The old general didn't know what was wrong with Sun Ce, and he didn't want to know.

"Ha!" He shouted softly and shook the spear out of Sun Ce's hand. Unfortunately, because the opponent's strength was too great, the old general failed to seize the opportunity to counterattack with this spear. Instead, he had to withdraw it slightly to prevent him from getting angry.

The numb hands regained their breath.

However, the old general only knew one thing. As a life-and-death enemy, he must "take advantage of his illness to kill him." Otherwise, if Sun Ce really solves his problems, the old general does not think that he has the possibility of defeating the opponent.

Yes, even if he has mastered the opponent's martial arts skills, facing the opponent's astonishing strength and dexterity, the experience and skills of the old general cannot take much advantage, and because of his age, his rapidly depleted physical strength is constantly eroding

Touching his body.

Even Tong Yuan, the former "King of Guns", almost exhausted himself and suffered cramps when he opened the gun in the battle against the Xianbei people a few years ago. If the enemy had not lost courage, Old Tong would have died.

The battlefield is over.

However, Sun Ce also felt uncomfortable.

If we exclude the somewhat special and chaotic battle that took place in Yanshi, the opponent at this time is definitely the strongest person he has encountered in less than twenty years. Even if he does not want to admit it in his heart, he is definitely

is more than his father.

The opponent's mastery of guns really won the saying "a stick for a month, a sword for a lifetime". Sun Ce didn't know what kind of person Tong Yuan was, who was called the King of Guns and was once again famous because of Li Shushi and Zhao Yun.

He has great strength, but just looking at the ordinary moves of this old general who doesn't seem to have a great reputation in front of him makes all his methods come to nothing, and you can know that the gap between you and the other party is like a chasm.

gap.

If Sun Ce hadn't taken advantage of his youthful vigor and physical strength, this battle might have ended a dozen rounds ago.

Naturally, Sun Ce will definitely be the man with his head on the ground, the man from the back who made the opponent wise, just like the generals who fought with him before, who may have lived in humiliation, or may have died long ago.

Because each has its own advantages and problems, neither of them can do anything about the other for the time being, and the situation has once again reached a deadlock.

Also reaching a stalemate is the general trend of the entire battlefield.

"Is Cai Yang dead? Humph. Good death!"

When he heard the news from the messenger, Cao Cao curled his lips and paid no more attention.

Well, Cao Cao is actually very happy now. Speaking of which, Cai Yang is also an old ranger well-known in the Central Plains. He is good at using swords. Although he does not call himself the "King of Swords", he is also

It can be regarded as a prestigious existence. Cao Cao, who loves talents, will naturally not miss the opportunity to invite him.

But when they were about to succeed, Yuan Shu's attack made Cao Cao's army, which originally seemed to be prosperous, fleeing, and could only barely hold on to the last base and resist.

At that time, Cao Cao could be said to have no future and no prestige. At most, he only received an evaluation of repeated defeats and repeated defeats. It was also mostly negative. Naturally, he was unfavorable to those who were ready to go out to fight for a wife and son.

Opposition figures are much less attractive.

Those with better moral integrity or those who were not optimistic about Yuan Shujun naturally declined politely and said that they would wait and see before the time came. As for those whose moral integrity fell to the ground or were originally just grassroots, they naturally happily pursued the big cows.

Gu Yuan Shu.

So for guys like this who have no vision for development, death can be regarded as settling a grudge and serving as a warning.

However, that young man who was able to kill Cai Yang, who was famous in the Central Plains... Cao Cao really felt a little jealous.

Well, the situation on the battlefield no longer allows Cao Cao to think about it.

This battle took place in the Sheqiu County area in the southern part of Jibei Kingdom, Yanzhou. The Wenshui River originating from the Yuanshan Mountain in Taishan County flows here and flows westward into Juye Ze. It is also called the huge lake-type wetland of Onezawa because it is not present now.

During the flood season, most parts of the Wenshui River can be swam, and war horses can cross the river without any hindrance.

To the north of the battlefield are some rugged hills. The most famous ones are Da and Xiaolong Mountains in the northeast and Yunmeng Mountain and Zhenxie Mountain, which are slightly shorter than Xiaolong Mountain in the northwest. Among them, Cao Cao's army's Chinese army camp is stationed in

The place at the top of Dalong Mountain. And reflected in the distance is Sun Ce's army located under the low and damaged Sheqiu City. The actual commander is Zhou Yu.

