Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2177 Three Cities Conquered in Two Days, Ziyi Traps the Flame Emperor

Of course, while Zhao Yun didn't object to Xiong Kuohai's idea, he wouldn't actually help him capture the two women.

His desire to capture these two men was merely a ploy to gather a few more talents for the Han Dynasty!

As for the female general Duan Meng, although she was quite capable, her weapon was simply not suitable for battlefield combat.

As for Heng Ai, although she is also a grandmaster, she is also constantly restrained in order to protect Cheng Yun.

After thirty rounds, the two women were injured in the wrists and then knocked unconscious and captured by Zhao Yun.

The two female generals protecting her had been knocked unconscious and captured. By this time, Cheng Yun's elite soldiers had been almost wiped out, and the remaining soldiers, of varying quality, scattered and fled at the first impact.

Therefore, at this point, Cheng Yun naturally had nowhere to escape.

Zhao Yun held his Dragon Gallant Spear to his neck.

Zhao Yun removed his helmet, revealing his silver armor stained with the dust of battle and specks of dark red.

He gazed at the fierce enemy general before him, his voice calm, tinged with a barely perceptible sigh.

"General Cheng, the Yan Dynasty is on the verge of collapse, and your lord is no longer the chosen one. General, your bravery and valor are unparalleled in the world. Why not abandon the darkness and embrace the light to help the Han Dynasty? Zilong is willing to introduce you to the Han."

Within the Great Yan Dynasty, Cheng Yun was undoubtedly among the most virtuous. Zhao Yun couldn't bear to let someone like him be buried with the soon-to-be-destroyed Great Yan.

"Zhao Zilong! Enough of this! Cheng Yun has received great favor from the Lord, and I will repay it with my life! How can I cling to life, betray the Lord for personal glory, and tarnish my family's reputation?"

He straightened up abruptly, completely ignoring the spear pressed against his neck, his eyes sharp as knives: "Now that I'm in your hands, I only ask for a swift death! Give me a quick death! Don't humiliate me!"

A complex light flashed in Zhao Yun's deep eyes—a mixture of regret and respect.

Zhao Yun had already seen too much determination in the other person's eyes.

Some people can be persuaded to surrender after being captured, but for others, it is ultimately a regret.

"Does the general have any last words?"

Cheng Yun decided to grant this loyal and righteous general his wish, to uphold his loyalty and righteousness, and to ensure his future reputation for loyalty and righteousness.

Cheng Yun glanced at Zhao Yun, and there was a hint of relief in his eyes, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

He stopped looking at the swords and spears around him, and stopped looking at the chaotic battlefield. Instead, he carefully straightened his tattered armor.

Then, he bent his knees and knelt upright on the cold earth in an almost solemn posture, facing the eastern sky.

"My lord is in the east!" Cheng Yun's voice, filled with his last strength and utmost loyalty, resounded like a vow throughout the brief silence, "One must not die facing west!"

The moment the words left his mouth, a cold, sharp light flashed like a shooting star!

There were no screams, only the dull thud of a head rolling off the ground and the trembling of a body crashing to the ground.

"A loyal and righteous person must not be humiliated!"

"Guards, prepare a grand burial for General Cheng!" Zhao Yun sighed.

When two armies clash, it's a pity that they each serve their own side, leaving behind too much helplessness!

With Cheng Yun dead, the so-called garrison had no chance of resisting at all, and one by one they threw down their weapons.

As for these surrendered soldiers, those who had been conscripted, Zhao Yun screened them out and sent them back to farming.

As for those prisoners exhibiting signs of illness, he banished them to labor camps, suicide squads, and the like.

The advent of troop transport vehicles freed up a significant amount of manpower and resources for transporting supplies, fodder, and any military materials.

Because after the advent of troop transport vehicles, there would no longer be 100,000 troops, but 200,000 to 300,000 farmers would need to be conscripted to ensure logistics.

However, this does not mean that civilian labor is completely unnecessary. With 100,000 soldiers, about 20,000 civilians still need to be conscripted to help them with various miscellaneous tasks.

The reason Zhao Yun and the others stayed behind was to let them complete these tasks.

At worst, when the moat needs to be filled in someday, we can just pile them up first. After all, they were all prisoners to begin with, so their origins weren't exactly innocent.

Meanwhile, Xu Muyun and his group, who were trying to break through, did not have it so easy. Being surrounded on three sides and leaving one open did not mean that the last side was completely ignored.

