The wind and snow have stopped, and the sky and earth are white and vast.
The sun in the late winter seems to be very bright, but in fact, it exudes a deep chill. This is also the last severe winter that has raged in Jian'an for four years, but it is horrifyingly cold, so cold that it makes people feel uncomfortable.
It has to be... people can't explain it clearly, and they can't understand it.
On the official road from Puyang to Baima, a group of sergeants was marching quickly.
The hot breath exhaled from the war horse's mouth is particularly clear in the freezing temperature. The breath turned into ice does not seem to be an adjective.
Xu Huang kept urging the soldiers and horses to move faster, feeling even more restless in his heart.
Yuan Shao's army suddenly launched an attack at the end of the year, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Before, Yuan Shao stood still and even retreated hundreds of miles, which made many people think that at least before the year, Yuan Shao would not attack. Among these people, Xu Huang was also included
One... No one expected that Yuan Shao's move of retreating in order to advance actually confused many people. When everyone was unprepared, he forcibly crossed the river.
Yuan Shao's move was quite thunderous.
At least in Xu Huang's view, there was a huge change from Yuan Shao's previous behavior.
How clever!
Xu Huang couldn't help feeling sincerely, and at the same time, he felt strange. Who could come up with such a plan for Yuan Shao?
"How far is it from White Horse?"
"Go back to the general. At this speed, we can arrive at White Horse before noon."
"I don't know if Liu Taishou can hold on."
Xu Huang took a deep breath, looked back at the advancing troops and horses, and said in a deep voice: "Instruct the three armies to speed up the march and be sure to reach Baima before noon."
"Here!"
The messenger flew away, but Xu Huang felt even more uneasy in his heart.
But he couldn't explain clearly what went wrong, so he could only urge his troops to speed up their march and recapture the white horse as soon as possible.
From Puyang to Baima, you must pass through a dry river beach.
This place was named Zhao Ying because during the Warring States Period, Zhao State General Lian Po garrisoned troops.
The terrain of the river beach is flat and not very dangerous. In addition, the river bed is dry, making the wilderness with a radius of dozens of miles outside the city extremely deserted.
Zhaoying is thirty-six miles away from Baima and forty miles away from Puyang. It is located in the middle of the two places.
Arriving here, Xu Huang let out a breath and was about to give the order to speed up. Suddenly he saw a scout coming on horseback and stopped in front of him.
"General, there is a group of troops in front of us, blocking our way."
"oh?"
Xu Huang was startled and shouted in a deep voice: "Whose troops are they?"
"Looking at the flags, it looks like they are Yuan Shao's generals and Yan Liang's troops."
Yan Liang?
Xu Huang took a deep breath and looked wary.
As early as when he was serving under Yang Feng, he had heard that Yuan Shao had many powerful generals. Among them, four of them were the most prominent, named Hebei Sitingzhu. These four people were Zhang He Gaolan of Hejian and Yecheng.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Among them, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are the most brave and are known as the two arms of Hebei. This means that these two people are like Yuan Shao's right-hand men and have a prominent status.
I remember that at the beginning, twenty-two princes attacked Dong Zhuo.
He was stopped by Hua Xiong at Sishui Pass and killed dozens of generals of the Kwantung Allied Forces.
Yuan Shao once said: If my general, Yan Liangwen, is ugly, how can I allow Hua Xiong to be arrogant? Later, Hua Xiong was designed by Sun Jian to be executed at the pass. Sun Jian also became famous and became a leader among the princes. But also
Therefore, Sun Jian and Yuan Shu formed a grudge...
Xu Huang is a very steady person. When he heard that Yan Liang led his troops to block the way, he knew that something was wrong.
Could it be said that the white horse has been broken?
Thinking of this, he immediately ordered, "The three armies should stop and line up to meet the enemy."
At this time, Xu Huang could not retreat but could only move forward.
If he withdraws his troops, Yan Liang will definitely take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy... If that happens, our side will definitely be defeated. Therefore, first stabilize the position and then make plans.
Xu Huanggang ordered the formation, and Yan Liang led the troops and horses, approaching them.
Yan Liang jumped off his horse. He was eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist, and was powerful and majestic. Under his hip was a black horse, with a big sword in his hand. He looked majestic and full of murderous intent.
The two armies lined up to confront each other. Yan Liang urged his horse and rushed out of the flag gate.
"A certain Yan Liang family, is Xu Gongming here?"
At this time, Xu Huang naturally could not show the slightest hint of timidity, so he rushed his horse to the front of the formation.
"Yan Liang, Xu Huang is here."
"Xu Gongming, I won't tell you any more nonsense. Today, my lord has sent out troops to fight against the rebellion in accordance with the emperor's order. He wants to clear the emperor's side and revitalize the court. The white horse has been captured by me now, and Liu Yan has become the soul of a certain family. If you are
Be smart and dismount immediately and surrender. I can speak kindly to you in front of the lord and guarantee you a generous salary... But if you are stubborn, then don't blame a certain family for sending you to keep Liu Yan as a companion."
