Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 410 The Death of Gongsun Zan Next
Sunset West Mountain.

In the sky, the sunset is twinkling, the fire is burning, and the light of the setting sun is vivid, reflecting on the plain to the north of Suanzao, completely refracting the mess and corpses on this plain.

This battle has ended, and it has lasted for three hours.

The Guangling Army attacked without authorization, and the defeat has already been established. Encountering the joint ambushes of the Shuofang Battalion and the Fourth Battalion of the Jingping Army, the Guangling Army was quickly defeated in less than half an hour, and one by one fell under the sword of the Jingping Army. , suffered heavy casualties, and lost more than two-thirds of its troops.

Originally, this battle could completely end the Guangling Army, and it is not impossible to wipe it out. After all, most of the Guangling Army are young and strong, and there are few veterans. In the face of high-intensity combat, they have no mentality but adapt to it, and they are not tenacious. fighting spirit.

Under such circumstances, the Guangling Army became more and more chaotic, and the more chaotic, the more defeated it was. For the Jingping Army, it was a good opportunity to wipe out the Guangling Army, but in the end it fell short.

The Youzhou Army led by Tian Kai in the county seat had forcibly broken through the defense line of Jingping's third battalion and entered the battlefield, which made Jingping Army have to shrink its defense line in advance.

Of course, even under the support of Tian Kai's Youzhou Army, Zhang Chao led less than [-] remnants and fled back to Suanzao County. Also terrified, unwilling to fight.

"Order, all ministries quickly clean up the battlefield, and then return to the camp!"

On the battlefield, Zhang Liao stared at the Youzhou army slowly retreating back to the county seat, and ordered in a deep voice.

Although the ambush campaign was not perfect this time, it was a good start, and he felt that the pressure on his shoulders was relieved a lot. He proved that he could carry the banner of the Jingping Army.

In this battle, he handed over a perfect test paper after acting as the chief general of the Jingping army.

I didn't see that after this battle, whether it was Xie Yu, the leader of the third battalion, or Mo Bao, the leader of the fourth battalion, their eyes towards him had changed. Although they were not submissive, they were somewhat admiring.

"Wen Yuan, do you think the defeat of the Guangling Army will arouse Gongsun Zan's anger?" Mu Jing stood beside Zhang Liao, looking at the battlefield full of corpses, and then looked up at the city wall of Suanzao: "You must know that the Guangling Army However, taking up one-fifth of Suanzao's troops, I don't believe that Gongsun Zan can hold his breath after losing such a large force!"

These days, they have been trying to seduce not the Guangling army, but Gongsun Zan.

As long as Gongsun Zan dared to lead his army out of Suanzao County and confront them head-on, they would have hope of victory and a chance to break through the entire Suanzao County.

"Your Majesty's expectations should not be taken for granted. Gongsun Zan's personality is very stable. Since he has already made him suspicious, he can't easily let him attack!"

Zhang Liao pondered for a while, and said, "Even if the Guangling army is defeated, it's just that people have accumulated some anger. He won't explode immediately. He must still be checking whether we have reinforcements!"

"Gongsun Bogui, seems to be brave and arrogant, but I didn't expect him to be so cautious!"

Mu Jing rubbed the bridge of his nose, and said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid the Hun cavalry won't be able to hide if this drags on!"

The magic weapon for him to win is the Huns cavalry.

If this group of soldiers and horses cannot hide, there will be no hope for this battle at all.

"So we can only try our best to pull Gongsun Zan out to fight!"

Zhang Liao said decisively: "The defeat of the Guangling Army is an opportunity, and he will definitely continue to send troops to test us in the future!"

"Do you want to show weakness?"

"No!"

Zhang Liao shook his head: "Fight the battle forcefully. The more forceful you are, the more you will arouse Gongsun Zan's suspicion. To deal with someone like him, you must do the opposite!"

……

At night, the Suanzao city is brightly lit.

"Oops, it hurts!"

"Leg, my leg, I can't live without this leg!"

"Hold it, I'm going to pull out the arrow!"

"Doctor, doctor, help me!"

In a wounded barracks, wailing was everywhere.

During the battle in the afternoon, more than two-thirds of the Guangling Army suffered casualties. Not to mention those who could not return, most of them were injured when they returned, and many of them were seriously injured soldiers.

"Where's Zhang Chao?"

Gongsun Zan unfastened the curtain of the camp gate, strode in, and asked a little coldly.

"Report to the prefect Gongsun, our prefect is injured and is dressing up inside!"

A military report.

