Chapter 116 This is not Guandu

Gao Shun stood at the bow of the boat. This small boat was not big and could only hold a dozen soldiers. There were a thousand people in the trapped camp under his command. If he wanted to use this small boat to transport them all to the other side, at least a hundred boats would be needed.

——It seems like a lot, but in fact the imperial court had been preparing it as early as last year, so it was easy to get it together.

Moreover, when crossing the river, except for not lighting torches and making loud noises, the soldiers did not deliberately hide their bodies. But I don’t know if God was helping them. A dark cloud actually floated in the originally clear night sky.

, just in time to cover the moon.

It is impossible to see the vast river clearly with just a few starlights. In addition, Gao Shun's troops will not foolishly rush straight to the enemy's camp. Instead, they will choose a place where they are not easily discovered to land, and then turn around.

Attack the opponent's camp to create opportunities for the troops behind to cross the river.

"Captain Gao Xiaojun, we've arrived at the shore!"

The soldiers trapped in the camp are all elites. Naturally, they have practiced martial arts, and their eyesight is much stronger than ordinary people. When ordinary people still feel that it is pitch black in front of them, they can already clearly see where the land is.

"Get off the boat and assemble!"

Gao Shun was a man of few words and did not like to talk loudly. Even when he talked about his best military training matters, he mostly listened on the sidelines and occasionally added his own opinions.

In comparison, he is better at 'doing', how to train troops, how to lead troops and even how to kill enemies, he will use practical actions to answer those who question him.

Although Gao Shun was highly regarded by Lu Bu for his personality, Lu Bu didn't like him. However, Gao Shun did have great talents, so he kept using him.

But he was extremely concerned about Guan Yu's temper. He originally thought that Gao Shun was a little worried when he heard about the arrival of the arrogant Shangguan. Unexpectedly, after working together for a period of time, Gao Shun found that this was what he hoped for most.

The general I met.

Even though Guan Yu usually didn't have a good attitude towards him, Gao Shun didn't miss anything he wanted.

Gao Shun wanted troops, so Guan Yu gave priority to sending the outstanding troops to Gao Shun.

Gao Shun asked for armor, so Guan Yu personally went to find Ma Rixi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry (who was not Huang Chengyan at that time), what kind of armor he wanted, and also "got" a batch of ring-headed knives just made by the imperial court.

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Gao Shun felt extremely lucky to have met such a Shangguan, and this time General Guan took the lead in the fight. No matter what, he could not disgrace General Guan.

Pulling out the ring-shou knife from the waist, these ring-shou knives already have the prototype of steel knives. Both the sturdiness and sharpness are top-notch at this time. They were trial-produced by the work department workshop using some methods provided by the Weapon Refining Department. A total of only

Thousands of handles were made, but Guan Yu took them all back, and not a single one was left.

Moreover, basically everything is in Gao Shun's hands, which shows how much he is valued.

We drove in a hurry, but within half an hour we arrived at the enemy's camp. We met all the whistles and patrols along the way, and killed them all with one blow.

As the elite of the trap camp, they couldn't even think of running away if they wanted to kill these people. Therefore, when the trap camp came close to the opponent's camp, the enemy troops actually became vigilant just because of a few shouts without taking any defensive measures.

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Seeing such an opportunity, Gao Shun did not hesitate at all. He drew out his sword and shouted: "Kill!" and rushed out first. A thousand soldiers behind him also drew out their swords. In an instant, the steel sword was unsheathed.

The sound echoed through the sky. Opposite Yuan Shaojun looked out and saw only patches of bright brilliance, as if the stars in the sky had fallen to the ground. It was beautiful but painful to the eyes.

But no one was in the mood to appreciate it. The soldiers hurriedly shouted warnings, but when they didn't even take the most basic defense, Gao Shun was already approaching.

Looking at the closed camp door, Gao Shun had no intention of stopping. Instead, he rushed forward a few steps, increased his speed a little more, and then took a hard step out, his whole body flying into the air.

When he got up, he actually jumped faster than the camp gate, and just jumped into the enemy's camp while Yuan Shaojun's soldiers were stunned.

"Is this...is this a monster?"

The soldiers in the camp were dumbfounded when they saw Gao Shun suddenly falling. They just held the spear in their hands and stood there in a daze, and then... Gao Shun was killed by a knife after he fell to the ground.

Gao Shun is the first, but not the last.

Those trapped in the camp are the elite among the elite. These elites are not called out. Maybe their strength is not as good as Gao Shun, but people like Thousand-Man Governor, Qu Chang, etc. can also leap into this small camp with all their strength.

These people fell from the sky one by one like dumplings, which not only severely damaged Yuan Shaojun's morale, but also opened the camp gate that blocked most of the soldiers in the shortest possible time.

"Kill, leave no one behind!"

Seeing that his soldiers had already rushed in, Gao Shun issued the second order of the night. It was this order that made Guan Yu, who came across the river later, not even drink the soup.

The trap camp that was killing all out was like a giant moving meat grinder. Looking from the top down, you could only see pieces of sword light rolling past, mixed with screams that seemed to never go away...

