The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 456: Zhang Wenyuan breaks the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation
Zhang Liao looked at the battle array in front of him and suddenly said quietly, "Although our soldiers cannot be sacrificed at will, our Cavalry cannot retreat without taking the opportunity. If this gets out, wouldn't it be a joke? The King will not let us go."

Pang Tong was dissatisfied when he heard this and said, "Wenyuan, I am not sure about this formation. Forcing my way through it would only be a fearless sacrifice and is not advisable."

"Maybe we can't win, but my Cavalry has been undefeated throughout the world. Now, facing Cao Cao, we don't even have the courage to draw our swords. How can my Cavalry rule the world?" Gan Ning pointed at the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation in front of him with his spear in hand and said, "I believe the soldiers behind me think the same."

"Yes, our military strength is not much different from that of the enemy. Cao Cao may be a famous general, but we are not bad either. Even if we die in battle, we cannot let the enemy underestimate us. We must take a bite before we die."

Gao Lan chuckled.

"Our soldiers are well-trained and strong, and now the army is approaching the city. We have suffered heavy losses and will be able to replenish our troops soon. But if we take a bite out of Cao Cao, I'm afraid Cao Cao will suffer heavy losses." Xu Sheng's eyes flashed.

"You guys, hey!"

After listening to the four people's comments, Pang Tong didn't know what to say for a moment.

Only at this time did Pang Tong understand why the Cavalry Army was so powerful and why they could dominate the world without being defeated. It was because these elite soldiers would never retreat when facing life and death.

"I will enter from the Shengmen Gate, Xingba will enter from the Jingmen Gate, and we will charge towards the Kaimen Gate together. After the large formation is mobilized, Wen Xiang will enter the Kaimen Gate to support us. Brother Gao will be the reserve team. If the three of us are trapped, Brother Gao can lead the troops in from the Shengmen Gate and out from the Jingmen Gate." Zhang Liao said, waving his whip and pointing at the large formation in front.

After listening to Zhang Liao's arrangements, everyone immediately understood the other party's intention. The other party's main goal was to create chaos, making it impossible for Cao Cao to determine the direction of the army's movement and making the other party's command ineffective, so as to win in the chaos.

Even if we cannot break the formation, we can still ensure the safety of the main force of the army.

After hearing this, Pang Tong showed a thoughtful look on his face. Zhang Liao's layout made sense. If he could really disrupt the opponent's formation, even if there were heavy losses in the end, the victorious cavalry would still be the winner.

After all, the situation was such that the Cavalry could withstand numerous failures, but Cao Cao could not afford to fail even once. This time, the Cavalry lost tens of thousands of troops, and they could also quickly replenish their forces.

But Cao Cao couldn't do that. The Battle of Wulin had already caused the enemy to lose some troops. Now that too many troops had been lost, it would be difficult to continue recruiting soldiers.

It will even affect the morale of the troops in the city.

Pang Tong could see that Zhang Liao's move was to die together with Cao Cao. The loss of tens of thousands of Cavalry Army was not a big deal, but if Cao Cao lost 10,000 or 20,000 people, it would be a serious blow to his vitality. At this critical moment, this crisis would be fatal.

With such generals and soldiers, how can the cavalry army not win?

"Brothers, follow me." Zhang Liao waved the spear in his hand and commanded his troops to charge towards the formation. Xu Sheng and Gan Ning also followed closely with their own troops.

Gao Lan also led his troops and moved around the formation, ready to support Zhang Liao and others at any time.

In the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, Cao Cao, Cheng Yu and others sat in the central main formation, which was like a general's platform. Various command flags, war drums, gongs and other items were placed around it to facilitate Cao Cao and others to command the operation of the battle formation.

He had already memorized the operation of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation. On the surface, Cao Cao seemed calm and not worried at all, but in fact, he was very nervous inside.

Just as Zhang Liao and others had guessed, Zhang Liao could lose, and even die in battle, but Cao Cao could not. Every loss of an elite soldier was an unbearable loss for Cao Cao. "My lord, Zhang Liao has moved." Cheng Yu suddenly saw four groups of soldiers rushing out from the opposite side and charging towards the formation. He quickly exclaimed, "Could it be that they know the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation?"

Cao Cao sighed in his heart. It didn’t matter whether he knew about the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation or not. What mattered was that the other party dared to send troops. As long as they sent troops, he would be the one to fail in the end.

"Shengmen, Jingmen, open the gates!"

When Cao Cao suddenly saw three teams of people entering the three gates, his face changed immediately. It was obvious that Pang Tong was not a simple character. The other party had seen through his plan and recognized the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation, so he was able to find a way to break the formation in such a short time.

I don't know whether I can break the formation, but at least the general direction is correct. With this, the opponent will have the same chance to severely injure me and cause me to suffer heavy losses.

This was something Cao Cao could not accept.

"How dare they? How dare they! Aren't they afraid of death?" Cao Cao clenched his fists. When the time came, it was too late for him to get angry, as the three teams of troops had already broken into the formation.

The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation then began to operate. For a moment, shouts of killing shook the heavens, the sound of war drums resounded through the sky, and both sides began to kill.

Zhang Liao took the lead and broke into the battle formation, with ten thousand soldiers behind him following closely behind him and killing their way into the battle formation. They could not do anything outside the formation, but once they entered the formation, they realized how powerful it was.

Zhang Liao suddenly realized that there were enemies all around him, with swords and spears flashing coldly, rushing towards him from all directions.

He could clearly see several spears stabbing at him. He clearly had a lot of people, but when he entered the formation, it seemed that the number of enemies was even greater.

But now he has no time to worry about these things. He has already entered the formation. The only thing he can do is to fight his way out. Only by breaking through the encirclement can he save his life.

"Kill yourself. Only by killing yourself can you survive."

Zhang Liao roared loudly, not caring whether the soldiers behind him could hear him or not, and stared into the distance. There was wolf smoke rising up, which was the location of the door. He just had to rush to the direction of the wolf smoke.

On the other side, Gan Ning also led a large army to charge in from Jingmen, followed closely by eight hundred Jinfan bandits. Holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, they cooperated with each other, broke into the chaotic army, and launched an attack in the direction of the wolf smoke.

Cao Cao on the middle platform saw it clearly.

"Pang Tong recognized this formation and charged in from Shengmen and Jingmen at the same time. Obviously the next step is to charge out towards Kaimen, and he has arranged people to support them." Cao Cao saw Xu Sheng at the Kaimen, who was obviously there to support the two armies. He immediately knew the plan of the Cavalry Army and was secretly shocked.

"Even if we know, we can't do anything about this formation." Cheng Yu said indifferently.

Just as Cao Cao was about to nod, he suddenly saw Xu Sheng leading a large army to charge into the open gate. His face suddenly changed and he exclaimed inwardly.

(End of this chapter)