Chapter 94

Fresh blood stained the snow, a patch of red and a patch of white.

The Xiliang soldiers who ran slowly fell from their horses one after another; they either died miserably or were severely wounded, screaming on the ground, only to be trampled by the charging warhorses—a sight too horrible to look at!

The Xiliang soldiers scattered rapidly; across the wilderness, there were figures of them whipping their horses to flee in all directions.

Following Dong Zhuo, apart from bullying farmers, they lost more than they won when facing the Huang Jin, which had trained them in the art of fleeing in the face of adversity!

Guo Si and Fan Chou had also fled.

The two saw that Zhang Xiu, who had previously sworn to avenge his uncle Zhang Ji, was running even faster than them!

"Damn it! How is this any different from the Ding Yuan brothers who hypocritically claim they want to avenge their uncle!"

"The Spear King of the North? Bah!"

Zhang Xiu was not stupid; he had observed Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei and realized he was no match for them at all.

It seemed he couldn't beat his junior fellow apprentice Zhao Yun either.

Moreover, there was no time for dueling now; his side was collapsing like a mountain, and going up would just be throwing his life away!

His personality was not reckless, and he still possessed some cunning.

Liu Bei led his men in pursuit for several hours; seven or eight thousand of the thirty thousand Xiliang soldiers were killed, over ten thousand were captured, and another ten thousand had vanished without a trace!

Liu Bei had Zhang Fei collect those valuables again.

Zhang Fei laughed heartily,

"Big Brother, I never expected money could be used this way. I've learned something!"

Everyone praised Liu Bei's cunning!

Liu Bei laughed,

"Good, everyone has made a great contribution today. Once we return to Taiyuan, we will distribute the rewards!"

The morale of the entire army soared!

Liu Bei added,

"Generals, lead the troops back to Maojin Ferry. Dong Zhuo's second wave of troops might arrive very soon."

The netizens in the live stream were also discussing it frantically,

"That Big-Eared Thief is truly too awesome!"

"Thirty thousand elite Xiliang soldiers, and he turned them into a pile of loose sand with just a small trick!"

"Human nature, indeed! Liu Bei has studied human nature too thoroughly!"

"He completely exploited the greed of the Xiliang soldiers."

"Big-Eared Thief is mighty!"

"The Xiliang soldiers are too pitiful; they just got a 'wealth experience card' from the Big-Eared Thief! How miserable!"

Below Luoyang City,

Ding Yuan Shao and the other warlords moved their camp to the burned-out city of Luoyang.

Looking at the broken walls and ruins, with Luoyang looted clean and few commoners left,

The warlords cursed loudly one after another,

"Dong Zhuo, you traitor to the state!"

"Your Majesty!"

Several warlords even cried as they cursed; clearly, some were overacting!

Ding Yuan Shu was there wailing bitterly,

"Uncle, your nephew cannot avenge you; my heart aches!"

"Report!!~"

A scout arrived again!

Ding Yuan Shao wiped away his tears and composed himself,

"What is it?"

"Report to the Alliance Leader, Dong Zhuo has dispatched an army of 70,000, attacking Liu Bei in two routes. One route is the thirty thousand elite Xiliang cavalry led by Guo Si, Zhang Xiu, and others! Behind them are forty thousand troops led by Niu Fu, Li Jue, and Lu Bu."

Ding Yuan Shao suddenly shouted,

"Brother Liu Xuande is in danger! He has fewer than twenty thousand men, and this time it's thirty thousand pure cavalry, with forty thousand more behind them!"

Ding Yuan Shu also wiped his tears; he couldn't keep up the act anymore, as he was too happy inside,

"Liu Bei still has to protect seven hundred thousand Luoyang commoners; this time, the commoners will all be implicated by him!"

Kong Rong and Han Fu both secretly cursed Ding Yuan Shu for being shameless; he wouldn't go to save people himself, yet he was still there making sarcastic remarks!

The scout felt his profession was too hard; couldn't these Ding Yuan brothers just let him finish his report!

Tao Tao Qian asked,

"Is there more intelligence?"

The scout cupped his hands,

"Liu Bei had Guan Yu feign carrying one hundred carts of valuables, which were caught up to by Guo Si. The valuables were scattered all over the ground, and the Xiliang soldiers scrambled to seize them, only to be charged and scattered directly by Liu Bei's cavalry!"

