Among the people here, Guo Jia is the only one who has met Yuan Shao himself. He is responsible for intelligence, has sufficient information to provide support, and has enough time and ability to analyze Yuan Shao's psychology. Seeing that he was so confident, Lu Su did not stick to his opinion anymore.

But Sun Ce still had some questions. Guo Jia's analysis was correct, but there were exceptions in everything. Yuan Shao was not fighting alone. He also had a strategist like Ju Su and Guo Tu. He was indeed defeated in history, but now history has changed. What if Yuan Shao was blessed and enlightened? Even if the country is easy to change, his nature is difficult to change. What if Yuan Shao saw the advantages and disadvantages of the Arc Cavalry in practice and further improved it?

Lu Su and others didn't know it, but Sun Ce knew it. Although the armored cavalry is powerful now, it is not without room for improvement. On the contrary, the armored cavalry is just showing its strength and is still a while before it shines, but this period will not be too long, and it is likely to be ahead of its arrival. Any technology is born to solve problems, and problems are the catalyst for the solution.

What is the problem with the armored cavalry? First, the speed is not fast enough, and second, the weapon is not long enough. The speed is not fast enough, because the steelmaking technology is immature and the horse armor is too heavy. The weapon is not long enough, because there are no stirrups, and the knight is not stable enough on the horse's back, so he cannot rush straight on the spear, so he can only use the spear to stab from the direction downward. If it is too long, it will be inconvenient.

However, steelmaking technology has basically been solved, but Yuan Shao has not yet stole the technology. The stirrup technology is a layer of paper with no technical content. It can be broken at one point and may be broken at any time. Once Yuan Shao solves these two problems, the power of the armored cavalry will be even more amazing. Even if Yuan Shao dies, it will cause him great trouble.

He could not stop this trend, but he could slow it down as much as possible and kill Yuan Shao before dawn appeared. Guo Jia was good at calculating, but he was not clear about the laws of technological development, and sometimes some seemingly insignificant changes can affect the entire situation, and he has experienced too many such things.

"We should not only focus on everything, but also leave a margin." Sun Ce said lightly: "What we see may not be all. For example, the Light Cavalry did not cooperate with the Arctic Cavalry today. If, as Zijing said, Arctic Cavalry attacks strongly and Light Cavalry assaults, the power will be greater. Let's think deeper, since Arctic Cavalry is not afraid of crossbows and does not have to worry about the opponent's spear, they just need to rush forward with the spear. What if their spear increases how many feet?"

"The spear is too long and it is not convenient to fight." Dong Xi reminded.

"Ma Mengqi and others used 15-meter-long spears. They were not used to it at first, but now they are not used to it? The snake spear used by Zhang Fei is longer, 18-meter-long." Sun Ce reminded: "What you are worried about is the stability of the knights, but don't forget that these armored cavalry themselves are warriors selected from one in a hundred, no worse than Bai Lishi. They can do what Bai Lishi can do, and it is not complicated to solve the stability problem, so maybe it will be solved at any time. As you imagine, what will happen if thousands of armored cavalry charge with 8-meter-long spears?"

Guo Jia frowned and didn't say anything. Lu Su and the other two looked at each other and their backs were chilling. This year, they were already very nervous when they saw the Arctic Riders showing their power. If it were as Sun Ce said, the Arctic Riders might have doubled its power.

"Okay, you're tired after a day of fighting, so go and rest first. If you have time, think about it more, and think about the front and back sides. How can the Arctic Cavalry be stronger and how should we deal with it? Know your opponent and be close to you. Yuan Shao has Arctic Cavalry, and we also have Arctic Cavalry."

"Here!" Lu Su and the other two bowed and retreated.

Guo Jia sat down and didn't move. When Lu Su and the other two retreated, he turned to look at Sun Ce. "General, are you worried that the Arctic will solve the problem in the short term and become stronger?"

Sun Ce knew that he could not hide it from Guo Jia. He was full of confidants in the tent, and he didn't hide it anymore, saying his worries again. The method was not difficult, it was just a few words, but after he finished speaking, not only Guo Jia's face changed, but Zhuge Liang and Lu Yi also looked pale.

