On the second day, Yuan Shao sent out the battle card. The two armies formed a formation in the wilderness. Yuan Shao's army numbered 60,000, with its left and right wings spread out. Together with the troops and horses from nearby battalions, there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
In comparison, Gao Jin's army seemed weaker, but even so, the morale of Gao Jin's army still appeared to be high. They deployed their formation under the scorching sun and pointed directly at Yuan Shao's army.
The enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered. In this situation, Gao Jin had no choice but to gather his generals and horses and put the cavalry on both wings to prevent being outflanked by Yuan Shao's army. Amidst the sound of drums, Gao Jin confidently held the gun and restrained him.
Ma, calmly looking at Yuan Shaojun on the horizon.
Normally, Gao Jin would only be beaten passively, but it was different now. He glanced at Xin Pi beside him, and all he needed now was to wait. Wait for Chunyu Qiong to rebel at the right time, and then give Yuan Shao a fatal blow.
After several drum beats, Yuan Jun finally launched an offensive. Following the orders one after another, a cavalry force of 7,000 people on the left wing began to highlight the battle formation and launched an attack on the flank of Gao Jin's army formation.
The northerners were good at horses. After Yuan Shao eliminated Gongsun Zan, he even recruited an elite cavalry team under Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan once had more than 15,000 cavalry under his command. During this period, he was the strongest cavalryman. In fact, throughout the Three Kingdoms period, his cavalry was second to none. In the middle years of Guanghe, due to the rise of the Liangzhou bandits, the imperial court
A sudden attack of 3,000 cavalrymen was sent to Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan pretended to be the governor of the province and sent him to generals. After several years of development, the number of cavalrymen reached an astonishing 15,000 cavalrymen during the decisive battle with Yuan Shao at Jieqiao. Among them were elites.
However, in the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zan's cavalry was defeated by the 800 elite troops of Xianden Quyi supported by Yuan Shao with thousands of powerful crossbows. This directly led to the defeat of Gongsun Zan in the Battle of Jieqiao.
From then on, the cavalry troops and Gongsun Zan became destitute.
Now, all these cavalry troops belong to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao ordered this cavalry to be the vanguard, which was his plan to show off his power in the first battle. Moreover, the cavalry was ordered to charge into the formation. This was also a common tactic among the princes of Hebei. They first used their cavalry to defeat the opponent.
The formation was disrupted, and then the infantry swarmed forward. Although this method of warfare is simple, it is the most practical.
Click, click, click... Thousands of cavalrymen began to speed up after running out of the formation. The machetes in their hands were shining brightly in the sun, and they rushed towards the front of Gao Jin's army like a whirlwind.
The cavalry galloping in front gradually widened their distance. Like a huge beast, they made a final sprint at extremely fast speeds. The war blade reflected a dazzling cold light in the sunlight.
At this moment, Yu Jin, who was on the high right wing, also raised his long sword and shouted loudly to the three thousand gendarmerie battalion cavalry behind him: "Kill!"
"Kill!" Countless spears tilted forward, and countless people followed Yu Jin and launched an assault on the Hebei Cavalry. The military police camp had obviously been holding back for a long time and wanted to find a place to vent. And the Hebei Cavalry
The army was suffering from too much cowardice due to the series of setbacks they suffered some time ago, so they wanted to avenge their past humiliation. Unlike Yuan Shao's ordinary soldiers, they did not think that the morale of the generals would be dampened due to being picked off their horses.
"Brothers, charge with me!" The man leading Yuan Shao's cavalry was none other than Gao Lan. Gao Lan roared loudly, and his double-edged battle ax cut through the sky like lightning, full of momentum!
Both sides dispatched cavalry, but the gendarmerie battalion outflanked Yuan Shao's army's right wing from the right, while the Hebei cavalry outflanked Gao Jin's army's left wing from the left, without interfering with each other.
This is the tactic adopted by Gao Jin. You fight yours, and mine fights. He really wants his gendarmerie battalion to fight with the Hebei Cavalry. He is reluctant to do so. It is better to let the gendarmerie battalion give the enemy a fatal blow.
Together with Chunyu Qiong, they launched an attack and caught Yuan Shao off guard...
Facing the thick infantry phalanx of Gao Jin's army, Gao Lan did not have the slightest fear. He pointed his ax forward, and the attack direction of the seven thousand Hebei cavalry under his command suddenly changed, and went around to the rear of Gao Jin's army, and then shouted loudly.
