Zhao Fei's mission was to take advantage of the decisive battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao to lead Cao's army to defeat Gongsun Zan's footwork and his base camp. Although Gongsun Zan's cavalry was very powerful, his footwork was no match for Cao's army.
But even so, Zhao Fei did not dare to despise the enemy. Although Gongsun Zan's foot combat power is not very strong, an opponent who despises the review will face an unexpected blow. If one is not careful, such a blow will definitely be fatal.
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The exchange of fire between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao has reached a fierce stage, and both sides are inextricably linked to death. At this time, neither of them has any intention of retreating. The battle has evolved into a decisive battle, and neither of them will stop until the other side is completely defeated.
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Zhao Fei's surprise attack on Gongsun Zan's base camp was indeed a laborious task. After all, no matter whose base camp it was, its defense power was very sufficient. If the enemy had easily breached the base camp, Gongsun Zan would have already
Defeated by Yuan Shao.
But having said that, Cao Jun is still very elite. Each of them is a warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles. Facing the enemy's heavily defended city, Cao Jun can do his homework in a short time, not to mention that there are no soldiers in the camp.
There are not many soldiers, and the defensive strength is not as good as Gongsun Zan's camp in the city.
Cao Jun quickly broke through the first defensive position of Gongsun Zan's camp, and Cao Jun's quick movements shocked Gongsun Zan's soldiers who stayed behind in the camp. They had indeed heard that Cao Jun was extremely powerful, but they did not expect that Cao Jun's steps would
His strength is far beyond what he can compare to.
As the soldiers of Cao's army came closer and closer, Gongsun Zan's soldiers finally couldn't stand it anymore. In comparison, Gongsun Zan didn't have anyone who could hold the position, and there were almost no famous talents around him, so there was no one around him.
able to take on this important responsibility.
As Cao's army drew closer, Gongsun Zan's soldiers prepared to retreat. At this time, Gongsun Zan and Yuan's army were in a stalemate. It was absolutely impossible for Gongsun Zan to withdraw his troops and return to aid him.
Moreover, even if Gongsun Zan wants to withdraw his troops at this time, it will be difficult for him to do so. Because Yuan Shao will never let go of such an excellent opportunity. If Gongsun Zan is not eliminated in this battle, then Gongsun Zan will definitely be vigilant from now on.
However, Gongsun Zan would not be like today.
With this idea, the soldiers under Gongsun Zan's command fled for their lives. Now all they can do is to retreat. After all, they don't want to die, and they can't bear to die.
They have different ideas from Gongsun Zan. A large area of land in Youzhou still belongs to Gongsun Zan. As long as they preserve their strength, they will make a comeback sooner or later.
Gongsun Zan's soldiers withdrew, and Zhao Fei did not order anyone to pursue them. He was just here to help, and his order was to capture Gongsun Zan's camp. Now that his goal has been achieved, he does not need to inflict casualties on his troops.
Already.
Moreover, consuming Gongsun Zan's strength will not do Zhao Fei any good. He can only help Yuan Shao quickly defeat Gongsun Zan, which is definitely something Zhao Fei does not want to see. The sooner Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan, the sooner he will launch an attack on Cao Jun.
, although Cao Jun has made preparations, who would think that the preparations are not sufficient? The more prepared they are, the more beneficial the war will be to themselves.
Of course, Zhao Fei gained quite a lot by taking Gongsun Zan's camp. Gongsun Zan's soldiers retreated in a hurry, leaving a lot of food and supplies behind. Of course, what makes Zhao Fei the most happy is that he is still there.
Gongsun Zan confiscated more than 500 military horses in his camp.
The most important thing for Gongsun Zan was the cavalry, so it was natural to capture war horses in Gongsun Zan's camp. However, more than 500 war horses were captured, which means that Cao's army did not do useless work in this battle.
Although the more than 500 military horses were quite a bit less than the 5,000 horses blackmailed from Yuan Shao, these more than 500 horses were an extra bonus after all, which naturally made Zhao Fei very happy.
After Cao Jun cleared Gongsun Zan's base camp, there was no movement immediately. Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were fighting to the death. This had absolutely nothing to do with Zhao Fei and Cao Jun. Although he came to aid Yuan Shao, it did not mean that he wanted to fight for Yuan Shao.
do anything.
The more fierce the fight between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, the happier Zhao Fei will be. After all, consuming the strength of Yuan's army is what Zhao Fei likes to see most. He hopes that Yuan Shao's soldiers will suffer heavy casualties, so that in future battles, they can fight for Cao's army.
reduce pressure.
As time went by, Gongsun Zan finally realized that something was wrong. His cavalry became less and less, and gradually, Yuan Jun had a tendency to encircle him. It was obvious that Yuan Jun wanted to surround him and then strangle him.
