The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 870

The army of the Ming army appeared in the eastern area of ​​Yuquan Pavilion like a heavenly soldier, directly causing the Han army in Yuquan Pavilion to fall into chaos in an instant.

Even though the generals tried their best to suppress them, they couldn't stop the panic from spreading in the army.

In the previous fierce battle, despite having an absolute advantage, they were repeatedly frustrated.

The Ming army trapped on the river bank defeated tens of thousands of troops one after another, and then advanced all the way, only a hundred steps away from where their general was.

The enemy only has four thousand riders, and they can't bear anything.

But now most of the cavalry of the Ming army have arrived at Yuquan Pavilion, and at a glance, it is clear that they have definitely surpassed Wanqi.

The main force of the Ming army has arrived, how can they win?

Moreover, the Ming army came from the east, and there was only one road from Licheng to Tai County, and this road had to pass through Yuquan Pavilion.

In other words, Tai County is likely to have fallen, otherwise why would the Ming army appear behind them?

And with so many Ming troops appearing to the east, could it be that the Ming army had already discovered them and was just waiting for them to show their feet, and then wiped them all out!
At this time, the Han army in Yuquan Pavilion was completely in chaos, lost its charter, and evacuated towards the west and south in a mess.

Although the Han army was in chaos, Qu Yi did not order to pursue them.

From the fierce battle at Pingdan to the close of noon, the fierce battle and pursuit of the four hours, they are already at the end of their strength.

In the end, I was able to launch an impact, and it was all about forcibly taking a breath, so that the spirit could still persevere.

When they saw that the real reinforcements had appeared, they let go of their breath like this, and many people even fell off their horses.

Qu Yi's situation is also quite bad now, he only feels sore all over his body, the wounds on his body are also starting to ache at this moment, and fatigue also hits from all directions in an instant.

However, Qu Yi did not do anything. He led the cavalry who could still move, pulled the fallen soldiers back onto the horses, and then took the rest of the people on the battlefield to find if there were any survivors. , Slowly approaching the river beach all the way, trying to avoid contact with the Han army.

The Han army was on the verge of collapse at this time. If it weren't for the fact that the cavalry of the Ming army were still far away from them, they would definitely have collapsed by now.

Most of them just wanted to escape from Yuquan Pavilion, and Qu Yi's leader didn't have any intention of attacking, so they naturally bypassed Qu Yi and the others.

Cao Cao's face was ashen, his lips were purple, and he was in a state of trance.

Why the Ming army suddenly appeared in the east of Yuquan Pavilion, behind them, and why they knew that there was a battle here, he had no idea.

He saw the ocher-yellow flag representing Xu An, and there was no luck in his heart.

There was a commotion on the battlefield. Cao Xiu and Cao Hong led the tiger guard cavalry to guard Cao Cao and fled all the way to the southwest. Dian Wei led the tiger guard infantry as the palace army, barely holding the Han army's formation. As for immediate collapse.

The only good news is that it will take some time for the cavalry of the Ming army to reach their position.

But apart from this good news, the rest are all bad news.

Just like when they trapped the cavalry of the Ming army in Yuquan Pavilion before, now the main force of the Ming army also trapped them in Yuquan Pavilion.

Chen Gong still maintained a little rationality. He took over the command from Cao Cao and directed the army to retreat towards Nanshan.

The Han army's formation was in disarray, and the soldiers were terrified, but Chen Gong was Chen Gong after all, and quickly stabilized the situation, barely maintaining the army's strength.

After all, these Han troops were all the elite of the Han army in Qingzhou, and Chen Gong's timely response also restored their morale a little.

Fortunately, if Qu Yi had not led the cavalry to break through the first blockade line and pulled the front line further to the west, I am afraid there would be no time for them to evacuate back, and the cavalry of the Ming army would have already rushed to the front .

Backed by the mountains, the simple camps left by the original garrison also gave the soldiers of the Han army a sense of security.

But is it really safe for them to escape into the mountains?

"The enemy army is fleeing into the southern mountainous area. There are many flags planted in the mountainous area. It seems that there should be a camp."

A scout came galloping from the front and reported to Xu An who was slowly leading the horse.

"Let the forwards surround the mountain area and guard the surroundings to ensure safety."

"Follow the army into the forest at night, check the terrain, check the trails, and don't leave Cao Cao."

Xu An raised his head and glanced at the chaotic Han army in the distance, then at the situation on the river beach, and calmly ordered.

"It seems that we came in time, not too late."

Xu An breathed a sigh of relief. He saw that Qu Yi's general flag was still flying, and all the Ming troops on the river beach were still maintaining their formation, and they didn't seem to have lost command. Qu Yi and Guan Hai should have nothing to do with each other. Big problem.

