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Chapter 237 The Death of the Barbarian King

Shifting sand forest.

The Flowing Sand Forest and the Red Cliff Forest are equally famous, both being renowned forest areas in southern Xinjiang.

The only difference is that one is inside the pass and the other is outside the pass.

Looking at the endless sand dunes in the distance, the barbarian king's expression was somewhat inscrutable.

His 300,000-strong army in the southern barbarians was completely wiped out by Zhou Yu's fire in this boundless forest.

The barbarian king could imagine how tragic it must have been when his 300,000 barbarian warriors were burned to death in the vast forest.

"Your Majesty."

"King Kao Shan and his Divine Martial Guards have caught up again."

At this moment, a barbarian general rode up from behind to report.

Upon hearing this, the barbarian king's face flashed with a cold glint; "Since the Mountain King is pursuing us relentlessly and not allowing our army to retreat, then we will fight the Mountain King to the death here."

"Previously, in the Red Cliff Forest, Zhou Yu burned 300,000 of my barbarian warriors to death."

"So today, in this shifting sand forest, we will also bury the Mountain King and the Divine Martial Guard here, which can be considered as comforting the spirits of the priest and the 300,000 warriors of my barbarian tribe."

"The barbarian king said in a cold voice."

Two days have passed since the barbarian king ordered a retreat.

The barbarian king had no idea that the Great Zhou Dynasty's reinforcements, the "Divine Martial Guards," had already arrived at the South Gate Pass two days earlier.

Just as the barbarian king ordered a retreat, King Zhou Zhan of Kaoshan led the Divine Martial Guard reinforcements out of the pass and launched a direct attack on his barbarian army.

The two sides immediately launched into a major battle.

Over the course of two days, the two sides engaged in no fewer than a dozen fierce battles.

King Kao Shan, along with his Divine Martial Guards, relentlessly pursued his barbarian army, forcing them to retreat from outside the South Gate Pass to the Flowing Sand Forest, a distance of several hundred miles, in just two days.

The barbarian king knew that if he didn't completely defeat the Divine Martial Guard behind him, it would be impossible for his barbarian army to retreat peacefully.

"By order of the King, the entire army shall cease its retreat, prepare for battle, and meet the Divine Martial Guard."

The barbarian king gave the order loudly.

"Follow the order."

The barbarian general accepted the order and left.

soon.

With the barbarian king's order, the barbarian army halted and began to prepare for battle.

After two days of fierce fighting with the Divine Martial Guard, the Barbarian King knew that the Divine Martial Guard reinforcements that came to the South Gate Pass consisted of only three guards, with less than 100,000 troops.

This is also a key reason why the Barbarian King dared to stop and try to defeat the Mountain King and the Divine Guard.

Even after more than ten days of casualties attacking the South Gate Pass, his barbarian army still had three times the strength of the Divine Martial Guard.

Even though the Divine Martial Guard was elite, its strength was less than three times that of his barbarian army.

Previously, the barbarian king had intended to withdraw his troops, which is why he didn't get too entangled with the mountain king.

But now that the Mountain King is relentlessly pursuing them, the Barbarian King has no choice but to stop and completely crush the Mountain King and the Divine Martial Guard.

The barbarian king rode on his horse, silently waiting for the mountain king to catch up.

The four barbarian generals stood silently by the barbarian king's side, waiting.

In the fierce battles with the Divine Martial Guards these past two days, another barbarian general has fallen at the hands of Taishi Ci.

Of the nine handsome men, only four remain.

……

More than ten minutes later.

Prince Kaoshan led his Divine Martial Guard army in pursuit.

The two armies faced each other across the distance.

King Zhou Zhan, looking at the barbarian army arrayed and ready for battle, couldn't help but sneer; "Barbarian King, you have twice launched attacks on my Great Zhou and breached the borders of my Great Zhou. You are truly audacious."

"Today, it's too late for your barbarian army to retreat."

