Tuo Yi's eyebrows trembled slightly, and his face looked a little ugly.

The defeat was not unexpected - the first battle was a test - the defeat was so fast and so miserable. Just after the shooting ended, his side was suppressed by the opponent's long-range strike before he launched an attack, which shows that Liu Bei's military advantage was even more obvious than he estimated. Strong bows and hard crossbows have always been the advantage of the Jizhou army, just as cavalry has always been the advantage of the Youzhou army. With half of the archers, Guan Yu not only did not lose the upper hand, but instead achieved a crushing victory, which shows that the crossbowmen under Guan Yu's troops also had strong bows and hard crossbows, but also stronger than the Jizhou army.

"Junyi, you're right. It seems that Liu Bei is willing to spend money, and Guan Yu is also very arrogant."

Zhang He responded without saying a word. His shock was even more serious than that of Qu Yi. If the more than 10,000 infantry led by Liu Bei were as strong as Guan Yu's subordinates, then Liu Bei would undoubtedly have the strongest infantry in Youzhou. He not only made up for the shortcomings of the Youzhou army's weak infantry capabilities, but also was enough to gain a foothold in Youzhou and become an indispensable general for Zhang Ze.

For Yuan Shao, this is obviously not good news.

Tuo Yi didn't say anything else and issued two orders in a row: one was to let someone tell the commander Geng Zhan, who had just been in charge of the army, came to report the situation, and the other was to let someone go to the front of the formation to investigate, count the casualties, and check the results of the battle between the two sides. Guan Yu successfully broke the formation, but he could not take all the bodies away, and he had no time to clean up the battlefield and carefully investigate, and he could get a lot of useful information when the battle was resumed.

Not long after, Geng Zhan rushed over. Zhang He met Geng Zhan. When he was under Han Fu, they had several encounters. However, they had no relationship. He studied when he had time, and was incompatible with his colleagues who had drunk when they were free, and had an average relationship. Geng Zhan was the kind of person who was like that, and he kept saying that he pretended to be gentle. At this moment, when he met in front of the formation, Geng Zhan saw him, he was still as rebellious as before.

"Junyi, it's you. What books have you read recently? I'll tell us about the ancients when I have time."

Zhang He smiled and said nothing. In his opinion, Geng Zhan would not be in the mood to listen to him later. He was defeated in the first battle and his morale was frustrated. Tuo Yi asked him to come at this time not as simple as asking about the situation. It was expected that military law was served.

Tuo Yi remained silent and asked a few questions about the casualties during the battle. Geng Zhan didn't care. Although he lost more than 300 crossbowmen, he was not injured. He just found an opportunity to make up for it. Many people in northern Jizhou are good at crossbows, and as long as they are willing to spend money, they can recruit people anytime and anywhere.

Tuo Yi then asked about the battle again, and his advantages and disadvantages. Geng Zhan had just lost the battle, but before he could come back to his senses, he could not explain it clearly. He stammered a few words, but when Tuo Yi refuted it, he became hoarse, stammered his neck, looked into the distance, and ignored Tuo Yi.

At this time, the people sent by Qu Yi to investigate the battlefield also came back and reported the battlefield survey situation, mainly mentioning three points: first, the opponent's crossbows are strong, with long range and strong armor-breaking ability. Many arrows shot through the shields and armor, and the lethality is much higher than expected. This should be the main reason why Geng Zhan's subordinates' casualties exceeded expectations. Secondly, the spearman, the sword and shield hand formation is not strong enough. When the crossbowman was injured and failed to block Guan Yu in time, the sword and shield hand and the spearman did not play their due role, causing Guan Yu to easily break into the formation. Finally, Geng Zhan was not effective in taking the battle and fled first, causing the formation to collapse and be killed by Guan Yu.

Tuo Yi didn't say anything else and waved his hand. The guards behind him rushed up and put Geng Zhan and his guard to the ground. The guards even raised their swords and fell down, killing Geng Zhan to death with one knife, and then cut off his head.

Que Yi calmly ordered: "Transfer to the heads of the tribes and inform them of his crimes. He sent the order that the chief lieutenant Chen Ding would be the captain. If the army was reorganized and the army would be fought again, there would be no mistakes, otherwise Geng Zhan would be his appearance."

A personal guard responded, picked up Geng Zhan's head with his spear, jumped on his horse, and ran towards each battalion. Whenever he arrived at the battalion, he loudly announced Geng Zhan's charges, reiterated Tuo Yi's order, and another personal guard ran towards Geng Zhan's position.

Zhang He saw it, although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by Que Yi's coldness. Not everyone could do it. He either had family support or had famous courage in the army and made contributions in every battle. Otherwise, an ordinary soldier would not be promoted to the level of the lieutenant. Geng Zhan had both, and was a Geng clan of the Julu Geng clan, and he was also extremely brave. If Geng Wu, his brother of his clan, was the chief minister of Han Fu, and he had urged Han Fu not to give up Jizhou, but later he was killed by Yuan Shao, Geng Zhan might have been alone, or had been appointed as the General of the Central Army.

Que Yi immediately ordered each unit to prepare more large shields and hard crossbows to counteract the military advantages of Liu Bei's army with a numerical advantage. Que Yi's military strength was Liu Bei's two units, and the number of them was still considerable. Zhang He saw it and secretly planned it, and was deeply inspired. The reason why he couldn't stay was not only because he wanted to see Liu Bei's strength, but also wanted to learn some of the ways to use troops from Que Yi.

"Ye Yi, I know Geng Zhan and you are old friends, but the military law is merciless and cannot give you a chance to plead with each other."

Zhang He knew very well, how could he blame Que Yi? As long as Que Yi gave Geng Zhan the opportunity to plead, he would not be able to deal with it. "The general's military law is strict and the style of Sima Rangzhi is known. I have heard of it for a long time, and today I have learned it."

Tuo Yi laughed loudly and then sighed again. "Liu Bei's military advantages are obvious, and it is very difficult to damage him severely."

Zhang He nodded and agreed. He also felt that this matter was not easy. Que Yi could win, but he would definitely suffer major casualties. If Yuan Shao came to help in time, Que Yi would have no worries and could fight with Liu Bei. If Yuan Shao could not arrive in time, Que Yi would not be able to do his best.

The next battle situation was as expected by Qu Yi and Zhang He. Geng Zhan's death shocked the generals, and no one dared to be careless anymore, and they adjusted their tactics according to Qu Yi's requirements. Chen Ding led his troops to attack Guan Yu's position. After more than half of the casualties and he was seriously injured by Guan Yu, he was able to retreat to the backbone to rest.

Tuo Yi sent people to attack fiercely. One wave of offensives was not over yet, and another wave of offensives was in preparation, and he did not give Guan Yu a chance to adjust and breathe. After winning three consecutive battles, Guan Yu's arrows were in a hurry, and the advantage of the arrow formation was greatly weakened. The Jizhou army gradually gained the upper hand and began to suppress Guan Yu. With his personal courage, Guan Yu led his troops to break through one after another, and won three consecutive battles.

After giving the order to the seventh wave of offensive, Que Yi turned around and looked at Zhang He and smiled, "Yun Yi, is the skill itchy? Fight with Guan Yu?"

Zhang He's attention was always on the right wing, half on the battle between the two sides, and half on Guan Yu. Guan Yu broke into six formations in a row and replaced two horses. The impact was getting longer and longer, and his morale and physical strength were significantly reduced. When Qu Yi asked him to fight at this time, he was equivalent to giving him credit.
Chapter completed!