Chapter 275: Accumulated Victory

Although Yuan Shao's remaining family foundation was not bad, Su Fan still would not pay too much attention to it—not out of arrogance.

It was just that at present, if Yuan Shao wanted to rely on the Yuan clan's remaining foundation to turn the tables, it was absolutely impossible.

Contending for the world was not something you could do just by having a few experts.

Otherwise, those founding emperors would all be the strongest in the world, yet in reality, that was not the case.

Unless you possessed the strength to suppress the world.

If you possessed peerless combat power exceeding the Dharma Image stage, or abilities exceeding the Yin Spirit stage, then perhaps there might be a possibility of turning the tables.

But did the Yuan clan have that?

They had none at all. Since the establishment of the Divine Han, the strongest had only reached the peak of the Dharma Image stage or the peak of the Yin Spirit stage, as if they were shackled by something and unable to break through.

And such experts were still unable to turn the tables; Zhang Jiao's strength back then had reached the Yin Spirit stage, and didn't he end up dying in the end?

And at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Overlord's strength likely exceeded the Dharma Image stage, yet he was still defeated.

It could be seen that in this realm of contention, personal martial strength was important but could not save one from a desperate situation.

Still the same saying: without the power to transcend this world, one could only act within these rules.

Su Fan's comprehensive strength was already the greatest in the world; Yuan Shao's power was simply insufficient to confront him.

The terror of temple calculations was now manifest.

In these two years of fighting Yuan Shao's army, the generals under Su Fan's command had not used any military tactics; they were just the simplest battle methods.

If it was a field battle, it was a surprise attack by cavalry, with long-range strikes from bows, crossbows, firearms, and cannons.

In close-quarters combat, they confronted them with powerful heavy-armored infantry.

Completely exceeding the comprehensive capabilities of the opponent's army, it was a total crushing victory. In field battles, Yuan Shao's army had never won a single time.

The field battles were completely crushing victories. Relying on astonishing personal quality and ability, as well as weapons and equipment far superior to the opponent's, the battle losses were also quite significant.

Often, Yuan Shao's army of ten might barely manage to take down one Xuzhou soldier.

Sometimes even more.

These field battles resulted in losses for Yuan Shao similar to those of a siege battle.

Ten thousand Xuzhou troops could chase down one hundred thousand of Yuan Shao's troops in the field.

It was completely bullying; even those long-range troops were all armored, with a layer of iron armor and a layer of leather armor.

And heavy-armored infantry, such as blade-shield soldiers and Mo-dao soldiers, all wore three layers of iron armor.

A few soldiers could take down the low-level officers under Yuan Shao.

One could imagine what this battle looked like.

In these two years, Yuan Shao had also relied on his powerful foundation; any other warlord would absolutely have been unable to persist for so long.

However, it was almost over.

Yuan Shao's family foundation was also almost exhausted.

Su Fan could continuously attack for these two years because he had a powerful logistical foundation, and his troop sources were endless. The appearance of the militia system meant that under his governance, there was no lack of troops.

Although the grain consumed in these two years was a terrifying number, ten years of storage had made the grain under his governance abundant to a maddening degree.

So he could attack continuously without any scruples.

Yuan Shao could not; the war made the grain under Yuan Shao's governance less and less, while the great battles consumed more and more. With one side growing and the other waning, the outcome was destined.

Yuan Shao had no choice but to use this final desperate move.

Unfortunately, he underestimated Su Fan. He thought that since Su Fan's great generals were all away, he could succeed.

He had not expected Su Fan's own strength to be extremely powerful, and Su Fan also had a trump card: Dian Wei, this bodyguard, had never appeared.

On ordinary days, he was just one of the personal guards, and the strength he displayed was only at the second level of Gang Refining.

This was not because Su Fan was insidious, but because on ordinary days, there was simply no way to show Dian Wei's power.

He was not like Old Cao, who would personally lead the army at every turn. Even when he went to the battlefield, he almost never commanded, at most acting as a commander in terms of logistics.

Moreover, the number of fierce generals under his command was so great that there was simply no need for Dian Wei.

In the Battle of Chenliu, Lv Bu, the peerless fierce general invincible in the world, was blocked by the old general Huang Zhong; his invincible momentum was intercepted.

As for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Imperial Court, so what?

Under Huang Zhong's command, Su Fan had given him fifty thousand elites, just to let him block Lv Bu.

Huang Zhong's ability naturally went without saying, especially since, as an old general, he lacked the impetuousness of youth and was most suitable for defense.

Deploying to block the Imperial Court's army left Lv Bu and the Imperial Court's army with no temper at all.

Originally, the Imperial Court wanted to use Lv Bu's terrifying personal combat power to break the opponent, but they failed to achieve their goal, and their army was not as elite as Su Fan's.

The outcome was just like that.

To deal with Lv Bu, there was no need for Dian Wei or Xu Chu, let alone other places.

In Jing Province, where Liu Biao and Liu Bei were, there was the combination of Taishi Ci, Chen Dao, and Zhao Yun.

The strength of the three was not weaker than Guan and Zhang, especially Zhao Yun, this fierce man.

After Gongsun Zan was defeated, Su Fan sought him out at the first opportunity. Previously, he had no choice because Zhao Yun was loyal, so he could not subdue him, but Gongsun Zan was dead.

That was different.

Yuan Shao also wanted to recruit Zhao Yun, but unfortunately, he could not compare to Su Fan.

So even though Su Fan was fighting on three fronts, he still had enough fierce generals.

Dian Wei could only be aggrieved by his side, but the former didn't care; Old Dian didn't have many thoughts about being enfeoffed as a marquis or general.

He had no ambition; previously, mixing in the army, he just wanted to eat his fill and let his family live better.

He was a bit simple and honest; following Su Fan, he naturally ate better, as Su Fan was quite an expert on food.

In his first life, Su Fan, as a rich second generation, had studied food quite a bit.

So Old Dian was quite happy by Su Fan's side.

He never felt aggrieved.

Such a personality was also the most favored by his master.

"E Lai, take this person down."

"My Lord, should I chop him?" Dian Wei responded with a buzz. In his view, since this guy dared to assassinate the Lord, there was no need for nonsense; chopping him was best.

Hearing Dian Wei's words, this assassin of the Yuan family suddenly felt a chill in his neck and shrank repeatedly on the ground, his eyes looking frantically at Su Fan.

Clearly, he was also very afraid, deeply fearing that Su Fan would nod.

But fortunately, Su Fan was a man who kept his word; since he had promised, he had no intention of taking action.

"No need. Regardless, keep this guy for now, but guard him strictly. If he makes the slightest move, chop him immediately."

"General Pacifying the East, rest assured, this lowly one will definitely be honest."

"Definitely honest."

Sensing that chilling tone, this person also shouted repeatedly.

"Hmph!"

Su Fan just snorted coldly and then waved his hand impatiently.

Dian Wei, hearing this, also stepped forward, grabbed the collar of the other party's neck, and dragged him out. ===== CHAPTER 276 =====