Zhang Liao hurriedly patted the horse, rushed to the place where Guan Yu and Xiahoudun were fighting, jumped off the horse, took out a letter of order from his arms, and said solemnly: "In accordance with the decree of Prime Minister Jun: because I heard that Yun Chang cut the pass and killed the general, I was afraid that the road would be blocked, so I sent me to pass all the passes, and let me go." ”

"What? This red-faced thief also beheaded a certain deputy general Qin Qi a few days ago, is this called General Ben just like that? Hearing this, Xiahoudun looked angry, glared at Guan Yu fiercely and said, "It's annoying! Wen Yuan, that Qin Qi is Cai Yang's nephew. He entrusted Qin Qi to us, and now he was killed by Guan, how can he take a break? Xiahou failed to fulfill his duty of care, how did you see Cai Yang? ”

"Well, Yuan Rang, Zhang Mou will definitely report this matter to the prime minister, and he will decompose it to General Cai. Since the prime minister is generous and teaches Yunchang to leave, the general cannot abolish the prime minister's intentions. Zhang Liao persuaded Xiahou and said: "Yuan Rang, now that Yuan Shao's army is pressing the border, Guandu's main defense, you are responsible for the general, rather than entangled with Yun Chang here, it is better to return to the camp as soon as possible." At this moment, the prime minister is also in Guandu, once there is a loss, I am afraid that the prime minister will be endangered, I will go back first, and I will be embarrassed by Yun Chang. ”

"Humph! Since it is the intention of the prime minister, this translation will be cheaper for you. Xiahoudun glared at Guan Yu fiercely and said: "The matter of killing Qin Qi will be reported by General Ben in the future, let's go!" ”

Xiahou knew that Zhang Liao, who had a close relationship with Guan Yu, was here, and he was holding the prime minister's order, so he couldn't embarrass Guan Yu anymore. Therefore, I had to take this step, put down a cruel word, and retreated.

"Wen Yuan, thank you so much for this real person. Xiahoudun has a large number of people, if he really wants to rush over, Guan is afraid that it will be difficult to protect the safety of his sister-in-law and Mr. Sun Qian and others. "Although Guan Yu is not afraid of Xiahoudun. However, after fighting with Xiahoudun for more than ten rendezvous, he knew that this general was superior in martial arts, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to defeat him in a short period of time. Once he is entangled, his military horses rush to kill his hundreds of people, then the consequences are really unimaginable.

What's more, Guan Yu was burned by fire in Wang Zhi's guard, and his true qi was greatly consumed, and until this moment, Guan Yu had not fully recovered. Therefore, Guan Yu didn't dare to say lightly that he could kill Xiahoudun. Therefore, Zhang Liao arrived in time. It was indeed equivalent to saving him again.

"Yun Chang, don't be polite to Zhang, in Zhang's mind, you are equivalent to Zhang's brother. Before. Zhang Liao is taken care of by Yun Chang, and now, Yun Chang, you are in trouble, Zhang Mou should go to the soup and die. Zhang Liao hugged his fists and said to Guan Yu: "What's more, this is also the affection of Cheng Yunchang's fists, and Zhang Liao is just giving orders." ”

"Well, please tell the Prime Minister. Although Guan cannot work for it, but. A certain heart has already recorded his favor. Guan Yu understood at this moment that although the world said how Cao Cao was, he really had nothing to say to him, even if it was a bit hypocritical to show favor to him with some purpose, but the benefits were real. Therefore, Guan Yu also had to say something.

"Be sure to paraphrase." Zhang Liao nodded cautiously, then looked at Guan Yu and said: "Yun Chang, Zhang also heard that Brother Liu Bei is no longer in Hebei at the moment, so where will you go?" ”

"I heard that a certain brother Liu Bei has passed through Cao Cao's defense line and arrived in the Runan area of Yuzhou, hmm...... No matter where he is, Guan can only find it, and escort his sister-in-law back to him, but Guan has a certain concern. Guan Yu said.

"Hehe, Yun Chang, the prime minister is not thin on your behalf, if you can't find your brother, it's better to go back to Xudu, so that you and my brother can work for the prime minister together, how about it?" Zhang Liao smiled, as if he was joking with Guan Yu.

