Chapter 220 Lightning Breaks the Camp, Guandu Opens [Two in One]

Yecheng.

Yuan Shao stood in the brightly lit hall of the Mu Mansion, his usual elegant demeanor changed and his eyes became sharp.

"How many enemy troops are there?"

"I don't know the exact number, but I guess it won't exceed 4,000. If there are too many people, it's impossible for them to cross the border of Jizhou."

Guo Tu stood behind Yuan Shao and helped him mark the numbers on the battle map:
Yuan Shao stared at the Liyang County on the map and the camp where the White Dragon Servant was stationed 40 miles away, his eyes moving back and forth between the two places:

"Let people guard Liyang carefully to prevent a surprise attack by Cao's army."

Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, was also in the hall.

He picked up a leather scroll from the side and said indignantly: "Yanzhou insulted my Yuan family, and I want to lead the army myself."

What is copied on the scroll is the manifesto issued by Yanzhou.

In the afternoon, they learned the content of the manifesto reported by Yanzhou through spies.

It openly revealed that it was Yuan Wei and Yuan Shao who led Dong Zhuo to enter Chang'an and cause chaos in the world.

This accusation alone was enough to make Yuan Wei feel dizzy.

When the proclamation spread, Ju Su, Tian Feng, and even Chunyu Qiong, Yuan Shao's old subordinates, all fell silent.

Although the Dong Zhuo Rebellion was much milder than in history, it ended at least two years earlier.

But the damage caused and the number of deaths caused by it are still horrifying.

The one who dominated all this was the Yuan family. It was they who brought Dong Zhuo into Luoyang!

This matter was made public by Yanzhou before the war.

It can be said that this manifesto almost offset the reputation accumulated by the Yuan family, with three officials in four generations.

At this moment, Yuan Shao had to use a victory to demonstrate his military power, boost morale, and cover up the destructive power of the manifesto.

"Father, let me go. Only the blood of the Yanzhou army can wash away the humiliation that Cao Cao has brought to my Yuan family." Yuan Tan's eyes were red.

Yuan Shao: "I have made arrangements for this battle. Yanzhou will be defeated. It is not yet time for you to go to the battlefield."

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Forty miles away from Liyang.

The camp was in chaos, with warnings coming one after another.

The white dragon servant shouted loudly:
"Fuyan, Bojie, you two go and lead the troops. The strength of the attacking enemy is unknown, so don't engage in battle yet. Gather your troops and rely on the camp for defense."

"We are very close to Liyang, and the Jizhou army will be here soon. That's when we will launch a counterattack."

Fu Yan and Bo Jie were generals under his command, and they both obeyed the order.

"Send two more cavalry teams out of the camp from both wings, flexibly intersperse and disrupt the enemy, and cooperate with the main camp, but do not engage in direct combat!"

The troops immediately deployed their defenses according to the order.

The Wuhuan people's camp was originally very hidden and blended into the night, but unexpectedly it was easily found by the Yanzhou army.

Bai Longpu was well versed in military affairs and realized that the incoming enemy must be very strong, so he responded very cautiously.

He ordered his troops to gather and wait for reinforcements from Jizhou to launch a counterattack together.

Outside the camp.

Gao Shun led the Xianzhen Camp and approached the Wuhuan camp.

The definition of heavy infantry is to fight in an impact manner, pushing forward from the front, and breaking through every barrier in the attack, only then can it be called a breakthrough!

Gao Shun walked at the front of all the troops.

Behind him, the entire army, clad in heavy black armor, followed him, moving like a steel barrier.

Except for Gao Shun, most of the soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp used large spears made of fine iron.

The two sides shot arrows at each other from a distance.

But the lethality of arrows to the heavily armored Xianzhen Camp was almost negligible.

In a blink of an eye, Gao Shun led his troops to the outside of the Wuhuan camp.

The light of the torches made the Wuhuan camp look like a giant beast lying in the night.

Although it is a temporary camp, it is surrounded by wooden fences on the outside and has soldiers and horses supporting it, so its defense is not weak.

Animal skulls were hung on the gate of the camp.

This is the custom of the Wuhuan people to swear bravery and territory!
"Trapped!"

Nearly 800 people from the Xianzhen Camp shouted like a tide: "Enter the formation!"

[Gao Shun, the General under your command, led his troops to attack the enemy camp]

[He activated the combat skill ‘Entrapment’, which was a combined combat skill that only Gao Shun could master. The 786 Entrapment Soldiers were connected to him as if they were one.]

