The Yuan army was unstoppable all the way. After the army crossed the Yellow River, it rushed towards Guandu. The Yuan army was quite painful. Cao's army actually implemented a policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields. The Yuan army did not see any people along the way.
Fortunately, Yuan Jun had sufficient food and grass, so he didn't need to collect too much food and grass, otherwise Cao Jun's policy of firming the walls and clearing the fields would definitely cause a headache for Yuan Jun. But no matter what, Yuan Jun finally arrived at Guandu.
The Cao army in Guandu had been waiting in Guandu for a long time. At the beginning of the war, Zhao Fei chose the place where the decisive battle was in Guandu. Therefore, the Cao army camp in Guandu was built quite strongly, and the entire wall of the camp was made of soil and wood.
, much stronger than a separate wooden fence.
After the Yuan army arrived at Guandu, they began to build camps. Seeing such a strong camp in Cao's army, Yuan army naturally did not want to be outdone. They set up camps in sand piles, about dozens of miles wide from east to west. Although they did not seem to be as strong as Cao's army, they obviously did.
Better than ordinary camps.
As soon as the Yuan army started to build, someone advised Cao Cao, taking advantage of the fact that Yuan army had not yet established a stable foothold, it might have an unexpected effect. In this regard, Zhao Fei also nodded slightly. Yuan army's first battle strength and lost two losses.
General.
According to Zhao Fei's memory, two of the four court pillars among the Yuan army have died now, one of them has defected to the Cao army, and the other one is Gao Lan. Such a Yuan army is obviously a bit weak for the Cao army, so
Zhao Fei did not object to this opinion.
Seeing that Zhao Fei did not object, Cao Cao ordered Zhang Liao to throw two or three thousand soldiers to attack the camp, but it surprised the Cao army. The Cao army's attack camp hit an iron plate, which made the Cao army go to attack the camp.
The losses were heavy, and even Zhang Liao was injured by an arrow.
Although it was just an arrow shot on Zhang Liao's shoulder, it also surprised everyone. After all, if the arrow went down a little, it would not be just a minor injury. It is very likely that Zhang Liao's life would be killed with one arrow.
Zhao Fei was also quite shocked after learning this news. Although Zhang Liao was injured and needed a rest, Zhao Fei still wanted to know what happened. Based on Zhang Liao's military command experience, even if he really met Yuan Jun
The ambush could not have caused such serious casualties to the Cao army.
The three thousand Cao troops who went to attack the camp lost more than half, and the remaining Cao troops were obviously brought with them. Even if they encountered several times the attack of Yuan's army, the Cao army might not suffer such heavy losses, so this made Zhao Fei
Feel quite confused.
Zhang Liao felt quite moved when Zhao Fei came to visit him in person. However, when he thought that he defeated Cao's army in the first battle, he felt very guilty and felt a little guilty and could not face Zhao Fei.
Zhao Fei obviously knew what Zhang Liao was thinking. He came to Zhang Liao and said with a smile: "Wen Yuan should do this, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. Today's failure, if you win again next time, why should you do this?"
"The lord and the lord have high hopes for Liao, but Liao led our army to suffer heavy losses. How can Liao deserve the trust of the lord and the lord?" Zhang Liao said guiltily. The battle he worshiped was too miserable. In the Cao army, he was in the battle.
There are few such miserable defeats.
Zhao Fei smiled, then said in a deep voice: "Wen Yuan needs this, how can a temporary victory or defeat represent everything."
Zhang Liao wanted to say something, but Zhao Fei reached out to stop him. He looked at Zhang Liao and asked in a deep voice: "Can Wen Yuan tell me the specific news of the defeat?"
Zhang Liao frowned. This painful experience was a nightmare for him, but since Zhao Fei wanted to know, Zhang Liao naturally would not hide it without saying it. He thought for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "I suspect Yuan Jun had long been."
I knew our army would attack, so I specially arranged elite troops to wait for our army."
"Elite Yuan army?" Zhao Fei muttered to himself, and then he thought of something. Yes, there are not no elites among the Yuan army, and the combat power of this elite is quite powerful.
"Actually, the number of Yuan Jun's elite troops is not very large, but its combat effectiveness is really rare."
Zhao Fei looked at Zhang Liao when he heard this. He obviously believed Zhang Liao very much. After all, Zhang Liao was not a person who liked to exaggerate. Then he thought of the arrow wound on Zhang Liao, and then asked: "Does this elite Yuan army use a powerful crossbow?"
Zhang Liao was slightly stunned, his expression was obviously a little surprised. He could not have thought that he had not said it yet, but Zhao Fei already knew that the enemy was using a powerful crossbow. When he came to his senses, Zhang Liao nodded.
"Yesterday I led my army to attack Yuan's army and happened to find a Yuan army. I saw that the number of enemies was not very large, so I think it would be no big problem to eat this Yuan army with the elite of our army, so I led the army to launch the
attack."
"But at this moment, a Yuan army suddenly came out. They held powerful crossbows and launched an offensive against our army. The crossbow is a weapon that is difficult to master, so I didn't care. But I didn't expect that this army would be the best.
The crossbows were used very skillfully, and when the powerful crossbows were fired, someone in our army fell down."
"After that they gave up their crossbows and had a hand-to-hand fight with our army, but our army was still no match for it. Seeing that there was no possibility of victory, I led the army to retreat, and at this moment, the general of Yuan army picked up the crossbow and pointed it at me.
