Chapter 462 The war is about to break out

"We have the upper hand in this battle. Generals Zhang Xun, Ji Ling and Wen Chou are all fierce warriors!"

"In terms of strategy, Xin Ping, Xin Bi, Xu You, Yang Hong, and Yan Xiang are all well-educated people!"

"What do I have to fear?!"

After Yuan Shu said this, the personal guard who had just been kicked in the butt by Yuan Shu actually felt that what Yuan Shu said made sense.

No matter how brave and powerful Huang Zhong is, can he take the head of an enemy general in the midst of thousands of soldiers?
Two hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand, with so many generals and counselors, they can't lose no matter how you look at it.
However, Yan Xiang did not think so. Ever since Yuan Shu agreed to Yuan Shao's conditions in a moment of excitement, he began to understand the situation in Jizhou.

The Zhongshan Kingdom was in danger, and even if the aristocratic families were not disloyal, they had long been resentful of Yuan Shao.

Even many big clans fled to Liaodong, and now only those who are left are those who failed to escape.

Not to mention the threats from Gongsun Zan and Zhang Fei, it was like a precarious ship with holes everywhere.

If the officials of Jizhou had not been united, Yuan Shao's Jizhou would have long been divided into two factions due to internal conflicts.

Even to maintain the current situation, the Jizhou officials have exhausted their efforts. Yan Xiang couldn't even imagine the consumption of money and food alone.

According to common sense, at this time, it should be Yuan Shao who should be anxious, not Huang Zhong.

Yuan Shao was eager to win a big victory to prove himself to the big families.

Huang Zhong only needs to defend himself and not go out. Just delaying the situation will make Yuan Shao feel uncomfortable.

However, through the battle reports of the past few days, Yan Xiang learned that Huang Zhong seemed to be actively preparing for war.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Yan Xiang felt more and more uneasy. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this was the prelude to a violent storm.

However, Yan Xiang was unable to express his concerns to Yuan Shu and the other generals.

This time he was persuaded by Yang Hong.

"Master Yan, please wake up! Things have come to this point. We have taken advantage of Yuan Benchu ​​and there is no turning back! What if you voice your concerns and cause unnecessary panic?!"

Yan Xiang knew that what Yang Hong said made sense. He found that Yuan Shu's troops were completely different from Wen Chou's troops.

Wen Chou's soldiers often had a look of worry between their brows, as if they had a lot on their minds, but they fought without any hesitation.

Yuan Shu's soldiers had no such worries at all. Even if someone expressed their concerns, they would be refuted by Yuan Shu's words.

It is really surprising that these two completely different feelings can both maintain morale.

For this reason, Yan Xiang chose to keep his mouth shut.

However, Yan Xiang couldn't help but want to mention Yuan Shu's safety. "Mingsong, you are the most important in this battle. You must stay in the center of the army and stabilize the morale of the army."

Yuan Shu was amused. He didn't expect Yan Xiang to be so eloquent.

It would be normal for Yang Hong to say this, but Yan Xiang, who usually gave advice and suggestions, felt a little elated when he heard these words.

"Hahaha, Master Yan, don't worry. I'm familiar with commanding the central army. I'm very familiar with it."

Yan Xiang felt much more at ease after receiving Yuan Shu's affirmative response.

Yuan Shu, who was in a good mood, suddenly had a bright look in his eyes, "This place is great!"

So he ordered General Yu to lead an army of 200,000 to set up camps in the east, west, south, and north, connecting them for dozens of miles.

Reports of Yuan Shu's aggressive attack flew to Huang Zhong's army one after another. At this moment, Huang Zhong and Guan Yu led an army of 100,000 soldiers to Guandu.

Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Xu Shu and others gathered together, and now they had to deal with an enemy force that was twice their number.

The mid-level generals who were recently promoted often had worried expressions on their brows. When they were soldiers, they obeyed the orders of their superiors. All the comrades worked hard towards a common goal, and the competition was about bravery in battle and obedience to orders and dispatches. It was different when they became generals. The lives of hundreds or even thousands of people were on their shoulders, and such a heavy burden was really stressful.

