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Chapter 786: Su Yao is unstoppable, Bai Bo's army is annihilated (Chapter 5K8)

Early in the morning, Han troops gathered outside Baibo Village.

Su Yao's figure standing on his horse with his spear in hand looked like a god in the eyes of the defenders on the city wall.

The wall of Baibo Fort, built against the mountain, is about four meters high, but at this moment the hands of the guards holding the spears are shaking slightly.

Faced with Su Yao's single-handed challenge outside the city, none of the tens of thousands of Baibo soldiers in the city dared to step forward.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Guo on the city wall turned pale and regretted deeply.

To be honest, this is Su Yao’s second invitation to a fight.

Just as the sky was getting light, Su Yao issued a challenge.

At that time, probably because his previous efforts were so effective, some people actually dared to go out of the city to fight.

He was a man named Chu, who was in his twenties. Although he was not very smart, he was strong, pious and brave.

This time, facing Su Yao's invitation to fight, the warrior Chu directly stepped forward and requested to fight. He claimed that he had received guidance from Laojun during the Guo Tai sacrifice and was blessed with divine power. He had a golden body that was indestructible by swords and spears, and he would be able to chop off Su Yao's head and make great contributions to the Baibo Army.

And Mr. Guo was also bewitched and believed the man's evil and his lies. He really thought that he had received the true teachings of General Tiangong and had great magical powers and such miraculous effects.

Immediately, Mr. Guo happily ordered his men to send him out of the city to fight to the death with Su Yao.

Next, he saw an extremely absurd scene.

After the warrior surnamed Chu left the city, he brandished a big sword, muttered something, and rushed towards Su Yao with great momentum. Especially before the charge, he threw away his armor and his upper body was naked as if he had really been blessed by the golden body. He was really confident.

As a result, facing his charge, Su Yao did not dodge or evade, but just waved his hand casually when the two of them were close.
"Invulnerable? That's it??"

As a cold light flashed, Su Yao's horse spear directly pierced through Chu Zhuangshi's heart, and then lifted it up.

Immediately afterwards, the warrior Chu was knocked away like a kite with a broken string. He fell heavily to the ground, spitting blood from his mouth and died on the spot.

"Mom!"

"Can't even get through?"

"How could it be like this?!"

Su Yao's instant kill left the Baibo Army soldiers on the city wall stunned, and the fear in their hearts reached its peak in an instant.

During the Han Dynasty, feudal superstition was the mainstream social trend. From the emperor to the ministers, everyone believed in the magic of gods, ghosts, witches and sorcery.

Therefore, although Su Yao’s previous superhuman performance was a bit off the mark, many people could accept it in their hearts.

The difference is that people in one's own camp often claim that it is destiny, magic or the descent of stars, while those on the enemy side often slander it as demons, evil stars, evil spirits and so on.

In short, for these superstitious people, they have their own set of self-consistent views to understand Su Yao's existence.

Therefore, before the warrior surnamed Chu went into battle, many of the soldiers of the Baibo Army truly believed that their commander Guo Tai had prayed to the gods and that the evildoer surnamed Su would be in great trouble.

As a result, reality was like a cruel slap in the face.

The tragic death of the warrior Chu not only caused the faith of the Baibo Army's soldiers to collapse instantly, but also made them feel unprecedented fear of Su Yao.

Who on earth is this demon that even Laojun's magic can't deal with? !
"Is there anyone else coming?"

"Someone come and fight me!"

"What should we do now, Commander Qu?"

Guo Tai stood on the city wall, looking at Su Yao below the city with fear in his heart, and he dared not take any risks anymore.

He knew very well that the Baibo Army was now in a desperate situation. The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Sushui not only caused the Baibo Army to lose most of its elite troops, but also caused the morale of the soldiers to plummet to the bottom.

Now, facing Su Yao, a seemingly invincible enemy, they felt nothing but fear.

"Pass the order down, close the city gates tightly, and no one is allowed to go into battle without my permission."

