Hearing this, Wen Chou asked, "Have you seen Luo Tao?"

The man replied, "Luo Tao has seen it."

Wen Chou's eyes lit up and he asked, "What did he say?"

The man said, "He said nothing, but wished Mr. Ming and Mr. Sun to succeed."

Through several contacts with Luo Tao, especially when Xun Shuang died of illness last time, Luo Tao came to pay his respects on behalf of Kong Qicheng. Wen Chou had two private conversations with him, and it was obvious that this person could be recruited and used.

Wen Chou said in his heart: "'I didn't say anything', 'I just wish me and Wentai success'... Although I only said two sentences, I didn't say anything, but I had already said a lot." Luo Tao's meaning was in "those things I didn't say."

Why do I only wish Wen Chou and Sun Jian a success? I don’t mention a word? That’s because “I am not worth a word”. In other words, in the situation of the prefecture of Yuzhou, Sun Jian doesn’t have to worry about Wen Chou and Sun Jian. He will never have a fire in the backyard after they sent troops.

Wen Chou and Sun Jian poached 10,000 or 20,000 troops from Kong Yichang. When they were both in Yingchuan, there was no need to worry about Kong Yichang's revenge. But once they were leaving the country, they would fight Dong Zhuo. Although it was said that Kong Yichang was unlikely to take the opportunity to do whatever he wanted, it was not realistic to say that they had no worries about this. Now with Luo Tao's words, Wen Chou, Sun Jian could raise troops out of the county with peace of mind.

The two of them left behind a group of soldiers to guard the county boundaries and appease the county. Wen Chou left Xun Yu to take charge. Han Meng and Lu Liang, who were originally stationed in the north and south of the county, did not stay in the county again this time, but followed Wen Chou out of the county. In addition to the remaining troops, Sun Jian and Wen Chou each had more than 25,000 people, totaling 50,000 infantry and cavalry.

Sun Jian started, with Huang Gai and Sun Ben as the vanguard, with about 3,000 troops, followed by Sun Jian's command of the generals, with the main force of Sun's army, about 20,000, of which about 2,000 cavalry. Finally, with the rear of Wu Jing's palace, about 3,000 troops. Three days after Sun Jian's army set out, the Wen Chou army led to the camp.

Wen Chou's army took Yan Liang as the vanguard, and Li Qian and Li Zong were actively seeking war. Therefore, Wen Chou changed them from the central army to Yan Liang's tent and followed them together. Yan Liang's army then had about 5,000 soldiers, of which 3,000 were Yan Liang's headquarters, and 2,000 were Li Qian's troops. After Yan Liang, Wen Chou was the generals, with the main force of 20,000, of which 2,000 cavalry were about 2,000. At the end, Zhao Yun led the headquarters to 3,000 soldiers.

The reason why Wen Chou waited for three days after Sun Jian set out before he set off was because Yingchuan was narrow. After leaving Yingchuan, the distance from Liang County to Taigu Pass was not far. If he didn't wait for three days, then Sun Jian and the more than 50,000 infantry and cavalry of Wen Chou, the two divisions could fill the road. Therefore, Wen Chou waited for three days, which was enough to keep a distance and facilitate the march, so he set off.

From the second day after departure, even Japanese military newspapers were reported from Sun Jian’s troops in front. The day after Wen Chou left the camp, Sun Jian left Yingchuan County and began to fight with Dong Jun.

From the east of Liang County, along the Ru River, people gathered in the sky, and then headed north. Sun Jian's troops walked all the way. The war continued and they fought with the Dong army one after another. Within two or three days, there were battles of four or five, and there were wars every day. Sometimes they fought in the morning and afternoon. They won consecutive victories.

This is because Sun Jian's army has been raising energy for a long time, and Sun Jian has been holding his breath to compete for merit with Wen Chou. At the same time, it is because the Dong army encountered along Sun Jian's army is not large in size, and he attacks the weak with strong force. In addition, he is a "weak enemy" with low morale, so he will certainly win every battle.

Tian Feng sat in the bumpy car, looking at the military newspaper and the map. Through the car window, he said to Wen Chou, who was walking outside the car: "Mr. Sun is fighting this way, and it is like a storm!" After counting, he continued, "It has only been three days since he left Yingchuan County and took over the first battle with Dong Jun...." He drew along the map, from east of Liang County to the current location of Sun Jian's army, and said, "And he has already swept the enemy and opened the way, and has traveled more than a hundred miles!"

It seems that more than a hundred miles per day is not much, only thirty or forty miles a day, but these more than a hundred miles are more than a hundred miles of enemies along the way, and it took a detour, causing Dong Jun to mistakenly think that Wen Chou and Sun Jian's attack direction was more than a hundred miles of Yique, so the result of this battle was quite great.

Wen Chou said: "According to the latest military newspaper of Wen Station, the main force of his department is about to reach Taigu, right?"

Tian Feng replied: "Yes, Huang Gai, Sun Ben's head is less than twenty miles away from Taigu."

Wen Chou frowned and said, "I don't know if Hu Zhen was fooled?"

Tian Feng smiled and said, "Following Dong Jun's current movement, he must have been fooled."

The Dong army in Yique and Guangcheng Guanzhong have not changed any abnormality so far. Hu Zhen is in charge of Yique and is only focused on strengthening Yique. Guangcheng's defense has completely ignored Taigu. There are not many Dong army in Taigu Guanzhong. According to the previous military report, there should be only a few thousand people. As long as this situation can be maintained, Sun Jian and Wen Chou have a fierce attack on this pass with a crowd of 50,000. The chance of victory is that they will be very high.

However, on the battlefield, the victory and defeat were never calculated based on the temporary enemy and the number of enemies. For Wen Chou and Sun Jian, there are still two variables to whether they can break through Taigu.

One is Hu Zhen. If Hu Zhen can discover Wen Chou and Sun Jian’s true intention in time, dispatch troops and generals to rush to Taigu, then this battle of key problems may turn into a protracted war. In the end, Wen Chou and Sun Jian may still return as ineffective as last time.

One is Xu Rong and Lu Bu. Now the army of the sour jujube has dispersed. Xu Rong and Lu Bu are invincible in front of each other. If they come to support Taigu in time, then this battle will become a protracted war. Wen Chou and Sun Jian may also return in vain.

There is another possibility that seems to be the worst: that is, Hu Zhen, Xu Rong, and Lu Bu all came to help Taigu. In this way, Dong's army has strong troops, plus the strongest level of the rank, Wen Chou, and Sun Jian seem to have no chance of winning at all. But as the saying goes, the victory or defeat on the battlefield has never been calculated based on "the short-term enemy of ours and the few".

What kind of situation will the battle situation eventually turn into? It still needs to be seen step by step. At the same time, even if it really turns into the worst possibility, it doesn’t matter, because for the victory or defeat, the right place and the number of soldiers are important, but people’s hearts, calculations and strategies are also important.

No matter what, the direction the battle situation will evolve in is something that cannot be grasped and controlled by personal power. Back to the current reality, for Wen Chou and Sun Jian, at least the current situation is beneficial to both of them. If you want to maintain this favorable situation, the most important thing is: you must not delay, and you need to fight quickly. If Wen Chou and Sun Jian can defeat Taigu before Hu Zhen, Xu Rong and Lu Bu react, then the so-called variables behind him will not need to be mentioned at all. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!