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"My lord, it seems that Cao Cao's previous actions have aroused their suspicion, which is why they sent someone to keep an eye on them."

Gu Rubing nodded, then looked at the map.

The positions of these so-called left and right camps have not changed, which means that the terrain is the same as before. Cao Cao still placed Liu Zhang and Sun Jian's reinforcements in the two camps. His goal is still the same: to find a way to destroy them. But this time, Cao Cao cannot be as obvious as before.

With this in mind, Gu Rubing already had an idea.

"Everyone, get ready. We will set off in one hour."

"Yes!"

Just as Gu Rubing walked out of the hall, Deng Ai appeared in front of him.

"My lord, I have recovered. Please allow me to come along."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing looked at Hua Tuo, who was walking over.

"Your Highness, General Deng Ai has indeed recovered."

"Okay, let's go together then."

With Deng Ai's help, Gu Rubing's chances of success for this operation increased significantly.

Lu Xun stood outside the camp, looking at the gloomy sky. He had a feeling that something big was about to happen.

He then ordered the people around him to intensify patrols of the camp.

However, after inspecting the area, he found nothing suspicious, which made Lu Xun wonder if his premonition was wrong.

However, just as Lu Xun was about to return to camp, a group of soldiers ran over.

"General, Liu Bei is leading an army of 200,000 and is charging towards us."

"Two hundred thousand?"

Upon hearing this news, he immediately ordered his men to seek help from Cao Cao and Yan Yan.

Then, they began setting up a defensive line inside the camp.

The camp itself was designed by Xun Yu and contained many traps. He was confident that he could hold off Gu Rubing for three hours by setting up a few more lines of defense.

Whether it's Linjiang City or Zuoying, the journey to them is only an hour.

As long as reinforcements from both sides arrive, defeating Liu Bei should not be a problem.

However, Lu Xun's idea was indeed quite good.

But soon, when he saw that the other side only had Wei Yan and only 100,000 troops, Lu Xun was stunned.

"Why is it only 100,000? Wasn't it supposed to be 200,000?"

The soldier relaying the order looked at Wei Yan with some confusion. He had been a scout for a long time and he could definitely tell how many people the enemy had. Besides, there was a big difference between 100,000 and 200,000.

"General, I am absolutely not mistaken. When I returned to report, they did indeed have an army of 200,000."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xun said nothing more. Whether it was 100,000 or 200,000, he had to hold the camp.

Wei Yan rushed to a spot not far from Lu Xu, then stopped.

"Wei Yan, with only 100,000 men behind you, you dare to attack me?"

"Lu Xun, I can't be bothered with you. Have you forgotten how Sun Jian left the territory of the Han Dynasty? Besides, Sun Jian was allied with my lord. You broke the alliance and you still have the nerve to talk? If I were you, I would cover my face with my clothes when I go out to avoid being recognized and embarrassed."

After Wei Yan finished speaking, he burst into laughter.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xun shouted, "Wei Yan, don't talk nonsense! The reason we came to help is entirely because Cao Cao paid us a high price. We are just hired by Cao Cao. If you have money, you can hire us too!"

"Hire you? You run faster than rabbits when you're fighting. What would we do with you? Aren't you shameful?"

As Wei Yan humiliated him, Lu Xu's face grew increasingly grim.

It wasn't because of Wei Yan's words, but because Lu Xun felt something was amiss.

Wei Yan had been standing in front of them for almost a quarter of an hour, but he showed no intention of attacking. Instead, he stood there talking with his 100,000 troops, showing no sign of being in a hurry.

It's obvious that Liu Bei must have some ulterior motive.

"Wei Yan, why aren't you making a move? What are you waiting for?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yan glanced at the sky and, sensing that the time was about right, immediately brandished his White Tiger Devouring Sun Blade and shouted, "Kill!"

As Wei Yan's voice fell, 50,000 soldiers charged directly at Lu Xun.

Wei Yan also took the lead.

Although Lu Xun said he wasn't afraid of Wei Yan, he knew he couldn't hold out for long against Wei Yan, so he stayed behind the main army, directing the battle, and had no intention of fighting Wei Yan at all.

Wei Yan was too lazy to fight Lu Xun and simply lingered around the perimeter of the camp.

The older Lu Xun got, the more he felt something was wrong.

