"Lord, the earth barrier in front of the bridge has been broken. General Zhang and General Xu are driving their cavalry to advance quickly, trying to outflank the enemy's base behind the stronghold!" On the tenth day of the first lunar month, in the morning, a horseman with feathers came galloping over, and he was high from a distance.

Call for military support.

"They are both too anxious...forget it...let Gao Shun follow closely across the river." Gongsun Xun under the umbrella looked at the clearly visible situation on the river, but frowned slightly. "I can clearly see the enemy camp from here.

There is a wooden fence outside, and outside the fence there is a trench with a width of more than half a man for cavalry, which must be responded to by infantry."

"Here!" The feathered knight turned his horse around before dismounting.

"Ming Gong, Qingshui is narrow, and the water has not yet risen in early spring. It is easy to build pontoon bridges. You might as well let people build more pontoon bridges." Xun You suddenly said from the side.

"Yi Gong and Zhengnan go do it! You two will each lead thousands of troops to build a bridge five miles away from the left and right sides. Don't go from this bridge, otherwise it will be crowded." Gongsun Xun immediately nodded and ordered, and always made some very abrupt suggestions to Xun You.

He has become accustomed to the simple but crucial advice, and he respects it more and more.

Shen Pei and Han Dang immediately followed the order and left... They also saw the crowded scene on the bridge and the slow marching speed.

But after waiting for a while, watching the two close subordinates split up and go away, Gongsun Xun looked at the fighting that had broken out at the camp on the east side of the river, and at the same time he became more and more irritated: "You guys tell me, why am I so confused?

Didn't pontoon bridges be built from the beginning, so that the army was so slow to cross the river? If there were several bridges at the same time, they could just ride out and rush directly into the opponent's stronghold. Why is it like now that the cavalry are crossing the river scattered and being defeated?

People shot random arrows back..."

"This matter is also common." Tian Feng rarely attacked his wise man, but also frowned. "People's common sense is that there is a complete brick and wood bridge in front of them, and they just want to take it.

, who still wants to work hard to build a pontoon bridge in the cold water of early spring?"

"You don't have to blame yourself too much." Lu Fan on the side also put down his hands to build the awning and said with a smile. "Although I haven't been involved in war for many years, I still have some eyesight. When we captured the bridge just now, there was no fighting.

In their hearts, they just defended the base and threw arrows, not daring to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Then once our cavalry broke through the barrier, they hurriedly abandoned the riverside defense line and retreated into the stronghold. At this time, the situation in the stronghold was similar, and it was clear that there were only a few of our troops.

The soldiers and horses crossed the river, but they only fired arrows at the stronghold and did not dare to go out to respond... In this case, if you want to come to this stronghold, you will probably defeat it in one fell swoop, right?"

With such arrogant words, none of the military advisors and generals around Gongsun Xun's umbrella did not refute. Instead, they twisted their beards and nodded... But this time, everyone did not just give Lu, who was actually inferior to one person but superior to ten thousand people.

Chang Shi's face is not because there is a kid named Gongsun Ding here who needs to save face for his father, but because the situation is indeed like this.

We are all used to fighting in the army, so why can't we see that the enemy's fighting spirit is wilting?

To put it bluntly, Yuan Jun was frightened after the people in Liang Dynasty summoned up the courage to fight hard but were defeated... The soldiers were soldiers who fled, and the officers were also officers who escaped death and recovered, and some were even captured.

How can such officers and soldiers have the courage to fight if they were killed and then put back on the eleventh day?

They are not here for any lofty ideals, and no one will give them land to fight here... Moreover, Yuan Jun has a huge problem is that they generally formed an army too late, and they lack a sense of belonging and core cohesion in the camp.

, the reason why I followed Yuan Shao was just because someone higher up followed Yuan Shao, and I did not get enough positive feedback from this camp identity.

Therefore, unless they are from the countryside, their hometown is behind them, and they need to protect their homeland, it is really difficult to imagine when these Yuan soldiers will be willing to fight for their lives.

In fact, not to mention Yuan Jun, even the entire Yuan Shao camp felt like it was forcibly put together and suddenly gathered together.

It rises so quickly, and once it reaches that point, it will collapse very quickly.

This is what Gongsun Xun did before. All he wanted was to push Yuan Shao's self-righteousness. As long as he pushed it and put more effort on key thresholds from time to time, it would be a matter of course. There was no need to pursue too much military power.

Results.

Things seemed to prove this in turn. After about half an hour, the fierce battle on the other side of the river came to an end with a gorgeous surprise attack... On the north side, that is, on the left wing, first a group of armored cavalry suddenly came.

He dismounted his horse, jumped over the trench with his shield, and rushed to a wooden fence regardless of life and death. After making some moves, he hurriedly turned back, and then actually used his horse to exert force and successfully dragged down a wooden fence. Immediately, a large group of cavalry surrounded him.

