Chapter 695: The Liangzhou Army must not be insulted! [3]

"General."

"General."

Duan Yu dismounted from his Red Dragon Cloud-Treading Beast, and the surrounding Liangzhou soldiers all saluted Duan Yu one after another.

Cao Cao, Qu Yi, and Gao Shun came before Duan Yu's horse.

"Ziyi..."

"Lord, this subordinate is guilty; please punish me, Lord."

Before Cao Cao could finish his words, Qu Yi stepped forward and knelt on one knee before Duan Yu.

Duan Yu was taken aback.

He looked toward Gao Shun.

Gao Shun also stepped forward at the same time, lowered his head, and said: "Lord, this subordinate did not complete the Lord's mission."

Hmm?

"Bo Cai escaped?" Duan Yu asked curiously.

That shouldn't be.

He had walked all the way from the direction of Changshe, and there were remnants of the Huang Jin army everywhere.

And there were clear traces of a great battle at Changshe.

The direction of the Huang Jin army's retreat was exactly as he had predicted.

Gao Shun and Qu Yi led five thousand troops, plus Cao Cao's one thousand, totaling six thousand men.

With six thousand men attacking while the enemy was halfway across the river, and with intent against the unprepared, could they still let Bo Cai escape?

"Ziyi, Bo Cai did not escape, it's just... there was a change halfway through. This matter cannot be blamed on Qu Yi or Gao Shun."

Cao Cao sighed and then recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

When Cao Cao spoke of Zhu Jun passing them by and uttering provocations and insults, Qu Yi, kneeling on the ground, clenched his fists and trembled all over.

Duan Yu listened expressionlessly as Cao Cao recounted the sequence of events.

"So, Sun Jian snatched the credit first."

After listening to Cao Cao's words, Duan Yu said softly.

Cao Cao nodded: "That is indeed the case. At the time, Bo Cai had already committed suicide, but before he died, he had his subordinates throw his head into the river. It was Cheng Pu, a subordinate of Sun Jian, who snatched Bo Cai's head in the water."

"At the time, General Qu Yi argued vigorously, but Zhu Jun used his position to pressure them."

"Lord." Qu Yi's head was bowed very low: "Lord, this subordinate is incompetent and has brought shame to the Lord."

Duan Yu's gaze swept around.

The surrounding Liangzhou soldiers were all clenching their fists, their eyes filled with humiliation.

Duan Yu stepped forward and reached out to pat Qu Yi on the shoulder.

In the Liangzhou army, the generals were generally under twenty, and those slightly older were only in their early twenties.

At this age, they were in the prime of their youth and vigor.

Qu Yi's personality was not like Gao Shun's or Zhang Liao's, which were relatively gentle.

Compared to the two, Qu Yi's personality was more violent.

It is conceivable that if Cao Cao hadn't stopped him today, and if Gao Shun hadn't suppressed him, Qu Yi would inevitably have fought Sun Jian and even Zhu Jun to the death.

Being able to swallow this humiliation, one can imagine how uncomfortable Qu Yi felt in his heart.

Duan Yu reached out and helped the kneeling Qu Yi up.

"Yigong, it is I who have let you suffer this grievance."

Duan Yu patted Qu Yi's shoulder and looked at him, saying: "If it weren't for you considering the overall situation, how could you have suffered such humiliation?"

"It is not that you brought shame to me; it is that you bore this humiliation for my sake."

Qu Yi, who had been bowing his head, suddenly shook all over, raised his head, and looked at Duan Yu with bloodshot eyes: "Lord... this subordinate..."

"You are not wrong!"

Duan Yu said decisively: "You fought for the brothers who were bleeding and fighting to win credit."

"To complete the mission I gave you, what wrong did you commit?"

"The ones who are wrong are them!"

"Snatching military credit, uttering provocations, insulting my Liangzhou army!"

"Everyone, reorganize the army immediately and set off for Yangzhai."

"I want to see what kind of things Zhu Jun and Sun Jian are, and whether they have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard to dare insult my Liangzhou army!"

Duan Yu mounted his horse and scanned the entire battlefield.

Countless Liangzhou soldiers looked at Duan Yu with burning eyes.

"My Liangzhou army has come all the way from Liangzhou, thousands of miles away, bleeding and fighting; no one can lightly insult us."

"Today, I will take you to see who dares to insult my Liangzhou army."

"Whoever does so will have to pay the price."

"Everyone, mount your horses!"

Cao Cao stood there, looking bewildered.

"Ziyi, are you really going back to fight them to the death?" Cao Cao asked, widening his small eyes.

Duan Yu sneered: "Fight to the death?"

"They are not worthy."

"Just two pieces of trash."

Saying this, Duan Yu flicked the reins in his hand and waved toward the direction of Yangzhai.

"Set off."

Behind him, Qu Yi, Gao Shun, Lu Bu, and thousands of Liangzhou soldiers mounted their horses with menacing momentum.

The general is the soul of the army.

At this moment, the soul of the Liangzhou army had returned. ===== CHAPTER 697 =====