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Volume 1: A Noble Family Chapter 254: Battle in Guandu

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    The sky was overcast and dark.  Strong winds blew, yellow sand filled the sky, and the endless withered grass in the wilderness swayed in the wind, adding to the desolation.  One hundred thousand Yuan¡¯s troops and fifty thousand Cao¡¯s troops lined up in the wilderness of Guandu, confronting each other. The sharp spring breeze made the flags of the two armies rattle, like a tragic ink painting.  "After five years of separation, brother Benchu ??came back safe and sound?" Under the banner of Cao Jun, Cao Cao, who was wearing armor with "yellow flying lightning" on his crotch and "Yitian Sword" hanging on his waist, rode out from under the banner, with Xu Chu beside him  , Xu Huang, Le Jin, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Li Tong and other military generals gathered around to protect him, and raised their hands to ask questions on horseback.  Since the Kwantung League's crusade against Dong Zhuo, these former best friends have not seen each other for five years.  Five years later, the two brothers who fought side by side have become sworn enemies. Perhaps this is the best interpretation of the saying "There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies in the world"!  Seeing Cao Cao coming out to answer the question, Yuan Shao, who was in armor, also rode out, pointing his riding whip at Cao Cao: "With a traitor like you alive, I can't sleep or eat well, and I'm very sick!" "Haha Brother Benchu's words are serious.  Yes!" Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed, his majestic look clearly revealed, "You occupy Hebei and I occupy Henan. If the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river, wouldn't it be nice to have peace with each other? " Yuan Shao snorted and said loudly:  "Shao is an important minister of the Han Dynasty. The Yuan family has been favored and generously paid by the Han Dynasty for generations. How can I sit back and watch when I see you, a traitor, bullying the emperor and neglecting your superiors? I have received the emperor's edict and led an army south to attack you, a traitor and traitor. Return.  Hurry up and get restrained, or you will die! If the sword falls on your head, it will be too late!" "Haha How ridiculous!" As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, Cao Cao immediately retorted: "I haven't seen you in five years.  Brother Chu is not very good at other things, but his bragging skills are getting better and better. Someone's head is on his neck. If you have the ability, why don't you come and get it?" Yuan Shao was furious and pointed his riding whip at Cao Cao.  Looking back to the left and right, he said: "Who dares to take the head of Cao Cao? There will be a heavy reward!" "The last general is willing to go!" A general behind Yuan Shao responded.  I saw a five-flowered horse on his crotch, a thirteen-jointed hook and sickle spear in his hand, wearing a golden chain armor, and a four-sided iron helmet on his head.  He is over eight feet tall.  His face was as livid as a green-faced beast.  The roar was thunderous and majestic, and the words were not spoken yet.  Already riding alone towards Cao's formation.  This general is none other than Wen Chou, a famous Hebei general who is as famous as Yan Liang.  If we follow the natural development of history, after Yan Liang lost his life in the Battle of Baimapo, in the subsequent Battle of Yanjin, Wen Chou was stabbed by Guan Yu in the rebel army and returned with his head.  Yuan Shao's number one and number two generals were killed one after another, and the morale of Yuan's army dropped to a low point, which eventually led to the collapse of Yuan's army in the Battle of Guandu. The entire army of more than 100,000 Yuan Shao and his son were wiped out, and only 800 light cavalry escaped across the Yellow River.  On the road to eternal destruction.  But this time, because of the butterfly effect brought about by Yuan Mai's crossing, Liu Bei did not attack Xuzhou again and went south to occupy Lujiang and Huainan. Guan Yu was not captured by Cao Cao, thus saving Wen Chou's life. For Yuan Shao, it was also an accident.  harvest.  Seeing Wen Chou approaching fiercely, Cao Cao recognized that this was Yuan Shao's fierce general Wen Chou. He hurriedly rode back to the battle and ordered Xu Chu to fight: "Where is Xu Zhongkang? Fight Wen Chou!" "Xu Chu is here!" With a majestic promise, Xu Chu flew forward  With a yellow gelding on its hip and a tiger-head machete weighing seventy-one kilograms, it went out to fight.  The two horses crossed each other without replying. The two tigers were entangled with each other, wielding swords and guns. The swords and guns were going back and forth, the horses were walking in a chain, and the dust from the trampling was flying, gradually enchanting the eyes.  After fifty rounds, the winner is hard to decide.  There is a saying that "one force can defeat ten groups". Xu Chu is very powerful, so he doesn't need to be too particular about his moves, he just slashes and kills; Wen Chou's spear pays attention to changes in routines and does not dare to fight head-on. Therefore, the longer it takes, the more energy is consumed.  The bigger the.  After twenty rounds, although the outcome was still undecided and the situation was stalemate, Wen Chou's breathing became heavier and heavier, while Xu Chu became more and more courageous as he fought, and his roar shook the heaven and the earth.  