Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

“Third brother, you are also a general in the army. Why don’t you learn from Zilong? When it comes to marching and fighting, you need to have vision and strategy. Otherwise, you can only be a general, not a commander! What Zilong has now is the talent of a commander.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei glared at Zhao Yun with displeasure, then gave Gu Rubing an awkward smile.

Wang Yue sat on the ground, looking at the soldiers in his hands, and sighed helplessly.

These people were far too weak; they had to rest after walking for less than half an hour.

I've already taken four or five breaks this morning.

Wang Yue had some doubts about how long it would take him to catch up with Shi A and the others at his current speed.

I wonder where Shi'a has reached now.

As Wang Yue was thinking, he saw Shi A's figure appear not far in front of him.

Am I so tired that I'm hallucinating? I just thought of Shia, and then I saw Shia?

Just as Wang Yue was having doubts, his deputy immediately shouted, "General, General Shi A is back!"

Wang Yue then realized that he had not misread the words.

But something's not right. Shouldn't Shi'a be at the Yangguan front at this time? How did he end up in the rear? Did the front lines suffer a defeat?
But soon, Wang Yue abandoned this guess. Even if he was defeated, he couldn't be without a single soldier by his side; that would mean a complete and utter defeat.

Soon, Shi A arrived in front of Wang Yue.

The first sentence left Wang Yue completely bewildered.

"Master, I have lost."

Wang Yue subconsciously looked behind Shi A, then asked in confusion, "Thirty thousand people, all gone?"

Shi A nodded.

Wang Yue was completely devastated.

Thirty thousand people are gone. How many people did the other side have? Even if there were two hundred thousand, they shouldn't have been able to wipe out thirty thousand, right?
If you can't beat them, can't you at least run away?
We can't just fight a losing battle, can we?

Soon, Shi A told Wang Yue everything that had happened.

Wang Yue fell silent instantly.

He didn't know whether to blame Shi A or himself.

Shia's failure was not solely due to his own shortcomings; the lack of support was the primary reason.

Wang Yue looked around at the 170,000-strong army still lying down to rest, and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Wang Yue opened the map and glanced at it briefly.

Currently, they are still some distance from Yumen Pass. By the time they arrive, Liu Bei's army will have already reclaimed all the lost territories.

At that time, the two sides will inevitably engage in a major battle at Yumen Pass.

With 170,000 against 150,000, and the opponent having so many famous generals participating, winning would be very difficult.

It was even more impossible to use the 170,000 new recruits he had under his command.

At this point, Wang Yue was already considering retreating.

But if neither side engages in combat and I just leave like this, I won't know how to explain myself when I get back.

In the end, Wang Yue decided to give it a try, just in case he could win!
Soon, Wang Yue began urging all the soldiers to get up and set off immediately.

Two days later.

Shi A had no idea why the main army was so late, but now he did.

The speed at which this army of 150,000 traveled, the distance they covered in two days, was less than the distance I had covered in half a day with my army of 30,000.

Shi A directly beheaded several soldiers who were dragging the team down in front of everyone.

However, this method was completely useless.

These soldiers were untrained and their physical strength was simply insufficient to withstand long marches.

In the end, Shia gave up and could only let these people take their time. Anyway, they had no time limit, so let them take their time as long as they could get there.

Five days later.

Wang Yue stood on a mountaintop, looking at the distant Yumen Pass, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"We're almost there. Once we get over that mountain, we'll be there."

"Master, the mountain road ahead is quite dangerous. There are cliffs on both sides of the road, which is perfect for working out your abs. We'd better be careful. Yumen Pass is definitely in their hands now, and they might ambush us there."

Shi A had traveled these roads before, so his words naturally carried a high degree of credibility.

Soon, after surveying the terrain, the two ordered everyone to begin their journey.

The 170,000-strong army moved slowly forward like a long dragon.

However, not long after Qianjun left, a scream came from behind.

"What's going on? What's all the noise about in the back?"

Wang Yue's face had turned ashen.

These people had been making Wang Yue feel very frustrated along the way, and now they weren't even behaving themselves while traveling, chattering away.

Soon a soldier ran up to Wang Yue.

"General, this is terrible! Someone has attacked the rear, and now the rear is in chaos."

