Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 347 The Battle of Pan River
After Gongsun Fan got the seal letter from the prefect of Bohai County, he mobilized his [-] soldiers and horses to go to Bohai Sea at night.A few days later, the Bohai Sea was finally occupied.At this time, Yuan Shao also freed up time to transfer Jizhou's money, food, soldiers and horses to the front line of Yecheng.

Just a few days after Yuan Shao withdrew from Xindu, Gongsun Zan's troops finally occupied Xindu.

"General, our army has completely controlled Xindu, but Yuan Shao took all the food and grass with him when he left. As a result, our army's battle line will be stretched, and it will be difficult to supply. We must pay attention to this." After counting the supplies in Xindu, Yan Gang said with some concern.

"Hahaha, Yan Gang, you are too careful. Now that we have 15 troops here, Yuan Shao knows that he is invincible, so he retreats. However, once he retreats, his morale will be greatly affected. Our army is attacking at this time. If we can strike with all our strength and give Yuan Shao a fatal blow, then this Jizhou will be ours." Gongsun Zan said, with the momentum to defeat Yuan Shao with all his might.

"General, our army is exhausted from a long distance. We should rest in Xindu for a few days and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive before chasing Yuan Shao." Seeing Gongsun Zan eager for quick success, Yan Gang hurriedly stopped him.

"Hey, before Yuan Shao was afraid of our strength, he had handed over Bohai County to my third brother, Gongsun Fan. Now that Yuan Shao has lost Xindu, Yuan Shao's army is at the end of its rope. To deal with such an army, we should cut the mess quickly and wait Going down can only delay the opportunity of the battle. Send an order to leave some soldiers and horses to escort the food and grass, guard the city, and the rest of the troops will follow me tomorrow morning and go straight to Yecheng." At this time, Gongsun Zan was full of spirits, and he no longer believed that facing the current situation. Yuan Shao could turn the situation around, and what Gongsun Zan wanted to do was to fight Yuan Shao decisively and give Yuan Shao a fatal blow.

"Tian Feng, our army has already retreated to Yecheng according to your plan. What are your plans for the next step? Our army has nowhere to retreat." On the side of Yecheng, Yuan Shao was also full of nervousness. He must be doing well now. Half of the easy-to-obtain Jizhou has been lost, and Yuan Shao no longer wants to retreat.

"Haha, my lord, our army retreated before the battle. Not only is the lord holding a fire in his heart, but all the generals are also holding a group in their hearts." Seeing Yuan Shao's question, Tian Feng laughed, looked at Yuan Shao and looked again Looking at the generals, he continued: "I believe that this fire is not only in the hearts of the lord and the generals, but also all the soldiers of our army. This means that the morale of our army is high now, and it is time to go to war." Tian Feng laughed , said to the crowd.

"I don't know how to fight this battle from Mr. Tian's point of view?" Seeing that Tian Feng finally wanted to fight Gongsun Zan himself, Yuan Shao asked hastily.

"My lord, don't worry, my subordinates have already selected the battlefield. There is a big river in the northeast of Ye City called Pan River. It is a very heavy river in this season, and there is only one bridge on the river. This is the battlefield I specially selected for my lord." Tian Feng said slowly.

"Why did you choose to fight there? I think there is a river there, and we will not be able to display our army's strength at that time." After hearing what Tian Feng said, Yan Liang thought for a while and said.

"Hehe, General Yan Liang is right. There is only one bridge connecting the two sides of the river here. Although our army's attack is limited, it is a fatal obstacle to Gongsun Zan's army. Compared with our army and Gongsun Zan's army, Gongsun Zan's army is more powerful. But they are not elite soldiers. When this kind of soldiers and horses are victorious, their morale is like a rainbow. Once the battle is unfavorable, they will go their own way and their morale will drop rapidly. Although our army is small in number, its level of sophistication is higher than that of Gongsun Zan's soldiers and horses , as long as we gain a firm foothold in Panhe and drag on for a while, all the shortcomings of Gongsun Zan's soldiers and horses will be exposed, but our army can use this time to rectify the other half of Jizhou in our hands and gradually expand its influence. Gongsun Zan will definitely not be able to win under the circumstances of the ups and downs." Tian Feng said with a chuckle.

In Tian Feng's plan, since there is only one bridge over the Pan River, this means that even if Gongsun Zan has many soldiers, the number of soldiers that can be put into battle can only be limited.However, Gongsun Zan's consumption of 15 soldiers and horses will not decrease at all, while Yuan Shaojue can use a small number of soldiers and horses to hold back Gongsun Zan's army and free up strength to rectify the remaining half of Jizhou.And Gongsun Zan really can't do this, because the half of Jizhou that Gongsun Zan got from Yuan Shao has already been wiped out by Yuan Shao. .However, all Gongsun Zan’s 15 soldiers and horses need to be transported from Youzhou. Let’s not talk about whether Youzhou can support 15 soldiers and horses. Some of the foreigners in Liaodong had enemies before, so Gongsun Zan had to put in a lot of energy just to prevent them from causing trouble.

"Mr. Tian Feng's plan can make our army invincible, but in this way, although our army can be shown partial stability, it will not allow our army to defeat Gongsun Zan. If things go on like this, Gongsun Zan will occupy half of Youzhou and Jizhou , and our army only has half of Jizhou, which is obviously not good for our army. These plans of Mr. Tian Feng seem to be somewhat insufficient in this regard." At this time, Guo Tu looked at the crowd and said suddenly.

