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Chapter 492: The War Begins, Help in Times of Need
"Xingba is about to be defeated. Prepare to charge and save Xingba. We must not let Xingba be defeated in front of the army, otherwise it will greatly affect our morale!"

Zhou Yu's eyes were sharp. He could see that Gan Ning was about to give up, and Gan Ning's mentality had been influenced by Huang Zhong. If this continued, Gan Ning would probably be killed by Huang Zhong in no time.

Regardless of public or private reasons, Zhou Yu did not want to see this happen, so he immediately issued an order, asking them to be ready to start a war at any time.

Their military strength was greater than that of the enemy, and the number and level of their generals were also greater than that of the enemy. At the most important time, Zhang Liao was not there, so Zhou Yu was still very confident about the outcome of this war.

Seeing that Gan Ning was being suppressed by Huang Zhong and was constantly retreating, Zhou Yu no longer waited and immediately shouted.

"All troops charge! Take Jiangxia County within one day!"

This sentence was stirred out with powerful internal force, so that the whole army could hear it clearly. More than 200,000 troops were densely packed all over Jiangxia County City. The four directions were now all filled with Jiangdong troops. In addition, surrounding Jiangxia County City was Liu's army on the county city wall. At this moment, a total of 500,000 troops from both sides gathered in Jiangxia County City. Within a ten-mile radius of Jiangxia County City, there were densely packed soldiers.

After Zhou Yu gave the order, the 280,000-strong army of Jiangdong began to attack from four directions at the same time. Zhou Yu, Huang Gai, and the monk Gan Ning on the battlefield were responsible for the eastern city wall, which was the main battlefield. The other eight first-class generals had each led their subordinates to the direction of other city walls.

"Oh, the other party can't hold his temper anymore."

Zhao Yun chuckled.

"Everyone, leave the front battlefield to me, go ahead!"

As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, the Night-Shining Jade Lion under his crotch suddenly rushed out like a stream of light. Its speed was astonishing. It only took a few breaths to arrive next to Huang Zhong and Gan Ning who were fighting.

At the same time when Zhao Yun joined the battlefield, Huang Gai and Zhou Yu also rushed forward at the same time. The three of them were responsible for dealing with Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong.

Gan Ning seemed to be unable to hold on any longer, and had to use the black gas that was wrapped around him. In this short period of time, two more black gases were shattered. From the time they started fighting, no, it should be said that since Gan Ning activated his skill, in less than a quarter of an hour, his eighteen black gases were reduced to only thirteen.

Huang Zhong was not feeling well either. Although the Red Blood Sword could restrain Gan Ning's black energy, it was also devouring his blood all the time. Fortunately, the black energy could replenish the Red Blood Sword, so that Huang Zhong's blood would not be devoured too much.

As one grew stronger while the other declined, the gap between Gan Ning and Huang Zhong became increasingly larger.

"Zhao Yun! Your enemy is me!"

Huang Gai held the iron whip in both hands and rushed towards Zhao Yun, waving it, to prevent Zhao Yun from affecting the battle between Gan Ning and Huang Zhong, while Zhou Yu went straight to Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong, who had experienced the battle, was obviously easier to deal with than Zhao Yun who had just joined the battle, so Zhou Yu chose to work together with Gan Ning to defeat Huang Zhong first.

Even if they cannot kill Huang Zhong, they must make sure that Huang Zhong has no strength to fight and withdraw from the battlefield. At that time, the three of them will be besieging Zhao Yun alone, and the balance of upper-level combat power will completely tilt towards them. In addition, their army is much larger in number, and the other side will not be able to wait for reinforcements like before. No matter how you look at it, they will not lose this attack and defense battle of Jiangxia County.

"Since Brother Zilong is in charge of the most difficult frontal battlefield, then leave the slightly more difficult northern wall to me. We can't let you go there."

Wei Yan was always foul-mouthed, and since he had once served under Huang Zu, he spoke without restraint.

Huang Zu smiled heartily.

"Hahaha, go ahead, kid. I'm too old to show off. I'll just pick the west wall with the least soldiers."

Xu Rong clasped his fists towards the two of them.

"Leave the southern wall to me!"

The three of them saluted each other and then rushed in different directions.

On the front battlefield, Huang Gai felt tremendous pressure as soon as he started fighting with Zhao Yun. Obviously, he and Zhao Yun were both famous generals, but when he faced Zhao Yun, he was as powerless as when he faced Zhou Yu before he was promoted to a first-class general. It was as if he was fighting against not a famous general but a legendary general.

