Chapter 233 The unappreciated Taishi Ci!

Gepo is located 200 miles southeast of Runan.

Zhao Yun led 20,000 elite troops to quietly leave Runan at night, first rested in Rushan, and sent scouts to find out the marching information of Liu Yao.

When Zhao Yun learned that Liu Yao was going westward by water from Shouchun, his brows furrowed into a line, because he had no ships and no experience in naval battles.

If Liu Yao traveled all the way west to Jingxiang, and went around the Ru River to Runan, by the time he got off the shore, he would be only a few dozen miles away from Runan. How could he set an ambush?
Just when they were thinking about how to lure Liu Yao off the boat, the scouts brought news that Liu Yao had abandoned the boat and gone ashore.

This made Zhao Yun, who was frowning, instantly happy.

"Which route does he plan to take to Runan?"

The scout panted heavily, "They got off the boat in Gushi County and are now heading towards Gepo where our army is resting. We don't need to move. We can wait for them to tire themselves out."

Zhao Yun laughed loudly: "God is really helping me!"

"Order the entire army to immediately clean up all traces we left behind. We cannot let the enemy scouts find any clues."

"Here!!"

A day passed.

Liu Yao's army abandoned their ships and went ashore, heading north cautiously without encountering any sneak attacks or ambushes.

Even though they had just crossed the dangerous Xiaosong Mountain, they were still not ambushed.

As a result, Liu Yao completely believed Zuo Rong's analysis and felt that Ye Feng did not choose him as his prey, so he ordered the army to move forward with all their strength.

Another day of traveling passed. When the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the earth and all the soldiers thought they could have a good sleep, Liu Yao's order to continue advancing came down.

Most of the soldiers in the front and rear armies were full of complaints.

Taishi Ci was also confused. He came to Liu Yao and said, "My Lord Governor, we are ahead of us. Gepo is not as dangerous as Xiaosong Mountain, but it is surrounded by hills and is also a good place for an ambush. It is extremely dangerous. We are still traveling in the dark. The soldiers are exhausted. How can we withstand an ambush?"

"We don't care about this day. Let's rest for a while. Once the soldiers have recovered their strength, we can rush to Runan in one go."

Liu Yao shook his head: "This is absurd."

"The military situation was urgent. Liu Xuande prepared for a month in Yingchuan, but was defeated by Ye Feng in just a few hours."

"Runan City is in danger now, how can we delay?"

"After we pass Gepo tonight, we can gather our strength and fight Ye Feng tomorrow."

"Taishi Ci, since we set out from Shouchun, you have often disagreed with me. Are you afraid of Ye Feng and don't dare to become his enemy?"

Taishi Ci's face flushed red and he felt very aggrieved.

Zuo Rong on the side added fuel to the fire, "Since General Ziyi has lost his fighting spirit, he cannot serve as a vanguard."

"I think we can switch positions with Generals Zhang Ying and Fan Neng in the rear camp. It will be safer in the rear camp."

Liu Yao nodded: "Yes."

"It would save him from wasting time and deliberately delaying."

"Still not retreating?"

At this moment, Taishi Ci felt not only depressed, but also more aggrieved and heartbroken.

He was full of passion and joined the army to serve his country, but he could never gain Liu Yao's trust. His advice was always ignored. If no one listened to him and no one followed his plans, what was the point of him staying here?
Could this be the fundamental reason for the decline of the Han Empire?
In an instant, many thoughts popped up in Taishi Ci's mind.

As the last ray of sunset set, the vanguard of the front army changed from Taishi Ci to Zhang Ying and Fan Neng.

The army continued to advance and soon arrived at Gepo.

Looking at the rolling hills, Zhang Ying's heart was also beating fast: "General Fan, crossing the mausoleum at night is a taboo in military strategy. Should we do it?"

Zhang Ying glared at Fan Neng and said, "Ever since Taishi Ci showed his strength as a general, the governor has been obedient to him."

"There is no good life for you and me. Thanks to his advice that has been contrary to the wishes of the governor during this period, and with the help of Brother Zuo Rong, we have been able to come to the fore."

"Right now we need to get to Runan as quickly as possible, how can we waste time here?"

"Besides, if Ye Feng really wanted to kill us, he could have launched a surprise attack today at Xiaosong Mountain, or when we got off the boat. Why did he have to do it here?"

Fan Neng hesitated for a long time, then nodded and said, "Then I'll send scouts in to investigate?"

Zhang Ying shook his head: "How can we have time at this moment?" "Hurry up and pass through, otherwise the Lord will be displeased and our chance to show off will be wasted."

Fan Neng wanted to say more, but Zhang Ying had already given the order.

Although the army was exhausted and complained constantly, they still marched towards Gepo with heavy steps.

As we walked over the hills, there was nothing unusual happening around us except pitch darkness.

The nervous Fan Neng also showed a relaxed smile on his face: "It seems that I am too cautious."

"Ye Feng is not a god, how could he have predicted that we would abandon the ship and go ashore? How could he have predicted our marching route?"

"I didn't expect it. How could there be an ambush?"

Zhang Ying patted Fan Neng on the shoulder and said, "We are about to leave Gepo. After walking another two miles, we will go and ask the governor to let the army rest for half the night. I see many soldiers are yawning."

"Can!"

"To be honest, I'm a little sleepy too."

"Marching at night is too tiring."

"if."

Before he could finish his words, he heard screams from the front.

The originally quiet marching team suddenly became chaotic.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

"what happened?"

Zhang Ying shouted loudly.

"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"

"whoosh whoosh"

Countless arrows flew out from the deep woods on both sides. How could the vanguard army, caught off guard, resist?

"Ahhhhh!!"

Screams rang out one after another, and the entire army became more chaotic.

"Not good, there is an ambush."

Zhang Ying and Fan Neng looked at each other, their faces extremely pale.

As if in response to the two's guess, countless horse hoof sounds rang out from both sides, shaking the earth.

"Capture Liu Yao alive!"

"kill!!"

Zhao Yun roared, and the Night-Shining Jade Lion under his crotch flashed a white light in the dark night, and the Dragon Gallbladder Silver Spear in his hand swept out.

The powerful energy of the late Heavenly General spread out in all directions like a tide.

The hundreds of Yangzhou soldiers in front of them only felt a flash of silver light before their eyes, and the murderous intent of death was overwhelming them.

They didn't even have time to react. They just felt a black screen in front of their eyes and blood spurting out of their throats. Then the life force of their internal organs was cut off and they fell to the ground.

"Anyone who stands in my way will die!!"

“Birds return to the forest!”

"A snake soars into the sky!!"

All kinds of exquisite moves were performed. At this moment, Zhao Yun was like a tiger descending from the mountain, rushing into a flock of sheep, waving the bright silver spear in his hand. Dozens of Yangzhou soldiers would surely fall in a pool of blood, deader than dead.

Under his leadership, the soldiers behind him were also full of fighting spirit and rushed towards the enemy one by one as if they were injected with chicken blood.

The morale of one side is rising while the other side is falling, and the gap is getting bigger.

The 10,000-strong vanguard army fell apart in just a quarter of an hour and was unable to form any effective resistance.

Fan Neng and Zhang Ying, who wanted to lead the troops, retreated to the center of the army without saying a word after sensing Zhao Yun's terrifying aura.
(End of this chapter)