Chapter 261: Battle at Guandu
Yuan Shao used a pen to draw lines westward along the map from where Chen's army disappeared. The lines extended forward and then curved downward. After drawing, he threw away the pen. He looked at it for a long time without saying a word.
All the generals of the Yuan family raised their heads to look, and everyone took a deep breath.
Yuan Shao: "This is the only march route that Chen Dao's army can use to encircle our land in Henan! Do you think it is possible?"
All the generals of the Yuan family present were silent.
Jushou was the first to stand up and said: "That means that Chen Dao's army will concentrate all its forces to pass through the jurisdiction of Generals Chen Dao, Wen Chou and Han Qiong, sweep from east to west, and cut in half our army between Jizhou and Guandu.
Then make a big roundabout move backward..."
The generals of the Yuan family are still silent, because they are still not sure whether this is possible. The possibility means that this is a big failure and unsuccessful, but where is Chen Dao's army now?
Facing these generals who remained silent, Yuan Shao shouted hysterically: "Tell me! Is this possible?!"
Han Meng stood up and said: "Based on Chen Dao's last surprise attack on our Xuchang area, the general thought that there was a possibility... Chen Dao's mobile use of the cavalry legions and long-distance attacks are no longer inferior to our Yuan family and the Huns.
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Lu Kuang, who was standing next to him and was unconvinced, said: "Don't let Chen Dao have a myth. The last time Xuchang fell, it was entirely because our main force was in Jizhou, and the troops in Xuchang were scattered in various places, which gave Chen Dao an opportunity. Besides,
The last time Chen arrived there were only 10,000 cavalry, but this time there were 50,000 cavalry. It is unimaginable that such a huge cavalry regiment could march such a long distance without being noticed at all?"
Yuan Shao asked back: "Are you saying it's impossible?"
Lu Kuang replied more firmly this time: "There is absolutely no such possibility."
Yuan Shao questioned this ignorant general and said: "Then tell me, General, where is Chen Dao's army now? Tell me!"
Suddenly, Lu Kuang, who was being questioned, could not find anything to say, so he maintained a kind of silence, a kind of silence where he lowered his head and did not believe himself.
Yuan Shao: "Last time we were scattered around Xuchang, thinking that the enemy would not launch an attack until at least a month later. We were defeated by the enemy in a hurry. But this time, we were not fully prepared and were defeated by the enemy.
The army was dispersed and defeated, and the two situations were like retreating. How similar!"
The generals of the Yuan family looked at each other. Faced with the general's censure, no one of them dared to come forward and respond. Except for Jushou, who was a general, almost all the generals were generals of low rank, so they did not dare to greet him.
Yuan Shao's words.
Yuan Shao used the crutch in his hand to pry the ground hard and said loudly: "We once used the tactic of 'making a sound in the east and attacking in the west' against the Chu army. Could it be that the Chu army also implemented the same strategy against me?"
Han Meng reminded: "General, do you want to withdraw all my main forces involved in setting up the ambush and transfer them to Guandu!" Lu Kuang shook his head and said, "It's not easy said. To mobilize such a long distance, there is no logistical guarantee of food and grass.
Without corresponding combat preparations and hasty mobilization, it will inevitably lead to overall chaos."
Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, if Chen Dao burns the pontoon bridge on the Yellow River, there will be nothing we can do even on the southern line. If we build a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River, it will take a month. If it takes a month,
I think all ten Guandu battles have been fought!"
And in the Guandu area that they had been paying attention to, an earth-shattering war was indeed taking place.
On the battlefield of Guandu, Chen Dao's flag waved, the order was passed down, and hundreds of strong bows and crossbows fired in unison.
Countless sharp arrows, carrying the whistling sound of a thousand birds flapping their wings, pierced the sky and headed towards Yuan Jun like raindrops.
Although some of the arrows missed, most of the arrows penetrated the chests of these unprepared Yuan soldiers.
The panicked second batch of Yuan Jun soldiers hurriedly raised their huge shields. The second batch of bows and arrows were hit on the shields with a clanging sound. These arrows were bounced off like raindrops, but many of them still penetrated.
Passing through the gap in the shield, he shot at the soldier Yuan who was hiding underneath.
The sounds of screams came and went.
However, Yuan Jun did not slow down his advance because of this, and still fearlessly advanced towards the Chu army.
Looking down at Yuan Jun who was advancing in an orderly manner, Chen Dao shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge for me and kill for me!"
In a moment, thousands of Yuan troops had crossed several riverbanks and engaged the Chu army.
A hand-to-hand battle is right in front of you.
Chen Dao raised his eyebrows with his sword, murderous aura bursting out of his body, raised his sword across his body, and shouted sternly: "Second team, kill them!"
When Chen Kaige heard that Chen had arrived at the general, he was like an arrow leaving the string, and moved forward bravely to design.
The Chu soldiers who had already charged out roared in unison.
The rumbling roar spread throughout the countryside, startling Yuan Jun, who had already neglected his precautions.
