55. The feeling of going up and down – this really isn’t an elevator
"My lord, Yuan Benchu seemed to be so angry that he suddenly fainted on the battlefield. Although this news was blocked by his men at the first time, since we have all received the news, I would like to ask my lord to make plans in advance."
Regarding the sudden news, Cao Cao was first shocked, and then felt deeply helpless.
He raised his head and looked at the soldiers not far away who could not curb their decline no matter how much the supervising team killed them. As a witness to that night of fire and rain outside Changshe City, Cao Cao knew very well that compared to the simple threat to life caused by the supervising team's sword,
The mystery surrounding Li Shushi was even more frightening, so much so that even the generals and supervisory teams themselves were not so firm, let alone ordinary soldiers.
Further away, although Yuan Shao's army has not yet experienced greater chaos under the command of a group of outstanding grassroots officers, the fall of Yuan Shao's backbone has an immeasurable impact on it, and this impact will increase over time.
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As a good friend of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao knew him quite deeply.
He knew that Yuan Shao was definitely not the kind of hero who would easily get emotional or even lose control at critical moments.
But Yuan Shao fell down at such a critical moment, so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard, which added a tragic color to his body.
The sudden arrival caused the subordinates under Yuan Shao's wings to have an illusion: Is this fallen really Yuan Benchu?!
It wasn't because they didn't know Yuan Shao, but because they knew so well what Yuan Shao meant to this political group that their subordinates became completely panicked because of his fall.
And in this panic, they can still think of blocking the news to calm people's hearts, which is the best manifestation of their superior intelligence.
Just like if Dong Zhuo was gone, the Xiliang army would become a piece of sand overnight. Yuan Shao also involved too many interests, connections and expectations. He was burdened with too many people's demands and demands for this troubled world.
hope.
So from this perspective, there are quite a few similarities between the old enemies Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo.
"I originally thought that the news that Yuan Shao was under too much pressure was just an exaggeration, but I didn't expect..."
Thinking of this, Cao Cao once again couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Yuan Shao's body is a little big this time.
This is the news that Cao Cao got from various channels.
In fact, Cao Cao only treated these news as a joke at the time. After all, Yuan Shao was not the kind of flower in the greenhouse all the way up to now. He had experienced all kinds of storms and waves, and his ability to withstand stress was probably better than that of ordinary people.
The elites are much higher. Even if they can't compare with Cao Cao, a guy with a black face and a darker heart, he may still be able to beat Zhang Miao and his like.
But it happened that something like this happened to Yuan Shao in this seemingly hopeless situation. This made Cao Cao unable to help but pay attention to the information he had heard before, which was either based on rumors or was true.
In fact, with a little analysis, we can find that the pressure Yuan Shao was under at this time was indeed much greater than imagined.
Externally, Liu Yu, who was hiding behind the scenes, compiled a big net for him - the front had to withstand the pressure from Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei in the north. Next to him was Li Shuzhen, who was restlessly beating the drum. Behind him was Han Fu, who was still struggling.
From the inside and to outsiders, Yuan Shao's sweep of Jizhou seemed to be a good situation, but Cao Cao, who often exchanged letters with Yuan Shao, knew very well that this could not hide the fact that his rule was not monolithic.
In fact, even without those letters, Cao Cao was still very aware of how powerful the powerful locals in the Han Dynasty had grown, especially in the past few years after the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He relied on the edict of the Ling Emperor Liu Hong to resist the Yellow Turban Army.
In the name of building a larger fort with stronger defenses and training more private armies, the powerful locals who were already rampant in the local area had more confidence to fight against the officials appointed by the central government.
The combat effectiveness of these armies may vary, but the strong ones among them, such as Li Jin, Li Dian's troops under his own command, and the newly joined Shi Huan's troops are all considered outstanding troops. If such a powerful force has two
In their hearts, even if Yuan Shao's army can restrain them for a while, when Yuan Shao's troops are involved in foreign wars and have no time to care about them, these people's ambitions will grow like weeds that grow again in the spring breeze.
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The most important thing is that the situation under Yuan Shao's rule is not the same as when Li Shushi sorted out Bingzhou and Lianghe - Li Shushi was boycotted by a large number of powerful local families, and fierce ones such as the powerful families in Hedong rebelled directly and cunningly
For example, the powerful and powerful families in Bingzhou resorted to cold violence and non-cooperation, but they all placed their own positions opposite to Li Shushi's.
Although it is difficult to deal with such a situation, since it belongs to both sides, it is natural for the Eight Immortals to cross the sea and show their magical powers. The various methods can be relatively unscrupulous, and there will be room for comfort in the future.