This battle was not a sudden encounter. Although both sides arrived at this area almost immediately, they did not immediately invest their troops in the battle. Instead, they established their positions and went through several tests before they really opened up their posture.

Naturally, this was entirely Zhou Yu's idea, otherwise with Sun Ce's temper, he would never have had the patience to wait for these few days.

The composition of Cao Cao's army is a bit complicated. There are three families in total. In addition to the support troops sent by his ally Yuan Shao, there is also a friendly army from Liu Bei. However, the number is not large, only a few hundred people, but Zhang Fei

The two masters He Yangqun are enough.

Well, Cao Cao and Liu Bei only wanted the experts around Liu Bei to help deal with Sun Ce and the powerful generals around Sun Ce, because aside from Sun Ce's personal influence on the battle situation, Cao Cao didn't think Yuan Shujun was really powerful.

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Even though the main force of Yuan Shu's army is the old team left behind by Sun Jian, the person commanding the army is Zhou Yu, a young and up-and-comer.

This battle can be regarded as a more upright head-on confrontation.

Sun Ce's troops were backed by the city, but it was not very strong and not very large. Behind the city was the Wenshui River, which was not very deep at this time.

Sun Ce's central army has about 2,000 people. They are not veterans left by Sun Jian, but newly recruited troops by Sun Ce. It can be said that they are a new army gathered entirely based on Sun Ce's personal charm. However, the combat effectiveness of this army is

It should not be underestimated, because this army composed of Huaisi and Jingchu Rangers has been quickly tempered into a strong army after this period of fighting in the north and south.

There are about 500 people in this army who follow Sun Ce into the battle, and the rest are entrusted to Zhou Yu by Sun Ce. Firstly, they protect his good friends, and secondly, they allow Zhou Yu to have a better team when needed.

Troops to carry out his orders.

As a barrier in front of the Chinese army, there are 6,000 light infantry led by Sun Ce's uncle Sun Jing and veteran Zhu Zhi. The main role of these people is not to attack, but to try to protect the Chinese army in the rear. Unless there is a major change in the war, this

Zhou Yu will not mobilize his troops easily. Of course, the more likely situation is that this will become the enemy's priority attack direction and cannot be mobilized at all.

The left wing of Sun Ce's army was divided into two parts. The one closest to the central army was 6,000 light infantry led by Huang Gai and Cai Yang. In front of these light infantry, Zhou Yu also deployed 4,000 archers. These archers were mainly

It was to deal with Cao Cao's army, whose cavalry strength was almost the best in the Central Plains after receiving support from Bingzhou. No matter whether Cao Cao's army attacked Sun Ce's left wing or the center, it could deal the greatest blow to the enemy.

Behind the main force on the left wing was also hidden a force led by Chen Lan and Lei Bo, which was mainly composed of thieves. Zhou Yu hoped that they could bypass the battlefield and attack Cao Cao's army from the side or rear, thus playing the most important role in the battle.

However, although Chen Lan and Lei Bo are not good at leading troops, they are definitely not without IQ. 9. Although Zhou Yu talks very nicely, this cannot change the fact that they have deprived the two of them of the Wanwu troops.

The fact that they only gave them three thousand remnants of command power. You must know that even those unruly Shanyue Yi subordinates Zhou Yu were not so cruel. At most, they were just generals who ordered the other party to obey the general. But not

Will plan the ownership of each department.

For a moment, the two men really seemed to have dragged thousands of people to find a hilltop and became the dominant force in the mountain. Or if Yuan Shu's army had not been in great power at this time, the two men would have surrendered directly to Cao Cao. It is not certain.

But even if the situation really evolves to this extent, at least these two people probably can't get it off. After all, since Zhou Yu dares to take action like this, he will definitely not be without follow-up preparations. Maybe he is waiting for the two of them to cause some trouble.

Come on.

The right wing of Sun Ce's army consisted of 6,000 light infantry commanded by Cheng Pu and Han Dang, and more than 2,000 Shanyue Yicon from Yangzhou.

In addition, the only more than 800 cavalry Sun Ce's army had were also arranged on the right wing, hidden behind the light infantry. As for when to enter the battlefield, Zhou Yu gave the right to make a last-minute decision to Cheng Pu and Han Dang.

The cavalry general of Youzhou.

