With Wang Xuan's idea, everyone will naturally no longer take Yuan Shao seriously.
All the enthusiasm was devoted to the simple modification of the baggage truck. The only thing left was to experiment and find out how many people would be best in the tank.
At the same time, Yuan Shao's army also broke out of camp. The 200,000-strong army was divided into three parts. The march route was stretched out for more than 20 miles and pressed towards Ling County.
Three days later, the 50,000 forward troops had arrived 20 miles away from Lingxian County and started setting up camp, but Wang Xuan did not let anyone launch a surprise attack while the enemy's foothold was not stable.
Wait, just wait for the arrival of all the 200,000 troops, and wait for an opportunity for a decisive battle, so that the chariot can exert greater effect when it first appears on the battlefield, and completely cripple Yuan Shao's army in the first battle.
While all of Yuan Shao's men were confused as to why Liu Beijun didn't take advantage of the only advantageous opportunity to launch a surprise attack, the 200,000-strong army gradually arrived outside Lingxian County.
Two hundred thousand troops, two hundred thousand civilians, and a camp of four hundred thousand people were so huge that the camp alone occupied a radius of thirty miles.
Frowning at the letter of challenge in front of him, Yuan Shao felt that something was wrong no matter what he did.
Liu Bei actually followed Gu Lilai's letter of challenge and agreed to a decisive battle tomorrow.
This seemed to Yuan Shao to be a strange feeling. Judging from the despicable, shameless, obscene and other characteristics Liu Beijun showed during this period, Liu Beijun was definitely not capable of such an upright decisive battle.
This is not to say what they think of Liu Bei's character. Everyone knows that Wang Xuan made the decision for Liu Beijun's series of operations, but officially because of this, they think it is impossible.
"Are we going to fight tomorrow?" Yuan Shao asked, frowning and thinking about his counselors.
"Of course we accept the challenge!" Xu You said without hesitation: "This is already the most powerful form for us. Compared with besieging them, this is the terrain that can best utilize our military strength."
"As for the conspiracy, I can't see it now. Moreover, the terrain here is open and there is no ability to ambush."
"Besides, even if there is a conspiracy, the superiority in military strength cannot be compensated for."
"Who knows if that Wang Xuan is playing some trick again, where the truth is revealed and the reality is revealed."
"Could it be a fire attack or a water attack or something?" Yuan Shao asked in thought.
"We need to be on guard for this." Feng Ji replied: "You can send troops upstream and downstream to have a look, and you can also send people to the battlefield to check, but it is unlikely. It is too far away from the river. It is just a precaution.
Just one."
"Okay, that's it, let's have a showdown tomorrow!" Yuan Shao slapped the table and said.
Food was made at the third watch and troops were sent out at the fifth watch. The two hundred thousand troops could not be pulled out casually. It took six hours just to get out of the camp to the agreed battlefield. It was not until around 11 o'clock in the morning that they were all in formation.
complete.
On Liu Bei's side, there are only 40,000 people, and there are full-time auxiliary soldiers who are responsible for sundries. They don't blow the wake-up call until about seven o'clock in the morning and do some exercise. It's only nine o'clock after breakfast.
"Aren't you going to send troops yet?" Liu Bei couldn't help but ask.
"What's the rush? It's time to digest the food." Wang Xuan said while picking his teeth.
"I heard from Tan Ma that Yuan Shaojun had already sent out troops before five o'clock in the morning?"
"He's just asking for his own money, what does it have to do with me? Who allowed them to have more people!"
"Didn't we agree to have a decisive battle today?"
"I didn't write down the specific time. Who asked him to go so early?" Wang Xuan rolled his eyes.
The corner of Liu Bei's mouth twitched. He took a look at the letter yesterday. It seemed that the signature was written by Liu Bei...
After ten o'clock, Wang Xuan gave the order to send out troops. It was only a dozen miles away from the agreed battlefield. Forty thousand troops, including two thousand modified chariots surrounded inside, rushed over in a mighty manner.
When we arrived at the battlefield, it was already close to 12 noon.
Looking at the belated arrival of Liu Beijun, Yuan Shao looked extremely ugly. It was not because he had to wait for an extra hour, but... they came from the northwest, and Liu Beijun came from the southeast. The most suitable position for them to deploy their troops was just right.
Facing south.
The sun is shining brightly right now, and even if you don't look up, it's very dazzling. After looking at it for a long time, your eyes feel a little dazzled.
I really didn't think about this kind of weather and timing issue, and I didn't expect Liu Beijun to take advantage of it.
Seeing Liu Bei's army entering the battlefield, Yuan Shao did not order his subordinates to act rashly. This was not a gentleman's etiquette. He was not Song Nanggong. He had to wait for the opponent to be ready before starting the decisive battle. The fundamental reason was that even when Liu Bei's army was marching, the formation was still neat and orderly.
together.
The distance between the two sides was still quite far, so even if they wanted to take advantage, after the soldiers rushed over, not to mention that the queue would be completely chaotic, the other side would already be ready.
It is better to wait for Liu Beijun to come over on his own, which can save some soldiers' physical strength.
After about a kilometer away, there was a rapid three-volume drum beat, and the army seemed to have been pressed on the stop button, and it instantly stopped under the surprised eyes of Yuan Shao and others.
Thousands of meters apart, Liu Bei's army stood tall and straight, their chests raised, and Liu Bei's army was silent. The formation of one side was a little crooked or crooked, or they were whispering, but the whispers of 200,000 people were very loud. Fortunately, it was an open plain.
Above, otherwise it will definitely drive people crazy.
Wang Xuan, Liu Bei and others stood on a tall carriage pulled by eight horses to facilitate and observe the entire battlefield. At this moment, Wang Xuan shouted to Zhang Fei below, "This Yuan Shao is really an honest man, Yide.
Let people push the things that have been prepared in time."
As soon as Wang Xuan gave this order, there was a burst of laughter everywhere, and Liu Bei also laughed bitterly. Wang Xuan would always come up with such little tricks, and these little tricks were often dismissed as trivial things that could not be put on the stage.
But it can always play a big role.
In Wang Xuan's words, this is the great way. As the saying goes, "The way to use military force is to attack the heart first, and to attack the city next. To fight with the heart is the uppermost point, and to fight with soldiers is the lower priority."
When it comes to attacking the mind, Wang Xuan considers himself to be an absolute master.
After giving the order, a dozen men pushed a two-wheeled cart from the military formation and slowly came to the battlefield. Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, turned around and asked: "What are you doing?"
"This..." A group of counselors discussed for a while but couldn't figure it out. Xin Ping frowned and said, "It looks like you are going to give something?"
"Should we drive them away?" Yuan Shao asked.
"These dozen or so people won't pose any threat to us, right? If we kill them rashly, will it look like we..." Xu You shut up mid-sentence, but everyone understood what he meant. If he killed them,
If word spreads, it will really hurt their reputation.
Everyone thought so too, so they decided to wait and see what tricks they were doing over there.
(It was 12 o'clock in the morning when I wrote this paragraph. I was so hungry and wanted to eat barbecue.)