It was not just the reviewer who looked at Cheng Pu, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian and their more than 2,000 Bingzhou troops and horses. In fact, everyone in the army generally looked at them with some scrutiny.

There is of course a reason for this.

It must be known that whether it is the commander-in-chief Gongsun Xun, Lu Fan, Lou Gui, Han Dang, and those with higher status in the Chinese Army, including of course Wei Yue who has come out to lead the army alone, this is generally true.

The army responded with the attitude of "one of our own". Moreover, the leader of this army, Cheng Pu, was not an easy man. Although he had outstanding appearance, decent response, and was well received by everyone, as soon as he arrived, this guy was directly

He clearly placed himself and this army at the cornerstone of the Chinese army under Gongsun Xun, which left people speechless.

But Gongsun Xun just admitted it!

So in other words, both the Youzhou generals and the Northern Army-Hanoi Knights are a little bit intolerable.

However, this may be Gongsun Xun's deliberate move. The war is coming, and he is happy to see such a positive sense of competition in the army.

"Everyone." In the evening of that day, Gongsun Xun gathered all the generals and got straight to the point. "Shen Zhengnan came from the Yellow River today to report personally. It is predicted that he has led 20,000 troops and has arrived at Cangting. If there is no accident, he will

We will cross the river early tomorrow morning and draw up our strategies. I wonder if you have anything else to say?"

There was an unexpected moment of silence in the military tent. Even Cao Mengde and Lou Zibo, who were usually the most energetic, pursed their lips and remained silent.

Cao Mengde was a little nervous. This was the first time he had experienced a battle of this scale. As for Lou Gui, there was no need to say anything else, because the battlefield layout had actually been agreed upon long ago and even assigned, and it was very simple!

Just as Liang Yuan and Liang Zhongning in Dongwuyang City thought, the Han army planned to leave the infantry to rely on the camp to hinder the Yellow Turban Army in the city, and then all the cavalry would be sent out to wait for work, and on the plains they would kill Bu Ji who had just crossed the river from Cangting.

The army was defeated in one fell swoop, and then turned back to defeat the enemy in front of Dong Wuyang!

As for the area of ​​​​Dong Wuyang and ignoring the Han army's camp, it would be easier to do it. The cavalry should first turn around and attack one front and back with the infantry in the camp, and then go to the river to fight.

And when more than 2,000 Bingzhou troops, mainly cavalry, arrived, this battle seemed to have nothing to say... It is conceivable that unless a meteorite falls from the sky, otherwise, the existence of these 8,000 or 9,000 Han cavalry alone

, they have already been able to lock in the so-called 'ten percent' that Gongsun Xun said that day!

So in this case, is there any need to say anything? In fact, Gongsun Xun is already preparing to disband.

However……

"Junhou!"

At this moment, a person suddenly appeared in the tent. Everyone looked up and became alert. It turned out that this person was the commander of Bingzhou's reinforcements, Sima Chengpu and Cheng Demou.

"What's De Mou's wisdom?" Gongsun Xun was also curious for a moment.

"There is no other intention." Cheng Pu, wearing a crown and armor, replied with a sonorous and powerful tone. "It's just a invitation to fight."

"Now that you are here, can you still be allowed to guard the camp together with the infantry?" Under the candlelight, Gongsun Xun, who was sitting behind a few cases, immediately burst into laughter. "Tomorrow, I will let Wen Chao (Gongsun Yue) and Yi Gong hold the white horse to obey.

In order to supervise the battle, you will serve as our central army, and in view of morality and strategy, how heroic is Su Qing's performance in defeating the enemy?"

"The prince's kindness has spread to all the officers and men in Bingzhou. Naturally, I am very grateful." Cheng Pu still answered proudly. "It's just that our army has just arrived and has not made any achievements. I'm afraid that the army will not accept it if we are assigned like this!"

Gongsun Xun looked up, and sure enough, except for Guan Yu, who was always unconvinced by anyone, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Qian Zhao, Yang Kai, as well as the officers of the Northern Army, and even Xiahou Dun and Le Jin who were standing behind Cao Cao all had expressions on their faces.

Strange...it can be seen that what Cheng Pu said is not false.

Seeing such a situation, Gongsun Xun first sighed, and then immediately said comforting words: "What's the harm? They don't know your contribution, don't I know? In the battle of Tanhan Mountain, I and the princes of Bingzhou fell together.

