Seeing Wang Yu again, Gongsun Zan felt very complicated.
It goes without saying that I am grateful. Without Wang Yu's hard fighting, today would have been a crushing defeat. It is hard to say whether he, the general, could have saved his life. Anyone who was in the Chinese army at that time will never forget that the Jizhou cavalry at that time
How ferocious the attack was.
It goes without saying that he is upset and sentimental. If he had listened to Wang Yu's advice, the losses in this battle would not have been so great, or even this battle would not have happened at all.
Qingqi is not suitable to be used as the main force in frontal battles, let alone to attack fortresses. As a veteran general who has been on the battlefield, Gongsun Zan does not understand these principles, but under the impact of the great situation, he finally fainted
He stopped, refused to listen to advice, and refused to think deeply, ultimately ruining a good situation.
Of course, what made him even more frustrated was that Wang Yu used a small number of troops to achieve many brilliant achievements in succession. But he himself, even with the advantageous situation left by Wang Yu, still failed to expand the results.
The annihilation of the Jizhou cavalry was nothing more than defeating a lost dog, and there was nothing to be proud of. If we could take advantage of the situation to break through the Jizhou army's formation and achieve a great victory, we would have something to console ourselves with.
However, even though Wang Yu once invaded the Jizhou Army's main formation and paralyzed the Jizhou Army's command system, Gongsun Zan still failed to win, and his own losses exceeded expectations.
Jizhou's army was equipped with too many bows and crossbows.
The previous Xuanxiang formation was relatively loose, and the crossbowmen were evenly distributed in the large formation, so they did not appear too many. After it became a dense square formation, the long-range attack power was extraordinary.
Youzhou Qingqi is a light cavalry after all. Although the soldiers fought bravely and continuously broke through several lines of defense of the Jizhou Army, causing a lot of casualties. However, under the counterattack of the opponent's long-range firepower, their own damage was also considerable.
The cavalry opened the gap without fear of sacrifice, but the subsequent infantry attack was weak and unable to expand the results. They rushed into the enemy's position many times and were quickly defeated each time. No matter what Gongsun Zan sent to supervise the battle, he could not arouse them.
courage.
If Gongsun Zan was determined to fight the Jizhou army to the end, he might not be able to win this battle, but after that, the Youzhou cavalry would no longer be injured, but would be on the verge of being completely wiped out.
After a while, Yuan Shao still had a rear army. As long as he could escape with his life, he could quickly raise a new army with the wealth of Jizhou. Gongsun Zan did not have such confidence, and in the end, he had no choice but to give up the fight.
The final plan was to break away from the Jizhou Army.
For the proud and arrogant Gongsun Zan, just picking one of these things would be enough to make him depressed for a while, not to mention that they come together and there is a comparison?
Coupled with the guilt and a little bit of discomfort in his heart, he didn't know how to face Wang Yu, his little brother.
However, when he saw Wang Yu, covered in dust and wearing heavy armor, walking towards him with the same smile on his face, he put aside all distracting thoughts and faced him excitedly.
"My younger brother is not strong enough. I failed to capture Yuan Shao before my elder brother took over. Please forgive me." Wang Yu was the first to salute.
"My dear brother, you are too modest. If my dear brother hadn't fought so hard, I might have been captured before Yuan Shao. What else could we talk about?" Gongsun Zan hurriedly stepped forward to support him, sighing with emotion.
In the past, he might have thought about it to see if Wang Yu meant it sarcastically, but now he was too lazy to think about it that much. Not to mention that Peng Ju's virtuous brother was an upright person. If he wasn't like this, even if he was, it wouldn't be a big deal.
. This battle has been fought like this, and the number of old brothers who have been injured and killed is too many to count. How can we talk about being shameless?
Wang Yu's words are not without the meaning of temptation.
To be honest, he was not sure what Gongsun Zan's attitude would be after this battle was over. It was not impossible for a person with such a strong personality to become angry after suffering such a setback.
Although he didn't mean that, repeated admonitions seemed to be similar to predicting defeat in advance to a certain extent. I remember that after the Battle of Guandu in history, Yuan Shao used similar reasons to kill Tian Feng.
It seems good now that Gongsun Zan is not Yuan Shao after all. Although he has a bit of a stubborn temper, he will not take it too seriously. This avoids the worst situation. Although they failed to win this battle, the alliance between the two sides is closer than before.
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"Brother, there is no need to be upset. My eldest brother is an upright person with a bold personality and is famous all over the world. There is nothing he can do about being targeted and calculated. There are many heroes in Youzhou. You and I will join forces and come back to fight again.
"Wang Yu is not good at comforting people by nature. He couldn't say a few words and then brought the topic to the war.
"Besides, we don't really lose today."
"My dear brother, you don't have to say all these nice things." Wang Yu's comfort made Gongsun Zan smile bitterly: "Thanks to my dear brother's bravery, the Jizhou Army may have lost more troops than us, but
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Among the various soldiers and horses that went out to fight today, the absolute number lost by Wang Yu's Taishan Army was not too large, but the proportion was quite high. Including the White Horse Yi Cong who joined later, the number before the war was 1,200, and after the war, they could ride
There were only about 600 people left on horseback, and nearly half were killed or injured.
