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Chapter 18 Lu, the Rebels Feared(1/2)

This day was the tenth day of the first lunar month, and the Wei River was still frozen. Under the morning sunlight, the entire river reflected some indescribable brilliance.

Thanks to the rebels' confusion, the Han army successfully moved out of camp and formed a horizontal formation, which stretched for fifteen miles. Then, under the leadership of the generals of the Han army, they rolled all the way to the west.

The Han army was well-organized, with flags flying, and dazzling armor. There were also many cavalry among them. As they marched along, they could be seen miles apart just by the smoke and dust they brought up.

After walking a few miles, we saw the rebel camp right in front, but the rebels showed no tendency to leave the camp. Instead, they only intensified their deployment within the camp. It was obvious that they were determined to defend the camp.

When Gongsun Xun saw this, he no longer hesitated. While he ordered to stabilize the position, he immediately ordered seven generals, Lu Bu, Xu Rong, Han Dang, Bao Xin, Gai Xun, Huangfu Li, and Li Jue to come to his canopy and listen to the order...

… Gongsun Xun made up his mind only last night and marched out with his entire army today. Many of the officers below were unaware of this and had to give orders before the formation.

"We are facing a duel in battle. As generals, you are only allowed to obey orders and are not allowed to speak eloquently!" Gongsun Xun, riding on the divine white horse, glanced at the generals, gave a warning, and then directly called them by name. "Yi Gong.

!”

"My subordinate is here." Han Dang immediately answered with his hands raised on his horse.

"The enemy camp is separated by the Wei River to the south, and the ice conditions are unknown. Don't pay attention to it. You will leave the infantry with me in the center, and only lead two thousand Hanoi knights to encircle it from the north... If the enemy is defeated, let them forcefully cross the Wei River, but

Don’t allow them to escape from the north!”

"Here." Han Dang was neither happy nor angry, and accepted the task easily.

"Bo Jin!" Gongsun Xun ignored him and continued to point to the next person immediately.

"Your Majesty, please give me the order!" Xu Rong immediately got off his horse and bowed under Gongsun Xun's umbrella. He could not hide his excitement in his movements and words.

"Same for you, put down the infantry and me, and bring along the Hedong knights and your own cavalry camp. Li Jue and Huangfu Li's cavalry of ten thousand people will also be under your command..." After saying this, Gongsun Xun paused for a moment.

After a pause, he glanced at Xu Rong, who was getting more and more excited, and asked in return, "Do you know how to fight?"

"I know." Xu Rong raised his head and responded. "The gaps between the enemy camps are sparse and the layout is simple. There is no intention of companies and camps guarding each other. We should quickly drive large groups of cavalry into them and isolate them. If successful, the front and rear of the enemy camp will not be able to see each other.

, and being trapped within the strength of our army, morale will inevitably collapse, and the infantry can easily break the stronghold!"

"Good!" Gongsun Xun praised. "Can you do it?"

"If you can't do more than 12,000 cavalry, won't your reputation be wasted?!" Xu Rong responded. "The prince has entrusted me with a great responsibility, and I will definitely live up to him."

"Then do it." Gongsun Xun immediately laughed, but then turned to look at a man who looked a little panicked. "Fengxian!"

"General!" Lu Bu quickly held the horse's reins and saluted with his hands.

"Dismount." Gongsun Xun ordered boldly.

Lu Bu was startled for a moment, but he hurriedly dismounted, and then followed Xu Rong's example and bowed to General Wei's umbrella on the ground. However, contrary to everyone's expectations, Gongsun Xun also dismounted his umbrella at almost the same time.

A divine white horse, and then helped the opponent up with one hand.

"Come up and try!" Gongsun Xun gestured slightly.

Lu Bu was at a loss for a moment.

"The prince asked you to get on his horse!" Xi Zhicai sneered from the side. "The war is urgent, don't delay."

