Shen Pei got out of the car, slowly got onto the ground, narrowed her eyes and looked west.

He saw the battle flag on the Tugang, the formation spread along the Tugang toward the wings, and also the figure under the Zhangang, and his heart was beating faster without any effort. Although his opponent was just a young man who was just a young man, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy at all. Xun Yan's warning was still in his ears, and he did not want to follow in Tuo Yi's footsteps.

Shen Pei looked at the opposite position carefully, but felt that he was not strong enough. The rising sun was rising, and the bright sunlight shot from behind, shining on Sun Ce and his formation. It should have been clearly visible, but the armor and weapons in his hands on Sun Ce's subordinates were shaking in the sunlight, just like facing countless reflective bronze mirrors, which made him dizzy. The wider his eyes widened and he wanted to see clearly, the more he felt that his eyes were blurred. After watching for a long time, his eyes stinged and even tears came out.

Shen Pei rubbed his eyes and smiled bitterly. He doubted whether Sun Ce used some small tricks, deliberately making him unable to see the formation clearly and unable to make accurate judgments. How could the armor and weapons be so bright and so dazzling? Moreover, in order to prevent rust, the armor and helmet are usually painted with lacquer, and the reflection is very limited.

He could not witness it with his own eyes, and Shen Pei could only borrow the eyes of others. He asked the guest Hu Qian around him about Sun Ce's position, confirming the vague impression he had obtained, and at the same time analyzed Sun Ce's intentions in order to make targeted tactical arrangements.

Hu Qian said: "Sun Ce's position is very wide, almost the same as ours."

Shen Pei laughed secretly. This was just a bluff. Sun Ce's troops had been discovered, with only six or seven thousand people, and at most no more than ten thousand. He should have been bluffing, and the formation spread to the two wings, which looked very wide, but the actual thickness was insufficient, and it was just a last resort.

Hu Qian said again: "Sun Ce's left-wing general was surnamed Feng, and the right-wing general was surnamed Jiang."

Shen Pei searched in his mind and thought of Feng Kai and Jiang Qin. Almost all the generals at the rank of the lieutenant-level sides could be investigated. Guo Tu's scout had already found out. Feng Kai was the old subordinate of Yuan Tan and surrendered to Sun Ce during the Battle of Rencheng. Not to mention Jiang Qin, he was originally stationed in Changshe, but not long ago, slapped Shen's family.

Although he was a little annoyed when he heard Jiang Qin's name, Shen Pei still did not forget the point. "Gongxing, have you seen the stone thrower?"

Hu Qian looked carefully. "I saw it, but after the formation, I could only see the tip rod. I counted..." Hu Qianmo counted it, a little confused. "How could Sun Ce have so many stone throwing machines?"

"How many?"

"Nearly a hundred."

"Nearly a hundred?" Shen Pei frowned and thought for a while. He heard from Shen Rong that Jiang Qin had about fifty stone throwers from Changsheyun. These days, he has faced Lu Zhao. There are twenty stone throwers on Lu Zhao, and Sun Ce should have thirty left. The stone thrower production cycle is relatively long, and Sun Ce should not be able to catch up so many in the past few days. But it is hard to say, Xun Yan said that craftsmen from Mu Xuetang are very skilled, and they may have a way to improve their efficiency.

If Sun Ce really has 100 stone throwers, it would be a bit difficult to deal with. The stone thrower can throw earth buns, stones, or oil tanks. The range is equivalent to that of a strong crossbow, and it will even be further away, which will pose a threat to his attack.

"Did you see the cavalry?"

"I didn't see it." Hu Qianji looked into the distance. "But there was smoke and dust behind his formation, and the cavalry might be there."

"Is the smoke and dust big?"

"Not big, there shouldn't be many cavalry."

Shen Pei nodded. This matched the news that the scout found. Sun Ce did not have many cavalrymen. He pondered for a moment and asked again: "Is there anything unique?"

Hu Qian did not answer immediately, as if he was a little hesitant. Shen Pei urged him twice before Hu Qian said, "I didn't see the crossbow cart, I don't know if it's hidden in the formation."

Shen Pei also felt something abnormal, and squinted his eyes and looked at Sun Ce's position. He didn't see the crossbow chariot, and couldn't help but secretly suspicious. The crossbow chariot, like the crossbow chariot, is the power that needs to be used at the beginning of the battle. It is usually arranged at the front and the range should be increased as much as possible. It will not be until the two sides fight in close combat, and the sword and shield chariot and spear chariot will come forward to confront each other. Sun Ce did not arrange the crossbow chariot at the front. What did he want to hide?

