Chapter 1233: Rejecting Strategist Pang Tong

"No!" Gu Yi rejected Strategist Pang Tong's suggestion decisively.

"Why?" Strategist Pang Tong asked, puzzled.

"Look." Gu Yi pointed at the scouts who were retreating. "We only have five thousand men right now, and the enemy has over a hundred thousand. Our forces are vastly mismatched; we are simply no match for them. If we were to rashly move out now, I fear we would be caught off guard by the enemy, and by then, our losses would only become increasingly severe."

"Then what does the General intend to do?" Strategist Pang Tong continued to press.

"That is my business; you need not worry about it," Gu Yi said indifferently. "Alright, let us continue forward."

"Understood!"

Strategist Pang Tong acknowledged the order, then turned his horse around and pursued the enemy's main force.

Gu Yi, meanwhile, continued forward with Zhao Yun and Ma Chao.

Very quickly, the distance between the two sides closed significantly.

Looking at the enemy troops before him, Gu Yi knew these must be Dong Zhuo's personal guards, and furthermore, these guards should be an elite force.

Although Gu Yi did not have much fear of these people, he decided it was better to be cautious to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Thus, Gu Yi had Ma Chao and Zhao Yun lead the way in front, while he himself hid in the back.

At this moment, Strategist Pang Tong saw the enemy gathering and immediately shouted, "General, the enemy is gathering too quickly; we cannot continue to wait like this."

Upon hearing Strategist Pang Tong's words, Gu Yi nodded as well and said, "Then let us begin now."

Strategist Pang Tong immediately ordered the soldiers to begin their action.

Seeing the army in front slowly closing in on them, the enemy also furrowed their brows.

"Pass on my General's order: everyone stop moving and wait for the command of our commander-in-chief."

"Understood!"

The enemy immediately followed the General's order and stopped their movement.

Seeing the enemy stop their attack, Gu Yi smiled with satisfaction and said, "The enemy army has stopped their attack. You may continue forward."

Seeing that Strategist Pang Tong had already led the troops to charge up, Gu Yi immediately followed.

Their distance gradually closed.

At this moment, Strategist Pang Tong led five hundred soldiers to charge to the front of the enemy. He looked at the enemy army and sneered, "You rabble, how dare you offend the majesty of my army? Today, I, Strategist Pang Tong, shall take your heads to sacrifice to my fallen brothers!"

"Hahaha, what big talk! I think you must be tired of living, right?!" The opposing General looked at Strategist Pang Tong and the others and couldn't help but laugh loudly.

"You bunch of rabble, are you even worthy of being called a General? I think 'cowardly rats' is more like it!" Strategist Pang Tong did not show any weakness either.

As soon as his words fell, the enemy General immediately roared, "You are courting death!"

After the enemy General finished speaking, he led his soldiers to launch an attack on Strategist Pang Tong's soldiers.

"Kill!"

Both sides instantly fell into a fierce exchange of fire.

The enemy General and Strategist Pang Tong's soldiers were both well-trained and relatively well-equipped, so this battle was very difficult; however, the casualties of Gu Yi and his men were extremely minimal.

The enemy General and Strategist Pang Tong's group fought to a draw, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

This left Gu Yi very surprised.

Such a result had far exceeded Gu Yi's expectations.

He knew that while their strength was indeed not much to speak of, their martial arts were very refined, which was why the combat effectiveness of Gu Yi's army was still quite formidable.

Now, Gu Yi also knew that the gap in strength between his army and the enemy was quite large.

"It seems the situation is looking grim this time," Gu Yi sighed, thinking to himself.

"General, the enemy General has retreated to a distance of ten miles. Should we charge up immediately and kill the enemy General?" Ma Chao reminded him.

Gu Yi shook his head and said with a smile, "Ma Chao, Strategist Pang Tong, you two are both brave and skilled warriors. Such a simple task can be completed by the two of us; why would we need you to take action?"

Hearing Gu Yi's words, Ma Chao asked with some confusion, "Does the General mean for us to watch the battle from the back and wait for an opportunity?"

"Exactly," Gu Yi replied. "Your task is to monitor the enemy's movements from the back. As soon as the enemy's main army shows any unusual movement, you are to strike first and kill the enemy General."

"Understood!"

After hearing Gu Yi's order, Ma Chao and Strategist Pang Tong replied immediately.

"Continue forward, pay attention to concealment, and do not expose your tracks," Gu Yi instructed.

"Yes!"

Ma Chao and Strategist Pang Tong immediately accepted the order, then led the five hundred soldiers to continue forward.

"Where did these people come from?"

Watching the enemy retreat, Zhao Yun asked with a frown.

"I don't know."

Gu Yi shook his head. He could not read anything from Zhao Yun's face, so he continued, "These people were all sent by Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo wants to use this method to sow discord between our two families; his goal is to borrow a knife to kill."

Hearing Gu Yi's words, Zhao Yun couldn't help but nod. Then, he said to Gu Yi, "General, since that is the case, we must resolve the war as soon as possible; otherwise, there will be endless trouble."

After hearing Zhao Yun's words, Gu Yi nodded and said, "I understand. However, Dong Zhuo has sent so many soldiers over; it will not be that easy for us to kill them. Furthermore, they have cavalry clearing the path in front; I fear it will be a bit difficult if we want to kill them easily."

"Hmm," Zhao Yun nodded and said, "If it were only cavalry, we could completely rout them without any effort, but what if it is infantry? That would be troublesome."

"Regardless, we must resolve the war as soon as possible now, and then completely annihilate these enemy troops!"

Just as Gu Yi and the others were preparing to head toward the enemy's camp, suddenly, a sound of hurried footsteps came from the front.

"Not good! The enemy has sent out new troops and is closing in on our stationed camp!" Pang De shouted loudly.

After hearing Pang De's words, Gu Yi and the others immediately abandoned their advance, turned around, and began to rush toward the enemy's camp.

Would they make it in time?

Watching the backs of Gu Yi and the others as they moved away, Pang De felt some worry.

At this moment, the enemy had already reached the front of Pang De and the others.

"General, there are enemy troops ahead!"

Hearing the report from the soldier beside him, Gu Yi hurriedly raised his head and looked toward the distant battlefield.

Sure enough, in front of them were three units, which were exactly the enemy troops they had clashed with earlier.

These three enemy units totaled seven thousand men.

"Kill them all!" Gu Yi immediately ordered.

Hearing Gu Yi's words, Strategist Pang Tong and Zhao Yun immediately brandished the weapons in their hands and charged toward the opposing General. ===== CHAPTER 1234 =====