Two hundred and sixtieth eighth chapter Baibo Yang Wei three
On August 17, the first year of Chuping, Gao Lan led eight thousand Han troops from Luoyang and went straight to Zhi County. As soon as the news reached Zhi County, Yang ordered his general Hu Cai to guard Zhi County, and he led 30,000 infantry to fight.
All battles were defeated, with more than 2,000 casualties. Gao Lan saw that Baibo's army was vulnerable, so he ordered a pursuit. In Jiyuan, northwest of Zhi County, they were attacked by 10,000 cavalrymen led by Xu Huang. The entire army was destroyed. Gao Lan defended it to the death with his own bodyguards.
Yuan Shao escaped and rode back to Luoyang alone. As soon as the news reached Luoyang, the whole city of Luoyang was in chaos and many people began to flee. Yuan Shao had no choice but to order his troops to carry out bloody suppression and closed the four gates of the capital. Luoyang city was in panic.
"What can I do? What can I do?" Yuan Shao paced back and forth in the meeting hall, roaring incessantly. The generals were so frightened that they did not dare to express their anger. Guo Tu was also trembling beside him. After all, he was the one who visited the meeting this time.
The recommended general, knowing Yuan Shao's temper, would definitely attribute the defeat to himself. As expected, Yuan Shao glanced around the hall and his eyes fell on Guo Tu. Suddenly Guo Tu felt like a glow.
Thorn, there was a panic in his heart. It was August weather now. Although Guo Tu was soaked to the bone, he still felt bitingly cold. "Guo Tu, this is the general you recommended. This is the person you reassure me about. This battle
After a defeat, I am now huddled in the city and all my eight thousand sons have been lost. Do you understand your guilt?"
Guo Tu's heart trembled, and he quickly knelt down and said: "My lord, this subordinate is innocent!" "Innocent! Hmph! How innocent are you? As the mastermind, you actually put me in such a difficult situation. What crime do you think you deserve?"
Yuan Shao said with an angry face. Guo Tu lowered his head and asked for help from the generals next to him. These people ignored his gaze. Guo Tu felt cold in his heart, "These common men usually fawn over me, but now that I am in trouble, no one can help me."
, let’s see how I deal with you bastards in the future!” He cursed secretly in his heart, but Yuan Shao’s anger was right in front of him. If he couldn’t pass this level, how could Guo Tu talk about the future? He glanced at Yuan Shao and saw Yuan Shao’s
With anger in his eyes, he gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, this battle was caused by Gao Lan's greed for merit. He originally won three out of three battles. As long as he did not pursue, he directly captured Zhi County. Now he has cut off the supply of Baibo Army.
Now the Baibo Army has already withdrawn from Sili Prefecture!"
When Yuan Shao heard this, he thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, get up!" When Guo Tu heard this, he quickly bowed respectfully to Yuan Shao and stood up. The people standing aside
When they saw Guo Tu, he blamed Gao Lan for the defeat of this battle. Everyone's faces were full of anger. In their view, victory or defeat was a matter of military strategism. Guo Tu did not want to find a way to resolve the anger in Yuan Shao's heart, but instead turned the matter over
They were all passed on to Gao Lan, which made everyone extremely uncomfortable!
When Guo Tu saw the angry faces of the generals, he didn't bother to pay attention, so he stood aside. Yuan Shao glanced at the generals, then at Guo Tu, and then said angrily: "Bring Gao Lan in!"
The personal guards had already gone out to escort Gao Lan and bring him in. Gao Lan was arrested by Yuan Shao's order after Gao Lan was defeated and returned to Luoyang. At this moment, Gao Lan no longer had the glory of wearing armor. He was covered with scars.
When Yuan Shao saw it, he was shocked, and his originally boundless anger was slowly extinguished.
"Gao Lan has met my lord!" Gao Lan struggled and bowed to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao wanted to help him, but then he thought of his eight thousand soldiers, and his heart skipped a beat. The sympathy he had for Gao Lan suddenly disappeared, and he
He said sternly: "Gao Lan, you were greedy for power and rushed forward, causing me to lose eight thousand elite soldiers in vain. Do you know your guilt?" Gao Lan cupped his fists and said: "Master, I lost this battle. I plead guilty, but I have something to do.
Report to the lord!" Yuan Shao was cold. He originally thought that Gao Lan would shirk his guilt, but he didn't expect that he would plead guilty so quickly. The anger in his chest slowly extinguished a little, "Okay, tell me what happened.
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Gao Lan cupped his hands to Yuan Shao and said, "Thank you, lord!" Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Okay, you say it!" Gao Lan pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, my subordinates were cautious in attacking the Baibo Army in this battle at the beginning.
I have never dared to be careless. Three wins in three battles is real, and the defeat of the enemy is real. After all, this group of white wave troops has only been established for a short time. They are no match for our elite army. I just didn’t expect them to set up an ambush in Jiyuan.
, my subordinates believe that there must be wise men in their army!"
"Wise man?" Yuan Shao glanced at Guo Tu doubtfully. At this moment, Guo Tu knew that it was time for him to speak, otherwise he would completely offend these Qiu Ba, so he quickly bowed and said: "Actually, my subordinates have also been thinking
Regarding this issue, Yang Feng first defeated Niufu's 50,000 elite soldiers, then captured Shangdang County, and raided Zhi County. All of this was not something that a country bumpkin could accomplish. His subordinates believed that what General Gao said was absolutely true, and among them they must
There are experts!”
As soon as Guo Tu said these words, the generals also hurriedly said: "Yes, Lord, the enemy's force in our team was estimated to be too low, which led to this defeat. This battle cannot be entirely blamed on General Gao!" Yuan Shao looked around at everyone.
The general glanced at him and saw that all the generals were speaking for Gao Lan. He knew that if Gao Lan was forcibly punished, he would definitely lose the loyalty of the soldiers, not to mention that now that Luoyang is in danger, everyone needs to work together even more, so he said solemnly: "
Well, since it was our underestimation, General Gao's crime can be alleviated. Send the order and give Gao Lan eighty military sticks to serve as a warning to others!" When the generals heard that it was not beheading, they immediately felt relieved and Gao Lan
Upon hearing this, he quickly shouted: "Thank you, my lord, for not killing me!" After saying that, he kowtowed to Yuan Shao three times. Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "Okay, go down and receive your punishment!" Gao Lan was dragged down by the law enforcement sergeant.
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Suddenly, Yuan Shao was frightened when he heard the loud beating of drums outside. This was the sound coming from the north gate, which meant that the enemy had been discovered by the north gate. At this moment, Yuan Shao already knew that if he failed to win this battle, he would definitely not be able to stay in Luoyang.
So he shouted: "Generals, listen to the order!" Everyone's hearts trembled, and they quickly bowed and said: "The last general is here!" Yuan Shao looked around at the generals with the sword in his waist, and said loudly: "The enemy is coming to attack us.
Luoyang, if our army is defeated in this battle, we will definitely lose Luoyang, and you will also become the victims of the Baibo Army. For this reason, we must do our best to fight against the Baibo Army!" The generals also know what Yuan Shao means.
He said so, and said loudly: "My subordinates must do their best to fight against the Baibo thieves, so that they never come back!" Yuan Shao glanced at the generals with satisfaction, then pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted loudly
Said: "Let's go, all the generals will follow me to the north gate!"