Bowang Mountain.

Zulang squatted on a big rock, holding his chin with one hand, rubbing his thick beard with one finger, and gently tapping the big rock with the other. He stared at the camp in the distance for a long time, but still felt it was difficult to deal with.

There is indeed a lot of baggage, and a large camp is piled up, but the opponent guards it very closely. There are water in the three trenches and the trenches. The sharpened wooden stakes are obliquely facing outwards, which will cause great trouble to the attacking party. If you attack for a strong force, there will be a lot of casualties.

He frowned, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his handsome face.

Zu Xiang whispered, "Master, you've come here, you can't go there for nothing, otherwise our Zulang's fortress will be shameless." He is Zulang's consul. He grew up with Zulang since he was a child and knew Zulang's every move. When he saw Zulang's expression, he knew that Zulang was not strong in fighting and was timid in fighting.

Zulang stood up and glanced at Zu Xiang. "How many times have you told you that don't be tired of being a false reputation. If you have the strength, no one dares to look down on you. If you don't have the strength, no one will give you any face. This camp is so tightly guarded, how can you fight? I dare to say that if you don't have less, you will lose 30% of it. Do you think those people are so brave and you will still dare to continue fighting after losing 30%?"

Zu Xiang smacked his lips and said nothing. He still didn't know the virtues of these bandits, and they were more brave than the other when fighting a battle. Once the situation was not good, they would be timid and all retreated, waiting for others to bite the toughest bones. Not to mention losing 30% or 10% of the loss, no one would be willing.

Zulang praised: "No wonder Sun Ce dared to use such a few people to attack Niuzhuji. His subordinates are very concise. Not to mention that Zhou Xin's shisheng is not an opponent, if I have the same force, I may not be able to beat Sun Ce."

When Zu Xiang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. Sun Ce had more than 10,000 people, and Zhou Xin had similar troops, but they had 20,000 people, twice that of Sun Ce. The meaning of Zu Lang's words was naturally to compete with Sun Ce.

"Master, how to fight?"

Zulang quickly walked down the mountain. "Of course I was going to fight with Sun Ce." He was seven feet and six inches tall, with a strong body, especially with long legs, and could reach half a step above an ordinary person. In a few steps, he threw Zu Xiang several feet away. Zu Xiang hurriedly followed and asked while walking, "Is this good to fight with Sun Ce?"

"It's better than attacking this camp. Repel Sun Ce, this camp is our treasure, and it will be destroyed without attacking."

"What if Sun Ce hid in the camp and couldn't come out?"

"Then let's force him out."

"How do you force me?"

Zulang looked back at Zu Xiang, very unhappy. "Abai, don't you keep your brain and feed the dog? Can you stop asking and think about it first?"

Zu Xiang laughed. He was used to being scolded by Zulang since he was a child and didn't mind at all. "Master, I'll just follow you. I'll rush wherever you ask me to rush, why do you do with so many brains?"

"Then you should pay attention this time, don't encounter that Gan Ning."

"I remember." Zu Xiang, who had always been dissatisfied with the word Gan Ning, was also a little bit disgusted. Zulang is also a famous warrior with great martial arts skills. It is natural that he is so cautious. Zhou Xin's envoy said that the reason why Zhou Xin was unfavorable in the first battle was closely related to Gan Ning. A person wearing heavy armor and can fight with heavy boats as weapons, and he will not retreat for half a day without retreating. He is definitely not an ordinary warrior. When encountering such an opponent, you must be careful.

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Sun Ce looked at Yan Xing who was speeding towards him with a calm expression.

In the past few days, Yan Xing has patroled his subordinates and traveled around the world without any guides. He took the initiative to undertake the reconnaissance task, worked hard and never complained. Sun Ce was very satisfied with him and knew that he was responsible for his work. He came to report in person, and must have had some important situation.

Yan Xing came closer, tied his mount, slowed down slowly, and stopped in front of Sun Ce. "General, Zulang has divided his troops."

