However, he said that Yuan Shao planned to cross the Pushui from Baimajin, and arranged several bed crossbows on the bank of the river, in case our army would attack while his men and horses were crossing the river.

However, what Yuan Shao did not expect was that his soldiers and horses had just crossed to the middle of the river when they were attacked by our army's return artillery. I saw hundreds of kilograms of large stones, which smashed and sank their sailboats and rafts at once, and many soldiers fell into the river and were swept away by the current. Although the other side had to cross to the other side of the river with a large number of people, they would encounter an even more terrifying attack next.

Gao Shun, who was stationed in White Horse City, followed the instructions I gave him in advance, and took the lead in burying several kilograms of explosives in several places, and then lengthened the fuse and covered it with weeds. Then, put another cavalry as bait. When the opponent's soldiers and horses were about to drive to the place where the explosives were planted, they began to light the fuse and quickly evacuated.

However, because Gao Shun was doing such a thing for the first time, he didn't know the best time to light the fuse, so he was a little late when he lit the fire. So, just as Yan Liang's cavalry queue had driven a certain distance, the explosives exploded.

Although Yan Liang was lucky not to be bombed this time, Cui Juye's department, which followed closely, was more unlucky. In an instant, hundreds of people were blown to pieces, and thousands of people were hit by the scattered shock waves, metal chips, stone chips, etc., or killed or injured. Not only that, but the loud noise caused by this explosion also startled Yan Liang's war horses, and even the formation was almost scattered.

Yan Liang looked back at the tragic scene in a daze, swallowed his saliva and said, "This, was this split by Lei Gong?" ”

When the sergeants heard this, they couldn't help but look up at the sky, and they also said with a frightened face: "I don't know. ”

At this moment, the 5,000 vanguard infantry sent by Yuan Shao lost one-third of the explosives in just one wave, and the morale immediately plummeted. Immediately, Gao Shun led his subordinates to 2,000 cavalry to take the opportunity to cover up. Yan Liang's subordinates failed to launch an effective defense in time. He was immediately defeated and fled.

In other words, this Gao Shun's martial arts are quite good, and even Yan Liang, who is the champion of the three armies, is slightly inferior. His ability is no worse than that of the generals under me.

Immediately, Gao Shun and the others pursued Yan Liang's troops to the shore of Pushui, and then they were forced to withdraw due to the power of the opponent's bed crossbow.

The defeat in the first battle did not make Yuan Shao feel angry, but made him deeply realize the power of this new type of weapon in my hand. So, he immediately ordered craftsmen to develop the manufacturing process of this weapon. However, due to the lack of corresponding theoretical knowledge and practical experience, it was not possible to study the reason in the end.

Afterwards. The two armies were at a stalemate. The stalemate lasted until September, when Cao Cao suddenly led his army back to Shouzhang, and it seemed that he was going to fight in Shanyang, the rear of our army. At this time, the food supply of our army was almost unable to keep up, and the people were starving, and even the families of the rich did not have much to eat. As a result, we had to give all the surplus grain to the people, destroy the return artillery, and then abandon Dongjun and withdraw our troops to Jiyin County in the rear.

Subsequently. We came to Chengshi County. At this time, the person who served as the county commander was Li Gan, the envoy sent by Cao Cao to negotiate with us before, the word Shujie. Because Li Qian is Li Feng's clansman, and he is a native of Chengshi County. So Li Feng recommended him to serve as the county commander of the Chengshi clan.

When Li Gan learned that we were coming with an army, he went out of the city to greet him, saying, "The generals have come from afar to work hard; Please enter the city, and the lower officials will order someone to prepare a banquet. Catch the wind for the generals. ”

Feng Xian said: "Don't be extravagant, let me and others get some food at will, and after eating, we will continue to Changyi." ”

Li Qian said, "Pastor Zhou, please wait a moment. The lower official ordered someone to cook. ”

Immediately, the soldiers rested on the spot by the river in the east of the city, and we discussed the next measures.

