Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Cao Rui's lips curled slightly upward, revealing a contemptuous yet smug sneer, a laugh that seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth:

"Xiao Fang, you used to be so arrogant, you probably never dreamed that you would end up in such a miserable state today."

Sima Yi followed closely behind, his face full of mockery, and said in a sarcastic tone:
"Hmph, this is Heaven's punishment for Xiao Fang. He has done all sorts of bad things, and now his retribution has come."

The emperor and his minister exchanged a glance, and then burst into unrestrained laughter.

The laughter echoed across the empty sand dunes, sounding particularly jarring.

Empress Vinu also burst into loud laughter, her laughter filled with smugness and arrogance.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, already envisioning how, after annihilating the Han cavalry, she would lead her troops to sweep across the Han Kingdom and take all of its territory into her possession.

At this moment, in everyone's eyes, the outcome seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

Unbeknownst to them, outside the Sanwei Pass, an army was waiting in full battle array, like a beast lurking in the shadows, ready to strike at any moment.

The Han soldiers all looked bewildered, their eyes revealing incomprehension and confusion.

They simply couldn't understand why the Prime Minister had issued an order to remain inactive, leaving them to watch the situation unfold without taking any action.

Xiao Fang's lips curled into a cold smile.

Just then, Empress Vinu gave an order, activating the ambush troops that had been lying in wait.

In an instant, shouts of battle filled the air, and smoke billowed everywhere.

"The whole army obeys the order!"

Xiao Fang suddenly cracked his whip and shouted sharply:

"Slaughter every single Yuezhi, leave none alive!"

Upon seeing this, Deng Ai and other generals charged out without hesitation, their horses' hooves thundering and shaking the earth.

The Han army's iron cavalry surged forward like a tidal wave, their battle cries shaking the heavens.

When they rushed into the congested area, the sight before them left them speechless.

On the road, the vanguard Han army was surrounded by the Yuezhi army and fighting fiercely. The situation was extremely critical.

The scene left the Han soldiers completely bewildered and filled with doubt.

Where did these Yuezhi soldiers come from?
Could it have fallen from the sky?

Deng Ai quickly scanned the terrain on both flanks, and a flash of inspiration struck him, making him realize something.

"This terrain is treacherous, with towering mountains on both sides and a narrow passage in the middle, making it the perfect place to ambush troops!"

"Could it be that Prime Minister Xiao had already anticipated that the Yuezhi would ambush them here, and that's why he sent Zhang Bao as bait to deliberately lure the Yuezhi army out?"

"At this point, will Prime Minister Xiao lead us to attack again, and then we'll trap him like a turtle in a jar?"

A flood of thoughts rushed through Deng Ai's mind, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

Then, he looked at Xiao Fang with a puzzled expression.

He didn't understand how Xiao Fang could be so sure there was an ambush here when the scouts hadn't sent back any information about the ambush.
Could it be that Xiao Fangzhen has developed a third eye, capable of seeing through everything in the world?
Guan Xing and other military officers shared the same doubts and all turned their gazes toward Xiao Fang.

Soon, the generals came to their senses and realized that this was not the time to dwell on these things; the most urgent task was to rescue the trapped vanguard Han army.

So they roared and charged into the battle.

Zhang Liao charged into the enemy ranks like a tiger descending a mountain, his long sword flashing wildly like a dragon emerging from the sea. Wherever he went, Yuezhi soldiers fell to the ground, their blood splattering everywhere.

The Han cavalry followed, crashing through the Yuezhi army's defenses like a steel torrent. Shouts of battle and screams of agony mingled together, echoing through the sky.

In the blink of an eye, a huge gap was torn in the Yuezhi army's encirclement, and the Han army poured in like a tidal wave.

Inside the encirclement.

When Zhang Bao saw the Han banners fluttering in the wind, a surge of joy welled up in his heart; he knew that reinforcements had arrived.

"So it turns out that Prime Minister Xiao asked me to be the bait in order to lure the Yuezhi army's ambush out!"

