Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 544: Zhao Yun's Extraordinary Achievement
When Zhao Yun saw the enemy's tens of thousands of troops charging towards him non-stop, the corners of his mouth suddenly rose slightly.

"Disperse!"

He gave an order, and the five thousand cavalrymen behind him dispersed to both sides. At the same time, each soldier tied his spear diagonally behind his back and took off the bow and arrow from his back.

Ji Ling narrowed his eyes, then showed a look of disdain.

"I've heard that Liu He's men led hundreds of cavalrymen in the palace that day and defeated tens of thousands of rebels with horseback archery. How long has it been since then, and they've reduced their number to a few thousand? They're just bluffing and trying to scare me, Ji Ling. There's no way."

He didn't care at all. He looked left and right, and finally aimed at Zhao Yun.

"To catch a thief, we must first catch the leader. I'll kill you, a pretty boy, first. This will save some face."

Zhao Yun also saw Ji Ling who was rushing towards him, but he ignored him. Instead, like the soldiers, he put away the Longdan Bright Silver Spear that Liu He had just made for him, took out the Shenbi Bow that was also given to him by Liu He, took an arrow, and put the bowstring on.

When he did this, the 5,000 cavalrymen who had already circled around the enemy's front and flanks followed suit, and everyone bent their bows and drew their arrows.

Zhao Yun aimed at Ji Ling and suddenly released the bowstring.

With a "bang..." sound, a powerful arrow flew out at high speed.

Immediately afterwards, five thousand arrows were shot simultaneously from both sides of the Yuzhou cavalry.

"Not good!" After all, Ji Ling was a military commander who had fought in battles for many years. He could tell at a glance that the arrow flying towards him was not in vain.

He quickly moved to the side, but his reaction was still a little slow and the arrow flew past his shoulder.

Ji Ling soon felt a burning pain in his shoulder. He turned his head and saw that the arrow had taken away a piece of flesh from his shoulder.

Behind him, screams came one after another. Ji Ling looked back and saw many of his cavalrymen falling to the ground, which made the Yuzhou general change color.

Zhao Yun put the arrow on the bowstring again: "Shoot again."

Ji Ling panicked: "Come again? Where did Liu He get so many people who are good at riding and shooting?"

"General, the enemy is cavalry, and so are ours. The only way to deal with it now is to chase them. Our army has several times more troops than the enemy, so as long as we catch up with them, we will definitely destroy them. In addition, you can order the archers and infantry in the rear to form a battle array to intercept the enemy."

The deputy general came up to make a suggestion, but was slapped by Ji Ling again: "Don't you want to talk too much? This is such a simple method, don't you know it? You lead the archers and infantry, and I will lead the cavalry to charge."

After saying that, Ji Ling shouted a few times to his cavalrymen behind him, and tens of thousands of cavalrymen immediately divided into two groups and chased after Zhao Yun and others.

Zhao Yun was not surprised at all: "I had expected this move. The lord has secretly devoted all his resources to train him for many years. I, Zhao Yun, have been training him painstakingly for more than a year. How can I let you and other newly recruited cavalry catch up with me?"

He pulled out a small whistle and blew it.

After the whistle sounded, the speed of the 5,000 cavalrymen increased greatly. The Yuzhou troops were about to catch up, but now the distance between them was rapidly widening.

When the distance between the two sides widened to about a hundred steps, there was another wave of bows and arrows, and five thousand arrows fell like locusts. The Yuzhou soldiers were already chasing with all their might, and it was impossible for them to stop at this moment. They could only continue to rush forward. The scene was as if they were rushing into a rain of arrows with their heads on.

The fastest group of Yuzhou cavalry were shot by arrows and fell down. Their corpses and the horses that had lost the control of their owners tripped up another group of cavalry behind them. In a blink of an eye, the Yuzhou pursuers were in chaos.

Ji Ling roared, "You useless bastards, hurry up and keep chasing. I don't believe we can't catch up with them! Also, archers, get in position quickly. I want to drive these bastards over and let them have a taste of being attacked by a rain of arrows. Damn it! An army of tens of thousands is being played around by five thousand people. If this gets out, won't this general be laughed to death?"

He waved his hand at the cavalry he led: "We have more soldiers, form a semicircle and drive them back!"

Although the Yuzhou cavalry's combat effectiveness and riding skills were average, Ji Ling's military orders were still able to be implemented.

