The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 232: Marquis Tan wields his whip, leaving behind a chapter at Jieshi in the east
"...General Mengqi, please stand up."

Li Yi helped Ma Chao up. If Pang Tong had not been left in Taiyuan, Li Yi would have wanted to ask him.

What on earth did Pang Tong say to Ma Chao to brainwash him like this?

However, Ma Chao's drastic change in personality is a good thing. Li Yi's requirement for warriors has always been that they must have a down-to-earth character first, and then ask about their abilities.

After the welcoming banquet, Li Yi officially raised his army in Zhangwu.

There were a total of 30,000 cavalry and infantry troops.

The majority were cavalry, totaling 25,000 men.

The remaining infantry was 5,000 men.

The generals and their entourage included:

The Imperial Counselor and Governor of Bingzhou, Ma Chao.

Marquis Wen of the Han Dynasty led Lu Bu, the governor of Runan.

General Zhang Xiu who defeated the Qiang, and General Zhang Fei who pacified the north.

The core general was Zhang Liao, and the supporting generals were Huang Zhong, Chen Dao, and Qian Zhao.

The Central Military Advisor was Xun You, and the Chief Military Clerk was Liu Ye.

In addition to the local officials of Liuying, Li Yi also brought with him the local tyrants of Youzhou——

General Jianzhong and the prefect of Yuyang, Xianyu Fu.

Yan Rou, the commander of the Wuhuan Guard.

They have lived in Youzhou all year round and are relatively familiar with the regional landscape of Liao.

Li Yi needs them to guide him.

In addition, Xu Huang, the governor of Zhangwu, was ordered to take charge of the logistics and grain affairs to ensure that there were no omissions.

Thanks to the help of Zhongshan Zhen family, a large number of civilians joined the war.

March 203, AD.

Li Yi had an army of 30,000 and 100,000 civilians, a total of 130,000 people.

Claiming to have an army of 300,000, they officially marched north to launch an expedition to the northeastern Wuhuan.

The army has not yet left Jizhou.

The ice and snow melted early this year, and spring is in full swing.

The spring flowers are in full bloom and the fragrance is refreshing.

When Li Yi's army passed the banks of the Hutuo River, they saw people coming out of the fields and gathering in large numbers.

Li Yi then asked the people around him:

"Why is it so lively today?"

The people around him answered:
"…Reporting to the envoy, today is the third day of March, the Shangsi Festival."

"People flocked to the Hutuo River to pray for their loved ones on the shore."

I see……

Li Yi sighed, it was rare for the people to be so enthusiastic during the war.

They pray for blessings on this festive occasion, perhaps also seeking peace of mind in their hearts?

He turned around and said to the officers and soldiers behind him:
"Our army is here not to disturb the people, but to protect the country."

"Now is a festive occasion, your troops must not disturb the people."

"You can sprinkle copper coins to help the people and share the joy with them."

After he finished speaking, all the soldiers obeyed his orders and went down with the money in their hands.

The people rushed to receive it and cheered loudly.

An old man burst into tears and said with emotion:
"Li Jizhou is kind and virtuous. He is truly a blessing to us."

"...I hope that you will return victoriously soon from this expedition."

Li Yi was very relieved to see this.

It seems that the people of Jizhou have gradually accepted him.

Zhang Fei rode up and said to Li Yi:
"...Sir! I, Old Zhang, haven't seen such a lively scene for a long time."

"...Hahaha, there have been wars everywhere in recent years. It would be strange if Yide could see it."

"...Hey! Sir! I just heard someone say there's a guy nearby who's good at acrobatics and can swallow knives and spit fire!"

"Why not go and have a look?"

Everyone around said:
"General Zhang, have you forgotten the purpose of this trip?"

Zhang Fei laughed and said it was just a joke and asked everyone not to take it seriously.

Li Yi then led his army across the Hutuo River.

It takes some time to prepare the boat. Looking at the surging river, Li Yi becomes very interested.

He pointed to the Hutuo River and said to the crowd:

"In the past, when Emperor Guangwu had not yet established his career, he was forced to travel on the road."

"There is a big river in front of us and the pursuers behind us. We are all hungry and exhausted."

"Feng Gongsun, the Marquis of Yangxia, personally steamed wheat rice for Emperor Guangwu to fill his stomach."

"When they reached the Hutuo River, Emperor Guangwu sent Huailing Marquis Wang Yuanbo to investigate."

“When they reached the river, the water was so rough that the horses and men could not move forward.”

