At the same time, among Chen Liu, Zhao Feng looked at the army stationed outside Chen Liu, with a hint of curvature at the corner of his mouth.
The news from Tongque last night that the command of the army has now been completely handed over to Gongsun Zan was exactly as he had guessed.
Qu Yi looked at the 300,000-strong army and smiled. If Gongsun Zan was leading the army, he would be very familiar with it.
"Today we are preparing to fight in the daytime. Gongsun Zan must be preparing for nightfall and use the darkness to make a surprise attack with archers!"
And as someone who often communicates with the Qiang people, he naturally knows what the advantages of cavalry are.
Countless people showed doubts, and the surrounding soldiers could feel that Qu Yi was leading the troops differently.
It is completely different from the conventional method of leading troops. It is obvious that Qu Yi will use all the knowledge learned from the Qiang people.
Facing the 300,000 troops coming to attack the city, Chen Liu actually opened the city gate directly, and the 150,000 troops in the city came directly out of the city.
In the station where Yuan Shao's army was stationed, Gongsun Zan looked at this scene and his expression changed slightly. Isn't the best way for Cao's army to wait for them to run out of food and then destroy them without attacking?
He did not order an attack on the city at the moment. Was Cao's army preparing to fight them head-on when they mobilized their troops?
If the battle were to take place during the day, all the arrangements he had prepared would be null and void. This was not a scene he wanted to see!
"Why did they leave the city?"
"Will Cao Jun give up the city defense and fight with us at this time?"
Some people looked puzzled, others looked surprised, but Gongsun Zan felt a little uneasy for some reason and shouted:
"With my order, everyone must rectify the army and fight!"
Three hundred thousand soldiers quickly began to gather, and they looked at the 150,000 people in front of them with a look of greed.
They also knew that Wuchao was destroyed and their food supply could not last for a few days, but if they captured Chenliu, they would be very happy!
In a matter of seconds, 300,000 people were organized!
"Everyone, prepare to fight!"
Gongsun Zan raised the sword in his hand high!
Following the march of war drums and horns, the 300,000-strong army began to roar.
"kill!"
The 150,000-strong army, fully armored, was waiting for Yuan Shao's army to come. Qu Yi showed a confident look. He was really experienced in fighting this kind of fighting style.
Facing the opponent's call, the 150,000 elite soldiers made no concessions and shouted in unison.
The momentum soared into the sky, accompanied by an astonishing murderous aura that filled the air.
Nowadays, these soldiers are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and there is no panic at all when facing such a situation.
He saw the enemy directly taking out 30,000 cavalry and preparing to charge, while Qu Yi showed a smile.
The cavalry under Cao Jun are much stronger than these ordinary cavalry. Unless Gongsun Zan uses white horse retinue, otherwise the cavalry will charge and they will be defeated!
At the same time, other soldiers charged towards the 150,000-strong army in an equally frantic manner.
Facing the approaching 150,000 troops, Qu Yi laughed, and then the 150,000 troops lined up in a strange battle formation.
This 300,000-strong army attacked, but they couldn't take any advantage.
At the same time, the archers in the rear continued to attack, and arrows came overwhelmingly towards Cao's army. However, in this battle formation, these arrows had no impact on them.
The combat effectiveness of the archers behind them was instantly reduced by half. Facing this kind of offensive, 150,000 people faced 300,000 people, but they didn't even show signs of weakness.
Cao Cao, who was watching the battle from the defense of Chenliu City, said: "Is this a strongman's way of fighting? It's so mysterious!"
Zhanfa nodded. Although he had known for a long time that Qu Yi would have a miraculous effect against Gongsun Zan, he never expected that the effect would be so good.
It not only effectively resisted Yuan Jun's charge, but also greatly weakened the overwhelming arrows. No wonder, this Qu Yi was born to be Gongsun Zan's nemesis.
On the battlefield, Gongsun Zan's face was full of embarrassment. He was defeated for the first time. The archers arranged behind him did not play any role at all.
This weird battle formation seemed to be specially designed for him.
There was a trace of determination in his eyes. As long as this battle formation was broken by force, there was still hope of victory!
"Give me the order, and the white horse will come to me!"
Now that things have come to a point, he has to use his elite white horse Yi Cong.
Just listen to Gongsun Zan shouting: "Where righteousness comes, life and death follow it! The sky can tell you, and the white horse is the proof!"
Among the 300,000 people, three thousand elites gathered together instantly, and then divided into left and right wings and headed towards Cao Jun's battle formation!
Seeing this scene, the soldiers all showed excited expressions. This is Gongsun Zan's famous elite outside the Great Wall, the White Horse Yicon!
Sure enough, after Bai Ma Yicong appeared, there were obvious gaps in the two wings that were attacked, and there was a hint of fighting intent in Qu Yi's eyes in the distance.
He had long heard about Gongsun Zan's white-horse righteous followers. He had 800 soldiers who had died first, and he completely suppressed him!
The gap that was breached unexpectedly spread out, and those who filled it were eight hundred warriors holding crossbows. The two elites gathered together, almost showing a one-sided trend.
Baima Yicong fell to the ground one after another, and countless people on the battlefield were shocked. Baima Yicong was actually defeated, or completely defeated. This warrior who was the first to die was so fierce!
Gongsun Zan's face in the distance turned even paler. These three thousand white horse soldiers could be said to be his life's work, but now they all fell to the ground in a moment, most of them injured.
On the contrary, the soldiers who died first were safe and sound. Only 800 people were able to exert such terrifying combat effectiveness.
Gongsun Zan's lips trembled. He was originally dead, but he actually shouted loudly: "Withdraw! Withdraw the troops!"
As Gongsun Zan shouted, the army had to start to retreat.
At this moment, his heart was bleeding. The white horse Yi Cong was his hard work for half his life, and he had already suffered heavy casualties after just a few moments of confrontation.
This ending was not what he wanted to see. He never thought that his White Horse Yi Cong would fail.
The two armies fought for less than an hour, and only lost 20,000 soldiers and horses. Gongsun Zan began to pay for his troops and retreat.
Cao's army did not pursue it and won a complete victory in the first battle.
Qu Yi, who came to Cao Ying, also showed his talents for the first time, making all the generals around him look at him with admiration. They all came to praise him: "General Qu Yi, you must be a handsome man!"
"After today's battle, I'm afraid everyone in the world will know the general's name."
Qu Yi bowed his hands and returned the favor one after another.
The reason why Zi Zhi's skills were so high under Yuan Shao was because Yuan Shao did not reuse him, but was extremely suspicious of him. He repeatedly made military exploits but did not receive any attention.
In Cao Cao's case, all the surrounding generals came to congratulate him, and Zhao Feng even appointed the commander-in-chief of the three armies during this battle.
Compared to the jealous Yuan Shao, he was one level better under Cao Cao. With this life-saving grace, Qu Yi became even more loyal to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao, who witnessed everything, had a look of longing in his eyes.
"This Xiandenshishi is so powerful, can we train a large number of such troops?"
If this kind of elite among the elite can be trained in large quantities, they will be invincible!
