Chapter 19 The Great River Frozen and Chaos Wuxing (Part 1)
No one expected that such a battle would suddenly occur on the north bank of the Yellow River on a winter night near the New Year, nor did they expect that the battle would be so simple and the ending so bizarre.
Logically speaking, one side has 5,000 cavalry and the other side has 4,500 cavalry, which can be said to be of equal strength; one side is the main elite force under Dong Zhuo, and the other side is the direct subordinates of Yuan Shao, the leader of the Kwantung Alliance against Dong's coalition; the other side is Dong Zhuo's hard-earned poaching.
Lu Bu, the famous Bingzhou general, and Yan Liang, the brave warrior Yuan Shao relied on most.
Then, the two armies collided head-on in the dark...
Again, logically speaking, this battle should be fought back and forth, to the death.
But in fact, there are a lot of unreasonable things in the world, not to mention that Jia Xu is already very reasonable. In his words, taking someone by surprise and attacking them unprepared, these eight words are enough to determine the outcome of a battle!
One side had expected it, but the other side was suddenly attacked; one side's coach showed his power in battle, but the other side's leader died without a fight; in addition, both sides were cavalry, so the battle was sudden and the retreat was sudden... In the end, it only lasted two quarters of an hour.
The support army sent by Yuan Shao collapsed. Thousands of already frightened cavalry threw down hundreds of corpses of their comrades and hurriedly dispersed in the dark night.
Some people went to the hinterland of Hanoi to the north, some went back, some even panicked and rode up the Golden Embankment of the Yellow River, and then plunged into the frozen river... But no matter which direction they went, they could no longer maintain the system.
with combat effectiveness.
Correspondingly, Lu Bu's army only suffered dozens of casualties in battle. This is simply unbelievable!
After this battle, almost everyone from Lu Bu to every knight below was excited! Lu Bu no longer doubted Jia Xu's strategy, and these soldiers from all sides no longer doubted Lu Bu's ability to lead.
The officers at all levels between the two have no doubts about either... In a word, the blood of these five thousand cavalry has completely heated up, and they firmly believe that this night belongs to them!
"Your Majesty has an order, don't worry about the broken troops. It's impossible for them to gather together again in such a dark night. Let the whole army unleash their power and move forward at full speed to attack Yuan Shao's camp!" Huang Yuan had already remounted his horse and was shouting the order with all his strength.
Yes, as the person said, according to the plan, the next step of this cavalry is to attack Yuan Shao's camp, which should have five times its own strength! Because at this time, Yuan Benchu, who was stationed at the ferry on the north bank of Wushejin, was dreaming.
No one would have thought that shortly after he released 4,500 cavalry upstream, he would be attacked by a similar number of cavalry from the same direction!
How did it come? Did it fall from the sky?
If it really falls from the sky, you should be on guard against it, right?
However, this is the battlefield. Since ancient times, incredible but traceable things have always happened on the battlefield, which makes people marvel but also suddenly understand.
It is said that in order to catch the opponent unprepared, Lu Bu led his five thousand cavalry to gallop eastward along the golden embankment of the Yellow River in the night. However, in the middle of the night, when he was only five or six miles away from the opponent's camp, the man with excellent eyes looked at him from a distance.
When Yuan Shao arrived at the brightly lit Wushejin camp, he gradually became suspicious. When he was two or three miles away, he ordered the entire army to stop and dismount, and crouched in the shadow of the golden embankment of the Yellow River to wait. Then he himself
When I climbed up the embankment and looked far away, my face was cloudy and uncertain.
It was expected that Yuan Shao's camp in front was brightly lit. After all, there was a fire in Xiaopingjin upstream, and a cavalry reinforcement of four to five thousand people had just been sent out of the camp to head upstream. The camp was kept illuminated, and the Chinese army was waiting for news.
It's also common.
