Wars depend on the cooperation of the battle formation. Army without systematic training under the banner of the military formation is useless.

Guo Peng made up his calculations. If this battle is to start, it is estimated that only Bao Xin will cooperate with him.

Bao Xin had 20,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry under his command. Including the 8,000 elite troops of Guo Peng and Gongsun Zan, the number was about 35,000.

However, Bao Xin's army looks a lot, but it is also very watery. Most of them are new recruits who are not familiar with fighting. The horses are not stable and the spears cannot be held. How can we fight?

If you really want to count it, it would be great if you could select five or six thousand war-capable soldiers from Bao Xin's army.

In terms of the number of soldiers who can fight, Guo Peng actually doesn't have much advantage against Xu Rong's army.

However, if you really want to meet, Guo Peng is not afraid at all and will definitely have a bloody battle with Xu Rong.

For Guo Peng, the first army to defeat Dong Zhuo, he must obtain this glory.

No matter how jealous the princes of Kanto hated themselves and their achievements, this achievements will surely be widely circulated throughout the world and lay a solid foundation for themselves.

Seeing these princes so incompetent and so brave and loyal...

Everyone is not stupid. If you don’t say anything, you have a scale in your heart. Everyone knows clearly who you should believe and who you should rely on.

When it is not about one's own interests, business bragging each other, and when it is about interests, who will believe the person who is blown out?

Guo Peng would not be afraid to do such a thing as a thief in the world and an enemy in the world.

So, in mid-August, Guo Peng rectified his army, announced his advance, and invited the princes of the Sourzao to advance with him to attack Dong Zhuo.

The princes of the Sour Jujube were basically frightened by Xu Rongquan's destruction of Kong Yichang and Wang Kuang, and they all refused to go out for various reasons. Guo Peng despised him in his heart, but he was just a little regretful on the surface.

At that time, only the prime minister of Jibei Bao Xin and the commander of Chenliu Zhang Miao, Wei Zi, responded to Guo Peng, and each led his respective troops and supplies to follow Guo Peng and advance with him.

Guo Peng then led an army of more than 30,000 people to march towards Luoyang.

At the stall where the Kanto Alliance Army failed one after another, Guo Peng led his army to the expedition, which immediately attracted countless attention.

Everyone wants to know whether Guo Peng, who has such a great reputation and countless achievements, can win a victory and a crucial victory.

This victory is related to the future direction of the coalition forces against Dong. If even Guo Peng, who has the most outstanding record among the rebels, cannot defeat Dong Zhuo, then how to fight this war will really become a problem.

Some people think Guo Peng can win, while others think they can't, and quietly start planning the future for themselves.

Of course, their main focus is on the war itself, and the outcome of this war can determine their future direction.

Dong Zhuo quickly discovered the news that Guo Peng led his army to conquer them. Dong Zhuo was very annoyed and felt that Guo Peng was ungrateful and that his once friendly relations no longer existed.

Dong Zhuo ordered Xu Rong to capture Guo Peng alive, and took him to Luoyang, and asked Dong Zhuo to interrogate him personally.

Xu Rong took the order and did not dare to underestimate Guo Peng.

Although Guo Peng is much younger than the Kanto princes, he is no match for Guo Peng when he is tied up with ten princes. He has fought with the Xianbei people in the Wuhuan people, rebels, and Yellow Turbans, and all won without fail.

This is also a big challenge for Xu Rong.

Xu Rong was very energetic and carefully examined Guo Peng's advance.

Guo Peng marched towards Luoyang along the river, approaching Luoyang step by step. With the attitude of controlling the troops, Xu Rong also led his army to face him.

Xu Rong felt that this level of confrontation was even more challenging. If the two sides could face each other head-on, win after a bloody battle and defeat Guo Peng head-on, it could completely undermine the confidence of the Kanto Alliance and collapse them.

In late August, Guo Peng led his army to Xingyang County. At this time, Xu Rong also led his army to Xingyang County.

