Chapter 48: The Final Battle with Little Overlord (Part 1)

  In the late autumn, the days are short, and by the first watch of the night, the sky has already darkened. By the second watch, it is deep into the night, and all living things are silent. It is also a good time for arson and murder, when the wind is strong and the moon is black. The West Gate of Guangling, which had been tightly closed for a long time, was suddenly opened quietly by someone, and the drawbridge was slowly lowered without making a sound. Then, one by one, fully armed soldiers emerged from the city like ghosts, sneaking out stealthily under the cover of darkness, and gathering in formation outside the West Gate of Guangling.

  It is not known how many troops came out, and the city gate was closed again. The drawbridge was also pulled up, and the soldiers who had already left the city exchanged commands in a low voice. They wore earplugs, horses wore hoof covers, and quietly formed a team to sneak into Sun Ce's large camp five miles away. Occasionally, the light of the torches on the city wall came over, allowing people to barely see that this team of soldiers had a white flag with black characters - "Junzi"! It was clear that this army was the legendary Junzi Army, known for its benevolence and morality.

  The dark night helped the Junzi army greatly, without the moonlight exposing their troops, the Junzi army sneaked all the way to the gate of Sun Ce's camp before being detected by Sun Ce's patrol soldiers. As the patrol sounded the alarm by beating the bronze drum, the well-prepared Junzi army launched a surprise attack. A wave of arrows shot down the sentries above the gate, and another team of brave warriors rushed to the front of the main gate, chopping it open with three or two blows. As soon as the gate was opened, the Junzi army shouted their battle cry, "Food is not rejected for being too fine, nor is meat rejected for being too delicate!", and swarmed into Sun Ce's camp like a beehive.

  "Food is not rejected for being fine! Soup is not rejected for being thick! Kill! Kill!" The absolutely abnormal military slogan was shouted, and the Junzi army set fires everywhere, rushing straight to the main camp of Sun Ce's army with white canvas, but when the Junzi army rushed to the gate of the main tent with excitement, they were stunned to find that the huge main tent was empty, without a single enemy soldier. The leading general of the Junzi army, whether it was Tao Ji or Ren Bin or someone else, let out a miserable cry like a slaughtered pig, "Zi Yue! We've fallen into a trap! Withdraw quickly! Zi Yue: Withdraw quickly!"

  "Kill!" New shouts rose from all directions, torches lit up the scene, and countless soldiers of Sun Ce's army emerged from the darkness like ghosts. The leader was a great general, the bravest and most skilled fighter in Sun Ce's army, Huang Gai, who wielded an iron whip and laughed loudly: "Tao Ying! You fell into my young general's trap! Quickly dismount and surrender, I'll spare your life!"

  "It's a trap! Retreat, retreat!" Vice Director Tao under the banner of Junzi Army shouted like a slaughtered pig, loudly yelling "Retreat! Retreat! Sound the alarm! Sound the alarm!"

  "It's all over! Run quickly! Run quickly!" Actually, there was no need for Deputy Director Tao to waste his breath ordering a retreat. The despicable and cowardly people of the Junzi Army, who had never liked to fight tough battles, had already turned around and fled in the direction they came from, opening their legs wide to escape with their lives.

  "Kill! Avenge General Han!" Huang Gai and the other Sun Ce military officers did not miss this opportunity to attack a fallen enemy, urging their soldiers on, surrounding the cowardly and despicable Junzi army from left and right. The Junzi army, fearing close combat, could not withstand the attack and were killed by the Sun Ce army until they cried out in terror, fleeing with their heads covered. They only fled back to where they came from, and the Sun Ce army pursued them relentlessly, vowing to annihilate this group of cowards completely.

  "Kill!" The hypocrites had barely escaped to the front of the main gate, and suddenly the camp gates, which were previously empty, also burst into flames. Two teams of Sun Ce's army emerged from both sides, and the hypocrites, who were surrounded on all sides, could not withstand them and fled in disarray. Only a few people gathered around the banner of the Junzi Army and charged back, while Sun Ce's soldiers closed in on all sides, cutting down the defeated Junzi Army soldiers while desperately shrinking the encircled space, giving the biggest hypocrite Tao Ying no chance to escape.

