Yuan Tan urged the army to hurry.

The 10,000-strong army rushed forward along the official road, with knights and foot soldiers, marching in unison. The knight was better, the speed was tightly controlled, and the horse was only sweating slightly. The foot soldiers, however, were extremely tired, and after forty miles of continuous marching, not only could they not rest, but they had to rush to the battlefield at the speed of a rapid march, which was a severe test of their physical strength.

"Quick! Fast! The lieutenants and lieutenants were still too slow, and they kept urging loudly.

Yuan Tan was anxious. He knew very well that although it was only a few miles, the soldiers were very tired, and it was already commendable to maintain the formation, and if they rushed to the battlefield at such a speed, there would definitely be people left behind, even if they were physically strong, they would lack physical strength, and whether they could block Sun Ce's attack was a very serious problem. If it weren't for Xin Bi saying that Sun Ce had been fighting all night, and Jiang Qi made another mistake and was grabbed by Sun Ce, and the collapse of the 10,000-strong army was imminent, he would never have taken such a risk.

Even if Sun Ce is brave and his subordinates are elite, they will be exhausted after a night of hard fighting. Even if Sun Ce is good at fighting and can still seize Jiang Qi's mistakes and win with 3,000 people against Jiang Qi and 10,000, Jiang Qi is not incompetent, and Sun Ce will definitely go all out if he wants to defeat him. At the end of the strong crossbow, he couldn't wear Lu Min, he didn't need too much strength, even if only half of the 10,000 troops could rush to the battlefield, it was enough to crush Sun Ce.

But it was not enough to defeat him, it was better to kill him, or at least to inflict heavy damage on him, and to annihilate his most elite battalion of guards.

Do you send your guards to the battlefield first, or do you reserve your strength and wait for the final pursuit? Yuan Tan hesitated.

Yuan Tan raised his head, looked into the distance towards the rising sun, and listened intently. I had already seen the fireworks on the battlefield in front of me, and I could vaguely hear the sound of war drums and shouts of killing, and I was secretly happy in my heart. Jiang Qi is still fighting, Sun Ce has not yet achieved a decisive victory, and the two sides are stuck together, which is a good opportunity for me.

Simbi made a contribution. No, there is also Cheng Yu.

Thinking of Cheng Yu, Yuan Tan was a little ashamed. If you had listened to Cheng Yu's suggestion, you could have set off at least half a day earlier, Sun Ce might not even have a chance to escape, and would be flanked by him and Jiang Qi's 20,000 army, and even Liu Bei would not be defeated by Sun Ce.

It's a pity Liu Bei. Although his ability is limited, he is not a famous general, and he is more than enough to deal with the yellow scarf.

"Faster, faster." Yuan Tan shouted loudly: "Everyone who rushed to the battlefield first will be rewarded with a bucket of wine and two catties of meat." ”

As soon as they heard that there was a reward of wine and meat, the soldiers got up excitedly, and quickened their pace again, running with all their might. The knights couldn't hold back, and they asked for battle one after another, and the riding governor Mu Yuanzi rode his horse, turned around on the side, and said loudly: "Envoy, the foot soldiers are too slow, let us go first." There are only a few hundred steps left, and you can speed up. ”

Yuan Tan was also itchy and unbearable, and he couldn't wait to leave his foot soldiers and lead the knights to the battlefield first. However, he knew that he could not gamble like a gambler in a hurry at any time, and he must have the strength to reserve his strength in case of contingencies, so he suppressed his excitement and refused the request of the riding governor Mu Yuanzi.

"Envoy!" Mu Yuanzi refused to give up and asked again, and the knights on the side also cast longing glances.

Yuan Tan gritted his teeth. "No, we are these cavalry, and it will be difficult to replenish once there are losses. Pass my orders, keep the speed, the cavalry must not enter the battlefield first, stay in the middle army, and be on standby at any time. ”

Seeing that Yuan Tan refused, Mu Yuanzi was so angry that he waved his horsewhip vigorously to vent his dissatisfaction. He felt that Yuan Tan was too timid, and he didn't dare to attack at such a good opportunity, he was simply afraid of the enemy.