The dangerous place is that you all fought your way forward, burned the Danhan Mountain, and sneaked for several days with me who was injured and unconscious, and returned to the Han Dynasty... I will live and die together with you, is it just a lie?"

Hearing the words of living together and dying together, all the generals in the tent who remembered their previous oaths softened slightly, but Cheng Pu still stood in the center of the tent unflinchingly: "Your Majesty, there is no need for us to have anything to do with you.

But if you are being looked down upon, you can't show it. I'm afraid that everyone in the tent will be convinced but not convinced at all. If this continues, there will be estrangement in the future as the war continues."

"What does De Mou mean?" Gongsun Xun became curious.

"I discussed it with several Qu Junhou under my command," Cheng Pu said frankly. "In order to divide the army into two, I asked Cheng Lian to lead a thousand newly recruited cavalry, and then followed the prince to the Yellow River to meet the enemy. The remaining

A thousand elite old soldiers will abandon their horses and fight on foot, and then Gao Suqing and I will personally take them and stay behind to block the moth thieves in the city!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Sima of the Northern Army, who had made great achievements before, couldn't help but sneer: "A thousand elites, hundreds of armored men, and relying on a well-defended camp, I can hold you back...

Marquis, please join me in adding any cavalry from the Yan region to make up a thousand people. I will also invite you to fight. I will dismount and stop the thieves in the city! You can just go to the riverside to defeat the thieves!"

Before Gongsun Xun could say anything, Cheng Pu didn't even look at the man, and continued to speak: "The barrier I'm talking about is a field battle! I want to line up outside the camp with thousands of people, big shields, short blades, long spears and powerful crossbows.

Use the road to block the 20,000 thieves in the city!"

As soon as these words came out, starting from Cui Sima, almost everyone in the tent changed their expressions. Even Gongsun Xun was shocked, but then he bowed his head and remained silent.

You must know that fighting in the field and defending a camp are not the same thing at all, okay?

As for others, Lou Gui saw Lu Fan winking at him, and he was ready to say something to soften things up, in order to stop this matter.

But before he could open his mouth, Gongsun Xun suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "De Mou and Su Qing are so brave, how can I dampen your spirit?!"

Lou Gui was so anxious that he shouted directly regardless of his identity: "Young prince, please don't treat military affairs as a trivial matter!"

Even Cao Cao couldn't help but tried to persuade him: "Why should Wen Qi be like this? It's a sure-win situation, so why risk the lives of thousands of elites? Maybe a thousand people in an array can indeed withstand it, but if they can't,

, these thousands of lives will be directly ruined!"

"I'm not kidding." Gongsun Xun stood up and waved his hand to stop him. "I want... to let Li Tuizhi (Li Jin) and Le Wenqian (Le Jin) lead their respective soldiers and remain in the camp as a support. And

If Su Qing is able to accomplish such a great feat with Demou, there is no need to say more. If things are in danger, let Li and Le go out to rescue... In this way, isn't it absolutely foolproof?"

Everyone fell silent immediately.

Gongsun Xun's meaning was very clear. The original plan remained unchanged, but he just used the surplus of reinforcements to set aside a piece of land for the Bingzhou group to show off their bravery!

With such an arrangement, I wonder if Gongsun Zhonglang has enough confidence in the Bingzhou reinforcements and is ready to use them to suppress the cowardice of the rest of the army? Or is he going to let the Bingzhou army recognize the reality and live in peace?

?

However, there seems to be no contradiction between the two. No matter what happens, it will suit Gongsun Xun's wishes?

And besides, this arrangement has nothing to do with the overall situation after all... If it succeeds, the morale of the Han army will definitely be boosted. If it fails, it will be covered up in the overall victory.

Why not do it?

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Gongsun Xun made a plan, reiterated it, and then waved the generals to retreat and recharge their batteries for tomorrow's battle.

Early on the next morning, the Han army cooked early and had a hearty meal in the camp. Then they arranged their armor, distributed equipment, tended their horses, and prepared for battle.

In Dongwuyang City, Liang Yuan, who had received the news and rushed to see what was going on, naturally guessed what was going on, so he also killed cattle and shared wine in the city, rewarded and comforted him, and prepared to go out of the city to join Bu Ji's reinforcements to "attack from front to back and defeat the Han army."

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Needless to say, Bu Ji had eaten a full meal since early in the morning, and then encouraged the whole army to prepare to cross the river. And Wang Du knew his shame and became brave. He also imitated the Han army and was prepared in advance to attack Puyang.