"Enemy attack? How many are on the other side?"

"About five hundred people."

"five hundred?"

Wang Yue's eyes widened immediately. Even if their combat strength was low, the opponent only had 500 people, while they had a total of 170,000. Could these 170,000 people be bullied by 500 people?

"The front line becomes the rear line, kill them."

As soon as Wang Yue gave the order, the vanguard immediately turned around.

However, the carefully organized military formation was thrown into complete chaos by this one change.

These five hundred men were not ordinary five hundred men, but the Iron Pagoda led by Zhang Liao.

These new recruits in the rear had never even been on the battlefield, let alone seen such fully armed heavy cavalry.

As soon as the two sides made contact, the entire rear army of 50,000 men began to collapse. No one tried to stop the Iron Pagoda's advance; everyone was fleeing for their lives. The Iron Pagoda was carrying out a massacre.

Thanks to Zhang Liao's desperate fight, the Ironclad Cavalry's combat power instantly increased, with each member possessing the strength of a top-tier general.

For the new recruits, this kind of combat power was like an ant facing an elephant, leaving them with a profound sense of powerlessness.

By the time Wang Yue finally managed to lead his troops over from the front, the 50,000 rear guards had been almost completely wiped out, with some dead and others fleeing.

"Zhang Liao, you really have some nerve."

Wang Yue shouted, trying to get Zhang Liao's attention to him, otherwise there were too many people in front of him and Zhang Liao didn't care about his position at all.

However, no matter how Wang Yue shouted, Zhang Liao had only one goal: to kill. Regardless of whether the person in front of him was a general or a soldier, as long as they were enemy soldiers, there was only one outcome: death!

An hour later, the 50,000 rear guard troops were completely wiped out, and Zhang Liao, leading the Iron Pagoda, charged directly to the central army position.

The central army and the rear army are quite different.

Many of the soldiers in the central army are veterans, and they are elite troops.

The Iron Pagoda was struggling at first and had also suffered some damage.

However, Zhang Liao didn't care about that and continued to charge forward.

Seeing Zhang Liao's appearance, Wang Yue knew that only he could stop Zhang Liao, so he tried to rush over, but there were too many of his soldiers, and he couldn't squeeze through.

"Get out of my way!"

Wang Yue shouted loudly. Only the soldiers around him heard Wang Yue's words and made way for him.

The soldiers further away didn't hear Wang Yue's words at all; his shout had been drowned out by the shouts of battle and screams of agony.

Wang Yue could only walk a few steps and shout once.

By the time Wang Yue reached Zhang Liao, he could no longer speak.

When Zhang Liao saw Wang Yue appear, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

Wang Yue opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the sharp pain in his throat prevented him from uttering anything. He simply swung his Gentleman's Sword and charged at Zhang Liao.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Liao couldn't help but sigh, "Wang Yue is truly ruthless and doesn't talk much!"
Most people would at least make a few boastful remarks, but Wang Yue just went straight for the fight!
However, Zhang Liao knew that the purpose of his operation was to see Wang Yue charging over, and he had no intention of fighting at all.

"retreat!"

Zhang Liao brought relatively few men, and they were all by his side. At Zhang Liao's command, they gave the order.

The five hundred Ironclad Cavalry turned and disappeared into the crowd.

Wang Yue wanted to lead his men to give chase, but the chaos of the battlefield made it impossible for him to catch up.

Left with no other choice, Wang Yue could only clean up the battlefield.

However, at that moment, a troop of cavalry arrived.

Wang Yue thought Zhang Liao had returned and immediately assumed a fighting stance.

But when he saw who it was, Wang Yue immediately looked surprised.

"Surena, what brings you here?"

When Shia saw Surena arrive, he immediately stepped forward.

Surena looked at Wang Yue with curiosity, wondering why Wang Yue didn't greet him.
However, Surena soon turned his attention to the battlefield.

"How is this going?"

Shia recounted everything that had just happened to Surena.

"170,000 men, ambushed by 500? What were you all doing? And where was the vanguard? Zhang Liao came to ambush the vanguard and you didn't even notice? Now you've let 500 of them escape? And you've even wounded one of our generals?"

"Hmm? A key general has been wounded?"

