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Under Lu Zhi's command, the Han army rushed forward. In front of them, Fan Yifu led two thousand horse carriages and galloped at full speed. Behind them, Lu Zhi led four thousand cavalrymen, including Bai Qing, Hua Juan, and Chen Zhou.
The carriage of the Han Dynasty was actually a flat long wooden board composed of two wooden wheels on the left and right. It was mainly used to carry food and grass in the war. Seeing this, Hua Juan told Lu Zhi to lengthen the width of the wooden board and add a pair of wooden wheels, and the original one horse's drag was increased to three.
The carriage modified by Hua Juan could carry eight people, so a total of 2,000 carriages could carry about 16,000 infantrymen. Among the eight people, the one who was the best at driving was in charge.
Apart from carrying eight people, the carriage was also filled with spears, halberds, and other medium-length weapons, as well as food. When Hua Juan put forward these opinions, the generals expressed their puzzlement. Only Lu Zhi, who was in support of this opinion, did not ask further. However, it seemed that although the carriage was pulled by three horses, it was not moving as fast as expected because it was carrying eight people and was filled with heavy weapons and food.
Facing such a situation, Fan Yifu, who was leading the way, did not have any questions. Instead, Chen Zhou and the others who had been following Lu Zhi could not help but think that it was unwise to raise an opinion that would affect the speed of the army.
Lu Zhi, who had been wearing a tense expression ever since he mounted the horse, said unhappily,""At this moment, the entire army is in a life-and-death situation. It is foolish to casually reject Zhimou's suggestion! If the soldiers heard this, it would definitely affect their morale…If Imperial Guard Commander Chen had other better ways to defeat the Yellow Turban bandits, he could certainly suggest it, but if he criticized everything without a solution…This old man would think that it was a certain someone's personal prejudice against Miss Juan! Moreover, if he commanded the cavalry to run at full speed because of the importance of speed, what would happen to the sixteen thousand infantrymen who could not catch up? Should they let the Yellow Turban bandits catch up and annihilate them all?... The Black Forest's plan would not have succeeded without them. Miss Juan's arrangement that day was reasonable…If others didn't understand, it was best not to speak casually, lest people laugh at them for being idiots!”
"Lu Zhi, you!" Lu Zhi's words expressed his full support for Hua Juan's plan. Chen Zhou and the others knew that they were at their wit's end and did not dare to speak up to oppose him. They just quietly rode their horses.
This was the first time in Hua Juan's life that she rode a horse across the vast and endless prairie. Although the world she lived in had been exhausted by the endless desire of humans to use the resources on Earth, leaving little of the natural environment. However, smart humans used super-civilization technology to invent soil and fur that resembled the natural environment. They even designed illusory 4D images that simulated the legendary ancient grasslands, making people feel as if they could roll and run on the real grass to satisfy the imagination of future people who had never seen the real past. Of course, it could increase the revenue of more businessmen.
Hua Juan had also been to a 4D video world before. It should be said that she had gone to experience an environment that had never existed in her real life in order to design a game with the theme of the Three Kingdoms. Although Hua Juan, who had never seen the real grassland, was shocked when she first saw the video, she was still deeply moved because she could not smell it. However, when she felt the horse's hooves lightly trotting, a smell that was similar to decay but with a fresh smell quietly flowed into her lungs. Hua Juan finally understood what the taste of fresh green grass was.
"The feeling of primitive taste is really great!”Hua Juan, who was riding the horse, shouted excitedly because of this reason. He almost fell onto the grass.
Seeing this, Bai Qing quickly jumped off the saddle and onto Hua Juan's horse. Her left hand easily grabbed Hua Juan's small waist and helped her up on the saddle. Her feet lightly tapped the horse's back and she returned to her own saddle.
Seeing Hua Juan, who was like a sister, being indifferent, Bai Qing scolded with some dissatisfaction,""It is extremely dangerous to travel on a horse. If you are not careful and fall to the ground, you may break your bones…In serious cases, it was even possible that he would die from falling on his neck. Be careful!"
"Yes, Mother!" Hua Juan laughed mischievously.”
Bai Qing also scolded with a smile,"You dare to call a virgin like me your mother? I'll give you a sword!"”
