From refugee NPC to mythical general

Chapter 121: Battle of Temptation
The sky was cloudless and the banks of the Yellow River were calm. A falcon was soaring in the sky, patrolling for any dangers near the ferry.

Ten warships of different sizes had arrived at the ferry on the south bank of the Yellow River, but along the way, they could always see a black object following their warships under the Yellow River.

Wen Pin always felt that there was something under the Yellow River, but he didn't encounter any danger along the way, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Finally they arrived at the ferry. The falcon soaring in the sky had returned and scratched Wen Pin's armor a few times. Wen Pin nodded slightly.

He immediately gave the order: "There is a patrol of 100 people here, and they have set their sights on us. Put down your horses, General Ma, General Cheng, and lead 300 men to chase them. Kill this patrol, and remember to bring back a few alive."

"Here!"

Cheng Yu and Ma Zhong rode on their war horses, led an army of 300 people, and, with the falcon leading the way, they chased straight towards Gongsun Zan's troops.

"General Gongsun, the eagle in the sky looks a little different." Zhang San looked up at the sky.

Gongsun Zan had also discovered the difference of this falcon long ago. It was much larger than a normal falcon, and it had been hovering above them and following them. General Yu was not there, otherwise with Yu Jin's archery skills, he might have been able to shoot it down.

"Report, report, report!"

Several patrol soldiers hurriedly found Gongsun Zan and said, "General Gongsun, we have discovered that there are enemy ships landing, about ten of them."

Gongsun Zan was stunned, thinking that Mr. Zhang's prediction was really accurate. The other party actually sent troops to test us.

Gongsun Zan did not dare to continue fighting, as Zhuge Liang had told him to go back and report immediately if he discovered any situation.

Gongsun Zan immediately shouted, "Quick! Return to the city!"

Just as the team was about to march quickly, they saw a cloud of dust rising from the rear, and dozens of cavalrymen and infantry were galloping towards Gongsun Zan's army!

Gongsun Zan was stunned. His team was so hidden, how could the other side accurately judge the position of his team and catch up with them so quickly?

What went wrong?

Gongsun Zan hurriedly said: "Retreat quickly!"

Unfortunately, it was too late. Cheng Yu and Ma Zhong had already charged into Gongsun Zan's team. The two immediately charged at Gongsun Zan's troops without any nonsense, killing anyone they saw!

The combat effectiveness of an eighth-rate general and a ninth-rate general was extremely strong, and the opponent's force was Gongsun Zan, so soon some of Gongsun Zan's men were slaughtered.

Gongsun Zan shouted: "Retreat, retreat!"

"Surround them! Don't let any of them go!"

Ma Zhong spoke, and a team of three hundred people immediately surrounded Gongsun Zan's team.

Ma Zhong rushed towards Gongsun Zan with a spear in hand. Gongsun Zan was a Confucian general who was good at defense. Although he was an eighth-rate general, he was not good at attacking. Even though he was also an eighth-rate general, his fighting ability was slightly weaker than Ma Zhong.

After a few rounds, Gongsun Zan began to be at a disadvantage, and soon Cheng Yu rushed towards Gongsun Zan with a weapon. An eighth-rate general was already difficult to deal with, and with the addition of a ninth-rate general joining the battlefield, Gongsun Zan was quickly beaten back.

"General Gongsun! You break out first! I'll hold them off for you, go and notify General Zhuge!" Zhang San shouted.

Without Zhuge Liang's command, the general martial arts skills of this group of soldiers were not that high. Although Zhang San had reached the level of a high-level militiaman and his martial arts value had reached the level of a ninth-rate general, he was still outnumbered after all.

Gongsun Zan said sternly: "You break out and I will stop them!"

Zhang Sanda shouted, "General! It's too late! You are the general, the hope of Dameng Town. I came to Dameng Town with General Zhuge. I saw with my own eyes how Dameng Town has come to this point today. We must not let Dameng Town be in danger!"

"This is my home!"

"Tell General Zhuge that I, Zhang San, am not a coward! Let's go! Don't delay General Zhuge's plan!"

Gongsun Zan listened to Zhang San's words, his eyes were red, he never thought that the soldiers under his command would be so loyal. In the past, he always ignored these soldiers and always thought they were just chess pieces. But at this moment, his heart began to ache violently, these ordinary and insignificant soldiers could risk their lives for him at the critical moment!

Gongsun Zan knew that this was not because of his own charm, but because of Zhuge Liang. These soldiers were absolutely loyal to Zhuge Liang!
"Come on!"

Gongsun Zan's eyes were filled with tears as he shouted, "Brother! Hang in there, we'll be back soon!"

Gongsun Zan led several cavalrymen and quickly broke through.

"Want to run?!"

Ma Zhong spurred his horse to gallop, but was stopped by Zhang San: "Take my sword!"

"How dare you, a little militiaman, do this! Die!"

Ok?
Ma Zhong thought that he could kill the soldier with one shot, but to his surprise, the soldier actually blocked his shot.

strange!
But that’s all there is to it. After all, the gap in strength between the two sides is really too big!
puff!

Ma Zhongxin fired another shot, hitting Zhang San's right hand directly. Blood gushed out and Zhang San couldn't hold his weapon anymore.

"Go away!"

But who knew that Zhang Sanfei pounced on Ma Zhong and blocked his way to catch up with Gongsun Zan.

"Go to hell!"

Ma Zhong drew his sword and slashed at Zhang San's neck repeatedly.

Seeing this scene, Gongsun Zan burst into tears. He gritted his teeth to hold back the grief and rode away quickly.

"Brother! I will avenge you, for sure!"

A moment later, Gongsun Zan met up with Yu Jin's team and told Yu Jin what had just happened. Yu Jin was also shocked. He said to Gongsun Zan, "Go and inform General Zhuge. I will go to rescue my brothers!"

"it is good!"

Although Zhuge Liang asked them not to fight when they saw the enemy, Yu Jin couldn't help but ride his horse to rescue this group of isolated soldiers after hearing about Zhang San's bravery.

Gongsun Zan hurried back to Daming Town.

"General, general!"

Seeing Gongsun Zan's red eyes, Zhuge Liang's heart trembled. He knew something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "Where is General Yu? Did something happen?"

Gongsun Zan shook his head and said, "It wasn't General Yu who got into trouble. It was Zhang San... Zhang San who died."

Zhuge Liang was stunned, Ning Mengya also covered her mouth, her eyes soon turned red and tears appeared.

Zhang San... was one of the first refugee NPCs to follow her. He was so loyal, yet...

Zhuge Liang felt as if he was stabbed by a needle in the heart, and shouted angrily: "Pan Fengzhong, return to guard the garrison!"

"Gongsun Zan, lead the way! Gather a thousand men and follow me! Quickly!"

"Here!"

Zhuge Liang led his soldiers, and the speed of the Broken Wind Horse had been stimulated to the extreme, and he rushed to the battlefield at the fastest speed.

When Zhuge Liang arrived at the battlefield, he stood there in a daze, then dismounted, ran to Yu Jin, and hurriedly hugged Zhang San, who was still alive!
(End of this chapter)