Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

The soldiers delivered the letter they had obtained from the city wall to Huangfu Song.

Fu Xie and Huangfu Li, who were sitting to the side, both looked at Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song eagerly opened the letter and quickly scanned its contents.

After reading the entire article, Huangfu Song immediately clenched his fist excitedly and slammed it on the table in front of him.

"That's great!" Huangfu Song said excitedly to Fu Xie beside him, "Zhu Jun's army is already heading towards Changshe."

"And there's Wang Yun, the governor of Yuzhou."

Upon hearing Huangfu Song's words, both Fu Xie and Huangfu Li immediately showed expressions of joy.

"Excellent, General! With the Right General's troops, we can launch a pincer attack on the Yellow Turban rebels outside the city."

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Song nodded in agreement: "That's right."

"Finally, I can vent my anger."

At this moment, Huangfu Song felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.

They were besieged in Changshe by more than 100,000 Yellow Turban rebels for nearly a month.

Many soldiers in the city deserted.

Food supplies were also lacking.

If they continue to be besieged like this, Changshe will fall sooner or later.

"Nan Rong, pass this message on to the troops in the city to boost morale."

"Also, make sure the soldiers in the city are well-fed today and tomorrow."

"Zhu Jun said in his letter that he would arrive at Changshe the next day."

Huangfu Song said shrewdly, "I have been observing the bandits outside the city for a long time. They have been surrounding us for so long that they have relaxed their vigilance."

This time, we will defeat the enemy in one battle.

"You give orders to go ahead and have the soldiers prepare plenty of dry grass. Before dawn tomorrow, take over a hundred brave warriors down from the city to cover the gaps in the enemy's encirclement and then start setting fire."

"More torches should be prepared in the city."

"Let's set them on fire!" Huangfu Song said, his eyebrows raised. "As long as the enemy camp outside the city is on fire, we can coordinate from inside the city, and with Zhu Jun's army supporting us from the outside, we will surely defeat the enemy!"

Upon hearing Huangfu Song's plan, Fu Xie immediately stood up: "Understood, General. This subordinate will go and make preparations immediately."

Watching Fu Xie leave, Huangfu Song lowered his head again.

His gaze fell on another name on the letter.

"Duan Yu..."

Standing next to Huangfu Song, Huangfu Li turned his head to look at the letter and asked, "Uncle, has Duan Ziyi come too?"

Huangfu Song frowned slightly.

In Zhu Jun's letter, he said that Duan Yu had been ordered to suppress the bandits, but he had been away from Luoyang for more than ten days and had not yet seen any of Duan Yu's troops.

"The Right General of the Central Army thought to himself that Duan Yu should have arrived, but Duan Yu's troops have not yet appeared in Yingchuan," Huangfu Song said with a frown.

Huangfu Li, barely over 100 years old, was dressed in black armor. His gaze was slightly thoughtful, and then he frowned and spoke:

"Uncle, Duan Yu must not want to come to your aid; he's waiting to see you defeated."

Huangfu Li said with great certainty, "Uncle, think about it. You are the Grand Commandant's man."

"Last year, the Grand Commandant recommended you, Uncle, to be the Prefect of Beidi Commandery, precisely to restrain Duan Yu."

"And this year's suppression of the Yellow Turban rebels was also due to the recommendation of the Grand Commandant to you, Uncle."

"That Duan Yu is a sycophantic eunuch, naturally not on your side, Uncle. Knowing that you are in trouble, why would he lend a helping hand?"

Huangfu Song did not reply.

But there was no rebuttal.

That's a good reason.

If we look at it from another angle, if it were Duan Yu trapped here, the people in Luoyang would definitely tell him not to rescue Duan Yu.

That makes sense.

only......

It's fine if Duan Yu doesn't come to the rescue, as long as he doesn't cause trouble at this time.

"Let's ignore Duan Yu for now and get ready to defeat the enemy," Huangfu Song said.

However, despite saying that, Huangfu Song was still a little puzzled as he stared at the letter.

Zhu Jun sent people to search for Duan Yu's troops, but they failed to find them several times. Where could Duan Yu's troops be?