Although Guo Tu understood that Tian Feng's plan was the best that Yuan Shaojun could do at the moment, but as Yuan Shao's counselor, he did not speak at this time and let Tian Feng get such a great contribution by himself. It is not in Guo Tu's interest.

"Oh, Mr. Guo, do you have anything to add?" Tian Feng turned to Guo Tu and asked.

"Yuan Gong, my subordinates think that we should suspend the letter to the imperial court, stating that Yuan Gong is the shepherd of Jizhou. As long as the imperial court recognizes Yuan Gong's position in Jizhou, even if Gongsun Zan occupies half of Jizhou, I am afraid that he will be rejected by the people of Jizhou." Resisting, controlling, will also be very beneficial for our army to regain Jizhou in the future." Regarding Tian Feng's plan, Guo Tu certainly cannot change anything, and Tian Feng's plan is definitely the best that Yuan Shaojun can do at the moment, but However, this does not prevent Guo Tu from adding icing on the cake and grabbing credit.

"En makes sense. Speaking of Wang Yun and Ma Teng killing Dong Zhuo and regaining control of the court, I should say that Guo Tu will handle this matter." Yuan Shao nodded and handed over the matter to him. Gave it to Guo Tu.

Within a few days, Yuan Shao's army and Gongsun Zan's troops faced each other on both sides of the Pan River, Gongsun Zan was on the west side of the Pan River, and Yuan Shao's army was on the east side of the Pan River.

"Yuan Shao, back then I thought you were the son of Yuan's parents, so I recommended you to be the leader of the allied army to attack Dong Zhuo together. Unexpectedly, you are just a treacherous villain. Today I lead an army here, what else can you say? "Looking at the strong soldiers on his side, and only [-] to [-] soldiers on Yuan Shao's side, Gongsun Zan was full of spirits, feeling that he had completely controlled the situation on the battlefield. pressed down.

"Gongsun Zan, Han Fu has no talent or virtue, and he feels that he has no ability to stand upright in the huge Jizhou, so he gave Jizhou to me. What does this have to do with you. You actually mobilized people to come to my Jizhou. Don't you know that according to the law of the Han Dynasty, Can't the princes lead troops to attack without authorization?" Looking at the high-spirited Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao talked about the law of the Han Dynasty with Gongsun Zan, obviously a little weak.

"Hahaha, the law of the Han Dynasty? When you started to attack Dong Zhuo, did you think of the law of the Han Dynasty? Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao, you are getting more and more promising. You are such a person, why come out and throw away the old Yuan's family? Why? Wouldn't Runan ask your mother to breastfeed?" Seeing Yuan Shao's appearance, Gongsun Zan laughed loudly, and insulted him by the way.

"Bastard, come here, who wants to kill this thief." After hearing Gongsun Zan's words, Yuan Shao was furious, pointed at Gongsun Zan and said to the generals beside him.Fortunately, Yuan Shao still maintained a trace of clarity at this time, and did not think about fighting by himself.

"A certain family is willing to go." Hearing Yuan Shao's call, Wen Chou jumped out of his horse and rushed straight to stand with Gongsun Zan.

"A good thief is really powerful, I won't accompany you anymore." Although Gongsun Zan is also a brave man, he must be old. There is Wen Chou's opponent.

"Old man, where are we going?" Seeing that Gongsun Zan was not inferior, Wen Chou was willing to let him go, so he hurriedly ran forward to give chase.

"Where is the righteousness of the white horse?" Gongsun Zan shouted while running away.As soon as Gongsun Zan said this, he saw a sway in Gongsun Zan's army, and as soon as the white shadow flashed on the road, the three thousand white horses came to Gongsun Zan's side, bowing their bows and setting arrows at Wen Chou who was chasing after him.

"No, move quickly." Seeing Bai Ma Yicong appearing, Wen Chou was startled, screamed that it was not good, and hurriedly turned his horse's head and drove back. Just as Wen Chou was rushing back, Bai Ma Yicong had already arrived at Gongsun Zan's side, Wen Chou He only heard the sound of "嗖嗖嗖" piercing through the air, and the place he was just now was blocked by Yujian. At this time, Wen Chou could only secretly rejoice that he saw the opportunity quickly, otherwise he might have become a white horse right now. Arrow down the soul of the dead.

"Huh, the three armies obey the order, kill me." Just now, Gongsun Zan was so embarrassed by Wen Chou that he almost lost his life. Now that he saw Wen Chou running away in a panic, how could he let him go? In my heart, I already waved my hand and ordered the three armies to press on, while I led the three thousand white horses to cross the bridge first, and chased after Wen Chou's back.

"General, don't chase after me." Seeing Gongsun Zan leading his troops to chase after him, Yan Gang behind him quickly shouted, wanting to stop Gongsun Zan's actions, but at this time Gongsun Zan's military order had already been issued, so he said that he could take it back, not to mention Gongsun Zan Surrounded by three thousand white horse righteous followers, how could Yan Gang's words be heard.

I saw Gongsun Zan's army waving the command flag, and the army continued to rush towards the bridge above the Pan River, causing the small bridge to immediately become congested, and the Gongsun Zan formation that was originally lined up was gradually transformed behind the bridge. It became a long snake formation.

(End of this chapter)