After eating Mi Zhen, Sun Ce was not in a hurry to strike while the iron was hot to take Ganmei.

Sun Ce still has many more important things to do, compared to women, in Sun Ce's heart, the world is still a little more important. Especially at this critical juncture of change, Sun Ce maintained his full attention to the situation everywhere. The war between Jingzhou and the Central Plains has always affected Sun Ce's heart.

In the spring of the fifth year of Jian'an (200 AD), Yuan Shao swore an oath in Yecheng, issued a text on Cao Cao, led an army of 300,000, and went south from all over Hebei, aiming at Cao Cao.

In order to deal with Yuan Shao's attack, Cao Cao personally led 150,000 elites, set off from Xudu, and went north to meet Yuan Shao's army.

Yuan Cao's army, along both sides of the Yellow River, broke out fierce battles.

Yu Ban guarded Yanjin, Liu Yan guarded the white horse, and Cao Cao personally led the main force to guard Guandu.

Yanjin and Baima, two important ferry ports on the south bank of the Yellow River, were Cao Cao's first line of defense against Yuan Shao. And Cao Cao personally sat in the town, and Guandu, which was heavily guarded, was the second line of defense.

Guandu has a vital position on the entire battlefield. In the battle of Guandu, whoever wins will be the number one prince in the world.

As long as Guandu is taken, Yuan Shao's army will be able to drive straight into Xudu. As long as Guandu is held, Yuan Shao's army is powerless.

It is already March, and Yuan Shaoqin led a large army and stationed in Liyang, almost a month has passed. Yuan Shao's first order after arriving in Liyang was to send troops to storm the white horse garrisoned by Liu Yan, the Taishou of Dongjun.

The white horse was in the east of Guandu, and was garrisoned by 10,000 soldiers led by Liu Yan.

Because Liu Yan's troops were weak, he did not dare to go out of the camp to fight, so he could only be besieged in the camp. Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang led an army of 30,000 and stormed the White Horse camp where Liu Yan was stationed.

In desperation, Liu Yan sent messengers to Cao Cao in Guandu for help many times.

And Cao Cao is also anxious, and the importance of the white horse is self-evident. Yanjin, Guandu and Baima, forming a solid blockade line. Anywhere, there is no room for error. If the white horse misses, then Yuan's army will have a solid position in Henan and threaten Guandu from the flank.

Under the onslaught of Yan Liang, a fierce general in Hebei, Liu Yan held on for half a month, which was already very good.

Outside the White Horse Camp, Yan Liang, who was wearing a helmet and armor, stood on a high platform, looking at the enemy camp from afar, his brows furrowed slightly. It has been attacking continuously for half a month, but the White Horse Camp has not yet been conquered, which makes Yan Liang a little irritable.

The deputy general Chun Yuqiong and the military advisor Guo Tu were also a little anxious.

The Battle of White Horse is the first battle in which Yuan Shao led his army south, and if he can win, it will naturally be the first merit, and the door will be a good start! But if they are defeated, I am afraid that the three of them will not have any good fruit to eat!

The three of them are very clear about the temperament of their own lord!

"Bury the pot to cook, today I personally led the army to break the camp!" Yan Liang said in a deep voice, his deep eyes looking at the enemy camp in the distance, flashing with a different light.

Yan Liang got off the high platform and did not say anything to the deputy general Chun Yuqiong and the military advisor Guo Tu, but returned to his big tent.

Sitting in front of the desk, Yan Liang propped his arms on the table, and his face no longer had the confidence to be outside.

Yes, Yan Liang has been very worried lately. The reason for his concern was a piece of news he received before he set out for the war. A message that appeared out of nowhere, unknown sources.

The news is that he will lead his troops to attack Baima for a month, while Cao Cao will attack him in the east and west.

How much authenticity the news is, Yan Liang doesn't know.

But the facts told him that he had indeed led his army against the White Horse. And Liu Yan, the Taishou of Dongjun, has been operating in Baima for a long time, and it is really difficult to conquer the strong camp and the grain and grass that have been stored for several months.

As for the second half of the news, Yan Liang's attitude is that he would rather believe it than believe it.

Soon, a sumptuous breakfast was brought in, Yan Liang devoured a few meatloaf, drank two bowls of corn porridge, burped, picked up his long knife, and walked out of the tent. This time, he wanted to personally lead the army to storm the enemy camp, if he could overcome the enemy camp, he would naturally end up, if not, he would have to guard against Cao Cao's sneak attack.

Outside the barracks, the Hebei soldiers who had breakfast, under the command of various military marquis and military horses, slowly left the camp, and one group after another of elite soldiers lined up on the broad ground outside the camp. Countless flags fluttered in the wind in the array, and dozens of drums stood at the back of the array. The bare-chested sturdy drummer waved a drumstick wrapped in red silk in his hand and struck the cowhide drum. The dark and strong arms, with the bulging green tendons like dragons, looked extremely terrifying.

The deafening sound of war drums sounded outside the White Horse camp.

Yan Liang pulled the big knife obliquely, his whole body was armored, and he rode on a sturdy Liaodong horse. Chun Yuqiong, as Yan Liang's lieutenant, is naturally also fully armored, carrying a spear, and standing on a horse. Guo Tu is a civil official, and there is only one piece of leather armor outside the cloth clothes, which can be regarded as self-defense, after all, it is not his turn to charge into battle.

"Gongzhi, Zhong Jian, do you think you can break the camp today?" Yan Liang asked in a deep voice, his tone was very cold, but it was not friendly.

