Chapter 8: Xu Shu's Recommendation

  The smooth progress of the journey made Meng Li somewhat unbelievable. Originally, it was expected that when crossing the river, the nearby city of Kanka would send troops to block them. After all, these generals in foreign lands had "roots" in the capital, and their masters would definitely let them fight a battle. The original fierce battle was avoided, making Meng Li feel somewhat relieved.

  "Originally, after passing through the plain of Yu Prefecture, we arrived at the Yan Nan fortress. It's really hard to believe. The four cities along the way were originally thought to be blocked one by one, but none of them sent troops out. Is this heavenly assistance? Meng Li was about to boast that his majestic aura had caused the city guards to retreat and not dare to send troops, but when he saw Xu Shu's eyebrows furrowing and his face becoming increasingly gloomy, he abruptly stopped talking. He wasn't stupid, and from this situation, he knew that Xu Shu must have thought of something bad. After all, Xu Shu had always given Meng Li the feeling of being calm, elegant, and confident. But he had never seen Xu Shu with such a worried expression before!"

  "Alas, my lord, I'm afraid I underestimated the situation. It's likely that there is a strategist around here who has received information about our army's movements. Those fleeing soldiers must have sent word to someone in the area, and with some analysis, they would know that we have brave generals and strategists among us. However, knowing our military strength is insufficient, they must be preparing for a war of attrition. Not attacking us along the way was just a ploy to deny us the opportunity to train our troops. My mistake, I thought news wouldn't travel so quickly, I wonder what means they used to transmit it."

  Meng Li was very generous and expressed his understanding. After all, during the Three Kingdoms period, they had never heard of homing pigeons delivering messages. Besides, this was a different realm, who knows what new and strange methods there were for transmitting information.

  "Originally, there's no need to worry. A great man, what's the harm in dying once? Moreover, since they concentrated their troops and didn't come to exhaust us along the way, doesn't that also show their lack of confidence?" As soon as Meng Li heard Xu Shu's explanation, his heart sank again with a 'thud', but he quickly regained his composure. He was now the military soul; as long as he didn't reveal weakness, this battle could still be fought.

  "Besides, Yuan Zhi's talent is astonishing, but unfortunately, it has also been buried here. If things can't be done, I hope Yuan Zhi can quickly preserve his useful body and retreat to wait for a more enlightened lord!" Looking at the despondent Xu Shu, Meng Li gave him a boost of encouragement. Don't lose heart, just rely on you and Chen Qingzi!

  "Master", Xu Shu's eyes were brimming with tears as he looked at Meng Li, and it seemed that something had changed: "Shu will risk his life to protect Master and break through the siege!"

  "Yuan Zhi" was just about to continue with his gentle offensive when Meng Li suddenly heard the unchanged system prompt again.

  "Drip, strategist Xu Shu's favorability +10. Triggered passive skill 'Recommendation', a friend of Xu Shu is on his way to meet you, please pay attention to receive it, player 9527!"

  "What? I'm going, haha, give me a big god!" At this time, the master in Xu Shu's eyes suddenly changed from a depressed and disappointed feeling to an excited one, seemingly overexcited.

  "A report." A long and clear voice came, making Meng Li's mood move suddenly. He was just hoping that you would 'explode' into a great god to protect him all the way.

  "Reporting to Your Highness, there is a strong man ahead who claims to have been introduced by a good friend and has come to surrender to Your Highness!" The omnipotent little soldier Yi appeared again.

  "What?" Meng Li pretended to be deep in thought, waiting for Xu Shu to take the initiative to speak.

  "Your Excellency, perhaps this is one of my good friends coming to surrender to you?" Xu Shu took over the conversation and proactively explained: "Your Excellency, before I left, I sent letters to some of my good friends asking them to come and surrender to you. Probably this is one of them, but I don't know who arrived first."

  "Why didn't I know about this from the beginning?" Meng was very depressed at this moment, thinking that the system had sent him to become a mail-order groom.

  "Hehe" The mysterious smile at this time made Meng want to rub his face fiercely.

  "Chuan" decided not to waste words with Xu Shu anymore and went to take a look himself.

  "Roger that!" The versatile little soldier disappeared in an instant.

  "Thud, thud, thud", the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground slowly got closer and closer. After passing by a few trees, it appeared in front of Meng Li's eyes, and this man suddenly made Meng Li's eyes widen. He was eight feet tall, with a sturdy build, long arms, and an extraordinary physique that hinted at his exceptional strength. He wore heavy armor and held two large iron spears in his hands, making him look so intimidating that people didn't dare to look directly at him.

  "Haha, Yuan Zhi sir! I rushed here as soon as I received your message. It's not too late today, is it?" A robust man, who was half a head taller than Xu Shu, laughed loudly without any courtesy.

  "This is the master I was introducing to you, His Highness the Ninth Prince of our dynasty." Looking at Xushu who was almost out of breath, he took a very firm step forward and pointed at Meng Li, hastily saying, fearing that Dian Wei would slap him to death.

  "Dian Wei has seen the lord!" The robust man knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said to Meng Li, "I'm a rough fellow who doesn't understand etiquette, please forgive me, my lord."

  It's indeed Tian Wei, haha, heaven helps me too. In this world, there is no more famous bodyguard than him.

