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Just at this moment, Li Ji suddenly spoke.

"Cao Mengde, even if we die, we die for the sake of restoring the Han Dynasty, we die upholding benevolence. How could our lord violate the concept of benevolence even in seeking revenge?"

This sentence was firm and decisive.

Because others might not know, but in the original timeline, because of the deaths of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei did not hesitate to use all the resources of his kingdom to send troops to Eastern Wu for revenge, but he never had any records of massacring cities.

Until his death, Liu Bei did not violate the concept of benevolence, venting his anger and resentment on the people of Eastern Wu.

As Li Ji's voice fell, Zhang Fei's thunderous voice also rang out from behind, roaring.

"Bullshit! You Cao thief used your father as an excuse to massacre and plunder cities. Does your father know about it under the nine springs? When the dead and wounded people arrive in the nine springs, do you think your father will be able to get away with it?"

"Maybe you are fiercely killing in Xu Province, and your father is being fiercely retaliated against and tortured in the nine springs. You are really a filial son."

This series of crude remarks made a few traces of anger appear on Cao Cao's face, and he looked in the direction of Zhang Fei, wishing he could tear Zhang Fei's mouth apart.

However, interrupted by Li Ji and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei suppressed the worry in his heart and said loudly.

"Cao Cao, no matter how eloquent you are, it is difficult to hide the monstrous evil deeds you have committed..."

After a pause, Liu Bei suddenly drew his sword and said.

"As a member of the Han Dynasty's imperial family, how can I associate with a traitor like you?"

In the next moment, in front of the armies of both sides, Liu Bei waved his sword and cut off a section of his robe, then threw it on the ground, and announced.

"Today, I, Liu Bei, sever ties with Cao Cao. I have nothing but irreconcilable hatred with him. If I don't kill this thief, may I be like this robe!"

As soon as these sonorous words came out, what was expressed was not only his position, but also a boost to the morale of the generals and soldiers under his command.

"Good, good, good!"

Cao Cao, who was originally planning to use Liu Bei's temperament to delay for a while, said with a sullen face when he saw this.

"Since that's the case, then let's meet on the battlefield."

Immediately, Liu Bei and Cao Cao both retreated back to their central armies.

After returning to the central army, Liu Bei did not try to be brave, but instead handed the command flag to Li Ji and said.

"Zikun, the command of the army is entrusted to you."

"I will certainly not fail the lord's trust."

Li Ji responded and took the command flag, and then got on the prepared chariot with Liu Bei.

The area where Liu Bei and Cao Cao were located this time was generally a flat plain.

Liu Bei's forces were about 100,000, while Cao Cao's forces were 50,000 of his own troops, and 10,000 elite Yuan Shao troops were deployed on the east side to protect the flanks.

However, since the west side was close to the Yi River, it had a certain advantage for the weaker side, allowing one flank of the army to be naturally protected by the terrain.

One hundred thousand against sixty thousand.

In terms of strength, Li Ji undoubtedly had the advantage.

In the pre-war talks, Li Ji also took the opportunity to carefully observe the opposite army's deployment, and several judgments secretly rose in his heart.

As the command flag waved, the three armies on Liu Bei's side began to advance together.

This scene made Cao Cao frown.

"Going all-in from the beginning? Is it confidence? Or ignorance of military affairs?"

Cao Cao undoubtedly preferred the former, and also knew that based on Liu Bei's trust in Li Ji, it should be Li Zikun who was commanding the army at this moment.

In the Battle of Jingzhou, Li Zikun completely defeated Yuan Shu on the frontal battlefield with weaker forces, and his name had already shaken the world.

He was no longer regarded as a mere strategist, and it was clear that Li Ji was a truly talented commander.

"Zikun, since we cannot be friends, being enemies is also a pleasure in life, then let's fight."

Cao Cao said silently, but his heart couldn't help but sink.

The more powerful Li Ji was, the more difficult the predicament Cao Cao faced would undoubtedly be.

After another three waves of arrows, Cao Cao and Li Ji tacitly chose to stop this meaningless probing and preserve the strength of the archers.

Archers were extremely difficult to train, and drawing a bow required extremely strong arm strength, second only to large shield soldiers.

Generally speaking, even excellent archers would enter a state of exhaustion in their arms after shooting about ten to fifteen rounds in a row, and they would need a certain amount of time to recover their combat power.

Therefore, instead of continuing to waste the archers' strength in this insignificant probing, Li Ji and Cao Cao subconsciously chose to stop.

However, this tacit and orderly action made Li Ji feel a strange feeling in his heart, and he ordered the vanguard to start pressing forward, while the central and rear armies stayed in place to hold the line.

In the exciting sound of drums.

The vanguard continued to approach the Cao army step by step.

Wei Yan and Zhou Tai were the main generals of the vanguard, leading the vanguard to attack the Cao army fiercely.

However, the Cao army's vanguard as a whole still maintained a defensive state, using large shields as cover to continuously resist the attacks from the front.

The collision between the two sides lasted for a full quarter of an hour, and the casualties were not large.

Even though Zhou Tai took the lead and broke through a corner, he was also stopped by Xiahou Dun, and he was unable to expand and disrupt the Cao army's vanguard.

The Cao army's shrinking state was not beyond Li Ji's expectations.

The soldiers deployed in the vanguard were often the most elite part, and it was obviously not so easy to break through.

This situation was somewhat similar to when Yuan Shu led his troops to attack Li Ji back then.

Even if one side had a troop advantage, it was extremely difficult to break through the vanguard head-on. The best way was undoubtedly to attack from the flanks and disrupt the opponent's formation.

This made Li Ji turn his gaze and look at the Yuan Shao elites led by Zhu Ling.