On the road to Jixian County, Gao Ran led 10,000 cavalry to advance at full speed.

At this time, Gongsun Zhan had led the troops for about an hour, and if he didn't speed up, he might be freed.

While the army was marching, an adjutant general looked at the road ahead and said: "In the dense forest ahead, there may be ambushes!" ”

Gao Ran laughed after hearing this, and replied loudly: "Such a simple reason, how can I not know that the herald ordered the army to slow down, be careful and vigilant, and not panic in case of ambushes."

Now Gongsun Zan is anxious to save Jixian County, he will not want to fight, if there is really an ambush, he just needs to stabilize his position.

In addition, thou shalt go to the rear army to suppress the formation, lest the enemy army will come out and make it difficult for me to take care of my head and tail! ”

Seeing that Gao Ran had already made a plan, the deputy general relieved himself and replied loudly: "No! Then he turned his horse's head and ran away from the rear.

In the dense forest ahead, Gongsun Fan and Shan Jingzheng led the troops to ambush here, and Gongsun Fan said softly: "Calculate the time, if the Yuan army comes to pursue, the forward is almost there!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a scout quickly flashed into the forest, and saw the two of them whispering: "Report to the two generals, the vanguard cavalry of the Yuan army is less than five miles away!" ”

After hearing the great joy, the two immediately led the troops to prepare separately.

Gao Ran led the troops into the dense forest, looked around carefully, and was walking when he suddenly heard shouts and killings in the forest, accompanied by countless sharp arrows flying out, Yuan Jun suddenly screamed again and again.

Gao Ran saw that there was an ambush, but he did not panic, and shouted loudly: "Don't panic, be careful!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Gongsun Fan on the left and Shan Jing on the right, each led 5,000 men and horses to kill, and immediately divided Yuan's army into two halves.

Although Gao Ran had already prepared, because his men were all cavalry, it was inconvenient to fight in the forest, so he was suppressed at the beginning.

Gao Ran was furious when he saw this, and shouted in his mouth: "Don't panic, Duke Yuan personally leads the army behind, and in a moment, the enemy army will be defeated, kill with me!" Then he raised his gun and went straight to the closer Shan Jing to kill.

The two sides fought in the dense forest, the number was equal, although Gongsun Fan and Shan Jing occupied the advantage of troops and terrain, but Gao Ran commanded a degree, coupled with his own bravery, it was difficult to solve.

As time went by, the battle gradually became fierce, and when it was stalemate, I suddenly heard shouts from the rear, but it was Yan Liangwen who led the troops to kill.

Yan Liangwen Chou led the infantry, coupled with a large number of people, as soon as he entered the battle, the situation on the field was immediately reversed, Gongsun Fan saw that he was invincible, and immediately ordered a retreat.

On the other side, Gao Ran had already killed the real fire, how could he let Shan Jing escape, a gun would not leave his left and right, and he would attack with a move, forcing Shan Jing to get out.

Shan Jing saw that Yan Liangwen was ugly, he had already been timid, he couldn't make fifty percent of his ability, his knife skills were chaotic, and the opposite side was overjoyed, and he roared angrily, and the spear stabbed out suddenly, as fast as lightning, and a shot would pick Shan Jing under the horse.

Gongsun Fan was organizing the soldiers to retreat, and when he suddenly saw Shan Jing's tragic death, he was horrified in his heart, and he couldn't care much more, shouted a quick retreat, turned around and ran, and the soldiers he led also scattered and fled.

After a while, Yuan Shao led the civil and military forces to arrive, and Guo Tu on the side saw that his soldiers were killed and wounded, remembering that Gao Ran had embarrassed him, his heart moved slightly, and he approached Yuan Shao and said softly: "This is dense, Gao Ran, as a pioneer, did not send troops to search, so that the soldiers were lost, if the lord did not pursue it, I am afraid that the generals will follow suit in the future!" ”

Yuan Shao frowned slightly after hearing this, but he did not speak.

Guo Tu knew Yuan Shao very well, and knew that he had adopted it in his heart, so he didn't say anything more, and was secretly proud.

Yuan Shao looked at Gao Ran, and then looked at the corpse of the single scripture on the ground, and said lightly: "You are the vanguard, and you don't know how to send someone to check it in this dense forest, which leads to the loss of soldiers and the big crime.

