The vast wilderness was covered with scout cavalry from both sides.
However, because Gongsun Zan mostly relied on cavalry, and a large number of cavalry squads were rampaging unscrupulously on the plains, the Jizhou scouts had to avoid their sharp edges and did not dare to stray too far from the Cuqiu.
So when Yuan Shao's main army marched out of Chuqiu City in a mighty manner, and countless soldiers and horses began to march toward Geting like a tide, Gongsun Zan's scouts immediately detected the situation and reported it to Gongsun Zan.
"Just in time."
Gongsun Zan, who was in the camp, had long been impatient. When he heard the news, he was not worried but overjoyed. He stood up and said: "Send my general's order to gather all the troops to fight against the rats in Jizhou!"
Many generals under his command are leading troops outside and stationed in various camps for defense. They are not here, but they are not far away and will come when called.
Soon, generals Yan Gang, Tian Kai, Shan Jing, Zou Dan, Guan Jing and other generals gathered.
As for the two closest disciples, Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan and Tian Yu, they are not here, but stay in Youzhou to prevent Yuan Shao from attacking his hometown from the front line of Taihang Mountain, that is, Zhao Kingdom and Changshan Kingdom.
Gongsun Zan assigned the tasks, and the generals got ready to go, returned to their respective camps to rectify the soldiers, and walked out of their respective camps in a mighty manner.
Most of his troops on the front line were cavalry. Holding the camp was not conducive to the performance of the troops, so he simply left the camp and formed his troops in the wilderness. Gongsun Zan was not completely ignorant of soldiers, so he did not choose to line up in front of the camp.
, but lined up on the side of the camp.
The Qingzhou Army left behind by Liu Bei is infantry and can use the camp for defense. Therefore, Liu Bei's army has to rely on Liu Bei's army as the main force for the frontal confrontation. The cavalry cannot be responsible for charging the formation, but can only be responsible for outflanking it from both wings. Naturally, it must be arranged on both sides of the camp.
To respond.
When Yuan Shao's army slowly arrived five miles away from Geting, various formations were lined up in order. The vanguard general Qu Yi's army was at the front, with 5,000 men. On the left were the infantry captain Wang Mo and the Yue cavalry captain Han Ding. On the right
In order, they were the garrison commander Han Xun and the shooting commander Lu Kuang. The entire front army totaled 25,000 troops.
The Chinese army consists of Yuan Shao's main men, the chief general Yuan Shao, then the shogunate chief Shi Yuan Tan, the chief secretary Guo Tu, the other officers who are responsible for reviewing and matching, and those engaged in discipline and senior officials, Zhang He, Cheng Huan, Zhao Fu, Han Meng, He
Mao, Lu Xiang, Meng Dai, Ma Yan, Zhang Kai and other generals to Sima level generals.
Zhang He had already achieved the rank of Zhonglang General during Wang Fen's period, but this time he suffered a disastrous defeat and was demoted. Originally, it was not an exaggeration to punish him for his faults, but who told him that he was born in the Zhang family in Hejian, and there was a local
What about the background of a wealthy family?
Therefore, in order to appease the powerful local nobles in Jizhou, Yuan Shao did not severely punish Zhang He, but demoted him from the position of general to the rank of commander of the garrison, leading 2,500 people to perform meritorious service.
Yuan Shao stood on a high slope, surrounded by his eldest son Yuan Tan, nephew Gao Gan and Guo Tushen, accompanied by Feng Ji and other close attendants.
Looking from a distance, I saw at the entrance of the camp in the distance that the Qingzhou Army had already left the camp. The leader was a bearded man holding an eight-foot steel spear. Next to him was a big man holding a short halberd and behind him.
There was a scribe dressed as Tian Feng who had moved his entire clan to Qingzhou.
Behind Zhang Fei, a group of soldiers lined up, with iron shields standing on the ground, and spears shining brightly in the sun stretched out from the gaps in the shields. This was a popular way of fighting at the time. The former army laid
Gun and shield soldiers to prevent enemy charges.
