Zhao Yun's army was flat on the Yuzhou side, after all, the terrain of Yuzhou was very suitable for cavalry raids.

When it comes to the ability to use soldiers, these people under Sun Ce are not idle people.

Sun Ce inherited the troops left by Sun Jian, and at the same time, he also recruited a lot of elites in Yuzhou over the years, although there were also a lot of cavalry in his army, but compared with the scale of the cavalry in Hebei, it was really too far behind.

After all, now the realm of the Han Dynasty's most productive war horses is in Liu Jian's hands.

In particular, almost all the channels of war horses are controlled by the north, and Sun Ce's channels for purchasing war horses in the north are limited, even if he can steal some into them, but they are far from large.

Therefore, most of the war horses used by Sun Ce's army were horses from the south, as well as horses raised in local horse farms in Yuzhou.

To be honest, the scale of these war horses is too much compared to the north.

And among the horses produced in the south, the number of horses that can be used as war horses is even rarer, and even if they can be used as war horses, the quality is much worse than that of war horses in the north.

Therefore, whether it is quantity or quality, the horses of Sun Ce's army are compared to the horses of Liu Jianjun. The size of the army is far inferior.

Not only that, Liu Jian's war horse army was not only very large in size for horses, but also high bridge saddles and double stirrups were already popular in his army.

In addition, a large number of horseshoes are also popularized in large quantities in his war horse ranks.

This made his army even more durable and combat-ready than any other horse army.

There is no doubt that sooner or later these things will be discovered by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao and other forces, but Liu Jian is not afraid, even if Cao Cao and Yuan Shao send spies to secretly control the production method of these things, it is useless.

They did not have the financial resources and iron reserves to spread these things among their cavalry ranks.

To put it mildly, the number of iron tools controlled by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was good enough to create sufficient ordnance and armor for the soldiers, how could there be too much margin for this kind of horseshoe with a very high damage rate?

These things are good, but they are also extremely expensive and iron-consuming.

Therefore, on the plains, the Northern Army occupied an absolute advantage.

Huang Gai, Zu Mao and others were also the generals who followed Sun Jian's southern expedition to the north, and in the face of the powerful cavalry, they were still unstoppable, so they could only let Liu Jian's cavalry team go back and forth on the Yuzhou Plain.

The armies of Huang Gai, Zu Mao, and Zhu Zhi clashed with Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Yan Liang and others respectively.

The two sides set up positions on the plain, and before they could fight a few times, the cavalry team of Zhao Yun and others gave full play to their advantages, they were extremely mobile, cutting back and forth from the left and right directions, and after breaking up the opponent's army formation, the powerful infantry team and the crossbow team would kill the scattered army.

This basic set of tactics has been tried and tested.

No matter how many tricks Sun Ce's generals came up with that could be changed, they were completely vulnerable in front of the army of the northern cavalry.

Because of this matter, Huang Gai and the others scolded their mothers happily, and they even wanted to send a radical general to send someone to write a letter to negotiate with Zhao Yun, discuss with the other party, and see if they dare to use cavalry and rely on infantry to fight a good fight.

The problem is that this resentment only lingers in the mind for a moment before it is abandoned.

It is impossible for Zhao Yun to agree to such an absurd and unreasonable request, the cavalry team formed by others based on their ability, if you say that you don't let it be used, you won't let it be used, who do you think you are?

After a few more battles, the morale of the Sun family's army was completely destroyed by Zhao Yun.

Even later, Sun Ce personally led the main force of the Sun family's army to come, but there was still no way to change the decline.

When it comes to bravery on the battlefield, Sun Ce is not an ordinary person, and in terms of command, he is also an unborn talent, and it can even be said that compared with Sun Jian, he is not far behind.

In the battle of Yuzhou, Sun Ce still wanted to rely on his bravery and his military command skills to fight to the death with the other side and redeem his disadvantage on the battlefield in Yuzhou.

But the fact is that maybe in the face of others, Sun Ce's set may work, but in the face of Zhao Yun, Sun Ce's abacus can be regarded as a failure.

When it comes to the brave and good battle in the battle, Zhao Yun is not lost to Sun Ce, and when it comes to the command ability in front of the battle, Zhao Yun is not far behind, and it can even be said that in terms of experience and practical ability in this regard, he is higher than Sun Ce.

Sun Ce can use his bravery on the battlefield to drive the morale of the three armies, and Zhao Yun can do the same.

