Chapter 782 The Battle of Guandu
It is said that the war between Qinglong Army and Cao Army has begun. Fu Tong and Cao Xing pursued Zang Ba's defeated army and met Liu Ruo's reinforcements on the way. Fu Tong gathered his troops and did not dare to make the decision without authorization, so he sent a messenger back to ask for instructions from military adviser Guo Jia.
Just as the messenger left, he heard three cannon blasts "Dao, Dao, Dao" behind the entire army. Countless war horses jumped out of the green gauze tent on the plain on the left. The rumble of horse hooves came like thunder. It was Fei Yao's five thousand light cavalry. Before the sound of horse hooves came, bows and arrows were already coming like raindrops. However, it was the well-trained horse archers of Cao Jun who bent their bows and nocked arrows to shoot the first round of arrows.
The Qinglong Army was originally chasing Zang Ba with light cavalry. Where heavy defense measures were in place, countless cavalry and horses were shot down by bows and arrows, causing screams. Fu Tong and Cao Xing were shocked when they saw this. They quickly ordered the army to reverse their formation and put up countless shields to block the random arrows. As soon as the rain of arrows stopped, Cao Jun's war horses were already in front of them, and the Qinglong Army's formation was immediately thrown into chaos. Fortunately, the Qinglong Army's crossbows were powerful, and the balance of power was slightly restored.
Fu Tong and Cao Xing took the lead and resisted the attack with all their strength. Seeing that 5,000 Cao's cavalry were about to pass through the formation, suddenly the horns of the Qinglong Army sounded from behind again, but Zang Ba and Liu Ruo led countless infantry to attack. The Qinglong Army Unable to take care of both front and rear, chaos suddenly broke out again. Fu Tong had to divide his forces to fight again, and ended up exhausted.
The situation was at a critical stage, and I heard the dust rising behind me. A man with a silver helmet and iron armor, a resolute face, three locks of long beard, a long sword like snow in his hand, and a big white horse under his hip, galloped ahead. Fu Tong said with great joy: "General Wenchang is here!"
The person who came was Wei Yan, a general with both civil and military skills. He had been leading troops for a long time, and he had a supreme majesty. Wei Yan rushed in from Fei Yao's rear. Fei Yao turned around to fight. He fought with Wei Yan for dozens of times, but was unable to withstand the enemy and was defeated. He led his cavalry to stab him diagonally and was defeated. Fu Tong and Cao Xing were relieved, and quickly turned around to fight Liu Ruo and Zang Ba to the death. The two sides fought evenly, with no winner or loser.
Wei Yan drove Fei Yao away and turned to reinforce Fu Tong. He was about to kill Liu Ruo and Zang Ba when suddenly there was a big dust cloud behind him and trumpets blaring. Wei Yan looked back in shock and saw countless Cao troops pouring in from the direction of Mou Shan. He came over and fought bravely into the rear of Wei Yan's army. The Qinglong Army's rear team suddenly fell into chaos. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wei Yan ordered the rear army to change into the front army. He circled the white horse and rushed towards the rear team.
Wei Yan swung his sword and met the swarming Cao army. He raised his spirits and chopped down Cao's army like melons and vegetables. Suddenly, a steel spear came and stabbed wildly. Its power was different from that of ordinary warriors. Wei Yan raised his sword and said: "I am Qinglong General Wei Yan. I am also Wei Wenchang. The generals can share my name!"
The general laughed loudly and said: "General Qinglong? I, Zhang Te, will take your life today!"
Wei Yan was furious, brandished his sword with all his strength, and fought with Zhang Te. Zhang Te's marksmanship was inherited from his family. Although Wei Yan's strength was superior, he was unable to defeat him for a while. His men fought in a melee for a long time, and they couldn't tell the winner. Suddenly a horse came galloping, but it was Guo Jia who was personally guarding him. He caught a glimpse of Wei Yan in the battle group and shouted: "General Wei! Guandu is being attacked by two groups of Cao troops. The military advisor asks the general to lead the entire army back quickly."
Wei Yan was shocked when he heard the sound. He was shot by Zhang Te and was caught off guard. He was shot in the left arm. Wei Yan turned around and left with an ouch. The guards tried their best to resist Zhang Te. Wei Yan shouted an order: "Send the order to General Fu Tong. The whole army quickly leaves and returns to support Guandu!"
