Xue Rengui decided to lead the team himself.
"General Xue, you are the commander-in-chief. It is most important for you to stay in the city and oversee the operation. Leave the surprise attack to me!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao immediately volunteered.
"Captain Zhang, take only three thousand cavalry to raid the camp and create chaos. Do not linger in battle. Are you confident in your ability to handle this?" Xue Rengui emphasized.
"Eight hundred!"
Zhang Liao smiled faintly, "I only need eight hundred cavalrymen!"
"No jokes in the military!"
Xue Rengui said seriously, "Isn't eight hundred men a bit too few?"
"General Xue, have you forgotten that a month ago, when I was in Shanwu, I also led eight hundred cavalry out and returned with eight hundred cavalry!" Zhang Liao said proudly.
"Heh, another eight hundred!"
Liu Wei interjected, "General Xue, just let him go!"
"Wen Yuan, you only needed 800 people twice. If you succeed this time too, then we'll call you Zhang Eight Hundred from now on!"
"Hahaha!"
Yao Guangxiao and the others burst into laughter.
"Zhang Babai! Excellent! Thank you for bestowing this title upon me, my lord!"
"I will make this name resound throughout the north and south of the desert!"
Zhang Liao, however, was extremely solemn, clearly very satisfied with the nickname "Zhang Babai" that Liu Wei had given him!
“Very good. I hope that in the future, the name Zhang Babai will be used by the Xianbei people to soothe children who cry at night.”
Liu Wei said with a smile.
"Since our lord has recommended it, then Captain Zhang will bring eight hundred cavalry tonight to launch a surprise attack on Murong Hu's camp!"
Xue Rengui then made the final decision.
"General Xue, rest assured, I will make sure that Murong Hu won't be able to sleep peacefully starting tonight!"
Zhang Liao then went to muster his troops in preparation.
Just then, a rider galloped in from the south outside Cloud City.
He shouted as he ran:
"Quickly! Let me into the city! There's an urgent military situation in Shan Wufang!"
What?
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