I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 744 Battle of Yin Ling
What is a handsome man?

The one who manipulates the situation of the war.

Liu Jian relied heavily on Guan Yu and Liu Bei and appointed them as generals to guard one side. Not only did Liu Jian trust Liu Bei and Guan Yu's loyalty, but also because Liu Bei and Guan Yu were indeed handsome men.

Cao Cao treated Zhou Yu in the same way.

Historically, Zhou Yu was not a narrow-minded person. He was a real and famous general, but he was unable to shine brightly because of the fate of his life.

If Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others came in person, it would be quite difficult for Zhou Yu to defeat them.

But now, the opponent is Gongsun Zan who is too deep and arrogant.

Zhou Yu believed that he was capable enough to deal with him and had absolute control over the situation.

He had ordered the guards of Yin Ling that if they found signs of attacking Yin Ling, he would immediately lead his troops to cut off Gongsun Zan's retreat.

"Gongsun will attack this place within ten days. Just hold on and don't doubt him. When I fire arrows and shoot the opponent's rear army, you can command the troops and horses to fight out at night. You will win a complete victory!"

As soon as the rear army was attacked, the news spread to the front line. At this moment, Gongsun Zan and his leader were so distraught that they almost fell off their horses.

Just before Gongsun Zan could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw thousands of soldiers and horses coming towards him in the direction of his retreat.

Gongsun Zan was concerned about the safety of his rear and suppressed the idea of ​​continuing to fight with the enemy.
He led the cavalry under his command, quickly followed the pace of the friendly troops in front, and rushed towards the rear.

Although his white horse followers are just cavalry, the training of soldiers is indeed very comprehensive. Once they get off their horses, they can also become ground warriors who are good at land warfare.

The army under Gongsun Zan had already planned to retreat. However, due to the fact that the supervising team composed of Gongsun Zan's soldiers was watching behind them, the soldiers forced themselves to continue fighting.

After Gongsun Zan heard the news, he was excited and immediately led the Baimayi army to attack Yinling from behind.

At this moment, the rear army's grain transport team had been killed and dispersed by Cao Jun. Fortunately, the baggage and horses were all robbed by the opponent.

Zhou Yu had made various plans to capture Gongsun Zan tonight, and now he would certainly not fall short.

Most of the baggage of Gongsun Zan's army was in the rear army, and was transported by the team of horses.

At such a speed, even though the troops under Yu Jin's command were elite, they could not catch up with them for a while.

I'm afraid that within three days, they will collapse without a fight.

Then he led his elite troops to pursue Gongsun Zan in the direction where he fled.

Gongsun Zan's army hurriedly rushed forward to check their own supplies. They were anxious at the moment. In addition, when they came back just now, it was clear, so they didn't think much about it.

Anyway, the current situation on the battlefield is not favorable to them, so it would be better to retreat as soon as possible.

While running, people's potential will be infinitely stimulated.

Because Yin Ling's defense is now very tight, their side has suffered heavy losses.

Under the rapid gallop, these white horse volunteers soon arrived at the rear army's team.

Almost in a moment, Gongsun Zan made a choice in his heart.

Now if there is a crisis in the army at the rear, the army under his command will immediately fall into the crisis of running out of food.

But at the moment of the siege, countless torches suddenly rose in the county, illuminating the battlefield like daylight.

Under such circumstances, Gongsun Zan could only watch as his soldiers fled in all directions.

Now that the grain team in the rear was attacked, morale plummeted. Although Gongsun Zan's army took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield, it was actually defeated.

Most of the white horse rebels now hold torches in their hands. Otherwise, most of them have night blindness, and most of them would have fled.

The leading general is Cao Jun's general, Jin.

Now that Gongsun Zan finally gave the order to retreat, the exhausted soldiers immediately took advantage of the high maneuverability of their war horses to quickly get out of the battlefield and fled the way they came without looking back.

But at the same time, he is still an army running along the road. Most of his baggage along the way is collected or collected along the way, but the quantity cannot be levied too much!

After the guard of Yinling said that he would act according to the plan, Zhou Yu left with peace of mind.

However, Zhou Yu's design is obviously not that simple.

It's just that the rear is in a hurry now, and Gongsun Zan can't take care of that much. The priority is to return timely reinforcements to the rear army.

Most of his troops were cavalry, and the men and horses consumed a huge amount of rations in a day.

In order to ensure that the thousands of cavalry under his command could retreat quickly, Gongsun Zan could only personally lead his elite troops to cut off their rear.

Viewed from the top of the Yin Mausoleum, thousands of riders were seen galloping toward the east, much faster than when they came.

After the scout saw this frightening scene, he immediately reported the matter to Gongsun Zan.

After a lot of fighting, Gongsun Zan finally led his troops to withdraw.

As soon as Gongsun Zan's Baimayi army moved, his rear army was attacked by Zhou Yu's main force, which had been premeditated.

He called his men, leaving some infantrymen to clear the battlefield.