But when Yuan Shao wanted to take action against those annoying guys, he found that they had basically become loyal to him on the surface, and even behaved well when Yuan Shao had the energy to deal with them. So he wanted to deal with them again.
They become Yuan Shaojun's internal problems, which also means that if there is no convincing excuse or powerful means, then Yuan Shao's behavior can easily arouse the collective fear and sorrow of the entire powerful class of the family.
Compared with the natives of Jizhou, Yuan Shao is just an outsider after all. He has stayed in Jizhou for less than a year. The biggest capital he has at this time is his reputation, but this can happen if he is not careful.
Something damaged or even lost.
There were powerful enemies outside and people with malicious intentions peeking inside, which naturally kept Yuan Shao tossing and turning at night.
Now that a crucial battle was going through such ups and downs, Yuan Shao's nerves almost couldn't bear it anymore.
only……
"Original, Meng De, I can't help you either..."
Seeing that the situation is still not improving, although it is not possible to retreat, it is impossible to turn the tide for Yuan Shao.
But the only thing that gave Cao Cao some peace of mind was that after defeating Cao Cao's army, which was the new force and the biggest threat, Li Shushi's troops did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it. Instead, they turned their attention to Yuan Shao's army, especially the weaker but stronger army.
Pian Shi, who still had plenty of physical strength, withstood most of the attacks. It seemed that Li Shushi was just trying to suppress Yuan Shaojun's momentum.
Or maybe Li Shushi also knew very well that in a confrontation where there was no huge gap in strength, if he rashly plunged his troops into the enemy's army, he would only end up being slowly eaten away by the enemy after paying a huge price.
Li Shushi is not sure whether such a result is cost-effective for the enemy, but it is definitely not cost-effective for him. After all, each of his personal guards is the elite of the elite trained and armed at a huge cost. They are the future grassroots officers of the Bingzhou Army.
The reserve force is also the best tentacle for Li Shushi to firmly control the army. The loss here means that Li Shushi's control over the army will decline in the future and may even induce some chain of negative consequences, which will be another huge sum of money.
loss.
What about being cannon fodder for the unrelated Gongsun Army?
Li Shushi felt that even the great Comrade Lei Feng would not do this. After all, Gongsun Zan was also an "enemy" to a certain extent.
It's enough to disrupt Yuan Shao's army. The rest should be left to Gongsun's army.
With this thought, Li Shushi's troops came gently and left gently, leaving their hatred to the soldiers of Gongsun Army.
So, under the seemingly intentional or unintentional "guidance" of the Bingzhou Army, Gongsun Zan's army and Cao Cao's army exchanged fire.
Of course, such a result may also be inevitable.
After all, although Yuan Shao's coma will have a huge impact on Yuan Shaojun, the impact has not been fermented in a short period of time due to the blockade of information. At least on the surface, Yuan Shaojun is still very resilient and wants to take this piece.
Not only must we be prepared for a long-term struggle to crack a very difficult bone, but we must also be prepared for a chipped tooth.
On the contrary, although Cao Cao's army is still a strong force, its morale seems to have collapsed - yes, it is not about to collapse but has already collapsed. This is simply a huge opportunity to gain advantage. And if the collapse of Cao Cao's army can be driven out,
The soldiers attacked Yuan Shaojun's originally tight battle formation. I guess there must be unexpected gains.
So watching Li Shushi's troops turn their guns and move towards other areas, Gongsun Zan's army immediately filled the gap left by Li Shushi's troops, and it seemed that Cao Cao's army had indeed collapsed, and their attack was hardly blocked.
But what they didn't notice was that Liu Bei, who saw all this, had quietly ordered his troops to stay away from the battlefield, and the direction Liu Bei's army was moving... was surprisingly behind Li Shushi's army!
However, Gongsun Zan, who once again saw that his side had an advantage and was closer to victory than the previous times, no longer cared about Li Shushi and Liu Bei's less than 6,000 troops. His primary goal now was
Defeat the enemy Yuan Shao.
In other words, he never changed his mind from beginning to end.
The remaining Baima Yi gradually withdrew from the front line against Yuan Shao's army and devoted themselves to the battle sequence against Cao Cao's army. The personal guards that he had always held in his hands but not put on the battlefield were also sent out, and these two troops
Appearing at the same time not only shows Gongsun Zan's attitude, but also shows that Gongsun Zan's top priority attack target at this time is Cao Cao's army.
"So I'm being treated as a soft persimmon? Damn it Li Shushi, you are so cool, but you've made me miserable!"
Gongsun Zan's new move is undoubtedly a blessing in disguise for Yuan Shaojun, who is brewing a big crisis. What they lack most now is time. As long as Yuan Shao can wake up before collapse, their situation may be reversed.
