Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei was momentarily stunned, but he immediately raised his eighteen-foot spear and cupped his hands in greeting:

"I obey!"

He then gave the reins a sharp tug and prepared to charge down the hillside.

He owed Liu Wei twenty-five lives, and capturing Gongsun Zan alive would be equivalent to ten lives, so why not?

After all, he had just been hurling insults at Liu Bei outside the city walls, and Gongsun Zan had already turned against him.

Since we've already fallen out, why bother looking back?

Liu Bei had already told them privately that they should now cling to this prince and expand their own power.

That requires gaining Liu Wei's trust first.

Now, the opportunity is right in front of us.

If Zhang Fei captures Gongsun Zan, it will be a sign of his determination to Liu Wei.

Therefore, Zhang Fei only hesitated for a moment before immediately accepting the order.

"etc!"

Guan Yu opened his squinting eyes, which were now bright and alert. He stepped forward and volunteered, "My lord, I will go with my third brother to capture Gongsun Zan."

“I am very pleased that Yun Chang volunteered.”

"However, it is still sufficient for Yide to fight alone; Yunchang should remain here and observe the battle."

Liu Wei smiled meaningfully.

"My lord, why is that? My horse is faster!" Guan Yu said, somewhat annoyed.

He volunteered to join the fight, but Liu Wei refused.

"Yun Chang is well-versed in the Spring and Autumn Annals and is a loyal and righteous man. After all, Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were classmates. I'm worried that you might..."

Liu Wei stopped abruptly before he could finish speaking.

"Is my lord worried that I will let Gongsun Zan go?"

Guan Yu understood Liu Wei's meaning perfectly: "I, Guan, am willing to sign a military pledge that if I do not capture Gongsun Zan, I will accept military punishment."

"How magnificent!"

Liu Wei clapped his hands and cheered, "Tian Guorang, I propose that you let Yun Chang sign this document."

"Whom is my lord insulting?" Guan Yu's phoenix eyes widened. "I, Guan, always keep my word. All those present are my witnesses. If I break my promise, may I be struck by this arrow!"

As he spoke, he angrily picked up an arrow and broke it in two.

"Yun Chang, don't get agitated!" Liu Wei advised.

"My lord, I'm leaving now!"

Guan Yu bowed respectfully, then picked up his Green Dragon Crescent Blade and caught up with Zhang Fei.

"My lord, do we still need to sign the military pledge?"

Watching Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's departing figures, Tian Yu asked.

"Guan Yu is a man of his word, he shouldn't renege on his promise, haha!"

Right now!

On the battlefield outside Yi County, Zhang Liao, leading the Beiwei Army, had already divided the two thousand White Horse Cavalry into small groups and ruthlessly slaughtered them like hunters.

They were invincible in Hebei, and the Wuhuan and Xianbei people were terrified of them. This made them overconfident and they thought they were invincible.

However, when they encountered the same number of cavalry, and with the assistance of 6,000 infantrymen, the White Horse Cavalry's commander Yan Gang was killed, and 2,000 White Horse Cavalrymen were killed on the battlefield, with very few remaining.

At that moment, they realized the strength of their opponent; it was a crushing defeat, a dimensional annihilation.

The battlefield was littered with corpses, and thousands of white horses lay convulsing and struggling on the ground.

Some of the white horses tried to stand up, but slipped on the blood.

The knights of the White Horse Cavalry fell to the ground, trampled by their warhorses, and were reduced to a bloody pulp.

The snow in the sky began to fall heavier, mixing with blood and turning the ground into a muddy mess.

Zhang Liao strictly followed Liu Wei's orders and was determined to completely annihilate the White Horse Cavalry, men and horses alike.

The two thousand Beiwei soldiers had almost wiped out the White Horse Cavalry, leaving only three to five hundred riders struggling in their death throes.

However, the Beiwei Army also lost two or three hundred cavalry.

After all, it's war; there's no way that people won't die.

Even sheep can gore people with their horns, so the White Horse Cavalry was, after all, an elite cavalry force.

However, Zhang Liao felt ashamed that two or three hundred cavalrymen had died in this battle.

"Leave five hundred cavalry to continue annihilating the enemy; the rest of you follow me and wipe out their infantry as well!"

We must make our victory look even more glorious, otherwise we'll be embarrassed when we report these losses to Liu Wei later.

It should be noted that when 2,000 Beiwei soldiers annihilated 5,000 Xiongnu cavalry outside Guluo City, they could have suffered zero casualties.

At his command, more than a thousand cavalrymen gathered under Zhang Liao's banner and attacked Zou Dan and Shan Jing's two flanks.

Zou Dan and Shan Jing each led 3,000 infantrymen. After forming a wedge formation, they were attacked at the junction by the Beiwei Army, resulting in the loss of 500 to 600 men.

Then the White Horse Cavalry joined the battle. The two cavalry units clashed, while the infantrymen watched from the sidelines, intending to form a square formation for defense.

However, in the blink of an eye, the White Horse Cavalry was beaten so badly that they were helpless and left to be slaughtered.

The two were shocked, knowing that it was their turn next.

On the plains, their infantry were no match for the cavalry.

Moreover, with snow falling and the weather freezing cold, even the crossbows that are effective against cavalry can't be drawn!

They then joined forces and formed a defensive formation. After a period of chaos, they all looked towards Gongsun Zan's direction behind them.

They planned to send out scouts to inquire about Gongsun Zan's next orders.

"Our lord's banner has been withdrawn!"

What?

Dan Jing and Zou Dan exclaimed in surprise.

To everyone's surprise, Gongsun Zan retreated without warning.

Once Gongsun Zan retreats into the city, the five or six thousand soldiers of the two of them will only face death or surrender.

After all, these soldiers were refugees from Youzhou, and their fighting spirit was much weaker than that of the White Horse Cavalry.

"Brother, our lord has abandoned us. Why don't we surrender?"

"King Yunzhong is, after all, a prince of the Han Dynasty. He couldn't bear to see the Han people killing each other!"

"The White Horse Cavalry were Gongsun Zan's private army, and they aided and abetted the tyrant."

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