Chapter 296: The Great War

Yuan Shao, a very complicated person. Before he came out, he was famous in the world, and a series of social activities even caused the eunuchs to be jealous and reported to Emperor Ling of Han at that time. It is dangerous to think that he is a person with evil intentions. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yuan Shao responded to the expedition of the general He Jinzhi. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died, and his relatives fought with the eunuchs for power. When the confrontation between He Jin and the eunuchs had gradually gained the upper hand, Yuan Shao still advocated letting Dong Zhuo enter Beijing. In the end, while almost killing the eunuch group, it also further disintegrated the stormy Han Empire.

On the point of luring the Liangzhou soldiers into the customs, the people of the time and later generations made different evaluations of this. At that time, people thought that Yuan Shao had a false name, but that's it. It was Cao Cao who said that Yuan Shao was fierce and timid. Later generations felt that Yuan Shao was the culprit who split the Han Dynasty, a first-class conspirator. What Yuan Shao was thinking about was not to cut off the eunuchs, correct the world, and assist the emperor, but to use the Yuan family to replace the Han.

No matter how you evaluate Yuan Shao, the current overlord of Hebei has finally freed his hands and intends to solve the headache of Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop, so as to eliminate the worries of the north. After success, he will be based on the Yellow River in the south, defend Yan and Dai in the north, and have Wuhuan and Xianbei as an alliance. You don't see, Liu Xiu, the emperor of Guangwu, also started from Hebei. It can be seen that Yuan Shao is broad-minded and has a big plan.

In the fifth year of Xingping and the summer and April of the eighth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao exhausted the elite soldiers of Jizhou and refused to be in Yi County on the border of Youji and Hebei Prefectures with Gongsun Zhan. The two sides fought for months, and each other won and lost. Yuan Shao saw that he couldn't win Gongsun Zhan, and he was anxious. The advisor frustrated and advised: "Don't worry, my state is rich, and there is more food than Gongsun Zhan, and it will not last long, and when its food is exhausted, its army will disperse." If the lord takes advantage of the gap to attack it, he will be defeated. ”

Yuan Shao said: "I don't worry about Gongsun Zhan, I worry about Cao Cao and Liu Bei." If Cao Cao is based on Yuzhou, and I have not broken Gongsun Zhan. It will come after me. Liu Bei is in Qingzhou, which is also a problem for my heart. ”

The strategist Tian Feng said: "Liu Bei claims to be a loyal minister of the Han family, and without the order of the imperial court, he will not act rashly." As for Yuzhou, Sun Jian started between the soldiers, and Yangzhou was the backup, and he fought with Cao Cao, and the outcome is unknown. Don't worry about it. ”

Yuan Shao was a little worried, so he said: "Yi County has the risk of mountains and rivers, and Gongsun Chan has been in business for a long time. I can't wait to get down, what can you do to teach me? ”

Tens of thousands of troops have been fighting here for more than a month, and it is also a big burden for Jizhou to eat and chew. Feng Ji and the judge glanced at each other, and said outstandingly: "Lord, the fortress of Yixian County is strong and has a deep trench. Easy to defend and difficult to attack. The minister has a plan, but it is better to deceive and return to the state. Along the way, the army was abandoned, and Gongsun Zhan's madness was rebellious, and he would lead the army to chase after him. At that time, the lord can set up an ambush in the dangerous place in the state first, wait for Gongsun Zhan to arrive, attack before and after, and break it. ”

Yuan Shao thought about it, took out the map, and watched it carefully, from Yi County to Wei County, Yima Plain, there are not many people who can be called dangerous places. However, if you want Gongsun Chan to suffer a big loss, and his vitality is greatly damaged, he must lure the enemy deeper. Yuan Shao gritted his teeth, slammed a little on the map, and said, "Set up an ambush here!" ”

So he discussed every detail with his ministers. After several days, the whole complete plan was finally made. Yuan Shao's spirits were greatly lifted, and he called the waiter and said, "Bathe and change clothes." "In the bathtub, the powder-necked flowers, the fragrant soup splashed everywhere, the delicate cry was like a turn, and the warbler was singing.

On this day, Yuan Shao beat the drum and gathered the generals. After the drum is over, all the generals will arrive one by one. Looking around, the first two are Jizhou generals Liyi and Chun Yuqiong. Behind him, followed by the river, the North Fourth Court pillars Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Lan. There are also Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang and others on the left and right.

