【Chapter 745】 Borrowing a knife to kill someone
Whoosh!
"Bang bang bang!"
Looking coldly at the rain of arrows and the collision of chariots in front of him, Yuan Shao frowned, his face was gloomy, and his eyes showed a little worry from time to time.
Originally, in his plan, he had high hopes for the chariot array, hoping to break through the infantry defense in front of the Xiliang army with more than 1,000 chariots, and then attack the Xiliang Zhongjun cavalry, and finally achieve the strategic goal of forcing the Xiliang cavalry to take the lead.
If this is the case, it would not be a pity even if all the more than 1,000 chariot formations were gone, because as long as the Xiliang Central Army cavalry was forced to attack, then his entire plan Yuan Shao would be most successful, and it could be said that the victory was in hand.
But the situation in front of him was unexpected, which surprised Yuan Shao, and he was deeply surprised and caught off guard. In the dark, he had a hunch that this battle would not be as easy as he expected, and if he wanted to achieve his intended strategic goal, it would probably not be enough to rely on the chariot array alone, and he would have to pay a greater price.
"My lord, our army's chariot array is almost overwhelmed, please make a quick decision. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and you can't hesitate! ”
Seeing that his more than 1,000 chariots and 6,000 heavy armored soldiers could not resist the 500 chariot array of the Xiliang Army, Xu You's eyelids jumped, his eyes were very melancholy, and his face was full of sadness. Immediately, he asked Yuan Shao in a low voice whether to send another cavalry formation to attack, otherwise the chariot array would be in danger of being wiped out.
Yuan Shao turned his head and glanced at Xu You when he heard the sound, his eyes were very unkind, full of reproach and anger. Immediately, he looked back at the battle in front of the battle and waved his hand gently. Xu You's face was slightly red when he saw it, and he hurriedly nodded in understanding, and said no more.
"How is Bongxian's injury. Is it still a good fight? After raising his hand and waving Xu Yu away, Yuan Shao turned his head and asked softly to Lu Bu on the right side beside him. At this time, although his tone of voice was gentle, it was soft and hard, quite aggressive, and he was not as polite as before to Lu Bu.
Obviously, after the previous battle between Lu Bu and Huan Fei, it invisibly affected the mentality of the allied princes and generals towards Lu Bu. To be exact. Lu Bu was defeated by Huan Fei in front of everyone, and the halo of "Undefeated God of War" and "No. 1 General in the World" that was once worn on his head changed hands on the spot, which was tantamount to knocking him Lu Bu off the altar. The glory is no more, and he has fallen from the god of war to an ordinary man. And the allied princes and generals who witnessed this battle also quietly eliminated their fear of him, and finally could look at him with a normal heart. Even deep down, he was very ashamed of his character and conduct. Secretly despised.
This is not that the princes and generals of all walks of life are too snobbish, humble and capricious, but the reality is that this is the case.
If Lu Bu is compared to the superstar of this era, then Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes from all walks of life are equivalent to "wrists" who are not popular or purple and have extraordinary backgrounds. However, now that the halo on Lu Bu's head has been removed, half of his prestige has been ruined. After being completely knocked down from the altar, the princes of all walks of life will no longer give in to him. At this moment. It is already rare that the princes of all walks of life did not take the opportunity to sarcastically ridicule him, but the previous glory is no longer there, and they will no longer look up to him like before, they can completely face him, and even some princes will look down on him condescendingly, and there will be no more fear in their hearts.
And this is precisely the fundamental reason why people in the world want to become famous, the so-called celebrities, famous generals and tiger generals came here in this way, and they also fell off the altar in this way. However, when one day he is ruined, then the once easily obtained qiē will gradually leave him, and even die in the field or mansion, and will not die well.
This is the reality, not only for future generations, but also for those who came before us. Because, whether it is the predecessors or the descendants, they all have one thing in common, that is, everyone is human. Times will change, ways of thinking will change, and even skin color and race may change, but humanity will always ?????
"Thank you for the alliance leader's concern, Lu is fine, and he can fight."
Hearing Yuan Shao's inquiry, Lu Bu's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and then he frowned and groaned, silent. After a while, he finally replied, but the words sounded kind, but the tone was very stiff, and he didn't turn his head to look at Yuan Shao, as if he was talking to himself without squinting.
Obviously, although Lu Bu is not an extremely intelligent and wise person, he is not stupid, so he can understand it as soon as he listens to it. At this time, he also sensed the change in the mentality of the princes from all walks of life, which made him very angry, but the form is stronger than the human, and the facts are there, so what can he do?
This was the first time in recent years that Lu Bu had paid attention to other people's attitudes towards him, and he had never had it before, because he didn't need to pay attention to other people's attitudes at that time, let alone look at other people's faces. But at this moment and that time, inexplicably, he is now particularly concerned about the attitude of others towards him, as if a vicious battle just now made him suddenly become narrow-minded, and he is particularly sensitive to the eyes and faces of others looking at him, and he is easily annoyed and angry.
"It's good that Bong Xian is fine. You are the commander of my Allied cavalry, a banner of my 400,000 Allied soldiers. Hehehe! Squinting at Lu Bu's gloomy and stiff side face, a trace of anger flashed in Yuan Shao's eyes, but he was still smiling when he spoke, and he was so happy and angry.
