Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 934: Multiple Layouts
The second incense stick had just been lit and only a small part of it was burned.

The 2,500 prisoners, who had been crying and shouting at the top of their lungs before, were probably out of strength now. Most of them fell to the ground, trembling, and left their fate to God.

Li Mang sat in his own soft and warm seat, eating fruit leisurely, looking extremely comfortable, as if this was not a battlefield but his own home.

"These three Han generals are really courageous. They can actually endure it. They are completely different from the indecisive and hesitant people in the rumors. This general has a new respect for them."

Li Mang was a little surprised.

At this moment, the city gate slowly opened and a white figure emerged from the city gate.

Li Mang's eyes lit up: "You came out? You finally couldn't bear it anymore?"

Sure enough, when the figure appeared in the sunlight, it was Zhao Yun. However, before Li Mang could be happy, his face suddenly changed.

Zhao Yun was galloping towards him, with the strong bow in his hand pulled like a full moon, aiming at him. How could Li Mang not understand this?

"not good!"

In a hurry, he quickly turned to the side, and then a sharp arrow flew past his ear almost. Although it did not hit him, it made his ear burn with pain. Moreover, when he turned to the side, he fell directly from his soft seat and fell to the ground.

"Bah bah bah..."

He spat out the dirt in his mouth, and shouted in anger, "Cut all these prisoners to pieces right now!"

The executioners could no longer wait. They raised their swords high up and were about to bring them down. The 2,500 prisoners were trembling even more violently.

Suddenly, a shout of "Release" was heard, and almost in an instant, two thousand five hundred sharp arrows were shot out at the same time. All the executioners were pierced by the sharp arrows and fell backwards.

Most of these Flying Feather Knights were from the Shenji Camp and had fought with Zhao Yun for many years, so their archery skills had already become very sophisticated. Although they were not as good as Ye Xiang's ability to shoot an arrow through an arrow at a hundred paces, it was a piece of cake for them to shoot an arrow through a person at a hundred paces.

"Shh!"

Li Mang stood up suddenly. He looked at Zhao Yun and Feiyu Cavalry who were rushing towards him with murderous intent. His tiger eyes were filled with anger and hatred.

"How despicable! How dare they be so arrogant? A mere 20,000 light cavalrymen dare to charge into our camp. They are simply courting death."

He mounted his horse, raised the halberd in his hand and pointed it forward.

"Encircle the city with all the troops, and first annihilate Zhao Yun, who is overconfident, and then attack the city."

The Goguryeo army, which had been on high alert outside the city, had recovered some energy after a short rest, some dry food and some water. When they heard the military order, they all shouted and surrounded the city.

"Zi Yang, go save those civilians. I will charge into the enemy's main camp and take Li Mang's head first."

Zhao Yun shouted at Deng Yuan, and Deng Yuan looked at him and nodded.

"Well, we should catch the leader first. Be careful, and I will leave these people to me. If one of them is missing, you can take my head as payment."

After saying this, he waved his spear and rushed towards the 2,500 prisoners with 10,000 men.

Originally, after those executioners were killed, another group of Goguryeo soldiers came with knives in hand, one after another, determined to put the captives to death.

However, the Feiyu Cavalry was a light cavalry, and their movements were as fast as lightning. They reached the target in the blink of an eye, just a hundred steps away. Before the executioners could raise their swords, Deng Yuan had already arrived in front of them.

"You dog-like thing, you want to kill my people, prepare to die."

The Nine-Hooked Cloud Spear in Deng Yuan's hand shook out a gun flower, and in a blink of an eye it pierced the throat of an enemy soldier. Blood gushed out, which was truly shocking.

"System prompt: Deng Yuan is in combat. Deng Yuan's basic force is 95 points. Weapons and armor have increased by 2 points in total. There is no special skill bonus. The current comprehensive force is 97 points."

He shouted to the Feiyu Cavalry behind him: "Brothers, split the troops into two groups. Five thousand will follow me to charge, and five thousand will lead these civilians back to the city first to harass the enemy with bows and crossbows."

"As ordered."

In just a few breaths, the ten thousand Feiyu Cavalry quickly split into two groups, one group armed with spears and the other with powerful crossbows.

The 2,500 civilians were quickly rescued, and the 5,000 Flying Feather Cavalry escorted them and quickly ran towards the city.

"Hey, now that the people are safe, we can fight to our heart's content. Brothers, kill all these barbarians!"

Deng Yuan's spirits were greatly boosted, and he thrust his spear out like a dragon, killing an enemy soldier each time.

