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Chapter 494 Zhou Yu's Speculation, Reinforcements
After the Red Blood Knife came into contact with the blood from Huang Zhong's heart, it suddenly began to change. The original bright red color began to fade, and a strange golden color began to occupy the blade of the Red Blood Knife.

The color change started from the tip of the knife and gradually spread downwards. The strange golden color was constantly swallowing up the bright red blood, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

Looking at this scene, even a fool would know that the other party has used some trump card. The golden color is so strange.

Ordinary gold color is sparkling and looks extremely peaceful, but the gold color of the Red Blood Sword is different. The gold color seems to cover the red color, and through the gold color you can faintly see the originally bright red blade.

"I didn't expect that after being promoted to a famous general, I would fully unleash the Scarlet Blood Blade for the first time, and it was because of you guys."

Huang Zhong sat on his horse with an expressionless face. There was a hint of golden light in his eyes. His whole temperament had undergone a huge transformation, which was shocking.

Zhou Yu had a solemn expression. Huang Zhong's condition was a little too unusual, especially the Red Blood Sword that was flashing with an enchanting golden color, and the golden light in Huang Zhong's eyes, which made Zhou Yu feel a little uneasy.

Huang Gai, on the other hand, looked excited. Having just regained his confidence, he couldn't wait to take action and capture Huang Zhong.

"Aren't you afraid of getting your tongue tangled when you brag? Just now, your head was nearly smashed by my iron whip. How come the commander-in-chief stabbed your brain instead of your chest? Your head is on your chest?"

Huang Gai showed off his linguistic charm to the fullest, trying to disturb Huang Zhong psychologically again so that Huang Zhong could not concentrate on dealing with the two of them.

"Gong Fu, be careful, Huang Zhong seems to be different."

Zhou Yu spoke softly to Huang Gai who was standing beside him. He could see that in order to save his face, Huang Gai was basically on the verge of madness and was about to evolve in the direction of Gan Ning.

However, Gan Ning was always able to control himself at critical moments, but Huang Gai was not necessarily the same. After all, such a thing had never happened to Huang Gai before.

"General, what are you being careful about? Are you careful not to smash his head with a whip? What's the same? With the elixir given by the clan leader, Zhao Yun will definitely be defeated by us, not to mention Huang Zhong!"

Huang Gai's voice was trembling with excitement. He was obviously in a special state now. He might have to wait for the battle to be over, or directly eliminate Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong in this battle. Then Huang Gai would naturally not be bothered by it and would not fall into his current state again.

Zhou Yu was able to notice Huang Gai's abnormality, so naturally Huang Zhong could also notice it. He narrowed his eyes slightly, a gleam of light shot out of his eyes, and then he gently squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, and the prairie fire instantly flew out like an arrow from a bow, straight towards Huang Gai.

"Hahaha, good time!"

Huang Gai had no intention of retreating and immediately faced Huang Zhong with his iron whip in hand.

The sound of the iron whip hitting the red blood knife was heard, but it was not like the sound of metal and stone colliding before. There was only the rumbling sound of drums, and nothing else could be heard at all.

After just a face-to-face encounter, Huang Gai's palm was numb from the shock of Huang Zhong's attack. Not only that, his iron whip could not withstand the pressure and a crack appeared on it. If he continued to fight in this way, the iron whip would probably break within five moves.

As Huang Gai expected, after only four strikes, the iron whip in his hand shattered. Zhou Yu, who was behind Huang Gai, immediately stepped forward and took over Huang Gai's position to resist Huang Zhong.

Although the Bandit-Slaying General's Whip was not as heavy as the iron whip, it was made of good material and was hard enough. After withstanding Huang Zhong's attacks several times, Zhou Yu also felt tremendous pressure and was shocked.

They all improved greatly after taking the elixir, and the improvement of Huang Zhong's Red Blood Sword was almost the same as theirs. The strange golden sword seemed to come alive in Huang Zhong's hands. The sword whistled, and every time it was swung, it brought unparalleled power.

Although Zhou Yu's swordsmanship was exquisite, he could only barely hold out against Huang Zhong's violent and violent attacks. Every time the swords clashed, Zhou Yu felt his arms go numb, as if even his bones were shaking.

After all, the sword is not very suitable for fighting on the battlefield, and Zhou Yu, the Confucian general, is not a pure military general. Although he has been among the famous generals for a long time, his combat power is not much different from that of the newly promoted Huang Gai. At best, he can only suppress Huang Gai. Without the support of elixirs, he and Huang Gai cannot withstand Huang Zhong now.