However, Guo Tu and Chun Yuqiong didn't care much about Yan Liang's attitude at this time. At present, the three of them are grasshoppers on the same rope. Although the three of them are not the same faction, Yuan Shao also has the meaning of checking and balancing each other by letting the three of them go on the expedition, but if they are defeated, none of the three will be able to get away with their crimes.

Yan Liang is a native of Hebei, so he is naturally in the same camp as Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, and Judge, who are also from Hebei. On the contrary, Chun Yuqiong and Guo Tu were both born in Yingchuan, so they are naturally in the same camp as Yingchuan people such as Feng Ji, Xu You, Xun Chen, and Xin Ping. The two camps often attack each other, and Yuan Shao is also happy to see his subordinates divided into two major factions.

Yuan Shao sent an army to attack Baima, with Yan Liang, a general of the Hebei department, as the main commander, Chun Yuqiong, the general of Yingchuan, as the deputy general, and Guo Tu, a strategist of the Yingchuan system, as the military advisor, which had the meaning of balancing the two sides.

Everyone knows it, so it's not cool or not. It's not the same faction, what else are you going to do?

I saw that after Guo Tu listened to Yan Liang's words, he smiled faintly and said loudly: "General Yan is brave and fierce, he is the enemy of ten thousand people, and he is naturally invincible!" ”

Chun Yuqiong couldn't help but sneer when she heard Guo Tu's words.

Yan Liang was not ashamed, he only glanced at the two of them, sneered, raised the long knife in his hand, and shouted: "The whole army is attacking!" ”

With Yan Liang's order, the flag danced, and a large number of non-commissioned officers stepped on the drumbeat of the war drums under the command of the grassroots officers, and marched forward.

The soldiers at the front were a large number of sword and shield soldiers, who held a square shield in their left hand and a big sword in their right hand, and marched forward sonorously.

Behind the sword and shield soldiers were a large number of crossbowmen, armed with bows and crossbows, aiming at the white horse camp in front, waiting for the commander's order at any time, and then the arrows rained down.

After that, there was a large number of spearmen. Wearing leather armor, the spearmen are the cheapest and most practical soldiers, tens of thousands of soldiers are armed with iron guns, the head of the spear is cold and shining, and the formation is like a forest.

Yan Liang was at the rear of the big array, flanked by thousands of elite Hebei cavalry, they were wearing leather armor, holding cavalry guns, and their momentum was like a dragon, they were the most elite part of the 30,000 army, and they were also Yan Liang's pro-army. The reason why Yan Liang was able to gain a foothold in Hebei was because of these thousands of elite cavalry.

Chun Yuqiong commanded the crossbowmen in front of the formation, and looked quite calm.

In fact, Chun Yuqiong is not as wasteful as described in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", after all, he was one of the eight captains of Xiyuan that year, and Chun Yuqiong assisted Yuan Shao to unify Hebei, and his ability was still good. Although he is not a first-class general, he is also a Hebei general.

As a civilian official, Guo Tu naturally would not rush to the front and command the battle. His task was to give advice and supervise the army, so Guo Tu was just under the protection of thousands of rear troops, walking on a high platform and watching the situation on the battlefield. From Guo Tu's point of view, he felt that there was a sixty percent chance of breaking the enemy camp this time.

Just looking at the Hebei army and its vigorous momentum, Guo Tu spontaneously gave birth to a kind of self-confidence.

With the rumbling sound of war drums, the sword and shield soldiers finally arrived outside the white horse camp of the Cao army. Under the cover of the sword and shield soldiers, Chun Yuqiong raised the command flag, and suddenly the arrows like locusts shot towards the white horse camp, making a buzzing sound.

Even though they were far away, Guo Tu could still see a large number of Cao soldiers falling to the ground with arrows, and through the fence, many soldiers fell directly from the wall, with roars and screams.

Dongjun guarded Liu Yan, who was strong and stubborn, and under the protection of the guards, stood on the wall. His face was not good-looking, and he didn't seem to be in a good state of mind. However, it is understandable that anyone who is surrounded and beaten for half a month may not be in good spirits.

"Fight back!" Liu Yan ordered calmly.

With Liu Yan's order, on the wall, a large number of crossbowmen condescendingly counterattacked the Hebei army. Countless arrows shot down from the wall, and although there were many sword and shield soldiers to cover them, many of the crossbowmen in the large array still fell to the ground.

War is like that, no side will only be beaten and will not fight back. Although the Hebei army's offensive was fierce, a large number of soldiers still fell to the ground with arrows. Even in comparison, due to the condescending superiority of the Cao army, the losses of the Hebei army were greater.

Chun Yuqiong is very calm, or she has fought too much, and her heart has long been hard and indifferent. For a battle-hardened general, the damage to a soldier is nothing more than a number.

The various military commanders who commanded the sword and shield soldiers in front were quite calm. It is getting closer and closer to the wall, and dozens of long ladders have been erected on the wall. The brave sword and shield soldiers, under the leadership of their respective military marquis and Sima, went up the ladder. Their faces were hideous, and they roared like wild beasts.

The square shield and ring-headed knife in his hand were constantly waving in the air, bringing up a puff of blood, and from time to time human heads flew up, as well as countless stumps and broken arms.

Cao Jun on the walled wall was also not to be outdone. Stones and logs were constantly smashed down from the wall, and countless Hebei sword and shield soldiers rolled down from the long lift, and once they rolled down and smashed on the ground, they died no longer to die.

The large ballista that had been hidden in the city for a long time finally began to exert its power, and the sound of whining breaking the air continued to sound. Arm-thick crossbow arrows shot down from the wall, and there was a mist of blood, and everywhere they went, strings of soldiers' lives were harvested.

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