"What!" Yuan Shao's incredible exclamation echoed in the meeting hall for a long time.
Of the 60,000-strong army, only 20,000 escaped, and the rest either died or surrendered.
General Yan Liang was killed by the enemy general Gao Shun during the confrontation between the two armies.
Such a result was naturally unacceptable to Yuan Shao, who was fully expecting victory, and it was also unacceptable to the civil and military officials in Hebei.
"Yan Liang and I are brothers. Now that he was killed by Cao's thief, I hope my lord will allow me to avenge him!" A loud voice sounded from the hall, and another Hebei general, Wen Chou, strode out to ask for Yuan Shao's orders.
Said. Everyone present could hear the overwhelming hatred in his tone.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou have a very close relationship. Although the two have never formally become sworn brothers, their friendship is no worse than that of sworn brothers. Now that Yan Liang has died, Wen Chou is inexplicably sad, and all he wants in his heart is to avenge Yan Liang.
"The one who wants to avenge Yan Liang is none other than you!" Seeing Wen Chou's fierce fighting spirit, Yuan Shao felt a little more relieved. In terms of ability, Wen Chou was superior to Yan Liang, and it would be perfect for him to lead the army to avenge Yan Liang.
"How many troops and horses do you need?" Yuan Shao asked Wen Chou.
"I would like to beg 50,000 elite soldiers to capture Cao Cao's thieves and offer Gao Shun's head to the lord's tent." Wen Chou replied loudly.
Just when Yuan Shao was about to agree, counselor Jushu interrupted and said: "My lord, it is clear that our army has suffered a new defeat. This is a time when the morale of our army is low. At this time, it is not appropriate to send troops rashly, otherwise there may be unforeseen consequences."
When Yuan Shao heard this, he hesitated. What Ju Shou said seemed to make sense. Previously, Yan Liang led an army of 60,000, but was defeated by Cao's army of 30,000. Now Cao's army on the front line has absorbed part of the defeated Hebei army, and the number has increased, and Wen Chou only led
Fifty thousand troops went to fight, can this battle be won?
"Sir, An De can stop me!" However, before Yuan Shao could say anything, Wen Chou was already muttering in anger. He wholeheartedly hated Yan Liangxue, but he was blocked by others. Wen Chou An De was not annoyed.
"My lord, General Wen's bravery is superior to that of General Yan. Why are you worried? Kuang Cao's army had been victorious for a while, so their defenses must be loose now. If General Wen takes action, great things will happen." Seeing Wen Chou and Jushou arguing.
, Guo Tu, who was Jusue's mortal enemy, was naturally happy to add insult to injury, "After the death of General Yan, all our troops must be bent on avenging General Yan. Don't you know that the soldiers who mourn will be victorious?"
Ju Shou was very angry at Guo Tu's irresponsible assumptions. Why would Cao Cao relax after a great victory? Is Cao Cao such an incompetent commander? He must win with his troops in mourning? That's because you, Guo Tu, are simply looking after yourself.
Just talking nonsense!
"Okay, okay, you don't need to fight anymore. I have made my decision. I ordered Wen Chou to lead 50,000 troops from Yanjin to Guandu to conquer Cao's thieves!" Yuan Shao knew that Guo Tu and Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others were not on good terms, so he responded
He didn't bother to ask more questions. After all, the two factions of his ministers could better balance each other. But every time he saw Guo Tu and Ju Shou having fierce arguments during discussions, Yuan Shao felt impatient in his heart. At this time
Seeing that the two started to have a verbal dispute again, Yuan Shaosui made a decision early and ended the discussion.
"Sigh." Jushou sighed again. Now many people in Yuan Shao's tent did not pay enough attention to Cao Cao, thinking that the war would win. Now it seems that in this battle with Cao Cao, on the surface, it seems that his own army
It has a great advantage, but in fact the future seems really not good.
——————————————————————————————————The siege of the White Horse was broken, and Wen Chou led an army of fifty thousand to Yan Yan.
Tianjin.
When Cao Cao heard the news, he rubbed his brows helplessly. Yuan Shao was different from the opponents he had encountered in the past. His background was profound and his strength was only enviable. He only lost one general and lost tens of thousands of troops.
But a moment later, he appointed another general to lead an army of fifty thousand to attack his city.
How rich of a family do you have to do this? Anyway, Cao Cao thought that he did not have this ability. With his current strength, he would never be able to raise another tens of thousands of troops not long after losing tens of thousands of troops.
The army went on a conquest.
There is no way, who said Yuan Shao has enough foundation? He has to bear it.
Just when Cao Cao was about to challenge Wen Chou, Guo Jia stepped forward to offer his advice.
Cao Cao realized his plan, so he changed the front army into the rear army, and the rear army into the front army. He abandoned the grain and baggage, and placed the horses in the middle of the road, and the whole army slowly retreated.
Wen Chou led his army to arrive and saw that Cao's army had abandoned grain, grass, baggage and horses everywhere. He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly and said: "I know how powerful Cao's army is, but in the end they are just a bunch of rabble. They must have fled because they were afraid of my name!"
When all the soldiers heard this, they all burst into laughter.
After laughing, Wen Chou ordered the sergeants to collect food, grass and other items. They said they were collecting, but in fact the situation at the scene was no different from fighting. In fact, based on the current situation, even if Wen Chou didn't give the order, the soldiers would probably be unable to resist the robbery.
desire.
During the robbery, chaos inevitably occurred in the Hebei Army's formation, and the degree of chaos became more and more serious as time went by.
At this moment, Cao Jun suddenly turned back.
Tens of thousands of troops quickly pressed toward the Hebei sergeants who were still fighting for their supplies. By the time the Hebei army discovered the enemy attack, there was no time for them to prepare for defense or counterattack.
Not to mention that after absorbing Yan Liang's defeated army, Cao's army is already as numerous as Hebei's army. Even if Cao's army is far inferior in number to Hebei's army, it can easily defeat the opponent in this state.
So Wen Chou was a tragedy, and the 50,000 Hebei Army was an outright tragedy.
Wen Chou never expected that one moment he was still dreaming about beheading Cao Cao, but the next moment his army was already facing collapse.
Groups of corpses continued to fall, and his own army was losing casualties at an alarming rate.
"Calm down! Form a formation! Counterattack!" Although Wen Chou shouted hysterically, the effect was minimal.
Among the chaotic army, two war horses, one on the left and one on the right, pressed towards Wen Chou.
Zhao Yun on the left, Huang Zhong on the right.
Both of them are the top warriors in the world. Even if they are one-on-one, Wen Chou has almost no chance of winning. Now that the two of them attack Wen Chou together, this is simply a sure-fire situation.
Wen Chou was already risking his life at this time, but the gap between the two sides was too big. If Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong joined forces, how powerful would it be? As the saying goes, if Wen Chou defended one side's offensive, the other side would definitely take advantage of it.
Before he could even join forces, Wen Chou's chest was pierced by Zhao Yun's spear and he died on the spot.
Wen Chou died, and the 50,000 Hebei army was completely in disarray, with no fighting spirit. Many even threw away their weapons and begged Cao's army to surrender.
The harvest of Cao's army in this battle was even better than that of the Battle of Baima. A total of more than 30,000 soldiers of the 50,000 Hebei army were captured and surrendered by Cao's army, and more than 10,000 were killed. Only a few thousand people escaped.
However, Cao Jun's own losses were less than a thousand men.