Three Kingdoms

At this time in Jizhou, Gongsun Zan not only performed well militarily, but also gained the upper hand politically. A well-written appeal against Yuan was passed among the counties in Jizhou...

"The fourth and third princes of Yuan Shao have only false reputations. They are dedicated to evil and charming, and they cannot be upright..."

"When the king is in trouble, he turns a blind eye, flees without permission, and is disloyal to the country..."

"Since I am the leader of the alliance, I should attack Dong Zhuo. If I don't tell my father and brother, the whole family will be killed together. It is really unkind and unfilial..."

"It's called raising troops, but in reality it's a feudal state. It collects money from examinations. It doesn't complain about the national calamity, but the people complain..."

"They stole Jizhou by force, and carved gold and jade into it, thinking it was a seal. Every time they issued it, it was called an imperial edict, but it was actually a false order..."

And so on, listing various crimes against Yuan Shao, and the most important thing about these crimes is that they are well-founded. This caused the Jizhou nobles who originally supported Yuan Shao one-sidedly to start muttering,

However, although Gongsun Zan issued a message to criticize Yuan, and the scolding was quite enjoyable, he did not control the scope well and included some people and things into it. In this way, whether Gongsun Zan did it intentionally would not be known to outsiders.

For example, if Yuan Shao has no brother or father, and is unkind and unfilial, then it is equivalent to dragging Yuan Shu into the water...

Another example is that Yuan Shao carved gold and jade and forged the emperor's orders. Doesn't that reflect the fact that Liu Yu almost became the false emperor appointed by Yuan Shao before?

However, these things are not a headache for Gongsun Zan now. The ones who are having a terrible headache right now are Jizhou Mu, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Benchu...

To be honest, Yuan Shao never thought that the current situation would turn into this situation. In fact, he always thought in his heart that just like Liu Xiu had the support of Hebei powerful people, now he holds Jizhou Mu, which is his destiny. Return, and then watch the wind fall from all directions, how can there be so many shabby things!

But Yuan Shao also had to calm down and face the reality - he did not have enough cavalry to fight against the white horse Yi Cong who roamed Youzhou.

Many people think that the White Horse Yi Cong is a ranger, with light armor, mounted archery, fast speed, and can kill enemies in circles...

In fact, this understanding is wrong. Youzhou Cavalry once had a name-"Sudden Cavalry"!

When the two Han Dynasties handed over, Liu Xiu recruited a large number of Wuhuan and Youzhou Han people at the time to form the Youzhou Cavalry. This brigade followed Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, to sweep away the heroes and dominate the world.

Later, as the Eastern Han Dynasty continued to recruit elite Youzhou cavalry to supplement the Central Army, the Han people were no longer the main force of this cavalry in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty. The Wuhuan and Xianbei people who surrendered and recruited became an important supplement to this army.

By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the heavy armored cavalry of the Xiliang cavalry who fought against the Xiqiang had basically matured the frontal charge tactics of the group. This tactical method was also spread to Youzhou, and the Youzhou assault cavalry was even better at it than the Xiliang cavalry. Using bows and arrows, it also has long-range strike capabilities.

If divided according to the armor equipment level, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is a pure heavy cavalry, while the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is an armored ranger, and the Youzhou Assault Cavalry is between the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. In one wave, you can also use bows and arrows to attack from a distance. Therefore, Gongsun Zan relied on Youzhou's sudden cavalry to repeatedly defeat powerful enemies and temporarily dominate the north.

The Wuhuan people in Tuqi in Youzhou were not under the control of the Eastern Han government in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. They rebelled many times and repeatedly attacked and plundered the Han Dynasty. However, Gongsun Zan's boss, Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, advocated a gentle policy and maintained a kind and broad-minded heart. However, Gongsun Zan believed that the Wuhuan people were arrogant and uncontrollable and insisted on encirclement and suppression by force. He always believed that all Hu people who dared to plunder the Han territory should die. Only dead Hu people are good Hu people. They brought together many Han people who had been poisoned by the barbarians in the border counties. Among them were three thousand elites, known as the "white horse righteous followers", who were brave and good at fighting and famous far and near.

