Outside Shouchun.
Qiao Rui led 30,000 elite soldiers to march slowly.
(PS: The previous 50,000 was changed to 30,000. Yuan Shu's 50,000 soldiers are too exaggerated.))
As the fourth most powerful general under Yuan Shu, second only to Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, and Liu Xun, Qiao Rui was quite proud.
In Qiao Rui's understanding.
Xu Xiao was able to break through Shouchun with 800 cavalry and kill Xun Zheng and Ji Ling only because of his sneak attack and good luck.
Coincidentally, Ji Ling had attacked Shouchun City and had been caught off guard, so he had ambushed Shouchun City.
Coincidentally, Ji Ling had bad luck and was captured by Xu Xiao.
Without Ji Ling and Xun Zheng.
The thirty thousand soldiers under Ji Ling's command had become a pile of loose sand, and they naturally couldn't defeat Xu Xiao.
"I, Qiao Rui, will never make the same mistake as Ji Ling!”
"Now that I'm prepared, any sneak attack is useless in front of me, Qiao Rui!”
Qiao Rui rode on a tall horse, holding an iron spear in her hand as she slowly walked along the main road.
Although Yuan Shu's order was for Qiao Rui to march quickly and break Shouchun.
But Qiao Rui was worried that Xu Xiao would ambush them.
Therefore, they had to stop and go along the way, and the scouts would scout back and forth within a five-mile radius!
As long as one was cautious enough, they would not be afraid of any sneak attacks or ambushes!
"Report!"
"Fifteen li ahead, there are soldiers blocking the way!”
"How many people?"
"Looking at the flag, there are about 5,000 people!"
Qiao Rui frowned.
"Isn't it 800 cavalrymen? Where did the five thousand soldiers come from? Did you see clearly if they were the remnants of Ji Ling or Liu Yao?”
Qiao Rui guessed.
Could it be that after Xu Xiao defeated Shouchun, he recruited the remaining soldiers of Ji Ling and Liu Yao to temporarily form a force?
Not too long later.
Xu Xiao definitely couldn't change his armor and weapons. At most, he would only tie a cloth strip to distinguish them.
Because they were remnants.
Therefore, there would be incomplete armors and weapons.
Experienced scouts could see the difference.
"It doesn't look like it! The other party's weapons were very neat. It was very likely that they were from Xu Prefecture!”
Qiao Rui's brows suddenly relaxed.
"From Xu Prefecture, it looks like Xu Xiao doesn't really dare to attack Shouchun with just 800 cavalry.”
Even though there was an unexpected increase of 5,000 soldiers.
However, Qiao Rui felt more at ease.
Because…
This further confirmed Qiao Rui's guess.
Xu Xiao was only lucky to be able to defeat Shouchun and kill Ji Ling with 800 cavalry!
"A mere 5,000 soldiers dare to block the way!”
"Pass down my order. The army will advance and follow me to defeat these Xu Prefecture soldiers!”
Qiao Rui's lips curled into a smug smile.
"I, Qiao Rui, am proficient in the art of war, not a boor!”
....
The village at the intersection.
Zhang Liao led five thousand Elixir Yang soldiers and had been here for many days.
"This Qiao Rui is really cautious. A three-day journey took seven days!”
"But that's all!"
"It's been seven days, but we didn't even notice the Lord's ambush!”
Taishi Ci and General Qu 'a had chosen to surrender.
However, the two of them were strict in their management of the army.
The five thousand soldiers had been lying in ambush for seven days, but Qiao Rui's constant patrolling scouts hadn't even noticed a single thing!
As for Xu Xiao's 800 Snow Dragon Cavalry, it was as if they had disappeared!
The only thing Qiao Rui could spy on was Zhang Liao and the five thousand Elixir Yang soldiers who had set up camp at the intersection!
....
rumble
The earth shook.
Qiao Rui's 30,000 troops approached Zhang Liao's main camp.
"It's finally here!"
Zhang Liao rode on his horse and led a thousand Scarlet Yang Soldiers out.
