Chapter 257: Defeat is like a mountain
To the north of Beihai Kingdom, there is a city named Gaotang.
To the east of Gaotang City, there is a confrontation between the two armies today.
The winner can take advantage of the situation to annex the states of the Central Plains.
The loser will have to withdraw from the stage of competition from now on, and there will be no more chance.
To the west was the 50,000 army that Yuan Shao had raised from Jizhou.
Now that he only has one state, it is not as easy as having several states in history, and it is extremely difficult to raise these people.
In addition to Jizhou being a big state in the world, it also relies on the help of local families.
To the east, there are 30,000 local Qingzhou troops, which are not as numerous as the Jizhou army, but they are much stronger in terms of combat power.
At this time, the two formations are in circles, and the spears are opposite.
The commanders of the two armies rode in chariots and sat behind the three armies.
Far away, you can see each other from afar.
Today, he did not wear iron armor, but Liu Bei, who was wearing gold armor, sighed.
After today, I am afraid that there will be no Yuan Benchu in the world.
With the sound of drums on both sides, the military horses of the two sides fought together.
Yuan Shao's side, in front of the command is Gao Lan, one of the four court pillars in Hebei.
Although this person is not as good as Zhang He, he may be ranked among the four court pillars in Hebei, and he is naturally not an ordinary person.
He personally galloped in the formation, commanded the front army to constantly change formations, and strangled the Qingzhou soldiers.
On the side of the Qingzhou soldiers, Guan Yu was in charge of the front army.
Although the formation of the Jizhou soldiers is changeable, Guan Yu still does not move, but only sets up a formation to resist.
In front of the battle, tens of thousands of people shouted to kill the sky, and on the battlefield of tens of thousands of people, they were almost shoulder to shoulder, and the people behind could only see the people in front of them falling, and then they took a few steps forward, made up to the front, and handed the knife and gun.
Personal martial arts are insignificant on this battlefield.
The two sides fought from Japan to sunset, and the offensive of the Jizhou army gradually became tired.
On the chariot in the rear of the Jizhou army, Yuan Shao stood up, walked outside the car, took the drum hammer, and began to beat the drum himself.
The sound of the drums was indignant, and there was a sense of not breaking the oath of the Qingzhou army.
When the Jizhou sergeant saw that his commander was so heroic, his courage increased greatly, and the army's heart was shaken again, and the offensive was fierce again.
At this time, Liu Bei also stepped out of the chariot with his sword, he glanced at the situation on the battlefield, and then nodded to Zhao Yun who was standing aside.
Zhao Yun stepped off the chariot, turned over his horse, and rode his horse to the rear army.
Then the formation flag of the rear army of the Qingzhou army changed, and Guan Yu of the front army understood, and the front army spread slightly to the left and right, making way for a road.
More than 100 horsemen slowly came out from behind the formation.
The men and horses were unseen, and their bodies were covered in heavy armor, and the horses were connected by barbed chains.
Between the actions, it is dull and abnormal, but with a monstrous murderous intention.
The heavily armored cavalry is like a demon walking in the world.
The Jizhou army on the opposite side was stunned, obviously never thought that there would be such cavalry in the world.
At this time, those heavily armored cavalry had already come to the front of the two armies, and their footsteps did not stop, and they were directly killing the Jizhou military horses.
Bows, arrows, knives and guns are difficult to work, and there are Qingzhou troops on both sides to guard, and where the heavy armored cavalry passes, the Jizhou military horses are all smashed.
In the eyes of the Jizhou sergeants, who had never seen heavy cavalry, these cavalry were like demons.
At this time, some people were timid and wanted to retreat, but they thought that there was an overseer waiting with a sword behind them, so even if they knew that they were invincible, they couldn't use their flesh and blood to crash into the steel beast.
And as the heavy armored cavalry advanced, the corpses in front of him piled up more and more, and in the end, it was inevitable that their steps would be trapped.
Therefore, Liu Bei and others naturally did not only arrange this one backhand.
At this time, there were two cavalry armies, led by Zhang He and Zhang Fei respectively, who fought from the two wings of the Qingzhou Army and directly collided with the cavalry arranged by Yuan Shao on both wings.
In ancient times, the cavalry was mostly on both flanks, which was used as a strategy to respond to the attack.
These two Qingzhou cavalry armies are the norm, and they charge directly.
But in a moment, the Jizhou cavalry retreated,
Then bypassed the central army and went straight to Yuan Shao, who was in the rear.
At this time, whether it was the generals or sergeants of the Jizhou army, they were all distraught.
Even if the Qingzhou Cavalry is indeed above the Jizhou Army, the Jizhou Cavalry should not be defeated so quickly.
