Five hundred and twentieth chapters dispute of words
Cao Zhi was startled, but immediately agreed and said: "Yes, since brother said so, Cao Zhi is naturally very happy." Then Cao Zhi turned to Li Dian, and Du Damu ordered: "You guys go back to the rear first.
, help Li Ru organize his troops, I will come as soon as I go."
"Yes, drive! Drive!" Li Dian and Du Damu responded and rode away. Cao Zhi led Xu Chu and Li Hei to turn their horses and join Yuan Shao's white-horse followers.
To be honest, although Cao Zhi was not really interested in the "big army" formed by Gongsun Zan, he was still somewhat curious, and he couldn't figure out why Gongsun Zan asked the soldiers to call him by name?
Now that I can open my eyes to the battle of hundreds of thousands of troops, I will not refuse this. When the two led their own cavalry to the open space outside the big tent camp, they found that the outside was completely different from when Cao Zhi came.
The open space that was originally bustling with people coming and going has become sparsely populated. Even the few messengers were in a hurry and looked extremely nervous.
The number of soldiers standing quietly in the open space and the siege chariots and horses suddenly increased several times. Everywhere one or several strong horses could be seen running wildly pulling the siege chariots, pushing them closer to the designated position. However, these things
It may not be needed for a while. In the first round of confrontation, cavalry and infantry will play the leading roles. So in addition to these chariots, the Chinese army currently in position also has a large number of infantry. There is one on both wings of each square formation.
Tall war horses were ridden by people, and they were also running around the edges of the phalanx. But these knights were wearing uniform officer uniforms, and while galloping, they loudly announced that the enemy was coming and all the soldiers.
Mobilization in preparation for battle.
The content of mobilization is nothing more than to resolutely resist the enemy's attack. Anyone who dares to escape without fighting will be killed without mercy.
So like the heroic generals and marshals in the movies standing on a high ground, or riding horses back and forth in front of the battle formation, and shouting morale-boosting words such as "I have a brave heart",
It is simply unrealistic. A battle formation composed of hundreds of thousands of people, with the longest battle line extending over an area of dozens of miles, and just relying on the general to run around in a circle and shout those morale-boosting words, a large number of soldiers on the front line have died.
, quickly, the enemy troops may have entered the central army. Therefore, in ancient battlefields, dozens or hundreds of cavalry were used to deliver orders separately, and the task of boosting morale was also assigned to every low-level officer.
Yuan Shao led nearly a thousand white horses from Yi and Cao Zhi's 300 personal guards. They led the way with Yuan Shao's handsome flag and went straight to the forefront of the battle formation by the Baoqiu River. Ju Yi set up the middle army and the front army for Yuan Shao.
There was a buffer zone of about three miles in between. The Chinese army had already set up its formation at this time. Cao Zhi and others rode all the way to the front army, but there was still a certain distance. When the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army saw the commander's flag coming, all the officers and soldiers in the open space automatically moved toward
The left and right sides were separated to allow Shuai Qi and the coach Yuan Shao and others behind to pass.
Just as Yuan Shao and Cao Zhi were approaching the front army, the Youzhou army and horse phalanx closest to the southern wall of Baoqiu City automatically opened passages to the left and right, and a group of nearly three thousand people rushed out.
People's white horses are righteous. When the white horses, which were neat and tidy, as if white clouds were floating across the sky, galloped out of the middle army of Youzhou soldiers and horses, suddenly a huge bell sounded from the tower of Baoqiu City, and the sound was buzzing.
The sound was deafening. It turned out that a huge bronze bell hung on the top of a tower-like building in the south of Baoqiu City. When struck, the sound spread for miles and resounded through the sky.
The last time Cao Zhi heard such a loud bell was in Luoyang, when the young emperor summoned the civil and military officials for the first time after he ascended the throne. When he heard this, he was greatly puzzled and immediately said, "Gongsun Zan is here.
Show off with Yuan Shaobi!" Before the battle began, the two were already competing on stage.
Cao Zhi secretly shook his head. It seemed that the rumors were true. Gongsun Zan, whom Cao Zhi knew in the past, would never like this vulgar behavior of a rich man. But today he actually rang the bell to clear the way like an emperor. Didn't this give Yuan Shao more trouble?
Is there any reason for the crusade? We are indeed in troubled times now, and the emperor's orders can sometimes be used as waste paper, but being so blatant will definitely become the target of public criticism. If a person is unwilling to even do basic pretense, he is basically close to the edge of unscrupulousness
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While the drums were beating loudly, the two teams of Cao Zhi and Yuan Shao rode up a high slope and saw densely packed soldiers with countless armors. This was only the lineup of Yuan's army. If you look across the river, you can only
I saw a gray area. Due to the distance, and the fact that Youzhou's troops and horses had just undergone a major adjustment, it was very dusty. However, hundreds of thousands of people from both sides were fighting at the same time, and the lineups and scales were very large.
Rare and spectacular.
Yuan Shao was riding on a tall and magnificent yellow horse, with one hand pressing the only protruding piece in front of the saddle and the other hand holding the reins, silently looking at the enemy's lineup in the distance, his face extremely gloomy.
Yuan Shao sat on the saddle and looked at the scene in the distance. Although his expression seemed calm, he couldn't help being a little shocked inside. At this time, he also put aside his contempt after the victory at Jieqiao and believed in Ju.
