Chapter 31

Zhao Yun was grateful in his heart, and a thousand words converged into one sentence.

"Thank you, My Lord. Your subordinate will surely die for you!"

When Liu Bei left,

Gongsun Zan came to see him off personally and gave Liu Bei three hundred fine horses from the grasslands, none of which were white horses.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Bai Yuekui, and the others all changed to good horses, further strengthening the cavalry's combat power.

Twenty miles outside Qingzhou City,

the Huang Jin rebel commander Liu Shi looked contemptuously at the few thousand government troops in front.

"We have sixty thousand men; how dare this Liu Bei and Zou Jing, with their mere few thousand, take the initiative to attack us!"

Deputy General Luo Shi reminded him,

"Commander, Liu Bei has two deputy generals under his command, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, whose martial arts are extraordinary. They killed Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao in one move; we must be careful."

Liu Shi nodded; that was indeed a problem.

"Pass the order down: do not duel with Liu Bei's generals; just have the army swarm them together!"

"Commander is wise!"

The minor commanders nodded one after another; they didn't want to throw their lives away!

One day later,

Zou Jing was a bit discouraged.

"Brother Xuande, these Huang Jin rebels are indeed cunning; they won't duel with us and always swarm us together!"

Zhang Fei was also very angry.

"These Huang Jin rebels, they never stop coming!"

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu.

"Yunchang, what do you think?"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and paused.

"Big Brother, the Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou are stronger than those in Youzhou. In a head-on confrontation, the disparity in our army's numbers is too great."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Hmm, Yunchang is right. We can use strategy to break them."

He looked at Zhao Yun again.

"Zilong, tell us your opinion."

Zhao Yun knew Liu Bei was giving him a chance to perform.

He already had some ideas in his heart.

"My Lord, the Huang Jin army's discipline is very poor. They swarm together in favorable circumstances and scatter in adversity. If our army can strike at their morale, it is very likely we can settle the battle in one go."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Good, Zilong has grasped the key point."

Zhang Fei felt he was being overshadowed by Zhao Yun and quickly said,

"I think so too!"

Liu Bei stood up.

"Everyone, three miles ahead of our army, there are hills on both sides and a battlefield in the middle. We will ambush troops in the mountains beforehand. When the two armies engage, our surprise troops will charge out, creating the illusion of reinforcements and catching the Huang Jin soldiers off guard."

Everyone's eyes lit up; this way, they might really be able to settle the battle in one go!

Liu Bei continued,

"We can also arrange for soldiers in the mountains to shake the branches, creating the illusion that there are many more government troops in the mountains."

Guan Yu stroked his beard.

"Big Brother, I have confidence that we can crush the Huang Jin army this time!"

Bai Yuekui looked at Liu Bei and thought to herself,

"When did this guy learn military strategy!"

The broadcast room was also complaining.

"The Big-Eared Thief isn't selling straw sandals anymore; he's actually playing with military strategy!"

"Don't say that; the Big-Eared Thief actually looks like he knows what he's doing!"

Liu Bei let everyone go down to prepare and called Zhao Yun over.

"Zilong, you lead a team of cavalry later. When the Huang Jin soldiers are in chaos, strike straight at the Huang Jin commander Liu Shi. Whether this battle can be settled in one go depends on your performance."

Zhao Yun cupped his hands.

"My Lord, your subordinate will surely take Liu Shi's head!"

"Good, go down and prepare."

Hua Mulan walked over.

"You sent your personal guard captain away; aren't you afraid of danger?"

Liu Bei laughed.

"Don't I still have you, my wife? You are Zhang Fei's sister-in-law, after all."

Hua Mulan cursed.

"You really are a scumbag."

She pulled Bai Yuekui and went down as well.

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