Chapter 289: The Fall of a Famous General
History is a wheel that rolls forward, and anyone who wants to change the direction of this wheel needs to make a huge effort.
If according to the progress of Yuan Xi's escape to White Wolf Mountain at this time, continue to the east, which is the territory of Sun Du, the prince of Liaodong, how similar this is in history. However, when he got here, Yuan Xi didn't want to retreat. From here, start changing the trajectory.
On the second day of the second month of February, Cao Cao's army began to spread through Yuyang City. Yuyang City is a small city, and there is no danger to defend, but the east of the city is a large mountainous area, spreading for hundreds of miles.
By the time he arrived at this place, Cao Cao's supplies were already quite difficult. They are also not familiar with the terrain. All the way north, from the Central Plains to this small town, if it weren't for the successive victories along the way, I am afraid that there would be nothing that could support the will of the soldiers.
The Wuhuan warriors on the White Wolf Mountain, a total of 5,000 cavalry, roared down.
Zhang Liao's troops, the vanguard of Cao Cao's army, totaling 3,000 cavalry, suddenly encountered these Hu cavalry on a high tomb.
Zhang Liao's troops were the first to charge.
The sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, like raindrops, from small to large, from drizzle to downpour.
The Cao soldiers looked numb, and the dust covered their faces, but the movements of their hands were uniform. Faced with the Wuhuan people who were outnumbered but not in formation, they did not hesitate. The long knife in his hand flashed with a burst of light.
Zhang Liao was condescending, overlooking the battle situation, and the Wuhuan front encountered a sudden mutation, and it suddenly became chaotic.
If they were fighting in a flat place, these Hu people might have an advantage, but here, the experience of the generals was more tested.
At the foot of the dirt slope next to it, just on the side of the Wuhuan people, suddenly a group of soldiers and horses charged uphill and came directly towards Zhang Liao.
"Oh? Is there such a figure in the enemy formation? ”
Zhang Liao couldn't help but be surprised, charging on his back like this is no different from sending him to death. However, along the way, I was used to seeing Yuan Jun fleeing, and when I saw such an oncoming person at this time, I couldn't help but feel refreshed.
"Soldiers, kill with me."
Zhang Liao led the left and right henchmen and killed them first.
When he got closer, his eyes suddenly lit up, and it was not the Wuhuan people who were coming, but the main force of the Yuan army. I have long heard that Yuan Xi has an elite cavalry under his command, and the number is not large, only a few hundred. Now this is coming, could it be this army?
Continuing to approach, Zhang Liao became more and more happy in his heart, his eyes were sharp, and he saw someone who was suspected of Yuan Xi, and he didn't expect that the other party's coach would also charge in person. He was about to beckon everyone to hurry forward and besiege Yuan Xi, but he saw a mustache beside Yuan Xi......
Whoosh - the bowstring in the mustache's hand has sounded, this arrow is from the bottom up, and it is still out of range, but the urgency of the attack is beyond Zhang Liao's expectations. In a panic, he used the long knife in his hand to block, and with a bang, he just blocked the bow and arrow.
Immediately, the wind was blowing in the ears. Seeing another arrow coming up. At this time, Zhang Liao couldn't care about catching Yuan Xi, so he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and the person rolled on the ground twice, and the bow and arrow floated out of his head, but he still missed.
Just as he was glad that he had escaped, the two cavalry had already met.
The main general fell under the horse, and Zhang Liao's side was in chaos all of a sudden.
The faces of the people on the opposite side were hideous, everyone's scimitars appeared, and a long row of blood beads fell with the delivery of the two armies.
The people, one by one, fell off their horses, and the shouts were gone, only the sound of heavy panting and the grinding of metal.
Suddenly, an ownerless horse raised its head and neighed, and the knight on Yuan Xi's side shouted loudly.
At this time, it was only a few breaths before Zhang Liao got up from the ground, but in this instant, the victory or defeat was decided. The warriors who were fighting with the Wuhuan people at the bottom of the mountain looked up the slope in unison, and their commander was climbing on his horse in embarrassment.
Zhang Liao still wanted to get on the horse to fight, his hand touched the saddle, and then he raised his head, facing a gust of wind, the cold sword light came instantly, and his vision suddenly blurred.
The knight under Tian Yu quickly picked up the bloody head from the ground. There was a burst of cheers around: "Zhang Liao is dead!" Zhang Liao is dead! ”
Suddenly, there was a loud noise up and down the mountain.
All the Cao soldiers have stopped, the main general is dead, and it is pointless to fight like this, but the commanding heights have been occupied, and they can't retreat even if they want to. They were already on the verge of defeating the Wuhuan people, but the sudden change of time overwhelmed them.
Yuan Xi stopped his horse and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Finally gnawed off this hard bone.
After a while, many corpses were left on the ground, and this empty valley will surely go down in history, but I don't know how future generations will name it.
Lu Fang suddenly became busy, Tian Fengchou, Han Yan, Wen Hui and others all stayed in the south of Youzhou, and they were the nails buried there. At this time, he was the only scribe who accompanied the army.
A total of 2,000 enemy troops were captured in this battle, and only a few broke through. Lu Fang wanted to take advantage of this time to figure out the details of these people, and then select some of them to supplement the troops.
A bonfire was lit at the foot of the White Wolf Mountain, and the Wuhuan people began to laugh and celebrate the victory. However, Yuan Xi's side was in full swing.
"What? And the state people? Where are the people? Jiuyuan? What is this place? Oh, Baotou ......"
"How long have you been following Boss Cao? It's only been two years? Do you know what Boss Cao's biggest hobby is? Just ask the veterans. You people, if you can't go back to the battlefield, don't worry about your wife and children at home, Boss Cao will take care of it for you. What do you say you're doing so hard? It's all green on my head......"
"Follow me Yuan Xi must have a future, although he has been driven here now, he will be killed back one day. You don't believe it? Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan don't believe it either, you see, this is what happened to him......"
In the end, Yuan Xi gathered the people who were unwilling to surrender, and then said: "Okay, everyone, since you are not willing to surrender, I don't need to keep you, you can go by yourself." ”
What the? Can you go? The captives burst into tears. The mounts were collected, the weapons and armor were taken down, the dry food on their bodies was gone, and then let them go on their own, what is the difference between this and killing them?
Smelling the smell of meat on the side of the campfire next to them, most of them swallowed their saliva, then raised their hands and said, "General, we did it with you......"
Cold, hungry, fearful, as long as they surrendered, they were all gone, they were not under Cao Cao's command in the first place, even if they betrayed again, it didn't matter. Forget it, for the sake of the wife and children at home, let's live.
Yuan Xi is also refreshed, and if he is willing to stay, he will be incorporated into his own cavalry team, and then he can enjoy food, and then go to fight Cao Cao together tomorrow.
When the captives heard this, they were sad again, they just surrendered today, and they will go into battle tomorrow, you believe us, but we are also human beings, we have to rest and recuperate.
Cao Cao also had to rest at this time, Zhang Liao's troops were surrounded and annihilated, which was a blow to the entire morale. And the bigger blow was Guo Jia, a weak strategist, who finally fell.