Mrs. Guo ordered in a deep voice:

"At the same time, strengthen patrols in the city to prevent sneak attacks by the enemy. Everyone should be on guard at all times. Success or failure depends on this!"

Looking at the soldiers who were busy receiving orders, Guo Tai's face was as gloomy as water. Even though he knew that avoiding battle was despicable and would damage morale, he had no choice at the moment. He ordered a strict defense, trying to rely on the city walls to slow down Su Yao's advance and make a final resistance.

Seeing that the Baibo Army stayed indoors and refused to come out, Su Yao stopped talking nonsense with them and made preparations for the final decisive battle.

Faced with the Baibo Village which was packed with garrison soldiers, Su Yao did not try any surprise attack strategies this time, but chose to attack the city in an open and honest manner.

The preliminary preparations have been done sufficiently, whether it is to weaken the overall strength of the Baibo Army or to undermine their morale. Now Guo Tai's troops who have retreated to the Baibo Valley are like trapped beasts and cannot be compared with the elite troops under his command.

Therefore, after Su Yao had finally hit the morale of the Baibo army by challenging them to a duel, he turned back to the central army tent and ordered Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Hou Cheng and others to encircle the Baibo village, aiming to achieve the goal in one battle and completely wipe out the enemy. With Su Yao's order, the Han army camp suddenly became busy.

Generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei quickly assembled their troops and, in accordance with Su Yao's deployment, led elite infantry and cavalry to form a tight encirclement of Baibo Village.

Baibo Village, built on the mountain, had only three walls and was surrounded by the Han army in just one day.

The Baibo Army, which did not dare to go out to fight, could only watch helplessly as the Han Army, which was less than one-third of their number, showed off their might outside the city, gradually narrowed the encirclement, and then used local materials outside the city to build siege equipment.

Three days passed in a flash, and the Han army, which had been shouting and cursing every day, finally behaved like gentlemen today. They stopped shouting and decided to conquer the enemy by force.

Outside Baibo Village, war drums thundered and shouts of killing shook the sky.

"So fast?!"

"They were ready in three days?"

When Guo Tai heard the sound of war drums outside the city, he hurried to the city wall.

The Han troops were seen in neat formation, arranged in square formations, and each team had several rows of soldiers carrying ladders on their shoulders.

"You think you can take over Baibo Village with just these crude equipment?!"

Mrs. Guo was so angry that she laughed.

He thought that the Han army would be well prepared and would create a huge crisis for him in the first wave of attack. For this reason, he had not slept well in the past three days.

However, he did not expect that the Han army in front of him was so bold and reckless that they actually wanted to capture his city just by climbing ladders?
That ladder is not a cloud ladder. It lacks shield protection and has no fixed devices such as winches and grappling hooks. It is entirely erected by manpower and is very easy to be destroyed by the defenders.

Of course, this ladder is not all bad. Its biggest advantage is that it can be built in three days and used by thousands of troops.

"The time for revenge has come!"

Mrs. Guo calmed down and gave a stern order:
"Pass the order down, everyone get ready, once the enemy approaches the city wall, hit them hard!"

Upon hearing this, the defenders of the Baibo Army were cheered up. They clenched their weapons, stood ready, and prepared to meet the attack of the Han Army.

If they were to face real battles, they might be afraid of the Han army's offensive.

But they just focused on destroying the Han army's ladders and relying on the city walls for long-range shooting, which naturally did not pose any problem for them.

So, under Guo Tai's order, Baibo's soldiers were on high alert. They stared at the Han army column that was getting closer and closer to the city, and many of them even felt an inexplicable sense of ridicule in their hearts.

"Arrogant soldiers will be defeated!"

"Huang Tian is standing!"

Amid the shouts, the spirits of the Baibo soldiers were rekindled.

However, they had no idea that the ants climbing up the city wall were just trying to end it as quickly as possible. The real killer move was naturally Su Yao himself.

