The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

Twenty miles south of the boundary bridge, Gongsun Zan's 30,000-strong army was stationed. In this battle, Gongsun Zan personally led 3,000 white-horse righteous followers, including the generals Yan Gang and Shan Jing, the cavalry commanders Tai Shici and Zhao Yun, and the military advisor Guan Jing. In addition to the brothers Tian Kai and Liu Guanzhang who guarded Qingzhou, it can be said that they are all elite, which also reflects his determination to destroy Yuan Shao in one battle.

On Yuan Shao's side, he first failed to attack Qingzhou, and then the Black Mountain Army was met with strong resistance. Both battles suffered setbacks. In order to boost morale, Yuan Shao went out in person, bringing with him generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Jiang Qi, Ju Yi, and Gao. Look, the military advisers are Xu You, Tian Feng, Ju Sue, and Xun Chen. The civil and military camps are quite luxurious. If there is any flaw, the Jizhou soldiers are mostly newly recruited soldiers with low combat effectiveness and need to go through the temper and baptism of war.

Yan Liang led 10,000 cavalry to attack, and Gongsun Zan arranged the army. Taishi Ci commanded 5,000 cavalry on the left wing, Zhao Yun commanded 5,000 cavalry on the right wing, and Yan Gang commanded the white horse Yi Cong at the arrow. He himself sat in the center and commanded the overall situation.

Yan Liang took the lead and shouted towards Gongsun Zan's military formation, "Who dares to come out to fight with me?"

Yan Gang responded and fought out with a knife. The two fought together, and the two swords sparked sparks under the scorching sun. After ten rounds of fighting, Yan Gang knew he was losing, so he feinted with his sword and retreated.

Yan Liang shouted, "Come on! Whoever kills Gongsun Zan will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins." The Jizhou cavalry behind him heard the order and rushed forward.

At this time, the white-horse Yi Cong army was not in a hurry. The white-clothed riders took out their bows and arrows and fired a shower of arrows at the attacking Jizhou army. Poor these Jizhou cavalry, many of them were on the battlefield for the first time, and their lives were handed down like this. .

Yan Liang saw the soldiers behind him falling off their horses one by one, stopped the pursuit, and ordered the withdrawal. Yan Gang seized the opportunity and commanded Baima Yicong to charge and kill.

On the plain, more and more corpses of Jizhou soldiers appeared.

In the first confrontation, Yuan Shao's Jizhou army was defeated miserably, with only a thousand remaining soldiers fleeing back to the camp.

Yuan Shao was furious, "Here, push Yan Liang out and chop him."

All the civil and military officials knelt down to plead for Yan Liang. Yuan Shao had no intention of killing Yan Liang. He just wanted to frighten the troops, so he spared Yan Liang's life.

Yuan Shao said to everyone, "Baima Yicong is so powerful, how should our army deal with it?"

Zhang He said, "Gongsun Zan's Youzhou cavalry has fought against foreigners for many years and has been extremely brave. Most of our soldiers are new recruits. They are facing each other head-on and are not opponents."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao looked at everyone, "Our army is not as powerful as the enemy. Don't I know? Now I want you to think of a way to reverse the situation?"

Tian Feng spoke, "Now is not the time to fight Gongsun Zan. Peace is the best. Once the Montenegrin army is defeated, it will be the time for a decisive battle."

Xu You and Tian Feng have always refused to deal with it. "My lord, Tian Feng's words are completely wrong. The Black Mountain Army is just a remnant of the Yellow Turbans and is not a threat. Gongsun Zan is ambitious and owns the land of two states. If he is allowed to develop, Jizhou will also fall soon."

Seeing that the two were arguing, Yuan Shao interrupted their quarrel, "We are not going to discuss the issue of the Black Mountain Army now. We are only talking about how to deal with Baima Yicong. Don't we in Jizhou have anyone who can fight Baima Yicong?"

"The last general is willing to go." At this time, a voice came from the hall. When everyone saw it, it turned out to be Ju Yi. Ju Yi was a confidant of the former governor Han Fu and was from the Xiliang army, so he could not be reused by Yuan Shao.

Seeing that no one wanted to go, Yuan Shao had no choice but to ask Ju Yi, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Ju Yi slowly explained his tactics, "Back then, the governor of Han asked me to train an infantry that could fight cavalry. After many years of training, this army has been completed. I only need to lead 3,000 infantry to defeat the white horses." Righteousness."

