Zhao Yun over there defeated Wen Chou's reinforcement army and ended the war in the hinterland of Jizhou.

At the same time, the land of Youzhou also ended the smoke of war for nearly a year.

The broken flags swayed, and the whimpering wind lingered on the grassy slopes, adding a bit of coldness.

The cold wind was howling, and the grass on the ground was blown by the wind, like waves.

The smoke of the beacon fire, the sky after the killing, the battlefield with stumps and broken arms, the neighing of war horses, the mourning everywhere, and even the breeze blowing through the sky has a strong smell of blood, like hell on earth.

This battle, which had lasted for quite some time, had finally come to an end.

The battlefield is so wonderful, it is not a lot of clever strategies that can determine the outcome of a war, and it is only a last resort to win more with less.

Sometimes, the outcome of a war ultimately depends on the overall strength of both sides, and more troops are used in an upright manner on the battlefield.

It's just that because most of the regular military use processes are similar, the historical records are only brushed aside and not recorded in detail.

In contrast, those "classic battle examples" with detailed records were able to remain famous in history because of the twists and turns of the process, and because they were the key factors that determined the historical trend at that time.

If you only want to win by surprise, it may not bring victory but defeat.

However, this time, the decisive battle between Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao, the two great princes in the north, caused a shock in the world, and all forces set their eyes on the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty, and at the same time, all forces waited for an opportunity to move and accumulate strength to deal with the Yuan clan who might occupy the three states at any time.

Everyone can see that Yuan Shao has always wanted to completely wipe out his old rival Gongsun Zhan, who has been fighting vicious battles with him for several years.

And the battle situation is also very clear, in the face of the continuous attack of Yuan Shao's army, Gongsun Zhan's various armies have no intention of coordinating at all, and their morale is extremely low.

Because before that, among the generals who Gongsun Chan was guarding various places, some people were besieged by enemy troops, and Gongsun Chan refused to rescue, he said: "If you save this person, it will make other generals rely on rescue in the future and refuse to fight hard." ”

Since then, Gongsun Zhan's men have been surrounded by Yuan's army, and they are in a hopeless and desperate situation.

Since there is no power to defend and there is no army to save them, and the powerful army of Yuan Shao is besieging outside, they are running out of ammunition and food, how can they not surrender?

Later in the battle, as soon as they were besieged, the vast majority of the generals of Gongsun Zhan's side would choose to surrender immediately or abandon their army and flee.

Even if they meet one or two men with a bit of backbone, their subordinates will plot to betray, or assassinate, or capture and sacrifice to Yuan Shao.

Subsequently, Yuan Shao's army pressed the border and attacked with all his might, and the generals sent by Gongsun Zhan to the southern camp to defend knew that they could not hold on, and they knew that there would be no one to help, so some surrendered and some broke up.

Yuan Shao's army drove all the way to the gate of Yijing City.

At this time, Gongsun Chan sent his son Gongsun Xu to ask for help from the generals of the Montenegrin Army, and prepared to lead the elite cavalry out of the city and rush to Xishan, leading the Montenegrin Army to counterattack Jizhou and cut off Yuan Shao's retreat.

Guan Jing, the subordinate under his command, did dissuade Gongsun Zhan and said: "Now the general's subordinates and soldiers all have a heart of separation, so they can still hold on, just because Gu Nian's whole family is here, and he relies on the general to preside over the overall situation here." Continuing to hold on and delay time may make it difficult for Yuan Shao to retreat. If the general abandons them and leads his troops out of the city, and there is no one in the rear, the fall of Yi Jing will be just around the corner. Gongsun Chan then gave up his plan to leave the city.

Then Yuan Shao's army attacked the city.

However, Yuan Jun was at a loss in the face of the fortifications built by Gongsun Zan in Yijing.

Yidi is adjacent to Yishui in the south, Gongsun Zhan ordered to dig a trench and surround it with ten roads, pile up the hills (called "Beijing") five or six zhang high, and build a camp to garrison it. The central hill is as high as ten zhang, and a building is built on it, Gongsun Chan is self-proclaimed, and the iron door is placed, and the paper is tied to the rope. There are 3 million storage valleys in the city.

This place is the best battlefield for Gongsun Chan to hold on for a long time and attack again.

Although there are no external reinforcements, Yi Jing is a fortified city that Gongsun Chan has painstakingly operated for many years, and what is even more terrifying is that this military fortress has not been intended for civilian use at all since it was established.

Even if the walls were breached by the enemy, there were still bunkers inside.

Time dragged on again and again, and Yuan Shao was very impatient because his army was unable to give Gongsun Chan a fatal blow.

So, Yuan Shao, who was above the top, asked his royal literati Chen Lin to write a long letter of persuasion to Gongsun Zhan.

In the letter, Yuan Shaoxian recalled the friendship between himself and Gongsun Chan from the time they fought against Han Fu together, and then solemnly condemned Gongsun Chan's betrayal of him, and actually leaned on Yuan Shu to lead the army to attack his own territory.

Yuan Shao pointed out that Gongsun Chan was seeking his own death, and he was simply involved in the boundless war of the vast number of Youji people.

Yuan Shao claimed that in order to stop Gongsun Zhan's various atrocities, he was forced to fight at the boundary bridge. As a result, relying on the favor of God, Yuan Shao won more with less, and broke Gongsun Zhan.

Subsequently, Gongsun Zhan did not change his dead nature again and again, and Yuan Shao had to defeat the enemy army in Longcuo and other places.

Yuan Shao said that his army was tired of endless wars and deaths, and that he was saddened by the innocent slaughter of his subjects.

Yuan Shao thought that Gongsun Zhan had betrayed his relatives, and Wuhuan and Xianbei people were watching from the sidelines. And he already sees the people of the Montenegrin Army as honest.

Yuan Shao's current goal is the whole world, to create a peaceful and prosperous era, to crusade against rebellion, and to surrender the princes is his business, and Gongsun Zan can not tolerate it to continue to support the army and respect himself.

When he was at his strongest, Gongsun Chan couldn't defeat him, and now that the strength and weakness are reversed, it is even easier for him to take down Gongsun Chan.

However, he Yuan Shao has the virtue of a good life, and he naturally likes peace, and he doesn't want to see senseless bloodshed anymore. Therefore, Yuan Shao planned to give Gongsun Zhan a chance and persuade him to stop the precipice as soon as possible.

Gongsun Zhan took an attitude of ignoring Yuan Shao and continued to implement his own turtle shrinkage tactics, "Thousands of blows are still strong, and the wind blows from east to west, north and south."

Gongsun Zhan said triumphantly to Guan Jing, the favored minister and Changshi Guan Jing beside him: "Years of practical experience tell us that the army that can besiege my Yijing City for a year does not exist in this world at all, even if Yuan Shao and he come in person, what can they do to me?" ”

Yuan Shao, who has always been pampered, was half angry at Gongsun Zhan's death pig and was not afraid of boiling water.

It's just that he has been besieged for several months, but his efforts are in vain, and the news of Zhao Yun's defeat of Wen Chou, and the lack of supply of grain, grass and baggage, make him choose to temporarily return to the army.

However, even so, at this time, Yuan Shao owned most of Hebei, Qingzhou and Youzhou, and became the strongest separatist force in the north at this moment.

At the same time, all the princes of the world are in full swing planning to deal with the next more tragic war.