Chapter 175 Dong Zhuo is stunned, King Hongnong defeated Xu Rong?
Pushing the rear army's formation back ten feet, in addition to concealing some small movements that no one wants to know, the most important thing is to naturally increase the strategic depth of the entire formation.
The reason why Cheng Pu could quickly form a formation and complete the defense line against the cavalry camp was that in addition to using Yuan Zhong and Chen Yi as a buffer zone, the most important thing was to have sufficient strategic depth.
This is the core idea of using footwork, cavalry, and formation to defend against the enemy.
Because only with sufficient strategic depth can we resist the cavalry charge as much as possible.
The core point of cavalry combat boils down to one word:
Potential!
Just defeat the cavalry!
Then, they are just fish on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered by others.
Of course, this conclusion is still based on cost considerations. Judging from the battle damage alone, the consumption of infantry is still greater than that of cavalry.
However, the vast majority of the infantry consumed in this battle were all former disciples of the Yuan family.
Liu Bian's elite played the role of harvesting the battlefield.
Although the damage was inevitable, relatively speaking, it was within the acceptable range and even far exceeded Liu Bian's expectations.
The battle at Guangcheng Pass advanced rapidly.
Deng Zhi's Yuanyang Army took the lead in rushing into the city gate, and Zhang Zhen led the army to file in.
Outside the city, Feng Yan was captured alive, and the remaining troops stationed in the cavalry camp suffered heavy casualties, which is unforgettable.
At this point, the Battle of Guangcheng Pass came to an end, and the Allied forces led by Liu Bian won a complete victory.
Guangcheng Pass.
Liu Bian sat at the head, and under him were all the princes, who were arranged on both sides.
At this moment, Xun Yu was making a report on his gains: "Your Highness, in this battle, our army killed 1,264 enemy soldiers and captured 3,825 enemy soldiers, including 350 lightly wounded.
Six people, 864 seriously injured."
"..."
"In addition, we captured more than 3,000 stones of food and supplies, more than 8,000 pieces of spears, swords, spears, spears, shields and other weapons, and 845 war horses, of which 248 were slightly injured and need to be recovered."
"Capture one of his captain-level officers."
Having said this, Xun Yu closed the bamboo slip and breathed a long sigh of relief with a smile on his face: "It's Feng Yan, the commander of the Tun Cavalry School."
King Chen and Liu Chong were so excited that they looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "Haha! This is a great victory. I can't believe it, we actually defeated the elite Northern Army of the imperial court."
Li Min, the prefect of Yingchuan, was equally surprised, with a look of disbelief on his face: "The fifth battalion of the Northern Army has been fighting all year round. It is well-equipped and has rich combat experience. I didn't expect to be defeated by us."
"snort!"
King Chen Liu Chong snorted softly, patted his chest and said proudly: "Does Sheriff Li know what this means?"
Li Min cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please give me some advice."
Liu Chong raised his chin and glanced at all the princes present: "This is called evil defeating good. God's destiny is mine. Xu Rong took refuge in Dong Zhuo. He was helping Zhou to do evil and going against heaven. How can he not be defeated!"
"King Hongnong is a prince, His Majesty's eldest son, and a true emperor who inherits the destiny of heaven. This battle finally proves that Dong Zhuo can dethrone His Highness from the throne, but it will be difficult for him to shake the destiny of heaven!"
"The execution of Dong Zhuo will not be long. Your Highness will definitely return to the palace. At that time, he will ascend the throne again and revitalize the Han Dynasty. It will be just around the corner. We are truly lucky to be on the same journey with Your Highness."
Li Min nodded: "That's true."
Opposite the Yuan family's disciples and old officials, all of them bowed their heads.
Especially Yuan Shu escaped without a trace.
The Yuan family's disciples and old officials were almost without a leader, and their momentum was even overpowered by King Chen.
Although this battle was a countermeasure carefully planned by the military-strategist alliance, in the eyes of Yuan's disciples and former officials, it was because of their negligence that Liu Bian had to regroup to resist the embarrassing battle of the Tunqi camp.
