I don't know if it was because the battle had already started, but in the afternoon, in the sultry weather, Yuan Shao actually felt a little uneven breathing... This made Yuan Cheqi, who always paid attention to his grace, a little uneasy, and even began to doubt his Qi-nurturing skills.

But at this moment, the feathered guards in the army who were responsible for delivering the news suddenly arrived:

"Reporting to my lord, Colonel Wu'an was beheaded and two of his troops were defeated. However, General Yu Jin has led three troops forward, blocking Guan Yunchang's retreat..."

Yuan Shao sneered when he heard this. He looked around, hoping to find someone to talk to about his depression or to get angry, but he found that even Chen Gong had gone to prepare for the final siege and interception. There was no one who could really talk to him.

Woolen cloth?

In desperation, he just waved slightly to drive away the guards, and then continued to breathe rapidly surrounded by thousands of soldiers... Of course, at this time, he would never care about the unevenness of his breathing.

But not long after, another Lingyu guard came to report: "Colonel Cheng Wu was defeated, and two of his troops were defeated!"

Yuan Shao blinked his eyes and continued to sneer, still making no expression.

However, after a while, the Lingyu guards came to report three times: "My Lord, Li Zhengsima under Li Xiaowei was captured alive by Guan Yu. Li Xiaowei threw a rat weapon and did not dare to move lightly, so he could only follow. Guan Yu's men escaped calmly.

We have turned the corner of the city and are coming here!"

At this moment, Yuan Benchu ​​put away his smile and sighed quietly.

By the way, of course Yuan Shao knows who Li Zheng is. In fact, the Li family of Jiyin is probably the most useful and capable clan leader under him, more powerful than the Ji family of Qinghe, the Lu family of Dongping, and the Xue family of Dongjun.

Yuan Benchu's eyes, and the heir to such a powerful family was arrested, he could certainly understand Li Jin's helplessness... However, this also made Yuan Shao feel more and more depressed.

To be fair, the world would have been like this without Gongsun Xun, but just because of the emergence of such a benchmark, there appeared a person who kept exuding strange thoughts, whether it was Sun Wentai before or Gongsun Bogui later.

, and now Yuan Benchu ​​couldn't help but examine himself.

This kind of examination may not touch the soul, nor may it be effective, but from a conceptual point of view, it is undoubtedly a kind of baptism and progress.

In other words, Yuan Benchu ​​had some dissatisfaction and uneasiness with his inferior military organization from the very beginning of this attack on Handan, and this feeling gradually increased as the friendly forces sat back and watched Tian Yinbu's destruction.

Capturing and killing one person today will make thousands of troops lose their combat effectiveness, but it is becoming more and more obvious.

It can even be said that at this time, Yuan Cheqi had a vague feeling that in the overall situation of competing with Gongsun Xun for the world, compared with whether to win or lose the city of Handan, internal military reorganization seemed to be the real priority.

However, as Guan Yunchang led his troops around the corner of the city and came to the east of the city, Yuan Shao had no time to think too much. After he saw an army flashing out from the corner of the city in the distance, he steeled himself and looked solemnly.

"Lord," another feathered knight arrived, but he was here on behalf of Chen Gong. "Chen Changshi said that he was going to let Guan Yunchang go to the front of Tushan, and then use both wings to attack each other. He also asked the lord to be calm.

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"Got it!" Yuan Benchu ​​waved his hand slightly, showing a slight impatient tone, but didn't take it to heart at all.

This is of course. You must know that when Guan Yu and his men turned the corner and appeared in sight, after Li entered the pocket of three thousand soldiers, Yu Jin blocked the north gate with three thousand soldiers, and then there were four thousand soldiers in front of him.

, there is also Chen Gong who holds ten troops and continues to arrange the siege. No matter how he looks at it, there is no sign of failure.

However, in fact, Yuan Shao was not as calm as he appeared on the surface at this time... Although in broad daylight, he was on a high ground and surrounded by thousands of soldiers, so he was basically safe. He wanted to repeat what happened to Lu Bu in Hanoi.

Basically, I just thought about the first battle, but for some reason, Yuan Cheqi could not help but feel palpitations in the dull weather, because he always felt that something was wrong. He always felt that Guan Yunchang would not fight this battle with just one weapon.

Fight with bloody courage.