"In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Emperor Guangwu lied that the river was frozen solid and passable."

"When the army reached the river, they saw that the river was frozen."

"So Guangwu's army was able to cross the river and head south to settle in Xindu."

"Ultimately, we will use this as a foundation to restore the Han Dynasty."

Li Yi secretly sighed that Liu Xiu was truly the son of the plane.

The title of Grand Mage is not undeserved.

Everyone was listening intently, and Li Yi took this opportunity to cheer them up:
"The purpose of this expedition is to achieve great achievements and help the world."

"Gentlemen, please come with me to Liao land, share the joys and sorrows, and we will achieve victory in the war."

"I hope you all can return safely and live up to the ice on this river!"

The soldiers were indeed in high spirits. They all bowed and shouted that they would win.

Just when everyone was full of fighting spirit, a laugh suddenly came from the crowd.

Everyone was stunned, thinking that the leader was giving a speech, who would dare to joke at this time?
Before Li Yi opened his mouth to ask, some people started to criticize him:
"Who's laughing?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that the man was not a soldier, but just a tourist sitting on a rock.

But a mere vagrant dared to mock the top leader of Jizhou.

It was indeed a bit out of touch with the times, so the soldiers quickly found the man.

He is a young man about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.

"Were you the one laughing just now?"

The soldier glared at him and asked in a fierce voice.

The young man nodded, still smiling:
“…Yes, I am.”

"How dare you! Don't you know who our general is?"

"Oh? Could it be Cao Sikong or General Liu?"

"These two are the most powerful people in the world."

“…Humph, that’s about the same.”

"Our general is the new governor of Hebei, Li Tanhou, the governor of Jizhou."

"...Oh, it turns out to be Li Tanhou. My apologies!"

The young man bowed to the soldier and apologized.

The soldier said quickly:
"I am not Marquis Li Tan, why are you apologizing to me?"

The young man smiled and said:

"Then I'd like to ask the strong man to introduce him to me!"

hum~
The soldier snorted and brought the young man to Li Yi.

At the same time, he secretly thought that you are really lucky.

Our Lord Li Tan is busy with all kinds of affairs every day, how can ordinary people see him?
If you hadn't laughed when our leader was giving a speech today, you would never have seen him.

Soon, the young man was brought to Li Yi.

Li Yi saw that he was wearing a linen scarf and a cloth robe, a black belt and black shoes. He looked quite elegant, like a scholar.

I also saw thick calluses on his palms, which clearly showed that he had practiced martial arts.

Just from their first meeting, Li Yi already knew that this young man was extraordinary.

As the saying goes, the poor are good at literature but the rich are good at martial arts.

That is, studying literature allows one to engage in certain productive labor, but studying martial arts requires complete demobilization.

And because paper was not fully popularized in the Han Dynasty, the cost of learning literature was very high.

Therefore, those who were both talented in literature and martial arts at the end of the Han Dynasty were extremely rare and were the most talented among talents.

"Who are you, and why did you laugh while I was speaking?"

Li Yi got straight to the point and asked him his name directly.

Even though this person was an unknown person, Li Yi was willing to recruit him under his command.

After all, there are too few people in this era who are both civil and military.

"…I am Xu Shu, honored to meet Lord Li Tan."

Oh?
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and asked hurriedly:

"Are you Xu Yuanzhi?"

Xu Shu was stunned, thinking to himself that he had changed his name and surname, and he didn't expect that a big shot like Li Tanhou would recognize him.

"I dare not deceive you, my Lord. I am Xu Yuanzhi from Yingchuan."

Xu Shu's real name was Xu Fu, but he changed his name to Xu Shu because his friend killed someone in revenge.

That’s right, Xu Shu actually didn’t use the name “Shan Fu”.

Shan Fu was a fictional character in the novel.

Li Yi invited Xu Shu to sit down and greeted him.

"When I was young, I loved to learn fencing. At the end of the Zhongping period, I once killed someone to avenge my friend."

"Then he ran away with his hair loose and his face covered, but was caught by the jailer."

"If he asks me my name, I won't answer."

"I tied him to a cart and marched him through the market with drums beating. Now the people in the market know him, but even those who know him dare not speak."

"Fortunately, his companions secretly rescued him, and he was able to escape under a different name."

"From now on, I will wield my sword in the martial arts world and do justice."

"But one day, I saw an official oppressing the people, and I wanted to kill him."