They will definitely assign people to this area, but they won't make it public.

Therefore, the three of them, leading more than a hundred soldiers, had only run a short distance when they ran into Wang Shenqi, who was blocking their way.

If it were a contest of bravery, then Wang Shenqi would certainly not be qualified to compare with the Huangfu Chaoyun brothers.

However, Wang Shenqi was a shrewd and resourceful general. With three thousand troops behind him, how could he possibly engage in any reckless bravery?
Before the enemy could even charge forward, he decisively ordered his archers to unleash a volley of arrows.

By the time Huangfu Chaoyun and his men could see who it was, they had already lost nearly half of their own men.

These men didn't dare to force their way into the enemy's 3,000-strong army. If they had tried, they would have been shot down by arrows before even engaging in close combat.

Therefore, some people have no choice but to change direction.

After a fierce battle, only Huangfu Chaoyun managed to escape with the help of the wounded Xu Muyun.

Wang Shenqi may not be able to compare with people like Huangfu Chaoyun in terms of martial prowess, but that doesn't mean he is not skilled. After all, he is recorded in historical books as being good at riding and archery, so he must have some skill.

Xu Muyun was shot by an arrow by Wang Shenqi during the breakout process.

Wang Shenqi also tried to kill Qiang Wu, but Qiang Wu's archery skills were far superior to Wang Shenqi's. A skilled archer also possesses excellent arrow defense; Wang Shenqi fired several arrows, all of which were dodged by the opponent.

However, Qiang Wu ultimately failed to break through the encirclement. His life's skills lay in his bow and arrow, and his close combat abilities were truly lacking.

Surrounded by so many soldiers, Huangfu Chaoyun was barely able to protect himself, let alone spare any energy to deal with the others. In the end, he was dragged off his horse by a group of Han soldiers and died from multiple spear wounds.

Although Huangfu Chaoyun managed to escape with the injured Xu Muyun, Wang Shenqi blocked the way to Ping County. As a result, they had no choice but to temporarily detour south to Guangyang, take a long detour, and then head north to return.

However, by the time he was about to turn back, not only Ping County, but also most of Heyang Road, including Pingyuan County and even Linshui County to the north of Pingyuan County, had already fallen into Li Jing's hands.

Meanwhile, just as Zhao Yun was about to join forces with Yang Cunzhong and Anubis to besiege Ping County from three directions after breaking through Yun County, Guo Ziyi, without Li Jing's orders, sent his Flying Feather Legion to rush towards Linshui County.

Or rather, he did not act without Li Jing's orders, but rather acted first and reported later. Of the 50,000 Flying Feather Legion, he directly mobilized 20,000 troops and sent them all to join Linshui County.

The people who set up the snare arrived too suddenly, and the opportunity was fleeting; sometimes there was simply no time to ask for permission.

Therefore, Guo Ziyi could only resort to the tactic of acting first and reporting later, sending troops first and then completing the formalities later.

The story begins when Yan Bingyun, the son of Yan Ruohai, the garrison commander of Luowang Dacang, barged into Guo Ziyi's tent.

Yan Bingyun brought Guo Ziyi a message, or more precisely, a trace of a person: the Great Yan prince, Xuanyuan Huang's biological son.

Xuanyuan Huang's son is now on his way to Yinchuan County, the seat of Linshui Prefecture.

Da Hong did not believe that Pingyuan County had enough troops to stop Li Jing. Furthermore, the capture of either Chengyuan County to the east of Pingyuan County or Linshui County to the north of Pingyuan and Chengyuan Counties would directly threaten Qingnan Road to the east of Heyang.

Therefore, these two paths must strengthen their defenses.

However, Dahong is currently suffering from a lack of troops, and with insufficient manpower, he cannot even focus on defending these two areas.

After all, the strategic location of the area that Da Hong is currently focusing on defending is equally important. The area he is currently defending is also adjacent to Qingnan Road, and is even not far from the battlefield of Xuan Yuanhuang and Yue Fei.

If he were to withdraw his troops here, and Li Jing and Guo Ziyi were to suddenly launch an attack, it would directly threaten Xuanyuan Huang's flank. That area is where nearly half of the Great Yan's army is concentrated, and it is something that absolutely cannot be lost.

With his troops severely insufficient, Xuanyuan Huang's biological son, as a prince of the Great Yan, personally petitioned Da Hong to take charge of Linshui County and organize the local soldiers and civilians to resist.

