Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 733: Eagle Falls from the Cliff
"General Zhu!"

Zhang He caught up with the city gate, walked quickly forward, and hurriedly helped Zhu Ye up.

Zhu Ye gritted his teeth and actually pulled out the arrowhead, which was clearly stained with blood.

"General, what's wrong with you..." Zhang He was shocked.

You know, after being shot by an arrow on the battlefield, you can only break the sharp arrow but not pull out the arrowhead. Otherwise, you will only bleed more and die faster. You can only break the arrow body and wait for the military doctor to treat it.

Zhu Ye said, "It's okay. I have a golden armor to protect me. The arrow only penetrated halfway."

He threw away the sharp arrow and shouted angrily: "Which bastard is plotting against me? Come out and take my blow if you have the guts!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another "whoosh" sound was heard.

"General Zhu, get out of the way!"

Zhang He pushed Zhu Ye away, took the longbow from his back, and shot an arrow.

"System prompt: Zhang He will fight Zhang Ren with archery. Zhang Ren's basic archery is 97, and the iron bow in his hand increases his archery by 1 point. His right arm injury has not healed, so his archery is reduced by 8 points. Because he is hiding in the dark and attacking, the special skill 'Ambush Shooting' is triggered, which increases his archery by 4 points and reduces Zhang He's archery by 2 points. The current comprehensive archery is 94 points.

"Zhang He's basic archery skill is 96, the Divine Arm Bow improves it by 1 point, there is no special skill bonus, and it is reduced by 2 points by Zhang Ren's special skill. The comprehensive archery skill is 95 points."

Two sharp arrows crossed each other and flew towards their targets at the same time.

Both of them were masters and had already prepared their movements. They dodged the attack easily and fired the second arrow at the same time.

Zhu Ye said happily: "Great! One is the best archer in Jizhou, and the other is known as the best archer in Yizhou. You two can compete with each other. I will go and take the heads of the other two enemy generals."

His shout scared Ling Bao and Lei Tong so much that they quickly retreated. Zhang Ren walked out slowly from a corner while shooting arrows. Seeing this, the two of them quickly hid behind him.

"Where are you running to..."

Zhu Ye took a step forward and was about to give chase, but he was hit in the chest by an arrow after all. The wound was not deep to begin with, but when he moved, the wound was torn apart directly. The sudden severe pain almost made him fall down.

"General Zhu, Zhang Ren has come here suddenly, he must have an evil plan. You are already injured, we should retreat for the time being and make a long-term plan."

Zhang He shot an arrow at Zhang Ren, then turned and shouted to Zhu Ye.

Although Zhu Ye was unwilling, he was not a stupid person. After this reminder, he quickly saw the current situation clearly.

"What the hell, why did Zhang Ren come here for no reason? Get out!"

He smashed several enemy soldiers to death and then ran towards the ladder.

"Want to run?" Zhang Ren narrowed his eyes and shot an arrow at Zhu Ye's back.

"General Zhu, be careful!"

Zhang He was more than ten steps away from Zhu Ye, and since he did not have Ye Xiang's superb archery skills, it was impossible for him to rescue him.

Just when the sharp arrow was about to hit Zhu Ye, Zhu Ye seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. He turned around and struck with his right hand, knocking the arrow to the ground.

"What a Zhu Ye, he is truly extraordinary!" Zhang Ren was secretly amazed.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhang He also quickly ran towards the ladder.

When Lei Tong and Ling Bao saw the enemy retreat, their courage instantly returned.

"Ha, the enemy has escaped. Let's chase them and kill them all. We were able to defeat Zhu Ye, who is said to be braver than Lu Bu. Tsk tsk tsk, I, Old Lei, will have something to brag about in the future."

"Old drunkard, come together. If we can chop off Zhu Ye's head, that would be awesome." In the eyes of these two guys, Zhu Ye seemed no longer an invincible general, but a mountain of gold and silver.

Zhang Ren shouted, "Stop! Zhu Ye is so brave and Zhang He is such a great archer. Even if I hadn't been hiding in the dark and caught him off guard, I wouldn't have been able to hurt Zhu Ye. And my right arm is injured. Although Ma Chao was seriously injured that day and couldn't use all his strength, his arm bone was not completely broken. It has healed by 300% or 40% in the past few days of recuperation, but it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. I still can't fight for a long time in a short period of time. After exchanging a few arrows with Zhang He, the pain is unbearable now. If you two kill me, there will be no other result except death."

After hearing what he said, the two took a closer look and found that Zhang Ren was sweating profusely and his lips were purple. It was obvious that he had been very reluctant in the previous battle. I am afraid that his right arm was in unbearable pain. The two of them admired Zhang Ren very much, and now they admired him even more. Naturally, they believed what he said completely, so they stopped.

"Then... General Zhang, how should we deal with this next?"