.
Even if they won in the end, the crime of dereliction of duty was still there. If Liu Bian looked deeper, none of the princes who clamored to change formations could escape, and they were all guilty.
Because of this.
Only the disciples and old officials of the Yuan family would watch Liu Chong and Li Min singing and singing, but they would not dare to use any dirty words or words to compete for credit.
Frustrated!
It’s so frustrating!
It was obvious that he was the one who lost his troops and withstood the most powerful attack from the Tunqi camp, but the final credit had nothing to do with them.
This naughty bitch is totally unreasonable.
"Okay."
But at this moment, Liu Bian waved his hand and signaled King Chen not to say anything further: "It's better to bring Feng Yan up."
Xun Yu bowed his head and said, "No."
"Someone is coming~~"
Immediately, he ordered the guards: "Bring up the garrison captain Feng Yan."
The guard handed over his hand: "No."
Not long after.
Feng Yan, the captain of the Tun Cavalry School, was kidnapped by Wu Hua Da and brought to the Chinese army's tent.
However, he held his head high, looking arrogant and unyielding. He didn't feel like a prisoner at all. Instead, he looked like a victorious rooster, only crowing loudly.
Such an appearance immediately caused the netizens in the live broadcast room to sigh:
"Damn it! How dare you be so crazy when you are a prisoner?"
"Master Bian put the sword on his neck. I don't believe this kid is not a coward."
"You are used to seeing people killing people, why are you afraid of you putting a sword on your neck?"
"Yes! You can't put it on your neck, but you can put it on your crotch..."
"The talent upstairs."
"Talent +1"
"+2"
"..."
Fortunately, Liu Bian has developed the super ability to hide his emotions and anger, otherwise he would have been ruined by these troll netizens.
At this moment, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance also sounded: "Master Bian, although experts have not found any records about Feng Yan in history books, this does not mean that he is incompetent."
"Judging from the exchange of blows between the two sides, this Feng Yan's commanding ability is indeed excellent. There is no record in the history books of using Feitian to extend his claws to break the enemy's carbine."
"Such fantastic ideas are enough to prove Feng Yan's ability."
"Expert advice..."
The Military Advisor Alliance said softly: "If possible, we should try our best to use him for our own purposes, even if we let him help train troops in the future. Now we are lacking a lot of talents."
"Um."
Liu Bian naturally understands this truth: "Experts, don't worry, I have exactly what I mean."
Military Advisor Alliance: "Very good, Master Bian is becoming more and more mature."
Liu Bian looked at the opponent with great interest and smiled: "Why, you don't accept it? I thought that the commander of the Tunqi Camp should be a strong general who is proficient in the art of war, but I never thought that he can't even afford to lose."
"嘁~~"
Liu Bian showed a slight lack of interest: "Gu Dang really overestimated you."
Feng Yan immediately said: "How dare I dissent? Your Highness's formations are exquisite and contain many strategies to defeat the cavalry. Some of them are even the only ones Feng has seen in his life. I admire him very much."
"but......"
Feng Yan took a deep breath and said sonorously: "If Your Highness wants the general to surrender, you'd better give up. General Xu has a great favor for someone's life, and the general will never betray General Xu."
Well......
So that’s it.
Liu Bian suddenly realized this, raised the corners of his lips and broke out into a faint smile: "I never thought that you are actually a loyal person."
Feng Yan stood proudly, with piercing eyes, looking forward to death: "This is the way Feng behaves and behaves."
Liu Bian nodded slowly: "Yes, very good! I like people who are loyal and righteous. However, since Colonel Feng regards loyalty as his conduct and conduct as a man, how can he help Zhou do evil and act as a pawn of the old thief Dong Zhuo?"
Feng Yan refused to admit his fault and replied with a glare: "The last general is loyal to Your Majesty, not Dong Zhuo!"
Liu Bian was stunned and shook his head: "Don't you know, Lieutenant Feng, that the current Prince Association is Dong Zhuo's puppet, and many things are definitely not his original intention, but you and others are willing to be Dong Zhuo's minions because of this."
