Clearly, after Zhang Fei finished eating the "spicy crayfish," he discovered that Zhang Liao had taken a detour to pursue and kill Li Huan, so he led his troops to the scene.
Li Huan said, "Zhang Liao! Guan Yu is in front, and Zhang Fei is behind! How the hell are you going to kill me? How are you going to capture Xiao Qiao alive?"
Zhang Liao's eyes darted around, and he hurriedly shouted, "Retreat!"
He turned his horse around and led his cavalry to gallop eastward!
"Hahaha..." Li Huan laughed loudly.
Zhang Liao was indeed clever; when he couldn't win, he fled, heading towards the Yangtze River, intending to return to Cao Cao's camp along the riverbank.
Seeing Zhang Liao flee in panic, Guan Yu did not pursue him, but dismounted and clasped his hands in greeting.
"I arrived late, and Zhang Liao almost succeeded, injuring everyone!"
Li Huan hurriedly said, "It's not too late, you've come at the perfect time! The more dangerous the situation, the more General Guan's might and invincibility are demonstrated!"
Guan Yu was very pleased to hear this and smiled.
Soon, Zhang Fei led his troops to the riverbank and met with Li Huan and Guan Yu.
Zhang Fei said gruffly, "Luckily I wasn't drunk, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to spot Zhang Liao taking a detour!"
Li Huan said, "You came just in time. I'll send you two boxes of braised pork with preserved mustard greens later!"
Zhang Fei chuckled: "It's a deal!"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and said, "I, Guan, also want to eat braised pork with preserved mustard greens!"
Li Huan readily agreed, "Okay! I'll give you two boxes!"
Zhang Fei pulled a bottle of beer from his waistband, took a few sips, and looked at Sun Shangxiang.
"Miss Sun is exceptionally courageous and has superb archery skills; I admire her greatly!"
Sun Shangxiang smiled and said, "General Zhang, you flatter me."
Zhang Fei said with a smile, "When I have some free time, I'll ask Miss Sun for guidance on archery!"
Sun Shangxiang clasped her hands and said, "General Zhang, you are too kind. I will do my best to teach you archery."
Zhang Fei chuckled a few more times, his eyes gleaming with admiration for Sun Shangxiang.
Li Huan glanced at Zhang Fei and almost burst out laughing.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei actually liked Sun Shangxiang and wanted to find an opportunity to spend time alone with her.
Guan Yu ordered: "Cut down the trees to build a bridge and send Li Huan across the river!"
...
Early morning.
Li Huan and his group finally arrived in Xiakou.
Liu Bei, along with Zhuge Liang and Zhao Zilong, went out to greet them.
Zhuge Liang took Li Huan's hand and asked with concern, "Brother Huan, are you alright?"
Li Huan smiled and said, "Everything is fine. Thank you, Brother Liang, for sending General Guan to rescue us in time."
The group entered the hall, and the messenger arrived on horseback.
"Reporting to my lord! Zhou Yu has been defeated and has led his troops back to the south bank!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qiao's worry turned to joy.
Zhuge Liang said, "Commander Zhou's rash attack on Cao Cao's camp had a very low chance of success. He was very lucky to escape unscathed!"
Li Huan said, "Although Zhou Yu suffered a defeat, Lady Zhou and Sun Shangxiang made great contributions!"
Liu Bei asked curiously, "What merit has it been?"
Li Huan said, "Lady Zhou and Sun Shangxiang went to Cao Cao's camp to exchange for the veteran general Huang Gai. They took the opportunity to confuse Cao Cao and blinded him while Zhou Yu was attacking the camp!"
Following that, Li Huan recounted in detail the entire process of assassinating Cao Cao and escaping the cavalry pursuit.
Everyone listened intently, deeply moved and terrified.
Xiao Qiao said, "If it weren't for Mr. Li Huan risking his life to save us, Xiang Mei and I would have been hacked to death by the guards long ago."
Sun Shangxiang gazed at Li Huan with tender affection.
Li Huan said, "In short, if I hadn't used Cao Cao to deal with Zhou Yu and thwarted his ruse and fire attack plan, the Battle of Red Cliffs would have ended in Cao Cao's defeat!"
"Now that Cao Cao has lost his left eye and failed to capture me and Lady Zhou, he must be furious and preparing to send a large army to attack Eastern Wu!"
"I suggest that Liu Bei immediately send troops to launch a surprise attack on Jiangling City, cut off Cao Cao's rear, throw him into chaos, and force him to retreat from Wulin!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Bei was overjoyed.
Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and praised him sincerely.
"This plan is brilliant! Jiangling is an important place in Jingzhou. Cao Cao has stockpiled grain and other military supplies there and sent Cao Ren to garrison it with 30,000 troops."
"Once Jiangling is captured, Cao Cao will be unable to continuously obtain military supplies and will inevitably withdraw his troops back to the north, and will never dare to venture south again!"
Liu Bei was extremely excited and eager to get started.
Zhuge Liang said, "There is no time to lose. General Guan, General Zhang, listen to my command!"
Liang Ge immediately mobilized his troops and made meticulous plans, ordering Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to launch a surprise attack on Jiangling City.
Li Huan quickly took out four boxes of "preserved mustard greens with braised pork" and gave them to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, wishing them a successful start.
Immediately afterwards, Zhuge Liang arranged for Zhao Zilong to escort Lady Zhou and Sun Shangxiang back to Wu County.
Liu Bei suddenly stood up and knelt down to pay his respects to Li Huan.
"I earnestly request Mr. Li Huan to serve as my strategist, to work with Mr. Kongming to help me eliminate Cao Cao, restore the Han Dynasty, and unify the world!"
Holy crap, Liu Bei didn't say "achieve hegemony" anymore, he went straight to saying the bold statement "unify the world".
If Sun Shangxiang and Xiao Qiao hadn't been there, Liu Bei would definitely have said something ruthless like "destroy Sun Quan"!
Li Huan still refused: "Uncle Liu, you already know I don't want to be the strategist, why ask again?"
Liu Bei's eyes were red and tears streamed down his face.
"Mr. Li Huan is wise and resourceful, even surpassing Mr. Zhuge Liang. If I could have Mr. Li Huan's help, I would have no regrets in this life!"
Zhuge Liang also cupped his hands and advised, "Brother Huan is exceptionally talented. Why bother setting up a stall to sell boxed lunches, wandering the world, and making your home wherever you go? With your sincere heart, I beg you to stay and serve as my strategist!"
Liu Bei choked back tears and said, "If Mr. Li Huan does not agree, I will kneel here forever!"
Li Huan was originally in a good mood, but Liu Bei made him a little irritable.
He stood up angrily: "If anyone tries to persuade me to be a strategist again, I'll go back to Eastern Wu and help Sun Quan conquer the world!"
Liu Bei's expression hardened, and he dared not continue pleading.
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