Chapter 25: The Battle of Xiuren
Why did he ask Yuan Shao to order the troops to be collected and refused to chase deeply, because he deeply felt that the Yuan army at this time was no longer the Hebei powerhouse that Lian Zhan Gongsun Zan and Jieqiao had won completely, and Su Zhan had already dropped several levels.
On the one hand, the defeat of Guandu, the failure of Lin Xian, and the loss of most of the Qinghe Erzhou made the morale of the Yuan army low, and it was not easy to win the battle, and the sluggish morale rebounded instantly, and it was bound to be arrogant. More importantly, before Hebei's production was restored, it was forced to go out for many years, and the grain and grass materials were stretched, and most of the soldiers were half-starved and half-full, so it was impossible to increase the intensity of training.
Such soldiers, fighting after battle, still have the strength to fight, and they are busy pursuing, and it is likely to be chaotic - not to mention that Chun Yuqiong has no brains, and Guo Tu still lacks dominance. Frustrated and instructed Yuan Shao to take a look, and saw that except for a few soldiers and horses under his command who were restrained and did not move, the rest of the Yuan soldiers were all happy, grabbing baggage and picking up dry food while running - they were hungry, and they had not been rewarded for a long time, and when they saw food and money, was there any reason not to rob them?
Yuan Shaona is also a veteran of battle, seeing this scene, he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops. But it was already late, and I saw a group of cavalry roaring along the riverbank, and the first general jumped on his horse, invincible, with a big flag behind him, with six big characters written on it - "Leading General Xiahou"!
"Xiahou Yuan!" When Yuan Shao saw this, he couldn't help but be heartbroken. He is already in his fifties, twilight is gradually growing, he has long since lost the heroic spirit of throwing a hammer and scolding on the boundary bridge that day, refusing to avoid the wall behind, seeing Xiahou Yuan's banner, the first thought that came to his head was: "Defeated, escape......
The road from victory to defeat is so short, the time is so short, and the mood instantly falls from the sky to dust, which is not a blow that ordinary people can afford at all!
Fu Zhu also knew that the general trend had gone, but his mind was still clear, and he hurriedly pushed Yuan Shao's horse's head: "The lord crosses the Zhanghe River." Surrender the barracks, that is, burn the pontoon bridge, so that the enemy can not chase it. I'm here to stop Xiahou! ”
Yuan Shao took the hand of the frustrated teacher, his eyes were red: "Zifu, rely on Qing." Hey, today I know the fallacy of the past, if the whole army is commissioned. That's not all. He smiled bitterly and said, "Please take care of your body, and you will be able to recover." Turning his head to take care of Xu You: "The lord entrusted Zi Yuan." Xu You gritted his teeth and replied: "If you survive, you will be beheaded by Qiong and Guo Tu...... The level of the trial! As he spoke, he hugged Yuan Shao and got on the pontoon bridge.
Frustrated, he felt that his heart was sinking straight - among the Yuan family's strategists, when it came to wisdom, he only admired Tian Feng and Xu You. Now that Tian Feng is dead, and he is behind his palace to block the enemy, it is estimated that he will not survive, so he can only pin the hope of Yuan's revival on Xu You. But what did you hear Xu Yu say before leaving? Chun Yuqiong and Guo Tu chased the lost opportunity in vain, you said that it is normal to behead them, but what is the matter with this trial? It's all at this juncture, and you still haven't forgotten the infighting!
That's it. That's it, today a certain person died here, what does the matter of the Yuan family have to do with the dead!
Xiahou Yuan was one step away from rushing onto the pontoon. Yuan Shao, Xu You, Zhang Nan and others led more than 2,000 soldiers, and when they saw that Cao's army was approaching, they quickly set fire to the bridge, and hundreds of Yuan soldiers who could not cross the bridge jumped into the Zhanghe River. Soon he was swept away by the rapids - there are really not many people in Hebei who can swim, and I don't know how much energy and how long it took him to train the boatman.
