Chapter 364

Seeing this, Tian Feng stood up and retorted to Qu Yi in a deep voice:

"Qu Yi, the candidate for the expedition is a matter decided by the lord."

"As a general under the lord, you can make suggestions, but you cannot make decisions on behalf of the lord without authorization."

Tian Feng's words were intended to remind Qu Yi to pay attention to his attitude.

But to Qu Yi's ears, it became a naked provocation.

"Hmph! Tian Yuanhao, you are just a rat who only knows how to hide behind the scenes."

"How can you decide matters on the battlefield?"

"You!!!"

Tian Feng was so angry that his old face turned red.

But Qu Yi was obviously not just targeting Tian Feng alone.

In Qu Yi's eyes, the civil and military officials in the Yuan camp, one by one, were all out-and-out trash!

Even Yuan Shao, in Qu Yi's eyes, was just a straw bag.

Yes, Qu Yi is just that arrogant!

Just that arrogant!

In Qu Yi's heart, in the Battle of Jieqiao back then, if it weren't for him and the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers fighting hard.

I fear Yuan Shao would have been under the ravages of Gongsun Zan and the White Horse Followers!

There would be no such achievements today.

Besides this.

Qu Yi was also brooding over the fact that Yuan Shao didn't take him to participate in the coalition last time.

Qu Yi believed that Yuan Shao deliberately wanted to suppress him and didn't want him to gain military merit.

Otherwise, how could the mere Xiliang Iron Cavalry and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry be the opponents of the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers?

Therefore, this time Qu Yi decided to stand up himself, and no matter what, he had to make Yuan Shao send him and the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers.

But Qu Yi's arrogance and domineering had already caused unanimous resentment among the civil and military officials of the Yuan camp.

Including Yan Liang and Chunyu Qiong and others, almost all of them couldn't help but want to attack Qu Yi.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao smiled and waved his hand, saying:

"Qu Yi, since you insist on taking the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers to challenge the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, then I might as well give you this opportunity."

"But if you fail, what should be done?"

Hearing what Yuan Shao said, Qu Yi smiled with disdain and responded:

"The First-Ascending Dead Soldiers have never been defeated since the first battle."

"Even the White Horse Followers of Gongsun Bo Gui, who were as strong as they were in the past, didn't they finally lose to my First-Ascending strong crossbows?"

"Xiliang Iron Cavalry? Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry?"

"They are just lonely ghosts under the strong crossbows of my First-Ascending Dead Soldiers!"

"If defeated, the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers will be at the lord's disposal!"

Hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes.

This is a business that he will never lose no matter what.

If the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers can really defeat the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and Xiliang Iron Cavalry, then Yuan Shao will no longer be as afraid as before when facing the cavalry under Gu Yi's command.

If the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers fail now, Yuan Shao will take the opportunity to deprive Qu Yi of his military power.

Yes, the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers are different from other troops under Yuan Shao.

This army, from formation to training to becoming famous on the battlefield, was all handled by Qu Yi.

In other words, the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers don't listen to Yuan Shao at all, but only listen to Qu Yi.

Rather than saying they are special forces under Yuan Shao, it is better to say they are Qu Yi's personal private soldiers.

In the original history, Yuan Shao wanted to kill Qu Yi, besides Qu Yi being too arrogant, depriving him of the command of the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers was also one of his goals!

But an awkward thing happened.

After Qu Yi died, none of the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers were willing to be loyal to Yuan Shao.

In the end, Yuan Shao could only helplessly disband this army.

An army that cannot be used by him, even if left, is just a waste of military pay.

Just like that, this First-Ascending Dead Soldier army that once dominated the north disappeared in the long river of history.

And nowadays.

For the command of this ace army, the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers, Yuan Shao, as the lord, is also very greedy.

Qu Yi, whether it is his birth in Liangzhou or his arrogant and domineering personality.

All destined that he could never get Yuan Shao's trust.

Therefore.

Yuan Shao hoped to deprive Qu Yi of the command of the First-Ascending Dead Soldiers.

So as to hand it over to Yan Liang or Chunyu Qiong and others he trusted to command on his behalf.

After Yuan Shao's provocation, Qu Yi made a bet of "at his disposal."

And after this.

Yuan Shao appointed his eldest son Yuan Tan as the commander-in-chief of this rescue of Yuzhou.

In this regard, neither the Hebei faction nor the Henan faction under Yuan Shao had any objections.

Although Yuan Tan himself may not have any great ability.

But he is Yuan Shao's eldest son.

Only by letting him serve as commander-in-chief.

Can everyone barely accept it without breaking out into quarrels.

Otherwise.

With the fierce factional conflicts within the Yuan camp.

I fear that before the army arrived in Yuzhou, it would have already fallen apart.

Yuzhou

Outside Runan City

Gu Yi led 100,000 troops to drive straight in, and it took less than ten days to get from Hulao Pass to under Runan City.

Xia Houyuan did not dare to take the initiative to fight Gu Yi.

After learning the news that Gu Yi's army was about to arrive.

Xia Houyuan hurriedly ordered the defenders of various cities in Yuzhou to retreat and concentrate their forces to defend Runan to the death.

At the same time.

Zhao Yun and Lü Bu also led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to break through Yuzhou and rush to support Tao Shang in Xuzhou first.

In this regard, Xia Houyuan and Le Jin were powerless to stop them.

Had to let these 30,000 cavalry rush toward Xuzhou.

However.

Besides the 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry handed over to Zhao Yun and the 10,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry of Lü Bu.

In Gu Yi's hands, he still mastered 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry in this battle!

There is no way, the family is big and the business is big, and the wealth is thick, so it is so arrogant.

Precious cavalry troops, for other feudal lords, may not be able to form many at all.

After all.

The cost of raising a cavalryman is about five to ten times that of an infantryman.

But for Gu Yi.

Let alone 50,000 iron cavalry, if he is willing, 100,000 iron cavalry can also be raised!

Facing Xia Houyuan who was defending Runan City to the death.

Gu Yi did not rush to attack the city.

Instead, he kept sending strong men with thick waists and big shoulders to stand under the city tower and yell at the ancestors of the Cao family and Xiahou family for eighteen generations!

Xia Houyuan was a hot-tempered person.

Although he knew that Gu Yi was using a provocation method to provoke him to leave the city.