Chapter 334: Strike while the iron is hot and break down all fronts of Wei State! I am not the only idiot, our whole family is idiot!
cavalry!

Thousands of Chu cavalrymen unexpectedly came from upstream of the Jialu River!
The timing of the attack by this cavalry was just right, as if they had been lying in ambush in advance, waiting for their army to be swept away by the flood.

But no matter how smart Xiao Fang was, how could he have predicted that the Jialu River would flood at this time?

This is not a divine calculation, but a god who can predict the future!
how can that be!

Yuan Shang froze in place, as if he was frightened out of his wits and completely stunned.

"The Chu cavalry is coming, run away!"

"Everyone, run! If we don't leave, we will all die!"

...

The terrified screams of the Wei army rang in his ears, awakening Yuan Shang from his trance and shock.

The Wei soldiers who had just escaped danger fell into panic again in an instant. Without even taking a breath, they fled.

They ignored all weapons and flags and threw them all on the ground.

Yuan Shang suddenly came to his senses, fear replaced confusion, he turned his horse around and tried to escape.

"Third Master, wait for me, don't abandon me~~"

Feng Ji had already climbed up from the mud, and was stumbling towards him, begging and shouting.

Yuan Shang hesitated for only a moment, then gritted his teeth:

"Feng Yuantu, it's not that I won't wait for you. If I wait for you, we will both die!"

"I am the crown prince of the Great Wei. I am responsible for the survival of thousands of people in the Great Wei. I cannot die here."

"You take care of yourself, I can only go first!"

He whipped his horse and galloped away.

Feng Ji, who was standing on the beach, saw that Yuan Shang ignored him and fled away, and he felt extremely sad.

"Yuan Shang, oh Yuan Shang, I am loyal to you and support you in your fight for the throne. How can you abandon me?"

"Yuan Shang, Yuan Shang ah——"

Feng Ji shouted in grief and anger, missed a step and fell headfirst to the ground.

He had exhausted all his strength struggling in the water just now, and now he was mentally traumatized and fell to the ground. He was completely exhausted and couldn't get up no matter what.

At this time, the Chu army's cavalry had already arrived like a tide.

The Wei soldiers who had no time to flee were knocked to the ground in large numbers, and their heads were harvested like wheat.

In a blink of an eye, the river beach on the north bank was covered with blood, just like the south bank.

When Feng Ji used up his last bit of strength, struggled to get up, and knelt with his back straight, the Chu cavalry had already passed by like shuttles.

He was already surrounded by thousands of Chu troops.

The grief and anger were quickly replaced by the instinct for survival, and Feng Ji had no choice but to get up and crawl forward.

The Chu soldiers, who were blood-thirsty, seemed not to notice his existence. They rushed past him one after another, but no one took action.

Just when Feng Ji was secretly rejoicing, thinking that he was lucky enough to escape with his life.

Zhang Xiu was riding a horse, holding a bloody spear in his hand, and whizzed past him right in front of him.

Zhang Xiu caught a glimpse of a person crawling on the ground. Without thinking, he stabbed out with the bloody spear in his hand.

When Feng Ji realized something was wrong and raised his head tremblingly, he saw a burst of cold light and a bloody gun tip coming towards him.

Feng Ji's eyes widened, and endless fear surged out of his eyes.

At this moment, he could feel the hands of death already gripping his neck.

"boom!"

There was a muffled sound of collapse.

Feng Ji's head exploded immediately.

Zhang Xiu stepped on Feng Ji's fallen body, rode his horse and raised his spear, continuing to kill the Wei soldiers who were scattered in panic.

On both sides of the Jialu River, corpses were scattered everywhere and the river beach was stained with blood.

Twenty miles away.

After fleeing for a whole night, Yuan Shang finally stopped running after making sure that the Chu army did not continue to pursue him.

Looking around, he saw that there were only less than a hundred personal guards following him.

An army of 20,000 was completely wiped out by him.