Guan Yu stood on the high platform and looked around. He found that although the smell of blood in the camp was a bit strong, the overall facilities were not too damaged and could even be used by subsequent soldiers and horses.

Especially the big tent, it would be just right for Governor Cao to use it temporarily.

Coming down from the heights, Gao Shun had already assembled his troops, and there were no casualties in the battle between the Qianxian camp. Guan Yu was extremely satisfied with this.

"Well done!"

"This is the responsibility of the general!"

Guan Yu nodded with satisfaction, stroking his long beard with one hand, and ordered Cao Xing, who was standing at the side: "Cao Xing, lead the tiger and horse cavalry to continue northward and attack Baima!"

According to the information provided by Liu Ye, Yuan Shao intended to let General Zhang He lead the army to attack Dongjun from Baima. What Guan Yu did was to capture Baima first and block Zhang He's army in the Hebei area. This also prevented Dongjun from being threatened and made the imperial soldiers

The horse was forced to make adjustments.

Cao Cao did not ask him to do this, but Guan Yu thought that after Cao Cao's army crossed the river, he would still have to do this. Rather than waiting for Cao Cao's army to arrive and delaying the opportunity to fight, it would be better to take advantage of this victory and fight with the opponent.

Strike first before you can react.

Cao Xing received the order and didn't ask too many questions. He knew that he would just do as he was told! Moreover, this was the credit given to him. Why should he push it out if he didn't take it? He was not a fool.

Especially since he followed Lu Bu and defected to the emperor to serve the imperial court, although Cao Xing caught up in a few battles, he never made any meritorious deeds, and he was worried!

Now that a great opportunity is presented to you, you must seize it.

"The general will get the order!"

After saying this, he ordered the cavalry to gather together and galloped away on white horses in the starry night.

Guan Yu then arranged defense, let the trapped camp rest, and arranged for people to report to the governor Cao Cao. One was to show merit for Gao Shun, the other was to report that he had sent Cao Xing north to attack Baima, and the other was to tell Cao Cao: "We can cross the river!"

This news was quickly sent to Cao Cao. Compared with the imperial army's quick actions and quick communication, Yuan Shaojun's reaction was much slower.

In particular, Yuan Shaojun's counselors believed that one Yellow River was enough to trap the imperial army's soldiers and horses there for at least a year, not to mention that their side still had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, and could completely block the defenses on the north bank of the Yellow River, making it impossible for the opponent to find them.

Go to any suitable crossing point.

Even if the opponent launches a strong attack, the surrounding troops will be able to immediately support them after receiving the news and drive the imperial army down the river.

They never imagined that the imperial army would capture one by force. At this time, Yuan Shao was still discussing with his ministers how to fight this battle!

As usual, these people were still talking to themselves, putting forward what they thought was the best suggestion while constantly mocking and criticizing the plans proposed by others, which made Yuan Shao helpless and depressed.

"We've been arguing for several months and there's still no result?"

After waiting for a while, Yuan Shao became angry and slapped the table in front of him: "Are you going to wait until the imperial court has sent troops to start the war and still can't come up with a response plan?"

The imperial edict had come down a long time ago. As soon as the New Year was over, the imperial court sent an envoy to let Yuan Shao take office. Liu Xuan directly granted Yuan Shao the official position of general, but the requirement was that the general should not stay outside the capital for a long time.

"You should go to Beijing immediately!" As long as you accept the imperial edict, you must go to Chang'an with the envoy immediately.

In addition, since the fall out was a foregone conclusion, Yuan Shao simply refused to accept the offer, instead proclaiming himself a general. He also prepared a proclamation, the content of which was nothing more than Qing Jun, and he estimated that the emperor would soon disobey the imperial edict.

He also raised troops against him because of his own self-respect and the instigation of rebellions with swords and weapons.

He didn't know yet that Liu Xuan's side had actually prepared the edict and could issue it at any time, while Cao Cao's side had already taken action and even captured a ferry overnight.

At the same time, the Tiger Leopard Cavalry and Yu Lin Cavalry, who received the news, also began to rush forward.

What these two groups of cavalry have to do is very simple, which is to rush into the administrative offices of Bingzhou and Qingzhou with great fanfare, attract everyone's attention, and then destroy each other head-on.

The two armies are followed by a large number of county soldiers. These soldiers and horses will not participate in the war. What they have to do is to clear out the remaining defeated soldiers and maintain local security as much as possible - to put it bluntly, they are picking up the fruits behind.

They are both performing occupation missions.

For this reason, the two armies were followed by a large number of civilian officials. Their presence could ensure that the court could take over the government affairs of these places as soon as possible.

In this way, even if two elite cavalry armies go deep alone, they don't have to worry about threats from the rear, and at the same time, the logistics supply line can be kept smooth.

Under this arrangement, it was just one night. At noon the next day, Liu Xuan received a report from Cao Cao: All the western parts of Bingzhou were occupied, the southern part of Qingzhou was occupied, the army was crossing the Yellow River, and Colonel Cao Xing, the tiger captain, led the army to attack Baima.

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Liu Xuan read this report and then recalled the Battle of Guandu in his memory. The huge contrast gave Liu Xuan a strange feeling.

"It's simply a sweeping force!"

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