"What are they trying to do?"
Sun Quan was stunned. He had never imagined that Zhang Liao would actually lead his troops out to attack. Was he abandoning the defense of the city?
Cheng Pu glanced at Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao charging toward them from the rear and front, instantly understood their intentions, and exclaimed in shock, "My lord, their target is you!"
Their main army was attacking the city, and only around five thousand men remained to guard the center. That madman Zhang Liao intended to strike the central army amid the chaos!
He meant to capture the king first to catch the bandits!
Sun Quan started at those words, then snapped, "He dares charge our lines with a mere eight hundred men? Does he think the army under my command is made of tofu?"
Beside him, however, Zhou Tai looked somewhat grave. He told Sun Quan, "My lord, we cannot underestimate this enemy force. You should withdraw first."
The troops Zhang Liao led were riding high on morale. If he truly brought them close to the Commander’s Banner, the consequences would be unthinkable!
But Sun Quan turned a deaf ear to Zhou Tai's words.
If this handful of enemy troops frightened him into retreating,
wouldn't he become a laughingstock?
Besides, he had been agonizing over his failure to take Hefei City. Now Zhang Liao had willingly led his men out of the city, giving him just the opportunity he needed. So long as he killed Zhang Liao, Hefei would surely fall!
"Lujiang Upper Armor Army, heed my command!"
"Surround Zhang Liao and kill him!"
At Sun Quan's command, a well-equipped force broke away from the central army and swept toward Zhang Liao.
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