Yuan Tan's sudden appearance made Yuan Shang's heart twist, his eyes widened in fear, and his breathing became rapid.
He has a natural fear of Yuan Tan. This fear comes from the fact that they have killed each other in order to seize power over the years. The warmth of brothers and sisters has long been gone, and there is only endless fighting.
The most important thing is that he can't defeat Yuan Tan. He knows very well that although Yuan Tan's achievements today are supported by Yuan Shao, his prestige in the army is gained by charging into battle.
As for Yuan Shang, if he hadn't been favored by Yuan Shao, his administration would have been a mess if he had been given a fiefdom, let alone lead an army to fight fiercely in front of the battle.
Therefore, the moment he saw Yuan Tan, he instinctively wanted to turn his horse's head and run away.
"My Lord, there are not many people coming from Yuan Tan. If we retreat into the enemy's stronghold, we will be able to block their attack!" the guarding captain reminded.
In fact, from the captain's point of view, there is no problem with this arrangement.
Although Yuan Tan could not lead more than a thousand cavalry, if they were in the wilderness and allowed the cavalry to charge back and forth, the scattered army of ten thousand people would not be able to withstand it.
Once they retreat, the cavalry will not be able to gallop freely. At the same time, they can also take the opportunity to arrange these personal guards in formation.
"Stop him, stop him quickly!" Seeing Yuan Tan rushing to kill Zheng Huan, Yuan Shang was frightened and was in a daze. He followed the captain's suggestion regardless of whether it was right or not.
Before the army could gather together, someone was seen running out of the stronghold, and it was Yuan Shang's own people.
Each one of them seemed to have seen a ghost, running faster than charging. These infantrymen did not even dare to rush towards the camp gate, for fear of being trampled, they directly got out from the fence along the village, and kept talking in their mouths. Shouting: "We are defeated, Yuan Tan has an ambush, there is an ambush!"
There is no problem in shouting like this, because there are soldiers supervising the battle outside. According to military regulations, if they escape before the battle, the soldiers supervising the battle can directly kill them. The purpose of shouting such words is to tell the soldiers supervising the battle that it is not that our army is incompetent, but that Yuan Tan's army is too cunning.
Yuan Shang's head was buzzing and it exploded. He had fallen into a trap. Yuan Tan and Lu Bu had already made an agreement to lure me into a trap!
It's over, everything is over, the 100,000-strong army will be defeated tonight. Yuan Shang just feels that he is completely confused, and he can't move even if he wants to, as if he is in a daze.
Counting from the first day he led the army to the Xiajin front line, the real battle was actually this one time, but he destroyed all the information Yuan Shao left to him in one go.
It’s Xu You, it’s Xu You! This thief is responsible for everything. I must destroy his whole family!
At this moment, Yuan Shang was still thinking about shirking responsibility. Little did he know that Xu You had already run away not long after the army left the camp.
"Kill Yuan Shang!" While he was in a trance, Yuan Tan had already reached him. He jumped on his horse and stabbed Yuan Shang fiercely with his spear. There was no trace of brotherhood left.
"Don't kill me!" Instead of drawing his sword to resist, Yuan Shang held his head with both hands and huddled up. Even his tassel and helmet fell off because he was so helpless.
Keng!
Yuan Tan's spear failed to pierce Yuan Shang's body as expected, and a spear deflected Yuan Tan's killing move, "Lord, retreat quickly, we will stop him in the end!"
Even for a mediocre leader like Yuan Shang, there are subordinates around him who are willing to fight to the death for him. These personal guards have been with Yuan Shang for many years and have received a lot of favors from him. At this time, they all stand in front of Yuan Shang and entangle with Yuan Tan.
"General, take care!" Yuan Shang, who had narrowly escaped death, had no time to feel sad. He clamped his legs around the horse's belly and started running wildly.
Yuan Tan tried to chase him several times, but was stopped by these fierce and fearless personal guards. Their fighting power was not strong, and they were willing to fight to the death for Yuan Shang. Even with their own flesh and blood, they had to stop Yuan Tan. .