"An old man said, 'You can kill a bad person, but you can't kill the corrupt officials in the world.'"

"Shu sighed with regret and from then on abandoned his sword and spear, changed into a thin scarf and simple clothes, devoted himself to learning, and visited famous teachers everywhere."

"Just to put an end to the chaos and bring peace to the world as soon as possible."

Li Yi nodded repeatedly. Due to the changes in the timeline, Xu Shu did not flee to Jingzhou to avoid the chaos as in history.

Therefore, the Xu Shu in this dimension should not know Zhuge Liang.

"Yuanzhi has this ambition, why doesn't he come to Xuzhou?" Li Yi asked hurriedly.

"…To be honest with you, my lord, I have long heard that General Liu is recruiting talented people, and I have long wanted to join him."

"But since I am a sinner, I dare not do it."

"I recently heard that the Marquis of Tan wanted to march north to attack the Wuhuan, so I waited here and used my laughter to attract the Marquis of Tan's attention."

"I hope you will not be offended by this, Lord Tan."

Li Yi nodded and said softly to comfort Xu Shu:

"Yuanzhi is overthinking. With your talent, if you go to Xuzhou and surrender to my lord, you will be put to important positions."

Xu Shu smiled and said:

"I am a commoner, and General Liu's body is worth thousands of gold. How can I easily see it?"

Li Yi said quickly:
"I will write a letter for you to take to Xuzhou."

"If General Liu gets my letter, he will definitely use Yuan Zhi!"

After he finished speaking, he ordered his soldiers to bring him writing materials.

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Shu quickly stopped the soldier who was about to get the pen, and then bowed to Li Yi and said:

"...·Your Excellency's kindness, Xu Shu appreciates it."

"It's just that I won't accept salary without merit. Now that I haven't done anything, how can I have the face to go to Xuzhou and claim salary?"

"Just now, you mentioned that you were going to conquer Wuhuan. When you traveled around the world, you visited Liao once."

"I am willing to lead the way for you, my lord, and be your guide for the march."

As soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, Xianyu Fu became unhappy.

You are the marching guide, so why should I go?

I wonder if you are here to mess things up and steal my job, right?
A mere commoner, he wanted to get a job in front of Marquis Tan just by speaking a few words.

How could such a good thing happen in the world?

"...Mr. Xu, you are so arrogant! You have never been to Liaodi before, and you dare to pretend to be a guide."

"Where should we who live in Youzhou be placed?"

"Are we not as good as you, a Henan native?"

Xu Shu then asked Xian Yu Fu's name, and Xian Yu Fu told him truthfully.

Xu Shu bowed to him and said, "It turns out to be General Xianyu. I have heard of your great name for a long time."

"General Xianyu led an army of 100,000 men and defeated Gongsun Zan at Baoqiu, shocking Liaodong."

"If common people hear this, they will be amazed."

Xian Yu Fu's mouth curled up slightly. This was the most glorious moment in his life.

Even Xu Shu, a common man from Henan, was not surprised at all when he heard of his deeds.

Xu Shu first affirmed Xian Yu Fu's achievements and won his favor before asking:

"But I have heard that General Xianyu is from Yuyang, although he has lived in Youzhou for many years."

"Have you ever been to Liaoxi?"

This……

Xian Yu Fu was stunned.

Yuyang, where he lived, was cold, poor and miserable.

Just living there is already very difficult.

Even if we need moisture, we should go to the warm south.

Who has nothing better to do than run to western Liaoning?

Seeing that Xianyu Fu could not answer, Xu Shu did not ask him any further questions.

Then he came to Li Yi and explained to him:

"My Lord, I have been to Liaoxi once before."

"The Wuhuan headquarters is in Liucheng, Liaoxi County."

"If we fail to conquer Liaocheng, it will be difficult to destroy the Wuhuan, and we will not be able to capture the two Yuaners."

"If you want to get to Liucheng, you must first get to Binhai Road."

"There are often floods here in autumn and summer. The shallow water is impassable for vehicles and horses, and the deep water is too deep for boats to sail. It is the most difficult place to travel."

“It would be really hard to get by without a guide.”

Li Yi listened carefully and nodded repeatedly.

What worried him most during this expedition was the problem of marching.

So I wish I could call a few more guides.

Now that Xu Shu has recommended himself, Li Yi is so happy that he would never blame him.

Then he took Xu Shu's hand and said:

"Yuanzhi has such a heart, which is really commendable."

