Qiao Rui was a very senior general in Yuan Shu's army.

Like Xu Rong in the Bingzhou Army, he had also stayed in Luoyang for a long time, and in terms of status at that time, Qiao Rui, who was a tiger benlang, was higher than Xu Rong, who was purely from the Northern Army.

One thing, because Qiao Rui was a scholar from the beginning, he was naturally on a higher level than the warrior Xu Rong.

Although there are more famous generals in the Eastern Han Dynasty than in the Song Dynasty, because of the founding emperor Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, even warriors have to learn some knowledge. Even if their status may not show anything, if they can't get in

In the circle of scholars, even if you reach a prominent official position through other means, you will definitely not leave a good reputation.

Of course, the person who can attract Yuan Shu's attention is either a distinguished family or a loyal servant of his family. Although Qiao Rui does not seem to have anything to do with either, he is Yuan Shu's colleague and later subordinate when he was Huben Lang, and can barely be classified as one of them.

the latter.

Naturally, even with Ji Ling's loyalty and closeness to Yuan Shao, he still could not overpower the old general Qiao Rui.

But right now, the old general was looking a little gloomy, staring at the map in front of him and sighing.

"General, why are you so troubled? They are just a few common people making trouble, nothing to be afraid of. Even the anti-king Liu Chong is not our enemy. I heard that Liu Chong scared that Li Xue into retreating back then. It can be seen from this

The strength of Bingzhou's army is just a boast by people who don't know how to fight, so that people can't see their idiot nature."

Although Qiao Rui's lieutenant respected him very much, he was a little dismissive of his worries and cautions. This was not a strange thing. After all, Yuan Shujun had been driven out of Nanyang by Liu Biao.

It can be regarded as a series of battles and victories. Not only did Cao Cao's army, which was famous among the princes, be defeated in a hurry, but it also remained undefeated when facing other enemies.

, the only thing that didn't go well was the battle to attack Shu City, but siege warfare was originally the most troublesome battle in military wars. Didn't you see what "Sage of War" Sun Tzu was talking about about siege warfare?

That is the lowest method. It should only be used when other methods have been used but there is no other way and there is no choice but to fight. Naturally, it is not Yuan Shujun's problem.

As for being expelled from Nanyang before, it was not Yuan Shujun's fault. It was because that bastard Sun Wentai brought his own death and dampened the morale of the entire army, allowing Liu Biaojun to take advantage out of thin air. It was also not because Yuan Shujun was not strong enough.

As for Yuan Shujun's victory in these battles, almost all of it was achieved or led by Sun Jiaban. In the minds of these lieutenants, they have been thrown into an unknown corner, or they have not thought about it at all.

The formula that Sun Jiaban = an integral part of Yuan Shujun has probably been deeply imprinted in their minds.

Regarding his deputy general's statement, Qiao Rui shook his head in annoyance, but he didn't say much.

Qiao Rui may not have personally experienced what kind of fighting force the Bingzhou Army is, but it does not mean that he does not understand - Xu Rong, Zhang Liao, Zhang Yang... He and many of the Northern Army soldiers who had worked together in Luoyang still maintain

It is neither a close nor distant relationship. Because although Qiao Rui was born a scholar and was a member of the Yuan Dynasty

A die-hard supporter of martial arts, but he does not have the arrogance of a scholar facing a warrior. In other words, Qiao Rui has always felt that he is more of a warrior than a scholar. It is precisely because Qiao Rui has such an identity for himself.

With his outstanding military strength and the bonus of his status as a scholar, he naturally had a wide network of contacts in the Northern Army.

Except for Zhang Yang who has left the army and seems to think that he is doing well now, the others all have a certain status in the Bingzhou Army. Even if there are some moisture and concealment in their words, it is enough to make Qiao Rui

Some things have been analyzed.

It is precisely because of this information and the fact that he was able to collect some information about the Bingzhou Army that he feels the emotion he feels now.

However, these emotions and information cannot be told to the people around him, otherwise Qiao Rui cannot predict the consequences.