A few hundred steps away, Wen Chou, holding a gun and watching the battle, couldn't help but change his scarred face slightly, and thought to himself: "I didn't expect this unknown boy to be so crazy."
Wen Chou was surprised, and his fighting spirit seemed to be gradually dissipating.
Wen Chou, who originally wanted to retreat, was suddenly hit by a flying arrow and fell directly under his horse.
General Yan Liang next to him saw his brother being shot and shouted, "Brother, brother."
He secretly gritted his teeth and snorted coldly: "We are traveling all over the world with General Yuan, who are we afraid of?"
After saying that, Yan Liang jumped off his horse, rushed to the drum formation in a few steps, and grabbed a drummer's wooden hammer.
He rolled up his sleeves, used a pair of iron arms as round as the mouth of a bowl, and beat the drum vigorously to cheer for his soldiers.
Thousands of people under his command saw Yan Liang beating drums for them in person. Inspired by this, their morale was greatly boosted, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, and they gradually became sober from the chaos.
Countless Molotov cocktails were thrown out by Chu soldiers one after another, igniting a series of thick sparks.
Amidst the pitiful howls, a disgraced enemy fell from his horse or fell asleep forever on his own land.
Although, by chance, Yuan Jun also had bows and arrows, they were still ruthlessly killed.
In the dense rain of arrows, the Chu cavalry who were charging were constantly hit by arrows and fell off their horses. Some fell off their horses and died directly, while others were dragged to death by their horses after falling. The bodies of the Chu soldiers and the enemy's
The corpses were mixed together.
To the north, some Yuan troops had already torn apart the Chu army's encirclement and began to flee and retreat.
When Chen arrived at Zhuma and saw this, he shouted sternly: "Army Sima, Army Sima..."
Chen Kaige, who was in the midst of chaos, responded: "The end will be here."
"Shoot all the fleeing enemies for me."
Chen Kaige took the lead and led his fierce cavalry to pursue them and shoot the fleeing enemies.
While running and roaring, the sword swept out like a wheel.
Countless soldiers of Yuan's army were killed and flew away alive.
In the chaos, countless lives were cut short.
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After about four hours of fierce fighting, the ancient battle on the battlefield finally came to an end.
Amidst the corpses of men and horses, the soldiers of the Chu army were collecting the dead victims. These victims included not only the soldiers of the Chu army, but also the soldiers of the Yuan family.
The crows of crows were heard in the sky, and these black elves were full of a keen sense of blood.
Hundreds of thousands of disarmed Yuan soldiers lined up and were escorted by the Chu army past Chen Dao's horse.
Chen Dao looked at them silently.
The prisoners of the Yuan family all lowered their heads, and some raised their eyes to look at Chen Dao in frustration.
Chen Kaige rode his horse over with bloodstains all over his body and reported to Chen Dao: "General, brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi led a small number of soldiers to flee north. In addition, Yan Liang also died in the chaos, and Wen Chou was also shot. Hebei Siting
Two pillars have been broken!"
Another group of troops came over, headed by Hu Che'er, the vanguard general of Zhang Xiu's army. When Hu Che'er saw the general behind Chen Dao, he immediately dismounted and reported to Chen Dao the achievements of Zhang Xiu's army and said:
"Except for the escapees, all the Guandu defenders were eliminated, and all their chariots, baggage, and livestock properties were seized, including more than one million horses, cattle, and sheep... In addition, we also defeated Zhang Jia and Gao by the way.
I saw the two armies, but they did not return to the north, but fled to the west."
Chen Dao asked: "Escape to the west. It seems that we have a big war to fight in the future. This is definitely a troublesome thing?"
Chen Kaige, who was standing next to him, asked for instructions: "General, are we going to pursue Yuan Xi? Yuan Shang was defeated in both directions. They led at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to escape Guandu City."
Chen Dao said tirelessly: "No need, a general who only knows how to escape is no longer worthy of our pursuit."
Chen Dao rushed his horse and asked sharply: "Where is the herald?"
The herald rushed over and replied: "The general is here, please give me the general's orders."
"How long has it been since we reported information to King Chu?"
"General Qi, there has been no notification for ten days."
Chen Dao hurriedly ordered: "Send Hong Ling's urgent envoy to report the victory to the King of Chu. All troops in the army should clean the battlefield, build defenses, repair and prepare for war..."
At this time, the messengers sent by Chen Dao were galloping back and forth on the road, while their cavalry regiment, Chen Dao, was marching in a hurry and did not even stop for a moment.
After a day's journey, they finally stopped for a short rest.
In this way, the darkness of night enveloped the entire camp. At this time, the night was like a sleeping baby and an unpolluted forest.
The sky is the plain blue that Picasso has just applied, and it still retains the water, evaporating into a pure land, carefully nourishing every sleeping creature on the quiet land, including all the hearts of the soldiers of the Chu army. They seem to
It inspired Chu Jun's thoughts.
Chen Dao walked in the dark night, fully enjoying the dark night as the gentle breeze danced.
Chapter completed!