Chapter 348: A New Pattern

However, the performance of the army at this time is in line with the "cowardice is born in bravery, weak is born in strong" in "Sun Tzu", just imagine, when the ground around him keeps shaking in the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, and the black shadow of the tall cavalry gradually approaches through the misty smoke and dust that permeates the eyes, how many people can still stand still firmly? At this time, the seemingly cowardly actions of those 800 people contained great courage and composure.

As a result, when the cavalry rushed closer, eight hundred men stood up together and shouted in the dust. As for how loud a group of people can shout together like this, Gongsun Chan himself should know best, he himself is a loud voice, and later when he dreamed of "100 floors are not attacked" in Yijing Building, he also specially trained the volume of a group of women, so that their voices could be heard hundreds of steps away. On the battlefield of the boundary bridge at that time, these 800 people were desperately shouting at the moment of life and death, and the war horses that rushed to the front were already frightened. At this time, the thousand strong crossbows behind the eight hundred foot soldiers began to fire, and the frightened war horses and the riders on horseback naturally became live targets, and the cavalry advancing in formation fell in front and collided with each other, and immediately became a mess.

At that time, the cavalry was not fully equipped, and the advantage of cavalry over infantry was mainly in mobility, and also in the impact brought by mobility. Lu Yi's tactics were to eliminate the impact of Gongsun Zhan's cavalry in one fell swoop, what was there to fear about a group of cavalry who had no advantage, eight hundred people picked up their blades and stepped forward to slash and kill, and the main force of Yuan Shao's army was immediately put into the battlefield. Gongsun Zhan's general Yan Gang was captured and killed, and the remnants of the defeated soldiers could not find their way back to the camp, and the elite soldiers and strong generals who had broken through the 300,000 Qingxu Yellow Turbans were immediately defeated.

Lu Yi chased and killed twenty miles in one go, killed Gongsun Zhan's reserve on the boundary bridge, and committed suicide to the camp of the Northern Army, chopping down Gongsun Zhan's Yamen Banner, so far the Southern Army can be said to have won a complete victory. Yuan Shao led the base camp forward for a few miles. Seeing that Gongsun Chan had been defeated, he relieved that all the soldiers under his command went to hunt down and kill the enemy's deserters to make meritorious contributions, and he and a group of staff members were full of triumph to consider how to write a letter to humiliate Gongsun Chan. For Yuan Shao at that time, Gongsun Chan was really a strong opponent with strong military strength, and it was reasonable to get carried away because of such an easy victory, but he didn't expect a dramatic scene to happen next:

Gongsun Zhan's defeated cavalry ran into Yuan Shao in the process of fleeing. There were about 2,000 defeated soldiers in this team, and there were less than 200 soldiers around Yuan Shao at that time, so this group of defeated soldiers surrounded Yuan Shao. Fortunately, he had a large halberd by his side who once boasted that he could fight against the White Horse Yicong, and the defeated soldiers did not know that they were now surrounded by the head of the enemy and did not exert all their strength, so Yuan Shao was able to support the rescue of Lu Yi's division. However, when Yuan Shao was besieged, he still showed a little bit of heroism, and when Don't drive Tian Feng to pull him to hide behind the broken wall, he dropped his helmet. shouted: "The big husband is fighting to the death!" At this time, Yuan Shao let us see once again his demeanor when he was out of Luo.

The Battle of Jieqiao ended, and although Gongsun Chan was defeated, he was not dampened, so Yuan Shao's side did not take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle, and for both sides, the struggle for supremacy in the north had just begun.

When Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan and then waved his troops to Bishui Pass, he knew that Bishui Pass had been recaptured by Guan Yu, and the general Zhang He had also surrendered to Guan Yu. The strategists hurriedly persuaded and comforted, lost the Bishui Pass and lost the general Zhang He. These things already made Yuan Shao really depressed, but what made him even more depressed was that Guan Yu was actually crowned prime minister, and a group of people filled the entire court, promoted many of his cronies, and the entire court was under his control. Guan Yu monopolizes the military and political power, and is a very popular minister, hasn't this become Dong Zhuo's second? Yuan Shao was already extremely angry about Dong Zhuorong's promotion to the prime minister, and he left Luoyang that year, and then the princes of the Eighteenth Route entered Luoyang. This time it was Guan Yu's turn to make trouble in Luoyang, it seems that he is going to unite the princes to crusade against Luoyang, the previous crusade against Dong Zhuo failed because of the Yu Zai, and the last crusade against Luoyang ended without a problem, I thought that the ambition would win who expected Guan Yu to turn defeat into victory and recover the two levels in one fell swoop, and the two conquests have failed, not only that, Guan Yu's forces have gradually expanded under this kind of conquest, this time he actually became the prime minister, which is unbearable!

Thinking that he is also the third prince of the fourth world, now in his own generation, he has to leave the imperial court and come to Hebei, and it has always been his long-cherished wish to enter Luoyang from the new, but he has failed again and again, the reason is that there is a Guan Yu Guan Yunchang sitting in Luoyang, this kid is really hateful! And it is becoming more and more difficult to deal with, the position of the prime minister should have been done by him Yuan Shao, he was done by Dong Zhuo before, and he failed to take revenge, this time it was Guan Yu's turn, how could Yuan Shao swallow this breath! Yuan Shao decided to rest the people, accumulate strength and send troops to Luoyang to recapture the Bishui Pass, at this juncture, his subordinates reported that Huang Wan, Dong Cheng, Yang Biao, Wang Zifu, Zhao Yan, and Chong Ji came to ask for a meeting, Yuan Shao was shocked when he heard it, didn't these ministers stay in Luoyang well, how did they come here, but he quickly remembered what happened before, by the way, weren't these people imprisoned before, why did they run out again?

The ministers who were deposed by Guan Yu, although they were deposed by Guan Yu, but they did not return to their hometowns and idle at home, since they couldn't get mixed with the imperial court in Luoyang, they decided to come to Yuan Shao to prepare to be enabled in Yuan Shao, these ministers were invited to Jizhou to find Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao heard that these ministers came to meet each other, in view of the previous time together, they were warmly received, these important ministers of the court now have no tree to rely on, to go to Yuan Shao's account, these people are important ministers of the court, Although there is no real power, but the connections are still possible, after all, many of them are first-class officials, Yuan Shao let these people into the house, and the guests and hosts sat down, Yuan Shao sat on the central seat, these ministers sat down at the bottom of the steps, and soon someone put a banquet and fruit on the table.

Yuan Shao said to everyone: "Guan Yu, this kid is too much, what right does he have to dismiss the officials of the court?" What's more, it's a big deal? He really thought he was the emperor, it was too unusual! ”

After hearing this, Uncle Dong Cheng said: "Guan Yu deposed all our ministers from their titles, promoted all his people to the right position, cracked down on dissidents or sides, fought against dissidents, and put the Son of Heaven on his own. It's really the second thief! ”

"Uncle Guo is right, Guan Yu, this kid is becoming more and more disagreeable, his wolf ambition is obvious, and now he combines military and political power, exercises the right to recall, and acts arbitrarily. Now we have to carry out reforms again, and the entire government will be in chaos! Situ Huangwan echoed.

Taiwei Yang Biao also said: "Guan Yu is so nonsense for the world's people of insight to be angry, originally as the fourth world and the third duke, standing in Hebei, strong soldiers and horses, should take this responsibility, must not let Guan Yu develop strength!" ”

Yuan Shao stroked his beard after hearing this, and said with a frown: "I also have this intention!" However, the army was injured in several battles, and the sergeants were exhausted. It needs to be repaired urgently, not to mention that it is almost winter and it is the New Year, and it is not too late to discuss this matter in the spring of next year! ”

Dong Cheng said: "That's fine, as far as I know, Guan Yu's main goal in the coming year is to carry out reform and concentrate on government affairs, which just gives us the opportunity to raise troops to fight, so we must seize this favorable opportunity to attack Luoyang, and great things can be done!" ”

