Chapter 521 Zhang Xun: Let’s prepare for the afterlife ()
To Qiao Rui's great surprise, Liu Bei nodded and agreed to Zhang Liao's suggestion without any hesitation.

"Good! Zhang Wenyuan, Xu Gongming, listen to my orders!"

"I'm here!" Zhang Liao was immediately delighted and clasped his fists.

After Zhang Liao's shout, Xu Huang also reacted and quickly stepped out of the line, "I'm here!"

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Liao in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Order Zhang Wenyuan to lead, followed by Xu Gongming. When the war drums sound, you will lead 5,000 cavalry to disrupt their formation and defeat the bandits!"

"Yes!" Zhang Liao and Xu Huang said in unison, as powerful as thunder.

Then the two men bid farewell to Liu Bei and others and went to count the troops.

Liu Chong looked at the two men's departing backs with eyes full of admiration. Even though Luo Jun was not good at martial arts, he could feel the confidence in their words.

Qiao Rui couldn't help but look sideways. Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were just two people, but they gave off a feeling of a mighty army.

Liu Chong suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Generals Zhang and Xu will be the vanguard, and what about you, General Wei?"

"Me? Naturally, I will lead the army to engage in battle with the rebels."

Liu Bei's words were very calm, as calm as the most ordinary conversations among ordinary people in their daily lives.

"It's dangerous to leave the city after all." Liu Chong nodded subconsciously, but his expression froze as he spoke, as if he suddenly realized something. He stared at Liu Bei with wide eyes in disbelief, "Wait a minute! General Wei, what did you say just now? You...you want to go out of the city to meet the enemy?"

"good."

Seeing Liu Bei nodded, Liu Chong wanted to subconsciously persuade him that "the enemy is powerful" and so on.

But when the words came to his lips, Liu Chong suddenly remembered, no, General Wei is General Guan's brother. In terms of bravery, he is even better than General Guan! Why should I worry about General Wei? I should worry about Zhang Xun!

Liu Chong's heart suddenly calmed down. He patted his chest and said to Liu Bei: "Good! General Wei, all the soldiers of Chen State are willing to obey your command!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Actually, I wanted to borrow soldiers from the State of Chen, but I never expected that Your Majesty would be so straightforward." Liu Bei smiled happily.

"In that case, then... the matter of sworn brotherhood."

"Ahem, Your Majesty, let's discuss this matter later."

Liu Bei had not expected that Liu Chong would be able to so naturally lead to the matter of sworn brotherhood. Although he was able to deal with Liu Chong's request calmly, he was far from being so calm in his heart.

Luo Jun and Qiao Rui looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Seeing Liu Chong sighing, his face showed disappointment.

Luo Jun, who was familiar with Liu Chong, spoke up immediately, leaving Liu Chong no time to feel sad.

However, he did not try to comfort Liu Chong, but said to Liu Bei: "General Wei, in order to resist Zhang Xun, the king ordered the soldiers of Chen to gather in this city quickly. Now 50,000 people have gathered. It is these 50,000..."

fifty thousand?

Taishi Ci's eyelids jumped. He couldn't hold back his surprise and couldn't help but lean over to Liu Bei's ear and said, "My lord, I've heard that the army of Chen State is strong, but I never thought that there are so many people."

how?

In fact, there are 100,000 soldiers and horses.

Liu Bei still remembered the information about Liu Chong recorded in the fairyland. The Chen State already had a huge number of soldiers of 100,000, so it was not surprising that they could gather 50,000 of them here now.

Of course, he also understood Taishi Ci's hidden meaning. Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci and Xu Huang had been rooted in the Western Regions for a long time and had never fought a prosperous battle.

They often used much fewer troops than the enemy to maintain stability in the Western Regions, so they were unable to change their thinking for a while.

Perhaps in Taishi Ci's opinion, Liu Chong clearly had 50,000 soldiers, so why should he worry about Zhang Xun? No matter how you look at it, Liu Chong has the advantage!

