Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were enemies and had a tacit understanding. The two armies arrived at the scheduled battlefield almost at the same time, and were not affected by the vanguard battle at all.
Taishi Ci was very angry about this and complained a lot in private.
He has commanded light cavalry raids and knows the advantages and disadvantages of this method of warfare. Using light cavalry as the main force in a battle is simply a short attack and a long attack! I don’t know why Gongsun Zan, a great expert in light cavalry tactics, was confused at this juncture.
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But no matter how much he complains, it won't help. The Youzhou Army is an ally with his family, and they are also the relatively strong side. The master has to find a way around his suggestions. If the other party refuses to listen, what can he do? There is no other choice.
I hope Yuan Shao will make more mistakes than Gongsun Zan.
In fact, Taishi Ci knew very well that the possibility of this wish coming true was very low.
Qingzhou's intelligence network in Jizhou has not been established yet, but Tian Feng still has some connections in Jizhou. In addition to confidential military information, it is not difficult to find other information.
Yuan Shao is the coach in name only, but he only declares this to the outside world. Everyone in Jizhou knows that the actual commander of this battle is Ju Shuo!
Taishi Ci didn't know much about Jushou, but he had seen Tian Feng's abilities. Before setting off, Military Advisor Tian reminded his lord very solemnly that among the people in Hebei that he should be careful about, Jushou ranked first!
Tian Feng's original words are: Ju Gong is good at military strategy, and he knows everything about military matters, no matter how big or small. Unless they are not used, they will inevitably pose a major threat. What is more terrifying than this is that the civil and military personnel under Yuan Shao's command
If you can gather a force and command and dispatch the army, Guo Tu, Xu You and others can conspire and plot, one overt and the other covert, then you will be really hard to guard against.
Of course, the chance of the latter situation happening is extremely low, almost impossible. However, that is under normal circumstances. With Wang Yu as a huge threat, it is difficult to say whether Jizhou civil and military forces will uncharacteristically work together to deal with it.
enemy.
All in all, this battle is difficult to fight, not as easy as the Youzhou generals imagined.
This is true, but when Taishi Ci saw the appearance of the Youzhou Army, his belief began to waver again.
In terms of the size of the army alone, no other army can compare with the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans that day, which numbered nearly one million people. However, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are a pure mob. They may be shocked at first sight, but if you look closely, you will
See through their nature of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
There are many ways to defeat them. My lord's move is just to take advantage of it. If you switch to the Youzhou Army or the Jizhou Army to fight against the enemy, as long as the commander is not too stupid, you can always win in the end.
Relatively speaking, 10,000 elite cavalry and 30,000 infantry do not sound like a lot, but you can only appreciate the shock when you see them in person.
The 40,000-strong army stretched for several miles, and the smoke and dust brought up by the men and horses covered the sky. At the forefront was Gongsun Zan's personal guard, the white horse Yi Cong. The 3,000 white horses shone brightly, reflecting the spring day like the bright summer sun.
The whole wilderness became bright.
After the white horse Yi Cong, there are another seven thousand cavalry. Gongsun Zan seems to have a special preference for colors. Although the seven thousand cavalry are not qualified to be selected into the Yi Cong, the horses under their crotches are also clearly layered.
Every hundred people form a team, and ten teams form a brigade. Each brigade has a different color, from light to dark, from near to far. On this bright morning, standing at the front of the team, glance back
In the past, I seemed to have seen a huge rainbow illuminated by the sun!
The white horse is bright sunshine, and the seven-color cavalry behind it is a rainbow. Not to mention the combat power, this visual effect alone is already very amazing.
Only Gongsun Zan, who doesn't take horses seriously, can organize such a formation. If it were the Taishan Army, if the cavalry was not small enough and even the mules could be pulled along, it might not be able to meet the needs of the cavalry!
Taishi Ci was surprised and envious at the same time. His eyes were fixed on Gongsun Zan's cavalry army, wishing he could snatch all the pack horses behind them. Most of those horses were variegated war horses. Although they were also very strong, Gongsun Zan was
I don't like it, so it can only be used as a pack horse.
In Taishi Ci's eyes, this was a waste of good things! You must know that, except for a little extra hair, those horses are all good horses outside the Great Wall. If they were placed in the Central Plains, they would be hard to buy for a lot of money.
"Ziyi, Ziyi, don't get excited!" Seeing Taishi Ci's eyes flashing with fierceness, Wang Yu quickly comforted him: "In two years' time, we will have plenty of money. By then, Liaodong will have one share, and Brother Bogui will have another share.
, you can buy as many horses as you want."
"Just the business you entrusted to Mr. Zini and Zizhong? Is that reliable?" Taishi Ci reluctantly looked away.
"Why is it unreliable?" Wang Yu rolled his eyes at him angrily and said confidently: "Just wait and see, it won't take long. However, just having a horse is not enough, you also need a good rider. Take a look.
There are tens of thousands of cavalrymen in the Youzhou Army, but they march as if they are one person! Even the sound of horse hooves is so neat."
"The dust and smoke are rising, and you can tell from a distance that they are elite soldiers." Taishi Ci nodded and agreed: "If we can maintain this momentum when charging into the formation, it will be awesome. This momentum alone can also intimidate people."
There are quite a few people. Speaking of which, General Gongsun seems to value momentum very much. My lord, if you want to persuade him to give up the battle, I'm afraid..."
