Volume 2 The Yellow Turban Rebellion Chapter 57 Guan Zhang Shows His Strength (One More Request)
Although Gongsun Zhan is a wealthy family in Youzhou, he is a concubine and does not receive much family support. Gongsun Chan has relied on his strength in recent years, but he has also developed a little. After several years of operation, although the cavalry under his command is only 5,000, there are 3,000 of the elite 'White Horse Righteous Servants' outside the Weizhen Fortress, and they are all against Xianbei and other foreign cavalry, all of which are blocked by one block of ten.
However, the consumption of 3,000 'White Horse Yicong' is not small, resulting in Gongsun Zan not being able to expand the scale of 'White Horse Yicong'. Even so, it is easy to defend Xianbei's invasion of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, if there is no Liaoxi Wuhuan dragging.
And the elite of the Northern Regions, the arrival of the 'righteous servant' led by Zhao Yun gave Gongsun Zhan the confidence that he could break through Xianbei within a few days and determine the northern frontier of Youzhou.
"It is extremely dangerous to sneak into the hinterland of Xianbei, Zilong must be careful!" Gongsun Chan patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder and said solemnly.
"Brother Bo Gui rest assured, Yun will be safe and sound and complete Brother Bo Gui's plan!" Zhao Yun also replied with the rules.
Gongsun Zhan's strategy is also simple, hoping that Zhao Yun will lead the elite to raid the Xianbei grain and grass land, and Baitan City outside Yuyang. As for Gongsun Zhan himself, he led Liu Bei and his subordinates, plus Yan Gang and Gongsun Fan, to take the lead in fighting the main force of Xianbei and create opportunities for Zhao Yun. As for the remaining other generals, they were arranged by Gongsun Zhan to go to the Lingzhi of Liaoxi and confront Wuhuan in Liaoxi.
Gongsun Zhan personally led the 'White Horse Yicong', and the remaining 2,000 cavalry were handed over to Liu Bei's generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, while Liu Bei led Tian Yu, Yan Gang, and Gongsun Fan to lead thousands of infantry to prepare for the siege.
To the east of Yuyang County is Youbeiping County, and further east is the boundary of western Liaoning. Right Beiping County and Liaoning West border is the Megatron Lulongsai, different from the flat plateau on the border of Bingzhou, Lulongsai is surrounded by mountains and forests, although the mountains and forests are not too dense and dangerous, but it is extremely difficult for the march, especially the cavalry.
At this time, Zhao Yun led two thousand 'righteous servants' across Yanshan and came to Lulongsai. After Zhao Yun received the military order from Gongsun Zhan, he was even more bold, wanting to lead the cavalry, day and night, down the water, directly to the rear of Baitan, and raid Xianbei grain and grass. Regarding Zhao Yun's decision, Gongsun Zhan was worried and admired at the same time. The northerners are not good at water, let alone water warfare, if they only transport baggage or soldiers and horses. However, Zhao Yun's trip was to raid the enemy camp and go deep behind the enemy.
However, Zhao Yun also has his own thoughts, the 'righteous congregation' physique is stronger than ordinary people, even if the boat is not comfortable, Zhao Yun believes that he will be able to recover soon after going ashore. Maybe it's because of the successes of the war, Zhao Yun's heart is still a little swollen at this time, after all, it is a young ambition, and it is also human nature. Whether Zhao Yun's decision was beneficial to the raid on Xianbei would only be known after Zhao Yun had tried it.
So, under the worries of Gongsun Chan and others, Zhao Yun was not afraid to lead a group of 'righteous servants' and their horses, and boarded a ship going against the current in Lulongsai.
When Zhao Yun raided Xianbei Baitan City by water, Gongsun Zhan and others were already fighting with Xianbei in the land of Liping and Xi.
"Kill!" Zhang Fei clamped the good horse given by Gongsun Zan with his legs, and with one hand he held the Zhangba snake spear, leading the cavalry to rush out. Guan Yu was a lot calmer, followed him with a solemn face, and went towards the surprise attack.