"Yuan Shang! You are not worthy of being a member of the Yuan family. After today, there will be no place for you in this northern country!" Unable to pursue him, Yuan Tan could only curse and vent the anger that had been suppressed in his heart for these years.
However, it had no effect on his brother's mentality.
Yuan Shang ran away with a group of people. Behind him, there were the screams of the soldiers, the shouts of the enemy troops, and the endless sounds of Yuan Tan's reward. In a daze, it seemed that Yuan Shao's anger and sadness could be heard.
As Yuan Shang escaped, the large banner that united the army's morale collapsed. Except for some soldiers who were loyal to Yuan Shang, the situation became one-sided. They no longer fought, but began to pursue and capture prisoners.
According to Yuan Tan's military order, Han Ju wanted to cooperate with Lu Bu to conquer Yuan Shang's Chinese army stronghold. In this way, he would not be able to gather the defeated army and defeat him in one battle.
It is even possible that before Yuan Shang came back and captured the Chinese army stronghold, he could separate his troops and ambushes at several crossings to capture and kill Yuan Shang.
However, Lu Bu disagreed. It's none of your business whether you attack the central army stronghold or not. Anyway, I want to defeat the secondary stronghold first and then go to the central army.
Han Ju, who couldn't defeat Lu Bu, could only agree. After all, the troops he brought were not many, only 20,000 people. If there was an ambush in Yuan Shang's stronghold, it would be easy to suffer losses.
Attacking the auxiliary camp was not easy. In addition to the sergeants who were in charge of the baggage, there were only a few hundred sentries on night patrol. They just rushed in and encountered no resistance. They simply surrendered.
Lu Bu directly ordered the village to be set on fire. On the other side of Han Ju, there were sergeants who were looting supplies, but they could not stop them. In the end, Han Ju killed dozens of people with ruthless tactics to stop the momentum.
Finally, the two auxiliary camps burst into flames, and the judges in the Chinese army camp were shocked.
Judging from the opponent's flag, they are clearly from Lu Bu and Yuan Tan. Their presence here means that this is all a conspiracy.
In other words, if Yuan Shang leads an army of 100,000 people to Yuan Tan's military base, he will die, and the 20,000 people ambushed outside will eventually become Yuan Tan's prisoners.
Shen Pei tried his best to calm down. He knew that this was Yuan Shang's only way back. If all the Chinese military strongholds were breached, the great cause of the Northern Kingdom would really be over.
Shen Pei thinks this way because he is truly loyal to Yuan Shang and would rather die than leave a glimmer of hope for Yuan Shang.
But you can't expect everyone to think the same way as you.
Especially in tonight's battle, Yuan Shang almost transferred out all the troops who were slightly capable of fighting. Most of the people who stayed behind were weak troops with little combat experience. When they saw the two auxiliary battalions ignited with huge fires, they also I understand that my protagonist is probably in bad luck.
For a time, the people were panicked and the military was in turmoil. Their only hope was that Yuan Shang could defeat Yuan Tan, although this idea seemed a bit unrealistic.
"Wen Xiang, take a hundred old brothers from Bingzhou to protect Yunwen and wait here." Lu Bu pointed to a centurion of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and looked at Lin Mo. They were speechless and just nodded. Lu Bu He dragged Fang Tian Huaji and turned around to leave.
Xu Sheng protected Lin Mo and retreated to the side of the mountain forest. He held up the chain knife in his hand and thoughtfully exchanged war horses with him.
Xu Sheng's mount was Sun Quan's jade dragon and white horse, which was so fast that it could fly. With this horse and the hundred Bingzhou wolf cavalry he had led, even if he encountered a large force of Yuan's army, he would not be able to escape. trouble.
"The general has long heard that Marquis Wen has a halberd in his hand, a red rabbit and a horse on his crotch, and he is galloping around the world. He has never met an opponent, so let the general follow him to see what he is doing."
Han Ju was very clever. Lu Bu suggested that everyone should lead their troops and attack from different directions. He disagreed and insisted that everyone attack from the east village together.
