Chapter 459

"Less than twenty thousand."

Yong Kai laughed loudly,

"With a mere twenty thousand troops, he actually dares to launch an expedition against Nanzhong; Liu Bei is too arrogant!"

Hearing that Liu Bei only had twenty thousand men, Gao Ding also relaxed in his heart,

"Brother Yong, our troops add up to nearly seventy thousand; this Liu Bei is truly overestimating himself!"

Seeing that Gao Ding was no longer afraid of Liu Bei, Yong Kai rolled his eyes,

"It's a pity Liu Bei is very brave; our army might not win in a duel of generals."

Gao Ding waved his hand,

"Brother, do not panic. I have a subordinate general, E Huan, the greatest warrior of the Qing Qiang, nine feet tall, wielding a square-sky halberd, with the courage of ten thousand men; he can behead Liu Bei."

"Good, then we will rely on Brother Gao Ding!"

After the two finished drinking, they raised all their troops the next day, totaling seventy thousand, and headed to the Lushu River Valley to meet the enemy.

At the Lushu River Valley,

Liu Bei had already received news of Gao Ding and Yong Kai's joint advance. He did not continue forward, but set up camp and let the soldiers rest, preparing for a great battle.

Wu Yi said with concern,

"Xuande Gong, the enemy has seventy thousand troops, and our army has less than twenty thousand. Should we temporarily avoid their spearhead and defend the city?"

Liu Bei smiled,

"Ziyuan, do not worry. Gao Ding and Yong Kai's troops are not elite; I intend to break them in one battle!"

Wu Yi?? Judging by Liu Bei's meaning, he still intended to leave the camp and fight a decisive battle?

Zhang Fei laughed loudly,

"My old Zhang finally has a fight! A mere seventy thousand isn't enough for me to kill."

Huang Zhong also smiled,

"My great blade is already hungry and thirsty!"

Wu Yi... these great generals under Liu Bei were all bragging bigger than the last!

Liu Bei looked at the three who had just joined,

"What do you think?"

Zhang Yi cupped his hands,

"My lord, Gao Ding is the leader of the Qing Qiang, and his troops are skilled at climbing and shooting arrows. Our army fighting in the river valley occupies the advantage of the terrain."

Wang Ping cupped his hands,

"My lord, the Yuexi Yi people admire the strong. As long as we defeat their greatest warrior, E Huan, their morale will surely drop."

Deng Zhi had the same thought.

Guo Jia nodded,

"My lord, in the battle of Didao, you killed ten great warriors of the Western Qiang alone and settled the Western Qiang in one battle. I fear this time it will be repeated."

Liu Bei had this thought as well. He would have to step out himself this time to defeat the warrior of the Yuexi Yi in one battle. Not only would winning this great battle be helpful, but it would also be very helpful for ruling these Yi people in the future.

Wei Yan cupped his hands,

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"There is no need for my lord to step out this time; I can behead those Yi warriors."

Zhang Fei, Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, Huang Zhong, and Gao Shun all requested to fight!

Liu Bei, however, knew that Gao Ding's subordinate E Huan was not easy to deal with. He could be said to be the number one fierce general of Nanzhong; generals wielding square-sky halberds were not bad in martial arts.

He smiled,

"Good, the morale is usable. Tomorrow our army will fight a decisive battle with Gao Ding and Yong Kai in the river valley!"

"Ziyuan, you take the troops and stay to guard the camp."

Wu Yi?

Facing seventy thousand people, Liu Bei actually didn't want his six thousand men to help in the battle, and was only taking thirteen thousand men himself?

"Xuande Gong..."

Liu Bei waved his hand,

"No matter, I have been through a hundred battles; how could I be afraid of those miscellaneous troops of Yong Kai?"

Wu Yi couldn't say anything else and could only guard the camp tightly tomorrow. If Liu Bei couldn't hold them off, he could still provide support from the camp.

Early the next morning, the two armies confronted each other in the Lushu River Valley,

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Liu Bei's side had thirteen thousand men, three thousand elite Trap Camp soldiers, and three thousand of Liu Bei's personal cavalry,

while the rest were the elite subordinates of Zhang Fei, Taishi Ci, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Wei Yan, and others, numbering over a thousand each.

The opposite side was a black mass, numbering nearly seventy thousand, looking very intimidating.

However, Liu Bei's soldiers were not afraid at all, their morale high. They had been through a hundred battles and truly did not look down upon the miscellaneous troops on the opposite side, who had unorganized formations, were sparse and scattered, and were shouting loudly.

Yong Kai laughed loudly,

"Brother Gao Ding, Liu Bei actually dares to be this arrogant, even leaving six thousand men to guard the camp!"

Gao Ding stroked his chin,

"I fear Liu Bei has determined he will surely be defeated and is leaving himself a way out!"

Yong Kai sneered,

"Back then, Liu Bang treated my ancestor, who had rendered great service, poorly. Three generations later, the Liu family again stripped my family of our title. This time I must wash away the shame for my ancestors!"

He and Gao Ding rode their horses out of the formation and shouted loudly,

"Liu Bei, you don't stay in Guanzhong with your beautiful wives and concubines, but come to my Nanzhong to die; what is the reason!"

Liu Bei pinched his horse's belly and also rode out from the crowd, shouting explosively,

"Yong Kai, Gao Ding, Liu Zhang has always treated you well, yet I never expected that you would not think of repaying him, but instead rebel!"

"Dismount and surrender quickly, and I will spare your lives!"

Yong Kai laughed loudly,

"Liu Bei, are you crazy? Do you think you have one hundred thousand troops behind you?!"

"I'm not afraid to tell you, the General of Chariots and Cavalry, Cao Cao, intends to recommend me as the Governor of Yizhou. Killing you this time will serve as my pledge of allegiance!"

Liu Bei stopped talking nonsense and shouted explosively,

"Gao Ding, Yong Kai, you two come up together and duel with me!"

The barbarian soldiers on Gao Ding's side whispered to each other; this Xuande Gong was truly fierce, challenging two leaders at once!

Yong Kai was not that stupid. Liu Bei was a super expert who could defeat Lu Bu; let him and Gao Ding fight Liu Bei?

Isn't this bullying people!

Gao Ding was not stupid either; he didn't think he had lived long enough!

Yong Kai said in a loud voice,

"Liu Bei, I will not fight you like a common man!"

Liu Bei laughed loudly,

"Yong Kai, if you're a coward, just be a coward; don't pretend!"

Liu Bei's army laughed loudly one after another, letting out huge boos, mocking these two cowards!

Gao Ding and Yong Kai's faces turned the color of a pig's liver; this Liu Bei was too bad!

The morale of the soldiers under them instantly dropped quite a bit. These barbarian soldiers admired the strong, and their leaders actually didn't dare to duel; it was too shameful!

Gao Ding shouted loudly,

"E Huan, kill him for me!"

"Understood!"

A sturdy man over two meters tall, with a hideous appearance and a very long scar on his face, rode out. He held a square-sky halberd, and his appearance was extremely good!

"Liu Bei, die!"

Liu Bei nodded. It had been a long time since anyone had challenged him; it had to go back to Sun Ce last year... It was time to stretch his muscles,

"Good, let me see the prowess of the greatest warrior of the Qing Qiang!"

Both rode their horses and charged toward each other, the distance getting closer and closer!