Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2159: The Battle of Xiapi Begins

Seven days later.

On a plain thirty miles outside Xiapi City, armies from both sides arrived one after another, preparing for a decisive battle here.

There is no special reason for the decisive battle here, it is just because the terrain here is open and suitable for a decisive battle.

After Di Qing's troops gathered together, no more, no less, there were exactly 100,000 troops gathered here.

Among the remaining ones, some have died in the battle, and some are still in important places such as Pengcheng. Even though it was a decisive battle, it was impossible to really leave any soldiers in those important cities.

Di Qing had an army of 120,000 at the beginning. Although it was consumed later, it was supplemented by a lot of Xuzhou soldiers, and there were also many soldiers and horses from aristocratic families. At its peak, the army strength did not decline with the battle, but was always The troop strength also reached 140,000.

However, with the battle with Liu Bei, their military strength inevitably began to decline.

However, one hundred thousand soldiers and horses can still be mobilized for a decisive battle.

Liu Bei's troops and horses are much more than Di Qing's. Apart from Guan Ning's cavalry, there are still more than 110,000 troops who can participate in the battle.

Therefore, there is not much difference in military strength between the two sides.

The only thing affected was the Guan Ning cavalry.

This single soldier and horse put Di Qingjun at a comprehensive disadvantage in terms of soldiers and horses.

The number of soldiers and horses is almost the same, but if calculated into mass, it can be seen as almost 100,000 soldiers and horses versus 150,000 soldiers and horses.

Although the quality of Guan Ning's cavalry has declined compared to its peak period, the foundation is still there. On such a plain battlefield, it is definitely not an exaggeration to regard them as having a fighting strength of tens of thousands of infantry.

Although Yuan Shao's territory is not close to the grassland, it is still in the north. If he wants to get war horses, it will be much easier than the princes of the Central Plains and the south.

Moreover, whether it was Li Xiang or Qin Zheng, although they deliberately raised the price of war horses and tried to drive up the market price again and again, they did not completely close these two channels.

Especially Qin Zheng, Youzhou's foundation is relatively poor. In the war horse trade route, even Qin Zheng's own people have to participate.

Moreover, with the foundation of the fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family, they could not find a way to purchase war horses or the money needed to purchase war horses.

Therefore, even if the Guan Ning Cavalry had been severely damaged before, it had a solid foundation and would be much easier to recover than other princes.

"Your Majesty, Di Qing in Pengcheng, Xue Andu in the East China Sea, Cheng Jingjun in Langya, and Li Chengliang in Liaodong have all arrived. Liu Heitai led his remaining soldiers to join Di Qing. There is no direction from Xiaopei to Mount Tai. movement."

After hearing the report from his men, Liu Bei looked at the neat and orderly Di Qing army on the opposite side, still feeling a little uneasy.

Di Qing dispatched at this time when he shouldn't have dispatched, or in such a way, it would always make them feel suspicious!

They thought that Di Qing would sneak attack the 40,000 soldiers and horses under Pengcheng, but they never thought that Di Qing would dare to fight them head-on!

No matter how you look at it, you can't see how much Di Qing can beat Qing, unless the opponent has a backup plan.

And Xiaopei is still in their hands, so even if there is any change in Li Xiang's army, they can't hide it from them.

Taishan is Di Qing's current base camp. No matter how empty it is, it's not like they can't get any soldiers and horses out, but it's just a little bit. However, there is no movement from these two directions yet. Liu Bei and the others are really not sure from which direction Di Qing's backhand may come!

As for the intelligence of Di Qing's headquarters, including troop deployment, ratio, general lineup, etc., they were all exposed in previous battles.

Now Liu Bei not only has the advantage in terms of troops and horses, but also has an absolute advantage in the lineup of generals.

Currently, the god-level generals following Liu Bei are Guan Yu, Xie Wuyun, Xie Jinhuan, Xie Pilu, Liu Chenxiang, Huangpao, and Yuan Shen and Zhang Guifang from Yuan Shao's force who came with Guan Ning's cavalry.

The peerless generals include: Zhang Fei, Tian Zaibiao, Liu Zhiyuan, Fang Xiang, Fang Bi, Wang Mo, Yang Sen, Gao Youqian, Li Xingba, Huangfu Chaoyun, Huangfu Muyun, Yao Shuliang, Du Huayu, Liu Fenfei, Tang Yunlong, Taishi Ci , Liu Wei, Guan Sheng, Wei Yan...

And the lineup in terms of commanders is even better. The Qing Han Army includes Xu Shiji, Gongsun Yan, Guan Yu, Liu Qi, Yang Duanhe, Gan Mao...

Judging from what has been exposed by both sides, Liu Bei does not think he has a reason to defeat no matter from which angle he looks at it.

What Liu Bei and the others are really worried about are only those things they don't know.

And they also firmly believe that there is definitely a force beyond their expectation. Otherwise, Di Qing would have to be crazy and stupid to dare to fight them head-on.

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can help you win a hundred battles.

If Di Qing's backhand could not be detected, Liu Bei should have left three points to defend next.

Not to mention Liu Bei's side, even Di Qing's side, except for a few people with higher status, no one else can figure out where Di Qing's confidence is to dare to fight in such a decisive battle!

Xue Andu, Jin Tai, and Niu Mo, who were more courageous, had also asked Di Qing or Su Qin, but there was nothing they could do. These two people were more strict than the other. Even their own people were unwilling to say anything. disclose.

Even if you know it is one of your own, if one more person knows, it may be leaked.

Di Qing and Su Qin knew that the big guy like Niu Mo was fine on weekdays, but if he drank a few glasses of wine or found a few beauties for him, he would no longer know who he was and would dare to do anything. said.

Therefore, it does not mean that you can really say everything if you know it is one of your own.

"Get ready, this battle is probably the most difficult one for brothers!" Di Qing's face was solemn.

He did have a backup plan, but even if that army came, he was not absolutely sure.

However, since that troop arrived on time, it was natural that they could not let Liu Heitai's troop be besieged and turn a blind eye as he had thought before.

Even if he wasn't absolutely sure, with that amazing army, Di Qing believed that the chance of winning was enough for him to give it a try.

With Xuzhou's foundation, the situation in the entire Central Plains battlefield has changed because of them. In addition, Dou Jiande's forces have been lurking for many years and he has climbed all the way to the boss level. This credit is more than enough to enter Lingyan Pavilion.

If this credit was placed on one person and he could directly enter the third floor of Lingyan Pavilion, that would be enough.

However, they are two people. If the credit is equally divided between two people, they may not be able to securely enter the third level.

Therefore, we still have to strive for some more credit.

Before Li Xiang's main force arrives, it is a good opportunity to defeat Liu Beijun first.