Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 943: Double Gun Pursuit
The three generals Zhao Yun, Tian Yu and Tian Chou joined forces and rushed towards the city gate.

The enemy troops, who were already noisy and in chaos, lost the last bit of their fighting spirit after being attacked like this.

Before the enemy troops who rushed out of the city had time to rejoice, they were greeted by the gleaming scimitars of the Purple Gold Dragon Riders.

Faced with this deadly situation of being attacked from both sides, these coalition soldiers no longer had any morale.

Zhao Yun raised his arms and shouted: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Soon after, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, and many other soldiers shouted in unison: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"

The Han army had been very lenient towards surrendered soldiers for many years. After accepting the surrender, they would be detained, interrogated, and their crimes would be investigated. Except for those who committed serious crimes such as rape and looting, the rest would be caned or whipped, and then they would be given money and food to return to their hometowns, or they would be accepted into the army according to their own wishes. This was the military rule set by Liu He, and it was always strictly enforced without exception.

Therefore, facing such a hopeless battle situation, after hearing the shouts of Zhao Yun and others, many Buyeo and Goguryeo soldiers dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

"We are willing to surrender..."

"I am willing to surrender, but I hope you will spare my life..."

"I surrender, I surrender..."

Most of the enemy soldiers chose to surrender, only a few generals and soldiers refused to obey until death.

"How dare you betray His Majesty?"

"You betrayed our country and surrendered to the enemy. You have no shame. I will kill you!"

Several generals were so angry that they drew their weapons and were ready to kill their former comrades.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Zhao Yun shot a few arrows and killed the enemy generals who showed up.

"According to our military regulations, as long as you surrender, your life will be spared, and no one may be killed at will."

After hearing his words, and seeing the bodies of those generals clearly before their eyes, the surrendering soldiers were even more grateful for their choice, and some of those who were still wavering finally chose to lay down their weapons.

Zhao Yun said to Tian Yu and Tian Chou, "Please take care of these surrendered soldiers and settle them down. When I leave the city, I will join forces with General Meng Qi to kill the rebels."

The two men also knew that their martial arts skills were not good enough, and even if they went along, they would only cause more trouble, so they agreed immediately.

"General Zilong, go ahead and rest assured. Leave all the affairs in the city to the two of us."

"And..." Zhao Yun's eyes darkened and he looked outside the city: "Please bring back Ziyang's body as well."

The two of them were in a low mood. "General Deng died for his country. We two will definitely go out of the city and retrieve his body and head."

"In that case, thank you both very much."

Zhao Yun saluted with his fists, raised his shining silver spear, and rushed out of the city.

In addition to the thousands of personal soldiers, Li Mang was surrounded by about 80,000 to 90,000 coalition forces. Although these coalition soldiers were still frightened at this time, they were still numerous after all, which made Li Mang, who was withdrawing his troops, feel a little relieved.

"Although Ma Chao and Zhao Yun are brave, I have a large army at my side, so I can always retreat safely. But this time I returned in defeat, and Your Majesty will definitely punish me severely. It seems that I need to send some gold and silver to several important officials in the court, so that they will guarantee my position as the general."

He was already thinking about what to do after returning to the court, but how could Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and others behind him let them go so easily?

The two of them each led eight thousand flying feather cavalry and eight thousand purple gold dragon cavalry, chasing after them relentlessly.

Pang De caught up with them and reminded them, "Mengqi, General Zhao, although this is the first time I have met Li Mang, it was mentioned in the decree of His Majesty that he is a famous general of Goguryeo, rich in strategy, cunning and treacherous. If we chase him like this, what if we fall into his ambush..."

Ma Chao said disdainfully: "Humph, just a few defeated soldiers. Even if there is an ambush, why should I, Ma Chao, be afraid?"

"Brother is so generous!" Ma Dai and others praised.

Zhao Yun also nodded in agreement: "Well, although General Pang has made careful considerations, in my opinion, there must be no ambush on this trip."

Pang De asked in confusion: "Why do you think so?"

Zhao Yun said: "Goguryeo and Buyeo have mobilized almost the entire country's strength for this battle. Before, Deng Ziyang and I chased this man and were ambushed many times. After that, Li Mang led the army and always had the upper hand. If Mengqi and the generals had not arrived, the city would have fallen. I and the two generals Tian would have died for our country by now. Therefore, I predict that Li Mang has already determined to win this battle. Why would he set an ambush in advance just to escape after being defeated?"

"So that's it." Pang De suddenly realized, and the other generals also nodded slightly, as if they understood something.

Ma Chao looked at Zhao Yun with some respect: "It is said that General Zilong is the bravest among the three armies, and can be compared with General Guan. I didn't expect that he is so meticulous. Ma Chao admires him."

At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and looked back: "Hey? By the way, where is General Deng Ziyang?"

After he asked, Pang De and others realized that Deng Yuan was not among the large group of people chasing them.