Huang Gai couldn't help but curse. This iron whip was not the one he had been using before. It was given to him by a deputy general under him before the army set out for the battlefield. It was said that it was made of top-quality materials. When Huang Gai got it, he felt that the iron whip was much heavier, so he naturally didn't doubt it. When he went to the battlefield, he chose to use this new whip instead of his old one.

Thinking about it now, Huang Gai also realized that the deputy general was most likely Liu Bei's undercover, who fooled him with an iron whip of ordinary material, causing him to lose on the battlefield.

"When we get back, I will kill you!"

In fact, Huang Gai really did promote that deputy general. He was simply used by others. He originally wanted to use this iron whip to exchange for a bright career, but he never expected that it would become his death warrant.

Huang Gai is now in an awkward situation. He cannot join the battle now because he has no weapons. If he joins the battle, he cannot take on the sword with his bare hands. With Huang Zhong's sharp sword energy, it would be difficult to resist it even with weapons, let alone take on the sword with his bare hands.

It was not realistic for him to get the weapons, as they were placed in the position on the border of Jiangxia County. Even if he traveled at full speed, it would take two or three hours to go back and forth. After two or three hours, Zhou Yu and Gan Ning might not be alive, and he didn't know how the battle would turn out. What was the use of him getting the weapons?

"Gong Fu, what are you standing there for?"

While Zhou Yu was struggling to resist Huang Zhong's attack, he turned around and saw Huang Gai standing there in a daze, as if thinking about something. This made him very angry. He was fighting for his life here, but Huang Gai was standing there in a daze. Huang Gai was even more bitter, unable to speak out his pain. The taste was worse than eating a dead fly.

Huang Gai had no choice but to pick a cavalryman who looked like a general and rushed forward. The captain saw Huang Gai rushing towards him unarmed and his face was full of solemnity. The gap between them and the famous general was like a mayfly seeing the blue sky. It was definitely not something that could be made up by having a weapon or not.

But the cavalryman still did not retreat, and there was no fear on his face. He threw the corpse on his spear to the ground, then raised the spear and charged towards Huang Gai.

Of course, there is no doubt about the result. He was hit in the heart by Huang Gai's punch, the armor at his heart was dented, and the armor pieces shattered and pierced into his body. In the last moments of his life, the captain pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed the opponent with all his strength, but Huang Gai broke his arm with one blow.

Huang Gai picked up the captain's spear and attacked Huang Zhong again. From beginning to end, he never looked at the captain again. Blood foam kept flowing out of the captain's mouth, and a trace of fear finally emerged in his eyes, which was the instinctive fear of death.

When Zhou Yu saw Huang Gai actually charging towards a captain, he was so angry that he was about to shout, but Huang Zhong seized the opportunity. Huang Gai was not there, and Zhou Yu's mind was also distracted. This was a rare opportunity to fight. Huang Zhong shouted loudly, and the power of his sword increased. The golden sword light was as dazzling as the sun. With one swing of the sword, Zhou Yu was knocked back dozens of feet.

Zhou Yu was horrified, because after Huang Zhong's successful attack, he immediately turned his horse forward, wanting to take advantage of this rare opportunity to capture the first city for their army. Zhou Yu was the commander-in-chief of Jiangdong, and was second only to the emperor in Jiangdong. Sun Ce, the eldest son of Sun Jian, had a close relationship with Zhou Yu, and Sun Quan was half a student of Zhou Yu. He was also the commander-in-chief of the Battle of Jiangxia. If Huang Zhong could kill Zhou Yu at this time, the impact can be imagined.

However, just when Huang Zhong was about to succeed, Huang Gai took a decent weapon and rejoined the battle. Funny to say, his iron whip might not be as strong as the spear he snatched from the captain. "General, I'm sorry to have scared you."

Huang Gai said in a deep voice that Zhou Yu’s situation just now could be said to be between life and death. If he had been slower, Zhou Yu might have really been killed by Huang Zhong here.

Zhou Yu shook his head.

"It doesn't matter."

Although he said that it was okay, Zhou Yu's heavy expression was enough to explain everything.

Huang Gai secretly felt lucky that Zhou Yu was fine. If anything went wrong, he would probably be the biggest culprit. At the same time, he also had a deeper understanding of Huang Zhong's strength.