"That's not it." Wang Yu flattened his mouth in anger. Taishi Ci didn't remind him, but he also discovered it. Gongsun Zan attaches great importance to honor and momentum, otherwise he would not make the cavalry look like an honor guard. The visual effect is just
It can play a role in suppressing the enemy's morale.
His own tactics of attacking with light cavalry and luring the enemy to deceive them were more practical and did not meet Gongsun Zan's vision, so it is not surprising.
Wang Yu shook his head and sighed: "Just do your best and obey fate."
"Wonderful brother!" As he spoke, the large group of men and horses came closer, and a rider was separated from the white horse queue. Gongsun Zan's long-lost hearty laughter rang out: "As expected of Pengju, a wise brother. He ran for thousands of miles, defeated thousands with thousands, and destroyed everything in an instant.
A strong enemy, let's take the lead for our army! With my good brother here, let's not talk about Yuan Benchu, even if Xu Gongqing is reincarnated, how difficult will it be to defeat him?"
"The attention of everyone in Jizhou is focused on the eldest brother. The younger brother took advantage of the surprise. It's just a fluke. It's not worth bragging about." Wang Yu waved his hands and replied with a smile: "It's a shame that the eldest brother was worried and rushed to help."
Ah, so ashamed."
The two horses were close to each other, but there was something else in Gongsun Zan's smile, which seemed a bit forced. Covered by the two horses circling, he whispered: "Brother Xian, I already know what you asked Qin Feng to convey to Brother Yu.
, Let’s talk about this later.”
After that, he dismounted and shouted loudly: "Fa Shi, you go and set up camp; Wei Hong, you arrange sentries to see where that coward Yuan Shao is; Latitude, you go to the back and invite all the martyrs to come over.
I want to introduce worthy brother Pengju to them."
"Promise!" The three generals Tian Kai, Yan Gang and Shan Jing agreed in unison and went to make arrangements respectively.
"Righteous men?" The three people came and went in such a hurry that Wang Yu didn't have time to observe the two other people besides Tian Kai, but it was the righteous men mentioned by Gongsun Zan that made him a little concerned.
"Oh, dear brother, don't you know?" Gongsun Zan smiled very proudly, "Before he sent troops to attack Yuan Shao, he sent a letter listing Yuan Shao's ten major crimes. This book did not pay attention to these superficial articles, but the latitude force
I tried my best to do it, and the result was not bad, but it was an unexpected surprise..."
In this era, when fighting a war, it is important to speak the truth. If you want to spread the word, the most common way is to send out a message. This is similar to the later Republic of China period, when warlords liked to turn on the electricity before going to war.
As far as Wang Yu knew, before the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao had found a good recruiter, scolded Cao Cao in an essay, and then praised him for his literary talents.
Gongsun Zan was a pure military commander and didn't care about these procedures, but Shan Jing was a half-hearted scholar and advocated vigorously. When Gongsun heard the truth, he simply let Shan Jing handle it himself.
I never thought that the effect would be really good.
Yuan Shao's method of seizing Jizhou was not very bright at first. After taking control of the overall situation, the personnel and appointments were completely the same as the imperial court, which caused a lot of dissatisfaction. As soon as Gongsun Zan's message came out, these Han Fu's old troops, those who were talented and righteous, plus
Some outsiders responded one after another.
Those with high official positions changed their banners according to the counties; those with low official positions directly served in the army. After this incident, Gongsun Zan's military strength did not increase much, but his momentum increased greatly. It is no wonder that he showed such an expression.
"I see..." Wang Yu nodded slowly, thoughtfully.
"Brother Xian, you should know it now, right? The current situation is like this. Since Yuan Ben is coming to fight for the first time, I can't avoid fighting. Wouldn't I lose the hope of the world? Brother Fool is also sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat!"
Looking at Wang Yu's expression, Gongsun Zan felt that his hard work was not in vain, and he was filled with emotions for a moment.
In terms of tactics, he agreed with Wang Yu's judgment that using light cavalry to harass the enemy's rear was less risky. However, in this way, the army's food and wages could only rely on looting and Qingzhou's supply.
Strategy and tactics are Wang Yu's idea, and logistics supply relies on Qingzhou. If this battle is won, wouldn't it be...
Gongsun Zan is not a jealous person, but he also has his own ideas in his heart. When the alliance was formed in Luoyang, he, the eldest brother, was the stronger one. He was the one taking care of Wang Yu in all the battles including Qingzhou Pinghuangjin.
Now that he saw that the situation was about to reverse, he felt really uncomfortable. So, after much thought, he decided to fight according to the original plan and win in one fell swoop even if the casualties were high.
According to the current situation, as long as he can win this battle, more people in Jizhou will surrender. Isn't it better to decide the outcome in one battle than to fight a protracted war?
Now, Brother Pengju seems to have understood this meaning, so his efforts are not in vain.
In fact, he was completely wrong.
Wang Yu was in a daze, not because of Gongsun Zan's determination and reason to decide the outcome in a battle, but because he suddenly thought of something.
He finally knew why he couldn't find the person he was looking for all this time. It was because he was heading in the wrong direction! The person he was looking for officially joined the Youzhou Army before the Battle of Jieqiao. He was the so-called
One of the righteous men! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)