- However, if the Dong army did not dare to come out to fight, why not simply attack its camp with 40,000 people? Of course. However, there is no way around the other way. As mentioned above, the besieging side is usually the side that does not take advantage, and this is the case with the siege, and the same is true for attacking the well-fortified enemy camp, so it is better not to attack the camp if you can not attack the camp, and it is better to fight in the field if you can.

Wen Chou thought so, and the three people in Yuzhou also thought so.

Wen Chou said: "Wentai's views are the same as mine. smiled and said to Sun Jian, "The contemptible army has gained the advantage of the vanguard, and now it is attacking the Dong army barrier, should I bear the responsibility of the main attack?" ”

Wen Chou won the vanguard position, it is said that this time to attack the Dong army camp should be Wen Chou first, but first, because of Wen Chou's previous big victory, Sun Jian was very anxious, and second, there are four or five thousand old soldiers in Dong Jun's camp, and it is really not easy to fight with Wen Chou alone, so when Sun Jian proposed that "all departments will join forces to attack it", Wen Chou did not object, but only proposed to serve as the main attacker.

Sun Jian knew that there were not as many elite soldiers in the army as in the Wen Chou Department, and he had no way to disagree with Wen Chou's request, so he said stupidly: "Okay, the main attack will be borne by the Qing, and I will be the left side of the Qing." ”

The two of Yuzhou said: "The two of us are willing to lead the troops to the right of General Ming." ”

This is the first time that Wen Chou and Yuzhou have joined forces to fight, I don't know how capable the two of them are, this time the Dong army, which is gathered in Yang and Guangcheng, can be imagined, it will be a tough battle, but they dare not hand over the right wing to Xie Rong and Ding Meng. He said in his heart: "If these two men lose on the right flank, my Chinese army will definitely be affected, but this right flank cannot be defended by the two of them." But it was not appropriate to refuse directly, he smiled, "I will fight with Wentai, and there must be no heavy generals in the army behind." In my opinion, the two lieutenants do not need to be my right flank, but should lead the troops to sit in the rear army, not only to prevent chaos, but also to help me and Wentai at any time. ”

The two men replied, "Yes." ”

Wen Chou said to Zhao Yun again: "Qing, together with the two captains, also stayed in the rear army. ”

Zhao Yun responded: "No." ”

Sun Jian saw Wen Chou and began to arrange the matters of staying in his own army. But he didn't mention the matter of the right wing, so he asked: "Qing is the middle army, I am the left wing, who is the right?" ”

Wen Chou smiled slightly, and clicked on one person in the tent, but it was Zhou Lu.

He said to Sun Jian: "I intend to take Captain Zhou as the commander of the Yingchuan soldiers as the right, do you think it's okay?" ”

Zhou Lu was under the command of Yingchuan County soldiers, and it stands to reason that it should be under the command of Sun Jian, the "Yingchuan Taishou", but Sun Jian knew that Zhou Lu was Wen Chou's diehard. Since he would not make such a request, and Zhou Lu certainly would not take the initiative to run to Wen Chou and say that he should listen to Sun Jian's military orders.

Therefore, Wen and Sun Junzhong have formed such an "abnormal" situation at the moment: the Yingchuan soldiers did not obey the order of "the county is too guarded", but obeyed Wen Chou's order.

But then again, despite this, Zhou Lutong led Yingchuan soldiers after all, and although he himself got Wen Chou's watch as a "school captain", it can be regarded as his own duty. But he also served in the Yingchuan County Government, so. After Wen Chou decided to use Zhou Lu as the right flank of his own front, he did not directly use the method of issuing military orders, but asked Sun Jian in the tone of "asking for opinions".

Sun Jian has no objection.

Sun Jian may not be very clear about Zhou Lu's own military ability, but he already knows Zhou Lu's character of Shen Yong and resolute, but anyone with such a character. They are by no means mediocre talents, and Sun Jian has also seen the elite of the "old soldiers" in Yingchuan County, that is, the elite of the more than 2,000 "genuine county soldiers" that Zhou Lu has been training for many years.

Zhou Lu and his headquarters Yingchuan soldiers were appointed as the right flank of Wenchou's main formation. Wen Chou is relieved, and Sun Jian is also relieved.

