Chapter 26: The thief's head is here
At this time, Yuan Shao's guerrillas from all walks of life came from the back road, and Gongsun Chan saw that the soldiers and horses on the front road could not be transferred back for a while, and the people and horses around him were unbearable to resist the enemy, so he was naturally very anxious. If these horses sent out by Yuan Shao were broken one by one from behind, the back road would be blocked, and the enemy would be attacked before and after, and it would be too late to regret it. At that moment, those generals who saw the situation clearly immediately persuaded Gongsun Chan to abandon the army and leave.
All the roads were in a hurry, and they were passed to Gongsun Chan one after another, and Gongsun Chan didn't know what to do at this time. But he quickly thought of a question and questioned his subordinates: "According to the previous report, when Yuan Shao went out of the city, the thieves from all walks of life who went out of the city with Yuan Shao and finally disappeared added up to only a few thousand, even if they came back at this time, it was also a group of stragglers, how could there be so many as you said?" I don't believe that they went out for so long and moved to the rescue, if you came back at this time, it seems that the thieves have tens of thousands of horses, so where did their men and horses come from? ”
Gongsun Chan asked such a question, and he did ask everyone. Yes, there are only tens of thousands of horses in Nanpi City, and there are twenty or thirty thousand people who confront them outside the city alone, and there are not many left, how can there be strands of thieves in the rear? If each unit is counted in thousands, then Yuan Shao's strength is really not small, if he has so many troops, why didn't he take it out earlier, and use it at this time? What's more, these tens of thousands of horses are not a small number, and the target is so big, it may not be easy to avoid their eyes, and it is really strange that they are not known to them when they come.
The battle report from the rear was confusing, and although Gongsun Zhan was anxious in his heart, he finally did not completely mess up. Here, regardless of everyone's persuasion, he immediately ordered Gongsun Fan to lead the only remaining 5,000 followers around him and rush to the rear for reinforcements. Gongsun Fan received Gongsun Zhan's order, and immediately led his men and horses to pounce on him. On the battlefield side, although Yuan Shao was in the midst of the chaos, he was touched by the small changes that had taken place on Gongsun Zhan's side. He deliberately found a high hill to carefully observe the actions of Gongsun Zhan's side, he saw that almost all the people around Gongsun Chan were transferred, and he also knew that there was a problem behind him, that is, the men and horses he sent finally had a movement.
However, he still had to admire Gongsun Zhan, at this critical juncture, he Gongsun Chan actually did not immediately call back the men and horses in front of him, as if nothing had happened, but continued to fight. However, at this time, if Gongsun Chan didn't do this, he acted rashly, just afraid that if he moved, his side would already be in chaos, and coupled with the movement in the rear, it would definitely be a fiasco, so Gongsun Chan's approach was still desirable.
Yuan Shao pressed his sword and said in his heart: "Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Zhan, even if you are clever, how can you easily tell whether there are thousands or tens of thousands behind you?" Speaking of tens of thousands, there are only so many people I have sent, even if I want to find reinforcements, where can I find them for a while? Thousands of words, but I can't say it, behind you, every group of soldiers and horses you encountered, to say the least, there are thousands, but when you add up, at least it is tens of thousands. Whether it's thousands or tens of thousands, are you just confused? In fact, if there were tens of thousands of horses outside my city, would I still be able to stay in Nanpi City and let your grandson Chan slaughter him? Speaking of which, of course, it is only thousands, but I asked them to go out of the city and then according to my instructions, gather all the men and horses, twist them into a rope, attack in groups, and wait until the thieves come to the rescue, and then attack the other place, and so on and so on, lighting smoke and setting fire everywhere, and they naturally can't guess how many people and horses are attacking them. Haha, I think it's because of this confusion that you're at a loss for a while, right? I thought it was funny to see you rushing around sending troops everywhere to put out the fire. Haha, it seems that my Yuan Benchu's plan is really clever! Once the thief can't figure out the forces behind me, and the men and horses in front of him are entangled here and can't extricate themselves for a while, he will inevitably become more and more confused after a long battle. That's the best time for me to fight back. ”
"But ......" Yuan Shao's face suddenly became solemn when he thought of this, "There are not many people attacking in my rear, and the emphasis is on cooperation, if there is a problem along the way, it will be a failure, which is where the danger lies, I hope it will not be noticed by the thieves." Although he was so worried in his heart, when he thought that Gongsun Zhan had almost united with Montenegro to place all the men and horses here for this victory, and there would be no hindering forces in the rear, Yuan Shao was relieved when he thought about it.
Yuan Shao did not hesitate to use his body as bait for this victory, so for him, this battle was a turnaround, and in his opinion, it was extremely important. However, his idea is good, but unfortunately it is wishful thinking. On Gongsun Zhan's side, Gongsun Fan personally led the men and horses to kill him, however, the thieves were very cunning, and seeing that the thieves were huge, they hurriedly withdrew the men and horses. When Gongsun Fan saw it, he also said that the thief was afraid of him, and he was naturally very uncomfortable in his heart, thinking that this side was stable, so he immediately led his men and horses to look elsewhere and pounced. However, this time, before he could attack, he was struck from behind by the defeated men and horses from behind. Gongsun Fan couldn't resist and was defeated by this group of men and horses, and retreated in panic.
