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Chapter 520 Raid, Fierce Battle

It was a calm day in Nanjun.

At the end of the day, they only encountered the 5,000 infantry brought by Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen, and then they never saw any other enemies. However, they could not leave Nanjun, after all, they did not know what the situation outside was like.

At the beginning, the soldiers were on high alert, but they waited from the afternoon until the evening and did not see any enemy attacking, which made them a little confused. Although the garrison strength of Nanjun might not be as strong as that of Jiangxia, Jiangxia was the first line against Sun Jian.

Nanjun only had one battle with Liu Zhang last time, and nothing else. Therefore, Jiangxia is more like the military center of Jingzhou, while Nanjun is the political center of Jingzhou. Logically speaking, the status of both sides is equally important, which can be seen from the last battle of Jingzhou.

But this time, Nanjun was like an isolated island in the storm, nothing happened. Even Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen retreated immediately after seeing them, without any desire to attack.

When the lights came on in the evening, Zhang He, Taishi Ci, Ma Chao and others gathered their troops into the city of Nanjun.

In Liu Qi's Jingzhou Mu's mansion, they gathered together and were discussing this strange thing. Nanjun, which should have been the main battlefield, was so calm. There was only one possibility, that is, someone was carrying the burden for them.

Now several people are discussing whether to transfer part of the troops to go to other places. Before they can come up with a result, suddenly a soldier runs into the hall in a panic.

"Report! Generals! A large number of enemy troops have appeared in the northeast and west of Nanjun, and are rapidly approaching the Nanjun County City."

"how many people?"

Ma Chao stood up suddenly, his hands trembling slightly with excitement.

"It looks like both sides have more than 100,000 people, but the exact number is still being investigated."

"Hahaha, you're finally here. I thought our Nanjun had been forgotten."

Liu Qi slammed the table, stood up, and bowed to Zhang He and others.

"Generals, thank you for your hard work. Liu Qi is in Nanjun City, preparing a celebration banquet for you, and awaiting your triumphant return."

Zhang He stood up with a smile, took his Five Tigers Soul-Breaking Spear from the side, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

"Hahaha, this trip was not in vain. I believe that Cao Cao and Liu Zhang's armies should have gathered in our Nanjun. It is bound to be a big battle."

"Then let's fight!"

Taishi Ci's eyes, which had been tightly closed, finally opened. After being promoted to a famous general, his eyes seemed to emit a brilliance that made looking into Taishi Ci's eyes a little dazzling. His eyesight had now nearly doubled, and as he was promoted to a famous general, his archery skills had made great progress, and his double halberd skills had also improved.

This was his first battle after being promoted to a famous general, and he was brimming with confidence.

"Okay, generals, wait a minute! We'll return with a great victory!"

Liu Qi raised the teacup in his hand, drank it all, and then smashed it to the ground. Several people in the hall also raised their teacups and followed Liu Qi's example, smashing them after drinking.

Then several people strode out of the hall, separated, and led their troops to the front line in different directions.

Zhang He and Taishi Ci were stationed in the northeast of Nanjun, responsible for fighting against Cao Cao's troops.

Ma Chao brought Pang De with him, and they were stationed in the western part of Nanjun, responsible for resisting Liu Zhang's troops.

Nanjun, which had been quiet all day, finally saw its first battle after nightfall.

In the northeast, Zhang He and Taishi Ci were standing in front of the formation. Zhang He narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to see the enemy's formation in the dark, but because of the night and the distance, he still couldn't see clearly.

But in Taishi Ci's eyes, the situation was different. He could see clearly the formation of Cao Cao's troops and the cavalry generals leading the battle.

"Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Xu Chu, it's really luxurious."

Taishi Ci chuckled softly, and Zhang He also laughed.

"Oh? It seems that old Cao Cao has invested all his troops here."

"Hahaha, Junyi, you are a Confucian general who usually cultivates his spirit and supplements it with tea drinking and reading. Why are you using such vulgar language like us?"

Taishi Ci was amazed. Zhang He was a Confucian general and his usual behavior was consistent with his identity. As far as Taishi Ci could remember, this seemed to be the first time Zhang He said such words in front of the battle line.

Zhang He smiled heartily.

"With a powerful enemy at hand, I can only speak out my feelings. Besides, who says that we scholars can't say dirty words or boast?"

Zhang He at this moment was full of vigor and vitality. Taishi Ci and the others had never seen Zhang He like this before.

