Although the influence of the Jieqiao War was not as good as that of the princes' joint conquest of Dong Zhuo, it was almost everyone in the Hejian area. This was a war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan to compete for the rule of Hebei. At that time, Gongsun Zan had just won the victory in Dongguang and his troops were in full swing. When officials from various counties in Jizhou heard that Zan had arrived, they all hoped that the wind would surrender. In order to change such an unfavorable situation, Yuan Shao, the governor of Jizhou, decided to personally lead a large army to conquer Gongsun Zan.

The two armies encountered 20 miles south of the Jiecheng. Gongsun Zan used more than 30,000 infantrymen as the square Chen, 5,000 cavalry on the left and right as the two wings, and white horses were the backbone, shooting left and right, shooting left and left, flags and armor, illuminating the world, and being majestic.

Yuan Shao, on the other hand, adopted Tian Feng and Ju Su's plan, and used more than 800 people from Ju Yi's troops as the vanguard, and led 10,000 infantry soldiers to support him. Ju Yi used to be in the Liangzhou army and was well-versed in the language of the Qiang people. His soldiers were all fierce and fierce, and they were famous for shooting powerful crossbows.

Gongsun Zan saw that his few soldiers were very young, so he ordered Baima Yicong to trample on his horse. Who knew that Ju Yi's soldiers were not panicked. First, they lay on the ground and jumped up from the ground when they approached dozens of steps away. They also roared and jumped up from the ground with powerful crossbows. Baima Yicong was unable to defend and fell to the ground one after another. In this battle, Yan Gang, the governor of Jizhou, was killed, and Gongsun Zan was defeated and returned.

At that time, Zhao Yun was led by the White Horse Attendant. Yuan Shao's Hejian general Wen Chou chased Gongsun Zan very closely. Seeing that Gongsun Zan was about to be caught up by Wen Chou, Zhao Yun rode his horse and ran out, fighting with Wen Chou for fifty rounds, and even gained a little advantage. If another general of Yuan Shao, Yan Liang, had not arrived, Wen Chou would have almost lost.

This is true for Xiao, and Zhao Yun's name is also famous in Youyan.

However, Pei Yuanshao did not expect that Zhao Yun would be such a handsome and majestic young man with a jade flour appearance.

"Don't you believe it? Let's try my marksmanship again?" Zhao Yun stared at the gun in his hand, just like looking at his own child, with love and pity.

The gun was waved in Zhao Yun's hand and suddenly danced like a butterfly, as if it was given spirituality.

Ling Tong was so obsessed with the fact that the shooter's skills could make such a superb master, except for Zhao Yun in front of him, or only Zhang Xiu, who was known as the "Gun God".

Pei Yuanshao hurriedly nodded and said, "I believe, I believe! I am lucky to see the general today. I am really lucky in my life. I just don't know where the general is going?"

Zhao Yun's face calmed down and asked, "How should we go from here to Xuzhou?"

"The general is going to Xuzhou? The troops from here are all the way east, and they can't get through at all." Pei Yuanshao said.

After hearing this, Zhao Yun looked a little hesitant. After Gongsun Zan's defeat, Zhao Yun was separated from Youji and first returned to his hometown in Zhending, Changshan to live in seclusion for a while. After hearing that Liu Bei was named the emperor's uncle and the left general, Zhao Yun then traveled south, hoping to join Liu Bei's command and show his talents.

This is why he arrived in Runan, but now, the road to the east is not open.

Ling Tong saw Zhao Yun's thoughts and said, "Cao Cao's army marched eastward, and no suspicious person could escape the eyes and ears of the officers and soldiers. It would be better to rest in the village for a few days first. It would not be too late to leave when the limelight passes!"

Under Ling Tong's persuasion, Zhao Yun, who had no way out for a while, finally agreed to go to the clover first and wait until the road in Xuzhou was unobstructed before heading east. Pei Yuanshao was quite happy about this. In addition to being convinced by Zhao Yun's martial arts, he also took the initiative to give up his position as the leader and handed over the army of more than a thousand people to Zhao Yun for management.

On November 15, news of Liu Pi and Gong Du's defeat in Yingyang came. As Ling Tong expected, after receiving the news of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Runan, Cao Cao immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and urgently ordered Xiahou Dun in Yiyang to lead his troops to support Yingyang, the gateway of Xudu. In Yingyang, Liu Pi, Gong Du was killed and defeated. More than half of nearly 5,000 soldiers died in the battle, and less than a thousand people fled back to Runan.

At the same time, Cao Cao's general Cai Yang, who was stationed in Wuyang, also began to press down from the side Hebei region to Runan. The situation took a sharp turn from a huge spree six days ago. Liu Pi and Gong both had no ability to fight again. On the contrary, the unscathed Pei Yuanshao's army became the last force of the Yellow Turban Army.

