Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1042 Life or death is uncertain
Just after these long spears pierced the front group of Pingshan Flying Army, something happened that made Liu Zheng and others drop their jaws in shock.

These spears that were always effective in the past were unable to pierce the enemy's armor at all, and only emitted bursts of "ding ding ding..."

Even Liu Zheng's soldier-king-level Liuguang Hanyu Spear only just penetrated the armor. When it was about to pierce the opponent's skin, the opponent dodged to the side.

"This is..." Liu Zheng only felt that the armor was so indestructible, but the touch he felt when he stabbed it was not something extremely hard, and he couldn't help but feel shocked.

Xu Chu laughed wildly: "Wahahahaha... This armor was made by my master with great effort and countless skilled craftsmen. It took nearly a year to develop it. It is much lighter than the heavy iron armor and very tough. It is the nemesis of your cavalry spears."

After saying that, Xu Chu suddenly picked up his Tiger Beast King Slash and pounced on Liu Zheng.

"System prompt: Xu Chu vs. Liu Zheng. Xu Chu's basic force is 101 points, and his weapons and armor have increased by 3 points. Since he is currently at the foot of a mountain, it can still be considered a mountainous environment, so the special skill 'Flat Mountain' is triggered, increasing his force by 2 points. Based on Liu Zheng's familiarity with the current terrain, his force is reduced by 1 point."

"Xu Chu's current comprehensive force is 106 points."

"Liu Zheng's basic force is 93 points. The King of Soldiers, King of Armor, and mount have increased by 5 points in total. There is no special skill bonus for the time being. Affected by Xu Chu's special skill, the current comprehensive force is 97 points."

Due to the huge difference in strength, after Liu Zheng received Xu Chu's first move, he was shocked and retreated with his horse. His right arm was almost chopped off. Fortunately, Guan Ping and Cheng Yang came to his aid quickly and saved him from the fatal blow.

"Humph, you three brats, dare to go against my master? I will get rid of you today."

Dian Wei shouted angrily and joined the battle.

To the north of this apricot forest, which is closer to Luoyang City, Guan Yu was galloping on an official road that was wide enough to accommodate six horses.

"General, something is wrong." Qian Ning came to Guan Yu and reminded him.

Guan Yu said solemnly: "What's wrong?"

Qian Ning said, "General, you see, the city of Luoyang is ahead of us. It's only ten miles away at most. The scouts just reported that there are still only a few guards on the city wall, and there is no reinforcement. The captain in charge of guarding the east gate also said that he didn't see the prince return to the city. So where did he go? He can't just disappear out of thin air, right?"

Guan Yu was not surprised at all when he heard this: "How difficult is this? I think he found out where the bandits are, so he took the initiative to attack them. They are just a few bandits, why wait until they attack the city? It would be a great honor to eliminate them before they attack. Zheng'er was born in Langtiao County. He has experienced the bitter cold of Yanmen and Shuofang with his elder brother since he was a child. His character is extraordinary. The best defense is the offensive. Guan Yu deeply agrees with this."

Zhou Yuan rode forward and said, "General, what you said is true. It's just that Cao Cao has been planning this for a long time. Dian Wei and Xu Chu are both powerful generals. Your Highness is so powerful. If there is any mistake, I will die. Should we send out more scouts to investigate so that we can go to help as soon as possible?"

Guan Yu shook his head and said, "No need for that. What about E Lai, Hu Chi, huh, a few incompetent rats flattering each other, what's the point of talking about it?"

"But……"

"Alright. Zheng'er, Ping'er, and Yang'er have made great progress in the past two years. Even if they cannot defeat those two villains, they can still fight for half a day. Young people are young and want to make achievements. If we go too early, it will be bad. They may blame me for competing for credit with the younger generation."

After saying this, he glanced at generals Qian Ning, Zhou Yuan, Qin Chu, Yan Quan, and others: "We are all old. We have served in the army for more than ten years. We have achieved the maximum merits and wealth we deserve. We should at least give the younger generation some way out."

Zhou Yuan and the others heard what he said, although they still felt something was wrong in their hearts, but think about it, no one knows a son better than his father, Guan Yu is Liu Zheng's second uncle and Guan Ping's father, since he said so, it can't be wrong. Besides, they are not young anymore, the youngest Qian Ning is nearly 40 years old, and has four grandsons and granddaughters. It is really unreasonable to compete with the younger generation for military merits.

Anyway, three groups of scouts have already gone out to gather information, so there is no need to rush.

