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Chapter 349: Blocked in front, pursued from behind, ready to die
Seeing that Zhang Liao was not only fine but also promoted to a famous general, Gu Rubing was extremely happy. After every first-class general was promoted to a famous general, the characteristics he obtained were far higher than other characteristics.

When Zhang Liao saw Gu Rubing, he immediately stood up and knelt, but was stopped by Gu Rubing.

"Wenyuan, brothers don't have to be like this."

"My lord, Wenyuan failed in his duty. Please punish him."

Before losing consciousness, Zhang Liao only knew that he was rescued by Zhang He, and he knew nothing else. After waking up, he found out that Zhou Yu had led a large army and headed straight for Jiujiang County.

"Wenyuan, how can you say you are derelict in your duty?"

Gu Rubing patted Zhang Liao on the shoulder.

"Let alone the fact that you defended Guangling City, even if you didn't, you are still alive. To me, you are more important than ten or a hundred Guangling Cities!"

It was because of Gu Rubing's words that Zhang Liao decided to defend Guangling City to the death, wanting to repay the other party's kindness.

"Wenyuan, since you are fine now, can you take on the task of launching a surprise attack on Wujun in Yangzhou?"

Gu Rubing looked at Zhang Liao solemnly. There was no doubt that Zhang Liao was the most suitable person for the mission of surprise attack on Yangzhou. First of all, he did not need too many troops. Secondly, with the bonus of Zhang Liao's characteristic of charging into battle, no one was faster than Zhang Liao except Zhang Fei. In addition, with the bonus of Zhang Liao's command skill of defeating a larger force with a smaller one, there was no one more suitable than Zhang Liao.

After hearing Gu Rubing's question, Zhang Liao immediately patted his chest.

"My lord, just give me two thousand elite cavalrymen and I can conquer the entire Wu County!"

"Okay, Wenyuan, whether we can save Yide and the others this time depends entirely on you."

On that day, Zhang Liao led two thousand elite cavalry and headed straight for Wujun in Yangzhou. At the same time, Taishi Ci led five hundred scouts and rushed towards Chengde to open the way for Gu Rubing's army.

After two days, they finally arrived near Chengde. When Taishi Ci arrived, he saw the soldiers bullying the shopkeeper. Taishi Ci could not tolerate this, so he sent them to the west immediately and then continued to move forward.

Soon, a group of scouts came to report.

"General, we discovered a large number of cavalry ambushing not far away. They are all looking towards Chengde and no one is paying attention to the back."

"Approximately how many people are there?"

"It looks like there are about 10,000 people, just in the valley ahead."

Hearing this, Taishi Ci knew that this was an ambush set up by the enemy to prevent anyone from escaping from Chengde. Imagine that the soldiers who had just escaped were met with 10,000 well-equipped cavalrymen waiting for them. What would they do? Naturally, they would be thrown into disarray and could only allow the cavalry to slaughter them.

"How long will it take for my lord to get here?"

"We will be here within an hour."

Behind him, another scout reported. Taishi Ci's mind raced. He was sure that he could not wait for an hour. On the battlefield, things changed rapidly. The outcome could be decided in a quarter of an hour or a stick of incense, let alone an hour.

"Gather all the scouts. It's time for us to show our faces. After today, our name will be known all over the country!"

Taishi Ci took out Zhuge Crossbow, and the scouts behind him followed suit. Today, they were going to use 500 people to raid 10,000 people, one against twenty.

Half a quarter of an hour later, five hundred scouts gathered and divided into five groups, surrounding the valley from the outside.

Han Dang, at the moment, was drinking alone. He also wanted to come out on top in this battle and gain the most merit so that he could defeat Lu Meng. However, he had no influence and was not strong enough, so he could only eat such rotten rice. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and Han Dang smashed the jar of wine in his hand to the ground.

As the wine jar broke, some soldiers who were sleeping nearby were immediately awakened and all looked at their commander. The deputy commander was about to ask Han Dang what happened when a crossbow arrow pierced his head. Warm blood spurted out and splashed all over Han Dang's face. Han Dang, who was in a rage, did not react for a while until the deputy commander collapsed in front of him. Only then did he react.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Han Dang roared twice, picked up his spear, jumped on his horse, and tried to find the source of the crossbow arrows, but he soon discovered that the crossbow arrows seemed to come from all directions and continued for a long time. At least after shooting thousands of crossbow arrows, there was a short pause.

"The other side has at least several thousand people."

Han Dang was terrified. Since thousands of people were equipped with bows and crossbows, he must be facing Liu Bei's regular army. Only now did those lazy soldiers reorganize their formation and chase in the direction of Taishi Ci and his men. Nearly one-third of them were killed by crossbow arrows in their sleep.

