Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 110 Desperate Battle

The overwhelming rain of arrows pierced the dawn and divided the sky into countless long strips.

Qingzhou sergeants, who were marching lightly with empty hands, raised their heads unconsciously when they heard the noise from the sky, and the arrows shining coldly in their pupils grew bigger and bigger.

Among them, those who reacted quickly hurriedly looked for carts and shields to cover them, but most of them had no time to dodge.

The arrow pierced through the chest, neck, forehead, abdomen, and limbs, opening a series of penetrating wounds on the exposed human body.

Hysterical screams followed, and the human body fell to the ground like a bundle of wheat, still twitching.

It was just dawn at this time, and the tens of thousands of Qingzhou soldiers belonging to Tian Kai had found out that Yuan Jun should be [-] to [-] miles to the south the night before, and they were camping on the spot.

If both sides rest for one night and march in the same direction the next day, they should meet at noon.

Therefore, the generals of the Qingzhou Army resolutely camped simply and simply on the slopes of the mountain road, preparing to set off early the next day to stop the opponent.

Although the opponent crossed Yu Lingcheng, which surprised the generals of the Qingzhou Army, it was speculated that the opponent was already in the center of the three-way encirclement, and he couldn't escape no matter how he ran.

As a result, the entire army of the Qingzhou army pulled out their camp this morning. They had just walked less than ten miles, but there was an ambush on the other side, but they quietly ambushed in the woods on the hillside ahead of time, shooting a salvo of bows and arrows, catching them all by surprise!
Seeing that the enemy didn't know where they were, but the rain of arrows poured down like an endless stream, the soldiers who hadn't put on their armor suffered heavy losses and were in a mess. The forward general of the Qingzhou Army had no choice but to shout: "Return to the camp!"

Although the camp was built in a simple way, there are still some wooden fences, and it can be reorganized to some extent!
As a result, someone in the Chinese army yelled: "Don't retreat, there are not many enemies, each take his weapons and armor, and just charge forward!"

When the generals of the Qingzhou Army heard the voice, they immediately shouted in unison: "Obey!"

The person who spoke just now was Qingzhou Inspector Tian Kai who personally led the troops.

This man was extremely loyal to Gongsun Zan and fought bravely. Every time Yuan Shao's army came to attack Qingzhou, he would personally command the army to resist.

Originally, under the attack of an unknown number of enemies, the Qingzhou soldiers lost hundreds of lives and were about to collapse, but under Tian Kai's decision, they finally reorganized and took out their shields to cover them. The hillsides on both sides rushed up.

Yuan Xi saw the Qingzhou soldiers going up the mountain through the binoculars, and ordered the archers in front to retreat while firing arrows, and the sword and shield infantry behind to make up for it.

Soon after, the two sides encountered each other, and a scuffle broke out.

On the road down the mountain, Tian Kai didn't care about the soldiers on the mountain, and directly led the whole army along the road to the plain area ten miles away, wanting to stay away from the forest.

If you retreat to the camp, you will only be surrounded by the enemy in the mountains, and you will not be able to rush out!

Facts have proved that he is right, the logistics force has also been attacked!
Tian Kai's Qingzhou army was not a mob. After abandoning the soldiers who went up the mountain on both sides and the logistics troops behind, they marched hurriedly for seven or eight miles, and finally came to the plain area north of Yuling City.

However, the sight in front of them made them feel cold all over.

On the opposite side, Yuan Jun was neatly lined up with an army formation of tens of thousands of people, and the banners were uniform, waiting for them!

Tian Kai frowned tightly, while ordering the soldiers to deploy urgently, while ordering the rear army to resist the enemy's harassment in the mountains and forests on both sides.

A general said anxiously: "Inspector! We have been attacked before and after, and fighting here is really not good for us!"

Tian Kai thought for a moment, then said decisively: "The whole army advances."

As soon as these words came out, all the generals were stunned.

Tian Kai shouted, "What are you panicking about!"

"The opposite side hastened for dozens of miles overnight, and I must have not had a good rest!"

"On the contrary, we rest overnight, and the soldiers are in much better condition than them!"

"They watched us form an array, which means they dare not fight over at all!"

Standing beside Yuan Tan, Ju Shou saw Tian Kai's army rectify the soldiers and horses, and sighed: "Tian Kai is really a character, and he saw our intention to delay time."

Their original idea was to harass and ambush Tian Kai's army with light soldiers, exhaust Tian Kai's army and hinder their march, so that their soldiers who had been running overnight could rest.

But Tian Kai rushed out of the woods regardless of the ambush, which made Yuan Jun slightly passive.

Yuan Tanjun has been marching day and night for two days, and the sergeant is indeed in a bad state. The two sides are fighting each other, and no one knows the outcome.

The reason why they were in such a hurry was to shorten the distance from the other two support troops as soon as possible to create a time window for the decisive battle with Tian Kai.

One day, they only have one day at most.

If you can't defeat the opponent today, you will fall into a three-way encirclement!
Yuan Tan knew that the critical moment had come.

Both sides have tens of thousands of main soldiers, which is the key to the victory or defeat of the entire battle of Qingzhou!
He raised his hand: "The cavalry strikes, attacking the two wings!"

After the cavalry generals got the order, they led their troops out. They all knew that this was the time for their main force to recuperate. The longer it was delayed, the greater the chance of winning!
Seeing nearly a thousand cavalry attacking from the left and right wings, the Qingzhou Army also dispatched all the cavalry to stop them, and at the same time put some sword and shield soldiers on the flanks for protection.

There are thousands of cavalry on both sides, colliding with each other suddenly, and there are people screaming and turning over and falling off their horses, but no one on both sides can retreat. Once the cavalry of one's own side is defeated, the infantry in this formation will be harassed and attacked by the cavalry of the opponent, which is equivalent to half of the failure .