And Yuan Shao thought about it for a long time, and the only reasonable explanation was that Guan Yu was planning to wait until dark, and then take the opportunity to slip away... So judging from the cost of this battle and the number of casualties, it can be said that it is

Guan Yunchang won!

But in the extremely hot weather, as Yuan Benchu ​​wiped the sweat from his face again, he doubted this conjecture again... After all, this temperature doesn't look like it will get dark soon, right?

To the east of the city, in the shadow under the city wall, Guan Yu had already seen that Yuan Shao was densely surrounded by soldiers, but he just raised his head and looked at the sky, and remained unhurried, adorned with the three troops and three thousand men led by Li Jin.

People continue to head towards the mountainous terrain ahead where there seems to be no chance of victory!

Yuan Shao caught a glimpse of it from a distance and became increasingly frightened and doubtful.

But no matter what, as time gradually passed, General Zhenwu Guan Yu, despite being surrounded by countless enemy troops on three sides, just like strolling in a courtyard, finally came to the mountain where four thousand soldiers gathered, and then stopped and stood up!

For a moment, near Tushan, above the city and below the city, the air seemed to be solid.

"The overall situation has been decided!" Yuan Jun saw that the North Gate and South Gate had been blocked. Even in front of the East Gate, Jushou desperately sent an extra elite force to hold up the shields at the front and rear. I don't know how many people felt a stone falling in their hearts.

, even breathing suddenly became smoother.

"What tricks is Guan Yunchang playing?" Shen Zhengnan was at the top of the city. He also began to feel suspicious and became serious.

"General." Pan Zhang was also a little uneasy at this time.

"It doesn't matter." Guan Yu signaled slightly, then reined in his horse and went straight to Yuan Shao's formation, and shouted in front of everyone. "The imperial court ordered General Zhenwu to be here. May I ask you, this is where Yuan Shao built a mountain to attack the city.

Where?"

The soldiers and officers in front of the formation looked at each other, each speechless.

The two leaders of the soldiers, one Wen Chou and the other Gao Lan, sneered and looked back at Yuan Shao, who was sitting upright behind him.

Yuan Benchu ​​was obviously stunned, but he soon realized that the other party was stalling for time and looking for reasons for his withdrawal, while the two generals were asking for a fight.

But how to say it?

Being obsessed with face is something that suits Yuan Shao's taste. Even for a moment, although he was scolded as a thief, Yuan Benchu's impression of Guan Yunchang changed for the better... because a person with obvious shortcomings is a person who can be controlled.

If such a person can be returned to our side, then what are the Wu Anguo, Tian Yin, Li family, and Tian family before?

That's right, for a moment, Yuan Benchu ​​actually wanted to come forward and talk to persuade him to surrender!

Of course, after looking at the expressions of Wen Chou and Gao Lan in front of the two generals, and thinking about the dead generals, Yuan Shao recalled the scene where Hua Xiong was killed by Zhang Yide and Lu Fengxian flew into the camp.

I pressed this idea.

"Send the order!" After thinking this, Yuan Shao immediately gave the order. "Let generals Wen and Gao hold it in, don't mess up the position because of some words, and wait for Chen Changshi to encircle you! However, you can let the crossbowmen hidden in the army

Go forward and once you are in position, immediately launch your attack and shoot this beast!"

"You want to lose face!" The judge on the city wall listened for a long time. At this time, he looked down and saw the crossbowmen in Yuan Jun's formation sneaking forward. He was also anxious and angry, so that he cursed in his heart. "I can't change it in my life! Today!

If you die outside the city, you deserve it!"

However, Guan Yu stood alone in front of the formation and saw that the four thousand soldiers in front of him remained motionless. On the contrary, there was some movement behind the formation, but he remained calm and continued to speak: "If this is the case, then you all

It's really hard work. Four thousand civilians have been held by Yuan's thieves to this point. They actually have to wear armor to carry earth and bear shields to exert force... Of course, this is no wonder. The overseer in the middle of the platform when I was watching the work has grown taller and lower.

He is short, has a big head and a small body, and looks like a naturally mean person. I think he is a person who can do such a thing. However, this person is sitting behind the table at this time, as if he is selling his head. If you suffer from him, why not turn around?

To take this person’s head and then follow my general back? My general, the Guard, loves his people like his own son, and under his command, he would never be so ridiculous!”

There was a commotion in the formation, and Yuan Shao also laughed angrily... He thought that Yuan Benchu ​​had been known for his outstanding appearance since he was a child. How could he be long at the top and short at the bottom, with a big head and a small body? Why do he want to be the leader?