These two good generals, one in the south and one in the north, finally met on the plain of the Yuzhou battlefield.

Although Sun Ce tried his best to confront Zhao Yun in his way, and Sun Ce himself did make Zhao Yun feel a rare pressure, but in the end, Zhao Yun, who went all out, and the elite war cavalry troops in Hebei still defeated Sun Ce's army, and Sun Ce had no choice but to return to Yangzhai.

Zhao Yun did not rush to launch a pursuit of Sun Ce.

He began to set up camp in Baili outside Yang Zhai, and let his army rest, ready to find a good opportunity to conquer Yang Zhai in one fell swoop, with the experience of the previous battle of Wancheng, like this, Zhao Yun felt that his troops would not be able to take him at all.

In Yangzhai City, Sun Ce raised the small wine jar in his hand and took a sip of the spirits.

Then I saw him wipe his mouth suddenly, and said to the people around him:

"Pull it out!"

Seeing that Sun Ce had already been prepared, the military doctor on the side immediately stepped forward and carefully cut off the arrow shaft on his arm, then looked at his wounds and arrows, and then cut the skin and flesh, trying to minimize the damage of pulling out the arrows, before he suddenly pumped.

"Hiss!"

The arrow barb cut the flesh, and Sun Ce, who was in pain, screamed heavily.

After taking out the sharp arrow that had been shot into his arm, the healer did not delay, and immediately applied the medicinal herbs to the wound on Sun Ce's arm, and then bandaged the wound on Sun Ce's arm with silk silk.

Sun Ce immediately took another heavy sip of wine, and shouted in his mouth: "Happy, happy." ”

The doctor said to Sun Ce on the side: "The young general's injury is really not light, you still need to take care of your body recently, don't be too angry, otherwise, once the wound is involved, although there is no life, it will still have a great impact on the recovery of the wound." ”

Sun Ce waved his hand at the man, and then said, "Come on, reward." ”

I saw that Sun Ce's guards served the healer a reward of wine and meat.

The doctor immediately thanked Sun Ce, and then hurriedly retreated.

Empress Sun raised her head and took another sip of wine, looked back and forth at everyone present, sighed and said: "Zhao Yun is really not simple, not only is he very brave, but also his ability to command in battle is not idle, he is really a famous general!" ”

With that, Sun Ce raised his head and took another sip of wine.

Huang Gai shook his head randomly and said: "Lord, at this time, you can't drink so much wine, you are already injured, this wine is not very good for the healing of wounds, and you need to avoid alcohol." ”

A smile appeared on Sun Ce's face.

He then put the wine jar in his hand on the table, and said, "This wine is to suppress the pain of pulling out the arrow, and I will not drink it, I am willing to listen to my uncle." ”

Huang Gai was quite relieved after hearing this.

Although Sun Ce is brave, he is not an arbitrary person.

He is still able to admonish, and in this regard, he even surpassed Sun Jian.

"It's just that I'm quite depressed." Sun Ce said with emotion.

Huang Gai saw Sun Ce so depressed? I secretly said in my heart: Could it be that the enemy's cavalry is too strong to break it?

Sun Ce said: "For us now, the enemy's cavalry is only one of them, and Zhao Yun's ability is far beyond my imagination. ”

"I have long heard that he is a brave general under Liu Jian, but after this fight, I know that this person's skills are even more difficult to defeat than in the legend."

"I fought against him in battle, and I was slightly inferior to him in terms of military strategy and ability to charge into battle."

Although Sun Ce has never thought too highly of himself, he also knows that his skills are the best among the younger generation.

"I think that no one can surpass me, whether it is military strategy or bravery."

"But this time, the skills shown by Zhao Yun are really above me, which really makes me quite jealous."

Zu Mao on the side said: "The lord doesn't have to be so anxious, then Zhao Yun is actually not the same generation as the lord." ”

"This man is old, the lord is young, and he has been in office for a long time, and he has also experienced many wars in the north, especially the experience of using cavalry is far from being comparable to the lord, and the lord must not be so discouraged because of one or two battles."

Sun Ce smiled when he heard this, and said, "Uncle doesn't have to comfort me so much, I haven't been narrow-minded to such an extent, just because Zhao Zilong's skills are above me, I feel resentful." ”

"The reason why I hesitated in my heart was because the strength of the other party was far stronger than I imagined, and this Zhao Yun's ability alone was so strong...... Let's ask, what kind of characters are Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who are still above him? And although Yan Liangwen is weaker than Zhao Yun, he must not be much weaker. ”

"There is also a Huang Zhong on the side of Bingzhou, he and Lu Yi are both well-known fierce generals, I was in Yanzhou and Gongsun Chan before, although I have the upper hand, but I did not completely defeat that Gongsun Zhan."