Qiao Rui actually wanted to say that at the beginning, Li Shushi's troops were just farmers who had just put down their hoes. Even if they became the Yellow Turban Army, their combat effectiveness was average because they had little actual combat experience. Although they could deal with those county soldiers and powerful people, there was no problem.

But it would be very difficult to fight against the imperial army.

At that time, Liu Chong, the king of Chen, was said to be young and promising at best, but was said to be stupid and green at worst. Therefore, the unscrupulous Liu Chong not only had a high reputation in the Chen Kingdom, but also set off a wave of enthusiasm in the Chen Kingdom.

With the trend of learning archery skills, even ordinary people in Chen State had archery skills that were far superior to ordinary farmers when they picked up short bows.

Li Shushi's troops at that time naturally had to take a detour to fight against such a large number of people and the protection of the city.

But what will it look like when Yuan Shujun faces Chen Guo?

Because Liu Chong was always pushy in the past, he was constantly finding excuses to suppress Liu Chong and Dong Zhuo. By the time Yuan Shujun invaded, the once naughty child had turned into the timid and cautious Prince Anle, and all the affairs of the country had been handed over to him.

Prime Minister Luo Jun.

However, Luo Jun was assassinated before the war under the arrangement of Yuan Shu. As a result, Chen State was somewhat leaderless and chaotic.

Once this thing falls into chaos, unless you have been prepared before and deliberately lead the situation into chaos, there is absolutely no chance of winning. Even if you can lead into chaos, it is only because the gap is too obvious.

I have to use this method to increase the possibility of victory a little bit, leaving the factors that determine victory to fate or luck.

So using a simple analogy with Chen Guo's situation, he doesn't know whether he should say these people are stupid or they are deliberately so easy to encourage themselves, because he really doesn't believe that the young people who have been with him for so many years can really do it.

So reckless.

He has asked Ji Ling and Zhang Xun, who are on both wings, to give up the strategy of "blooming in the middle, flying together on both wings, advancing together, dividing and encircling", and move the troops closer to his own side. Increase the thickness of his own troops in Chen County

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As for whether these two people will follow his "suggestions", Qiao Rui feels that only God knows.

But the only thing he can be sure of is that the land of Chen County must not be lost. Now that he is stationed here with his army, he can still suppress the turbulent atmosphere here, but if his troops leave, whether it is Bingzhou Army or Cao Cao's army entering

Here, you will receive a large number of troops who are not weak in strength and extremely hostile to Yuan Shu's army.

Although the people of Chen County would hide with their families when Yuan Shu's army was recruiting troops, if Yuan Shu's troops disappeared from Chen County, whether they were attacking or retreating, those Chen County people who were hiding would return to their hometowns as soon as possible.

Maybe the signs weren't very obvious before, but recently, Qiao Rui can feel more and more the pressure of the coming storm approaching. The people who seem to be showing signs of uneasiness once again make Qiao Rui sniff.

It smells of danger.

In fact, Qiao Rui is indeed a veteran general, and there is nothing wrong with his ideas. In fact, Li Shushi and Cao Ren can be said to be sharpening their knives, but because the plans of Li Shushi, Cheng Yu, and Guo Jia are getting bigger and bigger each time.

As a result, we had to wait for the completion of all preparations.

Although this procrastinating rhythm means that it is very likely that he will face the enemy's 50,000-strong army. But Li Shushi also knows very well that if the execution of this strategy can exceed 60%, then Yuan Shu's so-called 50,000-strong army will not be possible.

Then there will be the problem.

Cao Ren has even begun discussing with Li Shushi the issue of dividing the spoils after the war.

Although talking about trophies at this time is a bit like those two idiots who started discussing how to cook the goose before they shot it down. Not only did the goose fly away, but there was also a fight between the two. But these two are obviously not that kind of people.

He is a hopeless idiot. Even if there are some minor differences, he will never break up. The result of the stalemate is just preparation for the final give-and-take.

Cao Ren was also from the Bingzhou Army. He had never played the role of a businessman and went deep into the grassland. Even if his negotiation skills were not as good as those of professionals, he at least had a clear understanding of the principles involved.