"Drink!" "Hah!" "Yikes. Yikes. Yikes! Zhang Fei not only attacked fiercely, but also kept shouting. Every time he shouted, not only could he pick or split the Xianbei soldiers, but the deafening sound made the Xianbei soldiers facing Zhang Fei dizzy. Attack the enemy first and attack the heart, that's how it should be! Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei not far away, and was extremely speechless in his heart.
"Xianbei dog, die for grandpa!" Zhang Fei didn't care about the strange eyes of the soldiers around him, and he took care of himself and went back and forth with Xianbei, and he was very happy. It's just like a wild dog that keeps drinking, which makes the Xianbei people hate itchy. Gongsun Chan was also happy and funny behind the battle, and he believed that anyone would be happy to be such a fierce general. But the unforgiving mouth is scolding people all the time, from his wife and children, to his ancestors for eighteen generations, and no one is spared.
As for the soldiers behind Zhang Fei, their faces changed several times. At first, Zhang Fei screamed, and everyone felt that it was too reckless, and there was no steadiness of the Han soldiers, and the soldiers looked disdainful. When Zhang Fei saw that Zhang Fei's scolding could deter the enemy, the soldiers behind him began to be happy. After that, it was even more remarkable, Zhang Fei's scolding provoked Xianbei on the entire battlefield like a dog seeing, where Zhang Fei was, most of the soldiers in Xianbei attacked wherever they wanted, and the soldiers behind Zhang Fei complained bitterly.
If Guan Yu hadn't known Zhang Fei's temperament and had been acting on the sidelines, I'm afraid Zhang Fei wouldn't have been around for long. Guan Yu shook his head helplessly, and secretly said in his heart: I don't know if it's a curse or a blessing to be such a 'virtuous brother'!
Although Zhang Fei was 'radiant' and almost overshadowed the brilliance of all the Han troops on the battlefield, Guan Yu's bravery and prudence made Gongsun Zan even more appreciated.
Guan Yu was more than eight feet long, and the brown war horse under his crotch was rampaging through the enemy formation, and the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in his hand was even more whirring. Unlike Zhang Fei's violence, Guan Yu wants to be a dragon under deep water, as long as Guan Yu is given a chance, he will rush out of the water and give the enemy a thunderous blow. Especially Guan Yu's self-created 'drag knife meter', Gongsun Zhan's eyes lit up. It turns out that the long knife and horse battle can still be played like this, which is really an eye-opener.
Gongsun Zhan and Liu Bei, who were in the rear and had not yet attacked, looked at the overall situation, looking for an opportunity to attack at any time and attack Yu Xi.
Seeing Zhang Fei Guan Yu's brave and martial posture, Gongsun Zhan tilted his head and said to Liu Bei with a little jealousy: "Brother Xuande is indeed blessed, he can get such a fierce general, and he is very envious for his brother!" ”
The general laughed and prepared to serve the general. The general of the preparation is the general of the general, and the general does not need to be envious! Liu Bei chuckled, looking extremely modest. But anyone can see a little bit of pride and pride. Liu Bei is already a staff member of Gongsun Zhan, and he can't be called indiscriminately as in the past. Especially in public, it is necessary to pay more attention to etiquette. Liu Bei has always called Gongsun Zan as a general.
"Haha... That's just as well! Gongsun Chan laughed, and his heart was overjoyed.
Zhang Fei's onslaught attracted a large number of Xianbei soldiers, and the entire battlefield unconsciously began to tilt towards the left flank led by Zhang Fei. Guan Yu in front of the battle seemed to be a crazy slaughtering Xianbei soldier, but his eyes never left the form of the battlefield. Seeing that the Xianbei formation began to change because of Zhang Fei, Guan Yu couldn't help it anymore. Easily beheaded several Xianbei in front of him, rode his horse back into the military formation, and raised the Qinglong Yanyue Knife.
"Forward battalion! Rush to kill! ”
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Under the leadership of Guan Yu, the more than 1,000 cavalry of the forward battalion set up a formation in a short time and rushed towards the Xianbei army that was showing flaws in the movement.