Unfortunately, Cao Cao's army was blocked.
Although Cao Cao's losses in the battle against Dong were much lower than those in the plane Li Shushi was familiar with, and there was no large-scale rebellion among the soldiers recruited from Danyang, and the pace of development was much faster, he just watched Gongsun's army rise.
Yu Yong attacked his side. After this battle, Cao Cao would probably feel the feeling of "going back to before liberation overnight."
Regarding such a result, even Cao Cao himself didn't know what to say.
Are you complaining that Li Shushi, your opponent, is too good? Are you complaining that Gongsun Zan, your enemy, is too cunning? Or are you complaining that your teammate Yuan Shao is too stupid? Or are you complaining that your subordinates are so unsatisfactory that Li Shushi is scared to death?
Okay. In fact, it is meaningless to blame anyone now. Avoiding further losses is the most important thing.
But the only thing that makes Cao Cao feel lucky is that he knows the influence of Cao Cao's army on the entire battle. After all, if this army is really driven by Gongsun's army and breaks up Yuan Shao's army, with the current chaos in the center of Yuan Shao's army, it is estimated that this
The battle was about to turn into a one-sided massacre, so Yuan Shaojun's Wen Chou and Gao Lan had already led some troops to support them.
Although it is doubtful how much combat power the exhausted Yuan Shao's army has left, the appearance of reinforcements was at least a good boost to the collapsed morale of Cao Cao's army, although it was still unable to curb the decline of the entire Cao Cao army in a short period of time.
"I can't defeat Zhao Yun, and I can't defeat the Bingzhou Army. It can only be said that I lost to my master because of my poor academic skills. I am willing to say 'submit'! But Gongsun Zan is an old dog, he can only pick up cheap bags."
Why should I be afraid of goods? You are all soldiers brought out by me. It’s just that you can’t defeat the Bingzhou Army. How can you not defeat those gangsters!”
The group of Gongsun soldiers on the opposite side, who clearly regarded themselves as a "big meal" with all the colors, flavors, and flavors, completely angered Xiahou Dun, who was already feeling useless because he failed to challenge Zhao Yun. Speaking of which, he knew Zhao Yun's temper from the beginning.
This is evident from the fact that he still dares to fight alone. Now that he is so despised by the enemy, he is naturally furious.
But don't say it yet. His words really work.
For the backbone of Cao Cao's army, they actually didn't think it was a shame to behave so badly when facing Li Shushi just now. After all, Li Shushi was a god-like figure in their hearts just like Zhang Jiao.
.When gods and gods fight, they will be affected if they get close to each other. Let alone face the wrath of gods.
Those Jie people, Huns, and Xianbei people who were rumored to be extremely ferocious and extremely powerful all fell in front of Li Shushi one after another. Even though he was just a group of remnants of the Yellow Turban Army under his command at the time, as long as Li Shushi wanted those
The head of the enemy leader will always let him obediently give his head.
Well, maybe this idea is a bit unbelievable to Li Shushi, but for those ordinary soldiers, they have personally experienced the anxiety and uneasiness of that period and the subsequent victory, so they are willing to believe such rumors and are willing to
The person who once led them through hardships and dangers is sealed in the heart - respect him and fear him.
However, the officers and soldiers of Gongsun Army were obviously not within the scope of their awe. If losing to the troops led by Li Shushi was natural, then losing to Gongsun Army again would be an absolute shame for these "well-informed" soldiers.
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It's just that the momentum of defeat has been formed. Even if you wake up and want to reverse it, it will not be easy, especially at the current moment of the enemy, which does not give them the time and space to regroup.
What a good thing!
When the sea is flowing, a hero shows his true colors. When the rooster sings, the whole world becomes white. He seizes the day and night.
At this most critical moment, as the number one general in Cao Cao's army, Xiahou Dun naturally stood up without giving in.
Even though his body was exhausted, even though his attributes had begun to slip, and even though his safety had reached a very dangerous point due to exhaustion of physical strength, he still stood up when a hero was needed most.
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With his own soldiers and a small number of revitalized elite troops, he rushed towards Gongsun Zan's soldiers who had retained more than 60% of their physical strength and morale until now and were the core force of this attack.
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Xiahou Dun's behavior was undoubtedly extremely heroic, and the boost to morale was undoubtedly huge. It was his behavior of leading by example that allowed the soldiers of Cao Cao's army, who were already a little embarrassed, to return to normal faster, and at the same time, it also helped
Cao Cao's army gained something extremely precious on the battlefield - time.
However, because of this behavior, Xiahou Dun put himself into an extremely dangerous situation.