"What do you mean by this, please make it clear?" Lu Bu turned his head to look at Yuan Shao with a slightly stunned expression, pretended to be calm, and asked in a low voice.
Yuan Shao smiled slightly, and said concisely: "Without him, after the chariot battle is over, Feng Xian will lead the war cavalry to rush and kill." At that time, Feng Xian must break through the battle formation of the Chinese army where Li Thief is located and seize the opportunity for our allies. If this is the case, Feng Xian will be the first merit of this battle, and after this battle, you will be free to choose the land of two counties among the counties under the division; Otherwise, the tide of the war will be very unfavorable to our allies. The stakes are heavy, Feng Xian must do his best, Yixue has just been defeated. Does Feng Xian have any objections to this? ”
"Oh?" Lu Bu was stunned when he heard this, his face instantly flashed with a look of anger that could not be concealed, and his eyes were gloomy and cold, faintly flashing with murderous aura. Fortunately, he did not lose his mind, and after strengthening his mind, he forced himself to calm down.
"If Lu is not mistaken, according to the original strategy, the chariot array should be followed by the infantry attack, and the war cavalry should be the last to charge the formation, right? I don't know why the alliance leader temporarily decided to change the original tactics? Lu was very puzzled by this, and asked the alliance leader to give advice. ”
"Huh? Hehehe! Yuan Shao's expression was slightly stunned, and a touch of anger appeared on his face for a moment, and after a flash, he smiled calmly: "Feng Xian is not wrong, originally the war cavalry was indeed the last to charge into battle, but it was arranged like this when the chariot array broke through the Li thief's army." The shape in front of us is not optimistic, our army's chariot formation is invincible to the enemy, and it is in danger of capsizing at any time, which is completely inconsistent with our previous plan.
Feng Xian is a veteran general on the battlefield, and naturally understands the principle of impermanence of soldiers and impermanence of water, and the battlefield is changing rapidly, so it is necessary to change the deployment of troops and generals. If it remains unchanged, it will drag down the entire Allied army and put our army in an extremely passive and dangerous situation. As the leader of the alliance, how can Yuan stick to the routine and not know how to be flexible, so as to mislead himself and the army?
Therefore, the unfinished mission of the chariot array will be completed by the war cavalry, and it is necessary to tear through the defense line of the Chinese army of the Xiliang Army, lay a solid foundation for the attack of our army, and then defeat Li Thief and the Xiliang Army in one fell swoop. In this way, Feng Xianke understands it, and if you have any objections, you might as well say them together? ”
"Well, I see." Lu Bu bowed his head thoughtfully, then turned his head to look at Zhang Yan beside him, and said in a harmonious voice: "I guess General Zhang Yan also heard what the alliance leader said, I don't know what General Zhang thinks?" ”
"General Fengxian can decide, and Zhang has no objection." Zhang Yan smiled indifferently when she heard this, and said perfunctorily with a smile.
Lu Bu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then Yuan Shao suddenly interjected: "General Zhang Yan is too humble. The general is the chief cavalry general of the left flank, with 20,000 cavalry in his hands, and is the mainstay of my allies. If General Zhang has any ideas, he might as well say it directly, so as not to delay the fighter. ”
Zhang Yan was not angry at all after hearing this, she still had a smile on her face, and said with a smile: "Since the alliance leader asked, Zhang Mou was blunt." Forgive me for daring to ask, my allied cavalry is no more than 50,000 cavalry, and it is still a mixed cavalry temporarily transferred, while the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is three times as large as mine. With such a huge disparity between the two warhorses, why did the alliance leader order the warhorses to attack first?
In the face of the brave and warlike Xiliang Iron Cavalry, my 50,000 cavalry is not the opponent of the Xiliang Army at all. Attacking the battle formation of Li Thief's Chinese army in such a way, isn't it a repeat of the mistake of the chariot formation, and there is no return? ”
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shao's face finally changed, his expression instantly became gloomy, and his eyes looking at Zhang Yan were extremely unkind. But Zhang Yan was not afraid, ignoring Yuan Shao's cold eyes, still with a smile on his face, and his smiling expression was faintly provocative.
Indeed, Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao have always been at odds, which is no secret among the allies, and it has been expressed as early as the beginning of the alliance. After all, just before this alliance, Yuan Shao repeatedly led troops to recruit and suppress Montenegrin thieves, and Montenegrin leaders such as Zhang Niujiao and Yu Poison died in the hands of the Jizhou army one after another, in fact, they died in the hands of Yuan Shao. The two sides have been fighting for several years, with deep grievances and contradictions, as if they were incompatible, and it is by no means an ally that can resolve the grievances accumulated between them for many years.
In addition, 15,000 of the 20,000 cavalry on the left flank of the Allied army were all Zhang Yan's own men, accounting for almost eighty percent of the cavalry on the right flank.
Among the 15,000 Black Mountain cavalry, there is also a complete light cavalry, no more than 10,000 people, this is Zhang Yan's descendant cavalry - Feiyan light cavalry; The remaining 5,000 cavalry were also brave men selected from the tens of thousands of Montenegrin troops. Therefore, these Montenegrin cavalry are the elite troops with the strongest combat effectiveness under Zhang Yan's command.
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