The ordering army was in a hurry, weaving in and out of the rebellious army, and finally passed the critical order of Guandu to Fu Tong's ears. Fu Tong could not care less about fighting with Liu Ruo and Zang Ba anymore, so he ordered people to sieve the gongs and send an order to withdraw the troops. All the troops were mixed together, and the Qinglong Army finally retreated, leaving behind countless dead bodies. Wei Yan's army was in front, and Fu Tong's army was behind, rushing towards Guandu. Behind them were Cao's troops Liu Ruo, Zang Ba, and Fei Yao, who were baring their teeth and claws. Chased along the road.
Those who were besieging Guandu were Dai Ling, who had taken a detour to cross the Bian River, and Fei Yao, who had escaped from Fu Tong's position. After Wei Yan divided his troops in Guandu, Huang Gai and Zhang Liao went to Chenliu to carry out their mission. There was no general around Guo Jia, so he felt quite frightened. Although Guo Jia was unparalleled in wisdom, he never expected that Cao Jun had Sima Yi strategizing behind him. The two top strategists had invisibly held hands.
After Wei Yan left, Guo Jia was frightened, and immediately ordered people to guard the passage between Guandu and the warship. This was the only retreat for the Qinglong Army at present. Guo Jia sent a large number of scouting horses in all directions. Finally, after Dai Ling's army crossed the Bian River, news of the enemy's attack reached Guo Jia's ears.
Guo Jia finally knew that there must be a master behind Cao's army, and his uneasy heart calmed down. He immediately sent an army to order Wei Yan and Fu Tong's entire army to return for reinforcements. He personally went to the top of the city to boost morale, and finally repelled the first wave of Dai Ling's attacks.
However, the troops were stretched thin after all. As Fei Yao's cavalry left the central battlefield, Guandu suddenly faced a two-pronged attack. The city wall of Guandu was nothing more than a line of earthen wall. The city wall was extremely low, making it difficult to attack and difficult to defend. There was not even a bunker to hide from bows and arrows. Guo Jia originally wanted to defend until Wei Yan and Fu Tong returned, but seeing that he could not hold on, he had to send an order to the entire army to move along the passage. Retreat, reboard the ship and defend the ferry, waiting for Wei Yan and Fu Tong's troops to board the ship, then go to Yanjin on the other side to find a place to camp, and then make plans.
Guo Jia took the lead to go down to the city. Under the protection of all the guards, his horse galloped towards the warship. Seeing the towering warship in sight, he could even clearly see the green dragon flag that was hunting on the ship. Suddenly, the sound of war drums rose into the sky, and a man with an iron helmet and bronze armor, with a long knife in his hand like snow, jumped out on foot and shouted angrily. : "An Ding and Hu Zun are here, where can the enemy generals escape!"
Countless Cao soldiers, with either knives or axes in their hands, emerged from the tall green gauze tents on both sides of the long embankment. In an instant, they blocked the road like ants, completely cutting off the passage between Guo Jia and the warship. At this moment, heavy troops were still guarding the city in Guandu. Seeing that the situation was not good, the guards around Guo Jia quickly rushed out to protect Guo Jia, crossed the farmland in one breath, and fled up the long embankment like flying.
Seeing many guards protecting a general, Hu Zun laughed and said: "Enemy general, you have fallen into my encirclement, it is best to surrender quickly!" After saying this, he moved his hand, and sure enough, many Cao troops appeared around the embankment, pressing towards the embankment in darkness. Coming up.
Guo Jia saw that Cao's army was surrounded on all sides, and its military strength was several times that of his own. It was obvious that he had come prepared and was waiting for him to fall into a trap. He couldn't help but be more curious about the person behind it. Seeing Hu Zun walking up the embankment triumphantly wielding his sword, he had no choice but to worry and said to the guards around him: "I, Guo Jia, am grateful for the lord's care for many years, so I will never surrender. You have also been with me for many years and have always protected me. I can't bear to do it all." If you die with me, you can surrender the enemy and protect yourself. When the lord unites the world in the future, he will say that I, Guo Jia, am loyal to him." After saying that, he pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself, but was hugged tightly by the guard. He said in a voice: "My subordinates are willing to fight until the last person dies, and never want the military advisor to commit suicide."
When Hu Zun saw that the general opposite was handsome, dressed in Confucian robes, and suave, he suddenly remembered a person and shouted: "Is the person opposite you an uncle of the Guo clan?"
It turned out that the Hu family in Anding and the Guo family in Yingchuan were family friends. According to their seniority, Hu Zun even called Guo Jia uncle. As the first military advisor of the Qinglong Army, Guo Jia has long been famous. Children of wealthy families all admire him and take Guo Jia as a role model. Seeing his idol Guo Jia right in front of him, even Hu Zun himself was a little dumbfounded. The Guo Jia opposite him was so good among people, could he become a prisoner in his own hands?
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