  At the same time, on the high ground to the right of Sun Ce's military camp, Sun Ce sat in a four-wheeled carriage with a pale face that seemed to have aged greatly. He was coldly observing the battle at the camp gate. On either side of him were Zhou Yu with one arm hanging from his chest and Zhu Zhi, an old officer who had followed Sun Jian, who had escaped from Shouchun last night. Just like Fu Ying said to Tao Ying, Zhu Zhi abandoned his wife and children in Shouchun to come and report the news that Yuan Shu was sending troops and Lü Fan had been captured to Sun Ce. This made Sun Ce understand the true reason why Yuan Shu suddenly summoned him back, and also let him know the terrible news that Ji Ling's 30,000-strong army was advancing eastward.

  After observing the battlefield for a long time, seeing that his own army was in control and had the upper hand, and also seeing that the surrounded enemy army was unable to escape, Sun Ce did not show excessive joy. Instead, he turned to Zhou Yu beside him and asked: "Zhou Gongjin, what do you think? Is the person under the banner of the gentleman who is being surrounded by us really Tao Ying's son? And are the troops being surrounded by us really the Gentleman Army?"

  "It's hard to say." Zhou Yu replied succinctly, "Although Tao Yingxiao is not good at close combat and hard battles, the near-combat capability of Junzi Army may be weak. But these enemies surrounded by us feel too weak and too easy to collapse, so I still dare not determine whether Tao Yingxiao has really fallen into our trap or not, and whether the Tao Yingxiao we have surrounded is an imposter."

  "Despicable scoundrel, indeed treacherous and unmatched!" Sun Ce cursed, then coldly snorted: "Regardless of whether it's true or false, it doesn't matter. If it's true, there must be troops coming out of Guangling City to respond. If it's false, ambushing and wiping out one or two thousand of Tao Ying's men can also boost the morale of my army again."

  Zhou Yu nodded slowly, while Zhu Zhi beside him pointed to the distance and shouted with joy: "General, look! There are enemies coming from Guangling City again!"

  Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked up to see the torches surging in the east, and indeed another army was rushing towards them to respond. Seeing this scene, their faces turned pale like dead men. Sun Ce finally showed some joy, saying: "Good! No matter who is surrounded by us, we can finally defeat the enemy again in this field battle! Gong Jin, send a signal to let Cheng Pu's third team of ambush troops attack, launch a comprehensive general attack, and must heavily defeat the enemy, kill as many enemies as possible!"

  Zhou Yu agreed and ordered the signalman beside him to strike a fire signal, while beating the general attack drum. Cheng Pu, who was ambushing outside the right camp, also responded with a loud shout, leading his army to encircle and kill the newly arrived reinforcement troops from Xuzhou. The earth-shaking battle cries and slogans quickly echoed back in the night under the fiery light: "Kill! Capture Tao Ying's son alive! Avenge General Han!"

  "Kill!" At the same time, on the battlefield of the camp gate, the reinforcements were discovered behind them. The army of Sun Ce, who had surrounded the hypocritical army, quickly divided into two routes. One route continued to surround and intercept, not giving the hypocrites a chance to escape. The other route turned east, advancing aggressively towards the reinforced enemy with momentum, and the arrogant slogan also sounded in front of the array: "Brothers, kill! Let the dogs of Xuzhou see the majesty of our Huainan generals!"

  "Good heavens! What is that?!" The loud and arrogant battle cries suddenly stopped, replaced by unbelievable screams of shock. It turned out that when Sun Ce's army rushed forward, they suddenly saw an unprecedented sight: hundreds of Xu Zhou soldiers holding bamboo spears, forming five neat rows like a painting. The first row's bamboo spears were over 1.5 meters long, the second row's were over 2 meters long, with the spear handles placed directly on the shoulders of the first row's soldiers. The third row's bamboo spears were also over 2 meters long, pointing at a 45-degree angle towards the sky. The fourth and fifth rows' bamboo spears were even longer, over 2.5 meters, straight up towards the sky, forming a huge spear array. Hundreds of people were like a giant porcupine, giving off an aura that made one feel like a tiger trying to bite a porcupine with no place to start.

  "How can such a long spear be used?" Countless veteran soldiers of Sun Ce's army had this question, although it is said that one inch longer is one inch stronger, these bamboo spears are too long. How to fight and parry in battle?

  The doubts of Sun Ce's veteran soldiers were soon dispelled, as the commander behind them waved his torch and gave the order. The hundreds of bamboo spears immediately stood at attention and recited in unison: "The Master said: 'Is it not a pleasure to learn and practice what you have learned? Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar? Is it not gentlemanly to be unaware of others' ignorance and yet remain unperturbed?'"

