Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 320 A Good Situation

In Ding Yuan's camp, a man came to the ruined Guangmu City, climbed up the city wall, and looked at the battle taking place dozens of miles away.

A tall figure came over, clasped his fists and said, "Foster father, the Xiongnu and Xianbei are just ahead. Our army came here to chase the Xiongnu army. Why are we hesitating here?"

This person was naturally Lu Bu, and the person he called his adoptive father was, of course, Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou.

Ding Yuan glanced at him and said, "Can you tell which army is fighting the Xiongnu and Xianbei?"

Lu Bu raised his head and looked carefully for a while, his face seemed a little surprised, and in this surprise there seemed to be some complicated emotions, anger, jealousy, and so on.

"It's Liu He from Yanmen!"

Ding Yuan looked at his face, sighed, but didn't say anything. He just turned his head and continued to observe the battle.

Lu Bu originally thought that the Huns and the Xianbei were fighting here, but now he found out that they were actually joining forces to deal with Liu He. He felt confused and did not mention the matter of advancing for a while.

Ding Yuan didn't say anything either, because he was thinking about something in his mind.

There was only one thing written on the secret letter: the Huns and the Xianbei joined forces to ambush Liu He on the other side of the Yellow River north of Guangmu City. After a fierce battle between the two sides, both sides were defeated. Then, Ding Yuan attacked, defeated the Hu people, took over the remaining Anmin Army, and handed over the remnants of this fierce army to the Yuan family. After that, the Yuan family would recommend him as the new governor of Bingzhou.

Changing the Inspector to the Governor of a Province was a private discussion between the Emperor's relative Liu Yan and several important officials in the court not long ago. As for the purpose, even though they didn't say it, Ding Yuan knew it very well.

Nowadays, the chaos in the world is getting more and more serious, and local tyrants are rising one after another. Which of the families behind these important officials has not recruited troops and expanded their power in the local area?

After all, the power of the governor is not as good as that of the governor. Only the governor of the border can have certain military power, but he does not have the military power to command the troops of the whole state. Before Ding Yuan asked Liu He to transfer troops to Xihe County, Liu He could delay or even refuse because the governor was not the real military superior of the governor.

But if it is a provincial governor, the situation is completely different.

The governor has the right to command all military and political power in the state. In today's era, he can almost be called a local emperor. This is a very important step for these aristocratic families to develop their power in the local area.

As long as this position is established, then step by step, sooner or later, the governors of all states in the world will be people of these families themselves, or their confidants. In this way, who in the world can compete with them?
As long as Ding Yuan complied with the requirements in this secret letter, it would be tantamount to moving closer to the Yuan family and becoming a member of their same camp. Only then would the Yuan family feel at ease to hand over the power of Bingzhou Mu to him, a person of an outsider.

It was because of this secret letter that Ding Yuan felt somewhat conflicted at this moment.

Ding Yuan was born in a poor family. He was drafted into the army when he was a teenager. Fortunately, he survived. He worked hard for half a lifetime and finally got to where he is today. He has experienced all kinds of things in the past few decades. To be honest, he does not have a good impression of these aristocratic families.

As for Liu He, although he repeatedly disobeyed him and he had some resentment towards him, his achievements in governing the local area and fighting against the barbarians made him admire him. If there were more people like him in the world, the Han Dynasty would only be a short time before it regained its glory. Even Ding Yuan himself, sometimes in his dreams, looked forward to that day.

If it were in the past, seeing this scene, Ding Yuan would order an attack without hesitation, abandon all grudges, and fight alongside Liu He.

But after receiving the secret letter, he began to hesitate. Bingzhou Mu, what kind of power and status this is, especially now that Bingzhou is richer than ever before, once the Hu people are driven out and the entire Bingzhou is recovered, with the many policies formulated by Liu He, it will not take long for the total population of Bingzhou to be no less than 1.5 or 6 million, and it will be as rich as Jizhou and Qingzhou.