This is an opportunity and a test for Zhao Yun, who has just taken over this army.

On the temporary military exercise field opened in front of the mountain village, the eight hundred soldiers carefully selected by Zhao Yun and Ling Tong were practicing the tactics in an orderly manner. Given the disadvantages of the Yellow Turban disciples, the mixed soldiers and the weak combat power, Zhao Yun and Ling Tong discussed with each other and decided to separate the strong soldiers from the women and children first. The former is the main force to face the enemy, while the latter is mainly responsible for the supply of logistics supplies.

After only six days of training, the mental outlook of these 800 soldiers has been completely renewed, and their understanding of combat order, orders, and formations has improved compared to before.

"Ha, there are not many soldiers, but the most important one is the essence. Although these 800 soldiers are few, they are all good at it!" Ling Tong wiped the dripping beads of sweat and said with open arms.

Since Zhao Yun came, Ling Tong suddenly felt that his horizons had broadened a lot. The strategies, formations and skills of leading troops that Zhao Yun talked about all brought Ling Tong into a brand new field.

Zhao Yun smiled slightly, held his gun and stood still with a smile on his face. He hadn't felt the pleasure of leading troops to fight for a long time. The scene of the white horse neighing and the long sword waving in his memory makes people fascinated.

Ling Tong was careful and studious, calm and reliable, which was exactly the opposite of Pei Yuanshao's rough and reckless temperament. In time, Ling Tong would definitely become an excellent general, and Zhao Yun did not doubt this.

"General Zilong, Liu Pi, and Gong Du led the remnants to approach Ge Po. Behind them, Cai Yang is chasing him." Pei Yuanshao ran into the mountain village in dust and shouted anxiously.

After giving up the position of leader, Pei Yuanshao lived a much easier life than before. At least he didn't have to worry about where the next meal should come from. He always had to be straightforward and prefer to raise the double hammer to fight on the battlefield. He was naturally happy if he won, and Zhao Yun would clean up the situation for him later.

Pei Yuanshao is happy these days, and there are benefits to his subordinates, at least he doesn’t have to be so tired every day.

"How many people are there in Cai Yang?" Zhao Yun put away the gun and asked calmly.

Pei Yuanshao said: "Liu Pi, Gongdu's defeated soldiers said that there are no less than three thousand."

"So, Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong didn't follow him?" Ling Tong said.

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Yuan Shao accumulated heavy troops in Liyang. Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong divided the two important places in Yiyang and Chenliu. It was a risk to send troops to rescue Yingyang at this time. If the troops entered Runan again, once Yuan Shao seized the opportunity to go south, it would be difficult for Cao Cao to take care of the beginning and end!"

"Cai Yang came alone, and according to Tong's opinion, you can fight!" Ling Tong advised him.

Cai Yang is a frightened bird. In the past, the results were not good when the Yellow Turbans were exterminated. He was defeated by Huang Shao several times. This time, Liu Pi and Gong Du Yingyang were defeated. It seems that Cai Yang wanted to take advantage of the situation and wait for an opportunity to avenge his previous revenge.

Outside Runan City, the three thousand infantrymen of the prefect of Wuyang, Cai Yang, advanced towards Ge Po like thunder.

After Wuyang received the news of Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong's victory, Cai Yang kept running and immediately led his troops to Runan. Liu Pi, who had just retreated to Runan, was driven to flee by Cai Yang before he could gain a foothold. Ge Po's more than a thousand Yellow Turban Army became the last life-saving straw for Liu and Gong.

Chasing to the foot of Gepo Mountain, Liu Pi and Gongdu were taken up the mountain by soldiers in the village. Cai Yang was about to order the soldiers to attack, but saw that the gate of the village was wide open, and a group of people came out. He was the first to be a white-robed general, with a handsome appearance, holding a silver spear, majestic. Behind him, two people stood on the left and right, one on the left and one on the left, one on the left and one on the left, one on the left and one on the left, one on the left, one on the left, one on the left, one on the left, one on the left, one on the hand, one on the right, was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a scar on his face, and a bright big knife in his hand.

"You bandits, quickly hand over Liu Pi and Gong Du, and then dismount and surrender. I'm lucky that you will not die, otherwise-!" Cai Yang plucked up his strength and shouted with his hands under his jaw.

Before Cai Yang finished speaking, he could only hear the white-robed silver spear opposite him smiled slightly and looked back: "Cai Yang's head is as big as lacquer, and his inner skull is empty, so he can be used to pound the grain."

Cai Yang was furious and his white beard trembled. In Cao Cao's army, Cai Yang was known for his nature as fire. Today, he was so excited by this unknown bandit, so how could he hold on to himself?

"Thief, come on your life!" Cai Yang slapped out with his sword.

