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Compared with Gongsun Zhan, who had gone all out to gather an army of 30,000, although Yuan Shao's side did not show the spirit of desperation like Gongsun Zhan, he also made careful arrangements.

Yuan Shaojun's rear base was set up in Gonggao City, located in the south of Hejian County, and relying on this city, Yuan Shaojun set up camp and built a large number of fortifications about 60 miles away from the Qinghe River.

Although the total strength of Yuan Shao's army, which confronted Gongsun Zhan across the river, was as high as more than 50,000 people, Yuan Shao did not think that relying on the numerical advantage would allow his side to gain an advantage over Gongsun in the next war as an attacker.

The most important reason is the average combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

If it is said that the soldiers and horses in Gongsun Zhan's hands are mainly composed of ordinary soldiers whose combat effectiveness is above the average level of the regular army of the Han Dynasty, coupled with a small number of elite soldiers and soldiers of different races whose combat effectiveness is almost first-class, as well as a certain number of Youzhou Haoqiang private armies whose combat effectiveness is above the average level of the country's Haoqiang private soldiers, and Jizhou and Qingzhou Haoqiang private armies whose combat effectiveness is a little stronger than the average.

Then the soldiers and horses in Yuan Shao's hands are composed of ordinary soldiers whose combat effectiveness is relatively good in the regular army of the Han Dynasty, coupled with a small number of elite soldiers whose combat effectiveness is almost first-class, and a large number of Jizhou Haoqiang private troops with average combat effectiveness.

It doesn't sound like the difference in strength between the two sides is big, and it even seems that Yuan Shao's side has a slight advantage, after all, the combat effectiveness of the regular army is the core of the army, and those private armies or troops often cannot become the decisive force on the battlefield. And even if the private army on Yuan Shaojun's side cannot be compared with Gongsun Zhan's side in terms of combat effectiveness, at least the numerical advantage can make up for it.

But is that really the case?

After many analyses, Yuan Shao and the generals and strategists around him could only come up with an answer that made them smile bitterly--I am afraid that it may not be.

Although the answer sounds depressing, because the two once cooperated in the crusade against Dong Zhuo, whether it was Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan who had joined hands to resist the Xiliang army on the main battlefield, or the Jizhou people and Youzhou people in the Hebei battlefield under the leadership of Tian Feng against the unpredictable Bingzhou people, it can be said that Yuan Shao and his subordinate Wenwu were no strangers to the combat effectiveness of Gongsun Zhan's army.

Gongsun Zhan's troops are mainly composed of cavalry who are good at cavalry and archery and archers who are good at bows and arrows, although it is not without light infantry who can fight in formation, but because it has little effect in most of the battles born in the north, there have been few of them, after all, what the light infantry can do is that those fierce archers in Youzhou are good enough even if they do it part-time.

It can be said that the situation of Youzhou Han people, Karasuma people, Xianbei people and other different races mixed with each other not only made the Youzhou men contaminated with the brute courage from the Hu people, but also made the descendants of the Yan Kingdom, who were originally brave and abnormal, become more majestic and brave, and also trained a large number of soldiers who were good at horseback riding and archery.

Although it is closer to the hometown of etiquette, and at the same time, Yan State, as a descendant of the Zhou royal family, is a little more elegant than the ancestors of the Qin State who were born barbarians, so that the men of Youzhou are a little less brutal than the Xiliang Legion, but it is also a good place to breed a horse cavalry legion, especially in another plane, after the state gradually moved closer to the closed area confined between the two mountains, it became one of the only two areas where the Han people obtained a strong cavalry legion.

Whether it is the regular army of Youzhou or the powerful families scattered in the border area, everyone is proud to be good at horseback riding, and everyone will practice archery in case of an enemy who will rush to the outer dock fort of the city wall at some point.

Although Jizhou is not far from Youzhou, the fertile soil and Youzhou with the left and right barriers have made Jizhou from the powerful family to the people of Li have carved up all the land here, and there is not enough land for the war horses to show their vigorous posture wantonly, and the central political axe does not want this large and important granary to fail to play its due strategic value.

It can be said that if it weren't for the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the family Haoqiang in Jizhou felt the approach of the troubled times and increased their protective strength, and they even stood opposite Youzhou Biansai Haoqiang, who often had to face battles of various scales.