Yuan Shao heard this and said, "Let's talk about it later!" We'll talk about the coming year next year. Let's talk about the year now! Since you have come to Hebei, let's spend the New Year in Hebei! We're in the league for the coming year! After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he drank with the ministers, and then stopped mentioning the matter of entering the army, and the ministers saw that Yuan Shao no longer mentioned this matter, so they had to give up and began to drink

said that Guan Yu had crowned the prime minister. Captured Bishui Pass again, this news flew to Cao Cao in Xuchang like snowflakes, Cao Cao was shocked when he heard it, Cao Cao has always regarded Guan Yu as his opponent, is a strong opponent in his heart, and Cao Cao did not take advantage of several moves. As a Cao Cao who has ambitions for the future, Guan Yu's every move affects his mind, and the reversal of the situation makes Cao Cao restless! He is simply unable to sleep, such a powerful opponent is getting stronger and stronger, Cao Cao has been getting this news since he got it. A few days and nights did not close his eyes, he continued to think and keep figuring, carefully analyzed the current situation, what should he do next, now he sits on Yanzhou, Dongjun, Nanyang, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, the territory can be described as not small and are rich land, a few years of hard work they finally have a foothold, in the world of disputes and heroes, Cao Cao did not fall into the people, become a force in the north with Guan Yu, Yuan Shao.

In fact, Cao Cao's biggest dream is to seize Luoyang to occupy Guanzhong, and because of this, he attacked the Tiger Prison Pass twice, and Cao Cao was defeated by Guan Yu several times, this kid's military talent is too powerful, and he can also change from passive to active, when he was taken two passes, he can actually recapture it, and all the princes of several roads are repulsed, the more Cao Cao thinks about it, the more he feels that Guan Yu is too difficult to deal with, and now Guan Yu has completed the task of the western expedition, and the next step to accumulate strength will be to wave the east, that is to say, he is likely to be annexed by Guan Yu in the future, become the object of his attack, now Guan Yu can be described as a strong soldier, and his subordinates have also gathered a group of capable generals, the most powerful of the princes, once the east is waved, Yuan Shao and himself will become the target of the attack, Guan Yu boy is really powerful, not only his martial arts are outstanding, but also strategic, and such an opponent, Cao Cao felt really difficult, but he had a hunch that there would be a decisive battle between himself and Guan Yu after all, and the pace of this decisive battle was getting closer and closer.

It is really not easy for Cao Cao to trek to this day, he rose so quickly, his family background is relatively weak, Guan Yu inherited all the strength of Dong Zhuo, and after his own management, his power has been further expanded, so to fight against Guan Yu, he must unite with other princes, but who are the princes who can be contacted at the moment? There is no one else except Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, to be honest, these two people are not successful people, but there is no other choice except these two people, before he also wanted to attack Huainan in the spring of the next year to take Yuan Shu, it seems that the situation is forced to do this at all, we must unite against Guan Yu, only by uniting can we resist Guan Yu's encroachment step by step, if you choose to start a war with Er Yuan at this time, it is tantamount to self-destruction, at that time, Guan Yu did not have to make much effort to calm the East in one fell swoop, The current situation is that the east is already under the threat of Guan Yu, and there is a danger of exhaustion, in order to deal with the unexpected, we must act quickly and prepare for a decisive battle with Guan Yu

If Cao Cao were to be any other person, he would not have such worries, but Guan Yu is really unusual, he is not only strong but also strategic, the most important thing is that this kid has huge ambitions, and he will not be satisfied with one city and one domain at all. He is as ambitious as himself, he is a rare rival in the world, Cao Cao sometimes even wants to be slightly inferior to Guan Yu! It can be said that he is not as good as sighing, but Cao Cao is a person with strategic vision. He still has to have a final battle with Guan Yu, of course, this battle will not come immediately, so now he urgently needs to prepare for the battle, and for the time being, he can only give up the plan to attack Yuan Shu and devote himself to the defense of Guan Yu.

