Chapter 58: Brothers at Odds (Part 1)

  "Huh?" Upon hearing Wang Xu's words, Huang Fu and Zhu Jun both looked at him in surprise.

  The two men stared at each other for a moment, before Huang Fu finally couldn't bear the doubt in his heart and asked: "Wang Xu, what do you mean by this? Are you saying you have a good plan?"

  "Hmm!"

  Nodding, Wang Xu smiled calmly at the two of them and said slowly: "Actually, we don't have to be limited by traditional military tactics. We can change our way of thinking and not try to deceive each other."

  "What? What does this mean? How is this thought process?"

  Wang Xu saw that the two were still puzzled, and he couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart. This was a tactic to escape from guerrilla warfare, and this era simply didn't have enough awareness of such tactics!

  "But on the surface, he calmly replied: 'We can let General Sun Jian lead his troops to kill their way out with great fanfare!'"

  "How can that be? If Bo Cai sends a large army to besiege, Sun Jian will be in great danger!" As soon as Wang Xu spoke, Huangfu Song immediately shook his head repeatedly.

  "My intention is not to have General Sun engage in a head-on battle with Bo Zai, but rather to fight when we can win and retreat when we cannot. When the enemy is strong, we hide; when the enemy is weak, we advance. We will utilize the surrounding mountains and forests to cause trouble everywhere and take advantage of opportunities to devour Bo Zai's troops from time to time. In the midst of movement, we will seek opportunities to annihilate the enemy. It would be best if Bo Zai were to split his forces even further to block our advance. This way, our plans can be implemented more smoothly! Although this approach requires a high level of skill from our commanding officers, General Sun's abilities are more than sufficient!"

  Both of them were well-versed in military strategy, and upon hearing these words, they suddenly looked thoughtful. Wang Xu saw this and couldn't help but smile slightly, then continued: "Moreover, if there's an opportunity, we can also inform Cavalry Commandant Cao Mengde to join forces with General Sun to annihilate the pursuing troops, gradually weakening their strength! With General Cao and General Sun joining hands, the Yellow Turbans will be nothing to fear."

  "Then, send someone to scout out the hidden Yellow Turbans and see if they are still there. Regardless of whether or not we find them, have Sun Jian's troops hide in the mountains and forests, ready to strike at a moment's notice. As soon as the enemy appears, immediately launch a counterattack."

  As he spoke, Wang Xu took out a piece of silk from his bosom and handed it over amidst the puzzled gazes of the two: "This is the situation around Changsha that I recorded in detail after discovering the hidden Yellow Turbans. All suitable places for hiding and ambush, including the location where I saw the Yellow Turbans, are clearly marked."

  Upon hearing this, Huangfu Song hastily took the handkerchief from Wang Xu's hand, unfolded it to take a look for a moment, and then handed it over to Zhu Xu. With a big laugh, he said: "The enemy advances, we retreat; the enemy retreats, we advance; strike at their weakness! Annihilate the enemy in motion, what a fierce battle tactic! With Wang Xu on my side, I have no worries about defeating the Yellow Turbans!"

  Zhu Jun, who was standing beside him, took the map and looked at it before also bursting into praise: "To see the enemy's strange movements and yet be able to take them seriously in advance and make preparations is truly admirable. You can indeed be called a heaven-sent talent!"

  Just as they were boasting about it, Wang Xu was about to speak when a sudden rush of footsteps came from outside the door.

  "Reporting to the General, there is a troop that has broken through the Yellow Turbans' blockade and has arrived outside our north gate. Currently, the soldiers at the north gate are led by Protector of the Army Sima Fu, using bows and arrows to repel the pursuing Yellow Turban bandits, but they still do not dare to open the city gates, awaiting your decision!"

  Upon hearing this, including Wang Xu, everyone was puzzled.

  The three of them looked at each other and then Huang Fu rushed forward to open the door and asked, "Did the visitor say who he was?"

  "He said that he was Liu Bei, claiming to be under the command of Lord Lu Zhi, and had come to offer his assistance! This is a letter shot onto the city wall with an arrow!"

  As he spoke, the newcomer handed the handkerchief to Huang Fu. At this moment, Wang Xu's heart was already filled with joy, but his face remained expressionless, quietly waiting for Huang Fu to read the letter.

