Liu Bei was drowsy, his eyelids were as heavy as millstones, and he kept falling.

He kept reminding himself to stay awake, and pinched his thighs several times for this, but he still couldn't stand the boredom. It was obviously a fierce battle, but it had nothing to do with him. He looked like a passerby, watching Sun Ce constantly issue orders and explaining the tactical intentions to the Qu Junhou who came, but it had nothing to do with him.

I don't know whether it was intentional or habitual, Sun Ce's voice was very low when he spoke, and he was surrounded by the military marquis, almost whispering. When he spoke, he would still write and scratch the ground, but was blocked by the military marquis' bodies. Liu Bei couldn't see what he wrote, but judging from the reactions of the military marquis, how to cooperate and how to mobilize tactical arrangements. He wanted to look over, but he couldn't hold his face down, so he had to prick up his ears and listen.

Zhang Fei was also called twice, and then he left excitedly, looking at his brisk walking as if he had gained some benefits. Then Zhang Fei led his troops to attack twice, and made great achievements. Because he had a good grasp of the timing of attack and cooperated closely with the battalions, there were very few casualties, and only a few people at a time. Zhang Fei was so happy that he smiled and kept looking here, waiting for Sun Ce to give him a face-to-face message again.

After fighting in the middle of the night, in addition to the two guards of Sun Ce's side, the guards of Wuqu and Zhang Fei led Yiqu instigators to attack in turn, orderly. Although there were only dozens of people each time, the number of people accumulated. At least two thousand corpses had been lying under the hillside, and more were injured and retreated to the rear camp. Some soldiers and some civilians were lying in a row under the scattered sparks. Among them, the record of the strong crossbowmen was the most astonishing. A hundred strong crossbowmen captured most of the damage, and at least 70% of the record was created by them.

But these have nothing to do with Liu Bei. He was a little excited or shocked at first. After a long time, he was a little numb and always felt that he was an outsider. At this moment, he just wanted to have a good sleep.

He had not slept for two days and two nights. Although he slept for an hour the night before, he had a nightmare. He dreamed of Sun Ce's robbery of his wife, which later proved that it was indeed a nightmare. Sun Ce did not rob his wife, and his wife had long died in the swamp west of Xiaoxian County. Sun Ce could not rob him even if he wanted to rob him. Sun Ce robbed his camp.

When Liu Bei woke up from his sleepiness again, the sky was getting brighter and he could vaguely see the figures on the opposite side. The bonfire was gradually extinguished. Sun Ce walked back and forth with his arms swaying, greeting and laughing with the soldiers from time to time. His laughter was a little hoarse, but full of energy. The soldiers fought all night but were still very energetic and could not hear any fatigue.

Liu Bei was very envious. He fought for several years and had seen countless elite soldiers. Before that, he envied Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yicong and felt that the world was unparalleled. Now, even Baima Yicong may not be able to be more capable and powerful than Sun Ce's personal guard Yicong. The Bailishi led by Chen Dao were no less than Baima Yicong, and the two-tone infantry led by Dian Wei and Xu Chu were even better than those.

Although they are all poor families, Sun Ce's starting point is still much higher than that of him.

Sun Ce walked around the positions of each bend, came to Zhang Fei, put his waist on his back and laughed: "Yi De, are you tired?"

"Not tired." Zhang Fei patted his chest and smiled very happily. After fighting all night, he had become accustomed to the identity of the military marquis under Sun Ce. His performance at this moment was no different from other military marquis. "I just didn't satisfy myself. I could only make a hundred steps at a time. I just had to retreat again."

"Then we will attack later and attack the central army, and you will follow us?"

"real?"

"There is no joke in the army." Sun Ce pressed Zhang Fei's shoulder with one hand and pointed the other down the slope. "Don't you want a good horse? All good horses are in Jiang Qi's central army, as long as you have the ability to grab it."

