Chapter 107

"I'm afraid Liu Bei is asking Han Fu for that 150,000 shi of grain!"

Ding Yuan Shao's hanging heart relaxed a lot.

Liu Bei was still very difficult to fight; Ding Yuan Shao had deep experience. If Liu Bei was determined to help Han Fu, he would have to spend a lot of energy plotting for Jizhou.

Just then, a scout came.

"Report!~"

"My lord, Liu Bei left Outside Yecheng that day and led his army to attack Ju Yi!"

"Accompanying him were Ju Shou, Zhang He, and others."

Ding Yuan Shao??

Guo Tu and the others were also confused; what kind of trick was this Liu Bei playing!

Xu You cupped his hands.

"My lord, we should hurry and send troops to Outside Yecheng; delay will lead to changes!"

Feng Ji opposed sending troops to Outside Yecheng, thinking they should go to aid Ju Yi!

Guo Tu thought they should wait and see; Ju Yi was a wolf cub, and Liu Bei going to fight him was something to be happy about!

Ding Yuan Shao's head was about to explode; he didn't know who to listen to at all; it seemed everyone had a point!

The netizens in the live stream also discussed it.

"What is the Big-Eared Thief doing? He said before he couldn't take Jizhou, and now he's lingering and not leaving!"

"I don't understand either!"

"Ding Yuan Shao is also confused!"

"Ding Yuan Shao's confusion lies in having too many strategists, all talking at once; he definitely has a choice phobia!"

"If it were me, I'd take the troops directly to Outside Yecheng; why think so much!"

"Da! Da! Da!"

Liu Bei led his army to the vicinity of Handan!

"Report~!"

"My lord, Ju Yi has already stood with over ten thousand troops fifteen miles to the north, waiting in strict formation!"

Ju Shou cupped his hands.

"Lord Liu Xuande, Ju Yi started in Xiliang and is proficient in the tactics of the Qiang people; his private soldiers are all elites, with many bows and crossbows, and he has a good set of tactics to deal with cavalry."

Liu Bei nodded; he naturally knew that this Ju Yi relied on eight hundred "First-Ascenders" and a thousand strong crossbows to beat Brother Gongsun Zan into a mess, and the White Horse Followers were turned to ash in one battle!

However, at this time, he should not have that many crossbows yet.

It could be said that Ju Yi was the strongest person in commanding battles among Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou!

Without him defeating the White Horse Followers, Brother Gongsun Zan and Ding Yuan Shao would have had to fight for a long time in Hebei!

Liu Bei occupied Bingzhou, and his goal was Sili; if Ding Yuan Shao occupied Ji, Qing, and You too early, he would soon plot for Bingzhou.

Liu Bei wanted to let the two of them make trouble for a while longer, so he could develop in peace.

Liu Bei looked at Ju Shou.

"Gongyu, what do you think of this Ju Yi?"

Ju Shou paused.

"Lord Liu Xuande, Ju Yi is good at fighting, but he has no faith or righteousness, is arrogant and lawless, and cannot be suppressed unless by a hero."

Liu Bei agreed with Ju Shou's evaluation.

Ju Yi saw that Han Fu was weak and wanted to argue about splitting up; after the Battle of Jieqiao, he was even more arrogant and was eventually killed by Ding Yuan Shao.

"Ju Yi and Gan Ning are somewhat similar; they have their own elite troops, are brave and good at fighting, but are unruly 0 ......"

Fifteen miles was soon covered.

Liu Bei led his army to stop one mile away, observing Ju Yi's formation.

Over ten thousand troops, nearly two thousand cavalry, with one thousand on each side protecting the wings.

The center was infantry holding large shields standing in the front, and the rear was blocked, so it was not clear.

But Liu Bei could feel that behind the large shields, there should be hundreds of strong crossbows waiting for him to throw himself into the net.

"Everyone, how do you think we should break the enemy?"

Zhang Fei spoke first.

"Big Brother, why talk about tactics? The opposite side only has that many people; we'll just charge over, and he'll collapse!"

Liu Bei ignored Zhang Fei's speech and looked at Xu Shu.

"Cheng Yuanzhi, you speak first."

Zhang Fei?? Speak first? Didn't I just say it!

Xu Shu frowned.

"My lord, I observe the enemy's troops; the infantry in the center is particularly elite, and behind the large shields, I'm afraid there is hidden murderous intent."

"Just now Brother Gongyu said that Ju Yi's troops are good at using bows and crossbows; I estimate that there are at least hundreds of strong crossbows behind the large shields waiting for our cavalry to charge."

Liu Bei nodded; if Brother Gongsun Zan had Xu Shu as a strategist, he wouldn't have been defeated so miserably.

Brother Gongsun Zan's miserable defeat had tactical reasons from Ju Yi, but more importantly, he was floating; once a person floats, it's easy to be defeated.

His thirty thousand men, facing Ju Yi's eight hundred "First-Ascenders," didn't take it seriously, thinking one charge would settle it; unexpectedly, they were shot to pieces!

Zhang Fei was stunned.

"I didn't expect this Ju Yi to be so insidious! I almost fell for his trick!"

Liu Bei glared at him.

"Zhang Yide, how many times do I have to tell you, think and look more when encountering things, don't just charge blindly!" 5.7

Zhang Fei shrugged.

"Big Brother, I can't change it."

Liu Bei shook his head and looked at Xu Shu.

"Cheng Yuanzhi, then how should we break it?"

Xu Shu paused.

"My lord, this formation is strong in the front; our army is all cavalry, so there's no need to charge. Send three tiger generals to harass from the left, right, and rear, making him unable to attend to both ends, and he will inevitably collapse!"

Ju Shou and Zhang He looked at each other; they didn't expect this unknown Xu Shu to have such high wisdom!

Liu Bei looked around and began to give orders.

"Zhao Zilong, you lead two thousand five hundred cavalry to attack the enemy's left wing!"

"Yes!"

"Zhang Yide, lead two thousand five hundred cavalry to attack the enemy's right wing."

"Yes!"

"Zhang He, I give you two thousand cavalry; you circle to the rear of Ju Yi's army and attack his rear."

Zhang He didn't expect Liu Bei to trust him so much, so he hurriedly cupped his hands.

"Yes!"

"Good, Gongyu, Cheng Yuanzhi, you two and I will personally lead four thousand troops in the center, waiting for the opportunity of battle."

"Yes!".