"I originally thought that Gongsun Zhan was a famous and famous general in the Northland, and I could have the upper hand in the battle with him, and it was no different to fight against other generals under Liu Jian, but now it seems that I really thought wrong."

When he said this, Sun Ce couldn't help but sigh.

"There are so many talents under Liu Deran!"

Hearing Sun Ce say this, Huang Gai said: "The north is rich in land and resources, and Liu Jian has been in Hebei for more than ten years, and its wealth is far from comparable to that in the south. ”

"Coupled with this person's education, the number of talents under his command will increase day by day in the future, and it is really not easy for us to compete with him."

Sun Ce gritted his teeth and said: "I can't wait to compete with him, how can my father die at the hands of his generals, my father died at the hands of Xu Rong, Zhang He and others, as a son of man, if I can't take revenge, what face can stand between heaven and earth." ”

Huang Gai and Zu Mao, including Zhu Zhi and others, couldn't help but sigh in their hearts when they heard Sun Ce say this:

Yes, the old lord died in the hands of Liu Jianjun, this enmity is already incompatible, how can the enmity be easily resolved?

Sun Ce is a person who values filial piety, he just fights for his own life, and he will inevitably avenge his father.

The problem is that the group that killed his father is the most powerful force in the world, and its power is so strong that there is no flaw to be found.

At least with their current strength, they can't find the flaws of the other party at all.

Sun Ce rubbed his temples with a headache and said, "But these topics are far away, I am afraid that it is not so easy to avenge my father now." ”

"For now, let's talk about the war in Yuzhou, now with Zhao Yun's strength, as well as the scale of the cavalry in the north, it is simply not something that our army can stop, and we have no chance of winning at all when we fight on the plain."

Huang Gai said: "The main difference between the north and the south military is this, when Yuan Shao's power was strong in the past, with Nanyang County as a sustenance, coupled with Huainan's side strategy, it is enough for us to resist the cavalry offensive in the north through geographical advantages. ”

"But the situation is very different now, the Yuan family has lost its vitality, and its military front has been moved from Nanyang County to the vicinity of the Han River."

"Now in the northern region, there are only us and Cao Cao in Huainan who border Liu Jian."

"But without Yuan Shao's side response in Nanyang County, I think the longer the time, the easier these unsafe places to defend will be easily broken by the northern army."

"Now Yuzhou, Nanyang in the west, Yanzhou in the north, as long as Liu Jian wants, he will send elite troops from Hebei and Guanzhong at any time to encroach on the land of Yuzhou from two directions."

"And there is no natural danger here in Yuzhou."

"And Yuan Shao in the rear may not be able to draw any elites to support us, and now he can only rely on the Han River to defend Liu Jian."

"So, my lord, judging from the current situation, it is difficult for us to stay here for long."

Huang Gai's words hit the point, Sun Ce nodded, and said, "Uncle is very true, so in your opinion, what should we do now?" ”

Huang Gai pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "My lord, it is inevitable that the north will be occupied by Liu Jian, we want to take revenge, but we are afraid that it will not be a matter of day, and it is imperative to find a way to stand up, and Yuzhou is definitely not a suitable place for us to stand, the lord and Yuan Tan, the eldest son of the Yuan family, can be regarded as intersecting, although Yuan Shao has now lost Nanyang County, his vitality has been greatly damaged, but over the years, he has built a lot of warships along the Han River, and has also accumulated a lot of strong bows and crossbows, and also trained the navy, With the Han River, it is still fully capable of stopping Liu Jian's footsteps to the south. ”

"We might as well go to Jingzhou, and the land in Yuzhou will be ceded to Liu Jian, and we will look for opportunities under Yuan Shao."

"If Yuan Shao can be excited in the future, we will assist Yuan Shao to fight against Liu Jian, and find an opportunity to avenge the old lord, if Yuan Shao is sluggish, and the Yuan family is also lacking in successors, then the lord may as well find a way to take over the land of Jingzhou from Yuan Shao's hands, and then we will unite with Cao Cao in Jiangdong to fight against Liu Jian and form a strong enemy in the north.

Sun Ce said: "Good! ”

(End of chapter)

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