Chapter 232: Breaking Up

"My lord, what should we do next?"

"The coalition is about to break up, so we naturally have to leave. If we stay here any longer, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will turn around and pursue us."

Su Fan said calmly: "The remaining warlords at Hulao Pass will definitely not dare to continue. After all, when it comes down to it, Dong Zhuo has not lost too many troops and horses; he still has a million elites."

"The coalition is now divided in heart and spirit. Even if a small part remains that might truly be loyal to the Shenhan, it is useless. Even if they go over themselves, they are just going to their deaths."

Su Fan thought of Cao Cao.

At present, this is not the novel. Dong Zhuo has no intention of leaving Luoyang City. If the coalition had not had infighting and had taken Hulao Pass, then Dong Zhuo migrating from Luoyang to Chang'an City would have been possible.

Now there are less than ten warlords left, with a million troops. They have to worry instead about whether Dong Zhuo will turn around and attack them.

"However, the Yuan clan still cannot be underestimated."

Su Fan could not help but be shocked by the Yuan clan's grand gesture. Three soul Dao scholars of the eighth level of Soul Refining, borrowing artifacts, could cast attacks of the Yin Spirit level.

If it weren't for Lv Bu, I'm afraid Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would really not have survived.

Although Su Fan was not at the scene, he could guess that Lv Bu must have borne most of the attacks.

"My lord, the Yuan clan's heritage is indeed very deep, and Yuan Shao is bound to be the lord's formidable enemy in the future."

"Haha! True."

"However, what he faces next is Gongsun Zan, not me. Let's see how many trump cards Gongsun Zan can force the Yuan clan to reveal."

Su Fan was wary of the Yuan clan in his heart, but he was not afraid. After all, even if the Yuan clan had deep accumulation, it would not be too much.

Otherwise, they could have just taken action directly; why did they need to calculate so much?

Perhaps there are quite a few elders of the Soul Refining realm in the Yuan clan, but so what? True elite armies do not fear them at all.

If Lv Bu had been in the army that day, those three scholars of the eighth level of Soul Refining, even with the help of artifacts, would probably have found it very difficult to hurt Lv Bu.

Lv Bu could completely use the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, utilizing the power of the iron cavalry to break the thunder prison.

And once the military Qi is opened, the heaven and earth's vitality will be suppressed, and the power of spells will also be greatly reduced.

So the Yuan clan wanting to rely on those old guys to attack the world is thinking too much.

And Su Fan does not believe that the Yuan clan can have many old immortals. After all, the cultivation of the soul Dao is not so easy. Being able to cultivate to the Soul Refining realm is already an amazing talent.

Going further is even more difficult.

Even if the Yuan clan has accumulated for thousands of years, so what? The soul Dao values comprehension and Dao practice realm, not something that can be improved by resources.

"My lord thinks that in the north, between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu and Han the Inspector are stronger now, right?"

"Hehe! Zhicai, you want to test me? Liu Yu is the Youzhou Inspector, which is indeed true, but it is a pity that he is indecisive. If it were in a peaceful era, he would not fail to be a famous minister, but it is a pity that this is a chaotic world, which requires tyrannical power."

"In this regard, Gongsun Zan is very strong. He has the White Horse Righteous Followers, which are not inferior to the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Liu Yu is absolutely not his opponent."

"As for Han the Inspector, he is the same as Liu Yu, and he might be even worse than Liu Yu. After all, Liu Yu has the identity of a Shenhan imperial clan member, while he is just a student of the Yuan clan. Just this identity alone makes them lower their heads when facing Yuan Shao."

"Yuan Shao, with the help of the Yuan clan's power, has great influence in Jizhou, and Han the Inspector is not a person of great talent and bold vision..."

Su Fan shook his head. To say these Inspectors and Provincial Governors of the late Han, they naturally occupied great advantages, but compared to the three of Cao, Liu, and Sun, they were far behind.

Temperament and ambition can represent a person's upper limit.

"Of course, Yuan Shao's reputation is not good now. Whether he can take Jizhou is also a question."

Speaking of this, Su Fan suddenly felt a bit of schadenfreude. He did not expect Yuan Shao to do such a stupid thing.

If you want to do it, do it cleanly.

He did not expect to be caught in the act.

Of course, Gongsun Zan also hid very deeply, and there was a fierce general of the Divine Treasury realm who had not let him show his strength.

Su Fan naturally knew who that fierce general of the Divine Treasury realm was. Wasn't it Brother Yun?

Zhao Zilong, who is full of courage.

To tell the truth, he had sent people to inquire about the other party's news very early, but it is a pity that the other party had left three years ago.

So he had no chance to recruit the former.

For Zhao Yun, Su Fan naturally admired him quite a bit. In historical novels, Zhao Yun did not have much of a record to speak of.

However, Su Fan knew that the other party was absolutely a cavalry commander. To say that Su Fan has quite a few martial generals under his command now, but cavalry commanders like Zang Ba and Chen Dao are still a bit lacking.

Unable to fully exert the power of the cavalry.

Not to mention compared to Lv Bu, they are even a bit worse than Zhang Liao and the others.

But that is also true. After all, Taishi Ci and the others are not people from the north. Lv Bu and Zhang Liao have been at the border since they were young and have always commanded cavalry, so they are naturally experienced.

Zhao Yun served in the White Horse Righteous Followers, and his understanding of cavalry absolutely exceeds Chen Dao and the others.

But failing to win over Zhao Yun, Su Fan was at most a little disappointed. There are not few cavalry generals.

And Su Fan believes that after battle after battle, Chen Dao and the others will become experienced and will absolutely not be worse than Zhao Yun and the others.

Now Zhao Yun is in Gongsun Zan's hands and will inevitably be reused. Even if Yuan Shao takes Jizhou in the future, facing Gongsun Zan, if there is Liu Bei to resist together, then whether Yuan Shao can win is still an unknown.

So what if the Yuan clan's heritage is deep? The role played by three Divine Treasury fierce generals on the battlefield far exceeds that of three scholars of the seventh or eighth level of Soul Refining.

Unless you are that kind of top-tier strategist.

Of course, Su Fan knows that Gongsun Zan is not inferior to Yuan Shao in terms of martial generals, but in terms of strategists, he is far behind.

Without strategists to plan, to tell the truth, whether Gongsun Zan and the others are Yuan Shao's opponents is also an unknown.

Unless you have absolute power, you can suppress all schemes.

Just like Su Fan's warfare, he often comes with the right way. As long as he considers it thoroughly, he uses powerful logistics, advanced military schools, and powerful personal military skills to crush the enemy army.

"Then which one of the two does the lord favor more?"

Xi Zhicai asked curiously. He actually understood that among the two great warlords in the north, there were probably only these two.

Xi Zhicai asked curiously; he actually understood that among the two great warlords of the north, it was likely only these two.

Su Fan thought for a while before speaking slowly.

No matter what, Yuan Shao is a disciple of the Yuan clan. Their Yuan family's heritage is strong enough to drag Gongsun Zan to death.

Besides, the potential of Jizhou far exceeds that of Youzhou. If Gongsun Zan does not have the help of outsiders, he will not win in the end.

"It seems the lord favors Yuan Benchu more, so he cannot be allowed to rise."

Xi Zhicai actually had this thought too. ===== CHAPTER 233 =====

Xi Zhicai actually held this same thought.