Lu Yi's eyebrows trembled slightly, and his face was a little ugly.

The defeat was not unexpected - the first battle was originally a test - it was a bit of a surprise that the defeat was so fast and so miserable, and the confrontation had just ended, and his own side was suppressed by the opponent's long-range attack before he could launch an attack, indicating that Liu Bei's ordnance advantage was even more obvious than he estimated. Strong bows and crossbows have always been the advantage of the Jizhou army, just as cavalry has always been the advantage of the Youzhou army. In the case of more than half of the crossbowmen, Guan Yu not only did not fall into the wind, but achieved a crushing victory, which shows that the crossbowmen under Guan Yu not only have strong bows and crossbows, but also stronger than the Jizhou army.

"Junyi, you're right, it seems that Liu Bei is very willing to spend money, and this Guan Yu is also very conceited."

Zhang He replied and did not speak. His shock was even greater than that of the Frosty Brothers. If Liu Bei's more than 10,000 foot soldiers are as strong as Guan Yu's subordinates, then Liu Bei undoubtedly has the strongest foot soldiers in Youzhou, he not only makes up for the weak foot combat ability of the Youzhou army, but also is enough to gain a foothold in Youzhou and become Zhang Ze's indispensable general.

For Yuan Shao, this is obviously not good news.

Lu Yi didn't say anything more, and issued two orders in succession: one was to let Geng Zhan, the captain who had just commanded the army, report on the battle situation, and the other was to ask people to go to the front of the battle to investigate, count the casualties, and check the results of the battle between the two sides. Guan Yu's breakthrough was successful, but it was impossible for him to take all the corpses away, and he didn't have time to clean up the battlefield, carefully investigate, and restore the situation during the battle, and get a lot of useful information.

It didn't take long for Geng Zhan to arrive. Zhang He knew Geng Zhan. When they were under Han Fu, they had several fates. But there is no interaction. He reads books when he has free time, and he doesn't fit in with his colleagues who drink in his spare time, and his relationship is average. Geng Zhan is that kind of person, and behind his back, he doesn't say much that he pretends to be Sven. Seeing each other in front of the battle at this moment, Geng Zhan saw him, still as unruly as before.

"Jun Yi, it's you, what book have you read recently, and you have time to tell us about the ancients."

Zhang He smiled and remained silent. In his opinion, Geng Zhan would not be in the mood to listen to him talk about the ancients later. The first battle was defeated and morale was frustrated, and Lu Yi called him at this time by no means as simple as asking about the situation, and it was expected that the military law would serve him.

Lu Yi remained silent and asked a few words about the casualties in the battle. Geng Zhan didn't care. Although he lost more than 300 crossbowmen, he was not injured at all, and he just had to find an opportunity to make up for it. There are a lot of good bows and crossbows in the north of Jizhou, as long as they are willing to spend money, they can recruit people anytime and anywhere.

Lu Yi then asked about the battle, the advantages and disadvantages of both sides. Geng Zhan had just lost the battle, and he hadn't come back to his senses yet, where could he say it clearly, he said a few words, and as soon as he was refuted by Lu Yi, he became dumb, stiffened his neck, looked into the distance, and ignored Lu Yi.

At this time, the people sent by Lu Yi to investigate the battlefield also came back and reported on the battlefield survey, mainly mentioning three points: first of all, the opponent's bow and crossbow are strong, the range is long, and the armor-piercing ability is strong, and many arrows have pierced the shield and armor, and the lethality is much higher than expected, which should be the main reason why the casualties of Geng Zhan's subordinates exceed expectations. The second is that the formation of spearmen and sword and shield hands is not strong enough, and when the crossbowmen were injured and failed to block Guan Yu in time, the sword and shield hands and spearmen failed to play their due role, causing Guan Yu to easily break into the formation. In the end, Geng Zhan was ineffective in the battle and fled first, causing the formation to rout and being covered by Guan Yu.