In the sunlight, there were suddenly some different movements in the running queue.

In front of the main gate, a team of Han soldiers who were about to reach the city wall suddenly erected ladders in advance.

They did not erect it directly on the city wall, but instead propped it up at an angle at a slight distance, just like a runway.

Su Yao, who had been prepared for this, took advantage of this opportunity, holding a sword in hand, galloped forward on his warhorse, and then leaped forward with all his might.
"what?!"

“Fly, fly up?!!”

"Oh no! Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

"I'm here, my master!"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Su Yao's red figure flashed across the sky like lightning, and his warhorse drew a graceful arc in the air and landed steadily on the wall of Baibo Village. His appearance caused the Baibo soldiers on the wall to panic and become a mess.

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is invincible!"

Seeing this, the Han army soldiers below the city cheered and their morale was boosted, while the Baibo soldiers on the city immediately lost their courage and cried out in grief:
"Oh my god - don't kill me!"

"Monster, it really is a monster!"

“Run, run, ahhhh!”

Faced with Su Yao's shining blade, the Baibo soldiers on the wall were immediately scared to death.

Although they heard from the defeated soldiers that Su Yao had single-handedly defeated their navy and ridden a Pegasus across the Sushui River.

But seeing is believing after all. Seeing Su Yao appear like a god descending from heaven was more horrifying than any rumors.

The Baibo soldiers, whose morale had already been shaken by the previous series of defeats, completely collapsed at this moment.

They did not dare to face Su Yao's blade and chose to drop their weapons and flee.

For a moment, the city wall, which was not wide to begin with, was overwhelmed by the fleeing soldiers. Many Baibo Army soldiers were even pushed off the wall in the chaos, and were covered in blood.

Su Yao's arrival, like an invincible god of war, completely shattered their fantasies.

"Hahaha!"

"Die, you bastard!"

Su Yao laughed out loud at the shameful appearance of the Baibo Army. He waved his Mo Dao and began the happy harvesting time.

He was alone on a horse, holding a Mo Dao in his hand, and charging on the city wall. With a few slashes of his sword, countless Baibo bandits were killed, with blood splattering everywhere.

The Baibo Army soldiers on the city wall were shocked by Su Yao's bravery. They had never seen such a terrifying enemy.

Those warriors who once boasted of being brave and fearless were now like lambs to be slaughtered in front of Su Yao, unable to fight back at all.

"General Qu, run away!" On the city wall, a trusted general shouted in fear, trying to pull away the already dazed Guo Tai.

However, Mrs. Guo seemed to be nailed to the spot, unable to move.

He stared with wide eyes at the devil-like figure in front of him, his heart filled with fear and despair.

Every time Su Yao swung his sword, the Baibo Army soldiers screamed and blood splattered.

The dazzling sword light seemed to be able to cut through everything, tearing the Baibo Army's defense line into pieces.

"No, it's impossible..."

Guo Tai murmured to himself, he couldn't accept what he saw.

How could the Baibo Village that he had painstakingly built be easily conquered by an enemy?
This is like a nightmare!
However, the reality was so cruel that it did not allow him to have any illusions.

Su Yao's figure kept shuttling back and forth on the city wall, and wherever he went, the Baibo Army soldiers fell down one after another.

His swordsmanship was sharp and precise, and each strike was aimed directly at the enemy's vital points without any delay.

Under Su Yao's killing, the Baibo Army's defense line quickly collapsed, the defenders fled in all directions, and were unable to organize an effective resistance.

Before the Han army launched a full-scale attack on the city, in front of Guo Tai, an entire section of the city wall was quickly cleared by Su Yao alone on horseback.

"Run, Commander Qu, run!"

The confidants tried to persuade Mrs. Guo, but she could only respond with a wry smile.

Run? Where can he run to now that he is surrounded on three sides?

It seemed to be a response to Mrs. Guo's thoughts, and also seemed to be a response to Su Yao's attack.

