Time soon came to noon that day.
During this half-day, Kong Niao and Wang Kuang quickly withstood the pressure from the Xiliang Army on both wings and finally stabilized their defensive position.
However, this is of no use. After all, they are still in the stage of struggling to support themselves. If they want to switch from defense to offense, or even completely annihilate the enemy, it is just a fantasy with the current military strength of a few people.
On the battlefield at the forefront, with the cooperation of Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, and Zhao Yun, the battle situation is developing in a gratifying trend.
Mainly because those generals who were defeated by thousands of people were too brave.
Leaving aside others, just saying that Guan, Zhang, and Zhao are worth as much as a hundred thousand troops!
This is of course not a matter of their personal force, but their ability as generals to lead the army!
It's a pity that I don't know whether it was because of the heavy losses during the battle with the Flying Bear Army, or because the troops were a little tired after this battle. By the time the 100,000 troops arrived at the front line, Han Fu's troops had already suffered heavy losses, and the situation was even more precarious. .
The arrival of reinforcements made Han Fu almost burst into tears, but his joy did not last long.
Gongsun Zan immediately took over the remaining troops of Han Fu. What is even more incredible is that the second thing he did was to take Han Fu into custody and refuse to let him have any contact with the outside world.
At the same time, what Han Fu didn't know was that a hundred thousand Youzhou troops left their base on that day and rushed towards Jizhou!
On the evening of the first day as promised by Yuan Shao, the Chinese military commander's platform seemed a bit empty at this time. The princes from all walks of life had their own thoughts, either desperately resisting the enemy outside, or fleeing or having died in the battle.
Yuan Shao finally received all the battle reports from last night to today.
The eighteen princes each went through a day of hard fighting. Liu Dai and Zhang Chao were killed, but Zhang Miao and Qiao Mao were alive, but they were both seriously injured when they came to report. Kong Niao and Wang Kuang went to support, and Kong Niao There was still time to report that Wang Kuang was safe, but because of his greed for merit, Wang Kuang rushed forward and forced a few thousand soldiers to go deep behind enemy lines. As a result, the Xiliang Army only used less than 10,000 soldiers to trap him and kill him in a mountain col.
Sun Jian ran away, but it was not just Sun Jian who ran away. Ma Teng, Tao Qian, Kong Rong, and Zhang Yang, the four princes, either had completely lost hope in the coalition after last night's meeting, or they really didn't want their soldiers to be lost in vain. They lost their lives, so they chose to leave the coalition forces at the same time. When Dong Zhuo received the news, these four people had already disappeared. It is unknown whether they returned to their base camp or found a place to hide and wait for opportunities.
Only Yuan Shao's loyal supporters Kong Miao, Han Fu, Yuan Yi, Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao, and Bao Xin were still on the battlefield. Among them, Zhang Miao and Qiao Mao were seriously injured, Han Fu was imprisoned, and Yuan Yi In charge of logistics, that is to say, there are only two people left that Yuan Shao can trust, Bao Xin and Kong Ni.
As for the front line, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun are now "working hard to support".
No one could have imagined that Xiliang sent 250,000 troops and horses, and could actually achieve such a cognitive-shaking effect.
After receiving the military intelligence report, Yuan Shao was trembling slightly and no longer knew what to say.
"Leader, let's withdraw." Yuan Yi advised sadly.
Even Yuan Yi could see that the coalition's situation was over, and it was impossible for Yuan Shao to fail to see how critical the current situation was.
Now in the Xiliang army, the Flying Bear Army has been destroyed, and the front line is also the advantage. As long as this part of the battlefield in Sishui Pass can withstand it, when Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan on the front line are free, it seems that the enemy forces that suddenly appeared on both wings will also It's not that scary, not to mention that Yuan Shao and Yuan Yi still have nearly 100,000 soldiers in their hands. It seems that no matter how you look at it, this battle can still be fought.
However, what Yuan Shao must consider is, can the 100,000 troops in his and Yuan Yi's hands really have the final say? If these 100,000 troops are thrown out and they still engage in a war of attrition with the opponent, then even if they narrowly defeat the opponent, will the remaining people be enough to knock down Luoyang City?
He wasn't sure, and nothing seemed to come of it.
Moreover, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan are not his direct soldiers. If they have evil intentions, change the direction of attack, and make a sudden attack on themselves, will they be able to resist it with certainty?
Yuan Yi understands this matter, and everyone who knows this matter must understand it.
So, what should be done?
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On the frontal battlefield, although the teams of the three-way coalition are now thinking about good situation development, one thing that must be explained is that as of that night, both in terms of numbers and morale, the Xiliang Army was obviously going to Better than the coalition forces.
Not to mention that the sneak attack defeated Sun Jian's troops, Han Fu's troops were also in danger, and the three-way coalition army on the other side was already a tired force after swallowing the Flying Bear Army. As long as the generals commanded by the Chinese Army were defeated, , then the coalition forces can be said to be defeated without attack.
Therefore, although Guo Si saw that his soldiers doubled the local consumption, he was not too anxious.