Even the Wuhuan people knew that they should "avoid the white horse" in battle and did not dare to touch the edge easily.

Now when such a sharp and powerful weapon was thrust in front of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao naturally felt great pressure.

Retreating is absolutely impossible.

Yuan Shao knew in his heart that once he took even half a step back, he would be doomed. The Jizhou nobles who had initially gained a favorable impression might not immediately turn around and embrace Gongsun Zan's thigh, but they would also knock Yuan Shao to dust and step on him a few times...

What's more, now

However, if we want to fight, how should we fight?

It is definitely not possible to rely on large numbers of people. There were more than 30,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans heading north. They were directly disabled by Gongsun Zan, killing and wounding nearly 10,000 people. The untrained stragglers had little ability to resist in front of Youzhou's sudden cavalry. .

Therefore, Gongsun Zan's cavalry was currently roaming around, exerting pressure and attacks on some counties in northern Jizhou, but Yuan Shao could only squat in a group on the boundary bridge, not daring to move arbitrarily, for fear that Gongsun Zan would catch a flaw in the march, which would be the end of his life. disaster……

But shrinking back is not the answer. Not to mention seeing the morale of the soldiers dropping day by day, it is also becoming more and more difficult to replenish the army's rations. If this continues, Yuan Shao's own position may be in chaos without Gongsun Zan's attack. .

"Ming Gong! I'm so happy, so happy!" Tian Feng came from outside with a smile. When he saw Yuan Shao, he bowed his head and smiled happily.

"Yuan Hao, why are you so happy?" Yuan Shao needed some exciting news, so he asked urgently.

"Ming Gong, please read..." Tian Feng took out a copy of the Di newspaper from his sleeve and sent it to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao took it and took a look, read it briefly, raised his head, frowned and said: "Niu Fu has been conferred?!" What kind of good news is this? Tian Feng, are you confused...

Once Niu Fu died, it meant that the Xiliang army was basically leaderless. Then wouldn't Wang Yun be able to sit firmly in Chang'an City? How could this situation be what Yuan Shao wanted to see?

Tian Feng said "hmm", and of course he understood what Yuan Shao meant, so he said: "Ming Gong, this retribution can solve my urgent need..."

General Yuan Shao read the letter carefully again with doubts, and saw that it was written in the Di newspaper: "...the rebels invaded the north of Hedong and plundered the countryside... Qian Tong's troops came to the south to help, and assisted Chen's troops at the gate of Anyi City. The auxiliary orders Hu Qi clashed, Hidden in the chariot formation, resisted by brave soldiers with big shields, but the auxiliary cavalry could not be broken. There were few light submarines in the rear, so they sent their iron cavalry to rush into the formation, and they lurked in the formation with powerful crossbows. They were all equipped with weapons. The auxiliary cavalry suffered numerous casualties, and the hidden cavalry attacked them from the side. , the auxiliary could not resist, and retreated hundreds of miles..."

"This..." Yuan Shao became more and more surprised the more he looked at it. He pointed at the newspaper and said, "... I'm really happy! With this method, I can definitely defeat Gongsun Baima!"

After a pause, Yuan Shao said hesitantly: "...However, I am afraid that Gongsun will also know that Di Bao has spread all over the world..."

Tian Feng cupped his hands and said with some meaning: "My lord, please relax, this is delivered quickly, the report from the imperial court has not yet reached Hanoi..."

Yuan Shao rolled his eyes, then gritted his teeth and said, "That's it... Come on, beat the drum! Gather the generals!"

Yuan Shao was indeed pinched and beaten by Gongsun Zan in the early days... Many people were also observing that Yuan Shu had sent Sun Jian to attack Dong Zhuo and defeated Dong Zhuo's army... However, although Yuan Shao held the title of leader of the alliance, he always There were no commendable achievements...until Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan competed for the hegemony of the north...