Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Perhaps it is ironic that when the smell of blood is approaching, the weather is unusually bright.

The decisive battle has begun.

But in front of Yangping Pass, the woods in front of the mountains and ridges are full of green leaves, and golden sunlight is dancing lightly, bringing a leisurely and warm feeling.

Zhang Fei stood at the forefront of the infantry formation holding a Zhangba Snake Spear. He was not riding a horse, but was in step with the infantry, just slightly ahead of the front soldiers, and rushed towards the enemy first.

He has a deep understanding of the command ability forged from decades of military career.

In a battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, it is useless to rely solely on an indomitable momentum. When enemies that are twice your number swarm in, the feeling of oppression is astonishing.

Once the soldiers cannot bear this sense of oppression, or are frustrated in the confrontation, they are likely to collapse.

Therefore, first he had to abandon his horse to prevent himself from being targeted by the enemy, while fighting alongside the soldiers;

Second, he must take the lead and inspire everyone's courage and not lose in the initial confrontation.

Because it was an endless open plain, the road was extremely spacious, but fortunately, the number of cavalry that could enter through the mountain roads was small, so the infantry were rushing at the front on both the Wei and Han sides!
"Kill, kill, kill—"

"Go ahead and crush them—"

The soldiers were wearing bright armor and holding shields high. They were holding spears, lances and halberds. The tips of the spears were as sharp as snow and looked like a forest. They rushed forward amidst the shouts of killing that reached the sky.

As we got closer, we could still hear Xiahou Yuan's loud shouts.

"Go ahead. No matter who it is, for every head you take, you'll get three ounces of gold—"

The Shu army has nearly 200,000 soldiers. If they can win the great victory in Hanzhong with 600,000 taels of gold, then... it would be completely acceptable to Cao Cao.

Such a reward greatly encouraged the soldiers of the Wei army. Many of them had only used copper coins in their lives and had never even seen what gold looked like. With the reward money they sent back home, they could buy two acres of thin land... and let their families live a good life!
It is also because of this that no soldier would think too much about the previous defeat in Bashan and the current situation in Wei. Anyway, Xiahou Yuan has given the order and there is a huge reward ahead, so there is no reason not to charge forward with all their might.

Facing the Wei army's fierce offensive.

“Wow…” Zhang Fei swung his snake spear to force back several Wei soldiers in front of him, and then shouted an order, “Shields in front, spears behind, charge forward—”

Suddenly, the Shu army's formation changed. Shield-armored soldiers suddenly stepped forward, and the raised shields formed a shield-armored formation, which slammed into the enemy with the force of the shield formation.

"Drink-"

"Brothers, charge forward and kill them all!"

The brave wins when they meet on a narrow road——

Zhang Fei's roar once again aroused the fighting spirit of the infantry!
At this time...protecting behind Zhang Fei's first line of infantry was the second line of archers and crossbowmen.

"Aim, the enemy's rear—"

"shoot--"

But at a command from Huang Zhong, tens of thousands of crossbowmen fired their crossbows at the same time. The crossbow arrows filled the sky like locusts, waterfalls, and heavy rain. As soon as the Wei army's central and rear armies entered the shooting range, the sound of the crossbows breaking through the wind rang out, densely... and extremely fierce and accurate!
The soldiers in the center of the Wei army fell down immediately, and those at the back were pushed to the front by the crowd, and people kept falling to the ground, which suddenly reduced the momentum of the Wei army.

"General, the Shu army's crossbows can shoot far, but our crossbowmen can't shoot that far—"

Deputy General Ma Zun asked Xiahou Yuan.

Xiahou Yuan's eyes were cold and he narrowed them. He pondered for a moment and then made a prompt decision.

"Then charge forward, all the troops will press forward and fight with them. I don't believe that those crossbows will shoot arrows towards the battle site!"

Xiahou Yuan’s idea is very simple.

There is a gap in long-range weapons, but as long as we break through the range of the crossbow arrows, we can engage in contact combat. The crossbow arrows of the Shu army will definitely not be shot at the backs of friendly forces!
In this way, it would be enough to offset the impact of the "Ju Zhang Crossbow" to the greatest extent, and even the most powerful "Linku" of the Shu Army would become ineffective.

Upon receiving the order, the deputy general Ma Zun shouted loudly and quickly conveyed Xiahou Yuan's order to the soldiers of the three armies.

However, after he shouted the first time, he no longer had the chance to shout again.