It's just that at this time, they can't think too much, Guo Tu immediately jumped out of the car, stepped forward to grab Yuan Shao, and said anxiously: "It's urgent, the lord might as well retreat, there is General Gao Ran here to resist!"
Yuan Shao shook off his arm with one hand, drew his sword out, threw away the hood on his head, ripped off the cloak on his body, revealing the bright armor on his body, and shouted, "The only way to kill is to draw a sword!" How can you retreat from the battle! If I am defeated today, I will be inferior to others, and I will die with you!"
Between the words, Kang was indignant, and everyone was shocked.
It's just that even if Yuan Shao refuses to retreat, he is just stubbornly resisting.
Now that the general trend has gone, the defeat has been achieved, seeing that Zhang Fei's cavalry army is about to kill the front, and Yuan Shao refuses to retreat, Guo Tu gave Wen Chou behind Yuan Shao a look.
Wen Chou understood, raised his hand and slapped on the back of Yuan Shao's neck, and Yuan Shao fell to the ground suddenly.
Wen Chou helped Yuan Shao to get into the chariot, and Guo Tu began to give orders, sending an army to resist Zhang Fei, and then ordered the rear army to retreat quickly.
With the escape of Yuan Shao and the withdrawal of the rear army of Jizhou, the battlefield was in chaos.
At this time, Liu Bei of the rear army saw that the general situation had been decided, and he also commanded the remaining Qingzhou soldiers and horses to join the battlefield.
On the battlefield, blood flowed on the ground.
At this time, Gao Ran was still commanding the front army in front of the battle, and when he saw the rear army suddenly retreating, he completely ignored the life and death of the front army, and he was furious in his heart.
Even if you don't mention him Gaolan, the Jizhou soldiers here are all fighting for him Yuan Benchu!
How to abandon it on the battlefield like this, and let people slaughter it!
Although he can also understand the principle of sacrificing the small to protect the big, when this abandoned person really falls on his own family, who can be reasonable with peace of mind!
Although he was resentful in his heart, he could only endure and command his sergeants to continue to change formations, and now he had 20,000 troops left in his hands, if he desperately broke through, he must be able to survive some people.
I didn't want the drums in the Qingzhou army to beat loudly, but I suddenly stopped the offensive.
At this time, one of the Qingzhou cavalry soldiers who had already circled behind them came out of the ranks, came to the front of the two armies, and took off his mask.
It was his friend in Jizhou before, Zhang He.
Zhang He threw the spear in his hand on the ground and said with a smile, "Then, can you meet?"
Gao Ran ordered the soldiers in front of him to get out of the way and put Zhang He in.
He frowned, glanced at Zhang He who came into the formation, and suddenly found that Zhang He's riding clothes were a little different.
He suddenly understood why the Jizhou cavalry was defeated so quickly.
Ordinary cavalry mostly wandered on both sides, using bows and crossbows to harass the main formation, but once they had this riding uniform, they could be trapped in a charge, which really gave full play to the advantage of cavalry being as fast as the wind.
He retracted his gaze and said in a deep voice, "Where did you come from, could it be that you are here to see me off this old man on his last journey?"
Zhang He smiled and said, "You and I are old friends, now that He has voted for the Ming Lord, naturally I can't bear to see my brother Mingzhu secretly vote."
"My lord is a master of the world, and now that Yuan Shao has been defeated, no one in the world can compete with him. Then why not dismount and surrender."
Gao Ran was silent, and after a long time, he spoke: "I was originally gracious, but now if I descend, will I not be an unrighteous person?"
Zhang He laughed, "If you come down today, not only will you be spared, but there will be no trouble here for tens of thousands of Jizhou children." Besides, when you fled in panic, did you take care of your life?"
Gao Ran nodded, "For this tens of thousands of Jizhou children, Gao Ran is willing to surrender."
Zhang He smiled.
He already knew that Gao Ran would fall, the so-called negative grace, the so-called loyalty, but he wanted to sell it for a better price.
At this time, Liu Bei of the rear army saw that Gao Ran had surrendered, so he no longer paid attention to the battlefield here.
Jia Xu smiled and said, "Now that Yuan Shao is fleeing in panic, why doesn't the lord chase him?"
Liu Bei smiled, "After this battle, it will be difficult for Yuan Benchu to succeed, and he has already ordered Yun Chang to lead the army to chase after him
Whether or not you can kill the original is of little significance."
He turned his head to look southwest, "On the side of the couch, there are still Menghu, and you must not get rid of it."
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At the junction of Jizhou and Qingzhou, there are rivers flowing turbulently.
As long as you cross the river, the opposite side is the boundary of Jizhou.
Wen Chou hurriedly came with Yuan Shao's fast horse.
