Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

At noon, Zhang He, who had gone to block Gongsun Zan's vanguard, returned. Two thousand men were fighting against four thousand men, and among those four thousand men there might have been Gongsun Zan's White Horse Volunteers. As one can imagine, the battle did not go well.

"My lord, Gongsun Zan's army has advanced to within ten miles!"

In fact, there was no need for the scouts to report. Yuan Shao had already seen the dust rising in front of him. If there was no epidemic, he would not have allowed the enemy to reach his camp and would have sent troops to fight long ago.

The base camp is right in the rear. If this battle is not fought well, the destruction of the base camp is secondary. Yuan Benchu's prestige in Jizhou will be completely lost. The key is that he cannot even retreat this time. Retreating will show weakness, and those counties and prefectures that are on the sidelines will all surrender to Gongsun Zan.

"What should we do now?" Yuan Shao looked at Tian Feng with a pale face. The enemy had 25,000 soldiers and horses, but he only had 12,000 combat soldiers. In addition, the epidemic in the army had not been completely eradicated. Even if a heavy reward was offered, the morale was still low. Even if he could resist today, what about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow?

Tian Feng's face was also heavy. He pondered and said, "I have a plan that may temporarily trick Gongsun Zan into returning his troops, thereby buying our lord some breathing space. However, this plan will take about three days to be effective. Our lord must be able to withstand Gongsun Zan's attacks during this time."

"What's the plan?" Yuan Shao's eyes showed hope. As long as he was given another half a month, the sick soldiers in the army would recover to normal, and then the chances of winning this battle would still be very great.

"Surround Wei and rescue Zhao!"

Tian Feng then explained, "Gongsun Zan has come out in full force this time, so his main camp must be empty. My lord, why don't you send a group of troops to attack his main camp from a detour? He will definitely send back to rescue him."

"This……"

Yuan Shao frowned. "Their food and fodder are all in the main camp. It's impossible for them to leave no men behind. Gongsun Fan has definitely sent troops to help him defend the main camp. If we send too many men, not only will it be difficult to conceal our whereabouts, but the camp itself will also be unable to hold up. If we send too few men, they won't be of much use either. This approach is inappropriate."

"It's naturally impossible to break through his camp. We can only bluff and scare him. However, this plan can only delay him for a few days. My lord, please send General Yan from Yecheng to bring reinforcements!"

Yuan Shao said, "There are not many soldiers stationed in Yecheng. If they are transferred, I am afraid that Yecheng will be lost."

"Zhang Yang has three thousand soldiers stationed west of Yecheng. He didn't leave with Yu Fuluo last time, which shows he can still be trusted. Now, my lord, you can only take a gamble."

Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment, then nodded reluctantly, "Send Yan Liang to lead 4,000 troops to support us."

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The troops sent to attack Gongsun Zan's base camp were quickly assembled. The leader was Qu Yi's deputy general Qu Shu. The group went out from the south gate of the camp and left Guangzong around the mountains behind.

As soon as this group of people left the camp, they were spotted by Gongsun Zan's scouts. However, he did not take them seriously. A sneer flashed across Gongsun Zan's bushy face. "Calling for reinforcements? They're just here to collect Yuan Benchu's body!"

He raised his head, put his hands on the awning, looked at the sun at the zenith, and ordered: "Beat the drum!"

The heavy sound of war drums rang out, and Gongsun Zan's 20,000 infantry phalanx rushed towards Yuan Shao's camp like a big net.

Qu Yi had already deployed archers in front of the camp, but Gongsun Zan had suffered a loss at his hands before and had learned his lesson. This time, his tactical layout was much safer. In front of the square formation were sword and shield soldiers holding upright shields, and following closely behind the sword and shield soldiers were archers. Gongsun Zan did not pursue accuracy, but only ordered them to shoot upwards in the direction of Yuan Shao's army to suppress the opponent's crossbowmen.