  Reciting the iconic slogan of the Junzi Army in unison, the massive bamboo spear array moved forward. Five rows of bamboo spears advanced one step at a time, maintaining an astonishingly neat formation as they charged straight towards the enemy. The Sun Ce army soldiers who were caught off guard and failed to dodge in time found themselves facing five or six bamboo spears simultaneously. Panicked, they tried to block one spear but couldn't fend off the second, and before they knew it, they were pierced by a spear and fell to the ground, bleeding profusely. The Sun Ce army commanders on horseback fared even worse. First, their horses were struck by bamboo spears, causing them to rear up or kneel down. Then, more spears came, covering both the riders and their mounts in bloody holes, ultimately leading to their demise on the battlefield.

  It wasn't that Sun Ce's army didn't want to attack the rear and flanks of this bamboo formation, but as soon as they took action, they immediately discovered that the two wings and rear of this bamboo formation were heavily guarded, with considerable combat strength. The disorganized Sun Ce soldiers who rushed up were simply seeking death; even if they didn't die for a moment, they would be tied down and unable to touch a single hair on the bamboo formation. Meanwhile, the bamboo formation advanced slowly but unshakably towards the surrounded Xu state soldiers, and any Sun Ce soldier or general who dared to stand in front of the formation would instantly be pierced by countless bamboo spears, causing the rear Sun Ce soldiers to scream and flee in all directions.

  The bamboo forest quickly encountered the encirclement of Sun Ce's army, and the soldiers of Sun Ce's army who were surrounding and annihilating the ambush in Xuzhou were caught off guard. They were stabbed from behind by the bamboo spears one after another, suffering heavy losses due to their unpreparedness. On the other hand, the morale of the Xuzhou army was greatly boosted, and they charged towards the direction where the reinforcements were coming with all their might, unconsciously forming a hammer-and-anvil tactic at its peak - using the bamboo forest as an anvil and the breakout of the Xuzhou army as a hammer, crazily pounding the Sun Ce's soldiers who were sandwiched in between. The poor soldiers of Sun Ce's army were attacked from both front and back, with the Xuzhou infantry and cavalry rushing forward with red eyes to escape, and the bamboo forest behind them like a porcupine. They were unable to advance or retreat, and no matter which direction they went, it was certain death. Under the pressure of being unable to withstand, these soldiers of Sun Ce's army could only disperse to the left and right, and the Xuzhou army that had been surrounded also managed to escape and merge with the reinforcements, charging together towards Guangling.

  At the height of seeing such a scene, and hearing the unusually neat and uniform sound of the changed tone of the poem, Sun Ce quickly made an incorrect judgment, and ordered: "Pass down the order, pursue and kill with all one's might, and definitely annihilate Tao Ying's little children on the wild battlefield! As long as we take down the head of Tao Ying's child, Guangling City will be ours!"

  Orders were conveyed, and Sun Ce's army began a full-scale pursuit. Cheng Pu also circled around to the front of the Xu State troops, blocking their escape route. The Xu State troops made adjustments as well, relying on friendly forces for cover, the clumsy bamboo spear array rose with spearheads pointing towards the sky, adjusting their positions at the front and rear, turning the bamboo spear array around, and then the infantry and cavalry units continued to cover both flanks and the rear of the bamboo spear array, using it to open a path, charging forward to break through the encirclement.

  On the battlefield, Sun Ce's army surrounded this concentrated Xuzhou army and slaughtered them crazily, but the second-rate soldiers in the Xuzhou army also burst out with 120% of their combat power to fight for their lives, engaging in a life-and-death struggle with Sun Ce's army. The battlefield was filled with torches, screams shook the sky, knives and guns clashed, blood and flesh flew wildly, and scenes of people hugging each other, rolling around, and perishing together were common. Although Sun Ce's army had rich experience in battle and had a certain advantage in individual combat power, it was difficult for them to disperse this concentrated Xuzhou army and thoroughly annihilate them in a short period of time.

  There are many reasons why the Xuzhou army's second- and third-rate generals have been able to hold on until now. The fact that their destination, Guangling City, is within reach is one reason; another reason is that they were misled by Tao Ying and Zhang Rao's propaganda about Sun Ce's army slaughtering prisoners. However, the most crucial reason is the appearance of the bamboo spear array in the Xuzhou army. When they first encountered this strange array in the dark, even the elite troops led by Cheng Pu could not withstand its advance, and were forced to retreat step by step, suffering heavy casualties. This allowed the Xuzhou army to slowly but steadily withdraw towards the safety of Guangling City. Seeing a glimmer of hope for survival, and fearing being captured and slaughtered, the Xuzhou generals naturally would not give up easily, gathering together to retreat slowly, making it impossible for Sun Ce's army to annihilate them in a short time.

