Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 951: Driving the tiger away from the mountain
"Swoosh..." A sharp arrow shot out and killed one of the figures on the spot.

Xiahou Dun gave Huang Zhong a grateful look, then waved his spear and fought with several people on the opposite side.

"Quick, break out this way..."

Zhang Yong shouted loudly.

The Golden Sword Camp suddenly attacked and easily created a gap in the encirclement of Cao's army from behind. He shouted loudly, which immediately attracted the attention of the Han soldiers in the encirclement. Thousands of troops immediately swarmed towards this side.

"Fourth General, hurry... hurry and save General Zhu..."

A Thundergod Knight soldier called for help to Zhang Yong. When Zhang Yong heard Zhu Ye's name, he was startled and looked in the direction of the voice. He saw Zhu Ye half-kneeling on the ground, covered in blood. At this moment, he no longer had the demeanor of the Han Dynasty's number one general. Several wounds on his body were still bleeding. There was a flame all around him, raging, as if it would engulf him at any time.

"Fifth brother..."

Zhang Yong's eyes were about to burst, he raised his axe and led his men directly into the encirclement.

Xiahou Yuan was delighted when he saw the situation: "Quick, surround them again and trap Zhang Yong inside as well."

The encirclement that had just been broken was slowly closing again. Zhang Yong heard the noise, looked back, and then shouted calmly: "Thunder God Riders, clear the way for the five generals. Don't let the enemy complete the encirclement."

"As ordered!"

Each of the Thundergod Knights were loyal and brave men carefully selected by Zhu Ye. Even in such a big fire, no one of them was concerned about escaping for themselves, but all of them protected Zhu Ye.

When they saw their general badly injured, they were all filled with righteous indignation, and the anger in their hearts seemed to be more fierce than the wildfire outside. After receiving Zhang Yong's military order, two people immediately helped Zhu Ye back onto the horse, and then escorted him on the left and right, following the other hundreds of Thunder God Riders, and charged towards the shrinking gap.

Upon seeing this, Xiahou Yuan hurried over with his spear in hand.

"Stop them..."

Zhang Yong shouted angrily: "If you want to kill my fifth brother, you have to get past me first."

The axe that split the sky and covered the earth was thrust forward, directly knocking away the spear that was stabbing at Zhu Ye. Xiahou Yuan felt his hands were in pain, and before he could react, Zhang Yong's second axe came at him, forcing him to give up Zhu Ye and fight Zhang Yong.

"System prompt: Zhang Yong vs. Xiahou Yuan. Zhang Yong's basic strength is 94 points. The King of Soldiers, King of Armor, and mount have increased by 5 points in total. The special skill 'Ghost Axe' has been triggered, and the strength has increased by 4 points. The current comprehensive strength is 103 points."

"Xiahou Yuan's basic military strength is 96 points. His weapons, armor, and mounts have increased by 3 points in total. Since he is currently leading light cavalry in battle, his special skill 'Sprint' is triggered. His command and military strength are increased by 2 points each. The military strength of all his cavalry officers and soldiers is collectively increased by 1 point. Xiahou Yuan's current comprehensive command is 85 and his comprehensive military strength is 101 points. In addition, affected by the temporary special skill 'Five Tigers in Battle', his military strength is increased by 3 points. The current comprehensive military strength is 104 points."

Although Zhang Yong's martial arts were slightly inferior to Xiahou Yuan's, the gap was very small. Xiahou Yuan was unable to do anything to him for a while and was immediately entangled by Zhang Yong, making it difficult for him to distract himself and take care of Zhu Ye.

Hundreds of Thunder God Riders, filled with anger, charged forward recklessly and were invincible. The Cao army that tried to encircle them suffered heavy casualties under their hammers.

"Golden Sword Camp...Han Wu soldiers, quickly...retreat, all...ahem...all retreat..."

Gao Shun, who was helped by his subordinates to rest under a big tree, hurriedly commanded the army before he had time to drink a sip of water.

At this time, the Han army had five teams of soldiers, namely the Thunder God Cavalry, the Golden Sword Camp, the Han Wuzu, as well as the remaining one thousand cavalrymen and tens of thousands of ordinary infantry.

Under Gao Shun's command, the army quickly retreated a hundred steps, avoiding the area where the fire was.

Xiahou Dun shouted: "Want to withdraw? Chase after them..."

Cao Cao shouted hurriedly, trying to stop Xiahou Dun, but the two sides were only two or three hundred steps apart. The deafening sound of killing, coupled with the sound of wind and fire, disrupted his shouts, and Xiahou Dun could not hear a single word from him.

"Alas, Yuan Rang has been through many battles, how could he not see through Gao Shun's strategy of playing hard to get? Quick, send someone to call him back."

