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Chapter 439 Brotherhood! Guan Yu arrives!
"kill!"

Huang Zhong shouted loudly and started fighting with Xu Chu. Both of them were using one-handed broadswords. The Red Blood Sabre was longer in style than the Pi Feng Sabre. The blade of the Red Blood Sabre was longer and narrower, more like a sword, while the blade of the Pi Feng Sabre was thicker and shorter, more like a traditional broadsword.

It stands to reason that when the Red Blood Sword and the Wind-Splitting Sword collide, the Red Blood Sword will certainly not be able to withstand the powerful attack of the Wind-Splitting Sword. However, the Red Blood Sword has such a light blade and a narrow body. If it were any other sword like this, it would probably be shattered in one blow under the chopping of the Wind-Splitting Sword. However, the Red Blood Sword has already clashed with the Wind-Splitting Sword for dozens of times, and there is still no sign of the Red Blood Sword breaking. Instead, it becomes more and more courageous, and a golden light rises into the sky, like a golden dragon on the battlefield.

"Cao Ren, do you dare to leave Xu Chu here? Believe it or not, I will use my life to exchange for his!"

Huang Zhong shouted hurriedly when he saw Cao Ren, who was forced to stop where he was and was about to continue his pursuit, and Xu Chu sneered.

"Don't worry about it. Keep chasing Ma Chao. How can a Huang Zhong be worthy of exchanging pieces with me?"

Seeing that Cao Ren ignored him and continued to chase Ma Chao, Huang Zhong suddenly became anxious. He only stopped Xu Chu, and the pressure on Ma Chao did not decrease much. Huang Zhong wanted to make another move to stop Cao Ren, but was forced to block by Xu Chu's knife. While he was blocking, Cao Ren had already galloped away.

He wanted to help, but was entangled by Xu Chu and could not get away at all. In the previous attack, although Huang Zhong blocked Xu Chu's fatal knife from behind, he was still hit in the back by Xu Chu. The armor on his back was cracked and blood was gushing out. This time, the Red Blood Knife did not absorb Huang Zhong's blood and let the blood drip on the ground.

"Huang Zhong, surrender! If you are willing to surrender to the Prime Minister, he will definitely spare your life and give you a high position and generous salary!"

While Xu Chu was fighting with Huang Zhong, he started to put pressure on Huang Zhong. However, what Xu Chu said was the truth. Huang Zhong's performance just now was absolutely amazing, especially the arrow that just blocked Cao Ren's pursuit, which was extremely powerful. If such a person was willing to join Cao Cao's army, Cao Cao would definitely be willing a thousand or ten thousand times.

So Xu Chu was not deceiving Huang Zhong, but really wanted to help Cao Cao subdue Huang Zhong. However, how could Huang Zhong betray Gu Rubing?

"Bah, what a shitty prime minister! Compared to my master, he is not even worth a pile of shit!"

Huang Zhong, the elegant old general, actually swore rarely and insulted Cao Cao harshly. Huang Zhong's insults made Xu Chu realize how angry he was, and his eyes seemed to be spewing fire. Cao Cao was an absolute forbidden delicacy to Xu Chu, and he would not allow anyone to disrespect Cao Cao.

Xu Chu didn't waste any more words and swung his sword to kill Huang Zhong. The fight between the two men emitted waves, making it impossible for the surrounding soldiers to come forward to help Xu Chu.

However, Huang Zhong had been fighting for a long time and was injured, while Xu Chu was in his prime. In the fight between the two, Huang Zhong gradually fell into a disadvantage, and the wounds on his body were gradually increasing. Just when Huang Zhong was about to give up, suddenly a loud shout was heard, and then a figure in white clothes stained with some red blood rushed into the crowd.

"Xiliang Jin Ma Chao is here!"

With a loud shout, the figure holding a spear rushed towards Xu Chu. Behind him, two people followed him and charged into the crowd. They were Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun who were chasing Ma Chao. Huang Zhong was stunned when he saw this scene, and then he angrily rebuked.

"Why are you back again? Do you want to die?"

Huang Zhong shouted at the top of his lungs. He never expected that Ma Chao, who had obviously escaped very far away and had a great chance of surviving, would now return here on his own initiative and be trapped in the encirclement.

Ma Chao used a spear to scare away the confused Xu Chu, then came to Huang Zhong and smiled heartily.

