Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

As soon as the White Horse Volunteers moved, they instantly became the center of the battlefield.

Yuan Shao's expression was also shocked. This action was completely unexpected.

It was common knowledge that the Youzhou cavalry were not good at charging into battle, and Yuan Shao was certainly aware of this.

At this moment, Gongsun Zan was preparing to lead 5,000 white horse volunteers to charge into the battle formation, aiming directly at Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Shao knew very well that he could not retreat even a single step.

Once Yuan Shao retreats, the current good situation will collapse.

The only ones standing in the front of the White Horse Volunteers were the 800 vanguard warriors led by Qu Yi.

"Where is Gao Lan?!"

Yuan Shao shouted.

Suddenly, a general who looked very majestic and powerful rushed to Yuan Shao and saluted.

"The end will be here."

"You will lead two thousand personal guards to support Qu Yi immediately. We must stop Gongsun Zan at all costs." Yuan Shao said in a deep voice.

"Gao Lan, I obey your orders!"

Gao Lan responded and immediately organized his troops to move.

There is one thing that Gongsun Zan did not make a wrong judgment.

Yuan Shao, who only had Bohai, Weijun and Qinghe Kingdom, had put all his efforts into it, but now he only had more than 60,000 available infantry.

After all, Yuan Shao only had a slim control over Weijun and Qinghe State, and his base was only in Bohai Sea. He was able to gather more than 60,000 available soldiers only because he had sufficient money and food.

Here, Yuan Shao actually only had about 50,000 troops left.

In order to continue to suppress most of the Youzhou cavalry, Yuan Shao could only mobilize a limited number of troops at will, and those entrusted to Gao Lan were his trusted guards.

Right now, Yuan Shao can only hope that Qu Yi and Gao Lan can work together to stop Gongsun Zan, otherwise... he will be in trouble.

Yuan Shao's heart trembled, but his expression remained calm. He continued to command his troops to continue suppressing Gongsun's army, and he had no intention of retreating to avoid the attack.

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

Another burst of powerful crossbows exploded, shooting down a small group of White Horse Volunteers.

But this is not a narrow boundary bridge. Under the command of Gongsun Zan, facing the charge of the first-line soldiers, the Baima Yicong consciously dispersed a considerable distance from each other.

This also means that the damage caused by the first batch of casualties is far less than that on the boundary bridge.

The Baima Yicong who followed Gongsun Zan in the charge did not retreat at all. Instead, they quickly filled the gap left by the fallen Baima Yicong and maintained the sharp arrow formation.

And relying on his first-class military force, as long as he maintained a sufficient distance and was vigilant, several powerful crossbows that hit him would not pose a threat to Gongsun Zan.

"The thief shall die!"

Gongsun Zan shouted loudly, and the distance between the two sides was shortened in an instant.

Due to the difference in terrain and speed, the powerful crossbows that the first-line soldiers originally released in three stages were completely meaningless.

Qu Yi was also aware of this. After ordering the 800 vanguard soldiers to release their crossbow arrows at once, he immediately ordered them to abandon their powerful crossbows and instead pick up the shields that were originally used as cover with one hand and hold the long swords with the other.

"The first to die!" Qu Yi shouted.

“Live towards death!!!”

The eight hundred vanguard warriors also roared in response.

The first-climbing soldiers are essentially those who climb the city walls first when attacking a city, and they are people who are not afraid of death.

Under Qu Yi's training, the vanguard of death-defying soldiers were not only adept at using powerful crossbows, but were also not afraid of fighting for their lives in close combat.

The next moment, under the leadership of Gongsun Zan, the White Horse Volunteers and the First Assault Soldiers officially collided with each other. Almost instantly, more than a dozen First Assault Soldiers standing in the front were knocked into the air by the huge inertia of the war horses.

However, this also temporarily stopped the momentum of the White Horse Volunteers' charge at the cost of their lives.

Immediately, under the leadership of Qu Yi, the vanguard soldiers skillfully used their shields to protect themselves, bent over or rolled over to cut off the legs of the white horses, and then finished off the fallen white horse volunteers.

