Just as Zhao Yun invited Liu Feng's reinforcements and rushed back to Youbeiping, Gongsun Zan had already started fighting Yuan Shao again.

In this battle, both sides set the battlefield on the boundary bridge.

Originally, Gongsun Zan planned to wait until Liu Feng's reinforcements arrived before launching a decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Shao's counselor Tian Feng saw that Gongsun Zan was hiding in the city and refused to fight, so he immediately guessed Gongsun Zan's intention.

So he said to Yuan Shao:"My lord, we can invite Cao Cao's reinforcements. Gongsun Zan has been shutting down the fight at this time, so he must have invited reinforcements to help. Besides, he has always been on good terms with

King Liu Feng, and Liu Feng's strength and We all have witnessed the combat effectiveness of his army.

If Gongsun Zan really invites Liu Feng over, I'm afraid our army really can't resist it.

So the current plan is to lure Gongsun Zan into battle as soon as possible and wait until Liu Feng's reinforcements arrive. We killed Gongsun Zan before."

Yuan Shao listened to Tian Feng's words and was convinced, so he asked:"But now Gongsun Zan is hiding in the city like a turtle and dare not come out. Is there any way Yuan Hao can let him come out?"

Tian Feng said:"This matter is easy to hear.

The reason why my lord and Gongsun fought was because of the dispute in Jizhou. If you want to draw him out, you have to find a way here.

My lord can pretend to tell Gongsun Zan that the two sides have been fighting for so long, both physically and mentally." Tired.

So we find an open place, and the two sides line up for a fair fight. If he wins, we will give up the entire Jizhou.

Gongsun Zan must not be able to resist the temptation and come out of the city to fight with our army."

Yuan Shaoting listened. After listening to Tian Feng's words, he said worriedly:"Yuan Hao, once you come up with this plan, Gongsun Zan will definitely agree.

But his white horse Yi Cong is very powerful. If, as you said, our two armies line up to fight, if we really If you lose, do you really want to give Jizhou to him?"

Faced with Yuan Shao's worries, Tian Feng said with a smile:"Don't worry, my lord, although Gongsun Zan has great achievements against foreigners, he is just a warrior after all.

In a battle with foreigners, both sides will have to fight. He doesn't know how to use any strategy and formation, so he can win naturally.

But if he fights with us, Feng has already had a plan. Not only can he defeat Baima Yicong in one fell swoop, but if he is lucky, even Gongsun Zan can make him come back without any chance."

Yuan Shao saw Tian Feng was so confident, so he agreed to his plan.

Seeing that Yuan Shao was willing to fight him at the expense of the entire Jizhou, Gongsun Zan thought that if he could capture Jizhou before Liu Feng arrived, he would be impressed.

So Gongsun Zan did not hesitate and agreed immediately.

On the day of the decisive battle, Gongsun Zan and tens of thousands of troops appeared on the boundary bridge on time to confront Yuan Shaoyao.

In this duel, Gongsun Zan's army consisted of 30,000 infantry in the center, Youzhou's cavalry of 10,000 troops were separated on the left and right, and the ace unit Baima Yicong was the vanguard.

Yuan Shao's army, under the command of Tian Feng, led 800 elite heavy infantry led by General Qu Yi as the forward, and placed a thousand strong crossbowmen at the rear. Yuan Shao himself led tens of thousands of infantry behind.

Before the war began, Jushu suggested that Yuan Shao send troops across the boundary bridge to attack Gongsun Zan, pretend to be defeated and retreat, and lure Gongsun Zan to lead his troops in pursuit.

Unexpectedly, Gongsun Zan was too arrogant to see through such a simple plan to lure the snake out of its hole.

Seeing that Yuan Shao's forward troops were few, he ordered Baima Yicong to immediately launch an assault, followed by two flanking assault cavalry.

This is a method commonly used by Gongsun Zan.

He attempted to use his usual heavy cavalry group charge tactics to crush Yuan Shao's forward army, and even swept through his army.

