With the failure of the negotiation between the two commanders and the ensuing military order to start the war, the battle broke out suddenly from the left side of the Chinese army, instead of looking for the root cause, the first to engage in the battle was the four thousand Hun cavalry on the left flank of Gongsun Xun's central army and the four or five thousand mixed cavalry of Hebei and Central Plains of the remnants of the Yuan army.

I don't know why, Yuan Shao and Chen Gong didn't properly use the remaining thousands of cavalry as a strategic special force, but smashed it directly at the beginning, and they were not placed on the two wings or the front end, but placed in the middle of a bunch of infantry, located on the right and east side of Yuan Shao's army, that is, directly opposite Gongsun Xun's 4,000 Hun cavalry.

But this was only the beginning, as the orders of the commanders of both sides were conveyed to the soldiers and horses of the various divisions through the banners, and on the battle line that stretched for more than ten miles, the 200,000 troops of both sides went out to fight separately under the command of the military commanders of each department, but the whole battle was pushed to the point of white-hot at the beginning.

The spears slammed into each other's spears, the ring-headed knives were inserted through the gaps in the shields that had just collided, and the horses galloped left and right, waiting for an opportunity to strike the enemy's flanks or behind...... However, because of the contact surface, it was always the arrows that flew like dark clouds from time to time that caused the greatest damage.

The casualties were rapid from the start, and the shouts of killing shook the field at the beginning, but the attrition of the battle was nothing compared to the number of people on both sides, mainly because of the presence of the army formation and armor...... The former can effectively protect the rear of the soldier's side and is a powerful thing invented by humans as early as the primitive era; Not to mention the latter, even primitive animal skins can provide combatants with an unknown number of additional chances of survival, not to mention tanned leather armor and forged iron armor.

It can only be said that for thousands of years, human beings have marched from scratch to this point, and war has followed us like a shadow.

On the other hand, as the front line was fighting, the commanders of both sides also lost the command of most of the participating troops in an instant, after all, it is ridiculous to want to give subtle command to the troops that have already been engaged in the battle in a battle of this scale.

But the commander and the Chinese army staff can't do nothing, they need to get as much information as possible from the entire battle situation, and then make adjustments...... For example, throwing reserves that are still in hand into a specific battlefield, such as demoralizing the inferior troops, or simply withdrawing the troops that are about to collapse; Another example is to determine the enemy's strategic intentions and convey general orders to the person in charge of the front from the perspective of a large corps.

Of course, one of the most critical tasks is to save your life...... This has nothing to do with greed for life and fear of death, but that the survival of the commander himself is directly related to the life and death of tens of millions of people, and a living commander can have an inspiring effect on the army even if he does nothing; And a dead commander will only make the soldiers lose the battle, leading to the collapse of the surface.

So after the battle began, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Xun both moved back a lot, avoiding the main battle area and returning to their original command positions, and then each did something...... After Yuan Shao's horse drum cart stopped on a high slope, his people simply beat drums and cheers on the cart to stimulate morale; As for Gongsun Xun, he was on a slightly raised slope behind him, surrounded by Bai Ma Yicong, who did not say a word for a long time, frowning and observing the battle situation.

The battle ahead was fierce, and it had just begun...... As far as the eye can see, almost everyone is moving forward, and it seems that there is no superfluous situation at all. However, for an experienced commander, there are some places where you can get some specific information.

"What's going on over there?" It was Tian Feng who was the first to speak, because he suddenly found something very wrong within the vision of the Chinese army, but it was the place where the two armies collided at the beginning.

"That's the Hun cavalry, which happened to collide with the other party's cavalry!" Lou Gui glanced at it from a distance, and immediately frowned. "But it's weird."

Strange of course!

Not only did Lou Gui and Tian Feng, two people with experience in large-scale legion operations, realize something wrong, but many military officials and staff around them also noticed the problem.

It must be known that in this battle, one of the biggest strategic advantages of the Northland army compared to the opposite side is that the cavalry is sufficient! The sentence of the Northland Assault Cavalry has become the truth after being verified by Liu Xiu and Gongsun Xun from head to end!

Not only that, Gongsun Xun's army, which controlled almost the entire horse-producing land in northern China, also had a large number of war horses in reserve, as well as a large number of horses and horses, which undoubtedly played a role in the logistics of the war.

