Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 751
When Gao Lan led the army to Guandu, his restless mind gradually slipped into the abyss of despair.

Before leading the army, he still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that the Han Cao camp would be as empty as Guo Tu expected.But after he actually arrived at Cao Ying, he realized that this was not the case.

Indeed, judging from the movement in the Han Cao camp, there are at most [-] soldiers staying in the camp.His [-] troops pressed over, and he flattened the camp no matter what.Not to mention, behind him was Yuan Shao's [-] troops rushing over continuously.

But Gao Lan, one of the four court pillars in Hebei, has long known that a battle is not just about counting people.From ancient times to the present, the example of winning more with less has deeply weakened Gao Lan's confidence.

At this moment, he saw that Han Cao's camp was simply a formidable fortress.One layer after another of ditches, one after another of camps, arranged the positions in front of the camp like a spider web.In front of the ditch, there are densely packed Jumalu villages, numerous archery towers, and thunderbolt chariots hidden in the camp... Obviously, this was not a day's work, but Cao Jun had been digging deep in the early days of the Yuan-Cao War. , Widespread traps, so that until now, there is such a scalp-numbing scale.

In other words, when the war started, Cao Cao had always mastered the melody of the war.Whether it is attacking the white horse or abandoning Wuchao, the whole rhythm is guided by Cao Jun.In contrast, Yuan Jun's seemingly erratic strategy was really erratic, showing willfulness and sloppiness everywhere.

However, Gao Lan had no choice at this time.If the Wuchao fire hadn't started and the Jizhou faction hadn't collapsed, Gao Lan could still tell the truth, he would also get the support of Tian Feng and Ju Shou, and he might get Yuan Shao to agree to withdraw to preserve his strength.

But in the current situation, Gao Lan has no choice.

After all, a sinister campaign is still no match for a sinister politics.Gao Lan could even imagine how the Yingchuan faction would slander him if the news of his request to withdraw troops reached Yuan Shao's ears.Even Yuan Shao, who had already been stung by the defeat, would immediately order the beheading of his entire clan without the need for Yingchuan faction to add fuel and vinegar.

It's not that Gao Lan doesn't take the lives of [-] troops seriously, but because of the overall situation, he really has no choice.At this time, the arrow is already on the string, even if he doesn't shoot it, Yuan Shao will use the method of changing generals to shoot the wrong arrow that will never return-at least, Gao Lan believes that there are two more opportunities for him to command this battle. It is possible to gnaw down this hard bone.

In desperation, Gao Lan could only bleed in his heart, and gave the order for a general attack.Moreover, he had to give up the small-scale temptations, and when he came up, he suppressed the entire army.In this way, firstly, the longer the time dragged on, the more likely the soldiers would learn about Wuchao; secondly, there was no point in probing here, and only by working hard can there be a possibility of victory.

The Youyan Jingqi rushed forward like a tide, and the brave and brave Yanzhao men charged forward, while Gao Lan led the Chinese army to attack steadily.With the deafening sound of war drums resounding all over Guandu, Yuan Jun's generous and tragic attack is like a magnificent and shocking iron-blooded picture scroll, displayed in a strangely silent but extremely vivid image.

But these can only be Gao Lan's best efforts.

But when this seemingly unstoppable wave of soldiers finally hit the Han Cao camp, it was like a wave hitting a hard rock, splashing a large wave of waves in an instant, and it was fragmented.The thunderbolt chariot in the Han Cao camp poured boiling oil and burning grass balls onto the head of Yuan Jun who was deep in the camp, and the crossbowmen hidden in the arrow sculls shot sharp arrows desperately.After Yuan Jun managed to break through a line of defense, what he had to face was a ditch covered with spikes.

The counterattack of the Han Cao camp is like a porcupine covered with sharp thorns. It only needs to curl up its body to make the invading beast eat its own fruit and be scarred.Yuan Jun tried to retreat, but found that the passageway he rushed in was blocked by the collapsed earth wall, and the pedals moving between the trenches were also overturned.

Although the Han army and Cao army also retreated, they retreated very measuredly and with confidence.Where to give up, where to fight, where to give up first and then fight, where to let the enemy lead the enemy into his encirclement, the commanders in the Cao camp are extremely accurate.

For a while, Yuan Jun's only feeling was that the blows from all directions were not only violent but also violent.The collapsed morale and the fleeing soldiers shouted together—the Yanzhao men who dared to fight were not afraid of death, nor were they afraid of hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.But they are afraid that they will not be able to find the enemy, and they will die for no reason.