"I will show you that the consequence of daring to offend my Great Zhou is annihilation."

"King Zhou Zhan of Kao Shan said loudly."

"King Kao Shan, stop with the nonsense. You think you can wipe out my barbarian army with just the Three Guards and the Divine Martial Guard? You are truly shameless."

"You burned 300,000 of my barbarian warriors to death with a single fire. Today, I, the Great King, will first annihilate you to appease the souls of those 300,000 barbarian warriors."

"attack."

The barbarian king gave the order.

The barbarian army, which had been preparing for battle, charged out in unison.

"kill."

Without saying a word, King Kao Shan led his army to meet the charging barbarian army.

In an instant.

The two armies clashed fiercely.

The sounds of weapons clashing were incessant, and the clashes of battle carried far and wide.

In this desolate land beyond the Great Wall, it seemed exceptionally deafening.

King Zhou Zhan of Kaoshan brandished the Golden Stream Sword in his hand, killing the southern barbarian tribes.

At each ravine, several members of the southern barbarian tribes collapsed to the ground.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, and Jin He were also charging into the Nanman army as if they were in an empty field.

They were all experts. With the barbarian king and barbarian general not appearing, there was simply no one in the barbarian army who could withstand a single blow from Zhou Yu and his companions.

Taishi Ci, in particular, wielded a long spear that resembled the scythe of death, reaping the lives of numerous barbarians with each swing.

However, the barbarian army was simply too large, and even experts like Taishi Ci and Jin He were caught up in the barbarian army for a time.

On the other side, the barbarian king watched the fierce battle on the battlefield with an unchanged expression.

Apart from his 30,000 most elite personal guards, the barbarian king committed all of his barbarian army to the battlefield.

Wasn't Taishi Ci strong?
Wasn't Zhou Yu strong?

The barbarian king refused to believe that no matter how strong Taishi Ci and Zhou Yu were, they could not cause any trouble when they were surrounded by the army.

"Your Majesty, Taishi Ci and his men are too powerful. If this continues, our army will suffer significant losses."

"Should we bring our personal guards with us when we attack? That way we can defeat them faster."

A handsome man, observing the battle, spoke up.

The barbarian king pondered for a moment, then nodded; "The four of you will lead my 20,000 personal guards to launch a direct attack on the left and right wings of the Divine Martial Guard from both sides."

"Remember this: your objective is to defeat the Divine Martial Guard."

"Once the Divine Martial Guard army is defeated, no matter how strong Taishi Ci and his men are individually, they will be powerless to turn the tide."

The barbarian king said, his eyes gleaming.

The barbarian king knew that they didn't have much time to fight the Mountain King Zhou Zhan and his forces repeatedly.

They must defeat the Prince of Kao Shan and the Divine Martial Guard within the shortest possible timeframe.

Then, retreat quickly.

Because the barbarian king was unaware that the Great Zhou court had not yet sent a large army to the southern border.

If these three Divine Martial Guards were merely the vanguard sent by the Great Zhou Dynasty to the southern border, there would be a larger army following behind.

If the barbarians cannot withdraw their troops in time, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, the barbarian king ordered four barbarian generals to lead his personal troops to attack Shenwuwei from both the left and right flanks.

In the Barbarian King's view, as long as the Divine Martial Guard is defeated, no matter how strong Taishi Ci and his companions are, they will not be able to survive if they are caught in the Barbarian army.

There's no need to send the four barbarian generals to directly confront Taishi Ci and his group.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The four barbarian generals, having received their orders, led 20,000 of the barbarian king's personal troops and charged into the battlefield from both the left and right flanks.

The Shenwu Guard's left and right armies were caught off guard when the four barbarian generals led their large armies into battle.

The once orderly military formation was suddenly disrupted, and things became somewhat chaotic.

But the Divine Martial Guards were, after all, the elite forces of the Great Zhou Dynasty to suppress the world, and they quickly regained their formation.

