Taishi Ci had never known Huang Zhong, nor had he even heard of this fierce general from Nanyang.
But ever since heading north, Qin Tian had brought up Huang Zhong's name before him whenever he had nothing better to do.
He said Liu Pan was not truly fearsome; their greatest threat was Huang Zhong under his command, and he repeatedly warned Taishi Ci not to underestimate him.
As the saying went, among scholars there was no first, among warriors no second. Taishi Ci was also a fierce general, so hearing this naturally left him unconvinced.
In his view, the greatest warriors under heaven were none beyond Lu, Guan, Zhang, and Zhao. Of those four, only Lu Bu was someone he had never faced.
Yet he had heard that Lu Bu possessed the skill of Shooting the Halberd at the Gate, and he was wholeheartedly convinced, admitting himself a notch beneath Lu Bu!
As for Guan, Zhang, and Zhao, if bows and arrows were not used, he might not be their match. But if he ambushed them with archery, he might not necessarily lose.
Other than those few, Sun Ce counted as one, Gan Ning counted as one, while the rest, such as Wei Yan, were no match for him.
Yet Qin Tian had repeatedly boasted before him that Huang Zhong's valor crowned the three armies, leaving Taishi Ci quite displeased and long eager to test himself against the man.
Now, hearing Qin Tian say that Liu Pan was approaching, Taishi Ci's fighting spirit surged. He accepted the order at once and departed.
Meanwhile, after Liu Pan learned that Qin Tian had raided his rear, he hurriedly withdrew his army.
But because he was stationed in Linxiang, and Huang Zhong's men were lying in ambush to the south, even if he