"Everything is under his control! Prime Minister Xiao is truly a brilliant strategist!"

Zhang Bao couldn't help but admire him, and then shouted:

"Han soldiers, reinforcements have arrived! Follow me and counterattack! Slaughter all these Yuezhi dogs!"

Upon hearing this, the trapped Han cavalrymen's morale soared, and they launched a fierce counterattack against the Yuezhi army.

Under the combined attack from both inside and outside, the Yuezhi army was torn to pieces in an instant, and their formation was thrown into chaos.

The situation within the Three Dangers Pass underwent a dramatic reversal. "The Han army was clearly surrounded, so how did another Han army suddenly appear?"

Fa You looked at the Han army that seemed to have descended from the heavens like divine soldiers, and a sense of horror welled up in his heart, and cold sweat poured down his back.

next moment.

He saw a Han general charging towards him like a god of war, wielding a long sword. Wherever he went, no one could stop him, and the Yuezhi soldiers were all cut down to the ground.

"Could that fellow be a general of the Han state?"

Fa You felt a jolt in his heart, and an ominous premonition welled up in his mind.

The defeat was inevitable; this was an unchangeable fact.

In that case, if we can kill that general, it will surely severely damage the morale of the Han army, causing their morale to plummet and even lead to their complete collapse.

At that time, the Yuezhi army will be able to turn the tide and win!
Thinking of this, Fa You's fighting spirit surged like a raging fire in his heart, and he roared:
"You Han dog, I'm going to kill you!"

Having said that, he roared and dragged his sword, charging towards Zhang Liao like a mad dog.

The Han generals along the way were cut down by him as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, their blood staining his battle robe.

In the blood mist.

Zhang Liao keenly sensed a strong killing intent.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and caught sight of a Yuezhi general charging menacingly toward him.

Zhang Liao was enraged, a strong anger welling up in his heart. So he dragged his long sword and charged towards Na Fayou like lightning.

With a long roar, his voice resounded through the sky like a great bell, and his long sword slashed out like thunder.

Before the blade even arrived, the wind from its blade pressed down like a tidal wave, making Fa You feel suffocated.

"Oh no, this guy's martial arts are too strong, I'm no match for him at all!"

Fayou's fighting spirit instantly faltered, and his heart was filled with fear.

It's too late.

The two riders collided head-on like shooting stars.

Fa You could only grit his teeth and fiercely slash with his long sword, attempting a final struggle.

"throat!"

The blades clashed, producing a deafening roar, as if the sky were falling and the earth were splitting apart.

A scream rang out, and blood shot into the air, blooming like fireworks.

Fayou's body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.

"I couldn't even withstand a single move from him?"

Fayou was shocked, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"boom!"

He landed heavily, his bones broke, and excruciating pain spread throughout his body.

As he struggled to get up, Zhang Liao's figure loomed over him like a mountain.

"The Yuezhi generals are nothing special!"

Zhang Liao looked down at the mangled body of Fa You on the ground, his eyes filled with contempt and disdain.

He raised his long sword, ready to take his life.

Fayou panicked, his heart filled with fear and despair.

Knowing he was going to die, he knelt on the ground, disregarding his dignity, and begged for mercy to save his life:

"I am willing to surrender to you!"

“I am a general of the Yuezhi Kingdom. I will definitely be of use to you. As long as you spare my life, I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse.”

Zhang Liao couldn't understand the Yuezhi language. He only saw the Yuezhi enemy general kneeling on the ground, talking incessantly in his own language, and he was filled with annoyance.

He had no patience to listen to these barbarians begging for mercy. In his view, whether they were Yuezhi or Xiongnu, they were all enemies of the Han Dynasty and should be killed without mercy!

"Those who invade our great Han shall be killed!"

Zhang Liao roared and slashed down with his long sword like lightning.

Fayou's head fell to the ground instantly, blood gushing out like a fountain, staining the earth red. (End of Chapter)