Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 216 215 When will I, Lu Bu, need to explain to you?
From childhood to adulthood, under the care of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shang has almost never really seen what the battlefield looks like.

Even in the most painful defeat at Guandu, he only got a glimpse of how the army of the Northern Kingdom was losing step by step from the battle reports one after another.

Perhaps it was because of this that Yuan Shang always had the mentality of fighting, and most of the time he was unwilling to go to war.

However, today, Yuan Shang knew that without the need for Shen Pei and Xu You to persuade him, he should put on a tough coat, ride a war horse, and lead the soldiers to the front line to fight with Yuan Tan.

Because the four court pillars in Hebei are gone, the prestige of Ma Yan and others in the army is not enough to support the morale of the army. As the commander, he must come to the battlefield in person.

Only with his presence can the soldiers risk their lives to fight.

This battle is related to the great cause of the Northern Kingdom. If it wins, no one can shake the position of the Lord of the Northern Kingdom. Only victory is allowed and no defeat is allowed.

He walked up to the soldier and looked at the sword that symbolized the power of the northern kingdom. This was Yuan Shao's saber. He took it off with both hands respectfully, and focused on it, "Father is the spirit in heaven, please protect the child to win the flag."

My goodness, how do you have the face to say such a thing? If the old master is still alive, he will be pissed off by you. Xu You spit in his heart, expressing his admiration for Yuan Shang's face .

"My lord, Lu Bu led the army out of the stronghold, and Yuan Tan's people have also chased them out." Ma Yan hurried into the account to report the latest situation.

Yuan Shang nodded, didn't speak any more, but tied Yuan Shao's saber around his waist, turned around and walked towards the gate.

The way to be safe is of course to confirm that Lu Bu and Yuan Tan's people are fighting together before Yuan Shang sends troops.

But in fact, this is not realistic at all.

After all, Lu Ying was still thirty or forty miles away from the ferry. Under normal circumstances, Yuan Tan's pursuers would definitely attack him while he was boarding the boat to cross the river. So when the scouts sent back the express report, it would probably be dawn.

Now that he has made up his mind, as long as it is confirmed that Lu Bu has led his troops to leave the camp, he must immediately lead his troops to kill Yuan Tan's camp. You must know that the 2 people responsible for intercepting and killing Yuan Tan's defeated soldiers have already set off at dark. Too long for fear of accidents.

An army of one hundred thousand came out of the three villages like a tidal wave. Even if they couldn't see the battle clearly at night, the sound of footsteps and movement alone was enough to startle the night owls in the forest several miles away.

Chen Bing confronted each other in the wild and under the village, and from time to time there would be surprise attacks on the enemy's camp, but the number of people usually did not dare to be too large, because they were worried that the opponent's scouts would find out if there was a big movement, and instead jumped into the opponent's trap.

This is an army of [-] in front of us, and it moves like a mountain falling apart. It is obviously impossible to completely hide.

Yuan Shang knew very well that Yuan Tan would know his movements within one-third of the army's march.

Even so, this can actually be regarded as a surprise attack.

Because this involves the time-consuming issue of troop mobilization, like this time he was a well-prepared stud, and it took two days to reorganize the army.

As for Yuan Tan, from when he received the military report to when his troops arrived, his reaction time would not exceed two hours.

The troops are armored, sharpened, bows and arrows are distributed, and the cavalry is drawn into formation. In two hours, 2 people can be ready for battle, even if he uses his troops like a god.

What's more, Yuan Tan's trilogy is also quite a lot. Even if tens of thousands of people are divided into chasing and killing the remaining people, there will be no less than [-] people. A large camp of such people, just the transmission of a military order is enough It will take half an hour. If you still want to set up an ambush and counterattack these operations, you will have to give Yuan Tan ten days and eight days to do it.

This is one of Yuan Shang's reliance, and there is another crucial point. He firmly believes that the people sent to chase Lu Bu must be Yuan Tan's elite troops.

In Yuan Tan's army, the most feared thing for Yuan Shang is his cavalry.

Although he asked Yuan Xi to provide thousands of horses to arm the army on the eve of this war, the problem is that the training of cavalry cannot be accomplished overnight.