"Ha Luha, Wen Yuan has a heart, Guan Yu already has a place in his heart, I am afraid that he will not serve Prime Minister Cao Cheng in this life. Okay, when Wen Yuan returns to see the prime minister, he will apologize to the prime minister on behalf of Guan. Guan Yu shook his head with a smile and said goodbye to Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao knew that it was impossible for Guan Yu to serve Cao Cao, because even if there was no Liu Bei, there was also Guan Yu's little brother Liu Yi in the New Han Dynasty. Therefore, he didn't say more, and gave the customs clearance documents sent by Cao Cao to Guan Yu, and then cherished each other, patted the horse back, and returned to Guandu.

At this time, Guandu met in the storm, Cao Yuan's two armies, Chen Bing's millions, and the generals of both sides all came out together.

Of course, Yuan Shao's forces had a huge advantage. Its large camp, backed by the river, stretches for dozens of miles.

Originally, it was not good to build a village against the river, unless it was a case of fighting against the water. However, Yuan Shao felt that he had no scruples. Now, Hebei is completely in his hands, and it is also very convenient and fast to transport materials from Yanjin. Just one way apart, he now has collected countless ships, and its transportation capacity can transport tens of thousands of horses and horses across the river in half an hour, and countless supplies are countless. Therefore, although it is a village with his back to the river, Yuan Shao does not have any worries.

On that day, Yuan Shao used more than 1,000 boats to cross the river plus countless bamboo rafts to transport nearly 100,000 horses across the river at a time. How could Cao Cao deploy too many troops to defend this more than ten or twenty miles long river bankline? In this way, Yuan Shao's army successfully crossed the river and reached the south bank of the Yellow River.

Cao Cao's military horses were defeated and fled back to Guandu Pass, and according to the pass, they fought to the death with Yuan Shao's army, so that they could resist Yuan Shao's army, so that Yuan Shao intended to completely break through Cao Cao's defense line in one fell swoop, and the plan of the soldiers to command Xu Du failed.

In this way, Yuan Shao advanced his generals and horses to the Guandu Pass, which was still twenty-three miles away from the south bank of the Yellow River, and set up camp.

In the past few days, the two armies have not stopped fighting, and the two sides have been at a stalemate in Guandu.

At this time, Yuan Shao could actually divide his troops to bypass Guandu and go straight to Xudu, however, Yuan Shao did not dare to divide his troops again, he believed that Cao Cao's main force was in Guandu, as long as Cao Cao's main army was defeated, it would not be easy to capture Xu Du when the time came?

Moreover, Yuan Shao is really cautious now, and when he fights Cao Cao, he really doesn't dare to take it lightly. Before, he had already lost two battles in a row locally, and he didn't want to give Cao Cao another chance. He also knew now that the combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's military horses seemed to be really more well-trained than his sergeants, and if the troops were divided, it was very likely that Cao Cao would be defeated one by one.

Therefore, Yuan Shao even ordered. The military horses in Qingzhou and the Yellow River are not allowed to attack without authorization, as long as they stick to their defensive lines. Beware that Cao Cao will send another army to attack his rear, so that even if those generals complete the task, they will be given credit in the future. Yuan Shao now, he always thinks that he has concentrated superior forces and directly defeated Cao Cao's main army with a devastating momentum, and it will be decided in one fell swoop!

Yuan Shao is a conspiracy. He didn't care about 3721, he just used his absolute superiority of troops to advance step by step. Crush all the enemies that stand in his way. He doesn't compete with Cao Cao now, he doesn't talk much with Cao Cao, he just blindly lets the army attack head-on, he believes. As long as the army of Cao Cao in Guandu is defeated. You can directly attack and kill Chen Liu and Xu Du. No one can stop him anymore.

In the past few days, Yuan Shao has let the sergeants keep attacking Guandu Guanyi, and on the other hand, he has transported all his military horses across the Yellow River, so that after a few days of crossing the river, Yuan Shao has mobilized 700,000 troops before Guandu Guanyi.

Well, relatively speaking, Yuan Shao was known as an army of 700,000 in history. But it is estimated that there will be some moisture, but at the moment. It's a real army of 700,000.

The army camped in the back river, the camp stretched for dozens of miles, and as far as the eye could see, it seemed that even the Yellow River had been blocked by Yuan Shao's military horses, and there were banners of Yuan Shao's army everywhere.

Before Yuan Shao's army Chen Yuguandu Pass, although Cao Cao's generals were well-trained, when had they ever seen such might? Therefore, Cao Cao's sergeants all showed surprise and fear.

