Soon, Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo, who were guarding the flanks of the army, rode up to Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong spoke first: "Fengxian, Zhongying, it has been reported that Shanshan has been captured by the four-nation coalition and the king of Shanshan has been killed. We should take action now."
Dong Zhuo then said, "General Hansheng, we are less than two hundred li from Shanshan. The four-nation allied forces must already know our situation. Our army should arrive as soon as possible and catch them off guard."
Huang Zhong nodded: "Zhongying is right. I have a plan that may allow us to keep the four-nation coalition forces in Shanshan."
"Oh?" Lü Bu's brow furrowed. "I wonder what good plan General Hansheng has?"
Huang Zhong smiled and said, "Shanshan City has a large population and has accumulated countless riches over the years. It took the four-nation allied forces nearly a year to break through the city."
I believed that once they entered the city, they would surely plunder extensively, and this period of looting would be our opportunity.
Dong Zhuo said eagerly, "Please tell me your thoughts, General Hansheng."
Huang Zhong smiled, then took out a map of the Western Regions and said in a deep voice:
"I decided to divide my forces into three routes. Fengxian led the Bingzhou wolf cavalry to head northwest, making a detour to the western part of Shanshan Kingdom, and cutting off the retreat of the Cheshi and Jingjue armies."
Zhong Ying led the Xiliang cavalry southwest, making a detour to the southern part of Shanshan Kingdom, cutting off the retreat route of the Xiaowan and Qiemo armies.
Meanwhile, he led the Imperial Guards and troops from various prefectures and kingdoms to continue their advance, intending to mislead the allied forces of the four kingdoms and buy time for our army to encircle them.
"Okay, let's do it this way!"
Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo both nodded in agreement with Huang Zhong's encirclement strategy.
Soon, after some preparation, Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo led their respective subordinates, carrying five days' worth of rations, and broke away from the main force to leave.
Huang Zhong immediately ordered the army to speed up its march, increasing the distance from 20 li per day to 40 li per day, which would be just enough to reach Shanshan in five days.
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