When Gongsun Zan entered the tent, he saw Zhang Chao lying on a desk, the arrow in his arm hadn't been pulled out, his eyes were blank, and he was staring at the top of the tent, saying a thousand words. I can't even speak out the words of anger.

"Gongsun Taishou, I regret not listening to your warning. What happened today, I am ashamed of the world!" Seeing Gongsun Zan walk in, Zhang Chao regained his energy, left tears and snot behind, and started to cry up.

The man didn't flick his tears lightly, but he didn't reach the point where he was sad. Today's battle broke all of Zhang Chao's energy.

"Mr. Zhang, success or failure on the battlefield is a common matter in military affairs. There is no need to do this!" Gongsun Zan looked at him in grief and wanted to commit suicide. He couldn't express his dissatisfaction. Now that you can cheer up, the soldiers of Guangling still need your encouragement!"

……

Half an hour later, Gongsun Zan left the wounded barracks with helplessness.

"The Guangling Army is abolished!"

Seeing the counselor Guan Jing and his general Tian Kai, Gongsun Zan spoke directly.

Although the Guangling Army still has thousands of soldiers and horses, but if they are heartbroken and have no intention of fighting again, even if they are reluctantly sent to the battlefield, it will be a hindrance, so he said that the Guangling Army has already spent their time.

"As expected!"

Guan Jing said: "We suffered a great loss in this battle. In the final analysis, we picked the wrong person. We should not let Kong Xu withdraw. Although Kong Xu's Qingzhou army is not as strong as the Guangling army, he is stable and will not take it easy. Go ahead!"

"It's my fault too!" Gongsun Zan smiled wryly: "Zhang Chao's mentality is arrogant. At this time, I pointed fingers at me, which only aggravated his dissatisfaction with me, which made him rush forward easily. If I didn't send someone to pass on a word, maybe he Will not rush in and attack!"

"I actually think that Jingping's army is good at catching fighters!" Tian Kai said: "From probing to ambush, but in one afternoon, they can still deploy troops to stop me for two hours. The army is about to be wiped out!"

"Mulongtu, this fruit is not easy!"

Gongsun Zan thought that this battle was directed by Mu Jing, but he didn't know that his opponent was Zhang Liao. If he could be sure of this, perhaps he would be more cautious.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"Report to the prefect, I have scouts to investigate the Yanjin Ferry and there are still thousands of enemy troops!"

The scout captain Zhao Ling walked in and reported.

"Only a few thousand?"

Gongsun Zan frowned, a little in disbelief.

"Indeed, look at its number, Jingping Second Battalion!"

Zhao Ling said: "Moreover, the area is nearly a hundred miles away. My scouts have already searched it. It's not very thorough, but the place where the soldiers were once hidden has basically been swept away, and there is no trace of any soldiers and horses ambushing!"

"Even if you add up the soldiers and horses in Yanjin, they are only [-] soldiers and horses. I still can't figure it out. Where did he get the courage to conquer me with [-] soldiers and horses? Suanzao, is he too confident and rampant, or is he ignorant and fearless!"

Gongsun Zan fell into deep thought.

"My lord, could it be that he is scaring us!" Tian Kai said, "Their appearance in Suanzao has already made us cautious. The grain road going south is forced to be suspended, and the hundreds of thousands of coalition troops under the Sishui Pass will definitely be affected. , so that his goal has been achieved!"

"Scare us?"

Gongsun Zan's face became gloomy, and he took a deep breath: "It's not a big mistake to be careful, but it doesn't mean we are afraid. For the next five days, Tian Kai obeyed. You lead Youzhou to attack Jingping's army, and I personally lead Baima Yi from the army." Stand up for you!"

He had to try whether Jing Pingjun had any hole cards.

"promise!"

Tian Kai takes command!

The next day, early in the morning, Tian Kai led [-] Youzhou troops, and the soldiers went out of the city in two groups, and went straight to the Jingping military camp.

"Boom boom boom!!!!"

The sound of war drums covered the Jingping barracks from all directions.

"Sure enough!"

Zhang Liao ascended the heights and gazed into the distance, staring at the approaching Youzhou army. This battle was no different from yesterday's battle. The Guangling army in yesterday's battle was a mob, young and strong, without much experience in fighting on the battlefield, so it was easy to crush them. But in today's battle, they are facing the Youzhou Army, which is an elite who has fought on the battlefield.

"It's menacing!" Mu Jing also went up to the observation deck, looking down at the front: "It seems that you guessed right, this Gongsun Zan is really cautious!"

"No matter how cautious he is, he will still be fooled. When he finds out that we are not that strong, he will attack without hesitation and tear us apart!"

