Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Hesitation will lead to failure, but decisiveness will not necessarily lead to failure!

The battlefield situation is ever-changing, and time is often life and opportunity. Gongsun Zan's previous hesitation gave Zhang Liao and the Feixiong Army more time. In addition, the level of tacit understanding between the generals of both sides was different. One needed to send someone down to find someone to convey the order, while the other could understand the commander's actions and reach a consensus. Zhang Liao's decisiveness and bravery also bought more time for the Tang army.

Without waiting for Gongsun Zan's infantry to return, Hua Xiong and Ma Chao's Feixiong Army had already rushed to Gongsun Zan's main camp. The Baima Yicong, who had been fighting Zhang Liao on equal terms, immediately showed signs of defeat. Gongsun Zan also saw the situation clearly at this time and knew that he had lost this battle.

Gongsun Zan and his personal guards rode their horses northward, with Xun You following behind and shouting, "Your Majesty, retreat back to the city first!"

"Why should I go back? Lü Bu has besieged the city, and I can't escape even if I had wings. Besides, with so many soldiers, there's no way we can all retreat in such a short time."

Although they were defeated today, the soldiers on the battlefield had not collapsed yet. Gongsun Zan did not abandon them. He left some people behind to cover the rear, and while he fled to the north, he ordered his men to sound the retreat and gather the troops for evacuation.

Horns sounded everywhere. In addition to the 3,000 cavalrymen reserved to follow Gongsun Zan, Tian Kai's troops, who had been sent by him to attack Lu Bu's main camp, also fled to the north at a high speed.

Xun You glanced back. The White Horse Volunteers were already unable to hold out. The young man who had killed so bravely earlier was leading a small group of people through layers of obstacles and chasing them. Xun You said anxiously, "If we catch up like this, we'll be dead!"

Gongsun Zan turned around and shouted, "What are you afraid of? My guards and I ride horses that can travel a thousand miles a day. Unless Lu Bu comes in person, who can catch up? What good will that kid with so few men do? I still have nearly ten thousand cavalry."

While he was saying these words, Xun You had already fallen behind. Gongsun Zan wanted to send one of his personal guards back to exchange horses with him, but Xun You glanced at the nearby Dintao City and the troops of Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong who were chasing after him, and decisively turned around and ran into the city.

Gongsun Zan had no time to care about him at this time, and the enemy's target was him, so no one would care about Xun You, a lone clerk.

Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong led a total of about 5,000 cavalry to pursue Gongsun Zan. There were still 2,000 cavalry on the battlefield, led by Yan Xing, who began to hunt down the abandoned infantry. At this time, Gongsun Zan's soldiers began to show signs of collapse.

The commander-in-chief fled, the cavalrymen all fled, and the chief general of the infantry, Shan Jing, also fled with his guards as soon as he saw Gongsun Zan's order to retreat. The infantry formation, without its backbone, was like a collapsed building, and it scattered in an instant. Qu Yi led his troops to block the west, and Yan Xing led the cavalry to divide, surround, and kill these stragglers. The panicked soldiers saw that they were abandoned, and with no hope of escape, they threw down their weapons and surrendered.

On the other side, Gongsun Zan rode his horse and rushed to the bank of the Ji River with a group of personal guards, but the scene he saw made his scalp tingle.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, he saw corpses scattered all over the ground. The red glow illuminated the blood-red color of the corpses, making them look particularly piercing and dazzling. Those were all the corpses of the soldiers sent by the nearby gentry to build rafts for him. The rafts had been rowed to the other side. What made him even more devastated was that the man riding on the tall horse in front seemed to be Lu Bu himself.

Gongsun Zan had never seen Lu Bu, but looking at the heavy Fang Tian Hua Ji and the aura emanating from him, like that of a grassland wolf king, Gongsun Zan could almost conclude that this was the legendary Lu Fengxian, the pervert who could kick a horse away with one kick!

Gongsun Zan was extremely regretful at this moment, regretting that he should not have listened to Xun You's advice. If he had ordered Tian Kai's cavalry to encircle Zhang Liao first, if he had retreated back to the city first and then slowly found a way to escape, everything would have been different!

He didn't know why Lu Bu blocked him here so precisely. Subconsciously, Gongsun Zan turned around and fled back, and his left and right guards immediately reined in their horses and blocked his way behind him.

"Gongsun Bogui, where are you trying to escape to?"