The left, center, and right armies have been decided, and the battle formation has been formed.

Wen Chou is the main general, the people of the Chinese army, Sun Jian and Zhou Lu each lead the elite, divided into two wings.

As the main formation, the Chinese army is responsible for the main attack task, and there should be a little more soldiers and horses, Wen Chou selected five thousand cavalry from the headquarters, all of them are elite who dare to fight, and his old ministry is almost all in it; Sun Jian and Zhou Lu each selected 2,000 elites from the headquarters.

In this way, the total number of the three armies that went into battle was nine thousand.

There are 3,000 in Yuzhou on the south bank of Rushui, and its task is to watch the Dong army in Liangxian County; Another 2,000 people were left, led by Cheng Putong, a fierce general under Sun Jian's account, and ordered them to be stationed outside the city of Zhucheng to watch over the Dong army in the city of Zhucheng. Got rid of these 5,000 people, there are still more than 20,000 foot riders, most of them are new soldiers, these horses are the reserve force of this battle, led by Zhao Yun and the other two Yuzhou captains.

The armies agreed, and Wen Chou came to the map again.

He pointed to the Dong army camp in the middle of Yangren and Guangcheng, and said: "Dong Ying's north is Rushui, the land is narrow and tidal, and the south is thirty miles of hills, and the land is rugged. I have already sent scouts to visit it, and the east side of Dongying is a flat land, although there is quite a lot of farmland, but today the weather is still cold, and the land is not soft, and it is enough to fight on it. Therefore, I intend to line up to the east of Dong Ying, and fight with it. What do you think? ”

The north is Rushui, and "fighting against the water" is a taboo for soldiers, not everyone is Han Xin, and not every war needs to use this risky strategy, so it is not advisable to use the north.

Yingchuan County is mostly plains, can go out of Yingchuan County, enter the boundary of Henan Yin gradually more hills, mountains, a little farther away such as Luoyang around not to say, mountains and rivers surround, is a four-plug shaped place, it is said that Liang County, near Zhucheng, there is Huoyang Mountain in the southeast of Liang County, there is Minggao Mountain in the west of Zhucheng, there is Kongtong Mountain in the southwest fifteen miles, there are many mountains within a radius of 100 miles, Yang people gather, Guangcheng gather in the south of Dongying 30 miles is a hilly area, the terrain here is rugged, it is not a place to set up.

Neither the north nor the south should be taken, and the west should not be taken.

The west is behind this Dong army, once behind this Dong army, it is blocked by this Dong army in front, and the main force of the Dong army in Yique Zhuguan is threatened, this is a self-trapped death, in case the enemy camp in front is not overcome, and the main force of the Dong army in the rear is attacked, it must be defeated, and it is even more undesirable than "fighting against the water".

Therefore, on the whole, the battlefield for this Dong army can only be selected in the east.

Sun Jian and others had no objections.

Wen Chou said at the moment: "Since all the gentlemen agree with my intentions, then tomorrow we will rest for a day, and the day after tomorrow morning, we will go around the city and take Dong Daying directly." ”

Sun Jian and everyone agreed in unison.

sent Sun Jian and others away, and Wen Chou asked Zhao Yun, Yan Liang and other generals from the headquarters to stay.

He first summoned Zhao Yun to come to the front and told him to say: "Yique Zhuguan is only a hundred miles away from the Dong camp where the people gather in Yang and Guangcheng, and the cavalry can arrive in one day, even if it is slow, it can also arrive in two days, and the Guanzhong guard Hu Zhenjiu fought from Dong Zhuo, although he is not a famous general in the world, he can also be called a 'good' word, and Dong Zhuo Liangzhou Iron Cavalry, famous in the world, now I am fighting with General Sun and Captain Zhou, and I need to prevent Hu Zhen from sending cavalry out of the pass to help, you and the second captain of Yuzhou command the troops behind, not just watch the battle, but also need to be prepared for battle, once Hu Zhen sends cavalry to help, You need to intercept it head-on, and don't make it rush at me, Wentai, and Captain Zhou's troops. ”

Zhao Yun agreed awe-inspiringly. (To be continued......)