and joined forces with Liu Bei to defeat Yuan Shao's Hebei Army in the Guandu area. He then drove the army to pursue them and launched a powerful attack near Yanjin. The Hebei Army failed, and Yuan Shao took part of the Hebei Army Depot.  After crossing the river in panic, most of the remaining troops were surrounded by Jiangdong's army. Countless people died in the battle. Seeing hopelessness, more than 30% of the people surrendered.

    After the battle, Zhou Yu received the exact statistics of the battle results in the Chinese army's tent.

    "All the troops fought bravely and planned to kill more than 55,000 Hebei Army troops and surrendered more than 49,000 troops. The rest were routed. The Hebei Army generals Han Meng, Cen Bi and Wu Dun were all killed, and the Xianbei and Wuhuan cavalrymen were killed in the first battle.  He had already escaped, and Yuan Xi's Youzhou soldiers fled closely behind him. They are sending troops to find out where they were going. About three million stones of grain and grass, one million arrows, and countless other baggage were seized"

    Zhou Yu passed this page of statistics on the results to his left and right, and said with a smile: "The Hebei army has lost all its elite troops, and is no longer able to compete in the Central Plains!" At this moment, he was in a very happy mood, and the huge pressure that had been weighing on his heart for so many days was finally gone.  , he did not live up to the expectations of all the Jiangdong Army soldiers, did not live up to the expectations of the Jiangdong people, and handed in a beautiful answer!

    What formed a huge contrast with the joyful scene of the entire Jiangdong Army was naturally the Hebei Army that fled to the north bank of the Yellow River. The Jiangdong Army did not continue to pursue, and Yuan Shao did not dare to rest. Instead, he continued to march north, collecting the defeated troops along the way, and reached near Liyang.  Yuan Shao sent people to count them one by one. At this moment, he could control less than 20,000 troops!

    Yuan Shao suppressed the worry and anger in his heart and summoned all his generals overnight to discuss the march route.  The most urgent thing he has to do now is to rush back to Yecheng as soon as possible with the 20,000 people, mobilize the remaining troops in Jizhou, and quickly arrange them to defend against the Jiangdong Army's subsequent attack.

    Yuan Shao had just learned that Bingzhou soldiers had not captured Liyang, but he had no intention of sending anyone to blame the senior officials. He discussed with his advisers all night and finally decided to avoid Liyang and return to Yecheng via Muye and Chaoge.  This journey was more than twice as far as returning from Liyang North, but Yuan Shao had no other choice. This was the only way to return to Yecheng safely.

    Three days later, the Jiangdong army that had cleared the south bank of the Yellow River reached Liyang. However, the Hebei army had already turned to march northwest, and their figures disappeared among the mountains.  Naturally, the Jiangdong Army would not pursue it again. Firstly, it was based on the ancient adage "Don't pursue a poor enemy", and secondly, the Jiangdong Army's commander Zhou Yu had already issued a military order. When the army reached Liyang, it would no longer go north, but would set up camp in Liyang.

    The fighting these days has been very fierce. After all, the Hebei Army is mostly composed of veterans who have experienced many battles. Although the Jiangdong Army has the advantage, it has also lost a lot of troops. The soldiers are tired and need a good rest.

    Three days later, Zhou Yu led the rear army to move to Liyang, leaving Zhu Zhi's Nanchang Battalion to divide troops to garrison Baima, Yanjin and other fortresses.  Three days later, Chen Gong left Zhou Tai, Sun Bi, and Cao Bao to guard Qingzhou, and led the Qingzhou Battalion of Guanhai Division to Liyang, where he successfully joined forces with Zhou Yu.

    The meeting between the two divisions was naturally a lively one, especially the joy and excitement after the victory was ignited again.  Yuan Shao, as the most powerful prince in the Han Dynasty, was finally defeated by Jiangdong Army and his strength was greatly reduced. Although the future for Jiangdong Army will not be smooth, it will definitely have a brilliant future!