Gongsun Chan looked at Gongsun Fan's embarrassed appearance, and he was also very shocked in his heart, could it be that the thieves in the rear were so huge? Gongsun Fan didn't see clearly that the people who intercepted him halfway were the same people and horses he had repelled before, but there were thieves everywhere, and the situation had reached a very dangerous juncture, so he asked his eldest brother Gongsun Chan to withdraw his troops quickly, and later it would change. In Gongsun Zhan's opinion, if he can't believe the words of his younger brother Sun Fan, how many people in the army are credible? The heart that was hesitant had to settle down at this moment. Gongsun Chan pressed his saber with his hand, looked at the battlefield in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh heavily.
In his opinion, such a good situation was actually calculated by Yuan Shao again, how difficult is it for him to win Yuan Shao in the end? For the future, Gongsun Chan is also beginning to be confused. However, confusion is not enough at this time, now that there are thieves in the rear who are about to kill, and the men and horses in front of him have not been able to mediate back for a while, what he has to do now is to make a quick decision, whether to continue the attack, or withdraw the men and horses? His subordinates were all waiting for his reply, and Gongsun Chan couldn't hesitate for a moment or delay any longer.
I can't afford to hesitate, and I can't afford to delay. However, at this time, the rear of Gongsun Chan changed again. A detective rode towards Gongsun Zhan, and a good news came: "Report! General Gongsun, the thieves in the rear, the thieves in the rear are defeated! "What?" Gongsun Chan and everyone thought they had heard it wrong. The thieves are so powerful, and they count so many people, how can they say that they will be defeated and they will be defeated? Gongsun Chan and others naturally didn't dare to be gullible.
Behind Gongsun Zhan, a white horse took the lead, and dozens of cavalry followed, rushing towards this side like a nest of wind. Who is coming, Gongsun Chan can't not recognize it: "It's Zhao Yun again, this kid?" I saw Zhao Yun at this time carrying a bloody head in his hand, pulling his horse and running to Gongsun Zhan, saluting Gongsun Zhan, and said loudly: "The thief army in the rear has been defeated, and now the thief will Lu Weihuang's head is here, and General Gongsun can check it!" "Lu Weihuang is a general under Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan is also known for his name, but he didn't expect to be easily beheaded by Zhao Yun today.
Gongsun Chan hadn't spoken yet, Gongsun Fan next to him stared at him for a long time, and he also recognized it, and hurriedly said to Gongsun Zhan: "Big brother is good, this person is the thief general Lu Weihuang, and he was in a hurry with the younger brother just now, but unfortunately the younger brother was not in time, but he was defeated." Gongsun Chan ignored him, snorted, and looked at Zhao Yun: "What's the matter?" But this Lu Weihuang is just one of the many bandit generals in the rear, if you kill him, how dare you say that the thieves have withdrawn? But are you fooling me? ”
Zhao Yun hurriedly arched his hand and said: "How dare Yun deceive the general, if the general doesn't believe it, he can quickly send a few people to check." Gongsun Chan was suspicious and didn't speak for a while, but Gongsun Fan was anxious to confirm it, and hurriedly sent several units of scouts, but the news from the investigation was the same, and the thieves in the rear disappeared without a trace. Gongsun Zan heard this, Fang Cai breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought that the thieves and soldiers were obviously tens of thousands, how could they be killed by Zhao Yun and retreat all the way, and the rest of the departments were gone?
Others may not know, but Zhao Yun has always been on the periphery, and he can see Yuan Shao's actions clearly. It was precisely because Zhao Yun saw the situation clearly, and saw that Yuan Shao came out all the way to harass Gongsun Zhan's rear, so that he made a mess in the rear of Gongsun Zhan, so that he did not have Gongsun Zhan's permission and rashly took dozens of horsemen and horses to kill. Once the other party's leader Lu Weihuang was killed, the thieves retreated one after another, and he took Lu Weihuang's head to Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Zhan listened to Zhao Yun before and after, and Fang Cai suddenly came to his senses, and he didn't have time to praise Zhao Yun, but scolded Yuan Shao for his despicability.
Beside him, Gongsun Fan immediately reminded Gongsun Zhan: "Big brother, didn't he Yuan Shao want to use Lu Weihuang to confuse me and wait, now that Lu Weihuang's head has been cut off by us, we just need to pick it up in his army and let Yuan Shao see it, I see how Yuan Shao can still calm down?" Being reminded by Gongsun Fan like this, Gongsun Zhan's eyes immediately lit up, and he took Lu Weihuang's head left and right, stood tall on the barrel of the gun, drove the horse, and galloped all the way to Yuan Shao's army, and shouted all the way that the thief would take Lu Weihuang's head here, which was quite spectacular.