And things turned out just as Zhou Yu expected, Gongsun Zan attacked Yin Ling at night!
However, the Yinling garrison had already prepared, and countless crossbowmen were placed in dangerous places in the county. Because Gongsun Zan wanted to capture the county, he put the infantry first, and Baima Yi followed behind.

After making a decision in his mind, Gongsun Zan immediately ordered the money to be withdrawn.

When Yu Jin saw this, he was not in a hurry to catch up.

When the sharp sound of ringing gold sounded, the army on Gongsun Zan's side felt like they were being amnested.

Fortunately, these thousands of white horse Yi Cong have followed Gongsun for many years and have a lot of experience in battle.

He rushed over so quickly.

Gongsun Zan, who was behind thousands of cavalry, was shocked when he saw this scene!

Although he had the intention to stop it, it was too late.

At this moment, the mountains on both sides were suddenly illuminated by the two armies. On the mountains, golden drums sounded in unison, and the sky was filled with fire.

Countless soldiers wearing Cao Jun uniforms appeared from the mountains and forests. They were densely packed on the mountains on both sides!
Immediately afterwards, the rocket rose into the sky and shot towards the grain and grass!

In addition, countless arrows were shot at Baima Yicong's army.

This shocking turn of events caused Gongsun Zan and the others to immediately appear in chaos.

The fire and bows and arrows prompted them to push their horses left and right.

Because of the crowding, many soldiers were pushed off their horses by their fellow soldiers, and then trampled by countless horses on the ground.

For a time, wails and screams continued.

While the opponent's bows and arrows were shooting, they heard a group of Huainan Cao soldiers shouting:
"If Gongsun doesn't surrender now, how can we wait?"

"If Gongsun doesn't surrender now, how can we wait?"

The shouts of the soldiers soon reached Gongsun Zan's ears.

Gongsun Zan's face was full of shame, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

At the same time, Zhou Yu began to send Dong Xi, and Le Jin and others used bows, crossbows and fire attacks to kill and injure the enemy troops, while using their elite troops to raid the scattered enemy formations.

Although Gongsun Zan wanted to save this push, the battle was in chaos and he was no longer able to organize his troops to launch a smooth counterattack.

What's more, starting from tonight, first they failed to capture Yinling, then their own supplies were intercepted, and then they were ambushed when they returned for rescue. All these things happened, which caused Gongsun Zan's side to lose all morale!

Under such circumstances, what is the point of shopping?

"A certain person in the north has been fighting against the barbarians all year round. Unexpectedly, he was defeated by Xiaoxiao today!"

Gongsun Zan was so sad that he immediately picked up his sword and wanted to kill himself.

At the critical moment, his other commanders, Sima Weidun and Cheng Xu, hurriedly said to him:

"General, don't do this!"

"Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers! The general is a famous general in the north. He should not talk about life and death lightly. Once the general is defeated, it will definitely destroy the morale of our army!"

"We are willing to fight to the death to protect the general's retreat!"

After that, the two of them didn't care whether Gongsun Zan agreed or not, and immediately protected Gongsun Zan and charged towards the north.

However, someone had already come to block Gongsun Zan's retreat. It's Le Jin!

Le Jin had taken refuge under Cao Cao since then, and had followed him to fight in Jiangdong over the years. In the war against Shanyue, he had made several achievements, and his reputation had been built among the Southern Army.

He is the first to win every battle, and he is already famous for his achievements!

At that moment, they saw Le Jin holding a spear and leading an elite force coming from the rear and intercepting Gongsun Zan's retreat.

"Gongsun Zan, why don't you get off your horse quickly and be bound! Do you really have to wait for your father to pull you off your horse before you are willing to be killed?"

Gongsun Zan couldn't help but became furious when he saw this: "How dare an unknown person be so presumptuous!"

Wei Dun said hurriedly: "General, don't be too eager to fight. We'll stop this man!"

Later, he and Cheng Xu led the crowd to rush forward and fight with Le Jin to find a way for Gongsun Zan to escape.

Gongsun Zan burst into tears when he saw the two Sima who had been with him on the northern expedition for a long time now desperately opening a way for him to survive.

He gritted his teeth, whipped his riding crop hard, and then hurried away towards the north!

Le Jin was not in a hurry. He commanded his soldiers and horses to fight against Weidun and Cheng Xu. He himself fought vertically and horizontally and was invincible.

Over the years, Le Jin has made great contributions as a pioneer in pacifying Shanyue in the south. Among Cao's troops, he beheaded and captured the most people. He is famous for his bravery among Cao's troops.

During the battle, Le Jin calmly looked for an opportunity, pulled out his feather arrow, and shot an arrow into Wei Dun's throat, killing him!

"Brother Tai!"

Seeing the death of his close friend at the hands of Le Jin, Cheng Xu was inexplicably sad. He roared at Le Jin: "Thief, give back my brother's life!"

Le Jin waved his hand and immediately ordered his guards to come forward. Without even using his own hands, he chopped Cheng Xu and his guards into pieces in a matter of seconds.