Lu Yi didn't say anything more and waved his hand. The guards behind him pounced and put Geng Zhan and his guards to the ground, and the guards even raised their knives and slashed Geng Zhan to death with one sword, and then cut off his head.

Lu Yi calmly ordered: "Spread the head of the ministry and report his crimes." The order was given, Du Lieutenant Chen was designated as a captain, and the whole army should fight again, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise Geng Zhan would be his appearance. ”

One of the guards answered, picked up Geng Zhan's head with a spear, jumped on his horse, and ran towards the battalions. Every time he arrived at the battalion, he loudly announced Geng Zhan's crimes, reiterated Lu Yi's orders, and another personal guard ran towards Geng Zhan's position.

Zhang He saw it in his eyes, although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by Lu Yi's coldness. Captain is not something that everyone can do, either he has the support of his family, or he is famous for his courage in the army, and he has meritorious service in every battle, otherwise an ordinary non-commissioned officer will not be promoted to the level of captain. Geng Zhan is both, he is a member of the Julu Geng clan, and he is also brave. If it weren't for the fact that his brother Geng Wu was Han Fu's long history, and he strongly persuaded Han Fu not to give up Jizhou, and was later killed by Yuan Shao, Geng Zhan might have led one alone, or the official residence in Zhonglang.

Lu Yi immediately ordered all departments to prepare more large shields and hard crossbows to offset Liu Bei's ordnance advantage with numerical superiority. Lu Yi's troops are Liu Bei's two troops, and the number of hard crossbows is still considerable. Zhang He saw it in his eyes, secretly calculated to himself, and was deeply inspired. The reason why he was too late to stay was not only to see Liu Bei's strength, but also to learn a little about how to use troops from Lu Yi.

"Junyi, I know that Geng Zhan and you are old friends, but military law is merciless, and I can't give you a chance to intercede."

Zhang He knew that he would blame Lu Yi. As long as Lu Yi gives Geng Zhan a chance to intercede, he will not be able to deal with it. "The general has strict military law, and he has the style of Sima Sui, I have heard of it for a long time, and today I can be regarded as a teacher."

Koji laughed loudly, and then sighed again. "Liu Bei's ordnance advantage is obvious, and it is not easy to hit him hard."

Zhang He nodded in agreement. He also felt that this matter would not be easy, and Koji Yi could win, but he would definitely have to pay heavy casualties. If Yuan Shao comes to help in time, Lu Yi has no worries, and he can fight with Liu Bei. If Yuan Shao couldn't arrive in time, it would be impossible for Lu Yi to go all out.

The next battle situation was as Lu Yi and Zhang He expected. Geng Zhan's death shocked the generals, and no one dared to be careless anymore, and they all adjusted their tactics according to Lu Yi's requirements. Chen Ding led his troops to strengthen the position of Guan Yu, and when more than half of the casualties were killed and he was seriously injured by Guan Yu, he was able to withdraw to the rear to rest.

Koji Yi continued to send people to attack. One wave of offensives has not yet ended, and another wave of offensives is being prepared, not giving Guan Yu a chance to adjust and breathe at all. After winning three battles in a row, Guan Yu's arrows were in a hurry, and the advantage of the arrow array was greatly weakened, and the Jizhou army gradually regained the upper hand and began to press Guan Yu to fight. With his personal bravery, Guan Yu led his troops to break through one after another, and won three battles in a row.

After giving the order for the seventh wave of offensive, Lu Yi turned to look at Zhang He and said with a smile: "Jun Yi, is it itchy?" Fight with Guan Yu? ”

Zhang He's attention has been on the right flank, half on the two sides fighting, and half on Guan Yu. Guan Yu broke through six formations in a row, changed two horses, and the impact time became longer and longer, and his morale and physical strength declined significantly.

"Guan Yu's martial arts are extraordinary, and it is my honor to compete with such a master." Zhang He turned over his horse, lifted the halberd, bowed his hand to Lu Yi, and led the big knight to the right flank.