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The night passed uneventfully. The first batch of troops that had to leave had already set off last night after Lu Zhi's inspection. The current Han army only had about 50,000 troops left. If the Yellow Turban Army went crazy and launched an all-out assault, the remaining Han army might be completely wiped out.
However, the Yellow Turban army had not acted unexpectedly so far, just as Hua Juan had said. A few moments after Lu Zhi ordered the Han army to immediately break camp and retreat south, the scouts on the front line were still on guard and constantly reporting the Yellow Turban army's every move.
"Marshal, the enemy army is currently washing up and cooking breakfast. The flags of the two generals have yet to be raised. They are clearly still resting.”
"Yes... Check again!"
Several moments later…"Marshal, although the Yellow Turban Army is still heavily guarded, the departure of our Han Army does not seem to have caused the other party to have any reaction or action. Cheng Yuanzhi's flag had just been raised, and he seemed to have no intention of entering Ma Yuanyi's tent to discuss. However, before he entered, he seemed to have instructed his troops to wait for orders and to set off at any time.”
Lu Zhi, who was slowly advancing on his horse, heard the report from the scout. He pondered for a moment and said,"Yes... Then continue to confirm the Yellow Turban thief's actions. If there is any abnormal situation, report immediately!”
The scout waited for Lu Zhi's order and then turned around and rode away, forming a strong contrast with the Han army that was slowly moving south.
Lu Zhi, who had watched the scout leave with a wave of yellow sand, turned back to look at the absent-minded Hua Juan and said,""Currently, it's going smoothly, but... What I'm worried about is whether the Yellow Turban thief will really fall into this trap as he wishes…Eh? Miss Juan, Miss Juan!"
Hua Juan, who wasn't listening to Lu Zhi's words, was doing something as he pointed his sword at the horse. Bai Qing, who was at the side, saw him nudging Hua Juan with his elbow and scolded him jokingly,"What is Xiao Juan doing? The marshal has something to ask you! Look at how you're swaying around without any proper manners…"
When Hua Juan heard this, he looked at Lu Zhi, who had been watching for a long time, with an embarrassed face and said,""Marshal…This was…What is it?"
Hearing this, Lu Zhi smiled in surprise and said,"It seems that Miss Juan is very interested in martial arts, so she always puts her mind on it…This was a good thing, but the most important thing now was to realize Miss Juan's plan. If Miss Juan really wants to have a deeper understanding of martial arts, how about I take you back to the capital to look for martial arts suitable for Miss Juan after the Yellow Turban bandits are eliminated? However, the prerequisite is that we can really eliminate the Yellow Turban bandits, who are several times more powerful than the Han army. Otherwise, it's just empty talk!”
Hua Juan, who had just learned a sword style taught by Bai Qing last night, was already too happy to think about home. Now that Lu Zhi said that if there was a chance, he would definitely look for a master for her and find a martial art suitable for her to practice, how could Hua Juan suppress her excitement? She was happily cheering on the horse, as if the Yellow Turban thieves had been destroyed by her, and now she was looking for a master.
Seeing that he had attracted Hua Juan's attention, Lu Zhi quickly raised the question again. Since Hua Juan had received the "promise" after the victory, he thought seriously for a while and said,"Ma Yuanyi and Cheng Yuanzhi are the top generals under Zhang Jiao. Their status and reputation are comparable. Ma Yuanyi is naturally brave and ruthless, while Cheng Yuanzhi likes to play tricks. I believe that the two of them hope to make a great contribution in this battle with our Han army and surpass the rest of the Yellow Turban troops, so…He had to think of a way to make the two of them fall out with each other and become suspicious of each other. If the two of them are no longer of the same mind, then our plan is already half successful. As long as we reach the black forest, the Yellow Turban bandits will definitely be destroyed.”
“... This is a counter-tactic, but how can I make them suspect each other? I've fought with them for a long time. These two are tough opponents under Zhang Jiao's command. It's extremely difficult to make them enemies.”
Hua Juan seemed to have a calculative smile on his face when he heard this and said,""This is not difficult. Although the two of them are heading in the same direction, as long as they create a key point that makes both sides suspicious, it will not be difficult for the two of them to turn against each other. Moreover, I don't need them to truly turn against each other. As long as they don't have the same tacit understanding as before, it can be considered a success!”
Hua Juan then whispered mysteriously into Lu Zhi's ear for a long time. After hearing this, Lu Zhi, who was originally frowning because of the chaotic battle situation, stroked his beard and smiled,"Miss Juan is indeed mischievous. The Yellow Turban thief's greatest misfortune is to meet a natural enemy like you!”
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