"The task of guiding is not the work of one person, but the will of all to achieve victory." "Why should we worry about who comes first?"

The second half of the sentence was meant for Xianyu Fu and others.

Xianyu Fu and the others were all afraid of Li Yi, so they all bowed their hands and apologized.

Li Yi formally appointed Xu Shu as the marching guide and the military commander.

Xu Shu was ordered to lead a team of 300 people to explore the way and lead the way.

The three armies, large and small, officially set off.

Thousands of carriages, horses and baggage followed closely behind, moving forward.

The army marched for a month before entering western Liaoning.

Everyone then understood why the Northeast was such a cold and bitter place, and they rushed to Liao from south to north.

The population decline can be clearly felt in the middle.

Before, you could see people within ten miles, but now you may not see any people even if you travel a hundred miles.

The only thing I can see,
There was only yellow sand and strong winds.

The road is rugged and difficult for people and horses to travel.

After a month's journey, the military life became extremely difficult and the soldiers all wanted to return home.

Li Yi ordered his men to slaughter cattle and sheep as rewards for the soldiers.

The soldiers' restless hearts finally calmed down a little.

But Li Yi knew that this was not a solution.

Since arriving in Liao, his marching speed has slowed down, and is completely incomparable to the speed he had when traveling in the Central Plains.

So Li Yinai asked Xu Shu how long it would take to reach Liucheng?
Xu Shu replied:

"Not far ahead is Linyu, where you can temporarily rest your troops."

Li Yi was overjoyed and ordered the sentry to pass the news to all the soldiers.

The soldiers were happy and hurried on their way.

The sky was filled with yellow sand and the wind was like a knife cutting people's faces.

I finally arrived in Linyu and met him.

Linyu no longer had a chief officer, only a few village heads, who saw Li Yi's army arriving.

The villagers were organized to make steamed cakes and used as rewards for the soldiers.

Li Yi ordered a reward of 100 taels of gold to thank the villagers.

He then asked the head of the village, how far is it to Liucheng?
There he was looking at Li Yi with a very surprised look and said:
"...Your Excellency wants to go to Liucheng. If you start from Linyu and take the coastal road, it will be at least three hundred miles away."

"In these three hundred miles, I'm afraid you won't see a single household."

"Why not just stop fighting and return to the South?"

Li Yinai smiled and said:
"Thank you for your kindness, old man. However, since Yi has brought his troops here, there is no reason for him to return empty-handed."

"If I don't capture the second Yuan'er, I will never return to Hebei."

Li Yi had made sufficient preparations for this military operation.

If we retreat at this time, all our previous efforts will be wasted.

If the two Yuan'ers are allowed to grow strong, the Wuhuan cavalry will definitely harass Youzhou frequently in the future.

As a result, Lao Liu will never have peace on his back.

The village head was slightly startled and looked at Li Yi for a long time without saying a word.

After pondering for a while, he slowly sighed:
"...You are a real man!"

The head of the village appreciated Li Yi's determination and pointed out a path for him.

"To be honest, my Lord, if you go east out of Linyu, you will reach Binhai Road."

"This place is often flooded in summer and autumn. The shallow water is impassable for carriages and horses, and the deep water is too deep for boats to sail. This has been a problem for a long time."

Li Yi nodded, thinking that this was the same as what Yuanzhi taught me.

The old man's voice continued:

"The old Beiping County seat was in Pinggang, and the road from Lulong could lead directly to Liucheng."

"Since the Jianwu period, this road has been damaged and cut off, and it has been two hundred years now."

"Even so, there are still small paths that can be used."

Unexpectedly, the local natives pointed out another road to Liucheng for Li Yi.

Li Yi was overjoyed and ordered his men to give the old man another hundred taels of gold.

The old man refused to accept it, saying, "The gift from the previous Lord was very generous, and the favor was too much."

"Besides, Linyu is sparsely populated. Even if you have ten thousand taels of gold, you have nowhere to spend it."

"I only hope that you can defeat the enemy as soon as possible, so that the wanderers from other places can be spared from suffering."

Li Yi was slightly stunned, then bowed respectfully to the old man.

"Don't worry, old man. After Yi pacifies Wuhuan."

"We must make the three counties of Liao the same as those in the interior."

Speaking of which, Linyu is actually the Shanhaiguan of later generations.

The Northeast will be developed sooner or later, and due to the special geographical location of the three counties of Liao, it has a unique political position.

As early as the period of Emperor Xuan of Han, the Wuhuan people played the role of frontier sentinels and thugs.

