The Three Kingdoms: The Oath of the Peach Garden, the Rise of the Han Dynasty

Dasab and his younger brother Dashadiao exchanged a glance and said almost in unison:

"Let's go! To Youzhou!"

What are the orders of the Chanyu, what is the bond of kinship? They are worthless in the face of survival and money!

Anyway, the Xianbei in the east are far away from Bingzhou. Even if Liu Bei wins the battle, he can't possibly come to Liaodong to raid for supplies!

Meanwhile, in Youzhou, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun are rebelling, and the place is in complete chaos. It's the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the situation and plunder to make a fortune!

"Send the order! Break camp immediately! The entire army shall march towards Youzhou!"

"Hurry up! Don't let that red-faced Guan Yu and that young general catch up!"

After sending a message to the few thousand people in Qiangyin City, more than ten thousand remnant soldiers fled!

This fully utilizes the mobility of the Xianbei cavalry.

Early the next morning, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao each led their men out of the city to prepare for another battle.

The scouts returned with a report saying that the Xianbei camp was empty and the people had long since fled, heading towards Youzhou.

"What? They ran away?"

"Nearly 20,000 troops! They just ran away like that??"

Zhang Liao was completely bewildered and suspected that there was some kind of trap!

Something went wrong? The strategist didn't mention anything like this!

It was also said that Gaoliu and Qiangyin were suitable places for cavalry to perform well, and that they might need to kill enemy generals and turn the tide of battle.

Did the Xianbei people escape?

The strategist never taught that!

On the other side is Qiangyin City.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard, his phoenix eyes squinting for a moment before opening again.

They're leaving already?

He originally thought it would take at least another three to five days to drive back the 20,000 Xianbei people.

Unexpectedly, the other party was so spineless that they ran away as soon as they said they would.

"Hmph, a bunch of rats." Guan Yu snorted coldly, full of disdain, but also breathed a sigh of relief.

The lieutenant exclaimed, "These Xianbei barbarians are nothing but expendable targets before General Guan! They're utterly vulnerable!"

That night, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao personally led a team to pursue them, but eventually met up at the border of Youzhou.

We discovered that the Xianbei people had penetrated deep into Youzhou and were now completely out of control!

The threat from the eastern route was thus inexplicably eliminated.

There was a minor problem during the process, but the result was correct.

Zhang Liao smiled and shook his head: "It seems they've been terrified by General Guan."

Guan Yu remained noncommittal, secretly pleased: "Pass down the order, no need to pursue. We have no military power in Youzhou, no need to cross the border. Just send someone to deliver a message to the Governor of Youzhou!"

"Take all the wounded Xianbei soldiers, some prisoners, and cattle and sheep back to Jinyang."

"At the same time, inform Wu Cheng's eldest and fourth brothers!"

After the two men cleaned up the battlefield, they led their troops westward as planned.

No one expected that this battle to block the enemy on the eastern route, which was originally expected to be extremely fierce, would end in such a ridiculous way.

Life is full of surprises, and so is the battlefield.

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Meanwhile, in the direction of Yunzhong County on the western route.

River valleys between the Yin Mountains.

At its narrowest point, only a thousand horsemen could pass at a time.

However, the frozen river made it easy for them to fetch water.

The horses and the cattle and sheep used as military rations will not die of thirst.

Zhi Zhang, the leader of the Xianbei western route, is leading 30,000 cavalrymen and slowly heading south along the official road.

Zhi Zhang was a renowned wise man in western Xianbei.

When Suli and his followers were in turmoil, they decisively allied with Helian to unify the western Xianbei. When the Han people marched north to raid for supplies, they again deeply relied on Helian.

Let Helian further unify the Xianbei.

"Report!" A scout galloped in, "Chief! Han troops spotted at the bend in the gorge ahead!"

"How many men?" Zhizhang immediately reined in his warhorse and asked warily.

"There's only one person!" The scout's expression was very strange.