[Gao Shun uses 'Breakthrough' to gather everyone's strength, combat power +1, +1, +1...]

[Gao Shun's combined forces skill allows him to enter a special combat state (Thousands of Troops Combined Forces), and his combat power value increases to ninety.]

In Changyi, Cao Cao's eyes were filled with hints from the entries.

Gao Shun's personal combat power was far from the top level. However, together with his followers, he was able to defeat Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, in the battle of Xuzhou. Here is the reason!

On the battlefield—Gao Shun raised his long-handled hammer.

The war hammer seemed to emit a light of concentrated fighting spirit.

Gao Shun was like holding a heavy mountain!
Boom!

A hammer fell.

The wooden fences placed outside the Wuhuan camp collapsed in pieces.

Inside the camp, there is a stone drum that emits strange power and protects the entire camp.

It was this stone drum that made their camp seem to blend with the night, concealing the aura and strengthening the camp's defense.

At this moment, the stone drum also cracked synchronously, and was blasted into a pile of rubble by Gao Shun's gathered troops!
"Someone smashed the ancient stone mound with one blow!" said the Wuhuan general in the camp in amazement.

"Enter the camp!"

Gao Shun rushed into the Wuhuan camp first.

Bo Jie, a general under Bai Longpu, rushed out from the collapsed gate of the camp the moment Gao Shun rushed in, and slashed at Gao Shun with the long sword in his hand.

Clang!
Gao Shun swung his long hammer horizontally, and with its violent force, he broke the long sword in Bojie's hand.

One of the doors was also broken open with a hammer.

The war hammer hit his chest and Bojie died instantly!

In the trap state, thousands of soldiers gathered their strength, the entire trap camp was like a whole, the offense and defense soared, and also pushed Gao Shun to the level of touching the barrier of the god general.

In the back, Zhao Yun said: "The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will guard the two wings of the Xianzhen Camp. Use them as the vanguard and fight quickly and decisively!"

"Change the formation! Every other row will be separated by one!"

In front of the Xianzhen Camp, Gao Shun gave the order.

The marching method of the Xianzhen Camp is the square roller formation commonly used by infantry.

That is to say, there is a horizontal distance of one person between the tribesmen.

The first row would pause after every three steps forward, and the second row would advance six steps.

This is what the military books say: advance three and six.

And so on, ensuring that the array is always moving forward, like the meshing of gears, rolling step by step, charging forward in the direction of the sharp edge!

On both sides, there are Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to provide support.

The attacks from behind and the flanks were all borne by the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, allowing the Xianzhen Camp to focus on moving forward.

The cooperation between the two shows the changes of the general formation to the fullest.

The enemy and we came into close combat.

A row of Wuhuan soldiers rushed forward with ferocious faces, wielding their swords to block the spears of the Xianzhen Camp troops, covering the evacuation of others.

The Wuhuan soldiers' plan was to use a feint to block the spears first.

Then he suddenly lowered his body and swept the legs of the people in the Xianzhen Camp.

But at the moment of the battle, the Wuhuan soldiers used their swords to block the spears, but found that they were blocked by a mountain ridge.

"court death!"

The face of a soldier from the Xianzhen Camp was full of murderous intent behind his visor.

With a huge force pressing down, the spear fell.

Most of the Wuhuan soldiers who rushed up to stop the enemy were instantly caught in the attack of the Xianzhen Camp.

The heavy infantry marched forward, like heavy tanks pressing into the enemy's formation, crushing the opponent.

Bai Longpu issued orders repeatedly, but still failed to reverse the situation.

Many Wuhuan soldiers came up and engaged in battle with the Xianzhen Camp.

But... I just can't beat him.

Even if the Wuhuan soldiers who rushed up were on horseback, they would be suppressed and stabbed by the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp. They would be dragged into the attack of the heavy infantry formation and pierced by giant spears, along with their horses.

Gao Shun led the Xianzhen Camp, marching from the camp gate to the end of the camp at a constant pace, and broke through the Wuhuan’s base!

The remaining Wuhuan soldiers began to abandon their camp and retreat.

At this time, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry rushed out and began to pursue.

In the back, Zhao Yun, who was riding a horse and watching the battle without taking any action, also lightly squeezed the horse's belly.

The jade lion of Zhaoye suddenly jumped out.

A white line was flying behind Zhao Yun, it was the cloak fluttering on his shoulders!
One man and one horse, they moved as fast as lightning and caught up with the Wuhuan tribe in an instant!
Zhao Yun was targeting the fleeing team that Bai Longpu was a member of.