"But it seems that the casualties this time are a bit serious..."

Jia Xu glanced at the river beach, years of experience gave him a general idea.

From a rough look, the size of the remaining soldiers on the river beach is probably only two to three thousand, and the dead should be more than half. Counting the wounded, there will only be more.

The price of this battle is indeed not small, I am afraid that the conquest of Qingzhou after the two battalions of Xiliang and Xiandeng are about to withdraw.

Jia Xu shook his head and frowned.

"This Qu Yi is a fierce general, but it's a pity that he is distracted, and he is too eager for success."

"Sai Weng loses his horse, how can I know that it is not a blessing."

"The casualties are indeed not small, but the price is worth it."

"Although Qu Yi did it this time, but without Qu Yi, we wouldn't let us meet this golden opportunity!"

Xu An raised his whip and pointed at the fiery red banner in the distance.

"In Qingzhou, only Cao Cao, who is the shepherd of Qingzhou, can use the big banner. We caught the biggest fish in Qingzhou!"

A smile appeared on Xu An's face. He just felt that the situation was not right. Later, based on the topographic map of Qingzhou and the situation in the southern part of the Qingzhou battlefield, he deduced that the Han army might set up an ambush along the road.

When planning the battle of Qingzhou before, because of the map of Qingzhou donated by Qu Yi, many plans could be carried out.

And Xu An also remembered that Qu Yi once emphasized several main routes to attack Qingzhou, one of which was Yuquan Pavilion.

Yuquan Pavilion connects Zhu'a, Licheng, Dongpingling and Taixian, and Quyi once stationed troops here.

At that time, Xu An felt that something was wrong, so he dispatched troops to the south, heading all the way to Tai County.

Then on the road, Jia Xu helped analyze and came to the conclusion that if the Han army was defeated and seduced, then the most suitable battlefield is definitely not the plains near Tai County and Dongping Mausoleum, but definitely around Yuquan Pavilion.

Because Yuquan Pavilion is surrounded by water in the north and surrounded by mountains in the south, there are only two directions to pass. As long as the roads on both sides are blocked, more people in Yuquan Pavilion will become turtles in the urn, and there is no way to escape.

So Xu An changed his plan to go to Tai County, and led troops all the way to gallop towards Yuquan Pavilion.

Although Jishui is not in the water-rest period, its water potential is not large and its width is limited. The watersides are basically gentle plains and hilly areas, so it cannot be regarded as a natural danger. Many places can cross the river.

When Xu An went south, he brought not only the three cavalry of Tengxiangwei, Taipingwei, and Xiaoqiying, but also a battalion of soldiers.

Most of the soldiers can ride horses, but they are not very proficient. Before the Han and Wei armies fought in Fanyang, Xu An led the troops from Chang'an. On the last section of the road, when they rushed to Fanyang, the soldiers rode directly there.

Therefore, the speed of the march far exceeded the expectations of the Han army, which caught the Han army by surprise.

The soldiers of the Ming army even rode their horses and dismounted a hundred steps away from the Han army's formation, and then defeated the Han army led by Huangfusong in one fell swoop.

The soldiers of the Ming army carried tools to build pontoon bridges. They selected a section of river with narrow water surface and quickly built several pontoon bridges. This is how the Ming army passed through Jishui and stepped into the enemy's rear.

After that, Xu An led the army all the way to the southwest, and finally arrived at the battlefield when Qu Yi was about to kill himself.

The original intention was to save Qu Yi and prevent the defeat of the Vanguard Army from damaging morale.

But Xu An did not expect that Cao Cao would lead the army in Yuquan Pavilion.

To be honest, Qingzhou's defense lines are layered on top of each other. According to previous estimates, the battle of Qingzhou will take at least a few months or even less than half a year before the entire Qingzhou can be finally taken.

After all, for a city wall covered with bricks, especially one that has been reinforced many times with a lot of money, the time it will take can even be calculated in months.

This is all the content that has been experimented in the Taipingdao workshop. Xu An has actually made preparations for the battle of Qingzhou until the beginning of next spring.

But now everything has changed, and there is no need to wait until the beginning of spring next year. Now most of the Qingzhou Han army's elite are here, as long as they are all eaten, then Qingzhou's defense line will collapse.

And if it is to capture Cao Cao, who is the shepherd of Qingzhou.

A bold plan has already appeared in Xu An's mind.

Capturing Qingzhou Shepherd Cao Cao and defeating Qingzhou within ten months will surely show the destiny even more. When the rumors come together, the end of the battle of Qingzhou will definitely shake the entire Han court.

