Chapter 625 The Daijun battle ends and Chen Youliang is defeated
Yellow Turban Army, inside the Guangzong camp.
Zhang Jiao was sitting on the main seat, his face a little ugly, because he had already learned about the situation coming from the front line.
At this moment, Zhang Jue looked coldly at Chen Youliang, Jiang Xian and others who were kneeling below. His eyes were full of coldness, which instantly made people shudder.
If Zhang Jiao in ordinary times gives people the image of a virtuous teacher who is like a spring breeze, then Zhang Jiao at this moment gives people the image of a very majestic leader.
Although Zhang Jue didn't say anything, it was this silent silence that frightened people. Every time Zhang Jue struck the chair he sat on, it was like a war drum, beating the hearts of Chen Youliang and others kneeling below.
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Time passed slowly like this. I don't know how long it took before Zhang Jue took the initiative to open his mouth and said: "Chen Youliang, I gave you an army of 90,000 and asked you to capture the land of Daijun."
"But the result is that not only did you fail to capture Daijun, but you were defeated by the reinforcements of the Han army. A total of 90,000 troops were unable to stop the 15,000 people from Bingzhou, plus the 10,000 defenders from Daijun.
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"Not only did we lose four counties, but we also lost 40,000 troops, causing 23,000 casualties, and 17,000 people were captured. Chen Youliang, you really make me proud!"
Although Zhang Jue spoke very softly and his tone sounded very calm, the disciples who often served Zhang Jue knew deeply that this was a manifestation of the fierce burning anger in their master Zhang Jue's heart.
Zhang Jiao did not blame Jiang Xian, because Jiang Xian was just an assistant. He was specially sent to Chen Youliang by Ge Rong, hoping to help Chen Youliang win Daijun as soon as possible.
After Daijun is captured, Chen Youliang can detach some of his troops and ask Jiang Xian to lead them to Zhuojun, and defeat Zhang Renyuan and other generals stationed in Zhuojun as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, their plan completely disappeared with the appearance of Qin Lang. Not only did they fail to capture Dai County, but they suffered heavy losses.
Therefore, Chen Youliang, who was the leader of this army, was naturally to be blamed.
Zhang Jiao still valued Chen Youliang very much. Not only did the latter have good strategic skills, but his ability to command the army was considered a first-rate general among today's Yellow Turbans.
Because of this, Zhang Jiao promoted Chen Youliang many times and accepted him as his disciple, becoming one of the thirty-six square canal commanders.
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. It was precisely because Zhang Jiao had great hope for Chen Youliang that he was so angry after he was defeated by the Han army!
Because of his failure, there was a chain reaction in an instant. Not only did the situation in Jizhou have no chance to break the situation, but even Zhuojun in Youzhou no longer had such a good opportunity.
Not only that, the 80,000 soldiers and horses that Chen Youliang brought out this time were carefully selected by Zhang Jiaojing, but those ordinary Yellow Turbans were elites who had been tempered by blood and fire many times and still survived to this day.
If Chen Youliang can successfully capture Daijun this time, he will not only be able to complete the pre-planned strategy of fighting out from the rear of Jizhou, attacking Huangfu Song from both front and rear, and defeating Jizhou in one battle, he will also be able to complete other battlefield strategies and thus change the situation in the north.
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In order to accomplish this goal, Zhang Jiaodu considered mobilizing troops from Youzhou to ensure that Chen Youliang could capture Daijun, which was garrisoned by Fu Rui, the prefect of Daijun.
However, as Jiang Xian led an army of 10,000 to help, Zhang Jiao did not continue to mobilize troops to support.
It's a pity that God's calculations are not as good as those of man. Zhang Jiao really didn't expect that his army of 90,000 Yellow Turbans would actually defeat the 15,000 Yanmen troops commanded by Qin Lang, plus more than 10,000 county soldiers in the hands of Fu Rui.
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After hearing what Zhang Jiao said, Chen Youliang immediately lowered his head in shame, because a defeat is a defeat. Chen Youliang is also a person who can take things up and let them go. There is no need to stiffen his neck and defend.
In this battle, Chen Youliang worked hard and racked his brains in order to win, but it was still of no use. In the face of absolute strength, any strategy was vulnerable!
In particular, Qin Lang, the commander-in-chief of the Han army, was not only brave and resourceful, but his ability to lead the army was not inferior to him.
Although there is not much difference in the abilities of the generals, the difference between the generals under his command can be seen with the naked eye.
In the Battle of Daijun, the Yanmen Army was full of fierce generals: Qin Ming, Lin Chong, Luan Tingyu, Luan Tingfang, Sun Li, Jie Zhen, Jie Bao...
Although the generals here may become cannon fodder if they are unlucky in the Battle of Hetao, but they can definitely be regarded as the mainstay in the battle against the Yellow Turban Army.
On the other hand, Chen Youliang's only two people who are really good at this are him and Jiang Xian. As for the rest, they are basically ordinary super first-class people in the early stages, and have not even reached super first-class strength.
Therefore, he was convinced that he lost this battle and had nothing to defend.
"This battle was defeated at the hands of Qin Lang. I am convinced that I lost. It was my incompetence that embarrassed my master. Please forgive me." Chen Youliang took the initiative to plead guilty.
When everyone in the hall saw Chen Youliang, they didn't offer any excuse. Instead, they looked like they were begging for death. They didn't know where this guy was wrong, and they quickly prepared to plead for him.
However, before they had time to plead, Zhang Jue, who was sitting on the main seat, burst into laughter.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Zhang Jiao shouted hello three times in a row, and then looked at Chen Youliang with a satisfied expression. In fact, Zhang Jiao was very defensive about Chen Youliang at first, because he felt that this person was a mean and ungrateful person.
However, as the Yellow Turban Army became more and more powerful, it would soon face a shortage of talents. For the sake of the overall situation, Zhang Jiao promoted Chen Youliang.
In the process of communication, Zhang Jiao became more and more aware of Chen Youliang's ability, so he valued him more and more. Because of this, he was able to become one of the thirty-six Fangqu Commanders of the Yellow Turban!
At this moment, seeing Chen Youliang say such words from the heart, Zhang Jiao was naturally very happy, so he immediately praised: "This is worthy of being my disciple of Zhang Jiao. Win must be open and aboveboard, and lose must be convinced."
After Zhang Jiao said these words of praise, he stood up from his seat, walked slowly down and helped Chen Youliang up, saying: "It is impossible to lose. I have been losing these days, as long as I win back next time!"
"Master?" Chen Youliang was stunned when he heard Zhang Jiao's words of encouragement.
He did not expect that his master Zhang Jiao would not blame him for the defeat at all, which would affect the Yellow Turban Army's next plan. Instead, he would comfort him, which made his originally deep heart suddenly warm.
"Master, if you treat me like this, what should I do next?" Chen Youliang sighed in his heart.