Thugs are understandable, but what are border sentinels?
The Wuhuan people should be divided into two groups.

One part was the Wuhuan in the three counties where Li Yi was located.

These Wuhuan people living in Han areas have basically accepted Han culture and no longer rely solely on nomadic ways to survive.

The other part is the Wuhuan outside the Great Wall.

This part of the Wuhuan people, located outside the three counties, still maintains a nomadic lifestyle.

The Wuhuan outside the Great Wall served as border sentinels to monitor the Xiongnu.

The three counties of Wuhuan were responsible for monitoring the Wuhuan outside the Great Wall.

The Han people also set up a commander to protect the Wuhuan to monitor the Wuhuan in the three counties.

Matryoshka dolls belong to yes.

It was precisely because the Wuhuan population in the three counties had basically been sinicized, and its geographical location also played a role in monitoring the outside of the Great Wall.

Li Yicai promised to develop the three counties in Liao.

Upon hearing this, the village head bowed down and said:
"If I could see that day, I would die with my eyes closed!"

Li Yi helped him up, ordered the generals to distribute the food to the people of Linyu, and then summoned all the generals to seek their opinions.

Should we go east along the Binhai Road, or go north to Lulongkou and cross the dangerous Baidan?

Xian Yufu and Yan Rou analyzed:

"It's raining heavily in spring now, and the coastal road is difficult to travel on, but it's the closest to Liucheng."

"If we go north to Lulongkou, we will have to take a long way, at least two hundred miles more."

The two threw the multiple-choice question back to Li Yi.

Because for such a major event, only Li Yi, the top leader, can make the final decision and take responsibility.

The two "guides" did not dare to make decisions for Li Yi, and could not bear the responsibility for failure.

So the two of them only analyzed the pros and cons of the two paths and made this choice.

...It's up to you, Old Li, to decide.

Li Yi stood with his hands behind his back, pondering, then he climbed onto a rock and looked out. There was an endless sea.

So he hurriedly asked everyone, "Where is this place?"

Xianyu Fu and Yan Rou replied, "This is Jieshi Mountain."

Jieshi Mountain?
Looking at the Jieshi Mountain below, Li Yi recalled the famous poem:
——Wei Wu waved his whip, and left a poem on the Jieshi Stone in the east.

Looking at the calm water and the towering mountains and islands.

Li Yi was also filled with pride and made up his mind. He said to everyone:
"...Good, Yi thinks we can go through Lulongkou!"

"Now the barbarian generals think that our army cannot pass the coastal road, so they stop advancing."

"If our army really retreats, the enemy will surely become lax and unprepared."

"We can go around Lulongkou and out of the empty land. Although it is a long detour, we can catch them by surprise."

"If we succeed, we can capture Tadun's head without a fight."

Seeing that Li Yi had already finalized the plan, everyone obeyed his orders.

The army immediately turned north and headed towards Lulongkou.

Before leaving, Li Yi specially ordered people to erect a monument at the entrance of Binhai Road.

There are sixteen characters written on the stele.

"It's rainy season now and the roads are impassable."

"Wait until autumn and winter before advancing again."

The meaning is to tell the Wuhuan people that this road is now blocked and we have to wait until autumn or winter to come again.

This does seem a bit like trying to cover up one's own faults.

If it were any other prince in the Central Plains, Li Yi would not have done such a thing.

However, facing the "upright" Wuhuan people, Li Yi insisted on setting up a monument to make the Wuhuan people doubt themselves.

The army officially bypassed Lulongkou and headed towards Liucheng.

Since it was an abandoned road, Li Yi had to walk a full 500 miles on it.

Of course, it is not as bad as the historical incident where Cao Cao abandoned his baggage and took risks, and almost died on the road.

At that time, Cao Cao was in a situation where he could never go back once he lost.

Li Yi was more concerned about stability, and logistics workers were arriving on the way in an endless stream.

However, due to the dangerous roads, the number of laborers and food consumed began to double.

So even if you have no worries and won't lose your life and property if you lose, you can't just squander it.

We still need to end the Wuhuan war as soon as possible.

……

Liaoxi County, Liucheng.

At this time, Tadun was gathering troops in Liucheng, ready to march south at any time to help Yuan regain Jizhou.

Suddenly, a scout on horseback came rushing over.

"——Report, report to the king."

"A large number of Han soldiers and horses appeared in the northwest."

what! ?

When Tadun heard this, he was shocked.

