Chapter 143 The surging Yellow River and the hunting of battle flags
Chapter 143 The Yellow River surges and the war flags hunt
The Yellow River is rolling, and its turbid waves are roaring into the sky.
Cheng Peng stood on the top of a high mountain, watching the boats crossing the river as densely as ants.
This is Liyang on the north bank of the Yellow River. Across the vast river, opposite is Baima, the important town of Cao's army.
On the hillside below him, the banner with the word "Yuan" was flying high, and slightly lower, the military flag of "Annan General Cheng" was flying.
Yes, Cheng Peng was conferred the title of General Annan by Yuan Shao, and led 20,000 elite soldiers as the vanguard, responsible for attacking Baima, seizing the ferry, and opening the way for the army to go south for a decisive battle.
In addition to the subordinates who originally belonged to the Xiyuan Right Army, he also had some newly deployed generals. For example, General Yan Liang, who was listed as one of the "Four Court Pillars of Hebei", served as his deputy as General Fenwu.
——At this moment, this big man who should have been the commander in history is directing the crossing of the river at the ferry.
There are about 3,000 Cao troops on the other side of the river, which is much smaller than them. The leader is Liu Yan, the governor of Dongjun. Liu Yan can be entrusted with important tasks by Cao Cao. Naturally, he is not an ordinary person. This man is extremely brave.
During yesterday's confrontation, Yan Liang shot an arrow into his shoulder, but he still shouted and led the soldiers to defend the ferry and repel the first wave of attacks led by Yan Liang. He was indeed a hero!
"It's such a pity..." Thinking of the warrior with blood flowing heavily on his shoulder but fighting fiercely, Cheng Peng couldn't help but shake his head in admiration.
"Yeah, it's a pity that we can't conquer him... Our young master is too short of decent NPC generals." Xu Tu, who was watching the battle with him, also sighed, "We don't even have extravagant hopes for Xu Rong, but Liu Yan is also good.
If you can conquer these talents, you can at least lead one side, so that we won’t have to send players from all over the country to form marching camps to handle government affairs.”
Since the destruction of Han Fu, Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian, Yuan Shao's power has greatly expanded. He has occupied five of the thirteen states in the Han Dynasty, namely Youzhou, Qingzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Xuzhou. It can be said that the land is vast.
There are many soldiers and civilians. But what follows is the problem of lack of talents - Yuan Shao's men have limited talents, and they have to constantly fight with other princes. Almost all decent talents are in the capital Yecheng and other important towns. In many places, they are even
It is impossible to find an NPC manager with a name in history.
In this case, the players had no choice but to use their brains and help Mr. Yuan manage the place themselves. However, although the players also had official positions, they were unable to deal with all kinds of trivial government affairs as energetically as the NPCs, so they
The concept of "marching camp" was invented, and several players with equivalent official positions formed a marching camp to jointly handle government affairs, and to the outside world, they all called themselves by the name of a certain local county magistrate - this is not a solution.
Bar.
Of course, the Xiyuan Right Army does not have to worry about this problem. Under their command are the outstanding general Xu Shiji, the outstanding counselor Shen Luoyan, and Zhao Zilong who is very good at government affairs and combat. In addition, they have NPC generals plundered from all over the country.
There are not many - it's just about half of Xuzhou, and there are no powerful enemies nearby - to the west is Yuan Shu, a loser; to the east is the vast sea; to the north are friendly forces; to the south is Sun Jian - but Sun Jian is interacting with Liu Biao at this time
Well, Liu Bei had taken refuge with Liu Biao after Gongsun Zan's defeat. This heroic figure who was supposed to establish the Shu Han in history brought a large number of players loyal to him and was fighting fiercely with Sun Jian's men using the Yangtze River as the battlefield.
"I still miss my days in Xuzhou!" Wen De, who was not far away, sighed. "Ever since Young Master Yuan launched the Southern Expedition, we have been mobilizing troops and horses non-stop to fight... How many days in a row have we been marching or fighting?
, there’s not even any rest time!”
"What you're sighing about is that you don't have time to pick up girls!" Li Wei warned him unceremoniously, "You can't mess around in the army. If you spread your stallion halo randomly, be careful that Yan Liang will cause you trouble - if you are caught again, he will
Now, if you are whipped for 'violating military discipline', we will not intercede on your behalf again!"
If Cheng Peng had not come forward to intercede, Wen De, who would have been whipped once, touched his nose in embarrassment and smiled bitterly.
"The Han Dynasty has a total of thirteen states and counties. We and the Yellow Turban Army have jointly occupied five of them. If we can defeat Cao Cao in another battle, we can also subdue Yuan Shu, who has become more and more useless, and occupy Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Sili.
, that is the land of the Eight States... By then, Liu Biao and Liu Yan should have given in. No, Liu Yan is very ill and looks like he is about to die. His son Liu Zhang is not as good as him, so he might just go in
Beijing surrenders..." Xu Tu opened the map and looked at it, but his thoughts drifted to far away places, "Then after this battle, the situation in the late Han Dynasty should be almost settled... If this continues, wouldn't it mean that the Three Kingdoms will be lost directly?"