As soon as the remaining Yuan soldiers saw that the pontoon bridge burned and there was no hope of crossing the river, they all scattered and fled, so thousands of soldiers and horses such as Fu Zhi and Zhu Ling could barely stabilize their positions. Xiahou Yuan's march was as fast as the wind, and it was just a meal time. Kill the enemy army and scatter it. Zhu Ling single-handedly walked over Shijing Gang; Frustrated, he wanted to kill himself, but was blocked by the tribe, and then Cao's army surrounded him. Throw him off his horse and knock him to the ground.
On another battlefield, Cao Hong fought from the flank and fought in Xiuren Township, and Chun Yuqiong, Guo Tu and other troops pursued and collapsed. Yuan Jun went to Zhangshui and killed no less than 1,000 people, only Guo Tu and other hundreds of horsemen swam across the river and barely escaped to the rest of their lives; Chun Yuqiong was hit by several arrows in the chaotic army, and was immediately chased by Yu Ban, stabbed off the horse with a lance, and ordered the Qu to cut the rank.
It was Xun who was on the low slope and was dumbfounded—this is a win? Yuan Jun's organization is too poor, this is a fight with some ** subordinates who were chased all over the ground by Little Japan...... But after thinking about it, the defeat of Cao's army just now was also ugly, and the so-called army of this year is like this, and in later generations, it seems that it actually belongs to the same grade as the Yellow Turban Liukou......
Cao Cao stroked his beard triumphantly—he completely forgot that he had even lost his golden helmet, his bun was scattered, and his current appearance was actually quite wolf-bèi—and asked Xun You: "Should you chase it?" Xun You replied calmly: "Whether it should be chased or not, it can be chosen by the two generals, Miaocai and Zilian." We still need to be closely guarded in order to be matched. ”
It's Xun Xin who said yes, and the trial, I almost forgot about him. On the one hand, according to the judgment before the war, Yuan Shao would definitely send one or two guerrilla armies to attack the besieging troops on his side, and now that Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan's troops have been transferred from the city to attack the main force of Yuan's army, then Yuan's guerrilla army has a great chance of succeeding; On the other hand, this battle is unfolding in a place where Yecheng can be seen, and there is no reason not to echo it, and Kaicheng will be killed. If you don't take precautions at this time, you will be judged and joined up with the guerrillas, completely break through your own besieging forces, and then drive away the defeated troops, killing all the way...... Maybe the balance of victory and defeat will be reversed in an instant. If that were the case, Cao Jun would have lost first and then won, and won and then lost, which would have become the biggest joke in military history.
So he hurriedly asked, "Can you get something back?" "I've just arrived, you've been here for a while, have you gotten any news from the besieging soldiers? Did the enemy rangers kill them? How's the battle going?
Guo Jia spread his hands: "Count the hours, the enemy guerrillas should go to the city, but there is nothing to report...... This is a strange matter, and it is necessary to guard against changes. ”
Cao Cao smiled: "I expect that they are afraid and dare not go forward, and now they have retreated." Now that I have lined up and set up a defense, I will besiege the city and break it, and I will judge and kill it, and what shall I fear? It is equivalent to fully recognizing Xun You's plan.
At this time, there was a sudden report from Tanma: "Thousands of Yuan troops have been killed to the east of the city!" ”
When Cao Cao heard the news, he was taken aback: "How can you not attack the south of the city, but the east of the city?" He originally guessed that Yuan Shao would send rangers to raid his besieging soldiers and horses, and the most likely direction of attack was the south of the city, firstly because the distance was closer, and secondly, the distance from the main battlefield was also short, which was convenient for cooperation. Who would have thought that the Yuan army rangers would abandon the south of the city and counterattack the east of the city - even if they were judged and killed out of the city, they would no longer be able to threaten their main force. Of course, I didn't have time to save myself.
