Chapter 1470: Sharpening the knife (Page 1/1)

Ju Su was supervising the construction of a floating bridge by the river. After sleeping for a long time, he was rarely idle. When he was woken up by the elliptical, he looked at the sunset that had not yet set, and then at the busy craftsmen, he couldn't help but feel a little strange. Didn't Yuan Shao fight with Sun Ce? Why did he stop the troops so early? He returned to the camp with a lot of questions. He asked the elliptical on the road and found out that today's attack was not going well. Yuan Shao lost more than fifty cavalry. Although he once disrupted Lu Su's position, he failed to break through successfully and failed.

Ju Su was surprised. The result was beyond his expectations. He lost more than fifty cavalry. For the armored cavalry, it was a very heavy loss. He tried so hard that he still failed to break through Lu Su's position. Could this Lu Su's position be cast by iron?

When he arrived at the Central Army camp, Guo Tu was not there, Yuan Shao was having a meal, and enthusiastically invited Ju Shu to sit down. Ju Shu was not in the mood to eat, so he asked about the situation of the battle directly.

Yuan Shao was a little embarrassed. He was not on the battlefield, but he just heard the retreating armored cavalry describe some situations. These armored cavalry were blocked by the fire wall, and he didn't know why the robes that rushed through the fire wall failed. Only three armored cavalry who rushed past the fire wall retreated, and they were all seriously injured. They are now receiving treatment from the doctor. Guo Tu went to understand the situation and has not come back yet.

After hearing this, Ju Su pulled Yuan Shao away. Yuan Shao knew that he was in the wrong, so he followed Ju Su out of the camp obediently. Such an important battle did not come to command the battle formation, so he had no idea about the actual situation and did not understand why, and it was not like the demeanor of a general. When they came to the baggage camp, not only Guo Tu was there, but Gao Lan was also there, and they were listening to the withdrawn armored cavalry explaining the situation.

The three Arctics were seriously injured, and they were a little manic, and they were speechless. Guo Tu and Gao Lan said kindly to comfort him, carefully interrogated them, and finally figured out the situation at that time. There were two main problems encountered by Arctics: First, Lu Su's position was built on the sand dunes, which was soft and uphill, and the war horses could not run, with slow speed and insufficient impact. Second, the Jiangdong Army was very tenacious, especially the cooperation based on Shiwu, and the ability to seize opportunities was very strong. They even dared to rush forward to the Arctics and cut into the gap between Arctics.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao also understood without anyone else's explanation. The reason why he failed to break the formation was that Lu Su made sufficient preparations for the armored cavalry and effectively restrained the advantages of the armored cavalry. Second, the Jiangdong Army was well-trained and dared to fight.

"Sun Ce is here to prepare." Yuan Shao sighed quietly.

Guo Tu, Ju Su and others looked at each other and felt the same. They thought they had made sufficient preparations, but compared with Sun Ce, they were completely incomparable. Judging from the situation described by these armored cavalry, I am afraid that from generals to ordinary soldiers, they have prepared tactics and psychological preparations to fight against the armored cavalry. No wonder the Jiangdong army has not collapsed in the face of the armored cavalry's attack. They had expected this situation long ago, and those strange tactics were also prepared, and now they are just a practical verification.

Yuan Shao was in a bad mood. He returned to the central army tent and didn't say anything for a long time. Finally, he asked Ju Su: "Your Majesty, what can you do?"

Ju Su bowed and replied, "Although the attack is insufficient, there is still enough defense. While the strength is still there, move to Luoyang. Train troops and gather in the valley, and fight again after autumn."

Sun Ce received Lu Su's report just after dinner. After reading the report, he said like a big boss: "It's safe."

In addition to evaluating the methods of dealing with the Arctic Cavalry's rushing in detail, Lu Su's report also mentioned a seemingly unimportant issue: Before the battle reached You hour, Yuan Shao ended the battle, and it seemed that his will was not firm.

