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

There are two large camps located outside Guangzong City in Anping Kingdom.

One to the east and one to the west sandwich the entire Guangzong city in the middle.

The main camp to the east was occupied by Lu Zhi's army of 30,000.

Meanwhile, the western camp was occupied by Dong Zhuo's 20,000-strong army.

After crossing the Yellow River, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo headed north towards Ji Province.

They encountered their first Yellow Turban rebels in Wei County, Ji Province.

At that time, Yuan Shao, who was the governor of Wei Commandery, was being pursued by this Yellow Turban rebel army.

They were pursued all the way from Quliang County to Yecheng.

If it weren't for the timely arrival of the large armies led by Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo in Ye City, Yuan Shao, with only a few thousand defenders, probably wouldn't have been able to hold out for more than a few days.

At that time, more than 100,000 Yellow Turban rebels surrounded Ye City from all directions.

When Dong Zhuo and Lu Zhi arrived at Ye City, the Yellow Turban rebels had already stormed the city walls.

At that time, Yuan Shao, the governor of Wei Commandery, was fighting a bloody battle with the Yellow Turban rebels on the city wall.

After Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo arrived at Ye City, the army immediately split into two and began to charge against the Yellow Turban rebels who were besieging Ye City.

The battle lasted for a day and a night before the Yellow Turban rebels were finally driven back.

After the Battle of Ye City, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo led their troops northward.

They began to pursue Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who called themselves the Artificial General and the Earth God General, respectively.

They pursued the enemy, large and small, all the way from Ye City in Wei Commandery to Guangping County in Julu Commandery.

Just as the two were chasing Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang to Guangping County, an unexpected incident occurred.

After the two arrived in Jizhou, the Great Teacher, whom they had not seen before, finally appeared.

Zhang Jiao suddenly led an army of 100,000 to join the battle.

They directly rescued Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who had been surrounded.

The armies led by Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo, having been in a long pursuit without proper rest, suffered their first defeat after being attacked by Zhang Jiao's troops.

Neither Lu Zhi nor Dong Zhuo dared to linger in battle, so they ordered a retreat and began to gather the defeated troops in Guangping County in preparation for another battle.

Originally, both Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo thought that the three brothers would definitely surround Guangping County after they joined forces.

But what the two of them never expected was...

The three brothers did not besiege Guangping County.

Instead, it split into two, forming two armies.

One group continued their escape northwards.

The other force retreated northeastward.

Both Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo were stunned.

If we don't surround Guangping County now, wouldn't we be missing a golden opportunity?

Lu Zhi speculated at the time that Zhang Jiao might have some kind of plan.

They were lured out of Guangping County to fight.

The reason given was that the Yellow Turban rebels were not skilled at siege warfare and lacked large siege equipment.

At the time, Dong Zhuo also believed it to be true.

So the two closed the city gates, guarded them strictly, and allowed the soldiers to rest.

This wait lasted for several days.

At this time, all the scouts sent out returned.

The information gathered by the scouts proved that Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and the three brothers Zhang Liang had no plans.

Instead, they were actually divided into two armies.

One group headed north, while the other retreated northeast.

Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo were once again caught in a state of confusion.

This was the first time Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo, who had been fighting for so many years, had ever seen such an operation.

Why did the Zhang brothers do this?

Later, after confirming that both armies had fled, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo left the city.

After discussing it, the two decided to pursue Zhang Jiao first.

After all, Zhang Jiao was the leader of the Way of Peace.

As long as we capture Zhang Jiao.

Then everything will be resolved.

Moreover, if we could encircle and annihilate Zhang Jiao, it would be an immense achievement.

So the two of them chased after Zhang Jiao together.

This pursuit took them from Julu County all the way to Guangzong County in Anping State.

Zhang Jiao's army of over 100,000 was surrounded in Guangzong City by Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo, who had caught up with them.

Moreover, on the second day after they caught up with Zhang Jiao.

Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo then launched an attack on the Yellow Turban rebels inside the city.

Based on Lu Zhi's and Dong Zhuo's past experience in fighting the Yellow Turban rebels.

The Yellow Turban rebels were not good at attacking cities, nor were they good at defending them.

An advantage can only be formed when there is an absolute numerical advantage.

However, when faced with the elite troops of the Han Dynasty, they were often no match for them.

According to the deductions of Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo.

The Yellow Turban rebels were no match for their combined attack.

However.....

After a day of fighting, Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo made a surprising discovery.

They are wrong.

This Yellow Turban rebel army was similar to what they had encountered.

Surprisingly, there seemed to be a very capable commander in the city.

They were highly skilled in troop deployment and city defense.

The Yellow Turban rebels, who were initially in disarray, became more and more composed as the attack went on.

In particular, there are two fierce generals in the city.

That was incredibly powerful.

A burly man, wielding two short spears, charged left and right across the city wall, unmatched in his prowess.

As soon as Han troops attacked, he immediately led a group of burly Yellow Turban rebels to provide support.

There was also a young general wielding a silver spear, which moved like a viper's tongue, each strike ruthless and deadly.

There was something else that Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo found even more unacceptable.

On the morning of the second day, after the first day of the siege, when the two men were about to give the order to continue the siege, they found a row of corpses hanging on the city wall.

These are the corpses of the Han soldiers who stormed the city walls yesterday.

They were all hung from the city wall by ropes, their armor and clothes stripped off.

Upon seeing this, Lu Zhi was enraged and ordered a fierce attack.

What left Lu Zhi speechless was...

Just as he ordered the attack on the city.

The bandits on the city wall actually collected all the corpses.

However, what left Lu Zhi speechless was that just as he was preparing to attack the city, Dong Zhuo suddenly abandoned the plan.