He looked down at the defeated soldiers who were still coaxing the queue, and couldn't help but shake his head: "At this time, I am fighting in formation, not afraid of trial, but I am also powerless to help...... It seems that the besieging soldiers and horses in the east of the city have been defeated." That's it, even if it is the price that must be paid to break Yuan Shao's main force.
Chen Qun sighed softly: "Although Yuan is broken today, if the besieging army is defeated, it will be destroyed because of the heavy grain." Xun You comforted him: "It's okay, I have ordered Dong Gongren to postpone the grain of Liyang, and there are only five days of food in the camp today...... "Even if all the grain and grass in these five days are burned, it can still be transported from Liyang, it is not a pity; Even if the grain and grass for these five days were taken away by the trial, how many soldiers and civilians in his city could eat a few more days?
Cao Cao glanced at Shi Xun: "It's a pity, the new ones made by Hongfu, the ones made by Ziyang, etc., I'm afraid they will inevitably be destroyed...... " Shi Xun frowned tightly, and said in his heart that if it is destroyed, it will be destroyed, and we can still rebuild it, but I am afraid that once the army is broken...... Zhuge Liang is still in the east of the city! This young man won't be so unlucky, he's only been out of the mountain for a few days, and it's going to be over?!
He had long known that the besieging soldiers and horses would be attacked by Yuan's rangers, and they might also be attacked by the front and back of the trial at the same time, so it was quite dangerous to stay under the city - otherwise he would not have led his troops to follow Cao Cao into battle, but it was necessary to stay in the camp - Guo Boji was skilled in archers and horses, so he placed it in the south of the city that was vulnerable to attack, and Zhuge Kongming had no martial arts, so he put it in the east of the city that was not easy to attack. But who would have thought that Yuan Jun would not play cards according to common sense, so he went to play the east of the city...... In the midst of the chaos, can "Wolong" escape?
Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little upset. I happened to see from a distance that after Yu Qiong was cut down by the forbidden formation, he didn't chase deeply, and turned back with the soldiers--most of his subordinates, except for himself and Shixun's troops, most of them were defeated soldiers who had just been gathered, and they really didn't dare to chase too far-so he waved at Cao Cao and volunteered: "If you don't save it, I'm afraid the army will be depressed." Xun and Wen Ze led the soldiers to try to rescue. ”
Cao Cao said that it was okay, it was rare for Hongfu to ask for battle in person, how could he not allow it? ordered Yu Ban to be summoned over, and ordered him to select the soldiers who were still able to fight, including the Yu family's subordinates, Shi Xun's subordinates, etc., and selected 1,500 people to come out. Immediately, Shi Xun followed Yu Ban with more than 1,000 soldiers, left Xiuren Township, and cautiously ran to the south of Yecheng first.
When I arrived in the south of the city, I inquired, and sure enough, there was no enemy here. Cao Cao originally ordered Cao Hong and Xu Huang to attack Dongcheng, Xiahou Yuan and Lu Qian to attack Nancheng, and then secretly transferred Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan to the main battlefield. Shi Xun ran to the south of the city to take a look, and there was no sign of battle in the city, so he asked Lu Qian to ask for more than 300 cavalry and drove to the east of the city together.
In the meantime, Lu Qian said that the east of the city did hear the sound of shouting and killing, and reported that Yuan Jun had arrived, but the specific battle situation had not yet been reported, and he had too few men and horses, so he did not dare to send troops to rescue.
Shi Xun hung a heart, hurriedly went to the east of the city, not far away, suddenly in front of a sparse forest to kill a vote of soldiers and horses, high "Yuan" word banner. After Xun Xin finished speaking, this is the besieging soldiers and horses that have completely leveled the east of the city, so he turned around to kill the south of the city - I don't know how many people there are. At the next moment, he patted the shoulder next to Yu Ban: "Wen Ze is careful, you can go to the enemy!" He reined in his horse and stopped moving.
Just kidding, I'm not a general, it's none of my business to charge and fight!
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