After all, the main force of one side is cavalry and archers as the core, supplemented by archers who are good at archery as auxiliary, light infantry is only used as a protection of archers, most of the last group are light infantry and archers, and cavalry is only a symbol of the status of a small number of generals or local tyrants on the battlefield, on this vast plain, this is tantamount to the rhythm of looking for death.

In fact, without the dense water network and careful ambush plan, and most importantly, the decisive role of strong generals in small-scale battles, it would have been absolutely impossible for Gongsun Yue's troops to end up with almost all of them wiped out.

You didn't see that the small group of "righteous servants" sent by Li Shushi led by Zhao Yun, Zhang Jaw and other fierce generals was able to escape safely from the enemy's encirclement and suppression, and then relied on the connections of several Jizhou generals so that Yuan Shao could not catch their traces so far.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of a soldier is not the whole factor that determines victory or defeat on the battlefield. In fact, if the main general of the Gongsun army was a straw bag with little ability, then Yuan Shao and his strategists also had enough confidence that they could weaken the opponent's advantage through various means, or even make the opponent's advantage a fatal disadvantage, and ultimately lead the direction of the battlefield.

But the problem is that Gongsun Chan can also be regarded as a battlefield general, focusing on fighting against the alien Hu people in the north for 20 years, although his temper is sometimes too impatient, which is a defect that can be exploited, but the rich combat experience makes the strategists not sure whether the strategy they set up because of this can really make the other party fall into the trap they expected.

Although Yuan Shao has a lot of trust in his level of commanding the war, he is also not sure that he will be much stronger than generals like Gongsun Zhan, Li Shushi, and Dong Zhuo, at most it is a difference of a line (of course, Yuan Shao's children's shoes are ahead of the first line).

And what worried Yuan Shao and the strategists even more was the influence of the weather.

Although the temperature of the land in Jizhou is not in the unbearable Cheng dù that makes the soldiers of Jizhou unbearable, but because in recent years, Dahan has been affected by the "global climate cooling", and the winter is cold every year.

And combat is different from life, compared to the Youzhou soldiers who often encounter fighting in bad weather, the strong private army in Jizhou really lacks this experience, and the low-intensity war is not visible, once the war lasts for another month or two, the weather enters the cold winter wax moon, and under the severe cold, I am afraid that Yuan Shaojun will shrink his head and "pack his bags for next year".

After such analysis, among the five elements of war proposed by Sun Tzu, "Dao, Heaven, Earth, General, and Law", Yuan Shao believes that he only has an absolute advantage in Dao, and the balance of power in the peace and law belongs to the balance of power, and the heaven and the earth are gradually turning into disadvantages over time, and it seems that his side has a slight advantage, but as the attacking side, the victory that this advantage can transform will be discounted.

It can be said that although Yuan Shao's troops were one and a half times larger than Gongsun Zhan's army in number, but on the vast Jizhou Plain, the riverbed had been gradually exposed during the dry season, and the river water was no longer enough to hinder the galloping of Gongsun Zhan's cavalry, so Yuan Shaojun took the initiative to attack Gongsun Zhan's army, and waited for work in the area that the other party was already familiar with.

However, if the offensive and defensive trends are different, then Yuan Shao feels that his chances of winning will be much higher.

Not only because as the defending side, you can have a time to wait and make some unexpected arrangements in your familiar environment, but most importantly, Yuan Shao also has his own trump card in his hands - the strong Jizhou army.

If it weren't for the fact that Gongsun Zan had greater losses than Yuan Shaojun because of his participation in the battle against Dong, and if it weren't for Yuan Shao's presence with such a trump card in his hand, perhaps Yuan Shao would have considered using some other ways to deal with Gongsun Zan instead of actions like this revolving around face-to-face collisions.

Although the cavalry from Youzhou was slightly stronger than the Qiang from the northwest in terms of cavalry archery, and they were more willing than the Qiang to use the terrible weapons unique to this cavalry, they could not get rid of the law of cavalry warfare.

As the trump card that Yuan Shaojun relied on the most, the Jizhou army was precisely an expert in dealing with cavalry.