Shouted: "Kill!"
Gao Jinjun immediately turned to the front row and thrust out spears from the ranks, showing no fear in the face of Gao Lan's cavalry.
Qiao Rui from the rear team shouted loudly: "Infantry archers!"
Rows of archers who had already bent their bows and nocked arrows immediately pointed to the sky. Following the orders of Qiao Rui, they loosened their strings one after another. Suddenly, arrows rained down. Thousands of bows and arrows seemed to outshine the blazing sun in the sky, floating in the air.
After crossing a half-arc, they immediately fired at Gao Lan's cavalry!
Waves of miserable screams were heard, telling the running Gao Lan cavalry that more than a hundred people were immediately shot off their horses. The cavalry's sprinting formation couldn't help but pause, and then launched a sprint again in the fastest formation.
"The spearmen are ready, everyone tighten up!" Li Feng's forehead was dripping with cold sweat. He faced the cavalry in the wilderness. Although the number was four or five times the number of these cavalry, no one could guarantee that he would not be defeated by the cavalry.
If it breaks up and is not resisted, the consequences can be imagined, and it will definitely end in chaos.
It is difficult to grasp the morale of the military on the battlefield. No one knows whether someone will flee at the next moment. It all depends on God's will and the general's usual prestige.
The archers continued to shoot. Countless arrows were scattered at the charging cavalry. Many cavalry fell to the ground, and screams and horses neighed on the dusty land.
After several rounds of firing, the cavalry suffered heavy losses. Nearly three hundred cavalrymen fell off their horses and were trampled to pieces by the knights who came over behind them.
The leading cavalry had already crossed a distance of forty feet, and soon the cavalry coming from behind got closer and closer, and were only about ten feet away from Gao Jin's army. The archers retreated one after another, and at this time, spears came out,
Thousands of sharp spearheads were raised straight out. Then they were raised slightly upward in a uniform manner. The spearmen crowded together and stared ahead, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
But seeing the swarming cavalry, everyone couldn't help but shrink back in fear. The spearmen pushed each other and huddled together.
At this time, Sun Guan raised the knife and gritted his teeth. He slightly raised the knife and took a step forward. He shouted with great pride: "I am fighting at the front today. Even if I die, I will be trampled into flesh first. Do you dare to fight with me?"
A battle?".
Sun Guan's actions infected the spearmen, and they all calmly took a step forward, still staying on the same line as Sun Guan, and shouted together: "Why don't you dare!"
A puff of smoke quickly approached, and then after a lag, it collided with the spearman and mixed them together.
Before the cavalryman at the front had time to take action to cover his body, he was pierced by the spear coming straight from the opposite side. The huge momentum drove his body directly down the running horse and hit the head of the horse behind him.
The horse stood up and immediately overturned the owner on its back.
The sharp spears pierced the opponent amidst loud shouts. Almost no one could avoid the oncoming sharp blades. When they saw the terrifying spear points filling their eyes, countless desperate shouts sounded in an instant. The sharp blades pierced
Terrifying sputtering sounds from the body came one after another, and several knights were even picked up by one or even several spears and penetrated the bodies behind them, and were immediately supported by the spears rushing up from behind. The broken bodies were pierced and collided with each other.
The torn spear shafts twitched and trembled, and bright red blood sprayed around like a waterfall.
"Ah!" A cry came from the mouth of a knight, but this was also the last sound he made in his life. While the machete in his hand was killing an enemy, a sharp spear had pierced him from behind.
It penetrated into his chest. With the terrible sound of metal piercing through the ribs, the upper body that lost support was sprayed with red blood and sank down. After a slight shake, his body was thrown off the horse. Then he fell off the horse.
He immediately disappeared into the countless trampling horses' hooves and steaming smoke that rushed up from behind...
At this time, the entire cavalry team had turned into a huge hanging moon formation. When the middle part directly collided with the Ming army's spear team and was blocked, the cavalry on both sides immediately looked like curved moon hooks.
Attacked the two wings of the spear team. Gao Jin's army formation had broken through several gaps, and countless screams came from the throats of the soldiers. In the face of the strong momentum of the cavalry, the short-sighted soldiers without spears were as if they had escaped.
A string kite is usually knocked several meters away and then trampled into a pulp by ruthless horse hooves.
