Wen Chou still had his old habit of letting his hair down and not covering it with a hood. But even so, when Wen Chou saw the defeated left wing, he still felt hot and sweating on his forehead.
Based on experience, Wen Chou knew the approximate proportion of losses after looking at the number of defeated troops. In fact, strictly speaking, when troops were defeated in the cold weapon era, it was often not because the battle losses were too large, but because morale had dropped too much.
sharp.
Although the captain on the left wing was brave and a veteran who followed Wen Chou, his command still lacked some strength, and it was not known whether he was still alive. Wen Chou asked people to come forward and sort out the ranks of the defeated troops.
Under the charge of cavalry, even the bravest warriors will inevitably encounter danger. After all, during high-speed movement, once they fall off their horses, they may be killed by a weak opponent, or they may be hit and trampled to death by war horses...
In a large-scale battle of more than 1,000 people, the role of the general's personal bravery is greatly reduced. If the number exceeds 10,000 people, the individual strength of the general can be basically ignored, and more reliance is placed on it.
The overall strength of the army was just like when Cao Cao bullied his imperial uncle. Although Bowangpo and Changbanpo had a few people in the spotlight, Liu Bei was still beaten so much that he could only run away and scream all the way.
Wen Chou knew that the pace of cavalry combat was faster than that of infantry combat, but he did not expect that the left wing would collapse so quickly! Although the slightest mistake on the battlefield may lead to unpredictable consequences
However, didn't the left wing pursue the Huns? Could it be that the Huns actually had such a high combat power again?
When Wen Chou saw the war flags of Zhengxi and the Xiongnu coming up in the distance, he couldn't help but suddenly realized, but it was already too late.
Now there are only two ways in front of Wen Chou. One is to take advantage of Zheng Xi and others to divide their troops into two places, concentrate their strength to attack one side, and then solve one side and then go back to solve the other side. Under ideal conditions, even if the left wing
Collapse, but the existing strength is still greater than any aspect of the Western Conquest Alliance, and it is still possible to win the battle. And if the battle continues, when the follow-up Jushou troops arrive, they will definitely be able to further expand their strength.
Advantage……
However, the prerequisite for choosing this tactic is that the Zhengxi Allied Forces are willing to cooperate. If the Zhengxi Allied Forces turn around and run away again, Wen Chou will be in the embarrassing situation of pursuing or not chasing.
Wen Chou was from Jizhou. During his military career, he did not have many opportunities to come into contact with Hu tactics. Therefore, when he first met the Allied Forces of the Western Conquest, which used Hu tactics to the extreme, he really felt a deep feeling.
A deep sense of resignation surged up from between my chest and abdomen.
If you attack with the main force, the opponent will run away. If you divide your troops to catch up, the opponent will turn around and outflank them. We are all cavalry, so there is not much difference in running. If you really want to hold one down, the other side will come out. This tactic is very simple, but there is a problem
It is not easy to deal with, just like the Han Dynasty has been contending with the barbarians in the north for hundreds of years, but there are only a handful of cavalry generals who can leave a famous name in the long history.
For Wen Chou, the other plan is even more shameful, but there are still some opportunities...
"retreat!"
Wen Chou gritted his teeth and ordered.
Yuan Jun's cavalry collected the broken troops and began to retreat slowly backwards.
Watching Yuan Shao's cavalry retreat, Liu He's heart was slowly relieved. Speaking of which, compared with which side Zhao Yun commanded, the Wuhuan people he commanded were relatively weak.
, if Wen Chou were to fight directly regardless of the situation, it would still be quite difficult for Liu He to implement the so-called running and fighting strategy.
"Yuan Jun retreated..." Although Wen Chou's retreat relieved Liu He, it failed to completely solve the problem of Yuan Jun's cavalry. Liu He's expectation of regaining Youzhou was still quite mysterious, so after meeting Zhao Yun, his first words were
He couldn't help but come out, "I heard that Yuan Jun, the commander of the army, is self-sufficient in martial arts and loves to rush into battle. I never thought that he knew how to advance and retreat... But in this way, I couldn't wipe out all his troops..."
Zhao Yun smiled slightly.
Likes to rush into battle does not mean that one is simple-minded. Gan Feng also likes to rush into battle, but is Gan Feng just a fool? When the situation is wrong, knowing how to stop losses and retreat in time is what a real general should do.
In today's battle, Jiang Qi and Wen Chou's left wing were killed, and the total number of Yuan Jun's cavalry was probably more than a thousand, close to two thousand. The Yuan Jun's cavalry suffered skin and flesh injuries, but not to the point of breaking bones or tendons.
The situation is so low. Therefore, although withdrawing troops is aggrieved, it is not unacceptable.
Frustrating things happen every day, and you still have to endure them when you should.