Seeing that Wen Chou was unable to win after a long battle, Yuan Shao frowned slightly and sighed in his heart: "If Yan Liang does not die, why should we be afraid of Cao Cao? Wen Chou is the only one left, but he is alone!" He glanced at Zhang He next to him:  "Zhang Junyi comes out to help in the battle and lend a helping hand to Wen Chou!" "Promise!" Zhang He agreed, activated the black "Mo Qilin" under his crotch, waved the black gold tiger head gun in his hand, and came out of the formation, "General Wen Chou, don't panic, Zhang He is here  Help you!" Wen Chou thrust out his spear, forcing Xu Chu to take three steps back, glared at Zhang He, and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, when did I panic? Look at me beheading this tiger idiot."?In front of Yuan Gong's account!  " Zhang He couldn't help but be speechless. This is so urgent, and he actually cares about a mistake in words? Looking at the situation on the field, Wen Chou is gradually getting the upper hand. Anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but Wen Chou refuses to admit it. He wants to save face and suffer the consequences.  This is a common characteristic between him and Yan Liang. You can only praise him and don't underestimate them! "General Wen is careful to accept the challenge. Xu Chu's martial arts skills should not be underestimated!"  "Zhang He flashed the black-gold tiger-headed gun in his hand, loudly reminding Wen Chou to concentrate, while looking for opportunities to prepare for a duel with Wen Chou against Xu Chu. "What kind of hero is a man who beats a small number with more?  Xu Gongming from Hedong is coming!  " With a sudden shout, Cao Jun's formation flags were raised. Xu Huang flew out of the formation with a mountain-chopping ax in hand. He intercepted Zhang He and captured him for a fight. Zhang He did not answer, but rode his horse and spear as fast as the wind to fight with Xu Huang.  Together, the two war horses turned around like a lantern, attacking and defending, parrying and blocking, and the killing was evenly matched. After fifty rounds of fighting, it was hard to tell the winner.  , and such outstanding generals, this Zhang He is really good, if he can be taken under his command, he will definitely strengthen our army!  "Looking at Zhang He who was inextricably killed by Xu Huang, Cao Cao stroked his beard and muttered to himself. Seeing the four generals fighting each other, Wen Chou and Zhang He could not win, Yuan Shao felt a little irritable, Ming Gao Lan, Han Meng  The two generals went out together. After receiving the order, they came out to kill Cao Cao. Le Jin and Li Dian went out to greet him. A good show was immediately staged in the center of the formation. The eight generals came and shouted.  The sound was deafening, and the sound of gold and iron clashed one after another. Shen Pei had been hiding behind the array and commanding the crossbowmen. Now that the formation was completed, he quietly said to Yuan Shao that it was time to summon the four generals. Shen Pei nodded in agreement.  With a wave of his hand, the gong sounded in Yuan's army. Wen Chou, Zhang He and the other four generals received the order, and each made a false move, and Xu Chu urged his horse to pursue, but Xu Huang stretched out his hand to stop him.  General Yuan has not yet shown signs of defeat.  Retreating without reason must be treacherous and cannot be pursued!  " As soon as he finished speaking. The two sides of the flags in Yuan Jun's formation separated. Thousands of crossbowmen immediately lined up and fired at Cao Jun. A shower of arrows came suddenly. Fortunately, Xu Huang warned him early. The distance was far away, and the four generals  They each waved their weapons, dialed the eagle feathers, and slowly retreated to Cao's army. "Further forward and shoot!"  " As soon as the flag of the trial order was waved, three thousand Yuan Jun's crossbowmen lined up and moved forward. The second team behind them followed closely. Another wave of arrows shot into Cao Jun's formation, and there was a scream, and suddenly there was a wave of arrows.  Hundreds of Cao Cao's troops were killed. Under the cover of Huang Luo's umbrella, Cao Cao calmly commanded the battle: "Don't panic, the shield bearers are in front, and the archers and crossbowmen are in formation to counterattack!"  " With Cao Cao's order, the somewhat panicked Cao soldiers changed their formation. The five thousand shield soldiers in front used their shields to set up a protective wall to defend against the arrows of Yuan Jun's crossbowmen. They slowly advanced in an attempt to  Under the command of Cao Ren, the archers of Cao Army behind the shield soldiers formed a square formation and fired back at Yuan Jun. They could only hear the "crackling" of bowstrings on the battlefield, and the arrows were as dense as locusts.  , poured into the formations of the two armies, and the arrows fell to the ground like rice bent by the wind. Seeing that Cao Jun was on guard and could not win with the crossbowmen alone, Yuan Shao waved his whip and gave the order.  Said: "The whole army charges!  " With Yuan Shao's order, hundreds of thousands of Yuan's troops swept over the mountains and plains. Cao Cao also ordered the entire army to fight. Fifty-six thousand Cao's troops rushed forward and started a hand-to-hand fight with Yuan's troops. For a moment, the sound of killing in the wilderness was loud, and flesh and blood were heard.  Hengfei. The two sides fought from noon to dusk, and then the troops were counted. Cao Jun lost more than 5,000 people, while Yuan Jun had more than twice as many troops as Cao Jun. He was lucky enough to win, but he also suffered a loss.  