In fact, at this time, Wushejin, which was controlled by Dong Zhuo on the south bank of the Yellow River, was also brightly lit. It is conceivable that Hu Zhen and Wushejin Captain were also staring at the lights upstream in surprise.
However, Yuan Shao's camp is not just about keeping the lights on. Looking from a high position from Lu Bu, he can see that the middle door of the camp there is wide open, and there are countless soldiers coming and going. It seems that there is an extremely large number, maybe more
Ten thousand troops are lining up to prepare for battle!
At this situation, Lu Bu and his subordinates were frightened for a moment, secretly thinking that something was wrong!
"Your Majesty, what should we do in this situation?" Huang Qianjiu carefully approached Lu Bu and asked. "Are the thieves over there preparing a second wave of reinforcements? No wonder the first wave of troops only had four or five thousand cavalry... That should be
It’s the vanguard.”
Lu Bu's face was gloomy and he didn't answer... He wanted to scold Jia Wenhe for his mistake, but he didn't have the nerve to say it anyway. However, not to mention why Jia Xu didn't expect the situation in front of him, as far as Lu Bu was concerned, it was quite...
Not willing to give up!
But so what if you don't give in? At this time, do you want to lead the troops forward to fight with the nearly 10,000 neatly dressed troops at Yuan Shao's camp, which may have a total strength of 20,000 to 30,000 people? Isn't this asking for death?
And what if the entire army retreats to a safe distance to ensure that other troops in Yuan Shao's camp have no time to support this unit, and then conduct an ambush?
The answer is useless! Because if this army is allowed to march upstream far enough, Yan Liang's troops, which were previously swept to the north and south, will inevitably converge there, and the existence of Lu Bu's surprise army will be eliminated.
will be exposed immediately.
They even said that even if they kept waiting, maybe some of the defeated troops would come back and report the military situation to Yuan Shao's camp. Of course, in that case, it would not matter whether they came to report back, because everyone was watching from the dark on the golden embankment.
It is clear that the nearly 10,000 troops have already begun to form formations and leave the camp. I am afraid that it will not take long to arrive here and find that there are 5,000 enemy troops hiding here.
Lu Bu became increasingly unwilling.
However, just a moment later, Lu Fengxian's eyes widened and he was overjoyed!
It turned out that after leaving the camp in large numbers, this army not only did not go upstream, nor did they fight with an open fire, but instead, just like our own army, they stopped fighting and marched in an extremely wide formation to the shadows under the golden embankment of the Yellow River... Where is Lu Bu?
Don’t you understand? This force was not reinforcements going upstream at all. Instead, they saw the fire upstream and decided to take advantage of the situation to cross the river and attack Wushejin on the other side!
"This is really..." The surrounding officers seemed to have woken up, and Huang Yuan shook his head repeatedly. "Jia Duwei is really powerful! It was God's will that allowed Junhou to succeed!"
Lu Bu sneered, ignoring the words of these subordinates, and just waited quietly for the opportunity to fight.
The fighter planes also came at a moment's notice. As Yuan's army of more than ten thousand people spread out, they rushed up the golden embankment and then carefully descended into the frozen river. Lu Bu no longer hesitated, immediately got off the embankment and turned over on his own.
The Lubamar.
The group of officers also gathered in front of Lu Bu's horse.
"Remember, the whole army will raise fire and follow me straight to the enemy camp. When they come to the base of the camp, they will first throw torches and set fire, and then they will go around the camp to attack and kill wantonly! But when killing as much as possible, be sure to follow what Jia Duwei said,
Don't be obsessed with fighting... No matter what, when all the troops saw the soldiers and horses returning to the river for reinforcements, they immediately withdrew. Let's join together along the Jindi... Remember?" When Lu Bu said that he had no scruples anymore, he actually let out a loud roar.
The generals were all awe-inspiring, and actually no longer tried to hide their words, but responded directly, and then returned to the team to prepare.
