Yuan Benchu, at the proudest moment of his life, was judged by Shen Zhengnan as his guest, so of course he would be furious.

But fortunately, people like Chen Gong and Xin Ping next to them are still awake. In fact, Cui Yan, Chen Lin, even Ju Yi, Li Jin and others know that there is nothing at this time... 80,000 troops

, even the camp is not in place, it would be ridiculous to attack the city on a large scale just because of the commander's order.

Therefore, Chen Gong and others immediately returned to the Chinese army's tent behind to persuade Yuan Shao. Jushou and others also sent people to rescue Shen Rong. Then Gao Lan sent a group of soldiers to symbolically fire a round of crossbow arrows at the city.

Everyone withdrew their attitude... After all, war is war, and it is about risking the lives of the participants and even everything. It is impossible for Yuan Shao to just say an obviously angry word.

In the evening of the same day, Yuan Shao, who had regained his sanity, gathered his generals again in the big tent. As expected, he rewarded Shen Rong in public, and then ordered Handan City to be high and crowded. Since Shen Pei had made up his mind to resist to the end, there was no need to

Enough to say, the whole army cut down trees, transported wood, built forts and camps, made equipment, piled mountains of earth, and prepared for a real siege!

Yuan Jun naturally agreed with a bang!

In other words, according to this order, it is very likely that the actual battle will need to be delayed until three or even five days later, that is, after Yuan Jun has sufficient siege equipment. However, it was only one day later. On the morning of the third day after Yuan Shao arrived at Handan City, the sky turned dark.

At dawn, a large-scale battle suddenly broke out... Guan Yu, who was stationed in the west of the city, took the lead in fighting.

Unexpected and reasonable.

After all, since ancient times, facing an attacker with superior strength, the best time for the defender to go to war is when the opponent's foothold is not stable at the beginning.

But then again, at this moment, facing a solid 80,000-strong army, and the starting point of these 80,000-strong army is only Yecheng, more than fifty miles away, with a complete Liangqi County in the middle as the frontline base camp.

The four words "unstable footing" do not exist anyway.

Therefore, Guan Yu endured for a whole day, sitting and watching as Yuan Jun dispatched auxiliary troops from the rear to transport a large amount of wood. Then early on the third day, before the wood began to be used to improve the fort and build siege equipment, he took the initiative to attack. And the selected ones

The prey is not the well-defended lumberyard located in the south of Handan City, but the general Tian Yin and his more than 3,000 men who were born in the great tycoon of Hejian!

There was nothing we could do about this, because this unit was ordered to be placed in the west of the city. It was jointly with Ji Yong and Lu Kuang's troops to monitor Guan Yu's camp in the west of the city, and Tian Yin's troops were located in the easternmost of the three camps.

, that is, the side closest to the city wall, the so-called first to bear the brunt.

Facts have proved that six years of sitting idle did not make the top generals of this era lose their deterrence and execution ability on the battlefield.

Early that morning, before the early morning mist cleared, three thousand soldiers had followed Guan Yu for several years. The well-trained Chaoge soldiers got up early to eat and were neatly dressed. Then the whole army was divided into three, and a thousand soldiers were lined up in the stronghold.

To guard, one thousand were waiting in the camp with Pan Zhang, and the last thousand followed Guan Yu and his bodyguard knights and poured out of the camp like a tide along the passage protected by the city wall, heading straight for Tian Yin who was closest to the city wall.

Ministry camp.

There was no drumming or making noise during the whole process, and even the flags were put away, and the formation was maintained all the way to the camp. This made Tian Yin's troops who had just woken up and were waiting for their meal a little confused at first. They even thought they were friendly troops...

Until the opponent suddenly drew his sword and raised his flag, making a lot of noise and charging to kill!

The war broke out for a while, and Tian Yinbu was caught off guard. A mere thousand people invaded the camp and massacred them. The camp was too chaotic in the early morning, so no one knew the specific gains, especially when the people in the south of Handan City

There was a commotion in the main part of Yuan Jun's camp, and when a clearly elite force came over, Guan Yu, who was just trying his best, was not reluctant to fight. He just ordered a fire, and then calmly evacuated along the safe passage under the city wall. The fire cooperated with the battalions.

The commotion caused by the smoke was more dangerous than the casualties themselves. Tian Yinbu, who had been killed so many times, was too late to save people and put out the fire, so how could he still dare to pursue them?

Ji Yong and Lu Kuang, who were nearest, suddenly rushed out at this time, trying to chase Guan Yu all the way up. Unexpectedly, the Handan garrison above the city had also been prepared... In fact, Shen, who had food and accommodation at the city head,

How could Zhengnan ignore the movement here? Therefore, the arrows fell on the heads of the pursuing troops as if they were free, forcing the second general to throw away some corpses and retreat in a hurry.

