Chapter 759: Camp First
However, it is said that at that time, Xu Xian pretended to be Zhao Yun to lead Gao Ran away, and Chen Gong used a plan to break through the Yuan army camp, and then Xu Xian got rid of the Yuan army led by Gao Lan, and galloped to the aid of Yanmen County under the starry night.
Gao Ran was severely injured by Xu Xian, and before he could recover, he heard that the camp was broken, and Zhao Yun was pretending to be someone else.
Hearing the news suddenly, Gao Ran was naturally angry, and his injuries became more and more serious, and he lost his previous normal heart.
Chen Gong saw the right time, and the design was defeated again, and more than a thousand people were beheaded.
Gao Ran's Yuan army was shaken, and he had no choice but to lead his troops to retreat.
Among the three armies of the Yuan army, Gao Ran's people were also the first to withdraw from the battlefield, and Yuan Shao had already learned the news.
At that time, Yuan Shao was already furious and wanted to punish Gao Ran, but the generals repeatedly advised him to restrain his anger. But he never thought that the army of the South Road would also be broken by Wang Yan.
In addition, he has been unable to conquer the Yin Pavilion during this time, and Yuan Shao will pass out when he is angry.
Now Yuan Shao is nearly fifty years old, due to overwork is not good, at this time in history, Yuan Shao is angry because of the defeat of Guandu, and died of illness the following year.
Yuan Shao in this time and space is far less high-spirited than in history, and his living environment is becoming more and more depressing.
has been teased by Chen Xu many times, he originally thought that he would be able to be ashamed this time, but he never thought that Yuan Jun was repeatedly defeated, which couldn't help but make it difficult for the proud Yuan Shao to let go.
Next to the hospital bed, Xu You stood beside Yuan Shao with his hands down.
Yuan Shao's eyes were a little blank, and he said to Xu You: "Ziyuan, I was born in a famous family, and when I crusaded against Dong Zhuo, I was even more noble as the leader of the alliance, isn't it as good as Chen Wenzhao, who was born as a civilian?" ”
Xu You, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao used to be extremely good friends, and they naturally knew their personalities very well, and they knew what he was thinking when they heard Yuan Shao's words.
After being silent for a long time, Xu You sighed: "Heroes are born in troubled times, Chen Wenzhao was a hero at that time, and so was the lord. ”
"I look at Chen Wenzhao as a person, as if he has the help of gods, and he can always take the lead in the troubled times, which is simply terrifying. It's extremely difficult to figure out such a masterpiece. ”
Now that Yuan Shao's strength has expanded a lot, he didn't get angry when he heard Xu Yu praise Chen Xu so much.
In fact, only by elevating Chen Xu infinitely will Yuan Shao not feel too bad.
Yuan Shao cried and laughed a few times when he heard this, and said: "Yes, that Chen Wenzhao's life is like a legend, just like a real son of destiny, otherwise why is it that the people he recruited casually when he just raised troops were all first-class heroes at that time?" ”
And that's exactly what happened.
Although Chen Xu has had a very difficult journey since his debut, he has been followed by Dian Wei, Tian Feng, Cheng Yu, Zhao Yun, and Gao Shun, and each of these people is now famous in the world.
Even if there are many twists and turns, they are Chen Xu's most loyal subordinates after all.
It's not surprising to be able to recruit one or two people, but it is undoubtedly incredible that so many people followed behind Chen Xu when he was still a rebellious.
This is also why, Yuan Shao will sigh that Chen Xu is the son of destiny.
Yuan Shao didn't know that although Chen Xu was not a son of destiny, he was not far behind, at least he knew who had real talent and real learning.
Once he encounters these people, Chen Xu will find his way to take them under his command.
But when recruiting these people, Chen Xu's hardships were not shared by outsiders.
"Ahem!"
Yuan Shao coughed violently a few times, and said with some interest: "This time, the army was divided into three ways to attack Bingzhou, but the result was a loss of troops and no progress, but what should I do?" ”
Xu Yu pondered for a long time and said, "The lord was in a coma in the battle before, which has already made the army's heart unstable. What's more, the weather is getting colder and colder, and it is quite unwise to continue to attack Yanmen County at this time. ”
Xu You still has something to say, that is, there is not much grain and grass in Jizhou, and Yanmen County is impregnable, and it is almost impossible to conquer it before the grain and grass are exhausted.
The war has reached this point, and withdrawing troops is the best option.
Yuan Shao's godless eyes stared at the top of the tent unconsciously, and after a long time, he said with a wry smile: "I poured all the soldiers and horses of Jizhou, but I lost my troops and left in embarrassment, what face do I have to see the world again?" ”
Xu You knew Yuan Shao's character, and immediately fell silent when he heard the words.
There was silence in the tent for a while, and suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps, and I saw that Fu Zhi hurriedly walked in with a letter.
"Is the lord feeling better?"
Yuan Shao saw Fu Zhi greeting him, and immediately wanted to get up, but his body was too weak, but he couldn't sit up no matter what.