In the battle of Guandu, the euphorbia warriors turned against each other. Many cavalry were captured and killed, and the elite were captured and destroyed.

On the other hand, Yuan Tan's cavalry was well preserved, and that cavalry was all commanded by Wen Chou, and its combat power was the best in the northern kingdom.

If he hadn't firmly believed that these cavalry had already been dispatched, Yuan Shang would not have made up his mind.

In such a situation where he was dominant in all aspects, Yuan Shang felt that he had no possibility of losing.

If not, he would not have dared to personally lead the troops to the front to command the battle.

"Marquis Wen, it's almost time, we should go to fetch Yuan Shang's camp."

In the Xiajin wilderness under the night, a group of 4 people mixed together, Lu Bu's people and Yuan Tan's people.

But what Lu Bu didn't expect was that the incoming general would be Han Ju, a general under Yuan Tan's command. He was mentioned by Wen Chou when he was in Pengcheng. He was his lieutenant general. number one.

Such a person, Yuan Tan, did not arrange an ambush in the camp, but sent him to keep an eye on him. This kind of guard is really not ordinary.

Lv Bu nodded, then turned his horse's head and started heading towards Yuan Shang's barracks.

In order to deceive others, the two teams had already run in the opposite direction for more than 20 miles, and then turned back, the distance was much farther, not to mention that it was almost dawn when they arrived at Yuan Shang's barracks in the middle of the night, and the soldiers also Since the people were exhausted, Lu Bu made a straightforward suggestion:

"At that time, I will lead my troops to conquer the southern camp, and the general will lead people to conquer the northern camp. After destroying the camp, I will set fire to it. This will knock the mountains and shake the tigers, chilling the morale of the army, and maybe the Yuan army in the central army's Dazhai will be defeated without a fight."

"But... the military order I received was to cooperate with Marquis Wen in attacking Yuan Shang's Zhongjun stronghold. His army has already left, and it is useless for the deputy battalion to take it. Let's follow the son's order and attack the Zhongjun stronghold." Han Ju said and acted like Is a meticulous person.

Lu Bu glanced at him and sneered, "Anyway, I'm going to fetch Nanying. As for you, I have no right to dispatch, so decide on your own."

It's not what was agreed at the beginning, is it?Han Ju frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Why did Marquis Wen turn his back on his word, you have read all the letters you wrote to the young master at the end."

"One moment and another moment." Lu Bu didn't lie, he was trying to coax Yuan Tan into taking the bait, of course he did whatever he said, now, whether you want to go or not, anyway, the pressure is on your master.

"I don't understand what's happening now and then, please explain to Marquis Wen clearly."

Lawyer~
As soon as Han Ju finished speaking, Chituma neighed and stopped. Lu Bu turned to look at him, "When will I, Lu Bu, need to explain things to you?"

Lu Bu's voice was very soft, and he didn't deliberately have a threatening tone, but just such a glance made the lieutenant, who had been fighting with Wen Chou on the battlefield for many years, feel stagnant, and instinctively avoided Lu Bu's gaze.

The eyes of the old father-in-law are not something ordinary people dare to look directly at. Lin Mo thought to himself that even your old boss Wen Chou would be scared when he saw it. Why are you making trouble with this?

"Zilong, are you all ready?" Lin Mo didn't care at all that the atmosphere between the two generals was not right. If he, Han Ju, really dared to do something, he would be able to do it.

"Three hundred cavalry and shooting have already been ordered."

After Zhao Yun nodded, he said with concern: "I also remember his portrait in my heart. As long as he appears, he will definitely not be able to escape."

Lin Mo smiled, "Based on what I know about him, you should be able to succeed."

After finishing speaking, Lin Mo's expression became serious again, and he added in a deep voice, "But if you can't wait until noon, you must rush back to join us. After Yuan Tan gathers Yuan Shang's defeated army, he will definitely attack us. This guy can't stop him."

Although Lin Mo was very sure in his heart that he could kill two birds with one stone, after going through so many things, he also began to learn to make two-handed preparations.

