Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Chapter 98: What King Do You Say You Are?

Looking at the constantly opening city gate and the myriad lights faintly visible behind it, Yan Baihu seemed to see his future of conquering Wu County, even occupying the entire Wu Commandery and completely becoming a king.

"Charge!"

"Follow me, 'Virtuous King of Eastern Wu,' and charge in!!"

Yan Baihu shouted loudly, and when the entire city gate was half-opened, Yan Baihu couldn't wait to rush in.

The numerous bandits who were roaring and gathering around Yan Baihu were equally excited to see the wide-open city of Wu County, as if they were seeing a peerless beauty with her legs spread, waiting for them to take whatever they wanted.

Compared to Yan Baihu's self-proclaimed "Virtuous King of Eastern Wu," the title "Bandit King" was undoubtedly more recognized by the many crude bandits, who shouted loudly.

"Long live the Bandit King!"

"Follow the Bandit King and kill our way in; everything inside is ours."

"Bandit King! Bandit King! Bandit King!"

For a time, not only at the city gate where Yan Baihu was located, but also the bandits attacking the other two city gates, as the gates were opened from the inside, their morale was greatly boosted, and they shouted slogans as they surged into the city like a tide.

Luo Bin, who remained behind, witnessed this scene from afar, a trace of pity in his eyes, and said in a low voice.

"As a chess piece, they must be qualified in Mr. Zikun's eyes, right? In this way, the lord will completely win the hearts of the people of Wu Commandery, and there will be no more obstacles from bandits and aristocratic families in Wu Commandery…"

Just then, a rustling sound came from around Luo Bin.

When the twenty bandits protecting Luo Bin drew their sabers and formed a formation to protect Luo Bin in the middle, they realized that they had been surrounded by a group of soldiers in leather armor at some point.

"Mr. Luo Bin, be careful! This is likely the commandery soldiers from other counties supporting Wu County…"

The bandit leader guarding Luo Bin was a confidant of Yan Baihu, and the "X" scar on his face jumped constantly as he spoke in a low voice.

"Mr. Luo Bin, wait a moment, I will try my best to open a gap for you to break through; please, Mr. Luo Bin, escape as soon as possible, and we will do our best to cover your retreat."

However, before the fierce bandit could explain more, the soldiers who had surrounded them, led by a burly man, took the initiative to launch an attack on them.

"Puchi ~ ~"

"Ah! ! !"

"Break through! Break through! !"

A small-scale battle between only a few dozen people came and went quickly…

Especially when the burly man leading the charge approached Luo Bin, Luo Bin recognized that it was Xiahou Bo, the "Clerk of Bandit Affairs," and understood that there would be no suspense in this battle.

In less than a moment, the twenty bandits were almost all killed by Xiahou Bo alone; not to mention opening a gap to break through, not even one escaped.

Luo Bin lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the last fierce bandit who was still protecting him, whose eyes seemed to reveal unwillingness to have failed to protect his escape before he died.

"Bandits also have many loyal people…"

Luo Bin murmured in a low voice, understanding that the fierce bandit risked his life to protect him simply because of the mission that Yan Baihu had given him.

Xiahou Bo walked to Luo Bin and stood still, cupping his fist and saying.

"By order of the lord, I have come to protect you, sir."

Luo Bin nodded slightly, suppressing the complexity that had just arisen in his heart, replaced by a bit of excitement and agitation.

'The lord really didn't forget me, and I didn't fail him; even at the time when the bandits are attacking the city, he still did not forget to send General Xiahou to rescue me…'

At this moment, Luo Bin only felt that his previous actions of impersonating a scholar hijacked by the Yellow Turbans under the orders of Jia Xu and Li Ji, lurking in Yan Baihu's camp as a spy… were worth it!

'I was originally an unfulfilled scholar, but I was appreciated by the lord and brought under his command, and I was valued by Mr. Wenhe and Mr. Zikun…'

Luo Bin took a deep breath, suppressing the constantly surging thoughts in his heart, and quickly returned the salute.

"Thank you, General Xiahou, for coming in person; I wonder where the lord is now?"

"The lord is preparing a banquet in the city to celebrate the victory for Mr. Luo Bin and others after the battle."

Xiahou Bo replied, and then, after waiting for his soldiers to individually deliver the final blow to the fallen bandits, confirming that there were no survivors, he escorted Luo Bin away.

At this moment, the bandits attacking Wu County had already poured into the city.

Just as the bandits had all rushed in, the wide-open city gate suddenly burst into flames, completely blocking their retreat, and what appeared in front of the bandits was not a chaotic and scattered group of commandery soldiers.

Instead, in front of the bandits in three different directions, there were well-prepared military formations with shield soldiers and spearmen in the front, slowly advancing towards the swarming commandery soldiers.

The gap between elite soldiers and disorganized bandits…

The gap between forming a military formation and being scattered and unorganized…

Was vividly displayed at this moment!

Although there were many brave people among the bandits, facing the sudden advance of the military formation, they took the initiative to meet it, but from a distance, it was just like moths flying into the flame, constantly crashing into it and turning into ashes.