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

Inside Dong Zhuo's army tent outside the west side of Guangzong City.

Dong Zhuo rubbed his nose and glanced at the sky outside.

Inside the sweltering tent, Dong Zhuo wore only a short brown robe, revealing his thick arms.

"Wenyou, what do you think Ziyi means by telling me not to attack the city, but to besiege it if possible?" Dong Zhuo said, looking at Li Ru sitting not far away. "Lu Zhi keeps urging me to do this."

“I can’t keep telling the soldiers they need to rest.”

"I'm increasingly unable to understand what this brat is doing these days," Dong Zhuo said, wiping the sweat from his brow.

Li Ru, who was sitting at the lower end of the table, chuckled.

“My lord, there must be a reason why the former general said that,” Li Ru said with a smile. “You don’t need to worry about the general’s previous style of doing things.”

Dong Zhuo thought for a moment, then nodded: "That makes sense."

"That brat, it hasn't been long and he's already a general."

"If this continues for a few more years, things will get really interesting. He'll probably be promoted to General of the Cavalry by then."

"Tsk tsk..."

"Yi'er really found a good husband."

Li Ru nodded in agreement.

Who would have thought that the young man he met in the West Market of Jinyang just over a year ago would now be a former general?

Just over a year ago, Duan Yu was still hunting in the mountains to make a living.

nowadays.

Governor of Liangzhou, former general, Marquis of Duxiang.

Every month, Duan Yu would prepare a generous gift and send it to him.

Li Ru initially thought Duan Yu was a talented person, but he never expected that Duan Yu would actually reach this level.

Duan Yu has achieved his current success thanks to a combination of luck, intelligence, skill, and opportune timing; every step he has taken seems to have been perfectly timed.

Sometimes even Li Ru felt a little surprised.

As Dong Zhuo was discussing matters with Li Ru, a simultaneous interpretation came from outside the tent.

"My lord, the General of the Northern Army has sent someone, saying he has important business with you." Hua Xiong's figure appeared at the entrance of the camp.

Dong Zhuo glanced up and then looked at Li Ru, saying, "Look, he's only just finished speaking."

"If I'm not mistaken, Lu Zhi must have sent someone to order me to send troops."

Dong Zhuo waved his hand impatiently and said, "Let them in."

Outside the tent, a man dressed in coarse gray cloth, with extremely long arms, fair skin, and large ears, stood outside Dong Zhuo's tent.

Hua Xiong approached the man and then gestured for him to enter: "Please come in, my lord invites you in."

The man clasped his hands in a slight gesture of thanks, then walked into Dong Zhuo's tent.

"General Dong, I am Liu Bei, a student of the Northern General."

"My teacher sent me to invite General Dong to the banquet," Liu Bei said, bowing respectfully.

Dong Zhuo nodded and pointed at Liu Bei, saying, "I recognize you. You have two brothers, one a burly man with a leopard's head and piercing eyes, and the other a man with a ruddy complexion, a long beard, and a large sword. Both of them are capable of taking on ten thousand men."

Liu Bei smiled modestly and said, "General Dong, you flatter me. My second and third brothers are just rough and uncouth warriors. It is fortunate that you have praised them, General Dong."

"General Dong has a multitude of fierce generals under his command."

"Hehe." Dong Zhuo asked with a smile, "Did General Lu not say anything to me?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "My teacher didn't say anything, he just asked me to invite General Dong tonight."

"Very well, go and tell General Lu that I will definitely be there on time for the banquet."

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly: "In that case, I will take my leave now, General Dong."

"Hua Xiong, see this young general out," Dong Zhuo said to Hua Xiong outside.

Hua Xiong agreed and then led Liu Bei to the gate of the camp.

Two burly men were waiting in front of Dong Zhuo's army camp.

Upon seeing Liu Bei emerge from the camp, the two immediately stepped forward.

One of them had a face as black as charcoal, a burly build, and was over eight feet tall. He had a leopard-like head and round eyes and wore a long black robe.

The other person was dressed in a green battle robe, with a long, beautiful beard on his chin, phoenix eyes, cicada-like eyebrows, and a face as red as a date.

"Big brother."

"Brother."

Upon seeing Liu Bei emerge from the camp, the two hurriedly went to greet him.

Zhang Fei turned his head and glanced at Hua Xiong, who was wearing armor and holding the hilt of his sword at his waist. He glared at him and said, "Brother, they didn't give you any trouble, did they?"

Liu Bei quickly shook his head and said, "Third brother, don't talk nonsense. General Dong is a hero, how could he make things difficult for me?"

"Let's go back first and report to the teacher."

As he spoke, Liu Bei took the warhorse that Zhang Fei was leading.

Guan Yu squinted at Hua Xiong and gently stroked his long beard.

Hua Xiong remained silent, but exchanged a glance with Guan Yu before turning and returning to his camp.

Zhang Fei turned to look at Hua Xiong as he walked away before speaking, "Brother, does Dong Zhuo deserve to be called a hero?"

“My elder brother’s teacher urged Dong Zhuo to send troops repeatedly, but he would say he had a headache one day and a stomachache the next.”

"If you ask me, brother, you should just have your teacher take this guy's military power away."

"Maybe this guy has some kind of deal with those Yellow Turban rebels."

"Third brother," Liu Bei said cautiously, shaking his head, "You must never say this in front of others."

"Did you hear that?"

Zhang Fei pursed his lips: "I know, elder brother. That's why I'm telling you and second brother."

"Brother."

Walking beside Liu Bei, Guan Yu stroked his magnificent beard and said, "Actually, I think what my third brother said makes sense."

"There must be something fishy about Dong Zhuo's repeated refusals to send troops."

Liu Bei remained silent.