"Kill!" At this time, the following Gao Jin's army rushed up, and the cavalry attacking the two wings finally lost the ability to continue the attack. They could only be surrounded by people like infantry and slashed with swords.
Gao Lan was mixed among the cavalry, and his heart suddenly shrank, he failed!
The greatest strength of the cavalry comes from maneuvering. The first wave of impact is extremely important. Once the momentum is lost and the battle is hard, the fighting strength may not be as good as that of the infantry. Gao Lan dropped the ax in his hand, killed a spearman, and then shouted loudly:
"Walk!"
The cavalry retreated backwards with a roar, but most of them were still locked in a bitter battle and could not escape.
At this time, Gao Shun from the rear team peeled off his armor, revealing his bronze bulging muscles. He raised his long knife high and shouted: "Fall into camp!"
"Trap!" the soldiers of the trap battalion responded loudly. They were the last force to counterattack the cavalry. Under the leadership of Gao Shun, they rushed towards the cavalry that had lost its impact like a gale.
Gao Shun, who was shirtless, had completely entered a state of madness. He jumped up, hugged a cavalryman and rolled off the horse. Then he drew a half arc on the cavalryman's head with his long knife from his right hand, and a burst of blood flowed from the cavalryman's head.
The blood spurted out from his neck, and gradually Gao Shun's body was covered in blood. Gao Shun stood up with red eyes, holding the blood-stained long knife in his hand and continued to yell: "Kill!"
"Enter the battle!" Countless voices responded. Everyone's body was covered with blood, and their blades, spear points, and the red tassels behind the spears were even brighter. Even the air seemed to be filled with a thin layer of blood.
The blood mist. The remaining cavalry began to gradually retreat. Behind the messy sound of horse hooves, there were countless howling soldiers shouting wildly.
Gao Jin breathed a sigh of relief at this time. If he couldn't drive away this group of cavalry, I'm afraid he would have to lead the white-eared soldiers to kill them himself.
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On the flank of Yuan Shao's army, three thousand cavalry troops from the Gendarmerie Battalion rushed in quickly. Yuan Shao's army was immediately prepared and was waiting seriously. However, three thousand cavalry troops were like a drop in the ocean to the entire Yuan Shao army. Yuan Shao did not appear nervous, but instead looked contemptuous.
He smiled and said to his left and right: "Gao Jin is so ignorant of death. How can a mere three thousand cavalry troops break our army's formation?"
Yuan Shang laughed to the side. After getting rid of his serious problem, Yuan Shang was in a particularly good mood and said quickly: "Father, Gao Jin is striking an egg against a stone. With a single order from father, they can be wiped out!"
Yuan Shao also laughed and was extremely proud. Yuan Tan's capture obviously did not make him in a bad mood for long. He suddenly said sternly: "Don't get carried away when showing off your wealth!" Although he was proud, he still did not forget his godson.
Yuan Shang said quickly: "I respectfully respect my father's teachings."
Yuan Shao was still proud, but on the right wing of the central army, Chunyu Qiong seemed a little undecided. He discussed this matter with his confidants and got their support. Everyone understood that Yuan Tan's demise meant that Chunyu Qiong was also undecided.
They are about to follow in the footsteps of the eldest young master, and once Chunyu Qiong loses power, the future of their confidants will be ruined. It is better to follow Chunyu Qiong and give it a try.
But Chunyu Qiong was still a little hesitant. Although he understood that this was the last chance, he still felt ashamed of Yuan Shao, so he delayed issuing orders. Instead, several lieutenants looked at him eagerly, waiting for him to make up his mind. One of them whispered
: “General, haven’t you made up your mind yet?”….
Chunyu Qiong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Do you think the Third Young Master will really take revenge on me?".
The deputy general immediately understood Chun Yuqiong's thoughts. Chun Yuqiong was still thinking of luck and said hurriedly: "General Chun, the matter is urgent. We have agreed that sooner or later this matter will be leaked out, even if the third young master will not take revenge on the general.
, this matter makes the lord know that we will definitely die, general, give the order."
"Please give me the general order." All the generals asked for orders one after another.
Chunyu Qiong took a deep breath and finally made a decision: "In that case, let's start!"
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"Yuan Shao is not on good terms with General Chun and wants to kill us. Brothers, Yuan Shao is unkind and we are unjust."