"Liu Bei has won a great victory!"

"Bang!"

Ding Yuan Shu fell to the ground,

"Trash, trash, Guo Si is just a piece of trash!"

Everyone else looked at him. Whose side was this Ding Yuan Shu on anyway? Could he be Dong Zhuo's mole!

Ding Yuan Shu coughed once,

"Trash is good! Guo Si being trash is good!"

Such an insincere sentence; after saying it, Ding Yuan Shu almost vomited!

Kong Rong sighed with emotion,

"Liu Xuande is not only the bravest in the world, but his cunning is also extremely outstanding! I am not his equal!"

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Tao Tao Qian, Zhang Chao, and others all praised him one after another.

Brother Gongsun Zan sighed,

"I am convinced now. Liu Xuande received the true teachings of Lu Shi. As for me, sigh, better not to speak of it!"

Everyone sighed.

The mood for drinking today was gone!

Ding Yuan Shao was also secretly hateful; Liu Bei's reputation was soaring to the skies, and the brilliance of his own position as Alliance Leader was completely overshadowed!

The live stream was overjoyed,

"Haha, these warlords are all going to be worked to death!"

"The Big-Eared Thief is too hateful; everyone's good mood has been ruined!"

"Kicking the Big-Eared Thief out of the group chat is probably the inner voice of the warlords!"

"Seeing this guy Ding Yuan Shu makes me sick; I want to hit him!"

Emperor Hongnong Commandery,

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

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

"Are you worthy of the Lord's trust!"

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

The three of Guo Si secretly cursed Niu Fu in their hearts; this damn guy was trying to shift the blame!

The three secretly grumbled,

"Weren't you almost beaten to the point of shitting yourself by Liu Bei too! What are you acting arrogant for!"

"Thinking you're so awesome!"

Niu Fu let out a long sigh,

"Tell me, what should we do now?"

Guo Si cupped his hands,

"General Niu, if we go back like this, the Lord will surely be furious."

Niu Fu spat,

"That's nonsense! If you have something to say, spit it out!"

Guo Si looked around,

Beauty Feng was also a bit scared; she definitely couldn't afford to offend the Runan Ding Yuan family. If it weren't for Liu Bei, she would likely have been dominated by Ding Yuan Shu.

"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!"

Li Jue also interjected,

"Liu Bei prides himself on benevolence and righteousness, so he will surely cross the river last. We wait until only a few thousand of Liu Bei's men are left, then launch a surprise attack to keep him there, and we will have achieved a great merit!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Niu Fu nodded,

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

"Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, I'm counting on you for the duels!"

"Understood!"

Maojin Ferry,

Niu Fu arrived with his troops.

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

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

Xu Rong made a decisive decision, executing dozens of commoners who were causing chaos, which finally made the commoners cross the river in an orderly fashion again!

Liu Bei's side had also made arrangements,

"Niu Fu, Dong Bu, you defeated generals, you want to be chased again, is that it!"

Zhang Fei shouted with his loud voice, 530

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

Niu Fu, Lu Bu, and Guo Si all looked terrible!

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

"Who dares to fight!"

Everyone on the other side was playing dead.

Lu Bu was also playing dead; he didn't want to fight Zhang Fei, not to mention being exhausted to death, he would just be picked off by the Big-Eared Thief again later!

Niu Fu snorted,

"Don't get entangled with that brute Zhang Fei. Guo Si, Fan Chou, you two take six thousand troops each and charge the commoners crossing the river from the left; you must cause panic!"

"Understood!"

"Li Jue, you take eight thousand troops, circle around, and charge the commoners crossing the river from the right!"

"Understood!"

The Xiliang army began to move.

Liu Bei observed their movements,

"Zhang Yide, you take four thousand cavalry to help Xu Rong hold the left flank."

"Understood!"

"Have Gao Shun and Xu Huang hold the right flank and beat Li Jue back!"

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

Both sides soon engaged in battle!

Li Jue had just led his army over when they were showered by a rain of arrows from Gao Shun's Trap-Breaking Battalion, causing them to fall off their horses!

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

Not long after the battle began, 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 Yun cupped his hands,

"Lord, I request to fight Zhang Xiu!"

Liu Bei nodded,

"Good, Zhao Zilong, lead two thousand cavalry to assist Gao Shun!"