The Goguryeo army of 70,000 seemed majestic and powerful, but only about 50,000 of them were wearing armor. In terms of combat effectiveness, they were naturally inferior to the Han defenders in Youzhou. It was just that, firstly, the enemy attacked by surprise, secondly, they had a large number of people, and thirdly, Li Mang was really a powerful character. Under his command, the Goguryeo army was in high spirits, had a high will to fight, and was deployed in an orderly manner, which is why Zhao Yun and others were defeated repeatedly.

But now it is different. The Feiyu Cavalry and the Goguryeo soldiers are fighting head-on, and Li Mang has not been able to take care of Deng Yuan's half of the battlefield for a while. Without the command of this wise commander, the enemy troops Deng Yuan is facing are inevitably a little panicked. As a result, the gap in combat power between the two sides soon became apparent.

A mere 5,000 Feiyu Cavalry charged into the Goguryeo army of tens of thousands as if they were in an empty space. Under the long spears, the Goguryeo soldiers turned into corpses in an instant and fell down one after another.

Zhao Yun was not willing to be outdone. He paid no attention to the enemy soldiers around him. He stared at the enemy commander Li Mang, fighting all the way and rushing straight towards him.

"System prompt: Zhao Yun is in battle. His basic strength is 99 points. His King of Soldiers, King of Armor, and mount are increased by 5 points in total. His special skill 'King of Spears' is triggered, and his strength is increased by 4 points. His current comprehensive strength is 108 points."

Under his bright silver spear, those ordinary soldiers, no matter how many there were, were nothing more than a few more people seeking their deaths. Relying on the strength of the white dragon horse, he ran away as fast as he could. When facing enemy soldiers, he only needed to lightly tap them with his spear, and the opponents would surrender immediately.

The 10,000 Flying Feather Cavalry under his command were also extremely brave. They fought side by side in teams of five or ten. Their power increased greatly, and for a moment, they were evenly matched with tens of thousands of Goguryeo troops.

"Well done, General Zilong is indeed brave!"

Tian Chou was watching this scene on the city wall and was so excited that he couldn't help but slap the city wall heavily.

At this time, a soldier ran over and said, "General, the 2,500 civilians have all been sent back to the city. May I ask how to deal with them?"

Tian Yu and Tian Chou were overjoyed: "Good, the people are safe, we can rest assured. Place them in the county government, cook some rice porridge and send it over immediately, and invite a few military doctors to treat them."

"Yes, sir." After receiving the order, the soldier quickly retreated from the city wall.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief: "The people have been rescued, and you and I can fight with all our strength now."

Tian Yu nodded and said, "That's right. General Zilong is in a very good situation right now. Li Mang is being hunted by General Zilong. As long as he escapes, without the commander-in-chief, it won't take long for the enemy to fall into chaos. Then you and I will lead the army out of the city immediately and launch a massive counterattack, and we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy."

"Okay, let's do it."

And Zhao Yun's performance did not disappoint the two.

He charged into the enemy for a long time without any injuries, and even his forward steps were not blocked by the enemy. Despite being blocked by many enemy soldiers, Zhao Yun quickly rushed to a place just over ten steps in front of Li Mang.

Li Mang was completely panicked. He pulled the reins hard and tried to escape. How could Zhao Yun let him go?
"Where to go..."

He shot away several enemy soldiers who dared to come up to stop him, then slapped the white dragon horse and leaped forward. Zhao Yun and his horse flew over the heads of a row of Goguryeo soldiers.

"Huh... could this be a celestial being?"

The Goguryeo soldiers were so stunned that they even forgot to protect their general for a moment.

Li Mang became more and more panicked, waving the whip in his hand continuously, and Zhao Yun was chasing him closely from behind.

The two chased each other and soon moved away from the battlefield and came to a forest outside the city.

Just as Zhao Yun was about to catch up with the other party, Li Mang suddenly stopped for some reason, turned around and looked at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun suddenly became nervous and looked around vigilantly.

"Haha, Zhao Zilong of Changshan is indeed the top general of the Han Empire. He is indeed meticulous."

Li Mang praised him.

Zhao Yun stared at him and said, "You bastard, you invaded my Han territory and killed my Han people. Your crimes are heinous. Today I will cut you into pieces to avenge my blood."

"Oh? Is that so?" Li Mang's expression was indifferent, even with a hint of sarcasm.

"Although you are an extraordinary warrior, I have many brave generals in Goguryeo. Do you think I didn't expect you to come out of the city to rescue people?"

After hearing his words, Zhao Yun's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Li Mang couldn't help laughing when he saw his face change. "Hahaha... So stupid. You Han people have a military strategy called Thirty-Six Stratagems, which says 'When you are weak, make it strong; when you are strong, make it weak'. This general's hasty escape is a false move, and the plan to lure you out of the city is the real move."