"Without the Three Kingdoms, there would be no Three Kingdoms." Cheng Peng said lightly, "Without Lu Bu, the pinnacle for everyone to catch up with, Guan Yu, Gan Ning, Ma Chao, etc., the Three Kingdoms would really be meaningless."
"After winning this battle, I probably won't come back again."
"Ah? Are you leaving?"
"Well, the world of Dynasty Warriors doesn't have many challenges for me anymore." Cheng Peng turned his eyes to the south - on the other side of the Yellow River and on the other side of the mountains. Many of Cao Wei's famous generals were gearing up.
Dian Wei, the "evil from ancient times", Xu Chu, known as the "tiger fool", Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan... "I'm really looking forward to this final battle!"
While he was talking, the vanguard of Yuan Shao's army had crossed the Yellow River and started a fierce battle with Cao's army guarding the White Horse Ferry.
Yuan Shao's army, which attacked across the river, had the advantage of strength, and Cao Jin's army, which was defending on the bank, had the advantage of geographical location. Generally speaking, the two sides were still evenly matched, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate.
But in the long run, the situation will definitely be unfavorable to Cao Cao's army, because Yuan Shao's army is still crossing the river in an endless stream and pouring into the south bank of the Yellow River. Although there is no suitable ferry and it is very inconvenient to land, it is not difficult at all.
Can’t beat Yuan Shaojun who puts players at the core!
Chains and hooks fell on the river bank one after another, sinking deeply into the soil. The weakest was only two stars. Players who almost all knew Qinggong rushed to the shore on the iron chains and ropes, attacking Cao*
Once they opened up the position of the Japanese army, the ferry docked and the NPC soldiers filed out.
Naturally, there are players in Cao's army, but just like the comparison of military strength, their number is far less than the players on Yuan Shao's army. They really can't take care of this side but not that side, and they are very busy.
"Damn it! Where did Yuan Shaojun come from with so many players!" On a low cliff near the ferry, a heavily armored Cao ***jun player was covered in blood, and he finally managed to cut down a Yuan Shaojun player who was charging towards him with a gun.
, shouted angrily, "Did they transfer all the players?"
No one could answer his question because all his comrades had died in the previous battle.
Not long after, this three-star expert also fell to the hands of the black-armored players who rushed forward again.
For players who have generally reached two or even three stars, ordinary NPC armies can no longer effectively contain their offensive. Only players who lead the team can withstand it.
However, Cao's army really didn't have that many manpower.
There are more than a thousand players in the vanguard army led by Cheng Peng, including many masters, and more than a hundred black-armored elites sent by the Gun Guild to assist. Yesterday's battle failed to capture the White Horse Ferry.
Because the system plot is limited, only a small number of players can participate in the battle.
Today's attack has been cancelled. Cheng Peng naturally sent out all the troops on hand without saying a word, leaving no reserves at all. The whole army pressed forward, determined to defeat Cao Cao with a thunderous force.
* Army, take the White Horse Ferry!
After a while, the military flag of "Fenwu General Yan" was launched into the water and headed towards the other side of the Yellow River.
"Yan Liang couldn't help it anymore." Cheng Peng said with a smile, "This guy has always been on the front line. Today, he patiently commanded for a long time, but he still didn't get a fight... It's really hard for him."
"What about you? Are you planning to join the battle?" Xu Tu asked, "Will your left hand... affect the battle?"
Looking up at the advantageous battle situation on the other side of the river, and then looking down at his own left hand that exuded metallic luster, Cheng Peng nodded slightly.
"If necessary, of course I will participate in the battle - to be honest, my current strength has indeed been affected to a certain extent, but it is more in the martial arts duel with top masters. On the battlefield, I can still
Use your full strength!"
The sun is gradually turning westward, and the battle on the other side of the river is gradually coming to an end.
As Yan Liang led the main force to successfully cross the river, Cao's army could no longer hold the ferry and had to retreat to defend the camp. At this moment, Yan Liang was leading the NPC troops to storm the military camp. Players who had been fighting for several hours sat down.
Take a rest - rest is to go a further distance, there are still many battles waiting for you next.
Cheng Peng had already boarded a warship and headed to the White Horse Ferry where the flag with the word "Yuan" was changed.
"Looks like I don't need to take action anymore." Although he was very satisfied with the victory, he also had a little regret.
As a military general, it is gratifying to be able to lead an army to victory, but if you can charge into battle and defeat the enemy, that is the most perfect victory!
Before his warship reached the ferry, the scouts' exclamations suddenly came from the player's chat channel.
"The reinforcements from ***Cao's side have arrived!"
Looking up, I saw smoke and dust billowing over the horizon, and I didn't know how many cavalry were roaring towards me.
Yan Liang was shocked and quickly divided his troops to stop him.
But what was unexpected was that the more than 2,000 troops and horses he had detached were unable to resist the enemy at all. They were scattered after only a short while, and were instead used by the enemy to attack his own position.
The new batch of Cao Cao's army consists of about two thousand people. They are all cavalry. Many red robes are hunting and flying in the strong wind. On the big flag in the military formation, there is a distinct word "Yu".
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"It's Yu Ban!"
"And the idiots!"
"Brothers, hold on! After defeating Liu Yan, we will deal with him later!"