Unfortunately, as the battle continued, the Divine Martial Guard gradually lost ground due to the vast disparity in troop strength.

"You barbarian traitors, die!"

Seeing that the four barbarian generals had led their army to break through the formation of the Divine Martial Guards on the left and right, Taishi Ci shouted and swept his spear horizontally.

A large number of barbarian soldiers around them fell instantly.

Taishi Ci spurred his horse and charged toward a barbarian general, brandishing his long spear incessantly.

Wherever Taishi Ci rode his horse, the southern barbarian tribes were all sent flying by the spear in his hand.

In a short while, Taishi Ci arrived in front of a barbarian general.

The two engaged in a fierce battle.

"Taishi Ci, stop your arrogance."

The other three barbarian generals also knew how powerful Taishi Ci was, and when they saw him charging towards them, they all spurred their horses and joined the battle.

The five of them instantly engaged in a fierce battle.

……

The barbarian king, watching the battlefield from afar, sneered, "The Divine Warriors are already showing signs of weakness; they're just one final blow away."

"Barbarian warriors, follow me in the attack!"

The barbarian king shouted.

He was about to lead the remaining 10,000 personal guards to deliver the final blow to the Divine Martial Guard.

Just then, the earth trembled.

The sound of horses' hooves came galloping from the mountain road beside the sand dunes.

A group of black-armored cavalrymen kicked up clouds of dust and charged into the barbarian king's personal guard from behind in an instant.

The barbarian king had not expected that cavalry would attack from behind them.

Caught completely off guard, before the barbarian king could even order his personal guards to defend, the barbarian army behind him was thrown into chaos.

"Quickly, block this cavalry force for me and surround and kill them on the spot."

The barbarian king, realizing what had happened, didn't have time to think about how the cavalry had suddenly appeared behind them, and immediately shouted.

This army of ten thousand barbarian soldiers was, after all, the barbarian king's personal guard, the most elite barbarian soldiers in the barbarian army.

After a moment of panic, they quickly regained their composure and began to defend against and kill the black-armored cavalry that were charging towards them.

Unfortunately, the elite status of this black-armored cavalry exceeded their expectations.

Especially the burly general leading the group, wielding a halberd, was simply unstoppable.

In just a short while, Lü Bu, leading the Bingzhou wolf cavalry, had already broken through the barbarian king's 10,000 personal guards and arrived in front of the barbarian king.

“These barbarian traitors, taking advantage of the fact that our Great Zhou is out dealing with the Northern Di and Western Rong, dare to raise an army to invade our Great Zhou and attack our South Gate Pass. They deserve to die.”

Lu Bu glanced coldly at the barbarian king and swung his halberd.

"not good."

A chill of death crept into my heart.

The barbarian king's expression changed, and he drew his sword to defend himself.

"puff."

It's a pity that everything is in vain.

After the first strike.

The barbarian king's head flew off and rolled to the ground.

As for the barbarian king's sword, it immediately broke into several pieces.

The barbarian king never imagined that the situation, on the verge of defeating the Divine Guard army and achieving a great victory, would suddenly turn around.

Even he, the barbarian king, lost his life here.

The commotion here did not escape the notice of those on the battlefield.

Zhou Yu's eyes flickered inexplicably as he looked at the banners on the cavalry that had charged into the rear of the barbarian king's personal army from the Flowing Sand Forest.

"General Lü arrived so quickly."

"I originally planned to wait until the Barbarian King entered the battlefield before making a move, but it seems that's no longer necessary."

Upon seeing Lü Bu arrive with his Bingzhou wolf cavalry, Zhou Yu muttered to himself.

"Divine Warriors, change formation, annihilate the barbarians."

Immediately, Zhou Yu shouted.

Upon hearing the sound, the Divine Martial Guards, whose formation had been disrupted by the barbarians, instantly changed their formation.

