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- Wancheng, military mansion.
Yan Liang looked at the piece of information in his hand, his brows knitted together.
That was about the latest battle situation in Xiakou City. Although Man Chong never sent him a letter asking for help, Yan Liang ordered his scouts to always pay attention to the battle situation in the south.
Once Xiakou falls, Soochow's navy can drive northward from the Han River and join forces with Liu Qi's land army to form a pincer attack on Xiangyang City.
No matter what, this is not what Yan Liang wants to see.
The intelligence stated that Zhou Yu's army had surrounded Xiakou City with three circles inside and three outside, and the 50,000-strong army continued to attack for ten days.
Fortunately, Man Chong lived up to his expectations and stubbornly withstood the Wu attack, but he also paid the price of nearly a thousand casualties.
Man Chong is indeed the best general under his command.
While Yan Liang was grateful to have such a good general guarding the city, he was gradually worried.
Zhou Yu is not an ordinary figure. In history, after the Battle of Chibi, even though Cao Cao was powerful and Jiangling City was indestructible, he managed to capture it alive.
"Now my strength is far less than that of Cao Cao back then. If Zhou Yu is allowed to continue attacking like this, even if he has many favors, Xiakou City will be broken sooner or later.
The sound of footsteps sounded, and Xu Shu came in from the outside, with a bit of solemnity between his brows.
"My Lord, the latest intelligence from the scouts is that Yuan Tan's army has crossed Bowang City, and the forward is only thirty miles away from Wancheng."
Xu Shu presented the information with both hands.
"So fast."
Yan Liangliang was slightly surprised.
The information is very detailed, about the fire in Duyang. More than 3,000 Yuan troops were burned to death. After putting out the fire, Yuan Tan did not do much rest and recuperation. Instead, with Zhang He commanding 6,000 cavalry as the vanguard, he went south to capture Bowang City at starry night.
Yan Liangyuan thought that after Yuan Tan was frightened, he would spend at least three to five days to calm down the soldiers, and he could also take the opportunity to rest and recuperate his soldiers. Then set up an ambush on the front line of Bowang to delay Yuan Jun's move south.
Yuan Tan's rapid advance obviously broke Yan Liang's plan. Now that the last city in the north has been lost, Wancheng, the core of Nanyang, will be directly exposed to Yuan's army.
"Yuan Tan has Xin Piwei as a counselor. He may have seen our delaying tactics. I didn't think of this, so I made a mistake." Xu Shu blamed himself.
Yan Liang waved his hand and said: "Yuan Zhi, why should you blame yourself? It's because I underestimated Yuan Tan. This boy himself has no ability, but he knows how to use Zhang He and Xin Pi to advise his ministers. It seems that dodging is not the answer after all. It's time We¡¯re going to have a head-on battle with Yuan Tan.¡±
Xu Shu looked worried, "Although Yuan Du lost thousands of troops and horses in Duyang, his troops and horses are still several times larger than ours. A head-on confrontation may not be easy."
"Don't worry about it. Without a head-on fight, how can we test the enemy's strength and strength in order to prepare for the next decisive battle? This battle is unavoidable."
Yan Liang¡¯s tone was decisive and his expression was resolute.
Xu Shu also knows the truth. Then he said no more, and a layer of solemnity gradually enveloped his usually indifferent face.
Two days later, Yan Liang left a message and hired 3,000 soldiers and horses to guard Wancheng. He led Wen Chou, Lu Lingqi and other generals to lead 9,000 infantry troops north to Wancheng for twenty miles to meet Yuan Jun.
Although Zhang He, who arrived earlier, had 6,000 fine cavalry. However, he was very cautious and did not attack easily. Instead, he camped on the spot until the main force of the infantry led by Yuan Tan came to join him.
When Yuan Tan heard that Yan Liang was leading his army to fight, he took revenge and left only 7,000 troops to guard the camp, while he sent out 30,000 troops to attack.
In the afternoon of this day, the two armies met on the east bank of Huoshui.
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The sound of the horn came from the north, distant and long, as if it came from hell.
Yan Liang slowly raised his head, and saw an earth-yellow flag with the word "Yuan" rising from behind the low hills to the north. Following the flag was an endless forest of spears and halberds.
