The news that Yuan Shao had led Jizhou from Jizhou reached Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan was furious. I was completely tricked by Yuan Shao!

Yuan Shao wrote a letter to invite him to go south, but he took advantage of the situation to dominate Jizhou, and he was completely used as a gun, this kind of insult to IQ is really infuriating!

Coupled with the news that came not long ago, from the fact that his younger brother Sun Yue died in the battle to help Yuan Shu against Yuan Shao, Gongsun Chan was even more angry with Yuan Shao, and the new hatred and old hatred were added together, and Gongsun Chan raised troops to attack Yuan Shao.

At this time, Gongsun Zhan had just defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, and went south with the power of a great victory.

Yuan Shaochu was in charge of Jizhou, and when the internal situation was unstable, he had no choice but to make compromises and appoint Gongsun Zhan's younger brother Gongsun Fan as the Bohai Taishou, hoping to please Gongsun Chan and ease the conflict. However, after Gongsun Fan arrived in Bohai County, he immediately raised troops to help Gongsun Zhan.

Yuan Shao saw that Xiang Gongsun Zhan could not be convinced, so he had to lead his troops to fight. first sent someone to contact Youzhou Mu Liu Yu to attack Gongsun Zhan, and then accused Gongsun Zhan of attacking neighboring states without the order of the imperial court, and put pressure on Gongsun Zhan in public opinion. After that, Yuan Shao personally led his troops to fight Gongsun Zhan twenty miles south of the boundary bridge.

The Battle of the Boundary Bridge began.

Gongsun Zhan led 30,000 troops, lined up a phalanx at the boundary bridge, and used 5,000 cavalry to protect the two wings, while Yuan Shao took Liyi as the vanguard, led 800 people who dared to die, and then equipped with 1,000 crossbow soldiers, holding strong crossbows as cover. He commanded tens of thousands of infantry.

Seeing that Yuan Shao had few soldiers, Gongsun Chan ordered the cavalry to charge and storm the enemy formation. Five thousand white horses shouted in unison: "Where righteousness goes, life and death go hand in hand!" The sky can be learned, and the white horse is the proof! ”

Riding a horse and raising a whip, the white horse Yi erupted from a galloping cloud like a galloping cloud. The whole earth trembled, as if the cloud was about to sweep away everything that stood in their way.

Seeing Gongsun Zhan's cavalry rushing imposingly, Koji Yi hurriedly ordered 800 dead soldiers to line up, lay down under the shield, and then ordered the crossbowmen to hide behind the shield soldiers.

Gongsun Zhan's cavalry gradually approached, but the 800 dead soldiers on the front line showed no fear. They were all dead soldiers who climbed the city wall first without fear of death when the army attacked the city, and they were not moved at all in the face of the imposing white horse righteous servants.

When Bai Ma Yi rushed to a distance of only a few dozen steps from them, Ko Yi gave an order, and eight hundred Xian Deng Dead Soldiers jumped up, and the sound of killing shook the sky and the dust flew up. The soldier holds a shield in one hand and a spear in the other. At the same time, the crossbowmen behind also fired thousands of crossbows, Bai Mayi never expected to suffer such a huge injury, countless soldiers were stabbed off their horses by strong crossbows or spears, and for a time the impact of the cavalry was exhausted, and the cavalry began to turn their horses and flee. The huge cloud that rushed forward seemed to be punched by someone, and it disappeared in an instant.

The cavalry running backwards scattered the infantry army formation in the rear, and Gongsun Zhan's army was in chaos for a while, and his subordinate Yan Gang could not restrain him loudly.

The morale of the Koji army was greatly boosted, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became. Gongsun Chan had no choice but to retreat to the boundary bridge with the defeated army. Koji Yoshishi took advantage of the victory to pursue, and beheaded the general Yan Tsuna, who was in charge of the broken battle, and more than 1,000 enemy soldiers. Later, he joined Yuan Shao's army and chased to the boundary bridge.