But this time, he was smarter. Instead of just saying whatever the young master said, he said he wanted to open his eyes and reach out to stop hitting the smiling man. Even though Lu Bu was dissatisfied, he could only let him go.
It's not surprising when you think about it. This is how Liu Bei was betrayed when he was in Anfeng. Yuan Tan's caution is justified.
But the Dongzhai gate is not as wide as the city gate, and can only accommodate five riders at a time. It is not known how long it will take to wait for all the 40,000 troops to enter.
Thinking that Yuan Shang had fallen into a trap and the two camps were destroyed, the enemy must be frightened at this moment, so they did not pay attention to any formations and ordered everyone to rush in directly.
The sergeants beside him began to rush in from the fence along the wall, while Lu Bu led five hundred Bingzhou wolf cavalry and rushed in from the camp gate.
This unorganized attack method made Han Ju a little unbelievable. Is this the army led by Lu Fengxian, the number one in the world?
However, seeing that Lu Bu had already rushed in with his men, he didn't care much and made the army let go to fight.
Lu Bu, who entered the stronghold, did not rush to the central military tent to kill the generals and seize the flag. He just wandered around and fought among the scattered military tents. When he encountered a small group of enemy troops, he rushed forward and killed them to pieces.
This style of play will not be too fast, but the pawns that follow up will advance much more smoothly and will not be so easily ambushed.
Anyway, he just agreed to help Yuan Tan break through Yuan Shang's Chinese army stronghold, but he didn't say how he would fight.
As soon as Han Ju rushed in, she lost sight of Lu Bu. She thought he was heading towards the Chinese army, so he charged all the way with his thousands of cavalry.
Just as they were about to reach the central military tent, a dense rain of arrows came from both sides, knocking over Bai Shiqi and cutting off their team in the middle.
Shen Pei stood under the big banner with the word 'Yuan', drew out his sword and shouted: "Kill the enemy!"
With this shout, Yuan Shang's army rushed out of the tent, and the two armies began to fight hand-to-hand.
Although Han Ju's offensive was blocked, at this moment, he seemed to understand that Lu Bu's choice was the right one.
Because the soldiers were not caught off guard by being ambushed, they knew from the moment they burned the two camps that the Chinese army would encounter considerable obstacles in the stronghold.
On the contrary, Yuan Shang's army saw that the auxiliary camp was burned and confirmed that their lord had probably fallen into a trap. He was a little distracted and uncertain, so even if he planned an ambush, he was still a little hesitant.
In addition, the original combat power was not strong. After the two armies collided, they did not form the deterrent effect that an ambush should have at all. Even the opponent's charge momentum could only be barely blocked.
"Anyone who stands in my way will die!" Seeing the situation, Han Ju started to kill more and more happily. He drove his war horse back and forth among the chaos, shouting his name to boost morale. The effect was obvious.
Visible to the naked eye, the ambush army was being forced back by the opponent. This situation was not surprising at all. The army fought with fierce force, and because of this, the importance of strong generals was highlighted.
Now that all the decent generals have been transferred, there is only one way to stabilize the morale of the army.
Shen Pei raised his eyes and looked around, and couldn't help but laugh ferociously, "Mr. Ju, although I don't agree with you, I still admire your courage!"
At this moment, he thought of Ju Shou, who had cut off his queen for Yuan Shao, and how a Confucian scholar dared to hold a three-foot green peak straight against Wei Xu Chu, and he was filled with emotion.
Today, he wanted to imitate Jushou's feat, pull out the sword from his waist, rush forward and start fighting alongside the soldiers, shouting his name.
He wanted to tell the soldiers, I am fighting a bloody battle with you, don't be afraid.
But in Han Ju's opinion, this is simply a joke. It has always been the case that civil servants advise soldiers to fight to the death. If a rotten scholar comes to the battlefield, I will fulfill your dream of dying on the battlefield.
He waved his spear and went to kill Shen Pei. As long as he was killed, Yuan Shangjun would definitely collapse like a dam bursting.