"Old General, it would be too lonely for you to die alone on this foreign grassland. I can't bear to let you die here alone. If you are going to die, let's die together. Brothers will have a companion, so you won't be so lonely on the road to the underworld!"

While Ma Chao was speaking, the only 800 remaining cavalrymen under his command also rushed into the encirclement and came to the two men.

"That's right, General Huang. It's not our style to leave you here. Even if we can return to Bingzhou alive, I'm afraid we will be in a worse situation than we are now."

"Hahaha, that's right, General. We followed you from Yuzhang County, so we are your personal soldiers. How miserable it would be if your personal soldiers were not by your side at the last moment."

"General, please remember us. When we return, you must give us promotions and honors."

The cavalrymen had smiles on their faces, not showing any fear of death, and they all started to laugh and play. Looking at the scene in front of him, the angry Huang Zhong's anger gradually subsided. He stood there, unable to laugh or scold, and could only sigh helplessly.

"Since we are all back, let's fight. It is unlikely that we can escape, so we can only kill a few more Cao soldiers before we die."

Huang Zhong's voice was heavy, and a smile finally appeared on his face.

"Brothers, kill one and you'll make your money back, kill two and you'll make one, kill!"

Ma Chao looked at Huang Zhong who had recovered, raised the tiger-head golden spear, and rushed into the Cao army formation first. Huang Zhong smiled slightly, roared, and charged towards the enemy. The cavalrymen also raised their spears, ready to die.

Huang Zhong and Ma Chao simultaneously targeted Cao Ren, who had just been injured by Huang Zhong's arrow. Since he was the only one with injuries, he was the best choice for the two to attack. The two of them started attacking Cao Ren at the same time. Their idea was to work together to kill one person, which was at least better than being defeated one by one separately.

Those cavalrymen also had clear goals, which was to kill people first, regardless of whether they were injured or not. Killing one person would recoup their investment, so death would not matter.

Seeing that the two men were attacking Cao Ren at the same time, Xu Chu and Xiahou naturally would not stand idly by. The two of them joined forces to support Cao Ren to prevent Cao Ren from being killed in this battle. It was originally a siege on Huang Zhong, Ma Chao and the others, and a sure victory. If they really lost one of them, it would be a huge joke. They dared not and would never let such a thing happen.

With the two people joining the battle, Cao Ren's pressure was instantly reduced a lot. In addition, Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun were also strong, and the three of them quickly suppressed Ma Chao and Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong was weaker due to his injury, so more pressure fell on Ma Chao. Ma Chao was worthy of being called Xiliang Jin Ma Chao. He could temporarily withstand the siege of two people alone, and even help Huang Zhong from time to time.

Compared with the battle between the two, the battle of the cavalry under their command was much more brutal. They were facing an siege of 20,000 people, while they only had 800 people.

Although each person could replace two or three people on average, it was still useless and was like a drop in the bucket. However, this was a war that was doomed to be a total loss, so replacing one person was a win, so they fought madly without any retreat. Just when the whole army was about to be defeated, a rider suddenly appeared at the end of the grassland, and his speed was so fast that it was approaching the battlefield at a rapid speed, attracting everyone to look at that figure.

That fiery red figure had just appeared at the end of the grassland, and in a blink of an eye it was almost reaching the battlefield. It was only a few hundred meters away from the battlefield. Everyone finally saw clearly who that person was. The moment they saw clearly, Xu Chu, Cao Ren, and Xiahou Dun all trembled at the same time. It was the fear from the bottom of their hearts that made them unable to control their bodies.

The visitor was none other than Guan Yu, who had galloped all the way from Qingzhou. After more than a day's journey, Guan Yu entered the territory of Wuhuan. However, because Huang Zhong and Ma Chao had been taking detours to avoid pursuit by Cao's army and Wuhuan cavalry, Guan Yu had been looking for them on the grasslands of the Wuhuan territory and had just found them.

"A bunch of traitors dare to commit crimes?"

Guan Yu brandished his sword and charged directly into the crowd. Cao Ren couldn't help swallowing as he watched Guan Yu's figure gradually approaching.

"I didn't expect it to be Guan Yu. It seems all our preparations have been in vain."

"Let's go. It would be bad if we got stuck here."

Xu Chu also spoke. He knew clearly that the three of them were no match for Guan Yu, and they didn't even have the power to fight back. Staying here would only mean losing their lives. Their only choice now was to retreat quickly while Guan Yu was protecting Huang Zhong and Ma Chao, and with the temporary obstruction of his soldiers.