Therefore, on the way of Gongsun Xun this time, for this decisive battle, he specially temporarily broke up the original military division and unified the reorganization and replenishment of the cavalry troops...... From Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Sanfu, Hedong, and Ma Teng Han Sui provided a thousand-person Liangzhou cavalry department in order to show his loyalty, including the Liangjiazi of the Han people in Youhe Jibian County, directly under the Xiongnu Royal Court, the 26,000 horsemen including the Sanhe Knights, Sanfu Knights, and Wuhuan Tu Cavalry, were simply divided into three by him!

The four counties of Youzhou plus 4,000 Wuhuan cavalry, a total of 8,000 people, under the leadership of Wei Yue, Wen Ze, Yang Kai and others, always belonged to Han Dang, and directly lined up in the easternmost part of the army, that is, the edge of the left wing of the army, in order to outflank the meaning of the break;

Xu Rong, Zhang Fei, and Zhang Liao led the seven thousand cavalry of Guanxi and Hedong to lead the three auxiliaries, as well as the Liangzhou cavalry department led by Yang Qiu, and the Saiwai cavalry department brought by Yuwen Black Otter, a total of 9,000 cavalry, but it was hidden in the henchmen of the Chinese army behind Bai Ma Yicong, and there were 2,000 righteous servants in a row, totaling more than 10,000 cavalry, which was the meaning of the general reserve and the final word;

In addition, there are 4,000 Hun cavalry, the remaining three counties of Youzhou assault cavalry, Changshan, Zhongshan newly formed two cavalry, a total of 9,000 cavalry, respectively, under the leadership of Fu Luo, Hu Chuquan, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu and others directly scattered on the front line.

Of course, after the duel against Wen Chou three days ago, which reduced the opponent's strength by nearly half, the total number of Gongsun Xun's 26,000 horsemen was just a number on the establishment, and it was actually a bit false, but even so, it didn't matter.

Because to put it bluntly, Gongsun Xun's cavalry advantage is too great, anyway, he wants to bully the opponent's cavalry less.

And that's exactly the problem...... On the other hand, since Yuan Shao's remnants of cavalry were so few and so precious, why did he throw out the only remaining cavalry without cherishing it in the first place?

If these few thousand remaining cavalry came up and were annihilated, wouldn't Yuan Shao, who had no cavalry at all, reveal his flaws in this battle? When the time comes, Gongsun Xun really wants to divide and surround him, what will he do to stop it?

"Prince!"

"Ming Gong!"

"Anyway, it's always right to eat these cavalrymen first, right?"

In the Chinese army, many people looked at Gongsun Xun, who was silent under the umbrella, and urged, it was obvious that everyone had figured out this idea, and no matter what the reason, this was a possibility to quickly end the battle and win a big victory.

You must know that if you don't seize the opportunity to win, you will spend it like this until dark, even if Gongsun Xun has some back-ups, maybe it will only be a small victory; And once you seize the fighter plane and use cavalry directly on the battlefield to complete the division and encirclement, waiting until it gets dark is another script.

"Yuan Benchu was quite decisive." Gongsun Xun suddenly laughed. "But I underestimated him again......"

"What does the general mean?" Tian Feng frowned and asked. "Is it really a trap?"

"The trap can't be called, but there are also some doorways, which are enough for the other side to fight." In the midst of the earth-shattering shout, Gongsun Xun sighed, and then raised his hand and pointed at the Yuan army array that was faintly visible in front of him. "Yuan Benchu placed 4,000 cavalry in the middle of the battle line, originally to tempt the main cavalry force in our formation to attack...... The gentlemen looked carefully, and they were about 4,000 remnants of cavalry, and next to the west was Yuan Shao's large array of Chinese troops, which was full of armor and big shields, which were by no means easy to capture, and were as hard as an anvil; On the right, looking at the banner, it should be Ju Yi, Yu Ban, and Li Jin, the three generals who work together to form a triangular array, with spears on the periphery and crossbows in the inside! It's like an infantry hammer against cavalry! ”

All the people around, except for Xun You, almost all changed color.

"So." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but shake his head. "If our army really sends the main cavalry to support the Hun cavalry to attack the opponent's 4,000 cavalry, it will naturally be safe to destroy the opponent's cavalry, but then it will inevitably fall into their two large formations...... At that time, there were only two endings...... One is that our cavalry pierced through the enemy's army formation in one go, and successfully encircled it with the 8,000 cavalry in the east, shaking the three generals Ju, Yu, and Li, and encircling these three divisions; The other, but the main cavalry sent by our army was trapped in the middle of the opponent's two large formations, and then crushed by this infantry hammer anvil! ”

The battle ahead was fierce, especially the place where the two cavalry were hedged, because they were caught by the large formation of the two armies and could not turn back, so they could only rush hard, paying huge casualties every moment, and the other side was rapidly attrition at a speed far exceeding the rest of the battlefield...... It is conceivable how tormented Yu Fuluo and Hu Chuquan, the two Xiongnu royal families who were finally released back to lead the troops, will be at this moment.

