"Archer prepare!"

Seeing that the soldiers pushing the rushing car were suppressed by the boiling oil poured on the city, his calm face did not fluctuate in the slightest, and he ordered unhurriedly.

Of Yuan Shao's 15 major armies, 100,000 were infantry, including pikemen, sword and shield soldiers, and then the remaining 50,000 reserve troops, including 20,000 archers and 20,000 cavalry. As for the remaining 10,000 soldiers, they were Yuan Shao's weapons used to deal with Gongsun Zhan's White Horse Yicong! That's right, they were Euphorbia.

Now your own rush can't play a role, mainly because it is suppressed by the offensive of the opponent's city. As an overseer, he has a fairly high command ability, and he immediately has a countermeasure.

With the order to judge, ten thousand archers ran from the reserve army to the city walls. Subsequently, the 10,000 archers under the command of the general quickly divided into two teams, a team of 5,000 people. Five thousand of them retreated to the rear, while another five thousand archers came to a distance of fifty meters below the city with their bows. Under normal circumstances, the archer is able to shoot a distance of more than a hundred steps, that is, more than a hundred meters. A bow that shoots more than a hundred paces is usually a one-stone bow, which is also a regular equipment in the army. Being able to shoot more than 100 steps is different from piercing Yang in 100 steps, and being able to shoot does not mean that you can shoot. And only those archers with superb archery skills can do it in a hundred steps, like Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Han Sui, Yu Ban and others under Yuan Chang can do it in a hundred steps. Of course, it's not impossible for archers to shoot farther, even with a two-stone bow or a stronger bow. However, an ordinary sergeant may be able to draw a two-stone bow or a more powerful bow, but. How many arrows can they shoot with such a bow? If they can only shoot one or two arrows, then the role of the archers is basically useless. Therefore, a stone bow is most suitable. It allows soldiers to draw their bows multiple times to effectively suppress and kill enemies from a distance.

Yuan Shao's soldiers were shooting arrows at the Gongsun Zan soldiers in the city under the city, and because of the location, they naturally had to get closer to some positions. And the archers of Gongsun Chan in the city occupy a high position, and they can shoot a distance of about one hundred and fifty paces. If there are some soldiers with excellent archery, they can shoot a distance of 300 paces.

"Ready, shoot!"

A general in fine armor stood in the center of five thousand archers. The sword in his hand was raised high, and then at the sound of an order, five thousand arrows crossed like locusts. Shooting densely towards the city.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

The sharp sound of breaking the air sounded endlessly, and then I saw countless arrows shooting towards the city, and suddenly, there was an endless stream of screams on the city.

"Ahh

"Ahh

Under such a dense offensive. It's impossible not to shoot anyone. Some of the soldiers of Gongsun Chan at the head of the city pierced the heart with an arrow. They fell straight from the city, while others were pierced through the heart by ten thousand arrows, and the end was extremely miserable; of course, some soldiers were lucky enough to be shot in some non-lethal position, and after being wounded, they were carried down from the city to recuperate.

"Where are the shield soldiers, defend!"

Gongsun Chan calmly faced and ordered loudly. Gongsun Zhan didn't expect Yuan Shao to prepare so many archers. Therefore, there were not many shield soldiers above the city just now. So much so that a round of bows and arrows took away nearly a thousand of their own soldiers. At that moment, Gongsun Chan immediately ordered the shield soldiers under the city to come to the city head to defend. With the shield soldier's huge iron shield defense, the archer's attack effect was suddenly much weaker. And if under normal circumstances, the role of the archer cannot be played, it will naturally have to be retreated. However, the role of these archers was not to shoot the soldiers of Gongsun Chan at the head of the city. The archers' attack was to suppress the Gongsun Chan soldiers on the city, so as to reduce the burden on their own siege soldiers, especially the rushing troops. Without the attack of the soldiers of Gongsun Zan on the head of the city, the soldiers who rushed to the car could rush the city gate without hindrance, and as long as the city gate was broken, Yuan Shao's army could enter the city.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Without the attack of the soldiers in the city, the soldiers who rushed the car suddenly had no obstacles, and pushed the car to crash into the city gate. Under such a strong attack, the gates of Soanseong seemed to be a little crumbling. However, the city gate is not so easy to break, especially some important cities, it is not so easy, it seems to be about to fall, but in fact it is still far away. Moreover, there are Gongsun Zhan's soldiers resisting behind the city gate, and it is not possible to break through the city gate in a while. However, if Gongsun Chan didn't think of a countermeasure and continued to let the car rush, it would only be a matter of time and a half before the city gate was breached.