Arrows rained down over both sides, making continuous whistling sounds. Although the arrows seemed dense, they did not cause many casualties because of the protection of shields.

Seeing Gongsun Zan's vanguard swordsmen pressing forward, Yuan Shao became anxious. "This won't work. If we wait any longer, the enemy will be able to push their battle line to the gate of the village."

Qu Yi was also anxious, "My lord, let me lead the troops to defeat his vanguard."

Now the two armies are less than a hundred steps apart. The cavalry will arrive in an instant. As long as they rush into the enemy formation, the enemy archers will be useless. It is still easy for the spearmen to kill the sword and shield soldiers.

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "General Qu, remember this: do not fight to the bitter end. Kill them and then return."

Qu Yi knew this. The enemy had a large number of troops and it would be difficult to escape once they were entangled.

Qu Yi had a big meal in the morning and his strength had recovered a little. Although he could not compare with before, he still had no problem commanding the battle. He jumped on his horse nimbly and was about to leave the camp when he suddenly felt his stomach churning and his lower abdomen seemed to be churning with thousands of knives. The pain made his face pale.

"General Qu?"

Seeing him clutching his stomach, his handsome face twisted, Yuan Shao hurriedly called to the two soldiers, "Help General Qu dismount quickly."

Zhang Mo, who had been hiding by a tent in the distance observing the situation, took the opportunity to come over, felt Qu Yi's pulse and said, "General Qu, the epidemic has relapsed."

Yuan Shao's face turned pale, but it was because of fear. "Quick, help General Qu back to the camp."

"General Zhang is also injured. Who should lead the troops into battle now?"

Qu Yi took two steps and turned back to say, "Let Qu Heng go. He is familiar with our Qu family army."

Qu Yi had two deputy generals, Qu Heng and Qu Shu. However, it was usually Qu Shu who led the troops in battle, while Qu Heng was more like a servant. Yuan Shao couldn't help but doubt whether he could command.

However, at this time there was no general who was more familiar with the combat style of the Qu family army than Qu Heng. Yuan Shao nodded reluctantly and ordered people to open the gate of the camp.

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Inside the tent, Qu Yi vomited and defecated, lying on the couch with a pale face, groaning.

Qu Yi had diarrhea before the war and felt that he had never been so embarrassed in his thirty years of life. If the epidemic poison could be seen and touched, he would have been dragged out and chopped into meat paste by now.

"What? You didn't listen to the doctor and are suffering now. I told you that you can't eat, but you didn't believe it!" Zhang Mo said with some gloating while helping Qu Yi take off his armor.

"Little doctor, I was wrong. Please give me a few more injections and send me some medicine. Send me a few more bowls. This general has to go out."

"You think this injection can't kill him, so why give him a few more injections and make him drink a few more bowls of wine?" Zhang Mo lifted up his robe and skillfully gave him a few injections in the lower abdomen. She then took the medicine brought by the soldiers and forced it down her throat without caring whether it was hot or not.

After eight bowel movements in an hour, Qu Yi was almost exhausted. He didn't even have the strength to walk. He gently tugged at Zhang Mo's sleeve and said, "Little doctor, help me go to the front to take a look."

"You're already in this state, what's the point of going to the front? You'd better wait here obediently. I'll help you check. Besides, what if you want to poop again later?"

Zhang Mo was also concerned about the war situation and couldn't sit still here.

Qu Yi said shamelessly: "Just solve it here. There are only men in the barracks. Just don't peek."

"Tsk... you're so expensive! I'm a medical practitioner, and I've seen at least ten thousand men, if not eight thousand. Are you any different from others?"

Qu Yi originally wanted to embarrass Zhang Mo, but he didn't expect the young doctor to be so shameless. He immediately felt bored and urged, "Help me up quickly. I want to leave."

As he said this, he supported himself on the bed and sat up.

Seeing his weak hands and legs, Zhang Mo curled her lips, walked forward, put his arm on her shoulder, and half-dragged him outside.