After Gao Lan answered Yuan Shao, he reined in his horse and stopped. He mobilized a thousand cavalry to stop, and turned to face Guan Yu in preparation for battle.
These are the elites under Gao Lan's command.
Now, facing Guan Yu's attack, although the soldiers were frightened, Gao Lan personally took charge, and the soldiers did not flee, but followed him without hesitation.
"Kill it."
Gao Lan waved his sword and gave the order.
He took the lead in launching an attack, and led his cavalry to encounter Guan Yu's troops who were advancing. Gao Lan knew how powerful Guan Yu was, and he even knew that his own martial arts skills were incomparable to Guan Yu's, so he avoided Guan Yu and led his men to block Guan Yu's cavalry.
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"Get out of here, anyone who stands in my way will die."
Guan Yu ordered loudly.
His eyes were sharper than ever before.
Yuan Shao is right in front. As long as Yuan Shao is captured, the situation in Jizhou and even Jin will change. A living Yuan Shao and a dead Yuan Shao. In other words, a captured Yuan Shao and an escaped Yuan Shao are completely different.
Two concepts.
The Qinglong Yanyue Sword was swung in the air, constantly slashing horizontally, killing Yuan Jun's cavalry one by one.
However, Gao Lan is still there.
Gao Lan continued to lead people to block the attack, and a thousand Yuan army cavalry attacked fiercely, holding back Guan Yu's elite troops on the official road.
Guan Yu couldn't get rid of the blocking Gao Lan. He saw Yuan Shao getting further and further away. He was so angry that his beard moved automatically without wind, and his murderous intent was overwhelming. He swung the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and each sword was faster than the other, taking away lives one after another.
The fighting continued, and more than a quarter of an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and more than half of Gao Lan's people were dead or injured.
At this moment, Gao Lan was covered in blood and had been seriously injured. Even so, Gao Lan refused to give in and continued to attack.
Guan Yu no longer wanted to pursue Yuan Shao.
Can't catch up.
A quarter of an hour, and with the horse running at full speed, is enough to cover a long, long distance.
Guan Yu's eyes fell on Gao Lan. He heard someone call Gao Lan and knew the other person's identity, so he said: "Gao Lan, Yuan Shao has escaped with his men. If you surrender now, I will spare your life."
Gao Lan breathed heavily, looked back and then at the soldiers around him.
Drops of blood flowed from the blade.
He glanced at the knife in his hand, and the hand holding the knife was trembling slightly.
"General, Yuan Shao doesn't care about our life or death, so why should we continue to fight hard? Yuan Shao left General Zhang He behind and doesn't care about General Zhang He's life or death. If I keep you now, I will also let you die."
"General please surrender."
"General, people like Han Meng and Jiang Yiqu don't want to come to the rear, and Yuan Shao doesn't care about it. Why should we die? If everyone comes to the rear together and die together, then of course there will be nothing. Just let us die, then
Clearly unfair."
"Don't say anything fair or unfair. We follow General Gao and endure hardship first and enjoy pleasure later. People like Han Meng, who are direct descendants of Yuan Shao, rush to the front when there is any advantage, and even directly rob the people. Why are we all these people?
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"General, we have moved to the rear and Yuan Shao has left. Our mission has been completed. Surrender. There is no need to fight."
One by one the cavalrymen spoke.
These people had an angry look on their faces, because on weekdays, they followed Gao Lan, but they couldn't compare to people like Han Meng.
When Guan Yu saw this scene, a smile appeared on his face.
What people want.
It's easy to recruit and demote Gao Lan.
Guan Yu took the opportunity to persuade: "Gao Lan, it's useless for you to delay in front of me. You can't escape. You have delayed for more than a quarter of an hour, allowing Yuan Shao to escape successfully. You have done your duty, there is no need to kill anymore."
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"This time there was a fire in Mo County, it was Xu You who took the initiative to submit to the state of Wu and lit the fire."
"That's why Yuan Shao was defeated."
"Yuan Shao is in Jizhou. He has lost all his people and is unable to gain a foothold. Even if Yuan Shao escapes this time, he will be like a grasshopper after autumn and will not be able to survive for long."
"Yuan Shao will only get weaker and weaker."
Guan Yu's eyes were bright, and his Danfeng eyes were slightly opened, and he said loudly: "Gao Lan, you are abandoning darkness and turning to light now, not only for yourself, but also for the sake of the soldiers around you."
Gao Lan looked around, and all the soldiers under his command looked eager, hoping that he would surrender.
Bang!
Gao Lan let go of his hand, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground. He turned over and dismounted, knelt down and said: "Gao Lan, I am willing to surrender!"
The cavalry under Gao Lan dismounted and surrendered.
Guan Yu saw this with a bright smile on his face. Gao Lan had good abilities and was good at leading troops. Under such a predicament, Gao Lan and his cavalry always resisted, and the cavalry was never in chaos.
This is the ability of Gao Lan.
Guan Yu turned over and dismounted, walked up to Gao Lan with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and stuck the long knife aside. Guan Yu had a gentle expression on his face, stretched out his hands to support Gao Lan, and said solemnly: "General Gao, please get up."
Gao Lan said: "Thank you, General Guan!"
He stood up and looked at the burly and tall Guan Yu. Standing in front of Guan Yu, he felt tremendous pressure.
Guan Yu is too strong.
Gao Lan was sincerely convinced: "General Guan led the cavalry to cover up the attack. To be honest, the general was terrified. The peerless tiger generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou were easily killed by General Guan. If the general Guan and General Guan were to confront each other, there would be life or death.
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Guan Yu chuckled and said: "General Gao has given you a reward."
He stroked his long beard under his chin and looked at the direction Yuan Shaoyuan was heading.
No one has been seen for a long time.
Guan Yu did not continue the pursuit, and said in a deep voice: "Let Yuan Shao escape by chance this time, let's not pursue him for the time being. Let's go back to Muxian County to meet up with General Zhang. Let's see what Tian Changshi and General Zhang do next."
Gao Lan nodded in agreement.
Guan Yu retreated with his army, and at the same time he further captured the fleeing Yuan Army soldiers along the way. Because of Gao Lan's presence, the capture was easier. When Guan Yu and Guan Jing met, the group walked back with the prisoners in custody.
On the other side, Yuan Shao retreated with the few remaining cavalry, far away from the northern border of Gaoyang County. Yuan Shao made sure that there were no pursuers led by Guan Yu behind, so he stopped to rest.
Yuan Shao was breathing heavily, his hands were stiff, and his back was sore. When he turned over and dismounted, his calves were shaking so much that he couldn't stand still and fell to the ground.
The same goes for people like Yuan Shang, Ju Shou, Tian Feng, and Guo Tu.
Everyone is very tired.
It was not easy to escape all the way down.
Yuan Shao put his hands on the ground, sat down again, and then looked around. There were not even a thousand cavalry under his command, but a rough estimate of six or seven hundred was good. Many soldiers ran away halfway.
Yuan Shao looked at this scene and wanted to cry but had no tears.
Completely defeated!
All the army was destroyed.
Now, Yuan Shao only has a few hundred troops left, and his Yan Liang and Wen Chou died in Yijing City. Zhang He and Gao Lan are in charge of the rear, and they may not be able to come back.
The losses in this battle were too great.
Yuan Shao looked at Jushou and asked: "Jushou, what should we do in the current situation?"
