Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1053 Waiting for the rabbit
After all, You Lang had served as the commander-in-chief of the Flying Eagle Guard under Liu He for thirteen or fourteen years. Even though his martial arts skills were slightly inferior to those of Sun Ce, a rising star who had only been on the battlefield for three or four years.

Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, You Lang acted decisively and pressed a button on the handle of the knife with his thumb.

"Whoosh..."

The slender soul-chasing and life-threatening knife shot out quickly.

Sun Ce had only heard of the Flying Eagle Guard but had never seen them. He didn't know that the fierce general in front of him was the leader of the Flying Eagle Guard. He also had no idea about the soul-chasing and life-threatening sword. He was caught off guard by this attack.

In a hurry, Sun Ce turned sideways and tried to dodge, but the long sword was so fast that it stabbed in front of him before he could dodge.

"Swish..." A cut was made on Sun Ce's armor on his right shoulder.

"Hiss...what a sharp knife."

When he came to his senses and prepared to fight back, he was stunned.

"What about people?"

Where was the enemy general in front of him? In the two streets, besides the houses lined up one after another, there were only soldiers from both sides fighting fiercely. It was as if the enemy general had evaporated from the world in an instant, and there was no trace of him anymore.

"Wow, damn it, how dare you play a trick on me."

Sun Ce was so angry that he had to take it out on the nearby Han soldiers.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su, with a small group of personal soldiers, hurried to Hangu Pass.

Even from a distance, Zhou Yu could already see people swaying on the city gate and the sound of fighting. The battle was so fierce that it was no less intense than the street fighting behind him.

"Hiss..." Lu Su was very surprised: "This Kong Ming is so fast."

Zhou Yu did not seem surprised at all: "This man is thoughtful and quick, and acts swiftly and decisively. His wisdom is rare in the world, and even more shocking. He is only seventeen or eighteen years old now. If he is allowed to hone his skills on the battlefield for a few more years, he will definitely be a great threat to Dongwu."

Lu Su nodded in agreement: "Gongjin is right. But looking at the current situation, the enemy must be numerous. How can we save Hangu Pass with only a few hundred of our personal soldiers?"

Faint wrinkles appeared between Zhou Yu's brows. His eyeballs moved slightly and the whip in his hand suddenly slapped the palm of his other hand.

"At this point, this is the only way."

"What's Gong Jin's clever plan?"

"Right now, the Lord and Bo Fu are reluctant to give up the battle, and our army still has no less than 70,000 or 80,000 defenders in Hangu Pass. Even if someone goes to report the war, they will definitely believe that Hangu Pass is strong enough to hold out for a while and will not be easily recaptured by the imperial army. Therefore, there is only one way to get them to lead their troops back to support us immediately."

Looking at Zhou Yu's determined and somewhat crazy expression, Lu Su couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart.

"Gongjin, are you... this is absolutely not allowed!"

Zhou Yu grabbed his shaking hands, stared at him, and said firmly: "What else can we do in the current situation? Bofu and I are like brothers, and the lord treats me like his son or nephew. Only when I am in danger and in danger of being killed by the enemy at any time, will they immediately give up the victory that is already within their grasp and come to help. Only in this way can we save Hangu Pass."

"This... But you also said that we still have tens of thousands of soldiers inside the pass. Even if we wait for the lord and his men to return victorious from the street fighting, it will not be too late. Why should Gongjin take this risk? This is not right, it is really not right..."

"Zijing!" Zhou Yu seemed a little annoyed: "You are also a wise man of the time, how can you be so confused?"

Lu Su was a little confused: "Why do you say that?"

Zhou Yu seemed a little angry at Zhuge Liang for not fighting back. "Who is Zhuge Liang? If he commanded a large army to attack from behind the pass, how could he not be prepared? Don't forget that Wu Qin and other soldiers guarding the pass are still detained inside the pass."

Lu Su was also a little panicked at this point, his eyes widened: "This...if we let them rush out, with the help of both inside and outside..."

"Why don't you hurry up and follow the plan?"

Zhou Yu shouted angrily and no longer cared about Lu Su. He whipped his horse whip and rushed towards the city gate.

At this moment, Lu Su did not dare to delay any longer and ran back in a hurry.

It was only a quarter of an hour's journey, but perhaps because he was running too fast, he was already panting heavily.

After finally seeing Sun Jian and his son Sun Ce fighting side by side, Lu Su hurried over.

"My Lord... Major General... something terrible has happened..."

Sun Jian heard the words and followed the voice: "Zijing? Why are you here? The battle is in full swing, you and Gongjin should retreat for the time being... Hey? Where is Gongjin?"

Sun Ce also looked around for a long time: "Where is Gongjin? You just said that things are not going well, why?"

Lu Su was a little out of breath: "My lord, Gongjin saw that Kong...Kong Ming suddenly disappeared, and guessed that he was going to lead his army to seize...to seize Hangu Pass and cut off our army's retreat. In a hurry, he didn't have time to report it, and immediately rushed...rushed to the pass. However, the enemy was well prepared and their power was not small. Gongjin was afraid..." "What?" Sun Ce jumped up directly: "Gongjin is really too reckless. Not only can he not stop the enemy, but he will also give up his life in vain. Why didn't he report it earlier?"

He scolded Lu Su, but without waiting for Lu Su to explain, he rode away on his horse. Along the way, any Han soldier who came to stop him was shot away by Sun Ce in anger.

On the city gate of Hangu Pass, as well as inside and outside the city gates, the Jiangdong troops, having lost their main commander, were like a pile of scattered sand.

