Zhang Yuan's side is different, the backbone of his generals and strategists are all summoned heroes, these people are only suitable for themselves, and there is no factional dispute. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Therefore, although his strength is weak, he can easily condense his five fingers into a fist and concentrate all his strength to fight out.

On the other hand, Zhang Yuan himself, Hou Wu is united internally, there is no factional dispute, and it can be said that it is monolithic.

At present, the number of soldiers and horses under his command has reached as many as 70,000 or 80,000, which is quite a considerable number.

It's just that he wants to leave soldiers and horses to guard against Ma Teng on the front line of Huainan, and he has to send troops and horses in the Nanyang area to guard against Han Sui, so the troops that can be used on the frontal battlefield are only 40,000 people.

40,000 to 150,000, a nearly four-fold difference in troops, can be described as a huge disparity.

However, with the advantages analyzed by Gao Gong, Zhang Yuan is also confident that the weak will defeat the strong.

In the past six months, the Central Plains has been quite prosperous after Guan Zhong's care, and there are at least one million grains and grasses, which has a strong backing, and has also added a lot of confidence to Zhang Yuan.

"Yuan Shao not only has a large number of infantry, but also has 20,000 elite Youji Iron Cavalry under his command, as well as proficient cavalry generals like Yan Liang and Hou Chou, which is a terrifying force." As a horseman, Zhang Ji saw through Yuan Shao's true strength at a glance.

The expressions of all the generals changed slightly, and just hearing the words "20,000 cavalry" was enough to make their scalps tingle.

Yuan Shao didn't have so many cavalry, but after he captured Youzhou, he got Ma Yuan, and coupled with the cavalry troops that incorporated Gongsun Zhan, the number of his cavalry increased to 20,000 in a short period of time.

Although Zhang Yuan has always put the construction of cavalry in a very important position, the victory of several major battles is indispensable for the cavalry troops to play a strange role in Song Jian at all times.

It's just that he is not as profound as Yuan Shao, and in recent years, he has purchased it from Bingzhou and other places, plus it has been seized from Dong Zhuo and other princes, and he only has less than 5,000 horsemen.

5,000 cavalry versus 20,000 cavalry is also a huge disparity.

"The infantry is less than the enemy and is like the middle, the cavalry is less than the enemy and the middle is like the middle, and no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they still have to be led by people after all."

Touching the dragon smiled disapprovingly, "Yuan Shao thinks that he dominates Hebei, and his strength is no longer invincible, with his proud temperament, he will definitely not take us in his eyes, the so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated, as long as we can make good use of his contempt for us, constantly weaken the number of his soldiers and horses, and when the time is ripe, give him a fatal blow, and defeat Yuan Shao, the giant crocodile, is nothing impossible." ”

Gao Gong broke through the weakness of Yuan Shao's factional dispute, touched the dragon's keen eye, and then exposed Yuan Shao's arrogance in the emptiness.

What the two of them thought was in Zhang Yuan's arms, which was also what Zhang Yuan thought was the weakness of being able to defeat Yuan Shao.

The confident words of the two strategists gradually eased the nervousness of the generals, and a heroic and fanatical self-confidence began to burn in the hall.

The time has come, Zhang Yuan got up vigorously, his eyes were as decisive as iron, and he said proudly: "Back then, I was only a county order, and I could kill today's situation, and now I have tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and I am assisted by you elite people, although Yuan Shao is strong, and he is afraid, let's fight to the death with Yuan Shao, let him stand in the Central Plains, and return to Hebei horizontally!" ”

Confident as fire, the proud declaration, like thunder, echoed in the lobby.

All the Hou Wu were infected by it, and the battle spirit accumulated in their hearts burned all their doubts like a fire in the prairie in an instant.

"Fight the damn, if Yuan Lao Dog dares to cross the Cheng River, Lao Tzu will cut him into pieces of meat and feed him to the dog." Li Dingguo was the first to jump up and roared excitedly.

