Chapter 55: The Duel of Fate
Yuan Shao got up from the ground, and Tian Feng supported him. Yuan Shao asked, "Is Koji Yi here?" β
Tian Feng nodded excitedly: "It's here." After all, he went to the camp first, and Gongsun Chan was finished this time. β
Yuan Shao nodded and said, "This guy is still reliable at the critical moment." β
The surrounding shouts sounded, mixed with Gongsun Zhan's shouts: "If we don't take Yuan Shao, we will all die, and everyone will fight hard." β
"Oooh-oh-"
The soldiers in Youzhou are really desperate, and they don't care about life and death. One man pounced on the shield and grabbed it, and then the other man stabbed it through the shield with a knife, and when the white knife went in and the red knife came out, the man who had grabbed the shield would not survive. This kind of life-for-life style of fighting caused heavy casualties on Yuan Jun's side. The entire forest became an asura field, full of blood and screams.
A Youzhou soldier with half of his body covered in blood, saw the heavily armed Yuan soldiers in front of him, and still rushed forward, and in the blink of an eye, he screamed, and his body was hung on the shield.
The soldiers of the Yuan army were really boosted because of the arrival of reinforcements, otherwise such a ratio of casualties would have been frightened and fled. These Youzhou people are simply not people, they are the god of death.
Gongsun Chan's heart is also bleeding, these people are his last strength. He has been fighting in the south and north for so many years, leaving some foundation, and now all of them are consumed here, if he can't kill Yuan Shao, even if he escapes back to Yijing, it will be difficult in the next few years. A veteran of a hundred battles, that is a fortune, and it is impossible to train it without going through the trials and tribulations of the years.
Tian Yu quietly stepped forward and said softly: "Lord, Koyi is here." Gotta be ready to retreat......"
Gongsun Zhan raised his eyebrows and said, "Withdraw? Withdraw what? Even Yuan Shao, a wreck, will not retreat, will my dignified White Horse General withdraw? If you can't win against Yuan Shao this time, you won't have a chance in the future. β
Tian Yu said: "Having said that, but if you stay in Qingshan without worrying about no firewood, it is better to ...... than die here vigorously."
Gongsun Zhan waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, I must watch Yuan Shao die in front of my eyes." Today is either him dead or I die. β
Tian Yu sighed and stopped persuading.
Gongsun Chan turned over his horse and pulled out his long sword, and the mount Xue Yunqi suddenly jumped out like an arrow from the string, avoiding the small trees in the forest with great dexterity, and reached the highest speed in three or four steps.
Yuan Shaozheng sat on a stone with Tian Feng's support, rubbed his head, looked at Yuan Xi who was standing on a high place, and said, "Xianyi commands the army and has a decent ......."
Tian Feng said: "The second son is brave and strategic, and has the demeanor of the lord back then. β
Yuan Shao was in a trance in his heart, as if he was the one who yelled at the soldiers to boost morale. It's obviously not like it at all, the face doesn't look like it, the figure is not the same, and the temperament is even more different. Is it just because of blood? If Yuan Xi becomes his heir...... No, no, it's never possible. First, he was not the eldest son, and second, he was not as good as his brother, not even his younger brother.
He was still pondering, when suddenly there was a commotion ahead. The sound of the horse's hooves was not noticeable on the wet mud, but the ground began to tremble, and the sound of the horse's hooves hitting the ground was like a drum beating on everyone's heart.
Gongsun Zhan's horse was aimed at Yuan Shao's group of people, and the first group of soldiers to bear the brunt were just entangled with the enemy, and before they could react when they heard the sound, their bodies had already been knocked away.
"Yuan Benchu, take the knife-"
Yuan Shao raised his head when he heard the sound, but saw that a horse had rushed to the front, and the way had been blocked by people, and he could not move forward, and then the horse's body stood upright, only two hind hooves landed on the ground, and the front hooves were held high in the air. Gongsun Zhan, who was clinging to the horse's back, faced Yuan Shao's direction from the side, and the snow-white knife light slanted down, and the long tip of the knife crossed a shining arc in the air, falling towards Yuan Shao's face.