Gao Ran was stunned after listening to Yuan Shao's words, not only Gao Lan, but the others also didn't understand Yuan Shao's order, only Guo Tu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled.

Gao Ran didn't say much, immediately clenched his fists and took the order, and then flashed sideways to the side.

Yuan Shao did not care, reappointed Yan Liang as the vanguard, Zhang Nan, and Jiao Touch as deputy generals, and led the troops to continue the pursuit of Gongsun Zhan.

Watching the army go away, Gao Ran, who was following behind, had a serious face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Gongsun Zhan rode all the way without stopping, and suddenly heard someone shouting behind him, and when he turned around, he saw that it was Gongsun Fan, and asked curiously: "You are not leading the troops in the rear, why are you here?" ”

Gongsun Fan cried when he heard this, and replied: "I and Shan Jing led the troops to ambush the Yuan army's pursuers, seeing that they were successful, I didn't want Yan Liangwen to lead the troops to kill, so that they were defeated, and General Shan died tragically in the hands of Gao Lan!" ”

Gongsun Zhan opened his eyes angrily after hearing this, and with great hatred in his heart, he pointed at Gongsun Fan with a horsewhip, hesitated for a long time, and finally didn't say anything, sighed, and ordered his remnants to follow the rear of the army.

The army set off again, and before they had gone a few miles, they only heard the sound of horses' hooves in the rear, shouting, but it was Yan Liang who led the troops to chase after them.

Gongsun Zhan didn't say much, and ordered the army to set up a formation and kill Yan Liang in one place.

Originally, Yan Liang had few soldiers, worthy of the enemy, and then Yuan Shao led the troops to kill, and the situation turned immediately, and the battle was dark, until it was dark, and it ended in the defeat and retreat of Gongsun Zhan.

Yuan Shao wanted to chase again, but he persuaded in frustration: "It's late, the road is not clear, it is easy to ambush, the army is chasing for a day, and after a big battle, it is useless to chase again, why don't you rest for a night to nourish your spirit, and it is not too late to chase tomorrow morning!" ”

Yuan Shao listened to his words, ordered the army to rest in place, and sent several teams of scouts to check around to prevent Gongsun Zan from returning to attack him.

On the morning of the second day, the army was full of food, Yuan Shao immediately ordered to continue the pursuit, not wanting to chase far, and suddenly killed an army from the middle of the road to block the way, but Yuan Shao looked at his old opponent Zhang Yan.

It turned out that Zhang Yan had a good relationship with Gongsun Zhan, and when he heard that he and Yuan Shao had come to help, he didn't want to meet Yuan Shao here.

Yuan Shao and Zhang Yannai were old enemies, and they didn't say much when they first met, and they immediately fought together.

After half a day of fighting between the two sides, Tian Feng admonished Yuan Shao: "Today, Zhang Yanzhi, Gongsun Zhan can not die quickly, our army is short of food and grass, why don't we collect troops and return to Jizhou, and then try again!" ”

Yuan Shao was unwilling in his heart and didn't want to agree, at this time Xu Yu also persuaded: "What Yuan Hao said is very true, Zhang Yan's soldiers are very numerous, it is difficult to win, and it is unwise to fight for a long time!" ”

Yuan Shao only agreed to this, so he ordered the troops to be collected and returned to Jizhou.

Yan Rou, Liu He and others, when they heard that Gongsun Zan had led the troops back, they were afraid, so they led the troops to retreat.

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Outside Le'an City, Yuan Tan received the news of his father's victory over Gongsun Zhan, looked up to the sky and laughed, and said to his subordinates: "Gongsun Chan was defeated and fled back to Jixian County, like a lost dog, if it wasn't for Zhang Yan leading the troops to help, he would have already been awarded the head!" ”

After everyone heard the great joy, Yu Bi got up and said: "Today's Gongsun Zan is defeated, and the defenders in the city may not know about it. ”

"Wonderful!" After hearing this, Yuan Tan praised him, and then sent someone to the city to shout.

In Le'an City, Tian Kai had also received the news of Gongsun Zhan's defeat, and he was shocked and couldn't believe it.

Ben also counted on Gongsun Chan to send troops to help him, but now it seems impossible.

Tian Kai sat on the couch and sighed, thinking in his heart that he must not leak this news, otherwise the army's heart would be chaotic, but he suddenly heard a burst of shouts from outside the city.