Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 729 Secretly Helping
Ma Chao was seriously injured, and Pang De and others were also retreating step by step. Among the thousand soldiers, three or four hundred were killed in a blink of an eye. The rest still fought to the death.

In addition, the mountain path was narrow, and the soldiers on both sides could not fully deploy their battle formations. Pang De took advantage of the geographical advantage to stabilize the formation, so as not to retreat too quickly. However, the defeat was ultimately inevitable and it was difficult to turn the tide.

At this moment, countless powders of hundreds of colors suddenly floated down from the hillsides on both sides and landed on the battlefield.

These powders were sprinkled from the hillside where Zhang Ren's army was located, so most of them fell on the Shu soldiers. The amount of powder was so large that the Shu soldiers were caught off guard and were sprinkled with this powder, and their eyes were immediately blistering.

"Oh...what is that..."

"Lime powder, it's lime powder..."

"Who is using lime powder to plot against us... Oh my..."

The Shu army immediately fell into chaos. They covered their eyes and tried to use various methods to remove the lime powder that had fallen into their eyes.

Zhang Ren was shocked: "What's going on? Who is plotting against me here? Get out now!"

He watched as some soldiers took out water bags and were about to wash their faces, and hurriedly stopped them: "Don't use water, otherwise your eyes will be burned. You can only use..."

Before he could finish his words, bamboo poles suddenly stretched out from the woods on the hillsides on both sides. The middle of the bamboo poles were obviously hollowed out. When Zhang Renyi saw this, he was immediately shocked and angry.

"You are such a hateful thief, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Most of the Shu army soldiers had their eyes blinded by the lime powder and could not see anything clearly, let alone understand what Zhang Ren meant.

Soon after, streams of clear water suddenly poured out from the bamboo poles. Hundreds of bamboo poles lined up side by side, like a waterfall. In an instant, the Shu army was soaked through.

"Ah...it hurts so much..."

"What is that...it hurts so much, help me..."

"General, help me..."

The lime powder on the bodies and faces of the Shu soldiers turned into deadly poison water and powder when it came into contact with clean water, burning their skin and flesh and causing them to roll on the ground in agony.

"How hateful!" Zhang Ren was extremely angry. He took the bow and arrow, turned around, and shot an arrow towards the woods on the mountainside.

However, apart from a scream, there was no other movement.

He was about to shoot the arrow again when he suddenly felt a strong wind blowing by his ears. He exclaimed in his heart: "Not good!"

He had just turned around and had no time to react when his right arm was hit hard. There was a "crack" sound and a sharp pain came over him, making Zhang Ren break out in a cold sweat.

Opposite him, he saw Ma Chao with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He was looking at him viciously and laughing to himself.

“Hahaha…hahahaha…May God bless you, may God bless you…Look at you today, how can you not die?”

Although Ma Chao only had one left arm left, Zhang Ren's right arm was broken, and he was in the same situation. How could he continue to fight? Moreover, most of the Shu army was injured by the lime powder, and the remaining ones were already in disarray. On the other hand, Ma Chao and others were still as fierce and fierce as usual. Zhang Ren could not help but secretly resent them.

"Damn it! If I knew who was behind this, I would tear him into pieces!"

Seeing that the great mission was about to be accomplished, but such a huge change happened, how could Zhang Ren not feel resentful? "Quickly retreat, withdraw the troops!"

Zhang Ren shook off Ma Chao and retreated quickly.

"Zhang Ren, don't leave!"

Ma Chao spurred his horse to chase after him, but his right arm felt numb and tingling, causing his body to tremble and he lost his balance and fell off his horse. Fortunately, Pang De arrived in time and held him up.

"Meng Qi!"

Ma Chao covered his wound, looked at Zhang Ren's back, and said bitterly: "Damn it, such a good opportunity, but he escaped."

Ma Dai said, "Brother, you have done a great job this time. Not only did you break many of his ambushes and sentries, you also injured him. Now Zhang Ren's right arm is broken, and it will take a long time to recover. We should go back and report to the General Zhendong. The army should hurry up and we will definitely defeat Zhang Ren and recapture Wudu in one fell swoop."

Pang De saw that Ma Chao still looked unwilling, so he advised: "We have both made contributions to the court and served the country. What difference does it make to who has the credit? Why is Mengqi so persistent?"

Ma Chao shook his head and said, "I am not doing this for my own fame, but to restore the glory of the Ma family in Xiliang. Alas, you are right. Our army has suffered heavy losses. My injuries are more serious than Zhang Ren's. If we continue to move forward rashly, we will surely die."

Seeing that he had figured it out, they were all very relieved.

"In this case, we should hurry back to the army as soon as possible, firstly to inform the general of the situation, and secondly to allow you to recover from your injuries. Otherwise, if you delay for too long, you may develop a chronic disease."

Everyone agreed with Pound's words.

Ma Chao nodded: "Okay, pass the order down, collect the bodies of our comrades, and retreat!"

While the soldiers were collecting the bodies, he managed to stand up and looked at the surrounding mountains and forests, his eyes filled with gratitude.

"I am Ma Chao, the commander of the Mighty County of the Han Dynasty. Thank you for your secret help. Although I don't know your identity, I think you must be a loyal and righteous man. I am very grateful. If I have the opportunity to see you again in the future, I will definitely repay you handsomely!"

After he finished speaking, he looked into the forest for a long time without any response, and his expression became somewhat gloomy.

"Mengqi, the other party must be some mountain expert who wants to help the court but doesn't want to show up to avoid getting into trouble. Let's stop waiting and go."

Pang De gave some advice, Ma Chao sighed, and then led his army to retreat quickly.

Not long after, somewhere in this forest, hundreds of masked people in black clothes ran quickly and soon gathered around a man.

This man was dressed like a scholar, about 30 years old. Although he looked gentle, his appearance was really not good. He was short and stocky, with a pointed forehead, a red nose, and a rat mouth. He looked extremely ugly.

"How did things go?"

One of the men in black came out and said, "Master, we have done what you ordered. General Zhang Ren suffered heavy losses, and his right arm was broken by Ma Chao. He has now hastily retreated to Wudu Road. General Ma Chao has also led his troops to retreat."

The scholar waved the feather fan in his hand and nodded slightly: "Well, that's good. Zhang Ren is injured, Wudu Road cannot be defended. Zhang Yong is such a great man, he will definitely be able to capture it in a few days. It's worth my risking so much to come and help."

Then, he looked in one direction and muttered to himself, "That guy is just a Xindu County Magistrate, but he has such insight and wisdom. This time, thanks to his extraordinary courage, he broke into my house to see me and offered this plan, which enabled me to achieve such a great achievement. It seems that I should have more contact with this person. After this matter is accomplished, it goes without saying that he will be granted a title of nobility and appointed as a general..."

(End of this chapter)