Yuan Shao is an army of 150,000, and Gongsun Zan is also an army of 150,000. There is no difference in the strength of the two sides, so no one will be inferior in a head-to-head confrontation. However, since Gongsun Chan had the convenience of the city, why didn't he take advantage of it? With the advantage of the city, at least he would lose less than Yuan Shao. Just like the previous siege troops, the ratio of Gongsun Chan's casualties was one to two or even lower, so how could Gongsun Chan give up such an advantage? Therefore, the city gate must not allow the other party to continue to rush.

"Send the order down, gather all the archers, Ben Hou wants to see who can not bear it faster. ”

Gongsun Chan ordered loudly with a calm face, Gongsun Chan also had archers, but there were fewer of them, less than 10,000 people. And with the advantage of defending the city, Gongsun Chan did not plan to use all the small number of archers. Archers are not so simple in archery, and if they continue to shoot arrows, they will not be able to continue shooting for at least a day after reaching the limit of what they can bear. Otherwise, the consequences are extremely serious. If it is milder, it will leave damage to the arm, and if it is more severe, the arm may be scrapped. Gongsun Chan is located in Youzhou and fights against foreign races in the north all the year round, so the most soldiers in Gongsun Chan's army are still cavalry. In addition to the white horse Yicong, Gongsun Chan also had 30,000 ordinary cavalry. This number is a bit staggering, in other places, it is very difficult to form a cavalry team of 3,000 people, but Gongsun Zhan can have 30,000 cavalry in addition to the elite 20,000 white horse righteous servants, and the total number has reached 50,000, which is absolutely amazing. Needless to say, the advantage of cavalry on the battlefield can have so many cavalry, it is no wonder that Gongsun Zan was able to defeat Yuan Shao once in history. Sitting on the territory of four states. If it weren't for Yuan Chang crossing over and hindering Gongsun Zhan's footsteps, perhaps. History will be the same.

Some people think that Gongsun Chan has so many cavalry, if he enters the Central Plains, wouldn't he be a match?

This is a bit taken for granted, and the cavalry does have a great advantage. However, that was when it was possible to charge and play with the advantage of cavalry. And the Central Plains is basically a city, could it be that Gongsun Chan is counting on using cavalry to attack the city, it is obviously impossible. At war with the aliens of the North. The terrain is mostly plains and grasslands, so the cavalry can play a huge role. And. In Youzhou and other places, the price of war horses is also much cheaper than in the Central Plains. Usually, the war horses of Youzhou are sold to the Central Plains, and the price can rise dozens of times or even more, which is why most forces cannot afford to form a cavalry team. It's just too expensive.

Let's say that after Gongsun Chan gave the order. In a quarter of an hour, the city's 8,000 archers had gathered at the top of the city.

"Shoot, shoot Ben Hou! Ben Hou wants Yuan Shao to know that he is not the only one who has archers!"

Gongsun Chan said viciously, now that the archers have arrived, and they still occupy a geographical advantage, does he still need to be afraid of the other party's archers?

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

Eight thousand archers were divided into two teams to shoot in turns, and sure enough. Because of the geographical advantage, the effect of Gongsun Zhan's 4,000 archers is several times stronger than that of Yuan Shao's 5,000 archers.

"Ahh

"Ahh

A total of 18,000 archers on both sides were shooting at each other under and above the city. Screams and wails are heard all the time. In the blink of an eye, there were more than 3,000 casualties on both sides combined. While Gongsun Zhan's archers suffered more than 1,000 casualties, Yuan Shao's archers suffered more than 2,000 casualties. Comparatively speaking, Yuan Shao's losses were even more serious.

"Rest of the archers, attack!"