Li Shushi believed that it was absolutely impossible for the guy in front of him to become the same Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao in the history of another plane.

However, compared to the various secret contests surrounding the original Chen Kingdom and now Chen County, the coalition forces of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao on the eastern front were the first to engage in a fierce battle with Yuan Shu's army, and the fire was extremely lively.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally! I'll do it again! I'll definitely be able to beat you out this time!"

"One-eyed blind man, that's all you can do. Hurry up and replace that old guy. His Grandpa Sun hasn't had enough fun yet!"

"Xia Houyuanrang, if you can't survive, just take your place. I don't believe that pretty boy is stronger than Dian Boren and Lu Fengxian! If you finish the fight earlier, I still have to go back and have a wedding banquet with my brother! You're so stupid

How dare Xu Dan steal my eldest brother’s woman!”

"That effeminate guy over there, your face is not much darker than mine. If you pretend to be a woman, your Sun family grandfather can barely accept it. And based on your ability, you might as well have a better future by selling your ass!

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"Yeah, yeah, yeah!!! Zhang Yide from Yan is here, get out of the way if you are busy, be careful that you, Grandpa Zhang, don't care whether you live or die!"

"It's true that 'tiger father has no dog son'. I thought that Sun Wentai was an unparalleled warrior who was almost unrivaled on the battlefield, but who could have expected that his son was even better. I think it would have been gratifying if Izumi had known him.

Bar."

I don’t know if it’s natural or deliberate, but Sun Ce has a lot of hatred. Both Xiahou Dun and Zhang Sanye have turned into berserkers, staring at Sun Ce closely. As for the battlefield situation,

, the outcome of the war has been decided

The two of them left it behind. It seemed that in their hearts, defeating or even killing Sun Ce was their highest and only pursuit at present, especially when they saw Sun Ce still having enough energy to fight one against two.

It stimulated them.

In fact, although Sun Ce looked very crazy, fighting one against two, and they were two top-notch generals in the world, he still seemed to be able to do it with ease, but in fact Sun Ce was also having a hard time at this time. But as the most famous man under Yuan Shu's rule

As the captain of a young idol group, "An Actor's Self-cultivation" is naturally a must-read textbook. Maintaining the best condition at all times is also a required course. Even if a sword is thrown at him at the next moment, Sun Ce can ensure that he still has a bright and bright smile on his face.

Not horrifying.

It takes a lot of hard work to be able to do it to this extent.

So now Sun Ce also doesn't care about commanding the troops, but he has good friends behind him to support him. Even if he devotes himself fully to the one-on-one battle, Zhou Yu Gongjin behind him can still control the troops just right at the beginning.

transfer.

Coupled with the assistance of Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other veteran generals from the Sun family, Sun Ce was actually not too worried about the outcome of the battle.

It's a pity that he is not worried about the situation of the battle, but Zhou Yu, who is taking command behind him, is sweating heavily at this time.

It's so difficult, it's so difficult.

The most important thing is that he is not like the female table tennis player who said this who has already won the championship, but he really feels that this war is not easy to fight, very difficult to fight.

The fundamental reason why the previous combination of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu was so impactful and seemed to be almost invincible was that Sun Ce's force could often effectively penetrate the opponent's formation, and then use his own force to guide the occupation into his own rhythm.

Among them, even if there are one or two troublesome guys occasionally who have to distract Sun Ce from fighting, Zhou Yu can still watch from behind and make up for the gap caused by Sun Ce's temporary inability to escape.

Moreover, Zhou Yu's resourcefulness also ensured that Zhou Yu could not only simply command the battle on the battlefield, but he could also design many battlefield strategies according to changes in the situation, and induce the occupation into his own rhythm.

But what about this time?

Zhou Yu couldn't help but cover his head and rub it hard.

The one-eyed Xiahou Dun on the opposite side was already difficult enough. Although he was always suppressed by Sun Ce, he seemed to become more courageous as he fought. He clearly felt that he had been beaten to the point of losing his fighting ability. But after a while, this guy came back again.

He stood up unsteadily, and after a while, he rushed forward in high spirits. His fighting power didn't seem to have weakened at all.
To be continued...