In addition to the spear and shield soldiers in the front row, there are 5,000 trap troops on the right side of Zhang Fei's headquarters. They are also lined with spear and shield soldiers in front of them. The difference is that except for the archers and crossbowmen, all other soldiers of the trap army are supplemented by heavy armor.
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After defeating Zhang He from Yin'an, Chen Mu led his army northward and ordered Tai Shici of Zhang Liao to lead an army of 40,000 to garrison Qingyuan and Guantao. Yuan Shao ordered Gao Lan to go north to contain them.
However, Gao Shun's trapped troops were still brought by Chen Mu, so at this time, the situation on the battlefield was that Ju Shou was the main general in each camp, leaving 20,000 people behind, and Zhang Fei led 10,000 people outside the camp, plus Gao
Shun's trapped army, totaling 15,000 people, faced Quyi's 25,000 vanguard army in a defensive formation.
At the same time, on the other side of the camp, Gongsun Zan led 20,000 Youliang cavalry to fight. He personally led 3,000 white horse followers and came to the front of the team, alongside Zhang Feidian and Wei Tianfeng. With glaring eyes, he looked at the distance and had arrived two miles away from the camp.
Yuan Shao's vanguard army.
The sun is slightly warmer, and the spring breeze is gentle. The hillside to the west is dotted with lush trees, the leaves are swaying in the wind, and the branches are lush. From the east, groups of white clouds like the same are slowly drifting.
There is a murderous atmosphere near the Zhangshui River. Occasionally, a deer and a few wild ducks can emerge from the dense reeds and basil bushes by the river. A huge falcon flies across the sky, holding a hare in its claws, lowering its head.
Head, overlooking the densely packed area below, all filled with human figures.
This is a rare good weather.
The falcon didn't understand what the humans were doing, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.
They are doing the most boring thing in the world - choosing to kill each other because of their own interests and to satisfy their own selfish desires!
"That person is Zhang Fei."
Yuan Shao raised his eyes and looked around. Of course he was asking Dong Dong together. He naturally knew Zhang Fei.
Guo Tu smiled and said: "Ming Gong, it can be seen from this that what You Ruo said is indeed true. Now Liu Xuande and Chen Zigui are not here. Zhang Fei has always acted recklessly without Liu Xuande's restraint. If we come to this battle, we will be able to defeat the enemy with one blow.
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He said calmly and calmly: "Liu Xuande and Chen Zigui didn't show up, but it doesn't mean the news is true. What if they have other intentions? Hasn't Gongze heard that Chen Zigui is the most intelligent in the world?"
"The most intelligent person in the world?"
Guo Tu sneered and said: "Who gave him the title? Does he deserve to be said to be the most intelligent in the world?"
Shen Pei, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Fighting the Yellow Turbans, defeating the bandits, entering and exiting Luoyang three times, entering the Shangshu Ling in white, supporting his sworn brother to the top of Qingzhou, the eighteen princes attacked Dong, and the princes were afraid of him in anger.
, Living in peace while the world is in ruins, this non-talented person has nothing to do? You, sir, must not underestimate the heroes of the world."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! For Chen Mu, Shen Pei still admires him very much. Although they are in different camps, when Jizhou rebelled, Shen Pei Zhang, Geng Wu and other local powerful men in Jizhou, because of their interests
Because of the problem, he chose to rebel. As a result, the wild kings fought and were defeated by Liu Bei and Chen Mu's army.
In that battle, Chen Mu showed excellent tactical planning. He did not set up an ambush in the most dangerous Xihuang Ridge, but chose to set up an ambush in the Wumiao Ridge behind. In this way, because the enemy had searched Xihuang Ridge before, they relaxed their vigilance and were careless.
volt.
Although the judge was not in Shanyang at the time, when he heard Geng Wu narrate the incident afterwards, he was still broken into a cold sweat. Ask yourself, if he was in that position, he might also fall into the trap.
Coupled with Chen Mu's countless glorious achievements over the years, some of the counselors in the world admired him, envied him, and hated him.