As soon as he finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and suddenly there was a loud sound of drums in the woods on both sides.

"Dong dong dong..."

"Kill..."

Flags were raised and teams of soldiers rushed out.

"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap. Our army is in danger."

Zhao Yun turned around and rushed back without saying a word, but how could Li Mang let him do that?
"Stop him. Whoever can kill Zhao Yun will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be made Marquis of Liaodong."

Thousands of Goguryeo soldiers suddenly rushed out from the woods on both sides and surrounded Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun took a look at these soldiers and saw that they were all strong and sturdy. The armor they wore was obviously much more solid than those he had seen before. Moreover, there was a murderous look in each of them, which showed that they were an elite army that had experienced many battles.

"It seems that this person has been planning for this day. I never thought that such a small country would have such a famous general."

Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

However, he was also a famous general of the Han Dynasty, and soon calmed down. He glanced around and sneered, "With these people, you want to take my head? Humph, you are just dreaming. Look at the gun."

He took the initiative to attack, and the Longdan Silver Spear turned into a silver light and stabbed directly at the enemy.

Although these Goguryeo soldiers were obviously much stronger than those seen before, they were still no match for Zhao Yun.

The soldiers surrounded and attacked one after another, but in the end they all fell into Zhao Yun's hands.

However, Li Mang was not at all panicked. He just watched the fight from afar and seemed indifferent to the deaths of thousands of elite soldiers he had carefully trained.

Zhao Yun caught a glimpse of his expression out of the corner of his eye, and for some reason, he felt furious.

"I don't believe you can remain calm in the face of adversity. If I don't kill you today, I, Zhao Yun, will not be a human being."

He leaned back and swept the bright silver spear around his body, killing several enemy soldiers in a blink of an eye.

Taking advantage of this gap, he tightened the reins again. The white dragon horse was in tune with his thoughts and immediately exerted force with all four hooves, leaped high and jumped forward.

When in mid-air, he pointed his spear forward and quickly tapped the left and right sides respectively. A tiny bloody hole appeared on the forehead of the two enemy soldiers in front of him, and then the two men fell to the ground and died.

He pressed his body tightly against the white dragon horse's back, and his whole body seemed to turn into white light, rushing directly towards Li Mang.

"Well, you are worthy of being a great general of the Han State. You are invincible and it is worth it that our emperor has gone to such great lengths to persuade you to surrender."

Facing Zhao Yun's attack, Li Mang not only did not dodge, but instead clapped his hands and praised him on the spot.

But there was no one around him. Those thousands of soldiers had been left behind by Zhao Yun. Seeing that he didn't even raise his weapon and didn't look like he was ready to fight, Zhao Yun suddenly felt uneasy.

Sure enough, just when the tip of his spear was about a few inches away from Li Mang, a strong wind suddenly rushed over from the side. Zhao Yun cried out inwardly and quickly turned his head. At the same time, he used all his strength to retract the bright silver spear and swept it out in the direction of the strong wind.

"Bang..." After the sound of metal collision, Zhao Yun felt pain in the base of his right hand and was shocked.

"Since I have followed Your Majesty, I have never encountered such a powerful enemy."

Just as he was wondering, a tall black shadow had already approached him, with a black spear, used as a stick, chopping towards his head.

Zhao Yun quickly held his spear horizontally and blocked it upwards. The black spear hit the spear shaft hard. Zhao Yun felt his arms tremble, and even the white dragon horse he was sitting on let out a neigh. Apparently, the huge blow from his back made it feel a little tired.

"Hah!" Zhao Yun used all his strength to knock away the opponent's spear. At the same time, he pulled the reins and quickly took a few steps back.

And the black shadow also retreated to Li Mang's side.

It was not until this time that Zhao Yun was able to see the other person's appearance clearly.

The man was nearly nine feet tall, with a waist that was ten times bigger than his waist, a head as big as an ox, eyes like copper bells, and a very fierce appearance. The spear in his hand had a spear shaft that was obviously thicker than Zhao Yun's bright silver spear.

Li Mang laughed and said, "General Zhao Yun, this is General Liu Chang, the top general of Goguryeo. He is also the best spearman in our country. He heard that General Zhao's spearmanship is the best in the world, so he came to ask for advice. I hope the general can give me more advice."

Liu Chang held his head high and looked at Zhao Yun with his nose, looking extremely arrogant. He pointed his spear at Zhao Yun and said, "Are you the best spearman in the Han Kingdom? Tsk, you are so fair, but I don't believe you have such martial arts skills. Come, fight with me."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Zhao Yun's reaction, he patted his horse and charged forward.

(End of this chapter)