Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 589: Huguan Confrontation
Zhao Yun stood on his horse with his spear in hand, looking very majestic.

After seeing that Zhu Ye and the others were safe, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then shouted loudly: "All the 40,000 cavalrymen in Bingzhou are here. Those who surrender will not be killed!"

The Flying Feather Riders who followed him shouted together: "Those who surrender will not be killed, those who surrender will not be killed!"

When tens of thousands of soldiers in Jizhou heard this, they immediately panicked.

"Forty thousand cavalry? How can we fight against them..."

"We have more than 80,000 men, and it was so hard to fight against their 15,000 men. Now there are 40,000 cavalrymen. How can we possibly defeat them..."

"I have seen Bingzhou's cavalry before. It is no exaggeration to say that they are one against a hundred of us ordinary infantrymen. It's over, it's over. We are doomed this time..."

"No way. I think the white-robed general only brought a few thousand men. Where did the 40,000 men come from?"

Just as some Jizhou soldiers were doubting, there was a commotion on the battlefield behind Ye Xiang.

Yuan Xi and others could vaguely see a group of cavalrymen rushing into the battlefield from the rear, some shooting with longbows, some fighting at close range with long spears. Dust was raised on the mountain road, and even in the woods on both sides, there were noises coming from them.

"Oh no! A lot of cavalry have indeed come from Bingzhou. This is troublesome."

Yuan Xi's face turned pale.

Even he was beginning to feel frightened, and the morale of those ordinary soldiers was almost completely lost.

Many soldiers who were a little less courageous fled for their lives or begged for mercy. Those soldiers who had just been threatening Zhu Ye and others, wishing they could eat them alive, now had lost all their courage and only regretted that their parents had given them two more legs so that they could run slower.

Cheng Liang was a little puzzled. He whispered to Zhu Ye, "Is Zilong stupid? Did he say something wrong? Where did our army get 40,000 cavalry? Even if we count my second brother's purple-gold dragon cavalry, the total number is less than 30,000. Besides, my second brother is still in Taiyuan."

Zhu Ye made a gesture to silence him. "Zilong is bold but careful. I think he brought more than a thousand cavalrymen to come from the mountains. At the same time, he ordered a large group of cavalrymen to run back and forth on the mountain road behind and harass with bows and arrows. This can not only intimidate the enemy, but also stir up sand and create momentum. He also falsely claimed that there were 40,000 people, which would make the enemy suspicious. Third brother, you see, the enemy's morale has really dropped. It's time for us to counterattack."

Cheng Liang looked at Yuan Xi in the distance and snorted, "Okay, we've finally waited until today, let's go!"

The two did not hesitate and took the lead in launching a counterattack.

"Two generals, Zhao Yun is here to help you!"

Zhao Yun shook his spear, and it was as if hundreds of birds were attacking at the same time. In a trance, it seemed as if countless spear heads were stabbing out frequently. He ran wildly all the way, and no one could stop him. Wherever he passed, the Jizhou soldiers were stabbed in the vitals and fell to the ground dead.

The one thousand Flying Feather Cavalry he brought with him were all excellent archers and spearmen. With flying arrows and waving spears, they soon cleared a blank area among the Jizhou soldiers.

"Ah... The Bingzhou cavalry is really too powerful, run quickly..."

"They are so brave with only 1,800 cavalrymen. Once the 40,000 cavalrymen come to kill us, we will be dead without a burial place. I surrender, I surrender..."

"I surrender too, please don't kill me..."

Those soldiers had already half believed what Zhao Yun said about the 40,000 cavalrymen. Their courage was lost, and their fighting power was naturally greatly reduced. So, after a charge by the cavalry led by Zhao Yun, they suffered heavy casualties in a blink of an eye. As a result, they were even more convinced that they were doomed to fail, and the little morale and hope they had left were instantly lost.

Yuan Xi looked at the soldiers who were either running away or surrendering, and he became furious. He waved his sword and roared.

"No surrender, you bunch of rubbish, get up, keep fighting. Whoever dares to disobey my orders will be killed by me..."

However, the army had lost its morale, and more than half of the tens of thousands of soldiers had lost their fighting spirit. No matter how much he shouted, no one paid any attention to him.

As the saying goes, "Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles." This negative mood quickly spread to the entire battlefield. Those soldiers who still had fighting spirit were also affected and chose to flee.

"These idiots in Jizhou fell into the trap so easily. Brothers, if you don't take this opportunity to gain more military merits, when will you?"

Deng Yuan, who led the remaining 4,000 Feiyu Cavalry in the rear, was overjoyed. He slapped his horse and chased the fleeing enemy troops. The more they chased, the more panicked and frightened the Jizhou soldiers became. In the end, many people fled directly into the mountains in panic and disappeared.

Yuan Xi was so angry that he was furious. Just as he was about to order the capture of a few deserters to make an example of them, suddenly a sharp arrow shot out and directly blew off his helmet.

"Oh……"

He was so scared that he hugged his head and squatted down instantly.

At this time, a cheer came: "Zilong is a good archer! He can hit the target even from such a long distance. He is not inferior to Xiangzi, haha!"

"General, you are too kind. If we can advance another fifty steps, I am confident that I can take his head."

"Okay, I, Cheng Liang, will be your vanguard today. I will fight for you fifty steps. Watch out!"

“Ah… roar…”

"Roar...Da Meng is going to come on too!"

"Brother San, don't forget me, your younger brother."

When Yuan Xi heard these sounds, his legs trembled and a warm current flowed down his thighs.

"Quickly retreat...quickly retreat...sound the retreat..."

He asked his personal soldiers to carry him up, help him onto the warhorse, and hurriedly evacuated. However, a few hundred steps ahead, he saw that his third brother Yuan Shang had already run far away, and his heart was suddenly filled with hatred.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

The sound of arrows coming from behind him made him have no time to worry about anything. He stepped on his horse and fled in panic.

"Retreat, retreat to Huguan to defend it, quickly..."

When the Jizhou troops heard the order, they retreated as quickly as the tide.

Cheng Liang laughed arrogantly: "Haha, you are a bunch of cowards. Brothers, follow me and kill all the people in Jizhou today!"

He rushed forward impatiently.

"General, wait a minute!" Zhao Yun rode his horse forward and stopped him.

Cheng Liang looked at him with some displeasure: "Why? Zilong, why are you stopping me? Although you just saved my life, if you want me to drink with you to express my gratitude, that's fine, but if you want to stop me from doing meritorious service, I won't agree."

Zhao Yun smiled slightly and said, "General San, you misunderstood. It's not that I want to stop you, but the lord has ordered me to do so."

Upon hearing that it was Liu He's order, Cheng Liang immediately became extremely respectful. Zhu Ye also came over, and the two of them pricked up their ears to listen carefully.

Zhao Yun clasped his hands together and saluted in the direction of Taiyuan County: "My lord has given orders. Jizhou has already made plans to gather all the troops in Huguan. The enemy is several times stronger than us. You generals must not act rashly. After the enemy retreats to Huguan, immediately occupy the camp where they were originally stationed, rest the troops, and wait for reinforcements to arrive before having a decisive battle."

"Here!"

Even though Cheng Liang and Zhu Ye were not satisfied with the killing, they had to obey Liu He's military orders.

Zhu Ye waved his hand to the soldiers behind him and said: "Brothers, occupy the front camp, make a fire and have breakfast, and then send people to collect the surrendered soldiers in this battle and send them to Shangdang."

(End of this chapter)