The judge looked at the number of casualties on his side, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

With such a loss to the archers, Yuan Shao couldn't afford it. In the army, except for special units, under normal circumstances, cavalry is the most expensive and the most powerful. Secondly, there are the archers. Archers do not mean that any soldier can become an archer, but that they must be talented. Moreover, the archery's archery skills also need to be accumulated over many years to achieve an efficient hit rate. Therefore, although the cost of archers is not as high as that of cavalry, it is also quite expensive. In addition to the two most expensive classes, the next is the Sword and Shield Soldiers. Listening to the name, you will know that there is a knife and a shield, and the cost will certainly not be low. The cheapest of the classes is undoubtedly the pikemen. As long as the pikeman is a young man, he can do it with a casual trolley.

His own archers suffered more casualties than Gongsun Zhan's, and the trial naturally did not allow this to happen. There are still 10,000 reserve archers on his side, and since Gongsun Chan wants to compete in long-range attacks, it depends on who has the most numbers.

When the 10,000 archers in Yuan Shaojun's reserve also joined the battlefield, the situation was immediately flat.

Previously, Gongsun Zhan's side of 8,000 archers was divided into two teams, each team of 4,000 archers and Yuan Shao's archers to shoot, reaching a casualty ratio of 1 to 2; now Yuan Shao's reserve of 10,000 archers joined the battlefield, Yuan Shao each team of 10,000, under the huge advantage of numbers, the geographical gap was also equalized. As a result, the ratio of casualties on both sides became one to one.

The cost of an archer is not expensive, that is relative to the cavalry. Moreover, if you want to become a qualified archer, you also have to accumulate over time. Without these experienced archers, long-range attacks on the battlefield will be somewhat weak in the future. So, after almost half an hour of shooting. If Gongsun Chan and the two of them had a tacit understanding, and at the same time withdrew the archers, everyone could not afford to consume them.

In just this less than an hour of shooting, Gongsun Zhan's archers suffered more than 3,000 casualties, while Yuan Shao's casualties exceeded 6,000. Hearing this result, both Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao's faces darkened. In addition to spending a lot of money, the casualty archer also had to take time to train, which was a major loss for both of them.

"Attack!"

When the archers retreated, the judge ordered again. Although the casualties of the archers were somewhat severe, the battle had to continue, otherwise, those archers would have lost in vain.

"Kill!"

"Rush!"

"Kill his son of a bitch, Gongsun Zhan, Lao Tzu wants to be a general!"

Yuan Shao's soldiers roared and rushed towards Gu'an City, as if sensing Yuan Shao's anger. The soldiers shouted harder and attacked more frantically.

"Kill!"

"Kill these thieves who have invaded our territory!"

"Take Yuan Shao's head as a urinal, brothers work hard!"

On the top of the city. Gongsun Zhan's soldiers were also defending with great momentum, and none of the soldiers on both sides were afraid to retreat, they were full of fighting spirit and vowed to defeat each other.

"Woo, woo, woo!"

"Woo, woo, woo!"

The night came imperceptibly in the attack and defense of both sides, and when the sky gradually began to darken, behind the teams of both sides, the sound of thick horns sounded at the same time. It means that today's battle is over.

In Yuan Shao's military camp, in Yuan Shao's big tent, Yuan Shao was sitting on the main seat at this moment. The civil and military forces under his command were separated on both sides, and it was obvious that Yuan Shao was discussing the military situation.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have seen today's battle. Gongsun Chan is worthy of being a veteran who has fought for many years. Both his response and command were impeccable. Although our army is not weaker than the other side. However, if this kind of attrition continues, the situation will inevitably be unfavorable to our army, so what can you do?"

Yuan Shao glanced around at Wen Wu under his command, and asked with a full of anger.

