The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Cao Cao personally led an army of to fight Yuan Shao's army of in a battle at the strategically important Baima City.

Yan Liang, the general of Yuan Shao's army, killed twelve generals of Cao's army before attacking the city. Cao Ren had to order to stand firm and wait for reinforcements.

After pacifying Xuzhou, Cao Cao's next target was Yuan Shao. This time it can be said that all the elites came out. The generals included Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, Li Dian, Yue Jin, Xu Huang, Zhang Yan, Guan Yu, and Guan Ping. The civilian officials included Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Chen Qun, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. Yuan Shaofang was led by Yuan Shao himself. The generals included Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Chunyu Qiong, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang. The civil servants included Tian Feng, Xu You, Ju Sue, Xun Chen, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Feng Ji, and Xin Ping. With all his elite troops out, Yuan Shao also hoped to defeat Cao Cao's main force in one battle and march south to the Central Plains.

After Cao Cao entered Baima, he immediately called everyone to discuss the battle strategy, "Everyone, tell me, how to fight this battle?"

Cao Zhen said, "I'm going to take the tiger and leopard cavalry to get Yan Liang's head to see how capable he is."

Cao Ren said, "Zi Dan must not be reckless. Yan Liang is brave and brave. He once killed twelve generals in our army in one day. He must be smart."

Guo Jia suggested, "Our army can send an army to attack Yanjin and force Yuan Shao to return for reinforcements. At that time, we can send elite troops to defeat him."

After hearing Guo Jia's plan, Cao Cao asked the generals, "Who is willing to lead the army to attack Yanjin and support our army?"

Li Dian said, "I am willing to lead ten thousand tribesmen there, and I will definitely hold off Yuan Shao's army for my lord."

Cao Cao was overjoyed and said, "Mancheng is brave. This battle must be fought by you. I will send Le Jin to lead 3,000 cavalry as your backup."

Li Dian and Le Jin took the order and left, each deploying their troops to prepare to attack Yanjin.

Cao Cao then made arrangements, "Zi Dan led the tiger and leopard cavalry to pursue Yuan Shao's army, Zi Xiao and Zi Lian led the infantry to seize Yuan Shao's camp, Gong Ming and Yun Chang led the cavalry to stop Yan Liang, I will wait for the generals' triumphant return in Baima City."

"No!" Everyone followed the order and left.

A banquet was held in Yuan Shao's military camp. Yuan Shao picked up the wine glass and said, "Everyone, let's drink this wine together. Tomorrow the whole army will press forward and we will take Baima City."

Everyone drank the wine in the cup and began to eat roasted meat. At this time, Xu You hurriedly ran into the tent and said to Yuan Shao, "My lord, something bad happened. I arranged for Cao Cao's army to report it. Cao Cao led the army to capture Yanjin."

Yuan Shao was shocked and the wine glass slipped from his hand, "Yanjin Village has three months of food and fodder for my 200,000 troops. Cao Cao is indeed treacherous. Do you have any good ideas?"

Tian Feng said, "My lord should send a large army to Yanjin, otherwise our army will collapse without a fight once we lose the army supplies."

Yuan Shao nodded, "Yan Liang, you lead an army of 50,000 and continue to call for battle here. I will personally lead an army to rescue Yanjin. When I return from victory, I will capture Baima City."

Yan Liang said, "My lord, go ahead with peace of mind. I will leave this place to the general, and I will ensure that every one of Cao's troops will be killed."

Yuan Shao personally led an army to aid Yanjin, leaving Yan Liang to guard the camp. The sentries on Baima City saw a big movement in Yuan Shao's military camp and reported it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao, who was sleeping, jumped up and shouted, "The opportunity has come! Instruct the three armies to dispatch according to the plan."

The gates of the White Horse City were wide open and a three-pronged attack was launched. Cao Zhen pursued Yuan Shao's army, Cao Hong and Cao Ren attacked Yuan Shao's camp, and Xu Huang and Guan Yu attacked Yan Liang's cavalry. Yan Liang rallied his troops in a panic and hurriedly fought. Xu Huang and Guan Yu led their light cavalry into Yan Liang's formation. During the charge, Yan Liang's formation was in chaos. Yan Liang was worthy of being a famous general. He killed dozens of people, stabilized his position, and shouted, "Those who retreat will die! Form a formation quickly and counterattack!"

Xu Huang faced Yan Liang with a big ax in his hand. Yan Liang was a good hand with a gun. He avoided Xu Huang's attack with the ax and stabbed the gun sideways. Xu Huang was unable to dodge and was injured on his left arm. Seeing that Xu Huang was injured, Guan Yu came with a gun (after the Qinglong Yanyue Sword was taken away, Guan Yu used a gun instead) and fought with Yan Liang.

If Yan Liang is a master of using guns, then Guan Yu is a master of masters. Whether it is using a knife or a gun, he can do it with ease. The two fought for more than ten rounds, and Yan Liang gradually felt that he was outmatched. Since Guan Yu abandoned the sword and used the gun, not only his strength but also his skills have been greatly improved. In the world, except Lu Bu, no one is Guan Yu's opponent.

As the blood on his body continued to increase, Yan Liang screamed and was stabbed under the horse by Guan Yu. Guan Yu dismounted, cut off Yan Liang's head with his sword, threw it between the two armies, and shouted, "Yan Liang is dead. If you don't surrender, how long will it take?" When Yuan Shao's army saw that their general was dead, they all laid down their weapons and surrendered.

The brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong also successfully broke into Yuan Shao's army camp and replaced it with Cao's army's flag.

In Yanjin, Li Dian led the Li Jiajun, composed of clan members, in a bloody battle with Yuan Shao's army. For a while, it was hard to tell the winner. Everyone in the Li Jiajun was one to ten, and they were extremely brave. Although Yuan Shaojun had more people, they were not as desperate and happy to advance as the Li Jiajun. The cavalry also joined the battlefield, which put Yuan Shao's army, which was mainly infantry, into a passive position. Le Jin was like a god of war at this moment, blocking and killing people. One person killed hundreds of Yuan Shao's army. Seeing how brave Le Jin was, Cao Cao's army Morale boosted.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, the defeated soldiers who escaped from the camp reported to Yuan Shao that the camp had been captured and Yan Liang was dead. When Yuan Shao heard this, he vomited blood and fell off his horse. Military advisor Xu You shouted, "Withdraw the troops and protect the lord quickly." , withdrew to Guandu."

The Battle of Baima Yanjin ended with Cao Cao's victory. When Yuan Shao withdrew to Guandu, only less than 10,000 people remained in the 200,000-strong army.