Guo Jia said after a while: "If this is the case, General, Yuan Shao can own more than three hundred armored cavalry, and it may become three thousand at any time."

"As long as you have money, 30,000 is possible. War horses are never a problem for him." Sun Ce sighed: "Fengxiao, you are right. Yuan Shao has a knot in his heart, but you should also pay attention to it. Yuan Shao is not a person who cannot tolerate it. He can lie dormant for six years in the name of mourning, so he can't stand it for a while in order to defeat me? An opponent like Yuan Shao either doesn't fight. If he wants to fight, he must completely defeat him. It's best to kill him, otherwise he will become stronger and stronger. This time he suffered a loss when he went south. The shield reached the advantage of the armored cavalry. Will he change his strategy and wipe out You and Gang first?"

Guo Jia asked slightly, then, "How will the general plan to deal with these three hundred armored cavalry?" He smiled. "If I had guessed well, the general would have known these methods for a long time, but it was limited by the source of the war horses, so it has never been useful, right?"

Sun Ce tilted his mouth and patted Guo Jia on the shoulder. "Fengxiao, I didn't mean it..."

Guo Jia shook his hand. "General, you are right to do this. The country's weapon should not be easily revealed to others. There are some secrets, the fewer people you know, the better. There are too many people around me, and no one knows one day that will happen. The effectiveness of information is temporary. Even if it is leaked, some losses will have temporary effects. There is little possibility of fatality. But the technology is different, just like what you often say. Once the layer of paper is pierced, it will be difficult to make it mess up again."

"I feel very relieved when I can understand filial piety."

"Let's talk about how you are preparing to deal with the Arctic Knight. If there is no safe tactic, I won't agree."

Sun Ce smiled. "The armored cavalry is very strong, but it is not completely unsolvable. Sometimes the advantages are disadvantages, and the disadvantages are also advantages. There are two reasons why the spear in the infantry's hand cannot pierce the horse armor: one is that the spear is not sharp enough, the spear rod is not hard enough, and the other is that the armored cavalry is not fast enough. If the spear is hard enough and the armored cavalry is fast enough, the infantry can still deal with the armored cavalry. It is of course our cost-effectiveness to change a spearman to another armored cavalry."

Guo Jia nodded. "What else?"

"The second method, Dong Yuandi just said, in the Qingzhou battlefield, Yan Liang had planned to use this trick to deal with the Arctic Cavalry, but it was resolved by Chen Dao. If you think about it carefully, you should have an impression."

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and nodded slowly. "Yes, it's also cost-effective to use the light cavalry to attack sideways to block their formation and exchange one light cavalry for another armor cavalry. Is there any?"

"Bandao, we have prepared this. If we can set up an ambush with a crossbow and lead the armored cavalry into the baton, we can wipe out all the way."

“Is there any more?”

Sun Ce frowned. "There are already three ways, but isn't it enough?"

Guo Jia looked at Sun Ce and smiled strangely. "Of course, a crossbow cart can win a great victory, but the premise is that the armored cavalry enters the ambush, and the initiative is in the enemy, not in me. Infantry, light cavalry exchanges life for life. Although it is feasible, it does not conform to the general's nature. Even if it is forced to use it due to the situation, the general will definitely be in a difficult situation. However, when the general mentioned these two methods, it was very easy, so it should be a backup plan, not the main plan. The general must have another tactic in his heart that he can take the initiative to attack and at the same time there will be no large casualties."

Sun Ce laughed.

Guo Jia walked around Sun Ce twice, smiling. "Sun Ce just wanted to speak but stopped, but now he is smiling so exaggeratedly. Is it because this tactic requires you to go into battle yourself?"

"Uh..." Sun Ce was speechless. He turned around and looked at Guo Jia. "Fengxiao, I want to ask you a question."

“What’s the problem?”

"Is there anything that your eyes cannot see through?"
Chapter completed!