Although Liu Bei's later reinforcements were all new recruits, their combat effectiveness shouldn't have dropped so much, right?
After so long, they still haven't broken through his first line of defense.

Furthermore, it was discovered that of the 100,000 troops Wei Yan led, only 50,000 actually engaged in combat, while the other 50,000 remained stationary in the rear.

What exactly does Wei Yan want to do?

Seeing this, Lu Xun panicked. He could clearly sense that he had fallen into a trap, but he didn't understand what the plan was.

At this time, the messenger sent out by Lu Xun had already arrived at the northern camp.

When Yan Yan learned that Lu Xun was being attacked by an army of 200,000, he immediately dispatched 50,000 troops to support Lu Xun.

When Cao Cao learned that Lu Xun was under attack, he only sent 20,000 troops as a token gesture.

Yan Yan's 50,000-strong army had only reached the halfway point.

A rain of arrows suddenly appeared all around.

In a short time, the Jiaozhou army suffered heavy casualties.

The deputy general in charge had been following Yan Yan on the battlefield all along, and his analysis of the battlefield situation was already quite impressive.

The moment he saw the rain of arrows, he deduced that the enemy's numbers were definitely no less than 50,000, and immediately sent someone to the left camp to inform Yan Yan.

He then led these 50,000 men to defend against the rain of arrows.

After several rounds of arrows, the Jiaozhou army did not suffer significant casualties due to the shield formation.

"Kill them all!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Liao led everyone out from the shadows and attacked.

Knowing he was no match for Zhang Liao, the lieutenant hid behind the crowd and only gave orders.

As for Zhang Liao, we'll have to wait until Yan Yan arrives before we can deal with him.

However, the deputy general discovered that Zhang Liao, who was lying in ambush here, was leading nearly 100,000 troops. Wasn't it said that there were 200,000 troops attacking the right camp? Where did these 100,000 troops come from? Could it be that Liu Bei didn't have 200,000 troops, but 300,000?
As for Cao Cao's army, their 20,000 troops hadn't gone far when Deng Ai led 10,000 men to attack. These 20,000 men were Cao Cao's troops, led by Cao Chun.

Before they left, Cao Cao had instructed them that if they saw any of the Lie Army's men, they should put up a brief resistance and then retreat.

Upon seeing Deng Ai appear, Cao Chun immediately ordered a retreat, albeit very slowly. Deng Ai, on the other hand, pursued and fired arrows at the same time, moving at an extremely slow pace.

Upon receiving his deputy's plea for reinforcements, Yan Yan immediately deduced that the force attacking the right wing was definitely not 200,000 men; their true target was the left wing he led.

It must be said that Yan Yan's judgment on the battlefield was sometimes very accurate; otherwise, he would not have gained Liu Zhang's trust and been entrusted with all the troops.

After making his judgment, Yan Yan hesitated for a moment, but still decided to personally lead men to support his deputy general.

Yan Yan already knew that Gu Rubing's target was his own Left Battalion, so he was preparing to call his deputy back.

Unfortunately, Gu Rubing's plan was brilliant precisely because of this.

Zhang Liao was positioned in the middle of the left and right camps, allowing him to attack either side. Yan Yan was worried that if he defended the left camp, Zhang Liao would abandon the original plan and launch a fierce attack on the right camp. In that case, with Lu Xun's 100,000 men, they would certainly be no match for Liu Bei and his forces.

Therefore, Yan Yan ultimately chose to abandon his left flank and do everything in his power to protect Lu Xun's right flank.

And this time, Yan Yan did indeed make the right choice.

Before long, Yan Yan found the battlefield where the deputy general and his men were fighting.

At this point, the deputy general was about to give up.

Of the 50,000 troops, less than 30,000 were killed in just half an hour, suffering more than half the losses.

However, with Yan Yan's arrival, the entire army was finally able to stabilize its position.

When Zhang Liao saw Yan Yan appear, he immediately fired a signal arrow.

Yan Yan suddenly heard shouts of killing coming from behind her.

He hurriedly looked behind him and saw that another 50,000 troops had appeared behind him at some point, and the leader was Zhang He.

Seeing himself caught in a pincer movement, and realizing that he was no match for either Zhang Liao or Zhang He, he was shocked.

Yan Yan immediately made a decision: to retreat from the flank. Although it was a longer route, leaving some troops behind to cover the rear would allow them to bypass the city and reach the rear of Linjiang City. Once inside the city, they would be safe.