  Huangfu Song burst out laughing as soon as he finished reading and said: "Really good news one after another, let's go, we'll immediately go to welcome this Liu Xuande!"

  Liu Bei's arrival really made Wang Xu feel relieved. To be honest, there were not many generals in the imperial court who could catch Wang Xu's eye. Although the entire battle plan had been planned, if there was no outstanding general to implement it, he was also afraid of unexpected events!

  It's all right now that Liu Bei has arrived, what's there to worry about? Of course, the most crucial thing is still the arrival of Liu Bei and his two sworn brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei! When charging into the Yellow Turban camp, with these two leading the vanguard, victory is almost a certainty!

  After meeting Liu Guan Zhang three brothers, Wang Xu also didn't have much conversation with them. He completely put down his guard and went to prepare for the night's sneak out of the city...

  In the late afternoon, Huangfu Song opened the south gate and led 10,000 cavalry to fight against the Yellow Turbans. Liu, Guan and Zhang had just arrived and were eager to make a name for themselves, so they volunteered to join the battle and followed with their troops.

  Before the war, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were indeed worthy of being called the bravest among ten thousand men. They beheaded three Yellow Turban generals in a row. Taking advantage of the Yellow Turbans' fear, they led the charge again, defeating the 20,000-strong vanguard led by Bao Zhan, pursuing them all the way to within 100 meters of the Yellow Turbans' main camp before withdrawing back into the city.

  With such cover, Sun Jian led 4,000 elite cavalry out of the north gate at full speed to carry out the ambush plan.

  It was Wang Xu who was the most relaxed, under the attraction of both sides, the Yellow Turban scouts did not even notice that he had led a hundred men to sneak out quietly from the west gate.

  The next few days, everything went smoothly according to Wang Xu's plan. Because Sun Jian also left the city, the person who contacted Cao Cao was changed to Sun Jian. Wang Xu hid more secretly in the mountains and forests, waiting for an opportunity to move.

  Sun Jian was indeed a capable warlord, with the help of Wang Xu's records. Relying on his own strength, he twice ambushed and captured the Yellow Turbans, achieving a complete victory! In the following three days, he secretly joined forces with Cao Cao, who had arrived, and annihilated more than 10,000 of Bo Cai's men, causing the Yellow Turban army to become increasingly uneasy. For many days, they did not dare to challenge outside Changshe City, nor did they dare to send out troops to attack, but only sent out a large number of scouts to gather information!

  In the main tent of the Yellow Turban's large camp, hidden forty miles west of Changsha in a mountain stream, a young man with a gloomy face was quietly listening to his subordinate's report.

  "Alright, I've got it! You can go now!" After listening for half a day to all sorts of inexplicable messages, the gloomy young man couldn't help but dismiss his subordinate with great impatience.

  "Promise!"

  As soon as the subordinate left, a loud and angry roar immediately echoed in the empty tent: "What is going on? Why hasn't the fire burned down the Longshe Society yet? Why hasn't that coward Huangfu Song made a move? How did Sun Jian manage to rush out and run around everywhere?"

  As his voice fell, the angry young man could no longer control his emotions and suddenly flipped over the desk in front of him, causing the bamboo slips on it to scatter all over the floor!

  But before he could calm down, another young man suddenly rushed into the big tent, ignoring the angry and gloomy young man. He immediately questioned loudly: "Zhang Lie, what do you want to do? Is this too much for you? Didn't you say you wouldn't harm them?"

  "At first, we calculated that there were 12 crossers, and you said they would also be people from the future. We wouldn't kill them, but they would kill us. Fine, I believed you and helped you kill three of them, and caught these two girls. But didn't you promise not to harm these two? Why did you do that? You're not short of women!"

  "This young man named Zhang Lie was already in a bad mood, and now being scolded like this, he immediately shouted angrily: 'What's the big deal about playing with two women?'"

  Upon hearing this, the young man's anger turned to laughter, and his eyes were filled with intense disappointment and regret. "Zhang Lie, Zhang Lie! How could you become like this? You're so righteous and arrogant, yet you do such a beastly thing? That's not all, but why did you have to torture him to that extent? As fellow travelers from the future, he's still so young, how could you be so heartless?"

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