Lu Bu stood on the Lu horse, holding a spear and looking back and forth. After waiting for a while, he actually didn't hurry or slow, and lightly increased his horse speed all the way, along the golden embankment to the Yuan army's camp set up behind the ferry on the north bank of Wushejin.
Five thousand cavalry with horseshoes wrapped in linen followed behind him, strutting all the way eastward.
We were probably only a few hundred steps away from Yuan Jun's camp, and some of the watchtowers had even spotted shadowy figures in the dark... Of course, those people only thought they were their own soldiers and horses, but they were not wary at all and didn't even care... But
Lu Bu suddenly stopped.
He couldn't wait and made no secret of it. He just gave the order: "Raise the fire!"
The five thousand cavalry who had been prepared helped each other and immediately lit the second of the two spare torches for this trip. A fire dragon appeared almost instantly on the west side of Yuan Jun's camp.
The soldiers on the watchtower on the west side of Yuan Jun were stunned and at a loss.
Then, Lu Bu no longer gave orders, but raised his spear to face the enemy camp and raised his voice: "Lü Bu, an old friend of Luozhong, Jiuyuan, came to pay a visit to Yuan Chaqi!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead and drove directly towards the enemy camp. Five thousand horsemen holding torches galloped after him and set fire to the camp on all sides. The camp of Yuan's army, which was unprepared and even seemed a little sparse in strength, immediately burst into flames.
Going back to more than an hour ago, he saw Wang Kuang's camp fire in Xiaopingjin upstream. He received a message from Wang Kuang early. Knowing that Wang Kuang's main force was not in Xiaopingjin, Yuan Shao immediately dispatched troops and horses, but he was preparing to massively rescue friendly forces.
However, while he ordered to assemble the army, he summoned senior generals and wise men in the background to discuss the choice of leader of the reinforcements, and when there were further countermeasures, one person came up and opposed his rescue plan.
"I dare to ask Ming Gong, was it Ming Gong who lamented that General Wei acted like an arm and used his fingers to drive the princes of the north to serve as servants, called Hemeng, but in reality they were monarchs and ministers?" The person who asked the question was Xin Ping Xin Zhongzhi of Yingchuan.
It is said that he had followed and helped Yuan Shaoshang as early as when he was at home to raise his reputation. However, later the party's imprisonment was lifted and he once returned home to become an official on his own, but he temporarily left Yuan Shao. This time Xun Yu returned to his hometown at the same time.
Han Fu, the Mu of Jizhou, sent people back to his hometown to borrow his family to go to Yecheng, and advised the Xun family and the Yingchuan family to take the opportunity to go to Jizhou to avoid the war in their hometown. Some people did not go, but many people chose to agree with Xun Yu's views, and then
The whole family went to Yecheng.
Among them, the Chen family, part of the Xun family, and the Zhong family did not leave, but the Xin family, the Guo family, and the other half of the Xun family went out together and came to Yecheng. Later, Han Fu chose to rely on Yuan Shao to defend Gongsun Xun and sent out
A large number of reinforcements and supplies came to Hanoi to support Yuan Shao. Because most of these elites were old acquaintances with Yuan Shao, many of them had served in the army before joining the army.
As an old friend of the day, Xin Ping naturally gained trust immediately after he came up. But when this person spoke at this time, Yuan Shao also immediately woke up.
Yuan Benchu had his own thoughts early on. After he was expelled from Luoyang by Dong Zhuo, he still wanted to go back at the beginning, including the early stage of organizing a protest against Dong. He also really wanted to go back... After all, it was Luoyang, and its political significance was unquestionable.
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However, seeing Gongsun Xun consolidate the Northern Territory and send troops to Yanmen, Yuan Shao had some other thoughts - he knew very well that there were only three people in the world who could pose a threat to Yuan Benchu, one Dong Zhuo and the other three.
One is Gongsun Xun, the other is Yuan Shu, and the reason why Dong Zhuo and Gongsun Xun are able to do this is because of their chassis and troops.
