Hearing this, Wen Chou asked, "Have you seen Luo Tao?" ”

The man replied, "Luo Tao has seen it." ”

Wen Chou's eyes lit up and asked, "Then what did he say?" ”

The man said: "He didn't say anything, he just wished Ming Gong and Sun Hou success." ”

Through several contacts with Luo Tao, especially the last time Xun Shuang died, Luo Tao came to mourn on behalf of Kong Ling, Wen Chou and he had two private conversations, and obviously felt that this person could be recruited and used.

Wen Chou said in his heart: "'Didn't say anything', 'I just wish me and Wentai success',...... Although it was only two sentences, it seemed that he didn't say anything, but he had already said a lot. Luo Tao's meaning is in "those words that have not been said".

Why only wish Wen Chou and Sun Jian success, and the rest don't say a word? That's because "the rest is not worth a word", in other words, that is to say, Wen Chou and Sun Jian don't have to worry about the situation in the Yuzhou Prefecture, and they will never have a backyard fire after they send troops.

Wen Chou and Sun Jian stubbornly poached one or two hundred thousand soldiers and horses from Kong Ling, when they were both in Yingchuan, there was no need to worry about Kong Ling's retaliation, but once they were about to leave the country, they would have to fight Dong Zhuo, although it was said that Kong Ling was unlikely to take the opportunity to mess around, but it was unrealistic to say that they were not worried about it at all, but now with Luo Tao's words, Wen Chou and Sun Jian can raise troops out of the county without worry.

The two of them each left a soldier and horse to guard the county boundary and pacify the county. Wen Chou left Xun Yu in charge. Han Meng and Lu Liang, who were originally from the north and south of Tunbing County, did not stay in the county this time, but went out of the county with Wen Chou. In addition to the soldiers and horses left behind, Sun Jian and Wen Chou each had more than 25,000 people, with a total of 50,000 foot horses.

Sun Jian took the lead, with Huang Gai and Sun Ben as the vanguard, with about 3,000 troops. Sun Jian's generals were second, and the main force of the Sun army was about 20,000, of which about 2,000 were horsemen, and the last was about 3,000 after Wu Jingdian. Three days after Sun Jianbu's departure. The Ministry of Literature and Ugliness came out of the camp.

The Wenchou Department took Yan Liang as the vanguard, and Li Qian, Li Quan, and his son actively sought war, so Wenchou transferred them all from the Chinese army to Yan Liang's account, and from then on, Yan Liang's department had a total of about 5,000 soldiers, of which 3,000 were Yan Liang's headquarters and 2,000 were Li Gan's troops; After Yan Liang, Wen Chou commanded the generals second, leading the main force of 20,000. Among them, the cavalry is also about 2,000, and at the end, Zhao Yun commanded the headquarters of 3,000 soldiers.

The reason why Wen Chou waited for three days before setting off after Sun Jian set off was because Yingchuan was narrow, and after leaving Yingchuan, the journey from Liangxian East to Taigu Pass was not far, if he didn't wait for three days. Then only Sun Jian and Wen Chou's more than 50,000 steps and baggage can fill the road, therefore. Wen Chou waited for three days, enough to open up the distance and facilitate the march, and then set off.

From the day after departure, even the Japanese army reported continuously, all from Sun Jianbu in front. The day after Wen Chou left the camp. Sun Jian left Yingchuan County and began to engage Dong Jun.

From the east of Liangxian County, go along the west of Rushui, gather people in Yang, and then turn to the north. Sun Jian's troops traveled all the way, the war continued, and the Dong army fought one after another, within two or three days, four or five battles, large and small, there were battles every day, sometimes in the morning after the afternoon, and the battle was won in succession.

This is because Sun Jian's troops have been recuperating for a long time, and Sun Jian is holding his breath to compete with Wen Chou, but also because the scale of the Dong army encountered by Sun Jian's troops along the line is not large, and they attack the weak with strength, and they are a "weak enemy" with low morale, of course, they will win every battle.

Tian Feng sat in the bumpy car, looking at the military newspaper and the map at the same time, and through the car window, he said to Wen Chou, who was walking outside the car: "Sun Hou has fought all the way, and the momentum is like a bamboo!" He pinched his fingers and calculated, and then continued, "It's only been three days since he left Yingchuan County and took the first battle with Dong Jun,......。 Along the map, from the east of Liangxian County to the current location of Sun Jianbu, he said, "And the enemy has been swept away, and the road has been swept away, and it has traveled more than 100 miles!" ”

More than 100 miles in three days, it doesn't seem like much, only thirty or forty miles a day, but these more than 100 miles are more than 100 miles where there is an enemy all the way, and it is a detour that causes Dong Jun to mistakenly think that the direction of attack of Wen Chou and Sun Jian is still more than 100 miles of Yique, and the results of this battle are not small.

Wen Chou said: "According to the latest military report of Wentai, the main force of his department is about to arrive in Taigu, right?" ”

Tian Feng replied: "Yes, Huang Gai and Sun Benbu are less than twenty miles away from Taigu. ”

Wen Chou frowned and said, "I don't know if Hu Zhen was fooled?" ”

Tian Feng said with a smile: "Looking at Dong Jun's current movements, he should be fooled." ”

Dong Jun in Yique and Guangcheng Guanzhong has not changed so far, and Hu Zhen is sitting in Yique, focusing only on strengthening the defense of Yique and Guangcheng, and has completely ignored Taigu. There are not many Dong army garrisons in Taigu Pass, according to the previous military report, there should be only a few thousand people, as long as this situation can be maintained, Sun Jian and Wen Chou will storm this pass with 50,000 people, and the chance of winning through the pass is very great.

But on the battlefield, the victory or defeat is never calculated according to the temporary outnumbering of the enemy and us, for Wen Chou and Sun Jian, whether they can break through Taigu or not, there are still two variables.

One is Hu Zhen, if Hu Zhen can discover the true intentions of Wen Chou and Sun Jian in time, dispatch troops, and rush to help Taigu, then this battle of tackling key problems may become a protracted war, and in the end, Wen Chou and Sun Jian may still have to return in vain as last time.

One is Xu Rong and Lu Bu, now that the sour jujube armies have dispersed, Xu Rong and Lu Bu are invincible in front of them, if the two of them come to aid Taigu in time, then this battle will also become a protracted war, and Wen Chou and Sun Jian may also return in vain.

There is also a possibility that seems to be the worst: that is, Hu Zhen, Xu Rong, and Lu Bu all came to the aid of Taigu, so that the Dong army is very strong, and with the solid card, Wen Chou and Sun Jian seem to have no possibility of winning at all. But again, victory or defeat on the battlefield is never calculated by "being outnumbered by the enemy for a while".

At the same time, it doesn't matter if it really evolves into the worst possibility, because for victory or defeat, the geographical advantage and the number of soldiers and horses are important, but people's hearts, calculations, and strategies are equally important.

Anyway, in which direction the battle will evolve next, this is something that cannot be grasped or controlled by personal strength, back to the current reality, for Wen Chou and Sun Jian, at least the current situation is beneficial to the two of them, so if you want to maintain this favorable situation, the most important thing is: you must not delay, you need to fight quickly. If Wen Chou and Sun Jian could defeat Taigu before Hu Zhen, Xu Rong, and Lu Bu reacted, then there would be no need to mention these so-called variables at all. (To be continued.) )