Chapter 1329: Ambushed

Liu Bei shook his head.

"I don't have any good ideas right now either, but I believe Gu Yi definitely has a way to resolve our current predicament," Liu Bei said.

"My lord, why do you trust him so much?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei smiled and said, "Gu Yi is one of the only two wise men among us. We all respect him and believe he will certainly be able to help us overcome this difficulty."

Hearing these words, everyone could not help but fall silent.

"Gu Yi, I believe in you," Liu Bei said softly, looking at Gu Yi.

Gu Yi nodded slightly and said, "I believe in you too."

"Alright, we don't need to worry about this matter anymore. You should all go and prepare; we will set out tomorrow," Liu Bei said.

Everyone nodded and then withdrew one after another.

Liu Bei sat in his chair, closed his eyes, and fell into deep thought.

The next morning, Gu Yi led several thousand elite troops, setting out from Xuzhou in a grand procession, galloping toward the southeast.

Gu Yi led the group, racing along the official road toward the west.

Gu Yi led the great army, galloping toward the east at high speed.

"Everyone, our target is the northeast direction, where there are three cities: Qingyuan Commandery, Guangling Commandery, and Pingyuan Commandery. We must capture these three cities within three months; otherwise, we will be unable to stop Cao Cao," Gu Yi said, looking at everyone.

"Understood!" everyone replied in unison.

"Let's move out!" Gu Yi said.

Everyone mounted their horses and galloped away.

Gu Yi also rode his horse, galloping toward the direction of Qingyuan Commandery.

"Report!"

Just after Gu Yi and the others had set out, a scout flew to Cao Cao's main tent.

Cao Cao was discussing matters with several strategists when he suddenly heard the scout's report, and he could not help but be stunned for a moment.

"Report!"

The scout called out again.

"Speak!" Cao Cao said, looking at the scout.

"Reporting to my lord, the army led by Gu Yi has already begun attacking Qingyuan Commandery," the scout said, cupping his hands.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao could not help but be greatly shocked.

Cao Cao could not believe his ears and asked, "Say that again."

"Reporting to my lord, Gu Yi is leading a great army and is currently attacking Qingyuan Commandery," the scout said again.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

Cao Cao could not help but secretly curse himself for being foolish. Cao Cao remembered that Gu Yi had said last night that he would give him a great gift when he returned.

"Good! Good!" Cao Cao said excitedly, slapping the table.

Cao Cao looked at the several strategists kneeling at his feet and said, "Good! Very good! This is truly wonderful!"

Hearing this, the several strategists were at a loss and could only kneel on the ground.

"Everyone, Gu Yi's reinforcements have not yet arrived, so this is our best opportunity to attack. In these three months, our losses have been too great. But Gu Yi's reinforcements are slow to arrive, and this is our best chance. Now, I require you to send out scouts as quickly as possible to investigate the detailed situation of Qingyuan Commandery," Cao Cao said loudly.

Hearing this, the strategists could not help but secretly curse Cao Cao for being despicable, using such underhanded methods, but they had no other choice.

"My lord, the scouts have already found out clearly. Qingyuan Commandery is not far from Yanzhou; it only takes half a day to reach it," a strategist stood up and said, cupping his hands.

"Good! We will begin our action immediately!" Cao Cao was overjoyed and quickly gave the order.

"Yes!" everyone said, cupping their hands.

Cao Cao looked at these strategists, feeling very happy inside, but he pretended to be indifferent on the surface.

Cao Cao sat in the main tent, waiting for news to arrive.

"My lord, we have already obtained the detailed topographical map of Qingyuan Commandery." A strategist ran in from outside in a hurry and presented the map in his hand to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at the topographical map and could not help but knit his brows, secretly sighing in his heart: "Qingyuan Commandery is truly too close to Yanzhou."

"My lord, what should we do?" the strategist asked, looking at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao took a deep breath and said, "How much grain and fodder do we have left?"

"My lord, we only have five hundred shi of grain left now."

"This amount is truly too small." Cao Cao shook his head and said, "We must speed up our march."

"Yes!"

"My lord, Qingyuan Commandery is getting closer and closer to us; our great army can already see the county city of Qingyuan."

Gu Yi sat on his horse, looking at the city ahead, feeling a thousand emotions in his heart.

"Pass the order down: the army is to stop and rest. I want to personally go and see the defensive situation of Qingyuan county city to see if I can find a breakthrough point from within," Gu Yi said.

"Understood!"

Thus, under Gu Yi's order, everyone stopped advancing.

"Report!"

"Enter!"

Gu Yi shouted. ===== CHAPTER 1330 =====