Gongsun Chan tried to hold the boundary bridge, but his army tasted defeat at the beginning, and lost all its spirit, and fought with Yuan Shao's army for less than half an hour, and was defeated again.

Koyi's army pursued all the way to Gongsun Zhan's camp, and fought with Gongsun Zhan's army in the camp. Koji Yi took advantage of the chaos to order someone to cut down Gongsun Zhan's handsome banner in the hard drive, and when Gongsun Zhan's soldiers saw that the handsome flag had fallen, people's hearts were even more scattered, and they gave up resistance and abandoned the camp and left.

Gongsun Chan was defeated three times in a row, and he had no intention of fighting again, so he had to lead his army to flee north in a hurry.

Yuan Shao, who was in the rear, ordered a large army to pursue, and he took dozens of crossbowmen and more than 100 halberders to slowly retreat. When they arrived more than ten miles away from the boundary bridge, the news came from the front that they had broken through the camp of Gongsun Chan and won a complete victory.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and relaxed a lot. Dismounted, unsaddled, and ordered the troops to rest for a while.

At this time, the surrounding war has gradually subsided, the overall situation ahead has been decided, and everyone's spirit is slack. However, no one could have imagined that the most dramatic side of the entire Battle of the Boundary Bridge was about to appear.

At this time, the area around the boundary bridge has just passed through the big war, and there is still the afterglow of the war. The remnants of the broken walls, the soldiers and war horses that fell to the ground and had no time to bury them, the weapons scattered on the ground, Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh when he looked at all this.

Gongsun Zhan was powerful and powerful in the north, and he was once afraid of his front for a while. However, in the end, he still defeated him, which shows that Gongsun Chan is just a puppet's bravery, and he has nothing to show for it.

From this, Yuan Shao suddenly thought that he now had fewer soldiers and horses, if Gongsun Zhan sent an army to attack, wouldn't the situation turn around?

But come to think of it, Gongsun Chan doesn't have such a high level of wisdom. Yuan Shao burst out laughing when he thought of this.

The strategist on the side asked playfully, "Why is the lord laughing?" ”

Yuan Shao told the truth in his heart: "I laugh at Gongsun Zan is really a martial artist, if you send an army here......"

Yuan Shao's words were not finished, and suddenly there was a shocking killing shout, and a cavalry of Gongsun Zan appeared in front of them.

Yuan Shao, who was still pointing the country just now, stood on the spot in an instant, opened his mouth wide, pointed with his hand, and stopped in mid-air.

This is a Shenma situation!

This cavalry surrounded Yuan Shao and them.

In fact, this cavalry was not an ambush designed by Gongsun Chan in advance. As Yuan Shao thought, Gongsun Zhan's wisdom had not yet reached such a high level, and it was impossible to predict in advance that Yuan Shao would accompany him with a small number of soldiers and horses. The appearance of this cavalry was completely a mistake and a shit luck.

This cavalry was originally a white horse retainer who was scattered by Koji Yoshi, and after escaping thousands of miles, they regrouped and returned to attack. Light cavalry has the advantage of being able to flee thousands of miles after a single blow, and then regroup in search of fighters.

Kojiyi's army had already crossed the boundary bridge, and this White Horse Yi was encountering Yuan Shao and others who had marched here after returning from the army. Seeing that Yuan Shao had few soldiers, he started their idea.

Yuan Shao's advisers saw that the cavalry surrounding them were riding on white horses, and knew that these people were Gongsun Zhan's elite troops, the White Horse Righteous Servants. He told Yuan Shao about their origins: "Gongsun Zhan rode a white horse, and every time he used the white horse as a ride to break through the northern Hulu, the northern Hu called him the 'white horse general'." Later, the elite of his selection also rode the white horse, called the 'White Horse Righteous Servant', which was the strongest army under Gongsun Zhan, and the lord must be careful with them. “

Yuan Shao had already recovered from the shock just now, and after listening to the introduction of the frustrated professor, he said confidently: "He has a white horse and a righteous servant, and I have a halberd, what is there to be afraid of!" ”

Then he said to Zhang Jaw, "Junyi, can you help me defeat them?" ”

He looked around and avoided answering. At this time, Bai Ma Yi began to attack, and arrows rained down in the sky.