But the reality is always unsatisfactory. Guan Yu had full confidence in Liu Zheng and others, and sneered at Dian Wei and Xu Chu. However, in this battle situation, Liu Zheng, Guan Ping, Cheng Yang, and two other generals in the army, a five-man team, were beaten by Dian and Xu without any chance of fighting back.

"Get out of my way." Dian Wei shouted angrily, and swung his double iron halberds suddenly, chopping towards one of the two generals.

The man was also a veteran in the army. He was a soldier recruited by Liu He after he entered Luoyang. Because his last name was Hai and his snoring at night sounded somewhat like a donkey's bray, he was nicknamed Hai Luzi by his fellow soldiers.

This sea donkey was able to be promoted from a small soldier to his current position of military marquis based on his military merits. More than ten years of fighting in battles, coupled with the extremely tiring but effective training methods in the army, also enabled him to develop martial arts skills.

He saw an iron halberd coming towards him, and with quick eyes and hands, he held the spear in front of his chest, trying to block Dian Wei's attack.

However, although he was able to block the move, the difference in strength between him and Dian Wei was so great that the moment Dian Wei's iron halberd hit his spear, he was knocked off his horse's back.

"Wow..."

The general flew back several steps and then fell heavily to the ground, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Sea donkey..."

Liu Zheng hurried forward to help, but was blocked by Xu Chu's machete.

"Take care of yourself first." Xu Chu grinned and approached quickly. The heavy machete in his hand seemed to have no weight, but when it hit Liu Zheng's spear, it seemed to have a huge force and was unstoppable.

"Brother, it's no use. We have 6,000 cavalrymen, and more than 1,000 of them have been killed or wounded. Our spears can't penetrate their armor at all. We can only attack from shoulders, arms and other places without armor or with thin armor. How many times do we have to stab them to break their fighting power? This is really too disadvantageous."

Guan Ping said anxiously.

Cheng Yang gritted his teeth and said, "At worst, we can fight them. We both have our lives at stake, but we have to help Big Brother escape."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't disrupt the morale of the army." Liu Zheng shouted angrily at Cheng Yang while hastily fending off the attack from the opposite side.

"Now, although I am..."

Before he could finish his words, Cheng Yang suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Liu Zheng from his horse.

"Brother, be careful..."

Then, Liu Zheng heard a crisp sound of metal collision, and immediately afterwards, Cheng Yang's body flew out from his sight.

"Fourth brother!"

Liu Zheng was very anxious and fired a feint, temporarily forcing Dian Wei and Xu Chu to retreat. He then hurried to Cheng Yang's side with Guan Ping.

Fortunately, Cheng Yang also had a precious armor to protect his body. Although it was not as powerful as the Golden Silk Armor, it was not easily broken. Therefore, he was only slightly injured by that attack. Even though the injuries were not light, his life was not in danger.

"Ahem...Brother, I can still...can still fight...Ouch, my ribs..."

Cheng Yang was halfway through his words when he held his ribs and gasped in pain. Unexpectedly, he couldn't catch his breath and fainted immediately.

At this moment, Dian Wei and Xu Chu came chasing after them. Seeing this, Liu Zheng picked up Cheng Yang without any hesitation and put him back on the horse.

"Third brother, you take fourth brother and leave first."

"What about you, big brother? We can't leave you here. If we go back, father and His Majesty will skin us alive."

Guan Ping refused immediately.

But at this time, Dian Wei and Xu Chu had already arrived close. A group of Han cavalry surrounded Liu Zheng and others in the center to resist the attack of the two generals, but they were slaughtered by them. In a blink of an eye, blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Seeing this, Liu Zheng became even more anxious and slapped Cheng Yang's horse hard on its butt.

"Hurry up, this is an order! If you make any mistakes, I will kill you first without waiting for my father and my second uncle!"

"This..." Guan Ping looked at Cheng Yang, who had fainted on the horse with a pale face, and finally bit his lip. "Brother, you must hold on. I will be back immediately after I send my fourth brother to a safe place."

After saying this, he spurred his horse, and without stopping for a moment, he led several hundred cavalrymen and escorted Cheng Yang away in a cloud of dust.

"Damn it, two of them got away."

Dian Wei was somewhat furious. Although the Pingshan Flying Army was powerful and could be considered the secret weapon of Cao's army, they were infantry after all. It was impossible for them to catch up with the elite light cavalry of the Han army. Guan Ping easily broke free from the siege and fled far away.

Dian Wei stared at Liu Zheng with red eyes and shouted, "Surround them, no one can escape."

Liu Zheng also gave the order: "All troops, listen up, march eastward, fight and retreat."

