Guan Yu pondered, and indeed, if Sun Ce’s army marched north, he would need to remain here for a while to prevent the enemy from executing a backward thrust. This way, with Guan Yu’s short-legged infantry, it would spell disaster, wouldn’t it?
By the ti Guan Yu confird Sun Ce’s northward movent and led his infantry from Yuzhou to north of Youzhou, a month might already have passed, and during this ti, Liu, Cao, and Sunx might have already annihilated the Northern Huns.
The possibility was exceptionally high; according to Guo Jia’s judgnt, it was very likely. Sun Ce dispatching troops northwards essentially ant the war had entered the final preparation stage.
After all, Guo Jia had been collaborating with Jia Xu from the beginning, and both sides were thoroughly familiar with each other. For soone like Jia Wenhe, he would either not act or strike with lethal force, offering no other options. Such a person would have all his thods prepared before his troops were ready, leaving nothing to be said thereafter.
According to Guo Jia, if the armies of Liu, Cao, and Sunx arrived, his strategy would be to rest for three days, host a grand banquet for three days, and then go to war directly, with no need for strategies—a complete and overwhelming war that requires no tricks.
Guo Jia and Jia Xu shared many similar thought processes, so Guo Jia believed Jia Xu might have the sa idea: take a comprehensive advantage, use my strength to attack the enemy’s weakness, thus avoiding chaotic dispatch and maximizing combat power.
Additionally, it prevented strategic mistakes and retaliatory asures. Jia Xu’s likelihood of choosing this approach was nearly ninety percent. In comparing tilines, Guo Jia estimated that by the ti he and Guan Yu headed north, they might not even find weeds, and perhaps Liu Bei and the others would have already moved south.
Therefore, Guo Jia wasn’t particularly inclined to head north, but just because Guo Jia didn’t want to go north didn’t an Guan Yu didn’t. Guan Yu almost explicitly said, "Fengxiao, if you don’t go, I’ll ride Curly Hair and head north alone."
This made Guo Jia take it more seriously. If Guan Yu truly went north alone, it would be disgraceful. So, after thinking it over, Guo Jia personally crossed the river to Eastern Wu.
Pang Tong desired to take Guo Jia down, but Guo Jia ca with righteousness, so Pang Tong couldn’t express his resentnt. He had no choice but to agree to Guo Jia’s request, allowing Guan Yu and his n to take their Eastern Wu warships northward.
This fulfilled two conditions: confirming Sun Ce’s army heading north and Guan Yu leading his troops north. As for Pang Tong intimidating Guo Jia by saying their Eastern Wu Navy was formidable and could eliminate Guan Yu’s forces at sea...
Guo Jia claid his fragile heart couldn’t handle such scares. Therefore, when arranging accommodations, Pang Tong, Lyu Fan, and Xu Kun were placed next to Guo Jia, while Jiangh Qin, Dong Xi, Ling Cao, Huang Gai, and others were arranged next to Guan Yu. Guo Jia almost explicitly said, "Co on, Shiyuan, let’s sink the ship."
Such actions seed very appropriate to Jiangh Qin and others, but Pang Tong was seething with rage, having no outlet to vent it, especially since Guo Jia didn’t know when to stop and kept provoking Pang Tong. The two almost got into a fight, but both were essentially weakfighters, and neither hard the other.
Afterward, it mainly ca down to a war of words, which was a strong suit for both. Unfortunately, Guo Jia was currently in his peak period, with his health issues long cured and his mind very clear.
Pang Tong had just reached adulthood, and although he wasn’t inferior to Guo Jia in terms of talent and had experienced many battles and understood human nature well, his experience and knowledge were not on par with Guo Jia. Naturally, when it ca to stubbornness, Guo Jia felt delighted.
To Guo Jia, this troubleso kid was even more stubborn than Fa Zheng had been, but still sowhat lacking in comparison, so Guo Jia kept pushing Pang Tong. Pang Tong, undeterred, stubbornly clashed with Guo Jia, allowing Guo Jia to fully enjoy the pleasure of having a toy.
