"What is it, Guard Qian?" Seeing Qian Lai's hurried appearance, Ma Yi couldn't help but ask.
Qian Lai said urgently, "Great Lord, I have just received intelligence that a thousand-strong Han army conscripted about ten thousand commoners from the Shaohe tribe four days ago to transport grain and fodder towards Jincheng! Moreover, Duan Jiong is personally leading ten thousand troops and is rapidly heading this way!"
"Good! It seems the Han army is truly running out of supplies! As long as we defeat Zhang Qiao's forces, Duan Jiong's ten thousand men will be no threat, hahaha~"
After saying this, Ma Yi waved his hand and then looked excitedly at everyone in the hall, "Please wait here, everyone. I will come back to celebrate with you after I have defeated the Han army!"
After saying that, Ma Yi lifted his leg to walk outside.
"Great man, wait a moment!"
Suddenly a voice stopped him, and then a leader stepped out from the crowd and stopped Ma Yi.
"Huh? What is it?" Ma Yi looked at the person with displeasure.
The leader hurriedly said, "Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? The Han army is nothing to fear. Why should you, sir, take the trouble to do it yourself? I am willing to lead my warriors to repel the Han army. As for the unclaimed property, I am willing to share it equally with you, sir!"
"Hmph~ Your small force isn't even enough to fill the gaps in the Han army's teeth. Sending them will only bring shame upon us!"
Another leader stepped forward, mocking the man while bowing to Ma Yi, "Great Lord, my five thousand warriors are willing to obey your command and serve as the vanguard to repel the Han army!"
"I'm willing to play as the striker!"
"...."
In an instant, one chieftain after another stepped forward and volunteered to fight for Ma Yi.
Their thoughts were the same as Ma Yi's: Zhang Qiao's Han army had run out of food, so it wouldn't be difficult to defeat them. Even if Duan Jiong arrived by then, he would probably be too weak to fight again in order to appease his troops after defeating his five thousand comrades.
When the time comes, all we need to do is take the opportunity to soften our stance and surrender, and the Han army will naturally withdraw. Once the Han army withdraws, that will be our chance to make a fortune.
In the past, even if they robbed Han people within the territory of the Han Dynasty, as long as the Han army came, they would not do anything to them as long as they surrendered.
They've used this tactic countless times before and it's never failed them.
Ma Yi, standing still, sneered inwardly. These guys had ultimately fallen into his trap.
Subsequently, Ma Yi reluctantly accepted everyone's request to fight. However, for the sake of fairness, everyone present could only bring three to five hundred personal guards to fight against Zhang Qiao's Han army.
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