Originally, thousands of guards were chased and killed by Guan Yu along the road, but now there are barely more than a thousand people left.
Yuan Shao has already woken up, but now that he has lost the first battle, he no longer has the original ambition, his face is muddy, and his eyes are dark.
Wen Chou ran around, and finally found a few fishermen's fishing boats from nearby.
"My lord, get on board quickly, the enemy is behind, do not delay." Wen Chou urged in a low voice.
Yuan Shao turned his head to look at him and smiled bitterly, "Run? Where can they flee? Wen Chou, we are defeated. Once defeated, more than ten years of planning have become empty talk. What's the fun of living?"
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves not far behind him could already be heard, and Guan Yu and the others were chasing after here.
Wen Chou let out a long breath and slapped his palm on Yuan Shao's face, "Yuan Benchu! You are the son of the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes! You are a model in the world who aspires to Kyushu! Now it's just a defeat, and it won't be impossible to make a comeback in the future! Defeat in a war will make you lose your soul, what kind of hero are you!"
Yuan Shao was startled, raised his head and rubbed the corners of his mouth, and the look in his eyes gradually grew, "What you said is that there is still a chance."
Seeing that he had regained his former vigor, Wen Chou helped him to get into the boat, pushed the boat into the water, and then turned back to the shore.
Yan Wen's second general, Yan Liang was mostly a pioneer, and when he encountered the enemy, he broke through the formation first. Wen Chou followed Yuan Shao's side more often as a guard.
Wen Chou waved his hand behind him and said with a smile: "I will not go with the lord today, I wish the lord a great cause in the future."
Yuan Shao knew his thoughts, even if he wanted to leave with him, there were still a thousand people here, and there were only forty or fifty people who could cross the river with a few fishing boats.
Once Wen Chou leaves with him, there will inevitably be a mutiny here, and even he may not be able to leave.
Yuan Shao didn't say anything, just sat on the fishing boat in a daze, looked at the direction of the shore, and went away with the flowing water.
Wen Chou turned his head to look back, and there was no trace of the ferry.
At this time, Guan Yu and the cavalry had already chased after him.
Wen Chou clenched the spear in his hand, then raised it high and shouted, "Gentlemen, kill the thief with me."
Guan Yu glanced at him and nodded in approval, "Good man."
He did not hesitate, and led the army to kill Wen Chou and others.
Since he is a good man, giving him a good time is the best respect for his family!
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Yanzhou, Fan County.
Cao Cao was sitting in the backyard reading today, as usual.
Although he has been in the military for a long time, he still has a lot of books, especially good at reading Sun Tzu's Art of War.
"The lord is so good at reading the art of war, he can use this as a basis in the future and write his own article." Guo Jia, who was drinking alone, said with a smile.
Cao Cao didn't shirk it, and patted his knee with the bamboo slip in his hand, "After Sun Wentai claims to be Sun Tzu, when it comes to the profundity of this Sun Tzu's art of war, it may not be comparable to me."
Guo Jia nodded, but he didn't think it was Cao Cao's self-boasting, Sun Wentai was brave, but he was more brave and less resourceful.
At this time, a sergeant sent a secret report, and Cao Cao took it casually.
Just waited for him to read the contents of the letter, but he stood up in shock, and the bamboo slip on his lap fell to the ground.
Guo Jia also got up when he saw this, his father-in-law has always been a ruthless person who is moody, and now what can make him so disgraced must be an unexpected event.
Cao Cao sighed, "Yuan Shao is defeated."
Even the resourcefulness was as deep as Guo Jia was stunned, "How can it be so fast."
Cao Cao handed the letter in his hand to Guo Jia, "Look, it is said that the Qingzhou Army has prepared several types of equipment that have not appeared on the battlefield before, and this is the first surprise.
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Guo Jia nodded, "That heavy cavalry army is not difficult to deal with, but the letter also mentions the appearance of two strange cavalry."
Speaking of this, he suddenly said urgently: "Lord, quickly transfer Cao Chun and them back from Dong'a!" Late will change!"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly came to his senses, "You mean that Liu Bei will not attack Jizhou, but will come south?"
Guo Jia sighed, "If you change the lord, will you leave the south alone and go north to Jizhou?"
Cao Cao shook his head, "Naturally not."
"The lord still has to notify Cao Chun and the others as soon as possible, and he can also inform General Sun and ask him to prepare early."
Cao Cao immediately found a pen and paper, a letter, and asked his subordinates to go quickly.
Guo Jia took a sip of wine and sighed, "I'm afraid it's too late."
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Yanzhou, Dong'e City.
Cao Chun was studying in the city.