On the Youzhou Army side, the 3,000 Baima Yicong were almost completely wiped out. The 7,000 cavalrymen who later participated in the battle also suffered more than 2,000 casualties, more than half of them. It should be said that it was much more tragic than the Taishan Army, because the Baima Yicong was
The absolute main force of the Youzhou Army.
The casualties of the infantry were not small. Before the war, there were more than 30,000 people. They died in the battle, fled, and almost 10,000 people were missing. Most of them fled. The biggest casualties in the battle were only Liu Bei's Pingyuan Army, which carried them head-on.
Jizhou Qingqi.
Wang Yu had no way of knowing the detailed figures for the Jizhou Army, but he could roughly estimate them.
The five thousand light cavalry were almost completely wiped out; there were not many thousand euphorbia soldiers left; among the three aces, the Xianden camp, which had been fighting the hardest, suffered the least damage. In the end, they still had more than 400 infantrymen left.
The main force was attacked by Wang Yu and Gongsun Zan successively, and the casualties should be close to 10,000.
Therefore, judging from the loss of troops alone, this battle was a half-match, and no one took much advantage.
However, things like fighting cannot be calculated based on appearance alone. If we consider the overall situation, Gongsun Zan lost this battle.
The situation before the war was: Yuan Shao fraudulently seized Jizhou. Although he had widespread support, there were also many opponents. When Gongsun Zan sent the message at the right time, it happened to be the moment when Yuan Shao was not stable and was at his weakest.
If Gongsun Zan wins a great victory and pursues the victory, Yuan Shao will not only have no time to integrate his internal affairs, but will probably face the situation of betrayal and alienation. At least Han Fu's old troops will definitely take the opportunity to repeat themselves.
In this way, the situation will be very favorable for Gongsun Zan. Even if he cannot kill Yuan Shao in one go, he can still encroach on Jizhou's territory, strengthen himself and weaken the enemy.
Therefore, from Gongsun Zan's point of view, this battle must be won. A draw is almost as good as a loss.
If it was a draw, his previous strength would be gone. There might still be some losers, but certainly not many. Therefore, Gongsun Zan would lose the opportunity to pursue the victory.
A stalemate would be even more detrimental to him. If he hadn't been worried about the instability of his retreat, Gongsun Zan wouldn't have been so eager for a decisive battle. He didn't have the capital to fight a war of attrition.
Now, recalling Wang Yu's proposal before the war again, Gongsun Zan also had mixed feelings.
Yes, that strategy is the safest. Scatter the light cavalry, cut off the food routes, and make forced landings in counties, causing fires everywhere in Yuan Shao's backyard. If Yuan Shao holds on, he will definitely not be able to hold on for long. If he divides his troops and strangles them, fighter planes will appear.
In encounters and surprise battles, Qingqi's combat power was much greater than in battles. Small victories were accumulated into big victories, and Yuan Shao was captured in one final blow, thus establishing the situation in Hebei.
The only trouble with this strategy is that supplies are hard to find. If they rob local areas, Gongsun Zan's reputation will be ruined. This is also the main factor that Shan Jing reminded him of and made him reject Wang Yu's proposal.
But thinking about it now, it may not be necessary to plunder on a large scale. As long as the situation of the Youzhou Army is favorable, are you still worried that Jizhou will not have a wall?
As Gongsun Zan spoke and thought, his ideas became clearer and clearer: the frontal battlefield is also easy to handle. He can retreat to the plains with his infantry and rely on Qingzhou. If Yuan Shao dares to launch a battle, he must be careful of the Qingzhou main force that may appear at any time.
force.
Thinking of this, and thinking about Wang Yu's previous words, something suddenly moved in his mind, "Brother Xian, you said about making a comeback, could it be that... you still intend to persuade someone to go to the plains and fight Yuan Shao again?"
"I do have this intention," Wang Yu smiled slightly: "Before I explain, I would like to ask my eldest brother, where does the eldest brother originally want to go? Is it to return to Youzhou?"
"Hmm..." Gongsun Zan pondered for a moment. Before talking to Wang Yu, he had indeed planned to recruit new troops and fight again. But if he thought about it carefully, his decision was not appropriate enough.
When he sent out troops this time, he was trying to sell iron. He brought out almost all the money and food from his family, but in the end he didn't get any spoils. Now is the season of spring and summer, and there is no surplus food at all among the people. Even if he adds some of the original and new ones,
No matter how much the counties search, they won't be able to find anything. On the contrary, they will lose the support of the people and give their enemies an opportunity to make a fuss.
After losing troops and generals, it will not be as easy as before to earn extra money on the grassland. It may even endanger you and make you vulnerable to enemies on all sides.
Without money and food, how can we recruit troops? Thinking more deeply, there may be other problems, such as the old enemy Liu Yu...
"My dear brother, I already understand what I mean, but if I go to the plains, Yuan Shao will definitely pursue me after he has healed his wounds. Wouldn't that harm my dear brother? Besides, my subordinates are all cavalry, and they will not be able to restore their strength in the plains.
, if we fight again, I'm afraid..."
Gongsun Zan shook his head, not optimistic about the prospect of fighting in the plains again.
"Otherwise." Wang Yu smiled and held up three fingers: "Big brother, there are many benefits to going to the plains for repairs. From my humble opinion, there are at least three..."
"Oh?" Gongsun Zan raised his head, with some sparkle in his eyes: "I would like to hear the details." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)