On the other hand, the big men in the army who can really participate in the military strategy are judged to be in the rear army, Guan Yu is on the left wing, Cheng Pu is on the right wing, and Han Dang is leading the cavalry in the easternmost part...... But in the face of the strange cavalry battlefield in sight, these key figures behaved in unison, and the so-called wanted to speak several times and stopped.

Because they really don't have room to play!

To put it bluntly, Yuan Shao's move is like an extra weight on the casino! They all threw the dice, but suddenly increased their size before they opened the bottom to get some chance of winning! At this time, Gongsun Xun is the only one who has the power to decide whether to follow or not.

If you follow and win, you may have a big victory that is far beyond imagination!

If you follow and lose, you will bury the situation in vain under the advantage situation! And when it is even more terrifying, this is likely to make the Hebei region enter a state of anxiety for Yuan Shao and Gongsun Xun, and all of Gongsun Xun's strategic plans may be affected at that time.

And what if you don't?

At the very least, the winning side is the majority...... It's just that the victory may be limited, because everyone expected the outcome of this battle, and a considerable number of people believe that it will be a battle won by Gongsun Xun, but it will not be enough to shake Yuan Shao's foundation.

Because, killing people is really not so simple, and you can't kill so many people in an afternoon, and more than ten miles behind Yuan Jun is the strong Liang Qi City and Yuan Jun's camp.

"I know who came up with this plan." Gongsun Xun, who had also been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke in the expectation and waiting of the Chinese army. "It must be Xu Ziyuan, because he has known me for a long time and knows my character best...... This thing is a strategy, it doesn't matter if it's good or bad, it's just that it's suitable or not, this strategy is designed for my temperament, and it's also the most suitable strategy for Yuan Jun! He knew I could see it, but he knew that I wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity! People are easy to change anything, but their personalities are difficult to change! ”

"Does the prince want me to wait for an attack?" Xu Rong suddenly became excited. "Please join me with the prince, the last general will definitely live up to his mission, and after annihilating these 4,000 cavalry, he will definitely be able to pierce through the enemy's formation, and then march straight in!"

"......No," Gongsun Xun shook his head in response. The General Reserve does not move for the time being! ”

Xu Rong was stunned and quieted down a little helplessly, but among several military advisors, there were actually several people who seemed to suddenly breathe a sigh of relief and relaxed together, obviously, unlike Xu Rong who wanted to make contributions, these people did not want Gongsun Xun to gamble, because as military planners, they naturally opposed this kind of risky action that deviated from the plan.

And at this moment, a sentry horse galloped over the defense line of Yicong after showing his token, and the Lingyu guard on it turned over and dismounted in front of the small slope, and bowed directly to Gongsun Xun's guard of honor: "Lord, General Cheng sent a military notice...... On the forward line, Captain Jiao was killed! He has already asked the lieutenant to step forward! ”

Everyone in the Chinese army was half surprised and half helpless, surprised that the war had just begun, Jiao Touch, as a general in the army who had experienced the counterinsurgency in western Liaoxi and Dong Zhuo in the west, and as a 2,000-stone infantry captain from Youzhou, he actually died so directly; And helplessly, although this kind of thing is unexpected, it is also reasonable, and it is like this at the front, and it is natural for anyone to die.

However, while everyone was speechless, Xu Rong looked at Gongsun Xun again.

"Let Cheng Pu try his best to retrieve the corpse," Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on a white horse, heard the news, and was also in a trance for a while, but shook his head again. "The general reserve, still not moving!"

————I'm the dividing line that doesn't move————

"At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were also chaotic, when the two singles stood side by side, one went out of Yanmen in the north, one went south to the party, every time Taizu conquered the west to seek Dong, first cut the beard and bones to the Hou Shan in the north, and then surrendered Luan Ti to the Fu Luo Shan in the south, the Huns then attached to Taizu, often out of the assault cavalry four thousand with the expedition or so, the front guard. Because of its many casualties, there were many complaints in the army, saying: 'What's more, the Huns are good at fighting hard, and being driven away is no different from dogs and chickens.' - "New Yan Book" Siyi Liebiography