Finally, Yuan Shao picked up the command arrow and looked at Zhang Xiu, saying in a deep voice, "General Zhang will be the commander of the right wing, with Yan Liang and Wen Chou as his deputies, leading five thousand men to protect the right flank!"
"Here you go!"
Zhang Xiu accepted the command token and led Yan Liang and Wen Chou out.
Then Yuan Shao looked at the remaining officers in the hall and said, "I will personally lead three thousand Imperial Guard trainees to prepare for the three armies and provide support at any time."
You will lead five thousand soldiers to defend the walls of Gaochang; they must not be allowed to fall!
"Here you go!!"
The generals responded loudly and then dispersed.
Two days later, Xie Zhiyu's army arrived north of Gaochang City.
Seeing the Gaochang garrison already in full battle array outside the city, Xie Zhiyu couldn't help but be taken aback.
He had imagined various scenarios during the siege, but he never expected that the enemy would choose to come out of the city to fight.
"Arrogant and foolish!"
This is Xie Zhiyu's evaluation of Yuan Shao, the commander of Gaochang.
Subsequently, Xie Zhiyu ordered that 50,000 Xiongnu troops be the central army, responsible for the frontal attack, 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry be the left and right flanks, responsible for protecting the surprise attack, and the remaining 20,000 troops and 10,000 Xiongnu cavalry be the reserve force, ready to provide support at any time.
After the troops were arranged, Xie Zhiyu rode his horse to the front of the formation and frowned as he looked at the defending troops lined up with their backs to the city.
The defenders' left and right flanks were also composed of cavalry. If a full-scale battle broke out, it was inevitable that some of their Xiongnu warriors would be injured, which was not the outcome Xie Zhiyu wanted to see.
The only thing we can do right now is to defeat the defending central army head-on.
On the other side, Dong Zhuo, the commander of the central army, was also observing the enemy's formation.
In his eyes, those Xiongnu troops were nothing more than a peasant army compared to the Han infantry; a mere ten thousand Han soldiers would be enough to defeat them both.
Of course, Dong Zhuo was just thinking about it, since the troops he led weren't that strong either.
Then, Dong Zhuo looked at Xiahou Dun and the others beside him, "Yuan Rang, Miao Cai, Zhong Kang, go and demoralize them!"
"Here you go!"
Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, and Xu Chu responded loudly, and then excitedly spurred their horses out of the army formation, heading straight for the Xiongnu.
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