However, Liu Bei knew that soldiers could not be lumped together, just as generals could not be lumped together.

Liu Bei saw Luo Jun's worry at a glance, and from Luo Jun's hesitation to speak, he could tell that there might be something wrong with these soldiers.
Liu Chong saw it and was anxious. He couldn't help but wonder: Why is the prime minister so unhappy? Wouldn't this make me lose face in front of my brothers?

Just when Liu Chong was so anxious that he wanted to urge him, Liu Bei moved the next moment. He naturally held Luo Jun's arms and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Prime Minister. Please speak clearly. No matter what the problem is, tell us and we will work together to solve it."

"Alas." Feeling Liu Bei's sincerity, Luo Jun's worries gradually disappeared. He lowered his voice and said, "To be honest with General Wei, the king likes bows and crossbows the most. Therefore, most of the elite soldiers in the army are crossbowmen and archers. As for the rest of the soldiers, they are just slightly trained. Their purpose is to resist bandits."

"I see." Liu Bei nodded, which meant that although the number of Chen Guo soldiers seemed exaggerated, a large part of them were actually untrained soldiers. These soldiers were fine for defending the city, but it would be a bit difficult for them to serve as the main force in the battle between the two armies.

"That's fine." Liu Bei smiled. "I will lead our troops as the vanguard, and let the crossbowmen and archers follow closely behind. The rest of you just need to wave flags and cheer."

"This..." Luo Jun was stunned for a moment, then he seemed to remember that the person in front of him was Liu Bei, the elder brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. It was possible that Guan Yu's habit of leading his troops to charge and behead people was to imitate this man.
Even Luo Jun, who thought of this, couldn't help but sigh, "Everyone says that the general is extremely brave. Seeing him today, it's true!"

"Prime Minister, of course." Liu Chong took over the conversation naturally.

This made Luo Jun smile helplessly. He did not waste time on Liu Chong. He invited Liu Bei, "General Wei, I think the soldiers have been counted. Please go and give them a lecture."

"Good." Liu Bei nodded, took a step forward and followed the pace of Luo Jun and Liu Chong. Seeing this, Taishi Ci and Qiao Rui followed suit.

Under the leadership of Luo Jun and Liu Chong, Liu Bei, Taishi Ci and Qiao Rui came to the temporary training ground outside the city.

It is called a training ground, but apart from the high platform in front of the soldiers of the State of Chen, there is no trace of any military training ground.

Liu Bei didn't care about these. He led a group of personal guards to the high platform under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Liu Bei's appearance immediately caused an uproar among the soldiers of the State of Chen. Looking at Liu Bei, who was wearing armor and looked very mighty, the soldiers of the State of Chen vaguely guessed Liu Bei's identity.

Someone trembled and asked, "Could this man be General Wei?"

"Ah? General Wei? Isn't it said that General Wei is several feet tall and has the courage of ten thousand men? This doesn't seem like it."

"Bah, you must have listened to too many stories from novelists. Even Xiang Ji is not several feet tall!"

“It’s hard to say.”

Someone worriedly asked, "Didn't they say that with General Wei here, they wouldn't be afraid of Zhang Xun? Why did they summon us? Would they not defend the city of Chen? Do they want us to fight Zhang Xun to the death?"

A single stone caused a thousand ripples. The soldiers of the State of Chen were instantly in an uproar, spreading rumors one after another.

Seeing that panic and fear were about to spread, Liu Chong suddenly became confused and wanted to shout immediately.

However, someone, Liu Chong, was one step faster.

"quiet!"

Following Liu Bei's roar, the soldiers behind him shouted in unison, and several shouts of anger twisted into a rope and erupted from the high platform immediately afterwards. These sounds were not loud, but they were quite imposing.