Several members of the Wuhuan tribe, seeing Zhao Yun approaching, joined forces to stop him.

Zhao Yun raised his spear, and the cold light flashed, but it was a feint.

The Zhaoye Jade Lion suddenly changed direction, increased its speed, rushed from the flank, and killed the White Dragon Servant in front.

Zhao Yun's Chaofeng Spear flew up from his hand like a phoenix spreading its wings.

The spear beams collided with the surrounding Wuhuan troops, and the sound was like a sudden rain.

The spear was like the feathers of a phoenix spreading out.

One of the spear beams suddenly changed, as if shrinking the void.

The moment before, Zhao Yun was still on the back of Zhaoye Jade Lion, and the next moment, he rose up with his spear and appeared above the White Dragon Servant.

The White Dragon Servant turned sideways and stabbed back with the spear in his hand, while ducking to avoid it.

But the shoulder blade was pierced by a bullet.

Zhao Yun lifted up the White Dragon Servant with his spear, stretched out his arms and grabbed his neck.

Zhao Yun immediately landed on Bai Longpu's horse and captured him alive with one arm!
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that were chasing after them cheered loudly: "General Zilong is so brave!"

[Your general Zhao Yun, using his spear skill Phoenix Feather Thousand Illusions and the military skill Charge into Formation, captured the famous Wuhuan general Bai Longpu alive]

[Cao's army launches a surprise attack on Wuhuan's camp. You use your dragon form to absorb the martial luck of heaven and earth, and Cao's camp's luck rises.]

[Your reputation has reached three million, 3002374/5000000]

[Reputation +17+12+23+41…]

Cao Cao noticed that his reputation was increasing with almost every breath.

He is now truly famous all over the world.

The reputation gained by people from all over the world grew rapidly.

[When your reputation reaches 5 million, you will promote the first Tide of Fortune to appear]

When Cao Cao saw the new prompt, he thought to himself: What is the Tide of Fortune?
battlefield.

Without their leader, the remaining Wuhuan soldiers began to collapse. A little further away, the sound of hooves could be heard, and Yuan Shao's reinforcements in Liyang were approaching quickly.

Among the generals leading the troops, there are Liu, Guan and Zhang!

As soon as they arrived, they saw that the Wuhuan camp had been destroyed and corpses were scattered all over the ground.

When Liu Bei saw the troops of the Xianzhen Camp from afar, his heart skipped a beat, recalling his disastrous defeat in the battle with the Xianzhen Camp in Xuzhou.

"Second brother, third brother, has Lu Bu's Xianzhen Camp surrendered to Cao Cao?"

Liu Bei said: "This is not a good place. We will fight later. You two must not charge at full force. Let's see which army is coming from Yanzhou!"

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction where the shouting and screaming came from.

His expression was also somewhat solemn.

There is a strong fighting spirit in the front, and they are definitely not the kind of people who are willing to sacrifice themselves!
After capturing Bai Longpu alive, Zhao Zilong signaled his men to leave no one alive.

All the Wuhuan soldiers who were wounded but not dead were beheaded, and blood splattered everywhere.

Including Bai Longpu, Zhao Zilong personally pushed him in front of many captives and cut off his neck with a single blow.

Zhao Yun shouted to the Wuhuan soldiers who were still fleeing in the distance:
"Go back and tell Tadun that my governor told him to get out of here. If he dares to enter our Han territory again, I will kill the Wuhuan king and his clan, leaving no blade behind."

The sound is like thunder and can be heard from dozens of miles away.

The accompanying deputy commander, Cao Chun, said excitedly, "Well said!"

Gao Shun wore a suit of armor on his face when he fought.

At this moment, his face under the armor also showed an expression of emotion.

Defending the homeland and killing foreigners are indeed more exciting and more thrilling than civil war!

Gao Shun seemed to have found a new direction.

"Get on the horse and follow the general to fight again!"

In the past, the Xianzhen Camp was composed of heavy infantry. That was because Lu Bu was quite poor and wandered around, so he had few horses.

In fact, several famous heavy infantry units in history were heavy cavalry when they mounted horses.

Yanzhou provided enough war horses, and the Xianzhen Camp seemed to be upgraded and was not limited to the heavy infantry route.

At present, the Xianzhen Camp and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are a mixture of light and heavy cavalry, forming a perfect match.