The endless black cold blade made the already gloomy sky even darker.
The boundless crowd is coming.
Flags billowing like waves, connecting the sky and the earth, tens of thousands of people densely packed, forming a military formation with a radius of a hundred feet, slowly advancing.
The ground was rumbling, and the birds were frightened and did not dare to land.
Yan Liang swallowed his saliva, and his sharp eyes gradually condensed into a thin line.
Yuan Jun¡¯s formation was exactly as he had expected.
At the forefront is the high-reaching shield,This kind of wooden shield covered with leather cannot be penetrated by even the most powerful crossbow arrow in the world.
Thousands of large black shields were arranged in front of them, with layers as clear as fish scales, forming a huge black wall to protect Yuan Jun behind.
And the halberds, which were as long as two people, poked out from the gaps in the shield, and the dense cold blades pointed straight forward, as dark as the fangs of the god of death.
After the halberdier, five thousand crossbowmen followed, and on the left and right flanks were Yuan Jun's powerful cavalry.
The huge formation of more than 30,000 Yuan Jun infantry and cavalry was like a huge beast covered in armor, roaring and roaring, slowly advancing south.
There is only one word to describe such a military formation - strong.
Yan Liang looked at the behemoth from a distance and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. It seemed that Yuan Tan had set up such an iron barrel formation, which was clearly aimed at his Yuan Rong Crossbow.
"It's a mule or a horse. Let's take it out for a walk and talk about it later."
Yan Liang didn't show any fear, but the look of fear in his eyes grew stronger. He drew his long knife forward slightly and gave the order to attack.
The war drums rumbled, and the infantry and cavalry formation of nine thousand people moved with a roar, heading towards the behemoth on the opposite side.
Five hundred steps
Three hundred steps
Two hundred steps
The two military formations slowly advanced and were relatively close.
There was no movement in Yuan Jun¡¯s formation, and it was still moving forward slowly and clumsily like an ox.
This seems to be a somewhat conservative offensive method, but it just restrains Yan Liang's strengths.
If the enemy does not break the formation and charge, Yan Liang's Yuanrong Liangnu will not be of use. If 9,000 men versus 30,000 people are captured and killed, Yuan Jun will take full advantage of his numerical advantage.
Yan Liang now suddenly realized how uncomfortable Cao Cao felt back then.
During the Battle of Guandu. Presumably Yuan Shao relied on the numerical advantage of his 100,000-strong army to advance southward step by step. Although Cao Cao tried his best to fight, he still could not shake Yuan's army's advance.
Today Yan Liang is also facing the same situation.
In the blink of an eye, the two armies were dozens of steps closer.
Yan Liang could wait no longer and shouted sternly: "Send the order to Wen Ziqin quickly. I have ordered him to lead three thousand cavalry to detour the enemy's flanks and make sure to disturb the enemy's formation."
The herald hurried away. Not long after, Wen Chou, who was hiding on the left wing, galloped away with his cavalry and circled around to Yuan Jun's right wing.
Wen Chou led the Shenxing Cavalry. He is the best among the best in Yanliang.
Three thousand cavalry flew away like the wind, and soon reached Yuan Jun's right wing, stirring up the enemy's nerves.
At the Central Military Department, Yuan Tan saw Wen Chou's banner, and his handsome face suddenly turned hateful.
"Wen Chou, the traitor, is here. If it weren't for him, I would not have been defeated by Yan Liang last time. I quickly sent an order to Zhang Junyi, asking him to lead his cavalry to attack and be sure to kill the traitor."
Yuan Tan was filled with hatred. The decision was made to change the formation and attack.
Xin Pi, who was accompanying the army next to him, said hurriedly: "Wen Chou is here to induce our army to change our formation. The eldest son must be on top of this thief. He must calm down."
Yuan Tan looked shocked, although he was angry. But he still suppressed it forcefully.
After pondering for a long time, Yuan Tan gritted his teeth and said, "That's all, let's listen to Sir's advice and spare Wen Chou's life first."
Yuan Jun did not change his formation, and the 30,000 men continued to advance in a mighty manner according to the established battle plan.