Only then did Lu Bu suddenly realize, and then he climbed onto Gongsun Xun's divine white horse in a daze. Only after he sat down on the horse did he really react, but he didn't know what to say, and instead he flinched.

.

"I will give you the priority!" Gongsun Xun stood under the horse and was stern when he saw this. "I gave you a mere horse, why do you do this? In today's battle, I still have to put you first."

Lu Bu came to his senses slightly, quickly reined in his horse and left under the umbrella that represented Gongsun Xun's identity, and then reluctantly handed over his hand: "You are so kind to me, how can I dare not serve you as a brave husband?"

!”

"The key to this battle depends on you." Tian Chou had already offered his horse to the side, but Gongsun Xun ignored him. "In addition to the Shesheng Battalion and the Henan Knights you led, I will send the White Horse Yi Cong and the

you……"

When everyone heard this, they all became pale.

It should be noted that when Gongsun Xun gave up his mount before, the people around him did not react so much, but when he gave up his white horse Yi Cong and handed it over to others to command, he was still at the forefront, which was a bit unbearable. Xi Zhicai, Tian Chou, etc.

Everyone wanted to say something to stop it, but they had no choice but to think that Gongsun Xun had spoken beforehand...that they were not allowed to violate his military orders when it came to the battle.

Lu Bu was even more speechless, but his expression of excitement was inevitable after all.

"I have only one military order for you." Gongsun Xun stepped forward and stood under the opponent's horse, staring at the man with his head raised and said. "With your posture as the greatest tiger in the world, lead the world's best elite cavalry and fight with me.

Go forward without hesitation, pierce through the gaps in the enemy camp, and rush directly to the gate of Chencang City... If anyone blocks it, no matter who it is, they will be crushed and flattened by me! Don't worry about what's behind you, Xu Bojin will follow!"

"Here!" Lu Bu said loudly on his horse. "I will not let you down."

"If you don't let me down, I won't let you down either!" Gongsun Xun shook his head under the horse and sighed. "Fengxian, I had already written the memorial when I came here, and I had someone send it directly to Luozhong.

Well, you and Bo Jin were the first to take the lead, and all the generals here today have reported... The memorial said that we defeated the rebels and beheaded tens of thousands... Don't let me lose face in front of the general!

"

When Lu Bu heard this, he became even more excited.

Turning around, Gongsun Xunfu pointed at Li Jue and Huangfu Li again: "You two must listen carefully to Xu Bojin's command and fight well. Don't lose the face of Dong Gong and Huangfu Gong, and don't betray me."

performance."

The second generation must have been told by Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song, so they simply expressed their stance.

"I won't say more about Jing Zhaoyin and the cavalry captain. Since the cavalry in front is victorious, you can drive your troops forward and attack the camp directly." Gongsun Xun finally warned. "This battle depends on whether the front and rear are close.

Don’t lose your chance!”

At this moment, Gai Xun and Bao Xin certainly had nothing to say.

"In that case, let's all go!" Gongsun Xun then turned around and put on an ordinary white horse, returning under his umbrella again. "Colonel Lu went first, Colonel Xu followed, and all the infantry followed... General

This order was given to General Zuo. The former general knows... If you are well prepared, you don’t need to ask me. When Captain Lu attacks, you can beat the drums to encourage him and mobilize the whole army... Everyone, we must win this battle and restore peace to Guanzhong!

"

Having said this, Gongsun Xun finally drew his sword and gave the order to start the war, as if he had fulfilled his final responsibility as a military commander.

All the generals raised their hands on their horses and led the others away. Under Gongsun Xun's serious eyes, the white-horse Yi Cong immediately went out into battle, preparing to follow Lu Bu.

However, before the generals could really disperse, Lu Bu suddenly turned around, dismounted his horse in front of the umbrella cover and saluted: "Your Majesty, please give me a name for this horse!"

Gongsun Xun was stunned for a moment under the umbrella, but suddenly he laughed: "Let's just call him Lu!"