"Could it be that the Han people grew wings and flew here?"

According to normal marching, the Han people should have come via the coastal route.

It was only suitable to travel there in autumn and winter. After hearing the news that Li Yi would come in spring, Tadun simply disdained it.

When Tadun learned the news that Li Yi had withdrawn his troops from Binhaidao, his expression was as if he had not expected it.

But now, we were told that the Han army and horses had appeared outside Liucheng.

How could Tadun not be surprised?
"Where did the Han army go?"

"It's less than 200 miles away from Liucheng, almost to White Wolf Mountain."

“It’s so fast!”

Tadun was shocked again, wondering why the people in the Central Plains were more anxious in using troops than the nomads?
In desperation, Tadun could only seek the opinions of Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi.

"Li Yi's army came from a long distance and took a small path, so the vanguard must be in front and the main army behind."

"If the king takes the initiative to attack, we can catch Li Yi off guard before his reinforcements arrive."

"Then we can capture Li Yi's leader in one battle, and we can take control of Jizhou in one battle!!"

Yuan Shang immediately offered advice to Tadun.

Tadun hesitated for a moment, then gave the order:
"...Good, mobilize the troops of Liucheng immediately."

"The entire army will capture the city and march to White Wolf Mountain."

"I will make sure Li Yi is beheaded at the foot of White Wolf Mountain!"

People around said:
"Your Majesty, my Liucheng army has only 15,000 soldiers and horses."

"Why not wait for the troops of King Qiao and King Hanlu to arrive before advancing?"

However, Tadun waved his hand and rejected everyone's suggestions.

"...Otherwise, if we wait until the troops of King Qiao and King Hanlu arrive, then Li Yi's reinforcements will also arrive."

"Don't the Han Chinese have an old saying, 'When two men meet on a narrow road, the bravest one wins'?"

"I want to defeat his people while their army and horses are not yet fully assembled."

"So that he can know my true colors."

Tadun was full of heroic spirit, but after a brief moment of shock at Li Yi's sudden appearance, he immediately calmed down.

He decided to go all in and send out all the troops from Liucheng to fight Li Yi.

The reason why Tadun is so confident is that he is confident in his own abilities.

Tadun is considered one of the most powerful leaders in the history of Wuhuan.

His greatest honor was the rumor among the people that Tadun wanted to emulate the Xiongnu Chanyu Maodun and the Xianbei king Tan Shihuai.

Who are Maodun and Tan Shihuai?

These two people claimed to be the Huns and Xianbei people's own Genghis Khan.

They are one of the most powerful groups in the entire history of the Xiongnu and Xianbei.

Comparing Tadun with Maodun and Tan Shihuai has already proved his ability.

And Tadun really had this ambition, he was not willing to just stay in western Liaoning.

Therefore, he joined forces with Yuan Shao and defeated Gongsun Zan, the former overlord of Liao.

Now that Hebei is in turmoil, the Yuan brothers turned to him for help again.

Tadun thought his chance had come.

Tadun immediately joined the troops of Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi, totaling 20,000 people.

All cavalry.

The Wuhuan people were indeed a nation on horseback, as they were able to mobilize 15,000 cavalrymen in a hurry.

When Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi fled to Liaoxi, they still had 5,000 cavalrymen with them.

Adding them together, there were 20,000 cavalrymen.

Even without the help of King Qiao and King Khanlu.

These 20,000 cavalrymen are still a force that cannot be underestimated.

The sound of hooves was like thunder, yellow sand rolled, and the wind changed color.

Tadun's cavalry reached Bailang Mountain and encountered Li Yi's army.

Zhang Liao's scouts hurriedly reported the news to Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao quickly reported to Li Yi.

"...Sir! We are encountering a large number of cavalry ahead!"

……Um.

Li Yi nodded and took out a telescope to look at the battle formation in the distance.

Sure enough, we saw cavalry everywhere, rolling in like an overwhelming tidal wave.

"...Sir, why not wait for the reinforcements to arrive before engaging the Wuhuan in a decisive battle."

All the generals gave their advice.

As the expeditionary force had been marching for many days in a row, they were a little short of physical strength.

So part of the army is still behind.

Especially since the heavy infantry who were good at positional warfare had not arrived yet, everyone suggested waiting for the infantry to arrive before fighting.

After all, we have the advantage in the military, so there is no need to fight to the death with Taton.

But Li Yi turned around and looked at the generals who were following him.

...Lü Bu, Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong.

(End of this chapter)