As Yi said, Gongsun Zan definitely still has the strength to compete with him.
Cao Zhi and Yuan Shao looked at the enemy formations on the other side for a while. Ju Yi's former army, which was still a hundred meters away, had learned that the commander-in-chief was coming to the front line. Ju Yi personally led a group of cavalry in green clothes and rode from a distance.
On the high slope, Yuan Shao dismounted and reported: "My lord, it has been confirmed that there are three waves of Gongsun Zan's invading rebels, namely Shanjing Department, Yangang Department and Gongsun Zan's headquarters, with a total of 200,000 troops.
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"Sure enough, it is the main force of these three groups. Two of Gongsun Zan's three most skilled generals are now in trouble. It would be a big problem. It would be fine if only Yan Gang is here. It has been a long time since Gongsun Zan's group of two or more generals gathered together.
, they originally all had areas to guard. Now it seems that Gongsun Zan has made a desperate move. Now the number of enemy troops is probably no longer inferior to ours. It seems that this battle will be more difficult. Can General Ju think of a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?" Yuan Shao finished.
He sighed unconsciously, with a bit of anxiety between his brows.
Ju Yi had already stood up and returned to his mount. After hearing this, he said confidently: "The enemy's strongest point is its weakest point. The general thought that Gongsun Zan would definitely send Yan Gang, who was good at attacking forward, to lead the elite troops.
The subordinates are attacking our defense line, and the general has prepared a batch of strong bows and crossbows in advance, all manned by the sharp archers of my bodyguard headquarters, preparing to give them a head-on attack."
"Okay, General Ju will be in charge of the frontline military affairs. How is our army's defense?" While Yuan Shao was satisfied with Ju Yi's confidence, he couldn't help but ask about the situation of his own army.
Cao Zhi also followed Yuan Shao's question and withdrew his gaze from the area where he was looking at Gongsun Zan's phalanx troops on the other side of the river, and scanned the front army troops led by Ju Yi.
A few miles away from the opposite bank of the river facing Baoqiu City, the originally yellow earth-colored ground had turned into a vast expanse of blue. The entire front army defense area reached a range of ten miles, and the endless blue ocean seemed to be visible at a glance.
Submerged everything, ready to withstand all powerful impacts. However, upon closer inspection, these green formations turned out to be square formations of different sizes and shapes. Ju Yi also deployed his own defenses against Gongsun Zan.
Becoming weak and strong, these phalanxes of green-clad infantrymen holding iron shields looked like hungry wolves with green eyes, pale bodies, and slightly exposed fangs, showing a ferocious look.
The number of people in some phalanxes is so large that it is impossible to judge how many thousands are formed, and so many soldiers have completed the formation. But most of them did not say a word, only a few officers kept howling, one after another,
It seemed as if he was conveying some message to the soldiers.
"Lord, look, over there is the main force of our army. I ordered the shield bearer..."
Before Ju Yi finished reporting the formation situation to Yuan Shao, suddenly, the war drums on the other side of the river rang again. The officers and soldiers on the other side of the river where Gongsun Zan had set up the formation separated to the left and right. One man was wearing a purple robe and riding a pure white war horse.
The middle-aged man stood at the forefront of the enemy's army, followed by a group of nearly 3,000 white-horse followers, galloping towards the forefront of the battle formation. They galloped until they reached the river bank before stopping, and continued all the way.
Xinglai shouted: "Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao, you are a thief, come out and answer me!" The middle-aged man's voice was long but loud, and it could be clearly heard by everyone in the square formations of Yuan's army facing the river bank.
in the ears.
The sudden movement of the enemy army immediately caused a commotion among Yuan's army. Gao Lan, who was at the forefront, immediately led a group of equal number of soldiers to advance to the opposite group of white horse Yi Cong to prevent them from crossing the Baoqiu River.
The man in purple robe shouted several insults at Yuan Shao, and when Gao Lan and his troops appeared in his sight, the man in purple robe simply ignored Gao Lan, turned away and stopped talking.
At this time, another person appeared from the white horse on the other side of the river. He was not carrying a weapon, but was shaking a feather fan. He walked lightly on the horse for a few steps, shaking his head and looking at Yuan Jun on the other side of the river.
He said: "Gao Lan, go and tell your master that my master has something to say and wants him to come out and ask questions."
This man in white, neither yin nor yang, is Liu Weitai, Gongsun Zan’s younger brother. He is now Gongsun Zan’s military advisor on this trip. After Liu Weitai finished speaking, after waiting for a long time, Gao Lan, holding an iron halberd, sat tall and mighty on his mount.
, Ren Shi didn’t say anything to Liu Weitai.
Liu Weitai, whose face was so angry that he ignored Gao Lan, turned around and taunted the soldiers behind him loudly: "Yuan Shao sent a mute here!"
"Ha ha......"
Liu Weitai's words immediately caused a burst of laughter from Youzhou soldiers and horses. Some of the Yuan Jun soldiers and horses on the other side were unconvinced and couldn't help but retort. Gao Lan waved his hand to stop his subordinates' impulse and said calmly: "Don't get caught.
As a yin-yang guy says, Liu Weitai, stop talking nonsense, you should just count your own death!"
"Hahaha......"
Gao Lan's words also caused a burst of laughter from his troops.