If Liu He could really be transferred away and he could become the governor of Bingzhou, with this foundation, then by then, no matter his position in the court or his strength in this troubled times, he would probably be second to none. Who could resist such temptation?
But at the same time, Ding Yuan understood that if he really did this, he would be a sinner of the Han Dynasty.

Faced with the condemnation of loyalty on one side and the temptation of power on the other, Ding Yuan fell silent for a moment.

At this time, the armies of Xianbei and Xiongnu had basically all left the valley. The Han Wuzu and Shenjiying covered each other and retreated towards the location of the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry while fighting.

Although it was a retreat, it was also very orderly. Mang Qian led his men to pursue for a while, but got nothing good, so he turned back to deal with the Golden Sword Camp. After all, the 10,000 people he had sent to stop the Golden Sword Camp were now completely wiped out. Although Mang Qian looked very ugly and was a little frightened, he had to go to stop them. Fortunately, he had already gathered 30,000 cavalry under his command. Facing this devil-like fierce army, Mang Qian was a little more confident.

But at this moment, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed!
The purple-gold dragon cavalry, which had been trying to intercept the Hu people escaping from the valley entrance, suddenly contracted their formation and let out an earth-shaking roar, shocking everyone.

When Mang Qian saw this situation, he couldn't help feeling a little strange, and he didn't know what this group of Han cavalry was trying to do.

However, the other party's subsequent movements made him a little panicked.

The Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry had been guarding their positions, responsible for blocking the two groups of cavalry escaping from the valley, but now they suddenly took the initiative to attack the Hu cavalry who had just run out but had not had time to escape to the prairie outside.

Among this group of cavalry, there are more than 20,000 Xianbei cavalry and 13,000 to 14,000 Xiongnu cavalry, totaling as many as 36,000!
Taking another look at the Han Wuzu and Shenjiying who had just moved towards the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry, Mang Qian, a veteran of hundreds of battles, how could he not understand the other party's intentions!

"Oh no! From the very beginning, they wanted to divide our 160,000-70,000-man army and defeat them one by one!"

He turned back to rescue them, intending to attack the Purple Gold Dragon Riders from the rear and the side.

"You want to attack my second brother, have you asked me?"

Zhang Yong shouted angrily and led the Golden Sword Battalion to rush forward.

Before Mang Qian had time to react, he saw the Golden Sword Camp raise their swords and chop hundreds of Xianbei cavalrymen into two halves, including their horses.

"hateful!"

Mang Qian saw that the killing efficiency of the Golden Sword Battalion was definitely the best among all the armies present. He didn't know if he could succeed in attacking the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry from behind, but if he exposed his rear to this terrifying army, the fate of the 30,000 people on his side would definitely not be good.

"Everyone, go ahead and destroy this group of golden sword troops first!"

Although he shouted this loudly, only he himself knew how confident he was.

Fuluohan and King Xiutu looked at the situation on the battlefield, which was obviously not in their favor, and couldn't help but become anxious.

"Useless, all useless! An army of more than 150,000 soldiers surrounded and suppressed a Han army of less than 50,000 soldiers, and it turned out like this. It's really a joke for all ages!"

Fu Luohan was furious.

King Xiu Tu said in a deep voice: "It's all the fault of that Han general named Zhu Ye. If he hadn't discovered the whereabouts of our army and sent back the news, the Han army would have been well prepared and could have set up a battle array specifically targeting our cavalry at the entrance of the valley, and this battle wouldn't have been so unfavorable. If we could have gone according to plan, when they were about to cross the Yellow River and enter Guangmu City, we would have attacked them halfway across the river, and the situation would definitely not be like this now."

"We can't go on like this. We must think of a way. If Liu He wins this battle, even if you and I can escape with our lives, we will lose our army here. How can we compete in the desert in the future?"

Fu Luohan said bitterly.

King Xiutu nodded, and the Han envoy also lowered his head, as if thinking about something.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden movement in the valley behind him.

(End of this chapter)