Well, speaking of which, it's really rare that the Han hasn't had such a big battle with so many military horses. Even when the Yellow Turban Army was defeated a few years ago, although the Yellow Turban Army claimed to be one million, it was distributed all over the Han Dynasty, and the troops were scattered. The real big scene may be the big battles in Changshe, Guangzong and other places, but compared to the current Yuan Shao's 700,000 army, it is still untouchable.

In addition, when Dong Zhuo led an army of 200,000 to occupy Luoyang, the momentum was also very huge, but 200,000 troops and horses were not the same as 700,000 troops. There are also heroes in the world who raised troops to fight against Dong Zhuo, and hundreds of thousands of troops were also gathered in front of the Tiger Prison Pass at that time, but at that time, the heroes of the world were all fighting separately, although there were many military horses, they were not in the same place.

Even if the New Han Dynasty later defeated Dong Zhuo and dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops to expedition to the desert, it did not gather 700,000 troops in front of the pass like Yuan Shaojun now. The barracks, which seemed to stretch to the end of the sky, were enough to give Cao Cao's military horses an invisible pressure and make Cao Cao's sergeants fearful.

To be honest, if it weren't for the one-eyed general Xiahoudun who was brave and desperate to resist the enemy in Guandu, I am afraid that Guandu's defense line would have collapsed for thousands of miles, and Yuan Shao's army would have been killed in Xudu.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Cao Cao had to personally sit in Guandu, transfer troops, step up the deployment of defense, cheer up the sergeants, and encourage the sergeants to defend Guandu.

Guandu really can't afford to lose, Cao Cao understands this very well. He just didn't expect Yuan Shao to be so crazy and dare to drive the army across the Yellow River at one time, intending to force Cao Cao to fight him in a decisive battle.

Speaking of Guandu, this area, in addition to some hilly areas along the banks of the Yellow River that are not dangerous, is a piece of plain. Then there is the Guandu Pass.

What can really be defended is the Guandu Pass, which stretches for hundreds of miles and is covered with some mountains and forests, which separates the road from Guandu to Chenliu to Xudu. Cao Cao now has no choice but to use these terrains to block Yuan Shao's army.

Of course, the mountains and forests in these areas are not big mountains and dangerous valleys, and it is naturally impossible for Cao Cao to rely on the mountains and forests to block Yuan Shao's army.

If Yuan Shao's army really launched an attack on him, with Cao Cao's current strength, it would be absolutely impossible to prevent it. The battle line was too long, and Cao Cao now had to shrink his forces and concentrate most of his military horses on the Guandu Pass, guarding this main passage.

And Cao Cao also knew that Yuan Shao wanted to kill Chen Liu and kill Xu Du, and this Guandu Pass must be captured, otherwise, Yuan Shao's baggage would be difficult to transport over. Without baggage, even if Yuan Shao's military horses passed, there was no way to attack the city. Also, the military rations of the 700,000 army are not a small amount, and if the main passage is blocked and the grain and grass cannot be transported, Cao Cao believes that Yuan Shao will not dare to enter lightly.

At this time, Cao Cao can be said to have almost abandoned the area around Chenliu, because, if Yuan Shao had the courage, he could have led his army westward along the south bank of the Yellow River. Capture Chen to the area of Zhongmu, so that Yuan Shao's Hanoi is connected with it. At that time, Yuan Shao's momentum may be even greater.

But. Cao Cao's heart, on the contrary, hoped that Yuan Shao would be like this, and hoped that Yuan Shao would divide his troops to attack the city and seize the land, and he knew that only when Yuan Shao's army was divided, he could capture the fighters and weaken Yuan Shao's military horses little by little. Until it can be decisive with Yuan Shao's army.

But depending on the situation, Cao Cao's hope is unlikely to come true, because Yuan Shao made up his mind not to divide his troops. Concentrate superior forces to capture Guandu.

After another day of fierce fighting, Yuan Shaojun attacked Guandu Pass like crazy and attacked for a day. Although the soldiers of the Cao army desperately defended it, Yuan Shao's army and horses attacked so strongly. But it put a lot of pressure on Cao Cao.

Night falls. The fighting between the two armies finally ceased. Cao Cao stole a little time and hurriedly ordered a group of generals to come to discuss the matter and see if there was a way to repel or defeat Yuan Shao's army.

In this battle, both sides can be said to have used all means, which makes people overwhelmed.

