Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 545: Weird Battle
"General, you are amazing!" The soldier who had been urging Zhao Yun before wiped the sweat off his face and excitedly gave Zhao Yun a thumbs up.

Zhao Yun's expression remained unchanged: "It's all thanks to your excellent riding skills. But brothers, don't let your guard down. Only by breaking through this group of enemy cavalry in front of us can we truly escape."

"General, rest assured. We have been fighting with the general for many years, and we have always used swords and spears on horseback. Using bows and arrows has only been a thing in the past one or two years. Just watch and let these cowards from Yuzhou see what real cavalry is!"

The soldiers were all in high spirits. Five thousand cavalrymen, equipped with spears, rushed towards the corner of the semicircle with murderous intent.

Here, a fierce battle was in full swing. Zhao Yun led 5,000 cavalrymen, with superb riding skills, sometimes harassing with bows and arrows, sometimes charging with spears, and trapped Ji Ling's army of tens of thousands five miles outside the city of Luoyang, making it impossible for them to advance even a single step.

Ji Ling came here with great confidence and enthusiasm, but the battle turned out like this, making him feel uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. Looking at the battle situation in front of him, he felt it was extremely weird and it didn't seem like it was real. However, the dull pain from the wound on his shoulder told him that this was reality.

As for Hulao Pass, since the Jingshen Crossbow stopped firing, Lei Bu sent all his troops forward.

Arrow towers, ladders, and battering rams all attacked together. There was a huge crowd of people under the city gates, and the offensive was extremely fierce.

"General Lei, there has been no reinforcement from Luoyang City. It looks like we can capture Hulao Pass today at the earliest and tomorrow at the latest and head straight for Luoyang. By then, you will be credited with the greatest achievement in front of the lord."

"That's right, I and others still need your support and cultivation."

Several generals surrounded Lei Bu and continued to show their courtesy.

But Lei Bu's expression suddenly changed: "No, that's not right..."

Several generals were puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Lei Bu frowned and looked at the battlefield in front of him: "We have been attacking Hulao Pass for a day. Luoyang City must have known about it long ago. The city is only more than 20 miles away from this pass. Even if the infantry is hurrying, they should have arrived. Why is there no reaction from Luoyang City? Isn't this strange?"

After hearing what he said, several people were stunned.

"Oh no!" Lei Bu suddenly shouted.

"It must be that Ji Ling wanted to win the credit, so he launched an attack ahead of time and broke into Hangu Pass. Therefore, Luoyang naturally couldn't send troops to rescue him. This must be the case!"

How could they have imagined that Ji Ling hardly fought at Hangu Pass and the defenders retreated before holding out for half a quarter of an hour.

"I think the Lord originally wanted to rely on General Ji Ling as the main force. If he really took Luoyang, it would be exactly what the Lord wanted. There's nothing wrong with that."

As soon as a general said this, Lei Bu and several other generals stared at him angrily, scaring him so much that he quickly shut his mouth.

"Ji Ling usually relies on the favor of the Lord and doesn't take us seriously. Now he dares to openly disobey orders. If he really gets the first credit, I'm afraid we will be suppressed by him and can't raise our heads."

Lei Bu said hatefully.

A general beside him suddenly looked happy.

"I think this is a good opportunity!"

When he said this, everyone around him looked at him.

The man explained, "Think about it. In order to gain military merit, he launched an attack ahead of time and attracted the troops of Gao Shun in Luoyang. Gao Shun is a master at using troops. Even though he only has more than 20,000 troops, it would be very difficult for Ji Ling to win. But what about us? There is no reinforcement at Hulao Pass. How many days can we hold out with only 10,000 troops?"

Lei Bu's expression quickly changed from anger to joy.

"Great, it's really great. When I get the first credit, hehe, I'll let Ji Ling lead the horse for me, haha!"

He shouted to the messenger not far away: "Pass the order down, speed up the attack, even if it is dark, we must attack at night, without delay!"

Ladders after ladders were densely packed up on the city wall, and almost all the ladders in the army were taken out.

Under such a powerful offensive, the defenders on the city walls finally began to be overwhelmed. Soldiers from Yuzhou climbed up the city walls one after another. Although there were only a few hundred of them and they were not enough to play a big role, it still boosted the morale of the Yuzhou soldiers. Lei Bu was so happy that he almost danced with joy.

However, on the city wall, the guard saw that the enemy had used all their strength, and instead of being nervous or afraid, he smiled with ease.

"Good, the enemy has fallen into our trap! Brothers, let's take action!" Along with his loud shout, "Swish, swish, swish...", the sound of arrows breaking through the air rang out.