With the body of a prince, he inspired the fighting spirit of the entire Great Yan Dynasty.

As for Chengyuan County, it was handed over to Da Chang, the governor of Heyang, to take charge of it.

Da Hong certainly didn't want the Prince of Da Yan to take the risk himself, but what better way did he have at the moment?

Therefore, he gritted his teeth and spared three thousand elite soldiers to hand over to this prince, and even Tetis, the celestial-level guard sent to him by Xuanyuan Huang.

Thetis, also known as Tethys, is one of the twelve Titans in Greek mythology. She is the goddess of the ocean, the mother of three thousand sea goddesses and the source of almost all rivers. Her strength has reached the mid-stage of the Celestial Realm.

On the surface, this was just a force of three thousand reinforcements sent to Linshui; no one would know that a prince of the Great Yan Dynasty was hidden among them.

Unfortunately, the Luowang organization found out!

Dahon sent Tetis to the prince's side as a guard, which was definitely out of good intentions, considering that he only had this one celestial-level guard by his side.

After all, there are only a handful of Celestials in the Great Yan Dynasty. Not even a prince has one. He only has Xuan Yuan Jingcheng, a half-step Celestial, and Xuan Yuan Xiao, a Grandmaster. What merit does Da Hong have to produce a second one?
But it was precisely his good intentions and loyalty that led him to harm the prince.

This group of people traveled quickly in troop transport vehicles. By the time Yan Bingyun received the news, he personally rode at full speed to Guo Ziyi's location. Time was already very tight, and there was no time for Guo Ziyi to consult Li Jing.

If we had waited for Guo Ziyi to go through all that process, the other party would have already arrived at their destination.

Therefore, at this time, Guo Ziyi could only disobey some military orders when he was in the field.

Of course, if this were to succeed, it would be the standard template for a general in the field who can disobey orders.

But if we lose, that would be disregarding military orders and subject to military law.

Because this time they needed to bypass the various levels of the Great Yan regime in Linshui County, once they got inside, their logistics couldn't keep up.

Therefore, although Guo Ziyi only brought 20,000 troops, he transferred an extra horse to each of the 20,000 cavalrymen from the other 30,000 Flying Feather Legion, just to carry three more days' worth of food.

Just seventy miles outside Yinchuan County, Guo Ziyi successfully intercepted the enemy, annihilating their three thousand troops and forcing them to retreat into a small town not far away.

After that, Guo Ziyi's 20,000 troops surrounded the small town.

It was a small town with few garrison troops. He was already quite lucky to have escaped here. Of the three thousand men he had with him, only a few were left.

Therefore, even if they managed to break through and enter this small town, it was still a desperate situation, as Guo Ziyi's 20,000 troops trapped them inside.

To cover the prince's escape, these three thousand soldiers fought bravely. After all, they were three thousand men carefully selected by Da Hong, and were undoubtedly the elite of the Great Yan.

Facing a force of 20,000 Flying Feather Legion soldiers, they were still able to fight bravely and were not directly intimidated until more than 40% of them were killed or wounded, at which point they began to collapse.

An army that can only collapse after suffering 30% casualties is already a rare elite force, but these 3,000 men collapsed only after suffering more than 40% casualties, which is the best illustration of the quality of this army.

During the enemy's breakout attempt, Guo Ziyi naturally pursued them relentlessly, determined not to let them escape easily.

Therefore, in addition to the three thousand elite soldiers fighting to the death, Tetis and Xuanyuan Xiao also risked their lives to cover the rear, which gave Xuanyuan Jingcheng the opportunity to break through with the prince.

The Flying Feather Legion also has many experts, including not only Shi Yongkai and Wang Yanzhang, who are both at the level of divine generals.

Moreover, the four great spearmen, including Wang Yanzhang, Liu Tianxiao, Luo Cheng, Bian Junwu, and Wang Yanzhang, are all within the Flying Feather Legion. With the amplification of their combination skills, these four can completely act as two or more god-general level combatants.

Although Xuanyuan Xiao is a grandmaster, he is only a grandmaster!

A single charge by a thousand cavalrymen of the Flying Feather Legion turned him into a pile of minced meat.

The power of a grandmaster is insignificant in the face of a thousand cavalrymen charging forward.

Unlike the generals who were protected by inner soft armor and outer armor, they were alone in the enemy formation and could not withstand attacks from all sides for a long time.

Tethys, being in the middle stage of the Celestial Realm, was also in a difficult position.

(End of this chapter)