Bogupi East.

The two armies faced each other, and the sound of war drums was slow and low, one after another. The north wind was blowing tighter and tighter, making people feel cold. The war was imminent, and the soldiers on both sides were making final preparations, and no one dared to take it lightly.

Guo Jia sat on the newly built podium, shaking the feather fan with one hand and holding the chess piece with the other, looking at Gu Hui with a smile.

"Let me?"

Gu Hui's face was pale and his temples were wet. He smiled bitterly and said, "Sacrifice, I admit defeat. I don't have the same state of mind as you, and I still have the heart to play chess at this time."

"What are you afraid of?" Guo Jia took the chess piece back and threw it into the chess box. "General Sun is not here, do you think we can't win?"

Gu Hui didn't say anything, but his eyes had already revealed his worries. Sun Ce led the cavalry to Qu County to reinforce Mi's house, but Liu He did not go to Xun County, but met them head-on. After receiving the news from the scout, Guo Jia immediately changed the marching route and set up a large camp in Bogubei to avoid the danger of being assaulted by cavalry in the wilderness. Despite this, the situation was still not optimistic. Liu He's troops exceeded their imagination. Not only were there nearly 4,000 cavalry, but there were more than 20,000 infantrymen, with a total strength of more than twice theirs, and reinforcements were still coming in a steady stream, and another four or five thousand was increased in two days.

Gu Wei knew that these new recruits were elite. He participated in the whole process since the recruitment. He knew how much effort Sun Ce had put into this new recruit. The battle of Shaopi not long ago also proved that these infantrymen deserved the title of children and soldiers. However, after all, they had just been formed and their troops were far from enough. He had no idea whether they could block Liu He's attack.

Guo Jialai played chess, but before the game was reached, he was defeated.

"Don't you worry about Jijiu?"

"Worry, but worry is useless, so why not worry." Guo Jia put down his feather fan, put it in his sleeve, stared at the chess game for a while, and then held it up and picked up the chess box and exchanged it. "You and I will change the pieces, let me see if I can win the game back."

Gu Hui looked at Guo Jia, his lips moved, and the words he wanted to curse came to his mouth and swallowed them back. Is this man wise or stupid or heartless? It was already at this time, and he was still thinking about playing chess? He got up and walked to the command platform, and looked down at the formation with a railing. More than 16,000 soldiers were in their positions, orderly, looking like a chess game, but more balanced. In front of each small formation, there was a chariot array composed of baggage trucks, spearmen, knife and shield hands sat behind the car, some were closing their eyes to rest, and some were eating. Some archers debugged bowstrings, and some moved their bodies, all looked relaxed. The cavalry under the command platform stood on the ground, saving horsepower, and only when passing orders, they would get on the horse.

Looking at this quiet position, Gu Hui suddenly felt strange. How could a new recruit who had been formed for less than half a year be so calm?

"Jiujiu, was the last ambush in Shaopi very fierce?" Gu Hui turned around and looked at Guo Jia and asked.

Guo Jia looked up at him. "Aren't you in the camp? You're asking me?"

Gu Hui was a little embarrassed. The last ambush in Shaopi was a night battle. He didn't participate. When he heard the result, he was surprised and didn't think deeper. After all, the opponent was just some bandits and river bandits, and it was not worth winning. But this time, they were different. This time they had to face the regular army led by Liu He, and there were nearly 4,000 cavalry. If the soldiers were really confident and had the chance to win, that would be great, but I was afraid that they were ignorant and fearless. If the fight really started, the situation might be bad, and they might be confused.

False self-confidence is more likely to collapse.

"Don't worry, although these soldiers are new recruits, half of them are garrison leaders, Du Bo is a veteran, and above the military marquis are all brave soldiers with rich combat experience. They know how to dispatch them. We can just wait and see. Play chess, play chess."

Gu Hui thought about it and knew that it would be useless to think too much, so he sat back and observed the game again.

Liu He held the horse's reins, used his eyes to look at the opposite position. He was still stationed in Bogupi not long ago and knew that the terrain here was Sui River on the north side and Bogupi on the south side. This was a dead formation with three backs on the water. Except for the east side, it could not attack on the other three sides.

The central army was too far away, and he couldn't see whether there was Sun Ce's battle flag. He could only see the battle flag in front of him. There were two battle flags in front of him. He knew one of them, which was the battle flag of Dong Xi, the captain under Sun Ce's command, and the other side only knew who the captain was named Lu. He didn't know. It seemed that it was a new one. Not long ago, there was no such a captain.

Could it be the new reinforcements?

Liu He felt a little uneasy. He kicked the horse lightly and came to Chunyu Qiong. "General Chunyu, wait for you to make a contribution."

Chunyu Qiong laughed and patted her chest indifferently. "Don't worry, General, I have to use the people to get rid of this first round even if I use the people. The younger generation is terrifying. We old people are not just a good meal."

Liu He smiled. "General is joking. You are in the spring and autumn. Who dares to say that you are old? We juniors have the opportunity to see the general command the battle, and we are lucky in our lives. Sun Ce seeks death and forms such a dead formation. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we can capture Sun Ce alive, the governor of Xuzhou will not be enough to repay the general's merits. At that time, we will ask the general to take care of him."

Chunyu Qiong was in a good mood. Sun Ce stood up with the back of the water, and the cavalry had no place to use force, so he could only surround him from behind to prevent Sun Ce from escaping in the water. The task of the frontal attack fell on the infantry. He had foresight and gave up the command of a thousand Hu cavalry in time in exchange for 10,000 infantry, second only to the main general Liu He. If he could win the first battle in this battle, no one would say that he would steal Wen Chou’s credit.

"Please plunder the formation for me." Chunyu Qiong bowed, polite and confident.

Liu He bowed again and retreated to the Central Army formation. He looked back at the distant position halfway, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. It was so easy to block Sun Ce, and he always felt a little unreal.

The sound of war drums sounded, and Chunyu Qiong was ready to attack. Under the protection of one thousand spearmen and swords and shields, two thousand crossbowmen slowly stepped forward, prepared to line up, carry out long-range strikes, and cover the infantry's strong attack.

When Lu Su heard the sound of war drums, he kicked the horse's belly lightly, came to the front of the formation, stood in front of everyone, took off his bow, and blew a whistle and sounded arrow, quietly watching the enemy getting closer and closer. When the opponent entered the land of an arrow, stopped moving forward and started to set up the formation, he raised his bow over the top, slowly lowered it, pulled the bow suddenly, and let loose the strings.

The whistle and whistle away, making a sharp roar, attracting the eyes of countless people. Several swords and shields facing Lu Su tightly held their shields, huddled their bodies behind the shield, waiting for the dull sound of the shield being shot. They were not worried. It was easy to shoot at a distance of 70 steps, but it was difficult to shoot through the shield. As long as they dodge well, they would not be in danger of their lives or even be injured.

The sharp roar was getting closer and closer, and the arrow leaped seventy steps, and with a "bang", it shot through the shield. The wood chips were flying, and the soldiers behind the shield were shot before they could react. They entered their chests and came out of their hearts. They groaned and fell on their backs. Blood overflowed from their mouths and noses. The eyes quickly dimmed, and they stopped breathing quickly. The eyes were open round and they died with their eyes open.

Looking at the shield shot through by an arrow and the stumbled companions, the sword and shield hands beside them, the spearmen took a breath.

With one arrow breaking the shield with a 70-step distance, how strong is this man's bow?
Chapter completed!