Bowang Mountain.

Zu Lang squatted on a boulder, holding his chin with one hand, rubbing his thick beard with his fingers, and gently tapping the boulder with the other. He stared at the camp in the distance for a long time, but still found it difficult to do.

It is true that there is a lot of baggage, and there is a large battalion, but the opponent is very well guarded, and there are three camp trenches, and there is water in the camp trenches, and the sharpened wooden stakes are obliquely outward, which will cause great trouble to the attacking side. If it is attacked, the casualties will inevitably be not small.

He frowned, a look of embarrassment on his handsome face.

Zu Xiang said in a low voice: "Dashuai, you are here, you can't run in vain, otherwise we will have no face to see people in the future." "He is Zulang's younger brother, he grew up with Zulang since he was a child, and he knows Zulang's every move well. As soon as I looked at Zu Lang's expression, I knew that Zu Lang was not strong in fighting and had the intention of cowardly fighting.

Zu Lang stood up and glanced at Zu Xiang. "How many times have I told you, don't be burdened by fame. If you have strength, no one will dare to look down on you. If you don't have the strength, no one will give you half of your face. This big camp is so tightly guarded, how can it be fought? I dare to say that if there is less, we will lose 30%. Do you think those people are so brave that they dare to continue to fight after losing 30%? ”

Zu Xiang smacked his lips and didn't say anything. He still doesn't know the virtues of these bandits, and they are more courageous than the other when they fight against the wind. Once the situation is not good, they will coward, and they will all shrink back, waiting for others to gnaw hard bones. Not to mention the loss of 30%, the loss of 10%, no one may be willing.

Zu Lang praised: "No wonder Sun Ce dares to use such a few people to attack Niu Zhuji." His subordinates are very sophisticated, don't say that Zhou Xin's fish is not an opponent, if I am replaced, with the same strength, I may not be able to win against Sun Ce. ”

When Zu Xiang heard this, his heart suddenly burst into flames. Sun Ce has more than 10,000 people, and Zhou Xin's troops are similar, but they have 20,000 people, which is twice as many as Sun Ce. Zu Lang meant that he was naturally going to compete with Sun Ce.

"Dashuai, how do you fight?"

Zulang walked briskly down the mountain. "Of course, it's a decisive battle with Sun Ce." He is seven feet six inches tall, with a strong body, especially with long legs, one step can top half a step of ordinary people, and he threw Zu Xiang several feet away in a few steps. Zu Xiang hurriedly followed, and asked as he walked, "Is it okay to find Sun Ce for a decisive battle?" ”

"It's better than attacking this big battalion. Repel Sun Ce, this big battalion is in our bag, and it will be self-defeating. ”

"What if Sun Ce also hides in the camp and doesn't come out?"

"Then we'll force him out."

"How?"

Zu Lang glanced back at Zu Xiang and was very unhappy. "Ah Bai, don't you have to keep your brain to feed the dog? Can you stop asking and think for yourself first? ”

Zu Xiang laughed, he was used to being scolded by Zu Lang since he was a child, and he didn't mind. "Dashuai, I'll just follow you. I'll rush wherever you tell me to go, what are you doing with so many brains? ”

"Then you can pay attention this time, don't run into that Gan Ning."

"I remember." Hearing the word Gan Ning, Zu Xiang, who has always been unconvinced, was also a little guilty. Zu Lang is also a famous warrior with strong martial arts. It makes sense that he is so cautious. Zhou Xin's envoy said that the reason why Zhou Xin was unfavorable in the first battle had a lot to do with this Gan Ning. A man with heavy armor and a heavy ship as a weapon can fight, and he does not retreat for half a day, he is by no means an ordinary warrior. When encountering such an opponent, it is natural to be careful.

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Sun Ce looked at Yan Xing, who was speeding over, and his expression was calm.

In the past few days, Yan Xing has patrolled with his subordinates, and his footprints have traveled all over the surrounding area, and there is no need for a guide to lead the way. He took the initiative to undertake the task of reconnaissance, worked hard, and never complained about it. Sun Ce was very satisfied with him, and knew that he was measured in his affairs, and he came to report in person, there must be something important going on.