The soldiers of the Han army not only had strict military discipline, but also stipulated that even if there was no commander, the remaining officers at all levels had to continue to command the battle. Violators would be executed immediately. At the same time, the rapid development of medical skills, the strength of logistical supplies, and the powerful equipment and weapons also directly created an increasing number of veteran soldiers.

These old soldiers are far superior to the new recruits in terms of martial arts, combat readiness, coordination within the army, use of weather and terrain, and efficiency in executing the commander's orders. Among the Jiangdong troops, new recruits account for more than 30%, while old soldiers with more than two years of military combat experience account for less than one-third.

Such a huge gap gave Zhuge Liang the courage and confidence to attack Hangu Pass, which was guarded by 70,000 to 80,000 people, with only 20,000 men.

Zhuge Liang pointed his feather fan at a somewhat gloomy-looking building behind the city gate below the city. Two thousand Han army soldiers rushed towards the building without hesitation.

Zhou Yu, who was galloping over, saw this scene from afar.

"Kong Ming is really going to break the prison."

In this prison, Wu Qin, the commander of Hangu Pass, and nearly 10,000 Han soldiers were imprisoned. Due to the haste of the previous battle and the fact that Sun Jian was deceived and hurried to the so-called granary, these captives were only disarmed in time, but their armor was not removed. They were then locked up in cells in groups of more than ten.

If Zhuge Liang released them now, they would not need much preparation and would be able to regain their combat effectiveness in the blink of an eye. By then, with the commander Wu Qin in command, Zhuge Liang's wise assistance, and Wu Qin and others' familiarity with the Hangu Pass area, it would be unknown whether the Jiangdong troops could hold out for half an hour.

In this case, how could Zhou Yu not be anxious?
Without saying a word, and without even issuing any military orders, he rushed headfirst into the battlefield.

The hundreds of soldiers who followed him were dumbfounded. If they rushed in, it would be tantamount to seeking death. If they did not go in, once Zhou Lang died in the battle, given his relationship with the Major General, they would definitely not have a good ending.

After thinking it over, they still felt that compared with the young general's anger, the swords of these Han troops were much milder, so they finally plucked up the courage and charged in together.

Zhou Yu's martial arts skills were also quite good. He had practiced martial arts since he was young and was skilled in archery and horse riding. Although he was a man of wisdom and strategy, he also often charged into battle during wars, especially when he went on expeditions with Sun Ce.

Therefore, although his martial arts skills could not be compared with those of the generals in the army, even those battle-hardened soldiers in the Han army could hardly withstand three rounds of attack from him.

After noticing the changes on the battlefield, Zhuge Liang turned his head and looked over, then smiled.

"Use yourself as bait to lure those two arrogant father and son to come as soon as possible? Haha, the name of Zhou Gongjin is indeed worthy of its name."

But even though he guessed Zhou Yu's intention, Zhuge Liang did not show any sign of panic. After taking a look, he concentrated on continuing his battle command, and seemed to have no intention of sending people to surround and capture Zhou Yu.

"Huh?" Zhou Yu fought for a long time, but did not see Zhuge Liang take any action against him, so he became alert.

"With Kong Ming's ability, how could he not guess my intention? He should have sent people to capture me while blocking the way for the lord and his men to come to help, so as to buy time for himself to capture Hangu Pass."

Behind Hangu Pass, apart from a Mingtang that was dozens of feet square, there were rows of houses and streets, just like in a county town. As long as a lot of heavy objects were thrown into the exits of the streets leading to the Mingtang and a few teams of soldiers were sent to guard them, a mere thousand people would be enough to hold off Sun Jian's army for at least two incense sticks of time.

But Zhuge Liang didn't do that, and Zhou Yu felt a little confused.

"What is this person planning..."

Even as he was hesitating, he did not forget to continue giving orders, ordering the Jiangdong soldiers guarding the pass to go to support the prison. As long as they defended the prison, without the help of Wu Qin and others, it would be impossible to capture Hangu Pass with only Zhuge Liang's 20,000 soldiers. By the time the lord's army returned, the situation would be decided.

It was naturally impossible for the Jiangdong soldiers fighting on the city gate to escape from the battle easily, so the soldiers fighting in the Mingtang and behind the city gate naturally became the first choice.

Teams of Jiangdong soldiers, led by sergeants and squad leaders, fought and retreated as they rushed towards the prison. With their participation, the prison, which was originally in danger and whose gates were almost about to be breached, finally gradually reversed the situation.

However, in this way, the prison was defended, but the city gate became one-sided. The few remaining Jiangdong soldiers were unable to stop the ferocious Han army.

But Zhou Yu had no better solution at the moment. Moreover, the loss of the city gate was not a big deal in his eyes. After all, the city gate was only to prevent foreign enemies from breaking in. Whether it could prevent the people inside from fighting out was not a big deal.

Sun Ce was the fastest. While Sun Jian and his army were still on their way, Sun Ce had already led two thousand cavalrymen and rushed back first.

"Gongjin... Where is Gongjin?"

Zhou Yu was overjoyed and quickly responded loudly: "Bofu, Zhou Yu is here."

Sun Ce was relieved to see that Zhou Yu was fine. He then raised his Overlord Spear and said viciously, "Zhuge Liang, you are such a cunning villain. I will kill you today."

He held his spear and rushed into the Han army.

When Zhuge Liang saw this scene, his eyes lit up and he looked delighted.

"I've finally waited for it..."

(End of this chapter)