Among them, Qu Yi went straight to Gongsun Zan, and the two fought fiercely.

After more than ten rounds with no clear winner, Gongsun Zan looked around the battlefield and immediately felt something was wrong, muttering to himself.

"Why is it different from what I imagined?"

At this moment, the Baima Yicong and the Xiandeng Death Squad were fighting each other. Even though the Baima Yicong had lost their speed, their individual combat power was far superior to that of ordinary soldiers, and they also had a huge advantage in numbers.

Therefore, even though the vanguard of death squads appeared to be extremely difficult to deal with, the two sides generally maintained a situation of equal strength for the time being.

A large number of White Horse Volunteers had their horses' legs chopped off and were killed, but the losses of the vanguard soldiers were also heavy.

The vast battlefield on the plain allowed the Baima Yicong, who had the advantage in numbers and speed, to continuously expand from both wings and besiege the vanguard soldiers on the outside, and even use their superb archery skills to launch sneak attacks on the vanguard soldiers from time to time.

This caused casualties on both sides to increase sharply.

If this continues, it will not be difficult to kill off the vanguard of the enemy.

But the problem is that what Gongsun Zan wanted was to lead the White Horse Volunteers to break through the formation and head straight for Yuan Shao.

At the moment, it has gradually developed into a close combat strangulation.

At this time, Gao Lan, leading two thousand personal guards, hurriedly arrived. He cooperated with the vanguard of the death squad to stabilize the White Horse Volunteers on both wings and directly engaged in close combat with the White Horse Volunteers.

"You thief Gongsun, you dare to be distracted? I'll kill you!"

Before Gongsun Zan could think carefully, Qu Yi, who had just been forced to retreat a few steps, rushed forward again and leaned over to chop the horse's legs.

"How dare you, thief!"

Gongsun Zan, who regarded horses as his life, became furious upon seeing this. He pulled the reins with one hand and controlled the white horse under his crotch to stand up. While dodging the knife, he stabbed Qu Yi's back with his horse spear.

"clang!"

Qu Yi raised his shield and blocked it upwards, causing sparks to fly.

The next moment, the white horse raised its front legs high, as if it knew Gongsun Zan's intention, and suddenly dropped them to step on the shield.

If he hits the target with this kick, even if the shield is not destroyed, the person carrying Qu Yi will also have his bones broken.

However, Qu Yi seemed to have anticipated it and rolled to the side to avoid it in advance. After narrowly dodging it, he leaped up and slashed at the white horse again.

This time, Gongsun Zan turned the lance in his hand and blocked the blade first.

Gongsun Zan and Qu Yi fought fiercely, and the Baima Yicong did not break through the obstruction of the vanguard soldiers in an instant as Gongsun Zan had expected.

However, after the Baima Yicong took the initiative to charge at Yuan's army, the morale of the Youzhou cavalry was completely aroused, and they tried to fight back under the leadership of their generals.

Yuan army archers fired multiple rounds of arrows, but had to pause due to sore arms, which also gave the cavalry in the riverbed a chance to catch their breath.

Even though they have lost speed, the arm strength of these cavalrymen who are skilled in riding and shooting is far greater than that of ordinary infantry, and they are just as good in close combat.

The general is the courage of the soldiers, and the white horse is the soul of Youzhou.

With Gongsun Zan and the Baima Yicong taking the lead and leading the Youzhou cavalry in continuous counterattacks, the battle situation was almost turned back by the Youzhou cavalry bit by bit.

Especially Han Fu's infantrymen in the rear, seeing Gongsun Zan leading the army to fight to the death and engage in a fierce battle with the ambushed Yuan army, they also began to cross the Jie Bridge to join the battle.

Gongsun Zan, who noticed this, was no longer as impatient as before.

The huge disparity in military strength between the two sides meant that even if Yuan Shao set up an ambush, the Youzhou cavalry would be defeated if the battle continued. (End of this chapter)