Immediately after, Xiao Maha also stood up and shouted proudly: "The old thief dares to look down on us, I, Xiao Maha, will kill him without leaving a piece of armor." ”

Ran Zhi was much sicker, but he just stood up and said angrily: "Min is willing to fight to the death for the lord." ”

The generals' fighting intent exploded, and each of them roared generously and angrily, and the fierce murderous aura almost broke the lobby.

The generals were brave, Zhang Yuandian breathed a sigh of relief, and the confidence in his heart that he would win was a little stronger.

Without any further hesitation, Zhang Yuan immediately drew his sword in his hand, pointed to the north, and said proudly: "Pass the order, gather all the troops, and send troops to the north in the near future, and have a showdown with Yuan Laogou!" ”

The assembly order of the Great Sima Bafu was handed down, and the garrisons of Sizhou, Bingzhou, Yuzhou and other states assembled in the direction of Chang'an.

The counties in various places have also transported the grain and grass gathered to the front line of Chang'an.

Within ten days, Zhang Yuan gathered 40,000 soldiers and horses, and then set out from Chang'an and marched towards the south bank of the Chenghe River.

On the Huainan Shouchun side, Zhang Yuan still left Yang Zhi and led 5,000 elite soldiers to sit in Shouchun to prevent the attack of Jiangdong Ma Teng.

On the front line of Nanyang, Zhang Yuan led 5,000 elite soldiers to garrison Chang'an with Zu Di and Cheng out, monitoring the movements of Dong Zhuo in the direction of the Wusong Dynasty and the Liangzhou army of Xinye Han Sui.

In terms of annexing the state, Ran Min led an army of 5,000 and attacked Liangzhou from the north of Shangdang to contain Yuan Xi's soldiers and horses in Liangzhou.

Chang'an was the core of the rear, and Zhang Yuan did not dare to relax his vigilance, so he stayed in charge of Zhong, took charge of the political situation, mobilized grain and grass and follow-up troops, and provided guarantee for the decisive battle on the front line.

Because Fan Lihua was pregnant, Zhang Yuan was inconvenient for her to accompany her in this battle, so he left her to have a baby in Beijing, and at the same time took charge of 8,000 elite soldiers to guard the imperial capital.

In addition to the remaining army, Zhang Yuan mobilized all the mobile forces he could use, including 5,000 cavalry, and went north to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao's 150,000 cavalry.

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Jizhou, south of Yecheng.

The banner covers the sky, the mangs are like roads, and the wilderness within a radius of ten miles is occupied by the camp of the Yuan army.

From Yecheng to the south, on the road leading to Liyang, an important town on the north bank of the Chenghe River, countless soldiers, tens of thousands of people, and countless mule carts full of military supplies and grain and grass are constantly marching southward, stretching for more than 100 miles, with no end in sight.

The golden banner of the word "Yuan" proudly flew over the land of Hebei.

Under the guidance of that banner, the 150,000 Yuan army cavalry and nearly 50,000 logistics soldiers were heading south, heading straight for Liyang.

Crossing the river from Liyang to the south, they will enter the Central Plains.

At dusk, three hundred miles north of Liyang, inside and outside the city.

Starting from Yecheng, Yuan's army marched at a speed of more than 30 miles a day, at a snail-like speed, unhurriedly.

Yuan Shao did not seem to be in a hurry to cross the river, as if he was determined to win, no matter when he crossed the river, Zhang Yuan was bound to lose.

Yuan Shao is so leisurely because he had ordered Hou Hao Chen Lin in advance to write an excellent Hou Cai "Asking Zhang Thief Marquis", copied more than 100,000 copies, and sent detailed works scattered throughout Henan Prefectures.

Yuan Shao believed that with the prestige of his fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, his protégés all over the world, and with his military might, before his army crossed the river, Zhang Yuan's ruling area must have been full of people's hearts, and the scholars and officials of the states and counties rebelled in response to him.