Zhao Yun gathered his troops and looked at the Yuan army riding towards him in the distance.

To the left of the leading general are Liu Bei and his three brothers.

"Brother Zilong, do you still remember me?" Liu Bei raised his voice across the air.

Zhao Yun clasped his fists on his horse and said, "I still remember how pleasant our conversation was!"

Without waiting for Liu Bei to speak again, Zhao Yun continued:

"But now that we have met in battle, there is a difference between us and the enemy. Yun will not hold back, so please don't be polite, brother!"

Liu Bei rode his horse forward a few steps and lamented, "Zilong wants to fight me?"

Zhao Yun: "Military orders cannot be disobeyed. My governor has placed great trust in me, and I dare not betray him.

I am in Yanzhou, and I have repeatedly marched north to kill foreign enemies, which is really a pleasure in life. "

"The governor of the state often said that a general's duty is to kill foreign enemies and protect Han territory.

Yun also felt that this was the case.

The governor has promised me to expand the territory, and I have no way to repay him. I can only be loyal and brave to defeat the enemy, so as not to let the governor down. "

On the other side, Zhang Fei spat: "Brother, this Zhao Yun doesn't know what's good for him. You think highly of him in vain."

Liu Bei said in a low voice: "Yide, don't talk nonsense."

He wanted to show his "personal charm" and rely on their past friendship to persuade Zhao Yun to surrender on the battlefield.

But what Zhao Yun said just now meant that he was trusted by Cao Cao and was doing his best in Yanzhou. He would never betray Cao Cao or Yanzhou.

"Brother Xuande, are you willing to listen to me?"

Zhao Yun said loudly:
"The civil unrest in Han territory needs to be quelled as soon as possible. If it is for the sake of Han territory and the people, Brother Xuande, would you be willing to come to Yanzhou and help my governor? Then we can fight the enemy outside and open up new territory, so that the Han people can stand at the top of the world. Wouldn't that be wonderful!"

Fuck...Liu Bei was stunned.

Before he even started to persuade him to surrender, Zhao Yun actually asked him to surrender!

He didn't know how to respond.

"Brother Xuande, have you ever thought that my Yanzhou now controls four states, has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and is invincible. And you haven't even started yet..."

Zhao Yun's affection is sincere, his battle robe fluttering:
"Brother, if you bring Yunchang and Yide to surrender, I will do my best to recommend them. If that happens, China will be at peace soon. Wouldn't that be a great achievement?"

Liu Bei's heart sank to the bottom.

What Zhao Yun said was simply a soul-searching question, and even with his eloquence, he was speechless in response.

Yes, Cao Cao developed too fast.

He hasn't even started yet, so why should he recruit Zhao Yun to fight against Cao Cao!

Even Zhang Fei was a little dumbfounded, muttering: "It seems that what Zhao Zilong said is not wrong."

The commander of the Jizhou Army listened to the conversation for a while and felt that Liu Bei would defect if the conversation continued. He waved his hand and said, "Kill them!"

The troops behind him immediately rode their horses to charge forward.

Zhao Yun asked loudly: "Why do you think I led my troops to attack the Wuhuan camp?"

The main general of Jizhou was Yan Liang.

He was tall and strong, and sneered:
"You just want to attack Liyang, do you really think we can't see?

Liyang is heavily guarded. If Cao Jun dares to go, he will die! It was you in Yanzhou who fell into the trap and attacked without knowing it. "

The two sides exchanged sharp words, and their troops charged at each other!

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Yuan Shao did have other arrangements in Liyang, stationing heavy troops and waiting for the opportunity.

He had been asking all parties in Jizhou to continuously transport food and fodder to Liyang.

In fact, Yuan Shao had made some arrangements at that time, deliberately highlighting the importance of Liyang.

After Yecheng was attacked, Yuan Shao had been planning a counterattack.

He transported all the food and grass to Liyang in order to lure Cao's army to attack Liyang and fall into his trap.

Today, Cao's army is attacking, and Yuan Shao is confident throughout the whole process.

The reason was that he deliberately set up confusing formations, was well prepared, and even predicted that Cao's army would come.

However, the subsequent changes in the battle situation were somewhat beyond Yuan Shao's expectations.

The night is dark.

Sixty miles north of Liyang, there is a county town called Chiyi!
The troops of the Xianzhen Camp were originally under the command of Zhang Liao.

Gao Shun was Zhang Liao's deputy general.

He followed Zhao Yun to attack the Wuhuan camp, where was the main general Zhang Liao?

