Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 211: One Battle to Conquer Youzhou, Yuan Shao Kills the White Horse
The gateway to Youzhou, Yicheng, South Gate.

Zhao Yunduan sat in the city gate tower, carefully wiping the spear in his hand with a piece of silk cloth.

Today he was not wearing armor, only a white robe.

This made him look less heroic and more handsome. If he held a few books in his hands, he would look more like a scholar than a military commander.

"Report——!"

At this moment, a soldier came running and reported to Zhao Yun: "General, we found Yuan Shao's army five miles away, and they are heading towards Yicheng!"

Zhao Yun stopped wiping his hands when he heard this.

"How many people are there?"

"Reporting to the general! The exact number of people is unknown, but it is estimated to be no less than 30,000. This is undoubtedly Yuan Shao's main force!"

"Are the crossbowmen and traps ready?"

"Everything is ready!"

"it is good!"

Zhao Yun shook the spear in his hand, stood up suddenly, and there seemed to be a flash of lightning in his bright eyes. He looked into the distance.

I saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance.

Countless armies are rushing towards Yicheng!

It’s Yuan Shao’s army!
Zhao Yun's eyes were slightly stern, and he strode forward and began to dance with the spear in his hand directly on the city gate tower, practicing his spear skills as if no one was around.

And outside Yicheng.

Yuan Shao led his 30,000 troops and continued to advance towards Yicheng. The army stopped when it was only an arrow's distance away from Yicheng.

"what happened?"

When Yuan Shao saw the scene in Yicheng, his expression changed slightly.

There were no guards on the walls of Yicheng, and even the flags were put away. In addition, the three gates on the south side of the city were all open, with no defense at all.

The entire Yicheng looks like a deserted city.

Did Gongsun Zan abandon the city and flee?

Just as Yuan Shao was wondering about this, Yuan Tan suddenly reminded him, "Father, look at the gate tower!"

Yuan Shao looked in the direction Yuan Tan pointed.

Then he saw a white robe dancing on the gate tower of the south gate of Yicheng. Looking closely, he saw a tall young man dancing with a spear.

Although they were far away, Yuan Shao immediately recognized the identity of the man brandishing the spear. It was Zhao Yun, who defeated Yan Liang, resisted Han Meng, drove back Qu Yi, killed his general Wen Chou, and almost took his life amidst thousands of troops!
"What is he doing?"

Yuan Shao was surprised. He pulled the reins to control his horse and paid close attention to Zhao Yun's every move on the city gate tower.

At this moment, his heart was full of doubts.

Why are there no defenders in the city?
Why is the south gate wide open?

Why was Zhao Yun brandishing his spear on the city wall?

With doubts in his heart, Yuan Shao cautiously asked Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao, can you see what trick Gongsun Zan is playing? Is he abandoning the city and fleeing?"

Tian Feng was also observing the scene on the wall of Yicheng. He was also confused. He frowned and said, "It shouldn't be... If Gongsun Zan abandoned the city and fled, why would he leave a brave general like Zhao Yun here?"

"I think there must be some trick here. Let's observe and see."

Hearing the two's discussion, Yan Liang snorted coldly: "My lord, I think Zhao Yun is just trying to be mysterious. In my opinion, it is better to charge directly into the city!"

Yuan Tan on the side also echoed: "Yes, charge in!"

"The number of defenders in Gongsun Zan's city is no more than 10,000. Our army rushed here at high speed this time, not giving him any chance to breathe. He certainly won't have the chance to send troops to help!"

"Gongsun Zan must have already abandoned the city and fled, leaving Zhao Yun alone here, trying to scare us away!"

Yuan Tan has already learned about Gongsun Zan's situation in detail.

The defenders in Yicheng couldn't stop them at all!
"Don't act rashly."

Facing the suggestions of Yuan Tan and Yan Liang, Yuan Shao shook his head, squinted at Zhao Yun dancing with his spear on the city wall, and said slowly: "Zhao Yun's spear dance is vigorous, like waves crashing on the shore, wind sweeping away the clouds, the tip of the spear seems to have millions of brave soldiers, the power is extraordinary."