Among the many advisers under Yuan Shao, there are naturally some who admire him, such as Shen Pei, and some who hate him, such as Guo Tu. After all, with Chen Mu's current status, he has reached the highest level that an adviser can achieve.
Build a foundation.
If you can go one step further and help your master create a country and have a country that can be passed down for hundreds of years, then you are no longer a counselor, but a top strategic master who helps the universe like Xiao He, Han Xin, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping.
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Therefore, at least in the current chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty, Chen Mu has been able to stand out from the crowd, leaving countless advisers behind.
"snort."
Hearing Shen Pei's praise, Guo Tu snorted coldly: "Zhengnan, I advise you not to gain the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige. Look at this vast wilderness, even if there is an ambush, how can you set up an ambush?"
"Um."
Yuan Shao nodded: "Gongze is right, I have also read that it is not suitable to set up an ambush here. There should be no ambush."
"Ming Gong..."
Feng Ji wanted to say something else, but Guo Tu was secretly changing his concept. What he actually meant was not that there was an ambush here, but that he was afraid that Liu Bei and Chen Mu would do other things, such as leading an army to attack Wei County from the relatively weak south.
wait.
But Yuan Shao interrupted him and said: "Alright Yuan Tu, since the army has already set off, don't say these words anymore. The arrow is on the string and must be fired. This battle will definitely defeat them."
Feng Ji stopped talking, and everyone stood on the high slope. Behind the high slope, there were 40,000 Chinese troops, hiding at the bottom of the slope, so that no one in Geting could see them in the distance.
At this moment, on the battlefield, both sides had formed their troops and were advancing slowly almost at the same time, facing each other almost a mile apart.
One mile is about four hundred meters. This distance is beyond the range of arrows and is very suitable for a confrontation between two armies.
Qu Yi stepped out of the crowd and glanced across the crowd. Among the dense crowd, he saw groups of white horses lining up in the distance.
That is the said to be the most elite light cavalry in the world - Three Thousand White Horse Yi Cong. But I don't know where the most elite heavy cavalry in the world, the Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry is.
"Who is the general ahead? Tell me your name. I will not kill the nameless ghost under my spear!"
Gongsun Zan walked out proudly, wearing a silver armor and a white cloak. He boasted that the horse and horse were white and not stained by a trace of dust. He pointed his spear at the Quyi vanguard army, seeming to be scornful.
Zhang Fei behind him curled his lips and felt very unhappy. Originally, he should be the one to show off in front of the two armies, but why did Gongsun Zan become a prince and have a slightly higher status than him?
"A certain person is Wuwei Quyi!"
Qu Yi shouted: "Gongsun Bogui, I heard that Baima Yicong is an elite in hundreds of battles. Today, I will kill all of you Baima!"
“You can’t hold back your words!”
Gongsun Zan sneered, turned the horse's head and returned to the formation, shouting: "Line up!"
"Line up!"
"Line up!"
"Line up!"
The cavalrymen shouted one after another.
The white-horse Yi Cong and many cavalrymen urged the horses into a row, and hawks flew across the sky. Looking down at the ground, they saw a row of cavalry stretching for a mile horizontally, with melodious hooves and brilliant flashes of weapons.
Seeing that Gongsun Zan was ready to charge into the formation, Zhang Fei couldn't hold himself back and asked Tian Feng: "Commander, should we also charge with Gongsun Zan?"
"rush!"
Tian Feng stroked his chin beard, glanced coldly at Gongsun Zan, who was showing off his power in the distance, and said calmly: "Why don't you charge? We are "connected" with Gongsun Bogui, so how can we only let friendly forces charge?"
"good!"
Zhang Fei was so happy that he raised his eight-foot-long steel spear and shouted loudly: "Array!"
"Array up!"
"Array up!"
"Array up!"
The messengers galloped to the left and right sides. When the spearmen and shieldmen in the front row heard the order, they heard the clang of the armor scales. The bows were unsheathed and the swords were unsheathed. The originally upright spears fell with a creak and were pointed at the distance.
of enemies.