"Bang!" "Poof!" Guan Yu collided or split in front of the formation, quickly cleared the Xianbei cavalry or infantry blocking Guan Yu in front of him, and led the forward battalion to rush into the enemy's rear camp from the flaw in the Xianbei army formation. Seeing this, the commander of Xianbei on the city wall hurriedly ordered the horn soldiers to blow the horn, trying to reorganize the army formation, and even wanted to encircle and annihilate the first battalion of Guan Yu who broke into the Xianbei army.
Gongsun Chan has been staring at the battlefield and has never relaxed, and when Guan Yu has the opportunity to rush into the enemy formation, Gongsun Chan has already ordered someone to blow the horn of the whole army's surprise attack.
"'White Horse Righteousness'! Righteousness! ”
"Life and death go hand in hand!" Gongsun Chan raised his knife over his head and shouted loudly. Behind him, all the snow-white 'white 'white horses' followed angrily.
"Kill!" Gongsun Zhan waited behind him and said the oath of 'White Horse Righteousness', shouted with a killing voice, and rushed out of the battle first. "Boom..."In an instant, there was another rumbling of horses' hooves on the battlefield.
Seeing this, Liu Bei also raised his double swords at the same time, shouted to kill, and rushed out of the formation, and thousands of infantry behind him hurriedly followed.
There were no more than 10,000 Xianbei who went out of the city to face the battle, and more than 30% of the casualties in the half-day fierce battle. When Guan Yu had the opportunity to go deep into the enemy camp and Gongsun Chan launched an attack, there was chaos outside the city.
After Guan Yu broke into the formation, he only did one thing, and that was to pick the generals in command of the military formation. Although the Xianbei generals are also extraordinary in martial arts, they have to end up with hatred when Guan Yu dragged him to the plan.
"Drink!" After Guan Yu killed the Xianbei generals again, the murderous aura was so full that Guan Yu's personal guards began to be afraid, not to mention the Xianbei generals who were targeted by Guan Yu. Originally, more than a dozen Xianbei commanders who were calmly commanding forgot their duties under Guan Yu's almost cannibalistic eyes, and began to flee indiscriminately, and some even fled backwards to Yu Xicheng without their lives.
Zhang Fei, who followed up, was even more remarkable, with a spear in his hand, and all kinds of random chopping. Almost none of the corpses of the Xianbei commanders who were killed by Zhang Fei were intact, which made people frightened. After that, Gongsun Zhan, who followed up, led the 'White Horse Yicong' to slash and kill in the enemy formation, without mercy. Even the Xianbei soldiers who laid down their arms and wanted to surrender were trampled by the merciless hooves of the 'White Horse Righteous Cong'.
The infantry that followed the cavalry army, under the leadership of Liu Bei, took advantage of the body of the Xianbei soldiers who fled in a panic, and moved towards the city of Yu Xi very quickly.
"Turn around and meet the enemy! Turn around and meet the enemy! "The commander on the city wall was also frightened when he saw this, and if the Han army began to attack the city under the cover of his own soldiers, it would be dangerous.
No matter how the Xianbei Commander shouted and shouted, Xianbei under the city was unheard and continued to rush towards the gate of the city.
"Those who retreat from the battle will be killed!" In desperation, the commander had no choice but to raise his bow and arrow, shoot Xianbei who fled with one arrow, and shouted loudly.
"Captain Wan, the city is our comrades, we..." Seeing this, the lieutenant general of the commander was very anxious and ready to persuade.
"Raise your bow, but whoever retreats in battle will be killed!" Captain Wan's face was fierce, and his eyes were unbearable, but...
"No!" The adjutant general also knew the truth, and in desperation, he took the military order ruthlessly.
"Put!" The adjutant general used almost all his strength, shouted loudly, and some tears oozed from the corners of his eyes.
"Ahh Captain Wan, we are Xianbei soldiers, why don't we distinguish between the enemy and me, and release arrows indiscriminately! ”
The people under the city were frightened, some were at a loss and fled for their lives, and some shouted questions to the city walls.
"Whoever retreats from the battle will be killed!" Captain Wan did not give an explanation, but still shouted military regulations loudly.