"That's not right. General Deng has always loved this kind of battle to beat the downtrodden dog. Li Mang is such a hateful person. Now that he has been defeated and fled, how could he give up such a good opportunity to chase him down?"

It would have been better if they didn't mention it. As soon as they mentioned it, Zhao Yun's face immediately darkened.

Pang De saw this and immediately realized something: "Could it be that... General Deng..."

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "I swear to cut Li Mang into pieces to vent my hatred!"

After hearing what he said, Ma Chao and others naturally understood that Deng Yuan had died in the battle.

Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan originally led troops in Liang Province and attacked Hanzhong with Guan Yu and fought against the Western Qiang. At that time, Ma Chao and others got along very well with Deng Yuan. They often practiced spear and archery together. They could not be said to be as close as brothers, but they admired each other and had a very good friendship.

Faced with Deng Yuan's death, they were all filled with indignation.

Ma Chao waved his dragon cavalry and said, "Brothers, General Deng Yuan is a man of both loyalty and righteousness, and a man of integrity, but he was killed by these barbarians. Even if we chase them to the ends of the earth, we will definitely take their heads and return to pay tribute to General Deng!"

The Flying Feather Knights had already known about Deng Yuan's death, but the Purple Gold Dragon Knights who had just arrived did not know about it. Now when they heard the news, they were all furious.

"Kill the Hu dog and avenge General Deng!"

The eight thousand purple-gold dragon riders, even though both they and their horses were wearing heavy armor, suddenly accelerated and tried their best to catch up.

The Flying Feather Cavalry had been with Deng Yuan for many years, and they originally hated Li Mang. As light cavalry, they were actually left behind by the heavy cavalry, the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry. How could they be willing? Naturally, they galloped to catch up.

Soon, the two teams of cavalry caught up with the rear of the enemy.

The rear guard consisted of the infantrymen from the Buyeo and Goguryeo armies. How could they possibly outrun the elite Han cavalry?
Zhao Yun narrowed his eyes and shouted, "Listen, enemy troops ahead. You have invaded our Han territory and slaughtered our Han people. Your crime is unforgivable. Now that you have been caught by our army, you should be executed. However, our Han is a country of benevolence and justice. If you are willing to surrender, you can be spared the death penalty."

The enemy infantrymen were already exhausted from running, and after hearing the words of persuasion to surrender, many of them were tempted.

But Li Mang is a man of great character. Even if he escaped, he was not unprepared.

Several Buyeo and Goguryeo generals immediately ran over, wielded their weapons, and killed several soldiers who turned around and attempted to surrender.

"This is the fate of those who dare to surrender in battle."

With such a deterrent, the rest of the soldiers naturally gave up the idea of ​​surrendering. "What a thief!" Zhao Yun shouted angrily, raised his Broken Cloud Bow, and shot one of the Goguryeo generals dead with one arrow.

"Not good." Upon seeing this, several other generals immediately rode their horses forward to get out of the range of Zhao Yun's bow and arrow.

Ma Chao said angrily: "Since you refuse to surrender, don't blame me for waiting, soldiers!"

"Here!" All the cavalry officers and soldiers shouted in unison. The murderous aura soared into the sky, frightening the allied soldiers.

Ma Chao pointed the dragon rider forward and shouted, "Kill!"

Zhao Yun also gave the order at the same time: "Kill them!"

Several generals, leading a total of 16,000 cavalry, were like two sharp blades, piercing directly into the enemy army.

The long spears of the Feather Cavalry and the scimitars of the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry all turned into magical weapons that could seduce and capture souls. Especially the cooperation between the two cavalry teams, the Feather Cavalry sometimes harassed with bows and crossbows, sometimes cooperated with long spears, the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry sometimes charged in front, and sometimes dispersed to form groups of three or five with the Feather Cavalry.

These coordinated formations were specially trained for two types of cavalry by Cui Jun after he arrived in Liangzhou, and their power is naturally astonishing.

In the face of such an offensive, the infantry of Buyeo and Goguryeo were not much stronger than the wooden stakes. In a short while, their corpses were left all over the ground.

"General...General, something bad has happened..."

A Goguryeo general ran to Li Mang and said hurriedly: "Zhao Yun and Ma Chao have joined forces to catch up. The rear of our coalition army, 15,000 to 16,000 people, have been caught up by them and are now fighting... Oh no... Not fighting, but... a massacre, yes, a one-sided massacre..."

Another general also said: "General Li, if this continues, not only will the rest of our soldiers be frightened and lose their morale, but even the Buyeo army, 70% to 80% will part ways with us. At that time, I am afraid that our lives will be left in Liaodong County."

"Zhao Yun... Ma Chao..."

Although Li Mang was panicking in his heart, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, he did not show any panic.

He quietly glanced at several Buyeo generals who were also whispering not far away, and then his eyes rolled.

"General Chang Meng."

"I am here." A tall and thin general responded.

"You go and pay a visit to the general of Buyeo and tell him that the Han army is chasing us closely. We, Goguryeo, have suffered heavy casualties and are unable to defend ourselves. Please ask him to lead the warriors of Buyeo to fight the Han army from behind."

