When Dong Shouye heard Hua Xiong tell that Sun Jian had led an infantry force of more than 2,000 to successfully defeat a Qianghu cavalry with a number of about 2,000, Dong Shouye felt that this was true nine times out of ten, so he fell into deep thought.

At this time, after hearing the news, some of the generals fell into deep thought like Dong Shouye, and some whispered with the people around them.

Whether you believe or doubt this news, the shock of this matter is still true.

At this time, Xu Huang spoke up and said: "Marshal, if this news is true, then the advantage of our army over Sun Jian's army will not be so significant. The Xiliang army is best at cavalry combat, cavalry is the trump card of our army, and the current situation is that Sun Jian is very likely to have mastered the method of restraining our Xiliang cavalry. If this were not the case, then Sun Jian would not dare to make such a big fanfare, his intention was clearly to let the people of the world know that he was sure of victory."

Here, some people will wonder why Xu Huang called Dong Shouye a marshal.

When Dong Shouye first led the troops, he led the troops to one of the eight captains of the West Garden, and later shined in the Hedong crusade against the Baibo Yellow Turban Army, and made great contributions, and his son Dong Zhuo promoted Dong Shouye to the captain of the Shangjun Army, commanded the Xiyuan Army, and was responsible for reintegrating the Xiyuan Army. Since then, the once famous Xiyuan Army has fallen into the hands of Dong Shouye.

The commander of the Xiyuan Army was named the marshal of the Xiyuan Army by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and the first person to serve as the commander of the Xiyuan Army was the captain of the Shangjun Academy. Now Dong Shouye is also commanding the Xiyuan Army as a military captain, so many people under his command privately call him "Young Marshal".

The word marshal did not appear during the Han Dynasty, and the earliest recorded marshal in history was Xianzhen. Xian Zhen was a famous military strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period, one of the "Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period", a minister under the command of Duke Wen of Jin, and the commander of the Battle of Chengpu in Jinchu, the Battle of Qin, Jinkun, and the two heavy battles. In the Battle of Chengpu, the Jin State defeated the Chu State and became the overlord of the world; The Battle of Kun was the complete annihilation of the main force of the Qin army by the Jin State. As the commander of these two important battles that affected the course of history, Marshal Xianzhen can be said to be the name of Marshal Kiyou, and he also has the merits of Marshal Kiyu.

Dong Shouye also likes the character of Xianzhen very much, and the man who is often called this marshal and that marshal in later TV series also sounds very majestic.

Xu Huang, as Dong Shouye's sworn brother, usually calls Dong Shouye the third brother in private or informal occasions, but because the military conference is a formal occasion, the most important place to pay attention to the upper and lower levels and the upper and lower orders, Xu Huang naturally can't casually become Dong Shouye as the third brother, which is also a bit of damage to Dong Shouye's majesty, which will make some soldiers under Dong Shouye's command despise Dong Shouye. And Xu Huang, as Dong Shouye's eldest brother, is regarded as Dong Shouye's elder brother and elder, so naturally he can't call Dong Shouye "son" like ordinary soldiers, so Xu Huang and Zhang Liao simply called Dong Shouye the marshal on a formal occasion.

Jia Xu also said at this time: "Childe, what General Xu Huang said is good, according to Jia, even if Sun Jian is not sure that he can completely defeat our Xiliang Iron Cavalry on the frontal battlefield, according to this person's understanding of our Xiliang Army, I believe that he must have mastered a method to confront my Xiliang Army, and even suppress the charge of my Xiliang Cavalry, and contain the Xiliang Cavalry, even if it is not good, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the attack of my Xiliang Cavalry to achieve any more ideal results, therefore, for Sun Jian, Childe has to be on guard, and he must be mentally prepared in advance for the inability to give full play to the cavalry advantage. ”

Dong Shouye shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect this Sun Jian to be really a difficult bone to gnaw." ”

Jia Xu thought for a while and said: "Childe, now that the advantage of my Xiliang cavalry no longer exists, even if our army gathers more than 30,000 people, plus more than 10,000 people from General Hu Zhen, the two add up to a total of more than 40,000 people, and according to the information obtained by Gongzi on the front line, Sun Jian's strength has reached 65,000 people, and there is a trend of increasing, so our army's strength advantage has been lost." In future battles, the number of Sun Jian's army may reach twice that of our army, or even far more than double, so the current situation is that our army needs to immediately change its previous strategy, concentrate all its forces, and give Sun Jian an all-out blow. ”

Zhang Liao asked at this time: "The current military situation is urgent, and now I am afraid it will be too late to ask for help from the Prime Minister of Chang'an." ”

Dong Shouye's face was expressionless, and he just fell into contemplation, not because he was afraid of Sun Jian, afraid that Sun Jian would have a way to restrain the Xiliang cavalry, but because he was thinking about what kind of method Sun Jian used, after all, in the current era, there are not many ways to effectively restrain the cavalry, and the more famous one is the general Ju Yi under Yuan Shao, who used a strong crossbow and a large shield to completely destroy the most elite cavalry under Gongsun Zhan during the battle of the boundary bridge.

However, it is only the second half of the first month of 191 AD, and the big bull Ju Yi is still serving under Han Fu, and he has not yet taken refuge in Yuan Shao, and the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan has not yet happened, and Sun Jian has no way of hearing about this method.

Forget it, I can't figure it out for a while, so let's focus on what's in front of you.

When Dong Shouye heard Zhang Liao's words, he said loudly: "In the current situation, even if we ask for approval for reinforcements, I'm afraid it will be useless, and it is estimated that by the time the reinforcements arrive on the battlefield, our battle will be over." Besides, the current shape may not be as unbearable as you imagined, and it is still unknown whether Sun Jianjun can restrain the cavalry. On the battlefield, before the battle, it has already been defeated, and I am afraid that it is not good for the morale of the army. It is not yet known who killed the deer, so you might as well wait and see. ”

Jia Xu was also very happy when he saw that Dong Shouye was unhurried in his words and deeds, calm and unhurried, and had the demeanor of a general, and couldn't help touching his goatee with his right hand. Moreover, if Jia Xu speculated from Dong Shouye's appearance, he actually found that his son-in-law was confident, could it be that his son-in-law had already expected this situation and had a way to deal with it?

Dong Shouye paused and said: "The eldest husband is out on the expedition, how can he encounter some difficulties, just like my father asking for help, won't he be laughed at by the world's heroes as unable to wean?" If so, what kind of face do we have? ”

Seeing that their master was quite confident in his words, without any look of panic, and humorous in his words, the generals couldn't help but burst into laughter, and the army's morale revived.

Jia Xu asked out loud about this: "Childe, for the current form, the strategies that were made in the past are no longer suitable, should we consider changing them?" ”

Dong Shouye nodded and said: "On the battlefield, the shape is ever-changing, so it is natural to adapt measures to local conditions and adapt to changes. I don't know what a good strategy the military advisor has? ”

Jia Xu did not answer immediately, but lowered his head and pondered.