Although the Gongsun Army on the opposite side is indeed suspected of taking advantage of Li Shushi, the battlefield is a place where life and death are determined by any means necessary for victory. Not only is it not a mistake to exploit the enemy's weaknesses and attack them like this, it also proves that the commander of the Gongsun Army is at least
He is not a brainless Don Quixote, not to mention that Gongsun Zan may have the richest war experience on the battlefield.
So he knew very well that the reason why Cao Cao's army was able to show signs of rebounding in such a short period of time was entirely because of the outstanding performance of Xiahou Dun, a fierce general. He is now a flag of Cao Cao's army. As long as the flag does not fall,
The belief of Cao Cao's soldiers will increase over time, and eventually the morale will not only return to normal levels, but may even reach an extremely high state.
At that time, facing Cao Cao's army, which has more physical strength and higher fighting spirit than our own, the biggest headache will be Gongsun's army, who will steal the chicken but lose the rice.
Just because he thought of this terrible consequence, Gongsun Zan issued a new order with a frosty face:
"Kill that man at all costs!"
Although as a warrior, Gongsun Zan admired the man who stood up when Cao Cao's army was in danger. But it was precisely because of his admiration for that man that Gongsun Zan wanted to destroy that man at all costs. After all, compared with his own admiration, his subordinates'
The lives and the expectant looks of the sons and daughters' families are obviously more important.
Besides, that man also hopes to have such a heroic farewell.
I always feel that this seems to be a different kind of falling in love and killing each other.
However, it was precisely because of this decision made by Gongsun Zan that Xiahou Dun, who was surrounded by many enemies, became quite uncomfortable. The endless enemies made him feel that the spear in his hand was getting heavier and heavier. His body
It has also become more and more heavy. The most terrible thing is that the enemies that could be defeated in a few or two times now still look alive and powerful even if it takes twice as long as before.
Not to mention that the number of soldiers around him is also decreasing rapidly. It seems that he is about to reach a very dangerous situation. If you know that the number of soldiers joining him is insufficient, then at this moment when the physical attributes are weakened due to physical strength, the enemy will
The general holding the tiger talisman can completely rely on the power of the tiger talisman to mobilize the strength of his soldiers to deliver a fatal blow to Xiahou Dun.
A fatal blow is exactly what the name suggests - after one blow, Xiahou Dun will become a dead body.
However, because of Xiahou Dun's heroic appearance and Gongsun Zan's intention to completely defeat the morale of Cao Cao's army, Gongsun's army never used the tiger charm or the power of bows and crossbows to deal with Xiahou Dun until now. Although such a fighting method would be harmful to Gongsun.
Cao Cao's army caused a lot of unnecessary battle losses, but as long as Xiahou Dun is killed, the morale that Cao Cao's army just raised will probably disappear with it.
but……
“Ouch…………!!!!”
Just when Gongsun's army was about to succeed, Yuan Shao's army burst into violent and excited roars. It seemed that something exciting had happened there. The most important thing was that this excitement was too direct and intense.
, which quickly infected the surrounding Yuan Shaojun soldiers and continued to radiate outwards.
Although this kind of excitement cannot restore the physical strength of the soldiers, nor can it add any attribute-enhancing buffs to them, it is a huge boost to morale. After all, being able to generate such intense excitement does not look like a command.
The officer deceived the soldiers in order to let them die. Then there was only one result: the Chinese army received great benefits that could turn the tide of the war!
For both sides on the battlefield, the other's advantage is our disadvantage, and the other's great advantage is our disaster.
Although they don't know what good thing happened to make Yuan Shao's army so crazy, after all, Gongsun Jun didn't know that Yuan Shao had fainted before, so they subconsciously thought that Yuan Shao's army had received new reinforcements.
And this means that if they cannot defeat Cao Cao's army here as soon as possible and drive the defeated troops towards Yuan Shao's army, then they will bear the attack of the new "reinforcements".
Let Gongsun Jun, whose physical strength is almost exhausted and only supported by his breath, experience another ups and downs?
Even with Gongsun Zan's ability in commanding troops, he would never be able to withstand it.
So... for the sake of victory, let's put aside morality and so on.
There was no need for Gongsun Zan to issue an order, as his men had already understood such a cruel reality in advance.
Therefore, Gongsun Zan's pro-army generals such as Gongsun Feng, Gongsun Yi, Gongsun Mao, and Bai Mayi's generals Gongsun Zhuo, Wang Lun, Tian Chong, and Xu Dan rushed towards Xiahou Dun one after another, and the light of the tiger symbol lit up on their bodies at the same time.
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Not far away, Gongsun Fan, who did not rush forward, quietly took the riding bow on his back in his hand, opened the bow and nocked an arrow, and pointed the gleaming arrow at Xiahou Dun who was struggling in the distance...
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