Yan Liang was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "My Lord, why can't I see it? It's just spear dancing, I can do it too."

Although his spear skills were not as good or beautiful as Zhao Yun's, it was just spear fighting, so what was the difficulty? He could not see any difference in Zhao Yun's spear fighting.

It's just a hoax!

"No."

Yuan Shao still shook his head, his eyes never leaving Zhao Yun, "You will understand if you look carefully."

"Zhao Yun's spear was as agile as a hundred birds flying towards the phoenix; he was not wearing any armor, only cloth, which showed that he was well prepared."

"If my guess is correct, Gongsun Zan must have ambushed a large number of soldiers in the city. If I dare to lead my troops into the city, I will definitely fall into his ambush!"

Tian Feng agreed and said, "My Lord, you are right. The wicked scholar Jia Xu has joined Gongsun Zan and is working for him. It must be Jia Xu who is deliberately making us let down our guard."

What he feared was not Gongsun Zan, but Jia Xu!

During the Yecheng Incident, Jia Xu used Yuan Xi as a pawn, killing Feng Ji, Xin Ping, and Guo Tu, and almost caused Yuan Shao to die in Yecheng!

It is extremely vicious!
Later, after he joined Gongsun Zan, he frequently offered advice, which enabled Gongsun Zan to achieve repeated victories in attacking Hejian County. If it were not for the fact that his own forces were far stronger than Gongsun Zan's, Hejian County would probably have been lost.

He dared to conclude that the empty city in front of him must be Jia Xu's strategy!
Yan Liang suggested, "Since that's the case, my lord, why don't you send a team of soldiers into the city to scout out the situation and see if there are any ambushes in the city."

Tian Feng and Yuan Shao looked at each other and nodded.

This is undoubtedly the best way.

Soon, three hundred soldiers broke away from the army, ran directly to the wide open city gate, and quickly entered.

But at the moment when these three hundred soldiers entered the city gate, the three city gates suddenly fell down heavily. Several soldiers who failed to enter in time were directly smashed by the city gates, with bones broken and tendons broken, and blood all over the ground!

This sudden change surprised Yuan Shao and others, and they immediately ordered the army to retreat 500 steps away from Yicheng.

On the city gate tower, Zhao Yun was still calmly dancing with his spear.

It was as if he didn't take the 300 soldiers entering the city seriously at all.

Not long after, the three city gates on the south side were pulled up again, and the scene revealed inside made Yuan Shao and others look horrified!

There were corpses everywhere in the city gate. All the cavalrymen who had just entered were killed tragically. No one survived!
"It must be a trick! It must be Zhang Yan leading the Black Mountain Army to come to our aid!"

Yuan Shao's face changed drastically, and he became even more convinced that there were ambushes in the city. He ordered without hesitation: "The army returns to the original route! Retreat quickly!"

Yan Liang and Yuan Tan were also shocked. Three hundred soldiers were killed so quickly, which meant that there were indeed ambushes in the city. Yicheng was far from being as simple as it seemed!
A few days ago, they intercepted a letter for help from Gongsun Zan to Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army.

Now it seems that the Montenegrin army must have arrived and ambushed in the city; perhaps there are ambushes outside the city, waiting for them to launch an attack and attack them when they are completely unprepared!

Under Yuan Shao's command, the rear team of the 30,000-strong army became the front team and retreated in a mighty manner, not daring to stay any longer.

Yicheng, the south gate tower.

The soldiers hiding under the battlements of the city wall were overjoyed when they saw the army outside the city retreating. They shouted to Zhao Yun: "General! The enemy army is really retreating!"

"Don't get up!"

Zhao Yun still did not stop brandishing his spear. Even though his forehead was sweating from nervousness, his expression remained calm.

"Yuan Shao must still be observing the situation on the city wall. If we reveal any flaws now, he will see through our trick!"

"Notify the wounded immediately and have them come to the city wall immediately, hang up flags and patrol for defense!"

The one thousand wounded soldiers in the city immediately climbed onto the city wall, pretending that there were sufficient troops in the city.

"promise!"

The soldiers bent their waists, agreed and left.