Liu Yan was indeed killed!
Xu Huang's heart trembled, and he suddenly shouted, "Yan Liang, don't be so arrogant... Cao Gong obeyed the emperor's orders and disobeyed him, which is why everyone expected him to do so. Your old man, Yuan Shao, came from the family of the fourth generation and the third prince, and received great favor from the court, but he didn't know it."
Serving the imperial court and supporting the troops with self-respect is the real ***. A certain family is so favored by Duke Cao, how can they be the vicious dogs in front of Yuan Benchu? Yan Liang, wait until I kill you and take revenge with Prefect Liu."
After that, Xu Huang took off the iron rod, urged his horse and rushed towards Yan Liang.
Yan Liang was also furious, and the wheel sword came forward. Iron hoofs trampled on the river beach, causing ice chips to fly... Although they had not fought, Xu Huang sensed something was wrong as soon as the two charged. Yan Liang's man and horse became one, like a head.
It was like a tiger descending the mountain with astonishing momentum.
Momentum is particularly important in this kind of front-line confrontation.
As soon as Yan Liang's sword came out, Xu Huang knew that this guy was better than him.
However, he could not retreat, because at this time, he had no way out... If he retreated, a defeat would surely follow. All he could rely on now was the horse under his crotch. But I don't know, with Cao Ji,
Can the three treasures of the horse compete with Yan Liang? At this time, the saddle, stirrups and horseshoes presented by Cao Ji were only used in a small area. In addition to the tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Ji's trusted generals, or
Super-class generals can be equipped with such equipment. Xu Huang is one of them.
The two war horses neighed and met each other in an instant.
Xu Huang didn't say anything, he was very stubborn and stabbed when he was distracted.
This thorn stabbed out and tore into the air with a roar, as fast as lightning.
But Yan Liang chuckled, turned his sword outward, and hit the iron spine. The huge force made Xu Huang sway on his horse, and his arms suddenly became numb. The iron sank down and was lost.
direction. While the two horses continued to charge, Yan Liang's broadsword pressed Xu Huang's iron rod, flipped the edge, pushed it upward along the iron rod, and wiped out horizontally. From solemn to light, the switch was free, making Xu Huang
It was extremely uncomfortable. He felt the iron iron in his hand loosen, followed by a big knife. He was so frightened that he quickly put up the iron iron and the iron door latch, and the iron door latch collapsed with a clang. Yan Liang's lightning-like strike...
Then, the two horses kicked wrongly and separated.
His hands were trembling slightly, and Xu Huang swallowed.
He turned the horse's head, gritted his teeth, and rode out again.
Yan Liang laughed and said: "Xu Gongming is not weak in skill, but it's a pity that he is not the opponent of a certain family."
Comparing strength, Yan Liang is much more tyrannical than Xu Huang. Although both of them are super-class warriors, some of them are super-class warriors. Like Yan Liang, he is almost super-class in the mid-level, but Xu Huang is only super-class and low-level.
.Although there is only such a small difference, it is enough to kill a person in a confrontation. If it were not for the three treasures in the horse, Xu Huang might have died just now. With the weight of the stirrup, he could sit firmly on the horse.
This time, he no longer dared to leave half of his strength to fight with Yan Liang.
Fighting generals is a tactics that can greatly improve morale.
Although formations and tactics have been emphasized since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, fighting generals is still the most important part of the confrontation between the two armies.
Relying on the three treasures in the horse, Xu Huang and Yan Liang fought for more than 20 times, but they still couldn't decide the outcome. Yan Liang's sword was suddenly as fast as lightning, and sometimes as dignified as Mount Tai. The speed and severity were unpredictable... Xu Huang gritted his teeth and
The iron rod flew up and down, making a whirring sound.
After the two men fought for thirty rounds, Xu Huang suddenly heard that there was chaos in the rear of the formation.
He quickly gave a sigh of relief and jumped out of the battle ring.
Looking up at the formation, I saw a group of iron cavalry, about a thousand people, roaring into the formation.
That was the general, with a black helmet and black armor, a green-maned horse on his hip, and a snake spear eight feet long in his hand...
"Xu Gong will leave tomorrow. Zhang Fei from Yan is here."
It's Zhang Fei!
Xu Huang was shocked and quickly rode to rescue him.
But how could Yan Liang allow him to escape, so he stopped him by urging his horse.
"Xu Gongming, your opponent is me, where are you going?"
The big ring sword whirred, with the sound of wind and thunder, and the cloud of swords rolled. Xu Huang was already two points weaker than Yan Liang, and they were tied with the equipment. But now, a fierce tiger appeared behind him, how could Xu Huang still fight?
He was willing to fight fiercely, but after only seven or eight rounds, he was killed by Yan Liang until he was sweating and embarrassed.
On the other side, Zhang Fei's snake spear was flying, and his spear was bleeding.
Yan Liang's troops also launched a charge and almost defeated Cao's army.
