Be it Feng Xin, Gongsun Xun, Lu Fan, Dong Zhao, Xi Zhong, and the reinforcement leaders and officers from various counties in Hebei, all of them were silent and nodded continuously... because,

Lou Zibo’s words are indeed irrefutable.

"Secondly," seeing everyone nodding, Lou Gui became even more proud. "Our army is just slightly inferior in strength, but it is not a lack of combat power. The extra twenty or thirty thousand miscellaneous soldiers provided by the thieves are worth the ten thousand elites of our army."

Cavalry?! From the Hutuo River to the foot of the city wall of Xiaquyang, the narrowest point is six or seven miles, and most of it is plain, which is where the cavalry is used... And in the vast land of Hebei, cavalry can approach the step, this is the second victory

Two lost!"

Everyone was still nodding, and some even started to agree... The Yellow Turban Army has been fighting for half a year and has gained a lot of experience. How can the officers and soldiers be the same? After half a year in the military camp, this basic military common sense has already been popularized.

, everyone knows what the role of ten thousand cavalry means in large-scale cavalry battles on the plains.

And the Han army had indeed made arrangements long ago.

At this time, except for Han Dang who led 300 white-horse righteous followers and Gao Shun who led a thousand Bingzhou elites who stayed to serve as the arrowhead force of Cheng Pu's troops, the rest of Youbian Hanoi knights, including the scattered cavalry of the original armies, had already arrived.

Gongsun Xun gathered them together and took a detour from the lower reaches to cross the river...Almost all of Gongsun Xun's capable subordinates were sent out to lead the cavalry.

In fact, in order to prevent Guan Yu and Shen Pei, the two most powerful commanders from other departments, from conflicting with each other and grabbing the command, Gongsun Yue was thrown out and became the nominal commander of this elite cavalry force of more than 10,000 people.

There is really nothing to say. These 10,000 cavalry can end this battle, and all the rest of the Han army did was just to create the best opportunity and situation for these 10,000 cavalry. Even Guo Dian and Zhang

The forceful crossing and fortification led by these two prefects can also be understood as laying out iron felts for the 10,000 cavalry.

Seeing that everyone was paying more and more attention to his words, Lou Zibo naturally spoke louder and louder: "The third thing is that behind the thief is Xiqu Yangcheng..."

As soon as these words came out, the officers of the Han army who had finally listened to them were speechless... Or is it a disadvantage to have a strong city behind them emotionally?

"Everyone, I know what you are thinking." Lou Gui reined in the horse's head and sneered. "Everyone knows that Quyang has a high wall and a fortified city... However, are we attacking the city this time? You might as well put yourself in their shoes.

Think about it carefully, if we have such a strong city behind us to defend, once the war situation shakes, should we fight to the death, or should we simply retreat temporarily?"

"That's right!" Feng Xin suddenly realized. "This is exactly the truth... There is a fortified city behind the thieves. If you think about it, once the battle situation shakes, you will definitely want to retreat into the city!

"It's not just that." Lou Zibo twirled his beard and smiled. "On the contrary, our army is forced to cross the river. Those who cross the river are actually fighting with their backs against the river and will not be shaken easily... And this is where three wins and three losses come from.

Already."

Everyone suddenly realized it, and Feng Xin even sighed: "Zibo is truly worthy of being the mastermind of the most powerful general... He can see the battle situation so clearly!"

Lou Gui beamed with joy for a moment, and waited until everyone had finished praising him before he put away his smile and continued: "As for four wins and four losses... Look, everyone, the two prefects on the two wings should have started to fight at this time, but you are here

Can you clearly see the battle situation on both wings?"

After hearing the words, everyone poked their heads around, but found nothing except smoke, ships and some vague flags. As a result, most people became as confused as before.

"That's exactly what I mean!" Xi Zhong finally couldn't help but interjected. "Brother Zibo has a very high level of insight... Think about it, hundreds of thousands of people are on the battlefield several miles apart, and our Chinese army can't see it.

When the fighting situation on both wings is reached, if we can't intervene in time, will Zhang Bao be able to command effectively on the other side? In this case, we can only fight on our own!"

"However," Lou Gui said. "They are also fighting on their own. There are countless thieves, big and small, each doing their own thing, and the command is extremely chaotic. But in addition to the commander, our army also has five two-thousand-stone officers who can command and dispatch on the spot.

…This is where four wins and four losses come from.”