At this moment, a horse galloped from the front, holding a small red flag in his hand, and roared repeatedly, and the soldiers along the way gave way. Yuan Tan saw the small red flag, and his heart sank. There is an emergency military situation, did Jiang Qi collapse, or did Sun Ce fail to continue and was killed by Jiang Qi? Whatever the reason, different war drums should have been heard, but there was no noticeable change in the sound of the drums.

The knight rushed to Yuan Tan and said loudly, "Xin Changshi reminds the envoy to prevent Sun Ce from raiding. ”

"What?" Yuan Tan suspected that he had misheard and prevented Sun Ce from raiding? Sun Ce still has the strength to raid me at this time?

The knight said it again, and Yuan Tan confirmed that he had heard correctly, and was a little confused. But he believed in Simbi, and immediately ordered the whole army to stop advancing and line up on the spot, and then pulled the knight to ask him carefully. The knight only knew how to convey orders, and was not clear about the specifics of the battlefield. However, he told Yuan Tan that Jiang Qi was in danger now, and he was being driven around by more than a hundred horsemen, and the entire camp was in chaos.

Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly reacted. "More than a hundred rides?"

"Yes, at most more than a hundred people, maybe less, but very brave, especially a man on a black horse, killing people is like mowing grass, he alone killed dozens of warriors." The knight suddenly remembered. "Oh, by the way, that person seems to be named Zhang Fei, and he is Liu Bei's subordinate."

"Zhang Fei?" Yuan Tan read the name for a moment, then threw it aside, grabbed the knight's collar, and shouted: "Sun Ce only sent more than a hundred cavalry, and there are no other cavalry?" ”

The knight was startled and shook his head repeatedly.

Yuan Tan gasped. He understood what Simbi meant, and couldn't help but scold. "Sun Bofu, you are too insidious, dig such a big pit for Naigong!" He turned, whipping the stunned herald with his horsewhip. "Command the whole army, stop advancing, and prepare for battle on the spot, quickly! Fast! ”

The herald did not dare to slack off, and rode away, galloping along the avenue, repeating the order over and over again. The drummers also beat the drums of war and ordered the whole army to stop advancing. Yuan Tan yelled at Mu Yuanzi again: "Quick, order the knights to assemble, Sun Ce will come at any time, and the cavalry will raid." ”

Mu Yuanzi has not been far away, but his reaction is not as fast as Yuan Tan, and he only understood when he heard Yuan Tan shouting, and he was also frightened into a cold sweat, and hurriedly kicked his horse forward, and ordered all the cavalry to stop advancing and form a formation to prepare for battle.

10,000 troops, more than ten miles along the front and back, it will take a little time for the news to be transmitted, and it will take time to change from a rapid march to a formation to prepare for battle, Yuan Tan's heart rose to his throat, and he couldn't stop ordering the knights around him to look forward, for fear that there would be smoke and dust unique to cavalry charges in the sky, and cold sweat was soaked in the battle robes layer after layer, and there was no time to stop.

Just when he was in a hurry, Xin Bi sent a second group of heralds to explain his suspicions, which were exactly the same as Yuan Tan's guesses.

Yuan Tan was even more uneasy, and ordered his guards to form a dense formation, using large shields to form thick formations, spearmen, crossbowmen and crossbowmen were in place one after another, waiting for the battle. Seeing that the formation was gradually taking shape, and the sky was still calm, and he did not see the cavalry rushing out, he let out a long breath, slipped off the horse, sat on the ground, and cold sweat came out of his body.

"Sun Bofu, you wait for me." Yuan Tan gritted his teeth, his hands trembled, and his lips were so white that there was no trace of blood. "I'm scared to death."