Sun Ce had nearly a hundred crossbow chariots. As far as we know, there were twenty Lu Su and whether there were any on Dong Zhi's position. It is not clear that there were ten on the Lu Zhao's position. Except for those who stayed in Xinzheng City, Sun Ce should have at least fifty crossbow chariots. If you use cluster arrows, the firing rate of fifty crossbow chariots is roughly the same as that of more than a thousand powerful crossbow chariots. This should be his reliance on the battle with the Jizhou Army. He did not deploy these crossbow chariots in front of the formation, but hid them. What was the purpose?

Shen Pei felt uneasy, weighed the pros and cons, and made a decision.

Shen Pei's view is the same as Xun Yan. Although Que was defeated and killed, he did not make any mistakes. He was just suppressed by Sun Ce every step, and failure became an inevitable result. If you want to defeat Sun Ce, you must use the strongest means from the beginning to seize the upper hand and not give Sun Ce any chance to breathe.

His strongest method was originally a strong crossbow, followed by a cavalry. Facing Sun Ce, he decided to use cavalry first. The reason is very simple. Sun Ce's crossbow chariot not only has a long range and strong lethality, but can also be replaced with cluster arrows, which can cover the sky and the earth with dozens of arrows, covering the sky and the earth, as dense as locusts. The military strategy is heavy on virtual and real, and it is weak to show strength, and it is strong to show weakness. Now Sun Ce has hidden these crossbows, which shows that the crossbow is his real killing weapon. If he uses a strong crossbow from the beginning, he may not be able to gain the upper hand.

On the contrary, although his cavalry was not large, he had a clear advantage compared to Sun Ce. Sun Ce's personal guard cavalry had been cruising around Yuanling and Kaifeng. Not here, Sun Ce had only two hundred Yi followers, and the number was far less than that of his personal guard cavalry.

Jizhou is adjacent to Youbing, with rich resources for war horses, and Yuan Shao has close ties with the Hu people, so it is easy to obtain war horses. As long as he has money, it is not difficult to support hundreds of knights. The family has strong financial resources. There are nearly a thousand guards of their father and son, and the other generals are as few as two or three hundred, and at most five or six hundred. It is more than enough to deal with Sun Ce's two hundred Yizong cavalry.

Unfortunately, there was no armored cavalry, otherwise it would be easy to defeat Sun Ce's infantry formation. When Shen Pei thought of this, he felt a little regretful. The armored cavalry was a powerful weapon to break the formation, but it was used as a ceremonial guard by Yuan Shao, which was really a waste. If he had three hundred armored cavalry, he would not have to worry so much at this moment. The armored cavalry was a real heavy weapon, not only needed a lot of money, but also a symbol of status. Even if Shen Pei had such financial resources, he would not dare to easily equip it.

Shen Pei called Wang Ze, the younger brother of the personal guard cavalry, and ordered him to lead the personal guard cavalry to regress behind Sun Ce. Sun Ce did not have enough cavalry to fight, and it is likely that infantry would send intensive defense, especially to transfer some crossbows to long-range strikes. In this way, there would be fewer crossbows in the face of Shen Pei. Shen Pei did not expect Wang Ze to find Sun Ce's flaws and directly break into Sun Ce's battle formation and restrain some of Sun Ce's combat power. He was satisfied.

Wang Ze was over forty years old, and in his prime, he traveled to the frontiers since he was a child, and his archery and horses were proficient. Han Fu entered Hebei, and Shen Pei led his troops to follow him, so Wang Ze began to serve Shen Pei. The personal guards were both the killer weapon to decide the outcome and the escort force of the main general when the war was unfavorable. He was always the responsibility of the most trusted person. However, Shen Pei was defeated several times and crushed his opponent with his strength. Wang Ze never had any chance to show his face. Today he faced Sun Ce, and Shen Pei handed over the task of the first battle to him. Wang Ze was very excited and agreed to the promise and kicked the horse out.

A thousand cavalry rushed out of the battle formation, circled a circle from afar, and rushed to the north of the Zhuzang Mountain. Shen Pei then called Shen Rong again and said in a cold voice: "Meng Xing, your chance to avenge your shame is here, go and prepare quickly. When the drum sounds later, you will attack. Don't go back if you can't win, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless."

Shen Rong originally expected Shen Pei to be ruthless and might not have done this. After hearing this, the last glimmer of hope was cut off. He said nothing, bowed to take the order, returned to his formation, bid farewell to his younger brother Shenhua, and then brought the five hundred selected suicide soldiers to the formation and prepare to fight.
Chapter completed!