If this knife goes down, the situation in Hebei will be completely rewritten. Jizhou will be torn apart, Gongsun Chan will go south, even if Bai Ma Yicong has been completely exhausted, he can rely on Jizhou's financial resources to retrain a new army. And the Yuan family will also pass away with Yuan Shao, who has great prestige, and will cease to exist. Yuan Shao has suppressed the Yellow Turban, killed the eunuchs, and is still the leader of the Dong Alliance, with an outstanding reputation, such a person can suppress the Haoqiang in Hebei, in other words, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang do not have this ability.
The balance of victory and defeat tilted in the direction of Youzhou in an instant.
Gongsun Zhan's teeth clenched together, the knife in his hand split the air and fell straight down, the beard under his chin was blown to the side by the wind, the scar with the lack of ears on the side was hideously visible, and the cold eyes were mixed with Yuan Shao.
A fateful showdown!
The two have been mortal enemies since several years ago. Gongsun Zhan's younger brother Gongsun Yue died because of Yuan Shao, and later Gongsun Chan took away Yuan Shao's base Nanpi, and the conflict between the two broke out. Gongsun Chan co-opted Yuan Shu as an ally, which completely angered Yuan Shao. At the instigation of Yuan Shao, Gongsun Chan was forced to kill Liu Yu, which also became the key to Gongsun Chan's transformation from prosperity to decline. Then the two kept friction and conflict on the border of Jizhou and Youzhou, and more and more people died on both sides, relatives and comrades-in-arms, only to wash away the hatred with blood, and there was never a day to stop.
Now, too, it's time to find out.
Yuan Xi watched Gongsun Chan slash at Yuan Shao in the sword light sword halberd, and couldn't help but scold in his heart: "Yuan Shao just hung up? History is all a lie......"
Yuan Shao hangs up, I'm afraid that his second son will be dangerous, what kind of hegemony, what beauty is like jade, it's just a bubble of. Whether or not you can survive from this forest is a luxury.
Yuan Shao, you must not hang up. Daddy, I really call you daddy, you have to hold on, hold on-
Yuan Shao probably heard his sincere call, and it was a coincidence, the helmet he threw out before happened to be picked up by his own soldiers, and now it was at his feet, his eyes were quick, and out of instinct, he took everything he could get at hand to block, and it happened to be this helmet.
Although this helmet is not a good color, it is made of metal after all, and I saw him swing it upwards vigorously, and the top of the helmet was in the middle of Gongsun Zhan's blade.
The two collided with each other, making a muffled sound.
The knife momentum was clearly stagnant in the air.
Then Yuan Shao leaned back, lay on the ground and rolled away.
The knife slashed into the air.
The hooves of Gongsun Zhan's mount fell, shattering the bones of the two men, and then the sword and sword shadows beckoned to him.
This horse is also a divine horse, without waiting for Gongsun Chan to pull the reins, he rushed out quickly, although Gongsun Chan had many more knife wounds on his body, and blood seeped out, but after all, he did not lose his life.
Yuan Xi's hanging heart was put down at this time, and he let out a breath, dangerous.
A cheer from the soldiers of the Yuan army rang out all around. Gongsun Zhan did not kill Yuan Shao, and he also went away, which caused everyone's spirits to be lifted.
Gongsun Zhan's figure had disappeared from view, and the surrounding Youzhou soldiers' offensive had gradually weakened. Yuan Shao's personal army slowly gathered, and although they suffered heavy losses, they were able to hold on.
Yuan Shao got up, with a cold sweat on his head, looked at Gongsun Zhan's distant figure and scolded: "Cowardly as a mouse, Gongsun Zhan, don't you dare to stay and fight me to the death?" β
Tian Feng almost had a heart attack, and if Gongsun Chan came back, he would have to be scared out of a nervous disorder.
Yuan Shao took his hand and asked, "What about Koji?" Didn't he come early? Why don't you see anyone now? β
"Reportβ" A herald suddenly ran over and said, "General Koji is already arrayed on the perimeter, and he told us to hold on, and when his men and horses are ready, they will begin to surround them." β
"Fuck it!" Yuan Shao scolded: "Let me keep it? He's watching a play next to him? When he was ready, I would have already asked Gongsun Chan to cut it! You tell him to roll over right away! β