I shot an arrow, and I hurriedly dodged, but I was still shot on the shoulder by the crossbow arrow."
Speaking of this, a trace of sweat appeared on Zhang Liao's forehead. Obviously, if Zhang Liao had not evaded in time, Zhao Fei would have only seen his body.
Through Zhang Liao's words, Zhao Fei's thoughts finally became clear. It seemed that he was not wrong at all. It was not someone else who defeated Cao's army, but was led by Qu Yi, a general under Yuan Shao.
Qu Yi was an overlooked general. In the entire Yuan Shao army, only his comprehensive ability can be ranked first. Qu Yi was good at fighting and made many military achievements. He once fought with the Qiang people in Liangzhou and led his
Yuan Shao's elite troops were later arrogant because of their high achievements and were killed by Yuan Shao.
But seeing that he was able to win over the master with great achievements and thus led Yuan Shao to kill him, we can know that Qu Yi was definitely a talented general. The first-row death warrior under his command was the elite among the Yuan army.
In history, Qu Yi led 800 Dead Warriors in the First Dead War and defeated tens of thousands of cavalry of Gongsun Zan, including the most elite white horse Yicong in Gongsun Zan. So, you can tell by looking at the powerful achievements of Dead Warriors in the First Dead War.
Their combat power is extraordinary.
Although they are the nemesis of the light cavalry, it seems that they have the same trick to deal with footwork. Three thousand Cao's soldiers were killed by them and one of them was overturned, which forced Zhao Fei to pay attention to it. It seems that Yuan Jun is really full of talents, and he
You can no longer be so careless and underestimate the enemy.
Zhao Fei told Zhang Liao to have a good rest, and then he left Zhang Liao's camp. As soon as he returned to his tent, someone told him that Cao Cao summoned him to discuss matters, and Zhao Fei rushed to Cao Cao's camp without stopping.
The atmosphere in the camp was a bit solemn, but it was no wonder that Cao's army rarely suffered such a big defeat, so when it was defeated today, the Cao's army was shocked.
Seeing Zhao Fei appear, everyone focused their eyes on Zhao Fei. Zhao Fei came to Cao Cao in a direct diameter. He glanced at everyone in the camp, then bowed to Cao Cao and said, "This battle is defeated, all
I blame me for being careless and underestimating the enemy, and I hope the Prime Minister will blame me."
Cao Cao was obviously stunned, but he soon came to his senses. He waved his hand and said loudly: "What do you mean by Pengju? What does this defeat in this battle have to do with you."
Zhao Fei said in a deep voice: "I am careless about my underestimation of the enemy after losing this battle. I thought there was no general in the Yuan army, but this Qu Yi was obviously beyond my imagination."
This time, Cao Cao and others were even more shocked. It was obvious that they were very surprised. Who was Qu Yi in Zhao Fei's words? What was the relationship between Cao's defeat and Qu Yi in Zhao Fei's words?
Seeing everyone looking at him with doubtful eyes, Zhao Fei felt a little embarrassed. He smiled slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "Qu Yi is a general under Yuan Shao's command, and the first-row death-headed soldier under his command is Yuan Junzhi
The elite among the elites are almost the same as those of the wolves.”
Only then did Cao Cao and others know who Qu Yi was, and they were still wondering how Zhao Fei knew that the first-row death warrior led by Qu Yi was the one who defeated Cao's army.
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Zhao Fei really didn't know how to answer. Obviously, Qu Yi's reputation was not very obvious. But it was no wonder that Gongsun Zan was defeated by himself, so Qu Yi and the Dead Soldier in the First Ding
Of course, there are not many opportunities to show off, and it is common sense that Cao Cao and others don’t know.
Just when Zhao Fei didn't know how to speak here, Cao Cao said at this time: "Does Pengju know that Qu Yi?"
When Cao Cao asked this, Zhao Fei naturally knew what Cao Cao was thinking. Obviously, Cao Cao's love for talent was moved. Zhang Liao's ability can be imagined, and he could defeat Zhang Liao or even defeat three thousand soldiers of Cao's army.
From this we can see that this general named Qu Yi is definitely of great talent.
Cao Cao thought that Zhao Fei had such an understanding of Qu Yi, and might have a good relationship with Qu Yi. After all, Zhao Fei had supported Yuan Shao and spent a long time in Yuan Shao's army, but Zhao Fei disappointed him. Zhao Fei shook his head and said:
"I don't know Qu Yi, I'll let you down."
Cao Cao smiled awkwardly, then shook his head and said, "It's okay!" Although Cao Cao said that, his expression showed that Cao Cao was somewhat lonely.
Zhao Fei felt helpless even if Cao Cao was such a person. Then, he threw all these out of his mind and said, "I remind me of today's defeat. Even though Yuan Shao was defeated, the combat effectiveness of Yuan's army cannot be underestimated."
Everyone nodded one after another when they heard this. Zhao Fei was right. Everyone thought that Yuan Jun had experienced such a great defeat and should have been in a slump. But judging from the current situation, Yuan Jun was obviously not that unbearable.
Moreover, Yuan Shao's army was obviously too much beyond Cao's army. If you deal with it carefully, it is not certain who wins and who loses. Therefore, the Battle of Guandu is obviously extremely cruel. You must deal with anything carefully, otherwise the Cao's army will obviously not be able to win.