Yuan Xi followed behind the army on horseback, and Zhao Yun walked and followed him to protect. After a night's trek, the distance between the troops became looser. In the lush woods, it was no longer possible to distinguish which brother troops were in the front and back, and Yuan Xi could only follow Yuan Shao's middle camp.

Yuan Shao gave an order, march lightly, whoever cuts off Gongsun Zhan's head will be rewarded. Although he didn't say anything about rewarding, he still stimulated the various troops to rush forward with a hula, lest they fall behind others. Now there are only 2,000 people in this Chinese army, all of whom are Yuan Shao's own personal troops.

"I said, why is this forest so big, I haven't come out after walking for a long time."

Yuan Xi complained and rubbed his waist, he had been riding a horse for a long time, and his waist was sore. This is the characteristic of the second generation, the person who walks has not shouted tired, he has already shouted first.

Zhao Yun said: "It's time to hurry, out of this forest, you will pass the Yuan clan and enter the realm of Yi Jing." ”

Yuan Xi was taken aback: "Isn't that very close to Gongsun Zhan's base camp?" Why didn't you even see the shadow of a Youzhou soldier? ”

Zhao Yun said: "The defeat is like a mountain, Gongsun Zhan's men and horses surrender, and those who escape, no matter how difficult it is to collect them, I am afraid they will all be cleaned up by the troops along the way, after all, General Lu Xiang's troops are opening the way in front, and there should be nothing missing." ”

As he spoke, the front suddenly stopped, and it turned out that Yuan Shao ordered him to rest.

Zhao Yun said: "Now that we are getting farther and farther away from the troops in front, how can we rest at this time?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "Anyway, we have already caught up in front, and it is not worse than our two thousand people, so let's take a rest." He dismounted from his horse, stretched his waist, and fell apart on his horse.

"Zilong, you also sit down and rest......" He saw that Zhao Yun was still standing, so he beckoned.

Zhao Yun was still standing upright like a javelin, and said, "As the captain of the guard, you must always pay attention to the dangers around you. In the woods, there may be ambushes. ”

This time he left in a hurry, and the ten pro-soldiers recruited remained in the grain and grass camp and did not follow. Zhao Yun could only take on the role of this personal soldier himself. Fortunately, he is still very serious in doing things, and his meticulous attitude makes Yuan Xi more satisfied.

After all, it was a young body, and Yuan Xi was not tired after resting for a while, so he took out a bow and arrow, and said, "Zilong, you teach me how to shoot arrows." ”

Zhao Yundao: "I'm not allowed to shoot arrows, if you want to talk about archery, General Tian Yu who I have seen before can be described as a hundred shots." ”

Yuan Xi put down the bow in his hand and sighed: "Yes, that mustache almost shot me to death." If it weren't for him, Gongsun Chan would have been awarded the head a long time ago, and we wouldn't have to chase here to endure this hardship. What a talent. If I could, I'd like to recruit him to my side. ”

Zhao Yundao: "I heard that General Tian Yu was originally under the command of Lord Xuande, because his mother died of illness, so he returned to Youzhou, and later Lord Xuande also wrote a letter of recommendation, asking him to be a guest general under Gongsun Zhan." But after all, he is a guest general and has never led soldiers. Speaking of which, Lord Liu still knows people with a discerning eye. ”

Yuan Xi saw that he showed his appreciation for Liu Bei, and he was a little jealous in his heart, but he couldn't say it, so he neither echoed nor objected, thinking that Liu Bei was about to be cleaned up by Cao Cao anyway, and then settled in Xinye, and the two of you probably won't be able to see each other. Liu Bei, his subordinates Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are all fierce generals, and they are not inferior to Zhao Yun, who is strong in martial arts, so let Zhao Yun rot here with me. Thinking of this, my mood is much better.

But Zhao Yun is just a general, and his henchmen under his command are still only three scholars such as Lu Fang, and if they want to gain a foothold in this troubled era, they have to continue to gather talents. In addition, there must be strategists, in this part of Hebei, there don't seem to be any outstanding strategists, and the good strategists are all there for Cao Cao.

In order to get rid of Yuan Shao's control, Yuan Xi also racked his brains to develop his team. Fortunately, the battle of Guandu is still early, and it will take three or four years for Yuan Shao to digest Gongsun Zhan's territory, and he has time to prepare.

As he was thinking, there was a sudden whoosh, and a bow and arrow flew over his head and landed less than two meters behind his body.

"Wow-what is this?" Yuan Xi almost jumped up.

Zhao Yun hurriedly pulled his sleeve and pulled him behind the horse, and then three or four more arrows whistled past, one of which hit the horse's body.

The horse was grazing, and when he was shot with an arrow in the neck, he suddenly raised his front hooves and ran out to the side. Now there is no more cover in front of the two.

"Quick, go and join the army......"

At this time, the safest place is Yuan Shao's personal army. Although I don't know who attacked them in the woods, the pro-soldiers have shields and a lot of people, so they can still block them.

Taking advantage of the gap of the cold arrows on the opposite side, the two hurriedly ran to the guards beside Yuan Shao.

Marching in the woods, the troops of these two thousand people actually couldn't form a formation, and they were lined up, with Yuan Shao at the end of the line, with Tian Feng and the two of them. Although it is claimed that there are 2,000 people, there are not even 200 people who can be called around at this time.

There were more and more bows and arrows in the forest, and they swished like flying locusts, and they could not be stopped.

When Zhao Yun protected Yuan Xi and Yuan Shao and the others, more than 20 people around Yuan Shao had already fallen.

"How can this be true? Where did the ambush come out? What about Lu Xiang? Isn't he the troop that opened the way? What about Guo Yuan, isn't he protecting on the flanks? How could so many soldiers come in? Where did the people come from? ”

Yuan Shao was like an ant on a hot pot, constantly walking around in circles. He was surrounded by extremely nervous guards, each holding a large shield and guarding him.

Tian Feng stood beside him and said: "The vision in the forest is not clear, and I don't know how many people there are on the other side, for today's plan, I will quickly send people to break out of the encirclement and gather the surrounding troops." ”

Someone on the opposite side suddenly laughed "hahaha", almost shaking off the leaves on the tree.

"Yuan Shaoxiaoer, do you also have today? Surrender quickly, and maybe I'll spare your life. ”

Yuan Shao raised his head suddenly and said, "It's Gongsun Zhan!" ”

He looked to the other side, but the trees were so deep that he couldn't see any clues. Only bows and arrows from the sky struck.

"Where's Koji?" Yuan Shao scolded: "Didn't he go to chase Gongsun Zhan? Why is Gongsun Chan here? ”

Tian Feng had nothing to do at this time, Gongsun Zhan unknowingly gathered up the defeated troops, and also drilled in from the gap between their troops, taking advantage of Yuan Shao's laxity, launched a fatal blow, this tactic, this kind of courage, is really the white horse general of Rong Ma's life.

In the battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zhan had already been completely defeated, and if anyone else, I am afraid that they would have to retreat to Yijing, or even Jixian, in order to expect a comeback. But he is seeking victory in the midst of danger, and he does not hesitate to risk being surrounded, but also to turn defeat into victory. And the key is Yuan Shao. In this sense, Yuan Shao's light army attack just gave him an opportunity to take advantage of.