Yan Xing came closer, reined in his mount, slowed down, and stopped in front of Sun Ce. "General, Zu Lang has divided his troops."

"Division?" Sun Ce was surprised. "How's that division?"

"10,000 people are in front of General Cheng's camp, 10,000 people are coming to Shicheng, and the front is still about ten miles away from here, led by Zu Lang himself."

Sun Ce turned his head to look at Guo Jia. Guo Jia smiled. "This bandit really has a bit of insight and knows that General Cheng's camp is strong, so he simply came to confront the general head-on. 10,000 against 5,000, he still has enough strength advantage. If the general avoided the battle, he would solve the siege of Shicheng and Niuzhuji, unite Zhou Xin, and the advantage of troops would be more obvious. General, I have to fight. Not only to fight, but to win. ”

Sun Ce smiled. Guo Jia is right, although Zu Lang is a bandit, he is not an ordinary bandit, he is not willing to attack Cheng Pu's camp according to their plan, but takes the initiative to challenge him, the purpose is naturally to fight for the initiative. This opponent is a bit interesting, and he has more gold than Zhou Xin. However, he is not a dry eater, for today's battle, he has long been fully prepared, how can he let Zu Lang take away the initiative.

"Yan Xing, you return to the team and fight with Bai Yushi."

"Whoa!" Yan Xing gave up his hand. Since the main generals of the two sides decided to face it directly, there was little point in scouts, and the elite Xiliang cavalry certainly had to play a greater role. Bai Yushi was the most elite cavalry under Sun Ce's command, one level higher than the guard battalion, and Sun Ce asked him to fight with Bai Yushi, which was to treat him as a cronie. He urged his horse forward, issued a banner, and recalled his men. It didn't take long for a hundred Xiliang knights to gallop from different directions, gather around Yan Xing, and show Yan Xing's battle flag.

Sun Ce raised his hand to give an order, the war drums sounded, and the soldiers of the personal guard battalion began to line up, ready for battle. Although they knew that they were about to face an opponent who was several times their size, they did not hurry, calmly lined up, prepared for battle, took out dry food and stuffed it into their mouths, especially the soldiers who stood at the front. It was almost noon, and when the fight broke out for a while, they might not have time to eat, so they should eat a little to cushion their stomachs and nourish their spirits.

Half an hour later, smoke and dust were seen on the horizon in the distance, and more scouts rushed to deliver the news to Sun Ce. Guo Jia and Pang Tong sat on the ground, with a diorama in front of them. Lu Meng and the others wrote down the messages one by one and marked the locations on the model. The battlefield is one of the battlefields that Sun Ce has prepared for a long time, and the diorama has long been ready. According to the banner, how Zulang lined up, which general was in which position, along with the news of the scouts, were marked on the diorama one by one, and the situation on both sides was clear at a glance.

Zulang's army stopped at five hundred paces. The smoke and dust gradually dispersed under the northwest wind, revealing countless flags. Sun Ce looked at the formation in the distance and laughed softly: "A thief is a thief, no matter how many people there are, they are also a rabble." ”

Guo Jia glanced up. "For a thief, it's already good, Zhou Xin is not as good as him. The general should not underestimate the enemy, after all, the opponent has twice the advantage of troops. If we can't win a quick victory and get into a stalemate, it will be very disadvantageous to our army. ”

"When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, and the battle is imminent, and you can't break your own prestige. You command here, act according to the predetermined plan, I'll go to the front and take a look, if there is a chance, I will meet Zulang, maybe I can go down to the city first. ”

"General, be careful, don't build too close, be careful of the other party's poisonous crossbow."

Sun Ce laughed, took off the overlord kill, put it in his hand, and drank: "Zhongkang, protect Guo Sacrifice Wine." Zigu, Ziwei, come with me. ”

"Whoa." Dian Wei and Guo Wu responded, kicked their horses out of the formation, escorted Sun Ce through the infantry battle formation, and galloped forward.