Zhang Liao gave the Xianzhen Camp to Zhao Yun in order to advance light cavalry quickly and attack another strategic target.

Zhao Yun’s fight against the Wuhuan people was a real battle.

But the reality is hidden inside, and the hidden purpose is to make a feint to the east and attack in the west.

Few people realize that Chiyi, sixty miles north of Liyang, actually has a very important military position.

Liyangding is located at the forefront of the north bank of the Yellow River and was used by Yuan Shao to store baggage.

Chiyi in the rear supported them.

Most of the materials shipped from Jizhou to Liyang have to be transferred in Chiyi.

Moreover, Yuan Shao made preparations for a backup plan and left some of the baggage in Chiyi.

At midnight, the moon shines like silver.

The troops led by Zhang Liao took advantage of the fact that Zhao Yun's troops were openly attracting Jizhou, and he himself rushed to attack Chiyi with light cavalry.

Zhang Liao led the remaining 2,000 light cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

There are also twenty heavy cavalrymen from Cao Cao’s personal army!
This surprise attack on Yanzhou was a combination of both real and fake forces, with Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun as generals, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, twenty heavy cavalry, and the Xianzhen Camp as soldiers, all of the elite troops were mobilized!
"No matter whether we can capture the city or not, we must retreat immediately after one hour."

Zhang Liao gave the order: "If you can enter the city, burn their food and grass."

Twenty heavy cavalrymen concentrated their strength and immediately rushed towards the city gate of Chiyi.

At the top of the city, an alarm sounded!

That night, fighting broke out frequently around Liyang.

Yecheng.

"Report - the Wuhuan Cavalry Camp was destroyed, and the leader, Bai Longpu, was captured alive by Cao's army!"

So fast... Yuan Shao looked up from the map with a surprised look.

The Wuhuan barracks was breached in just half an hour?!

Yuan Tan said: "The Wuhuan who came to help are all elite troops. How could their camp be broken so quickly? Let's go and investigate!"

The same news was obtained upon further investigation.

The scout who reported the news bowed his head and said, "The news has been confirmed."

"Our army traveled 40 miles from Liyang. When we arrived at the Wuhuan camp, there were only remnants of soldiers left. Bai Longpu was captured and then beheaded!"

Yuan Shao pondered and said:
"Send a message to Yan Liang, and have him send more troops from Liyang to encircle and suppress the Yanzhou tribe. Now that they have entered Jizhou, how can we allow them to retreat again?"

After that, news of the war continued to reach Yecheng:

"The Yanzhou troops broke through the blockade of Yan Liang's troops and retreated southward."

"There is another group of people from Yanzhou who attacked Chiyi in Jizhou!"

When Yuan Shao received the news that Chiyi was attacked, he was sure that Cao Cao had seen through his intention of setting an ambush, and was using the same tactic against him to make a feint to the east and attack in the west.

Jizhou did not suffer a great loss.

Chiyi was breached by Zhang Liao's surprise attack, and he set fire to it in an attempt to burn the grain, but the fire was quickly put out.

After Yuan Shao received the news, he dispatched troops out of the camp again to reinforce Chiyi.

However, Cao's army withdrew quickly and turned around to try to attack Liyang after its troops were divided.

Liyang remains heavily guarded.

Zhang Liao then went to join up with Zhao Zilong, and the two of them joined forces to withdraw.

Along the way, Zhao Zilong defeated the Wuhuan and had a brief fight with Yan Liang and Liu Bei.

Even if Liu Bei and his three brothers participated, they would not be able to stop the Xianzhen Camp and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry from leaving.

What's more, Liu Bei did not work hard and did not use his full strength.

After Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao joined together, they rushed away.

When they reached the border between Yanzhou and Jizhou, the two men separated, one returned to the camp in Henei, and the other went south and returned to the border of Yanzhou to continue stationed.

In the surprise attack on Liyang, the Wuhuan people suffered the most.

Yuan Shao was very calm.

In the early hours of the morning, he issued another order that would determine the fate of the world:
"Liyang troops are ready to cross the river and seize the Yanzhou counties on the south bank!"

Cao Cao received battle reports from the front line overnight and learned that the Jizhou army in Liyang had already landed and crossed the river with the intention of declaring all-out war.

He read the battle report and thought: "Jizhou wants to cross the river, and the battle of Guandu to establish its capital in the north has officially begun."

The next day, Cao Cao received a visiting card in his study.

The other party did not sign his name and was very mysterious.

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