When Yuan Shao heard Xu You's proposal, he nodded slightly. In the battle in Huai County, Gongsun Zan's white horse Yicong did show good combat power. At this time, it was indeed a good choice for them to fight to win a game.

"Bo Gui, then you will lead the White Horse Yicong to fight tomorrow. What do you think?" Yuan Shao asked Gongsun Zan.

Han Fu had made a boast of the sea before, but in the end he was so dirty that he returned, becoming a laughing stock in everyone's hearts.

Now, whether it is Xu You's proposal or Yuan Shao's inquiry, he has regarded himself as the key to regaining the failure. This degree of attention has made Gongsun Zan very proud.

"Since the leader has an order, how dare I not obey? Tomorrow, I will lead 5,000 white horses to fight. I will definitely conquer the enemy, restore the decline, and strengthen our army's military power!" Gongsun Zan accepted Yuan Shao's order with confidence.

The other princes looked at Gongsun Zan's energetic appearance. Although they were not very convinced, they still looked enthusiastic on the surface and said words to wish him a victory.

Only Cao Cao looked at Gongsun Zan and wanted to speak but stopped, with a worried expression on his face.

...

Leaving Yuan Shao's central army camp, Cao Cao took the Cao brothers and the newly joined Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai returned to his base together.

Along the way, he still bowed his head and fell into deep thought.

Cao Ren saw that Cao Cao was worried and went forward with concern and asked: "Brother, what's wrong with you? He has been frowning since just now. I can't figure out what's going on?"

"My lord is worried about the battle of the White Horse Yicheng tomorrow?" Guo Jia directly pointed out Cao Cao's worries.

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and nodded slightly: "Baima Yichen has been famous for a long time and has shown his power to fight against the northern Hu people many times, and his combat power cannot be underestimated."

"But he was facing Han Tao. In the northwest, Han Tao could win the battle against tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry, especially since he now has a super crossbow force, which is the nemesis of the cavalry."

"I'm worried that I might suffer a crushing defeat when I go to war tomorrow." Cao Cao told Guo Jia about his concerns.

"Lord, are you planning to persuade Yuan Shao to change his strategy?" Xi Zhicai asked.

"Yuan Shao is stubborn and self-righteous. If he could listen to my persuasion, he would not have missed a good situation in Luoyang, nor would he have made a ridiculous move to give up the attack on the North Road. I would go to persuade him at this time, but I am afraid he may not be willing to listen."

"In fact, with the current hundreds of thousands of troops of the coalition forces, they do not divide the troops to attack. They just need to gather troops and launch a strong attack on Hulao Pass. Even if Han Tao is in charge, relying on the advantage of the number of people, they can definitely capture the city and attack Luoyang directly. Why do you need to fight the generals and fight formations here?" Cao Cao shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"What the lord said is indeed the most suitable tactic for the coalition forces, but this kind of fighting style consumes a lot of troops. Which prince is willing to consume this way?" Guo Jia said with a word.

"Apart from the lord, only Sun Wentai and Liu Xuande really want to attack Dong Zhuo and rescue the emperor, but they just experienced a great defeat together, and one of them had no soldiers in their hands. Even if they were willing to support the lord, they still did not have this ability."

"We only have the current plan. We can only watch the battle between the eighteen princes and Han Tao to consume, and wait for the opportunity. Please don't be anxious." Guo Jia persuaded Cao Cao.

Cao Cao understood that what Guo Jia said was true, so he could only sigh helplessly and said, "I am just worried that if Gongsun Zan is defeated again tomorrow, the morale of the coalition forces will be damaged again and again, and the princes of all walks of life will be no longer in a fight, and no one will fight again. This alliance may not last long. We will be disbanded if we can find a good opportunity to fight."

"It's reasonable for the lord to worry. Then this might as well be like this. If Gongsun Zan wins by chance tomorrow, the lord naturally doesn't have to speak."

"If he is unfortunately defeated, the lord can offer advice to Yuan Shao, suspend the attack, and confront Han Tao's army." Guo Jia offered advice to Cao Cao.

"Confrontation? Isn't this just consuming food and grass for nothing? The coalition forces are large, how can they last for this consumption?" Cao Cao asked Guo Jia in confusion.

"The lord is right. Our army is consumed, and the enemy is consumed too. Han Tao helps Dong Zhuo, and the supply of food and grass must be provided by Dong Zhuo. When our army attacks with all its strength, they will share the same hatred of the enemy, so Dong Zhuo will naturally not care about gains and losses."

"But when the two sides confront each other and consume a lot of money every day, Dong Zhuo will definitely feel distressed, and will not be able to hold back and urge Han Tao to take the initiative."

"The same is true for our army. It has been confronted for a long time and consumed a lot of food and grass. As the lord said, people will definitely be moved. Yuan Shao was very happy to be successful and organized a coalition army to serve as the leader of the alliance but he had not obtained any land and was about to disband. How could he live up to his face? At that time, he could only use his troops to fight." Guo Jia explained the details of his plan to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao suddenly realized when he heard this: "I understand. In this way, both sides are eager to win and will fight to the death with all their might. Naturally, there will be consumption, and our chance will follow!"

Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao and nodded with a smile: "That's exactly what it means!"

Cao Cao nodded slowly: "Okay, in this situation, I can only use such a strategy to stimulate both sides! Tomorrow, I will follow the plan!"

...

At dawn, Gongsun Zan took five thousand white horses from the same place and set up a formation five miles in front of Hulao Pass, and began to yell with war drums.

Compared with the Western Liang heavy armored iron cavalry, Baima Yi did not win by speed and impact.

The white horses are all composed of knights who are good at shooting, so the troops are all white war horses, and the soldiers are light armored spears, wearing bent bows and enough arrows. Guerrilla warfare is their magic weapon to win.

At this time, they held spears and shouted neatly: "Where is righteousness, life and death follow! The sky can be used to witness it, and the white horse is used to prove it!" The shouts resounded throughout the world, and the momentum shook the sky.

Yuan Shao attaches great importance to today's battle, so he personally brought other princes to watch the battle from afar. In his heart, he hoped that Gongsun Zan could defeat Han Tao's troops and win the coalition forces, which also gave him a gleam on his face.

Han Tao, accompanied by his subordinates and the generals of Xiliang, watched from afar.

When he saw the neatly arranged white horse cavalry formation in the distance, he immediately guessed the other party's identity: Bai Horse Yicong!

Han Tao shook his head gently, and a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After Dian Wei killed Pan Feng, he always believed that Yuan Shao would change his strategy, give full play to his numerical advantage, mobilize his troops to launch a strong attack. He even arranged for Zhou Cang to move all the defensive equipment to the top of Hulao Pass and prepare for a strong attack.

To his surprise, Yuan Shao actually chose to arrange for Baimayi to challenge him.

Han Tao was thinking, but someone beside him asked for a fight loudly: "General, please allow me to go out of seclusion and fight!"
Chapter completed!