Seeing this, he was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The lord is in poor health, just lie on the bed." ”
Yuan Shao lay on the bed again, looked at the frustrated man with a tired face, and sighed: "I regret not listening to the public." ”
Although he was successfully robbed by Zhang Liao and lost some people, Yuan Shao did not reprimand him afterwards, but took him seriously.
Today's Yuan Shao can be regarded as a corporal of Lixian for his subordinate martial arts, not the kind of corporal Lixian in history who has a vain name, but a real heart-to-heart.
Just imagine, even the arrogant Ju Yi Yuan Shao can tolerate it, let alone a little mistake in frustration?
And after learning about the cause and effect of the incident, even Yuan Shao himself was extremely shocked by Zhang Liao's audacity.
Today's Yuan Shao can be said to be in a dilemma, and he remembered that before he set out on the expedition, he only spoke out against it. Looking back now, I don't listen to the words of frustration at the beginning, and I feel regretful.
In a hurry, he wanted to guess Yuan Shao's psychological state, which was completely because he wanted to withdraw his troops and couldn't wipe his face.
His eyes flashed slightly, and he suddenly said angrily: "Lord, the Jingzhou soldiers attacked Wuguan, but it was the main general Wen Ping who died in battle, and his success was lost. ”
"Cao Mengde attacked Jiguan and Hangu Pass, but they were all trapped in the camp and rejected from the city, so he could only turn his head and attack the two eastern counties of Sili, which had long been abandoned by Chen Wenzhao."
"Among the princes of the three roads, only the lord is the master of the Han Dynasty and storms Yanmen County."
"It's a pity that Chen Wenzhao is strong, and it is not easy to welcome back the Son of Heaven with only our people."
Yuan Shao heard these words, but he felt that the condition on his body had suddenly eased a lot, so he actually sat up straight and said, "Is this really the case?" ”
Fu Zhu hurriedly handed the letter in his hand to Yuan Shao, and his face immediately soothed after reading it.
The words of frustration and frustration were to give Yuan Shao a step down, hoping that he could quickly lead the troops to retreat, otherwise it would not be of the slightest benefit to Jizhou to drag it down.
If Jingzhou is defeated and Cao Cao has nothing to do with Guanzhong, then Yuan Shao's withdrawal of troops is not a big deal.
Yuan Shao read the letter several times, and immediately said bitterly: "Originally, the princes and I made an appointment to attack Chen Wenzhao, but I didn't want them to be so unbearable. ”
"With my strength alone, even if I have the intention to kill the thief, I can't do it, these two people are simply mistaking me!"
Xu Youqiang held back a smile, got up and pretended to be angry and said: "Since these two people are not enough to conspire, why should the lord waste Jizhou's money, food, soldiers and horses and face Chen Wenzhao alone?" ”
Fu Zhu also said: "What Ziyuan said is extremely true, since the other two princes are so unbearable, there is no need for us to fulfill the agreement and continue to attack and merge the state." ”
"If the lord has the heart to support the community, it will not be too late to raise troops again after the spring moon of the next year."
Yuan Shao pondered for a long time, and then pretended to be helpless and said: "The general trend is like this, I can't reverse it alone." ”
With the steps down, Yuan Shao immediately ordered the army to retreat, frustrated that Zhang Liao came to pursue, and asked to personally lead the troops to break the rear.
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In the Yin Pavilion City, Xu Xian ran to Zhang Liao's side in three steps and two steps, and shouted, "General, the Yuan army has retreated!" ”
Zhang Liao Huoran got up and asked in disbelief, "Did you really withdraw your troops?" ”
Xu Xian nodded vigorously and said, "Confirmed!" ”
At this time, even Zhang Liao, who was already extremely calm, couldn't help laughing a few times after learning the news.
Don't look at him relying on the Yin Pavilion to keep Yuan Jun out of the city, but Yuan Jun is strong after all, and the pressure on Zhang Liao every day is extremely huge.
In this case, he suddenly heard the news of Yuan Jun's retreat, how could Zhang Liao not be overjoyed?
After laughing, Zhang Liao's face suddenly turned straight and said, "The thief army has been attacking Yanmen County for so long, how can they let them retreat so easily?" ”
Xu Xian was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Does the general want to lead the troops to pursue?" ”
Zhang Liao nodded vigorously and said, "Yes." ”
Xu Xian hurriedly persuaded: "Yuan Benchu's command is full of talents, and at this time, the army is retreating, how can he not send elite soldiers to break the rear?" If you rush to pursue, you may be ambushed. ”
Zhang Liao thought for a while, and then said, "Even so, we can't let it retreat easily. ”
Seeing that Xu Xian was about to persuade again, Zhang Liao said: "I will lead two thousand Hun cavalry to chase Yuan's army, and Bird will lead the remaining three thousand cavalry to answer behind." ”
"Once I am ambushed, Bird can kill me from behind, and I don't think Yuan Jun can help me."
Xu Xian thought for a while and felt that Zhang Liao's words were reasonable, so he acted according to the plan.
