Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 282: Zhang Fei of Yan… This is your Grandpa Zhang!

Liu Yu hesitated for a moment, looking at the seemingly endless Wuhuan people gathered below the city walls, and chose not to force himself, readily handing over command to Li Ji.

Immediately afterward, Liu Yu simply left the city wall with Qi Zhou's support and returned to the government office to rest.

After Liu Yu had gone some distance, Zhang Fei immediately approached Li Ji and loudly commented without any self-awareness, "That old geezer is really useless. He doesn't even need to fight the enemy; he's scared just standing on the city wall."

"Yide!"

Li Ji stared at Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei immediately shut up.

However, since everyone around was a confidant, Li Ji wasn't worried that such words would reach Liu Yu's ears.

Immediately, Li Ji refocused his attention on the Wuhuan army outside the city.

From the high vantage point, coupled with the Wuhuan people seemingly intentionally showing off their military strength, Li Ji was able to see through the Wuhuan people's strengths and weaknesses.

The Wuhuan people usually lived in tribal units, which meant that the Wuhuan army was also led by tribal leaders or settlement chiefs, each commanding their own able-bodied men.

This had both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage was that the Wuhuan cavalry led by a chief would rarely collapse directly unless the chief died; the disadvantage was that the formations and numbers of the different tribes were inconsistent, and the coordination and tacit understanding between different tribes were, to put it mildly, not much.

Li Ji was confident that if he had 30,000 well-trained and fully equipped infantrymen and 10,000 cavalry, he would not be afraid to fight 80,000 Wuhuan cavalry on the grasslands, relying on formations and coordination between different types of soldiers.

In an era before double-sided stirrups, almost no cavalry could charge back and forth to maintain the formation of the infantry. The Hu people's tactics mostly relied on fast horses for mounted archery to wear down the morale and condition of the infantry.

Once they had worn them down enough, they would organize a group of warriors to completely disrupt the infantry formation, and then the Hu people would dismount and engage in close combat with the disorganized Han people.

Only those generals who were skilled in horsemanship and had outstanding courage could fight on horseback in the midst of the chaotic army.

Ordinary Hu people or cavalrymen would only become inflexible targets on horseback in chaotic battles.

This was why Xianyu Fu said that infantry riding warhorses and cavalry were completely different things, because without double-sided stirrups and with cavalry mainly using mounted archery, ordinary infantry riding warhorses could not play much of a role.

The 80,000 Wuhuan cavalry circled Ji County twice, and the immense momentum startled many of the infantrymen stationed on the city walls, making them feel uneasy.

Qiu Liju intended to use this method to gain the upper hand and reduce the morale of the Han army.

Subsequently, the overwhelming Wuhuan cavalry stopped at the East Gate where Li Ji was. Qiu Liju, leading a group of Wuhuan dignitaries and brave warriors, stepped forward and shouted loudly.

"Qiu Liju, King of the Wuhuan, is here! Tell Liu Yu to come out and talk!"

Seeing this, Li Ji unhurriedly retreated behind Zhang Fei and opened his folding fan to fan himself.

For this kind of verbal battle that relied entirely on eloquence, with Zhang Fei present, Li Ji had no need to speak.

Zhang Fei understood, grinned, and rubbed his hands together excitedly.

Ever since he comprehended the essence of verbal warfare during the Yellow Turban Rebellion and had a great time cursing, Zhang Fei had been holding back all the way until now, without a chance to use it again.

Now that Li Ji had retreated to give him the position, how could Zhang Fei not know what Li Ji meant?

In the next moment, a thunderous voice rang out above the city walls of Ji County, carrying for miles. The soldiers who were close to Zhang Fei and unprepared even felt a buzzing in their ears.

"So, you're the one called Qiu Liju, right? If I were you, I definitely wouldn't have time to show off down there, because I recently received a military report from the front that General Gongsun is about to attack the Wuhuan settlements in Liaoxi Commandery…"

"Hahahahahaha!"

"I don't know if you, Qiu Liju, still have a mother. If General Gongsun accidentally captures your mother alive and rewards her to my Han soldiers for their enjoyment, wouldn't that be a benefit for you, Qiu Liju, making you barely count as a relative of my Great Han!"

As soon as these words, which went straight to the family tree, were spoken, even Qiu Liju, who didn't care much about so-called ethics, felt greatly humiliated.

Especially since what Zhang Fei said was based on the fact that many Wuhuan settlements were currently being swept away, Qiu Liju's face turned red and green, and he gritted his teeth and shouted.

"Who are you, you scoundrel? Report your name to this king! When this king breaks through Ji County, I will definitely flay you alive and tear out your tendons!"

"Zhang Fei of Yan…"

But before Zhang Fei could finish speaking, Li Ji tapped Zhang Fei's shoulder with his folding fan, stopping Zhang Fei from announcing his name.

After all, the Wuhuan might not know the names of Li Ji and Zhang Fei, but Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun certainly did.

Therefore, if Li Ji wanted to launch a surprise attack, he would naturally not allow Zhang Fei to reveal his name.

Zhang Fei understood, paused slightly, and continued, "Does a mere barbarian deserve to know my name? It won't be too late to tell you my name when I truly become your stepfather, Qiu Liju."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Qiu Liju's face turn liver-colored as if he had been hit by a forced taunt, but even the other Wuhuan dignitaries behind Qiu Liju couldn't help but laugh.

