Xingyang Boundary
A general in his thirties, clad in armor and with a determined expression, was currently leading his soldiers to lie in ambush in the grass.
"General, aren't we being too careless?”
Beside this general, a few chiliarchs said with strange expressions.
"The art of war is the art of deception."
"According to our scouts, Liu Xuande is about to arrive with thousands of soldiers.”
"If we don't beat them up, I'm afraid these eastern dukes will never know the might of our army.”
The general who had transformed into Voldemort was Xu Rong.
As the original garrison of Luoyang, Xu Rong was not put in an important position under Dong Zhuo.
Xingyang, where he was stationed, was also the only road from Luoyang to Chang 'an.
Thus, he became the general who brought up the rear.
Unlike Zhang Xiu, Xu Rong knew the meaning of this battle very well.
If he died, it would not be a loss to the Xi Liang Army.
If he won, it would save some of Dong Zhuo's face.
At the very least, it was announced to the public that the Western Liang Army had been defeated and retreated from Luoyang.
"Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!"
The sound of galloping horses could be heard on the official road.
Xu Rong's heart jolted.
The fish had indeed taken the bait. Next was the stage of pulling in the net!
……
on the official road
Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rode side by side.
Looking at the peaceful road around him, Zhang Fei lifted his Snake Spear and turned to Liu Bei."
"Big Brother, we didn't even meet a regular soldier along the way, let alone the Western Liang Army.”
"We've been busy gathering the commoners along the way. This is too f * cking a waste of time.”
"At this speed, won't we have to wait a long time to catch up to Dong Zhuo?”
Seeing Zhang Fei's picky look, Guan Yu frowned and reprimanded,"
"Third brother, your old habit of being eager for quick success and instant benefits has returned.”
"Big brother is a benevolent person. If the commoners are in trouble, how can big brother not help?”
"This is also the fault of the despicable Western Liang army. They actually used the people to slow down our army's advance.”
Actually, Guan Yu was thinking too much.
There were a large number of people on the road from Luoyang to Xingyang simply because Dong Zhuo could not take them away.
Hearing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's discussion, Liu Bei smiled and said,"
"Don't worry, brothers. We'll reach Xingyang soon.”
"Xingyang is guarded by 10,000 soldiers under the command of that old thief Dong Zhuo.”
The smile on Liu Bei's face was very bright.
Along the way, they walked and stopped, following the traces of the Western Liang army's retreat.
The moment before he stepped out of Luoyang, he was still somewhat hesitant.
However, when they saw the countless rations and people abandoned by the Western Liang army along the way, they were shocked.
Liu Bei felt that this trip was not in vain!
At this rate, he would be able to obtain a large number of strategic resources.
At that time, he would bring the soldiers he had swindled from Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan to escape. No matter where he went, Liu Xuande would be a hero!
The key point of the exam was 'swindled soldiers.'
Liu Bei had successfully used his glib tongue and the Great Crying Technique to trick three thousand elites from Yuan Shao.
Gongsun Zan was even more domineering, directly giving him 1,000 white horse followers.
With these 4,000 elites and a large amount of strategic resources, Liu Bei was confident that he would soon become the leader of a county, or even a province!
After all, in the early days of the warlords, the soldiers and strength of any dukedom were not very strong.
Thinking about the beautiful life that was about to come, Liu Bei could not help but smile.
Xu Rong and the Western Liang Army were also puzzled when they saw the huge army of Liu Bei and the others.
"General, aren't there only a few thousand enemies? Why did so many axle-load materials suddenly appear?”
The chiliarchs were puzzled.
Xu Rong's expression froze as he looked forward carefully. He realized that Liu Bei had not brought these rations with him at all. They had been left behind by the Western Liang Army.
Looking at the back of Liu Bei's troops, there was a large group of commoners.
"I see…"
Xu Rong sneered in his heart.
When they saw Liu Bei's huge formation, they almost thought that there were more pursuing troops.
Now that he took a closer look, Xu Rong's heart instantly became clear.
So Liu Bei, this old fellow, was greedy for resources!
Since that was the case, he would just take his troops and resources with him and turn them into ashes!
" Crackle crackle…"
The sound of flames burning echoed on the main road.
The forest was all around them, and the flames were instantly ignited, turning into a monstrous fire.
"What?!"
"What's going on?"
The speed of the flames was extremely fast. Before the three brothers could even react, the team was already surrounded by flames.
"Not good! Brother, our axle-weights are on fire!”
Zhang Fei shouted.
Before he could finish his sentence, a large number of shouts came from not far away.
Liu Bei looked up.
Xu Rong was riding a warhorse with a large saber in his hand. Behind him were thousands of soldiers with cold eyes.
He was like a devil in a raging fire, returning from purgatory and devouring people's hearts.
To be honest, at this moment, Liu Bei felt a suffocating feeling in his head. He was so scared that he almost died on the spot…
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