My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 391 Large-scale battle
Liu San and Liu Si followed Wang Sizheng not to monitor him.

As a leader who was suddenly promoted and "parachuted in," Wang Sizheng had no foundation among Gao Yu's soldiers. Naturally, Gao Yu had to place a few absolute confidants in his ranks to help him establish his authority.

The best choice is the personal guard who has been by his side since Huai Shuo.

Who doesn't know Liu San and his gang?

These few guards only needed to stay by Wang Sizheng's side.

"I will allocate 8,000 troops to you, and you will have full command of the Left Army. I will not interfere, and I do not need you to guarantee low casualties. I just want you to hold the enemy at bay in the Left Army!"

A general must love his soldiers like his own children; this means that in daily life, ordinary soldiers should feel cared for.

Once on the battlefield, there can be no room for sentimentality. Hesitation and indecisiveness out of fear of large-scale casualties among the soldiers is the greatest irresponsibility towards them.

I don't care about the casualty figures, I just want Tashan!
This is the truest portrayal of a general on the battlefield, and also the greatest care for his thousands of soldiers.

Upon seeing this, Gao Bin also stepped forward and bowed.

"I followed the general here, and although I have not made any contributions, I have received the general's support and kindness. I am also willing to follow General Wang to guard the left army!"

Wang Sizheng's risky gamble with drawing a death warrant also served as a warning to Gao Bin.

He came from Bohai Gao, and ultimately had a blood relationship with Gao Yu, being from the same clan, so he wasn't exactly an outsider.

However, as a newcomer, there is no way to quickly integrate into Gao Yu's group and catch up with others using conventional methods.

Are there no Gao clan members serving under Gao Yu?

Gao Zhongmi?
There are also Gao Ang and Gao Qian on Gao Huan's side.

If he wants to catch up and surpass others, he has to learn from Wang Sizheng, go to the most dangerous places, and risk his life.

"Haha, with Yuanbin's help, how can we not stop the enemy!"

Wang Sizheng laughed loudly.

"This humble general is willing to obey the general's orders!"

Gao Bin also bowed slightly to him.

"it is good!"

After a moment's thought, Gao Yu continued to issue orders, "Mulan, you will be in charge of the vanguard. Zixing, you will lead your men and come with me to command the right flank!"

"The general will obey your orders!"

Mulan has a more composed personality and a greater sense of the big picture. She is a talented leader that Gao Yu has always been focusing on cultivating.

Although Peng Le has some ideas, he is straightforward and a bit reckless, making him only suitable to be a general; leading troops into battle is his comfort zone.

"Hahaha! After Luoyang, I can finally follow the general into battle again! How wonderful! How wonderful!"

Peng Le was overjoyed!

"Pass on my military order: bring out our treasured wine and meat to reward the entire army. Tomorrow, the whole army will march north to meet the enemy!"

Just that night.

Gao Ji, who was originally in Bohai County, had already rushed to Lecheng. Gao Yu put Gao Ji in charge of the rear army as a precaution, at least to ensure that his retreat route was unobstructed.

Even if everything is ready, we still need to be prepared for contingencies.

Gao Yu did not send out all his troops north this time. His territory was so large that he had to leave enough troops to guard it and prevent Erzhu Rong from sending troops from Yuzhou eastward to harass Shandong.

Hou Yuan had more men and horses than Hou Yuan.

Gao Yu personally led three thousand Xuanjia soldiers, and Peng Le also organized two thousand elite cavalry, bringing the total to five thousand elite cavalry. Each soldier had three horses, and each Xuanjia soldier had five horses.

no way……

Armored cavalry must be selected from elite cavalry. Gao Yu did not have that many cavalrymen under his command, nor could he possibly forge that many armored cavalrymen, nor did he have the financial resources.

A total of 1,500 armored cavalrymen, or 1,500 armored horsemen, were personally led by Gao Yu in the charge.

It's not that the other cavalrymen didn't wear armor, it's just that they didn't have horse armor. The soldiers were all wearing triple armor. Since their horses couldn't be armed, they armed themselves to the teeth.

"Report! Enemy forces have been spotted and appear to be heading towards our location."

The news brought back by the scouts reached Hou Yuan.

He frowned slightly.

The news of his own army's attack could not be kept from Gao Yu. Knowing that he had 100,000 troops attacking, Gao Yu, with fewer soldiers, still dared to take the initiative to meet them.

I really don't know whether to call Gao Yu arrogant or confident.

"Do you really have such confidence in your soldiers' field combat capabilities?"

"General, this is excellent! We were just worried that Mohedu would cower in the city and defend it!"

"Hmph, what a load of bull! The Battle of Luoyang was nothing more than the Southern Island barbarians being too incompetent. Today, my Yingzhou army will crush this so-called General of Heavenly Strategy!"

"It's not as amazing as the rumors say! It must be just a rumor; its reputation doesn't live up to its claims!"

seeing is believing.

Hou Yuan's generals had never dealt with Gao Yu before, nor had they ever met him, so they were naturally resentful.

Hou Yuan shook his head slightly, "Although our army has more men, we must not be careless or underestimate the enemy."

"Pass on my military order to have General Hebayun of the Right Army temporarily slow down the march. If we encounter the enemy, we should focus on resisting them and delaying their advance."

"Investigate again, report again, and find out the location of the enemy commander!"

The march of hundreds of thousands of troops could stretch for dozens of miles, with no end in sight.

Military orders were mainly transmitted by messengers running back and forth, which limited the speed of information transmission.

When Hebayun received the news, the scouts he had sent out to return to camp had already reported that they had discovered the tracks of the 'enemy' cavalry, and that a large number of enemy cavalry were heading towards their location.

Heba Yun immediately sent someone to deliver the message to Hou Yuan.

"Report to the general that a small number of enemy infantry and cavalry have been spotted. Our position seems to be the direction of the enemy's feint attack. Tell the general to be careful of the other side and the central army."

Say it.

Heba Yun once again sent one of his trusted confidants out on a scout mission, and the confidant, carrying Liu Taozhi's letter, headed straight south.

Hou Yuan was not entirely at ease with Heba Yun and had planted many spies in Heba Yun's army. However, after Heba Yun led his army away from his headquarters, he had already put these people under guard.

"Now let's wait for Moheduo to arrive."

Liu Taozhi was still worried.

"General, to prevent leaks, anyone in the army who is an unfamiliar face or has a close relationship with Hou Yuan should be..."

Liu Taozhi made a throat-slitting gesture. "This battle is of great importance and cannot be taken lightly. If the general cannot bear to do so, then leave this matter to me. I will take the blame!"

"This……"

"General, things have come to this point, why be so sentimental?"

"Then let's do as you say and go."

Heba Yun waved his hand.

Liu Taozhi immediately turned around and rode off to find Ashina Tumen. He was the kind of person who would rather kill the wrong person than let the guilty go free!
Anyone even slightly suspicious was arrested on charges of 'colluding with the enemy' and then executed.

The other side!
The vanguard of both sides had already met face to face.

Hou Yuan was in command, making various arrangements and deployments.

The messenger hurriedly rode up to his side, "General, Liu Gong has sent word that the enemy commander's flag has been spotted in the enemy's left flank!"

"Mohedu is on the right?"

"Immediately issue my military order, requesting Lord Liu to hold firm and defend the position. I will personally lead the army to support him!"

(End of this chapter)