Yuan Shao's voice fell, Guo Tu took the lead in standing up, and said loudly: "Lord, according to the news from Ziyuan's side. Yuan Chang Taishou divided his troops to raid Fangcheng. And successfully won. Subsequently, it will be detoured from Fangcheng to the back of Tongxian. Besieged the county town from both sides. Once this happens, Tongxian will definitely be able to take it by Keri. Therefore, the city of Ancheng is thick and easy to defend and difficult to attack, however, the city of Ancheng is the city that our army must pass through to Zhuoxian, and only by taking the city of Ancheng can the army of the lord continue to advance. However, there is an army of 150,000 in the city, and if it is attacked, our army will definitely suffer heavy losses. Therefore, his subordinates thought that the lord could go to Tongxian to join Yuan Changtaishou, and as long as he captured Tongxian, he would be able to approach Zhuoxian and start a decisive battle with Gongsun Zhan in Zhuoxian. Moreover, the guard of Tongxian County is Gongsun Zhan, the son of Gongsun Zhan, and if he can still capture Gongsun Zhan alive, it can also become an advantage for us to balance Gongsun Zhan. ”

"The public rule is very good!"

Yuan Shao nodded and praised, but he did not immediately agree with Guo Tu's strategy. As for what Yuan Shao was thinking in his heart, the civil and military forces in the tent naturally didn't know.

Feng Ji took a step forward and retorted: "Lord, the public rule is very good, but it is not a good policy!"

Guo Tu raised his eyebrows, indignant in his heart. He knew that after he proposed a plan, the strategists who disagreed with him would definitely jump out, but he didn't expect that Feng Ji's strategy to veto him was not a good strategy. Guo Tu sneered in his heart, he wanted to see what kind of "good plan" Feng Ji could propose.

"What is the difference between Yuantu?"

The civil and military forces under his command were divided into factional battles, and Yuan Shao, as the lord, naturally knew this. However, Yuan Shao believed that only competition could make the civil and military progress under his command, which was also the reason why Yuan Shao allowed his subordinates to fight. Similarly, Yuan Shao also knew that the competition under his command was already a little too much, and he also wanted to control it. However, whenever Yuan Shao wanted to suppress it, there was a faint thought in his heart telling him not to deal with it and let his command fight, which was the most beneficial for him. Yuan Shao didn't understand what the reason was, every time he wanted to show his majesty as the lord and reprimand, but he couldn't put it into action, Yuan Shao was also a little troubled by this.

"Lord!"

Feng Ji bowed to Yuan Shaozuo, who was on the throne, and then glanced around at everyone in the tent, and said unhurriedly: "The lord is the lord of Jizhou, and in the eyes of outsiders, Yuan Chang Taishou is only under the command of the lord." If the lord abandons the city of Gu'an and joins forces with Yuan Chang Taishou to attack the county, it will definitely have an impact on the prestige of the lord, and will make the people of the world feel that the lord is incompetent, and he can't even beat a small city of Gu'an, and he will have to attack a small city with his own subordinates. Therefore, from this point of view, the subordinates think that the public rule is not a good policy. ”

"Yuantu's words are also reasonable!"

Yuan Shao nodded approvingly, approving Feng Ji's words. Yuan Shao has valued reputation the most in his life, perhaps because Yuan Shao is the son of a concubine, and the psychological shadow caused by childhood cannot be changed. Once Yuan Shao can change this, then the historical outcome may be different. Of course, there is no if in history, Yuan Shao's psychology has been fixed, and it is difficult to change, at least Yuan Shao himself is alive under Yuan Shao's command, and no one thinks that Yuan Shao's psychology is a shortcoming. Yuan Shao's civil and military forces are all well-known, and they are from the big families. If Yuan Shao is asked to recruit children from poor families to work with them. They will certainly not allow it. Therefore, Yuan Shao's psychology has actually affected the civil and military forces under his command. became an obstacle.

"Lord, my subordinates think that Yuantu's statement is a fallacy!"

Guo Tu thought that Feng Ji could have some good plan, and after listening to Feng Ji's words, he immediately stood up to refute it.

"As the saying goes, the winner is king, and the loser is the villain. If the lord wins Youzhou and becomes the winner, who in the world will say irresponsible remarks to the lord? Others don't know, but the lord understands that our army and Yuan Chang Taishou are united. Why should we advance and retreat together with the Allied forces? Could it be that we have to hold on to the city of Ancheng, and it is best to lose our troops here? The subordinates thought that the words of the Yuan Tu were wrong!"

Guo Tu's words are also very correct, is it wise to have to spend money with Gongsun Chan in Gu'an City? Obviously, this is very unwise.

