"Report to Overlord, General Gao Lan and others are back!"
It had been more than a month since the last time Gao Lan left with his army. When Xiang Ji heard that Gao Lan had returned with his army, he suddenly felt relieved.
You must know that with such a lone army going deep, all kinds of unexpected situations may happen. If there was nothing he could do, Xiang Ji would never trust Gao Lan to lead the army alone.
Fortunately, Gao Lan has returned safely now.
What Xiang Ji didn't expect was that Gao Lan was not the first to pay homage to him.
"Overlord! The last general, Zhao Yun, pays homage to Overlord!"
Zhao Yun!?
Yes, Xiang Ji never expected that he would see Zhao Yun here and now.
What's going on here? Didn't I ask Zhao Yun to attack Bingzhou? How could he return with Gao Lan?
"Zilong, why are you here?"
Zhao Yun's appearance here had a huge impact on Xiang Ji.
What happened in the past few months?
"Overlord, this is really beyond words..."
After some narration, Xiang Ji finally figured out the whole story.
Then Lu Bu actually crossed the territory of the Huns and fought directly into Bingzhou? Damn it, is this guy crazy?
You know, Lu Bu really left his own territory and directly launched a cross-border expedition.
If things go well, then of course nothing will be a problem, but if anything unexpected happens, then his 200,000-strong army may not be able to return at all.
Where does this guy get his confidence from? Does he really think that I am made of mud?
At the same time, Xiang Ji finally figured out why Zhao Yun appeared here through Zhao Yun's narration.
Unexpectedly, so many incidents happened.
Zhao Yun even took the initiative to provoke Lu Bu. Now that he can survive, he is really lucky.
Regarding Lu Bu's strength, Xiang Ji is the one who has the most say.
Even the strength he showed at Hulao Pass was definitely not something Zhao Yun could resist.
Now, according to what Zhao Yun said, Lu Bu's strength is far greater than before.
Come to think of it, this guy must have never relaxed for a moment in these years, and has been working hard to strengthen his strength, right?
But, hehe, Lu Bu, you are not the only one who has become stronger.
If I could torture you in Hulao Prison back then, I can still torture you today.
In this regard, Xiang Ji is still very confident.
You know, in these years, which war has Xiang Ju not personally participated in the front line? Which duel has Xiang Ju not personally participated in?
Today's Xiang Ji's strength has far surpassed that of when he was at Hulao Pass.
Now, Xiang Ji's halberd skills have long been perfected, and he is no longer the rough guy who only relied on brute force.
But as Zhao Yun continued to narrate, Xiang Ji gradually let go of the shock caused by Lu Bu, and instead laughed with a playful look on his face.
Unexpectedly, this guy Zhao Yun actually has a childhood sweetheart? I really thought this guy’s wife was Ma Yunlu.
This means that Xiang Ji was misled.
There is no such person as Jack Ma in history, he is just a fictional character in modern novels.
"Hahaha, Zilong, you can do it, hurry up, call that girl Fan Juan, and I will marry you personally, Prince Gu!"
Hearing Xiang Ji's words, Zhao Yun was immediately stunned.
Overlord, what is going on? Shouldn't he be nervous about Lu Bu's appearance now? Why is he still in such a mood to care about such a trivial matter like me?
How did Zhao Yun know? Xiang Ji was really shocked when he heard that Lu Bu had appeared.
However, if it is a sudden encounter, then the Chu army will naturally fall into a passive position.
But now that he knew Lu Bu's existence, Xiang Ji had nothing to fear.
So what if you have 200,000 Xiliang troops?
Just kidding, although the combat power of your 200,000-strong army is definitely much stronger than that of the Hebei Army, our Chu State is not weak either. What are you doing?
Today, in the Chu State camp located in Leling, the number of Chu State soldiers has reached 120,000 again.
Yes, during the month Gao Lan left, another 50,000 soldiers came from Pengcheng and various parts of Chu State to support him.
Now this is all Xiang Ji has to offer.
After all, Liu Biao was unreliable, so Jiangdong still had to leave troops to defend.
Now, on the entire northern battlefield, together with the defenders of Luoyang, Chu State has invested a total of 250,000 troops, which is not much weaker than Lu Bu's more than 300,000 Xiliang troops.
As for Yuan Shang’s million-strong army?
Haha, neither Lu Bu nor Xiang Ji took him seriously at all.
They are just some peasants who have taken up arms, so what kind of fighting power do they have?
Didn’t you see that Ningjin’s 400,000-strong army was so beaten by Chu that they didn’t even dare to leave the house?
You know, before Xiang Ji only used 70,000 soldiers to completely defeat Ningjin's Hebei Army.
"Folk girl Fan Juan pays homage to the overlord!"
After all, it was Xiang Ji's request. No matter how puzzled Zhao Yun was, he could only bring Fan Juan over.
"Hahaha! Okay, as expected, women are not inferior to men. King Gu has already heard what Zilong said, and you are actually Zilong's junior sister?
Very good, when this battle is over, the lonely king will personally host the wedding for you and Zilong."
Xiang Ji was even more happy to see Fan Juan.
You know, Zhao Yun is different from Gao Lan.
In Xiang Ji's heart, Gao Lan was just a minister.
But to Xiang Ji, Zhao Yun was not only a minister, but also a brother!
Yes, in Xiang Ji's heart, he regarded Zhao Yun as his brother.
Just because, when Xiang Ji had not yet made his fortune, Zhao Yun was able to remind him out of a righteous heart, and even risked his life to follow him to break out of the encirclement.
Xiang Ji wouldn't say anything about this friendship, but he would always keep it in his heart.
"Fan Juan thanks Overlord!"
Fan Juan was overjoyed to receive Xiang Ji's personal promise.
Who is Xiang Ji? He is the king of Chu and the overlord of the East. His promise is naturally more genuine than gold.
In the past, Fan Juan might still have scruples because of the status gap between herself and Zhao Yun, but now that she has received Xiang Ji's promise, she is completely relieved.
After Fan Juan, Xia Houlan and others were appeased, Xiang Ji summoned all the Leling generals.
"Now, we have received news that Lu Bu's army has arrived at the border of Hebei.
The lonely king has decided not to wait any longer, and we will attack Ningjin tomorrow!"
Yes, Xiang Ji has decided to officially attack the Ningjin defense line tomorrow.
Previously, Xiang Ji was afraid of losing too much, so he could only wait.
But now, Gao Lan's cavalry has returned, which means that Ningjin's material supply is in trouble, and it's time to launch a general attack!