  After another period of fierce fighting, when the Xu State army was less than a mile and a half away from the west gate of Guangling, Sun Ce, who had been enraged, ignored Zhou Yu's opposition and once again led his troops to the battlefield in person, determined not to give this Xu State army, which had finally been surrounded, any chance of escape. Zhou Yu was worried and followed him, lest Sun Ce, who had not yet recovered from his serious injury, would encounter another mishap.

  When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu arrived on the battlefield, the situation was still the same. The army of Xu State, which had an absolute advantage in numbers, surrounded and pursued them, but could not stop their retreat. Huang Gai and Cheng Pu led their troops to charge several times, but they were unable to disperse the Xu State army, which was gathered together, and could only watch as they approached the city gate step by step. Seeing this situation, Sun Ce flew into a rage and quickly ordered Zhou Yu: "General, immediately dispatch a team of infantry to ambush at the moat, and as soon as the drawbridge is lowered, set fire to it. Absolutely do not let these enemies escape, and annihilate them in the wild!"

  Zhou Yu followed the order and quickly arranged for the troops to go to the city moat to burn the bridge. However, what made the Sun Ce's soldiers overjoyed was that the Guangling defenders, who had always been flawless in their strategy, made a big mistake - they didn't pull up the drawbridge! The Sun Ce's soldiers didn't hesitate either, first quickly cutting off the suspension ropes, then hacking and chopping with knives and axes, and finally setting fire to it, completely destroying the bridge. When the Guangling defenders discovered something was wrong and shot arrows to stop them in the dark, it was already too late, a raging fire had already erupted on the bridge.

  The news of the successful surprise attack on the suspension bridge reached Sun Ce, who burst out laughing and gave a loud order: "Mobilize the archery unit to reinforce Cheng Pu, use arrows to cover Tao Ying's bamboo spear array! Also, order the generals to fight with all their might, we must disperse and annihilate this army of Tao Ying!"

  ………

  At the same time, inside the north gate of Guangling City, less than 750 true gentlemen soldiers of the Junzi Army stood solemnly with their horses, waiting for Tao Ying's order to attack. Tao Ying and Lu Su were discussing in a low voice at the front of the Junzi Army, ignoring the sounds of killing coming from the west. It wasn't until Zhang Yi sent someone to report that Xu Sheng and Zhang Xuan led the Xuzhou army was less than one mile away from the west gate's moat, and the west gate's drawbridge had been set on fire by Sun Ce's army, that Tao Ying ended his conversation with Lu Su. He smiled and said: "Indeed, they've burned the bridge. Sun Ce has a big appetite, he actually thinks he can swallow half of my Guangling army in one bite."

  Ha! Tao Zong then instructed the messenger sent by Zhang Liao: "Tell General Zhang that once I leave the city, Guangling will be handed over to him. Please remind General Zhang that before confirming that Sun Ce's main camp has been burned down by me, he must not release the flying bridge to go out of the city and kill the enemy! Also, after Zhang Xuan and Xu Sheng retreated to the edge of the moat, use the trebuchet to throw fireballs and stone balls to reduce the pressure on Generals Zhang and Xu, and give Sun Ce a surprise."

  "Yes!" The orderly took his orders and left. Tao Ying nodded to Lu Su again, who understood, waved his hand and shouted: "Bring him up!"

  The surrendered Fu Ying was brought before Tao Ying, forced to kneel down. Under Tao's order, the cloth ball in Fu's mouth was removed. As soon as Fu's mouth was free, he burst into a torrent of abuse, cursing Tao's ancestors for eighteen generations. Tao, whose full name was Tao Mingwu, didn't get angry but smiled and asked: "General Fu, do you want to know how I saw through your fake surrender?"

  Fu Ying stopped scolding, curiously raised his head, but didn't speak. Lu Su beside him was also extremely curious and couldn't help but ask on behalf of Fu Ying: "Young master, how did you know that Fu Ying was pretending to surrender?"