Yuan Shang gnashed his teeth, his face full of grief, anger and shame, and his fists were clenched until they crackled.

Recalling that day, he boasted to Yuan Shao that he would recapture Xuchang within ten days.

Now.

Not only did he fail to recapture Xuchang, he also completely destroyed the 20,000 precious soldiers and horses!

He used a devastating defeat in which his entire army was annihilated to prove to the world that he was indeed a fool.

This means that in the eyes of the world, he is no better than Yuan Tan, and both brothers are just mediocre and incompetent wastes.

This also means that it is impossible to recapture Xuchang, and the last hope of turning the tide of the war in Henan has been shattered.

The fall of Henan is a foregone conclusion!

Yuan Shao's only choice was to give up Henan and retreat back to Hebei in disgrace.

Like Yuan Tan, he became the culprit for the Yuan family's loss of Henan!
"I clearly have a destiny, and I was clearly meant to be the Crown Prince of Wei, so why did I fail miserably like this?"

"Oh my goodness, why did you send such a flood to humiliate me?"

Yuan Shang, who was so upset that he wanted to cry but had no tears, looked up to the sky and cursed the heavens.

Apparently, even now, with his wisdom, he still hasn't figured out how the flood came about.

He naively believed that the flood was sent by God, not Xiao Fang's masterpiece.

"There seems to be some movement in the south. Could it be that the Chu army is chasing us?"

I don't know who it was, but suddenly someone screamed out in surprise.

The remaining Wei troops are now in a state of panic, like frightened birds at the slightest sign of trouble.

When someone shouted like that, everyone didn't even bother to look closely and ran away in a hurry.

Yuan Shang's grief and anger were immediately replaced by fear. He no longer cared to curse the sky and whipped his horse desperately to escape.

...

Xuchang, Futang.

Xiao Fangzheng frowned and stared at the desk full of memorials and official documents.

When Xuchang was first taken, there were many things to do, not only military affairs, but all government affairs had to be decided by him.

Looking at the mountain of official business, Xiao Fang felt a headache.

"Forget it. We've already accumulated so much anyway. It doesn't matter if we keep it for a few more days. Let's save it for when A-Liang is transferred from Xiangyang to deal with it."

"After all, he is a professional in handling government affairs..." Xiao Fang muttered to himself, then stood up and yawned lazily, intending to go back for a good sleep.

Footsteps sounded.

Two generals, their blood-stained battle robes, excitedly stepped into the palace.

Wei Yan and Zhang Xiu are back.

One look at the excited expressions on their faces, and there was no doubt that the battle had been won.

"Prime Minister, everything is just as you expected!"

"As expected, Yuan Shang is crossing the river to pursue us. We will use your strategy, Prime Minister, to defeat the Wei army with a water attack!"

"The 20,000 invading Wei troops were almost completely wiped out!"

"We killed Su You and Feng Ji, and Yuan Shang fled north in disgrace with only a hundred cavalrymen!"

The two of them chatted excitedly about the battle.

Xiao Fang, who was feeling sleepy at first, was no longer sleepy in an instant.

"Well, very good, you fought brilliantly in this battle. I will ask the king for your credit!"

"Someone, bring some wine and prepare a celebration banquet for Wen Chang and Wen Jin!"

Xiao Fang smiled and waved his fan and shouted.

A celebratory banquet was soon set up.

"The Prime Minister's plan wiped out 20,000 Wei troops in the blink of an eye. It was truly a stroke of genius!"

"I, Wei Yan, have really gained new insights today."

"This glass of wine is for the Prime Minister's brilliant strategy!"

Wei Yan was filled with admiration and raised his glass in a gesture of almost worship.

Zhang Xiu also raised his glass and followed suit in praising him.

Xiao Fang smiled, raised his glass and drank it all with the two of them.

"Prime Minister, we have won this battle, what should we do next?"

Wei Yan wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth and asked again with an eager look in his eyes.

