King Liang and Liu Yao were swiftly informed of this, and they quickly went forward to take a look. As they squinted suspiciously in the direction of the billowing black waves, their expressions flickered. “It’s the rebel army! Prepare for battle!”

They had no idea why they would run into the rebel army here. This place wasn't that far away from Lushui Commandery, but it definitely couldn’t be considered close either, with several other commanderies in between. Why did this rebel army suddenly appear here?

Were the guards of all the other commanderies blind?!

Liu Yao’s first instinct was to retreat, but the commanders under him disagreed strongly. “General, you cannot withdraw now! The rebel army is closing in on us, and they have a large contingent of cavalry. We won’t be able to escape even if we try to run now. Instead, our formation will collapse, and we’ll be easily hunted down and killed!”

“Indeed, we might as well face them head on! Even though this rebel army is large, their individual...