Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 748 The Collapse of the White Horse 1
The sudden change in the battle situation in Jizhou disrupted Gongsun Xu's plan. Although the northern army was not too weak to fight back, after all, it had just defeated the Xianbei army and captured the Wanli Grassland. It is only necessary to digest the results of the battle. Moreover, Gongsun Xu has not yet resolved the matter in Jingzhou. He already knows that Zhao Yun is besieged there, and his son is also trapped in Jingzhou at the moment. Nothing will happen there.

Although Gongsun Xu had secretly ordered the shadow guards from all over the country to rush to Jingzhou to support Zhao Yun, this was not a superficial support. The shadow guard was an absolutely mysterious existence, and even few people around Gongsun Xu knew about it.Therefore, the enemies besieging Zhao Yun at this moment still think that Gongsun Xu has been dragged on the grassland with the main force of the northern border army and cannot escape.

Under such circumstances, they must be even more presumptuous in wanting to take down Zhao Yun. Perhaps when the news of the northern army's defeat of the Xianbei army spreads all over the world, they will start to weigh how much they dare to fight against. The Beijiang army dared to make trouble for Gongsun Xu so brazenly.

Eight thousand tigers are very fast, and Gongsun Xu is now worried that Yuan Shao will have other actions on the front line. Of course, Gongsun Xu believes in his father, but sometimes in many cases, Gongsun Xu has to believe in fate.

Historically, Gongsun Zan was ultimately defeated by Yuan Shao, and was trapped to death by Yuan Shao's army.Therefore, in these years, Gongsun Xu tried his best to let himself solve the troubles with other princes, especially when facing Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other heroes in the world, Gongsun Xu generally would not let his father intervene.

Others may not understand the power of these heroes, but how could Gongsun Xu not know.Even though these people seem so kind and easy to get along with, those who can leave a name in history are not easy to be with. This is a troubled world, and no one who can survive in a troubled world is simple.

Galloping wildly all the way, Gongsun Xu and his party quickly crossed the Great Wall and passed through Yanmen Pass. After resting here for half a day, Gongsun Xu ordered the whole army to change their horses and continue on the road. Such a rapid march must consume a lot of physical strength of the horses. , even if the soldiers can hold it, these delicate war horses may not be able to hold it.

"Enter Changshan and approach Qinghe." Gongsun Xu ordered: "Be sure to enter Jizhou before dark, and you will arrive at the battlefield tomorrow. You must not give the enemy a chance to breathe. Tomorrow night, I will meet you in the enemy camp. Drinking and roasting meat.”

"Kill,,,,,, "For the Huben Army, Gongsun Xu has never given too much encouragement. He only needs to give a goal, a request, and leave the rest to the soldiers to complete. Now , their goal is to defeat the enemy, and the requirement is to enter the enemy camp before tomorrow night.

If this speed is followed, Gongsun Xu's side is indeed likely to arrive at the frontline battlefield before noon tomorrow. If Gongsun Xu uses cavalry to raid the enemy's camp at that time, he may be able to achieve unexpected results. After all, most of Yuan Shao's troops It is infantry, no matter in terms of mobility or combat effectiveness, it cannot be compared with the Huben Army.

The five hundred forwards sent messages all the way to prepare drinking water and dry food at the checkpoints along the road. As a result, Gongsun Xu's side moved too fast, and it was often less than an hour after the forwards left, and the eight thousand elites from Gongsun Xu's side had already arrived. This can be regarded as exhausting the officials along the way. Gongsun Xu seldom marches in such a hurry. How could they not know that this is the rhythm of major events.

At the beginning, Gongsun Xu also led the Huben Army and the Xuanfeng Army to rush south into Jizhou, but that time he was still resting in Zhongshan for two days, and at that time, he also spread the news of going south, but even this At that time, Gongsun Xu still led tens of thousands of troops to surrender a million Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. That battle was not earth-shattering. It is quite rare that tens of thousands defeated and surrendered a million enemy troops.

This time, the number of subordinates led by Gongsun Xu is indeed less, but the speed of the march and the efficiency of the work are far more than last time. The thought of Yuan Shao's army came.

According to this speed, Gongsun Xu's side arrived at the south of Changshan Mountain before dark, and then he would enter the battle zone between the two armies. Early in the morning, he would lead the bloodthirsty tiger army to appear on the flank or rear of the enemy's battlefield.

In the middle of the night, Gongsun Xu observed the map in the tent and thought about how to fight tomorrow. He used to do this every night before a big battle. He must plan for tomorrow. Unprepared for the battle, now that I have arrived in Jizhou, I am afraid that the outside world will not get the news, so Gongsun Xu has the advantage of making a surprise attack.

Gongsun Xu has actually practiced this kind of raid battle many times, and every time he can achieve quite rich results, which is inseparable from Gongsun Xu's intensive preparations and the elite daring of his subordinates.Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be invincible in a hundred battles.Gongsun Xu knew Yuan Shao's weakness, but he would not despise Yuan Shao just because of it.

