There were more and more scouts, indicating that he was getting closer and closer to the enemy, and the atmosphere was gradually becoming tense, and even Sun Ce himself felt a lot of pressure.

The biggest difference between being on the battlefield and watching a war blockbuster is that you don't actually know what the battlefield is really about. There are no satellites, no reconnaissance planes, only scouts coming and going, and scouts cannot tell you everything, they can always see only one point, and it is a point that can be seen from a distance, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

As a general, you have to piece together the dynamics of your opponent and make judgments through these bits and pieces of information that are difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

It's not much different from a blind man touching an elephant. It is not only a test of IQ, but also a huge test of psychological endurance. The more men and horses he commanded, the greater the test, so Han Xin said that Liu Bang could only command an army of 100,000, and the more he himself, the better. Although Liu Bang was not convinced, it turned out that once it exceeded 100,000, Liu Bang would not be able to handle it, and nine times out of ten he would lose the battle.

In the case of Sun Ce, 10,000 is already a new record. Prior to this, his highest record was to command 4,000 men, including the baggage battalion, and the actual combat personnel was only more than 2,000. Suddenly increased by 10,000 people, and in the face of the stronger Xiliang soldiers, he was a little drumming in his heart. It's not a game, you can start over if you lose. If you lose, you'll die.

Therefore, "The Art of War" begins with a clear meaning: soldiers, the place of death and life, and the way of survival.

After several battles and injuries each time, Sun Ce had deeply understood the cruelty of war, and he did not dare to be careless. Knowing that the Xiliang army was approaching, he ordered to stop advancing and form a formation to prepare for battle.

The war drums sounded, and the heralds, holding pennants, galloped along the ranks and passed the order to the ministries. The front army Huang Zhong was spread out from the advancing column into a horizontal formation, and the Wugang cars were connected from end to end to protect the front of the army. Dong Yu of the rear army also spread out his men and horses, extending to both sides, protecting the rear of the army, and facing Huang Zhong's two wings from afar. Compared with the heavy formation of the front army, the formation of the rear army was spread out relatively widely, almost encircling the Chinese army.

Sun Ce took Dian Wei and the others to the back of Huang Zhong's formation. Huang Zhong has 4,000 people, divided into four thousand people phalanx, the middle two formations burst forward, each wing has a period of lag back, a bit like a wild goose flying with wings, so it is also called the wild goose marching array, Huang Zhong himself and the guard battalion are the head of the wild goose.

Sun Ce was in the position of Yanwei, in the middle of the front army and the middle army. There were ten rows of soldiers between him and Huang Zhong, about a hundred paces. There is a flag in front of it, and it is impossible to have an unobstructed view, but only a general look.

There is smoke rolling up outside the horizon, and the enemy is approaching. Slowly, he saw the enemy's battle flag and heard the enemy's war drums.

Scattered cavalry appeared on both flanks, and the cavalry, in a loose formation, outflanked by the two flanks, galloped through shouting, shot a few feathered arrows, and rushed to the rear of the formation. These cavalrymen were not there to fight, but to see the formation, and if there were obvious flaws, they would also launch tentative attacks.

These Xiliang soldiers are dressed in different costumes, some are wearing leather armor, and some are simply wearing leather robes on the left, carrying felt hats, and even more do not even have felt hats, exposing their heads, with the gallop of war horses, their braids swing in the wind, and they are different from the Central Plains people at a glance.

The soldiers were a little nervous. Sun Ce motioned for the propaganda around him to start playing, the majestic military order was played, and the morale slowly stabilized.

"Uhh The great formation was like a rock, standing still, and the cavalry scattered when they met the formation, rushed to the sides, and stood two hundred paces away.

Sun Ce took a cursory look at the cavalry of the other side, as far as he could see, there were nearly 1,000 people, if the other party was really a 5,000-foot cavalry, the proportion of this cavalry had exceeded 20 percent. Although the southern army, even Yuan Shao and later Cao Cao did not have such a high proportion of cavalry, perhaps only Gongsun Zhan could compete with them.

I don't know how the war is going in Shandong. Sun Ce sighed with emotion, and quickly pulled his thoughts back to his eyes.

"General, the people of Xiliang are very arrogant." Qin Mu rode over and said loudly.

"This is Xiliang Bing?"

"That's right, it's the Qianghu soldiers of Liangzhou." Qin Mu pointed at the knight in the distance with his horsewhip. "Most of the war horses of the Liangzhou soldiers are from Longyou, and some are from Hexi, compared to the war horses of the Central Plains, their war horses are taller, with long legs and fast speed. The war horses of the Bingzhou soldiers came from the northern grasslands, and the war horses were relatively small, but they had a stout physique and good endurance. ”

Sun Ce was surprised. Qin Mu is not from a bad background, and it is not easy to have such a detailed observation of the cavalry.

"General, Guanzhong is no longer the Guanzhong of the previous dynasty, and now it is about to become a border place." Qin Mu saw Sun Ce's surprise and said with a wry smile: "Although the imperial court has not given up Liangzhou, Qianghu often invades Guanzhong, and even attacks under the city of Chang'an, and we have to fight back in order to protect our homeland. The Kansai general is not something we want, but a forced one. If it weren't for the bloody struggle of dozens of our Kansai people, the Han would have died a long time ago. ”

"Yes, if a scholar misleads the country, he will brag and talk about it."

Qin Mu laughed, just about to speak, then raised the horsewhip and pointed, his voice excited. "General, you see, someone has come to challenge."

Sun Ce raised his head and looked, and sure enough, a large number of foot soldiers were standing in formation three or four hundred steps away, and several knights galloped forward, looking like they were going to challenge in front of the formation. Sun Ce couldn't help but be a little worried, Huang Zhong's martial arts had nothing to say, even if he met Lu Bu, he had the power to fight, but he had been fighting on foot before, and he suddenly had to fight with his opponent on horseback, could he do it?

"General, don't worry." Qin Mu was relieved: "It's not that Huang Hansheng can't ride a horse, but he can't afford to buy a horse. Now that he has a horse, his riding skills are improving extremely fast and it will not affect his performance. He thought about it and raised his eyebrows triumphantly. I gave him a good horse, a real Qinghai skull. ”

Sun Ce remembered Huang Zhong's new mount and glanced at him. "How can you be willing to pick so much?"

Qin Mu's face froze, and he laughed twice, but he didn't speak. After a moment, he licked his lips again. "General, can I entrust you with one thing?"

"Trust me, give me a Qinghai horse first."

"Where do I still have the Qinghai Skull, which is my sister's mount." Qin Mu blurted out, and then realized that he had missed his mouth, so he hurriedly covered it with his hand and begged: "General, keep it secret, keep it secret." ”

Sun Ce's eyes rolled and he understood. "Your sister has a crush on Huang Hansheng?" He couldn't help but smile when he thought of Qin Luo, who was tall and tall and had a bit of heroic eyebrows and eyes. This woman has a good vision and courage, and she took the initiative to take action when she took a fancy to Huang Zhong, and she deserved to be a woman in Guanzhong.

"Look, General...... Will it work? ”

"Don't ask me about this, ask Huang Hansheng to go by himself."

"Alas, I wanted to ask, but my sister said that Huang Hansheng was loyal to the general, and I was a colleague with Huang Hansheng, which ...... Not very convenient. If the general does not agree, he will not agree. ”

Sun Ce blinked. "That's what your sister said?"

"Absolutely."

"I said this to her, and I agreed."

Qin Mu flicked his horsewhip excitedly and smiled. "General, if this thing is done, I thank you for the best Liangzhou horse."