"Heh... mere bravado."
Wang Jian grew increasingly contemptuous of Ju Yi; he could see right through the man's thoughts.
Seeing that the Bingzhou army was avoiding close combat and instead choosing to attack with repeating crossbows, Ju Yi immediately abandoned his defensive counter-attack strategy and opted for an offensive, hoping to force the Bingzhou army to deploy all its cavalry before launching a surprise attack.
Although Ju Yi was a capable general for Wang Jian, as the commander of an army...
He's still much younger than Wang Jian!
"Zhang Tang, Meng Ben!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"I hereby order you two to assist Wang Ben, the vanguard of the front, in resisting the enemy's advance. At the same time, I hereby order the entire army to be wary of the arrows from these heavily armored soldiers with their large shields, and not to fall into their trap."
"promise!"
Wei Liao stroked his beard and began to understand what Wang Jian was planning.
Not to mention that they didn't use their own cavalry, they also had a surprise force at their disposal.
Wang Jian is going to kill Yuan Shao here!
"What a pity..."
Wang Jian raised an eyebrow. "Mr. Wei, what's a pity?"
Wei Liao nodded, then shook his head and smiled.
"It's nothing. General Wang's strategy is to annihilate Yuan Shao's elite troops here."
However, General Wang, the young master does not intend to kill Yuan Shao here.
Even if we could kill him, given the young master's orders, we still have to release Yuan Shao.
Wang Jian frowned slightly. "Mr. Wei, when did the young master ever say he wouldn't kill Yuan Shao?"
"The young master did not say it explicitly, but General Wang might as well think about how the young master treated the traitor Dong Zhuo."
Wang Jian's mouth opened slightly, just about to refute.
However, a fleeting inspiration made him gradually ponder.
"Oh? I remember now... Although the young master doesn't care about the lives of most enemy generals, it seems that he has never ordered the extermination of those who dare to raise their banners and establish their own territories."
Isn't Dong Zhuo the primary target for your early development of the Western Regions, sir? Mr. Wei, do you mean Yuan Shao...?
Indeed.
Wang Jian understood. Although he didn't know what use Yuan Shao was to Zhao Hao, he would feel uneasy if he delayed Zhao Hao's grand plan.
Thinking about it this way, Zhao Hao probably already knew what fate awaited these people, and I shouldn't let my greed for merit affect Zhao Hao's grand plan.
"I see... I should learn more from you, young master and teacher, in the future, as I almost messed up something important."
"General Wang misspoke. Even if Yuan Shao dies, the young master will not blame you. The plan to unify the world is very simple, and with the young master's abilities, it is an easy matter."
But General Wang, is the land we see the whole world?
Is there no land in the world as strategically important as the Western Regions?
Don't forget, the young master's heart has never held more than just the thirteen states of China.
Rather, it is the true world!
Wang Jian understood and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.
"I am deeply grateful for Mr. Wei's guidance today. After the battle, I would like to invite Mr. Wei to my residence for a gathering to express my respect."
Wei Liao smiled and shook his head, then took out a small bamboo prop with a fuse from his pocket.
"General, that's a matter for later. Right now, the vanguard is locked in battle with the enemy. If our cavalry were to launch a full-scale attack on Yuan Shao's right flank, and then send out a signal, our surprise attack would strike Yuan Shao's left flank."
At that time, Yuan's army will surely fall into chaos! What do you think, General?
"good!"
biu~bang~
As fireworks burst in the sky, the two special teams began their mission!
"Wang Li, lead your troops, bypass the boundary bridge, and attack the right flank of Yuan's army!"
"Ha! Grandpa has finally given me a chance to make a name for myself! Brothers, follow me and kill!"
North of the boundary bridge, a force of three thousand men, all on white horses, was poised to attack.
"Ha, General Wang's signal has arrived!"
The young general in white robes raised his silver spear high and shouted.
"Brothers, that traitor Yuan is ungrateful and has amassed his own power. Today, we will assist General Gongsun and General Zhao Hao in annihilating this villain!"
"Where righteousness leads!"
"I'll follow you to the death!"
"A white horse can prove it!"
"Heaven bears witness!"
"kill!!"
The number of cavalry was not large. Whether it was Zhao Yun's White Horse Cavalry or Wang Li's Bingzhou Cavalry, there were only three thousand men.
The difference is that Zhao Yun's troops consisted entirely of battle-hardened veterans, while Wang Li's troops, apart from some elite cavalry, also included former subordinates of He Jin such as Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, making their composition more complex.
"Hmm? There's an ambush! Set up the Xuanxiang Formation to defend against the enemy!"
"Reporting to Lord Yuan, enemy cavalry have been mobilized and are attacking our right flank!"
Brothers, form a fish-scale formation and fight the enemy!
In this situation, Wang Jian waved his command flag, pointing it straight ahead.
"All troops, charge!"
"General Wang has given the order: all troops, charge!"
"All troops, charge!!"
Wang Jian directly led his army forward, determined to crush Yuan Shao's elite vanguard in one fell swoop.
Only in this way would he not dare to oppose Zhao Hao in the days to come, which may have also fulfilled Wang Jian's guess that Zhao Hao was thinking, and made Yuan Shao develop the prefectures and counties on Zhao Hao's behalf!
"General Wang, I, Wei, will charge into battle with you today!"
"Ha! Let's see who kills more enemies!"
Wang Jian's army launched an offensive that came crashing down like a tidal wave.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Shao's eyebrows twitched wildly.
"Father! The enemy is pressing forward with their entire army. We cannot fall behind. Let me lead the troops to assist General Ju Yi!"
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