There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

But knowing a lot does not mean that he will be able to form troops. When it comes to controlling troops and horses, he still has to rely on Xu Chu and Mi Fang at present.

During this period of time, the pottery merchant learned from Xu Chudong, looked around, how to set up soldiers and horses here, and watched the distribution and dispatch of grain and grass over there, and increased his experience little by little through practice.

But it is a pity that when it comes to military aircraft, Xu Chu is only superficial.

When it comes to fighting in front of the formation and charging to kill the enemy, Xu Chu can be regarded as a first-class expert, but in terms of the art of war, this guy only knows a little bit.

Tao Shang knew in his heart that Xu Chu was a strong general, but he was not handsome. From his point of view, his subordinates still lacked a lot of talents they should have.

This morning, the potter followed Xu Chu at the gate of the city tower and finished arranging the storage of rolling stones, bows and arrows. Although he spent a lot of thought during the period, he still learned the general routine.

"Zhongkang, how is the training of the Tiger Guards?" During the break, the potter took the time to ask Xu Chu about the training of the Tiger Guards.

Xu Chu chuckled a few times: "What do you mean by military training? Do you want to achieve great success in just a few days? No matter how good you are in training, you have to go to the battlefield to practice real swords and guns in order to gradually mature."

The potter nodded. He also knew the importance of experience. The so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a short time, the key to gaining experience is on the battlefield. Nonsense.

"To deal with the Hua Xiong Army this time, we must create the best opportunity for the Tiger Guards. First, we must try our best to avoid casualties of the Tiger Guards, and second, we must let them increase their experience to the greatest extent."

Xu Chu was dumbfounded, and then said after a long while: "You are too bullying. The two armies are fighting for life and death. The weather, terrain, morale, formation, armor and equipment can all determine the outcome. It's not me, Xu Chu, who has the final say!"

"Then I don't care." The potter began to be unreasonable: "Anyway, you brought the soldiers and I issued the orders. No matter what method you think of, you have to do it for me. I just want the result and not the process. After the battle, I will Ask for your grades."

The flesh on Xu Chu's face twitched.

If the pottery merchant told him about this matter in an arrogant manner, he would still be able to accept it anyway, but this kid looked like a modest gentleman, but what he said was less reasonable than the words of the most rascal in the market .

Xu Chu began to consider whether he should find an opportunity to seek refuge with Hua Xiong.

"Young Master! Eldest Young Master!" An eager voice came from behind.

The pottery merchant turned his head away, only to see Mi Fang running towards him in a hurry, panting and handing a slip of paper in front of the pottery merchant.

"My lord, there is news from Hanoi County that Leader Yuan has orders!"

The pottery merchant took the bamboo slips suspiciously, opened them to look at them, his eyes widened all of a sudden.

Seeing the potter's sudden change of expression, Xu Chu and Mi Fang's curiosity arose, and they hurriedly said, "My lord, what is written in the letter?"

The potter's hands trembled slightly, as if he was too excited to speak.

After a long while, tremblingly, he handed the opened slips to the two of them.

Xu Chu stretched out his hand to take it first, and he and Mi Fang put their heads close to each other's, and leaned together in front of the slips, as if they were about to bury their faces in it.

"Whoever kills Huaxiong's head will be rewarded with [-] Linzhi gold!? Xu Rong's head will be rewarded with [-] Linzhi gold!?" The two exclaimed in unison.

Xu Chu raised his head in surprise, and asked in confusion, "What does Yuan Shao mean?"

Tao Shang let out a breath, and said leisurely: "Four generations and three princes, rich and powerful, Yuan Shao is afraid that the Southern Route Army will lose the battle, so he encourages the soldiers of the three armies with heavy rewards. This is the reason why there must be brave men under great rewards."

At this time, the sound of horns came from the field not far from the west gate of Yangren County.

Far from the west gate of Yangren City, a huge army is slowly advancing towards Yangren City.Dressed in iron armor, leather armor, cloth and leather armor, sergeants carrying all kinds of equipment are layered upon layer, and there is an endless stream. Countless long halberds are lined up in the army. There was a heavy muffled sound, and in the middle army, a general riding a black horse was staring at the city of Yangren in the distance with piercing eyes.

This person is Hua Xiong.

He looks like he is in his forties, with a full black beard, wide cheekbones, slender eyes, and thick eyebrows.His long hair was untied and fell on his shoulders in the wind. He was wearing a mighty iron armor and a black battle robe. He was definitely the most eye-catching person wherever he went.

Hua Xiong has served under Dong Zhuo since the first day he joined the army, and gradually climbed to the position of governor. He may not be the most skilled general under Dong Zhuo's command, but he is the most skilled general in terms of combat style and killing. In terms of decisiveness and cruelty, he is the one closest to Dong Zhuo.