Qiu Liju losing face and prestige was not necessarily a bad thing in the eyes of the other Wuhuan dignitaries.

However, the undisguised laughter was heard by Zhang Fei, who thought they were mocking him, and he immediately roared again in a loud voice.

"Which barbarian is laughing? If you have the guts, report where your settlement is, and I will personally lead troops to wipe out that settlement, become your stepfather, marry your wife, ride your fast horse, and eat your cattle and sheep."

Instantly, the faces of all the Wuhuan people who understood Han Chinese turned green.

Unlike the Xianbei, most of the Wuhuan people actually lived in Han territory and were not nomadic.

If Zhang Fei really led a team of cavalry to attack a certain Wuhuan settlement at this moment, he might really exterminate their entire clan.

This cast a shadow over the hearts of these Wuhuan dignitaries, and they almost all became furious.

"Han dog, do you have the guts to say that again?!"

"Han dog, you wait! The day the city is broken will be the day you die!"

"You better not fall into my hands, or I will definitely make you wish you were dead…"

"…"

Faced with the angry curses of more than a dozen Wuhuan people, Zhang Fei was not afraid at all. Instead, he suppressed the weak curses of the others with his thunderous voice, fighting ten against one.

"I'm right here. If you have the guts, come up and kill me…"

"If you have the guts, come down."

"Only you barbarians eat grass every day, so your brains are filled with weeds, that's why you can say such things. Do you really think I don't know you want to lure me down and then take the opportunity to break through the city gate? If you have the guts, come up and kill me."

"I'm so angry! This king will order my sons to retreat a hundred zhang. If you have the guts, you Han dog, come down."

"A hundred zhang is not enough. If you have the guts, you barbarians, come up and kill me. I will definitely not run."

"One li! If you have the guts, you Han dog, come down and duel with this king. This king will order my sons to retreat one li and will definitely not cheat…"

Hearing this, Zhang Fei couldn't help but turn his head to look at Li Ji.

Li Ji, who was seeing this up close for the first time, was also somewhat stunned. He had not expected Zhang Fei's forced taunt to be so overbearing, and he immediately nodded.

Zhang Fei was overjoyed upon seeing this…

"Alright, I'll come down now!"

Zhang Fei shouted towards the outside of the city, and immediately, carrying his丈八蛇矛(zhangba snake spear), he excitedly summoned the Eighteen燕云(Yan Yun) Riders and his personal guards to go down the city tower.

Those Wuhuan dignitaries seemed to really hate Zhang Fei's mouth so much that they actually ordered the Wuhuan cavalry to retreat to one li away.

Only a dozen Wuhuan dignitaries led a group of Wuhuan warriors and personal guards, totaling nearly five hundred people, waiting for Zhang Fei to come out and duel.

Seeing the five hundred people led by Qiu Liju not far away, Zhang Fei couldn't help but reach out and scratch the messy beard under his jaw, and a bold idea sprouted in his mind.

However, Qiu Liju and the others were completely unaware of anything. They were relieved to confirm that Zhang Fei had only led three hundred people out of the city.

Immediately, Nallou, the "Valley King" with the most fiery personality, charged towards Zhang Fei without waiting for Qiu Liju to give the order, shouting loudly.

"Han dog, prepare to die!"

Zhang Fei, on the other hand, changed his previous state at this moment and remained silent, facing Nallou.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew in the air as the horse lance and the 丈八蛇矛(zhangba snake spear) collided.

Nallou felt a shock in both hands and almost couldn't hold the horse lance, which was about to slip out of his grasp.

However, Zhang Fei's appearance was even more miserable. Holding the 丈八蛇矛(zhangba snake spear) upside down, he subconsciously looked like he was fleeing on horseback.

However, Zhang Fei was fleeing on horseback in the direction of the Wuhuan, which caused Qiu Liju and the others, as well as Nallou, to burst into laughter. Nallou quickly rode his horse to chase after Zhang Fei, laughing.

"You Han dog are running around in a panic, don't you even look at the direction?"

Between one fleeing and one chasing…

Just as the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, Nallou felt that he would soon be able to raise his horse lance and stab Zhang Fei in the back.

"Barbarian, prepare to die! This is your Grandpa Zhang… Zhang Fei of Yan!!!"

A roar, like a thunderclap, suddenly erupted, causing Nanlou, who was closest, to feel a buzzing in his ears, momentarily losing his senses.

The next instant, before Nanlou could recover, the eighteen-foot-long serpent spear pierced straight through his chest.

"Lift!"

With a furious shout, Zhang Fei, gripping the eighteen-foot serpent spear, unleashed astonishing brute force, lifting Nanlou's entire body, and then flung it towards the direction of Qiuli Ju and the others.

"Boom!"

This sudden turn of events caught Qiuli Ju and the others completely off guard; they didn't even have time to react before Nanlou's corpse smashed a gap in their ranks.

No longer bothering with any pretense, Zhang Fei pointed the eighteen-foot serpent spear directly at Qiuli Ju and roared loudly.

"The barbarian general is doomed! All soldiers, follow me and kill! Take Qiuli Ju's head!!"