When Su Yao displayed his prowess on the city wall and defeated the Baibo army, the Han army waiting under the city wall also took action.

"kill!"

"Kill the thief!"

"Follow me!"

Faced with the demoralized Baibo bandits, the Han army finally began the battle to climb the city wall.

First, Hou Cheng's troops followed Su Yao's footsteps and began to climb the section of the city wall he had cleared, taking over the city wall.

Immediately afterwards, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also took the lead in launching an attack, competing with the Baibo bandits for control of other sections of the city wall.

Guan Yu, holding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, leaped up the ladder nimbly. His sword skills were sharp, and each of his strikes was accompanied by screams and wails from the enemy.

At the same time, Zhang Fei was equally unstoppable. He wielded the Zhangba Snake Spear as if he was in an empty space. Wherever the tip of his spear passed, the soldiers of the Baibo Army fell down one after another, and the blood dyed the city walls red.

Under the leadership of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the morale of the Han army was high. They fought bravely and engaged in a desperate battle with the flustered Baibo army.

Although the Baibo Army had a large number of troops, their individual combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the elite Han Army. In addition, their morale was low, and they were almost defeated under this all-out attack.

In just less than half an hour, under the leadership of Su Yao and other generals, the Han army's morale was high and they captured all three walls of the Baibo Army.

During this period, Guo Tai also made some efforts. He avoided Su Yao's direction and desperately organized a breakout.

It’s just a pity that he was facing the direction of Zhang Fei.

When he finally arrived at the east gate with his personal soldiers, Zhang Fei had just taken over the city gate.

"Don't run away, thief. Take my spear!"

Zhang Fei's loud shout was like a bolt from the blue, causing pain in the eardrums of the Baibo soldiers near the city gate.

In order to save his life, Guo Tai bravely stepped forward to fight.

As a result, after fighting for only ten rounds, he realized that he was no match for his opponent and fled in a hurry under the cover of his personal soldiers.

Guo Tai fled in panic amid the chaos, was swept away by the crowd, and retreated step by step under the stranglehold of the Han army in the city.

He watched as the soldiers who trusted and relied on him surrendered in large numbers. The Han army's encirclement became smaller and smaller, and they were finally forced to retreat to a corner close to the mountain.

At this time, there were less than 3,000 soldiers left out of his tens of thousands of troops, fighting stubbornly with him.

Guo Tai stood on the last open space at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by the Han army like a tide. His heart sank to the bottom. The former leader of the Baibo Army was now like a trapped beast in a cage, unable to struggle.

"General Qu, let's go up the mountain!" the personal soldiers urged.

Although the mountain behind Baibo Valley is steep, it is not insurmountable.

They chose to build their house here that day, perhaps with the idea of ​​leaving a retreat so that they could escape when the imperial army came to suppress them.

As of now, many soldiers have rushed into the back mountain and escaped.

But Mrs. Guo did not do that.

"I, Guo Tai, have been through thick and thin all my life, fighting with General Tian Gong through life and death. Now that I have failed, how can I continue to live in disgrace?"

"Master Qu, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood!"

The guard anxiously advised:
"As long as you are alive, there is still hope for our Taiping Dao!"

"Isn't it because of your long journey that the White Wave Army was able to achieve this great cause?"

"A temporary setback is nothing. We can just start over again!"

hope??
Mrs. Guo shook her head, looked around, and smiled sadly:
"The present is no longer the past. The Taiping cause is no longer as prosperous as it once was. That Su guy will not give me any chance."

Mrs. Guo saw it very clearly.

The reason why Zhang Jue and others were able to launch an uprising with such a grand scale, corrupt the entire country in a short period of time and severely damage the rule of the Han Empire was not only because it was the end of the dynasty, the empire was corrupt and incompetent, and the people were living in dire straits, but the most fundamental reason was that the court had no money and could not maintain an elite and combat-ready standing force, which gave them such a big loophole.