    At present, inside and outside Liyang City, Jiangdong Army has a total of 120,000 to 30,000 troops. Due to the strict military discipline, it does not appear to be scattered. The camps set up stretch for several miles, which is quite spectacular.  There are 120,000 to 30,000 soldiers, plus 20,000 to 30,000 auxiliary troops, more than 50,000 surrender troops, and nearly 20,000 war horses. Every day, people eat horse chews, and the amount of food consumed is staggering.  Fortunately, there was sufficient food and grass stored in Liyang City. When the Hebei Army retreated in a hurry, the food baggage left behind was also piled up like a mountain, enough to feed so many people and horses for a year.

    Chen Gong led troops to attack Qingzhou, and then flanked him, but it also played a major role, involving Yuan Tan's Qingzhou soldiers, leaving them unable to send more troops to Yuan Shao.  What Zhou Yu didn't expect was that Yuan Tan was so careless. After several major defeats in Qingzhou and the capture of Linzi, he actually responded in large numbers and was dispatched by Chen Gong. The decision was quickly made.  .

    Chen Gong analyzed in his battle report to Zhou Yu: "It was not Gong's ability to capture Qingzhou, but Yuan Tan's. This shows that he has a strong human nature and cannot appease his subordinates and people. Everyone is alienated from morality."

    After this battle, Zhou Yu gained Qingzhou, which gave him even more power. Not only did he acquire a large area of ??land on the south bank of the Yellow River, but he could also set up a navy base in the Penglai area. In the future, whether he conquered Jizhou, Youzhou, Liaodong, or attacked the Japanese countries,  It will be much more convenient!

    Therefore, Chen Gong¡¯s contribution is definitely not small!

    In order to celebrate the victory of Guandu and the capture of Qingzhou, Zhou Yu, who has always been rigorous in running the army, specially ordered to send three times the number of scouts to spy on every move within a hundred miles. The rest were given three days off to groom themselves, bathe, and do other things.??Personal matters.  On the first day of the holiday, cattle, sheep and other items used to reward the three armies were distributed to various military units, as well as a small amount of wine.

    Zhou Yu¡¯s military order is that you can drink, but you must not be greedy!

    When the military order was given, the three armies burst into cheers.  In troubled times, even among the ever-victorious Jiangdong Army, life in the military camp is always boring, and when fighting in battle, no one knows whether they will live to see the sun tomorrow.  The military pay that he had saved in his daily life had long been handed over to his family. If he had no money, he could not spend it arbitrarily, and drinking alcohol was strictly prohibited in the army.  At this moment, if you can enjoy three days of fun, you can be happy for three days. Even if you pick up a knife and a gun on the fourth day and fight to the death with the enemy, you can't control it!

    Zhou Yu held a banquet in the Chinese army to celebrate his victory.  In the past few years, Jiangdong's army has won two major battles in Chibi and Guandu, defeated two powerful opponents, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, defeated hundreds of thousands of enemies, and captured most of Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou, Guanzhong and Liangzhou.  The area has also surrendered to the new imperial court, which is indeed worthy of celebration.

    Zhou Yu knew in his heart that after the army rested, if he could capture Yuan Shao's Ji Qingyou and the four states, the unification of the world would be unstoppable!

    It¡¯s like climbing a mountain cliff, finally crossing the most difficult pass, and the peak is exposed in front of your eyes. The joy and excitement are unforgettable.

    With an excited mood, under the repeated urging of his subordinates to drink, and in the joyful and noisy atmosphere of the big tent, Zhou Yu became drunk.

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    Who says it¡¯s not?

    Unlike the joyful atmosphere in which all the Jiangdong Army officers celebrated their victory, Yuan Shao was riding a horse with a sense of loneliness, walking silently on the mountain trails with the large groups of Hebei Army troops.  The cliffs on both sides were covered with lush trees, and there were countless animals lurking in the dark night. There were strange noises from time to time, but it was difficult to attract Yuan Shao's attention.

    Yuan Shao, who has always been arrogant, has been silent these days.  He couldn't figure out many things during the Battle of Guandu, and he remained depressed until he returned to Yecheng.

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