After being thrown back by Zhao Yun's spear, Huang Gai gasped for breath, his face full of horror. They had only fought for dozens of moves, but he was already showing signs of defeat. Obviously, both sides were famous generals, but the other side was able to suppress him.

He even felt that he might be defeated before Huang Zhong was defeated. After all, on the other side of the battlefield, Huang Zhong was fighting against two people but showed no signs of defeat.

"Grand Admiral, hurry up! I can't hold on for much longer!"

Huang Gai shouted loudly to convey the message to Zhou Yu. On the other side, Zhou Yu, who was besieging Huang Zhong with Gan Ning, was stunned. He looked at the battlefield on Huang Gai's side with some disbelief. He obviously did not expect that Huang Gai would be unable to withstand Zhao Yun's offensive after just one fight.

"I'm here to help you!"

Zhou Yu shouted loudly, asking Huang Gai to calm down, and at the same time he thrust out a sword. Together with Gan Ning, he made Huang Zhong's arm tremble. At the same time, he retreated and headed towards the battlefield between Huang Gai and Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu’s joining immediately relieved Huang Gai’s pressure a lot.

"Just the two of you? That's not enough! Gan Ning, you come too!"

Zhao Yun roared and took out a spear head from his waist and threw it out. Zhao Yun could see that Huang Zhong's condition was obviously not right. Gu Rubing had once specifically told him that if Huang Zhong took out the blood-red evil knife and scratched himself with it, he must get Huang Zhong off the battlefield after a quarter of an hour, no matter what the battle situation was at the time.

Zhao Yun kept Gu Rubing's words in mind. At this moment, more than half a quarter of an hour had passed since Huang Zhong's Red Blood Sword changed, and it would be a quarter of an hour in a while, so Zhao Yun took this action to help Huang Zhong escape.

When the spear tip was only one foot away from Gan Ning, a ball of black gas suddenly flew out and blocked the spear tip. Huang Zhong took this opportunity and slashed with his sword, knocking Gan Ning and his mount to the ground.

After seeing this scene, Zhou Yu was really confused. How long had the war just started? How did it turn out like this? Three to two. Logically, they should have firmly grasped the advantage, but how come they fell into a disadvantage right from the start?
"Xingba, go back! Don't go on!"

Zhou Yu also shouted loudly to Gan Ning, asking him not to continue fighting with Huang Zhong, because the dozen black rays surrounding Gan Ning had begun to appear dimly, which meant that Gan Ning's skills were about to expire.

Once Gan Ning's skills end, the black gas completely dissipates, and the skill bonus no longer exists, how can he continue to fight against Huang Zhong?

Gan Ning was unwilling to accept the news, but he also knew that once his skills were over, he would definitely not be a match for Huang Zhong. Although Gan Ning was warlike, he was not a reckless man.

He gritted his teeth, jumped up, and quickly got rid of the fight with Huang Zhong, but the mount under Gan Ning's crotch was also chopped down by Huang Zhong. The warhorse neighed and lay on the ground with four legs trembling. Not long after, it lost its breath. Gan Ning's retreat left Huang Zhong free. Huang Zhong did not hesitate and put away the Red Blood Knife. It was about to take the second time for the Red Blood Knife to absorb life. If Gan Ning retreated at this time, Huang Zhong would not choose to chase him. If Gan Ning was delayed for a while, after the Red Blood Knife absorbed life for the second time, Huang Zhong would not let him go no matter what, and would definitely try his best to keep him here.

After putting away the Red Blood Knife, Huang Zhong took out the Eight Treasures Kirin Bow with the daggers at both ends broken, brought the last quiver from the back to the front, turned to face Zhao Yun and the others, drew the bow and arrow, aimed at Zhou Yu who was attacking Zhao Yun with the General Slaying Bandits, and then shot an arrow.

Zhou Yu only heard a sharp sound of breaking air in his ears and subconsciously dodged. Then, an arrow brushed past his cheek, leaving a bloody mark on his face.

Before he could get angry, Huang Gai could only yell "Be careful!" and Zhou Yu immediately dodged sideways. He saw Zhao Yun's Longdan Bright Silver Spear passing in front of him. He was about to scream out in surprise, but Zhao Yun's hand holding the butt of the spear shook suddenly, causing the tip of the spear to swing, and actually knocked Zhou Yu off his horse.

Zhao Yun had just turned his horse's head and wanted to go back to shoot Zhou Yu again, but he was blocked by Huang Gai's iron whip, giving Zhou Yu enough time to climb back on the horse.

