Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 582 Seemingly Victorious
"Die!"

Zhu Ye swung the sledgehammer with both hands at the same time, hitting Lu Bu from both sides.

Lu Bu wanted to dodge, but as soon as he exerted force on his leg, the wound felt a sharp pain, and his legs went limp with pain. He simply squatted down and rolled to the side.

The two hammers hit the tree behind him, which was as thick as a thigh. Two deep marks were left on the tree, and it was tottering.

"Where to run?"

Zhu Ye kicked out and hit Lu Bu in the stomach. Lu Bu was kicked out and hit another tree again.

"Ahem...I...you...cough cough..."

Lu Bu's miserable state was inexplicable, and there was no trace of the brave and mighty general anymore. However, Zhu Ye looked at his miserable state without any sympathy. Instead, he recalled Lin Xin's appearance before her death, and his anger grew even more intense.

He quickly chased after him and smashed down hard with his two hammers.

Lu Bu was completely desperate and could only wait for death.

Just at this moment, "swoosh, swoosh, swoosh", several arrows shot at him at the same time. Zhu Ye didn't even turn his head, but just moved his ears, turned the direction of his two hammers, and swung them in the direction where the arrows came from. After a few light sounds, the arrows fell to the ground one after another.

"who!"

Zhu Ye was extremely angry. He turned his head and saw a group of soldiers rushing towards him. Cheng Liang and Da Meng rushed out from the woods on both sides and soon engaged in a battle with them. However, the enemy had more troops and hundreds of them still rushed towards Zhu Ye.

"court death."

Zhu Ye's voice was very low, but his movements were not slow at all. As soon as he said the word "death", he jumped out instantly.

The two sledgehammers flew up and down, and the soldiers were smashed far away and into pieces.

At this time, several people ran to Lu Bu from the other side of the forest, picked him up, and quickly fled.

Seeing this, Zhu Ye was furious: "Where are you running to!"

Just as he was about to chase, a group of soldiers surrounded him again. Zhu Ye pushed with both hammers and instantly knocked the two soldiers who were blocking his way away.

"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"

He swung his swords left and right at the same time, and the weapons that the Jizhou soldiers stabbed at him were either broken or knocked away. After a while, the ground was littered with broken limbs and red and white objects.

The remaining hundreds of enemy soldiers were completely frightened and dared not stop him. They just let Zhu Ye run away.

However, he ended up wasting a lot of time. By the time he chased after them, Lu Bu and the others had already disappeared into the vast mountains and forests. Zhu Ye chased and hammered all the way, and many trees were knocked down by him. However, the mountains and forests were full of lush vegetation, and even though he was as powerful as a god, he was still powerless in the end.

“Ah…Ahhh…Lü Bu…”

Zhu Ye was like a mad beast, smashing around with his two hammers. After a long time, he suddenly stopped, turned around abruptly, and looked with bloodshot eyes at the Jizhou soldiers who were fighting with Cheng Liang and others at the entrance of the valley.

Cheng Liang and he had been sworn brothers for many years and they had a close rapport. When he saw his expression, he immediately shouted to the Divine Tiger Knights, "Brothers, let's turn the tables and block the entrance to the valley to prevent these thieves from escaping."

The mouth of the valley was only about 20 to 30 feet wide. Cheng Liang and Dameng personally led dozens of Divine Tiger Riders. With a few leaps, they ran to a place, lined up in a row, and blocked the enemy tightly.

Immediately afterwards, there were constant wailing and screaming in the valley...

Just when a few dozen people here started slaughtering nearly a thousand Jizhou soldiers, a burst of tragic shouts suddenly came from outside the valley.

"Ah..." Immediately afterwards, an urgent voice sounded: "Retreat quickly!"

Cheng Liang was a little surprised and quickly ran out of the valley. He saw a large number of Jizhou soldiers fleeing in a hurry on the mountain road to his right at the fork in the road about a hundred steps outside the valley entrance.

Just as he was wondering, Ye Xiang came running over with his soldiers, and he hurried forward to stop him.

"Xiangzi, what happened?"

Ye Xiang wiped the sweat off his face and said, "It's nothing. I was just lucky and injured Yuan Tan. The enemy has already retreated. I wonder what's happening with General Zhu..."

Hearing this, Cheng Liang sighed slightly, "Oh, don't mention it. Lu Bu has escaped. My fifth brother is venting his anger now, so don't bother him for now. By the way, since the Jizhou troops have really retreated, why don't we chase them and kill them all."