Even though Gongsun Zan was not convinced, he knew that this was not the time for him to continue acting on his own initiative. If Yuan Jun was really encircled, then there would be no possibility of him breaking through.
Gongsun Zan knew this very well as long as he had the youth left, and he didn't have to worry about running out of firewood. So he finally chose to retreat and retreated to his base camp. Yuan Jun's battle formation was indeed powerful, and he had to think carefully and discuss it.
Now, how can we conquer Yuan Jun's battle formation?
Following Gongsun Zan's order, his soldiers withdrew towards the rear one after another. For Gongsun Zan's cavalry, they could no longer endure this battle. It was obvious that from the beginning to the end of the battle, their own side was in a slight advantage.
Gongsun Zan's cavalry had strong impact and mobility, but at the beginning of the war, Yuan Shao's battle formation had already suppressed the performance of Gongsun Zan's cavalry. This prevented the cavalry from exerting its impact and mobility, and destroyed most of Yuan's army.
Gongsun Zan's cavalry was the top priority for his survival. The cavalry did not exert its due combat effectiveness, which greatly reduced the offensive power of Gongsun Zan's troops. In the past, with the powerful impact of Gongsun Zan's cavalry, Yuan's army had already been defeated.
It has been washed to pieces.
The next infantrymen were just here to clean up the mess, and they basically had no essential role in the war. But when one day suddenly they were able to influence the war, their fighting qualities were no match for Yuan Shao's army.
Gongsun Zan defeated his remaining troops and finally broke out of the encirclement of Yuan's army. Of course, they escaped in a very embarrassed manner. Facing the attack of Yuan's army, Gongsun Zan had no time to count his losses. All he needed to do now was to retreat.
Retreat to your base camp.
Gongsun Zan's idea was very good, but when he led his remaining troops to retreat to his base camp, what he saw shocked Gongsun Zan. Because at this time, the flag of Cao's army was flying above Gongsun Zan's base camp.
It was only then that Gongsun Zan suddenly realized that he had seen Cao's soldiers at the beginning of the war, but after the war began, Gongsun Zan could no longer see Cao's soldiers.
I thought it was the chaos of the war that caused Gongsun Zan to lose the direction of Cao's army for a while, but now it seems that the reason why Cao's army did not appear on the battlefield was because he led his troops to sneak attack on his base camp.
Obviously, Cao Jun's move was very successful. He devoted all his energy to the decisive battle with Yuan Jun. How could he care about what Cao Jun did?
Cao Jun took advantage of his lack of mood to pay attention to him and attacked his base camp. Judging from the current situation, his base camp has been completely captured by Cao Jun.
Cao's army is powerful in combat, but his soldiers are defeated and now have no morale. How can he recapture his camp with such soldiers?
Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan led his defeated army and withdrew further away. Yuan Jun was chasing after him. If he didn't retreat, he would be attacked from both sides, and he would have no chance to escape.
It was the soldiers of Cao's army who captured his base camp, which gave him an opportunity. After all, Cao's army was not Yuan's army. He only came to reinforce Yuan's army, not to eliminate himself.
If Cao Jun wanted his own life, he could have united with Yuan Jun to form a good man against him after taking his base camp. If this was really the case, then he would not be able to escape.
However, Gongsun Zan could not express his gratitude towards Cao Jun. Although Cao Jun spared his life, the reason why he failed was indeed because Cao Jun intervened in the war hastily.
If Cao Jun had not intervened in the war, he would have had an absolute advantage. With Zhang Yan and his combined army, he would have been able to defeat Yuan Shao. However, after Cao Jun arrived at the main battlefield, he first defeated Zhang Yan and defeated Zhang Yan at a small cost.
Yan's Black Mountain Army wiped out nearly half of the Black Mountain Army, leaving Zhang Yan in a state of despair.
In the subsequent battle between himself and Yuan Shao, although Cao Jun did not take much action, his actions were fatal. Moreover, at this time, Gongsun Zan began to wonder whether Cao Jun had thought up the battle formation that Yuan Jun used to conquer him.
Before Cao Jun showed up at Jieqiao, he was victorious in every battle, and Yuan Shao had no ability to restrain himself. However, not long after Cao Jun came to help, Yuan Shao got along with such a unique battle formation, and it was this battle that made Yuan Shao unable to restrain himself.
Your own cavalry is useless.
However, it was all in vain at this time. He had failed and was being hunted like a lost dog. Moreover, the losses in this battle were quite huge. In a short period of time, there were less than two cavalrymen still following him.
A thousand.
You must know that he has nearly ten thousand knights under his command. Although he suffered some losses in the previous war, those losses did not hurt Gongsun Zan at all, they were just superficial.
And this battle was more than just a physical injury, it simply cost him his own life. The cavalry he relied on for survival suffered a devastating blow, which was absolutely fatal to Gongsun Zan.