Wen Chou led the Central Army's Tiger Guards to come here in person and supervised the fire extinguishing. After listening to General Tian Yin's report on the previous situation, he personally led the three generals and guards to observe Guan Yu's strange fortress. It was said that there was only a fence next to the city wall.

, the camp gate can be said to be a wide open door, but it is surrounded by ten layers of antlers, and there is no shortage of trenches, ditches, towers, and wells. There is no choice but to turn back in a hurry and report to Yuan Shao, Chen Gong and others.

However, Wen Chou had just rushed back to the Chinese army, and Tian Yinbu was collecting the corpses. The so-called early morning had just passed. Suddenly, it was Guan Yu who still attacked, and Pan Zhang stayed behind, but he replaced the thousands of troops waiting in the camp.

Once again, attack Tian Yin's troops who have lost the protection of the camp!

But this time, because the camp had been breached once before, and because Tian Yin's troops were concentrating on sorting out the corpses and transporting the wounded soldiers in the burned camp, Guan Yu killed him quickly and without leaving any room.

A truly massacre-like battle broke out quickly... Tian Yin initially felt that he might be able to cope with the concentration of his troops, but as his troops almost completely lost resistance in just half a quarter of an hour and fled, he himself could only hurriedly

He escaped into Jiyong Camp next door by climbing a fence.

As for the latter, this time he guarded the camp gate the whole time and did not dare to go out for rescue.

There are two reasons for this. First of all, the person Guan Yu shot back this time was really unprepared, and Ji Yong was also at a loss. However, the most important point is that Captain Ji Yong was from Qinghe City, and the judge was

Pei, Zhang Fei has stayed in Qinghe for many years. In other words, he knows the depth of his opponent. Not only the judge Pei in the city, but Guan Yu outside the city, he has also admired the name from Zhang Fei's channel for a long time, and then treats the opponent purely as Zhang Fei.

... I want to ask, how could he dare to go out?

As a result, the friendly forces sat idly by and did nothing to save them. Guan Yu led a thousand armored soldiers to kill them wantonly, and then retreated only before the main reinforcements arrived at the camp in the south of the city.

By the way, when the news of Guan Yunchang's second entry into the palace reached Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu ​​was completely confused. You must know that he specially allocated three battalions of troops, with a total of ten thousand troops (Ji Yong had four thousand,

Lu Kuang and Tian Yin (three thousand men each), did not seek to annihilate, but destroyed the Guan Yu camp, which was well protected with ten layers of antlers and protected by city wall defenders. They just wanted to keep an eye on the opponent, but they encountered such a simple attack.

The blow is also devastating!

In fact, it is not that Yuan Benchu ​​and his counselors underestimated Guan Yunchang, but that in a sense, Guan Yunchang in the late Han Dynasty was a bug of this era... He was nine feet tall, good at equestrian skills, and studied and trained in the military.

, governs the government and leads the army, everything is perfect, he even has a long beard that is extremely enviable to people these days!

Especially in terms of military strategy, his troops, infantry, and naval forces are all masters; strategy, tactics, and battles are all masterful; attack and defense, raids, and beheadings are all masterful.

At this moment alone, perhaps in terms of tactics and personal combat, Lu Bu, who is good at cavalry combat and has a good shot, does feel that he is a little bit better, but when it comes to dealing with big scenes, the so-called battle command level and strategic vision

, there is no doubt that Lu Bu is far behind, let alone the navy.

In fact, even Gongsun Xun may have a heavier aura as a famous general, but that is not enough for Guan Yunchang to cut him with one sword, right?

In short, this kind of person can naturally cope with various situations, which is beyond the imagination of many people!

So, two assaults in the morning, while the friendly forces just sit back and do nothing, cripple you, a rich man from Hejian, and three thousand soldiers in your own army. Is there any problem? No problem, it’s just a small test. Generals and soldiers are good at it.

It's not on the same level, let alone two unexpected raids in a row.

Of course, Guan Yu did not defeat Can Tianyin in one day, because in the afternoon, in the early autumn, when the summer heat was still there, at the hottest time of the day, Guan Yunchang went out for the third time, with the final

A thousand Chaoge soldiers who had not yet opened their doors repeated their old tricks and used the safe passage under the city to attack Tian Yin for the third time!

At that time, Tian Yin had just returned from Yuan Shao's military camp. After being comforted for a few words, he was allowed to return to Liangqicheng behind to rest and prepare to withdraw from the camp... However, he never expected that he would be attacked in this day.

The third time!

But this time, Tian Yin, who was chased and beaten, did not have the same luck as the previous two times. Due to the serious attrition of his troops, many people almost immediately reacted when they saw the size of Guan Yunchang and his white divine horse appearing on the battlefield.

