Chapter 158: The Sovereign

"Bonghyo, are you really right to say that I did this?"

Looking at the list of 20,000 soldiers in his hand, Yuan Shu sighed lightly.

Using the lives of his subordinates to train Zhou Yu and others, although Yuan Shu had made up his mind, when it came to the end, he still couldn't bear it with the thoughts of modern people.

Guo Jia saw the benevolent appearance of Yuan Shu's woman, and comforted: "Lord, you are right! As a monarch, what you have to do is to focus on the big picture, but just give up a few soldiers, and the lord does not need to be upset. What's more, they can die on the battlefield and they deserve it, and the treatment you give to their families is not bad, is it? ”

Yuan Shu smiled bitterly: "It seems that all I can do is treat their families well!" ”

Sighing lightly again, Yuan Shu said a little confused: "Fengxiao! Do you think I really have what it takes to be a human master? I don't have extraordinary resourcefulness, nor do I have strong force and command ability, it seems that I have nothing but excellent family background and monarchical talent! ”

It was in front of Guo Jia that Yuan Shu would confide in him like this.

Some people think that Jia Xu is the one who knows how to save life and is the best at penetrating people's hearts in the Three Kingdoms, but in fact, Guo Jia is not worse than him.

quickly saw Yuan Shao's weaknesses, and was able to let loose in the ruthless Cao Cao, and won deep trust, which was enough to see his exquisite heart.

It can be said that in Cao Cao's heart at that time, I am afraid that Guo Jia's trust and recognition are much stronger than Xun Yu.

In front of Guo Jia, Yuan Shu never hid himself, and always regarded him as a trusted confidant friend. Guo Jia is also very sensible and knows how to advance and retreat, although he usually wanders, he has always been able to put himself in the right position.

After listening to what Yuan Shu said, Guo Jia said solemnly: "Lord, what will Gao Zu do? The pavilion chief was born, greedy for money and lustful, his writing was not as good as Zhang Liang Xiao He, and his martial arts were not as good as Han Xinfan. Didn't he defeat the brave and invincible Xiang Yu and dominate the world? Compared with him, the lord is much stronger in terms of background, quality, and overall situation, why can't you become a master? ”

"Looking at the ancient and modern masters, how many of them are Wen Taowu's negligence? Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the ages, didn't he also rely on the civil and military unification of the world under his command? ”

"As a human owner, you need to have excellent qualities such as firm beliefs, indomitable ambition, good at recruiting talents, following advice, clear rewards and punishments, and having the world in mind. As for civil and military affairs, it is natural that there are Jia and others who are worried about the main centimeters. ”

"With the current power of the lord, who dares not to admit that the lord is a hero? After the lord rules the world, the lord will be a model for the lord of the people! ”

Guo Jia's words were loud, and Yuan Shu was stunned.

After reacting, Yuan Shu laughed at himself: "Alas! I'm a little too soft-hearted. I'd rather be responsible for others, and rest for others to bear me, Cao Mengde's sentence is right! It's a pity that he said it too bluntly! ”

"That's it! Feng Xiao, the families of the soldiers who died in this battle must be settled. Use their blood to stimulate Gongjin's potential, and blood will not be lost! ”

In the end, Yuan Shu's face was ruthless, faintly showing a hint of heroism.

On the other side, on the battlefield of Yuzhou, the war has reached its climax.

Sun Ce finally broke out in the face of a desperate situation. At this critical juncture, he awakened the talent of the legion, and successfully led the remnants of his command to join Zhao Yun.

Joined forces to kill Zhang Fei's Chinese army. And Yu Ban also took advantage of the situation and eliminated nearly half of the soldiers under Zhang Fei's command.

Just when the battle was about to end, Guan Yu still came.

Facing the magnificent army of 30,000 Guan Yu, Zhou Yu had to give up the opportunity to destroy Zhang Fei's army and turn around to face the battle.

With the complete Ling Cao army as the vanguard, Zhao Yun and Sun Ce assisted from the side, the two armies were inseparable and very anxious.

Although Ling Cao himself had also awakened the talent of the legion, he was still much worse than Guan Yu. Moreover, Guan Yu also had Liu Ye to assist him, so his strength was somewhat beyond Zhou Yu's imagination.

The combat strength of the two sides was equal, and in the end, under the stalemate of the battle, both sides had scruples and had to withdraw their troops at the same time, ending in a draw.

When the losses were counted after the war, the teeth of Zhou Yu and others were about to be broken.

Less than half of the 20,000-strong army remained, and most of them were wounded of varying severity. This terrifying battle damage made Zhou Yu and the others feel extremely angry and unwilling, and they were a little shameless to go back to face Yuan Shu.

Since Yuan Shu raised troops in Jiangdong, he has never been defeated. But this time, this record was smeared by himself and others. Moreover, half of the army under his command was lost, which made Zhou Yu and others, who were in charge of the army for the first time, feel ashamed.

Especially Sun Ce, there are only more than 1,000 cavalry left under his command, which is simply too miserable to be miserable. And the cavalry under Zhao Yun only lost a small half, how could he, who had always been arrogant, tolerate it?

But Guanzhang is not much better. There are only a few thousand soldiers left under Zhang Fei's command, and nearly half of the soldiers under Guan Yu's command are also injured.

"Gong Jin, I didn't win this battle, and I am mainly responsible. I asked to be demoted two levels to serve as a 100-man general, and when I really broke through the first-class generals, I re-applied to be a captain. ”

If something happens, someone has to take care of it. Yuan Shu's handling of military issues has always been clear and merciless. It's Sun Ce, if it weren't for his ability and merit enough, it would be impossible to serve as this captain. And Xiang Zhaoyun and Yu Ban and others also relied on their ability to subdue everyone to the top.

Although there is no defeat now, someone must bear this terrible loss. Sun Ce knew that the reason for his failure this time was very large, if it wasn't for the awakening of his legion's talent too late, I'm afraid it wouldn't have ended like this, so he took the initiative to stand up.

As soon as Zhao Yun heard Sun Ce's words, he hurriedly stood up and said, "No, general." This time it was Yun's fault, if Yun hadn't insisted on going head-to-head with Zhang Fei, he wouldn't have wasted so much time, resulting in the defeat of the battle later. The cloud should be responsible for this loss. ”

Yu Ban also said solemnly: "General, this defeat is because the ban ability is not enough, which has dragged you back, so you should be punished and banned!" ”

Zhou Yu waved his hand with a tired face: "Okay, don't say anything." As the commander-in-chief, I am mainly responsible for this battle because I misjudged the form. The specific punishment will be decided by the lord after returning to Yangzhou! ”

Although the war is over, it does not mean that Zhou Yu and the others are safe now.

After Liu Bei learned that Zhou Yu's army had suffered heavy losses, he would definitely send a large army to encircle and suppress it. After all, the performance of Zhou Yu and others this time was a little too shocking, and they could tie with Guan Zhang. Liu Bei must have put them all on the must-kill list.

Zhou Yu led the army all the way south, and finally rushed to Jiangxia before being chased by Liu Bei. After getting the news that Zhang Liao led the army to respond, everyone really put their minds at ease.