In any case, Zilong cannot be put in danger.

I want the great cause of the country, and I want the brotherhood!

Arriving in front of Yuan Tan's Zhongjun stronghold, Yuan Shang had no time to observe and analyze. The army immediately took action according to the deployment before departure.

Ma Yan led 3 troops to attack from the frontal West Village, He Mao led 3 troops to attack from the South Village, and Zhang Jie also led [-] troops to attack from the North Village.

On the other hand, Yuan Shang himself led 1 people to supervise the battle on the periphery, and at the same time, he could also increase his momentum.

As for Dongzhai, he deliberately surrounded San Que and released a way out for Yuan Tan's people to escape.

The battle of thousands of people relies on the bravery of soldiers and horses, causing as much damage as possible at the first time to form a deterrent, and finally slowly eating away at the opponent.

And this kind of bloody battle of tens of thousands of people does not rely on killing, but on momentum and morale. It beats the opponent into a declining trend and forces the opponent to flee. In the process, it will cause a lot of trampling. Compared with the trampled to death, the number of dead people is much less.

But if you block the last way of life, you are forcing others to fight with you, the wise will not do it.

Yuan Shang was standing under the front gate of the West Village. He didn't know what the two fronts of Ma Yan and He Mao were, so he could only focus on Zhang Jie.

Zhang Jie led [-] cavalry to rush in first, overturning the bonfires and igniting the tents along the way.

Although Zhang Jie was not a famous general, he knew that there was no way out at this moment. The cavalry he led was Yuan Shang's spearhead and spear point, which was about to plunge into the heart of Yuan Tan's army and destroy their will to fight.

Yuan Shang, who was under the gate, looked at the rain of arrows coming from both sides, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Judging from the density, there are less than a thousand people, which is about the same as I estimated. After all, Yuan Tan already knew the news before his own people arrived. If he did not resist at all, it would make people worry.

But if you want to stop your own [-] army with this kind of people, it is tantamount to nonsense.

After the infantry also began to rush into the army stronghold, the rain of arrows shot from the scattered tents also began to weaken. The sounds of fighting, shouting, and neighing of war horses were intertwined, which made Yuan Shang's heart surge.

"Behead Yuan Tan! Behead Yuan Tan! Behead Yuan Tan!" The soldiers and horses who rushed into Yuan Tan's army camp were all shouting the same slogan. While boosting the morale of the army, it could also serve as a deterrent to the enemy.

Looking down from the top of Yuan Tan's army stronghold, Ma Yan, He Mao, and Zhang Jie are gathering towards the big tent of the Chinese army. Their purpose is to break through the Chinese army stronghold and capture the flag.

As long as the tents of the Chinese army are breached and the banner falls, Yuan Tan's army will surely be in disarray, and all he needs to do is to capture the prisoners along the way.

Seeing that there was still one mile to reach the Chinese army tent, Zhang Jie could even see the bright bonfire outside the Chinese army tent, and the big "Yuan" sign hunting, that was the goal of his trip.

"Quick! Brothers, the lord will give you a reward. Whoever captures this flag will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins, and whoever kills Yuan Tan will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins!" Zhang Jie also began to clamor, holding the spear in his hand and grinning ferociously.

As soon as this sentence was finished, Zhang Jie felt that his center of gravity was not stable, and he fell forward. It was because the galloping mount stepped on the ground, causing the horse to roll to the ground. Due to the huge inertia, Zhang Jie himself fell to the ground.

Although it was extremely painful, Zhang Jie didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly got up. Countless painful lessons taught him that if he was slower at this time, he might be trampled to death by the cavalry behind him.

When he got up, he realized that he was actually in a pit half a person deep, and the cavalry behind him fell into this pit like dumplings.

"Stop! Stop!" The centurion who reacted shouted.

The pit in front of him was not too small, it rolled down seventy or eighty rides, but it could not be filled, such a big pothole could not be dug out in a day, Zhang Jie knew something was wrong, so he wanted to climb out of the pothole.

Before they had time to move their bodies, a burst of flaming arrows shot towards them. The rocket landed in the pit, immediately triggering a high tongue of flame to engulf the people and horses in the pit.