Therefore, of course, Yuan Benchu had the intention to increase his strength, not to mention separatist power, at least he had the intention to control the Kwantung Allied Forces in all aspects. In fact, he was unwilling to show up to Jujube before, and he even pretended to be the leader of the alliance.
Those princes were shouting back and forth, not so much because they were angry with Yuan Shu, not so much because the villain got his ambition, but rather because they took advantage of their own necessity in the overall situation of defeating Dong and conducted a test of obedience to the princes of Guandong.
Of course, the results were disappointing.
But there was no time to think about it. Soon, just a few days ago, with the Suizao Allied Forces' self-confidence in blood alliance, Dong Zhuo actually killed Liu Bian, the deposed emperor, but politically defeated Yuan Shao's army, and this self-proclaimed Che
The cavalry general, who was once the world's model, suddenly realized that he really had to give up political efforts and use territory and troops to solve problems.
So where did the territory and troops come from?
At this moment, the simplest and indeed the most reasonable targets for plunder are precisely these Kwantung princes - fully integrating the Kwantung Allied Forces, recruiting those who obey them, and annexing those who resist, is Yuan Shao's top priority now.
Of course, you have to use your identity as leader of the alliance under the banner of challenging Dong.
Therefore, when Xin Zhongzhi reminded him, Yuan Shao immediately realized that although Wang Kuang had always been submissive, this was the perfect opportunity to annex Wang Kuang!
If the operation is good, Hanoi, which is already under your butt, can start directly.
"Five thousand cavalry and ten thousand infantry are too much and not cost-effective." Xu You also twisted his beard to express his approval of Xin Ping's opinion. "Five thousand cavalry in the camp will be enough!"
"Yes, although Governor Wang Kuang went further upstream this afternoon, Xiao Pingjin is in danger, and he is the most anxious person. He will definitely lead the entire army back to the division for rescue." Feng Ji even secretly poked at him.
He proposed to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then take advantage of the situation to annex it. "We might as well let Wang Taishou fight first, and our army will rush to support with the help of cavalry, observe the situation, and ensure that Xiaopingjin is not lost."
In response, Yuan Shao, who had fully understood the intentions of the wise men in the scene, nodded, and then dispatched a cavalry force of less than 5,000 people. As for the reason why Yan Liang hesitated before, it was not because he did not dare to fight, but also because he did not dare to fight.
It wasn't that he didn't know how to fight, but that he had been reminded long ago that he should make good use of the cavalry advantage to ensure that Wang Kuang's strength was greatly damaged before sending troops to protect Xiaopingjin.
It's just that this time he was unlucky. He encountered a combination of Lu Bu and Jia Xu. They died before they left the army. If the friendly troops were fine, I would die first.
Now that Yan Liang had led his troops away, the 10,000 infantry had been equipped and were about to disperse, but Xu You suddenly took the opportunity to suggest that he might as well take the opportunity to surprise Hu Zhen's troops on the other side of the river to ensure the victory of the victory?
After all, we are still fighting and challenging Dong, but the enemy is the first to start a war and demonstrate. It is time to fight back. The so-called repaying others in their own way is to set the record straight!
As a result, Yuan Benchu became even more overjoyed, and immediately appointed four outstanding generals from the army, including Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Han Meng, to lead a surprise attack on Wushejin on the other side.
and their soldiers were sent up the embankment.
And at this moment, suddenly, Yuan Benchu and other celebrities outside the gate in the south saw the fire dragon suddenly appearing in the west, and then heard Lu Bu's demonstration in the distance... Before he could think too much, the surrounding area was already on fire.
, and even saw Dong Zhuo's cavalry appearing in the field of vision.
"Ming Gong, hurry into the camp and take shelter!" Guo Tu was the first to react, and stepped forward to grab Yuan Shao. "There are still more than 15,000 people in the camp, and the four generals will immediately return to help. Since the thieves
It’s a surprise attack, so there won’t be many troops. The most they can do is set a fire, go around the camp, burn and kill them, and then leave... They don’t dare to enter the camp!”