Zhang Fei smiled ferociously, pointed his spear and charged at Xu Huang, "Xu Gongming, take your life."
A Yan Liang has already made Xu Huang almost unable to resist. If Zhang Fei is added to the mix...
Xu Huang was not a man who didn't know how to advance and retreat. He suddenly exerted force with the steel in his hand, his spear and his horse were very fast. After forcing Yan Liang back with three shots in a row, he turned his horse and left.
As soon as he left, Cao's army was leaderless and was instantly defeated.
Yan Liang and Zhang Fei joined forces and pursued for ten miles without saying a word before giving up.
Xu Huang's defeat was really miserable.
When he set out from Puyang, he brought nearly 4,000 people with him, but after breaking out of the siege, he only had a handful of 600 to 700 people left...
Since the white horse has been lost, we must return to Puyang as soon as possible and report to Xudu.
Thinking of this, Xu Huang did not dare to stay, and retreated towards Puyang with his remaining soldiers and defeated generals.
By evening, Puyang City has come into view.
Xu Huang let out a long breath, immediately stepped up his whip, came to the outside of the city gate, and shouted sternly: "Who is on duty in the city? Open the city quickly!"
The soldiers on the top of the city looked over.
"Ah, it's General Xu, open the city gate, open the city gate."
Following a series of shouts, the city gate creaked open. Xu Huang was about to enter the city when he saw a fast horse rushing from the city gate like a stroke. The general on the horse was nine feet tall and dressed in parrot green.
He wears a robe and holds a nine-foot-five-inch long sword in his palm.
"Xu Huang, Guan Yu has been waiting for you here for a long time, look at the sword!"
Before he finished speaking, the visitor had already arrived in front of Xu Huang.
The machete in his palm fell down with a whir, and only an afterimage was seen passing by, the knife was already in front of him.
Fortunately, Xu Huang instinctively felt that something was not good the moment the city gate opened, so he reined in his horse and took a step back. When Guan Yu rushed forward, he quickly raised his head to block it. He only heard a clang sound, and his crotch
He got off his horse, hissed loudly, and retreated repeatedly...
A huge force came from the iron rod, which Xu Huang couldn't bear.
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Xu Huang turned his horse and drove away.
"There's an ambush, run away!"
Xu Huang leaned on the horse and urged the horse to gallop away.
When Guan Yu saw that Xu Huang could not be killed with a single blow, he became furious and urged his horse to pursue him.
Dozens of Cao's troops swarmed up and stopped Guan Yu. Guan Yu became even more angry, and his swords flew in the air like snow flakes, making a whirring sound.
At this time, a group of soldiers and horses also rushed out from the city, and together with Guan Yu, they quickly cut into pieces the dozens of Cao soldiers.
Xu Huang has run away...
Guan Yu urged his horse to chase, but he heard someone on the tower say: "Second brother, don't chase the poor bandits... We only need to occupy Puyang."
Looking up, I saw a middle-aged man appearing on the top of the city. It was Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.
Guan Yu really obeyed Liu Bei's words. He reined in his horse, twirled his long beard with his hand and laughed, "Since my brother has orders, let him go to Xu Gongming once."
The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Liu Bei's eyes burned brightly, revealing a hint of joy: Now, he finally gets a win back from that thief Cao!
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"Puyang fell?"
In the yamen of Zhijinwu Mansion, Cao Peng looked at Jia Xu in great surprise.
He came today to submit the inspection documents to the Northern Army, but he did not want to be caught by Jia Xu, who told him that Baima had been lost and Puyang had fallen into Yuan Shao's hands.
Wait, wait, wait, something is not right!
Cao Peng tried his best to recall the Battle of Guandu in his memory.
Historically, the early battles of the Battle of Guandu did include the Battle of White Horse.
But in the Battle of White Horse, Cao Cao seemed to have only lost White Horse and not Puyang. But this time, why did he also lose Puyang?
History seems to have undergone some minor changes.
Don't underestimate this small change, it has made Cao's situation even more dangerous.
Historically, Yuan Shao captured Baima to ensure the smooth flow of the army's march south; but now, the fall of Puyang is equivalent to the separation of Cao Cao's eastern barrier. Cao Cao already had some troubles in Yanzhou. He killed Bian and gave way.
, which made the relationship between him and Yanzhou scholars tense.
So when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Lu Bu easily occupied Puyang and caused chaos in Yanzhou.
Today, the situation in Yanzhou has improved a lot, but it does not mean that the relationship between Cao Cao and the Yanzhou scholars has been restored. If Yanzhou is in turmoil...
Cao Peng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air!
"The fall of Puyang disrupted Cao Cao's previous deployment in Qingzhou.
Although Zang Xuangao is capable, he has a sharp eye and cannot be trusted easily. Previously, with Puyang in hand and Yu Wen controlling his troops, Zang Ba might not have any ideas. But now, Puyang is lost and Yu Jin's flanks are threatened.
, I’m afraid I’m too busy taking care of myself.”
After Jia Xu finished speaking, he looked at Cao Peng with a smile.