"in this way......"
Liu Bian asked a soul-level rhetorical question: "But is it loyalty?"
Feng Yan frowned: "This..."
Liu Bian did not give the other party any time to react and continued to ask: "Gu Ye was once the emperor. As an elite member of the Northern Army, you should know what happened between Gu and Dong's thieves. Could it be that Gu was dethroned from the throne and is no longer worthy of your loyalty?"
Feng Yan's expression suddenly changed, and he didn't know why: "I...I..."
Liu Bian waved his hand to interrupt Feng Yan and continued to lecture: "What is loyalty and righteousness? Loyalty to the emperor, righteousness to friends! Reporting to the country, keeping the common people in peace, assisting the virtuous and virtuous, showing loyalty and good deeds, this is called loyalty, right?"
Feng Yan nodded: "That's right! The last general will be regarded as a loyal king."
Liu Bian smiled lightly: "Does Captain Feng know what you mean?"
Feng Yan was a little confused when asked: "Of course it is Your Majesty."
Liu Bian had already expected such an answer, so he continued without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the emperor has been destined by Heaven to support you. You are surrounded by the world. You are the emperor of the world, and you are the master of all things!"
Feng Yan nodded and said loudly: "Yes, that's exactly it!"
Liu Bian smiled and followed Feng Yan's train of thought: "Since Lieutenant Feng knows that you are the emperor's destiny, you should know that the prince Xie's throne has an erroneous origin and is definitely not the emperor's destiny. It is actually a conspiracy to seize the throne. Isn't this what you are doing?"
Yuzhong, what is it?"
"I......"
"I..."
Feng Yan was speechless and didn't know how to refute for a moment.
Liu Bian turned behind Feng Yan and personally untied him: "For the sake of your loyalty, you can leave. Gu Bu will kill you, but don't do anything for Dong Zhuo anymore, otherwise Gu will not give you mercy."
.”
"Your Highness, this person..."
On the side, King Chen was about to speak to dissuade him, but was interrupted by Liu Bian with a wave of his hand: "King Chen, there is no need to dissuade him. He has already made up his mind and will not kill him. Let him go."
Under the gaze of everyone, Feng Yan was shocked and turned around slowly.
He stepped forward slowly, but every step he took was like lead, making it extremely difficult.
At the same time, the loyalty and belief in his mind were constantly being shattered and rebuilt, and there was a fierce confrontation.
a long time.
Feng Yan walked to the curtain, but stopped for a moment.
After a moment, he suddenly turned around, walked forward quickly, knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "General Feng Yan, I am willing to lead the horse into the stirrup for His Highness, and to repay the emperor's favor."
Liu Bian was overjoyed in his heart and hurriedly helped him up: "Hurry up and ask Lieutenant Feng to get up. I can only get help from Captain Feng, so why worry about not being able to annihilate Dong Zhuo and rebuild the prosperous world?"
Feng Yan stood up and said solemnly: "Your Highness, I have a new general and I have no way to repay you. I would like to go to Liang County for Your Highness. There are two thousand soldiers in the county, all from the camps of the Northern Army. I heard that Guangcheng Pass was broken.
They must be frightened, so the general can persuade them to surrender on their behalf and make them return to His Highness."
Liu Bian's eyes suddenly brightened: "In this case, General Lao will be in trouble."
Netizens in the live broadcast room got excited:
"Damn! It's really an unexpected surprise."
"You can save yourself a war and earn some troops."
"Is this the time to form the fifth battalion of the Little Northern Army?"
"Haha, that's interesting!"
"Master Ben is getting stronger and stronger."
"..."
At noon that day, Feng Yan left alone and went straight to Liang County.
As evening approached, he arrived with his troops and horses.
Liu Bian was even more generous and directly ordered him to command this army.
Although the number of soldiers and horses in this group is not large, they are present in all parts of the Northern Army. They can be called the fifth battalion of the Little Northern Army.