Zhou Yu was shocked. Is Zhao Yun really a famous general? He only felt great pressure when fighting Zhang Liao before, but now he felt even more pressure against Zhao Yun than Zhang Liao.

"Gong Fu, this Zhao Yun is probably no longer a famous general. He is only one step away from becoming a legendary general. We cannot possibly defeat such a man!"

"Grand Commander, what should we do?"

Huang Gai was once again repelled by Zhao Yun's spear. This time, even his mount was not spared and its leg was broken by Zhao Yun's spear.

Just as Zhou Yu guessed, Zhao Yun should be the person closest to becoming a legendary general now. His experience value is full, and he has 89 legendary general points. As long as he kills a few more first-class generals or a famous general, Zhao Yun can be promoted to a legendary general. By then, the three legendary generals under Gu Rubing will be invincible and can kill anyone who stands in their way.

On the other side, Gan Ning, who had returned to the rear of the battlefield, met an unexpected person.

Miao Moqing stood in front of Gan Ning with a smile on her face.

"General Gan, are you injured?"

"So it's the clan leader. Yes, he has some minor injuries. Shouldn't the clan leader be assisting in the siege at one of the city walls? Why is he here?"

Gan Ning asked with some confusion, but he didn't want to call an army to task, he was just simply curious, because before the expedition, Sun Jian told them that on the battlefield, seeing Miao Moqing was like seeing him, and Miao Moqing's orders were like his orders.

"I am waiting here to deliver something to you on the orders of my lord."

Miao Moqing smiled sweetly.

"what?"

"My lord said that if you are defeated, you can take this pill."

Miao Moqing said as she stretched out her hand, in the palm of her hand were three brightly colored pills.

"Before the war, the lord asked me to make this for you generals. It has no... no side effects. This is what the lord taught me to say, which means it has no other negative effects."

When Gan Ning heard that it was Sun Jian who asked her to come, she took the three pills from Miao Moqing without any hesitation.

"What good does that do?"

"The effect is very simple. Within three hours after taking this pill, the user's martial arts will be greatly improved. After three hours, the effect of the pill will dissipate. At that time, the user will lose all strength for an hour and will not even be able to walk."

After hearing Miao Moqing's words, Gan Ning's first reaction was that the effect of the drug after it ended was a bit too serious. For a whole hour, he couldn't even walk. Wouldn't that mean he was at the mercy of others? However, since he could get a three-hour combat power bonus, as long as the combat power bonus was high enough, three hours would be enough to end the battle, so the impact was not too great.

If the battle is not resolved within three hours, then death is death. If you can't win even with bonuses, what about without them?
So Gan Ning asked the question that concerned him most.

"How much can those medicines improve combat effectiveness?"

"From 30% to 5th level, you can get different levels of bonuses depending on each person's physical condition."

"Okay, in that case, thank you very much, Chief."

Gan Ning bowed to Miao Moqing, who also bowed in return, then left gracefully with lotus steps. She and the Gu tribe assisted in attacking the west city wall. After all, they had fewer people at the west city wall, and there were fewer defenders, too, making it an excellent place for them to attack.

Looking at Miao Moqing's departing figure, Gan Ning's eyes flashed with a gleam of light. He raised his right hand, and in his palm, three pills were lying quietly on his mobile phone.

Just when Miao Moqing was about to disappear from his sight, Miao Moqing's voice suddenly sounded from a distance.

"I would like to advise General Gan not to take three pills at once to gain more bonuses, and do not think of not giving them to the governor and General Huang, because this medicine cannot be taken twice in a short period of time."

Gan Ning raised his head, only to find that Miao Moqing had disappeared from his sight.

Without any hesitation, Gan Ning picked up a pill and swallowed it.

The moment the medicine entered his stomach, Gan Ning felt as if a fire dragon had drilled into his body through his mouth. Wherever the medicine passed, it suddenly became hot. In just a few breaths, Gan Ning's entire body and even his skin turned red. Then, after another few breaths, all the strange phenomena disappeared.

Gan Ning clenched his fists and roughly felt his own strength.

"Huang Zhong! Huang Zu! Today is the anniversary of your death!"

Gan Ning led out a BMW from the temporary military camp. This kind of horse was reserved for generals like them, in case the horses died and the generals were left with no horses to ride.

On the battlefield, Huang Zhong used the long-range sweep of the Eight Treasures Kirin Bow, coupled with Zhao Yun's powerful strength, to suppress Zhou Yu and Huang Gai, who were both in retreat.

(End of this chapter)