He personally led the remaining cavalry and began to break out.

How could Dian Wei and Xu Chu let him do what he wanted? They attacked from the left and right, intending to kill Liu Zheng and the others right here.

"You can't escape." After Xu Chu ran for more than ten steps, he leaped forward nearly two meters and blocked Liu Zheng.

"Whoosh..." The machete made a whirring sound and chopped towards Liu Zheng's door.

"Die!" Dian Wei's double iron halberds appeared behind Liu Zheng almost at the same time.

"Your Highness..." Several soldiers who were close to him flew up to block Liu Zheng in front and behind almost instinctively.

"Pfft..."

The weapons of Xu Chu and Dian Wei pierced into the bodies of the two Han soldiers respectively.

This situation made Liu Zheng gradually become a little crazy.

"You...you deserve to die...I will fight you..."

Liu Zheng acted like a madman, his spear wielding like a dragon. For a moment, he only attacked and did not defend. The more he did so, the more Dian and Xu were caught off guard.

But the two of them were no ordinary people after all, and they reacted soon after.

The martial arts of the two men were already superior to Liu Zheng's, and now they were two against one, making it even more difficult for Liu Zheng to resist.

Liu Zheng relied on the Wuyun under his crotch to step on the snow and run wildly, avoiding the attacks of the two men. However, how could the two men let him do as he wished?

Before he ran far, Dian Wei and Xu Chu came from the front and the back, sandwiching Liu Zheng beside the river that originated from the mountains and forests and flowed through the peach forest.

"Don't run away, you idiot."

Dian Wei suddenly jumped up high and attacked Liu Zheng with all his might.

Liu Zheng had no way to avoid or retreat, so he could only grit his teeth and use all his strength to block upwards.

"clang……"

The alloy-made spear of this soldier-king-level spear was almost bent by the impact.

Before Liu Zheng could catch his breath, Xu Chu's machete chopped down on his chest.

Liu Zheng finally couldn't dodge anymore and was hit hard by the knife.

"Boom..."

After a muffled sound, Liu Zheng flew up from the horse's back, and finally fell into the river with a "plop".

Dian Wei and Xu Chu hurried to the river and looked into the river. They saw Liu in the turbulent water. Without any struggle, he was soon completely submerged in the water and disappeared without a trace.

"Is this guy dead?" Xu Chu was a little undecided.

"Hey, of course he's dead. Even I couldn't bear the blow you stabbed me with, so how could this guy bear it?"

Dian Wei said this as if it was a matter of course.

"Ooo..." Xu Chu was still a little hesitant: "But look, there is no blood here. After he fell into the water just now, there was no blood in the water to dye the river red. This kid must have received the armor bestowed by Liu He to protect himself."

Dian Wei disagreed: "So what? Even if he was just injured and fainted, he would have no chance of survival if he fell into the river. Let's go, we don't have time to waste here, we still have to complete the military orders given by our lord."

When the military order was mentioned, Xu Chu suddenly woke up: "Yes, yes, business is more important. Quickly clean up the mess here and rush to Hulao Pass."

At the same time, Guan Ping and Cheng Yang were running wildly, and soon they found a large group of cavalry marching not far ahead. This made him surprised and happy, and he almost cried for joy.

"Sergeant in front, stop... stop..."

He used almost all his strength to control his horse and chased at full speed, shouting loudly.

Soon, the cavalry in front heard his voice and stopped.

One of them came towards him, and when he saw his face clearly, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Master Guan Ping?"

Guan Ping also saw the other person clearly at this time: "You...you are Fatty?"

This man could become a member of the Purple Gold Dragon Riders, so naturally he couldn't be a fat man. However, his last name was Pang and his given name was Gua, so as everyone called him that, his body became Fat Gua.

"It's me. Didn't you follow the prince to look for Dian Wei and Xu Chu? How come you are here? Hey... Is this the son of the third general? Is he injured?"

Fatty soon found Cheng Yang unconscious on the horse.

Guan Ping shouted: "Fourth brother is seriously injured, quickly find a military doctor to treat him. Also, where is my father? Big brother is in trouble, big brother is in trouble..."

At this moment, a sound like thunder came.

"Ping'er, what's going on? What happened to Zheng'er?"

Guan Yu, with his mighty figure like a god, rode on the red smoke and shadow and rushed to Guan Ping almost as fast as the wind. His expression was full of anxiety, worry, and a bit of blame.

When Guan Ping saw this, he ran forward in a hurry: "Quick...Father, quick...quickly go and save my elder brother..."

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