Chapter 1089: 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 eliminate him; by then, it will be too late," Liu Biao also said.

"I agree," Xun Yu spoke up.

Everyone was discussing it in a clamor, but no one had any constructive suggestions.

"Hmph! Gu Yi, do you really think we are afraid of you?" Yuan Shao let out a cold snort and then gave the order to prepare to launch an attack.

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

"General Gu, what should we do now?" Li Dian asked 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.

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

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

"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 launching a sneak attack on us," Gu Yi said after a moment of silence.

"General Gu is wise," Li Dian cupped his hands and complimented.

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

Upon hearing Gu Yi's words, Li Dian immediately felt the pressure.

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 immediately, the sound of battle cries resounded throughout the entire military camp.

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

These men in black were all battle-hardened experts; facing the arrows that were attacking like a tidal wave, they were not in the least bit flustered.

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

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

"Then what should we do?" Gu Yi frowned, looking at the men in black who were getting closer and closer, feeling extremely anxious in his heart.

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

"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 truly 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 one life, and if he were to lose it here, it would be troublesome later.

"Then what should we do?" Li Dian asked with some anxiety.

"I think we should still 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 simply won't be able to get away," Li Dian hurriedly said.

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

"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 steeds, and their horsemanship was extremely skillful. Under Gu Yi's training, their horsemanship was also becoming better and better.

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

"General, why have they stopped pursuing?" Li Dian asked.

"They want to take this opportunity to figure out our intelligence, and wait until we are exhausted before launching an attack on us," Gu Yi analyzed.

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

"Alright, you all go and rest first." Gu Yi waved his hand, letting them rest first, and then he arrived at the top of the city gate tower, gazing into the distance, pondering how to act next.

Gu Yi did not leave, but instead continued to remain on the city gate tower.

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

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

Soon, Li Dian led an army of five thousand and quietly set off toward the Western Regions.

The speed of this army of five thousand was very fast; in just three days, they were already less than fifty li away from the Western Regions.

This army of five thousand was the elite of the Western Regions army, and furthermore, their equipment was also extremely fine, even finer than the army within Hanyang City.

They wore leather armor, carried huge shields on their backs, held long swords in their hands, had broadswords strapped to their waists, and rode warhorses as they hurried toward the Western Regions.

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