In addition, Lu Su also mentioned that the armored cavalry was not directly commanded by Gao Lan, and Yuan Shao issued an order every time he went to the battle. Yuan Shao himself had been in the central army camp and did not come to the formation. Although it was not far apart and it was very convenient to pass orders on war drums and flags, it still made people feel that it was not normal.

Sun Ce also felt it was unreasonable. What the hell is Yuan Shao doing? But he doesn't care. Due to the limitations of the terrain, Yuan Shao's range of activities is limited, and he has a navy in his hands, so it is more convenient to cross the river. Yuan Shao's troops are all within his own vision, and he can't play any tricks he wants.

Even if the plan is perfect, it is just empty talk.

Guo Jia felt that this was nothing strange. Yuan Shao was born in a noble family and had always paid attention to his identity. He was reluctant to fight against Sun Ce. How could he fight against Lu Su personally? There was nothing to boast about winning, but it was really embarrassing to lose. In the battle of capture of Zhanshan, he had already seen Lu Su's power. Now the Arctic Cavalry was also frustrated when he attacked. He lost more than fifty cavalry in one battle. He felt even more unsure. Since the Arctic Cavalry has been in the army, the total casualties may not exceed fifty cavalry. Before he found a way to crack it, he would not dare to throw all his bets into it.

Unless there is another scene like the Battle of Jieqiao: there is no way out. Therefore, the way to severely damage Yuan Shao is not to siege and annihilate him, but to let him see the chance of life, and then force him to escape, exhaust himself to death.

Sun Ce felt it was reasonable. The terrible thing about the strategists was that they were masters who played with people's hearts. The reason why Guo Jia could speak was almost legendary was because of his deep understanding of human nature, especially Yuan Shao.

The decisive battle was about to take place the next day, and Sun Ce rested early to replenish his energy. Guo Jia did not sleep all night. Almost all the scout camps were dispatched, and news kept coming. Most of these news was fragmentary words, and some were even fake news. Guo Jia wanted to piece together these news to infer the situation on the entire battlefield.

Even with the assistance of Zhuge Liang and Lu Yi, as well as more than 20 advisers from the Military Scheme Department, Guo Jia still did not dare to be careless. In the next two or three days, Yuan Shao's fate will be decided, and the situation in Shandong will be basically established. At this critical moment, even if he is allowed to go to bed, he will not be able to sleep.

Since midnight, there have been constant news from Han Yin. At dawn, Han Yin led two thousand Xiliang cavalry to Xichi City on time. Although after a night of march, Han Yin was not tired at all, but was a little excited. He had been waiting for this day for too long, especially when he heard that Ma Chao and Yan Xing had made contributions and killed all directions. He felt like he had raised a mouse, and he was very itchy and couldn't wait to go into battle.

Sun Ce called Yan Xing to have breakfast together, and explained the entire tactical intention to Han Yin, and Yan Xing added it from the side. Even if Han Yin's troops were added, he had only three thousand cavalry, less than half of Yuan Shao. To succeed in this battle, not only every knight needs to do his best, but also have to cooperate with each other with a high degree of tacit understanding, especially Han Yin. He is a surprise soldier, an arrow, and he has to cut the throat with one arrow. If there is a slight mistake, the surprise attack turns into a battle, and the result is hard to say.

Sun Ce finally said that as long as Han Yin can fight this battle as required and achieve the predetermined tactical goals, no matter what the final result is, it is guaranteed that Han Yin will return to Chang'an in a grand manner. One thousand sets of cavalry armor will be the starting price, and a generous gift will be given at that time. If Han Yin has an accident, don't blame me for turning against others. Although the cavalry armor will even have to vomit out the food expenses this year.

Han Yin nodded repeatedly, patted his chest and made sure there would be no problems and he would definitely complete the task.

Sun Ce asked Han Yin to hurry up and rest, and immediately sent someone to notify Sun Jian. Han Yin had already been in place and the plan began to be implemented.

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