Yuan Tan urged the army to go quickly.

Ten thousand troops moved forward quickly along the official road, with knights and infantry advancing in unison. The knights were better, strictly controlling their speed, and the war horses were just sweating slightly. The infantry was extremely tired. After marching for forty miles in a row, they not only could not rest, but also rushed to the battlefield at the speed of a marching force, which was a severe test for their physical strength.

"Quick! Quick!" The captains and the captains were still slow and kept urging loudly.

Yuan Tan was anxious. He knew very well that although it was only a few miles away, the soldiers were very tired, and it was valuable to maintain formation. When they arrived at the battlefield at such a speed, there would definitely be those who were left behind. Even if they were strong, they would be inadequate. Whether they could block Sun Ce's attack was a serious problem. If Xinpi had not said that Sun Ce had fought for a night and Jiang Qi made another mistake and was grabbed by Sun Ce and the ten thousand troops were about to collapse, he would never have taken such a risk.

Even if Sun Ce is brave and elite subordinates, he will be exhausted after a night of hard fighting. Even if Sun Ce is good at fighting, he can still catch Jiang Qi's mistake against 10,000 Jiang Qi with 3,000 people, turning defeat into victory, but Jiang Qi is not an incompetent person. If Sun Ce wants to defeat him, he will definitely do his best. At the end of his strength, he cannot pass through Lu Bai. He does not need too much effort. Even if only half of this 10,000 army can reach the battlefield, it is enough to defeat Sun Ce.

But it is far from enough to defeat him. It is best to kill him, at least to severely damage him and annihilate his most elite guard camp.

Should I send my personal guards to the battlefield first, or should I retain my physical strength and wait for the final pursuit? Yuan Tan hesitated.

Yuan Tan raised his head, looked into the distance towards Chaoyang, and listened intently. He had seen the fireworks on the battlefield in front of him, and could vaguely hear the sound of war drums and shouting for killing. He felt a secret joy in his heart. Jiang Qi was still fighting, but Sun Ce had not yet achieved a decisive victory. The two sides were stuck together, which was my good opportunity.

Xin Pi made a contribution. No, Cheng Yu was still there.

When Yuan Tan thought of Cheng Yu, he felt a little ashamed. If he had listened to Cheng Yu's advice earlier, he could have set out at least half a day in advance. Sun Ce might not even have a chance to escape. He would be attacked by his and Jiang Qi's 20,000 troops, and even Liu Bei would not be defeated by Sun Ce.

It’s a pity that Liu Bei. Although he has limited abilities, he is not a famous general, and he is more than enough to deal with the Yellow Turbans.

"Hurry, hurry up." Yuan Tan shouted loudly: "Everyone who arrived at the battlefield first enjoys a bucket of wine and two kilograms of meat."

When they heard that there was a reward of wine and meat, the soldiers got excited and accelerated their pace again. They were already running with all their might. The knights could not help but ask for battle. The cavalry commander Murutoko came on horseback, turned around, and shouted: "Emistress, the infantry is too slow, let's go first. There are only a few hundred steps left to accelerate."

Yuan Tan was also itchy and wanted to leave the infantry and lead the knights to the battlefield first. But he knew that at any time he could not bet like a anxious gambler, and he had to keep his strength in case of an accident. Then he suppressed his excitement and rejected the request of the cavalry governor Muyuanzi.

"Encourt!" Mumotoko refused to give up and asked again, and the knights beside him also cast a longing look.

Yuan Tan gritted his teeth. "No, we only have these cavalry. It will be difficult to supplement if there is any loss. Pass my order and keep the speed. The cavalry must not enter the battlefield first, stay in the central army, and be on standby at any time."

Seeing that Yuan Tan refused, Mu Yuanzi was so angry that he waved the whip hard to vent his dissatisfaction. He felt that Yuan Tan was too brave and did not dare to attack such a good opportunity. He was simply afraid of the enemy.

At this time, a horse rushed from the front, holding a small red flag in his hand, and shouting, and the soldiers along the way made way. Yuan Tan felt a sudden heart when he saw the small red flag. There was an emergency military situation, was it because Jiang Qi collapsed, or was Sun Ce's last failed and was killed by Jiang Qi? No matter what the reason was, he should have heard different sounds of war drums, but the drum sounds did not change significantly.

The knight rushed to Yuan Tan and said loudly: "Changshi Xin reminded the envoy to prevent Sun Ce from raiding."

"What?" Yuan Tan suspected that he had heard it wrong and prevented Sun Ce from raiding? Sun Ce still has the strength to raiding me at this time?

The knight said it again, and Yuan Tan confirmed that he had heard it correctly and was a little confused. But he believed Xin Pi, and immediately ordered the entire army to stop advancing and line up on the spot, and then pulled the knight to ask in detail. The knight only knew how to convey the orders and was not clear about the specific situation on the battlefield. However, he told Yuan Tan that Jiang Qi was very dangerous now, and was chased by more than 100 riders and ran around, and the entire camp was in chaos.

Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized. "More than one hundred riders?"

"Yes, at most, more than one hundred people may not be enough, but they are very brave, especially with a man riding a dark horse. Killing people is like mowing grass. He alone killed dozens of warriors." The Knight suddenly remembered. "Oh, by the way, that man seemed to be named Zhang Fei, and he was Liu Bei's subordinate."

"Zhang Fei?" Yuan Tan read the name, then threw it aside, grabbed the knight's collar, and shouted loudly: "Sun Ce only sent more than 100 cavalry, no other cavalry?"

The knight was startled and shook his head repeatedly.

Yuan Tan took a deep breath. He understood what Xinpi meant and couldn't help but curse. "Sun Bofu, you are too sinister, dig such a big pit for Gong Nai!" He turned around and used a horse whip to slap the stunned messenger. "Send the entire army, stop advancing, form a formation on the spot to prepare for war, hurry! Quick!"

The messenger did not dare to be negligent, so he slapped his horse and ran along the avenue, repeating the orders over and over again. The drummer also beat the war drum and ordered the entire army to stop advancing. Yuan Tan yelled at Muyuanzi again: "Hurry, order the knights to assemble, Sun Ce will come at any time, and the cavalry will raid."

Mu Yuanzi never stayed away, but he did not react as quickly as Yuan Tan. When he heard Yuan Tan's scream, he realized it. He was scared and sweated. He quickly kicked the horse forward, ordered all the cavalry to stop advancing and set up a formation to prepare for war.

The army of ten thousand was more than ten miles long, and it took some time to pass on the message. It took time to change from a marching force to prepare for war. Yuan Tan's heart was in his throat and kept ordering the knights around him to look forward, for fear that the smoke and dust of cavalry charges would appear in the sky. Cold sweat layer after layer, soaking the battle robe, without stopping.

Just when he was anxious, Xinpi sent a second group of messengers to explain his suspicion, exactly the same as Yuan Tan's guess.

Yuan Tan became even more uneasy and ordered the infantry guards to gather a dense formation and use large shields to form a thick formation. The spearmen and crossbowmen were in place one after another, waiting for the formation. Seeing the formation gradually taking shape, the horizon was still calm, and he did not see the cavalry rushing out. He let out a long breath, slid down from the horse's back, and sat on the ground, sweating out of his body.
Chapter completed!