Otherwise, if Guan Yu was determined to kill the three of them, they would have to leave at least one or two lives in order to stop Guan Yu.

The three of them started to retreat without any hesitation, and Xu Chu roared at the same time.

"retreat!"

Hearing this shout, the Cao army became panicked. None of them had ever seen Guan Yu killing people, and they were frightened by him. Add to that Xu Chu's shout, and the 20,000 soldiers were immediately defeated and retreated like a tide.

Guan Yu did not chase after them. To Guan Yu, he could kill them at any time, but now the lives of Huang Zhong and Ma Chao were the most important. The purpose of his coming to Wuhuan this time was precisely because of these two people.

Seeing Guan Yu coming, Huang Zhong and Ma Chao both breathed a sigh of relief. They also knew that Guan Yu's arrival meant that they were safe and would no longer be in danger of their lives.

Huang Zhong was already exhausted at this moment, and weakly put the Red Blood Sword back behind his back. The moment the Red Blood Sword was sheathed, in a place where no one could see, its color instantly turned from golden to crimson, as if the golden Red Blood Sword did not exist at all.

"Yun Chang, you are here."

Huang Zhong said weakly. The moment the Red Blood Sword was sheathed, it seemed as if all Huang Zhong's energy was drained away. Fortunately, Ma Chao came behind Huang Zhong and supported him, preventing him from falling off his horse.

"Han Sheng, Meng Qi, you've worked hard. Just take a good rest. Leave the rest to me."

Guan Yu spoke softly. Although his voice was small, his words made people believe him. No one questioned the weight of his words, because everyone knew that since Guan Yu was here, no matter how great the danger was, there was nothing to be afraid of.

With the arrival of Guan Yu, Cao's army had no intention of fighting anymore and they all retreated. Guan Yu even made three slashes from beginning to end, killing more than a thousand cavalrymen. The enemy then retreated straight away, leaving Guan Yu no chance to continue slaughtering. Guan Yu also did not choose to continue pursuing them because he was concerned about Huang Zhong and Ma Chao.

"Just stay here and rest for a while. I'll protect you."

Guan Yu spoke softly to the two of them, and Huang Zhong and Ma Chao both clasped their fists and bowed.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yunchang. Let's take a rest first. Once we're well rested, we'll set off immediately."

"it is good."

Guan Yu nodded slightly, knowing that both of them were injured. Guan Yu didn't say anything more and didn't disturb them from resting. He just rode his Red Hare to their north, standing there alone with a single sword. Although he was clearly alone, he gave people a feeling that even thousands of troops could hardly break through. Just looking at him from a distance made one feel their heart palpitating.

Seeing that Guan Yu did not chase them, the three fleeing people naturally slowed down. They had been chasing Huang Zhong and the other two and had not had much time to rest. Now they were all exhausted and needed to rest quickly. This was not the Han Dynasty, but the heartland of Wuhuan and there were dangers everywhere.

The three men led the remaining 18,000 cavalrymen to find a sheltered valley. On this vast grassland, a sheltered valley was rare. It was already evening and the autumnal equinox had passed. A slight chill could be felt on the grassland. Coupled with the endless strong wind on the grassland, the originally bleak night seemed even colder.

"Let's stay here. Guan Yu came here to save Ma Chao and Huang Zhong. Since he didn't chase them just now, he won't chase them now."

Cao Ren took a look at the gradually darkening sky and immediately suggested that they rest here first. Xiahou Dun looked around.

"Well, it's okay. At least it's a shelter. Let them rest for a while. The continuous rush and pursuit have almost pushed them to their limit."

Xu Chu has never cared much about such things. This time he came out only to fight, and he would listen to Cao Ren in everything else. This was before the trigger, Cao Cao was afraid that Cao Ren could not suppress Xu Chu, so he gave Xu Chu a death order.

And Xu Chu was a man who regarded Cao Cao's words as imperial edicts. As long as Cao Cao said something, he would do it. So Xu Chu played the role of a vanguard general along the way. Except just now, when facing the critical moment of life and death, he proposed the idea of ​​retreat. He did not participate in any other decision-making and let Cao Ren command.

Due to the forced march, they only brought some dry food and water, nothing else. Now they are almost out of ammunition and food, and there is no tent. They can only sleep on the ground, using the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed to spend the night here. Fortunately, there is lush grass that is as high as their calves, which can block some of the wind for them, allowing them to sleep peacefully on this windy night.

(End of this chapter)