In a sense, Feng Yan's current status under Liu Bian's account is exactly the same as that of Xu Rong, but there is a huge gap in military strength. However, this is only temporary and by no means permanent.
*****
Sili, Luoyang.
Xiliang Camp.
Central army, big tent.
Dong Zhuo stood in front of the cowhide map, staring at the jagged forces above, and couldn't help but smile: "The group of princes stationed in Yanjin were the first to arrive, but I never thought that today only Cao Cao has been sent."
"yes!"
Li Ru next to him also said with a slight sarcasm: "However, not only the princes of Yanjin, but also Yuan Shao stationed in Hanoi, there has been no movement for a long time. On the contrary, there is Luyang on the southern line."
Immediately.
Li Ru's eyes fell on the battlefield of Guangcheng Pass, and he frowned slightly: "Prime Minister, although Xu Rong currently has the advantage in Guangcheng Pass, we cannot take it lightly."
"Confucianism thinks that we might as well take advantage of the fact that there is no movement among the princes in the direction of Hanoi in Yanjin. Let's concentrate our forces first and defeat King Hongnong, then turn around and resume the battle, and then defeat them one by one."
Although Dong Zhuo's troops have an absolute advantage against any of the princes, the current focus on defense has caused the troops to be too scattered, making it difficult to defeat any one of them.
certainly!
If there is a war on Yanjin, Hanoi, and Luyang, we should just do it ourselves.
Unfortunately, so far, only the latecomer King Hongnong of Luyang has made any significant moves, while the other two allied forces of princes have shown no sign of attacking at all.
Under this situation, Li Ru suggested that all troops should be deployed to deal with King Hongnong who was fighting fiercely on the southern front, which really made Dong Zhuo more excited.
"King Hongnong is indeed difficult to deal with!"
Dong Zhuo nodded affirmatively at first, and then fell into deep thought: "However, the other two princes must not relax. Anyway, Xu Rong currently has the advantage, so we can allocate more troops and horses to support him."
"Prime Minister~~"
Li Ru bowed his head.
"Um?"
Dong Zhuo frowned: "What, is there any problem?"
Li Ru paused, pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind: "I have been having an ominous premonition lately. King Hongnong has been defeated many times and fought fiercely. There may be some fraud involved."
"oh?"
Dong Zhuo turned to look at Li Ru: "How do you say it?"
Li Ru's face was full of doubts: "I don't know what the specific situation is, but there may be a huge conspiracy hidden behind such weird behavior. King Hongnong came with a sharp edge, so he should fight with all his strength. Such behavior is really contrary to common sense."
"I'm worried..."
Li Ru was certain that there must be a secret behind this strange behavior: "General Xu Rong is no match for the experts beside King Hongnong. If Guangcheng Pass is defeated, it will definitely affect the overall situation."
Hiss~~~
Dong Zhuo gasped and frowned: "Xu Rong is cautious by nature, and as of today, he has won many battles. Even if he can't kill King Hongnong, he won't be defeated after all, right?"
Li Ru asked back: "Has the Prime Minister ever thought that King Hongnong would escape from Age?"
"This...is really not true."
"Have you ever thought that King Hongnong could take He's family away from Niu Fu?"
"No."
"That's it!"
Li Ru said extremely solemnly: "Have you ever thought that Xu Rong would lose?"
Dong Zhuo frowned: "Wen You, these three things are completely different, how can they be compared?"
Li Ru insisted: "But they were all related to King Hongnong, and they were ultimately defeated miserably."
Dong Zhuo was speechless: "..."
"Report~~~"
At this moment, a quick report sounded outside the tent.
Dong Zhuo looked up.
A messenger hurriedly entered the tent, bowed and handed over his hand: "Prime Minister, the battle report from the direction of Guangcheng Pass shows that General Xu Rong was defeated and led the remaining troops to retreat to Dagu Pass, asking for support."
"What?"
Dong Zhuo stood up with a look of disbelief on his face: "General Xu Rong was defeated and retreated to Dagu Pass?"