Zhang Fei nodded repeatedly, rubbed his hands, turned around and looked at Liu Bei. Seeing that Liu Bei woke up, he strode over. "Xuande, I will follow the general to fight in the formation later, and the infantry will be commanded by you."

Liu Bei pulled Zhang Fei and whispered: "You should take a rest after a night of fighting. Haven't you made a contribution? Have you got a horse? Why take risks again? If something goes wrong..."

"No." Zhang Fei shook his head repeatedly, and before he could speak, his smile first bloomed from the corner of his eyes. "This time it was a cavalry assault, attacking Jiang Qi's central army, which was different from those before." Seeing Liu Bei's displeasure, he immediately lowered his voice and said, "I have already understood their infantry tactics, and I want to understand some of their cavalry tactics, knowing myself and the enemy, so that I can be sure of it in the future."

Liu Bei also felt it was reasonable. Zhang Fei lost dozens of people when he first attacked, and later when he attacked, he lost less than ten people each time. Sometimes the entire army even returned, and the progress was obvious. It was also beneficial to ask him to follow Sun Ce to break into the formation and understand their cavalry tactics. But he still felt a little uneasy. Zhang Fei's word "general" was too natural.

"Be careful, safety is the first priority."

"Here." Zhang Fei nodded.

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Jiang Qi's face was gloomy, even darker than dark circles.

After fighting hard in the middle of the night, he still failed to attack the hillside. The casualties he paid were unacceptable. Even if he was not a civilian, the casualties exceeded 2,000, and both main attack battalions were crippled. Including Zhang Nan and Jiaochu's two battalions, except for the central army, all four main battalions were severely damaged one after another.

The most difficult thing is the opponent's powerful crossbowman. Eighty-most of the casualties are caused by crossbow arrows. Judging from the arrows, these people should be strong crossbowman trained by King Chen and Liu Chong. Jiang Qi couldn't say that he had any trouble. The scout was arranged by himself. It was obvious that King Chen went to Xiao Huang and did not walk with Sun Ce. God knows why Sun Ce's subordinates had a superb shooting skills again.

Apart from one hundred and twenty steps, the hit rate was still above 70% with the fire lighting alone. This is definitely not something that ordinary crossbowmen can do. They use at least four-stone crossbows, and maybe even six-stone crossbows. Because some soldiers were shot at arrows dozens of steps away from the position, the two commanders were killed, which directly caused a short gap in command. Sun Ce seized the opportunity and launched a surprise attack, with hundreds of casualties. Lower-level officers such as Junhou and Tuncheng Chief were even more casualties. Some were just promoted and were shot before they could get familiar with the situation.

These lower-level officers who rushed on the front line suffered a large number of casualties, which greatly damaged their combat effectiveness and had obvious contusions to morale. No matter how he ordered, no matter how the captains of each battalion or Sima called, they were unable to attack the hillside. After fighting overnight, they still couldn't figure out what Sun Ce's formation looked like.

The whole camp was filled with a sense of depression, and the morale was so low that it made people want to cry.

The battle in the middle of the night was simply a nightmare.

Fortunately... it's almost dawn.

Jiang Qi raised his head and looked at the white fish belly on the eastern horizon, feeling complicated. It was dawn, but the battle was not over. On the contrary, the real battle had just begun. One night, Xiao Huang was probably conquered. If Sun Ce wanted to break through, who could stop him?

Xinpi rode over on a horse, followed by dozens of guards wearing armor and halberds. "General, Yuan Envoy is coming, less than ten miles away from here. You must hold Sun Ce and do whatever it takes."

"I will do my best." Jiang Qi said hoarsely, and shook his head.

"General is the leader of the army. How can the general be so in a sluggish mood? "Xinpi shouted sternly: "Please patrol the camp, reward merits and punishments, give early food, inspire morale, and keep this last hour to achieve full success."

Jiang Qi was frightened and raised his head suddenly, bowing to Xinpi. "Thank you, George, for the reminder."
Chapter completed!