The two of them were laughing and laughing, completely oblivious to the impending war. At this moment, Bai Qing continued,""I don't understand. Why did you want me to disguise as a soldier and send a letter to Ma Yuanyi? Why did you deliberately lie to him that we have 30,000 reinforcements?”
Hua Juan said nonchalantly," This is a plan that is both real and fake. The purpose is to make Ma Yuanyi suspicious and worry that Cheng Yuanzhi is our Han Army's spy. I can guess that Cheng Yuanzhi has also mentioned to Ma Yuanyi that we have 30,000 reinforcements, hoping that they can annihilate us before the Han Army reaches the Black Forest!”
"You don't understand?"
Hua Juan waved his horsewhip and replied,"I have to admit that Cheng Yuanzhi is a smart person, so the illusion I set up will definitely be discovered." Moreover, they will eventually see through this counter-plot and let the Yellow Turban Army know that we really don't have reinforcements.”
"Then... Wouldn't the Yellow Turban Army come straight at them without any suspicion? With the current strength of the Han army, there was no way they could fight them?”
"That's right! However, just as Sister Qing said, the Yellow Turban soldiers charged straight at them without any suspicion. However, the Han army only had cavalry left, so the Yellow Turban soldiers could only catch up with the cavalry. I've calculated that there are about twenty thousand cavalrymen. When the time comes, the person leading them will either be Ma Yuanyi or Cheng Yuanzhi. The Yellow Turban cavalry will pull away from their infantry, and we will use this to close the gap between the two sides. Then, in the Black Forest, we will kill the cavalry with either Ma Yuanyi or Cheng Yuanzhi on the spot!”"As long as their commander is injured, it will cause an irreparable blow to the Yellow Turban Army. Moreover, the Yellow Turban Army without cavalry is no longer a threat.”
“... Amazing!"
Hua Juan submissively replied to Bai Qing, but at this moment, he inexplicably felt a wave of danger rapidly approaching and revealed a face that looked up to the sky and pondered. "What's wrong?" Bai Qing asked.”
Hua Juan shook his head, not knowing how to answer,""I don't know what's going on either. I keep feeling that something is about to happen…"
Bai Qing gathered her strength when she heard this and said to Hua Juan, Lu Zhi and the other generals,“... Hua Juan's senses were right. The Yellow Turban Thief had indeed come!”
Everyone's expression changed drastically. The Han army was still about half a day's journey away from the black forest. If the Yellow Turban army caught up now, even if the Han army here did not have the heart to fight to the death, it would not be optimistic to fight against the enemy. Even if they could escape from the pursuit here, the Han army that had rushed to the Black Forest would not be able to cooperate with the ambush there smoothly. In the end, they might be completely wiped out.
Lu Zhi, who was the commander, quickly stretched his neck and looked into the distance. He saw the sand in the north slowly moving towards them, but he did not speak. Chen Zhou, who was at the side, coldly snorted as he glanced at Hua Juan and said,""What can Miss Juan do now? Was there something wrong with his plan that led to the Yellow Turban bandits taking the lead?”
The rolling yellow sand vaguely revealed the dark yellow flag used by the Yellow Turban Army. It was vaguely written in the wind. Hua Juan did not immediately answer Chen Zhou, but he tilted his head towards Bai Qing and asked,""Sister Qing's cultivation is extraordinary, so her eyesight should be good. Can you help me take a look at what is written on that dark yellow flag?”
Even though it was a little strange to ask such a question at such a tense moment, Bai Qing still focused her gaze on the dark yellow flag in the distance before replying: "Actually, there should be two flags, but because of the overlapping of one flag in front and one flag in the back, everyone can't see it clearly. On the front side was the word 'horse', and on the back was the word' Cheng'.”
After hearing Bai Qing's answer, Hua Juan seemed to have taken some kind of reassurance and said confidently to Lu Zhi,""Does Marshal really believe in Hua Juan?”
His clear eyes looked straight at him. At this moment, Lu Zhi nodded his head in relief for some reason and said,"Since this old master is acting according to Miss Juan's strategy, I naturally believe in Miss Juan!”
Although Chen Zhou and the other generals were about to say something when they saw this, they saw Hua Juan rush to Lu Zhi and respectfully say,"Then please give the commanding authority to Hua Juan from now on!”
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