"What?" Chang Meng was surprised.

"General, after this battle, Buyeo and our army have already become alienated. I am afraid that whether this alliance can continue to exist is still unknown. If we ask them to guard the rear now, I am afraid that they will not only not agree, but will also leave on the spot."

"Yes, General Li, please think twice."

All the generals advised together.

Li Mang smiled and said, "About four or five miles ahead, the road will fork in two directions. The left road leads to Xuantu County of the Han Dynasty, and the right road leads to Xi'anping County. If Fuyu and my army separate, which direction will they go?"

Chang Meng said without hesitation: "Of course we should go left. After passing Xuantu County, we will reach the territory of Fuyu State. Why would they go far away instead of near?"

"Ah, I understand." Another general said, "Xuantu County is still under the control of the Han Dynasty, and the army is not large, and Xi'anping County was captured by our army more than ten days ago. If Fuyu escapes there, the Han army will have to chase Fuyu troops no matter how much hatred they have for our army. Chasing to the right may not be able to recapture Xi'anping, but chasing to the left will definitely prevent Xuantu County from being ravaged by the enemy. The Han army has no choice."

Li Mang smiled slightly: "Yes, that's right."

Chang Meng understood now, he grinned and said: "I will do it right away."

As expected, not long after, several generals of Buyeo shouted angrily at the same time.

"Who the hell is Li Mang? He actually asked us to cover his rear and stop the Han army?"

"Now that the two sides have formed an alliance, in order to unify the command, Fuyu will temporarily respect him as the commander-in-chief. He is so arrogant, there is no need for us to be polite to him."

"That's right, General. Let's go on our own and return to the country. We can explain everything to the king and he will make the decision."

The Buyeo commander was also very angry: "Okay, pass the order down, split up the troops with Goguryeo at the fork in the road ahead, and we will go north."

It was only a distance of four or five miles, but the army arrived quickly after marching at this speed.

The scout came running and said, "Report... Generals, the enemy's Buyeo and Goguryeo coalition forces have already left the fork in the road and are fleeing in separate groups. The Buyeo army is heading north, and the Goguryeo army is heading southeast."

Ma Chao was stunned: "Dividing the troops and advancing? Is this a strategy to lure the enemy?"

Zhao Yun shook his head. "I don't think so. Both of their troops are weaker than ours. If they unite and fight desperately, they still have a chance of survival. If they separate and flee, they will surely die if they are caught up by our army. Li Mang will never be so stupid."

He asked the scout, "Where do the two roads at this fork in the road lead to?"

"Report to General Zhao, go north and you will reach Houcheng County in Xuantu Commandery. Go southeast and you will reach Xi'anping County."

"Good job Li Mang!" Zhao Yun slapped his thigh and said angrily.

Ma Chao asked in confusion: "Why is Zilong so angry?"

Zhao Yun said, "He deliberately led the Fuyu army northward. Most of the garrison troops in Xuantu County were transferred to Liaodong to participate in the war. They simply could not face the tens of thousands of Fuyu troops. Li Mang wanted me to abandon him and go after Fuyu, so that he could escape safely back to Xi'anping and catch his breath."

"This guy is so treacherous that he even uses his allies." Ma Tie said in disbelief.

Pang De sighed, "In this chaotic world, allies and non-allies are nothing but mutual exploitation. Fuyu is weak, and this alliance was destined to benefit Goguryeo from the beginning. Xuantu County cannot be given up, and Li Mang was sure of this, so he dared to use this strategy."

"This guy is really annoying." Ma Chao said angrily.

Zhao Yun looked at the Goguryeo army, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "General Mengqi, you take all the troops and go after Buyeo, and I will go after Goguryeo alone."

"What? That's absolutely not possible." Ma Chao immediately refuted: "Even though Goguryeo was defeated, it still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. If you chase them alone, how is that different from committing suicide?"

"No need to say more. I must avenge Zi Yang's blood feud." Zhao Yun's tone was extremely firm, and he showed no intention of negotiating at all.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Ma Chao's expression suddenly became very resolute: "Since General Zhao is so courageous, how can I, a great man, not have some courage?"

Zhao Yun was surprised and asked: "Meng Qi, what is this..."

Ma Chao clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to go with General Zhao to hunt down Li Mang. I will not return until I have captured this thief's head."

"We are willing to go with you!" Pang De and others also shouted.

"No." Ma Chao stopped them, "You must lead these 16,000 cavalrymen to hunt down Fuyu and protect Xuantu County. Zilong and I are enough for this trip."

Zhao Yun also felt a surge of pride in his heart: "Okay, Meng Qi and I will wreak havoc on Goguryeo with our two spears, and we will leave a few lines of ink in the annals of history."

The bright silver spear of Longdan, the sharp spear of Longqi, and the double spears of Longqi collided on the heads of the two men, producing sparks.

(End of this chapter)