On the road from Yueling City to Shu City, a troop of more than 10,000 people was marching. This troop was the Guan Yu Army that had set off from Yueling City to Shu City.
It had been some time since they had left Yueling City. Guan Yu's army was still about half way from Shu City. According to their current speed, it would not be a problem for them to reach Shu City before night.
"Father, has Gongsun Zan's alliance army arrived in Xuzhou?”Guan Ping asked his father, Guan Yu, as he rode on his warhorse.
"We should have arrived. Otherwise, the lord would not have summoned us to Shu City.”Guan Yu replied.
After breaking off relations with Lu Bu's army, the Shu army did not immediately attack the cities occupied by Lu Bu's army. Instead, they waited…waited for Gongsun Zan's reinforcements to arrive in Xuzhou. Then, they would combine the strength of the two armies and attack the main camp of Lu Bu's army, Xiapi!
As long as Xiapi City fell, Lu Bu's army would be completely defeated! Once Lu Bu's army was defeated, wouldn't the entire Xu Prefecture be in the hands of the Shu army?
"Heh, that Gongsun Zan is really stupid. He thought that our Shu army would really let him have a share of the spoils, but he did not know that he had already been schemed by Lord Liu Bei. After Lu Bu's army was destroyed, Gongsun Zan's army was not far from destruction. At that time, Xu Prefecture and You Prefecture will belong to our Shu Army!”Guan Ping snorted coldly. He couldn't let Gongsun Zan hear this, but since everyone around him was his own people, it didn't matter if he said it.
"Don't underestimate Gongsun Zan. Although everything is going according to my lord's plan, we can't be careless. In this chaotic world, no one was simple, let alone Gongsun Zan, who controlled the entire Youzhou. He could not be underestimated. Guan Ping, when will you change your habit of underestimating your enemy?”Guan Yu shot a glance at Guan Ping and berated him.
It was a great taboo to underestimate the enemy.
"Yes, Father." After being reprimanded by Guan Yu, Guan Ping's face was filled with depression. However, in his heart, he still did not care. In front of the Shu army, in front of Lord Liu Bei, whatever Lu Bu's army…whatever Gongsun Zan's army, anyone who dared to stop Lord Liu Bei's advance would only be destroyed.
"Report!"
At this moment, a messenger covered in blood was riding a horse from the rear of Guan Yu's army. He was rushing over in a sorry state. The messenger's face was filled with excitement and anxiety.
The messenger was covered in blood and his anxious face revealed an uneasy aura.
Everyone had a vague feeling that something big had happened, and it was not a good thing!
"Speak!" Guan Yu frowned and shouted.
"Yueling City…Yueling City was attacked by Lu Bu's army!!!”
" What?!"
"Yueling City was attacked? And it was Lu Bujun? How is this possible?"
"Shouldn't Lu Bu's army be holed up in Xiapi City, not daring to come out? " Why…" Cries of surprise rang out endlessly. Everyone was shocked by this news, including Guan Yu, Guan Ping, and the others.
Now that the news of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan's alliance had spread throughout Xuzhou, it was impossible for Lu Bu's army not to know about it. However, what was incomprehensible was how Lu Bu dared to send troops to attack the territory of the Shu army.
With the current state of Lu Bu's army, if they defended Xiapi City to the death, they might still have a chance of victory. If they took the initiative to attack, it would only speed up the destruction of Lu Bu's army…
What was Lu Bu thinking? They actually dared to send troops to attack Yueling City?
"Then how many people did Lu Bu's army attack Yueling City?”Guan Yu knew that this was not the time to be shocked, so he asked hurriedly.
" I'm not sure. There are about... about 5,000 soldiers..." the messenger said with uncertainty. At that time, he had fled in a hurry and had no time to calculate how many enemies there were.
"Who will lead them?" Guan Yu asked again.
" I don't know, but I guess that with only 5,000 soldiers, the general leading them shouldn't be that strong…" the messenger said slowly.
"Hmph, you dare to attack my Yueling City with just 5,000 soldiers. You really overestimate yourself! Father, let me lead 3,000 cavalrymen back to Yueling City and destroy this bunch of overconfident things!”Guan Ping volunteered to fight. He had thought that the scale of Lu Bu's army attacking Yueling City would be huge, but in the end, there were only about 5,000 soldiers.
" Father..." Guan Xing clasped his fists and wanted to fight as well, but he was interrupted by Guan Yu.
"To be safe, I will personally lead three thousand cavalrymen back to Yueling City. Guan Ping, Guan Xing, Guan Suo, and Yinping, you four will lead the main force and continue on your way to Shu City to meet up with Lord Liu Bei.”Guan Yu's voice was filled with an unquestionable attitude. Seeing this, Guan Ping and Guan Xing did not dare to say anything else.
After making his decision, Guan Yu no longer hesitated. He led the 3,000-strong cavalry back to Yueling City.
"Father is really too much. It's just 5,000 soldiers of Lu Bu's army. Why does Father need to personally kill them back?”Guan Ping said gloomily.
"Big brother, I know you love to fight. In the upcoming battle of Xu Prefecture, you will have a chance to show off your skills.”Guan Suo patted Guan Ping's shoulder and comforted him.
Among the three brothers of the Guan family, Guan Ping was the one who liked to fight the most. After not fighting for a while, his hands would itch.
After Guan Yu left with the three thousand cavalrymen, there were only about eleven thousand men left in Guan Yu's army. Under Guan Ping's command, the main force continued to move forward.
Sitting on a white horse, Guan Yinping frowned.
She kept feeling that something was wrong…
How did Lu Bu's army enter the territory of the Shu army without being discovered?
Moreover, Lu Bu's army seemed to know about the movements of Guan Yu's army. They would wait for the main force of Guan Yu's army to leave Yueling City for a period of time before attacking Yueling City…The timing was just right, neither too early nor too late. Everything seemed to have been planned out.
Or was he thinking too much? Was this just a coincidence?
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