Yan Liang's death actually had a lot of accidental elements.
But the biggest reason lies in Yan Liang himself... he underestimated the enemy and rushed in!
When the news that Yan Liang was ambushed and killed was spread to Puyang and Baima by Zhao Yun's scouts,
Chen Deng was so excited that without saying a word, he ordered the soldiers in his camp and the soldiers led by Yu Jin in the White Horse Fortress to rush out together, aiming directly at Yuan Shao's soldiers along the Yellow River.
At the same time, the news of Yan Liang's death in battle, along with the defeat of Yan Liang's cavalry, spread to Baima Port and the Yuan Army's camp on the south bank of the Yellow River.
The vanguard army under Yan Liang suddenly broke into chaos when they heard that their leader was dead.
However, Cao Jun from Puyang Camp and Baima Fortress joined forces at this time to seize the opportunity to attack. Chunyu Qiong, Guo Tu and others were completely unable to resist, so they could only retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River under the escort of soldiers.
At this point, Yuan Jun crossed the Yellow River for the first time and failed to attack Baima.
In this battle, Cao Jun achieved brilliant results.
General Yan Liang of Hebei died in battle, and less than a thousand of his 10,000 cavalry finally fled back to Hebei. Of the more than 20,000 infantrymen who crossed the Yellow River to attack Baima Baima Fortress, only seven or eight thousand retreated to the north bank.
Cao's army captured nearly 5,000 people in total and seized countless grain, grass and baggage.
As for the siege equipment that Yuan Jun brought to Helai, Chen Deng ordered them to be burned on the spot.
Yu Jin was very happy to kill him. He finally let out all the cowardice he had been feeling for so many days.
Furthermore, having killed and captured so many of Yuan's soldiers, and captured countless supplies of food, grass, and baggage, his military exploits were already solid.
Chen Deng was also very happy, but he was not dazzled by the victory.
After the defenders of Dongjun dispersed Yuan Shao's vanguard troops on the south bank of the Yellow River, he immediately ordered the army to evacuate Baima, return to Puyang, and prepare to defend Puyang City to the death.
Yan Liang is Yuan Shao's number one general. His death will definitely send Yuan Shao into a rage.
Yuan Shao's death of a general and more than 10,000 soldiers was far from a serious injury to him. As long as the army crossed the river, Dongjun was still in great danger.
At this time, if you continue to defend the White Horse Fortress, you are just making a fearless sacrifice.
Chen Deng chose to give up Baima and stick to Puyang, which was the best choice at the moment.
...
Zhao Yun returned to Cao Cao's camp with news of the great victory, and everyone was excited about Yan Liang's head.
Killing Yan Liang is a huge achievement!
Zhang Liao was already very popular with Boss Cao.
This time he made a great contribution, and Boss Cao immediately promoted Zhang Liao to the rank of general of gangsters in front of everyone, and gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei (Zhang Liao was only the general of Zhonglang before).
Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan, because their official positions were not small, so they recorded their military exploits temporarily and waited for them to be accumulated after the war to discuss their merits and reward them together.
However, the excitement on Cao Ying's side only lasted a few days...
News of Yan Liang's defeat and death spread back to the north bank of the Yellow River.
When Yuan Shao heard the bad news, he led only more than 800 horses and headed straight from the main camp in Liyang to the north bank of the Yellow River.
General Jiang Yiqu, who was stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River, came out of the camp to greet him.
After Yuan Shao entered Jiang Yiqu's camp, he heard crying from a distance, so he stood outside the camp and listened carefully.
"What a tragedy! General Yan Liang had his head chopped off by an enemy general and died with his eyes open.
We have 10,000 brothers in the cavalry battalion, but less than 5,000 of them escaped from the ambush... But after finally returning to Baima, we were attacked by Baima Cao's army again. I heard that there were less than 1,000 people who were able to come back this time!"
"Oh...it's really too miserable..."
"Woooo! My three brothers crossed the Yellow River together, and now I am the only one back..."
"Ah! Ouch! My son!"