Shi A looked curiously at himself and Wang Yue, neither of them was injured.

"Wang Yue's voice, though hoarse from shouting, means he can't speak for a short time. Doesn't that count as an injury?"

Shia then realized that Surena was mocking them.

Seeing the people around him cleaning up the battlefield, Surena suddenly had something on his mind.

"Let them take the Ironclad Cavalry members and their corpses with them as well."

"Ok?"

Shia didn't know what Surena was planning, but since Surena had said so, they would just do as he said.

In a small grove of trees in the distance.

Zhang Liao, leading the Ironclad Cavalry, was hiding among them.

"General, the headcount is complete. We lost over a hundred men in this battle."

Zhang Liao nodded upon hearing this.

Wang Yue's army was quickly reorganized. In this battle, they lost nearly 50,000 soldiers, a number that made Surena gasp in shock.

Five hundred men launched a surprise attack on an army of 170,000, killing 50,000 of them, while losing more than one hundred of their own.

What kind of battle was this?
Surena was a little envious. If he had such a general, who would care about a small Jiaozhou? He would have already confronted Zhuge Liang head-on.

"Never mind, I brought 50,000 reinforcements. Adding my 50,000, we still have 170,000. I'm asking the lord and Sun Jian for more men."

With Surena's words in mind, Wang Yue nodded. He had originally intended to retreat, but Surena clearly wouldn't agree to retreat at this point.

Soon, after a day of traveling, Surena finally understood what it meant to be slow.

This isn't a forced march; we're here to enjoy the scenery!

With soldiers like these and in such physical condition, how could they possibly fight against Liu Bei?

Surena was somewhat worried about the outcome of the battle.

However, after two days, they finally arrived outside Yumen Pass.

At this moment, Gu Rubing was sitting on the city wall of Yumen Pass, watching Wang Yue and his group who had come from afar.

Taishi Ci was the one with the best eyesight among all the famous generals.

He stood beside Gu Rubing, observed the people who had come to the city, and immediately frowned.

"My lord, something's not right. These people don't seem very tired. Could it be that they know they're about to have a big battle with us, so they're conserving their energy along the way?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing turned his gaze to Surena in the distance.

If anyone could predict these things and adjust their response accordingly, it would probably be Surena.

If Wang Yue knew what Gu Rubing and Taishi Ci were thinking, he would probably burst into tears. How could they know what he had gone through all along?

"Regardless, tell everyone to prepare to defend the pass; these people are probably going to attack the city."

Gu Rubing quickly issued the order.

The entire Yumen Pass was on high alert, with tens of thousands of people on the city walls bustling about as if a major battle was about to break out.

However, Wang Yue and his group's subsequent actions left Gu Rubing completely bewildered.

Wang Yue and his army arrived outside the city, stood there for a while, and then surprisingly withdrew.

It seems like they just came over to say hello and then left!

Gu Rubing stared wide-eyed at Taishi Ci beside him, bewildered, thinking he must be seeing things.

After receiving a positive reply from Taishi Ci, Gu Rubing suddenly felt confused.

Soon, the captain of the crossbowmen sent over the intelligence they had gathered.

Wang Yue actually led his troops back thirty miles and began to set up camp.

Gu Rubing was increasingly confused about what Wang Yue was trying to do, or what Surena was trying to do.

Why are they marching so slowly, clearly to prepare for a direct attack on the city? Why are they setting up camp now? Are they planning to prepare a camp before launching the attack?

Gu Rubing hesitated for a moment, but still ordered the soldiers to prepare for guarding the pass.

Three hours later, all the preparations for guarding the pass were completed. The city walls were filled with oil-soaked stones and rolling logs, but Wang Yue and his men were still nowhere to be seen.

Gu Rubing immediately felt like he had been tricked.

When the officer in charge of crossbows relayed the intelligence back, Gu Rubing almost cursed.

Wang Yue and the others have already started to rest.

And they've already prepared the stove and started eating.

"I……"

Gu Rubing held back at the last moment.

But he still kicked the chair next to him away.

"What exactly is Wang Yue doing? Is this how he leads troops into battle? Is he a military leader or just here on vacation?"

Those around him, seeing this, were at a loss for words; they couldn't understand Wang Yue's actions either. (End of Chapter)