These days, the most consumed is the bow and arrow.

Cao's army built a moat along the line of Guandu Pass to resist the attack of Yuan's army according to the mountainous terrain.

And Yuan Shaojun. Countless large armies were dispatched, and every section of Cao's defense line was stormed regardless of priority.

They. Withstanding shields and forming formations in front of their defensive lines, countless rains of arrows overwhelmed them, and then advanced step by step.

The defense line of the Cao army, some simple civil and wooden walls built at the foot of the mountain or in the middle of the mountain, was not strong. However, Cao Jun knew that such a civil wall could not stop Yuan Shaojun, and they just took advantage of such advantageous terrain to set up rolling stones and skulls on the mountain, hoping to use these tools to defeat Yuan Shaojun.

However, what frightened Cao Jun was that their defensive means did not seem to play much role in front of Yuan Jun, and Yuan Shaojun did not seem to want to conquer their defense line in one go, but to press step by step, and only advance a short distance a day, which made the defenders feel panic for no reason.

Well, it has to be said that humans are good at learning animals.

Among Yuan Shao's army, many generals had fought against Zhang Yan of Montenegro with Liu Yi and Gongsun Zan back then, and they had seen Liu Yi's military horses' means of attacking fortifications, so now in the face of almost the same situation, they also learned and used them to deal with Cao Cao's army, which made Cao Cao's military horses panic as the days went by, as Yuan Shao's military horses attacked closer and closer to them.

Before Cao Cao's defensive line, the two sides of the mountain pass of the main pass of Guandu now present a very macroscopic scene. That is, those built under the defense line in the middle of the mountain, are full of dense wooden piles, these wooden piles, between the plum blossoms and bamboo, if the mountain pushes down the rolling stones, knocking wood, will be blocked by those wooden piles, the power is greatly reduced. Well, or it's not a matter of great power reduction, whether those rolling stones and sassal wood can hurt the Yuan Shao soldiers in the stake formation has become a problem.

A very grand wooden stake array, if Liu Yi, the founder of this array, sees it, he will sigh. Well, sure enough, there are many people with a large amount of power, and the two sides of the Guandu Pass, which stretches for more than ten miles, are all such a stake array. Such a formation, not to mention blocking Cao Cao's rolling stones and sassal trees pushed down from the mountain, may be used for flood control.

Of course, if Liu Yi was here, he would definitely disdain it and laugh at Yuan Shao's stupidity. This girl, now it is you Yuan Shao who led the army to attack Cao Cao, you laid such a large array of stakes before Cao Cao's defense line, which is invisibly equivalent to reinforcing a defense line for Cao Cao. This large array of wooden piles, as long as more than ten miles, as wide as dozens of steps, in some places even hundreds of steps, from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain continuous civil wall, you can approach the mountain of the civil wall.

If Liu Yi was Cao Cao, he would definitely thank Yuan Shao at this moment, because this stake array may be the best battlefield position suitable for the soldiers of the New Han Army to strangle the enemy.

If it was Liu Yi, when Yuan Shaojun came to attack the walled walls along these stake formations, intending to seize these defense lines, Liu Yi could wave a counter-charge, fight with Yuan Shaojun in the stake formation, drive Yuan Shaojun down the mountain, and then rely on these stake formations to build a new defense line.

However, Cao Cao didn't expect this to happen for a while. Sometimes, although the truth is very simple, not everyone can understand it.

Now, what makes Cao Cao's soldiers the most headache is that Yuan Shao's army can line up in front of their defense line, but they are difficult to set up in the mountains, making their bow and arrow array less powerful than Yuan Shao's army.

To this day, the tactics of the New Han Army of the New Han Dynasty have been familiar to the princes of the Han Dynasty. For example, the stake formation of attacking the walled city in the mountains, the trebuchet pressing when attacking the fortified city, the suppression of the bow and arrow array, and the use of the bow and arrow array in the field to inflict a large number of casualties on the enemy, etc., have all been studied by some interested people with these examples. Therefore, Yuan Shao's military horses are also clearly distinguished, archers, pikemen, cavalry, and so on.

Of course, the Han military horses have always been clearly distinguished, and they have long had the concept of various arms. It's just that during the Han Dynasty, there was no systematic distinction between the advantages and disadvantages of each branch of the army, and when the various arms were used in combat, it seemed a bit chaotic, and the advantages of each branch of the army could not be magnified. (To be continued......)