Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 276 Arrival at Pingcheng
Each of the Purple Gold Dragon Riders' war horses is carefully selected and personally trained by a master who now possesses the special attribute of "horse judging". Although their strength is not as good as that of Guan Yu and Cheng Liang's divine horses, they are also far superior to those of ordinary horses.

After the 20,000 Purple Gold Dragon Riders separated from Liu He's army and marched independently, they arrived at a place more than ten miles outside Pingcheng early the next morning. Guan Yu asked everyone to dismount and rest in a forest.

Everyone was drinking water and taking a rest when Zhang Liao suddenly came to Guan Yu and pointed forward with his whip.

"General Guan, look, there are people ahead..."

Guan Yu squinted his eyes and looked over, and sure enough, he saw a small group of people several miles away. However, the distance was too far and he couldn't see clearly what they were doing.

The surrounding area is barren and overgrown with weeds. In many places, you can still vaguely see traces of farming and living there in the past, but now it has all become wasteland.

The appearance of this group of people in such an environment also made Guan Yu a little strange.

Just when Guan Yu was about to go forward to find out what was going on, suddenly a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds came faintly.

Guan Yu and others looked up and saw a group of cavalry suddenly emerged from the somewhat ruined Pingcheng County in the distance and chased after the group of people they had seen earlier.

The group of people also noticed the situation behind them, and each of them seemed to be a little panicked.

"General, those cavalrymen are probably Xianbei people. The people they are chasing may be my Han compatriots. We have to rescue them!"

Zhang Liao was young and energetic, and when he saw this scene, even though the specific situation was still unclear, it did not prevent his blood from boiling.

Guan Yu was also unequivocal, pointing his Qinglong sword: "Since we have encountered the Xianbei cavalry, it is their bad luck. Follow me and charge forward!"

At his command, 20,000 purple-gold dragon riders mounted their horses in a very short time and rushed out of the woods in an instant.

There were a total of 20,000 cavalrymen, and the noise they made when they were running was not earth-shattering, but it was definitely loud enough. It immediately alarmed the fleeing crowd and the team of Xianbei cavalry behind them.

Guan Yu’s horse, Chiyan Jueying, was a rare fine horse. He took the lead and quickly rushed in front of the group of fleeing people.

These people were all skinny and ragged, but when they saw Guan Yu, they were all ecstatic.

"Are you a general of my Han Dynasty? Are you a general of my Han Dynasty?"

Guan Yu was stunned and asked, "I am the newly appointed governor of Dingxiang of the Han Dynasty. Guan Yu, the accents of the villagers, could it be that they are from Yanmen?"

When everyone heard his self-introduction, they burst into tears of joy.

"We are all citizens of Pingcheng County. More than two years ago, Pingcheng was conquered by the Xianbei and we became their slaves. Now, we have finally waited for the arrival of our great Han..."

Before they could finish their words, the shouts of the Xianbei people suddenly sounded behind them.

“Woo woo woo…”

When they heard this voice, the people looked as if they had seen something terrible.

"Ah, they are chasing us, let's run, let's run..."

These dozens of people were not old, weak, sick or disabled, but their conditions were not much better. At this moment, they supported each other and tried hard to run south.

When Guan Yu saw this situation, how could he not understand what was going on?

His drooping eyebrows suddenly stood up, and he suddenly lifted up the Green Dragon Crescent Blade that was lying on the horse's back in front of him and dragged it heavily to the ground behind him.

Those Xianbei cavalrymen, who numbered about forty or fifty, saw Guan Yu and the huge army behind him and did not flee but rushed directly towards him.

One of them was dressed a little differently and looked like an officer in the Xianbei army. He rode his horse forward a few steps.

"Where are you from? We are from the Xianbei Yilan tribe, chasing after escaped slaves. You, don't interfere, otherwise, you will end up in trouble!"

Guan Yu listened to his somewhat unfamiliar Chinese without getting angry or annoyed, but just sneered a few times.

"As a general of the Han Dynasty, how can I just ignore the oppression of my people?"

Guan Yu was tall and mighty. Wearing this armor and riding a tall horse like Chiyan Jueying, he looked even more majestic. Now, with his loud shout, the Xianbei cavalry on the opposite side couldn't help but feel a flash of fear in their hearts.