Just when he was about to kill him, a golden feather arrow was shot from a distance, accurately penetrating Han Ju's cheek, and the remaining force took him flying out.
Good archery skills! Who shot this? If we can defeat the enemy in this battle, he should take the lead!
Being able to accurately shoot down the enemy generals in the chaotic army, and with such great strength, Shen Pei did not expect that there was such a capable person in his army, so he subconsciously looked in the direction of the arrow, thinking When retreating from the enemy's rear, you must ask for credit for him.
After just one glance, Shen Pei's eyes glazed over.
He didn't know the man, but he saw him riding a tall horse, wearing a purple gold crown, armor with the face of a swallowing beast, a red robe of hundreds of flowers that sounded in the wind, and a halberd still dripping with blood in his hand. This appearance, With this attire, even a fool can recognize who he is.
He. How did he kill Han Ju?
There was originally a glimmer of hope that the enemy generals would be killed, but the morale of the army was turbulent and they took advantage of the opportunity to fight back and beat them out. However, a more ruthless man came.
Lu Bu withdrew his precious eagle bow, held Fang Tian's painted halberd and charged towards him, followed closely by Bingzhou wolf cavalry.
He doesn't need to shout his name like other people to increase his prestige and morale. Whoever sees this attire doesn't shout: "Lu Bu among men, red rabbit among horses."
Han Ju's death indeed caused quite a shock, and some even began to want to retreat.
However, as soon as Lu Bu appeared, the battle became one-sided. He jumped into the formation of Yuan Shang's army. Fang Tian opened and closed his halberd, and the shadows of the halberd were heavy, killing them all and they were defeated.
The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry from behind rushed towards Yuan Tanjun, who quickly moved out of the way for fear of blocking their charge.
As soon as it comes into contact, it feels as smooth as rolling thunder striking dead trees and fallen leaves.
As the large banner with the word "Yuan" beside the Chinese army's tent was chopped down by Lu Bu with a halberd, there was no longer any suspense in the battle.
The battle outside Yuan Tan's army camp had ended long ago, but chasing down and collecting prisoners was more time-consuming, because everyone did not run in the same direction tacitly, and when fleeing for their lives, sometimes they did not distinguish between east, west, north and west.
In Yuan Shang's camp, although the big banner has fallen, the fighting of small groups is still continuing, and it will obviously not be over for a while.
During this process, it was already bright.
Zhao Yun was waiting on a hill behind Yuan Camp. He stood upright with a bright silver gun in his hand and stared at the entrance in front of him like an eagle searching for prey.
"General, it's almost time. Although this is the only way for Yuan's army to be defeated and flee, after this battle, at least tens of thousands of defeated soldiers fled. How can we find Yuan Shang." The centurion on the side was a little impatient. .
"Yunwen said that whoever runs in front will be arrested, and we will do as he says." Zhao Yun said without looking back.
"Is this possible? As the lord of the Northern Kingdom, how can Yuan Shang be so greedy for life and afraid of death?"
"This is not something I can control. Just do as I'm told."
In fact, Zhao Yun himself was a little worried. According to Lin Mo, whoever appeared first from the post road was probably Yuan Shang. This statement made people unable to complain.
After all, he is the lord of the Northern Kingdom with four generations and three princes, how can he be so hopeless?
But if there are too many people coming from the other side, it is obviously impossible to arrest all of the hundreds of people.
It's just a gamble. I hope Yuan Shang is really as afraid of death as Lin Mo said.
Fortunately, he had memorized the portrait, so if it really appeared, he would still be sure to catch the other party.
"Here we come!" Seeing the dust billowing in the distance, Zhao Yun shouted in a deep voice, and the three centurions behind him immediately waved back, ordering everyone to mount their horses immediately.
"There aren't many people coming, hurry up, follow me and kill and capture the leader!" Zhao Yun pointed at the fastest runner with disheveled hair.
Three hundred cavalrymen swarmed down from the hills and pounced on the man.
(End of chapter)