And now, as time goes by, not only did Su Yao quickly end the chaos in the central government and reorganize the imperial guards, but local governments in various states and counties also recruited soldiers to prepare for war and filled the gap in military strength. Aristocratic families in various places were also taking in refugees, placing them in manors, and using them for their own purposes.

Now, Guo Tai is very clear that even if he escapes again, there will not be a power vacuum anywhere for him to call for the support of everyone and quickly raise a large and useful army.

Therefore, at this last moment, Guo Tai did not choose to continue to escape, but turned around resolutely and challenged Su Yao resolutely.

"Where is General Su Yao?"

"Bai Bo Jun's general Guo Tai is here, willing to fight you to the death!"

Guo Tai's voice echoed in the valley, carrying a sense of determination and tragedy.

He held a long sword, his armor was torn, but his eyes were burning with fighting spirit.

Su Yao naturally would not refuse this challenge that came to his doorstep.

"Yes, you have courage."

"Then this general will grant your wish and send you on your final journey."

Seeing Su Yao stepping out, Guo Tai didn't say any more nonsense. He sat high on his horse, held his sword and bowed, then urged his horse forward and went straight to Su Yao.

At the same time, Su Yao also moved. As his warhorse neighed, his body turned into a red lightning and instantly pounced on Guo Tai.

The two riders approached each other rapidly, and the battle broke out suddenly, and then ended quickly in a flash of blood.

Although Guo Tai was a fierce general of the Yellow Turbans and had the strength to fight Zhang Fei for more than ten rounds, he was obviously no match for Su Yao.

In that split second, Guo Tai fought desperately and tried to launch a quick attack, but Su Yao's attack was still three points faster.

At the critical moment, Guo Tai's warrior instinct urged him to act. He changed from stabbing to slashing, trying to block Su Yao's attack.

But whether in terms of physical energy consumption or the difference in equipment, he could not be compared with Su Yao.

At the moment when the swords intersected, Guo Tai's sword was cut off by the Mo Dao, and his whole body was cut diagonally at the shoulder.

The war horses crossed each other, and Guo Tai was cut in half by a single sword, falling off his horse with a thud.

"Master Qu?!"

"Qu Shuai ahhhh!"

Guo Tai's tragic death plunged the surrounding Baibo Army soldiers into despair and panic.

"Qu Shuai is dead! Qu Shuai was killed!"

They watched helplessly as their leader, Bai Boqu Shuai, who had once led them to conquer the world and dominate Hedong, was killed by Su Yao with a single sword strike, and their hearts were filled with endless fear and grief.

The death of Guo Tai was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Baibo Army.

Their morale collapsed in an instant. They were already at a disadvantage, and now they had lost all reason to fight.

The only thing that kept them standing here was the fear of the Han army's butcher knife before them.

As for these people, Su Yao did not kill them all. When the victory was already decided, he gave them the option of surrendering.

At this moment, the besieged Baibo Army soldiers suddenly felt as if they had been pardoned. They laid down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

At this point, the Baibo forces that had been entrenched in Hedong and wreaked havoc on the local area for several years were completely wiped out by Su Yao's attack.

Even if there are some scattered people who escape, they are not a big deal. We just need to arrange local garrison troops to do a good job in maintaining public security and suppressing banditry.

So, while Su Yao ordered Hou Cheng to continue handling the follow-up finishing work, he excitedly led his men straight to Mrs. Guo's mansion in the city.

It was the most magnificent building in the city, with high walls, deep courtyards and numerous pavilions.

There, not only were the treasures accumulated by the Baibo Army over the years found out and piled up in baskets all over the floor, but also dozens of beauties of all ages that Mrs. Guo had captured from the people were kneeling in dishevelled clothes on the side.

But these are naturally not Su Yao’s focus.

He only took a glance, nodded, and hurried past:

"Where are the account books?"

"Have you found the secret room?"

"Have you found any evidence of collusion between the Hedong family and the Baibo bandits?"

(End of this chapter)