A large banner with Chinese characters broke directly into the stronghold, and he killed them with all his strength, causing Yuan Jun's entire battalion to lose control.

In the end, it was unclear whether it was the deployment of troops and horses to block the collapse that caused the collapse, or whether it was a complete retreat from the beginning. Anyway, after the big banner entered the stronghold, the fierce battle that lasted for more than half an hour came to an end.

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Of course, the so-called 'fierce', 'effortful', 'regardless of life and death' are all just from the perspective of Gongsun Ding, who is not yet 12 years old this year. The latter wears a nondescript but easy-to-manage ponytail hairstyle and rides on a pony.

, was nervously and excitedly watching the battle involving tens of thousands of people that he had witnessed for the first time in his life.

However, compared to Gongsun Ding's perspective, the people under his father's umbrella were a little less interested... because they could see it more clearly. The reason why it took more than half an hour to break through the stronghold was not because of the opponent's combat power.

Or what the tactics were, but the soldiers and horses crossed the river too slowly from the only bridge, and Xu Rong and Zhang Fei crowded the early road, so that a total of seven or eight thousand cavalry rushed over, and then faced the opponent's huge army.

However, there was not much that could be done about the camp. Later, Gao Shun and Zhang Nan led 3,000 infantry across the river, including more than a thousand armored soldiers with large shields and spears, and rushed straight to the front of the camp, which caused the Yuan army's defense in the camp to be neglected.

Zhang Fei caught a glimpse of the flaw and succeeded in one fell swoop.

But no matter what happened, the victory was certain. Visible to the naked eye across the river, countless soldiers of Yuan's army who were guarding the stronghold abandoned the stronghold and fled further east where they were released... Just looking at the number, there were no less than seven or eight thousand soldiers.

However, at this time, Xu Rong and Zhang Fei's move of leading the cavalry to cross first turned out to be beneficial. In fact, after Zhang Fei took the lead, Xu Rong, who had not yet entered the stronghold, simply led his cavalry to the east to chase and kill the fleeing enemy.

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"The two generals Junhou, Gao Shun, and Zhang Nan led 3,000 infantry to charge forward. Generals Xu Rong and Zhang Fei led 5,000 and 3,000 cavalry to outflank the enemy. The enemy was vulnerable, and Hedong Dazhai had changed hands!

"Sure enough, the Lingyu guards came to report in a moment. "General Xu Rong, please move across the river to take a rest and boost the morale of the army..."

"Bullshit!" Gongsun Xun was speechless and became angry instead. "Does he think I can't see that he secretly led his troops to chase the enemy? Now he is using me to attack..."

"Your Majesty, some trivial matters are not worth mentioning. We have to cross the river." Lu Fan hurriedly advised him. "In the final analysis, General Xu, as a frontline general, always has the right to exercise his own authority. At this time, there is no exception.

It seems that Qingshui is too narrow. We can see clearly at a glance. This makes it appear that the monarch personally commanded and pursued privately... But in fact, from a military law perspective, General Xu was not at fault. As for the anxious and aggressive atmosphere in the army, it can be

Let’s talk about it later. And as long as we are cautious and don’t make any mistakes, rash progress will turn into indomitable..."

Gongsun Xun took a long breath, thought about it, but had nothing to say, and immediately ordered the Chinese army to cross the river.

Just like that, amidst the cheers of the three armies on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the troops moved out of the way and watched General Wei's umbrella and two thousand white horses pass through this brick-wood structure and slightly arched permanent bridge to the other side of the clear water, which was only a hundred steps away.

, and garrisoned the enemy's bridge-defending stronghold that they had just captured, leaving only Cheng Pu behind to organize the army and continue to advance.

"What was the result of the battle?" Gongsun Xunfu got off his horse and asked Gao Shun, who was the only one left in the camp at this time. Just now, Zhang Fei couldn't help but chase the deserters... The latter not only had military exploits, but also

Soldier's private seizure.

This kind of thing cannot be stopped without military orders.

"Reporting to the emperor, it's okay." Gao Shun was as reticent as ever, but he hit the nail on the head. "The standard configuration of a ten-thousand-strong army camp has everything it should have, and nothing it shouldn't have."

"All military rations, ordnance, and military supplies are all available?" Gongsun Xun frowned and asked. "And there aren't too many fodder to start a fire?"

"That's right." Gao Shun's expression remained as normal. "It has been checked and found that there was nothing deliberately igniting the fire. The amount of fodder and military rations is also normal, but in daily wooden camps, we should be careful to prevent fire..."

"What concerns do you have, sir?" Lu Fan finally heard the question. "Could it be that you are worried about fraud?"

"When marching or fighting, if there is any obstruction, we should be worried and vigilant. It cannot be said that there is fraud or not... For example, Su Qing knew my intention as soon as I opened my mouth. It is not that he understood my temper or got my words in advance.