With the momentum of a big victory, maybe he can accomplish all his achievements in one battle...

"Planting flowers will not bloom, planting willows unintentionally will make a shade."

"What a chance..."

After the reform of the Han court, although the essence has not changed, it has become much stronger. If it really wants to destroy the Han court, it will take a lot of trouble.

But now that Cao Cao and the elite of the Han army in Qingzhou are besieged in Yuquan Pavilion, the plan can be changed accordingly.

Xu An slowly reined in his horse, and he had now reached the official road on the west side of Yuquan Pavilion, where Cao Cao and Chen Bing were before.

"Order the sergeants to disperse a little bit, maintain the army formation, raise more banners, stand on the official road, and arrange all the soldiers in places where the Han army can see them. Send a message to the north to suspend the troops for a while, and then transfer two battalions of soldiers. Ying Ruishi came and ordered Gao Shun to lead the trapped camp and immediately go south to Yuquan Pavilion."

Xu An led the army this time, only bringing three cavalry troops of Tengxiangwei, Taipingwei, and Xiaoqiying, and one battalion of soldiers, totaling more than [-] soldiers, which is actually not many.

This is why Xu An did not immediately order to attack the Han army in Qingzhou who retreated to Nanshan, but also dispatched troops.

Xu An scanned the devastated battlefield, although he was used to seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood, he was still moved by it.

From the river beach to here, there are countless corpses of soldiers on the ground. The corpses are scattered all over the field, and the blood flows into a river, which is terrible as if it has been plowed by something.

After Xu An arrived at the place where Cao Cao had stopped, Qu Yi and Guan Hai did not stay at the river beach anymore, they rushed all the way to see Xu An.

"Sinful general Qu Yi (Guan Hai), pay homage to the Taoist Lord."

Qu Yi and Guan Hai rode their horses to the front, got off their horses together, knelt down on the ground, and pleaded guilty.

If Xu An hadn't arrived, perhaps the two of them would have died on the battlefield by now.

How serious the consequences of Pioneer's defeat are, both of them are veterans, so they are very clear.

"This ambush is all my fault."

"Guan Hai once persuaded me to be cautious and wait until the fog cleared before marching, but I wanted to make meritorious deeds, so I ignored it, and led the troops in pursuit all the way here, so I fell into ambush."

Qu Yi did not shirk responsibility, but took all the responsibility on himself.

Xu An's expression softened a little. Although he didn't know the specific situation, Qu Yi's attitude was respectful and he didn't evade explanations, which calmed his dissatisfaction a little.

He also saw the situation on the battlefield and where Koji was at the end.

There were two battlefields in total, the dead and wounded were strewn with scars, Xu An could see clearly that most of the fallen soldiers were generals of the Han army.

It seems that Qu Yi led the cavalry to make a desperate fight at the end, charged the Han army formation, and rushed all the way to less than a hundred steps away from Cao Cao.

And because of Qu Yi's ambush, Cao Cao was trapped in Nanshan. From a strategic point of view, Qu Yi even made a contribution.

However, achievements cannot be counted in this way, and it is naturally impossible for Xu An to reward Qu Yi.

It is true that Qu Yi's rash advance led to ambush, loss of soldiers and generals.

"It is clearly written in the "Military Maneuver Code" that in foggy, rainy days, or loss of vision, it is not allowed to chase defeated soldiers for more than five miles."

"I remember this book. At the beginning, I had already given Tiqi of the Wolf Guard to your hands for you to read."

"But if you knowingly committed a crime and lost your army, what crime should you have?!"

Qu Yi lowered his head, not daring to look at Xu An, it was really because of Xu An's power.

This time Xu An rushed to Yuquan Pavilion suddenly like a divine soldier descending from heaven, which made Qu Yi completely unexpected.

"But according to the Taoist punishment, the crime will have no complaints."

Koji lowered his head a little lower.

Xu An originally wanted to say a few words to beat Qu Yi, but seeing the bloodstains on Qu Yi's body, he still didn't say what he wanted to say in the end.

At this time, Qu Yi's body was covered with blood, and the war robe he covered was in tatters. The blood dyed the fringe yellow war robe dark red, and the armor on his body was covered with scars from swords and swords.

"Victory or defeat is a common trend in military affairs. This matter will be discussed after the war. The two leading troops, Qi and Guan Hai, will temporarily move to Yuquan Pavilion, and the wounded soldiers will be settled first."

Xu An led the horse, bypassed Qu Yi, and walked forward. He climbed up the mound with his personal guards, and set his sights on the mountain where Cao Cao was not far away.

The outcome of the Battle of Qingzhou is already clear.

(End of this chapter)