Then Zhang Xiu told the two of them about the situation of the battle, and heard Fan Chou gasp, at this time the city is most dependent on the cavalry, on the battlefield, the cavalry has a strong ability to maneuver, whether it is to detect intelligence or cut off the enemy's grain route, if used properly, two thousand cavalry is enough to withstand tens of thousands of troops, from the beginning of the war, the two did not think about sticking to Gaoling City, but considered how to use the cavalry, dragging the state army on the battlefield, and the combat ability of the Xiliang cavalry is beyond doubt, However, judging from the battle with the Bingzhou army, the cavalry of the Xiliang army still has many deficiencies.

The Vanguard Army is the most powerful presence of an army, and the Sun Archers illustrate this very well, but the Vanguard Army is also the epitome of an army's combat effectiveness.

"In General Zhang's opinion, what should we do?" Fan Chou set his eyes on Zhang Ji, although the two had many contradictions, and now that the state army is merging, Fan Chou can still distinguish the situation.

Zhang Jidao: "Ask Chang'an for help, but our army can't stick to Gaoling like this, otherwise it is very likely to be broken by the state army, the art of war, ten will be surrounded, although there are 8,000 troops in the city, but the state army is also 60,000 people, and there are thunderbolts, bed crossbows and other sharp weapons to help." As a battlefield general, Zhang Ji still understands these truths, and the siege of the state army is completely different from the siege he has been in contact with before, and if he blindly defends it, he can only move towards defeat more quickly.

"In the general's opinion, do you want to take the initiative to fight?" Fan Chou was surprised.

Zhang Ji nodded, "The Bingzhou army has a large number of people, and the consumption of grain and grass is extremely powerful, if you can use the cavalry in the city properly and be cautious on the battlefield, you will definitely be able to cause trouble to the Bingzhou army." ”

Zhang Xiu said: "Uncle's words are exact. ”

On the battlefield, if you want to gain the initiative, you must have the power to contain the enemy, if you let the state army surround the city, it is the real danger, and once you can contain the strength of the state army on the battlefield, the defenders will have more right to speak, whether it is to obtain information on the battlefield or ask for help from others, it can be more convenient, and the enemy army also needs to guard against this army when attacking the city.

Fan Chou saw that Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu had reached a consensus, and Zhang Ji also made a detailed analysis of the situation in the city, so he couldn't listen to it.

"General Zhang, now the cavalry in the city, there are only a thousand people who can fight, and with a thousand cavalry, they will attack and harass the Bingzhou army on the battlefield, and if they are not careful, they will be destroyed." Fan Chou said.

"General Fan's worries are not unreasonable, but the situation in the city, we can no longer hesitate, if we attack and harass the state army on the battlefield, if the number of cavalry is too large, it will leak traces, if it is operated properly, a thousand people are enough." Zhang Ji made up his mind.

Late the next night, Zhang Xiu took advantage of the night to lead a thousand cavalry to disappear outside the city, and it is unknown whether he was waiting for glory or failure.

Compared with the worries of Zhang Ji and Fan Chou in the city, the Bingzhou army was raided by the Xiliang army late at night, but its morale was high.

Huang Zhong even pushed the credit on Fu Zhi this time, and the eyes of the generals in the army who looked at Fu Zhu were also very different.

The most admired strategists of the generals in the Bingzhou army are Jia Xu and Guo Jia, and many generals have doubts about frustration to serve as military advisors in the vanguard army, after all, frustration is the general of the defeated army, and this general of the defeated army is too backbone, and has made the Marquis of Jin lose face many times.

Frustrated, he arched his hand and said: "The victory in this battle is the soldier's life. ”

Although the generals in the army admired the literati, more generals still rejected them, because when the literati treated the generals, they often despised the generals because of their status, which made the generals have an inferiority complex when facing the literati.

"During the battle, General Tai Shici was extremely brave, and led the cavalry to beat the rebel cavalry from the side." Huang Zhongdao, Tai Shi Ci's performance in battle, he was very satisfied, from the news he received, Tai Shi Ci's martial arts are extremely powerful, and he can enter the Xiliang army with only two halberds, which will make the Xiliang army chaotic, otherwise even if Huang Zhong pursues and kills the Xiliang army in the rear, it will be difficult for the Xiliang army to lose so many cavalry.

Tai Shi Ci's face turned slightly red, and it was the first time he was praised in front of everyone, "There are just some martial arts in the bottom, and what really determines the outcome is Mr. Fu's strategy." ”

Huang Zhong said: "Although our army won this time, we can't take these traitors lightly, Gaoling's guards Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's soldiers and horses are all elite soldiers under Dong Zhuo's command back then, and the combat effectiveness of these cavalry, you must also know a thing or two, Dong Zhuo relied on these cavalry to win many battles. ”

The generals in the army nodded when they heard this, the Xiliang Army was all over the world, and it blocked the soldiers and horses of the Eighteenth Road Princes, which can be described as a flourishing moment, Dong Zhuo's behavior was very domineering, but the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army should not be underestimated.

Five days later, Lü Bu led the army to Gaoling, and after arranging for the soldiers to set up camp, Lü Bu led the army to walk around the city with great might.

Although the defenders in the city knew the news of the imminent arrival of the state army, and with the encouragement of the generals, they gradually let go of the fear in their hearts, but when they saw the dense enemy army, it was inevitable that something called fear would grow in their hearts.

The number of cavalry accompanying Lu Bu to the battle this time reached 10,000, except for the flying cavalry and the Lieyang archer, the rest of the cavalry were all cavalry equipped with soldiers and horses.

These cavalry have a large gap in combat ability compared with the flying cavalry and the scorching sun archer, and they are also carefully selected from the soldiers of each department, among which the outstanding ones are likely to enter the flying cavalry or the scorching sun archery in the future, such a number of cavalry, it is difficult to see in the armies of other princes.

A general saw that the legs of the soldiers beside him were trembling, and shouted: "There is a city, even if there are many enemy troops, what can you do, staring at the enemy troops outside the city with wide eyes." ”

When the soldier heard this, he clenched his spear in both hands, and his trembling was relieved a lot, but there was still fear in his eyes.

After walking around the city, the 50,000-strong army returned to the camp, but the power left by the state army was endured in the city.

Fan Chou and Zhang Ji also looked at each other, from the body of the Bingzhou army, the two felt that they were iron-blooded and elite, if they encountered the same number of Bingzhou troops in the field, there was absolutely no reason to survive, and they couldn't help but worry about Zhang Xiu who was wandering on the battlefield.

(End of chapter)