The Divine Martial Guards were in high spirits, showing no signs of weakness whatsoever.

It's obvious that the weakened state of the Divine Guards that the Barbarian King saw earlier was something Zhou Yu deliberately showed him.

The purpose, of course, was to make the barbarian king believe that victory was assured, thus luring him into the game.

Now that Lü Bu has led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to attack the Barbarian King's personal army from the rear, Zhou Yu no longer needs to wait.

The formation changed.

The Divine Martial Guards, working in perfect unison, charged into the Southern Barbarian army. Initially at a disadvantage, they quickly gained the upper hand by changing their formations.

……

"Your Majesty."

the other side.

The four barbarian generals who were fighting Taishi Ci all changed their expressions drastically when they saw Lu Bu sever the barbarian king's head with a single halberd strike.

They never expected that a cavalry force would emerge from behind the barbarian king.

Moreover, in just a few minutes, they cut through the barbarian king's 10,000 personal guards, and the barbarian king was beheaded without any resistance and died at their hands.

"die."

Taishi Ci pierced the throat of one of the barbarian generals with his spear, and then swept the spear back towards the other three barbarian generals.

Originally, these four barbarian generals could barely hold off Taishi Ci. Now that one of them is dead, the remaining three barbarian generals are even less of a match for Taishi Ci.

After a dozen or so moves.

The three barbarian generals also died one after another under Taishi Ci's spear.

……

After killing the barbarian king with a single halberd strike, Lü Bu did not hesitate and led the Bingzhou wolf cavalry directly from the rear to attack the barbarian army's formation.

Under the charge of Lü Bu and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry, the barbarian army's formation was broken in an instant.

With the fate of the barbarian king and the four barbarian generals at stake, the barbarian army was thrown into complete chaos within minutes.

"The king is dead."

"The commander-in-chief is dead too."

"Run."

The barbarian army began to collapse.

……

Half an hour later.

Outside the shifting sand forest.

Corpses littered the ground, along with severed limbs.

Although the great battle ended in the defeat of the Southern Barbarian army, the Divine Martial Guard also suffered many casualties.

King Zhou Zhan looked at Lü Bu, his face somewhat pale, and said, "General Lü, you've come just in time."

"If you hadn't attacked from behind and caught the barbarians off guard, even if we were to eventually defeat the Southern Barbarian army, the Divine Martial Guard would have paid a heavy price."

Lu Bu put away his halberd; "I was just following orders, Your Highness is too kind."

"Now that the barbarian king is dead, the barbarian army has also been defeated."

"Then my mission is complete."

"Next, the task of attacking the barbarian lands rests on your shoulders."

"I will lead the wolf riders back to the northern frontier shortly."

Lu Bu addressed the King of Kao Shan and Zhou Yu, among others.

Lü Bu led his wolf cavalry on a thousand-mile raid, intending to launch a surprise attack on the Nanman army from the rear and help the King of Kaoshan and his men defeat the Nanman army.

Once the Nanman army is defeated, Lü Bu's mission will be accomplished.

As for what follows, attacking the southern barbarian lands and wiping out the barbarian tribes, that's a matter for King Zhou Zhan and Zhou Yu.

It has nothing to do with Lü Bu.

"General Lü, won't you rest for a day before returning?"

"I am King Zhou Zhan," asked the mountain king.

Lu Bu shook his head; "No, the Northern Barbarians have just been wiped out, and there are quite a few prisoners. The situation is still somewhat unstable, and I must return to the front immediately to oversee things."

"Lu Bu said."

After saying this, Lü Bu mounted his horse, bid farewell to King Zhou Zhan and Zhou Yu, and left with his wolf cavalry.

It can truly be said that they came and went in a hurry.

After Lü Bu left, King Zhou Zhan of Kao Shan began to order the cleanup of the battlefield and the treatment of the wounded soldiers of the Shenwu Guard.

(End of this chapter)