The strategist Tian Feng was afraid that Yuan Shao would be injured, so he pulled him to avoid behind a low wall. Yuan Shao didn't listen, slammed his helmet to the ground, and said, "Would the eldest husband rather charge and die and hide behind the wall to survive?" ”

Yuan Shao did not avoid arrows and still stood in the army, which greatly boosted morale. Zhang Jaw ordered the halberd warriors to form a circle and protect Yuan Shao and the crossbowmen in the center. Euphorbia are all in iron armor, and ordinary arrows have no effect on them at all. Bai Ma Yicong's several charges also seemed to hit the iron bucket. And the dozens of crossbowmen hiding behind the Euphorbia can effectively counterattack them.

For a while, this white horse Yicong could only trap Yuan Shao and others from the periphery, while fighting, while occasionally rushing over to test it, if it was unsuccessful, it would leave with one touch. Then he found an opportunity to rush over to test it, but he never had a chance to break through Yuan Shaojun's defense.

Jaw opening is doing a very good job. This battle is another version of the Battle of the Boundary Bridge entirely. It's just that unlike the Battle of the Boundary Bridge commanded by Koji Yoshii not long ago, Zhang Jaw faced all cavalry. Although he could rely on the impregnable defense of the Euphorbia to repel them again and again, he could not really defeat them. This is also the reason why Yuan Shao asked him if he could defeat Bai Ma Yicong and Zhang Jaw avoided answering.

Pursuing the light cavalry with hoplites was a fool's dream, and once the infantry formation was dispersed, it would give Hakuma Yi an opportunity to take advantage of the speed of maneuvering. Therefore, Zhang Jaw did not think about defeating the elite cavalry in front of him at all, but patiently arranged a precise defense, so that Bai Ma Yicong's several charges were in vain. In the eyes of others, Zhang Jaw also revealed a hint of a leisurely attitude waiting.

Wait for the Koji army to come back.

He didn't have to wait long, and Koji Yoshiki returned with his troops.

Hearing that Yuan Shao was surrounded, Lu Yi was so frightened that he immediately gave up continuing to pursue Gongsun Zhan and returned to the army to help.

This white horse returned from the army of Kojiyi, and he didn't know that what he was surrounding was actually a big fish, so he also retreated like a wind. Yuan Shao and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gongsun Chan fled north, and Yuan Shao also quit. The Battle of the Boundary Bridge ended with Yuan Shao's complete victory. This victory made Yuan Shao change from passive to active in the situation against Gongsun Zhan, and Jizhou also grasped more firmly under this big victory.

The two battles commanded by Koji Yoshishi and Zhang Jaw also became classic battles between infantry and cavalry. Liu Wei ordered his generals to study carefully, and many of the people in later generations imitated it.

The Battle of Jieqiao was over, but the struggle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan was not over, and soon after, an even bigger surprise fell on Yuan Shao's head.

Liu Yu, who was far away in Youzhou, was furious after learning that Gongsun Zhan had attacked Jizhou with troops without authorization, and if the two usually disagreed politically, it would be okay to confront each other. After all, Gongsun Zhan advocated a tough attitude towards foreign races, and it was also from the perspective of the interests of the Han Empire. However, he sent troops to attack Jizhou and set off a civil war, which was tantamount to rebellion.

Liu Yu ordered to cut off the supply of grain and grass to Gongsun Zhan, and Gongsun Zhan's army immediately fell into crisis.

Originally, the local state pastor was in charge of military power, and it was very easy to produce separatist or rebel forces, but after the separation of military and government, the state pastor had no military power, and was only responsible for logistics and supply, and the general who led the troops could only lead the troops to fight, and could not meddle in local political affairs. The two sides have formed a mutual containment.

Youzhou is such a classic example, Gongsun Zhan, as a general of Youzhou, has a large number of troops, but there is no base, and the supply of grain and grass depends on the support of the state government.

