Chapter 180

Hongnong Commandery,

Niu Fu looked at the disheveled Guo Si, Fan Chou, and Zhang Xiu,

"Trash, trash! Thirty thousand against ten thousand, and you lost so miserably!"

"Are you worthy of the trust of my lord!"

"If you can't kill Liu Bei this time, it's all your fault!"

The three of Guo Si cursed Niu Fu inwardly; this was clearly trying to shift the blame!

The three secretly slandered,

"Weren't you also almost beaten out of your shit by Liu Bei! What are you acting arrogant for!"

"Still thinking you're so awesome!"

Niu Fu sighed long,

"Tell me, what should we do now?"

Guo Si cupped his hands,

"General Niu, if we go back like this now, my lord will surely be furious."

Niu Fu spat,

"Isn't that nonsense! If you have something to say, say it!"

Guo Si looked around,

"Our army still has nearly forty-six thousand men; although they are all newly defeated and morale is low, Liu Bei only has ten thousand plus."

"We can rush to Maojin Ferry now and wait for an opportunity to act."

"We can attack the commoners, making Liu Bei unable to attend to everything, or we can wait until Liu Bei is halfway across the river and launch a surprise attack on them!"

Li Jue also interjected,

"Liu Bei prides himself on benevolence and righteousness; he will surely cross the river last. We will launch a surprise attack when Liu Bei has only a few thousand left, keep him there, and we will have achieved great merit!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Niu Fu nodded,

"Three cobblers are indeed better than one Zhuge Liang. Good, let's do it!"

"Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, it's up to you to duel the generals!"

"Understood!"

Maojin Ferry,

Niu Fu led his troops and arrived.

On the south bank of the Yellow River, there were still one hundred thousand commoners who had not crossed the river. Seeing the Xiliang army approaching, they soon panicked.

Some people squeezed forward in fear, and several pontoon bridges soon became crowded.

Xu Rong made a decisive decision and beheaded dozens of commoners who were creating chaos, which finally allowed the commoners to cross the river in an orderly manner again!

Liu Bei's side had also already made arrangements,

"Niu Fu, Dong Bu, you defeated generals, you want to be chased again, right!"

Zhang Fei shouted with his loud voice,

"Guo Si, didn't you pick up enough money last time? You want to pick up some more?"

Niu Fu, Lu Bu, and Guo Si all had very ugly expressions!

Zhang Fei kicked his horse's belly, rode out from the crowd, and pointed his Serpent Spear at the opposite side,

"Who dares to fight!"

The others on the opposite side were all playing dead.

Lu Bu was also playing dead; he didn't want to fight Zhang Fei. Not only would he be exhausted, but he would also be "fished" by the eared thief again later!

Niu Fu snorted,

"Don't get entangled with that reckless Zhang Fei. Guo Si, Fan Chou, you two each lead six thousand troops, charge at the commoners crossing the river from the left, and be sure to cause panic!"

"Understood!"

"Li Jue, you lead eight thousand troops, go around, and charge at the commoners crossing the river from the right!"

"Understood!"

The Xiliang army began to move.

Liu Bei observed their movements,

"Yide, you lead four thousand cavalry to help Xu Rong firmly guard the left flank."

"Understood!"

"Let Gao Shun and Xu Huang firmly guard the right flank and beat Li Jue back!"

Liu Bei still had nine thousand cavalry left, plus Zhang Liao's three thousand troops.

Both sides soon engaged in battle!

Li Jue had just led his army over when they were shot into a mess by a rain of arrows from Gao Shun's Trap-Breaking Battalion!

Xu Huang took the opportunity to charge at Li Jue's formation from the side.

Not long after the two sides engaged, Li Jue began to falter.

Niu Fu made a decisive decision and sent Zhang Xiu to lead six thousand soldiers to assist.

Zhang Xiu's silver spear danced up and down, looking somewhat capable, and Xu Huang began to struggle.

Liu Bei looked around, and before he could speak,

Zhao Zilong cupped his hands,

"My lord, I request to fight Zhang Xiu!"

Liu Bei nodded,

"Good, Zilong, lead two thousand cavalry to assist Gao Shun!" ===== CHAPTER 181 =====