……

After Yuan Shao's army retreated two miles, a scout came on horseback and reported to Yuan Shao: "My lord, after the army retreated, a large number of defenders rushed to the top of the city, and there are still many soldiers and horses walking around in the city!"

Upon hearing the scout's report, Yuan Shao and Tian Feng both looked surprised.

Sure enough, there were ambushes in the city!

Yuan Tan said with admiration: "Father is really a man of foresight. If we rush in and rush forward, we might just fall into Gongsun Zan's trap!"

Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with pride, and he stroked his beard and smiled, "How could such a small trick of yours be hidden from my eyes?"

"Withdraw the troops back to the camp first, don't stay any longer."

"It won't be too late to send troops to attack after we find out Gongsun Zan's strength. If Zhang Yan does come to help, Yicheng has enough soldiers. It's not a good idea for us to attack Yicheng by force. We can only look for another opportunity."

Yuan Tan and Yan Liang clasped their fists in agreement.

……

Five miles away from Yicheng, on a hill.

When Gongsun Zan received the news that Yuan Shao's army was retreating, he was so overjoyed that he almost couldn't help laughing out loud!

"Zilong really has a good plan!"

"Yuan Shao really fell into the trap!"

Gongsun Zan was very excited. He didn't expect that Yuan Shao would actually be scared to retreat by an empty city. In this case, it was now his turn to show his talent!

Suppressing his excitement, Gongsun Zan looked at Gongsun Fan and asked, "How is the preparation of the fire horse going?"

Gongsun Fan said in high spirits, "Three thousand horses have been blindfolded, and their tails are soaked in kerosene. They can be ignited and released at any time!"

The gap in numbers between their army and Yuan Shao's army was too great. Even if they ambushed or attacked, they would still be outnumbered. So Jia Xu came up with a vicious plan for them - use all the cavalry's spare horses as combat power, set their tails on fire, use them as disposable consumables, and ram into Yuan Shao's army's formation!

As the two talked, Gongsun Xu reminded them, "Look, father, Yuan Shao's army is about to enter the plain!"

Gongsun Zan looked into the distance and saw Yuan Shao’s army as expected!

Seeing this, he gave the order without hesitation: "Light up the fire horses! We must kill Yuan Shao in this battle!"

Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Xu immediately accepted the order.

Not long after, smoke and flames rose up from the hill. Three thousand war horses had their tails burned and their eyes blinded. After being frightened, they rushed down the hillside towards the plain. The momentum was so astonishing!
At the same time, Gongsun Zan's army followed behind the group of fire horses and attacked Yuan Shao's army together!
The noise of thousands of horses galloping is really too loud.

Yuan Shao's army immediately spotted the huge herd of fire horses rushing down the hill, as well as the numerous cavalry following behind!

"There's an ambush! Protect the lord!"

Tian Feng was horrified. The moment he saw the herd of fire horses, he knew something bad was going to happen. He quickly ordered people to protect Yuan Shao!
Three thousand frightened war horses arrived in an instant.

Even though the 30,000 Jizhou troops were well-trained and took defensive measures as soon as they discovered an enemy attack, how could they stop 3,000 frightened war horses?

As soon as the two sides came into contact, the herd of fire horses broke through the hastily formed defense line and rushed into Yuan Shao's army, rampaging in the army formation, trampling and knocking to death countless soldiers, and more importantly, the formation was also in chaos!

But this is just an appetizer.

The most fatal thing is the Youzhou Army following closely behind, and the murderous Baima Yicong!

Gongsun Fan personally led the White Horse Volunteers and headed straight for the location of Yuan Shao's flag, shouting, "A reward of 10,000 gold will be given to anyone who kills Yuan Shao! Kill him!"

The White Horse Volunteers are like a long spear.

Break through the formation and kill Yuan Shao!
Yan Liang protected Yuan Shao behind him and said solemnly, "My lord, we have fallen into a trap. Please retreat immediately. I will cover your retreat."

"Don't disturb the morale of our army!" Yuan Shao glared at Yan Liang and said, "How can we retreat when we haven't been defeated yet?"