Tian Yin, who had lost his resistance and had no cover, was directly surrounded by Pan Zhang's troops on the battlefield, and the latter was also quick and agile. He first picked him up with a spear, then chopped off his head, and finally used a spear to chop off his head.

A spear was tied and hung above the abandoned camp.

When the news came, Yuan Shao was furious. On the one hand, he sent his confidant Han Meng to personally lead 5,000 elite troops of the Chinese army to replace Tian Yin's troops. On the other hand, he urgently summoned the entire army to discuss the matter.

"Guan Yu either cuts it off or locks it, otherwise once our army attempts to attack the city, he will lead his troops to sweep along the city wall. In this way, not to mention that the siege will be blocked, I am afraid that it will be difficult to even build siege equipment...

...This is his original intention of leaving the city to form an independent battalion," someone said simply, but everyone knows the truth. "It is to make each other's horns stronger and make it difficult for our army to concentrate on one. However, this person is like this

It’s so fierce and difficult to control, which is unexpected, and it’s really tricky.”

"This is the truth, but how to cut off or isolate this person now?" Yuan Shao took the initiative to scold him without waiting for others to join in the discussion. "I know that this person is General Wei's favorite general, and he must have extraordinary abilities.

So when we came up, we used three times the force to block it, surrounded the three and only one was missing, and released the west city. We just wanted to get down quickly... But if we cover an entire battalion in one day, how can we concentrate on attacking the city? If this continues, he will be able to attack the city in thirty days.

Wouldn’t it be possible to overthrow my thirty battalions, and all 80,000 people would die under the city of Handan?! I won’t ask you today how to cut off Guan Yu, as long as you tell me first how this battalion was overthrown?”

Of course everyone knew that Yuan Shao was speaking out of anger. If Guan Yu could really kill one battalion of soldiers every day, he would be no longer a human but a god. Even if he could defeat five or six battalions of soldiers, killing seven or eight thousand, Yuan Jun would be defeated.

By reducing the number of men by ten to twenty thousand, his own three thousand men will be worn down to the point of losing their combat effectiveness.

Of course, in that case, Yuan Jun's attack on the city would probably have to be abandoned.

In fact, today's battle example seems extremely weird. No matter what, a complete camp of 3,000 people, in the middle of an army of 80,000 people, was so playfully massacred by an opponent of equal strength that it completely lost its structure.

, is really too hard to accept. In comparison, Tian Yin himself was killed, which seems insignificant.

"My subordinates believe that there are two important points in today's battle." Jushou thought for a moment, then frowned and spoke out. "One is that Guan Yu's camp is solid, but the entrance and exit are covered by city walls, so the other side can attack calmly. I

However, it was difficult for the army to pursue and stop them; secondly, the command between the camps was not smooth, so that support was not available, and they fought independently. That is why Guan Yu sent troops three times and hit the Hejian camp where Tian Sima was..."

From Yuan Shao on down, most of the generals and staff in the tent nodded in agreement.

In fact, Guan Yu's advantage is that I can hit you if I want to, but I can't chase you if I want to retreat; and Tian Yin's disadvantage is that he was attacked three times, and he fought passively all three times, and the reinforcements had no time to arrive; in the end, just right

It was this absurd war posture that made Tian Yin feel a little caught off guard every time he was attacked.

The first time I was attacked, I was really caught off guard; the second time I was attacked, I really had a psychological blind spot, and I didn't expect that the other party would hit me again; the third time I was attacked, I felt a little bit wantless.

As for when it comes up, it collapses.

"The camp is strong and protected by the city wall. There is no way to do it. Either send a large number of troops to attack the camp by force, or we can only trap it in front and behind, ignore it and attack the city first." Jushou was the first to speak, pointing out the problem.

, causing a lot of discussion in the tent, Feng Ji, who was in charge of military law, suddenly spoke with a twist of his tongue, and his words were very meaningful. "Only the lack of support and fighting on their own is not necessarily just because of poor command...

"

The staff and generals in the tent were either moved or shuddered... Of course, some were at a loss and felt nothing.

"Wen Tai has something to say, so you might as well speak up." Yuan Benchu's expression did not change.

"I think Duke Ming is too lenient with the generals in each camp!" Feng Ji replied sternly. "Not only did they have to recruit their own troops and lead them, but they also formed their own camps. There was no dignity at all, so that these generals regarded soldiers as horses.

It is privately owned, and in the face of war, the only priority is to protect oneself... This time, Ming Gong asked the three battalions to join forces to block Guan Yu. As a result, Tian Yin was attacked, but he could only rely on the Chinese troops sent by Ming Gong to protect him. The other two battalions had military orders, and they

You have the responsibility of keeping watch, but you sit back and watch your friendly forces fall, how can you be undefeated?!"

Ji Yong and Lu Kuang hurriedly knelt down to apologize, intending to defend themselves.
To be continued...