Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 884: Strange Village
Zhang He rushed forward to clear the way, ignoring his bleeding wounds. He looked around and saw mountains and forests everywhere, with only one official road. The Cao army behind him was still chasing him relentlessly.

"Your Majesty, I think it is time to abandon the officialdom and go into the mountains and forests, only then will there be a way to survive."

Liu He said without hesitation: "Jun Yi is right. The dense forests are just right for our small number of troops to march. Cao's army, though large, will be inconvenient. Send the order to charge into the mountains immediately."

After receiving Liu He's order, thousands of soldiers changed direction and ran quickly towards the forest on one side.

Seeing this, Cao Cao made a prompt decision and said, "Dian Wei, Cao Ang, and Cao Chun, each of you will lead 5,000 men and horses into the forest to pursue Liu He. You must kill him."

"promise."

Three generals from Cao's camp, with their troops, pursued aggressively.

"Damn it, you dare to chase me, big brother, just go ahead and let me take care of these bugs."

Zhu Ye was about to charge back, but Liu He hurriedly stopped him.

"Fifth brother, don't be reckless. Now the situation is urgent. If you turn back to fight, the enemy army will come and you will be captured. It is better to leave quickly and seek revenge later."

"This..." Although Zhu Ye was unwilling, he dared not disobey Liu He's words.

"Hey, that's a bargain for them."

Not long after they ran, they suddenly saw a big river blocking their way. The river was about three or four feet wide. Although it was far smaller than many big rivers, it was definitely not something that could be crossed by human power.

"Herod..."

Liu He hurriedly stopped his horse.

"There is a big river in front of us and pursuers behind us. What should we do?"

In this situation, even he could no longer remain calm.

"Kill it..."

Seeing that Cao's army was about to catch up, Zhang He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, please leave quickly and find a bridge along the river to cross. I will stay here to hold off the pursuers."

"What a loyal and brave Zhang He! I rarely admire you so much. Today I want to give you a thumbs up. Today I will accompany you to kill a few more Cao army thieves."

Zhu Ye patted his horse and ran to Zhang He's side without waiting for Liu He to object.

At this moment, there was a cry of eagles in the sky, and then You Lang shouted: "Your Majesty, look, there is a boat."

Liu He was startled and looked in the direction of the sound. Sure enough, he saw a number of small boats and bamboo rafts rushing down from upstream in the river.

On every small boat and bamboo raft, there was a boatman wearing a straw raincoat and hat, and Liu He was very happy.

"Boatmen...boatmen, please come to shore and rescue us. We will reward you handsomely."

The other party did not respond to him, but the fleet was actually approaching them.

One of the slightly larger boats soon came in front of Liu He, and the boatman shouted, "Get on board quickly."

Liu He clasped his fists and said, "Thank you."

Then, he pulled You Lang up and said, "Take my third brother aboard first. I will cover your retreat myself."

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Stop talking nonsense and get on board." Liu He impatiently pushed Cheng Liang, who was carrying him on his back, directly onto the boat. At the same time, he ordered the soldiers around him to get on board. He then picked up his weapon and prepared to charge back.

Unexpectedly, the boatman spoke again: "Don't worry, my dear guest. The pursuers will retreat if they can't reach this place."

Liu He was stunned when he heard this: "What do you mean, sir?"

The other side did not answer him, but allowed these thousands of soldiers to jump onto the boats and bamboo rafts quickly and orderly.

"They are catching up." Zhang He whispered. His bow and arrow were taken away by Xiahou Yuan. He now held the Qingtian Ji tightly in his hand, his brows furrowed, and sweat kept flowing down his cheeks.

Unlike him, Zhu Ye next to him was not nervous at all. Instead, he looked excited and hammered his hammers with a "dong dong" sound.

"Look, the Dog Emperor is right in front of us." Dian Wei shouted.

Cao Ang discovered the many ships and was shocked and anxious: "Rush over quickly, and don't let them get on board and escape."

The army quickened its pace and rushed forward rapidly.

At this moment, they heard frequent "whoosh" sounds, as if tens of thousands of sharp arrows were shot out from the forest at the same time, which made Cao Ang and others feel nervous.