Holding the binoculars, Yuan Tan saw that Zhang He on the left and Zhao Yun on the right, and Yan Liang Gao Lan on the right, had already entered the battle, but what caught his attention was the dozens of cavalry led by Zhao Yun.

Yuan Tan recognized that it was Yuan Xi's private army, except for Zhao Yun, everyone was wearing armor and holding a long halberd, which was better equipped than his own cavalry.

What's more, the actions are uniform and everyone can cooperate with each other, which shows that the training is extremely disciplined, far surpassing the sergeants under his command, which is the most terrifying.

Yuan Tan remained silent, and hoped that his second brother would not become his enemy in the future, otherwise he would have no chance of winning with equal forces.

Under the desperate fighting of the cavalry of the Qingzhou Army, the cavalry on Yuan Shaojun's side also suffered great losses. In less than a quarter of an hour between the two sides, thousands of cavalry on Yuan Jun's side suffered hundreds of casualties.

The cavalry of the Qingzhou Army was even worse. Thousands of cavalry were almost wiped out.

Tian Kai saw it from afar and sighed.

The number of the two sides is about the same, but the four generals on the opposite side suppressed the cavalry generals here. After a few face-to-face encounters, all the cavalry generals of Tian Kaijun were killed by the opposite generals, and the remaining cavalry had no one to command. In order to fight, it was eventually killed by gradual consumption.

At this time, some Shaojun cavalry had already drawn their bows, galloped and shot bows and arrows towards Tian Kaijun's flanks, and the shield soldiers on the flanks raised their shields, desperately covering the arrows.

Seeing that he couldn't wait any longer, Tian Kai ordered the remaining cavalry to entangle the cavalry on the opposite side desperately, and at the same time the whole army charged!
If you can't run away, let's fight to the death!
On the top of the city of Yuling County, the boy and the old corps leader were still chatting boredly.

They looked at the siege equipment scattered and discarded below the city, and the young man asked, "Will they come back?"

The old corporal sighed: "Who knows, it would be best if they withdrew their troops, but how is this possible."

The young man pricked up his ears, listening to the wind from a distance, and said doubtfully: "There seems to be a very noisy sound in the far north."

The old corps leader sneered: "According to the past two days, I'm afraid they are hundreds of miles away, can you hear me?"

The boy moved his ears again: "It seems that there are many people coming from the south."

The old corps leader sighed: "Don't worry about who, we keep calling, we don't know how many days we can live."

Hearing this, the boy said bitterly, "None of them are good things."

The old corps leader had heard about the young man a long time ago, so he gave him a push: "What are you thinking about so much? Live every day."

The young man turned his head, looked to the north and then to the south, thinking that these people were attacking and killing each other, and in the end the unlucky ones would be himself, it would be best if they all died.

With a puff, a Yuan Jun cavalry rushed into the formation and rushed straight towards Tian Kai.

Tian Kai's personal guard hurriedly rode his horse to stand in front of Tian Kai, and the opponent pierced the guard's chest with a gun, and blood spurted from his back, splashing Tian Kai's face.

Then Yuan Jun's cavalry's horse leg was cut off by Qingzhou sergeant, and he rolled off the horse. Tian Kai's personal guards rushed up and hacked him to death.

Tian Kai wiped the hot blood from his face, his face was gloomy.

Both sides are fighting desperately, but his side has begun to show signs of defeat.

Although Yuan Jun suffered a lot, they always divided the army into several levels, took turns to attack and rest, and maintained an uninterrupted offensive, so that Tian Kai had no time to retreat and rest.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from both sides were nibbling each other on this plain, and nearly half of the casualties were already there.

Tian Kai has been fighting for a long time, and he has already seen that his side will collapse first.

Because the rear army can no longer support it.

The soldiers and horses hidden in the forest became the last straw that crushed Tian Kai's army.

Tian Kai also sent a lot of rear soldiers, the difference is that the forwards on the opposite side are hundreds of heavy infantry!
Once there is an injury or death, they will be dragged back by their own soldiers and put on armor again.

As a result, the enemy kept suppressing the equipment here, and Tian Kai's rear army began to be unable to withstand such encroachment.

The general next to him approached Tian Kai and said, "Inspector, let's go, if you don't go, it will be too late!"

Tian Kai closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

Tens of thousands of soldiers, his entire family property.

Within half a day, it was all gone.

Until the end, I didn't support Liu Bei to come to help.

Just a little bit.

Two days, no, one day, as long as you persist for one day, Liu Beijun from the south and Kong Rongjun from the northeast will come, but I didn't persist for a long time.

The front army has collapsed, and some soldiers have already fled in all directions. As long as it takes a while, the entire army formation will no longer be able to maintain it.

He gritted his teeth and shouted: "The whole army breaks out to the northwest!"

The remaining thousands of soldiers and horses of Tian Kai's army, led by him, desperately broke through Yuan Tan's block, and fled in the direction of Donglai County in the northeast.

Although Yuan Tan's entire army pursued him, only half of the opponent's troops remained in the end, and nearly a thousand people fled with Tian Kai.

Yuan Tan wanted to pursue, but the soldiers were exhausted, and some even fell to the ground while running.

Seeing this, Yuan Tan had no choice but to withdraw his troops. He knew that Tian Kai's escape was most likely to escape by boat in Donglai County, and it would be difficult to catch up.

Yuan Xi commanded the soldiers to pursue from the rear. He was so tired that he leaned his back against the tree trunk and gasped for breath.

His ambush bloody battle has reached its limit so far.

Fortunately, Tian Kai didn't choose his direction to escape, otherwise he might be killed instead.

(End of this chapter)