Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 274 Yuan Hao, what do you think about this matter?
The sky in early winter is always gray and gloomy, and on the battlefield in the wilderness, the murderous atmosphere becomes increasingly heavy.

The armies of Yuan and Liu were on the verge of battle.

When Yuan Shao led his army out of the camp, Liu Bei had already pushed his chariot formation forward for several miles, then stopped and waited for Yuan's army to come and fight.

Liu Bei stood on a temporary high platform and saw from afar Yuan Shao's large banner moving with the army in the rear. He then divided Yuan's army into dozens of large and small formations, which slowly advanced. The cavalry was further divided into three parts, one stayed in the center as support, one moved to the left wing, and one moved to the right wing. The Wuhuan Hu people were watching the battlefield from a distance.

He couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh, "Yuan Benchu ​​came here to give advice, so-called angry soldiers, we can capture them in one battle, not to mention that the cavalry was divided into four and not used in a concentrated manner, so there is no advantage of the cavalry, and even if there are many soldiers, it is useless."

However, Guo Jia was a little anxious. He vaguely saw that there were many armored cavalry in Yuan's army. What should he do if Yuan Shao used the armored cavalry to charge into the battle formation and fight against the cavalry?

My lord, have you ordered the Huben Cavalry to take off their horse armor in the camp? Both the light and heavy cavalry have no horse armor, so how can they defeat us?
Guo Jia quickly cupped his hands and said, "Sir, Yuan's army has armored cavalry, so we should not fight them lightly. It would be better to have the heavy cavalry return to the camp now, load the armor on the horses, and then return to fight."

Liu Bei smiled when he heard this and explained, "Feng Xiao is not good at cavalry combat, so it is normal for him to make such a mistake. Cavalrymen wearing armor on horses are not meant to defeat cavalry, but to defeat infantry. Moreover, Yuan's army has only two horses per cavalryman, so the armored cavalry will be easily exhausted and will only advance but not retreat."

"If we pursue the cavalry, they will surely die. If they dare to charge the front shield formation, we can stabilize the formation with the elite troops who have arrived in the camp first, and then cut off their horses' legs with our ring-handled swords."

"Besides, Yuan's army doesn't have double stirrups, so if they collide with the infantry, they will easily fall off their horses and be trampled to death. Whether he comes or not, we are not afraid."

Liu Bei said with a smile.

He deliberately used Wugang chariots as barriers on the left and right to protect both sides in order to take away the enemy's morale, and then placed the crossbows in the rear formation, deliberately leading the cavalry to go around the rear, and only waited for the Yuan cavalry to be defeated, and then he would personally lead the Huben cavalry to attack Yuan Shao's central army.

Even if more than 80 crossbows were damaged, it would be worth it as long as this battle could defeat Yuan Shao's army of 100,000.

As they were speaking, the deafening sound of war drums from Liu's and Yuan's armies had already begun to sound.

When Yuan Shao saw that Liu Xuande had a chariot formation on the side, he immediately ordered the nobles' troops to attack the front formation first. The crossbowmen holding powerful crossbows were divided into the left and right wings, shooting at the left with the right and the right with the left, alternating upward shooting. The sword and shield soldiers were in front of them.

Before leaving, Yuan Shao instructed the captain, "I have 20,000 powerful crossbows and 1.5 million arrows. You can surely make the arrows rain down like rain. Please shoot them for me and defeat the enemy."

He also ordered Chunyu Qiong to lead the cavalry to go around the rear and look for flaws, and ordered 7,000 Wuhuan cavalry to gallop four miles away to monitor Liu Bei's camp to prevent tens of thousands of Qingzhou troops from coming to rescue.

During the battle, the shouts of more than a hundred thousand people shook the sky and startled countless birds in the dense forest.

Even the Wuhuan people, who were riding their horses several miles away, had to hurriedly use their hands to calm their restless horses.

Yuan's army was like a floodgate that had opened to release floodwaters. The floodwaters flowed down the hillside, and then the water rushed down rapidly and violently, surging forward madly.

The more than 7,000 Qingzhou soldiers seemed to be in a turbulent torrent, looking at the overwhelming enemy troops pouring in from all directions.

Then - the soldiers of the Sound Shooting Battalion raised their crossbows, quickly pulled the strings and shot straight out.

"Swoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

Arrows poured down like a rainstorm.

The Yuan army that was in the front was shot by arrows and fell to the ground one after another. The tragic volley of arrows penetrated the bodies of the unarmored nobles and farmhands. The shouts of killing were mixed with shrill cries and cries of pain.

