"Oh? What are you saying, General Gongsun? What you said before was just to give all the lords and generals a chance to make merit. General Gongsun is famous beyond the Great Wall and his might shakes the barbarians. How could I, the leader of the alliance, exclude you and not want you to show your prowess?"

Now is the perfect opportunity to let the fierce army of Youzhou show its strength.

Gongsun Zan snorted, ignoring Yuan Shao's polite words.

"Brother Xuande!"

"My lord, I am here!"

Gongsun Zan nodded with satisfaction and introduced it to everyone.

"Gentlemen, this is my virtuous brother whom I met in Zhuojun. He once studied with me under Master Lu. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, my virtuous brother Xuande raised local militia to fight against the Yellow Turbans and made many meritorious contributions."

The short man sitting next to Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

"That's right. Brother Xuande, along with myself and Commandant Wuqiu Yi, went to Danyang to recruit soldiers and quell the rebellion. They were indeed brave and capable!"

Gongsun Zan had not anticipated that Cao Cao would actually support his good friend.

However, with Cao Cao's support, the rest of the conversation became much simpler.

"Brother Mengde, you are truly virtuous! My worthy brother is already very brave, but his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are even more formidable warriors, capable of defeating ten thousand men!"

Alliance Leader, everyone! I intend to order these three to go into battle and challenge Lü Bu!

Of course, sending three people at once would be too humiliating. It would be better to let one of Xuande's two younger brothers challenge Lü Bu first, while the other two stand by and watch.

"Then, if unfortunately a defeat occurs, only then will those who were sent to provide support, shall they?"

Everyone looked dejected and lost.

The repeated setbacks caused them to lose confidence.

"We will all obey the orders of the Alliance Leader!"

Yuan Shao chuckled. After losing so many times, the other warlords were no longer willing to send out their brave generals.

Since the generals of Youzhou are so confident, why not let them give it a try?

After all, they have already lost face, so how can the people of Youzhou not lose face as well?

"Hehe, if that's the case, then let's do as General Bai Ma says!"

"etc!"

Seeing that Gongsun Zan and his companions were about to leave, Cao Cao quickly called them back.

"Guards, bring some warm wine to bid farewell to these three heroes!"

Gongsun Zan stood there, stunned. This scene seemed so familiar.

Zhang Fei and Liu Bei's faces immediately darkened. The men who had been offered wine earlier all returned empty-handed, either captured or killed.

Was Cao Cao's action a genuine act of encouragement or a curse upon them?

"I, Xuande, and the other two hit it off immediately and hold you in the highest esteem. I offer this warm wine to you all on your journey!"

Seeing that Cao Cao's expression was sincere and not hypocritical, Guan Yu then returned the bow and thanked him.

"My lord, please keep this wine warm. After we have slain the bandit chief in battle, we will drink this cup to the brim!"

After saying this, the group resolutely turned and left. Unlike the previous generals, they were more numerous.

The group of five quickly rode up to the front of the formation and met the clamoring Lü Bu in the eye.

"Xuande, you can go and fight with peace of mind! As long as the opportunity is right, I will lead Zilong and the White Horse Cavalry to attack from the flank and break through the enemy's formation!"

"Thank you, Brother Bogui!"

After giving a brief explanation, the three brothers charged towards Lü Bu's location.

Not far away, Liu Bei and Guan Yu stopped and let Zhang Fei take a look at Lü Bu's true quality.

"Hey! You traitorous slave, do you dare to fight your grandfather, Zhang Yide of Yan!"

Lu Bu was taken aback. What nonsense was this black-faced fellow spouting?

"Dark-faced man! What nonsense are you spouting? My surname is Lü, not three surnames!"

Zhang Fei chuckled, pointed his spear directly at Lü Bu, and roared loudly.

"Hmph, it is true that you were originally surnamed Lü, but Ding Yuan and Ding Jianyang treated you like their own son, and gave you the position of chief clerk with high hopes. However, you betrayed your master and surrendered to the traitor Dong, and even made Dong your adoptive father. You are despicable!"

Do you still think you belong to three different families?

"Aaaaah! You black bastard, I swear I'll kill you!"

Lu Bu couldn't stand people using Ding Yuan's story to provoke him. It was clearly Ding Yuan who coveted his wife and daughters, forcing him to act that way. Why did everyone in the world have to insult him?

As expected, only Zhao Hao could understand him!

"Hmph, come on!"

The spear and halberd immediately clashed. To Lu Bu's surprise, this dark-faced man, who looked not very old, had actually reached the peak of the first-class level in martial arts. He was only a little more time and effort away from breaking through to the level of a divine general!

"Hmph, no wonder he's so arrogant, he does have some strength after all!"

However, Zhang Fei did not appreciate Lü Bu's flattery.

"Your grandfather is strong enough to kill you!"

After saying that, the two stopped talking and started fighting each other with bloodshot eyes.

At this point, Lü Bu had forgotten to check whether Zhao Hao had actually given the order.

Fortunately, Zhao Hao did not give Lü Bu any orders this time.

After all, if he went easy on these three brothers, they would probably all suffer!

Zhang Fei, courtesy name Yide, was 23 years old.

Command: 84, Martial: 99, Intelligence: 60, Politics: 32, Charisma: 73

Personality traits: 1. Hero 2. Recruit 3. Donate 4. Sweep

5. Duel (Immune to encirclement effects, all abilities of your own troops +15%; when dueling, your own abilities are increased by 15%)

Guan Yu, courtesy name Yunchang, was 28 years old.

Command: 94, Martial: 102, Intelligence: 77, Politics: 59, Charisma: 92

Personality traits: 1. Training 2. Patrol 3. Naval combat 4. Fierce combat 5. Resolute 6. Sweep

7. Military Spirit (Reduces friendly morale decline by 30%; reduces enemy morale and all stats by 15%; increases friendly stats by 10%)

Liu Bei, courtesy name Xuande, was 29 years old.

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