Because a scarlet team suddenly rushed out from the intersection of the two armies, they rushed forward like a roc with wings spread, and poked a hole in the Wei army's formation overnight, and they raised their swords and slashed... stepping over the corpses of the Wei army soldiers one by one. They just used the weapons in their hands to chop and retract simply, but... the effect was extremely terrifying, and they left scars wherever they passed!
Even the deputy general Ma Zun had not yet come to his senses when heads flew off and blood gushed out.

At the same time, the scarlet leader who had killed the enemy general with his own hands had leaped back to his original position, holding his sword across his chest, standing proudly.

The momentum of breaking into the enemy camp and slaughtering the enemy generals overnight instantly stunned the whole audience.

Even Xiahou Yuan, who was not far away, was extremely surprised... He couldn't imagine that the other side seemed to have only 3,000 people? But why was their fighting power so strong?
"Who killed my general?" Xiahou Yuan pointed at the leading enemy general and shouted loudly.

But at this moment, the leader of the Vermilion Army stepped out and shouted loudly: "The murderer is Zhuge Ke——"

That's right, this army was none other than the 3,000 Qiang people assembled by Liu Chan. Their inner armor was made of buffalo hide, and ordinary swords and knives could not break through their defense at all. However, their weapons were made of steel, and they could cut iron like mud and chop stone like gold!

"kill--"

Following Zhuge Ke's shout, the legion rushed forward like a sharp dagger, completely tearing apart the Wei army's formation.

"Armor is being re-equipped--" Xiahou Yuan shouted loudly at the right time.

"Under sir--" Han De and his four sons, Han Ying, Han Yao, Han Qiong and Han Qi, rushed forward one after another.

All of a sudden, heavily armored soldiers were replaced to deal with the scarlet enemy army and the enemy's crossbows.

This tactic was indeed effective. Even though the weapons of Zhuge Ke's team of 3,000 Qiang people were made of steel, they were enough to smash ordinary light armor in a day or two. However, facing the enemy's heavy iron infantry, their offensive was immediately hindered.

In addition, the rain of arrows... were blocked by the Northern Iron Armored Soldiers in large numbers. In fact, even if it was a close-range shooting, there were not many sharpshooters who could hit the gaps in the iron armor. With their cover, the entire Wei army's rear army was stabilized at once. Almost no one fell in the first half, and only a small number fell in the second half.

But most of the Wei army still rushed to Zhang Fei's shield formation...

"retreat--"

But then Zhang Fei roared.

Those shield bearers suddenly put away their shields and retreated. The crossbowmen behind them also turned sideways, and a row of swordsmen emerged. These were the Shu army's most skilled warriors. They wore light armor and held swords as thin as ice. Dealing with the clumsy Wei army soldiers in iron armor was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. They only needed to chop at the enemy's joints that were not covered.

The occasional counterattacks were always a beat slower and could be easily dodged.

Halberd soldiers are better than spear soldiers, spear soldiers are better than cavalry soldiers, infantry are better than crossbow soldiers, light sword soldiers are better than heavy armored infantry. Not only can Zhang Fei poke transparent holes in others, he also knows how to restrain different types of soldiers!
Zhang Fei's name as the God of War is not just because he opened his third eye.

His martial arts and strategy are still the best in this era.

In fact, the Wei army's armored troops were being slaughtered...and were followed by nimble infantry.

These infantrymen... were originally prepared to serve as the main force for the final attack after breaking up the arrow formation.

Although the bloody slaughter ahead was horrifying, the arrow array had been withdrawn after all, and they began to charge forward... rushing past the armored soldiers of their friendly forces and towards the enemy's sword-wielding warriors.

On the high platform, Fa Zheng's changing military flag was raised again.

All the Shu army's light armor quickly moved to the sides.

Behind them, even Huang Zhong had taken off the composite bow in his hand and replaced it with a lighter crossbow. He shouted loudly: "All soldiers, crossbows, eight-ox crossbows, shoot--"

The sound of the bowstring of the god of death is drawn again...

It turned out that after the infantry, lightly armed death soldiers, and crossbowmen, Fa Zheng also arranged for crossbowmen and eight-ox crossbows to be hidden.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

"boom--"

For a moment, the crossbows of both the repeating crossbow and the eight-ox crossbow kept ringing and roaring.

"what…"

"what…"

Screams and shrieks suddenly rang out.

In this round of rapid shooting, the Wei army suffered even more casualties than the previous wave.

Just as the Wei army began to panic and retreat, Han De shouted, "Don't be afraid, keep charging forward. How many arrows do they have? I'm afraid they're running out of arrows! Hold on, charge forward... close combat!"

Sure enough, when Hande was speaking, the attacks of the Crossbow and the Eight Ox Crossbow slowed down. It was also based on this that Hande was a little bit proud.