.............

The pavilion is located dozens of miles away from Yingyin.

This place is located on the west bank of the Xun River, which originates north of Jingshan and eventually flows into the Ying River. At the same time, the straight-line distance between this place and Changshe is only about a hundred miles.

Like the Ying River, which flows through the entire Yingchuan area, the Xun River traverses almost half of Yingchuan.

However, compared to Yingchuan, the Xunshui River is located further east.

At this time, a group of several thousand people was traveling upstream along the west bank of the Xun River.

The entire force of several thousand men was mounted on warhorses.

But they don't look like cavalry.

Under the blazing sun, the many soldiers on horseback, clad in armor, were drenched in sweat.

Cao Cao, who was leading the group, was riding a horse and wearing a bamboo hat to shield his head from the sun, making him look even darker from the sun.

Gao Shun and Qu Yi followed behind Cao Cao.

The group traveled silently under the scorching sun.

As darkness approached, they walked up the Xun River to a large bend in the river channel. Gao Shun, who was half a position behind Cao Cao, suddenly raised his arm.

The soldiers behind him gradually stopped when Gao Shun raised his arm.

There was no sound behind him. Cao Cao, whose skin was cracking from the sun, turned to look at Gao Shun and asked with pale lips, "Have we arrived?"

Gao Shun nodded silently.

"Everyone dismount, set up camp, light a fire, and cook. Pass down the order that after nightfall, no one shall light a fire without permission; violators will be punished according to military law."

Gao Shun said loudly.

The messenger then relayed Gao Shun's orders.

Seeing Gao Shun nod in agreement, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly dismounted.

As he dismounted, he kept muttering to himself:

"Ziyi told us to set up camp here, but he didn't say why we were here."

"We've taken such a long detour, it's taken us half a month, this is too difficult," Cao Cao said with a bitter face.

Cao Cao was already dark-skinned, but he's gotten even darker from the sun these past two weeks.

And it was shiny black.

Qu Yi, who had dismounted, looked at Cao Cao and smiled.

About two weeks ago, Cao Cao and Duan Yu launched an attack in Luoyang.

Cao Cao originally thought he would leave Xuanyuan Pass with Duan Yu and head straight for Yingchuan.

However, right after leaving Luoyang, Duan Yu issued an order that no one could understand.

Duan Yu first led all his cavalry through Hulao Pass, instead of through Xuanyuan Pass.

However, Duan Yu, who was passing through Hulao Pass, did not reveal his specific itinerary.

As for him, he was directly ordered by Duan Yu to go through Xuanyuan Pass, but not directly to Yangdi, the capital of Yingchuan.

Instead, they traveled south along Yangqian Mountain, passing through Xiangcheng, and then circled around most of Yingchuan.

As for the destination.

Duan Yu designated him for a location on the south bank of the Xun River, west of Changshe.

At this time, Changshe was surrounded by Yellow Turban rebels.

Cao Cao could roughly understand that coming here meant something related to the Yellow Turban rebels at Changshe.

However, Duan Yu did not say exactly what he was there to do.

"General Cao, before you left, the Lord gave me a brocade pouch and told me to have General Cao open it after we arrived at our destination, and then we would know the purpose of our visit."

Gao Shun and Qu Yi came to Cao Cao's side together.

As Gao Shun finished speaking.

Gao Shun took out a brocade pouch from his bosom and handed it to Cao Cao.

Ok?

Cao Cao was stunned.

Tips?

Cao Cao blinked and reached out to take the brocade pouch.

"Wow, is Duan Ziyi really this mysterious now?"

As he spoke, Cao Cao opened the brocade pouch and took out a piece of silk covered with writing.

As soon as Cao Cao opened the brocade pouch, he saw Duan Yu's handwriting.

Ah Man, once you see this letter, you will understand. If you arrive at the Xun River, set up camp on the spot. Remember to stay on the west bank of the Xun River. Also, send soldiers to scout out the situation in the direction of Changshe. As for what to do next, Ah Man will know once he knows the situation in Changshe.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Cao Cao blinked his small eyes, looking completely bewildered.

What does this mean?