Xiao Fang could naturally see that this young Guan Yu was not satisfied with the great victory at the Jialu River battle and wanted to gain more credit.

"Kong Ming has led 5,000 Jingzhou soldiers on his way to Xuchang. Once he takes over Xuchang, you can lead your troops north and attack Chenliu directly."

"Don't worry, you will get a lot of credit."

Xiao Fang smiled and "exposed" the two generals' thoughts.

Wei Yan and Zhang Xiu looked at each other and smiled embarrassedly.

"Let's quickly report the victory to the king and ask him to attack Suiyang vigorously. We should also send the victory report to General Yunchang as soon as possible and ask him to attack Hulao Pass."

"After this battle, the morale of the Wei army has been further weakened. We must strike while the iron is hot and break down all of their defenses."

"It won't be long before we recover the Central Plains and drive Yuan Shao back to Hebei!"

Xiao Fang outlined a grand blueprint, and raised his glass:

"Come on, let's drink to our heart's content today and celebrate Chu's recovery of the Central Plains!"

Wei Yan and Zhang Xiu laughed loudly and raised their wine glasses.

Hearty and high-spirited laughter echoed in the lobby.

...

Suiyang.

Yuan Shao was pacing back and forth in the tent, leaning on a cane and dragging his sick body.

The sound of Hanwei cannons could be heard from time to time. Yuan Shang had led his troops south to Xuchang for several days, but there had been no news yet, which made him upset and restless.

"Father, you are not well yet, you should sit down and rest."

Yuan Tan, with gauze wrapped on his head, stepped forward and wanted to support Yuan Shao to show his filial piety.

However, Yuan Shao raised his cane and pushed him aside in annoyance.

"I don't need you to pretend to be a filial son here!"

"If you were truly filial, you wouldn't have ruined Xuzhou, ruined Xuchang, and ruined so many of my troops!"

"If not, why would I send your brother to recapture Xuchang and clean up the mess for you?"

"Why would I worry about your brother?"

Yuan Shao was filled with frustration and had no place to vent it, so since Yuan Tan had fallen into his trap, he started to scold him.

Every word he spoke was like a knife, cutting into Yuan Tan's heart.

Yuan Tan felt a pain in his heart, but he dared not show it. He could only lower his head silently and let Yuan Shao curse him, while his fists were secretly clenched.

Guo Tu, Chunyu Qiong and other members of the Ruying faction were secretly upset when they saw Yuan Tan being ridiculed by Yuan Shao, but they did not dare to speak up for Yuan Tan.

"I have promised your brother that if he can recapture Xuchang and turn our army's unfavorable situation around, I will immediately make him the crown prince!"

"A hundred years from now, this Wei kingdom will belong to your brother."

"You need to put yourself in the right place, stop having unnecessary ambitions, and assist your brother."

"do you understand?"

Yuan Shao still felt that was not enough, so he dealt Yuan Tan a fatal blow and personally admitted that he wanted to make Yuan Shang the crown prince.

Yuan Tan felt a sharp pain in his heart all of a sudden, as if he had been pierced mercilessly by Yuan Shao's sword.

He clenched his fists and slowly raised his head. The ashamed look in his eyes was gradually replaced by anger and coldness.

Guo Tu was shocked, fearing that Yuan Tan would do something impulsive due to this stimulation.

Just as he coughed a few times and wanted to remind Yuan Tan.

Footsteps were heard outside the hall.

"Father, Father!"

A young general stumbled into the hall and knelt at Yuan Shao's feet.

"Shang...Shang'er?"

"You...you...how could you?"

Yuan Shao's face turned pale with horror, the cane in his hand fell to the ground, and he was so frightened that he could not speak coherently.

There was an uproar in the hall. Everyone was shocked and stunned, looking at Yuan Shang who was kneeling on the ground.

The anger in Yuan Tan's eyes instantly turned into deep surprise and confusion.

In a flash, the suspicion in his eyes suddenly turned into a hint of secret ecstasy.

(End of this chapter)