Chapter 302: The Battle of the Boundary Bridge (2)
But it was said that Gongsun Chan was guarding the boundary bridge. As soon as Yuan Shao's army arrived, they raised their banners and came to attack Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Zan re-led the army to fight with Yuan Shao. However, due to the previous defeat, the army's morale was unstable, and as soon as the troops were exchanged, they could not go to the corner. Yuan Shao looked at it so earnestly that people shouted: "The Youzhou army is defeated!" The Youzhou army is defeated! ”
When the army under the command of Gongsun Chan heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, the army had no heart to fight, and when he heard this, his hands were in chaos, and his kung fu was seven or eight. How can they defeat the elite of Jizhou. First a group broke up, then a team, a song, and finally evolved into a rout of the whole army. There were too many chaotic soldiers, and Gongsun Chan couldn't stop killing several people in a row. Zou Dan next to him helped Gongsun Zan and said, "Lord, there is nothing to do, withdraw the army first and then make plans." ”
Gongsun Zhan filled his chest with hatred, looked at Yuan Shao and shouted, and then led his headquarters away unwillingly. Yuan Shao took advantage of the situation to pursue, broke Gongsun Zhan, and captured countless prisoners along the way.
Gongsun Chan fled all the way and stopped fifty miles away. gathered all the generals, saw that everyone was injured, and thought of Yan Ganglai, and couldn't help but say sadly: "I hate to listen to Yan Gang and Zhuqing's words, so that I have today's defeat, and I am also guilty." ”
All the generals are advised. Zhao Yun said beside him: "Please also ask the general to cheer up, gather the troops, and return to Yi County first before making plans." I asked myself to be the general. If Yuan Shao led the crowd to come, he would be rejected by the general. ”
Gongsun Zhan looked around and asked about the battle damage, and the generals had their own losses, but only Zhao Yun and Tian Yu had a complete army. So he ordered Zhao Yun to be the partial general, Tian Yu to be the captain, and each led the headquarters to be the rear of the army. Gongsun Zhan led the remnants of the defeated army and went all the way to Yi County.
Zhao Yun and Tian Yu followed, walked slowly, and collected thousands of scattered people along the way, and went to Jiangshui, the scouts came to report, and the chasing soldiers had reached within thirty miles. Zhao Yun said: "Guorang, you lead your troops to lie around the river beach, I will meet the enemy, and when I fight with the enemy, you will lead the army to attack the enemy's flank." Tian Yu followed the plan.
The one who led the army was Chun Yuqiong. He was defeated all the way and brought Gongsun Chan to come, but the greatest credit was taken away by Koji Yi. Naturally, there were seven or eight dissatisfied. Fortunately, although Koji Yi killed Yan Gang, the general of Youzhou, he was also seriously injured and recuperated. Koji Yi is not here, who can fight for Chun Yuqiong. So he snatched the position of striker and led the army to pursue Gongsun Zhan.
Fang arrived in Jiangshui, Chun Yuqiong heard the report, and there was a general in Jiangshui's shore. When Chun Yuqiong heard this, he stepped forward to take a look, and it turned out to be Zhao Yun, the white horse general of Youzhou. Seeing that it was Zhao Yun, Chun Yuqiong was a little drumming in her heart. Zhang He is known for his martial arts, and he can't fight Zhao Yun for a long time, can he do it? Seeing Zhao Yun setting up a formation with his back to the water, he was afraid that he would be deceitful, so he refused to step forward.
Zhao Yun saw that the enemy army took one step and two steps back, and waited impatiently, so he shouted: "I am Changshan Zhao Zilong!" Who dares to fight me? ”
Chun Yuqiong saw that Zhao Yun took the initiative to fight, and became more and more suspicious. So he waved his hand and ordered the army to halt for the time being. As soon as Zhao Yun looked at the banner, it turned out to be Chun Yuqiong, the general of Jizhou, and thought to himself that this was also a veteran who was famous in the north, and how to do things was so unruly. So he shouted again: "If you wait for a war and don't fight, if you retreat and don't retreat, what do you want?" ”
Chun Yuqiong's old face turned red, and he thought, I have brought so many soldiers, if I am frightened by your Zhao Yun's words, how can I have the face to boast that I am a general of Jizhou in the future. So an order was given, and the three armies went out together and took Zhao Yun's headquarters directly. Zhao Yun didn't say much, and shook his gun to fight Chun Yuqiong. Immediately, the two armies fought.