"Hahahaha, God finally opened his eyes and let me meet a regular army of big-eared thieves!"

The fear in Han Dang's heart had been washed away by excitement at this moment. With thousands of soldiers, and archers in particular, Han Dang had absolute confidence that he could defeat this group of cavalry. As long as he defeated this group of cavalry, wouldn't he have won military merit? Gaining military merit meant that he could be promoted and would no longer have to suffer from Lu Meng's bullying.

"Charge! Charge! Kill them!"

Han Dang roared and chased after Taishi Ci. After running out of the valley, there was a flat plain. The two sides started a chase. When he saw that the other side had only a few hundred people, Han Dang was completely defeated. How could there be only a few hundred cavalry? How could five hundred cavalry shoot thousands of crossbow arrows so quickly?

If it were just a few hundred cavalry, even if Han Dang defeated the enemy, he would still be punished when he returned. Just now, the enemy fired a volley and directly killed more than two thousand of his men. More than two thousand men in exchange for a few hundred cavalry of the enemy. Let alone taking credit, he should be thankful if he is not punished when he returns. When Lu Meng finds out, he will look down on him even more.

Thinking of this, Han Dang became furious.

"Charge! Capture them alive!"

Now, Han Dang can only pray that there is some important person among the hundreds of cavalrymen of the other side, so that he can keep his position as the Sima of the border.

Taishi Ci led 500 scouts, but was only 300 or 400 meters ahead of Han Dang. For the cavalry, this distance was only a few breaths of time.

However, it didn't take Han Dang many rounds to realize that something was wrong. When he was fast, the opponent was fast too. When he was slow, the opponent was also slow. The opponent was always three or four hundred meters ahead of him, neither running away nor fighting with him.

Moreover, the crossbows used by the enemy were too weird. They could be fatal with one crossbow at such a long distance, and it seemed that the enemy's crossbows did not need to be reloaded or replaced. The enemy scouts tied their legs to the horses' legs, turned over and got off the horses, held the saddle with one hand, and shot with the crossbow with the other hand.

This kind of riding skill is difficult for regular cavalry, let alone some elite cavalry. The enemy clearly has hundreds of roaming crossbowmen, but roaming crossbowmen are a type of soldier that, due to the limitations of bows and crossbows, should not have much combat power.

However, the enemy's crossbows seemed to be different from the same ones. They were not only powerful, but also highly accurate. Almost three arrows could kill one person, or even two people. The enemy's crossbows did not need to be reloaded. Almost everyone could shoot about ten crossbow arrows before getting back on their horses to reload their crossbows. They had only been chasing for less than a quarter of an hour. From the initial 8,000 people, they had been reduced to 5,000 people. In a quarter of an hour of pursuit, they lost a full 3,000 people.

Han Dang was now completely frantic. How could he bear the loss of 5,000 cavalry? He had raised these 10,000 cavalry at the cost of all his own wealth, and now half of them were dead in less than half an hour. He could not care less about so many things now. He had only one goal, which was to kill the other party to relieve his hatred.

Taishi Ci couldn't help but smile as he watched the other party getting closer and closer.

"Third brother, he is already enraged. The next step is to lead them in a circle and kill them all. You take ten banners and explore the road ahead to eliminate all the strongholds of Sun thieves. Don't let them realize that the lord and his men are coming to support us."

A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes beside him nodded after hearing Taishi Ci's words and shouted behind him.

"Those who are not afraid of death, come with me to kill Sun the thief!"

"I go!"

"Let's go too!"

"Count us in!"

Soon, the ten battalions of soldiers broke away from the main force. Han Dang was not far away from them, so he could naturally see their movements. However, at this moment, Han Dang only had eyes for the hundreds of riders in front of him, and he didn't care about the dozens of riders who broke away.

Seeing his men falling one by one in front of him, Han Dang finally regained some of his senses. He turned around and saw that there were only more than 4,000 people left in the original cavalry team of 10,000 people. However, they had not touched the enemy at all from beginning to end, and did not even touch the enemy's horse's tail.

At this time, Han Dang finally reacted.

"Quick, quick, go back! Go back to Chengde!"

The clothes inside Han Dang's armor were soaked at this moment. He suddenly remembered his mission. He was responsible for ambushing the escapees and stopping the supporters from the north. As a result, he was lured away step by step by the enemy. It was not until now that he realized that he might have been fooled.

The four thousand cavalrymen changed direction and galloped towards Chengde. Taishi Ci sneered as he saw that the other party finally reacted.

"Brothers, come and kill them all. Don't let them stop the lord from going south."

So just now there were more than 4,000 cavalry chasing more than 400 cavalry, but now it has become more than 400 cavalry chasing more than 4,000 cavalry, and the situation has reversed.