After Zhang Fei received Tian Feng's order, he was very excited and rode his horse back and forth in front of the formation. His mood was extremely excited, and the blood in his body seemed to be boiling.
Because of his character of "loving and respecting gentlemen but not caring about villains", and when he was in Chang'an, he used Tian Feng's plan to defeat Niu Fu, so Zhang Fei still listened to Tian Feng's words. Except for Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Chen Mu,
Only Jushu Tian Feng can command and move him.
"go."
Tian Feng then said to the messenger: "Tell General Gongsun that the enemy is defending in a circular square formation, and the cavalry must not charge. After we break the formation first, the cavalry will attack from both wings."
"only!"
The messengers galloped forward to deliver the message.
After a while, Gongsun Zan responded to the message and agreed to the plan.
After all, he is not stupid. Since he has the soldiers and horses of his "good brother" to consume, why must he use his own?
"Trapped Army!"
Gao Shun rode on his horse and shouted loudly: "The ambition to trap the enemy!"
"Death but no life!"
"The will to charge!"
"There is no return!"
"kill!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
The thundering roar resounded through the sky.
The trapping army was the vanguard. Zhang Fei led the troops, with the trapping army in the middle. There were generals on each side leading a school army, with a total of 15,000 people, launching a charge in a cone-shaped formation.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The cone formation is a powerful attack formation that can be formed whether there are many people or few people.
The headquarters of the trapped army was lined up with guns and shields in front of them, showing a pyramid structure. Behind it on the left and right sides, there were two other troops.
Currently, nearly one-third of the generals of the Qingzhou Army are in Luoyang, with Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and others recruiting Haiwu, Anguo, Xu Huang, etc., and the other two-thirds are in Qingzhou. Except for Zang Ba and Xun Yu who stayed at the base camp, all the generals have been replaced by Liu Bei.
Bring it out.
Currently on the battlefield, there are General Zhang Fei, General Dian Wei, Colonel Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, Army Sima Xu and Zhang Rao Sima Ju, etc. Dian Wei stayed at the camp, with Gao Shun as the main army, Zhang Fei on the left, and Huang on the right.
Loyalty.
In the direction of Guantao, there are also General Tai Shici, Colonel Zhang Liao, Army Sima Guancheng Wang Dan and Li Bo, etc. Qingzhou's total military strength reaches 80,000, and including Luoyang, there are more than 100,000 troops.
Currently, there are only five generals in the Qingzhou Army: Guan Yu, Zhang Feidian, Wei Taishi, Ci, and Zang Ba. They are all veteran generals who have followed Liu Bei since the Yellow Turban period.
The rest of Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Qian Zhao, etc. all came late and mostly joined after the rebellion against Dong, so they did not become generals. However, they were promoted to captains due to their military merits and won the trust of Liu Bei and Chen Mu.
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As for Guan Hai, he had sufficient qualifications and military merit, and he joined during the Yellow Turban period. Unfortunately, he was unwilling to be promoted and only wanted to be a pawn under Guan Yu's account, so it was a pity that he was not promoted to general.
Huang Zhong, the Zhenwei captain of the right army, took the sword sent by his subordinates. Zhang Fei on the left led the troops and shouted loudly. The morale of the entire army was extremely high.
"kill!"
With Gao Shun's last shout, the trapped troops finally began to move.
It was as if an earthquake shook the mountains, with armor weighing more than 20 kilograms covering the body. The trapped troops were like a group of iron men, and the ground was shaking.
The two sides were only separated by a mile, which was about 400 meters, but the movement speed of the trapped army seemed to be as slow as a turtle shell. The entire army was advancing at a walking speed, 200 meters, which took almost two minutes.
"The enemy is one hundred and eighty steps away!"
"The enemy is one hundred and fifty steps away!"
"The enemy is one hundred and thirty steps away!"
"The enemy is nearly a hundred steps away!"
"Archers prepare!"
The commanding officer of the Quyi Pioneer Army screamed.
"shoot!"
Following Qu Yi's order, thousands of arrows were fired, and the first wave of arrows rained down into the trapped troops like it covered the sky.
"Shield formation!"