  "Sun Ce's young general and Zhou Yu's young general, this trick of surrendering is very clever. Every word that Fu Ying said is almost true." Tao Ying proudly showed off: "If I'm not wrong, Sun Ce's young general's arrow wound acting up can't command the army, it should be true, so in the first two days, Sun Ce's young general's large army just stopped moving. Zhu Zhi's report was also likely to be true, Yuan Su's old man should have really sent Ji Ling to lead the army to find Sun Ce's young general this rebel to settle accounts, so Sun Ce's young general had no time to attack Guangling city strongly in the face of being attacked from both sides, and could only take risks, pretend to die and surrender, trying to take down Guangling with the smallest cost, relying on Guangling city and grain to contend with Ji Ling."

  "Just because Fu Ying said almost all the truth and actively confessed the secret of Ji Ling's arrival, including me was almost deceived. Tao Ying sighed and smiled: "However, this little Fu Ying also made a small mistake, which is exactly what made him and Sun Ce's previous efforts in vain, and I saw through it."

  "What mistake did I make?" Fu Ying couldn't help but ask.

  "You shouldn't have told me your real name." Tao Yingxiao said: "If you casually changed a name or stole one, I would have been deceived and Sun Ce's trick to lure the enemy would have succeeded. Unfortunately, you used your real name - although you are an unknown small soldier, our Xuzhou army's undercover agents in Shouchun had reported to me the list of Sun Ce's trusted confidants when they were investigating Sun Ce's situation, and your name was on it! But when you came to surrender, you told me that you were Ji Ling's trusted confidant - how could I not know that you were pretending to surrender?"

  "Ah——!" After listening to Tao Ying's nonsense, Fu Yan had no idea that the Xu state's fine work was actually called Lu Guanzhong Da Shen, and he desperately hit his head on the ground, regretting it to the extreme - how did he use his real name? The people beside him, such as Lu Su, Tao Ji, and Nian Bin, suddenly realized and hurriedly praised Deputy Director Tao's meticulousness and sharp eyes.

  He flattered for a few sentences, and Lu Su raised another new question. "Young master, actually when you were deploying troops and commanding generals, I wanted to ask you a question, but I was afraid of affecting your prestige and disturbing your command, so I had some scruples. Now that we are all gentlemen in the army, I don't know whether I should ask or not."

  "Does the military advisor want to ask, since I have already seen through Sun Ce's trick of feigning death, why didn't I choose to remain still and not take action? Why did I decide to engage in a battle outside the city?" Tao Ying asked with a smile.

  "Gongzi is indeed wise, this is the key to the problem." Lu Su nodded in admiration and said: "At present, the enemy and our forces are evenly matched, but most of our troops are newly surrendered soldiers, with weak combat effectiveness and low morale, not a match for Sun Ce's strong army. However, we have sufficient food and grass, and also have a solid city to defend, while the enemy's food and grass can only last at most twenty days. In this case, our army only needs to hold on to the city and delay time, and soon we will win a great victory. Why should we take risks and attack, increase casualties among our soldiers, and give Sun Ce an opportunity to win in the field?"

  "There are many reasons, but the purpose is only one, I will not give Sun Ce a chance to rise again!" Tao replied: "If my guess is correct, this Fu Ying's statement that Ji Ling led 30,000 troops to advance eastward should not be a lie. Otherwise, Sun Ce would not have picked up the trick of pretending to surrender after being deceived by the surrender plan, and then surrendered to me at the cost of sacrificing a loyal minister of the Sun family, striving to take down Guangling as soon as possible. And since Shouchun is only over 700 miles away from Guangling, under normal circumstances, it would take no more than ten days to reach the city of Guangling. This means that before Sun Ce's food and grass are exhausted, Ji Ling will inevitably arrive at Guangling. In this way, three variables have appeared in the battle situation of Guangling."

  "Among these three variables, the first variable is that Ji Ling and Sun Ce's children engage in a fierce battle, allowing our army to reap the benefits. However, neither Ji Ling nor Sun Ce's children are foolish, and they won't give our army such a good opportunity. Especially Sun Ce's children, who are surrounded by enemies, have a strong army but lack food, and don't even have an inch of land to stand on, so it's absolutely impossible for them to easily change variables with Ji Ling."

  "The second variable is actually Sun Ce's young son, who was framed and forced to surrender to Ji Ling in order to survive. He chose to retreat and hand over his military power, taking a step back to preserve his life and plan for a comeback. After incorporating Sun Ce's troops, Ji Ling will likely continue to attack Guangling, and our army will be trapped in a bitter battle."