But he is a serious general, and he usually only cares about these things." Gongsun Xun answered casually, and then went to the general's platform in the camp. "Who is the guard general?"

"Lu Xiang." Gao Shun answered cautiously again. "Generals Zhang and Xu have already gone after him."

"No wonder." Gongsun Xun sighed quietly as he climbed up the steps to the stage. "Lu Xiang was born in a powerful family in Yanzhou, and the soldiers he led should all be Yanzhou soldiers. The Yanzhou soldiers and horses suffered the most as the main force in the first battle of Liang Qi. He led

With such a group of defeated soldiers, it's no wonder that you, Su Qing, succeeded with one blow..." At this point, Gongsun Xun had already reached the general stage, and then looked around. He saw smoke and dust billowing in the east, and could not see Lu Xiang's defeated soldiers clearly.

Xu and Zhang frowned even more. "But, why did Yuan Shao let Lu Xiang, a defeated general with mediocre abilities, guard Qingshui?"

"Perhaps there is no one?" Dong Zhao, as the intelligence leader, had to speak at this time. "After Liang Qi's defeat, it was not just a military setback... Ju Yi was executed for rebelling, and Li Jin also had sentries saying that he might go there.

We went to Dunqiu area to stop Guan Yunchang and protect the army's retreat. Wen Chou died in the battle, Yu Jin was actually captured, and Ju Shou was thrown into Yecheng. Who else can Yuan Benchu ​​use?"

"Perhaps?" At this time, someone had already found a captain's chair from the camp and placed it in the general's platform, but Gongsun Xun continued to look around, his doubts not diminishing, but he had no intention of sitting on it.

"Actually, there is another possibility." Dong Zhao couldn't help but laugh. "Have you ever thought about it, since Yuan Benzhu cannot be a director, who will be in charge of important affairs in the army? Apart from anything else, if those Yingchuan people are in power, especially

Xin Ping and Guo Tu, how could they let go of Lu Xiang who ruined their future with one word that day? The last words Lu Xiang said on behalf of Chen Gongtai in Liang Qi City are now known to the world!"

"This is more reasonable!" Gongsun Xun finally put away his doubts, then turned around and saw the bridge in the distance, and then asked casually. "This bridge connects Qinghe County and Anping County.

, even the key points of Guangzong must be counted on this bridge, can it have a name?"

"It must have a name, because any boundary bridge requires the state to come forward, and then the two counties work together to build it." Dong Zhao replied casually. "And if the state and county officials gather together, they must erect monuments and publish inscriptions as a commemoration. However,

This bridge is old, and I'm afraid its name has been lost long ago, otherwise the military intelligence reports would not refer to it as the Boundary Bridge..."

Gongsun Xun withdrew his gaze from the bridge, turned to his ignorant son and the many staff and generals who were naturally happy because of the easy victory, and then looked to the smoke and dust in the east again... But he was lost and speechless for a moment.

Only his eyes became sharper.

The first people to react were Lu Fan and Lou Gui, the two people who had been with Gongsun Xun for the longest time. They looked at each other in silence and stood in silence. Then the one who became nervous was actually the eleven-year-old Gongsun Ding. Of course he was his son.

I am most sensitive to my father's emotions, especially since the father and son have not seen each other for two or three years, but they have been living together in Changping earlier... The child cannot hide his expression, and it attracts more attention from those present, so when

So far, the tense atmosphere has finally spread to the entire general platform.

"Your Majesty!" After a period of unbearable silence, in the cold wind of early spring, Lu Fan did his duty.

"Have any of you ever heard of the Western Qiang's shield-laying technique?" Gongsun Xun asked after hearing this.

"Report to the Lord!" The person who spoke turned out to be Gao Shun. "Shun lived in Xihe for a long time when he was young and had many entanglements with the Qiang people. I know this, but it is a kind of infantry formation that is designed to defeat cavalry..."

"What exactly is going on?" Gongsun Xun asked seriously. "Explain it carefully."

"Reporting to your Majesty, this formation is simple to say and easy to operate, but it requires great courage... It should be noted that no matter where the cavalry is, it is the crown of all soldiers and horses in the world. With one horse per man, it can advance and retreat like the wind, and it is natural to shoot from a distance with a bow.

Needless to say, melee combat with a spear is also higher and longer, and the charging and trampling of horses is unstoppable." Gao Shun indeed said a few more words. "And if you want to deal with cavalry, the only thing that can really cause rapid damage is the crossbow, but the bow

The crossbowmen simply couldn't withstand the trampling of horses' hooves, so they needed to be protected by a spear array. The spears were too bulky and couldn't withstand long-distance shooting by cavalry, so they also needed a shield... But there were both spears and crossbows.

There is also a large shield. Which cavalryman would directly hit such a large formation? So we have to ambush the shield!"

"How to crouch?" Gongsun Xun kept asking questions with an expressionless face.
To be continued...