...Gune
It turned out that the defeated troops who had escaped from the south bank of the Yellow River gathered together to cry out about the pain of losing brothers, abandoning companions and losing relatives.
When Yuan Shao heard how miserable they were crying, he couldn't help but regret in his heart: "I regret that I didn't listen to Ju's instructions and Tian Feng's words, and rushed to send troops, which led to the defeat..."
However, it is impossible to change after repenting.
Yuan Shao felt that his general was dead and had lost 20,000 troops. If he admitted his mistake and repented at this time, wouldn't he be ridiculed by everyone in the world?
At this moment, Guo Tufengji returned to the camp and saw Yuan Shao standing at the gate of the camp, so he quickly greeted him and said: "I have met my lord!"
Yuan Shao put away the small regret in his heart and glanced at Guo Tu without leaving any trace.
In the end, Yuan Shao still did not hold Guo Tu accountable, but turned to Feng Ji and said: "Convene a civil and military meeting. I will capture the white horse, capture Dongjun, and avenge General Yan Liang!"
Yuan Shao, the main tent of the Chinese army.
The news that Yan Liang was beheaded and that the entire army that had crossed the Yellow River was annihilated has spread to all the camps.
Looking at the arrogant soldiers under his command, Yuan Shao finally couldn't control his violent temper.
He inserted the sword in his hand on the circle representing Xu Du on the map, and shouted furiously: "Listen to the order! With Wen Chou as the vanguard, Feng Ji as the supervisor, lead an army of 100,000, and cross the Yellow River again!"
Wen Chou and Feng Ji stood up, clasped their fists and shouted loudly: "Here!"
At this time, Xu You suddenly stood up and said: "My lord, I have asked some of General Yan Liang's soldiers.
They said that General Yan Liang received news that Cao's army was marching to Yanjin and intended to cross the Yellow River from Yanjin Port to raid our hinterland. In order to intercept Cao's army heading to Yanjin, General Yan Liang marched hastily in desperation, and was ambushed by Cao's army."
Yuan Shao frowned and said: "There are 30,000 Jiang Qi troops in Yanjin, so there should be no worries."
Xu You shook his head and said again, "I can't say for sure! What I mean is that after General Wen Chou crosses the Yellow River, he should immediately go south to seize Yanjin Port and eliminate the hidden dangers of Cao's army heading north. As for Dongjun, wait until our army is gone After crossing the Yellow River, is it not just something in your pocket, my lord?"
"Hmm..." Yuan Shao pondered for a moment and felt that what Xu You said made sense.
So he said to Wen Chou: "General Wen, after you lead your army to cross the Yellow River, immediately attack Yanjin and seize the Yanjin port!"
"The last general takes command!"
...
At the end of June, the second year of Jian'an.
After Yan Liang's defeat, Yuan Shao once again ordered Wen Chou to be the vanguard, and he himself led the main force in Hebei to speed up the crossing of the Yellow River.
Chen Dengyujin's main force retreated to Puyang, East County, and did not dare to go out behind closed doors... The excitement of the victory just not long ago had completely disappeared at this moment.
The Yellow River cannot stop Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops.
In Baima Port, countless soldiers of Yuan's army poured out one after another and formed square formations one after another on the south bank of the Yellow River.
On the wall of the White Horse Fortress, Yu Jin stayed behind to prepare for a final look. He looked at Yuan Jun's ant-like, densely packed phalanx and the flags that blocked the sky from a distance, and finally couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Yuan's army pulled out for more than ten miles, with no end in sight.
The rumbling footsteps of Sergeant Yuan even covered up the roar of the Yellow River...
Unlike Yuan Shu's forcibly recruited soldiers wearing cloth armor and holding inferior spears, it can be said that almost all Yuan Shao's men are veterans who have been on the battlefield, and they all have complete armor and sharp weapons.
After Yuan's soldiers who had crossed the Yellow River formed square formations,
Yu Jin could even feel that waves of evil energy were coming towards him in waves!
"The prefect does have foresight..."
Yu Jin didn't dare to look any further. His hand holding the sword was already trembling slightly.
"Retreat! Withdraw to Puyang and defend Puyang City!"