"Yes, this time we relied on your strategy to temporarily repel Zhu Ye, but they will continue to attack tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. And you also said that Zhang Yong's army will press forward from the rear in a few days. Your injury has not healed yet. By then, we will..."

Although Ling Bao didn't finish his words, his meaning was already very clear. Zhu Ye was so powerful, and even Zhang Ren could not defeat Zhang Yong and Ma Chao. If they were allowed to attack from both sides, not only would Sanguan be lost, but his three heads would definitely be presented to Luoyang to be rewarded.

Zhang Ren, however, had a smile on his face, looking very confident.

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements. If Zhang Yong doesn't come, then that's fine. But if he dares to come, we'll see who will attack whom."

Lei Tong and Ling Bao were very puzzled. They knew very well how many troops they had. Except for some who were killed or injured in the battle, the rest were now in Sanguan. How could they have any troops to attack Zhang Yong?

However, out of their consistent trust in Zhang Renyi, the two did not ask any further questions.

Zhang Ren asked, "By the way, how are the tasks assigned to you two going?"

Ling Bao said, "Don't worry, General. Although we two are not as good as you in fighting, how can we not handle such a small matter? The things have been hidden. Apart from the three of us, only a few trusted people know about it. The civilians who transported the things have been detained to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Zhang Ren nodded: "That's good. Zhang Yong, Ma Chao, Zhu Ye, Zhang He... your heads will belong to me, Zhang Ren, sooner or later..."

Both sides stopped fighting and took a rest. Zhu Ye and Zhang Ren each recuperated from their injuries, and before the blink of an eye it was already late at night.

In a forest more than thirty miles southeast of Sanguan, there were two figures moving back and forth. If Liu He were here, he would be able to recognize them. These two people were Fang Mu and Xu Qian, the two people whose status in the Flying Eagle Guard was second only to the You brothers. They were also the two people Liu He sent to present his tiger talisman for mobilizing troops in Yanmen to Dong Zhuo in order to win Dong Zhuo's trust.

The two are no longer the two young men they were back then. After years of experience in the Flying Eagle Guard, their martial arts, knowledge, and courage have become very impressive, and they are often entrusted with important tasks by Liu He.

Now they were dressed in black, holding long swords like the You brothers, and wearing an eagle-face mask backwards on the back of their heads. It seemed that there were only two of them at the moment, with no outsiders around, and it was the dead of night with dim light, so they wore the mask backwards.

Xu Qian patted his body with his hands. "There are too many mosquitoes in the mountains in the middle of summer. Although I got mosquito repellent powder from Hua Tuo, the divine doctor, so I don't get bitten all over my head, the buzzing sound is really annoying."

"Alright, alright. Look how wronged you are because of such a small matter for His Majesty." Fang Mu scolded.

Xu Qian immediately looked displeased: "Gongze, please don't wrongly accuse a good person. I, Xu Qian, have a sincere heart towards Your Majesty and have no second thoughts. I just said it casually, you can't put the blame on me."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong, okay? This Liangzhou war is of great importance. Military Advisor Cui advised Your Majesty that Zhang Ren would definitely be able to see that our two armies are one real and one fake. He would definitely do the opposite and concentrate his forces to deal with the fake one, that is, General Zhu Ye and General Zhang He who are attacking Sanguan. Sanguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if there are only Generals Lei Tong and Ling Bao from Yizhou, it would be extremely difficult to capture it. If Zhang Ren comes, General Zhu and his men will be caught off guard and will definitely suffer. So you and I should find out what trap Zhang Ren has set so that General Zhu and his men can prepare in advance."

As he spoke, he chopped at bushes and branches with his knife, cutting a path through the dense woods.

Xu Qian also nodded and said, "You are right. A few days ago, even General Zhang Yong almost fell into his trap. If it weren't for a mysterious person's secret help, General Ma Chao and his men would have been in great danger. Zhang Ren is indeed very capable, and we do need to be cautious in dealing with him. However, in this vast forest, the two of us only brought more than a hundred Flying Eagle Guards with us this time. It is really like looking for a needle in a haystack to find any useful clues within a few days."

"We have to get it!" Fang Mu said firmly. However, although he said so, only he himself knew whether he had the confidence and courage in his heart.

"Oh woo..."

Waves of wolf howling continued to be heard, adding a sense of fear to the forest in the dark night.

The two men were skilled and courageous, so they were not afraid. They moved forward and inquired as they went. However, the environment in the mountains was complicated and not like flat land, so how could it be so easy to walk?
Xu Qian was walking, but who would have thought that the "land" that looked normal was actually empty underneath. When he stepped on it, Xu Qian fell down immediately.

"Old Xu!" Fang Mu was shocked and reached out to grab Xu Qian, but the force of the fall took him down with him, and the two of them rolled down the hillside.

(End of this chapter)