Wen Chou provoked him several times. Seeing that Yuan Jun was not fooled, but had to spare his rear wing, Yuan Jun only used strong bows and crossbows to push back Wen Chou's cavalry, and refused to take the initiative to attack.
Seeing Yuan Tan being so calm, Yan Liang couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and thought to himself: "This Yuan Tan is really not comparable to Liu Biao's two dogs. How much ability does he have? It seems that he is determined to push him over this time." ¡±
"Brother, Yuan's army's formation is not in chaos. If we wait like this, our army will be at a disadvantage. If we don't let my little sister lead the heavy cavalry to attack, there will be a conflict in the center and the enemy's formation will be overwhelmed in one fell swoop."
Lu Lingqi also saw that the situation was not good and generously asked for a fight.
Yan Liang said calmly: "There must be strong bows and crossbows hidden in Yuan's army. If our army attacks with heavy cavalry, it will suffer the same fate as Gongsun Zan and his white horse Yi Cong was destroyed."
While talking, the two armies had reached a hundred paces.
Seeing that Yan Liang was not allowed to fight, Lu Lingqi said urgently: "If we don't attack with heavy cavalry, once the two armies engage in battle, our army will have no chance of winning. Brother, we can no longer hesitate and make a decision quickly."
Yes, it¡¯s about making decisions quickly.
Yan Liang frowned and said loudly: "It's saidGo down and the whole army retreats. "
The entire army retreats! ?
Lu Lingqi was shocked. She never expected that her sworn brother, who was a god in military skills, would suddenly make such a big mistake.
The confrontation between the two armies is imminent, but they are only about a hundred steps apart. If the entire army withdraws, the enemy can immediately launch a full-scale pursuit. If the formation changes, the nine thousand soldiers and horses will fall apart in the blink of an eye and be slaughtered.
"Brother, withdrawing troops before battle is a taboo in the art of war. We"
When Lu Lingqi was about to be persuaded, Yan Liang waved his hand decisively and said: "There is no time to explain, please withdraw your troops!"
Yan Liang issued the order to withdraw the troops without any explanation.
With the sound of gold, the nine thousand soldiers who were preparing to fight had their heads covered, but they didn't expect that their general would order the withdrawal of troops at this critical moment.
But Yan Liang couldn't control much, so he had already turned his horse and left first.
As soon as the general moved, the rest of the soldiers turned around and retreated south without thinking too much.
Yuan Tan, who was on the opposite side, couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw Yan Liang withdrawing his troops. He said excitedly: "Yan Liang, a thief, has withdrawn his troops at this time. God is really going to destroy him. Send an order quickly, and the whole army will form a formation to pursue him."
When the order came out, the shield array in the front row burst open, and the tens of thousands of Yuan Army infantry behind them surged out with shouts of killing, while the crossbowmen hurriedly fired arrows, raining arrows towards the enemies retreating south.
On both wings, Zhang He received the order and hurriedly led his cavalry to pursue Wen Chou's army who was retreating at the same time.
The nine thousand officers and soldiers of the Yan Army retreated in the wind, arrows raining down behind them, and not long after, hundreds of people were unfortunately shot.
"The 30,000 Yuan troops are like tigers and wolves, chasing after them, getting closer and closer.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Liang had retreated three miles away, and suddenly there was a ravine in front of him that was more than a hundred feet long and one step wide.
Fortunately, this inexplicably appeared ravine was not too wide, and the officers and soldiers of the Yan army who retreated in a panic jumped over it in one step.
However, Yan Liang, who was riding his horse across the ravine, reined in his horse and turned around, dragging his knife to face the pursuing enemy, a hint of mystery gradually revealed in his brows.
In a short time, all nine thousand of his men had crossed the ravine, and the wave of Yuan soldiers who followed them were nearly dozens of steps away.
Seeing that Yan Liang was stationary and refusing to leave, Lu Lingqi couldn't help being surprised again. She rushed forward and shouted: "Brother, the enemy's army is approaching, why are you still here? Hurry and retreat."
Yan Liang turned a deaf ear to his adopted sister's persuasion and faced the oncoming enemy force majestically without any fear.
After a sneer, he waved his hand and shouted: "The time has come, set fire to this general!" (You are welcome, your support is my greatest motivation.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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