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

Before long, a dozen soldiers who had fled from Guangzong City were brought before Lü Bu.

"Are you soldiers under the command of the Eastern General?"

Cheng Lian, who was beside Lü Bu, asked.

A dozen or so soldiers, looking extremely disheveled, unarmed, with chapped lips and covered in dust, nodded.

Cheng Lian waved his hand: "Get them some food and drink."

"Thank you, General. Thank you, General."

The defeated soldiers nodded their thanks in quick succession.

Before long, soldiers brought them water and beef jerky.

The dozen or so people wolfed down the beef jerky and water.

After watching the routed army eat and drink their fill, Cheng Lian then spoke on behalf of Lü Bu, asking, "Did the General of the Eastern Army suffer a defeat?"

More than a dozen people shook their heads.

Ok?

Cheng Lian paused for a moment, then glanced at Lü Bu and continued, "Since you haven't suffered a defeat, how come you're here? Where are the armies of the Eastern General and the Northern General?"

"Reporting to the general, we are stationed outside Guangzong City."

"But......"

"But the night before last, I don't know what happened, but General Lu Zhi's army suddenly surrounded our camp."

"The military camp was in chaos at the time, and we didn't know what was happening."

"At the time, we thought it was the Yellow Turban rebels in Guangzong City who had broken out, so we fled out of the camp."

"But the next morning, when we encountered more soldiers who had escaped, we learned what had happened."

"It is said that Dong Zhuo, the General of the Eastern Central Army, was captured after being hosted by Lu Zhi, the General of the Northern Central Army, at a banquet. All of Dong Zhuo's troops were taken over by Lu Zhi, the General of the Northern Central Army."

"What?" Cheng Lian's eyes widened immediately: "You mean the General of the Eastern Central Army was captured by the General of the Northern Central Army at a banquet?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu's eyes widened in surprise.

what 's wrong?

Was Dong Zhuo captured by Lu Zhi?

The soldiers nodded and said, "We've heard that's the case, but we're not sure."

Cheng Lian turned to Lu Bu and whispered in his ear, "General, with your father-in-law's abilities, even if he couldn't defeat the Yellow Turban rebels, he shouldn't be in this predicament."

"I have also seen the strong generals under my father-in-law, the Lord. Even those eight hundred Flying Bears are not something the Yellow Turban rebels can contend with. I suspect there must have been some change in the situation."

"What these soldiers say is probably true. I'll question them more carefully."

Lu Bu immediately nodded.

Cheng Lian, who had turned around, immediately asked, "Tell me everything that happened before."

As Cheng Lian asked more and more questions, the soldiers talked more and more, and Cheng Lian learned more and more.

It turns out that these soldiers were not Dong Zhuo's elite troops.

Instead, they were soldiers recruited in Hanoi before they set off for Luoyang.

The soldiers also described the battle situation when they besieged Guangzong City, including how Dong Zhuo besieged the city but did not attack, which led to Lu Zhi coming to find them several times.

As for what exactly happened that night, the soldier only gave a general account.

However, based on the soldiers' accounts, Cheng Lian was able to deduce a general conclusion from their fragmented words.

After a dozen or so defeated soldiers were taken away, Cheng Lian pulled Lü Bu aside.

"General, I suspect that Lord Dong, the Marquis's father-in-law, avoided battle, and Lu Zhi took advantage of the banquet to strip Lord Dong of his military power," Cheng Lian said in a low voice.

"what?"

Lu Bu replied with some surprise, "Isn't Lu Zhi afraid that you, my lord, will cause him trouble in the future by doing this?"

Cheng Lian shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. Lu Zhi might have received orders from the imperial court, but I'm not sure yet."

"Then... what can we do now?" Lu Bu asked.

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Lian said, "Then let's see what the general dares to do."

Lu Bu immediately perked up.

What dare you do?

As long as he doesn't cause a major disaster, what is there that he wouldn't dare to do?

"Just say it without hesitation, there's nothing I wouldn't dare to do."

Cheng Lian laughed: "Since the general has such boldness, then we are not afraid to make things bigger. After all, ignorance is no excuse, and this is a good opportunity for the general to show off in front of the lord."

Lu Bu nodded vigorously.

You need to perform well.

You really need to perform well, otherwise when will you ever be valued?

When will I be able to learn from your earth-shattering strike, Lord Junhou?

"Okay, then tell me, how are we going to do it?" Lu Bu looked intently at Cheng Lian.

Cheng Lian leaned closer and began to whisper in Lü Bu's ear.

As he listened, Lü Bu nodded and said, "Good, good, let's do it that way."

"General, rest assured. Ignorance is no excuse. They can't do anything to you. Besides, with Lord Jun here, they wouldn't dare to do anything to you."

"General, now that you are in charge of the vanguard, this is a golden opportunity."

"The Lord's army is behind us and will arrive soon."

"General, you may send troops to inform the Lord while you proceed."

Lü Bu nodded in agreement with Cheng Lian's plan.

Before long, Lü Bu gave the order, and the vanguard of more than a thousand cavalrymen quickly moved towards Jieqiao and then rushed straight to Guangzong City.

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

It was afternoon.

Guangzong City, on the city wall.

Due to the changes in the Han army outside the city, Jia Dong and others inside the city were not idle either.

In addition to mobilizing the city's defenses and preparing to deal with Lu Zhi's attack, they also began to carefully monitor the movements outside the city.