With only a golden magic sword, he was able to turn defeat into victory and fight against him and Zhou Yu alone. He also took elixirs, which greatly increased their strength. At the most terrifying moment, when the two of them joined forces, they could only defend and were constrained everywhere. Not to mention defeating Huang Zhong, even resisting Huang Zhong's attack seemed extremely difficult.

"Grand Commander, it's not a good idea to keep dragging this out. We won't be able to hold on any longer. Is there any way to defeat him?"

Huang Gai asked in a low voice. He and Zhou Yu had a very good relationship in private. Zhou Yu had always served as the think tank and he was responsible for execution. Now he also placed his hopes on Zhou Yu.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu just smiled slightly.

"Of course there is a way. Aren't we doing it now?"

"What do you mean?"

"Just drag it on like this. Do you remember what Xingba said before we took the pills?"

As they were talking, they jointly faced off against Huang Zhong who was charging at them. After a joint attack, both sides retreated several feet away.

"What are you mumbling about? Take my knife!"

Huang Zhong knew that the two were discussing how to deal with him, so he would naturally not let them think without distraction, and launched an attack again. Zhou Yu and Huang Hai joined forces to fight the enemy. They were very close to each other and were still discussing how to deal with Huang Zhong.

"I remember that Xingba seemed to say that he wanted to capture Jiangxia County within three hours."

"Then do you know why Xingba said that?"

Huang Gai was immediately stumped by Zhou Yu's question, and Zhou Yu then smiled.

"I guess that the effect of this elixir can only last for three hours at most. After three hours, the effect of the elixir will disappear. By then, it may have other effects, and it may even reduce our combat effectiveness."

After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Huang Gai's face became uncertain, but at the same time he did not forget to fight against Huang Zhong. He stabbed out with his spear and briefly blocked Huang Zhong's attack.

"So what does this have to do with the defeat of Huang Zhong?"

"Our strength increase has limits, but Huang Zhong's must have limits too. Moreover, the increase is so great that it will probably take much less time than ours. The other effects produced by then will certainly be greater. We just need to drag it out until his magic sword turns red again."

After Huang Gai was enlightened by Zhou Yu's words, he suddenly understood and a gleam of light appeared in his eyes.

"In other words, the ones who should be worried are not us, but Huang Zhong!"

Zhou Yu nodded in response to Huang Gai's guess, and Huang Gai immediately felt like he was injected with chicken blood.

"Hahaha, Huang Zhong, take this spear from your grandfather!"

Huang Gai laughed and swung his spear to attack Huang Zhong.

Seeing this, Huang Zhong curled up a sneer and swung the Red Blood Knife. The knife flashed and golden light filled the sky. Another blow knocked Huang Gai back.

At this moment, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from far away. It was not conspicuous in the battlefield filled with shouts and screams, but several people present were already famous generals and were no longer ordinary people. The hurried horse hoof sounds sounded a little harsh in their ears.

The armies were already fighting each other, and at this time there was such a loud sound of horse hooves, which must mean that other armies had joined the war.

The five men stopped swinging their weapons in tacit understanding and turned their heads at the same time. They saw a cavalry rushing in like a black torrent and joining the battlefield. Wherever they went, they immediately cleared out an uninhabited restricted area.

Zhou Yu was delighted. The other party was wearing a helmet and armor. Although he did not recognize whose subordinates they were, the other party started fighting with Liu Bei's subordinates as soon as they joined the battlefield. The answer was obvious. Either they were from Jiangdong or they were under Cao Cao's command.

Zhao Yun's eyes were sharp and his brows were slightly furrowed. The battlefield on the east wall was already stretched thin due to the presence of the Wu Nan Army. Suddenly, another army that was as strong as the Wu Nan Army appeared. The outcome of this battle would become unpredictable. Moreover, Zhao Yun knew that they had no reinforcements. The people here were all the troops they could mobilize.

Therefore, he and Huang Zhong were the only variables that could decide this war. The number of their troops was far less than that of the enemy, and they had been relying on their own higher characteristic bonuses to fight the enemy. However, after further teaching, the enemy's characteristic bonuses were not much weaker than theirs. During this period, not only were they improving themselves, but Jiangdong's improvement was also huge.

Watching this scene, a look of determination flashed in Huang Zhong's eyes. If this continues, Jiangxia County will be dragged into the quagmire. They cannot afford to be dragged like this. You know, the biggest battlefield is still on the border of Yanzhou and Jingzhou, and they will not get any more reinforcements here.

(End of this chapter)