Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

Hearing this, Liu Bei put down the scripture in his hand, imitated the Master's indifferent manner, and asked softly: "What is it?"

"Yan Yu, the younger brother of the bandit leader Yan Baihu, arrived in Youquan County yesterday with 3,000 soldiers."

"Oh," Liu Bei nodded. "I remember that Youquan County has quite a few troops, right? Although these bandits are backed by the Mohists, as long as the county magistrate there focuses on defending the city, they should be fine for a while."

"That's the problem!"

When Sun Jian spoke, his nose seemed to be spewing fire and he looked very angry, which gave Liu Bei a very bad premonition.

"Could it be..."

"This morning, the bandits insulted us in front of the enemy and spread the plague into the city. Furious, the Quan County Magistrate, Zhu Huan, led his troops out of the city to fight. We don't know what the situation is now!"

"???"

"boom--"

Liu Bei immediately slammed the table and stood up, ordering: "Brother Wentai, quickly go outside the tent and lead the horses forward."

Although Sun Jian didn't know what Liu Bei wanted to do, he immediately turned around and left. After a while, he led a horse to the door outside the tent.

Liu Bei jumped onto the horse without saying a word, put his feet on the horse's back, and then jumped up in front of Sun Jian's gradually widening eyes.

"Time, stop!"

Everything lost its color and was still. In a moment, Liu Bei looked in the direction of Youquan County. He was startled at first, and then his face became gloomy.

"Boom-"

After landing, he immediately ordered: "Brother Wentai, order the entire army to stop resting, abandon the food and baggage, and rush to Youquan County at full speed!"

"only!"

Sun Jian didn't ask why, but immediately turned around and left, heading towards the central army.

"Did something happen?"

Mo Tong and Lu Qi came over when they heard the voice. Their military tents were on both sides of Liu Bei. When they heard Liu Bei's voice, they came out in simple clothes.

Liu Bei glanced at them and said unhappily, "Youquan County is on fire, and there are three Mohist giants destroying the city."

"?!"

Lu Qi was shocked. "Youquan County's walls are incredibly thick, and there are so many soldiers defending the city. How could it suddenly flood?"

For the defenders, any fire in the surrounding area must be extinguished immediately, not to mention that Youquan County is rich in water resources.

If the city can still catch fire under such favorable circumstances, it means...

"Yuquan County is in great danger."

As Liu Bei put on his armor, he looked at Mo Tong and asked, "Miss Mo, do you have a good plan to deal with the plague ghosts and giants?"

"I've already mentioned this at the meeting," Mo Tong replied immediately. "The giant is a mindless creature made up of precision parts. Its weak point is the 'core' of its left eye. A fierce attack there will stop it from functioning."

"As for the plague ghost... I've never heard of such a method, and I don't believe it was the work of the Mohist master. Even though she's crazy, she wouldn't do something so mad."

Liu Bei walked slowly to Mo Tong, who took a step back, but his expression remained firm.

"I see."

Liu Bei nodded, then asked, "...Finally, can you counter the Mohist mechanism?"

"If it's the real body, as long as the other party doesn't have the 'Mo Chang', then I can control all the Mozhe creations from a distance of hundreds of miles."

"But now, I need to be really close to do that."

"So, can giants also be manipulated?"

"…Can."

Mo Tong hesitated for a moment, but then showed an affirmative look.

"Great, now it's up to you!"

Liu Bei leaned over and kissed Mo Tong on the forehead. Then, ignoring the other party's strange look, he jumped on his horse and said, "You two should change your clothes quickly. I'll go first."

"……snort."

Mo Tong touched his forehead, turned his head and saw Lu Qi staring at him, then straightened his waist as if to show off.

-

Due to the urgency of the situation, Liu Bei's army abandoned all load-bearing objects on the spot, hoping to reach Youquan County as quickly as possible.

Forced marches actually test the loyalty and ability of the army. Although these people are officers and soldiers, they are very spoiled in their daily lives. When they heard that food was going to be thrown away, there was a lot of dissatisfaction in the army.

Sun Jian killed five troublemakers in succession, which slightly reduced the resentment, but many people were still dissatisfied.

Until Liu Bei walked in front of the army, promised a high reward to the whole army with his tearful peach blossom eyes, talked about the consequences of the harm of the Mohists, and finally ended with a sentence - "Gentlemen, are you willing to follow me to save the people of Youquan County?"

Such a generous reward, such a righteousness, coupled with Liu Bei's flawless appearance, these soldiers were immediately excited. They immediately dropped their baggage and food and vowed to fight the enemy together with Liu Bei.

"If we're not brothers, how can we play like this?"

Sun Jian's originally tense and serious face fell in an instant. He looked at the officers and soldiers with high morale and felt that he was a bit like an actor.

In the past, if you wanted to motivate the army, everyone knew that you had to have a sense of justice and generous rewards, but not everyone can do it well.

With Liu Bei's peerless appearance and temperament, inspiring people can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"march!"

Liu Bei did not hide in the central army or the rear army. He even stood in front of the vanguard army and led everyone forward.

All the generals who commanded the troops knew that this trick could greatly boost morale. After all, our old man was personally charging ahead, so how could they not dare to charge?

But the problem is that it is very easy to be killed by enemy stray arrows.

"But for Lord Xuande, this is the last thing you need to worry about."

Sun Jian complained silently, then rode his horse to closely follow Liu Bei's pace.

"Sir, the road ahead has collapsed and is blocked by a huge rock. Do we need to change the road?"

“No changes are necessary.”