Lu Bu was overjoyed, so he got on his Lu Baima again and turned around.

At the same time, in the rebel camp, Han Sui, the strongest and most powerful man, was also hurriedly making arrangements.

"Wen Yue." Cheng Gongying hurried over from outside the camp, sweating profusely.

"How?" When Han Sui saw his most trusted right-hand man returning, he quickly put down his military division and stepped forward to greet him.

"Ma Teng, Li Xiangru, and Huang Yan all said that they are willing to believe you, but the belief must be a trick by the other party. During this war, they are willing to go through danger together." Cheng Gongying hurriedly replied. "Ma Teng is willing to release two thousand cavalry from the camp.

Li Xiangru is willing to send 800 cavalry, and Huang Yan is willing to send 1,000 cavalry..."

"That means there are less than four thousand cavalry?" Han Sui lamented. "There are more than a hundred thousand troops on both sides, and there are nearly 167 cavalry on the opposite side. What can four thousand cavalry do? In the end, we still have our own thoughts and each have their own ideas.

Picture! The most hateful thing is that guy from the Kingdom, he doesn’t even want to believe me!”

Cheng Gongying was silent for a moment.

In fact, what Gongsun Xun could think of, how could he not think of these people with so much combat experience?

The gap between the camps is too large, and it is easy for them to be divided by the opponent's cavalry, and then defeated separately. In such a situation, if you want to respond, there is only one way, and that is to gather a strong cavalry to fight against the cavalry.

, while preventing the opponent's division and encirclement, while going around to rescue and ensure that the camp is not lost.

Moreover, at this time, the so-called brave man wins when he meets on a narrow road. If the cavalry can win, the overall situation will be successful. The Liangzhou army may not be just dreaming about winning.

However, it goes without saying that the Liangzhou cavalry was elite and brave, and their numbers were not bad. However, it was absolutely impossible to concentrate all the cavalry and achieve something like the Han army did. Han Sui asked for help and contacts from all sides.

, called on everyone to send out cavalry and use it jointly (he dared not say that they would use it uniformly), but only four thousand cavalry came.

This is the most direct manifestation of the so-called alienation and the projection onto the battlefield.

"Ma Teng is quite honest. He has two thousand of his three thousand cavalry, and the remaining one thousand is used to save his life. Huang Yan is also honest. He is the weakest and does his best. But Li Xiangru, obviously

I have three thousand cavalry, why only eight hundred?" The more Han Sui talked, the more helpless he became.

"Do you want me to persuade Wang Guo and Li Xiangru again?" Cheng Gongying asked helplessly. "The Han army has at least 156 cavalry. Now they only have 4,000 cavalry. Adding our 5,000, it is only 9,000.

It is indeed not enough...but if the kingdom can provide three thousand more, and Li Xiangru can provide another thousand, plus the bravery of our Liangzhou cavalry, it may not be impossible to accomplish the task."

"There's no need to go." Han Sui shook his head repeatedly. "The Han army will come as soon as they say it will come...it's too late."

"Then... nine thousand cavalry?" Cheng Gongying was still helpless.

"Shi Rong." Han Sui dragged the opponent Wei Wei for a few steps in the camp. The guards behind him naturally stayed far away and blocked the others. "The nine thousand cavalry will be defeated. The current plan is to save as much as possible.

, why do we need to release all our cavalry?"

"In that case." Cheng Gongying's heart moved slightly, but he suddenly became serious. "Wen Yue, you should use all your cavalry, and you should take the initiative to lead this army!"

Han Sui immediately reacted - if he really wants to preserve his strength, these five thousand cavalry are the real strength. Moreover, if this battle is really defeated, firstly, the cavalry will easily escape, and secondly, after the war, the ownerless cavalry will only instinctively follow him.

!

but……

"Who will guard the camp if I leave?" Han Sui thought for a moment and immediately asked.
To be continued...
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