Three thousand men is a small victory. Yuan Shao has more than twice as many troops as Cao Cao. He is not afraid of a war of attrition. Even if he kills one thousand enemies and loses eight hundred, he can still afford it, not to mention that Cao Cao has taken advantage of his troops today.  Not wanting to fight Yuan Shao head-on, he ordered to retreat 20 miles, set up camp, and plan a better strategy. The next day, Yuan Shao sent his troops to pursue him, and came to Cao Cao's camp to form a formation and yell at him.  Reason. Shen Pei proposed to Yuan Shao: "Since Cao's army can't hold on, they can build a mound of earth, climb high and shoot arrows. Cao's army will be confused!"  " Yuan Shao followed the words of the judge and ordered the two generals Han Juzi and Su You to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to carry earth and build mounds. Within a few days, thirty mounds several feet high were built around Cao Jun's camp.  Each seat can accommodate twenty archers, so Yuan Shaosui ordered to let them go.The archers climbed onto the mound and shot arrows at Cao Jun's stronghold.  Shen Pei personally took command and waved the flag on his horse. Each of the six hundred crossbowmen climbed onto the mound and fired arrows at Cao Cao's camp. Those who could not escape were hit by arrows, and they were killed in just one meal.  Four to five hundred Cao soldiers.  Cao Cao was furious and ordered Cao Ren to organize archers to fire back. Under the cover of the shield soldiers, 3,000 crossbowmen of Cao's army launched a counterattack against Yuan's army on the mound.  But the mound is high and far away, so shooting from top to bottom can increase the range and speed; shooting from bottom to top will immediately weaken a lot of power. Not only the range is weakened, but also blown by the strong wind in the air, the crossbow will lose its sight  The 3,000 crossbowmen in Cao's camp and the 600 Yuan troops fired at each other for most of the day without gaining the slightest advantage. Instead, more than 300 crossbowmen were shot dead, and only 100 Yuan Jun archers were killed.  After dark, both sides paid gold and retreated their troops.  After two consecutive defeats, Cao Cao felt depressed. He drank alone in the tent and thought about how to deal with the situation at hand.  I heard that Liu Bei was ready to make a move in Runan, and Sun Ce did not follow his instructions to attack Liu Bei. I don¡¯t know what the boy was paying attention to?  Anyway, Sun Ce is not someone who is easy to instruct. Although he is nominally an alliance with him, he is not very cooperative with his actions.  If you can't fight Yuan Shao quickly and quickly push Yuan's army back to the north of the Yellow River; if Liu Bei and Liu Biao unite to attack their rear and be attacked from both sides, the situation will be difficult!  Just when Cao Cao was depressed, Liu Ye came to see him. After entering the tent, he said straight to the point: "I have invented a catapult in the past few days, which can restrain Yuan's army on the mound. I hope Cao Cao can send someone to help me make this kind of catapult."  A new weapon to thwart Yuan Jun¡¯s arrogance!¡± After Cao Cao saw Liu Ye¡¯s drawings and ideas, he was overjoyed: ¡°Okay, great, it¡¯s really a magical weapon. With this catapult, Yuan Jun will be defeated!¡±  Five to six hundred craftsmen including carpenters, blacksmiths, cobblers, and painters from the army were immediately mobilized to build catapults overnight under the supervision of Liu Ye.  He also sent Le Jin and Li Dian to sneak out of the camp under the cover of night, search for large rocks in the wilderness, and then transport them into the camp by carriage. After the catapult was built, they bombarded Yuan's army on the mound.  Two days later, four catapults appeared in Cao Jun's camp.  Following Liu Ye's order, four catapults simultaneously threw large stones at the mound. There was an endless rumbling sound. The huge stones hit the mound, hitting the archers who could not escape in time.  Their flesh and blood were bruised, and the weak mounds were destroyed one after another.  "Haha this thing is really a magical weapon!" Cao Cao was very excited when he saw that the catapult had such a long range.  Cao Ren, Xu Huang, Xiahou Dun, Yue Jin, Li Dian, Xu Chu, Li Tong and other generals were ordered to lead three thousand elites each to attack Yuan Jun's position, and Liu Ye was asked to lead the soldiers to push the catapult towards Yuan Jun's position.  He threw boulders and destroyed Yuan Jun's formation.  It was the first time that Yuan Shao's soldiers saw a catapult. They were stunned by the huge stones and their positions were in chaos.  Many fierce generals from the Cao family led their troops to cover up and kill them. In a melee, Yuan's army could not resist, leaving more than 3,000 corpses behind, and then retreated 20 miles away and set up camp.  Just after the war in Guandu entered a stalemate again, Yuan Mai's Bingzhou Army also began to advance in separate directions. Zhang Liao and Wang Shuang each led 5,000 troops across the Yellow River and pretended to attack Henan. Xu Sheng also cut off the connection between Hedong and Henan on the water.  Contact has turned Hedong, located north of the Yellow River, into an isolated city.  Hearing that Yuan Jun had invaded the country, Yu Jin, who was stationed in Luoyang, hurriedly gathered his troops to fight. Zhao Yun and Gao Shun each led 10,000 troops and quietly entered Hedong County eastward. Taking advantage of the darkness, they secured the Hedong County government overnight.  The city was surrounded by water.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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