Liu Yu cut off Gongsun Zhan's logistics, causing Gongsun Zhan's army to fall into a panic. There were even rumors that the imperial court wanted to cure Gongsun Zhan's sins and sent a large army to attack them.

Fu Zhi was keenly aware of the change in the situation, and immediately said to Yuan Shaojin: "Gongsun Zhan is good at raising sword troops to attack neighboring states, and he has lost moral support. Now that there is no food and grass, trapped in the middle of the gloom, and the hearts of the army are fluctuating, it is a good time for the lord to launch an all-out attack and annihilate him. ”

Yuan Shao followed his words and ordered Lu Yi to lead an army of 20,000 to raid. Gongsun Zhan's army heard that Yuan Shao's army was coming, and they fled before they could fight. Gongsun Zhan couldn't help it, so he had to flee back to Youzhou with a small number of cavalry.

The battle was not as fierce as the Battle of the Boundary Bridge, but Yuan Shao was in an overwhelming position to defeat Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Zhan, who didn't suffer much losses in the Battle of Jieqiao, really lost his vitality this time, and even the Battle of Longcuo and the Battle of Juma Water that occurred later in the original history were unable to launch, and basically retreated to Youzhou to become a defense.

Yuan Shao won a great victory this time and won countless soldiers and horses. Just as Yuan Shao was about to continue to pursue Gongsun Chan and give him the final blow, Zhang Yan of the Montenegrin Army was invited by Gongsun Chan to send his subordinate Du Chang to attack Yuan Shao's rear.

Yuan Shao was frightened and wanted to withdraw his troops. His subordinate Tian Feng stopped him and said, "The Black Mountain thieves are a plague of scabies and do not pose any threat to us. As long as the cities in the rear are strictly guarded, these thieves will naturally disperse after a long time of ineffectiveness. And Gongsun Chan is our biggest opponent in unifying the north, and now there is a chance to cut him off in one fell swoop, so don't miss this God-given opportunity! ”

However, Yuan Shao did not listen to Tian Feng's words, at this time he finally showed his fierce and indecisive side, gave up the best opportunity to continue to completely defeat Gongsun Zhan, and ordered Lu Yi to lead the army back, insisting on returning to Yecheng.

The army pulled out, Tian Feng ran to Yuan Shao's horse and pulled the reins to stop Yuan Shao from leaving, and said loudly to Yuan Shao: "Gongsun Zan is the lord's henchman, if you don't take it at this time, I don't know when you want to kill him again." If the situation changes today, does the lord have so much time to wait? ”

Yuan Shao was almost pulled off his horse by Tian Feng, and said angrily: "I have a large army there, and Gongsun Chan is also a lost dog, when is it not advisable?" ”

After speaking, he ordered Tian Feng to pull away and led the army back to Yecheng.

When the Montenegrin army heard that Yuan Shao had returned, and that there had been no progress in attacking the city for several days, they also withdrew their troops and left.

After Yuan Shao returned to Yecheng, he found Xu You and said to him: "Now that I have all the control of Jizhou, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou has just been defeated by me, and the major things that Qing and Mr. Chen Gong have planned for me have been completed three times out of ten. ”

Xu You said with a smile: "Gongsun Zhan is a big clan in Liaodong, and it is difficult to eradicate it for many years in Youzhou, and the lord can only slowly figure it out. And Qingzhou has just gone through the Yellow Turban Thieves Rebellion, and now it is a mess, and the Lord Justice should send troops to take over, and Qingzhou can naturally be included in the bag. And as for the merger of states......"

Xu You narrowed his eyes.

"Gongtai (Chen Gongzi), I have already gone to Bingzhou as planned."

Yuan Shao understood and laughed: "My big business depends on the two of you." ”

The world is changing, and the princes of the Han Empire are beginning to move in this constant change. At the same time after the Battle of Jieqiao, a carriage from Jizhou slowly drove towards Bingzhou.

To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter.