South of the alliance army camp.
Five miles away.
The two armies marched on the official road, one in front and one behind, maintaining a distance of two miles.
Amongst them.
The army with the flag of Cao was in front, and the army with the flag of Liu was behind.
Although they were both Han armies, the scale of the two armies could not be mentioned in the same breath.
The soldiers in the front were all in high spirits.
At a rough glance, there were at least ten thousand people.
As for the latter?
Not only did the soldiers look travel-worn, but their numbers did not even reach 5,000.
"Da da!"
A sentry cavalryman ran over from afar.
He came to Cao Cao, Gongsun Mu, and Xi Zhicai and reported,"
"My lord!"
"This subordinate has already investigated!"
"The army behind us that we coincidentally met is the army of the Xichuan Alliance sent by the Overseer of Yizhou, Liu Yan!”
Hearing the sentry cavalry's words, Cao Cao's eyes were filled with astonishment.
Then, he reacted.
"Hehe, it's hard for them!"
"Jing Lue! Zhicai!"
"If my guess is correct…"
Cao Cao looked at Gongsun Mu and said,""They should have passed through Jing Province and then headed north to Yanzhou for the alliance meeting!”
Gong Sun Mu nodded at Cao Cao's analysis.
If the Xichuan Army had planned to come here from Hanzhong through Yongcheng, they would have been surrounded and annihilated by Dong Zhuo before they could even reach this place.
"Oh right, have you investigated who the commander is?”
"If it's that Liu Junlang from Yizhou, Cao Cao might have to stop here and pay a visit to that Great Han Imperial Uncle!”
Cao Cao asked his subordinate.
Facing Cao Cao's question, the sentry didn't say anything…
Gongsun Mu smiled and said,"My lord, the person leading the army can't be Liu Yan!"”
"If Liu Yan came here, why would he only lead such a small army?”
"At least!"
"It should be an army of 50,000!”
"Because with fifty thousand troops, he won't have to be under Yuan Shao at his old age, and he can even become the alliance leader!”
Hearing Gong Sun Mu's words, the sentry cavalryman in front of Cao Cao echoed,""My lord, it is indeed as General Gongsun said!”
"The commander of the West River Army is not Prefecture Overseer Liu Yan, but his subordinate, General Yan Yan!”
"This is the person who led the army to the alliance on behalf of Liu Yan!”
After the sentry rider finished speaking, he retreated!
Cao Cao's eyes flashed with curiosity," Yan Yan?”
He pondered for a moment before giving up.
Because Cao Cao realized.
He had never heard of Yan Yan's name before.
On the contrary, when Liu Yan was an official in Luoyang.
Cao Cao had met the Guard Commander Gao Pei a few times.
Since Yan Yan didn't have much fame, Cao Cao also extinguished the thought of paying a visit.
He shook the reins in his hands and ordered the army to continue moving forward.
However…
As he walked, Cao Cao discovered something.
As his trusted general, Gongsun Mu's gaze was always on the Xichuan Army under Liu Yan's command.
Cao Cao had an idea.
He thought about how Gong Sun Mu had never done anything useless these days.
"Jing Lue, is Yan Yan very special?" he asked Gongsun Mu.”
"I see you turn your head back frequently!"
"If that's the case…"
"I should go and pay a visit!"
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Gongsun Mu immediately understood that Cao Cao's desire for talent had exploded again.
He explained,"My lord, although Yan Yan is a famous general of Xichuan, his ability to lead troops is roughly on par with General Xia Hou!"”
Gongsun Mu didn't mention the comparison of martial strength.
Even though Yan Yan, Liao Hua and Huang Zhong later inherited the title of the Three Old Generals of Shu Han, they only occupied the word 'old'.
In terms of actual combat strength.
Other than Huang Zhong, the other two were basically used to make up the numbers.
Therefore…
In the eyes of Gong Sun Mu, the difference in strength was…
Yan Yan, a general who was just there to make up the numbers, naturally could not be compared to Xiahou Dun.
Gongsun Mu thought.
One Xiahou Dun could fight at least three Yan Yan.
At the side.
Hearing Gong Sun Mu's words, Cao Cao immediately understood what kind of person Yan Yan was.
If he could lead the army with his younger brother Xiahou Dun, he would have a 50 - 50 chance.
His ability to command a war was amazing.
Such a person was indeed not worthy of Cao Cao's attention, just as Jing Lue had said.
But immediately after.
Another question appeared in Cao Cao's mind.
"Then…"
"Jing Lue, since this person is not surprising, why do you keep looking back?”
Gong Sun Mu answered Cao Cao's curiosity.
"Lord, Mu is not looking at Yan Yan!”
"I'm looking at…"
"The Xichuan Army behind us!"
Gongsun Mu's words made Cao Cao even more curious.
"Xichuan Army?"
"Is there anything special about this?"
"Could it be that this army is a powerful army that even you, Jing Lue, have to care about?”
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He crossed his arms and leaned back!
After that.
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PS: When Yan Yan first appeared, he was under Liu Zhang! However, when he first fought Zhang Fei, he was already over fifty years old. It was impossible for him to say that he had never fought under Liu Yan!
After all, Liu Yan only had three to four years left to live!
Therefore, the author set Yan Yan as a general in Xichuan! Please forgive me!
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