Ye Xiang hurriedly stopped him, "Absolutely not. Both sides have been fighting for a day and are already exhausted. Our army has a total of 30,000 troops, with more than 10,000 casualties. Jizhou has 60,000 troops. Although they have more casualties than ours, they still have more troops left. The mountain road is very dangerous. The military advisor beside Yuan Tan has a strategy. It is better not to pursue them. Let's rest for a night and fight again tomorrow."

"Well, that's fine. Anyway, my fifth brother is fine now, and I am too lazy to bother with the Jizhou thieves. I will teach them a lesson tomorrow when they come to attack the city again."

In Jinyang City, Liu He was holding the urgent report from the flying eagle and was having an urgent discussion with Cui Jun, Xun Yu and Xun You.

Yuan Tan's sudden assistance greatly caught everyone off guard. What should have been a very easy war turned out to be so difficult. Of the more than 30,000 soldiers in Changzi City, more than 6,000 were killed, more than 5,000 were seriously injured, and the Thunder God Cavalry deputy general Lin Xin was also lost.

Liu He let out a long breath: "Although some problems occurred, we finally repelled the Jizhou troops. I think the enemy suffered heavy losses in this battle. I have ordered Zhang He to lead troops to support us. Tomorrow, we will cooperate with my third and fifth brothers and take the initiative to attack. We will definitely be able to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop."

Cui Jun said, "My lord, Yuan Tan, Ju Shou, and Lu Bu were originally responsible for the attack on Qingzhou. Now all three of them have appeared on the Shangdang battlefield. Why don't we send a letter to Qingzhou Governor Jiao He and Beihai Governor Kong Rong to send troops to attack. With the help of our army's offensive, we can capture the entire Jizhou as quickly as possible."

"My lord, no."

Xun Yu retorted, "Jiao and Kong have never practiced military tactics. They have been defeated repeatedly in battles against the Jizhou troops. Ju Su is a wise man from Jizhou. If he leaves Qingzhou now, he must be on guard. Moreover, Yuan Tan only has 10,000 troops here, and they are probably the defenders of Yecheng. The Qingzhou troops have not been dispatched. Therefore, if the two of them go to attack, it will not only be useless, but will fall into Ju Su's trap."

Liu He nodded. "Well, what Wen Ruo said makes sense. Many of Jizhou's counselors are selfish. Even if they have plans, they have too many concerns and fight with each other. They are not worth worrying about. Only Ju Shou and Tian Feng need to be vigilant. I have sent orders to Xu Huang and Qian Zhao to turn their troops around in three days and march together with my Taiyuan and Shangdang armies. With nearly 200,000 troops attacking Jizhou, it will only take a moment for Yuan Shao to surrender. There is no need to trouble the loyal ministers in Qingzhou."

"What you said makes sense, but I was not thoughtful enough." Cui Jun bowed.

Liu He looked at Xun You and asked, "Why is Gongda keeping his head down and not saying anything? What's on your mind?"

Xun You looked up at Liu He, opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

Xun Yu asked, "Gongda, what's wrong with you?"

Xun You frowned, and after thinking for a long time, he spoke: "What the lord said just now reminded me. I think that Ju Shou came here suddenly, and he must have gone from Qingzhou to Yecheng to meet Yuan Shao, and only after discussing the plan could he lead the army to help. Tian Feng is a man of upright character and very clever. Yuan Shao was open and covert at the beginning, with many loopholes, which could not be hidden from us, and naturally could not be hidden from Tian Feng. With his character, he will definitely give advice."

"Gongda means that Yuan Tan's sudden arrival to help was the result of a conspiracy between Tian Feng and Ju Su?" Liu He somewhat understood what Xun You meant.

"Yes, that's right." Xun You nodded in affirmation.

"What does that prove?" Liu He asked.

Xun You said with some worry, "With their intelligence, how could their strategy be so simple for such a matter concerning the survival of Jizhou? Even if Yuan Tan's 10,000 reinforcements come, it will be difficult for Jizhou's 60,000 soldiers to defeat our 30,000 soldiers. If Shangdang is defeated, even if Taiyuan wins, it will be very easy for our army to attack from both Xihe and Shangdang. Even if he wins Taiyuan County, what can he do? I find it hard to believe that the two of them would hand over the fate of Jizhou to such a gamble."

"Hiss... Could it be that..." Liu He was shocked.

"Oops, that's not good!"

(End of this chapter)