The cavalry holding Liu Bei's banners galloped out from behind the high platform. They cruised on both sides of the 50,000 Chen soldiers, shouting at the top of their lungs to implement Liu Bei's will.

The soldiers of the State of Chen in the front row were all startled, their voices instantly stuck in their throats, and their eyes were uncontrollably pulled to the stage.

Even the soldiers who couldn't hear clearly sensed the sudden change in wind direction, and after being reprimanded by their superiors, they all shut their mouths.

The Chen soldiers, who had been approaching rapidly in panic and fear just a moment ago, temporarily calmed down.

This made Liu Chong secretly feel surprised. How could he control the soldiers so easily? !

Liu Bei knew that this was only temporary, so he gave Taishi Ci a wink.

Taishi Ci immediately understood, and he waved to the two personal guards who had been waiting for a long time in the audience.

Two bodyguards lifted a huge rock and moved it in front of Liu Bei while breathing heavily.

This not only confused the soldiers below the stage, but also Liu Chong. Luo Jun and Qiao Rui were slightly startled, as if they realized something, and looked at Liu Bei with admiration.

Amid tens of thousands of confused, admiring, or calm gazes, Liu Bei strode to the stage. He took a deep breath and poured his voice into the wooden trumpet in front of his mouth, "I'm sure you have guessed it. I am a relative of the Han Dynasty, General Liu Bei Liu Xuande!"

"Liu Xuande"

The soldiers started to stir again. Taishi Ci, who was standing beside Liu Bei, frowned and shouted angrily, "Silence!"

The restless soldiers gradually calmed down.

Liu Bei continued, "Zhang Xun is now invading on a large scale. He is particularly brutal. If he breaks through the city, he will certainly plunder. To protect the peace of Chen State, I want to take the initiative to attack and defeat the bandits!"

Defeat the bandits
The soldiers of the State of Chen looked at each other in bewilderment. Ever since Luo Yong was defeated by Lu Bu, the soldiers of the State of Chen were still somewhat frightened when facing Yuan Shu's army.

Liu Bei's arrival brought some improvement to their situation.

But, if I really want them to be the main force, I still have some concerns.

Liu Bei seemed to have heard their voices. He mustered up his strength and said with full vigor, "Everyone, as a real man, you should set an example. I have been entrusted by the emperor to fight against the bandits, so I should set an example myself. I am willing to lead my troops as the vanguard, and General Qiao Ruiqiao will command you in the center and be ready to respond at any time!"

"If I take a step back, I will be like this stone!"

It happened in a flash. Liu Bei quickly drew out the sword from his waist. His speed was so fast that even Liu Chong, Luo Jun, Qiao Rui and others only saw a flash of white light.

With a dull thud, the boulder was split into two.

At this moment, the whole place was silent.

The soldiers of the State of Chen were all extremely surprised. They had never expected Liu Bei to say such words, nor had they expected Liu Bei to be able to do this.

But if you think about it carefully, this man was General Wei who was the first to capture the city, and he was the brother of General Guan who was able to defeat ten thousand with a hundred cavalrymen!

It seems to make sense now.

"Commendations, follow me to the battle!"

Liu Bei raised the sword in his hand high, and the sword seemed to emit a dazzling light.

Under this light, all fears retreated and morale reached its peak at this moment.

Even the most timid person would take courage when he sees his commander charging into battle.

Fifty thousand soldiers of the State of Chen shouted in unison, "March! March!"

Seeing this, Liu Chong stood there in a daze. He felt that the soldiers in front of him had become unfamiliar, and actually looked like a powerful army.

Qiao Rui was in a very complicated mood. Liu Bei actually let him command the central army. You know, if his command was not timely and Liu Bei was trapped in the siege, not to mention that Liu Bei had the courage to fight against ten thousand men, he might also die of exhaustion.

What a trust this requires!
Qiao Rui couldn't help but ask, "General Wei, do you really trust me so much?"

