Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 699: Taking the Credit
Han Sui and his companions walked forward for more than ten miles before stopping.

"Hmm? That's not right. Logically, Guan Yu should have chased us to the mountain path where the ambush was set. Why can't we hear any fighting?"

Han Sui listened carefully and found that the mountain road behind him was extremely quiet and there was nothing unusual, which made him feel puzzled.

The two clan leaders' faces immediately turned cold: "Brother Han, are you making fun of us?"

Han Sui immediately explained, "How could I do that? Not to mention that I have always respected the two clan leaders and have no intention of deceiving them, what good would it do me if I deceived them at this critical moment?"

Dian Han snorted coldly, "How do you explain the current situation? Guan Yu is only a few miles away from our army. He should have entered the ambush area by now. Why is there no reaction?"

"How should I know this?" Han Sui was also very aggrieved.

Yan Xing came over and said, "My lord, could it be that Guan Yu and his men saw that they could not catch up with them, so they gave up the pursuit and retreated?"

Han Sui frowned and said, "If they retreat on their own, although it will be difficult to annihilate them, it is not a bad thing. We can retreat to Zhangye County and regroup."

Ling Duo said, "Nearly 30% of the Qiang tribes live near the West Sea. Your territory, brother Han, is not far from the West Sea. If you can go back and settle down, you can recruit more Qiang men to help you. We can attack from both sides, or even surround them from all sides. I don't believe that we can't kill a mere Guan Yu."

Han Sui was delighted: "That would be the best. I have heard that there are nearly a hundred Qiang tribes, and at least a dozen of them have more than 30,000 soldiers. The two chiefs are also very prestigious in the entire Qiang tribe. If you can help more tribes to form an alliance and fight against Liu He together, the emperor of Yizhou will definitely reward you handsomely."

Dian Han, however, was still suspicious: "We should first find out where Guan Yu went, and then take any countermeasures."

A general under Han Sui volunteered: "My lord, I would like to take a group of people to investigate."

Han Sui nodded and said, "Well, that's right. But Guan Yu's troops may not have retreated yet. They are resting and preparing to set up camp on the spot. It's unknown whether they will attack Xiu Tu, Xuan Wei and other cities later. Just in case, I will give you 3,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry. You should investigate carefully. If there is any abnormality, return immediately."

"The last general takes command!"

The man gathered his troops, turned around and ran back towards the mountain path.

"The two clan leaders should relax. Whether Guan Yu advances or retreats, it will be of great benefit to our army. Although our army suffered heavy losses in this battle, many enemy generals, including Guan Yu, were injured to varying degrees and it will take more than three to five days to recover. After passing Xiu Tu City and heading west, we will reach Fanhe City in Zhangye County. By then, we will have enough time to prepare for the battle and fight Guan Yu to the death."

Han Sui's confident look made the two clan leaders feel a little more at ease, and a long-lost smile appeared on everyone's face.

However, after a while, the smiles on their faces froze.

Suddenly, bursts of shrill screams were heard from the mountain road behind, and Han Sui and others changed color immediately.

"What's going on!" Han Sui was furious. Although it was difficult to tell who was attacked just from the screams, almost everyone's first reaction was that it was the thousands of people who had just been sent out to investigate.

Yan Xing hurriedly said, "My lord, I'm afraid the ambush has been discovered by Guan Yu. Let's retreat quickly, otherwise they will definitely chase us again!"

Without waiting for Han Sui to react, the two Qiang chiefs, without saying a word, hurriedly fled with their troops.

Seeing this, Han Sui didn't care about anything else and quickly followed.

At the same time, the mountain road was littered with corpses. The general sent by Han Sui had his head smashed by some heavy object. As for the thousands of soldiers he brought with him, they either died here or surrendered.

Guan Yu rode his horse slowly over and looked at all this with a look of joy on his face.

He looked up at the mountains and forests on both sides, and suddenly saw several figures walking out of them. After Guan Yu saw clearly that there was a strong man leading them, he took the initiative to greet him.

"Dehui, it really is you, haha..."

The visitors were none other than Zhu Ye and his five hundred Thunder God Riders.

Zhu Ye quickly ran down the hillside, and the two brothers dismounted from their horses and hugged each other.

"Hehe, second brother, you didn't expect it, did you? I am still one step faster than you." Zhu Ye seemed very proud.

Guan Yu smiled and said, "Just now you sent someone to inform me that there was an ambush here and asked me to stop advancing. At that time I was very confused. How could you suddenly appear here, fifth brother?"

When this matter was mentioned, Zhu Ye's eyebrows immediately beamed with joy.

"Ha, speaking of this, you have to admit defeat, second brother. That day, second brother and I made a bet in front of big brother, to see who could march into Zhangye first and who would be the first to achieve the first merit. Second brother led the army to attack all the way from Weiwu County, while Zilong and I led our own troops and marched separately, out of Beidi County, through the vast desert, to Zhangye. As a result, three days ago, I ran into the desert headfirst. My goodness, that broken place, looking around, there was nothing but sand, and I couldn't find any direction."

