After weighing the pros and cons, I reluctantly agreed.

Sun Ce is brave. Although he has twice the strength of the troops, he is not sure of victory. If he makes a mistake and is attacked by Sun Ce, the casualties will be very heavy. Shen Rong was careless for a moment, and almost all five thousand troops were wiped out. Such a thing must not happen again. Xun Yan had a certain understanding of Sun Ce. With him helping him and checking for omissions, it would undoubtedly be much safer.

If you want to get Xun Yan's help, of course you must give some benefits. As for the future, let's talk about the future, defeating Sun Ce is the most urgent task. With Sun Ce's means of dealing with the aristocratic family, if he wins, the Shen family will never have any good ending.

The two sides took a step back, reached an agreement, and agreed on tactical deployment. Shen Pei immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters and decided to hand over the camp to Xun Yan. Three thousand powerful crossbowmen were assigned to cooperate with Xun Yan in the battle, and he led the main force to cross the water from Qihujian. The Yingchuan general led by Han Meng and the remnants of Tuo Yi led by Min Jian were also there, but they all sat in a big corner and had no say. Shen Pei was the main general, with three or four direct children, and more than ten people with relatives with Shen's family, accounting for one-third, and most of the remaining people also had friendship with Shen's family.

It can be said that at least half of these 30,000 Jizhou soldiers were directly controlled by Shen Pei, and the remaining half would not be easily opposed to Shen Pei. Not to mention Xun Yan, even if Yuan Shao wanted to remove Shen Pei, he would have to take some thought. Although Han Meng and others were unhappy, they could not do anything. Xun Yan was very calm. Although he sat next to Shen Pei, he almost said nothing and did not feel like he was commanding 20,000 troops at all, just like an ordinary lieutenant under Shen Pei.

After the meeting was completed, the generals returned to the camp. Han Meng couldn't help but leave the big tent of the Seifu. "Brother Xiuruo, you have 20,000 people, why should you listen to the Seifu in such a mercy?"

Xun Yan smiled and walked forward calmly. "How many people are there now doesn't matter, and how many talents can survive after defeating Sun Ce are important."

"What if I can't defeat Sun Ce?"

"If you can't defeat Sun Ce..." Xun Yan chuckled. "There is no need to argue. The road to the underworld is too lonely. It's always good to speak with one more person."

Han Meng blinked, thinking.

After preparing for a long time, Shen Pei handed over the camp to Xun Yan, and took his main force out of the camp and quickly headed north along the Huangshui River. The goal of 20,000 people was too big to cover it, and Shen Pei had no intention of blocking it. He made great efforts and drums and music, fearing that people would not know.

The road trick on the other side quickly got news. While sending people to follow and monitor, they urgently reported to Sun Ce.

After receiving the news, Sun Ce immediately summoned the army to discuss matters. A group of people surrounded the map and analyzed the possible goals of the auditor. As he was talking, Lu Zhao sent someone to report. Xun Yan went out of the camp, and the powerful crossbowmen lined up along the water. Many craftsmen were preparing materials, which was possible to force the yellow water.

Sun Ce and Guo Jia exchanged glances and smiled at the same time.

When he learned that Xun Yan had arrived, Guo Jia reminded Sun Ce to prevent Xun Yan from giving advice for Shen Pei. Although Shen Pei was not young and had a lot of experience in leading troops, his understanding of war may not be more profound than Xun Yan. Shen Pei's achievements came from the crushing of strength. His previous opponents were either Yellow Turbans or Bandits, and the most powerful one was Gongsun Zan. In the Battle of Jieqiao, Shen Pei was also the main force, but the strong crossbow had obvious advantages over cavalry. Gongsun Zan's infantry was composed of the newly surrendered Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and the fighting will did not exist at all.

Xun Yan was different. He was in his prime, had a solid theoretical foundation, and had a stable stability that was rare for scholars. Such a person may be a little immature in command at the front line. As a deputy general, he was more than enough in military planning and would not have obvious loopholes in tactical affairs.