Is there really a battlefield with ten thousand enemies? Then I will really use ten thousand people to kill you, and see what you can do?
In the early morning of the next day, the army led by Guo Si once again launched the most violent attack on the first part of the coalition forces.
This time, the coalition forces did not respond to the challenge, but began to fight and then retreat, as if it was difficult to support the opponent's ferocious attack.
It must be that those heroes finally had limited physical strength and could not support such a high-intensity battle.
Guo Bang thought in his mind and issued the order for the army to press forward.
Zhuge Liang left. When Kong Min discovered this, he was not surprised at all, because now he had no time to care about the whereabouts of his chief secretary, and his whole body was disturbed by the enemy's shouts of killing.
If he could leave, he would probably have left long ago. Unfortunately, he still has more than 10,000 soldiers under his command. He may have a chance of survival if he waits for support from others, but fleeing like this is destined to be a dead end.
However, the miracle did not happen, but it developed in the direction he least expected.
Most of the soldiers returned from the front, which should have made Kong Nian happy, but when he saw these returning soldiers with lingering fears and pale faces, his heart sank to the bottom.
This is returning from defeat.
Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, and Zhao Yun came to the Central Military Command Tower to pay homage to Yuan Shao.
"Yesterday alone, one-third of the enemy's 150,000 troops were surrendered. Now Guo Si's soldiers are less than 100,000. We still ask Leader Yuan to send troops to help!" Gongsun Zan cupped his fists and handed over his hands, with a calm expression on his face.
"Oh? How many troops does General Gongsun need? How sure are you of defeating the enemy?" Yuan Shao asked with narrowed eyes.
"I need 40,000 troops each under Alliance Leader Yuan and General Yuan Yi. I am sure to annihilate the enemy's army. If I only support 20,000 troops, then I am only 50% sure to defeat the opponent." Gongsun Zan continued.
"Then what if I don't give you any soldiers?" Yuan Shao asked.
"Then it would be better for us, the Eighteenth Route Army, to disperse separately, and there is no need to fight this battle." Gongsun Zan did not wonder why Yuan Shao would ask such a question, and replied softly.
"It takes time to mobilize the army. General Gongsun, General Liu, and General Zhao, can you support us for half a day so that we can mobilize our army to support you?" Yuan Shao asked.
The three people all smiled slightly when they heard this.
"I'll give you half an hour, we'll wait here." Gongsun Zan said softly.
"Are you forcing me?" Yuan Shao's eyes widened.
"No, you believe me, we are just waiting for you, there are others who are forcing you." Gongsun Zan continued.
"Report!" A soldier came to report, his voice hoarse.
"explain!"
"Reporting to the leader of the alliance, General Bao died in a fierce battle with the enemy. General Kong Min is unable to support himself. Please ask the commander for support!" the soldier said anxiously.
"Look, let me tell you." Gongsun Zan spread his hands, showing no signs of worry.
Yuan Shao began to miss the days when Sun Jian was here. After all, Sun Jian still kept everything on the surface, whether he wanted soldiers or military supplies and wages, at least he had a correct attitude towards the enemy.
However, these people were different. On the surface, they wanted to defeat their opponents, but in fact, they had deep intentions. They were clearly taking advantage of the situation to force themselves to send troops to help. This really made him extremely annoyed and helpless.
"Either fight or retreat, alliance leader, you have to make a clear decision." Gongsun Zan said softly, not caring about Yuan Shao's gloomy expression that was almost dripping with water.
In fact, Yuan Shao didn't wait for half an hour, only after a cup of tea, before he made his decision.
"According to what General Gongsun said, Yuan Yi and I each sent 40,000 soldiers to help General Gongsun defeat the enemy!" Yuan Shao said through gritted teeth.
"Thank you, Alliance Leader Yuan, for your help."
Gongsun Zan and the other three clasped their fists and said without any respect, and then walked out of the gate of the handsome platform.
"Cousin, are you relieved by this?" Yuan Yi asked at this time.
"We in Bohai County still have 100,000 soldiers on standby, how can we not even be able to bear this loss?" Yuan Shao pondered for a moment, then turned over his trump card to Yuan Yi.
"Besides, they have left us 20% of their troops. They don't want to fight us to the death. They are just eager to kill the enemy, but they pretend to be relaxed." Yuan Shao continued, but he didn't know whether he was comforting Yuan Yi or comforting Yuan Yi. Own.
Another half day passed.
The battle in front of Sishui Pass finally came to an end.
In this battle, Guo Bin had only 20,000 soldiers left under his command, and they fled in defeat. The coalition forces also paid a heavy price, and there were less than 100,000 soldiers left.
Among the eighteen princes, except for those who had fled, only Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Yi still had fighting troops in their hands. Kong Ni finally did not wait for the help of friendly forces, and fought on both wings and in the front. Under the double pressure of the enemy in front, the entire army was wiped out.
While the army was recuperating on the spot, the entire army did not feel any happy emotions because of the tragic victory in this battle.