Looking at the two Sima who were born in Youzhou who died in his own hands, Le Jin showed a somewhat sarcastic smile on his face.

"Everyone says that the Northern Army has many fierce generals and brave men. Today, I saw that they are all useless. How can such a person go into battle and become a general? It seems that Gongsun Zan is just a vain name!"

After saying that, Le Jin immediately called to his soldiers: "Follow me! Capture Gongsun Zan and show off the power of our army!"

"Capture Gongsun Zan alive!"

"Capture Gongsun Zan alive!"

With a high-pitched call, a group of people rushed towards the opposite side following Le Jin.

……

When Cheng Xu and Wei Dun were killed, although Gongsun Zan was running away, he knew in his heart that his two men would definitely not be able to escape this time.

When he thought of this, tears flowed from Gongsun Zan's eyes.

At this moment, he was really filled with regret.

However, it was a done deal. As a pioneer, although he had a smooth journey, at the critical moment, he caused such huge losses to the army because of his own mistakes...

His heart was like a knife being twisted, and now Gongsun Zan wished he could kill himself a thousand times.

Unfortunately, as Wei Dun and others said, if Gongsun Zan dies now, it will greatly shake our own morale.

Even if he died, he could not die on the front line. Even if he asked Liu Jian to behead him later, Gongsun Zan could not boost the morale of Cao's army out of thin air.

But obviously, there are still people who don't want Gongsun Zan to escape smoothly.

"Gongsun Zan, please stop leaving!"

As shouts came from behind, Gongsun Zan hurriedly turned his head to look.

What reflected in his eyes was the capable Cao army led by Le Jin.

Seeing Le Jin's soldiers and horses getting closer and closer to him, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"This General Cao really deceives people too much!"

After saying that, Gongsun Zan wanted to turn his army around and go back to fight the opponent head-on.

But Guan Jing, Gongsun Zan's subordinate, hurriedly stopped him.

"General, going back now is the same as asking for death!"

"Does the general want to ignore the sacrifices of the two commanders and waste his life in vain?"

Guan Jing's words reminded Gongsun Zan. He gritted his teeth to suppress the restlessness in his heart, and then ordered his sergeants to continue to retreat north.

Le Jin and others frowned when they saw Gongsun Zan not stopping.

Le Jin thought about a plan in his mind, and then he ordered his people to shout loudly: "How can Gongsun Zan, a mediocre person and a timid person, be a general!"

"How can Gongsun Zan be a general if he is a mediocre and timid person!"

"How can Gongsun Zan be a general if he is a mediocre and timid person!"

"..."

The shouts of Cao's soldiers naturally reached Gongsun Zan's ears.

He himself is a proud and arrogant person, and he has always thought highly of himself. Now after hearing such sarcastic words, he couldn't help but feel angry and filled his heart with a feeling of tightness in his chest.

"General, hold on, hold on!" Guan Jing on the side urged him hard.

"How dare you, you southern thieves, do this!?"

Gongsun Zan roared angrily, but he still did not turn around and fight Le Jin head-on.

After all, he still knows what is most important.

But at this moment, a sharp arrow suddenly pierced the sky!
Guan Jing on the side was still trying to persuade Gongsun Zan.

"General, please bear with me for a while..."

Before he could finish the word "angry", he saw the sharp arrow suddenly hit the back of Guan Jing's neck!
Guan Jing opened his eyes and looked at Gongsun Zan in front of him with a horrified expression, and then saw his body falling to the side and falling heavily.

"close……"

Gongsun Zan exclaimed, and before he could finish calling out his name, he saw Guan Jing disappearing from his eyes.

Behind him, the soldiers of Cao's army had already caught up, firing arrows while running, and began to clean up and strangle Gongsun Zan's remaining troops.

Le Jin and other cavalry took the lead, rushed into Gongsun Zan's rear army, and started a bloody massacre.

"what!"

Gongsun Zan roared angrily, feeling dizzy and almost falling off his horse.

Fortunately, the person next to him rushed over to help him.

It was at this time that a trumpet sound suddenly sounded from the front.

The sound of the horn was rapid and harsh, and its frequency was extremely fast. The sound could almost break through the sky!

When the remaining troops under Gongsun Zan heard the sound of trumpets, they were all overjoyed.

Because they know that this horn sound is unique to Youzhou!

"Reinforcements are coming!"

"The reinforcements are our reinforcements!"

"Who's coming?"

The sergeants couldn't help but cheered after hearing the familiar sound of the horn.

At this moment, under the expectant eyes of all the soldiers.

Guan Yu, holding the Qinglong Yanyue Sword and wearing black armor, rode towards the direction where Gongsun Zan was attacked at high speed!

On the other side, Le Jin shouted loudly: "No matter who comes to help, Gongsun Zan will definitely die tonight. Soldiers, don't be afraid, follow me and fight for the lead!"

(End of this chapter)