Chen Gong said: "This time, our army is in short supply of food and grass, and we need to fight quickly; Otherwise, if we continue to delay like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to delay it for long. ”

Feng Xian frowned slightly, and he also felt the difficulty of this battle in his heart. But when he saw him, he couldn't help sighing and said, "What the public platform said is very true; It's just that Yuan and Cao have enough food and grass in their hands and refuse to confront us head-on, which is really embarrassing. ”

In this regard, Chen Gong said: "Actually, there is nothing to be embarrassed about; If we can get in touch with Gongsun Chan and Tao Qian, and let them lead their troops to attack the rear of Yuan and Cao, then our army will still have a relatively good chance of victory. ”

Feng Xian said: "This is what is said; However, Gongsun Chan is far away in Youzhou, and it may be difficult to get in touch; Tao Qian suffered the first two defeats, and his vitality was greatly damaged, and he was afraid that he would not be able to return to the sky at this time. ”

Chen Gong asked again: "Then why don't you send someone to contact Yuan Shu?" ”

Feng Xian shook his head and said: "Yuan Shuqi is as ambitious as Yuan Shao, and now he is connected with Li Dao and Guo Yan, and he is not the same person as us; If he wants to take advantage of the defeat of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and send troops to attack the rear of our army, I am afraid that we will be in danger. ”

Chen Gong couldn't help but say, "If that's the case, I'm afraid we'll have to fight alone." ”

I chuckled and said, "Heroes are usually lonely; There is nothing wrong with our plan this time, and the current calamity is only a temporary coincidence; Although we are turning things around with our own strength, it can be regarded as a test from God, as long as we can withstand this test, I believe that success is not far from us. ”

Feng Xian chuckled and said, "What the virtuous brother said is exactly what I want; According to the opinion of the virtuous brother, how should we deal with it this time? ”

I replied: "Now we still have more than 15,000 infantry and cavalry in our hands, and although the strength is not small, the military quality is uneven, and we need more training; Since Yuan Shao wants to fight a protracted war with us, then let's take advantage of the time here to be a good student and a refined soldier, and by the way, we will build some more powerful weapons such as explosives and return cannons; Accumulate strength to the end, and then compete with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. ”

Feng Xian couldn't help but nod and said, "Well, what Brother Xian said is really wonderful; The power of these two new weapons should not be taken lightly, especially the tiny explosives; As long as we accumulate strength to a certain extent, we will be able to defeat the combined forces of Yuan and Cao in one fell swoop. ”

"Here comes the food!" At this time, Li Gan ordered someone to bring food to everyone. The soldiers couldn't help but hurry up to meet them, and each of them picked up a piece of bread and ate it. In addition to the flatbread, there is also a lot of wine and meat, which can be said to be very rich.

Originally, the soldiers were hungry for a long time, and it was very pleasant to be able to eat a good meal, but then something happened that made people extremely depressed.

When everyone had eaten and drunk enough, their stomachs suddenly hurt. Then, some of the soldiers ran to the side.

At this time, I saw Feng Xian and Chen Gong both holding their stomachs and frowning, so I couldn't help asking, "What's wrong, is there something uncomfortable?" ”

Feng Xian said: "It's nothing, it's just that some people want to go to the thatched house." ”

Chen Gong couldn't help but say: "It's really weird, why did my stomach hurt just after eating." ”

Soon, I sensed that something was wrong, so I used my magnetic field to probe the area, only to find a group of soldiers and horses in the nearby city ready to attack us at any moment.

Immediately, I understood that someone had drugged the food, so I hurriedly said, "It's not good, Li Gan's guy betrayed us, and told everyone to withdraw quickly!" ”

When Feng Xian and Chen Gong heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other with some surprise. Immediately, they didn't ask too much, and beckoned everyone to hurry up and evacuate.

Then, as soon as the soldiers and horses in the city saw that we had noticed the abnormality, they hurried out to kill them. And the generals who were the leaders were Li Gan and his brother Li Jin: "Kill all the soldiers, don't let the thieves escape!" ”

I immediately scolded: "Damn, blame me for my negligence!" Hurry up and retreat! ”

Immediately, the soldiers didn't have time to wipe their buttocks, so they hurriedly evacuated in embarrassment with their pants. At this moment, I am somewhat glad that there are no female dependents in the army, otherwise I would really be a shame.

Subsequently, on the way to retreat, some of the soldiers did not run in time, and were chased and killed by the pursuers in the rear. So, I let the others go first, leaving the others behind. Although this prevented the other party from continuing the pursuit, by the time everyone retreated farther, they still lost thousands of men. I'm a little annoyed by that. I didn't expect that my trust would lead to a momentary negligence and the death of so many soldiers. This time, I need to do a deep review.

It seems that in the future, the soldiers will no longer be able to rely on my heavenly eye, so it will be easy for them to lose the necessary vigilance. After all, there will always be times when I am absent, and if they encounter such an unexpected incident one day, I am afraid that they will not be as lucky as today. (To be continued......)