My Father in Law is Lu Bu

Chapter 513

Liu Bei's Army advanced comfortable with the White Horses doing all the work. Without the White Horses' help, Liu Bei and his army would have long been spotted. That was why Liu Mang helped polish Pang Tong's stratagem. In a sense, Liu Bei had another strategist that even he did not know of.

At the same time, Liu Biao's scout, Liu Laogen, felt worried. He had travelled together with Zhao Yun for so long and yet no smokes of fire could be seen.

"General Liu. Is something wrong?" Zhao Yun asked.

"General, please stop calling me a general. I am just a common soldier." Liu Laogen replied. He wasn't in a particularly high position and only had ten subordinates under his command. "General Zhao. Why hasn't the beacon been lit yet?" Liu Laogen then asked Zhao Yun worriedly. He already trusted Zhao Yun completely.

However, Zhao Yun who actually did not want those beacons lit gave a lame excuse. "Maybe they were lost despite the map given by you?"

"That cannot be!" Liu Laogen replied. His drawing may be terrible but he knew where the location of the sentries were. Even a person with little skill in military affairs should be able to read maps.

"Not good!" Zhao Yun suddenly shouted. "Maybe my men have encountered the Xiliang Cavalry!" His words frightened the scout.

"What should we do?" Liu Laogen also panicked. He did not stop to think that it would be even stranger if the White Horses were caught by the Xiliang Cavalry. This is because the White Horses would naturally have superior speed.

"General!" As the two were speaking, a rider suddenly appeared. His body was covered in blood.

"Chen Wei. Why are you here? Where is Sun Han?" Zhao Yun asked the soldier while giving a meaningful glance.

"General! We ran into the Xiliang Cavalry and were scattered!" Chen Wei spoke skillfully. It was why Sun Han chose him to send the report.

"What should we do?" Liu Laogen panicked again. The blood on Chen Wei's body looked real, proving that it was a bloody battle. Naturally, it would be bloody since hundreds of soldiers were killed when the White Horses attacked the sentries.

"Let's change routes or we would get overtaken. Once that happens, we would be finished!" Zhao Yun suggested. He was certain that his subordinates had finished their work so he wanted to delay the journey and get rid of this scout as well. Liu Bei no longer had any obstacles.

"It seems this is the only way." Liu Laogen nodded. Zhao Yun looked at his with regret. He did not want to kill Liu Laogen but he had no choice. Liu Laogen's family was in Fancheng so he would not follow Zhao Yun. More importantly, Liu Laogen already found out about the Yangzhou Army's secrets. He needed to die.

Just as Zhao Yun was about to give the order to kill the two scouts, one of the scouts suddenly pointed towards smoke coming out from the distance.

"Look over there! There is smoke!"

"Smoke! The beacon is lit!" Liu Laogen was overjoyed. Fancheng would be able to see the beacon.

On the other hand, Zhao Yun expression turned worse as he looked at Chen Wei hoping for an explanation.

"Fancheng is saved!" Liu Laogen cheered while Chen Wei was at a lost. This was not their fault as there was actually an eighteenth outpost that Liu Laogen himself was not aware of. This group are the ones that spotted the Xiliang Cavalry and sent the warning.

"We must solve this problem at once." Zhao Yun thought to himself. He did not know why Liu Mang wanted to help Liu Bei but he knew that he had to accomplish his mission.

"General Liu. Now that there is smoke, Fancheng would be vigilant while our enemies would be afraid. We need to hurry to Fancheng or else we might get locked out." Zhao Yun suggested.

"Yes." Liu Laogen agreed.

"Let's go." Zhao Yun said and the group once again moved towards Fancheng.

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"Smokes!" Liu Bei's immediately frowned. They were so close to Fancheng. Was their plan going to fail here?

"Milord. What should we do?" Hu Che Er asked. "As the surprise attack might fail, the battle may turn into an actual siege. While their heavy cavalry is powerful, it was not useful for sieges."

Hu Che Er suggested they withdraw and Liu Bei hesitated. At this time, Jian Yong suggested they continue to attack.

"Milord, we should continue the attack. It is not the time to think of other things. Instead, we should charge towards Fancheng now that we are already here. Either way, Liu Biao would not forgive us for killing his scouts. At the same time, it would not be too late to withdraw once we reach Fancheng. Besides that, the Military Advisor's plan have brought us this far. Do you think he would have brought this into his calculations?" Jian Yong advised.

In the end, Liu Bei agreed with Jian Yong's advice as he had high hopes for Pang Tong. If Pang Tong knew about this, he would only be able to force a smile as this had nothing to do with him.

"All soldiers! Charge!"

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"Smoke?" Sun Han was stunned. They had already destroyed all seventeen sentry posts but apparently, there was one more. Sun Han felt regret. He was finished.

"General. Do we go to Fancheng?" One soldier asked. He did not know what to do now that the plan has failed.

"No. We will do as ordered." Sun Han said decisively. "We will wait for the General at the designated location." Even if they went to Fancheng right now, they would be useless.

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The people in Fancheng knew the enemy was coming the moment they saw smoke. Even those that did not see the smoke Advertisement