After making his decision, Yan Yan looked at the deputy general beside him.

"I'll leave you 30,000 men to cover your retreat. Just hold out for half an hour. Can you do that?"

The lieutenant knew that this meant his death.

However, Yan Yan always treated his subordinates well, so the lieutenant did not hesitate much and immediately nodded.

Immediately, Yan Yan led the remaining people and disappeared into the woods.

The deputy general remained in place, and was attacked from both sides by Zhang He and Zhang Liao.

Lu Xun was still putting up a stubborn resistance in the left camp, but he found that the battle was unusually easy. Wei Yan's offensive was not as fierce as he had imagined, or rather, Wei Yan and his men did not have much intention of attacking the city.

Soon, they discovered something even more astonishing: their attention had been focused on Wei Yan and his 50,000-strong army, but just now they discovered that the 50,000-strong army at the rear had disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this, Lu Xun immediately realized that his attack was just a feint, and the real supporting force was the left camp.

Thinking of this, Lu Xun immediately changed formation, no longer defending but taking the initiative to attack, wanting to break through as much as possible to support the left camp.

Having seen that Lu Xun had changed his formation, Wei Yan was not about to let him have his way.

Wei Yan did his best to block the camp entrance tightly, and no matter how hard Lu Xun tried to break through, he couldn't get out.

Just then, Deng Ai arrived with an army of 10,000.

After chasing Cao Chun back, Deng Ai immediately joined the main battlefield.

Half an hour later, Zhang Liao and Zhang Liao also joined the battle, and the 30,000 men that Yan Yan had left behind to cover the rear had been completely wiped out.

Now, the entire Right Wing has become a true force of 200,000.

Seeing this scene unfold, he knew he had lost this time, and given the current situation, even getting out of there was a problem.

This means that he is definitely going to die this time.

Thinking of this, Lu Xun reluctantly gripped his sword.

However, at this moment, to everyone's surprise, while Wei Yan and his men were focusing all their efforts on surrounding the right flank, a group of people suddenly appeared from behind.

And this group of people were none other than Yan Yan and the others who had escaped back then.

After Yan Yan successfully retreated from the battlefield, he found that no one was pursuing him. He guessed that everyone had gone to attack Lu Xun, and this was the best time for him to launch a sneak attack. Moreover, if he did not go, Lu Xun would probably not even have the ability to escape when the army of 200,000 attacked him.

With Yan Yan's arrival, the situation on the battlefield changed slightly.

The originally tight encirclement was actually torn open by Yan Yan's attack.

The appearance of Yan Yan was beyond everyone's expectations.

Gu Rubing, who was watching the battle from a distance, was surprised to see Yan Yan, who had the audacity to return and rescue Lu Xun despite being at a significant disadvantage.

For them, Liu Zhang having this person was definitely a variable.

Yan Yan's idea was good, but unfortunately, his own combat strength was not very high, and the soldiers he led were not elite. Zhang Liao and others who were in charge of the formation were all top-notch generals, veterans of many battles. As a result, the crack was not very big, and it was already showing signs of being patched up.

"Where is Lu Xun? Let's go!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xun immediately spotted Yan Yan on the battlefield. He then led his personal guards and rushed out through the crack that Yan Yan had torn open.

As soon as Lu Xun and his men left, Zhang Liao filled the gap.

Watching Lu Xun and his men depart, Zhang Liao made no attempt to pursue them; their objective was to capture the troops of the left and right battalions.

Without Lu Xun's command, the entire Right Wing army did not hold out for long before the battle ended.

A large portion of them died in battle, while a small portion surrendered.

Zhang Liao and the others arrived at Gu Rubing's side.

"My lord, we failed to capture Lu Xun. Please punish us."

"Forget it, it's just Lu Xun. He's gone, so be it. We don't need to worry about him too much. This is a great victory for us. We killed 200,000 enemies, while our losses were less than 50,000. Liu Zhang and Sun Jian are going to feel the pinch for a while."

Gu Rubing burst into laughter after he finished speaking.

Gu Rubing was also a little curious about why the losses were so small.

After all, this is an army led by two famous generals, how could it be so weak?

But after seeing these surrendered soldiers, Gu Rubing understood.

This army of 200,000 looked intimidating, but they were mostly new recruits with little actual combat capability. (End of Chapter)