Since Fa Zheng’s departure, Guo Jia hadn’t found a suitable target to pick on. Zhuge Liang’s temperant was more gentle, unlike Fa Zheng’s obstinance; after being teased twice, he avoided Guo Jia. As for others, they weren’t qualified for Guo Jia’s tornt.
Now, this incredibly ugly fellow, so ugly as to spoil the cityscape, was not just ordinarily talented in Guo Jia’s eyes. This guy had the potential to surpass him. Best to press him now; who knows when such a fun toy might co along again.
Or rather, who knows if the next encounter might allow for such pressing. Just like Fa Zheng, after being left alone for two years and returning, Guo Jia suddenly found it much more challenging to press him, and if caught off-guard, he might even make a mistake. This bunch was growing too quickly.
Of course, part of it was because Fa Zheng had been learning from Guo Jia for a long ti, and he was familiar with Guo Jia’s routines.
Thus, as they headed north, all the while pressing on, Guo Jia enjoyed himself imnsely. As for Pang Tong, just by looking at the veins on his forehead, it was clear that he wasn’t having a good ti.
Moreover, Guo Jia persisted in provoking without any fear, finally pushing Pang Tong to the brink of releasing his Spiritual Capacity for a fight to the death with Guo Jia. Of course, this was rely talk; before Pang Tong self-detonated, Guo Jia placated him with a sweet date.
Pang Tong claid he wasn’t giving up his fight to die together with Guo Jia for a sweet date; he just needed to preserve himself to grow strong and return all the losses suffered to Guo Jia. As the saying goes, "Preserving the green hills for future fuel"—that was the idea.
Naturally, by the ti Guo Jia stopped, they had already reached the Ru River Ferry. Huang Gai dispatched Sunx He to notify Sun Ce, and Guo Jia specifically requested the opponent to conceal the fact that Guan Yu had arrived. In Guo Jia’s words, an undramatic arrival wouldn’t suit his status.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu pretty much understood the situation. Thinking it over, he realized they couldn’t lead troops at this ti, so they could only wait for a special mont, which would be the perfect opportunity for Guan Yu and Guo Jia.
When the Northern Huns moved against the Han army, the hidden and powerful Han army would suddenly strike back against the Northern Huns, with significant effect. So Zhou Yu pretended to be unaware.
Afterward, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce took over the Eastern Wu archers. Having roughly understood the situation, Guo Jia and Guan Yu agreed on a plan to launch a strong strike against the Northern Huns Camp, aiming to give the Northern Huns a heavy blow and announce their arrival.
Just as Guo Jia had estimated, after the Northern Huns initiated the offense, they beca careless in their defense. Especially after Yizhong led the Dingling people out, the defense of the Northern Huns’ camp noticeably weakened.
Guo Jia’s proposal aligned with Zhou Yu’s ideas, so after confirming the situation, Zhou Yu directly deployed Sun Ce’s main force into the battlefield. While nearly ten thousand archers forcefully suppressed the Northern Huns’ outer positions, Guan Yu led the School Sabre Bearers to break the formation and charge to the Central Camp.
The Northern Huns had previously been complacent, thinking that a mass of Miscellaneous Huns were defending their periphery. But after twice drawing from the southern encampnt, the southern defenses had notably weakened.
Thus, under the suppression of the Eastern Wu archers, the entire Miscellaneous Hun army quickly scattered, giving Guan Yu the opportunity to charge into the Central Camp.
Upon breaching the Central Camp, the Northern Huns and Dingling people imdiately responded. Whether the pitch-black-faced Northern Huns or the smirking Dingling people, they rallied under their valiant generals to block Guan Yu’s path.
The speed of these valiant generals varied, but generally, there was little difference. Among them, the previously reprimanded Tujin Rongluo by the King of Dingling felt "lucky" to gain this opportunity of rit, yet he had no idea how formidable his opponent was.
All the way through the Northern Huns camp to the Central Camp, at the pinnacle of his power, Guan Yu infused his Essence, Qi, and Spirit into the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, and the approaching Tujin Rongluo appeared to him as a worthy opponent to strike.
With one strike, in front of the Northern Huns and the Dingling people, blade out, man down!
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