Chun Yuqiong has many powerful people, but Zhao Yun's department is an expert in killing people and setting fires in the north. The two sides fought with ups and downs. Zhao Yun and Chun Yuqiong had a big fight, and Chun Yuqiong secretly said that Zhao Yunguo was a fierce rival, and his courage was not under Yan Liangwen's ugliness. Fighting several times, Chun Yu Qiong has no strength, is trying to avoid its sharpness, suddenly a gust of wind blows, Chun Yu Qiong saw the distant river beach on the artemisia grass was blown to the ground by the strong wind, faintly ambushed soldiers. Chun Yuqiong was shocked, hurriedly patted the horse, jumped out of the battle circle, and then looked around, only to see that in the forest on the side of the road, there was a flag flickering, Chun Yuqiong's mind was spinning, thinking, Gongsun Chan himself was ambushed and defeated, how could there be no reason not to set up an ambush. Here must be his ambush. Can be quickly rewinded. So he ordered the flags to be waved left and right, and shouted: "Retreat!" Retire! ”
The two armies were fighting each other, and suddenly the Jizhou soldiers heard the sound of gongs, and then looked at the flag, and they actually asked to retreat. So they got rid of the grappling. Zhao Yun saw it clearly, where was he willing to let go, led the troops to chase after him, and suddenly a drum sounded, and Tian Yu also led the crowd to kill from the river beach. For a while, shouts of killing rang out, and Chun Yuqiong was shocked, so he led the troops to retreat. Zhao Yun and Tian Yu led the army to chase ten miles and returned.
Back to the shore of the river, Tian Yu ordered people to collect flags and drums in the forest on the side of the road, but it turned out that he asked people to set up flags in the distance, and sent several people to wave flags and shout in them.
Zhao Yun and Tian Yu won a small victory and repelled Chun Yuqiong's pursuers. Haha laughed, calmly crossed the river.
Chun Yuqiong returned from defeat, came to see Yuan Shao, and said: "Gongsun Zhan's army is ambushed on the shore of the river, so it cannot be won. ”
Yuan Shao was a confidant of Qiong, so he didn't see the crime, and sighed: "I can't hate to capture Gongsun Zan alive, and you will be determined by a war." ”
Next to Guo Tu said: "My lord, in this war, Gongsun Chan rode tens of thousands, beheaded two of his generals, thousands of heads, and countless prisoners, Gongsun Zan has been injured, and within two or three years, it will no longer be a problem in Jizhou." This lord is also happy. ”
Yuan Shao remembered that Gongsun Zan was running north in embarrassment, and his heart was very happy, and he smiled: "Thanks to the power of Zhuqing." So he gave a decree to reward the three armies.
He also sent Chun Yuqiong and others to lead an army, still to Yi County, to monitor Gongsun Zhan's movements. Koji Yi is in the camp, and he will not be punished when he sees Chun Yuqiong's defeat, and he will not be rewarded for his meritorious service. More and more angry.
Gongsun Zhan went all the way to Yi County, counted the losses, and in this battle, Yan Gang, Fan Fang, as for the captain, Qu Chang and so on have dozens. and those who were killed or taken prisoner, if more than 10,000. Fortunately, after Zhao Yun and Tian Yu returned, they brought back more than 2,000 lost armor soldiers, most of whom were white horse followers. This is a little soothing to Gongsun Zhan's heart.
When he arrived in Yi County, Gongsun Chan instructed the generals to rectify the ordnance and strengthen the city defense to prevent Yuan Shao from attacking. He also sent the colonels to Daijun, Shanggu, Yuyang and other places to recruit warriors to replenish their own army. Fortunately, Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Xu supervised the grain outside and gained a lot of money, so there was no need to worry about the military rations within this year.
Gongsun Chan was ambitious, bent on reviving his military prestige and competing with Yuan Shao for Jizhou. Yuan Shao didn't rest here. He sent his young son Yuan Shang to Bingzhou to meet his nephew Gao Gan and ask about the situation in Bingzhou.
Since Yuan Shao came to Jizhou and defeated Zhang Yan of the Montenegrin army, Zhang Yan moved from Changshan to Bingzhou, where he has been in trouble for many years. And because Yuan Shaolian resented the Montenegrin Army and Gongsun Zhan, adhering to the principle that the enemy's enemy is a friend, Gongsun Chan and Zhang Yan formed an alliance, agreeing that when one side asked for help, the other side must send troops to help. And Bingzhou went to a super bomb Lu Bu, which is also an unstable factor, and it may explode at any time.
Yuan Shao also had a headache for this. It was in this way that Yuan Shang was sent to Gao Gan, and after inquiring about the situation, if there were bad signs, Yuan Shang would go out as Yuan Shao's son-in-law and negotiate conditions with Lu Bu and Zhang Yan. Try to keep them from messing around in the rear.
Yuan Shao has three sons, the eldest son Yuan Tan, the second son Yuan Xi, and the younger son Yuan Shang. Yuan Shang is good-looking, deeply favored by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shao's wife, and wants to pass on the inheritance to Yuan Shang, so he sent Yuan Shang to merge with the state, intending to make him make meritorious contributions.