Chapter 294: Yuan Shao is defeated and retreats
The shaft of the crossbow from the bed was shot into the cavalry.
The iron pieces on the tip of the arrow suddenly broke the bodies of many war horses and knights, and I don't know how many people fell, and the scene was bloody, and the sound of people and horses wailing and neighing constantly echoed.
The cavalry in front was attacked, some fell, and some stopped in a hurry.
I don't know what happened in the back, but I rushed up in a hurry, and the rear collided with the front, and the scene seemed even more chaotic, crowded together and unable to run.
This is cavalry combat, the most terrible thing.
The cavalry focuses on mobility, is fast, and can attack, but if it can't run, it can basically only be beaten.
Now Yuan Shao's cavalry is in this state.
The loading of arrows on the bed crossbow is very troublesome.
Because the bowstring is so large, several people need to turn the winch at the same time to pull the string apart and equip the shaft.
After Cao Hong shot one round of bed crossbows, he didn't plan to shoot the second round, and said, "Zihe, you tiger and leopard riders still don't move?" ”
Cao Chun: "......"
You have tortured Yuan Shao's cavalry like this.
I'm doing it now, and it's not fun enough to kill!
"Kill!"
It's just that Cao Chun still gave the order to attack.
The tiger and leopard rode over like a wolf and a tiger, pounced on Yuan Shao's cavalry, and brutally tortured them.
Yuan Shao's cavalry was pressed to the ground and abused.
After they had been killed, they were finally able to run again.
However, no matter how fast you run, it's useless.
Because the equipment was not good, he was still abused by tigers and leopards.
Cao Jun's equipment was many versions ahead of the Han Dynasty, as well as stirrups and saddle auxiliaries, and the cavalry of the Yuan Army was under the sharp blade of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and they were really only tortured and killed, or chased and killed.
The cavalry battle soon came to an end.
The fighting of the infantry has also entered a white-hot level.
Zhang Liaole entered and they saw that the cavalry after the Yuan army was broken and was blocked by the tiger and leopard cavalry, so they went directly to the Yuan army's camp to kill, and Yuan Shao had to send people to continue to block the broken queen.
However, the soldiers of the Yuan army no longer have the will to fight.
To put it simply, they didn't want to fight, and they couldn't stop the impact of Cao's cavalry, and they were soon killed indiscriminately, and they could only block Cao's army for a while.
Not long after blocking it, Yuan Jun retreated one after another.
Commander Cao drove straight into Yuan Shao's camp.
At this time, Yuan Shao had already abandoned the barracks, packed up the remaining soldiers, and fled back in the direction of Baima in embarrassment, preparing to cross the river again.
"Let's go!"
Yuan Shao never dreamed that he would be chased by Cao Cao to fight one day.
The little brother who used to follow behind him, now his strength far exceeds that of the big brother, and the gap is so big that it is difficult for him to accept, and even unacceptable.
Now I have to run away desperately.
"Another 10,000 people, go back to the back of the break."
Yuan Shao didn't pity the lives of ordinary soldiers, he just wanted to flee by himself, ordinary soldiers would die if they died, as long as they could escape, they could use their lives to block Cao Jun's pursuit.
"Cao Apu!"
"You wait for me!"
"Today's account, I will find you to settle it sooner or later, go quickly!"
Yuan Shao scolded angrily, this battle was a shame, it was thrown to his grandmother's house.
The entire Han Dynasty is watching the battle situation in Guandu.
Most people in the world believe that Yuan Shao's southward movement is unstoppable, and he must crush Cao Cao, replace Cao Cao and take the Son of Heaven away, and then take the next step, and Yuan will probably be the emperor.
The second son of the Zhong clan is about to appear.
But no one could have imagined that Yuan Shao pulled his hips like this, and collapsed like this.
Where does this save his face?
"Cao Apu, you wait for me to come back!"
Yuan Shao fled in embarrassment, and did not forget to occasionally scold Cao Cao.
With his pride, he could not accept failure, but now he did fail.
With great difficulty, they escaped to the White Horse.
At this time, Ju Yi also returned.
Ju Yi wanted to go back to the camp, but when he got the news of the scouts, Yuan Shao had already run away, and the camp couldn't hold it, so he could only go back to Baima.
Finally outside the white horse, I met Yuan Shao.
"Lord, Cao Jun's weapons are really too strong."
"Their knives can easily cut our shields and our people."
"If our knife collides with Cao Jun's knife, it must be ours if it breaks."
Ju Yi immediately reported the matter in the black nest.
They fought several battles with Cao Cao.
They have known the horror of Cao Jun's weapons for a long time, but except for the first discussion, it seems that no one cares, and they no longer think of ways to deal with it, so they lack corresponding judgment, and they don't even have an accurate understanding of Cao Cao's overall strength.
"My lord, our defeat lies not in strength, but in weapons."
"Cao Cao is cunning, he has a back hand, he really deserves to die!"
When Guo Tu heard this, he immediately helped Yuan Shao think of a reason for failure.
Yuan Shao was the most reluctant to admit that his ability was not as good as Cao Cao's.
But if the weapon is not as good, it is much easier to accept, they understand Yuan Shao's mind very well.
"Damn Cao Apu!"
Yuan Shao gritted his teeth fiercely.
I didn't think things would be like this now.
"Lord!"
"We should retreat first, concentrate all the craftsmen in Hebei, improve the forging method, build stronger weapons, and then divide the victory with Cao Cao." Without the advantage of weapons, Cao Cao will definitely be defeated! ”
"You're right."
Yuan Shao nodded and said, "Go back, we'll go back now and cross the river!" ”
"Cross the river!"
There are also quite a few ferries on the riverbank.
The soldiers listened to Yuan Shao's order and drove the ferry one after another.
Go back and regroup and fight Cao Cao again.
It's much easier to cross the river now than when you came.
Because there were too many people when they came, and when they went back, many people died in battle, and those who surrendered surrendered, at least half of them were missing.
When Yuan Shao crossed the river, Cao Hong's infantry completely crushed Yuan Shao's military camp and captured a lot of various materials that Yuan Shao did not have time to take away.
In addition, there are many Hebei soldiers who have dropped their weapons and expressed their willingness to surrender.
Cao Hong couldn't be sure whether to accept the surrender or not, so he could only let people go back and tell Cao Cao to temporarily control the surrendered people.
"Yuan Shao has escaped."
Xiahou Jie ran back and said, "According to the news of the scout, he has crossed the river in Baima. ”
Cao Ren loosened his somewhat tired hand, and said, "Yuan Shao crosses the river, and he can't escape, should we chase it again?" ”
Xiahou Yuan raised his head and looked to the north, and said: "Of course we are chasing, but we can catch up with Baima, we don't have enough ferries to cross the river, Yuan Shao ran in a hurry, and there should be a lot of supplies left in Baima." ”
Hearing that there were still supplies, the officers and men in the army were all brightly pleased.
Once they got their hands on the supplies, they were their stuff and didn't need to be handed in.
"Then chase after it."
Xiahoudun rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Chase the white horse, let's recover the white horse first, and then wait for the eldest brother's order." ”
Several of their generals discussed for a while and decided to continue the pursuit, and Cao's army soon reached Baima.
Seeing this, some of the Yuan Shao soldiers who had not had time to cross the river took up arms to resist, but they soon found that they could not defeat them, and finally dropped their weapons and surrendered.
This is the case with the white horse, which was beaten back by Cao Jun.
They looked across the river, and saw hundreds of ferries, drifting away, and even if they could catch up now, it would be too late.