"You're right, sometimes, that's what you have to do!"

"Four great generals, are we at the gates of hell?"

Zhang He returned to his original temperament as a Confucian general, remaining calm in the face of praise or criticism. Even when facing an enemy much stronger than them, Zhang He did not feel nervous at all.

Taishi Ci looked behind the four leading riders and exclaimed.

"Wow, this old Cao Cao has quite a lot of people under his command. In addition to our four old enemies, there are more than a dozen riders following us, and they are all familiar faces. This is not the gate of hell, this is already one foot in."

"So many? Finally, I can let go and have a good fight!"

Zhang He smiled slightly, and Taishi Ci also smiled.

As the two armies got closer and closer, Taishi Ci took the lead in pulling the bowstring and shot an arrow with all his strength, which marked the beginning of the collision between the cavalry of both sides!

In a battle of this magnitude, infantry will only join the battlefield after the cavalry has charged two or three times. Otherwise, the infantry will only be slaughtered by the cavalry.

Taishi Ci's full-strength arrow flew hundreds of kilometers in the blink of an eye, and Xu Chu shouted in a low voice.

"Leave it to me!" The next moment, the Pifeng Sword slashed out, and a ferocious sword energy swept over. The arrow and the sword energy collided directly with each other, and the huge air wave continued to disperse towards both sides. The cavalry army charged forward towards this terrifying air wave. When the sword energy dissipated, the arrow had no strength left, and it flew forward dozens of meters before falling to the ground.

It was at this time that the cavalry of both sides collided with each other.

The collision of arrows and swords was like a horn on the battlefield, announcing the official start of a war. Zhang He and Taishi Ci stood side by side, and behind them were soldiers waiting with high morale. They waited for the cavalry collision to end before joining the battlefield.

"Archers prepare!"

Zhang He's voice echoed on the battlefield, and the soldiers behind him could hear it. Even the archers on the city wall who were ready to fire could hear it clearly. Following Zhang He's order, everyone drew their arrows and put them on the bowstrings.

"Fire arrows!"

Zhang He roared, and a rain of arrows covered the sky like a dark cloud, pouring down on Cao Cao's army. The sound of arrows piercing the air, the sound of cavalrymen colliding, and the shouts of the soldiers intertwined, outlining a picture of war that covered the land.

"Raise your shield!"

Xu Chu shouted loudly, and among the cavalry, every three rows had a row of cavalrymen raising the shields behind them. They used the shields as a wall to protect the cavalry's charge. Behind the Cao cavalry, there were also thousands of archers, who were drawing their bows and shooting arrows. In an instant, countless arrows flew up, and the two waves of arrows collided and intertwined in the air, and countless arrows fell to the ground with a crackling sound.

Under the illumination of the night and the fire, the fighting between the two armies became more and more intense. The cavalry charged, the infantry advanced, the bows and arrows shot at each other, and every moment there were soldiers falling down, and every moment there were new soldiers to fill the vacancy. The cruelty of war was vividly displayed at this moment.

"Okay, it's time for us to go."

Taishi Ci smiled and tied his two quivers to both sides of the horse's back, gripped the bow and arrow tightly, and prepared to charge.

Zhang He smiled slightly.

"Ziyi, I'll go first."

I came first, which means I will die first.

Zhang He raised the Five Tigers Soul-Breaking Spear at an angle and began to charge. Taishi Ci followed closely behind him, holding a bow and arrow, and defending Zhang He's formation. However, at this time they had not yet entered the cavalry's collision line, so they did not need Taishi Ci's help.

By the time they entered the area where the cavalry was charging, the Xiahou brothers, Xu Chu and Cao Ren had also arrived at the front line. When the two sides were several hundred meters apart, Taishi Ci had already drawn his bow and shot four arrows in a row. Each of them fired an arrow first, and all four arrows were shot with full strength.

The sound of arrows breaking through the air rang out, and the humming sound of bowstrings echoed in the night sky. Taishi Ci's arrows streaked through the night like meteors, heading straight for the four men. The arrows accurately found the four generals charging in front, and after the clanging sound, the four arrows were cut down to the ground at the same time.

Although the four arrows did not work, they bought Zhang He a few crucial seconds.

Zhang He tightly grasped the Five Tigers Soul-Breaking Spear and swung it out suddenly. An unparalleled spear light suddenly appeared and enveloped the four people. The two men had a clear goal, which was to stop these four people and never let them enter the battlefield. Otherwise, after the four famous generals rushed into the battlefield, the blow they caused would be devastating.

