Sun Ce's camp was surrounded by mountains and water, Huang Zhong was on the right wing, Guo Ting was in front of the brigade, and the baggage camp was with the central army. Because it was only a short stay of ten days, there was no logging and erecting the fence, and instead used the large cart of the baggage camp to replace it. On the left was the Zhuanghe River of the He Family Manor. The only trouble was that the stone throwing machine built by Huang Chengyan was too heavy and inconvenient to move. It was already on the main entrance of the He Family Manor and it was not taken back at night, but sent someone to guard it. Those people had no problem dealing with the troops attacked by the He Family, and it was a bit difficult to deal with Cao Cao's army.

Sun Ce urgently invited Huang Chengyan. Huang Chengyan was very calm. The stone thrower was so heavy that Cao Cao could not drag it away even if he saw it. At best, overturn it or set it on fire. Let them burn it. The craftsmen are now skillful. The tools and materials are ready-made and can be built in one or two days, and will not delay the limit of ten days.

Sun Ce felt that it was right. Cao Cao couldn't drag it away even if the stone thrower was so heavy. However, he still refused to give up and ordered Guo Ting from the front camp to arrange two songs of 400 people to protect the stone thrower. Fortunately, the original plan was to focus on attacking the main entrance of the He Family Manor. The locations of these eight stone throwers were relatively concentrated, and there were 400 people standing in front of them to protect them.

As a result, there were only two songs left in the front camp, which was a bit thin. Sun Ce asked Beidou Feng to lead Yibaiyi to reinforce Guo Jun, and he and Zhou Yu took the stage to the central army. Dian Wei and Lin Feng were waiting in the stage, and the two hundred Yibaiyi were standing in the left and right, ready to attack at any time.

The camp was very quiet, with no noise except for the sound of tricks. The training effect for a few days was significant. The battalions prepared to take over the enemy were selected soldiers. Although they were called up in the middle of the night to prepare for battle, no one was panicked and quickly entered the position under the leadership of officers at all levels. The baggage battalion was also very quiet. Although those people were very nervous, they did not face the enemy directly and had much less psychological pressure. However, under the strong suppression of the people arranged by Huang Chengyan, except for those who operated stone throwers entering the position, the craftsmen and servants were left in their tents and were not allowed to walk around casually.

In fact, they don’t have to be nervous. Sun Ce has told them many times that you can do your own thing with peace of mind. The battle has nothing to do with you. If the enemy rushes to you, you will surrender. I don’t blame you.

Sun Ce was very satisfied with the overall performance of his subordinates, and Zhou Yu was also very satisfied. The two stood side by side on the stage, with a torch burning on the left and right, illuminating their faces. Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu and smiled and said, "What's the difference between it and the city of Xiangyang?"

Zhou Yu thought for a while. "While I commanded five or six thousand people under Xiangyang City, I was not as sure as I was commanding only more than two thousand people to fight now. Not only because I was facing Xiangyang City at that time, but also because of the morale of the soldiers. Whether it was Sun Guoyi, Zhang Hu, or Huang Zu, strictly speaking, they were not qualified generals. It was too difficult for them to be a captain who commanded two thousand people."

"Are you taking Huang Zhong as the standard?" Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. If so, the standard would be too high. Even if history is not a Romance and there are no Five Tiger Generals, Huang Zhong was later a late general of Shu Han, and there were not many people who could compete with him. Moreover, Huang Zhong is now in his prime than Huang Zhong in history, and his mentality is completely different. Not to mention commanding thousands of people, even commanding ten thousand people, there is no big problem.

"It's so good to command elite combat." Zhou Yu patted the railing lightly, his eyes flashing with indescribable joy.

"Don't be anxious, enjoy it slowly." Sun Ce narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. It was pitch black in the distance and he could not see anything. The scout said that the enemy had arrived in front of the camp, but he could not see their existence. This surprised him a little. Although it was flat on the ground, the moonlight was not good. Could it be that Cao Cao would launch an attack in a dark and dark way? He slapped the railing and muttered: "What the hell is Cao Cao?"

Zhou Yu reached out and pressed his hand on Sun Ce's hand. "Don't be impatient, we are the masters, they are the guests, we can just calm down and move."

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Five hundred steps away from Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Lou Gui sat upright on the horse's back, tightly tying the reins, and there was a heavy breathing sound beside him, even the war horse under his crotch was blowing uneasy. For more than 30 miles of marching, he finally saw his opponent. The swaying figure under the bean-like fire in the distance should be Sun Ce. It was too far away that he couldn't tell the difference, but his heart was filled with excitement before the war.

If he could kill Sun Ce in one battle, he would not only make great contributions, but also avenge Kuai Yue and others, gaining fame and fortune. The only trouble was that he would face Sun Jian's anger, but he believed that even if Sun Jian was good at fighting, he would be safe as long as he hid in Wancheng. If Sun Jian could be lured from Yuzhou to Nanyang, his contribution would only be greater.

I did what Cao Cao could not do. If my father and grandfather were also a high-ranking official of 2,000 stones, I would definitely be better than Cao Cao. Lou Gui muttered twice in his heart, waved his hand, and issued an order.

"Let Wenpin attack."

"Here." A messenger ran to the left wing quickly. After a while, a torch lit up on the left wing, and then another one. The number of torches increased rapidly, illuminating the figures of soldiers under the torches and illuminating the figures of Sima Wenpin, the army on the horseback in the middle. Wenpin raised his hand and issued an order to attack. The sound of war drums sounded, and the soldiers quickly moved forward under the command of the war drums.

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Sun Ce patted the railing and then patted it again. "This old thief is indeed cunning, real and real, and he is playing psychological warfare."

Zhou Yu ignored him and quietly looked at the enemy troops who were accelerating. At the front was a group of crossbowmen, a vast area of ​​about three or four hundred. They left the front sixty or seventy steps to form a formation and began to shoot together. A rain of arrows jumped out with a roar and shot towards Huang Zhong's camp. Even if they were more than two hundred steps away, they could vaguely hear it, and it was even more needless to say that Huang Zhong and others were closest to each other.

However, Huang Zhong's camp was quiet, not even a torch. Hundreds of arrows shot into the camp, like a rock sinking into the sea, without even hearing a sound. If Sun Ce had not been confident enough in Huang Zhong, he would almost suspect that he had abandoned the camp and fled.

The crossbowman shot out thousands of arrows in one breath, but he still did not get counterattacked, and was a little confused. The powerful crossbow captain stopped and turned to Wenpin to ask for instructions. Wenpin was also a little surprised, but he still sent two hundred sprinters to carry wooden boards for pontoon bridges. The infantry walked very carefully. The people carrying wooden boards were in the middle, and those holding swords and shields were guarding them on both sides. The torches were raised high. Everyone stared at the dark camp opposite.

The camp was still calm, with only the silent shadow of the cart that was regarded as the camp bar.

The infantry rushed to the river, pushed the wooden board into the river, and built a floating bridge. It was early winter, and the water was very cold, and the soldiers who built the floating bridge were cold and afraid. They had just finished building the bridge and hurriedly climbed up the shore. When the sword and shield, who were waiting by the river, saw that the floating bridge was completed, they immediately accelerated their pace and rushed towards the floating bridge.

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