Runan County, Shangcai City, the prefect's house.
Pa!
In the hall, Liu Bei suddenly slammed the table.
"What? Yuan Yao actually dares to lead his troops into Runan?”Liu Bei said angrily.
"Reporting to my lord, not only did Yuan Yao kill his way into Runan, but he also captured Anyang City and Pingyu City. Now, he's already charging in the direction of Shangcai!”
The bodyguard swallowed his saliva and continued to report with a trembling voice.
"Big brother, please give me 3,000 soldiers. I will definitely destroy that Yuan Yao and offer his dog head to big brother!”
One of the people in the hall asked for instructions.
It was a big, dark-faced man with a leopard's head, eyes, and beard.
They were Liu Bei's sworn brothers, Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide.
"Yi De, although you are brave and brave, that kid Yuan Yao cannot be underestimated. He once used 800 soldiers to defeat Lei Bo and Chen Lan's 10,000 strong army.”
"How can you be so arrogant now? You claim that you can kill Yuan Yao with just three thousand soldiers!”
Liu Bei waved his hand.
"Big brother, I'm not Lei Bo or Chen Lan, those two pieces of trash. With the eighteen feet Snake Spear in my hand, I can definitely pierce a hole through Yuan Yao!”
"I'm willing to make a military pledge. If you don't take down Yuan Yao, I'll bring my head to see you.”
Zhang Fei refused to give up and continued to fight.
Liu Bei could not do anything about his third brother's fiery temper, so he gave Guan Yu a look.
Seeing this, Guan Yu hurriedly advised," Third Brother, don't be rash. Big Brother has his own plans. We'll just listen to him."”
When Zhang Fei heard this, he gave up in embarrassment.
"Alright then, I'll definitely listen to Big Brother's arrangements!"”
Although Liu Bei was furious about Yuan Yao's invasion of Runan, he was a person who was good at forbearance.
Although he had gained the loyalty of Liu Pi and Gong Du, he already had more than 20,000 troops.
However, these 20,000 troops were all organized by the raiders. Their training period was too short, and they had only reached the level of a battle. They were far from being an elite army.
Originally, he had planned to stay in Runan for a period of time. After the army was trained, he would attack Yuan Yao of Huainan and take the opportunity to break away from Cao Cao and become independent.
He didn't expect Yuan Yao to turn the tables and take the initiative to attack him. This disrupted his original plan.
Although he was angry at Yuan Yao's provocation, he would not use his untrained army to fight Yuan Yao head-on.
After all, these 20,000 soldiers were the foundation of his life.
Otherwise, even if he defeated Yuan Yao and obtained the imperial court's reward, he would still be able to defeat Yuan Yao.
But if the army in his hands was completely lost, what was the point of all this?
Liu Bei thought for a moment and made a decision. He ordered his soldiers," Go and invite General Zhu Ling and General Lu Zhao to the hall for a meeting.”
"Yes!" The bodyguards in the hall accepted the order and left.
"Big Brother, why did you invite Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao? They're not on the same side as us!”
Zhang Fei was confused.
"Third brother, although the two of them aren't our own people, it isn't just us three brothers 'business to exterminate the bandits for the country. As the subordinates of the Great Han's Prime Minister, they should at least contribute a bit.”Liu Bei said meaningfully.
Guan Yu, who was well-versed in the Spring and Autumn Annals, immediately reacted. His big brother wanted to use Yuan Yao's hands to get rid of Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao!
"Let Cao Cao and Yuan fight each other while we reap the benefits. Big brother's move is brilliant!”
Guan Yu praised.
"Second brother knows my heart well."
Liu Bei stroked his short beard and smiled smugly.
Meng Zhangfei also reacted at this moment and repeatedly praised his big brother for his wisdom.
Not long after, two rough-looking generals in armor walked in.
After the two of them entered the hall, they bowed to Liu Bei and cupped their hands." May I know why the Left General has summoned us here?"”
"General Zhu, General Lu, my scouts have reported that the puppet Emperor Yuan Yao has already led his troops into Runan and broken through Anyang and Pingyu. He is now heading towards Shangcai. I wonder if the two generals are willing to lead troops to meet the enemy and eliminate this traitor for the country?”
Liu Bei asked the two of them with a smile.
"This?"
The two of them looked at each other and could not refuse. After all, Prime Minister Cao had sent the two of them to assist Liu Bei in attacking Yuan Yao. As long as Liu Bei did not take away the soldiers, they would listen to Liu Bei.
"I'm willing to go!"
After thinking for a moment, the two of them agreed in unison.
Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this." Then I wish you two a triumphant return!"”
After Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao received the order, they left in a hurry.
Liu Bei watched as the two left, a sinister smile on his face.
…………
Shangcai City, a hundred miles away.
Dust billowed as an army of 5,000 soldiers marched steadily on the main road.
A black flag with the word 'Yuan' was fluttering in the wind.
Beneath the black flag was a valiant-looking young man. He rode his horse and looked in the direction of Shang Cai City.
A scout horse galloped over from the front. When he was fifty steps away, the scout dismounted and knelt on one knee to report.
"Your Majesty, Liu Bei has sent Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao with 15,000 troops to fight. He himself has led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to guard Shangcai City.”
Yuan Yao nodded slightly when he heard this. He waved his hand and ordered,"The entire army will temporarily stop advancing and set up camp.”
"Your Majesty, why don't you charge at the enemy in one go and set up camp here?”Zhao Yun asked curiously.
"Zilong, you might not know this, but Liu Bei only sent Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao to fight. He didn't send any of his own generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.”
Yuan Yao smiled and asked.
"This means that Liu Bei wants Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao to fight with our army while he stands to gain.”
"Zhu Ling, Lu Zhao was nominally sent by Cao Cao to be Liu Bei's deputy general, but in reality, he was also responsible for monitoring Liu Bei and preventing Liu Bei from taking away his military power. Therefore, Liu Bei was at odds with the two of them on the surface and sent them to lead the attack in order to use us to get rid of them.”
"How can I do as Liu Bei wishes? I have already thought of a plan to make them attack each other.”
"Oh, I wonder what kind of brilliant plan Your Majesty has?”
Zhao Yun asked in surprise.
Yuan Yao explained his plan to Zhao Yun in detail. After hearing it, Zhao Yun's eyes were filled with excitement and she praised him repeatedly.
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