Yang Ye dared to actively defend and attack because he was not afraid of using up his troops. He defeated 10,000 cavalry, but he still had 20,000 cavalry.

But Chu Tian only had 10,000 cavalry and could not withstand even a major defeat.

Without cavalry, Chu Tian had no confidence in going south to attack Xuzhou.

"If it is to lure the enemy, he may use Shangbi Town as bait, set up an ambush, wait for reinforcements to arrive, and then set up ambushes. It is also possible to retreat backwards and attract Hua Mulan and Li Guang to Jiqiu County for an ambush."

"If he was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain, he might pretend to attack Shangbi Town, but actually attack other towns."

"There is a third possibility. He may adapt to the first two strategies."

Fang Xuanling considered almost all possible actions of Yang Ye.

Soldiers never tire of deceit, and Yang Ye is more difficult to deal with than the enemies Chu Tian had faced alone before. Especially since Yang Ye only brought 10,000 light cavalry, he would fight if he could win, and if he couldn't, he would flee. It was not easy to encircle and suppress him.

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However, Yang Ye still ignored one thing...

"Hua Mulan has a war eagle. It will be very difficult for Yang Ye to ambush her."

Unless there is a dense forest, it is impossible for the 10,000 light cavalry to escape War Eagle's sight. The intelligence provided by War Eagle is limited, but it can basically determine whether Yang Ye's main force is ahead.

It can be said that Hua Mulan's light cavalry are immune to more than 90% of ambushes.

"The only thing to consider is that he will use the strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain to attack other villages and towns midway. Let the nearby villages and towns strengthen their defense and pay close attention to the movements of the enemy's cavalry."

After Chu Tian and Fang Xuanling worked together to deliberate on the details, they responded quickly.

"General Hua Mulan, my lord orders you and General Li Guang to lead 600 high-level cavalry, 2,000 light cavalry, and 4,000 new soldiers to pursue Yang Wudi! Special order, be careful of Yang Wudi's ambush!"

"General Zhou Yafu, my lord has an order. You will lead 3,000 soldiers from the Xiliu Camp and 2,000 soldiers from the Shesheng Camp. They will be responsible for supporting the two generals Hua Mulan and Li Guang!"

Xiacheng urgently mobilized troops. Hua Mulan and Li Guang led 6,000 cavalry to support Shangbi Town.

Zhou Yafu, who was advancing at a slower pace, followed closely to avoid Hua Mulan, and Li Guang's cavalry was defeated by Yang Wudi's cavalry.

Neither Hua Mulan nor Li Guang were as capable of commanding cavalry as Yang Ye.

In Shangbi Town, tens of thousands of cavalry led by Yang Ye arrived one after another, and black clouds pressed down on the city to destroy it!

The miners in Shangbi Town temporarily converted into village warriors and came to defend the city wall built against the mountain.

They looked nervously at the dark cavalry below, and their breathing became rapid.

The visual effect of tens of thousands of cavalry is extremely shocking, stretching to the end of the line of sight. At the front, the flag with the word "Yang" announces that the commander of this cavalry is Yang Ye, the cavalry captain of the Xuzhou Allied Army, nicknamed "Yang Wudi"!

"Dismount and attack Shangbi Town to put pressure on Xia City and force reinforcements. This place is suitable for setting up an ambush. You can divide a team of soldiers and horses to ambush the enemy."

Yang Ye noticed that Shangbi Town was built on a mountain and the nearby terrain was complex and could be used to set up an ambush, so he asked his deputy general to dismount with five thousand cavalry and pretend to attack Shangbi Town, while he personally led his troops to ambush the reinforcements.

This strategy was originally a clever plan, but the five thousand cavalrymen in ambush had been noticed by the war eagle.

The war eagle flew down and landed on Hua Mulan's shoulder.

"There is an ambush of troops ahead, but the number is unknown."

Hua Mulan was able to obtain brief information from War Eagle and discovered Yang Ye's ambush.

"So what if there is an ambush? Let me rush into the enemy's formation and shoot Yang Wudi with a big bow. I don't believe that he is really invincible!"

Li Guang was so proud that he shot Dong Zhuo's cavalry captain Hu Zhen and wounded Lu Bu. Now Li Guang's confidence has doubled and he doesn't look like an unlucky guy.

"..."

Hua Mulan remembered that Chu Tian mentioned to her that Li Guang had bad luck and that when he needed to take risks, he could not let Li Guang take risks himself.

"When Zhou Yafu's reinforcements approach, I will pretend to be in an ambush. You and General Zhou Yafu will take advantage of the situation and attack. If you cooperate inside and outside, you can defeat Yang Wudi."

After Hua Mulan has the intelligence advantage, the next deployment will be relatively simple.

"I led the archers into the siege and relied on the terrain to defend, which makes it easier to hold on."

Li Guang insisted on taking the risk himself because he had a bow and arrow damage bonus.

"Okay. General Li Guang, please be careful."

When Hua Mulan saw Li Guang volunteering, she didn't fight with him.
Chapter completed!