The cavalry that had just dispersed quickly reunited.

On one side, infantry and archers were lined up in a straight line waiting in place, and on the other side, there were more than 10,000 cavalrymen forming a semicircle, surrounding Zhao Yun and others in the middle.

"Haha, let's see where you can escape this time!" Ji Ling laughed wildly. He watched the encirclement getting smaller and smaller, and the 5,000 cavalrymen were forced closer and closer to the archers in the rear. He felt so happy in his heart.

"General Zhao, we are only 500 to 600 steps away and will soon be within the range of the enemy's archers. What should we do?"

Several soldiers around Zhao Yun began to get anxious.

However, no matter how they urged him, Zhao Yun remained calm and looked at the enemy formation in front of him.

The Yuzhou cavalry behind them were getting closer and closer. The distance between their 5,000 soldiers and horses and the Yuzhou archers in front of them went from 500 steps to 400 steps, then to 300 steps, and then to 350 steps...

The five thousand cavalrymen, even though all of them were experienced warriors who had followed Liu He in many battles, could not help but become nervous when faced with such a "suicide" situation. Although no one talked nonsense because of this, cold sweat began to appear on everyone's forehead, and the bows and arrows they held were stained with sweat from the sweat in their palms.

"General Zhao, there are only two hundred steps left. If you run any further, the enemy will shoot arrows!"

The soldier's tone was already filled with worry.

Zhao Yun looked forward, and saw that the archers in front of him had their bowstrings pulled like full moons, and all the arrows were aimed at him. Once these arrows were shot, his mere 5,000 cavalry would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Ji Ling, who was chasing behind him, was so nervous that his heart was in his throat: "Charge quickly, keep charging, I must kill you today, charge forward quickly... There are only 150 steps left, just another 50 steps, hurry up..."

The generals and soldiers on both sides were all extremely nervous.

One hundred and twenty steps...

One hundred and fifteen steps...

Finally, we reached the one hundred and tenth step!
Ji Ling's deputy general's face had already turned red with embarrassment. At this moment, he shouted out the words that had been stuck in his throat with all his strength.

"Shoot the arrow!!!"

Ten thousand arrows were fired at once. The killing range of these arrows was 120 to 130 steps. It was not easy for a single cavalryman to stop within 10 steps at such a full-speed sprint, let alone an army of 5,000. In the time it took for the rain of arrows to hit the ground, these cavalrymen could rush forward another 20 steps. By then, most of the 5,000 cavalrymen would be covered in the rain of arrows.

Ji Ling calculated very clearly that even if the cavalry in front of him were well-trained and could stop at will, he would lead his troops to catch up from behind. At that time, the infantry and cavalry would pinch them from both sides, and Zhao Yun and others would be dead.

At a critical moment, life hangs by a thread!
All the generals and soldiers in Yuzhou, including Ji Ling, felt extremely happy when they saw the arrows leave the bowstrings!

However, at this moment, Zhao Yun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shouted: "All troops, listen up! Put on your spears and break through the right rear of the enemy cavalry!"

The five thousand soldiers behind him were slightly stunned, but the Anmin Army's long-standing strict military discipline made them instinctively choose to obey even though they did not understand Zhao Yun's meaning.

Everyone put their longbows on their backs and took out their spears. Under the leadership of Zhao Yun, the five thousand cavalrymen changed direction in the blink of an eye and rushed to the right rear in unison.

"What, how is that possible!"

Ji Ling was so frightened that he screamed.

However, the facts were before his eyes. Zhao Yun, leading 5,000 soldiers, really made a sharp turn. Instead, the pursuing army led by himself was caught off guard and continued to rush forward stupidly.

"Stop, everyone, stop, don't rush over..."

Ji Ling stopped his horse and shouted loudly.

However, his 10,000-plus cavalrymen had mediocre riding skills and lacked experience in cavalry combat. How could they be as flexible and adaptable as Zhao Yun and others?
The several thousand Yuzhou cavalrymen who ran to the front, in their extreme fear, either rushed forward or were pushed forward by their comrades behind them. In short, all of them came into the range of the rain of arrows.

"Puff puff……"

The sound of arrows piercing bodies continued to ring out. To the ears of everyone in Yuzhou, this sound was more frightening than any other sound!

(End of this chapter)