There was a sound of hoofbeats, and a fast scout horse galloped towards Hua Xiong's formation.

"Captain! The subordinates are investigating. The three rebels headed by Cao Cao are currently lingering in Yangren City. The city is surrounded by solid stone barriers and the defense is extremely strict!"

Hua Xiong gave a low "Yes" and asked, "Where are Sun Jian's troops?"

The scout shook his head and said, "Not here!"

"Is the investigation true?"

The scout cupped his hands and said: "The final investigation is true, Sun Jian's army is indeed not in Yangren City!"

Hua Xiong raised his eyebrows, and said: "It's really strange, I led the army to this point, but Sun Jian didn't come to fight me, but went somewhere else, could it be that he really led the army to fight Xu Rong?"

Beside Hua Xiong, Captain Li Su smiled and said: "Sun Jian is not here, forgive Cao Cao, Kong Ni, Tao Qian's son Nuonuo and others, how can they be the opponents of the Grand Governor?"

Hua Xiong smiled nonchalantly, and said: "Among the Kwantung rebellion, Sun Jian is the only one to worry about. Now that he's not here, it's God's will to help me succeed! And wait until the governor breaks Yangren City, and then I will go to the city again." Let's encircle and suppress Sun Jian with Xu Rong, if we can get rid of Sun Jian, let's see who among the rebels can fight against us?"

Captain Li Su had a flattering face, showing that he agreed with Hua Xiong's suggestion.

At this time, a thought suddenly flashed in Li Su's mind, and he said, "Captain, Xu Rong sent someone to say yesterday that he didn't meet Sun Jian?"

Hua Xiong frowned, and said, "What do you mean? You mean that Sun Jian is probably nearby, intending to cooperate with the rebels in the city?"

Li Su frowned and said: "It is true that this possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, Sun Jian is good at using troops and is also known as a fierce tiger in the east of the Yangtze River. How can he not know the truth that soldiers are precious and fast? Xu Rong has not encountered a soldier from the rebel army until now." One pawn, I'm afraid"

Hua Xiong's eyes flickered, and he said coldly: "Don't worry about it, we will continue to suffer from the chaos, and we will attack Yangren City first! Send an order to the attacking army, set up ladders, load carts, and prepare to attack!"

After the order was conveyed, Hua Xiong's army began a series of rearrangements, the siege equipment was moved from the rear to the front, and the soldiers of the Death Squad stepped forward one after another.

Above Cheng Guo, Mi Fang's legs trembled a little, and she said tremblingly, "Didn't you say that Hua Xiong's army is most likely to attack from the north gate? Why did they appear at the west gate!"

Xu Chu snorted heavily, despising Mi Fang's timidity and panic, and said: "Since it is said to be the most likely, it is just a guess. Now that people have arrived here, so what? Eldest son, let's fight." !"

The potter's mood is also very uneasy.

After all, such a large formation is completely different in nature from the previous confrontation with the Floating Cloud Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan.

The Floating Cloud Yellow Turban Army is just a remnant of bandits, but the soldiers and horses in front of them can be said to be the most valiant and capable army in the entire Han Dynasty. Facing such an army, one might die or die .

After being reborn with great difficulty, and finally obtained such a young body, the potter understands how precious the value of life is. He doesn't want to die, he wants to live to one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred and then go to heaven Better to give him another 500 years.

"Open the city gate!" The potter ordered: "Without my order, no one is allowed to shoot an arrow, and anyone who violates it will be killed immediately! In addition, prepare a banquet and put it on the top of the city."

After hearing the first sentence of the pottery merchant, Xu Chu thought that he was going to lead his troops to attack, but after hearing the second sentence, he was a little confused.

Open the city gate, how much can you understand what is going on with the preparation of the banquet?Picnic with Hua Xiong?

Just as Xu Chu was about to speak, the potter said anxiously: "Don't talk so much, I will explain to you later, listen to me, open the city gate, prepare the banquet, and order the soldiers and horses to line up in the urn city and wait for it. "

Although Mi Fang didn't understand what the pottery merchant meant, but the longer she got along with the pottery merchant, for some reason, the more Mi Fang trusted the pottery merchant in her heart.

I don't know when it started, Mi Fang had a deep yearning for the potter's quick wit, and it was the kind of unconditional and blind yearning.

This is a very normal phenomenon. It is an inevitable law of social development to worship those with brains without brains.

The west gate of Yangren City slowly opened in front of the Xiliang army. Hua Xiong couldn't help being startled when he saw the gate opened, and then his expression changed, and he said, "Period the attack and let the cavalry take the lead."