“Puff!” “Puff!” “Puff!!”

The more perceptive soldiers in Yuan's army could even hear the sound of arrowheads piercing their companions' bodies, coupled with the sharp wailing beside them. It was undoubtedly frightening, with hair standing on end and a chill running down their spines. They could not help but stop in hesitation, and some were even hit in the arm with an arrow, and immediately screamed in fear and turned around to run back.

Some people, not knowing why, also followed and were stabbed to death with spears by the soldiers supervising the army behind Yuan's army, which stopped the rout of the powerful families' troops.

While the Sound Sheying Camp was firing rapidly, Yuan's crossbowmen also arrived at the left and right wings. Twenty thousand crossbowmen fired a rain of arrows from the sky, and into the battle formation of the Qingzhou army, the arrows were like continuous rain.

Fortunately, Liu Bei already knew that Jizhou had the most bows and crossbows, and he had prepared many large shields to block the arrows. Many soldiers stood with their feet spread out, and two large shields were erected for support, with the soldiers placing themselves underneath to avoid the arrows. Moreover, the rate of armor wearing in his army was very high, so they could still block the arrows for a short time and would not be easily penetrated.

The vanguard of the Xiandeng Camp was already engaged in battle with the vanguard of Yuan's army.

“Kill!” “Kill!!”

With murderous aura in their hearts, the nobles and their men rushed forward fearlessly, shouting loudly to give themselves courage.

Not wanting to be the first to reach the camp, they not only did not retreat, but even dared to take a few steps forward to attack first. The shield bearers pushed forward with their large shields, and the spears behind the shields seemed to have eyes, stabbing at their necks as fast as lightning.

As the swords were stabbed and pulled back, many people fell to the ground with blood gushing out, holding their necks. They could not even utter a scream. They grumbled a few times before they died.

The same was true for Yuan's army, which was wearing armor. Their spears were blocked by large shields, and the spears of the Qingzhou army penetrated through the gaps and pierced people's vital points. Some people even twisted the spear tips fiercely, causing the blood to flow continuously.

The blood flowed from the gun tip to the gun barrel, staining their sleeves red, but they remained unmoved and continued to shoot skillfully, trying to kill with one shot.

The shield formation of the Xiandeng camp continued to advance forward, and some soldiers used their tough long-handled ring-handled swords to kill Yuan's wounded soldiers instantly and painlessly.

It was like swinging a hammer, wherever it hit, Yuan's soldiers were shattered, just like destroying the enemy's formation, completely smashing Yuan's army's front-line offensive.

The high morale and the vigorous advance made the enemy's formation unstable. As Yuan's elite troops were gradually defeated, some of them cleverly planned to slip away and retreat quietly while fighting.

Yuan Shao stood on the built observation tower, looking closely at the entire army. Seeing that the front army was on the verge of defeat, he immediately ordered the central army to raise flags and ordered 300 soldiers with halberds to put on armor and rush to the front army to defeat Liu Xuande's troops. Then, they took advantage of the situation and charged into the enemy formation like a spike, completely disrupting the Qingzhou army's formation.

Seeing that Chunyu Qiong's cavalry was about to take a detour and attack Liu Bei's rear army, as long as the enemy's rear army was in disarray, even with chariots on the left and right sides as barriers, they would undoubtedly be defeated in this vast wilderness plain.

Seeing that the battlefield situation was still under control, Yuan Shao's solemn and tense face finally relaxed a little.

He couldn't help but look at Tian Feng who was still eagerly waiting, pointed at the battlefield ahead, and said jokingly: "Yuan Hao, what do you think about this matter?"

"Does Liu Xuande still have a chance to win?"

Yuan Shao originally thought that Tian Feng would surrender and bow to him in submission.

Unexpectedly, Tian Feng looked at the battlefield with a frown on his face, as if he had thought of something, and blurted out: "Not good, our army has been defeated, Lord Yuan, quickly ask Chunyu Qiong to withdraw his troops, otherwise we will be in danger!"

Tian Feng stopped before Yuan Shao, forgetting even the usual courtesy, and said anxiously, "Mr. Yuan, you must not hesitate now. If the cavalry does not withdraw, it will be too late."

"Liu Xuande defeated Qu Yi with a volley of heavy crossbows, but the heavy crossbows are not being used in the front, and they are not firing back at the crossbowmen on the left and right wings, so they must be hiding in the back. If Chunyu Qiong leads the cavalry to disrupt the enemy's formation, he will suffer the same fate as Qu Yi."

"Lord Yuan, the cavalry may be in danger!"

(End of this chapter)