Chapter 1082: A once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity

"Meng De, this is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity." Guo Jia said.

"That's right. This opportunity is rare; if we don't seize it, we'll have to wait for Gu Yi to return and then find a way to get rid of him, and by then it will be too late." Liu Biao also said.

"I agree." Xun Yu said.

Everyone discussed it in a clamor, but no one had any constructive opinions.

"Hmph! Gu Yi, do you really think we are afraid of you?" Yuan Shao snorted coldly and gave the order to prepare for an attack.

Gu Yi rode on the White Dragon Horse, looking quietly into the distance, his eyes revealing a profound gaze.

"General Gu, what should we do now?" Li Dian said with some worry.

"You first send someone to notify Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, saying that I am preparing to go to the Western Regions to search for the military tally." Gu Yi said after pondering for a moment.

"Good! I will go notify them immediately." Li Dian promised hurriedly.

"Wait." Just at this moment, Gu Yi suddenly spoke.

"What is it, General?" Li Dian looked at Gu Yi in confusion and asked.

"I think I should still leave two elite armies for Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to prevent them from sneaking an attack on us." Gu Yi said after a moment of silence.

"General Gu is wise." Li Dian cupped his fists in flattery.

Just at this moment, Gu Yi suddenly looked up at the sky, a cold glint flashing on his face as he said: "Someone is coming."

Li Dian felt pressure upon hearing Gu Yi's words.

He also looked up at the sky and saw a large group of men in black appearing in the distance.

"Enemy attack!" Li Dian shouted, and instantly, shouts of battle resounded throughout the entire camp.

Subsequently, hundreds of soldiers rushed out of their tents, taking out their bows and arrows one after another to shoot at the men in black.

These men in black were all battle-hardened experts; facing the arrows surging toward them like a tide, they were not flustered in the slightest.

"Crossbowmen, move forward and cover the General!" Li Dian roared.

"General, our crossbowmen are only using ordinary arrows; there is no way to stop these people." A personal guard beside Gu Yi reported to him.

"Then what should we do?" Gu Yi frowned, watching the men in black getting closer and closer, his heart also extremely anxious.

"General, only our cannons can harm them; we must retreat quickly." Li Dian reminded him.

"Retreat, how do we retreat?" Gu Yi retorted.

"Our cannons are the most powerful; they will definitely be scared away." Li Dian said.

"What you say makes sense, but these people are far too cunning; our cannons can only temporarily deter them, but cannot truly kill them." Gu Yi shook his head; he did not dare to take the risk, after all, he only had so many lives, and if he suffered losses here, it would be troublesome later.

"Then what should we do?" Li Dian asked anxiously.

"I think we should just run." Gu Yi said.

"Run? General, if we do that, wouldn't we let them catch up to us? By then, even if we escape, they will pursue us relentlessly, and we won't be able to escape at all." Li Dian said hurriedly.

"No matter what, we must try to see if our army can resist them." Gu Yi said firmly.

"Alright! Since that's the case, we'll fight it out." Li Dian said through gritted teeth.

Subsequently, Gu Yi led his army and fled toward the Western Regions.

These soldiers were all riding fine horses, and their horsemanship was very skilled. Under Gu Yi's training, their horsemanship was also getting better and better.

In the Western Regions, Gu Yi encountered several waves of men in black, but they did not pursue Gu Yi, instead leaving quietly.

"General, why did they stop pursuing?" Li Dian asked.

"They want to take the opportunity to figure out our intelligence, and when we are exhausted, they will launch an attack on us." Gu Yi analyzed.

"The General is truly powerful." Li Dian gave a thumbs up.

"Alright, you all rest first." Gu Yi waved his hand, letting them rest first, and then he came to the top of the city wall, looking into the distance, pondering how to act next.

Gu Yi did not leave, but continued to stay on the city wall.

Western Regions, you must not let this old man down! A look of anticipation appeared on Gu Yi's face.

Gu Yi sat in command on the city wall, while Li Dian took the rest of the men and began to gather troops, preparing for a counterattack.

Soon, Li Dian took five thousand troops and quietly headed toward the Western Regions.

The speed of these five thousand troops was very fast, and in less than three days, they were less than fifty miles away from the Western Regions.

These five thousand troops were the elite of the Western Region army, and their equipment was also very sophisticated, even more sophisticated than the army inside Hanyang City.

They wore leather armor, carried huge shields, held long swords, had large blades at their waists, rode warhorses, and hurried toward the Western Regions.

These five thousand iron cavalry had already attracted the attention of various forces in the Western Regions while on the road.

They were originally going to attack the Western Regions, but they did not expect that the Western Region army would take the initiative to withdraw, which made the leaders of the various forces in the Western Regions feel very puzzled.

"General, what should we do next?" Li Dian came to Gu Yi and asked.

"Our reinforcements should arrive very soon." Gu Yi said confidently.

"What? The General's reinforcements are coming so soon?" Li Dian asked in shock upon hearing this.

"Hmm." Gu Yi nodded.

"That's great! Then we don't have to fear them!" Li Dian breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Yi looked at Li Dian and asked: "I remember that your Western Regions have five cities, what is going on?"

"That is our western border, where fifteen thousand troops are stationed." Li Dian replied.

"So that's how it is." Gu Yi nodded and asked immediately, "What about the other cities?"

"The garrisons in the other cities are few, but they are not weak either. Therefore, we need to destroy the garrison at the western border first before we can attack the other cities." Li Dian explained.

"This matter is left to you." Gu Yi patted Li Dian on the shoulder and said.

"Yes, General!" Li Dian cupped his fists and said. ===== CHAPTER 1083 =====