Guo Peng didn't plan to play any tricks, he just wanted to confront each other face to face, defeat Xu Rong head-on, and attack Dong Zhuo's arrogant arrogance, so that everyone in the world knew his courage and good combat.

Guo Peng released a large number of whistle cavalry to seek the enemy, and the whistle cavalry quickly brought news about Xu Rong's army to Guo Peng.

On August 25, the two sides fought a forward battle in the southwest of Xingyang County. Hundreds of cavalry who spyed on the news encountered troops that Xu Rong did not spy on the news. The two sides fought fiercely, injured each other and retreated together.

Guo Peng and Xu Rong both understood the strength of each other's army and were afraid of each other.

Xu Rong felt that Guo Peng was not an easy opponent to deal with. A lot of things could be seen in a outpost battle. Unlike the soft-legged shrimps of the princes of Kanto, Guo Peng was very hard.

Guo Peng also felt that the combat effectiveness of Xu Rong's cavalry was very strong and could fight against the Wuhuan Xianbei. He did not dare to underestimate Xu Rong and planned to do his best to fight Xu Rong's bloody battle.

Guo Peng, Bao Xin and Wei Zi discussed and selected more than 7,000 tall and mighty elite soldiers from their troops, enriching them among the three thousand infantrymen under Guo Peng's command, forming a 10,000 infantrymen.

Then, Gongsun Zan and his troops had a total of 5,000 elite cavalry, as well as Bao Xin and Weiz's troops, and 2,000 more elite cavalry as the main force, forming a large formation as the main force participating in the war.

The rest of the troops in the rear formed their own formation to protect themselves. The front army would follow the pursuit of defeated soldiers when they win, and the front army would retreat immediately to preserve their strength.

Guo Peng really had no confidence in these other people and forced them to the battlefield. If he was defeated in the battle with Xu Rong's troops and directly dispersed, it would also lead to the dispersion of other military formations, which would be difficult to deal with.

This is not the first time Guo Peng has encountered such a thing.

On August 26, the two armies encountered an encounter in the southwest of Xingyang County.

In this battle, the two sides did not send troops to raid each other, but each formed a complete formation and carried out the most direct face-to-face decisive battle between tens of thousands of people without any slight plague of water.

Xu Rong is a veteran with outstanding military achievements under Dong Zhuo. He was born in Liaodong and grew up in Liangzhou and Bingzhou. He has a very good understanding of cavalry tactics.

Because he had been fighting with the Qiang people in Liangzhou for a long time, he also had some understanding of the Qiang people's tactics and was one of the most commanding generals under Dong Zhuo.

Guo Peng dared not slacken at all to Xu Rong.

This veteran who has been through battle formations is very good at grasping the situation on the battlefield. If he is not careful, he will seize the opportunity to break through. For Guo Peng, he must be dealt with carefully.

Xu Rong also paid great attention to Guo Peng, so he did not dare to send cavalry to raid. He retreated after just a little contact in the outpost battle, and then directly brought the main force to the decisive battle, and had to fight face to face.

The decisive battle between the two sides officially began on the morning of August 26.

Guo Peng ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead a three thousand army formation to the front, Zhao Yun and Guo Lie led 3,500 cavalry on the left wing, Gongsun Zan and his younger brother Gongsun Yue led 3,500 cavalry on the right wing.

Guo Peng and Wei Zi led 4,000 central infantry in the middle, and then Bao Xin led the remaining Taishan soldiers to serve as the rear army, forming a formation to protect themselves. If the enemy raided, they must stabilize their positions and not be disturbed.

Guo Peng knew that Xu Rong was very afraid of him, so he brought all the main players, treated himself with such a cautious attitude, and did not give him a chance to take advantage of his mistakes.

This kind of face-to-face confrontation is exactly what Guo Peng likes the most.

It is not possible to always play conspiracies. The most important thing for a general is his real ability. Real strength. Without strength, you can only take shortcuts. That is not a real general.
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