Chapter 340 (1/1)

Zhang Xiu smashed a table inside his ca Xiu repeated as he looked at the person kneeling in front of hiht thousand, had been thoroughly defeated Only about a thousand returned fro Xiu had lost over six thousand troops On top of that, according to the ed to kill about a thousand of the enemy troops Hu Che Er did not dare to lie because he knew that Zhang Xiu trusted hi, his value in the ar Xiu was extrery not only because he lost six thousand troops but e letter had clearly shown disdain for the Xiliang Cavalry In anger, Zhang Xiu wanted Liu Mang’s head but the Xiliang Cavalry was defeated This defeat lowered the reputation of his Xiliang Cavalry and also his own

There were only two thousand and five hundred eneh they had the ballista, others would not care about whether the ballista was hidden and only cared about the results1 They only saw that eight thousand heavy cavalry fought against two thousand five hundred heavy infantries and lost

“Why didn’t you just go and die? Why did you coed and kicked Hu Che Er Hu Che Er was unable to dodge because he had lost an arm and his body eak Even if he could, he would not dare to On the other hand, Zhang Xiu was also at a refineer could easily be i Xiu’s kick He started coughing out blood the round His face was also pale The wound on his arh Hu Che Er’s face had turned pale, he did not say anything

“General Yang Wu!” Just as Zhang Xiu was about to start attacking again, he heard Liu Bei’s voice fro Liu Bei and Pang Tong into the camp Liu Bei tried to help Hu Che Er up the round but Hu Che Er declined Liu Bei’s help as he did not dare to ht that this was Zhang Xiu’s matter and it would not be appropriate for hi Hu Che Er help

“Did Lord Xuande co Xiu’s spoke with a unhappy tone as he still needed to vent nobody would be happy for throwing away thousands of troops Zhang Xiu was unable to think of another reason Liu Bei would pay hihed “General Yang Wu You h at you? Both of us are allies Why would I coh at you I, Liu Bei, would also not feel happy about your losses With the supply route blocked, my soldiers cannot obtain provisions If we cannot capture Shouchun, we could only retreat!” Liu Bei also felt bitter Initially, he truly wanted to see Zhang Xiu’s Ar Xiu dispatched his troops to fight against Liu Mang as Zhang Xiu would have been weaken and Liu Mang would have been restricted Both sides would suffer while the supply routes would be secured His own rear would also be safe But now, Hu Che Er had been defeated and retreated

Eight thousand men were dispatched Only about one thousand returned This was so Cavalry soldiers After losing so ed to har had the Urban Ar Army The total nu one tenth of his forces would not reduce his strength byLiu Bei was still around and there were still no provisions Liu Bei who also felt bitter fro Xiu for a discussion the moment Hu Che Er returned to camp

“All of this is because of this barbarian! Useless trash!+” Zhang Xiu’s anger had decreased when Liu Bei had ain when he saw Hu Che Er Hu Che Er had caused him to lose his cavalry The first ti Cavalry in an ambush by Liao Hua That issue was not raised However, Hu Che Er was coainst a few thousand heavy infantries on the plains Naturally, Zhang Xiu’s anger soared and he even wanted teach Hu Che Er a lesson

“General Yang Wu, cal Xiu Liu Bei also wanted Zhang Xiu to kill off Hu Che Er for causing his plans to fall apart but at thatXiu After all, Liu Bei wanted to obtain Zhang Xiu’s army Besides that, Liu Bei had the reputation of a benevolentXiu fros experienced by Hu Che Er was none of his business

“General This Hu Che Er may be a barbarian but he is loyal to you If you kill him, you will disillusion the other soldiers” Liu Bei’s play ords was quite good He stopped Zhang Xiu fro to beat up Hu Che Er and also showed his tears towards Hu Che Er Originally, Zhang Xiu never planned on killing Hu Che Er He only wanted to kick the man However, Liu Bei’s wordsXIu

“He…!” Although Zhang Xiu was strong, so was Liu Bei Zhang Xiu was also not able to directly push Liu Bei away and so, he was eventually pulled away by Liu Bei This gave Zhang Xiu the chance to cals over Hu Che Er may have caused him to lose his troops and lose face, he knew of Hu Che Er’s loyalty Otherwise, he would not make Hu Che Er his trusted subordinate It would be a lie if Zhang Xiu clais for Hu Che Er Besides that, Hu Che Er have lost an ar for a while, Zhang Xiu waved his hand, “Get up”

“Yes!” Hu Che Er tried to get up but he only had one arful look, who then helped Hu Che Er up Hu Che Er silently gave Liu Bei a thankful gaze He was touched because Liu Bei pleaded for him in front of his Lord that wanted hizhou to settle the score with Liu Mang!” Zhang Xiu now hated Liu Mang a lot He wanted to take all of his Xiliang Cavalry to go after Liu Mang so that he could keep face

Liu Bei and Pang Tong turned pale with fright theXiu left, ould they do? Zhang Xiu’s troops were all cavalry and had mobility However, Liu Bei only had infantries with hi out of provisions If they were left behind here, there would be nowhere to run

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Basically, they would just think the Xiliang Cavalry was duainst the ballista without counter the ballista until it was too late