Lu Bu shouted loudly, kicked his legs against the horse's belly, and Red Hare took a few steps, then suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the dozens of guards.

"Pfft~~"

A human head rolled down, and blood gushed out like a pillar. The Red Hare did not stop at all, and rushed straight towards Gongsun Zan in front like a sharp arrow. The cold light of the Fang Tian Hua Ji flashed as it danced, and a cloud of blood was raised along the way.

These dozens of guards could not stop Lu Bu at all, and the same was true for the other cavalrymen who came from behind. Under Lu Bu's full firepower, they were like cabbages, chopped down without any resistance.

Gongsun Zan turned his head and took a look. The pervert was only a few dozen steps away from him. He was so scared that his heart and liver were broken. He urged his horse to gallop as fast as he could. However, he was surrounded by cavalrymen who had followed him in the retreat, and his own soldiers blocked the way. Even if he rode a strong horse, he could not go any faster. What made him most angry was that none of these soldiers could survive a single round under Lu Bu. They were all killed by the opponent as soon as they met.

For a moment, Gongsun Zan wanted to pick up his spear and slash forward, but he was just thinking about it. If he did that, the soldiers would immediately turn against him. At least there were still loyal people who could stop Lu Bu for him.

Gongsun Zan rode his horse and fled for a while, but he could not escape Lu Bu's pursuit. The screams of fighting coming from the front showed that Ma Chao, Zhang Liao and others were also chasing him. With no other choice, he suddenly remembered that Liu Bei had told him before that Lu Bu's wife was also a disciple of Mr. Lu. She was kind and loyal, and might let him go.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan simply gave up running away. He turned his horse around and tried to make friends with Lu Bu and ask for surrender. When Lu Bu saw him stop, he knew what he was trying to do.

When Yuan Shao was left with no other options, he opened the city and surrendered. Amo accepted his surrender, not only because she wanted to take over the other party's power, but also because Yuan Shao had no ambitions anymore. But Gongsun Zan was different. This guy would not surrender willingly, and he and Amo were from the same school, so keeping him around would be a trouble.

Without giving Gongsun Zan a chance to speak, he pulled an arrow from his quiver and threw it out casually.

Gongsun Zan only saw a flash of white light before his eyes. Before he could react, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his throat. His mouth, which had just opened, froze instantly. He stared at Lu Bu in disbelief, then fell off his horse and died in a moment.

The soldiers were stunned by this scene, and Lu Bu also stopped the massacre. He just looked at everyone with a cold face. The noisy sounds around him suddenly disappeared without a trace. Finally, someone swallowed his saliva, and everyone came to their senses. Some dismounted and surrendered, and some fled like frightened rabbits. The 200 Flying Bear soldiers brought by Lu Bu automatically dispersed to chase and kill those who wanted to escape. Later, Ma Chao and others also caught up and continued to join the pursuit team.

The pursuit continued until it was completely dark, and the crowd gathered together reluctantly. Ma Chao brought back Shan Jing's head, and Tian Kai was killed by Hua Xiong. Instead, Gongsun Fan, who was injured and returned to the city first, survived by chance. He did not dare to stay in Dingtao, and fled to Fuliu with his personal guards that night to find Guan Jing. Xun You also disguised himself as a civilian and fled Jizhou back to Yanzhou.

In this battle, the Tang army lost nearly 3,000 cavalry and more than 4,000 infantry, while the Yan army lost more than 7,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry. Another 5,000 cavalry and more than 30,000 infantry surrendered. The remaining people either fled to Fuliu or became bandits.

The news of Gongsun Zan's defeat and death soon reached Fuliu. Guan Jing, who had just arrived in Fuliu County, was heartbroken after hearing the news. He gathered his troops and set out that day to seek revenge on Lu Bu. Gongsun Fan reluctantly persuaded him to stop, saying that the eldest son Gongsun Xu needed assistance. The group was about to retreat to Hejian State, but was intercepted by Gao Shun's troops.

During the period when Gongsun Zan was mobilizing his troops, Gao Shun, with the help of the Cui family of Qinghe, took over the Qinghe Kingdom in just a few days. After clearing out the forces left by Gongsun Zan there, he crossed the Jiangshui River without stopping and headed north to cut off Gongsun Zan's retreat.

After a bloody battle, Guan Jing was killed and Gongsun Fan led a small number of remaining soldiers to retreat. Gao Shun did not continue to pursue them, but took the opportunity to start cleaning up the bandits in Anping.