Especially Wen Chou's current situation is quite unfavorable, but if he joins up with the infantry who are lagging behind, then the unfavorable situation will become Zhao Yun's side.
"We divided our army. They attacked on the left, then attacked on the right. They attacked on the right, then attacked on the left, so we had to retreat..." Zhao Yun said slowly, "But now we have gathered the infantry as the cornerstone, and then we move forward."
If we push forward, there will no longer be the same flaws as today.”
Liu He frowned and said, "In this case, what should we do?"
Zhao Yun said with a smile: "Yuan Jun is unable to advance westward at the moment. Even if we win by eight points, why do we need to take risks?"
Liu He looked at Zhao Yun but said nothing.
Zhao Yunquan pretended that he didn't see anything and asked Tu Kui to come and clean the battlefield with Nan Lou. Tu Kui was very enthusiastic about this kind of thing, and he immediately led the men and horses to work happily.
Liu He's meaning was naturally very simple, but Zhao Yun ignored him. After all, for Zhao Yun, completing the deployment of General Fei Qian for the Expedition to the West was the first priority. As for the rest, he could help if he could, and if he couldn't, he would not.
Nothing.
With such dissociation between left and right, Wen Chou did not dare to divide his troops, and did not dare to advance. It was Zhao Yun and Liu He who took the initiative. And if Liu He wanted to engage in some kind of pursuit of victory, they might have fallen into the trap set up by Wen Chou.
They must go into the trap, because once they merge together to pursue Wen Chou, it will give Wen Chou a chance to fight with all his strength.
After all, although Wen Chou withdrew his troops, the gathered troops were more threatening. This time, he used the initiative to retreat to lure Yuan Jun to pursue, which caused Wen Chou to suffer a big loss. If he tried to repeat the same trick again, it might not have the same effect, so
From now on, Yuan Jun will basically stick to the entire defensive line from Lingqiu to Yijing, and will basically not be dispatched easily.
"What you expected is true," Zhao Yun looked at Liu He and added, "General Yuan's three-pronged advance strategy has failed. Liu Shijun didn't know something, so General Zhengxi sent General Taishi to make a surprise attack
Yecheng, beheaded Chunyu! Now that Yuan Jun's south road has been defeated, even if there are many people and horses on the north road, it will be of no avail. They will probably be transferred south to Hebei in the near future..."
When Liu He heard this, his expression obviously improved a lot, and he said with a smile: "If this is the case, I would like to congratulate the general who conquered the west!"
Zhao Yun nodded, turned the horse's head, and walked back slowly. The next step was to turn around to stabilize the rear defense and solve the problem of Lou Ban. This was to fulfill the previous promise, but it was also to support a Wuhuan faction that wanted to conquer the west.
, it is also very helpful for the stability of the north...
Although the North Road did not achieve as brilliant a record as the South Road, it was enough. Zhao Yun was not greedy, because the more greedy a person is on the battlefield, the sooner he will die.
However, Zhao Yun is not greedy, which does not mean that others are not greedy, especially Fulohan, who has suffered heavy losses. However, this time the greedy Fulohan did not expect that his greed would actually help Zhao Yun to a certain extent.
Fu Luohan planned to persuade Kirby Neng to join forces with Yuan Shao's army to jointly deal with the people who conquered the west in order to take revenge. However, Kirby Neng was still Kirby Neng after all, and it was not something Fu Luohan could manipulate.
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Kirby is very interested in Fu Luohan's proposal, but the direction Kirby can consider is completely different from Fu Luohan. Kirby can think that he had a grudge with Yuan Shao's army before, and even if he is now looking for Yuan Jun to express his goodwill,
They may not be able to win the trust of Yuan Jun, and they may be treated as a death squad instead. Not only will the gains be small, but the losses will definitely be huge. It is better to take advantage of the situation where Yuan Shao's army and the Zhengxi Army are in Daijun Changshan's first battle and have no time to spare.
Surprise attack on Yuyang!
The salt and iron in Yuyang are extremely scarce for the Hu people on the grassland. Therefore, Kebineng's plan immediately won the support of the vast majority of tribal leaders at the meeting of tribal nobles. Faced with this situation,
Fu Luohan could only be dumbfounded. Although he was very reluctant, he had to turn away from the main stream and follow Kirbineng's large army towards Yuyang, Youzhou.
As a result, there was a sudden war at the border of Youzhou. Yuan Xi, who was stationed in Yijing, urgently sent people to ask Wen Chou Jushu for help, and on the other hand, he reported the situation to Yecheng...
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"Bang!" The jade bowl in Yuan Shao's hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces. He looked at Guo Tu blankly, his eyebrows twisted into a knot, and the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily: "The North Road was also defeated?! Yuyang was attacked?!
