Chapter 289 Qingzhou Army? The whole army was wiped out!
Chapter 289 Qingzhou Army? The entire army was wiped out!
"Hahaha, well done, Gao Lan, you really did not disappoint the lonely king! You are indeed a general that Yuan Shao values highly!"
By the time Xiang Ji arrived with his army, the fighting between the Chu army vanguard led by Gao Lan and the Qingzhou army was nearing its end.
The result is obvious, the Chu army won a great victory!
With low morale, unstable military morale, and lack of a general, the Qingzhou Army was still unable to withstand the Chu Army's attack even though it had more than doubled its number.
After his cavalry was almost completely wiped out by the Canglong Cavalry, the Qingzhou Army fell into a rout.
How do infantry resist cavalry charges?
Countless Qingzhou troops who were fighting were stunned by the Canglong Cavalry who suddenly attacked from behind.
Why? Will the enemy's cavalry attack us? Where is our cavalry?
Turning around, he discovered that not far away, countless corpses of his own cavalry were lined up on the battlefield. Countless horses that had lost their owners were looking around in confusion, constantly touching their owners with their mouths and heads, as if expecting their owners to stand up again.
At this point, the Qingzhou Army was shocked to realize that their cavalry had actually been defeated? And so completely?
Yes, in the cavalry confrontation, Gao Lan completely defeated the Qingzhou cavalry with the charge of only 3,000 Canglong Cavalry.
The price paid by the Canglong Riders was the loss of more than five hundred knights.
Seeing this situation, Gao Lan realized how ignorant he had been before, and he actually expected to rely on the Qingzhou Army to withstand the attack of King Xiang Ji of Chu.
The gap in strength is so huge that it cannot be reversed by relying on personal command.
Is this probably because the King of Chu used that alienation tactic against himself in order to avoid too much damage?
Thinking of this, Gao Lan couldn't help but feel happy.
Fortunately, fortunately, Chu King Xiang Ji took a fancy to me, otherwise, I might have become a cold corpse like Lu Xiang.
Thinking of that situation, Gao Lan couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
If that's really the case, what should I do? What should Qinglian... do?
Now, the Qingzhou Army has completely lost its will to fight. Countless defeated soldiers are fleeing in the mountains and forests. Countless defeated soldiers are kneeling on the ground waiting for the Chu army's trial. Countless defeated soldiers are wailing in confusion.
What Xiang Ji saw was the situation in front of him, so it's no wonder he was excited.
You know, this is a full 50,000 Qingzhou Army! This is not Liu Bei's militia with poor combat effectiveness, this is the Hebei regular army!
Unexpectedly, Gao Lan actually defeated the Qingzhou Army with only 20,000 vanguard troops, and judging from the losses, they were not huge.
No wonder, no wonder Yuan Shao attached so much importance to this guy.
After inquiring, Xiang Ji also learned something about Gao Lan's past.
This guy joined the army at the age of fourteen. It can be said that he has gone from the lowest level of cannon fodder all the way to where he is now.
Although this guy is not as good as those clans with a professional background, his sense of command on the battlefield and his bravery make him a rare and good general.
Nowadays, Yuan Tan basically has no troops available. I just don’t know when Yuan Shang’s army will come?
Xiang Ji had already been mentally prepared for the battle with Yuan Shang.
Although the current Chu army is less than 50,000, Xiang Ji has no fear of it.
You must know that the number of prisoners captured by Yuan Tan alone was probably no less than 20,000.
Without Gao Lan, these surrender records could only be transported back to Chu State and slowly brainwashed and reformed.
But now that Gao Lan is here, these surrendered troops may soon form a fighting force and become a new army of the Chu army.
After all, Gao Lan was their commander-in-chief for more than two years.
If others can't control them, Gao Lan can't control them?
What's more, the Pengcheng reinforcements are now on the way, and it is feared that the 30,000 troops arriving from Pengcheng will join the Chu army soon.
By then, Xiang Ji also had an army of one hundred thousand.
While Xiang Ji was thinking about the situation of the battle, Yuan Tan in the Le'an camp also received news from the front line.
"Hahaha, has General Lu Xiang already won? How about it? How many miles did the Chu army retreat this time?"
Because Lu Xiang forced the Chu army to retreat in a previous battle, Yuan Tan had great confidence in him.
However, to his disappointment, the messenger did not answer his question immediately, but looked at him like an idiot.
Damn it, am I too kind? How dare this little messenger look at me like this?
Yuan Tan was so angry that he didn't care about Xin Ping, who was drinking with him. He stood up and planned to call someone to capture this daring messenger.
But at this moment, the messenger spoke.
"Information came from the front line that our army was defeated and completely destroyed.
As for General Lu Xiang? He has also been killed. Oh, by the way, it was General Gao Lan who killed Lu Xiang, and he was killed instantly.
As a member of the Qingzhou Army, I humbly advise you to run away quickly!"
After that, he ignored the stunned Yuan Tan, ordered the soldiers to turn around and ran out of the camp.
Just kidding, the Chu army will attack at any time. Now this stronghold can't even raise a thousand soldiers. How can we resist it? You still want to capture me? Hum, I won't serve you anymore!
After the soldiers withdrew, Yuan Tan was stunned.
Defeated? The whole army was wiped out? Lu Xiang was also killed instantly? Or was it the traitor Gao Lan who was killed instantly?
"Strategist! Military strategist, save me! Military strategist, save me!"
Yuan Tan was so panicked that he rolled and crawled towards Xin Ping who was standing beside him.
But he didn't notice that Xin Ping's hand holding the wine glass was also trembling slightly.
Damn it, you were defeated before Third Young Master Yuan Shang’s army arrived? How could you be so defeated that the whole army was wiped out? How can I, Xin Ping, explain to Young Master Yuan Shang? What if I can’t win the Chu Kingdom in the end?
Ji, what should I do with my brother's revenge?
But Xin Ping didn't expect that his silent expression would give Yuan Tan hope.
Military advisor, this is obviously a well-thought-out plan!
"Military advisor! What should I do in the current situation?"
Yuan Tan asked again and finally woke up Xin Ping from deep thought.
What should you do? I still don’t know what I should do?
Of course, Xin Ping just thought about this.
No matter how bad Yuan Tan is, he is no match for him in a one-on-one challenge.
"Lord, at this moment, we can only escape. Let's escape to Jizhou and go to the Third Young Master.
After all, the Third Young Master is also the Lord’s biological brother, so I think the Third Young Master will still protect the Lord!”
Helpless Xin Ping could only trick Yuan Tan into seeking refuge with Yuan Shang.
No matter what, with this guy carrying him in front, Yuan Shang's anger wouldn't be able to be vented on him, right?
"In this case, military advisor, we'd better leave quickly!"
After hearing Xin Ping's words, Yuan Tan also knew that he had no other way out except to seek refuge with Yuan Shang.