If there was no Guan Yu in this world, Cao Cao could be said to be not afraid of anyone and would not take anyone in his eyes, but Guan Yu was so powerful, Cao Cao asked more than once: Why is he so powerful. Many times this guy has surpassed the imagination of others, he is like a god, and there are many whimsical ideas, I can't help but admit that Guan Yu is a military wizard, and he was promoted to prime minister this time and stepped into the political arena, naturally not comparable to Dong Zhuo before, he must rely on outstanding ability to achieve great governance under his rule, and lay a solid foundation for the future hegemony. Thinking that he was just a general under Dong Zhuo's account back then, but now he has become the prime minister. Monopolizing power, it seems that this kid's city is really too deep.

Cao Cao found the strategists Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, and Guo Jia to discuss countermeasures, and the strategist Xun Yu recommended: "Guan Yu is in Luoyang and we occupy the east, these two lands are the axis of the entire China, and the one who can match Guan Yu throughout the world is none other than the lord, and in the future we will have a decisive battle with Guan Yu." This decisive battle means that which of us can control the world in the future, so in order to welcome the arrival of this decisive battle, the lord needs to keep his eyes on the clouds, fight hard, and wait for the opportunity! ”

After Xun Yu finished speaking, Cheng Yu added: "Over the years, we have been tired of fighting, and our strength has lost a lot, so if we want to fight Guan Yu, we must make careful preparations. Therefore, the lord should give up the plan to attack Huainan and rectify the sergeants! ”

"The two of you are exactly what I want, and I am also thinking about it, what is Fengxiao's opinion?" Cao Cao asked Guo Jiadao.

Guo Jia smiled after hearing this: "Zhugong's analysis is right! It is advisable to actively prepare for the war, but the princes are too worried about the arrival of our decisive battle with Guan Yu, and we are bound to have a decisive battle with Guan Yu, but before this decisive battle, Guan Yu is bound to start a decisive battle with one person! ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and asked, "Could it be Yuan Shao who you said?" ”

"The lord is wise! That's right, it's Yuan Shao! All kinds of signs show that even if Guan Yu does not crusade against Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will bring a large army to conquer Guan Yu, and will take the initiative to attack, of course, the reasoning of this situation is also based on the inference of various things, Guan Yu was crowned prime minister in Luoyang, and a group of ministers were expelled from Luoyang before, and then learned that these ministers arrived at Yuan Shao, and things progressed to this point, this play has been watched, Yuan Shao, as the third prince of the fourth world, cannot be said to covet the position of prime minister, but if someone dares to call this title, it is undoubtedly touching Yuan Shao's nerves, The previous Dong Zhuo added the title of Xiangguo to force Yuan Shao to send troops to fight, this time Guan Yu added the title of prime minister, the first dissatisfied in the world is Yuan Shao, it is for this reason that Yuan Shao will be forced to send troops, not to mention that there is a group of old ministers in him to add fuel to the fire, so things become very clear, if things are not unexpected, the beginning of spring next year is the day of war between Yuan Shao and Guan Yu, but according to intelligence, Guan Yu will be reformed in the coming year, that is to say, his main energy in the coming year is to focus on government affairs, and there is no time for war, To achieve this goal, Guan Yu must try his best to avoid war, Guan Yu must use his wisdom to avoid the conflict with Yuan Shao, so that this war may not start, no matter what, we will have a buffer period in the coming year, once the war starts, it will be between Guan Yu and Yuan Shao, and then the lord will have a target! Guo Jia analyzed Cao Cao.

Guo Jia's analysis of the head of the head said that everyone suddenly opened, Cao Cao couldn't help nodding, and when Guo Jia finished speaking, Cao Cao was like seeing the sun through the clouds, the dark clouds that were pressed in front of his head disappeared all of a sudden, and his body was relieved. Guo Jia's analysis of the situation, the control of the future, the expectation of things, there is nothing to say, his only deficiency is that he has no expertise in the military, especially in the art of war, if there is that this person is enough to match Guan Yu, which is why Guo Jia has repeatedly offered advice, but Cao Cao still can't avoid the fate of failure, let's take a more vivid example! This Guo Jia is like the guide, pointing out the goal and the direction of progress, which is a big strategy, but the specific implementation has to be implemented by Cao Cao, and how to go smoothly on this road is all up to Cao Cao himself, which is the truth (to be continued......