In the eyes of Yuan Jun, the entire Han Cao camp was like a quagmire of death. The more Yuan Jun struggled, the deeper he sank.This feeling made Gao Lan not feel so desperate even in the fiercest battle during the confrontation.

"General, what's going on here..." the lieutenant Lu Weihuang, who was in charge of commanding the breakthrough of the left wing, asked Gao Lan in panic as he helped his crooked helmet.

"I don't know, if we persist for a while, we still have hope!" Gao Lan said.Half of his cloak was burned by the rocket, and he looked very embarrassed.Therefore, the persuasive power of his words in the ears of the lieutenant general was greatly reduced.

At this moment, one of Gao Lan's personal guards yelled in panic: "General! Fire!"

"I know! It's everywhere!" Gao Lan shouted impatiently.

"No, it's the direction of Yangwu!"

"what?!"

Gao Lan was shocked, and hurriedly boarded an occupied arrow scull, looking back at the risk of being sniped.They saw the same scenery as Liu Xie—of course, it was not so clear, but the fire can be seen from such a distance, which in itself already shows the scale of the fire.

Gao Lan knew that Yangwu was Yuan Jun's real food store, but now it was taken over by Cao Cao.He could predict the next progress, nearly one hundred thousand troops with empty stomachs were forced to retreat, and they ate everywhere under the pursuit of the enemy.

"Withdraw!" At this moment, Gao Lan didn't care about Yuan Shao's internal struggle, he knew that keeping strong soldiers behind was his only reliance on survival.

But retreating was not an easy task. The formidable commander in the Han Cao camp was extremely tenacious and had amazing foresight. He could always predict Yuan Jun's movements one step in advance.Every time Yuan Jun took a step, he would be hit by the ordnance they least wanted to see.

Gao Lan used all his experience and wisdom to barely bring out his direct line troops who suffered heavy casualties.If it weren't for the small number of soldiers in the Han Cao camp, their losses would have increased.

Gao Lan, who survived by chance, gathered his troops in an open space, but the land had already started to become chaotic. Everyone noticed the fire in Yangwu. Those who knew that the people who stored food there were desperate, but those who didn’t know that there were people who stored food there Even more desperate - because they also saw that Wuchao was also on fire.

Gao Lan got off the battlefield, but he didn't leave the battle. Before he had time to replace the damaged armor, he began to suppress the commotion and prevent the soldiers from fleeing.

Gao Lan has been busy on this tidal flat for a long time, maintaining order while mobilizing troops to guard against sneak attacks by Cao's army.At this time, Gao Lan's only hope is that Yuan Shao can lead the army to come and launch another extremely tragic battle to take down the Han Cao camp.

But at this moment, the soldiers hurriedly called him aside, because Yuan Shao sent an envoy.

This envoy came from the main camp, and what he conveyed was an oral statement from Yuan Shao.The oral narration was very short, just asking Gao Lan why he didn't take down the empty Han Cao camp, scolding him why the damage was still so serious, and finally announced the removal of Gao Lan's military power, and immediately went to the main camp to accept the crime.

Gao Lan was terrified, and he tried his best to calm down before he could ask, "Why is this so, my lord?" When he said this, Gao Lan held a knife in one hand and stuffed two gold horseshoes into the messenger's hand with the other.

The envoy had obviously seen the wind and waves, and he knew that he would either accept the gold, or be beheaded by Gao Lan.Therefore, what he said next was also very true: "The reason is that after the general left, the lord listened to Guo Jianjun's words and led the army to Yangwu. Unexpectedly, Yangwu was caught in a sea of ​​flames. On the way to this place , was even sneaked by Cao Cao, and my lord was furious."

"So, the lord turned his anger on Guo Tu. And that shameless villain Guo Tu was so clever, he shifted the blame on me, making the lord think that I didn't try my best to attack the camp and the battle situation would be corrupted?" Gao Lan was extremely angry after hearing this. Sad and indignant, he had already seen through these criticisms from Yuan Yingzhong and was tired of them.

"It seems like this..." The envoy gave Gao Lan a look of "seeking blessings", and left the messy place.

"General, what should we do?..." A group of lieutenants surrounded Gao Lan anxiously or anxiously, waiting for Gao Lan to come up with an idea.

However, when Gao Lan's mind was also in chaos.A personal guard hurried over again and shouted in horror: "General, it's not good, the enemy army is coming from behind!"

"Is it Cao Jun?!"

"No, it seems that the Son of Heaven is in the army, and there seems to be General Chunyu with him..." The guard replied very puzzled, he didn't know what happened on the battlefield.

But Gao Lan suddenly smiled: "Soldiers, there is a way out!"

(End of this chapter)