The battlefield area is too large, the scale of the war is too large, and the addition of a highly authoritative commander in the command system seems to be an irrefutable advantage for our side, right?

After the Han army officers thought for a moment, their eyes changed when they looked at Lou Gui. He was just like the legendary Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, right?

Even Gongsun Xun looked at Lu Fan on his left and then looked back at him again.

"Then I dare to ask Mr. Zibo," full of confidence, Feng Xin changed his title at this time. "Where is this fifth victory and fifth defeat?"

"Far away in the horizon but close at hand!" Lou Gui raised his hand towards Gongsun Xun, who was looking back at him, and his voice couldn't help but raise a lot again. "He is the current commander-in-chief of the enemy and our armies! My prince has become famous all over the world since he was weak.

Since the defeat of the Yellow Turban, he has been invincible and invincible. However, Zhang Bao on the opposite side has already been defeated by our monarch as early as Fan Yang City... Isn't the quality of the coach the basis of victory or defeat? This is

In this battle, our army won the fifth victory and the thieves army lost the fifth time!"

Feng Xin clenched his fists and beat his palms, and couldn't help but agree repeatedly...Looking at him, it seemed as if he had gone from doing errands to actually believing Lou Zibo's lies.

As for the surrounding officers from various Hebei counties, whether they believe it or not, they naturally nodded in agreement and patted each other incessantly... Otherwise? What if I have to say this in front of the handsome general and his staff?

Article is not established?

And if you think about it carefully, it is indeed true, right?

In short, regardless of whether it is true or false, Lou Zibo's eloquent words made the atmosphere in the Han Army's Central Military Department lively.

However, at the same time, where the Chinese army could not clearly see the specific situation, the two wings of the Han army that took the lead in forcing the crossing were already engaged in a hand-to-hand encounter with the Yellow Turban Army on the other side of the river.

"kill!"

Xu Zhan, wearing double-layered iron armor and a dagger on his head, hit a large wooden shield with seven or eight arrows on a Yellow Turban warrior on the other side, then jumped up from the bow of the ship and swung his sword.

Entered the beachhead of the Yellow Turban Army.

Relying on the power of his iron armor and his strength like a mad tiger, he actually killed several people at once, causing the more than ten armored men on the ship who had crossed first to land safely, and then formed a formation and moved forward.

In other words, a scholar dies for his confidant. Of course Xu Zhan understood that Gongsun Xun had bad intentions in forcing his own prince to cross first... In fact, Zhang Chun, who was on the boat behind him when he crossed the river, did not even dare to choose to have a closer relationship with Gongsun Xun.

The closely-knit Zhongshan soldiers instead publicly asked the Yuyang soldiers who came here with Guo Xun to serve as vanguards, hoping that these villagers would be 'safer'... However, since the war has begun, the swords have been added, and now it has happened.

, you have to withstand the Yellow Turban Army’s bright swords and spears first, and then guard against someone’s hidden arrows, right? Xu Zhan asked himself, if his own prince died on the beach, would the shameless thief laugh in public?

!

Therefore, this battle is not only to win, but also to show the bravery of one's own prince, so that Gongsun Xun will be impressed by the courage of one's prince, let it go, and not dare to cause harm without permission!

At this thought, Xu Zhan, who had just secured a small beachhead, did not wait for more Han troops behind him to gather on the beachhead. Instead, he picked up a round shield on the ground and rushed towards the densely packed Yellow Turban Army formation...

Thanks to Xu Zhan's hard work, Zhang Chun was able to cross the river calmly and completed the formation on the south bank of the Hutuo River.

At almost the same time, the Han army on the west side followed Guo Dian himself to kill the enemy with his sword, and their morale was greatly boosted. The army shouted to come ashore, and almost instantly captured a beachhead of the Yellow Turban Army.

From this point of view, Lou Zibo’s theory of five victories and five defeats may not be false.

"Trouble!"

However, in the morning, he heard constant reports of the victory of the sentry cavalry on both sides. Gongsun Xun, who had been staring at the formation of the Yellow Turban Army on the other side, although his expression did not change, could not help but sigh in his heart.

——————I am the dividing line in trouble——————

"A general must have insight, judge the enemy's reality, predict the enemy's opportunities, know the smallest details of victory and defeat in his heart, and know the repeated situations in his mind. Only then can he be able to fight a hundred battles without danger and achieve complete success!" - "Zi Bo's Art of War"

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