  "Haha, please get up quickly." Meng Li took two steps forward and wanted to help Tian Wei up, but at this moment he felt very embarrassed as he looked at his own hands and the other's small arm, which were not proportional.

  "Thank you, sir" Meng Li's face was saved by the timely remark of Dian Wei.

  Using his Skill Eagle Eye, Meng Lei took a look at Dian Wei's attributes. Soon, Dian Wei's attribute panel floated before Meng Lei's eyes.

  Person: Dian Wei (not yet named)

  Age: 25

  Strength: 90

  Commander: 30

  Intelligence: 30

  Politics: 20

  Skills: Guardian (As one of the most famous bodyguards in the world, when the master is in danger, he can burst out and increase his abilities by one level.) Demon God (After a fierce battle and death, he can exert greater strength in an injured state, and the heavier the injury, the higher the ability, which can be stacked with Guardian skills.)

  Resume: System production, must be a masterpiece. The famous bodyguard in the world has arrived, and you can secretly enjoy it, player. At night, 'going' doesn't need to let him avoid either.

  Affinity: 70

  I'm going, this Di Wei is really something. If the main lord were to be in danger and he himself got injured, wouldn't that make him invincible? However, I thought his basic martial arts attribute would be 95 or higher, but it turns out it's because of his skill stacking issue. That's why I was wondering, how could he retreat from Lü Bu one moment and then fight evenly with Xu Chu the next, despite their huge difference in martial arts value? It turns out that's the reason.

  "Haha, you're my evil come true! With you around, I have nothing to worry about, there's nowhere in this world that I can't go?" Meng Li was overjoyed and lavished praise on Dian Wei. After all, he was a talent born for the sake of his lord, a sharp blade that protected his lord and allowed him to live a life of luxury and beauty, safe and sound.

  "Thank you, sir, for the gift of a name." Tiantian excitedly rubbed his own bald head and started dancing with joy. "I, Tiantian, also have a name now, haha!"

  "Drops, General Wei's favorability +20." Still good to increase the favorability of the general, but it's hard for this strategist. He glanced at Xu Shu and muttered to himself, "It's difficult, but the gain is great."

  "Yuan Zhí, how did you and E come to know each other?" Meng Li was very curious about how Xu Shu and Dian Wei were connected at this moment.

  "Ugh, when I was traveling and studying, I met a man named Erci in a place called Yingchuan who had fled into the mountains to escape some trouble. I gave him some silver to help him settle down in the area, and then he said he would give his life for me. Of course, I couldn't accept that, so I told him to wait until I found a good master and wrote a letter to summon him to serve as his protector. He agreed, and recently I remembered to write the letter and invite him over." This explanation was quite powerful, and it seemed that even the people of Yingchuan had not changed their identities. You were also a strategist from Yingchuan. Meng Li thought about these things with great interest.

  "Right, what if Yuan directly comes down?" Meng Li thought of this annoying problem again after his excitement had passed.

  "No other way, only fight to the end! Fight to the death!" Xu Shu said firmly, looking like he was ready to risk his life for victory.

  "Alright, come on, go call General Zi Yun over." He waved his hand at the versatile little soldier Yi again and he went to pass on the message once more.

  "See Lord, see Military Advisor. Don't know what's the matter with calling us here?" Chen Qing gave a very standard military salute to both of them.

  "Uh, the military advisor said that the enemy's troops and horses may gather on the plains of Yuzhou to intercept us with a human wave tactic. So we told you that our current situation is very critical, can the soldiers still be used? Don't be intimidated by the enemy's strong momentum." Meng Li still held Chen Qing in high regard, so he carefully explained the severity of the situation to him.

  "More than 300 cavalry and over 500 soldiers are barely usable, but can the military advisor predict how many enemy troops there will be?" Chen Qingyi's face also slowly sank upon hearing this.

  "Ten thousand elite soldiers, one thousand elite cavalry. With a difference of more than ten times, can General Zi Yun be confident?" Xu Shu was also silently calculating the enemy's forces and felt a great weight.

  "Haha, it's just over ten times more, what am I afraid of!" Although Chen Qing, who had just entered the battlefield for the first time, was also confused in his heart, as a man, he still had to save face.

  "There is a brave warrior named Meng Liang, can he be used greatly?" Meng Liang pointed to Dian Wei and said to Chen Qing.

  "The task of beheading the general and cutting down the flag is left to the brave warriors. I will take charge of maintaining the formation." Chen Qing was very excited as he looked at Dian Wei's imposing figure and aura, and said to Meng Li that in his opinion, maintaining the formation on the battlefield and looking for opportunities to launch a surprise attack was the right way to fight, but having such brave warriors who could behead the general and cut down the flag was even better!

  "So, Zi Yun, you take those useless soldiers and have them guard our supplies and the old men. Then we'll... charge!" Meng Li drew out his own long sword, rubbing against the horse's head. Originally, the difference in strength was too great, and if they were weaker in morale, they would be even more unable to fight.

  "Ah" also knew that the three people who knew about this matter did not refuse Meng Li's kindness, and in their opinion, they would rather risk their lives to protect Meng Li's safety.

  "After the men and horses have eaten their fill, rest for half a day, then set off immediately"

  The sound of sharpening swords and the sound of dialogue with war horses slowly rose in this small forest, forming a picture of fighting for the world!