"
Guo Tu lowered his head and said: "... Lord Qi, it's just a small defeat... But Yuyang was attacked, if not... I'm afraid..."
Yuan Shao took a breath of cold air and suddenly felt that the world was spinning in front of him. He couldn't help but swayed and almost fell to the ground. He quickly pressed his hands on the table, calmed himself down, and said angrily: "Xianyi, what are you doing!
Such a good situation cannot be defended! You are a traitor! You are a traitor!"
Just like many Chinese parents, when they see other people's children performing well, they always feel that their own children have too much room for improvement. They always feel that the naughty child ended up in my place. Even Boss Cao
I can't help but sigh that having a son is like Sun Zhongmou...
Therefore, when Yuan Shao scolded his son, he also forgot that Yuan Xi had not been given many resources at the beginning. In addition, he was busy providing logistical support to Professor Wen Chou Ju of North Road, so how could he have time to organize the place?
, what about improving defense power?
"Lord..." Guo Tu called in a low voice, "...in the current situation, please make a quick decision, my lord!"
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious..." Yuan Shao sat down at the table, put his forehead on his hands, and muttered to himself, "...let me think about it for a moment..."
This is not a problem of defeat along the way to the north, but a problem of Yuan Shao's overall strategic failure!
The consequences of this incident are far more serious than the death of some people!
Yuan Shao originally marched into Bingzhou and insisted on attacking General Zhengxi, so he was under great pressure. As the saying goes, "the army cannot be adjusted three times", but now it is not only the third adjustment, but even the fourth.
The opinions of the Jizhou gentry are completely undisguised. Almost every day, people are talking about Yuan Shao's militarism, which is not the move of the Ming Dynasty. If Tian Feng hadn't somewhat reconciled it, maybe it would be difficult for the government to issue orders now.
The following reaches the acres of land in Jizhou...
Ignoring the plunder of the Xianbei people, he abandoned the Yuyang salt and iron for a period of time and continued to fight against General Fei Qian's Northern Route Army. For Yuan Shao, if he could win, it would not be unacceptable to make such a sacrifice, but there was a problem
How could the Jizhou gentry, who profited from Yuyang's salt and iron, agree to Yuan Shao's move?
Sending troops back to support Yuyang would be tantamount to announcing the complete failure of the North Route Army strategy...
"This matter..." Yuan Shao held his head, pressed hard on the temples jumping on his head, and whispered, "...Does Yuan Hao know?"
Guo Tu shook his head, but quickly said: "...I'm afraid I want to hide it, but I won't be able to hide it for long..."
This kind of thing cannot be covered by covering the lid. It is like a piece of shit in a pot. No matter how you cover the pot, the smell will still come out. In addition, Tian Feng also has news about his own gang in Jizhou.
Channels, even though Guo Tu controls military intelligence, he can't cover it up for long.
Now, the South Route Army has completely collapsed, and Gao Lan has not yet completely collected the defeated troops. The North Route Army has suffered a frontal defeat and was attacked by Yuyang. It is almost on the verge of defeat, and the Middle Route Army...
It is conceivable what kind of strong protest Yuan Shao will face if the news spreads. The original march to the north was forced by Yuan Shao's victory over Gongsun Zan, but now the north and south routes have been defeated.
This will raise new doubts about Yuan Shao's ability to use troops. Maybe some people will say that Yuan Shao is just lucky, and some people may bring up the matter of righteousness again, saying that if it were not for his righteousness and courage, I am afraid that Yuan Shao would have died long ago.
Under the hooves of Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao was ungrateful, turned around and killed Yi, cut off his own foundation, etc...
Without thinking too much, Yuan Shao knew that among the nobles in Jizhou, there were quite a few people waiting to see his joke.
Yuan Shao's face turned blue and white for a while, and his expression was distorted. Guo Tu, who was beside him, was also very nervous. He also knew the pros and cons of this very well. Seeing Yuan Shao's nervousness, he was even more nervous than Yuan Shao.
Guo Tu is a member of the Yuzhou faction, and he originally competed with the Jizhou faction for power. But this time, because Yuan Shao insisted on suppressing the Jizhou faction, he supported the Yuzhou faction to come to power. However, Guo Tu, because of his nature, was too excessive.
He likes to hold power, so his popularity is not very good, even within the Yuzhou faction, he is not very popular, so if Yuan Shao is ready to surrender to the Jizhou faction again, I am afraid he will be the first to fall into the dust.
If Yuan Shao fails in suppressing Jizhou this time, he will definitely be in trouble. Therefore, the failure of Yuan Shao's overall strategy this time will actually hit him very seriously...
For a moment, both of them were silent.
Outside the festival hall, the sky was already approaching dusk. The setting sun stayed dimly on the mountain ridge for a moment, and then slid down helplessly, leaving only a faint red glow, which seemed so dim and weak.