"Ah... help..."

"There's an ambush, there's an ambush... Wow..."

Countless arrows, stones, and logs flew out from the forests on both sides, and in a blink of an eye, Cao's army suffered heavy losses. "Oh no, Liu He was well prepared. He actually arranged a fleet to meet us and set up an ambush. We are in danger."

Cao Ang's face turned extremely pale in an instant.

Although Zhu Ye was a little confused about the situation, he quickly reacted after thinking about it.

"Haha, Cao's army has fallen into a trap. Brothers, I will fight back!"

He swung his two hammers and rushed into the Cao army camp, smashing left and right, and one by one the Cao army soldiers died under his hammers.

Zhang He was full of anger and had no place to vent it, so he led his troops to attack without saying a word.

Dian Wei was not afraid at all: "Don't be alarmed, my lord. I will go and fight him."

Holding two iron halberds, he led his five thousand troops to meet Zhu Ye.

Before the two sides fought, the rain of arrows and other traps on both sides suddenly stopped, followed by bursts of shouts and screams.

"Kill all Cao's troops..."

"If we save His Majesty, we will become rich..."

"Brothers, charge..."

An unknown number of soldiers suddenly rushed out from the mountains and forests, but each of these soldiers had different weapons. Not to mention the armor, even the clothes on their bodies were a bit tattered. It was obvious at a glance that they were not regular soldiers of the imperial court.

But how could Cao's army care about these things at the moment? They had just been ambushed and suffered heavy losses. Now they were facing the pincer attack of Zhu Ye, Zhang He, and this group of ambushes. Naturally, the army was in chaos and had no morale at all.

"Quickly withdraw... withdraw troops..."

Cao Ang shouted loudly and fled quickly with the few thousand remaining soldiers under his command. Cao Chun and Dian Wei had no choice but to follow him.

"Haha, you thief, don't run away, I will smash you to pieces..."

When Zhu Ye was about to chase, Liu He's voice came from behind: "Fifth brother, don't chase."

He stamped his feet, looking unwilling, and then walked back angrily.

Liu He saw all of this and was extremely surprised. He had not arranged this fleet or ambush here. Looking at the appearance of these ambush troops, they definitely did not look like the troops under his own court.

He looked at the boatman, clasped his fists and asked, "May I ask you..."

The other party said first: "Your distinguished guest has arrived. Please come to the village to have tea first, and then we can discuss in detail."

Zhang He ran over and stood between Liu He and the boatman. "Your Majesty, these people are of unknown origin. I'm afraid they are part of Cao's conspiracy."

Liu He smiled and said, "You are too suspicious, I have been through such a great disaster, what tricks can shake my heart?"

After that, he also jumped onto the boat: "Please lead the way, sir."

The boatman nodded slightly: "You are indeed a hero. I admire you."

Immediately afterwards, the ambushers in the forest disappeared into the mountains in an instant, and the fleet changed direction and headed upstream again.

The fleet sailed along the river and turned into a narrow river. After making many twists and turns, they arrived at a river valley after half a day's journey.

"What a strategic location that is easy to defend but difficult to attack." Liu He looked up at the valley and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"We are honored to receive your praise. Please."

The boatman pointed to a mountain village halfway up the mountain, which appeared and disappeared in the bamboo forest, and made a "please" gesture to Liu He.

"Thank you, but my brothers are all seriously injured. Is there a doctor in the village? Please treat their injuries first."

Liu He looked at Zhu Ye and others and said.

The boatman smiled and said, "Of course, the doctor, medicine, and gauze are all ready."

Afterwards, he gave a few instructions to the soldiers around him, and they led Zhu Ye and others away.

"Brother, let me go up with you." Zhu Ye seemed a little worried.

Liu He waved his hand and said, "Fifth brother, please recover first. Third brother is seriously injured and unconscious, and needs you to take care of him."

When Zhu Ye heard this, he looked at Cheng Liang, whose face was pale and bloodless, and then he agreed and left with those people.

Guess who the boatman is and who is the owner of the village?

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