The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 266 Volume Ju Su~~Chun Yu Qiong?
This time the emperor really slept for a long time.

It lasted for six full hours, from dawn to dusk.

After waking up, he felt as if he was in another world. It was the bowl of hot soup brought to him by Zhong Yao that brought Liu Xie back to consciousness.

"Send him a bowl, too."

Ju Su actually knelt outside the tent for a whole day, and his spirit was extremely exhausted at this moment.

"Your Majesty, have you decided whether to kill me?"

"No."

Liu Xie took a spoon and put a handful of corn wrapped in meat into his mouth.

"Yuan Chang, have the results of this battle been counted?"

"Your Majesty, it has been done."

"read."

Liu Xie did not care about Ju Su, but asked Zhong Yao to read out the gains after the battle.

"Yuan's army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and the cavalry captured 30,000 people. Unfortunately, the Southern Xiongnu ran too fast. They did not go through Taiyuan to leave the border, but took the mountain road directly to Xihe, went north diagonally into the Hetao, and escaped into the desert."

"Among the enemy generals killed, there were 24 colonels, five lieutenants, and three generals, namely Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Han Meng."

"General Lu Bu also killed the Southern Xiongnu Right Wise King Qubei on the flank and seized the Xiongnu Right Wise King's banner... but it's a pity that it's a little damaged."

"Because General Xu Rong responded from the rear, Yuan Shao did not have time to take away the military supplies in the camp... According to a rough estimate, there should be 300 sets of iron armor, 1,000 Han crossbows, 5,000 sets of armor, and tens of thousands of weapons and shields."

"In addition, General Niu Fu also took the opportunity to sweep Taiyuan and seized Yuan Shao's camp where grain and grass were stored in Taiyuan. He seized 100,000 dan of grain and grass, all of which have been transported to Jinyang."

With every word Zhong Yao spoke, Ju Su's face became more distorted.

Those are all their savings in Hebei!

After this battle, Hebei will no longer have the ability to plot against Guanzhong and can only linger on...

After hearing this, Liu Xie was not in a very happy mood.

But Liu Xie still found it a little funny.

Before the battle, Yuan Shao wanted the Southern Xiongnu and Zhang He, who were "not his own people", to resist the cavalry on the left and right wings of the Han army, so as to weaken their strength at the same time.

Unexpectedly, the Southern Xiongnu ran away very fast, and Zhang He chose to stand by and watch after struggling, thus saving himself.

Instead, Yuan Shao's central army suffered the heaviest losses and became the biggest loser in this battle.

The balance of power that Yuan Shao had always wanted to maintain had apparently gotten completely out of control.

But Liu Xie still thought the situation was not chaotic enough and wanted to add more fuel to the fire.
"Ju Boshu, I have made up my mind."

"You have to live."

Ju Su's face lit up when he heard this.

Although he is not afraid of death, it does not mean that he does not want to live.

If he could survive, Ju Su would never give up.

"But I can't let you go back to Hebei easily, otherwise I will be sorry for the soldiers who died in this battle."

Liu Xie had finished his hot soup and placed the empty bowl on the table.

"What does your majesty want?"

When Ju Su saw the emperor like this, he had a bad feeling for a moment.

"I intend to exchange you for one of Yuan Shao's men."

"Who?"

"One of the eight commanders of Xiyuan in the past, Chunyu Qiong!"

Ju Su didn't react at first.

After all, he had never heard of any friendship between Chunyu Qiong and Liu Xie.

……

But Ju Shou was a top strategist after all, and he quickly realized what Liu Xie wanted to do!
Today's Hebei is a situation of mutual checks and balances between Yuan Shao's direct lineage and the Hebei gentry.

After the Battle of Anyi, because Zhang He intended to preserve his strength and Yuan Shao suffered such heavy losses, it inevitably led to an imbalance of power between the two sides.

If Yuan Shao wanted to maintain his base again, he would have to send his trusted aides to train the troops and restore the balance of power.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou were already dead, and others like Guo Tu and Feng Ji were not capable of leading troops. After much thought, it seemed that only Chunyu Qiong, a veteran and meritorious official, had the ability to lead the troops and fight against Zhang He.

"Your Majesty, you are trying to cut off the source of the trouble!"

Ju Su was extremely sad and angry.

Because this is a conspiracy!

Use Ju Shou to exchange Chunyu Qiong... In other words, use a leader of Hebei scholars to exchange for one of Yuan Shao's trusted generals, will Yuan Shao make the change?
Not changing?

The scholars in Hebei are now at their most arrogant. If Yuan Shao chooses not to replace Ju Su, isn't he afraid that the scholars in Hebei will rebel?
Change?
Who else under Yuan Shao could check and balance Zhang He and Gao Lan and stabilize the situation in Hebei?
What's more, if Yuan Shao really handed over Chunyu Qiong, the veteran, it is hard to guarantee that people like Guo Tu and Feng Ji would feel sad, thinking that Yuan Shao did not value them.

Just an "exchange" completely put Yuan Shao on the spot!
"I'm very curious."

"What will Yuan Shao choose?"

Liu Xie smiled at Ju Shou and said, "In that case, let us wait and see!"

……

……

Changzhi.

The county government of Shangdang County.

It is also Yuan Shao’s only territory in Bingzhou.

Dang means place. It is the highest place on the mountain, so it is called Shangdang.

The terrain here is steep and not conducive to cavalry pursuit, so Jiang Yiqu escorted Yuan Shao here before finally confirming that he was out of danger.