On the contrary, he will pay more attention to and value Yuan Shao.He knew Yuan Shao's weaknesses, and others must know them too, and most of Yuan Shao's advisers must have known about them. Therefore, the enemy's weaknesses are not necessarily his fatal points, because he may use these weaknesses to attract opponents.

Yuan Shao launched an attack on Jizhou at this time, which surprised Gongsun Xu.From the beginning, Gongsun Xu speculated that Yuan Shao might have won the support of other princes, but who had the courage to support Yuan Shao, Gongsun Xu can only guess now, without enough evidence, he dare not draw a conclusion.

But Gongsun Xu knew very well that Yuan Shao was definitely not a fool.Who will have no shortcomings, the key is to see how he uses the situation to make up for his shortcomings and give full play to his advantages.

Tomorrow's battle, Gongsun Xu's eight thousand elites will definitely give the enemy an unexpected attack, but whether Yuan Shao will be defeated because of this, Gongsun Xu is not yet sure, because he has not figured out Yuan Shao's cards yet, and he will I didn't understand the reason for Yuan Shao's attack.

While Gongsun Xu was resting on the Changshan side, the northern part of the Bohai Sea was a bit restless now.Gongsun Zan led [-] elite Baima Yicong cavalry from Youzhou to the south to support Guan Yu. When Yuan Shao learned about it, he immediately sent troops north to stop Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan has few soldiers, but they are all elite, and all of them are cavalry, so there is nothing to say about mobility.Yuan Shao's army is only more than 1 people, most of them are infantry. In this case, Yuan Shao's side does not have much advantage.The two sides have played against each other several times since the encounter.

In field battles, cavalry is definitely a big killer.Gongsun Xu used the cavalry and shooting tactics of nomadic tribes to harass Yuan Shaojun's infantry positions. After several battles, Yuan Shaojun was in a passive state. Thousands of people are now defeated.

After these few battles, Yuan Shao lost more than 2000 soldiers.Baima Yicong's riding and shooting is really amazing, I'm afraid even the grassland elites will feel inferior here.When the enemy lays down the formation, the soldiers of Baima Yicong will ride and shoot around the enemy's formation, and the arrows all over the sky will always bring a lot of losses to the enemy. Under this kind of attack, Yuan Shaojun has always been In a passive defensive state, they can't even fight back.Because when they wanted to fight back, the white horse righteous cavalry were no longer in their original positions.

At dawn, Gongsun Zan once again led his elite soldiers out of the battalion to face the enemy. This time, Yuan Shaojun seemed to be frightened. The previous few times, Yuan Shaojun almost came out in full force, trying to use the superiority of numbers to resist Baima Yicong The cavalry attacked, but this time, they probably didn't want to be suppressed like this, so they only dispatched [-] infantry to fight.

When the 3000 infantry were carrying huge shields and forming a dense formation, Gongsun Zan had already led [-] elite troops to the battlefield. The previous tens of thousands of people could not do anything to Gongsun Zan, but this time there were only [-] people. to what effect.

When the [-] white horse soldiers launched their cavalry and shooting tactics, Yuan Shaojun really could bear it. After a short period of confusion, the [-] infantry immediately changed their formation, the square formation became a circle formation, and the huge shields covered all of them. The soldiers were all covered tightly, and even if arrows could occasionally shoot in through the gaps, they did not achieve much results.

"What a tortoise shell." Gongsun Zan nodded and said, "They just want to spend it like this. The formation of three thousand infantry is not thick, but this kind of circular formation cannot be broken by bows and arrows. If this continues, it will only be a waste of time." , come here, prepare to charge."

"Taiwei, you can't." Yan Gang immediately persuaded: "Our army is all light cavalry, which is not suitable for charging. Moreover, even if we defeat the enemy's [-] infantry, what can we do? Since it is impossible to break through, why not our army?" Back off."

"We've wasted too much time here." Gongsun Zan shook his head and said, "Yun Chang's side may not be able to hold on if this continues. We must rush to the main battlefield as soon as possible. There are only 3000 people, which can stop our cavalry Don't worry, I, Baima Yi, can fight well from the elite, and if they can ride and shoot, they will naturally be able to charge."

Gongsun Zan had already made up his mind, so others naturally couldn't persuade him.However, what Gongsun Zan said is also true. How elite the White Horse Justice was, it has been more than ten years since it was established. That time, it didn’t kill the enemy to flee. After these years, after the grassland cavalry heard that the White Horse Justice had come, they didn’t They are all throwing away their armor and armor.

As the oldest trump card in the northern border army, Gongsun Zan believed that his subordinates would never lose.

"What's the name of this place?" Gongsun Zan said, pointing to the surroundings: "The enemy general chose this place, which is really not conducive to our army's deployment."

"The name of this place is Jieqiao." Yan Gang replied: "It is estimated that the enemy army wants to use this river to restrict our cavalry, but they have been suppressed, and it is estimated that it will not be effective."

(End of this chapter)