Sun Ce crossed Surabaya, met with Ji Ling in Taoju, and then rushed to the northern foot of Gaoping Mountain to check the situation.

Feng Kai's battalion stretched from Rencheng to the northern foot of Gaoping Mountain, and there were garrisons in several mountain passes in the north and south directions, and the possibility of a surprise attack was almost zero, no matter which mountain pass had a battle, Feng Kai's reinforcements could arrive at the latest an hour. In fact, as long as he tried to get close to Gaoping Mountain, Feng Kai would soon get the news and send troops to intercept it in advance.

The distance from Taoju to Rencheng is only forty miles, and if Ji Ling makes any move, Feng Kai will receive the news within an hour. It is wise for Ji Ling to choose to stop advancing in Taoju, thirty or forty miles is a safe range, and if he goes further, Feng Kai will take action. Ji Ling only had three thousand people, and he was not Feng Kai's opponent at all.

"If you have strength, you can be willful." Sun Ce sighed with emotion and comforted Ji Ling: "It's not your fault. With this posture, even if you rush past Gaoping Mountain, you can't compete with Feng Kai, and the best situation is just nesting in a small city, which doesn't play a role. ”

Ji Ling listened to Sun Ce's words, and he was a little closer. Compared with Yuan Tan, Sun Ce's family background does not have any advantages at all, but he has not come to this day, leaving Yuan Tan helpless. Tai Shici is right, Hanmen Wufu can do this step, except for Sun Ce, there is no second person. If Sun Ce is defeated, this world is the world of the family, the world of the Yuan family, and the poor family will have no chance to get ahead.

"General, you can go back to Father Kang first, leave it to me here, and I will find a way to bypass Gaoping Mountain."

"Is there a chance? Don't force it. ”

"I'm not sure, but I can give it a try. There are also a lot of bandits around here, and if I can get their help, maybe I can capture Lunan and share a little pressure for General Zhengdong. ”

Ji Ling's voice was not loud, and he was not too impassioned, but he said it steadily, which made people feel an inexplicable confidence. Sun Ce was very pleased. Regardless of whether it can be done in the end, Ji Ling does not wait or rely on it, and takes the initiative to find a way to solve the problem, and his attitude is worthy of praise.

Sun Ce accepted Ji Ling's request, left Tai Shici to cooperate with Ji Ling, and returned to Bianqiu urgently. As soon as he passed through Fan County, he received news from Zang Ba. Zang Ba accepted Sun Ce's conditions and went north to eat in the area of Gangxian County, and at the same time restrained Cheng Yu and waited for an opportunity to seize Dongping and Jibei.

The goal was achieved, Sun Ce replied to Zang Ba with a handwritten letter, turned around and rushed back to Kang's father.

When Sun Ce came, he was in a hurry, but he was very careful when he returned. It had been four days since he left Kang's father, and he passed outside Yuan Tan's camp, and Yuan Tan knew his whereabouts even if he reacted slowly, and it was impossible not to be vigilant. He had just passed Fan County, and before he entered the boundary of Rencheng County, there were more scouts, and many of them were cavalry, and they were very fast, and they left as soon as they saw Sun Ce, and they didn't give Sun Ce a chance to attack them at all.

Sun Ce didn't pay much attention to it at first, but later found that there were more and more cavalry, and he became vigilant. Yuan Tan did not have a formed cavalry before, but the appeal of the Yuan family was too strong, so many heroes came to vote, and it was not difficult to select some horses from them, and even form a cavalry. A person who worships Buddha can have 3,000 horses, why can't Yuan Tan?

Even if not all horses are war horses, with Yuan Tan's strength, it is still entirely possible to have a cavalry of one or two thousand horsemen, even if it is to ride instead of walking, increasing the speed of action, the lethality will be much stronger than that of pure foot soldiers.

Sun Ce asked Ma Chao to send more scouts to take strict precautions, and he must not be negligent. This time to escort Tai Shi Ci, in order to free up horses for Tai Shi Ci's subordinates, he did not bring too many people, only brought more than 600 people from the Yi Cong battalion and Yi Cong Cavalry, although they are all the elite of the elite, after all, the number is limited, in case of falling into the ambush circle and being besieged by heavy troops, the elite will hang the same, and the traverser is no exception.

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"Envoy, Sun Ce has entered the realm of Rencheng." Xin Bi walked quickly into the big tent of the Chinese army. The moment he stepped through the tent door, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. Yuan Tan glanced at him, smiled, and got up to leave the table. "Let's go, go to your tent."

Xin Bi did not refuse, turned around and walked out of the tent, and came to his own tent with Yuan Tan. Although they were only about ten paces away, they still walked very fast, and even a little impatient. As soon as I came in, another scout came to report.

"Long history, Sun Ce has passed the Qianqiu Pavilion, and there are still twenty miles away from the ambush site."

Simbi flicked his sleeves. "Got it, let's find out."

"Whoa." The scout answered, and hurried away. Yuan Tan noticed that there were more than a dozen war horses parked outside the gate of the Chinese military camp, and these scouts seemed to be knights. The guards were assembled, and the knights were gathered at the camp gate, fully armed and ready to go.

"George, isn't it...... Too exciting? Yuan Tan entered the big tent and said to Xin Bi with some concern.

"If all the soldiers can be captured by dispatching all the soldiers, I will not hesitate to do so."

"No, I mean, will it make Sun Ce see the flaws?"

"What about seeing the flaws? Can he still stay here and not return to his father? Simbiha laughed. Envoy, I have already mobilized the horses in the camp, and arranged 3,000 strong crossbowmen and 2,000 sword and shield soldiers to cut off Sun Ce's back road. Even if Sun Ce found that there was a trap in front of him and refused to move forward, he would not be able to escape. 10,000 elites dealt with Sun Ce's more than 1,000 horsemen, attacking front and back, and I had high hopes for this operation. ”

Yuan Tan frowned. He felt that Simbi was so anxious that he didn't even have time to inform him, so he gave the order directly. Overstepping his authority is secondary, he has lost the sanity and calmness that a strategist should have, which is not a good sign for a strategist.

"Envoy, if there is any trespassing, please forgive me."

"Oh, it's nothing, I'm in the same mood as you, I can't wait to kill Sun Ce with my own hands immediately." Yuan Tan smiled, walked to the tent, looked at the map full of symbols, and saw the small flag symbolizing Sun Ce's location approaching the preset ambush point step by step, and his heart jumped violently. If this ambush is successful, the outcome of the battle will be decided. Whether Sun Jian dies or not, it will not affect the overall situation.

"When is it estimated that Sun Ce will enter the ambush circle?"

"It's probably late in the evening." Simbi smacked his lips. "It's more than an hour earlier than I expected, and Sun Ce is very vigilant, so I will send an additional batch of strong crossbowmen and sword and shield hands."

Yuan Tan nodded, sat down at the desk, and stared at the map. In less than a few words, another scout came to report, and Sun Ce walked forward for another five miles. Simbi replied and moved the flag forward a little more. He crooked his lips and tapped on the map. "Envoy, according to this speed, when the next news comes, Sun Ce should have entered the ambush circle."

Yuan Tan understood after a little thought. It took time for the scouts to reach the camp, so they got a little lag behind the actual situation, and Sun Ce was closer to the ambush point than the location marked on the map. That is, they are closer to success than the mark on the map.

Yuan Tan involuntarily clenched his fists. He suddenly understood Simbi's feelings, and when the long-awaited victory was just around the corner, it was difficult for anyone to control their emotions.

He never thought time would pass so slowly.