Four thousand soldiers are here. Are you willing to come up and take my head?!

On the other side, after Guan Yu took advantage of his words, he remained unhurried, and just slightly raised his hands to indicate: "I came here for Tushan, and I didn't want to hurt innocent people, but now that you have stopped working, you still pity the families behind.

, if you are not willing to go with me, I will stop bothering you and say goodbye first. We will meet you in the future!"

After saying this, he turned around and returned to the formation in the cool breeze.

It should be noted that the four thousand soldiers of Yuan Jun were prepared just in case. They were to prevent the opponent from breaking out and capturing Yuan Shao. The crossbowmen were either complete from the beginning, or other troops, because there were many on the city wall.

It has a higher strike field of view and a longer strike distance, so the crossbowmen are not regarded as the standard equipment, but the shield soldiers are mainly used.

Therefore, at this time, the opponent suddenly withdrew, and Yuan Jun's plan to send archers and crossbowmen to surround him failed for a while, and then everyone was at a loss.

"Encircle!" Tushan was in a dilemma, but in the cool breeze, Chen Gong finally completed the final arrangement. Then he no longer hesitated and immediately launched a flag and ordered the entire army to encircle.

"Kill the prisoners and turn the whole army around!" Guan Yu returned to the formation and immediately ordered a retreat, as if he was about to fight a trapped beast. "Whether it is on horseback or on foot, the whole army threw down their spears and held short soldiers!"

The order was a bit strange, but Pan Zhang and below were all soldiers who had been with Guan Yu for a long time, so how could they dare to neglect him? After throwing down his spear, Pan Wengui personally went forward and chopped off the captured Li Zheng's head with a knife, and later generations of the Jiyin Li family.

One of the leaders, Li Dian's cousin, and the most powerful leader in Yanzhou who once served as the governor of Qingzhou, died so simply and neatly on the day he first entered the battle at the age of twenty.

However, just when Guan Yu suddenly issued a strange order and led his troops to turn around, Yuan Jun suddenly became more powerful and the whole army was shaken. Many places had begun to carry out large-scale crossbow attacks on the city walls and struggled to resist the encirclement under the city.

, several riders suddenly galloped out from the Jushu tribe blocking the east gate, heading towards Yuan Shao and Chen Gong respectively.

"Pay attention to the weather?!" Yuan Shao was confused when he heard this.

Chen Gong suddenly turned pale.

After Yuan Benchu ​​was stunned for a moment, as a gust of cool wind blew behind his head, he suddenly understood, and hurriedly looked behind him. It turned out that at some point, a cumulonimbus cloud had appeared at the edge of his field of vision, and it was getting bigger and bigger.

It's getting thicker and heavier, and it's rolling forward rapidly! And thinking about the abnormally hot and sultry conditions before, Yuan Shao doesn't understand? This theoretically is early autumn, but in fact it's a typical summer rainstorm.

I'm afraid this is the reason and reliance of Guan Yunchang's attack!

No wonder the opponent immediately went to war on the first day after Tushan established the base!

No wonder the other party was so busy along the way!

No wonder the opponent only brought a thousand soldiers and horses!

What Guan Yunchang was waiting for was not darkness at all, but the heavy rain in late summer and early autumn!

On the top of the city, Shen Pei, who was not warned by anyone, suddenly realized it before the cumulonimbus clouds appeared, because when he suddenly raised his head, he was greeted by a gust of cool wind. When he lowered his head again, Guan Yunchang had already ordered to abandon his horse and throw his spear.

Speaking of which, although Guan Yunchang has been in Chaoge for a long time, the northern part of Hanoi, Wei County, and Zhao State are naturally the same in terms of hydrogeography. They are all next to the Taihang Mountains, they are all in the Zhangshui River Basin, and they are all on the southernmost side of the central Hebei region.

It's a plain area, so it's no wonder that Guan Yunchang knows the weather here.

By the same token, it is no wonder that Jushou and Shenpei were the first to wake up... However, after they woke up, they were each embarrassed. After all, they were natives, and Guan Yunchang was a murderer in Hedong. Counting the previous

The more than a year he spent working for people in Handan and being recruited by Gongsun Xun was only seven years in this area!

However, the two sides' understanding of the local weather is vastly different, and has even undergone qualitative changes.
To be continued...