After all, in the northwest for several years, under the command of the famous general Huangfu Song, in the harsh environment, those troops who were originally just county soldiers or stronger private armies in Jizhou were transformed into strong troops under the tempering of blood and fire, and the most important thing is that in the battle with the Qiang people, they mastered a large number of ways to fight against cavalry under the help of veterans.

Perhaps the cavalry still has the strategic initiative in the field, but if a good commander and a clever military advisor can reduce or even concentrate these advantages of the cavalry in a certain part through various methods, then the Jizhou army will be sure enough to defeat those troops who are often invincible and enjoy certain "privileges" in the army.

It may sound exciting, but ......

However, there are only about 10,000 soldiers with such an experience under Yuan Shao's command, and this number is still added to the part that originally belonged to Han Fu and later followed his generals and switched to Yuan Shao.

After all, after a tragic battle against Dong, Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army was certainly injured, even if it was a coalition army, it was damaged in the last battle on the outskirts of Luoyang, although Yuan Shao avoided the battle most of the time to protect himself, but in that battle in the face of the frontal raid of the Flying Bear Army led by Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao still paid a lot of price, especially the Jizhou elite who was the only one in his hand who could resist the Xiliang Iron Cavalry head-on.

Even after returning to Jizhou, the army was expanded in the way of the old and the new, but the recruits who had not experienced much of the test of war obviously could not be compared with the veterans who were still alive after a hundred battles, and the gap in experience (in all senses) was almost difficult to make up.

In fact, the problems caused by this kind of mixing have already been exposed in the battle between Yuan Tan and Liu Bei on the northern front -- in the face of the surprise attack of the elite cavalry led by Zhang Fei with Yan Zhao Youxia'er as the core, with the elite of 3,000 Jizhou as the core, the more than 10,000 new troops with the elite of Jizhou as the core were rushed into a hurry, which also directly led to the defeat of the northern front.

Therefore, how to use the more than 7,000 Jizhou elites in his hands also tests the ability of Yuan Shaojun's decision-making group.

"In this way, the most important thing for us now is to lure Gongsun Chan out, and to convince him that he has enough possibilities to defeat us. This battle is related to the life and death of our side, you are all talented and virtuous masters, how to achieve this battle The key lies in you, and please do not spare your wisdom to help Shao defeat the strong enemy. ”

At this time, Yuan Shao was not only at the peak of his physical function, but also suffered a lot of setbacks, but on the whole, he has been constantly improving, so he is not only full of spirit, with enough youthful breath and infinite energy to attract anyone's attention, but also gradually formed a certain majesty and self-confidence in his body that was nicknamed "Wang Bazhiqi" by later generations.

This kind of aura is naturally not the god-level skill that can make the male surname bow down and worship the female surname in those novels in the initial stage, but a certain sense of superiority generated by the superior because he can judge some aspects of the future of the subordinate, maybe it will not be obvious at the beginning, but with the increase of time, this feeling will become more obvious, and the stronger this psychological suggestion is, the stronger the so-called momentum, of course, the reason for the so-called "lost in power" is also this.

Although Yuan Shao really can't exercise the right to kill his subordinates for no reason, if he is just one or two guys who don't have long eyes, Yuan Shao can completely decide the life and death of the other party, and even the rise and fall of his family. Therefore, almost every subordinate is in awe of this power, and naturally they are in awe of Yuan Shao, who holds this power.

However, there are always some special guys who will ignore this "majesty".

"My lord, the minister thinks that before discussing how to defeat Gongsun Zhan, you should first review your recent mistakes!"

"I'm ooa #¥※xx※¥#a......"

Now at this time, Yuan Shao can not come to the stage like this, but he has nothing to say, he can only pinch his nose and recognize it, except for Tian Fengyuan Hao, whose status in the Jizhou army can be said to be below one person and above 10,000 people, there is indeed no one else.

As for Yuan Shao, it was really bad to be so confronted by Tian Feng in front of his subordinates, although he also knew that Tian Feng's words were to remind him, but wouldn't this kind of thing work work in private, or was it because he was afraid that he would not accept it, so he was persecuted like this in front of everyone, but Yuan Shao felt that he had a lot of respect for him before, and his opinions and suggestions were also considered......