"Lieutenant Zhang Liao, a subordinate of the Xu Prefecture Governor, is here. This path is blocked. If you know what's good for you, leave quickly!”
Qiao Rui laughed out loud." Zhang Liao, you only have 5,000 soldiers. How dare you say such big words to my 30,000 soldiers?"”
Zhang Liao shouted coldly," The quality of the soldiers is not in numbers. Although you have 30,000 soldiers, I, Zhang Liao, can kill you like slaughtering chickens and dogs! Qiao Rui, do you dare to fight?"
Zhang Liao's mission was to dampen the enemy's morale.
And the fastest way to dampen the enemy's spirit was to fight generals!
Fighting General.
It was a characteristic of this era.
The battle was won, and the morale was high.
The battle generals lost, and their morale plummeted.
Morale had a huge impact on the outcome of a battle between two armies.
Therefore…
Many generals, especially generals, would choose to fight against generals in battle!
As for Confucian generals, they relied more on the art of war and military strategy. They rejected fighting generals, which would dampen their morale if they failed.
Zhang Liao was not a Confucian general.
Qiao Rui was not a Confucian general.
If she didn't dare to respond to Zhang Liao's request, Qiao Rui would be despised.
Such contempt.
To a military general like Qiao Rui, who was proud of his martial strength, it was equivalent to being stepped on and humiliated!
Qiao Rui was provoked by Zhang Liao and immediately became furious,""Whoever dares to step out of the formation, kill this madman for me!”
" Zhang Liao!" Chen Qi urged his horse out of the formation." I'm the valiant general, Chen Qi. Zhang Liao, do you dare to fight me?"”
Zhang Liao mocked," In this day and age, any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to call themselves valiant generals. That day at Mushui Pass, there was a valiant general who called himself Yu She. He was killed by Hua Xiong in one round. I remember that he was also Yuan Shu's subordinate. Unfortunately, he only knows how to brag about his martial arts!"”
Chen Qi was so angry that she charged at Zhang Liao.
"This is too much!"
"Die!"
Although Zhang Liao was mocking her, his goal was to anger Chen Qi.
Once a person's rationality was overshadowed by anger, it would be difficult for them to realize the danger.
Whoosh ~
In the blink of an eye.
Chen Qi's head soared into the sky.
"That's all!"
Zhang Liao laughed." Qiao Rui, you don't dare to fight me, but you sent a piece of trash over. With this little ability, you still dare to fight me?"”
Qiao Rui was so angry that her face turned red.
A battle general on the right stepped forward." Zhang Liao, don't be so arrogant. Watch me kill you!"”
Lei Bao and Zhang Liao fought for two rounds, and he only felt his thumb and forefinger go numb.
He also used a saber.
Zhang Liao's strength and saber techniques were far above Lei Bao's!
"Lei Bao, let me help you!"”
The two generals surrounded Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao was not afraid at all and laughed loudly!
"One is trash, and the other two are trash!”
Zhang Liao fought more and more bravely.
Lei Bao and Chen Lan became more and more shocked as they fought!
The two of them were fighting against one, and they were actually suppressed by Zhang Liao?
Suddenly.
Chen Lan's helmet was sent flying by the slash, scaring her into fleeing!
Without Chen Lan, it was even more difficult for Lei Bao to fight Zhang Liao alone!
Suddenly.
Zhang Liao roared, causing Lei Bao to feel dizzy.
"Slash!"
With a slash, Lei Bao cried out in horror and fell off his horse.
He killed Lei Bao.
Zhang Liao did not chase after Chen Lan.
He just stood his saber on the ground and nocked an arrow on his bow.
"Let me show you my archery skills!”
"Fire!"
Zhang Liao was originally from Yanmen and was good at riding and archery.
With Lu Bu's guidance, his archery skills became even more exquisite.
The arrow was like a shooting star.
The arrow hit Chen Lan's back!
Zhang Liao raised his saber and laughed again." Qiao Rui, what other valiant generals do you have? All of you, come at me together! A bunch of chickens and dogs dare to attack my camp!"”
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