The two armies met, horses neighed, swords flashed, and a bloody battle began.

Taishi Ci had also put away his bow and arrow and replaced them with the double halberds at his waist. Bows and arrows were only suitable for long-range combat and not for combat between the two sides. The purpose of using bows and arrows to gain the initiative had been achieved, and the next step was close combat.

Zhang He was the first to bear the brunt of the attack, rushing in front alone and facing four enemies at the same time.

The Xiahou brothers were extremely brave, fighting with Zhang He in the middle. Cao Ren and Xu Chu on the side blocked the sword light, and then faced Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci stabbed with both halberds to block the attack of Xu Chu and Cao Ren. The short halberd seemed to be insufficient in this kind of battlefield. The weapon was too short, and its disadvantages were revealed in the battle.
At this time, two rounds of cavalry clashes had passed, and the infantry also began to advance forward, and the vigorous war was completely kicked off.

Compared with the battle in the northeast, the battle in the west and with Liu Zhang's troops was much more peaceful. For one thing, Liu Zhang had only one famous general under his command, and he was a newly promoted general. Ma Chao alone could block several generals of the enemy. Pang De and several first-class generals under his command were free and launched a large-scale killing against Liu Zhang's side.

Liu Zhang and his troops came here all the way north. They were exhausted from the long journey and their morale was already low. At the beginning of the battle, they faced Ma Chao and his men's crazy fighting style. It didn't take long for the whole battle situation to become one-sided.

But Ma Chao frowned, because if the battlefield here was empty, then there was only one possibility, that is, all the pressure was concentrated on Zhang He and his men.

"No, Junyi and Ziyi must be under a lot of pressure. I have to go over and take a look."

Ma Chao finally made up his mind to go and see the situation over there. If there was no problem over there, it would not be too late for him to come back, because the level of the opponent's famous generals was really average, and Pang De, a first-class general who was only one step away from being promoted to a famous general, was more than enough to stop him for a while.

When Zhang Ren was about to be unable to withstand Ma Chao's fierce offensive, Ma Chao suddenly withdrew from the battlefield and was replaced by another man. Zhang Ren originally thought that the man was a general who was not much different from Ma Chao, but after the fight, Zhang Ren found that the man was not on the same level as Ma Chao at all.

When he looked up to look for Ma Chao again, he had already disappeared from the battlefield.

While he was looking for Ma Chao, Pang De seized the opportunity and stabbed Zhang Ren with his spear, leaving a long scar on Zhang Ren's face. If Zhang Ren had not turned his head in time, the spear would have pierced his head directly.

"How dare you be so careless in a fight with your Grandpa Pang? You deserve a beating!"

Pang De shouted loudly, swung his spear and attacked forward again. Zhang Ren snorted coldly. He was confident that few people in this world could be his match when it came to using a spear.

The two spears kept colliding and intersecting in the sky, creating a beautiful melody between them.

Although Pang De was a first-rate military general, he actually rose from a soldier, and he was able to get to where he is today thanks to his extraordinary martial arts and unpredictable marksmanship.

At this moment, even if he faced Zhang Ren, who was already a famous general, he was not afraid at all.

Ma Chao, armed with a spear and a horse, crossed the entire Nanjun county city and arrived at the battlefield where Zhang He and his men were.

As soon as he saw the battlefield for the first time, Ma Chao knew that he had made the right decision, because the entire northeastern battlefield was in chaos.

Zhang He and Taishi Ci are now joining forces to deal with Cao Ren, Xu Chu and the Xiahou brothers. All four of them are veteran generals and their strength can be imagined. Even though Zhang He and Taishi Ci are extremely powerful, they are still unable to stop them at this moment.

"Junyi, Ziyi. I'm here to help you!"

Ma Chao shouted loudly and rushed straight towards the six people who were fighting fiercely on the battlefield.

Ma Chao's loud roar attracted everyone's attention, and so groups of cavalry and infantry gathered on the road where Ma Chao was heading, trying to block his advance.

These people were risking their lives to resist Ma Chao's attack and buying time for the four generals, hoping that they could win a quick victory so as to ensure the balance of fighting power.

But how could these ordinary cavalry and infantry stop Ma Chao's iron hooves? In less than a moment, Ma Chao had already reached the center of the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)