Yuan Shao finally woke up from his dream at this moment, and pulled Jiang Yiqu beside him and asked in a daze: "I was defeated?" "Mr. Yuan!"

Jiang Yiqu was filled with grief, but he still comforted Yuan Shao: "When Yuan Gong first came to Hebei, he also started from scratch!"

"Although we have suffered a defeat, we have not lost our foundation! I hope Mr. Yuan will take care of himself and regroup!"

Although Yuan Shao lost the Battle of Anyi badly, for Yuan Shao it was essentially an offensive battle rather than a defensive battle that would endanger his own survival.

Although his vitality was severely damaged, Yuan Shao still had troops in Hebei to rely on.

As Jiang Yiqu said, Yuan Shao is still far from giving up on himself.

After settling Yuan Shao down, Jiang Yiqu went personally to gather the Hebei soldiers who had fled from Hedong.

After some searching, they finally found more than 10,000 soldiers with gray and rat-like faces and settled them around Yuan Shao.

At this time, the troops of Zhang He and Gao Lan finally arrived.

When Jiang Yiqu saw Zhang He, he immediately became hostile.

"Zhang He! What happened on the battlefield? Why did the Xiliang cavalry rush into the center of the battlefield from your direction?"

……

Anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

The situation on the battlefield at that time was such that Yuan's army was already sure to win!
If Zhang Liao's cavalry had arrived half an hour later, it would have been enough for Yuan's army to break through the Han army's defense line and capture the red dragon banner!
But it just happened like that!

At the last moment, Zhang Liao personally led the cavalry to attack, creating a storm on the battlefield!
If we were to talk about the culprit of this battle, it would definitely be Zhang He!
Zhang He naturally had a response plan in place.

"What can I do if those Xiliang old men I have conquered in my camp take the opportunity to rebel on the battlefield?"

"Do you have to bring those old Xiliang people with you to the battlefield?"

Hearing Jiang Yiqu's question, Zhang He burst into nameless anger.

"Should I bring it?"

Zhang He was very emotional.

"If I were to lead the infantry on the plain to resist the cavalry, wouldn't that mean I would use the blood and flesh of my soldiers to delay the cavalry?"

"I brought more soldiers with me to resist the enemy cavalry, but now you are questioning me? If you have the ability, lead your own troops to resist those cavalry!"

Jiang Yiqu didn't expect that Zhang He, who had always been submissive, would be so irritable today and even directly questioned Yuan Shao's pre-war arrangements!
"Zhang He! What do you want to do? Rebellion?"

As he spoke, Jiang Yiqu drew out his sword.

"Oh?"

Zhang He also sneered and drew his sword, pointing it directly at Jiang Yiqu standing opposite him: "I should be the one asking you, what do you want to do?"

"As a general under Lord Yuan, you dare to draw your sword against me? You are courting death!"

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense!
Firefight!

Moreover, the fight happened after a great defeat!
The soldiers behind Jiang Yiqu were trembling with fear and began to look around at the empty space, thinking about escaping soon.

Just then, a voice finally sounded.

"What are you doing?"

It’s Yuan Shao.

Although Yuan Shao didn't seem to be in good condition, he finally stood up.

When he saw Yuan Shao, Zhang He was a little hesitant. After thinking for a while, he put away his sword.

"Yiqu!"

When Jiang Yiqu heard Yuan Shao scolding him, he felt wronged: "Mr. Yuan, the failure of this battle is all Zhang He's fault! He..."

"Shut up!"

Yuan Shao glared at Jiang Yiqu.

"This failure was caused by me alone!"

After that, Yuan Shao came to Zhang He and asked with concern: "You have worked hard, are you injured?"

……

When Zhang He saw that Yuan Shao, who had always treated him coldly, suddenly became enthusiastic towards him, he was not moved but felt a little disgusted.

Because he knew clearly that Yuan Shao's behavior was only due to his concern for the intact 20,000 troops behind him.

Once Zhang He and Jiang Yiqu came into conflict, the defeated soldiers gathered by Jiang Yiqu would be no match for Zhang He.

That's why Yuan Shao changed his usual behavior, angrily scolded Jiang Yiqu, and started to care about Zhang He again.

Zhang He glanced at Jiang Yiqu, whose face was filled with resentment, and his eyes were full of the hurt he had once experienced.

But fortunately, from today on, Zhang He will no longer have to suffer grievances in front of Yuan Shao!
Zhang He followed Yuan Shao into the camp and received unprecedented treatment.

Not only was he given a high title of general, but he was also given thousands of pieces of silk and countless treasures.

In order to win over Zhang He, who had the strongest military force at that time, Yuan Shao obviously spared no expense.

However, the relationship between the emperor and his minister did not always remain so harmonious.

A few days later, news came from Hedong that Ju Shou had been captured, and the emperor asked Yuan Shao to exchange Chunyu Qiong for Ju Shou.

Naturally, Yuan Shao was reluctant to hand over the only general who could lead troops under his command.

And to some extent, Yuan Shao actually hoped that Ju Su would die directly at the hands of the emperor.

But Zhang He had no choice.

After learning of this condition, Zhang He immediately came to Yuan Shao in full armor and saluted him.

"Ju Shou has made great contributions and has worked hard. I hope Lord Yuan will allow Ju Shou to return to Hebei!"

The implication is that...

Chunyu Qiong, once one of the Eight Commanders of Xiyuan and now Yuan Shao's confidant, must complete the deal and get Ju Su back!
(End of this chapter)