Last night, after Lu Zhi's army surrounded the West Camp, they began to transfer the troops that originally belonged to Dong Zhuo in the West Camp to Qingcheng.

Then came the redeployment of troops.

They re-established an encirclement around Guangzong City from three directions.

Originally, Guangzong City was only surrounded by its east and west sides.

But now it has become surrounded on the east, west and south sides.

Only the north side has a gap.

Surround three sides and release one.

It appears that the north side is a gap in the road to survival.

However, if they wait until Kaicheng escapes from the north, they will truly be doomed.

The vast majority of the Yellow Turban army consisted of infantry, with virtually no cavalry.

The Han army's cavalry could easily crush the Yellow Turban rebels in the wilderness.

Otherwise, how could Lu Zhi and Dong Zhuo's 50,000 men have defeated Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang's 100,000 Yellow Turban Army in a single encounter?

Afterwards, they used several thousand cavalry to pursue Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.

It's no joke that a few thousand cavalrymen chased after tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers.

On the city wall on the east side of Guangzong City.

Holding a silver spear, dressed in silver armor and a white robe, with an earth-yellow short tunic over it and a yellow turban on his head, Zhang Xiu was leading his soldiers on a patrol of the city wall.

Although it has only been a year since last year, Zhang Xiu now exudes a much more composed demeanor than he did a year ago.

He is increasingly showing the demeanor of a great general.

"General, look outside the city!"

Suddenly, one of Zhang Xiu's soldiers pointed in the direction outside the city.

Zhang Xiu turned his head to look.

In the distance, just a few miles outside Lu Zhi's Han army's eastern camp, a cloud of yellow dust suddenly appeared.

Zhang Xiu only needed one glance to determine that it was a cavalry force moving at extremely high speed toward Lu Zhi's eastern camp.

Holding the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear, Zhang Xiu leaned close to the battlements, carefully looking outside.

The billowing dust resembled a yellowish-brown city wall.

In just a short while, Zhang Xiu had already clearly seen the number of cavalrymen.

At least a thousand riders.

"Quickly, send someone to inform the gods immediately," Zhang Xiu said, turning to the soldiers behind him.

After the soldier nodded, he went down the city wall to inform Jia Dong and the others.

Before long, Jia Dong, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Hao Zhao, and others arrived together on the east side of the city wall.

The cavalry that came from afar had already arrived at Lu Zhi's eastern camp.

"Those are... the cavalry under the Lord's command?" Jia Dong asked uncertainly.

But Cheng Yu and the others, who had excellent eyesight, had already seen the banner with those words.

“They are under your command, but it’s not you who have come,” Jia Xu said. “They should be your vanguard.”

"Currently, only Lü Bu, Gao Shun, and Qu Yi are under your command to report, so it is estimated that the person who has come is Lü Bu."

Although he did not see who the general leading the troops was, Jia Xu was still able to deduce the identity of the general through speculation.

But the one leading the troops was not Duan Yu, but Lü Bu.

Then the problem is coming.

Why did this cavalry arrive so quickly?

And they looked like they were about to kill someone.

Logically, when two allied forces are about to converge, the first thing they should do is to communicate with each other.

This is to avoid causing a disturbance when the two armies first meet.

Furthermore, even if two armies belonging to different groups were to join forces, they would still maintain a certain distance.

Why is it said that Lü Bu's vanguard cavalry was so imposing?

You can tell just by looking.

At this moment, Lü Bu's vanguard cavalry had actually started circling around Lu Zhi's eastern camp.

It is well known that cavalry often employ this circling tactic when launching an attack, especially when surrounding a stationary target.

One purpose was to intimidate, and the other was to facilitate mounted archery.

This tactic was learned from the Xiongnu.

The Xiongnu cavalry used this method to surround the Han infantry.

Lu Bu led his troops to surround Lu Zhi's eastern camp and made such a provocative move. What was he trying to do?

The people on the city wall were all speculating.

"It's probably related to the incident that happened to the Han army outside the city last night," Jia Xu said, squinting.

Dong Zhuo's elite troops suddenly disappeared.

The remaining part of the army was taken over by Lu Zhi.

Jia Xu harbored doubts and suspicions.

"It must be that something happened to Lord Dong." Jia Xu said with narrowed eyes, "Judging from what happened last night and what Lu Zhi did today, it is very likely that only Lu Zhi is commanding the army outside the city right now."

"Dong Gong's direct troops are gone and haven't shown up yet, so they must have already left."

"But this doesn't seem like a normal departure."

"It seems they were stripped of their military power. As for why Dong Gong's direct subordinates disappeared and where they went, it's still unclear." Jia Xu shook his head.

Everyone's eyes were filled with surprise.

...........

outside the city.

The Eastern Camp where Lu Zhi was stationed.

After arriving at the city of Guangzong, Lü Bu, who had come from Jieqiao, led his vanguard cavalry in a fierce charge, rapidly circling around the eastern camp where Lu Zhi was located.

The rising dust made it impossible for the soldiers in the camp to see how many cavalrymen were outside.

Moreover, Lu Zhi had just ordered the division of camps that morning.

The three camps, which were originally positioned to form a defensive triangle, now surround Guangzong City from the southeast and west.

This left Lu Zhi's camp isolated.

With Lü Bu arriving so quickly, Lu Zhi was caught off guard and thrown into a panic.

After confirming that the troops outside the camp were not enemy troops, but Han troops.

Lu Zhi then led Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei out of the camp with their troops.