However, Yuan Shao, who was fully clothed and majestic, just threw away the opponent's hands angrily, and then said proudly: "Since a man wants to do things for the world, how can he enter the camp and hope to survive? He had already retreated once against Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu in Xianyang Garden that day.
I will never retreat today!”
The people around him, whether they were the wise men in the scene or ordinary officers, could not help but sincerely admire the noble family of this fourth generation and the third prince, and they also cheered up.
"Where is Chunyu Qiong?" Yuan Shao mustered up his courage and continued to command Ruoding. "You quickly gather your troops and go west along the outer wall of the camp to fight against Lu Bu. As long as you entangle him for a moment, Wen Chou and the others will turn back, and they will be able to defeat Lu Bu.
Win!"
Chunyu Qiong was a native of Yingchuan and had profound qualifications. On that day, when Emperor Ling established the Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan, he was one of them, and his status was evident.
But when he received the order, he did not refuse: "The general of chariots and cavalry dares to stand firm and not evade, how dare Qiong retreat without restraint?"
Yuan Shao was overjoyed, so he imitated the rumored gesture of Gongsun Xun, and personally pulled out his sword and handed it to him to show his trust. His son Chunyu Qiong took the sword, but remained silent, turned around and asked someone to raise the flag, showing off his majesty.
Angang, got on his horse, gathered his soldiers and headed west to fight.
From Yuan Shao down to the wise and resourceful people around him, they all twisted their beards and expressed their admiration for his appearance.
However, before Chun Yuqiong could disperse some of Dong Zhuo's troops who had swarmed nearby, he saw hundreds of cavalry rushing out from the west in the light of fire, setting fire and killing at the same time, and they collided with Chun Yuqiong head-on.
The leader of them, wearing a crown and iron armor, a black cloak and a white horse, holding a spear, and a pair of bows and arrows hanging at an angle, was the first to kill. It was Dong Zhuo's new Huwei Zhonglang general Lu Bu Lu Fengxian.
When the two old friends from Luozhong met, Chun Yuqiong was startled at first, and quickly reined in his horse, and then prepared to talk to him from a distance. However, when Lu Bu saw the person opposite, he was not surprised but happy.
On the other side of Lu Ma, he then took off his bow and arrow, and shot Chun Yuqiong, who had become a living target, to the ground with a single arrow.
The arrow hit the front door, and the arrowhead was completely gone. It seemed that he was dead and could no longer die!
It's a pity that this famous general in Luozhong, who was very experienced and experienced, was not able to display his talents, but was hit by an arrow in the middle of the night and died. It is a pity that he was thirty-eight years old.
More than a hundred steps away, Yuan Shao was shocked to see someone so close and familiar disappearing so neatly. Without waiting for him to react, suddenly, in the light of the fire on the opposite side, someone shouted in surprise: "Jun Hou
Look, that person is Yuan Benchu, I have seen this person in Luozhong!"
Lu Bu, who had just put away his bow and replaced his spear, and was about to kill the group of people behind Chunyu Qiong's body, was shocked when he heard this. And when he looked up, how could he not recognize Yuan Benchu? He couldn't help being surprised, and then looked at Yuan Shao to put back his spear.
Get the bow.
Poor Yuan Shao, who was ready to "do things for the world" just a moment ago, was so frightened that his whole body became cold and his hair stood on his head.
————I am the dividing line of the cold-haired handstand————
"Shaochang fought against Taizu, but was unsuccessful. He returned and cried bitterly, and the generals comforted him. Shao burst into tears and said, 'I am not crying for defeat, but for Chunyu Qiong, because he was killed by Lu Bu's secret arrow in the past.
Why is the army defeated like this? All the generals are ashamed." - "Shishuo Xinyu". Hypocrisy Chapter
PS: Thank you to the 36th cute and super awesome classmate, starting from today, we are also members of the 36th Tiangang... I can’t thank you enough