But when Gongsun Zan led Bai Ma Yicong to rush onto the boundary bridge, they were greeted by Ju Yi's heavy infantry and the dead soldiers who first climbed up.

Since Baima Yicong has been fighting against foreigners all year round and has a very strong mounted shooting ability, Qu Yi ordered the heavy infantry to lie behind shields to prevent Baima Yicong from being injured by cavalry fire.

When Baima Yicong was dozens of steps away from his own troops, these infantrymen suddenly shouted and launched a counterattack. On the left and right sides, the advanced soldiers fired thousands of crossbows at the rear to block Baima Yicong with cross fire.

Baima Yicong did not expect this move at all, and was panicked under the intensive attack of the powerful crossbows of the Xiandenshi.

Before they could reorganize their formation, they were attacked by the opponent's heavy infantry with halberds. The weakness of the heavy cavalry in hand-to-hand melee combat in a non-charge state was fully exposed.

At the same time, the path forward of Youzhou's sudden cavalry behind was blocked, and they were huddled together with Baima Yicong, unable to move.

Seeing that his own troops had no hope of victory, most of the demoralized cavalry in the rear collapsed and fled. The main force of Gongsun Zan, who was forced to retreat, tried to hold the boundary bridge, but was defeated by Dengshi led by Qu Yi.

Seeing that the vanguard had won, Yuan Shao ordered his army to pursue Gongsun Zan with Qu Yi, leaving only dozens of strong crossbowmen and a hundred halberd infantry by his side.

Gongsun Zan saw that Yuan Shao had sent all his troops to the rear and the guards around him were weak, so he ordered the remaining 2,000 troops of the defeated Youzhou Cavalry to regroup.

He also commanded the assault cavalry to use roundabout tactics, bypassing the Xiandenshi led by Qu Yi and Yuan Shao's main army in front of Yuan Shao's army, and attacked Yuan Shao from both sides.

Upon seeing this, Tian Feng, Yuan Shao's chief counselor, hurriedly helped Yuan Shao hide behind a nearby low wall. The strong crossbowmen also used this simple fortification to resist tenaciously.

The Tuqi did not know that Yuan Shao was in the army, so they did not quickly attack and capture Yuan Shao.

After Qu Yi, who was in the front, learned that Yuan Shao had been attacked, he made a prompt decision, gave up the pursuit of Baima Yicong, and returned to the army for rescue.

Gongsun Zan's cavalry, unable to resist under the rain of arrows, had no choice but to retreat.

Under the command of Tian Feng and Ju Shuo, Yuan Shao's troops gave full play to the advantages of coordination between different arms, and even had the tactical surprise that caught the enemy off guard.

With no pressure from the rear, the Xiandenshi turned around again to face Gongsun Zan and Baima Yicong under the command of Qu Yi.

The powerful crossbows in their hands fired arrows one after another, piercing the sky, easily penetrating the white horse Yi Cong war horses, and even penetrated the body of a famous cavalryman.

In the past, the white horse Yi Cong, who was invincible when galloping on the Xianbei battlefield, suffered heavy casualties in the face of this little-known first-death warrior.

Even Gongsun Zan, because he was in the lead, was unable to dodge the crossbow arrows of the first colonel. He was hit by several arrows and fell off his horse, and was seriously injured and dying.

Just when Yuan Shao was about to order Gongsun Zan and Baima Yicong to be killed, Liu Feng finally led his army to the battlefield.

Seeing that Gongsun Zan had been injured and fell into a coma, Liu Feng felt regretful. With an order, Long Wusu immediately launched a counterattack.

The powerful crossbow in the hands of the Long Martial Soldier was modified by the Dragon City blacksmith, and has a longer range and greater lethality than the First Dead Soldier.

Under the attack of Long Wu soldiers, the soldiers who died first suffered heavy casualties.

Liu Feng then personally led the Red Blood Dragon Riders across the boundary bridge and charged towards Yuan Shao's army.

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