Cheng Yu pointed forward and said, "My lord, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's too late. General Xiahou has already caught up and engaged the enemy..."

Cao Cao looked in the direction where he was going and saw that Xiahou Dun, with a group of light cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry, had already caught up with the retreating Han army.

"Alas, Yuan Rang is reckless. Quickly, send out all the remaining soldiers. No matter what, we must capture Gao Shun, Zhu Ye, and Zhang Yong before Xu Huang and Qian Zhao arrive. Otherwise, we will be dead."

No one disobeyed Cao Cao's orders. The few generals left by his side immediately led all the soldiers and rushed forward. At this time, Cao Cao was left with only a few advisers such as Cheng Yu, and less than a thousand personal guards.

Not long after, the soldier he sent caught up with Xiahou Dun and said, "General Xiahou, our lord has ordered us not to pursue Gao Shun, or we may fall into his trap."

"This..." Xiahou Dun also came to his senses a little. He looked at the fleeing Han army and the half-dead Gao Shun in doubt, and suspicion began to grow in his heart.

At this time, seeing that he had not chased after him, Deputy General Gao Shun turned around and cursed him: "You are such a fool, how dare you chase after my general? Under Cao's command, only Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu have some ability. You and your brother are from Cao's family, but you are just relying on your family relationship. I advise you to stop immediately. If you dare to chase after me again, I will make sure you die without a burial place."

"Wow...you thief...how dare you insult me!"

Xiahou Dun was so angry that he almost bit his teeth to pieces. The man sent by Cao Cao wanted to persuade him again, but Xiahou Dun pushed him away and thrust his spear forward: "Listen carefully, soldiers! Whoever can take the head of this evil thief will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins, and whoever can capture Gao Shun alive will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins. Kill him..."

"System prompt: Xiahou Dun has triggered his special skill 'Rage'. His current level of rage increases his strength by 4 points and reduces his intelligence by 8 points. Xiahou Dun's current comprehensive strength is 107 points and his comprehensive intelligence is 58 points."

He brandished his spear and led the charge into the Han army camp. Seeing that the Han army around him were terrified by the fire and were retreating in a panic without any order at all, Xiahou Dun despised them so much that he stabbed several soldiers with his spear and easily killed them.

"Ha, Gao Shun, let's see if you dare to underestimate me. Watch me capture you."

With a thrust of his spear, he knocked a Han general who was blocking his way, causing him to spit blood and fall off his horse. Then he mounted his horse and rushed towards Gao Shun, shouting.

"Stop him..." Several generals ran over at the same time and stood between him and Gao Shun.

"Hmph, a clown." Xiahou Dun sneered and stabbed with his spear, engaging in a battle with several generals.

However, he was so focused on fighting that he didn't notice that the soldiers he brought with him to hunt down Gao Shun were gradually falling into trouble.

The Han army deserters, who had been in a panic and seemed to have no intention of fighting, suddenly changed direction for some reason and completed the formation in just a few breaths.

"kill……"

The cavalry, the Golden Sword Battalion, the Han Wu soldiers, and the ordinary infantry, dozens to hundreds of people, began to counterattack before Cao's army could react.

In just a moment, the Han army, which had been in a state of decadent retreat, suddenly became more motivated and defeated Cao's army, leaving them with no chance to fight back.

"what?"

Only then did Xiahou Dun realize that he had been tricked, and was about to leave, but although those generals were not as good as him in martial arts and it was impossible for them to defeat him, it was also not easy for Xiahou Dun to escape from them easily.

Several people immediately surrounded him, and attacked him together, some with spears, some with halberds, and some with axes. Xiahou Dun only wanted to escape at this moment and had no intention of fighting, but the more he did so, the more he fell behind.

"System prompt: Xiahou Dun's 'Rage' skill is invalid, and his strength is reduced by 4 points. The current comprehensive strength is 103 points." Huang Zhong saw that the situation here was not good, and shouted: "Yuan Rang, I will help you."

He instinctively reached out to take the arrows, but found that all the arrows in the quiver had been shot. Helplessly, he could only wave his phoenix-beak knife and go forward to help.

With his joining, the two of them joined forces and killed a Han general in less than five rounds. Xiahou Dun was immediately greatly encouraged.

"Han Sheng is here just in time. Come with me and capture Gao Shun."

The two men, one holding a spear and the other a sword, advanced at the same time. The Han generals were unable to resist and were defeated.

"Such a fierce... Such a fierce veteran... Ahem..."

Zhu Ye looked at Huang Zhong's flying and impenetrable phoenix-beak sword and could not help but admire it, then he raised his double hammers again.

"Wait a minute, I will... I will go fight him... ahem..."

He was about to ride his horse forward, but suddenly his body went limp, and his two hammers fell directly to the ground, and he began to cough non-stop.