"Of course." Liu Bei smiled carefreely, "Yuanlong believes in you, General. I naturally believe in you too."

"Old man" Qiao Rui's heart trembled, and the softest part of his heart was touched. He had never been trusted like this when he was under Yuan Shu. Even Liu Chong, who gave him the initiative, was like a wise king in his eyes. As for Liu Bei,
How can it be summed up by just one word: virtuous?

Even if Yuan Gonglu was given another ten or twenty years, he would still not be as good as General Wei!
Qiao Rui took three steps back and bowed solemnly to Liu Bei, but was helped up by the quick-witted Liu Bei. Liu Bei said gently, "General, what are you doing? There is no need to perform such a formal ceremony."

"I" Qiao Rui's throat rolled, and finally turned into a sigh, "General Wei is very talented, and I admire him."

As they galloped along, Liu Bei, Taishi Ci and others arrived at the battlefield with an army of 70,000 to 80,000, and Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were even one step ahead of them.

As vanguards, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang performed their duties perfectly.

As soon as Liu Bei arrived at the battlefield, he received battle reports from scouts Zhang Liao and Xu Huang.

Zhang Xun's army was only a few miles away!

Liu Bei's eyes darkened and without any hesitation, he immediately issued the military order.

"Beat the war drums, and follow me, all the troops!"

Following Liu Bei's order, the war drums in the army were struck at this moment, and the sound of drums was like thunder.

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang led 5,000 elite cavalry to rush out in full force.

Zhang Xun, who was commanding 100,000 Yuan troops on the road, had not yet figured out the situation when he saw a messenger hurriedly report, "Report, the general encountered soldiers from the State of Chen in front of him, and 5,000 cavalrymen were attacking us from the flank!"

At first Zhang Xun didn't take it seriously, thinking it was a desperate move by Qiao Rui. He snorted coldly, "It's just 5,000 cavalrymen. I will make sure he never returns!"

Zhang Xun randomly selected two generals, Zhang Bai, and asked them to repel the cavalry on the flank.

"Yes! We will make sure the invaders never return!"

General Zhang Baier accepted the appointment and led his troops to fight against the 5,000 cavalry without stopping.

"Who is this thief? Tell me your name! We will not kill nameless people!"

However, in the next moment, General Zhang Bai's composure was instantly shattered.

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang shouted angrily,
"I am Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan, a general under General Wei!"

"I am Xu Huang, Xu Gongming, a general under General Wei!"

"Thief! Die!"

The two people's voices overlapped at this moment, and at the same time, the 5,000 cavalrymen they led were extremely swift, like a sharp knife cutting straight into the heart.

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were so shocked that their faces turned pale. They had no time to change their formation, but they were actually penetrated by Zhang Liao and Xu Huang!!!
"How is that possible! Shoot, shoot!"

General Zhang Baier shouted at the top of his lungs in panic, but it was too late.

Zhang Liao has already arrived before their eyes!
"You thief, die for me!"

Zhang Liao's arm muscles were knotted like a raised hill. As he exerted his strength, the raised hill seemed like a volcano about to erupt. This terrifying force was transmitted directly to the horse spear he thrust out!

At this moment, General Zhang Baier was trembling all over, and cold sweat instantly wet his back. He could not avoid this spear!

One of them is bound to fall!

puff.

The horse lance was unstoppable, and even though General Zhang tried to resist with a sword in a hurry, it was all in vain, as he was pierced through the chest in an instant.

General Bai was in a state of panic. He screamed in panic, "Stop him, stop him!"

However, he ignored Xu Huang who was coming with a long sword. Xu Huang swung his sword backhand, and the blade accurately cut across General Bai's neck and cut off the opponent's head!

The Yuan army, having lost their general, was instantly thrown into chaos and turned around and ran away.

Zhang Xun was also in a state of panic.

What? The other party is a general under Liu Xuande?

I. My life is over!

(End of this chapter)