The children of the Cao family, only he is as good at reading as Cao Cao.
It is also because his march is most similar to Cao Cao that Cao Cao will order him to take charge of the most elite cavalry under his command, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
Cao Chun put down the bamboo slip in his hand, raised his hand and touched the saber on his waist.
This sword was given by Cao Cao, named Qingyu, and its sharpness is unparalleled.
Cao Cao was afraid that he was too young to suppress the arrogant generals in the army who were riding tigers and leopards, so he specially gave him this sword and asked him to suppress those fierce soldiers.
Naturally, this also contains his expectations for Cao Chun.
The Cao family should have a unicorn.
At this time, a subordinate general came to report that some unknown cavalry troops had suddenly appeared outside the city, and the number was not large, and they had never carried a banner.
Cao Chun thought for a moment, only thinking that it was a nearby straggler.
At the beginning of the confrontation between Cao and Sun, many rangers in the countryside saw that the opportunity was rare, picked up their swords and began to do evil in the township, fishing in troubled waters.
These days, he solved not a hundred but eighty, and these people were later used to temper the tiger and leopard riding.
Cao Chun stood up and put the Qingyu sword across his waist, "I've been comfortable in the city for too long, order all the tigers and leopards to ride, and follow me out of the city to have a look."
The school retreated.
Cao Chun carefully placed the bamboo slip on the table, pressed it with a piece of jade, and prepared to come back and read it again.
And as Cao Chun led the army out of the city, a soldier in the city found a house that was heavily guarded, bought the guards, and walked into it.
Someone was fishing in the backyard.
The soldier was about to speak, but was interrupted by the angler.
A moment later, when the fish was on the hook, the man waved his hand.
The soldier said, "Master of the family, Cao Chun has already ridden out of the city with most of the tigers and leopards in the city."
The angler smiled, "Okay, go ahead with the plan."
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The tigers and leopards in Cao Cao's army are all strong men selected from the army, even if they can't really fight the tigers and leopards, they can at least have more than one enemy in the battle array.
Now there are only thousands of tigers and leopards, and this time Cao Chun went out of the town of Dong'a, but he only brought a thousand people.
And with these 1,000 people before, it was enough to fight Jiangdong Menghu Sun Jian and lost several battles.
At this time, they had already left Dong'e City and went straight to the place where the little colonel had found the thieves.
Cao Chun took the lead and was the first to come here.
It's just that there are no military horses here at this time, and there are messy horseshoe marks on the ground, but compared to the marks of other horses, these marks are extremely heavy.
Cao Chun looked at it carefully, was shocked, and immediately beckoned the rear army to be the front army, preparing to retreat to the city immediately.
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It's a pity that today he met a person who was more daring than him.
Suddenly, cavalry appeared on all sides, and behind them was a white-faced general riding a white horse and holding a spear.
The person who came was Zhao Yun who came from Qingzhou.
Cao Chun glanced at the cavalry army surrounding them, the people were tall and the horses were large, and the army was neatly organized.
is even more eccentric with an armament.
Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Cao Chun, tiger and leopard ride?"
Cao Chun nodded, "You shouldn't be from Jiangdong, since you are not from Jiangdong, then you must be from Qingzhou."
Zhao Yun's eyes showed some pity, "No wonder you can be valued by Cao Cao, leading an army alone, you do have some ability."
"You're a pity."
It's a pity that I'm going to die here today.
Cao Chun laughed, "Now that you and I are roughly equal, it is not yet known who will win and who will lose, so Hugh will look down on my tiger and leopard ride!"
He pulled out the green sword at his waist, raised the sword and pointed it directly at Zhao Yun, "Break the formation!"
Cao Chun took the lead and personally led the tiger and leopard to ride towards Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun did not dodge, and also rode his horse towards Cao Chun.
Cao Chun's martial arts are not bad, and he was also known as the Cao Tiger's Young Tiger in the Cao family.
Just against Zhao Yun, but in just two rounds, Zhao Yun snatched the sword in his hand.
Zhao Yun swept in one style, and directly cut off the gun in his hand, and at the same time as cutting off the spear, with the sharpness of the Qing Yu Sword, he directly pierced Cao Chun's stomach.
Cao Chun turned over and fell off the horse, with a sword wound in his abdomen, but he still struggled to get up, and stabbed at Zhao Yun with a broken gun.
Zhao Yunjing is a man, and he cut off his head with a green slug in his hand, giving him a good time.
The tiger and leopard rode without the commander, and after a while, it was dead and dead, and it was down.
Then Zhao Yun led the cavalry straight to Dong'e City, and the city guards had been killed by someone at this time, and the murderer sacrificed the city.
The person who dedicated the city, Chen Deng, Xuzhou.