Liu Bei shook his head, then rushed forward, drew his sword and stabbed it towards the boulder.

"boom--"

The entire boulder collapsed in the middle and rolled to the left and right.

"…mighty!"

"Master Xuande, you are amazing!"

"Sir, there is a huge pit ahead to prevent horses from entering. It seems the enemy has dug it to block reinforcements!"

"I see."

Liu Bei did not stop for a moment, and drew his sword again to stab at the trees along the way. Then he spurred his horse to stand up, pushed the roots of the giant tree forward with one hand, and repeated this process.

Before long, the huge pit was completely filled with the roots of many trees, and a large road was formed for people and horses to pass through.

At this time, dozens of enemy soldiers in simple clothes appeared on the opposite side. They lit fires and seemed to be planning to set fire to the huge trees under the pit.

"Time, pause."

Liu Bei was originally walking on the road of the huge pit. After seeing this scene, he quickly paused time and then passed through the huge pit as if by teleportation.

Then the next second, he appeared in front of the dozen or so figures.

Another second passed, and all the enemy soldiers who tried to cause trouble fell in a pool of blood, their eyes filled with confusion and disbelief.

Mohist Chapter: Chapter 39: Where is Liu Bei? Right in front of you!

“…Fuck, is it that fierce?”

When Sun Jian came to his senses, he found that he could already see the county town. Looking back, he saw that although the walking soldiers were still some distance away, they would all be gathered soon.

After three days of marching, 1,500 people marched from Wu County to Youquan County, and not a single person died from environmental factors along the way.

You should know that it is not only the enemy's attacks that can cause casualties in the army, but also many environmental factors, which even account for a large proportion.

Since ancient times, military deployment has always required extreme caution, because you can't guarantee what will happen next, such as a wild beast rushing down from the mountain late at night, or someone being unable to endure the hardship of marching...

These unexpected factors are not uncommon, and because the road conditions are dangerous, it is normal to lose dozens of people during the march.

However, Lord Xuande led the way, and no matter what enemies or road conditions he encountered, he could kill them with one sword, making the hundred-mile road as smooth as flat ground, and no one in the army died.

"Miracle, this must be a miracle!"

“…What a curious old man.”

Mo Tong glanced at Sun Jian, completely unaware of what he was sighing about. In the former's opinion, Xuande's martial arts were unparalleled, and it was natural that he would apply them to the march. There was no need to be surprised.

"Ms. Mo, it's not nice to say that about others!"

Lu Qi had a look of pride on her face for some reason, as if she was proud of her man, and said:

"Everyone knows the dangers of military operations. Now, my husband... ahem, Lord Xuande has traveled without losing a single person. Such a feat would be praised highly enough in Wu Commandery."

There were many such examples in ancient times, and some were even more exaggerated than this, but those were all ruthless people who had only appeared once in a thousand years, while Liu Bei was a living example.

"...Of course I know. I don't need you to remind me, shorty!"

Mo Tong glared at Lu Qi unhappily. For some reason, she felt inexplicably angry when she saw this young girl.

Young ladies from aristocratic families, just stay at home. Lord Xuande is not your puppet. He has more important things to do. At least I am by his side!

Hearing this, Lu Qi did not get angry, but instead showed a calm smile: "Miss Mo's words are fierce and vulgar. Such a fierce look will not attract men."

"really?"

Mo Tong subconsciously glanced at Liu Bei in front of her, then seemed to react and said through gritted teeth: "What do you mean by attracting men, you shameless woman!"

"Haha, each other."

"Who's with you?!"

"…Uh, well, Jian remembered he had something to report to Lord Xuande, so he left first."

Sun Jian had no habit of watching women fight, so he just put on the grease and galloped forward, stopping steadily beside Liu Bei.

"Brother Wentai, you're here."

Liu Bei had noticed the commotion here a long time ago. If it were any other day, he would have gone over to have an argument, but now he had no such intention at all.

"How's it going?"

"Not optimistic."

Sun Jian followed Liu Bei's gaze and looked forward, his brows instantly furrowed.

The flames licked the mountains of rice, the bursting husks flew like fireworks, and the sparks were blown by the wind to nearby houses.

The thatched roof caught fire and turned into a sea of fire in an instant.

The fire illuminated the defenders on the city wall. They ran around in panic, carrying buckets of water, but they didn't know that the water had been mixed with the poison of the evil spirits.

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow quickly!"

The defender roared, but the archers' fingers had been corroded by the poisonous mist and they were trembling and unable to pull the bowstrings.

The fire spread to the city wall, and the wooden watchtower groaned in the flames and finally collapsed. The burning beams and columns hit the city wall, and the bricks and stones cracked, revealing the rammed earth inside.

At the same time, a three-meter-tall bronze giant rose from the ground, and the twelve sets of gears in his chest meshed with a sharp scream.

Its right arm was a barbed battering ram, its left palm spread out like a trebuchet arm, and a sulfur fireball hissed in the groove of its palm.

"break!"

The battering ram slammed down on the city wall.

boom--

Bricks and stones flew everywhere, and the defenders were thrown to the ground. The giant swung his left palm, and a fireball smashed into the city like a meteor, igniting the armory where the kerosene was stored.

The blast overturned the city wall, the defender's armor was pierced by fragments, and blood stained the breastplate on his chest.

Then the giant strode closer, shaking the city walls with every step.

Green steam gushed out of its joints, interweaving with the poisonous fog in the city to form a web of death.

After inhaling the poison gas, the defenders' pupils dilated like night owls and they began to kill each other.