  "It's unlikely that a third variable will emerge, Sun Ce's child loudly shouted injustice in front of Ji Ling, resolutely denying and refusing to admit his treacherous behavior of trying to get rid of Yuan Shu and become the master himself. At the same time, Sun Ce's child, in order to prove his own innocence and also to avenge himself and Han Dang, will necessarily offer to be the vanguard for Ji Ling, fully attacking Guangling, taking down Guangling to prove his innocence. And Ji Ling, seeing an opportunity to reap benefits without effort, will certainly agree to Sun Ce's child's request. In this way, our army will face the desperate attacks of Sun Ce's child and the powerful Ji Ling's child in turn, becoming more deeply embroiled in a bitter battle. But Sun Ce's child has only lost the opportunity to immediately become independent, and there will be plenty of opportunities for him to rise again in the future."

  "I see." Lu Su suddenly realized and said, "The young master is actually afraid of a third variable appearing, so he used Sun Ce's anxious psychology to his advantage, turning the tables and setting up an ambush. He wants to defeat Sun Ce in one battle, not giving him a chance to rise again, nor allowing Sun Ce's younger brother and Ji Ling to join forces and attack."

  "Incidentally, to train the troops." Tao Ying added a sentence, "Although the army in Guangling City is mainly composed of newly recruited Xianbei surrendered soldiers, these new recruits will eventually be put to good use and have the opportunity to become the main force. If they are not allowed to go to the battlefield to see blood, how can they be used? How can they become the main force?"

  Lu Su nodded and sighed, then turned to Tao Ying and cupped his hands in respect: "Sir, I am truly ashamed now. Compared with your extraordinary wisdom and flawless strategy, I am unworthy of the title of military advisor."

  "The military advisor doesn't need to be humble, each has their own strengths. Tao Ying smiled and said: "I'm only good at the tactical level, and most of my tactics are based on schemes rather than straightforward plans, which is not in line with the character of a gentleman. Military Advisor, you are good at the strategic level, and most of your strategies are open and aboveboard. From now on, please give me more guidance and teachings to make up for my shortcomings in character and strategy." Lu Su hastily showed humility, repeatedly saying he didn't dare to accept such praise.

  Huo Xu and Ru Su flattered each other for a while, estimating that the time was almost up, Xun Sheng and Zhang Xuan would have already led the main force of Sun Ce's army to leave. Tao Ying then turned to Fu Yin, who had been kneeling in front of him all along, and said calmly: "General Fu Yin, I'll give you a real chance to surrender. Tell me, where is your military grain depot located in the big camp? I'll spare your life."

  "Ptoo!" Fu Ying spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, completely disdainful of Tao Ying's threats and bribes.

  "Zi Jing, did you see that?" Tao Ying turned to Lu Su with a smile and said: "Do you know why I discovered that Fu Yin Xiao Er is Sun Ce Xiao Er's trusted confidant? It was because he was pretending to surrender. Sun Ce Xiao Er is not an ordinary person, his trusted confidants would not betray him so easily."

  "Sun Ce is indeed an extraordinary person, but also extremely cunning and full of tricks. Unfortunately, he ran into you, young master." Lu Su smiled and flattered: "So Sun Ce was destined to have no chance of making a comeback, and was destined to become a stepping stone for your greatness, young master."

  Tao Yingxiao smiled and ordered his personal soldiers to behead Fu Ying and offer her head as a sacrifice to the flag. Then, he loudly addressed the Junzi army officers who were already clenching their fists: "Officers, previously we defeated the despicable Rong Yu, but that didn't bring us much glory! Tonight is truly the first battle where our Junzi army will make its name known throughout the world, and it's also the first true test for us! Beautiful ladies...!"

  "Beautiful ladies! The nine states of the world! Temple halls and divine thrones! Gentlemen, let's go!" More than 700 gentlemen, military generals and soldiers shouted out the true slogan of the Gentlemen's Army in unison.

  "Zi Jing, Guangling City is about to trouble you with a lot of hard work, please help Zhang You General! " Tao Ying ordered Ru Su to mount the war horse, drew out his sword and shouted: "Check your weapons and equipment, check your fire starters, check your flame-throwing guns!"

  "Tauki team inspection completed! No mistakes!"

  "Year Bin's team has finished checking! No mistakes!"

  "Inspection of Gao Chong's team is complete! No mistakes!"

  "Chen Ning's team has finished checking! No mistakes!"

  "Li Ming's team has finished checking! No mistakes!"

  "Very good! Open the city gate! Gentlemen's army, charge! Target, Sun Ce's main camp! Kill and set fire, burn all of Sun Ce's grain and supplies!"