However, it was said that Zhang Liao and Hu Chuquan led 2,000 troops together, and went to chase and kill the Yuan army with great momentum, and the cavalry traveled more than ten miles, when they suddenly heard a cannon sound, and saw a Yuan army suddenly killed from both sides.
Fu Zhu commanded in the center, and Wen Chou brandished his weapon and led the troops to charge, unstoppable.
Zhang Liao was shocked when he saw this, and the Hun cavalry behind him was also a little flustered, but Zhang Liao was not very human after all, and hurriedly appeased his subordinates, so he wanted to lead the troops to retreat.
"Kill!"
At this moment, I saw Ju Yi leading the big first to the camp to cut off Zhang Liao's back road, and Ju Yi shouted loudly: "Zhang Liao is in ambush, why don't you get off your horse and surrender?" ”
Zhang Liao was furious when he heard this, and shouted loudly: "Just ambush soldiers, I regard them as if they were crumbling dogs, and the thieves will dare to speak wildly?" ”
Zhang Liao rose up and wanted to take the lead in killing Ju Yi.
When Ju Yi first entered the camp to attack the city, he caused extremely huge casualties to the Bingzhou army, and Zhang Liao had long wanted to kill Ju Yi.
Zhang Liao seems that no matter how brave the foot soldiers are, it is difficult to block the cavalry charge, as long as they can kill Ju Yi, not only can they avenge many robes who died in battle, but the elite of this Yuan army will also be leaderless.
"Hmph."
Seeing Zhang Liao rushing towards him, Ju Yi sneered a few times and didn't retreat, so he commanded: "Go to the camp first, go to the shield!" ”
"Crossbowman, the arrow is wound!"
Hearing Ju Yi's order, the 800 soldiers who stayed at the forefront of the camp formed an impregnable battle formation with shields.
"Kill!"
Zhang Liao led the cavalry to charge fiercely, trying to tear the shield of the first camp, but the result made Zhang Liao's eyes split.
"Crossbowmen, release the arrows!"
Ju Yi gave an order, only to see the crossbowmen behind him pull the bowstrings one after another, and the arrows poured out of the Hun cavalry.
"Chirp!"
"Ahhh
A burst of fierce fire caused heavy casualties to the Hun cavalry, and Zhang Liao was able to dodge the arrows with his own bravery.
At this time, the Hun cavalry had suffered more than 300 casualties.
"Charge, as long as you can rush through, you will be able to turn defeat into victory!"
Seeing that the Hun cavalry was hit by arrows, the army's heart began to waver, and Zhang Liao hurriedly shouted.
In his opinion, the Yuan army, which did not form a spear array, could not block the cavalry charge at all, as long as it could be killed into the formation, those crossbowmen would become lambs to be slaughtered.
"Chirp!"
Zhang Liao's encouragement lifted the spirits of the knights, and they braved the rain of arrows to charge forward fiercely, and more than 500 people fell along the way.
"Boom!"
The war horse and the shield finally collided together, and Zhang Liao's expectation that the battle array was rushed away did not appear, but the Hun cavalry was knocked over on their backs.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Ju Yi stood in the middle of the formation, still commanding with a blank face.
The arrows fell like a drizzle, and the sound of 'poof' was endless, mixed with the shouts and wails of the Hun cavalry.
Unable to break through the shield array of the first camp, the Hun cavalry suffered heavy casualties under the blows of the bow and crossbow.
The first camp is an elite unit formed by Ju Yi, and the world-famous White Horse Yicong was broken by the first camp.
Unlike the trapping camp, the first camp is an army composed of bows, crossbows, and shields, and specializes in cavalry.
In order to pursue the solidity of the shield array, Ju Yi gave up many other things, and when choosing shield players, he only chose those who were superior in strength.
Juyi didn't need them to kill the enemy, as long as they could hold off the cavalry charge. As for the crossbowmen in the back, it was the biggest killing move for the first camp.
In the past, when attacking the city, the Xiandeng camp also used bows and crossbows to inflict great casualties on the Bingzhou army, but it did not give full play to the real strength of the Xiandeng camp at all.
That's why Zhang Liao was paralyzed, but he didn't want to almost lead the two thousand Hun cavalry into a dead end for this.
Seeing that the cavalry could not break through the shield array no matter what, the crossbowmen of the Yuan army kept pouring arrows, which couldn't help but make Zhang Liao's eyes split.
Wen Chou, who was chasing after him, laughed when he saw this situation, and shouted mockingly: "Rushing to the camp with cavalry, I really don't know whether to live or die!" ”
"Kill!"
Zhang Liao clenched his teeth, and a roar of anger erupted from his mouth, and the big knife slashed violently from top to bottom, finally cutting a gap in the shield array.
However, when Zhang Liao saw the situation behind him, he couldn't help but feel hopeless.
It turned out that there was a shield behind the shield, and Zhang Liao tried his best to split the first shield, but he might not be able to split the second shield.
"Am I going to die here today?"
Listening to the whistling arrows and the knights who were wailing in pain, Zhang Liao suddenly felt a sense of despair.