Gao Shun roared.
Dang-dang-dang, the sound of countless iron tools clashing was heard.
The trapped troops were lined up with spears and shields in front, and the crossbowmen in the middle. Note that they were crossbowmen, not archers. They used serial crossbows to inflict maximum damage to the enemy.
Many people think that the range of crossbows is longer than that of bows and arrows. This cannot be regarded as a mistake, but only as a misunderstanding, because it depends on the comparison.
The range of bed crossbows and strong crossbows is of course longer than that of bows and arrows, generally more than 300 meters. Even the divine arm crossbow of the Song Dynasty can maintain an effective killing range of more than 500 meters.
However, this kind of crossbow is very large, almost as tall as a person, and requires more than two people to operate it. It is only suitable for defending a city, or mounted on a chariot for field combat, and is not suitable for use by a single soldier.
The besieged army uses light crossbows, also known as hand crossbows, which are used for individual combat. Because they are small and can only shoot flatly and cannot be ejected like bows and arrows, the bows and crossbows used by individual soldiers can definitely be ejected.
The bow has a longer range.
Therefore, the effective range of the trapped army's crossbows is not as good as that of Quyi's bows and arrows, so they can only form a shield formation to temporarily avoid the sharp edge.
On the battlefield, I saw countless soldiers of the trapped army holding up their shields, like a large moving iron box. All the arrows were shot on the shields. Even if arrowheads occasionally fell from the gaps in the shields, they could not kill them.
For humans, most arrows hit the armor, causing internal injuries due to the impact.
Under the rain of bows and arrows, the trapped troops advanced hard. When the two sides reached about forty paces and entered the range of the crossbows, Gao Shun ordered to stay where they were. At this time, Gao Shun had already dismounted, holding his shield, and joined the trapped troops.
In the team, he serves as the gun and shield bearer of the front army.
After the order is given, the soldiers on the left and right will pass it to the back one by one. As the person in front shouts, the person behind will stop and continue to maintain the posture of raising the shield, staying in place like a living target.
"stop!"
Qu Yi frowned. He had never expected the addition of this armored army. They had shields on the outside and full body armor on the inside. The power of bows and arrows alone was not enough to defeat them.
Moreover, they have made their attitude clear and just stay where they are, allowing you to continue shooting. They obviously want to consume your arrows.
Therefore, Qu Yi also immediately ordered to stop shooting and no longer waste ordnance.
But when you stop the arrow, Gao Shun immediately seizes the opportunity and loudly orders: "Withdraw the shield!"
Dang Dang Dang Dang!
There was another sound of countless iron weapons clashing, and the shield changed from a raised state directly to an upright state.
"Squat!"
Gao Shun gave another order.
The swordsmen and shieldmen in front squatted down at the same time, revealing the crossbowmen behind them.
"shoot!"
In the midst of a hoarse roar, the two thousand crossbowmen in the middle raised their repeating crossbows with both hands and pulled the trigger.
Almost as soon as the trapped troops withdrew their shields, Qu Yi felt something was wrong and immediately shouted: "Shield formation!"
There were also gun and shield bearers in the front row, raising their shields high to protect the rear.
Dang Dang Dang Dang!
Just like when the bows and arrows hit the trapped troops, the shields blocked all the crossbow arrows.
After firing a round of crossbows, the Quyi army had very few casualties.
There are turtle shells on both sides.
Gao Shun is a large tortoise shell with heavy armor inside the outer shield, while Qu Yi is a small turtle shell with light armor inside the outer shield. Both sides cannot be said to be half a catty, but they can also be half a catty five liang.
Seeing that the crossbow arrows were ineffective, Gao Shun was afraid that the bows and arrows from the back row would be thrown again, so he did not hesitate and shouted: "Charge the formation."
"Charge, charge, charge!"
The trapped troops shouted loudly, and the distance between the two sides was less than fifty meters.
The gun shield man in front began to quicken his steps and sprinted forward in small steps.
In the dust and smoke that filled the sky, the trapped troops rushed towards the Quyi Army like a torrent of steel.