Chapter 480

"This time I brought three hundred war elephants, followed by tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves, as well as twenty thousand combat soldiers. We must make Liu Bei and that kid Dai Lai never return!"

Meng Huo laughed,

"Thank you, brother, for your help. If we win this time, how about I hand over the Wei County area to you to manage?"

King Mulu was waiting for this sentence,

"Thank you, Barbarian King!"

Other cave lords also asked to fight, swearing to kill Liu Bei!

Meng Huo nodded; love is lost, but the battlefield is triumphant. He wanted to wash away his shame!

Zangke Commandery, ten miles outside Qilan City,

The atmosphere in Liu Zhang's camp was not very good,

"You tell me, how did I lose troops and generals against a small Zhu Bao and still fail to take it!"

Liu Zhang was very unhappy!

Wang Lei cupped his hands,

"My lord, Zhu Bao is treacherous and defends the city. Our army's siege equipment is insufficient."

Deng Xian arched his hands,

"My lord, once our army builds siege equipment, we will definitely be able to break the city!"

Liu Zhang looked at the intelligence in his hand and snorted,

"Brother Xuande is really lucky; he actually snatched Meng Huo's intended wife, Cave Lord Miss Zhu Rong! It is rumored that this Miss Zhu Rong is the greatest beauty in Nanzhong!"

He had been attacking unsuccessfully recently, and seeing Liu Bei not only winning battle after battle but also taking Miss Zhu Rong, it was impossible not to feel envious and jealous.

Wang Lei laughed,

"My lord, Liu Bei has angered Meng Huo. This time Meng Huo has an army of 120,000, and Liu Bei, plus Miss Zhu Rong, has less than 50,000. It's dangerous."

Liu Zhang's mentality changed a bit, and he didn't scold Wang Lei, waving his hand,

"Brother Xuande is helping me pacify the rebellion, so I naturally hope he wins."

"Alright, rest early, and continue attacking the city tomorrow!"

As a result, that night, Zhu Bao led people to raid the camp at night,

Liu Zhang was caught off guard and suffered a great defeat, retreating all the way to the Bijie area before stopping.

After counting, he found that of the 50,000-strong army, only 20,000 remained. Liu Zhang was tearful and had to lead his troops back to Shu Commandery.

This battle directly displayed Liu Zhang's uselessness to the people of Yizhou.

Liu Zhang now hoped that Liu Bei would definitely not win.

Wei County,

Liu Bei said to the small cave lords,

"Everyone, thank you for your help. Meng Huo is an incompetent child; my army is enough to wipe him out. You just need to help out from a distance."

Those cave lords were naturally overjoyed; not having to fight was naturally the best!

Dai Lai Dongzhu said worriedly,

"Brother-in-law, Meng Huo has 120,000 troops. Should we still defend the city and the stronghold, wait for his attack to be unsuccessful, and then settle it in one battle when he is negligent?"

Liu Bei nodded,

"Dai Lai still has strategies. However, Meng Huo's troops are not elite, and I have the confidence to settle it in one battle."

Although Dai Lai Dongzhu was a bit puzzled, Liu Bei's prestige was there, so he chose to believe him.

Liu Bei added,

"Dai Lai, help me do one thing: write a letter to King Mulu."

Dai Lai?

"Brother-in-law, what's the point of contacting that kind of person?"

Liu Bei explained with a smile.

Dai Lai Dongzhu's eyes lit up,

"Brother-in-law is indeed full of strategies!"

Miss Zhu Rong rolled her eyes from the side,

"Schemes, that's how I was tricked!"

She immediately laughed again; watching others get tricked was very satisfying.

Meng Huo's army camp,

"Everyone, Liu Bei has sent me a letter of challenge, arranging to have a decisive battle with me in the river valley tomorrow!"

Meng Huo held the letter of challenge, very angry,

"Liu Bei despises us so much; he only has 40,000 troops, yet he dares to leave the city for a decisive battle with my 120,000-strong army!"

Yong Kai remembered the previous crushing defeat,

"Great King, beware of Liu Bei's tricks. Last time he used the sunlight... making my archers unable to see at all..."

After listening to Yong Kai's account, everyone felt tight in their hearts. Liu Bei was too treacherous; everyone had to be careful!

King Mulu snorted,

"Everyone, don't panic. As long as I send out jackals, tigers, leopards, and wolves, Liu Bei's cavalry's warhorses will definitely be in chaos!"

Everyone was happy; this King Mulu was quite useful.

Yong Kai still frowned,

"Liu Bei's army's bows and crossbows are very powerful; the crossbow arrows can fire three times in a row. Gao Ding's cavalry died under these bows and crossbows!"

Everyone looked at each other; the vanguard would definitely be miserable!

King Mulu laughed again,

"Everyone, I have thousands of wild oxen. If we drive them with all our might to charge Liu Bei's army, it will definitely make his formation a mess! Everyone can then take advantage of the chaos to kill them!"

Everyone felt that this King Mulu was too useful.

Meng Huo also specifically praised King Mulu.

Everyone returned to their tents.

Soon, a scout secretly reported to Meng Huo,

"Great King, Dai Lai Dongzhu's messenger sent a letter to King Mulu."

Meng Huo was shocked, and his younger brother Meng You whispered from the side,

"Second brother, Mulu and Dai Lai are close friends. These two wouldn't..."

These words hit Meng Huo's heart.

"Let's go, let's go see."

Walking to King Mulu's camp, Mulu was looking at the bamboo slips in his hand. Seeing Meng Huo arrive, he laughed,

"That kid Dai Lai is still writing me a letter."

Meng Huo smiled without warmth,

"You guys have a really good relationship; the decisive battle is tomorrow, yet you are still exchanging letters today."

Mulu felt a jolt in his heart; this Meng Huo was suspicious of him.

He quickly took the letter for everyone to see,

"Great King, look for yourselves; it's all trivial matters."

Meng Huo looked and saw that the bamboo slips were smeared with ink, vaguely seeing words like 'being the Barbarian King,' 'you and I are brothers,' and so on...

Meng Huo laughed loudly,

"Brother Mulu, this Dai Lai Dongzhu really has a good relationship with you."

Everyone had doubts in their hearts.

King Mulu was instantly heartbroken; he came to help sincerely, only to be misunderstood!

At noon the next day,

Both sides lined up in the river valley,

Meng Huo let Meng You lead five thousand troops to guard the camp, and mobilized 115,000 troops to move out!

Liu Bei had his own elite force of over 12,000, a newly trained force of 15,000, and Miss Zhu Rong and Dai Lai Dongzhu's force of 15,000.