However, the Xianbei people had maintained such a strong attitude towards the Han Dynasty for decades. Even after two defeats in Yanmen, they still had extremely strong deterrent power and a record of more wins than losses in Dingxiang County, Jizhou, Youzhou and other places. Therefore, the leading Xianbei officer quickly recovered his composure.

"Han generals, don't be so arrogant. Not long ago, the last two counties of your Han, oh yes, Dingxiang County, were just conquered by our tribe. I see that you have a lot of cavalry, but you are still far from being able to fight against us Xianbei people. You'd better leave obediently, otherwise..."

Although the Xianbei man's Chinese was not very authentic, his meaning was expressed very clearly.

Guan Yu didn't want to talk to him any more and was just about to take action when he suddenly heard a few "whoosh" sounds.

Guan Yu relied on his years of training and his instinctive reaction to fight, and he turned sideways at the first moment. Several sharp arrows flew past him, and then he heard several screams from behind him.

Guan Yu looked behind him and saw that two of the refugees who had just escaped behind him and were about to join the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry army for protection had been shot in the back and fell to the ground. The other refugees supported them and wailed.

Zhang Liao and others who rushed to Guan Yu's side were immediately furious.

"You bastards, you have been defeated repeatedly in my Yanmen, yet you still dare to be so arrogant, you are courting death!"

However, the Xianbei cavalry were not afraid at all, but instead looked disdainful.

"You bastards, you dare to resist us Xianbei people, of course you should be killed."

Guan Yu was so angry that he shouted, "Hey!"

He gave a squeeze of Red Smoke and Absolute Shadow, and the warhorse kicked its four hooves and instantly leaped forward a distance, and in the blink of an eye it arrived in front of the leader of the Xianbei team.

"you……"

The little leader didn't have time to react before he saw a big knife flashing with green light falling from the sky. Then he saw his back and he lost consciousness.

"Kill them all!"

Guan Yu gave an order, and the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry rushed forward. How could these few dozen Xianbei cavalrymen be their opponents? In just a few breaths, they all turned into corpses.

Guan Yu dismounted his horse, walked to the refugees and knelt on one knee.

"Guan is incompetent and killed two of your companions!"

How could these people have ever seen such a great gift? They all knelt down.

"General, please don't be like this. Over the years, people around us have been dying, and we have gotten used to it. Moreover, you generals have saved our lives, and we can't thank you enough."

"Yes, yes. I see the generals have brought such a large army to Pingcheng this time. Could it be that the imperial court is planning to launch a northern expedition against the Xianbei?"

The eyes of the refugees were filled with hope.

Guan Yu clasped his hands together and said, "Don't worry, fellow villagers. We came from Yinguan City and led the army to recapture Pingcheng and strengthen Yin. These 20,000 cavalry are just the vanguard."

His words suddenly excited these people who were so thin that they looked like they could be blown down by a breath.

"That's great, that's great! The court hasn't forgotten us, the Han Dynasty hasn't forgotten us!"

"The generals are so brave, we have hope of returning home!"

Guan Yu looked at them, emotions surging.

"Bring some dry food and water bags."

Qian Ning and Zhang Liao followed the order and brought several bags of dry food and more than a dozen water bags.

Guan Yu asked them to hand all these over to these dozens of refugees.

"Take these with you and head south. Use the food and water as you like. Don't be thrifty. We have a large army coming here, so you won't starve."

When the refugees saw these, they felt like they had found treasures. The adults opened their water bags and let the children and the elderly drink from them first.

One of them was a man who looked older and was leaning on a wooden stick. After drinking a few sips of water, he seemed to have regained some strength and came to Guan Yu and bowed.

"General, there are still more than 10,000 Han people in this city, and there are still thousands of Xianbei soldiers guarding the city. Please be careful."

Guan Yu hurriedly helped him up.

"Don't worry, old man. We are here to drive the barbarians out of Yanmen Pass and we will not return! Be careful on the road!"

The refugees bid farewell to Guan Yu and continued to head south.

Dai Le rode over and asked, "General, what should our army do now?"

Guan Yu looked at the two corpses left on the ground, and finally turned his gaze to the city in front of him, and slammed the Qinglong Sword into the ground.

"Charge into the city and kill every barbarian dog you see!"

(End of this chapter)