"It was a burly man with a dark face, holding a long spear, standing alone at the mouth of the gorge. However... there was a lot of dust at the bend of the gorge, and tremors could be heard from time to time, as if a large number of cavalry were lying in ambush."

"Alone?" Zhizhang frowned. "Could it be Zhang Fei?"

He might not know or be familiar with other people, but he hated Zhang Fei to the core!

But I've heard that Zhang Fei is brave but lacks strategy. Considering Zhang Fei's image, he doesn't seem like the gloomy, scholarly type that Han people are known for!

So, in this...

There's definitely something fishy going on!

Wisdom urged his horse forward a few steps with his staff, and looked into the distance.

Sure enough, in the middle of the official road at the mouth of the gorge, a dark-faced, burly man rode a black horse with white hooves, holding a ten-foot-long spear, and stood there.

That horse was just like the one he was riding now, Black Cloud Snow-Treading, but it was nowhere near as good as his own!

Wisdom Staff spurred the horse a few steps closer.

Sure enough, they found that around the corner behind Zhang Fei, dust was billowing and obscuring the sky, and they could faintly hear the sound of horses' hooves and shouts of battle.

It's obvious that a large army was lying in ambush.

But... how come the previous waves of scouts didn't spot him? They only discovered the ambush when his 30,000 warriors were right in front of him?

"Hmph!" Zhi Zhang, not fully understanding, sneered, "Zhang Fei wants to imitate a scholar's scheme? I've already seen through his plot!"

The lieutenant beside him asked, "Chief, what should we do? Charge in?"

"What are you rushing for!" Zhizhang glared at him.

"Zhang Fei deliberately lured us into this narrow canyon to ambush us. If we rush in, we'll fall right into his trap."

"Shall we retreat?"

"No!" The Staff of Wisdom shook its head, a glint of wisdom flashing in its eyes!

"We'll turn the tables on them! It's freezing cold today, and the Han people are far less resistant to the cold than we Xianbei. How long can they lie in ambush?"

"Pass down the order! The entire army shall rest, light fires, and slaughter sheep! After we have eaten and drunk our fill, follow me to capture Zhang Fei alive and avenge our men!"

"promise!"

Everyone roared!

In short, all the hatred and anger of the Xianbei people were stirred up!

Roasting lamb over a fire and eating it feels like eating the flesh of Zhang Fei!

At the same time, he ordered their cattle and sheep to be driven to the back for protection to prevent any accidents from happening in the event of a fight.

In the distance, Zhang Fei was also dumbfounded.

Is this a disrespectful act towards him? Eating meat in front of him?

The aroma is wonderful.

Zhang Fei flew into a rage and roared at the Xianbei: "Hu people, I... **********/**/@"

But when the words reached the ears of the Xianbei people, only a large section was censored.

They could hardly understand Chinese!

The more they understood, the more they knew Zhang Fei's strength, and the less likely they were to rush in and die!

The charcoal crackled, and the aroma of roasted mutton wafted far and wide through the canyon.

Thirty thousand Xianbei cavalrymen unsaddled their horses and sat together in twos and threes, devouring mutton and drinking mare's milk wine.

Every now and then he would hurl a few vulgar curses at Zhang Fei at the gorge.

At this moment, in Zhizhang's eyes, Zhang Fei was just a fool who was bluffing. Once they had eaten and drunk their fill, they could rush over and chop him into mincemeat!

Zhizhang sat on a large rock in the middle, playing with a gold-inlaid curved knife in his hand, his face full of pride.

He was certain that Zhang Fei wouldn't dare charge, and he was also certain that the ambushing Han army wouldn't last long. It was freezing cold; the Han people had delicate skin, and half of them could freeze to death!

"Your Excellency is wise!" the adjutant beside him flattered. "That Zhang Fei is brave but reckless; he's no match for you. We'll all rush in and capture that scoundrel alive!"

Zhizhang laughed heartily, and was about to speak when he suddenly heard ominous noises coming from all around!