The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 297 Defeat
Five thousand soldiers with halberds once again guarded Yuan Shao's central army banner. The halberds were like a forest, shining with cold light, piercing the sky, making people afraid. The soldiers with halberds had just proved their strength.

But even so, Yuan Shao was still panicking and had already ordered his men to withdraw some troops to provide reinforcements.

Because the person he had to face was Qin Shou, the best general in the world. This man was very brave and no one knew whether this guy would be able to break through the defense of the halberd soldiers. Even if the opponent had only a few thousand cavalrymen, their momentum seemed like an army of ten thousand people.

"Brother Benchu, your food and supplies have been burned by me. Now, you are surrounded. Surrender! I will ensure your safety." Qin Shou came slowly on his warhorse.

"Traitor, you are such a shameless person, trying to usurp the Han Dynasty and establish your own throne. I am a descendant of three dukes for four generations, how could I surrender to you?"

Yuan Shao rode on his war horse, stood on the high platform, pointed his sword at Qin Shou and cursed.

"Yuan Benchu, who wanted Liu Yu to be the emperor? You said I would usurp the Han Dynasty and establish myself as the emperor. I think you are the one who is inciting the government. The reputation of the Yuan family has been ruined by you and Yuan Shu. You are not worthy of being descendants of the Yuan family, let alone ministers of the Han Dynasty."

Qin Shou pointed at the other person and started cursing.

Who doesn’t know how to curse?
"Qin Shou, you will not die well."

Yuan Shao cursed loudly.

Yuan Shu's usurpation of the Han Dynasty and self-proclaimed himself emperor would be a disgrace to the Yuan family. Even though Yuan Shao had expelled Yuan Shu from the family, this fact could not be changed. Now that Qin Shou had brought it up again, Yuan Shao was naturally angry.

"You are the one who will not die well. Your food and supplies have been lost, your attack has been frustrated, and you are surrounded by me. How can you escape?"

Qin Shou's face was cold, his eyes fixed on the halberd warrior in front of him.

He is really a rich man. He used bronze to build 5,000 halberd warriors. They are walking money.

At this time, copper is money.

The halberd warriors built by Yuan Shao actually used copper to make armor and weapons, which shows how wealthy the other party was.

Of course, Qin Shou believed that there was an element of showing off here.

Are heavy infantry important? Yes, they are, but again, they have too many shortcomings.

Such heavy infantry should not use halberds, but Mo Dao.

In later generations, the most famous were the Modao soldiers.

The cavalry could charge into battle, but they were no match for the powerful Modao warriors. With one strike of the sword, both the horse and the man were cut in half, making them the deadliest.

"Qin Shou, do you dare to attack?"

Yuan Shao roared loudly like a tiger with a stern voice.

"How do you know that I dare not attack?"

Qin Shou looked at the other person, unable to hide the sarcasm on his face.

There is no perfect type of military force in the world, only the coordination of multiple types of military forces. Heavy infantry is very powerful, but it is definitely not an invincible type of military force. Only under specific circumstances can it bring the opponent's attack power to the extreme.

But definitely not right in front of me.

Yuan Shao still overestimated his halberd soldiers.

Qin Shou wanted to break his halberd warrior, and there were too many ways for him to do so.

One catapult after another came slowly. They were transported from Yuan Shao's camp. There were not many of them, but they put Yuan Shao under great pressure. Yuan Shao, who was sitting on the high platform, looked pale.

The Huben cavalry slowly retreated to guard the catapult.

"Quick, disperse."

Yuan Shao let out a shrill roar. The catapult was not like these cavalrymen. A huge rock whistling over could easily kill a halberd soldier.

Loud noises were heard, and then stones were seen flying from a distance. Under Yuan Shao's horrified gaze, the stones hit a halberd soldier hard, causing the soldier to collapse with a loud bang.

The huge inertia hitting any part of the halberd warrior would cause astonishing damage.

In the air, stones flew one after another, and halberd warriors were killed one after another.

Soon, dozens of halberd soldiers were killed or seriously injured in front of Yuan Shao. Even if these soldiers were knocked to the ground, it was difficult for them to get up in a short period of time.

Yuan Shao was furious and shouted, "Attack, attack. Break the enemy's formation."

The remaining halberd warriors moved slowly. Although some of them were still killed by stones, they knew that they absolutely could not retreat at this time. Only by shortening the distance between the two sides could they avoid the attack of the catapults.

In the distance, Yuan Shao's troops had already withdrawn from the south bank.

The tide of battle seems to be changing.

"Yuan Shao is still very powerful. He can fight against the wind. The more dangerous the situation is, the more he can cheer up. Just like now, he is relying on his halberd warriors to charge into battle. He really thinks that I am afraid of his halberd warriors."

Qin Shou held the knife in both hands with a cold expression.

"My lord, those people's defense is very tight, and even my double halberds cannot kill them." Dian Wei was a little angry.

It is very difficult for us to kill them, but it is very easy for the other party to kill us.

Thinking of this, Dian Wei became very angry.

"They can't hold out for much longer. After all the fighting, how much fighting power do they have left?"

Qin Shou raised the two swords in his hands, clamped his legs on the warhorse, and rushed towards Yuan Shao's banner from the flank. The cavalry behind him followed closely, their iron hooves trampling the ground, and they passed through the halberd soldiers like a whirlwind.

Yuan Shao also discovered that a group of a thousand halberd soldiers had left the central army, and a huge gap appeared on the battlefield. Qin Shou obviously seized the loophole in a very short time and killed his way in instantly.

At this moment, there were only dozens of personal guards around him.

Looking at the aggressive Qin Shou and the whistling double swords, he thought of Qin Shou's heroic spirit on the battlefield. He finally shouted out words that made him regret for the rest of his life.

"Quick, come back for help."

Yuan Shao's shrill voice rang out on the battlefield.

Seeing that the halberd warriors who were guarding him hurriedly returned to support, the formation was in chaos, many people collided with each other, and some even fell to the ground, the scene was in chaos.

He immediately realized that something was wrong and without hesitation rushed into the chaotic army and fled to the north. If he stayed here, he would surely die.

Sure enough, Qin Shou seized this loophole and immediately led his army into the chaotic army. At this time, the halberd soldiers could no longer form an effective defense, and even had difficulty protecting themselves.

The Huben cavalry charged in like sharp swords. The Halberd Soldiers, who were armed to the teeth, had their weaknesses exposed at this time. Without anyone to command, the Halberd Soldiers were immediately defeated.

"Dian Wei, cut off Yuan Shao's banner."

What made Qin Shou very depressed was that in the chaos of the army, Yuan Shao had no idea where he had escaped to, and he could not find any trace of Yuan Shao. When he saw Yuan Shao's big banner, he could only let Dian Wei cut off the banner to destroy the morale of Yuan's army.

"promise."

Dian Wei did not dare to delay, and immediately rode forward, wielding his spear and cutting off the banner.

(End of this chapter)