He replaced Shen Pei to fight for road moves, which were very dangerous. The troops of the two sides were very different, and road moves were also a scholar, so practical experience may not be stronger than Xun Yan. The only advantage is that all he was well-trained elite, and they were not comparable to ordinary recruited soldiers.

"It's time for Shen Pei to see our true strength." Guo Jia shook the feather fan with one hand and stroked the short beard under the jaw with the other. "Tian Ji raced the horse, the upper siren faced the middle siren, and the general fought Shen Pei himself. Shen Pei should feel honored."

Sun Ce smiled. "I hope I won't scare Yuan Shao away. Zi Jing guarded it tightly. I'm afraid that Yuan Shao will not be able to conquer for a long time and will turn around and run away."

"He can't run away." Guo Jia was confident. "How could he be willing to do it before his killing weapon was released?"

Sun Ce handed over the affairs of the city to Guo Jia, and led his troops out of the city to fight against Shen Pei. He led not many troops, including thousands of infantry and cavalry, more than 4,000 infantrymen in Yi, and two thousand military troops led by Jiang Qin, totaling more than 7,000, and more than 5,000 remained in Guo Jia's hands as mobile forces, including three thousand military troops brought by Jiang Qin.

Shen Pei received the news and was surprised and happy. What was surprised that Sun Ce actually left the city to fight head-on, but what was happy was that Sun Ce had a serious shortage of troops, only 30% of his. In this way, his chances of defeating Sun Ce increased greatly, which not only could he wipe out the stigma of timid battle, but also made great contributions.

Shen Pei immediately revised the plan, gave up the deployment of the road attack, and directly fought Sun Ce. Xun Yan was surprised when he heard that Sun Ce went out of the city to fight Shen Pei himself, so he couldn't say anything, so he had to give up the plan to wait for Shen Pei to respond and decided to rely on his own strength to cross the Huangshui River, break the road attack, and then rushed to the battlefield to attack Sun Ce and get a share of the pie.

The two sides confronted each other for several days and were at peace. At this time, one move moved the whole body. Sixty or seventy thousand people acted at the same time. The area of ​​the Huangshui River radiated murderous intent and smoke and dust rose everywhere.

Sun Ce left the city several miles and set up a formation in a place called Ligang. As its name suggests, Liganggang was planted with plum trees on the ground. The flowering period had passed, and large areas of petals fell on the ground, and the color was no longer visible. However, the green leaves were full of green fruits, exuding a faint fragrance.

Ligang is five or six meters high, and there is a stream in the east of the Gang. It is not very deep or wide. It can be crossed. The stream is clear and the fallen flowers flow through the water. It is a quiet pastoral scenery. There are plum trees on both sides of the stream, and there are many pear trees. The pear blossoms are blooming in full bloom, white and red, and bees are flying among the flowers, sucking nectar. Even if a large army approaches, they are still as if nothing is done and continue their work.

Sun Ce stood on the post and overlooked the battlefield. There was also a dirt hill more than 500 steps eastward. Some cavalrymen immediately stood on the post and were watching here. Sun Ce estimated that it should be Shen Pei's vanguard's vanguard. The terrain here is good and very suitable for fighting between the two armies. The two dirts are the most suitable central generals. Both are the remnants of Songshan Mountain, from west to east, and the terrain gradually declined, and the height of the dirt hill is the same. I wonder if Shen Pei would have any opinions on this. Even if he had any opinions, he could only bear it.

The battlefield is my choice, of course I can't make him too comfortable.

Without Sun Ce's instructions, the soldiers set up formations along the ditch. Feng Kai is in the north, Jiang Qin is in the south, Xu Ding is in the middle, and behind him is Xinzheng City, and Ma Chao leads Yi to cruising and guard. He doesn't have to consider the possibility of an enemy behind him and attacks eastward. There is Huangshui less than five miles east, and the space is only enough for Shenpai to set up formations, but there is also an advantage. Shenpai also doesn't have to consider behind him, and can attack westward with all his might.
Chapter completed!