Fortunately, Yuan Shao understands Tian Feng's temper, so he will not think that the other party will make such a move for the sake of showmanship or his own selfish interests, in this environment where it is necessary to work together to fight the enemy, Yuan Shao can also endure it.

Merely......

"Now our main goal is to solve Gongsun Chan! We have already involved too much time and energy in this matter, not only did the Gongsun army cause great damage to Hejian and the Bohai Sea, but also had to separate Wei County from the fierce wolf in the west who could not be fed! ”

Xu You's words can be regarded as speaking Yuan Shao's heart. Of course, Xu You also has his own selfishness, after all, although both parties have devoted their main energy to the enemy for the sake of the common enemy, it is not fun to find an opportunity to stab the other party for a sentence or two.

Moreover, this kind of Cheng Dù's words can actually be regarded as giving the other party a step down in disguise, and after fighting with each other for a few words, Yuan Shao will push the boat down the river to mediate, not only the leaders of the two factions have face, but Yuan Shao's own face can also be guaranteed.

From this point of view, Xu You is not a man who knows how to advance and retreat...... It's weird.

If it is an ordinary smart person, this method is naturally no problem, but as an old opponent who has been fighting for several months, how can Xu You not understand Tian Feng's temper, such a remark may be a step for others, and it will add fuel to the fire for Tian Feng.

The result can only be ......

"Humph! You also know a waste of time! If it weren't for the fact that he acted too hastily this time and failed to take all aspects into account, how could he face the current situation of being attacked by the enemy, and for what reason Wei Jun was thrown out, don't you Xu Zi know far from it! ”

If Tian Feng's straight cannon barrel follows his temper, he may be able to give it off for a while, and it will be over, but once someone is on the bar with him, Tian Feng, who has enough firepower, will definitely be able to accompany him to the end. After all, if Yuan Shao, as the overlord of the alliance who dominates the life and death of hundreds of thousands of households, has gradually revealed the legendary "spirit of the king", then Tian Feng, who is the first subordinate of Yuan Shao, has also contributed to his straightforward temper after managing military and political affairs and even leading an army for so long.

Well, this is a nice thing to say, it's not good, it's more or less "no one in sight".

This is not to say that Tian Feng is not loyal to Yuan Shao, but Tian Feng, who originally paid some attention to some ways and methods, is now a little "simple and rude" in doing things and speaking, which not only makes the "enemy" angry, but also makes his own people a little unable to get off the stage.

So, unconsciously, even if Tian Fengde is wise and resourceful, he is the best choice, which can be said to be very gentlemanly, but the people around him have gradually distanced themselves from him, which is quite in line with "gentlemen's friendship is as light as water".

This situation is not a bad thing for a true gentleman, but it is really not a good thing for a faction leader.

In this way, the original battle meeting against the Gongsun Army was broken up because of the angry Tian Fengdao, and the strategy that should have been made immediately to meet the enemy had to be postponed, which was obviously not good news for Yuan Shaojun.

As night fell, the city of Gonggao seemed very calm, except for the sounds of the watchmen who passed by from time to time. After all, even if Gongsun Zhan's army was stationed near Dongguang City not far away, it was impossible to get the 30,000 army to reach here through the scout posts set up by Yuan Shaojun.

However, this does not mean that the city is truly completely quiet.

At a small side gate next to the north gate of Gonggao City, a war horse left quietly, judging from the dull and obviously not as loud sound as the general situation when the war horse passed, the war horse's hooves should have been wrapped in something.

At almost the same moment, a side gate at the south gate of Gonggao City also left a war horse, and from the sound, the hooves of this war horse were also wrapped, and then blended into the night in just a few breaths.

"Gongren, I didn't expect there to be an unexpected surprise this time, you have already served as the head of the gall pottery, and you are more familiar with the area of Julu, so I will ask you this time. Because of the Yellow Turban Army, the people there are fierce, so you have to be careful. ”

Regarding Yuan Shao's entrustment, the slightly chubby middle-aged man standing behind him just bowed deeply, and did not say anything ambitious. And behind this middle-aged man, there are three people, Tian Feng, Xu Yu and Feng Ji, from their calm faces, you can't see any traces of their previous big battle in the middle of the day.

The wind at night is getting colder.

Beneath the banner blown by the fierce north wind are tens of thousands of soldiers who are gearing up for battle.