"What a shame! My 10,000 cavalry were defeated, how can you fight with 3,000 infantry." Yan Liang said unconvinced.

"I would like to issue a military order!" Ju Yi said firmly.

Yuan Shao decided to let Ju Yi send troops with the attitude of giving it a try.

When the two armies faced each other, Yan Gang saw that the number of soldiers in Yuan Shao's army formation was equal to that of his Bai Ma Yi Cong, and they were all infantrymen. He smiled scornfully, "This is a military tribute for me. Ba Ma Yi Cong obeyed the order and charged directly to kill!" "After that, he personally led the white horse Yi Cong into the formation.

Ju Yi didn't panic. When Bai Ma Yicong approached, he shouted, "Where's the shield bearer!" As soon as he finished speaking, eight hundred soldiers holding huge shields appeared on Bai Ma Yicong's path. The huge shields He was still tall, and he blocked the impact of the white horse Yicong.

Seeing that the shield array was working, Ju Yi shouted again, "Where are the crossbowmen!" Then the remaining infantrymen took out crossbows. This is different from bows and arrows. Bows and arrows are long-distance killing weapons, while crossbows have a short range and can only be used in close combat. To exert power, Bai Ma Yi Cong, whether a soldier or a war horse, is covered with a layer of armor. After the bow and arrow are decelerated by the air flow, they cannot penetrate the armor. This is also the reason why Baima Yi Cong wins many battles, and the hard crossbow is exactly The weapon that restrains Hakuba Yi Cong.

Following Ju Yi's order, the crossbowmen fired their crossbow arrows one after another. At a very short distance, the crossbow arrows showed their full power and penetrated Baima Yicong's armor one after another. Yan Gang was also killed by several arrows and fell with him. Yes, they are soldiers of the White Horse Yi Cong.

This ace army of Gongsun Zan has been on the battlefield for more than ten years and has made countless military exploits. It only made one charge at the boundary bridge and disappeared from the stage of history forever.

In the military formation, Gongsun Zan saw that his treasured white horse Yi Cong was destroyed like this. He felt dizzy, vomited a mouthful of blood, and fell off his horse. Guan Jing quickly ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Yuan Shao saw Gongsun Zan's army withdrawing and ordered a pursuit. Gongsun Zan's army had no command and had to shoot arrows to defend itself. Yuan Shao faced the rain of arrows and shouted out the famous saying, "A man is born between heaven and earth, how can he be afraid of bows and arrows and not move forward!"

When all the soldiers saw that Yuan Shao was not afraid of death, they were inspired and they all fought bravely to take the lead.

The most terrifying thing on the battlefield was the lifeless army. At this moment, the Jieqiao battlefield was in a one-sided situation. Gongsun Zan's army retreated and fled, while Yuan Shao's army pursued them for thirty miles.

"The Biography of Yuan Shao in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty": In the summer of the first year of Xingping, Gongsun Zan stationed his troops in Panhe, and Yuan Shao faced him at Jieqiao. Most of Yuan Shao's troops were new soldiers, so they were defeated in the first battle. Later Ju Yi used the dead soldiers to break the white horse Yiyi Cong, and the situation After the reversal, Gongsun Zan's army was defeated.

Yuan Shaojun cleaned the battlefield and counted the casualties. Judging from the corpses on the battlefield, more than half of Gongsun Zan's 30,000 troops were lost in this battle. Yuan Shaofang's losses could be said to be negligible except for Yan Liang's initial loss of troops. Ju Yi made his first contribution in this battle. Yuan Shao personally poured him wine and said, "General, you are brave. I wonder if your soldiers have names?"

"Be the dead man first." Ju Yi slowly said a few words.

"It's really well-deserved. I would like to ask the general to train ten thousand soldiers for our army. I hope the general will not refuse." Yuan Shao looked sincere.

Ju Yi waved his hand, "The soldiers who ascend to the death first are elite soldiers, and they are not many. It took me five years to train these three thousand people to reach today's combat strength. If I train ten thousand people, it will take ten years."

When Yuan Shao heard that it would take ten years, he frowned and said, "Then, can we select the outstanding talents among the deceased soldiers and join them as generals in each battalion to command the battle?"

Ju Yi shook his head, "My lord, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I will be a dead soldier first and only listen to my orders. Unless the three armies are given my command, this may be feasible."

Yuan Shao put away his smile and said, "That's all."

The upright Ju Yi did not know that his words and deeds would lead to his death.