"Yuan Shao listened to the treacherous words of Shen Pei and others and harbored a grudge against General Chun. After this battle, he will trap and kill us all..."
"Yuan Shao has been defeated. Brothers, please join General Gao Jin now. Whoever captures Yuan Shao alive will be rewarded!"
For a time, Chunyu Qiong's army was in chaos. Chunyu Qiong personally mounted his horse, led all his followers, and shouted: "Follow me and fight into the central army."
Chunyu Qiong's army was in chaos at first, and then saw Chun Yuqiong's flag moving towards the central army, and then they chased after him with cheers.
Yuan Shao from the central army saw the chaos on the flank and was frightened for a moment. He quickly asked: "What happened? Isn't Chunyu Qiong's military formation there? Where is Chunyu Qiong?"
Everyone was confused. At this moment, Chun Yuqiong had already charged into the central army with a big sword, killing everyone he saw. The confidants behind him also picked up weapons and killed them randomly. The central army was suddenly in chaos. I don’t know what happened.
When he saw a group of people wearing the same clothes and armor killing him, they became chaotic and fought back with their swords.
A large number of soldiers and horses behind Chunyu Qiong who had no idea what had happened rushed here and were immediately killed by the Chinese army. Suddenly, the entire Chinese army and Chunyu Qiong's army were in chaos. No one knew who the enemy was. Everyone was confused.
They were all wearing the same clothes and armor, so they were all killing them randomly with swords and screaming in agony.
"Report! Chunyu Qiong has rebelled!" Only after the entire Chinese army was in chaos did someone come to report to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was shocked and asked: "Chun Yuqiong rebelled?" He couldn't help but be shocked by this incident. Chunyu Qiong had also been friends with him for more than ten years. They had been close friends when they were in Chang'an. After Chunyu Qiong arrived in Hebei, Yuan Shao was also extremely generous.
, Yuan Shao never thought that this person who would never rebel would actually rebel.
He quickly said: "Quick, take him, go quickly!"
The person who brought the report was in a dilemma and said: "My lord, half of the Chinese army is in chaos. How can we get people?"
Yuan Shao cursed loudly: "Chun Yuqiong, I swear to kill you!" However, the curse had no effect at this time. Seeing the chaos beginning to spread, at this moment, the three thousand military police battalion also rushed into the Chinese army, like a tiger descending a mountain.
, giving Yuan Shaojun a fatal blow.
Originally, three thousand cavalry troops were not much, but in this situation, they played a huge role. Suddenly, the entire Yuan Shao army was in chaos.
Yuan Shang quickly said to Yuan Shao: "Father, leave quickly!"
Yuan Shao still had luck in his heart: "I have hundreds of thousands of troops, how can I just go away?"
Shen Pei advised from the side: "Master, if you don't leave, you will never have another chance!"
Yuan Shao looked at the chaos everywhere unwillingly, gritted his teeth, sighed heavily, turned his horse back, and began to retreat surrounded by generals and trusted servants.
At this moment, Gao Jin pointed his spear, and tens of thousands of Gao Jin's troops suddenly roared loudly, bursting through the sky, and then rushed towards the chaotic Yuan Shao's army.
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The fierce battle lasted for a whole day. After Yuan Shao's army was in chaos, the commander escaped. Yuan Shao's army still had no fighting spirit. They fled one after another, trampling countless people on each other. Then Chun Yuqiong, the gendarmerie battalion, and Gao Jin's army joined forces to pursue and kill them. They chased for hundreds of miles and broke into Qingzhou.
Within the territory, we finally rested.
In this battle, Yuan Shao's army suffered a disastrous defeat and returned to Linzi. There were only 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers left in the hundreds of thousands of troops. The remaining soldiers were scattered in various places. Yuan Shao was still in shock when he heard someone reporting that Gao Jin's army had entered Qingzhou and came to Linzi to kill him.
Yuan Shao was frightened at this time. He still had no trace of his previous majesty. He quickly said to the generals: "Since our army is defeated, how about we return to Hebei immediately?"
The generals who were still in charge of going to Qingzhou said one after another: "My lord should cross the river immediately and return to Hebei before he can rest and recuperate."
So Yuan Shaohuang arrived at the ferry with his army at night, crossed the river and headed north. As for Qingzhou, he no longer dared to imagine it.
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Yuan Shao has finished writing for now, the next one is Yuan Shu.