The ships they brought out were connected by a chain of iron cables and built into a pontoon bridge that was not as wide as the Han army but was practical, which attracted Bu Ji's praises.

For a time, the Han army and the Yellow Turban Army on both sides of the Yellow River each had their own consciousness. They all knew that the decisive battle was here, and they were all confident!

In the morning, as dozens of sentries arranged last night passed by and waved their flags continuously, indicating that the Yellow Turban Army on the south bank had begun to cross the river, Gongsun Xun no longer hesitated and immediately set up a camp with Lu Fan as the remaining guard to take charge of the overall situation here.

Then he and Cheng Pu would lead their troops out of the camp.

However, when the two armies were about to march north and south in front of the camp gate, Gongsun Xun suddenly stopped his horse and then turned down.

The generals were confused and had no choice but to dismount.

"Zi Heng." Gongsun Xun took off his sword and handed it to Lu Fan, who was staying at the camp. "This sword and you, I will command from the riverside. If anyone here in Dongwuyang does not obey orders, you can do whatever you want!"

All the generals suddenly realized that after getting along for a long time, everyone knew that Lu Fan was Gongsun Xun's most trusted person and his chief retainer, so they all had nothing to say. Lu Fan, who was rarely wearing armor, also calmly stepped forward to take the sword.

Come on...the two of them have been getting along for a long time, and there is no need to say more.

However, just when everyone thought that was all, Gongsun Xun untied his black satin cloak and tied it on Cheng Pu in public, so everyone couldn't help but look at him.

After Cheng Pu bowed his head and received the cloak, he quickly prepared to bow and thank him for this kindness, but unexpectedly, he was directly supported by the shoulder.

"De Mou!" Gongsun Xun said sternly, holding the opponent's shoulder. "I know that you have been stationed in Yanmen for a long time, and you have been determined to clear your name and that of your headquarters, so I didn't stop you. But you have to know that I treat you

My expectation is not just that you will be a brave general in battle, but that you can stand in the world with a solemn attitude as a general... Do you understand what I mean?!"

Cheng Pu was extremely ashamed, but he could only give up.

Gongsun Xun surpassed Cheng Pu, and unexpectedly came to the side of the taciturn Gao Shun, and then began to take off the fine iron armor he was covering... Seeing this, Lou Gui quickly winked with Han Dang and Yang Kai, and the latter two immediately

The leaders came forward, one helping Gongsun Xun and the other helping Gao Shun, and they quickly changed their armors.

"Su Qing is not good at words, so no one knows your reputation." After Gongsun Xun changed his clothes and armor, he also sincerely supported his shoulders and sighed. "But I understand that you are an innocent person, and you are a first-class person in running the army.

You have the talent of a general... no matter what, there is no need to say anything before the battle, let’s watch you become famous in this battle!”

After saying that, Gongsun Xun stopped making any further remarks, got back on his horse, and went straight to the river. Generals Cheng and Gao bowed down and waited for Gongsun Xun's white horse flag and scepter umbrella cover to follow.

After walking more than a hundred steps, they turned around and headed towards the south avenue of Dongwuyang City.

It's May, and it's natural for the weather to get hotter. But on the bank of the Yellow River, south of Dongwuyang, in this narrow open space of about 20 miles, the temperature is rising extremely fast!

Less than three poles above the sun, it was already getting hot everywhere!

"Commander Bu has arrived at the embankment!" On top of Dongwuyang City, Uncle Zhang pointed at the embankment from a distance and said with a trembling voice. "We are forming an array."

"There is no way for the public to cross the river, but the public actually crosses the river! Crossing the river... crossing the river..." Liang Zhongning looked from a distance, feeling sad, but suddenly remembered a famous Yuefu poem, but he recited it silently halfway, and did not dare to repeat it.

The chanting continued.

"Deputy Commander Liang." Uncle Zhang asked with all his strength. "You said that the Han army led the cavalry to the river early... If the cavalry is as powerful as you said... will Commander Bu not be able to wait for us?"

"Let's not talk about this." Liang Yuan held the city battlements with one hand, but suddenly pointed at a group of Han soldiers and horses on the five or six mile avenue in front of the south gate with the other hand and sneered. "Deputy Commander Zhang, what do you mean by the Han soldiers?"

?I originally thought that this man and horse were protecting the cavalry from leaving the camp, but now it is still here? There are more than 4,000 infantry, more than 3,000 are waiting in the camp, and a thousand are standing in the way... Could it be that they look down on us?
To be continued...