This scene made Yan Baihu, who was hiding among the bandits, feel cold all over.

How could this be?

How could this be like this?

This was clearly a brilliant plan of internal cooperation to take advantage of Wu County's unpreparedness to break through the city in one fell swoop…

Why would there be a pre-arranged military formation in the city?

Even if many bandits were not necessarily going to lose in a one-on-one fight with the soldiers, facing the advance of a military formation composed of elites, this was simply something that the bandits could not resist in a narrow terrain.

Tricked… Tricked?

Could it be that Yan Yu was exposed and betrayed me?

Countless thoughts kept emerging in Yan Baihu's mind, and he subconsciously wanted to retreat to preserve his strength.

However, when Yan Baihu looked at the city gate behind him, which had been completely blocked by the fire, Yan Baihu's heart could not help but sink completely.

With no way to advance or retreat, Yan Baihu was instead aroused with bloodiness and shouted.

"My sons, we have no way out; if we want to live, if we want the countless wealth and beauties in the city, there is only one way…"

"That is to put ourselves in a desperate situation and kill the Han army in front of us!!"

"Follow me, Yan Baihu, and kill!!!"

Immediately, Yan Baihu personally led hundreds of his fierce confidants to actively charge towards the military formation in front of him, trying to forcibly tear open a gap with his martial prowess that shook Wu Commandery.

As long as they could break the military formation, many bandits would swarm up, and the outcome would still be unknown.

Yan Baihu's actions also greatly boosted the morale of the bandits, and many bandit leaders from different mountain strongholds also led their confidants to charge up after Yan Baihu.

"Follow up, follow up!"

"Bandit King, mighty, follow the Bandit King!"

"Follow the Bandit King and kill through the Han army!"

…

Just then, the slowly advancing military formation opened a gap.

A black horse slowly stepped out from it, carrying a black-faced man with a swallow's jaw, tiger's whiskers, and a leopard's head and ringed eyes, and the zhangba snake spear he was holding upside down was dragging on the ground, making bursts of harsh noises.

As soon as Yan Baihu saw this, he immediately understood that this black-faced man was probably the general of the Han army formation in front of him, and a surge of energy and blood immediately began to churn.

As long as he killed this black-faced man, the Han army formation would inevitably be thrown into chaos, and then he would lead the bandits to take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill…

They could win!

Yan Baihu's eyes narrowed, his ferocity was completely aroused, and his face, like a fierce tiger, became ferocious, and he shouted.

"Yan Baihu, the Virtuous King of Eastern Wu, is here; bandit general, accept your death!"

In the next moment, Yan Baihu's war horse suddenly accelerated, bringing Yan Baihu closer to the black-faced man, and the spear in his hand flashed, stabbing towards the black-faced man's vital throat.

In an instant, Yan Baihu's eyes burst out with a gleam.

At such a distance, although the black-faced man's weapon, the zhangba snake spear, was long, it would definitely be too late to block the spear.

Even if the black-faced man managed to dodge this stab by luck, the black-faced man was still standing still, and with the two sides unable to widen the distance, Yan Baihu believed that the spear in his hand was shorter and would definitely have an advantage over the exaggeratedly long snake spear.

Just as Yan Baihu watched as the tip of the spear was about to approach the black-faced man's throat, a large hand like a cattail fan suddenly grabbed the spear shaft at the end closest to the tip of the spear.

The spear changed from extreme motion to extreme stillness, and under the huge inertia, the spear shaft seemed to make a whimper, and the straight spear shaft arched into a clear arc at that moment.

How could this be possible?

However, before Yan Baihu could react to this shocking fact, a thunderous sound suddenly poured into Yan Baihu's ears.

"What King Did You Say You Are?!!!"

Almost like a substantial sound wave, Yan Baihu's brain buzzed.

Then, the black-faced man suddenly pulled the other end of the spear shaft, directly pulling Yan Baihu, who was still instinctively holding the spear, over.

At that moment, Yan Baihu felt as if his whole person was flying to the clouds; not only was his head buzzing, but even his body was rising into the air.

When Yan Baihu reacted, he had already been lifted into the air by the black-faced man with one hand pinching his neck.

"Let go!"

Yan Baihu instinctively resisted, but it was of no use at all, but rather like a monkey constantly twisting its body.

"Don't you know that Gaozu set the rule that 'no one other than the Liu family can be called king'? What kind of king do you think you are?"

The black-faced man shouted again, causing Yan Baihu's eardrums to sting for a while, and then the other hand suddenly slapped Yan Baihu's face.

"Pa!"

This huge and crisp sound could not be completely covered up even on the noisy battlefield.

Countless bandits witnessed the astonishing scene, seeing their "Bandit King" sent flying through the air with a single slap, spinning two and a half times before landing directly within the ranks of the Han army.

At that moment, many bandits even wondered if it was Yan Baihu's helmet or his skull that had been sent flying in the other direction by that slap…

“Gulp~”

Countless bandits swallowed nervously, stunned in place, the small amount of morale that had been boosted by Yan Baihu completely shattered.