"Divide the troops?" Sun Ce was surprised. "How to divide the troops?"

"Ten thousand people were in front of General Cheng's camp, and ten thousand people came to Shicheng. The vanguard was about ten miles away from here, led by Zulang himself."

Sun Ce turned to look at Guo Jia. Guo Jia smiled. "This bandit really has some knowledge. Knowing that General Cheng's camp is strong, he simply came to fight head-on with the general. Ten thousand people versus five thousand people, he still has enough military strength advantages. If the general avoids fighting, he will siege the Stone City and Niuzhuji, join forces with Zhou Xin, and the military strength advantage is even more obvious. The general has to fight. Not only do he have to fight, but he also wants to win."

Sun Ce smiled. Guo Jia made sense. Although Zulang was a bandit, he was not an ordinary bandit. He was unwilling to attack Chengpu Camp according to their plan. Instead, he took the initiative to challenge him. The purpose was naturally to compete for the initiative. This opponent was a bit interesting and worth more than Zhou Xin. However, he was not a good person. For today's battle, he had already made sufficient preparations. How could Zulang take away the initiative?

"Yan Xing, you can return to the team and fight with Bai Lishi."

"Here!" Yan Xing bowed and took the order. Since the generals of both sides decided to face it directly, there was no point in scouting. The elite Xiliang cavalry of course had to play a greater role. Bai Lishi was the most elite cavalry under Sun Ce, one level higher than the personal guard camp. Sun Ce asked him to fight with Bai Lishi, which was regarded as a confidant. He urged the horse to move forward, issued a banner, and recalled his subordinates. Not long after, one hundred Xiliang cavalrymen rushed from different directions, gathered beside Yan Xing, and showed Yan Xing's battle flag.

Sun Ce raised his hand and issued an order. The sound of war drums sounded. The soldiers of the personal guard camp began to line up and prepare for the battle. Although they knew that they were about to face several times their opponents, they were calm and arranged in a row, prepared for the battle, and took out dry food and stuffed them into their mouths, especially the soldiers standing in front. It was almost noon and they started fighting later. They might not have time to eat, eat some to make their stomachs first, and keep their energy healthy.

Half an hour later, smoke and dust were seen on the horizon in the distance, and more scouts rushed over and delivered the news to Sun Ce. Guo Jia and Pang Tong sat on the ground, with a three-dimensional model in front of them. Lu Meng and others recorded the messages one by one and marked the position on the model. The battlefield was one of the battlefields that Sun Ce had prepared long ago, and the three-dimensional model had been prepared long ago. According to the banner, how Zulang arranged the array and which general was in which position, and with the news from the scouts, they marked the three-dimensional model one by one, and the situation on both sides was clear at a glance.

Zulang's army stopped at 500 steps. The smoke gradually dissipated under the northwest wind, revealing countless flags. Sun Ce looked at the formation in the distance and laughed softly, "The thief is a thief. No matter how many people are, it is a mob."

Guo Jia looked up and looked at it. "It's already good for the bandits, and Zhou Xin is not as good as him. General, don't underestimate the enemy. After all, the opponent has twice the advantage of military strength. If you can't win quickly and fall into a stalemate, it will be very unfavorable to our army."

"A brave man wins when he meets on a narrow road, and the battle is imminent. You cannot lose your own prestige. You are here to command and act according to the scheduled plan. I will go ahead and take a look. If you have the chance to meet Zulang, you may be able to win a first place."

"General, be careful, don't make it too close, be careful of the other party having poisonous crossbows."

Sun Ce laughed, took off the Overlord Killing, held it in his hand, and shouted: "Zhongkang, protect Guo Jijiu. Zigu, Ziwei, follow me."

"Here." Dian Wei and Guo Wu responded, kicked the horse out of the formation, protected Sun Ce through the infantry battle formation, and rushed forward lightly.

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