Originally, tung oil had been poured into the pit, but at some point, a group of soldiers poured out from the surrounding area and smashed down the jar of tung oil in their hands, fearing that the fire would not be strong enough.

"Ah~!" The pain of the burning fire caused the cavalry in the pit to let out a piercing scream, and the horses also neighed in pain, which made people feel terrified.

This kind of heart-pounding scream suppressed the slogan of 'kill Yuan Tan' in an instant.

The people in the pit were engulfed in flames, but their survival instinct drove them to crawl out of the pit, like ghosts crawling out of hell, and the frightened cavalry retreated one after another.

In their eyes, they could only see firemen crawling out of the pits, screaming, and falling down after a few steps. The pungent smell of burnt meat made their stomachs churn.

This is their line of sight. If you look down from above, you will know that the same scene happened on the other side of Ma Yan and He Mao.

This kind of tragic scene, this kind of shock, no one can have the will to fight.

"Brothers, come out with me!" On the opposite side, a steed leaped high, flew over a two-foot-wide pit, and landed in front of Yuan Shangjun's cavalry like a heavenly soldier.

It was Zhao Rui, he was holding a long spear, and when he charged into the enemy army alone on a horse, he slashed and killed.

Almost at the same time, Yuan Tan's army rushed out from all directions. They held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other.

It is true that cavalry are pioneers, but once they lose the momentum of charging, their combat effectiveness will not be much stronger than infantry.

What's more, the tragic scene just now really scared them out of their souls, and without Zhang Jie's command, they immediately twisted like a headless snake.

On the other hand, on Zhao Rui's side, Captain Polu, who was killed by his illustrious military exploits, knew how to inspire the army. As long as he stood there, it was enough to make the soldiers fearless.

The knife and axemen who surrounded them either chopped off the horse's legs, or used their shields to form an iron wall to force the cavalry to retreat again and again, so that they were powerless to fight back.

They wanted to retreat, but found that they were all their own people behind them, blocking their way of life, and they couldn't retreat at all, and a layer of despair immediately shrouded their hearts.

The situation of Yuan Shangjun's infantry in the back row was not much better. They had radiated in a fan shape since they rushed into Yuan Tan's army camp, trying to create the greatest momentum in the shortest possible time.

Halfway through, there was a rain of arrows denser than locust swarms, and countless soldiers rushed out from the side of the tent, clamoring to chop off Yuan Shang's head.

Inside Yuan Tan's army village, there were burning tents in all directions, horses galloping wildly, and the harsh sound of swords and soldiers colliding.

Yuan Shangjun, who thought it was a surprise attack, was rushed by Yuan Tanjun who had been prepared for a long time, and his will to fight immediately became a little loose.

At this time, the innermost sergeant started to shout something, and it was only when the shout got closer that he heard it clearly. It was someone shouting, "Zhang Jie is dead in battle." '

Not long after the war started, such bad news came. Although Yuan Shangjun's soldiers did not flee immediately, everyone was watching and listening, fearing that they would be abandoned on the battlefield.

With such a mentality, how could he fight head-on with Yuan Tanjun, who had been prepared for a long time, and was killed immediately and retreated steadily.

Yuan Shang, who was standing under the gate, didn't know what happened inside. The hand holding the sword was already wet with sweat, and he stretched his neck to look inside.

"My lord, it's not good, there are cavalrymen coming to cover up!" Before waiting for the news from inside, the captain who was guarding beside him shouted.

Following what he pointed out, a group of cavalry actually fought with the supervising soldiers outside the village, and he didn't realize it.

There was no way, the fighting in Dazhai was too noisy, everyone's attention was attracted, and no one would have thought that a cavalry could be killed in the wilderness.

Moreover, the combat power of this cavalry is extremely strong, and a single charge tore a hole in the supervising soldier.

Because the formation was too scattered, this cavalry raged like a wolf rushing into a flock of sheep, and no one could stop it.

As they approached, Yuan Shang saw a familiar face smiling ferociously at him through the fire in the village.

It's Yuan Tan.

He...how did he appear here?

(End of this chapter)