Vol 5 Chapter 22 (1/2)

VOLUME 5 CHAPTER 22: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE BATTLE OF GUANDU (14)

Liu Bei POV

As I looked over, I saw that I was just 1,000 paces away from Wu Chao, the closest I’ve been to the place.

As I looked, I could spot a battle that was ongoing and that Wu Chao was still not in flames yet. In reality, the supply cache Wu Chao was not particularly large, and was just an area that was fenced up by thick wood stakes.

And in the distance, I spotted Meng De. But even if she was close by, there was no way I could reach her.

Standing in front of me was her subordinate general Xu Huang, and at her sides were Yue Jin and Li Dian. Behind the 3 were a large unit of elite armoured cavalry.

“Xuan De, you better don’t move at all later.” Zi Long hurriedly slapped my head when she saw that I was ready to act, “I’ve never seen those 3 people before but I can a.s.sure you that they are not going to be easy to deal with.”

“What is the meaning of this? Either attack or get lost.” Ben Chu yelled out impatiently at Xu Huang.

I’d thought that Xu Huang would have just charged at Ben Chu but she only looked at Ben Chu with her empty eyed and neither spoke nor acted.

“The Imperial Chancellor has ordered us to stop anyone from coming through.”

“Yuan Shao, forget about saving Wu Chao! We won’t give you the opportunity.”

Yue Jin and Li Dian explained.

And for some reason, Li Dian looked at me but before I could meet her eyes, she looked away.

“Alright, in that case–” Ben Chu said as she pointed her sabre at Xu Huang, “I’ll just have get through you lot by force.”

“That is if you have the power to do so–” Xu Huang said and readied her stance while Yue Jin and Li Dian drew their swords as well.

“Xuan De, we’re moving to the back.”

“Eh?”

Zi Long didn’t bother paying heed to me and slowly retreated.

“Zi Long, aren’t we going to help Ben Chu?”

“At the end of the day, this fight is between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.” Zi Long turned and looked at me, puzzled at what I was saying, “Xuan De, we shouldn’t get too involved.”

Ah.

That’s right, who am I to get involved? And I even know how history will go but yet I’m still trying to change it.

Is it only because I stayed in Ben Chu’s camp for too long and grew attached? Or is it because the history here is different from what I know? Or am I just being delusional?

What can I do? What do I want to do?

“Yaa!” Ben Chu had already begun her charge at Xu Huang while I was still dealing with my internal conflicts.

“…”

*Ding*! *Ding* *Ding*!

As the 2 commanders crossed swords and clashed, so did both armies.

Zi Long only waited in a safe spot watching over the battlefield on a horse with me behind, and did not join the battle. Perhaps she felt that there was no need to join the fray, or perhaps it was because I was with her.

And the me now had no right to wager Zi Long’s life on a battle that had nothing to do with me.