Xu Shu was keenly aware of this problem, but he did not say anything. Instead, he looked at Guan Yu.

As early as when he first summoned all the generals, he wrote down his prepared words on a piece of paper and handed it to Guan Yu.

It wasn't that he had any concerns in his heart, or was afraid of attracting any fearful looks.

Rather, Guan Yu's prestige among generals and soldiers was second only to Liu Bei, and Guan Yu was often able to convince generals and soldiers.

Guan Yu immediately understood Xu Shu's intention after sensing his gaze. He looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Although Yuan Shu and Wen Chou have many soldiers, they are actually nothing to worry about!"

"Yuan Shu has many soldiers, but they are impatient and want to defeat us in a very short time!"

"Our army has sufficient food and fodder, and is fully equipped with armor and equipment. You and I are all elite soldiers, and one can defeat ten of us!"

"Why fear Yuan Shu?"

"In my opinion, the one who should be worried is Yuan Shu!"

Guan Yu's words were sonorous and powerful, and they allayed the worries of the generals. They relaxed their brows and said repeatedly, "Since you said so, we are relieved!"

This opened Gan Ning's eyes. When he was roaming the Yangtze River waterway, he wanted his brothers to fight for their lives and even promised them gold, silver, wine and meat.

General Guan's words boosted the morale of the army? !

Gan Ning looked at Guan Yu with a burning gaze, which made Guan Yu feel uncomfortable all over.

Fortunately, Xu Shu came to Guan Yu's rescue, "Sima Gan, how are the knights' equipment?"

Gan Ning retracted his gaze. The knight equipment that Xu Shu was talking about was naturally the iron horseshoe and hard stirrups, which were the two things that Huang Zhong had mentioned before.

He didn't expect that the things they transported along the way would be used on horses.

It was easy to install these two items. No, to be more precise, the cavalrymen seemed to know how to install them. He just stood aside and watched, and the knights took advantage of his and their horses' negligence to install the stirrups and horseshoes.

As for the stirrups and horse saddles, Gan Ning initially thought that Xu Shu was just bragging. He thought that the new saddle could take his riding skills to the next level?
joke!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
But Gan Ning soon regretted it, he regretted it from the moment the knights installed it.

When he climbed onto the horse, put his feet on the stirrups and held the reins, he wanted to say something to Xu Shu from the bottom of his heart.

Advisor Xu, you are absolutely right!
It has been so long since he was born that he finally understood what it meant to ride a horse as fast as lightning!
Gan Ning was extremely excited just thinking about riding such a warhorse on the battlefield.

Fortunately, with Guan Yu in front of him, Gan Ning was able to control his excitement. He said to Xu Shu, "Military Advisor Xu, don't worry, the installation is complete!"

"Good!" Xu Shu nodded.

Huang Zhong, the commander, spoke at this time, "Since everything is ready, let's send the order to the three armies to march forward!"

"Yes!" All the generals saluted with their fists.

Huang Zhong, Guan Yu and others then commanded an army of 100,000, formed up their battle array, and marched forward with drums beating.

Huang Zhong, Guan Yu and others discovered through the telescope that Yuan Shu's army was also lined up, but they noticed something was wrong. Xu Shu expressed his guess: "Could it be that Yuan Shu's army has tens of thousands of crossbowmen ambushing on both sides of the army, and thousands of archers ambushing behind the gate flags?"

Xin Ping and Xin Pi didn't know that their plan had been exposed. They looked at Yuan Shu and said, "General Yuan, we will order 10,000 crossbowmen to ambush on both sides of the army, and 5,000 archers to ambush behind the gate flag."

"When the time comes, you only need to give the order, and thousands of arrows will be fired at once, and Huang Hansheng will never return!"

"Hahaha!" Yuan Shu, who was wearing armor, laughed loudly, "Good!"

(End of this chapter)