Ma Chao said: "Yes, there is indeed a desert in the north of Weiwu County, stretching for thousands of miles, all the way to the northern desert. There are only oases around the cities of Xuanwei and Wuwei."

"That's right. I ran around in the desert like a headless fly for two days but couldn't get out. The water bag I brought with me dried up very quickly."

When Zhu Ye brought up that experience again, he did so in a joking tone, but Guan Yu sounded very worried.

Guan Yu asked with concern: "What should we do? How did Fifth Brother escape?"

"Hehe, I'm so lucky. I was looking for water along the way. Yesterday morning, I found a stream. After eating and drinking, I thought that in this desert, water is life. If I follow the stream, I will naturally find a city or village. So I just kept going forward. Hey, second brother, guess what? After walking for most of the day, the stream turned into a big river. I kept going forward and arrived at Wuwei City!"

"Is there such a wonderful thing?" Guan Yu was also surprised.

"There's more to it than that." Zhu Ye was in high spirits and couldn't stop talking.

"As soon as I saw the enemy was right in front of me, I went to attack the city without saying anything. But the county magistrate in the city plotted to harm me. He pretended to open the city and surrender, but in fact he wanted to harm me secretly."

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Yes, this is the plan of the old villain Han Sui. We have also encountered it before."

"Oh, it turned out to be that old thief's evil scheme, no wonder." Zhu Ye suddenly realized.

Guan Yu asked, "How did Fifth Brother defeat their plan?"

Zhu Ye's face was full of pride again: "To be honest, it was all thanks to my big brother's reputation. Although the county magistrate was not a good person, several petty officials in the city were loyal to the court. They secretly told me the county magistrate's plan. Without saying a word, I rushed into the county government and killed the bastard county magistrate with a hammer."

"After that, a few minor officials led the way for me, and we went south along the river. At dusk, we arrived at Xuanwei County. We pretended to be messengers sent by Wuwei City, sneaked into the city, and followed the same method, killing the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and the county lieutenant with hammers, and captured Xuanwei City. I rested in the city for a night, and at dawn, I set out to attack the city of Xuanwei."

After hearing this experience, Guan Yu, Ma Chao and others were stunned.

"My good fifth brother, my eldest brother always said that you are a lucky general. This time you really opened my eyes. My second brother toiled for more than ten days, and many soldiers were killed or injured. Many generals were injured, and we only captured seven or eight cities. You took only half a day and easily captured two cities, and you are not hurt at all. You are much better than my second brother."

Ma Chao gave a thumbs up and said, "I have heard of General Zhu Ye's reputation for a long time. Seeing him today, I can see that he is truly a god!"

"Hahaha, no problem." Zhu Ye was greatly pleased to hear this.

Zhang Liao was puzzled and asked, "How did the five generals arrive here and break Han Sui's ambush in advance when they were going to Xiu Tu City? You should know that this place is still 20 to 30 miles away from Xiu Tu City."

Zhu Ye took this question as a matter of course: "I don't know the road here, and those surrendered officials are too slow, so I didn't want to take them with me, so I asked them for directions. They told me to go upstream along the river and I would reach the east of Xiu Tu City, so I followed their instructions. After running all the way, I arrived at this forest more than half an hour ago."

"I was just about to move forward to capture Xiutu City. Standing on the hillside, I looked to the east from a distance and saw a large group of soldiers and horses rushing towards this side. Looking more carefully, I saw another troop chasing them from behind. Although the distance was too far to see their faces clearly, my second brother, the Purple Gold Dragon Rider, was wearing black helmets and armor. I couldn't see their faces clearly, but how could I not see their colors? Since they were the ones my second brother was chasing, even if they were not Han Sui, they must be the enemy without a doubt."

"So, I was ready to lead the troops to ambush here. As a result, when I was looking for a suitable ambush site, I found these rolling logs, boulders, and many trees tied with ropes and pressed down to fix them, and then put big rocks on them. I saw that this was a ready-made ambush trap, so I took it without hesitation. I had just taken over part of the trap when Han Sui sent people up. I didn't dare to alert the enemy, so I hid first and waited for Han Sui's army to pass by. Then I came out and killed the ambush soldiers he sent, and then sent someone to send a message to my second brother."

After listening to this, all the generals were completely impressed by Zhu Ye.

Zhu Ye sighed, "What a pity! I brought too few people. These traps require at least two to three thousand men to control. If I had enough troops, I wouldn't have to hide and launch all the traps directly. In that case, I would have used Han Sui's traps to kill him. Hehe, that's what we call justice. Retribution is inevitable."

Guan Yu smiled bitterly and said, "You, you are still not satisfied? For no reason, such a great achievement fell from the sky and you picked it up ready-made. You are the only one in the world who has such luck. Moreover, Han Sui sent a team of soldiers back to investigate, but you destroyed them again. It seems that the first achievement of this Western Expedition must go to my fifth brother."

(End of this chapter)