Zhang Liao ordered: "Pass to our military order, and the Shuofang battalion will attack."

This camp is not a strong camp, and it doesn't have much defensive power. Instead of fighting in the camp, it is better to face the enemy head-on. He needs a strong confrontation to further reflect his phenomenon of being strong on the outside and doing nothing on the inside.

"kill!"

"kill!"

The gate of the gate opened, and the soldiers of the Shuofang camp rushed out like a swarm.

"How dare you face it head-on, what a guts!"

Tian Kai became furious. Holding a long knife in his hand, he rushed forward and shouted, "Youzhou Erlang, crush them for me!"

"rush!"

"Kill it!"

The soldiers of the Youzhou Army are definitely elite, and their charges carry a surging impact.

Boom boom boom! ! ! ! !
On the battlefield, it was as if two torrents collided, and there was a peerless collision, but after these torrents collided, what surged up was not a wave of water, but broken arms and legs, and streams of bewitching blood were spilled.

"Order, the third battalion, the fourth battalion, press up!"

Zhang Liao didn't hesitate at all. It was impossible for the Shuofang Battalion alone to stop the Youzhou Army's charge, so he directly pushed the third and fourth battalions up: "The third battalion attacks with the left wing, and the fourth battalion attacks with the left wing." Attack from the right wing, forming a momentum of encirclement!"

On the battlefield, you must have a big appetite.

If you dare to come, I dare to risk my life with you.

Now Zhang Liao had a crazy thought in his heart, so he bet with Gongsun Zan to see who was the craziest and who was more daring.

"Encircle me?"

Tian Kai on the battlefield immediately felt the change. He was not surprised that the Jingping army came out in full force, but what surprised him was the direction in which they sent troops. At this moment, he widened his eyes and saw that the two long dragons on the left and right were clearly Pull out the column.

This is the tendency to encircle, not face to face.

Detour left and right to form a semi-circular encirclement.

This is a formation method with more battles and less.

But the strength of their troops is almost the same, such a battle formation can be defeated with one blow.

"What a bold idea, what a crazy idea, and more than ten thousand soldiers and horses surrounded me with tens of thousands of elites. Is he eating a bear's heart and a leopard's guts?" Tian Kai said with a gloomy face.

"General, the enemy army on the left wing is pressing up!"

"General, the right-wing enemy army is pressing up!"

Facing the offensive from the left and right wings, the Youzhou army's defense line began to tighten.

At this time unless they change formation.

Divide the troops breaking through in the middle to the left and right wings. If it is a false move, this will naturally directly defeat the left and right wings of the enemy army, and thus drive straight in. If it is a real move, they will fall into a quagmire and be surrounded and killed.

This will test the judgment of the general on the battlefield.

Tian Kai knew very well that he didn't have much time to think about it directly. The situation on the battlefield was changing every minute. If he couldn't give an order immediately, the Youzhou army would be in chaos.

"They can't die!"

"There must be an ambush!"

"Hold your breath!"

Tian Kai gritted his teeth and issued the military order: "Immediately pass on our military order, ordering the left and right flanks to abandon their positions, one mile behind, attach themselves to the central army, and face the enemy head-on!"

"promise!"

The messenger quickly went to deliver the order.

"Change?"

Zhang Liao had already come down from the watchtower. He rode out with his battle results in his hand, entered the Shuofang camp, and led the army himself. When he saw the chaos on the battlefield, the wings on both sides suddenly appeared in disorder, so he knew that the Youzhou army had changed formation.

"It seems that I won the bet, so don't blame me for being rude!"

Zhang Liao is good at grasping the opportunity of battle. The enemy's retreat is his opportunity to advance. He directly led the Shuofang battalion to charge, and then ordered: "Order the whole army to attack, and the left and right wings will press up on me. The two dragons will come out of the water formation and strangle the left and right wings of the Youzhou army." , go straight to the middle of the central army, and cut their battle formation in half!"

The Youzhou army didn't dare to fight him on the two wings, and lost the only chance to attack, which was his chance to counterattack. The offensive and defensive positions on the battlefield changed rapidly.

"kill!"

The Shuofang battalion was in the middle, and the third battalion and the fourth battalion had two wings, forming a concave-shaped offensive, oppressing the Chinese army with the advantage of the two wings.

The advantage of this battle formation is to use the left and right wings to the extreme, use the left and right as the two dragons to come out of the water, and strangle them in a roundabout way. If it goes well, it will directly cut the enemy's long dragon battle formation in half and trap the front of the enemy formation in the encirclement.