But just when he was showing off...

"Dad, be careful..."

At least three sons shouted this at the same time.

But, it's too late...

"Zhengzhengzheng——"

A new round of crossbow arrows burst out again...Hande watched helplessly as a huge eight-ox crossbow arrow suddenly appeared in the sky and burst towards him. Then, with a "bang", he felt that he was hit by something and his internal organs were about to shatter...

But, in just a moment, he was cut in half at the waist and lost consciousness.

"father…"

"father…"

Seeing this, Han De's two sons, Han Qiong and Han Qi, were so frightened that they subconsciously rushed out of the army formation... to save their father. However, just at the moment they left the army formation.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

After the eight-bull crossbow arrows, dense crossbows followed one after another, and in an instant, the two were shot into hedgehogs - "Dad...Brother——"

There were five people in the Han family, but overnight only two were left.

They also subconsciously wanted to go out to rescue, but were held back tightly by the deputy general.

"We can't go. The enemy's crossbows are powerful. We can't go... We can't go—"

In fact, the battle had only just begun half a quarter of an hour before the bloody setting sun filled the sky, dyeing the increasingly scarlet battlefield red.

certainly…

Not every Shu army team has an advantage, such as Chen Dao, Yan Yan, and Huo Jun.

On their side...because they were directly facing the attack from Xiahou Yuan's Speedy Camp, they suffered heavy casualties.

Even Yan Yan was surrounded by Cheng Wu, Cheng Yan and Zhang Ji. Chen Dao and Huo Jun were injured to varying degrees and were in danger.

At this time, a group of Qiang cavalry suddenly rushed out from the flank...

Undoubtedly, on such an open plain, at such a juncture when two armies were fighting, a cavalry raid would be deadly and dangerous.

As we watched, this group of Qiang cavalry suddenly attacked Yan Yan...

"drive--"

Dust was flying. At the back of the Han army, a cavalry suddenly attacked. The leader was a man with a silver spear and a white horse. His sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes were none other than Zhao Zilong from Changshan...

Ma Yunlu and Ma Dai were on his side, and behind them were the former Xiliang cavalry.

If the Qiang cavalry was attacking Yan Yan.

Then the cavalry led by Zhao Yun launched a general attack on the Qiang cavalry!

"Look, our Xiliang Iron Cavalry won't kill you Qiang people in a big way..."

"Catch the leader first, and hit the snake at its weakest point! Take the Qiang general's head first—"

Following the voices of Ma Yunlu and Ma Dai.

"De de de," the Jade Lion under Zhao Yun's crotch roared, then leaped up and charged into the enemy's formation...

The "Seven-Probe Coiled Snake Spear" that the Wei army was extremely familiar with but no one could solve began to thrust back and forth in the Qiang cavalry formation.

Silver armor reflects the sun, driving away evil and removing filth——

The dragon flies like a cloud, with no end in sight——

Hidden dragon in the abyss, heal the wounded soul——

A thousand miles of anger, the red lotus blooms in the world——

Finally, a flash of cold light appeared first, and then the gun shot out like a dragon——

It was as if... tens of thousands of Qiang knights were terrified and frightened by the bravery of Zhao Yun and his horse...

The Qiang cavalry, which outnumbered the enemy by several times, was actually retreating instead of advancing...

The entire decisive battle became increasingly intense, with bayonets drawing blood.

...

In the rear of the Wei army, on a high platform, Cao Cao looked at the battlefield with his eyes fixed.

He saw the Wei army's vigorous momentum, saw Xiahou Yuan leading the way, saw all the soldiers fighting hard... but he also saw that the situation on the entire battlefield was gradually turning to the Han army's side.

It is no exaggeration to say that there was no problem with the bravery and strategy of his Wei army. However, every deployment of troops, every battle formation, and every tactic of Cao Cao were anticipated by the enemy in advance. There were always corresponding counter-tactics, and the army was always able to turn the tide with miraculous skills.

"Who is commanding the Shu army?"

Cao Cao couldn't help but groan loudly, he had realized that something was wrong.

Liu Bei, he is too familiar with him. Even if three of him were tied together, they couldn't fight such a beautiful battle!

Zhang Fang, the chief priest of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, who was standing beside him, quickly replied, "It was Liu Bei's military advisor Fa Zheng... The scouts just reported that although Liu Bei was also on the command platform opposite, all the military flags and all the drum signals were issued by Fa Zheng..."

"That's right..." Cao Cao sighed deeply, and said with deep emotion: "I know that Xuande would not do this, he must have been taught by someone... But Fa Zheng! Humph, I have captured all the treacherous heroes, but I can't find Fa Zheng, is that wrong?"