Yuan Shao sat in the big tent of the Chinese army, and said: "Lu Yi listens to the order, you leave the banner of the headquarters to Lu Kuang, and lead the elite soldiers of the headquarters to retreat to the boundary bridge to standby." "Koi Yi is the number one general in Jizhou, every time he fights with Gongsun Zhan, Koi Yi is in the army, if the banner of Koyi suddenly disappears this time, Gongsun Chan will definitely be suspicious.

Although Koji Yi was puzzled, he still clenched his fists and stepped forward to listen to the order. So Lu Yi handed over all the strength of the headquarters army to Lu Kuang, and then led the elite soldiers of the headquarters all the way to the south and went to the boundary bridge.

Yuan Shao said again: "Chun Yuqiong listens to the order, from today onwards, you and the generals will go out of the camp in turn to fight and attack Gongsun Zhan." Chun Yuqiong and the generals behind him received the order together.

On this day, Chun Yuqiong led his troops out of the camp and showed off his might outside the camp in Yi County. Gongsun Zhan sent the general Yan Gang out of the camp to fight. Fighting with each other for dozens of times, Yan Gang's strength was overwhelmed, and at this time, the two armies were afraid that their own masters would lose, so they all shouted gold and stopped the battle.

On the second day, Yan Liang came out to fight, and Gongsun Zhan's side Tian Kai went to fight. After not counting the fight, Tian Kai was defeated and returned to the camp, Yan Liang insulted loudly and returned to the camp laughing.

On the third day, Wen Chou led the army out to fight, and Zou Dan came out of the camp to fight Wen Chou, which was also a dozen defeats. The drums in the Jizhou army were as dense as raindrops, and the joy moved the sky. Gongsun Chan was in the watchtower, Tie Qing didn't say a word, but his left hand grabbed the sword at his waist. On the fourth day, Gongsun Zhan raised his tent, looked around at the generals, and said: "Even the war is north, morale is depressed, today Yuan Shao will make people fight again, I will go to it in person!" ”

The generals under his command looked ashamed, and there were only two generals, who came out of the ranks proudly, and bowed: "The lord humiliates the ministers to death, and the general is still invited to sit in the army. ”

Gongsun Zhan looked at it, but he rode the captain Zhao Yun and captured the captain Tian Yu. Gongsun Chan Dayue, put wine for the two of them, in order to strengthen their line. Before long, the drums outside the city started again, and Gongsun Zhan jumped up, his iron armor trembled, and said to the generals: "Come, you and others will go with me to watch the battle." ”

This time, it was the famous Hedong general Zhang He who played. Zhang He is eight feet long, a big man with a yellow face, and he is used to using big guns. I saw him dressed in iron armor, wearing a fiery red Shu brocade cloak behind him, and stepping off the mount was a famous horse in the West. The end is heroic and extraordinary. Zhang He raised a big gun, rode his horse back and forth in front of the battle, and shouted: "I am Zhang He in the river, who dares to fight me?" ”

Zhao Yun and Tian Yu led the troops of their headquarters out of the camp, and when they saw Zhang He boasting in front of the battle, they were furious, shouted together, and rushed to the front of the battle. Zhao Yun was in the army of Gongsun Zhan, in charge of the cavalry, and the horse was faster than Tian Yu. When he came to the front of the battle first, he shouted: "Hugh is rampant, and a certain person will fight you!" ”

Zhang He's big gun waved, and when he looked around, he saw a white horse general galloping over, with a helmet on his head and a cloak behind him flying together, and shouted: "Come to the general name, I will not die under the gun!" ”

Zhao Yun smiled angrily and said: "A certain is Changshan Zhao Zilong, the enemy general, Hugh has to speak, you look at the gun!" The words fell, Zhao Yun's legs clamped the horse's belly, the horse jumped forward, Zhao Yun shook the bright silver gun in his hand, and the cold light appeared, and he took Zhang He directly.

Zhang He couldn't help but be happy when he saw that Zhao Yun was also a gun, so he said, "Let me let you see a certain marksmanship." So he turned the gun sideways, knocked the tip of Zhao Yun's gun, and pulled it out, and the big gun mixed with a strange whistling sound went straight to Zhao Yun's waist and abdomen.

When the two horses were staggered, Zhao Yun put the big gun in his hand and slammed it open. The two of you went back and forth, and they fought in ping-pong. Both of them are masters of making guns, and the two big guns dance, piercing, stabbing, picking, plucking, and blocking. It was a spear flower, and the spear was trembling. The wrens of the two armies bare their chests and abdomen, cheering for their generals with their mallets and drums. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were on the top of the watchtower, and they were also dazzled.