Just as Zhao Yun, Xu Sheng, Taishi Ci, and the others moved their troops, Liu Bei had already been locked in fierce battle with Sun Ce for over half a month.
To tell the matter properly, one must begin after Liu Bei arrived at Flourishing Prosperity.
Following Qin Tian's plan to achieve a single-point breakthrough, Liu Bei led his army into the mountain roads of Flourishing Prosperity.
After Zhang Fei had fought Sun Ce once, Sun Ce withdrew into his shell and refused to emerge.
No matter how Liu Bei's army cursed and challenged them, they merely held fast to their camps and would not fight. Instead, they even sent men out to curse back.
Though Liu Bei was usually mild-tempered, he was still hot-blooded by nature. Seeing Sun Ce act so arrogantly, he returned to camp, gathered his generals, and said:
"Sun Bofu is truly without manners. He has set up camp here, yet refuses to fight. Who dares claim the first merit and take those two camps for me?"
This was precisely the time for military generals to step forward. Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, and the others immediately came forward to request battle, each wishing to claim the foremost merit.
Seeing this, Liu Bei was pleased that all his generals had stepped forward, yet he also had a headache.
Zhang Fei and the others are brave enough, but Wei Yan, Chen Ce, and the rest have only recently arrived and also wish to win merit.
If he chose one, he would slight another. For a moment, he found it difficult to decide. Seeing this, Qin Tian smiled and said to him:
"Our army has many fierce generals; Sun Ce is truly no match for us. Yet all the generals wish to attack the camp. Whom should we choose?"