"My lord. The subordinates didn't mean to fight hard with Gongsun Zhan. subordinates thought. Wouldn't it be easy for Gongsun Chan to take Gongsun Chan out of the city and fight with him outside the city, without the advantage of the city?

"Hmph, the lord and Yuan Chang Taishou are united, and this land of Youzhou ultimately belongs to Yuan Chang Taishou. It didn't do much good to the lord. In this case, why should the lord lose his troops in vain. Yuan Chang Taishou should be allowed to bear this loss. Moreover, fighting outside the city does not give our army an advantage, Gongsun Chan has tens of thousands of cavalry, and there are elite cavalry such as Bai Ma Yicong, if you want to fight head-on, even if you win, our army will suffer heavy casualties, and your subordinates think that there is no need for this. ”

"Gongsun Chan has tens of thousands of cavalry, what if there are white horses? Don't forget that the lord has already prepared a countermeasure for Gongsun Zhan's cavalry, and if Gongsun Zhan's cavalry dares to fight, they will definitely have no return. ”

"My lord, my subordinates think..."

Feng Ji and Guo Tu were arguing endlessly, and no one could convince anyone for a while. And the other people in the tent are all watching the excitement on the side, anyway, everyone's relationship is a competitive relationship, Feng Ji and Guo Tu are fighting there, they can still watch the play for free, there is no loss for them, why not?

When Feng Ji and Guo Tu were tired of arguing and didn't speak, Yuan Shao looked at the trial and asked, "Zhengnan, what do you think as the overseer of this army?"

Hearing Yuan Shao's words, Feng Ji and Guo Tu glanced at the judge at the same time, and they both raised their eyes with disdain.

Yuan Shao forced Han Fu away because of the anti-guest at the beginning, and after becoming the assassin of Jizhou, he invited Lu Zhi as his military advisor. Lu Zhi is a famous Confucian and an excellent general. When the Yellow Turban Rebellion began, Lu Zhi was the main general who fought against the Yellow Turbans, if he hadn't been framed and imprisoned, and the eunuchs were in power at that time, Lu Zhi might have become a general, instead of He Jin, a butcher, being a general. Lu Zhi was Yuan Shao's military advisor, and the strategists under Yuan Shao's command naturally had no opinion, and the generals also obeyed Lu Zhi's orders. It's just that a few months ago, Lu Zhi was lying on the bed due to illness, and he couldn't continue to give advice to Yuan Shao. Therefore, when the army goes out this time, the judge can achieve the position of overseer. If Lu Zhi is still there, Lu Zhi will naturally be the overseer.

The judge was able to become an Overseer, of course, because of his fame. The judge is a native of Jizhou, and his reputation is quite loud in Jizhou, Yuan Shao already likes fame, so he naturally appoints the judge as the overseer. And Feng Ji and Guo Tu were not very famous in Jizhou, so they had no chance to take the important position of overseer. Of course, Feng Ji and Guo Tu were not satisfied with the trial.

Hearing Yuan Shao naming himself, the judge thought for a moment, and then came out and said: "Lord, my subordinates think that it is okay to go head-to-head with Gongsun Zhan, on the one hand, it can show the combat strength of our army, and at the same time, it can also let Gongsun Chan know that the lord's army is not afraid of his cavalry. Tomorrow, the lord can openly invite Gongsun Chan out of the city for a decisive battle, if Gongsun Chan does not agree, he can hit the morale of Gongsun Chan's army; if he agrees, the lord can take this opportunity to show his strength; at the same time, the lord can also send soldiers to search nearby to see if there is a way to pass, if there is a way, the lord can send an army to spare the city of Gu'an, and surprise attack Zhuoxian. After Gongsun Chan found out, he would definitely panic, and the lord could also take this opportunity to take down Gongsun Chan. ”

"Haha, Zhengnan deserves to be the overseer of our army, this plan is very good! In this way, according to Zhengnan's plan, Gongsun Chan will be invited to fight outside the city tomorrow, and at the same time send an army to search for roads. ”

Since Yuan Shao has decided, naturally no one has objected.

There was nothing to say all night, and on the second day, Yuan Shao's army lined up outside the city with banners in the air, and the battle letter inviting the battle was shot into the city, waiting for Gongsun Zhan to reply. (To be continued......)