Retreat means death, withdraw means destruction!

Under the current situation, if Yuan Shao retreats, he will be pursued by Gongsun Zan's cavalry.

Now the army's formation had been disrupted by the fire horses, and the infantry was being chased by the cavalry. It was simply a nightmare when the battle formation could not be assembled, and the casualties were incalculable.

"Yan Liang, order you to quickly reorganize the army and kill the mad fire horses!"

"Qu Yi, I order you to lead one thousand death-defying soldiers and one thousand strong crossbowmen to fight the enemy head-on."

"Lü Xiang, Lü Kuang, I order you two to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to support Qu Yi."

"Jiang Qi, you lead three thousand soldiers and go around to the rear of the enemy. You don't need to kill the enemy, just harass and contain the enemy."

"Yuan Tan, you lead the remaining main forces and follow this general to guard the rear." One command after another came out of Yuan Shao's mouth.

Although he fell into a trap, he did not panic. Instead, he commanded the army in an orderly manner.

When the generals saw this, they seemed to have found their backbone, and they all agreed and went to carry out Yuan Shao's orders.

Soon, the army regained order from the chaos caused by the attack.

At the front of the army, Qu Yi raised his halberd high and shouted angrily: "Go to the camp first, and follow me to kill the white horse again!"

Qu Yi was born in Liangzhou. He had fought against the Qiang people many times and was very familiar with the tactics of horse riding and archery.

Gongsun Zan's White Horse Volunteers were also light cavalry.

Light cavalry is good at archery but not suitable for charging into battle.

Especially when facing a heavily armored infantry formation like the Xiandeng Camp, it would be even more impossible to break through the formation easily.

A thousand vanguard warriors formed a shield formation, with Qu Yi at the forefront.

A thousand strong crossbowmen and the vanguard of death soldiers were interspersed and crouching under the shields.

A total of two thousand people rushed towards Gongsun Zan's central camp under the rain of arrows from the cavalry on both wings.

As long as he could tear a gap in Gongsun Zan's goose-step formation and engage in close combat with the White Horse Volunteers, the advantage of the light cavalry would be gone.

"Destroy the Xiandeng Camp for me! Whoever captures Qu Yi's head will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins!"

When Gongsun Zan saw the first to enter the camp, anger burned in his eyes.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

This vanguard camp, which had once caused him heavy losses, had always been a nightmare in his heart.

On one side were the most elite heavy-armored infantry under Yuan Shao, and on the other side were the White Horse Volunteers who dominated the world.

The two sides fought again.

When the White Horse Volunteers rushed to about fifty steps away from Qu Yi's shield formation, Qu Yi suddenly shouted: "Shoot! Shoot them to death for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the thousand crossbowmen who had been crouching under heavy shields with the vanguard soldiers suddenly jumped up, holding crossbows, and shot at the Baima Yicong.

Crossbow arrows shot out one after another, exploding like thunder.

All the Baima Yicong soldiers who were hit by the crossbow arrows fell down immediately.

In an instant, hundreds of the White Horse Volunteers were killed or wounded, and their formation was in disarray.

Qu Yi was overjoyed when he saw this, and shouted: "The first batch of soldiers will be in front, and the crossbowmen will be in the back, break up their formation!"

As he spoke, he led the charge.

Yuan Shao saw this and immediately gave the order: "Order Lü Kuang and Lü Xiang to follow up quickly and break the enemy formation!"

The messenger conveyed Yuan Shao's order immediately.

The two brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang immediately led an army of 3,000 troops to set out.

At this time, Jiang Qi also led 3,000 soldiers and horses to attack the flank of Gongsun Zan's army to support the Lu brothers.

A quarter of an hour later, apart from the 3,000 troops of the Lu brothers, the vanguard camp and the strong crossbow soldiers led by Qu Yi alone killed more than a thousand heads.

Gongsun Zan's battle formation was also completely broken.

In the central army camp, Yuan Shao's eyes were burning as he shouted: "Gongsun, after this battle, Youzhou will fall into my hands!"

He suddenly drew the long sword from his waist and roared: "All troops, attack!"