Generally speaking, Zhou Yu's obvious purpose of making such an arrangement is to defend the Chinese army and lure the enemy deeper; the left wing mainly helps the Chinese army to defend while constantly using archers to effectively attack the enemy, which is regarded as a defensive counterattack;

The right wing was a complete offensive side. Zhou Yu arranged all the offensive firepower of Sun Ce's army on the right wing except for Sun Ce's nuclear bomb whose time and location of the explosion could not be determined, and made the right wing a fierce punch.

Of course, these are all preliminary judgments based on the superficial arrangement. In fact, whether it is Huang Gai on the left or Cheng Pu on the right, the light infantry in their hands are all old troops left over from the Sun Jian era, so regardless of the left wing

The troops seem to be mainly focused on defense, but if the battle becomes tense, they can also provide some unexpected contingency measures.

After this calculation, the total strength of Sun Ce's army participating in this battle was about 30,000. Zhou Yu seemed to be calculating something and did not put all the troops he could mobilize into this battle. Perhaps he was worried about the enemy in the north of Xuzhou.

Be a strong enemy.

As for Chen Lan and Lei Bo's troops who were responsible for the detour, hehe, we'd better go back and take a look at the layout of Cao Cao's army.

Although Cao Cao's army has different orders, if you conclude that Cao Cao's army is not strong in combat effectiveness because of this, you would be completely wrong.

Cao Cao deployed the combination of Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong on his left wing. Cao Hong led eight thousand light infantry, all of which were recruited from the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army that ravaged the Central Plains. Although they had undergone rigorous training, they still had some discipline problems.

The problem is, if it is a battle of limited intensity, these soldiers may still be able to maintain considerable combat effectiveness, but if the battle lasts too long or is too intense, even Cao Cao cannot believe how effective these troops can be.

So behind these people is the law enforcement team of 1,500 people led by Yu Jin. Although these Yanzhou natives were recruited when Cao Cao raised troops in Yanzhou, their combat effectiveness may not be as good as those of the remnants of the former Yellow Turban Army, but their only advantage is that

Their families are all in the territory of Cao Cao's army, and their loyalty is very good. Their discipline is also excellent due to years of training.

In front of the light infantry unit commanded by Cao Hong is a skirmisher line composed of nearly 2,000 Taishan strong crossbowmen who are good at using crossbows. This unit does not have a clear commander, and they have a very special role.

Great freedom.

Whether it was Bao Xin who had always supported Cao Cao, or later Yu Jin, or even his former enemy and now ally Zang Ba, Cao Cao could always maintain a relatively good relationship with the powerful and powerful families in Taishan County, so even when Cao Cao was weak, Yuan Shu

When the power was strong, the large and small families in Taishan still supported Cao Cao, and these tough Taishan County Yi Cong were a symbol of this friendship.

The above troops can be considered a good combination for most princes. But they are still just a cover. The one that really plays a decisive role, or that Cao Cao has high hopes for as a trump card, is Xiahou Yuan's cavalry troops.

This army can be said to be Cao Cao's trump card. They were trained by Xia Houyuan who had studied and fought in the northern part of Bingzhou.

Compared with some natural idiots. In addition to his outstanding personal combat effectiveness, the best person was unexpectedly Xiahou Dun, who managed the affairs of the field.

It has been reorganized several times, but with a size of 2,500 people, it still has the ability to influence the situation of the war.

Moreover, this unit inherited the glorious tradition of the Bingzhou Army. It can be used at both distance and distance. From a distance, it can use mounted fire to disrupt the enemy's formation and kill the enemy's effective forces. When it gets close, it can pick up a spear and charge, dealing a devastating blow to the enemy's formation.

Originally, the ace unit of Cao Cao's army was stationed outside Puyang City, similar to the cavalry unit in the Northern Army. However, in order to avenge his humiliation, Cao Cao not only brought this unit out, but also handed it over to Xia Houyuan.

On the flank.

Such a move naturally avoided Zhou Yu's carefully prepared archer phalanx, but he had to encounter Sun Cejun's attacking group. I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune. It depends on the result on the battlefield...

The main force on the right wing of Cao Cao's army was a thousand Guards Cavalry led by Xu Chu's brother Xu Ding.

Without Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Cao Chun, Cao Cao's personal guard commander became Xu Chu's brother and his neighbor Xu Ding, and Cao Cao's personal guard troops were naturally built by Xu Ding.

In terms of personal strength, Xu Ding is not as good as Xu Chu, and in terms of military training ability, Xu Ding cannot be compared with Cao Chun, but he is a very humble person, and at the same time, he is calmer than Xu Chu before. He combines Cao Chun and Xu Chu.
To be continued...