Honestly feeling here...

Zhang Fang quickly suggested, "Your Majesty, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect's demon soldiers haven't come forward yet, and the Thunderbolt Chariot and Catapult have not been deployed yet. Please give the order, Your Majesty, and I will lead a group of demon soldiers to use the Thunderbolt Chariot to launch a 10,000-stone attack and smash these Shu bandits to pieces!"

Zhang Fang made such a suggestion, but Cao Cao couldn't help but fall into deep thought...

The Thunderbolt Chariot is his last resort. If it is also destroyed by Fa Zheng, then this battle... will be difficult to win!
Seeing Cao Cao's hesitation, Zhang Fang quickly offered his help again, "Don't worry, my lord. This Thunderbolt Chariot has been improved by the craftsmen of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect. It is powerful enough to smash the enemy's rear army... Once the enemy's rear army is in chaos, the powerful crossbow arrow formation will be broken, and the entire battle line will collapse immediately!"

"it is good--"

This time, Cao Cao no longer hesitated. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Just as you said, start the Thunderbolt Chariot—"

"promise…"

Just as Zhang Fang agreed and was about to make arrangements.

"Report, report——"

A scout hurriedly rode up on horseback and saw Cao Cao on the high platform. He almost rolled and climbed up the platform. It was unknown whether it was because he saw Cao Cao or because he was too tired from galloping all the way. With a "click", he knelt on his knees and reported with heavy breathing: "My king, it's bad. Chenggu County was attacked. All the food and grass were burned by the Han army... destroyed in an instant-"

"What? What did you say?"

When this news reached Cao Cao's ears, his tiger eyes widened to the extreme almost instantly, and he subconsciously turned his head and looked behind him...

But... because of the obstruction of Yangping Pass, he couldn't see the direction of Chenggu County.

He waved his hands subconsciously, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"All the Han troops are here. There is no news of Shu bandits in Dingjun Mountain. How could Chenggu County be attacked? How could the food that Zhang Tianshi left for me be destroyed in an instant?"

Cao Cao's eyes widened even more, and his mouth opened wider. Even an apple... could be easily stuffed into his mouth at this moment!

But... Cao Cao also knew that this kind of matter concerned the current situation in the Wei Dynasty, the battlefield in Hanzhong, and the lives and property of everyone here. The scouts would never lie!
at this time.

"Report..."

Another messenger brought news, "Hanzhong was attacked... Your Majesty, Hanzhong was attacked, it was... it was the Guan family army in Jingzhou... Shangyong and Fangling surrendered... The Guan family army came straight from there to kill us! Hanzhong... Hanzhong only has 3,000 soldiers, unable to resist... unable to resist, and was... captured by the Guan family army!"

This…

Disastrous intelligence came in like mushrooms after rain. After a brief moment of shock, Cao Cao felt his legs go weak and he staggered backwards...

"Where's Zhong Yao? Where's Zhong Yao?"

"He can't defend Hanzhong? He can't even send a message out?"

Cao Cao was extremely angry, and his words were full of madness and hysteria...

"Zhong... Zhong Siqing... Zhong Siqing... he... he surrendered, he joined the Han Dynasty, and he also blocked the news... I... I also escaped from there with great difficulty!"

The messenger's words were almost the last straw that broke the camel's back...

really…

With a loud bang, Cao Cao fell to the ground. Zhang Fang, who was beside him, didn't even bother to leave and hurriedly helped Cao Cao up, only to see that Cao Cao was holding his head...

"My head hurts, my head hurts—"

At this time, the entire command platform was in chaos, and the soldiers around it soon discovered this.

Everyone's face showed great worry, and this feeling of worry quickly spread throughout the army!

This was undoubtedly a resounding blow to the Wei army, which was already in a passive situation.

same…

Fa Zheng on the Shu army command platform also received the latest battle report.

Because he was the commander, the battle report did not pass through Liu Bei but was sent directly to Fa Zheng, allowing him to make a judgment at the first opportunity.

But... when this piece of information came into Fa Zheng's eyes, the Fa Zheng who had been calm and composed as always when playing chess with Cao Cao, countering each move and gaining the upper hand, disappeared. Instead, he was replaced by an excited, agitated... even unbelievable Fa Zheng.

This was the first time that Liu Bei saw his good friend almost dancing with joy during the decisive battle between the two armies.

"Hyōnao...Hyōnao..."

"I know you're excited, but don't be so excited now. Tell me...what happened?"

...

…(End of chapter)