Woohoo——!
The horn sounds!

Yan Liang and Yuan Tan led the main force and headed straight for Gongsun Zan's flag.

Yuan Shao sat at the center and gave orders.

"First to reach the camp, first to reach the camp again!"

In the distance, Gongsun Zan saw this scene and his face became as gloomy as water.

The battle formation was broken, more than a thousand people were killed, and the soldiers in the front army were terrified and fled in all directions, with the army in disarray.

At this moment, Yuan Shao's main force not only did not take the opportunity to escape, but instead pressed forward, wanting to fight him to the death, which made him even more angry.

He had the upper hand and was taking a risky move. If he did not take advantage of the opportunity to inflict severe damage on Yuan Shao, he would never be able to turn the situation around.

How dare we retreat when faced with a counterattack?

Gongsun Zan swung the spear in his hand and also ordered the central army to press forward.

The land of Youzhou was covered in blood.

On the battlefield, broken limbs and arms could be seen everywhere.

The battle between the two sides has reached a fever pitch.

When Yuan Shao was making micro-management arrangements based on the battlefield situation, he was suddenly surrounded by a cavalry force of about a thousand men.

It turned out to be Gongsun Fan, Gongsun Zan's cousin, who fought desperately, broke through the army in front, and headed straight for Yuan Shao's banner.

"Today is the day to kill the general and seize the flag. Brothers, follow me to kill the thief Yuan!"

When Gongsun Fan saw Yuan Shao standing beside the big banner, his face turned red with excitement, and he rode his horse and rushed towards him with his spear in hand.

At this time, Yuan Shao was protected by only dozens of crossbowmen and more than a hundred halberd soldiers.

This sudden change caught Yuan Shao off guard.

Tian Feng quickly pointed to the valley not far ahead and said, "My lord, hurry to the valley to avoid the arrows."

Yuan Shao pushed Tian Feng away and shouted angrily: "A real man should fight to the death in battle, how can you go into a valley and hope to live?"

During the Battle of Jie Bridge, he refused to hide behind the low wall, so why would he hide in the valley today?
If he dodges, the big banner will definitely be cut off.

When the great banner is raised, the morale of the army will be united.

If the big banner falls, the army's morale will collapse.

Yuan Shao refused to hide in the valley. This decision of cutting off his own retreat and facing death with indifference immediately aroused the fighting spirit of the crossbowmen and halberd soldiers who were responsible for protecting him.

Then, he gave an order and dozens of crossbowmen beside him all aimed at Gongsun Fan, and dozens of crossbow arrows shot out.

Although Gongsun Fan was very powerful and dodged in time, he was still hit by two arrows.

Two crossbow arrows hit his left arm and right leg respectively.

The white horse under his crotch was even more of a hedgehog within range.

He fell off his horse and was almost trampled to death by the horse's hooves.

"kill!"

Seeing Gongsun Fan fall from his horse, Yuan Shao was overjoyed. He immediately drew his sword and led hundreds of halberd soldiers to form a battle formation to fight against the White Horse Volunteers.

Trapped in the encirclement of a thousand cavalrymen, he had no other choice but to fight to the death!
The halberd soldiers fought desperately, but in the end they were outnumbered.

In a blink of an eye, more than half of the one hundred halberd soldiers were killed.

The crossbowmen were the main target of the Baima Yicong. When the third round of crossbow arrows was fired, almost all of them were killed or wounded.

"My lord, Qu Yi has returned to help!"

Tian Feng chopped down a White Horse Volunteer and stood back to back with Yuan Shao, alert to the enemies attacking from all directions.

Yuan Shao looked up and saw Qu Yi leading the troops and rushing towards the camp quickly.

"My lord, don't panic!"

Not far away, Qu Yi led more than 600 vanguard soldiers and rushed over with murderous intent.

Gongsun Fan, who had been seriously injured, rode back on a white horse and noticed that Yuan Shao's army had already retreated towards the big banner.

If he didn't leave now, he and his thousand white horse volunteers would never be able to escape.

He looked at Qu Yi who was charging at him, and then at Yuan Shao who was not far away. Finally, he gritted his teeth and shouted unwillingly, "Retreat!"