Thousands of crossbow arrows were shot out from the city gates in an instant, followed by constant wailing from under the city.

"What's going on? Didn't they run out of crossbow arrows?"

Lei Bu was shocked.

Soon, the second wave of crossbow arrows was shot out. Dozens of these Jingshen Crossbows were all adjusted to the same angle and aimed in one direction. After two waves of crossbow arrows, the number of enemy troops about thirty or forty steps in front of the city gate was obviously reduced a lot.

"Go ahead, go ahead quickly! As long as a few thousand people can reach the city gate, our army will be sure to win. What are you all standing there for?"

Lei Bu kept shouting orders, and some soldiers mustered up the courage to run forward, but they were immediately followed by another wave of crossbow arrows, which instantly made those who dared to rush forward become like a hornet's nest.

This situation directly frightened the Yuzhou soldiers behind them so much that no one dared to charge forward.

"Waste, all waste!" Lei Bu was furious.

"Crack...knock..."

The Jingshen Crossbow adjusted its angle at the same time, followed by another wave of crossbow arrows.

This wave of crossbow arrows was aimed at the enemy troops who were hesitating to move forward forty steps outside the city gate.

The soldiers in Yuzhou had already been frightened by this extremely powerful crossbow. When they saw the crossbow arrows had increased their range and were coming towards them, they retreated in fear.

They retreated, and the Jingshen Crossbow continued to adjust its angle and range.

Forty steps... fifty steps... sixty steps... seventy steps...

With every step forward of the Jingshen Crossbow, the Yuzhou soldiers took a step back, and finally they were forced back a hundred steps away, and no one dared to take another step forward.

Lei Bu was so angry that he almost vomited blood: "Assholes, they are all assholes! Charge forward quickly, anyone who dares to hesitate will be killed without mercy!"

He ran over personally and killed several soldiers who were afraid to fight. After being frightened by him, a few more soldiers bravely ran forward. However, the result was predictable. There were just a few more human-shaped hedgehogs lying on the ground in front of the city gate.

With such an example, no matter how much Lei Bu beat, scolded and shouted, the soldiers of Yuzhou no longer dared to move forward.

At this time, the Yuzhou soldiers who had stayed within thirty steps of the city gate began to panic completely.

At this time, hundreds of Yuzhou soldiers who had climbed up the city gate before had all been killed by the commander inside the city. The soldiers under the city and the soldiers on the ladders were completely in trouble this time. They didn't dare to retreat or escape, and continuing to climb up would be suicide. For a moment, a strange scene appeared on the battlefield.

Tens of thousands of soldiers hid more than a hundred steps away from the city gate, and no one dared to approach.

The thousands of soldiers in front of the pass hesitated and even gave up the attack.

At this moment, the city gate suddenly creaked open slowly.

Everyone looked over in surprise. The Yuzhou soldiers trapped in front of the pass thought that their hope had come. They were about to rush in, but suddenly they saw a group of cavalry coming towards them. Leading them was a general riding a spotted tiger and holding a large steel knife.

"Kill, kill, kill! Da Meng was having a meal, and you dared to come and fight. Especially, you dared to come and rob our house when the eldest brother of the Liu family was not at home. This is really an unforgivable crime!"

This man was none other than Da Meng. At that time, Cheng Liang led the Divine Tiger Cavalry, and went to Shangdang County with Zhang Yong, Zhu Ye, and Ye Xiang to provide assistance. However, Da Meng at that time was punished by Liu He with sixty military sticks because he had used force on Cai Wenji.

Originally, for a person of Da Meng's physique, such a punishment would have been cured by five or six days of bed rest. But for some reason, Da Meng suddenly developed a high fever and kept talking nonsense. Over the next few days, his body was hot and cold. Even Hua Tuo said that he had to go back and think about it for a few days before he might have a clue how to treat the disease. But it happened that the Yellow River incident happened, and Hua Tuo went to Xihe County.

During this period, Cai Wenji, perhaps feeling guilty, took the initiative to go to the General's Mansion to take care of him. No one knew what was going on, but more than half a month ago, Da Meng's illness was inexplicably cured, and there was nothing wrong with his body. Moreover, everyone felt that his brain seemed to have become a little brighter, although he was still confused, but at least he was not as focused on eating as before.

At this time, he brandished his Xuantian Yinguanzhan and led a thousand cavalrymen to charge out from the pass. The clothes and horses of these thousand cavalrymen were exactly the same as those of Zhao Yun's five thousand cavalrymen.

(End of this chapter)