Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The bravery of the You and Yan regions is truly impressive.

Especially with Gongsun Zan and his White Horse义Cong taking the lead, the other Youzhou cavalry were greatly encouraged, and a steady stream of infantry was also passing through the Boundary Bridge to the front lines.

Zhao Yun, who was still in the rear, couldn't help but relax a little upon seeing this, and said:

"I didn't expect the Yuan army to set up such an ambush, luring General Gongsun to order a forced crossing of the Qing River, and then attacking halfway across with an ambush."

"However, the generals and soldiers under General Gongsun are of one mind, and although there may be heavy losses, it should not be difficult to win if this continues."

After all, the generals and soldiers under Gongsun Zan had mostly experienced battles with foreign tribes on the border, and their will had been tempered to be firm and tenacious.

In addition, the men of You and Yan have always been known for their bloodiness in battle, which is why they were able to gradually turn the situation around under the leadership of Gongsun Zan.

If it were other soldiers, encountering such an ambush and predicament, they would have probably collapsed long ago.

However, listening to Zhao Yun's words, Guo Jia did not answer, but instead stared intently at the surface of the Qing River.

As a certain thought flashed through his mind, Guo Jia's face suddenly changed drastically, and he exclaimed:

"It's going to be bad, Yuan Shao's killer move is not just attacking halfway across the river, I'm afraid there is also a water attack!"

"What?" Zhao Yun asked, pressing for details.

"Zilong, look at the change in the water level of the Qing River." Guo Jia pointed towards the Qing River in front of him with a heavy expression.

Zhao Yun followed his gaze, at first somewhat puzzled, and then noticed that the water level, which had been slowly decreasing, had not only stopped decreasing at some point.

On the contrary, the water level seemed to be subtly rising.

And Guo Jia had now basically seen through the strategy used in the confrontation between the two sides, and said urgently:

"During the confrontation between the Gongsun and Yuan families, they have never stopped calculating each other, openly and secretly, and both sides have been making a series of preparations for the final battle."

"And Yuan Shao and his advisers may have seen through General Gongsun's intentions, or deliberately guided General Gongsun to finally decide on the strategy of cutting off the Qing River and forcing a crossing of the Boundary Bridge."

"General Gongsun, without realizing it, has undoubtedly fallen into the opponent's trap, secretly hiding it from the rest of us, including you and me, and sending confidants to cut off the flow of the Qing River upstream."

"Perhaps the tenacity of the Youzhou cavalry led by General Gongsun has exceeded the Yuan army's expectations, and simply attacking halfway across the river is not enough to rout the Gongsun army."

"However, from the beginning, I have been paying attention to the movements of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Yuan Shao's beloved generals whom he relies on, but I have never seen them appear..."

Hearing this, Zhao Yun also suddenly reacted and said:

"Fengxiao's meaning, could it be that Yan Liang and Wen Chou are currently upstream of the Qing River? Preparing to release the intercepted flow of the Qing River?"

Guo Jia nodded.

Although this was only Guo Jia's speculation, Guo Jia now had nearly 90% certainty in his heart.

And Zhao Yun was also shocked by this, looking towards the battle situation on the other side of the Qing River.

Even at this moment, a large number of Youzhou cavalry were still struggling to move forward in the riverbed.

Once the Qing River water rises rapidly, not only will those Youzhou cavalry be instantly submerged, but even the retreat route of the Gongsun army will be cut off for the most part, and then they will inevitably collapse.

Even if the Boundary Bridge is also washed away, Gongsun Zan will have no way to retreat, leaving only a dead end.

And in such a critical situation, even though Guo Jia has always been known for his ingenious strategies, he also knows that the situation is hopeless, and quickly said:

"The matter has come to this, General Gongsun can only retreat quickly and evacuate the south bank of the Boundary Bridge."

"Zilong has a very good personal relationship with General Gongsun, quickly send a confidant to inform him of this matter, General Gongsun may still have a chance of survival."

After Zhao Yun's face changed drastically for a while, he replied:

"Others may not be able to persuade General Gongsun, Yun will personally go to General Gongsun to explain the stakes, the army will be temporarily handed over to Fengxiao to command for a while, and prepare to cover the retreat of the army."

"Wait..."

Guo Jia was shocked by this, knowing the danger of crossing to the other side at this moment, and quickly wanted to open his mouth to dissuade Zhao Yun.

It's just that Zhao Yun has received much kindness from Gongsun Zan's teaching, the two sides are like teachers and friends, and Zhao Yun's task is to try to protect Gongsun Zan, seeing that Gongsun Zan is about to fall into a dead end, how could he stand idly by?

"Fengxiao, don't worry, Yun will be back soon..."

Before Guo Jia could speak, Zhao Yun interrupted first, and rushed onto the Boundary Bridge alone on horseback.

This made Guo Jia very helpless, with a worried look on his face.

Even if Gongsun Zan is lost, it is also helpless, but if something happens to Zhao Yun, Guo Jia will have even less face to face Liu Bei and Li Ji.

Moreover, battlefield command is not Guo Jia's strength.

He studied under Li Ji, but Guo Jia's talent was not focused on this aspect.

However, when things came to a head, Guo Jia could only bite the bullet and start trying to command and deploy.

... ...

Let's rewind the time a little bit.

About fifty miles upstream of the Boundary Bridge on the north bank, corpses were everywhere, and the strong smell of blood had not yet dissipated, it was obvious that a small-scale fierce battle had just taken place.

Wen Chou, the famous general of Hebei, was holding a head in his hand and walking back to the bank of the Qing River, then casually threw the head to the guards beside him and said:

"Deal with it, this guy claimed to be Tian Kai, and before he died, he was still shouting that he was ashamed of his lord, his status is probably not low, it just so happens that we can take it back to report to the lord and ask for credit."

Immediately, Wen Chou looked at Yan Liang, who was leading a group of soldiers to destroy the objects blocking the Qing River, and asked loudly:

"How long will it take, brother? The lord said that it must be between half an hour and an hour after the Gongsun army blocks the Qing River flow, these blocking objects must be cleared."

Hearing this, Yan Liang stopped the movements in his hands, his expression somewhat unsightly.

In order to quickly temporarily block the Qing River, Tian Kai had prepared a large number of sandbags and large stones in advance, and only then was he able to successfully temporarily block the Qing River with two thousand infantrymen within half a day.

Although blocking the water is difficult, opening the water is easy.

However, the sandbags absorbed water, and a large number of large stones were staggered and piled up, so it was equally difficult to make an opening in a short time.

Especially in the face of the surprise attack of two thousand cavalrymen led by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Tian Kai fought desperately to resist, delaying a lot of Yan Liang and Wen Chou's time.

Even though Yan Liang led a part of the soldiers to clean up for a while, it was still far from the kind of reconnection that Yan Liang and Wen Chou wanted, where the river water would pour out.

However, Yan Liang paid attention to the time and found that they only had a quarter of an hour left.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou knew nothing about the extent to which the battle situation downstream had developed.

However, when Yan Liang thought that if he failed to dredge the Qing River in time, causing Yuan Shao to be in danger of being defeated, he could not accept it in any way.

Therefore, when Wen Chou asked him this, Wen Chou looked up at the large number of soldiers who were cleaning up the sandbags and large stones little by little, his brow furrowed, and a decision arose in his heart, and he shouted loudly:

"The whole army listens to the order, immediately go ashore."

"And bring ropes to this general."

Faced with Yan Liang's order, a group of soldiers quickly executed it, while Wen Chou asked, greatly puzzled:

"What do you intend to do, brother?"(End of this chapter)