Qu Yi rushed to Yuan Shao and asked with concern: "My lord, are you injured?"

Yuan Shao shook his head and said with lingering fear: "This general is fine."

His life really was hanging by a thread just now.

It is more dangerous than the Battle of Jie Bridge and the Battle of Longcou.

If Qu Yi had not arrived in time, his head would have been taken away by Gongsun Fan.

Qu Yi said proudly, "What's a mere white horse? As long as I'm here, you don't have to be afraid."

This made Yuan Shao feel unhappy.

But right now Qu Yi had just accomplished a great deed, and Gongsun Zan's army had not yet been completely defeated, so it was not a good idea to attack.

Yuan Shao said coldly: "This general has been fighting against Gongsun Zan for eight years. Today, we will end our struggle in one battle and decide the outcome!"

"Pass on my military order. Order Yan Liang and Yuan Tan to attack Gongsun Zan's main camp. Order Jiang Qi to stop Gongsun Zan from gathering his troops at all costs."

"This battle is the final battle!"

Although Yuan Shao suffered heavy losses in this ambush, it was far from being seriously injured. On the contrary, after Gongsun Zan's Goose Formation was broken by Qu Yi, the army's morale was low and the army was in disarray. This was a great opportunity for him to take over Youzhou in one battle!
After Yuan Shao's military order was passed down, all the generals acted in accordance with his orders.

Jiang Qi led his army to tie down Gongsun Zan's numerous troops.

Yuan Tan and Yan Liang, with the support of Jiang Qi, led a cavalry group and headed straight for Gongsun Zan's central camp!
In less than half an incense stick of time, the offensive and defensive situations changed!
"Damn it!"

When Gongsun Zan saw Yuan Shao's army mobilizing, his face suddenly changed. He never expected that even though he had the upper hand, Yuan Shao could still stabilize the army and launch a counterattack.

I didn't expect the counterattack to come so swiftly!
Gongsun Xu shouted anxiously, "Father! Yuan Shao has stabilized the army. This battle is bound to fail. Father, you should retreat quickly! I will cover your retreat!"

Their chance of winning this battle was to cause chaos in the enemy army, annihilate the enemy in the chaos, and preferably kill and behead Yuan Shao.

But this plan failed!

Yuan Shao's army was always mobilized in an orderly manner, and Yuan Shao himself was not beheaded.

On the other hand, their army lost morale after the Xiandeng Camp and the Qiangnu Camp broke through the formation.

The army was in disarray.

The defeat is set!

Gongsun Zan's face was as gloomy as water. He said, "We have already lost this battle. Yuan Shao will never stop until he kills me. You should take your uncle and retreat quickly!"

"father--"

"Walk!!"

Gongsun Zan roared, raised his foot and kicked Gongsun Xu, his face full of rage.

Gongsun Xu's eyes were filled with tears. He gritted his teeth, turned around and took the unconscious Gongsun Fan with him, and evacuated the battlefield under the escort of a team of personal guards.

After taking a deep look at Gongsun Xu's departing back, Gongsun Zan retracted his gaze and looked at Yan Liang and Yuan Tan who were heading straight for the central army camp with a ferocious expression, with deep murderous intent in his eyes.

"Want to kill me? Let's see if you have the ability to do so!"

"Do you really think I'm a pushover?"

Gongsun Zan took up his spear and mounted his horse. This was the first time he had personally fought in battle for many years. At this moment, his heart was full of fighting spirit, as if he had once again become the spirited and high-spirited General Bai Ma in his youth!

"kill--!"

The white horse neighs and gallops.

Gongsun Zan rode ahead and met Yan Liang and Yuan Tan.

Once upon a time,

Unprecedented!

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　(PS: Youzhou is almost done. Next is the plot of Liu Xie's capture of Jizhou, the Battle of Guandu, and the unification of the north. In the Three Kingdoms literature, war is inevitable, but it is difficult to write in an exciting way. My dear ministers, what do you think is the appropriate length for the war? Which part should I focus on? Please submit your memorial quickly!)
　　
　
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