On the other side, in Chengde Military Town, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and others had already fought their way out of the East City Gate, only to find that outside the East City Gate, Sun Ce was stationed here with 50,000 cavalry. After seeing Zhang Fei and others, Sun Ce's face showed a ferocious look. He was waiting for the other party here on Zhou Yu's orders, but who would have thought that he would actually wait for them.

"kill!"

Zhao Yun and his companions, who had just fought their way out of the encirclement, were once again caught in a life-and-death battle. This time the situation was even more severe than that inside the city, with blockades in front and pursuers behind.

"Brother, you guys go first, I'll cover you!"

Zhao Yun roared, wielded the Longdan Silver Spear and rushed back to the Chengde military town alone again, killing the pursuers without hesitation.

"Brother Zilong!"

Zhang Fei shouted angrily, but failed to stop Zhao Yun's steps. Zhang Fei swung out the Zhangba Snake Spear, and the sharp spear blade swept around, sweeping away all the people around him. The invisible air wave slashed out like a sharp blade, knocking over the soldiers in the distance.

Zhao Yun rushed into the army of thousands alone. The characteristic of Dragon's Fury in Desperate Situation was fully triggered, and he gained all the benefits of his troops. In addition, the powerful characteristic of "I am the Destiny" and the huge bonus allowed Zhao Yun to move freely in the enemy army.

Zhang Fei looked at Zhao Yun rushing back into the crowd with bloodshot eyes.

"Brothers, follow me and fight back! We will go together, and we will die together!"

Zhang Fei no longer rushed outwards, but led his cavalry to fight back. Looking at the two men who had returned to the city, Zhang He looked up at the sky.

"Then let's fight our way out!"

The next moment, Zhang He turned his horse around and charged back into the military town.

"Wow, I'm crying, brothers. Is this the romance between brothers? It's so touching. I'll keep you company."

"Jiangdong has its own rats, and Liu Caoxie has its own romance! Let me cry first!"

"Why do I feel that the troops Zhou Yu led are so powerful this time? In Guangling City, 130,000 fought against 10,000, and more than 50,000 were killed, but in the end they still failed to take down Guangling City. Now there are 300,000, no, to be exact, there are less than 200,000 participating in the battle, fighting against 100,000. They are about to take down the enemy. Isn't the combat power increasing too fast? Did Sun Menghu spend money? Or did the plan strengthen Zhou Yu? This doesn't make sense."

"Most of the troops Zhou Yu led to attack Guangling were local troops, but most of the troops he led this time were regular troops. There is a big gap between the two types of troops, so it is normal and understandable that there is a difference in their combat effectiveness."

"Sun Menghu is determined not to give up until he captures Liu Caoxie this time. It seems that Liu Caoxie may not be able to turn defeat into victory this time."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Liu Caoxie is only half an hour away from Chengde Military Town. Do you think Zhou Yu and his men can defeat Sanye and Zilong in this half an hour? You are overthinking."

"Extraordinary news, Liu Caoxie has led an army of 350,000 to Jiujiang County and will soon reach Chengde. Let's see how Sun Menghu will deal with Liu Caoxie's 350,000 troops."

"Don't play word games. What do you mean by 350,000 troops? Liu Caoxie's 350,000 Yellow Turban reserve troops are also called a large army? In front of Sun Menghu's elite soldiers and generals, they are just chickens and dogs. I'm afraid they can't even stop a charge from Sun Menghu's men, right?"

"Sun Menghu has an army of 300,000 soldiers, and now more than 100,000 have died, leaving 200,000. Third Master and his men still have 30,000. If we want to take advantage of Third Master's 30,000, I'm afraid another 50,000 will have to die. By then, 350,000 will fight 150,000, and the advantage will be on Liu Caoxie."

"And you, Sun Menghu's fans, do you think Xu Rong is just sitting there with 30,000 troops in Guangling City? Zhang Liao, the nemesis of Jiangdong, has been cured by the great doctor Hua Tuo, and is now leading 2,000 cavalrymen to attack your base camp, Wujun. No matter how you look at it, Sun Menghu has no chance of winning."

"Also, in Yuzhang County, Huang Zhong, a subordinate of Liu Biao, has already started to attack the city with an army of 200,000. The entire Nanchang, the seat of Yuzhang County, has only tens of thousands of soldiers in total. Add the 50,000 that Gan Ning brought, and there are less than 100,000 soldiers. Facing the 200,000 troops of Jingzhou, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for long. Sun Menghu has completely collapsed. There's no hope."

"After this battle, Sun Menghu may have completely lost his chance to fight for supremacy."

(End of this chapter)