"Damn!"

Tian Kai is also considered a seasoned general, just as he withdrew his left and right wings, he felt that something was wrong. He was about to integrate the battle formation, and when he re-attacked, he was hit by the opponent's enemy.

"General, the left wing can't hold on anymore, retreat a mile, revealing the left side of the Chinese army!"

"General, the right wing can't hold back anymore, give up the original position, and empty the right wing of my central army!"

Every news made Tian Kai's face gloomy.

"Back up!"

Tian Kai ordered helplessly.

If the Chinese army does not retreat and responds to the pace of the left and right wings, he will be like a tortoise showing his head, lightly sticking his head out to be beaten.

This time, he lost.

Lost completely.

The day's war only lasted until the afternoon, and then it was over. Jingping's army was not considered a big victory, but had the upper hand, and Youzhou's army was not considered defeated. Big loss.

Invading Jingping's barracks was a strategic deployment, but he had just entered the attack range of Jingping's army, and he encountered a strong resistance, which reversed his powerful charge in an instant. Forced to retreat to his own camp, during the charge, he suddenly retreated. As a result, the momentum of the soldiers under his command was extinguished, and the morale plummeted.

"The last general's command is not good, and he has lost the prestige of the Youzhou Army. Please punish him, my lord!"

In the camp outside the city jointly built by the Qingzhou Army and the Guangling Army, the Youzhou Army was stationed, and General Tian Kai kowtowed in the tent, pleading guilty to Gongsun Zan, the leader of the case.

"How about the casualties?" Gongsun Zan said expressionlessly.

"There were not many casualties, but..."

Tian Kai smiled wryly, but at the beginning of the battle, more than 100 soldiers were casualties, and the subsequent casualties were negligible, but they took the initiative to retreat, and those who were beaten had no power to fight back, which was enough to hurt the morale of the Youzhou Army: "But the morale was broken, In the next two days, I'm afraid it will be very easy to restore morale, and the combat power is only [-]% to [-]%!"

"Ziyu, you watched the whole battle, how do you feel?"

Gongsun Zan's complexion was not very good. He could still say that the Guangling Army was useless after yesterday's defeat, but today the Youzhou Army was dispatched, but they still couldn't take advantage of it, which annoyed him.

"My lord, General Tian did lose this battle. He lost to the enemy's chief general. This man's fighting style is very fierce. He fought desperately as soon as he came up, forcing General Tian to do his best. General Tian thought too much and lost the opportunity. Instead, this The defeat of the battle."

Guan Jing did observe the whole battle, he said intuitively.

"What else?" Gongsun Zan asked again.

"Also, Jing Ping's army came out in full force, and they didn't fear at all that we have a group of soldiers raiding the camp at this time!" Guan Jing said: "It feels like they are full of confidence, but..."

"But what?" Gongsun Zan opened his eyes wide.

"But I feel that they are strong on the outside and capable on the inside!" Guan Jing said.

"Strong outside and doing well in the middle?"

Gongsun Zan frowned, he stood up, and paced back and forth: "The scouts didn't find any ambushes, and there are indeed only more than 1 enemy troops in front of us. Am I being too cautious, or maybe he is a young man of the Mulongtu?" Fame, under the prestige of the First Battle of Hanoi, makes me afraid?"

After he let out a long sigh, he said, "Tian Kai!"

"exist!"

"Your department will continue to fight tomorrow. For the next three days, you must attack the enemy's barracks every day, but you must stop when you encounter a strong enemy!"

"promise!"

Tian Kai nodded.

"Zhao Ling!"

"exist!"

"The scouts continue to search. I'm going to search everything within a hundred miles!" Gongsun Zan said coldly, "I'll find out even a mouse that's hiding!"

"promise!"

Zhao Ling took the order.

……

In the next few days, the Youzhou army called Zhan Jingping's army every day, and the soldiers and horses of the two armies fought back and forth on the battlefield outside the city, causing mutual casualties.

As the hours of engagement passed, there seemed to be a point where the air pressure between the two sides was getting lower and lower.

"Gongsun Zan is really difficult to deal with!"

Mu Jing was a little bit impatient: "Du Feng sent a letter saying that three groups of scouts have been beheaded. If this continues, the Hun cavalry will not be able to hide!"

"My lord, we must hold our breath now!"

Zhang Liao persuaded: "Believe me, within two or three days at most, Gongsun Zan will attack with the whole army. He should be more impatient than us now. The food road going south has already stopped us for a few days. He can't hold on." how long!"

(End of this chapter)