Zhao Yun had already expected that Cai Yang was impatient, and he clamped his horse's belly with his legs and turned his gun to fight. The soldiers watching the battle behind saw the commanders of both sides taking off, and they all shouted in unison. The sound of drums from the Cao army was slamming, and the Yellow Turban side was not showing weakness. Pei Yuanshao and Ling Tong also raised their voices and shouted to cheer for Zhao Yun.

Cai Yang's sword slashed in the air, and Zhao Yun pulled out his horse and flashed by!

Then the two horses intersected, and Zhao Yun suddenly shot Cai Yang with a thunderous shot. Cai Yang had not retracted his sword at this time, and his whole body was full of flaws. Seeing the gun cherry flashing, he was about to retract the sword and return to defense, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yun's gun was so fast that he could not have time for a while.

In a blink of an eye, Cai Yang screamed, his whole body was provoked by Zhao Yun, and then he threw it heavily on the ground. After twitching for a few times, Cai Yang stopped moving.

The Cao army was silent while watching the battle. After a while, the general came to his senses and died. At this time, Ling Tong and Pei Yuanshao had already shouted and led the crowd to rush over. The two armies met. Cao's morale was greatly reduced. He had no desire to fight. He retreated to Runan after a little contact.

Zhao Yun won the first battle in Runan and immediately killed Cai Yang, making him famous!

In late November of the fourth year of Jian'an, Jingzhou, Jiangxia County, and Hanyang.

Gao Chong moved the capital where he commanded the battle from Shaxian to Hanyang, where the Mian River poured into the Yangtze River. If he defended Hanyang, he could stop the Jingzhou army from rushing down the Mian River, thus winning the conditions for Zhou Yu to successfully capture Xiakou.

Two days ago, Gao Chong learned that Liu Biao's army built a blocked defense line in Jingling, Mianyang and Baling. With the main force of Liu Biao's army in Mianyang, the prefect of Jingling Cai Mao's army, and the Baling Wenpin army as three arrows, they adopted layer-by-layer tactics to push towards Xiakou. At the same time, they received news of the arrival of reinforcements, and Huang Zu, who was trapped in Xiakou City, became active again. The situation was not optimistic for Gao Chong.

Of course, the arrival of the three troops of Taishici, Lu Xun and Huang Zhong greatly enriched the strength of Gao Chong's army, and also gave Zhou Yu more room for maneuver when he was deploying troops. All of this was prepared for the upcoming Jingzhou battle.

The amount of Mianshui is not sufficient in winter. This largest tributary in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River completely lost its vitality of roaring in summer in the winter of the fourth year of Jian'an.

This is what Gao Chong expects to see, because once the Mianhua River returns to its previous flow, Liu Biao's navy will reach Hanyang without any stop. For Gao Chong's navy, which is still at a disadvantage, it is not wise to use his own shortcomings and to face the enemy's strengths.

"People coach, Gan Ning came to report that Jinfan's army has successfully arrived in Wulin. In addition, Lu Xun and Huang Zhong's troops have also completed the defense outside Hanyang City." Liu Ye took anxious steps and as soon as he walked into the study, he frowned and said to Gao Chong.

After hearing this, Gao Chong stood up, turned his eyes to the map hanging on the wall, and then smiled slightly and said, "This is good news, how could Ziyang be frowning?"

Liu Ye said: "People in charge, such defense can temporarily block the attack of the Jingzhou army, but the practice of dispersing troops and layer-by-layer defense is impossible to win the entire battle situation."

As Liu Ye said, in the case of many enemies and fewer enemies, it is indeed better to concentrate superior forces first, eat away the enemy and isolate them, and then wait for an opportunity to find an opportunity to annihilate the enemy. Although Liu Ye said it tactfully, Gao Chong understood that Liu Ye wanted to concentrate his troops to take down Xiakou first. Gao Chong had another view on this.

Although Huang Zu's army in Xiakou was besieged, the city had sufficient food and grass and many soldiers. Because the Gan Ning army was not good at attacking the toughest, it was hit by the previous attacks. Now Taishici's Dan Yang soldiers have been transferred here. Gao Chong believes that with Taishici's ability, it is not a problem to defeat the exhausted Huang Zu.

The battle situation in Jingzhou has evolved to this day, and it is no longer a mere gain or loss in Jiangxia. Liu Biao’s purpose of dispatching three armies to reinforce will not be just for Huang Zu’s army. His purpose is to completely repel Gao Chong and drive Gao Chong’s power out of Jingzhou.

Based on this point, Hanyang, as the key point of the offensive and defense between the two armies, once occupied by the Jingzhou army, Gao Chong's army will face an unfavorable situation of being trapped inside and outside. This is why Gao Chong's heavy troops were deployed in Hanyang.

"Appoint Taishi Ci to lead the main attacker, and must take Xiakou within two days! At the same time, transport all the thunder chariots to Xiakou City, and let Huang Zu see how powerful we are!" Gao Chong said firmly.
Chapter completed!