"General..." Several Thundergod Knights hurriedly supported him.

"General, you don't have to be so brave. You should have a good rest first."

Zhu Ye bit his lip. "How hateful! I never thought that I, Zhu Ye, would have... cough cough cough... such a cowardly day..."

The two sides have been fighting since the afternoon until now, almost midnight. Both the Han army and the Cao army have suffered heavy casualties. Although the number of casualties on both sides is almost the same, the Cao army has the advantage in numbers. Even though the same number of soldiers as the Han army have died, they still have the upper hand. Especially the three main generals of the Han army, only Zhang Yong is still able to move, and Gao Shun and Zhu Ye are both half dead.

Dian Wei rested for more than an hour, eating and drinking enough to regain his energy. Seeing that the battle was getting fierce, he could no longer sit still and ran out grabbing his double iron halberds.

"Dian Wei is here, Zhu Ye, come and fight me again."

He was running wildly on the battlefield looking for Zhu Ye's trace, shouting provocatively. When Zhu Ye heard his voice, he couldn't help but get furious.

"Damn it, it's like a tiger in a low position being bullied by... ahem... a dog. If he hadn't set an ambush with Xu Chu to hurt me, how could a mere... ahem... ahem... a Dian Wei be my opponent?"

"General, don't be anxious. We will avenge this hatred sooner or later. As the saying goes, if you have green mountains, you will not be afraid of firewood. General, you should take care of your health. Your Majesty's great cause still needs your assistance, and it must not be ruined by the hands of thieves."

Listening to the dissuasion of the Thunder God Knight beside him, Zhu Ye also felt that it was very reasonable. The only desire in his heart to rush out and fight to the death was forcibly suppressed.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to let go of his worry, Dian Wei shouted, "Ha, I found you."

Zhu Ye turned his head and saw Dian Wei running towards him. He arrived in front of Zhu Ye in a few steps.

"Look at the halberd..."

Dian Wei swung his two iron halberds at the same time and chopped at Zhu Ye's forehead.

Zhu Ye quickly turned over and rolled to the side, barely avoiding the attack.

"Thief, don't hurt my general."

The Thunder God Riders, as expected, ran over quickly and surrounded Dian Wei.

"You thief, you want to hurt General Zhu? First, let me let you taste the power of my Thunder God Rider."

Afterwards, hundreds of Thundergod Riders were divided into more than ten groups and took turns to go into battle, smashing Dian Wei with their hammers.

Dian Wei was not in a hurry and responded calmly, saying with disdain: "Humph, just you guys?"

Cao Cao and others who were watching the battle not far away felt a little relieved.

"Don't worry, my lord. The situation is completely on our side now. It won't take a moment to capture Gao Shun and others alive."

After hearing Cheng Yu's words, Cao Cao's frown did not relax at all.

"Until the final moment of success, we must never let our guard down. I always feel that..."

He was halfway through his words when he heard a movement behind him and instinctively turned around to look.

The place where he, Cheng Yu and others were was a riverside grassland with a radius of about several hundred feet. Beyond the grassland was a dense forest. In the dark night, the forest was extremely quiet. Apart from the chirping of insects and birds, there was no other sound.

However, at this moment, the grass and trees in the woods were shaking, and countless birds were startled and flew high.

"Ok?"

Cao Cao was shocked and stretched his neck to try to see what was going on.

Immediately afterwards, a red flag suddenly appeared from the woods.

Then, within a short moment, several flags appeared from the woods one after another, and behind these flags, teams of soldiers rushed out quickly.

A general was holding a Xuanhua axe, looking very majestic and galloping on his horse.

"The Han general, General Xu Huang, is here, but Cao Cao still refuses to surrender."

Cao Cao's expression changed drastically: "Xu Huang, he came so quickly."

Guo Jia suddenly remembered something: "My lord, retreat quickly. You only have a thousand soldiers with you. When Xu Huang comes, I'm afraid that before our army can capture Gao Shun and others, you will be captured by Xu Huang first."

After hearing what he said, Cao Cao suddenly remembered that all the soldiers around him had been sent out by him just now.

Faced with such a situation, even a peerless hero like him couldn't help but look a little panicked.

"Quick...Sound the retreat, retreat quickly..."

Behind Xu Huang, Xun You laughed loudly: "Hahahaha...Cao Mengde, two hours ago, I got the latest news about the war here. I expected such a situation, so I came up with this plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Let's see where you can go now."

Cao Cao led his war horses and fled hurriedly to the south. Listening to Xun You's words, he was filled with resentment.

"Damn it... After years of preparation, I didn't expect it to fail at the last moment. Liu He, Liu He, I am convinced by your intelligence team today..."

(End of this chapter)