My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 265 Like an Ancient Overlord Reborn
Chen Qingzhi frowned and continued to berate him angrily!

"Stop! All of you, stop!!"

Even ordering the white-robed soldiers to kill the fleeing routs could not stop the chaos.

"Damn it! How could it be so terrible..."

Chen Qingzhi was helpless; the reason he voluntarily made way for Gao Yu to charge was because...

Firstly, they didn't want to clash head-on with Gao Yu, causing the White Robe Army to suffer too many losses, and thus wanted to preserve their own strength.

But the main goal was to lure Gao Yu into the encirclement of '300,000 troops' and replicate the feat of Han Xin, the military genius, capturing Xiang Yu at Gaixia!
Isn't Gao Yu supposed to be the 'resurrected overlord of antiquity'?

He was going to give Gao Yu the same fate as the overlord he once had!

He envisioned himself commanding an army of 300,000 with the skill of Han Xin, the legendary military strategist, but reality delivered a harsh blow. He couldn't replicate Han Xin's masterful micro-management; instead, he became a laughingstock for his poor imitation.

He imagined that after Gao Yu led his troops to attack, the soldiers in the central army would immediately hold their ground and resist, and the left, right, and rear armies would come to their rescue as soon as they received the news. Then he would lead his troops back to attack and surround the enemy from all sides.

But the reality is...

When the soldiers in the central army saw that the Xuanjia Army had broken through the vanguard composed of elite soldiers such as the White Robe Army in an instant, their morale collapsed!
Throughout history, those who fought to the death after their vanguard had collapsed were valiant warriors worthy of being recorded in history. Clearly, the soldiers under Yuan Hao, who surrendered at the first sign of trouble and only knew how to fight when things were going well, could not do that.

If the left, right, and rear all see that the central army has collapsed, then the collapse will be even more complete.

"An army of 300,000 is coming to attack the city..."

A sense of sorrow welled up in Chen Qingzhi's heart.

The Southern Liang army, which had captured more than 30 cities in the previous two months and achieved remarkable results, was destined to become a stepping stone for Gao Yu's reputation for 'valor' in this most crucial battle.

It's too late to turn the tide.

The army's formation stretched for miles, and the soldiers scattered and fled. He was completely unable to stop the current chaotic situation.

Lan Qin also looked worried. He rode up to Chen's side and asked anxiously, "General Chen, what should we do now? We should make a decision as soon as possible. In my opinion, we should order a retreat first. Hulao Pass and Xingyang are still in our hands. We can retreat to gather the defeated troops, rest and regroup, and then attack Luoyang."

"It's better than letting our soldiers suffer pointless losses here, or even die at the hands of our own people."

Chen Qingzhi closed his eyes in despair.

Even with an army of 300,000, they failed to capture Luoyang. The Southern Liang army's Northern Expeditionary Force had only managed to advance by sheer willpower and was presented with a golden opportunity!
If they go back and rest for several months, then the Great Wei will be able to catch its breath.

There will never be another opportunity like this.

"General! General Chen!!"

Chen Qingzhi originally wanted to order a retreat, but he faintly heard someone calling him. He looked in the direction of the sound.

Only then did he realize that Yuwen Luosheng was leading his men toward him.

"General!"

"The Prince of Yuyang?"

Yuwen Luosheng rode up to Chen Qingzhi's side. At this moment, he didn't dwell on why the 300,000-strong army had turned out this way. His face was full of anxiety. "General, are you planning to retreat?"

"The situation has deteriorated to this point, and we are powerless to reverse it. Retreat is the wise move."

"No, General!!"

Yuwen Luosheng quickly tried to dissuade him, "I heard from the soldiers... that the Xuanjia Army seems to have captured the King of Wei alive!"

"what?"

Chen Qingzhi, Lan Qin, and the others were shocked. "The King of Wei... the King of Wei has been captured alive?"

"What you say is probably true."

Yuwen Luosheng explained the situation clearly: "If the King of Wei is captured alive, even if we return to Hulao Pass, we will not be able to gather the defeated troops."

The reason why the Southern Liang's Northern Expeditionary Army was able to advance unimpeded after setting off from Xuzhou was largely due to the prestigious reputation of Yuan Hao, a member of the Yuan clan. Furthermore, through the recruitment of surrendered and defected soldiers along the way, Yuan Hao, who originally could only rely on the Southern Liang, gained the confidence to ascend the throne and declare himself emperor.

If Yuan Hao were not around, those Northern Wei soldiers who had originally surrendered might have transformed into 'loyal subjects of the Great Wei' once again.

“General! Right now, we should personally lead our troops to rescue King Wei. I have observed from a high vantage point that General Gao Yu only has three thousand men under his command, and they have already suffered heavy losses. Moreover, they have been charging repeatedly and are exhausted. General, you should wait for them to tire themselves out. If we do this, we can annihilate the Xuanjia Army and rescue King Wei.”

"Then this battle cannot be considered a defeat. Return to Hulao Pass to gather the defeated troops, and attack Luoyang again. Luoyang will surely flee without a fight!"

Yuwen Luosheng's analysis was indeed reasonable and well-founded.

The overall defeat was indeed irreversible, but if we could take the opportunity to annihilate Gao Yu's valiant warriors, it wouldn't be a complete failure.

After a moment's thought, Chen Qingzhi immediately made a decision: "Where is Yang Zhong!"

Yang Zhong, who was promoted exceptionally for his personal bravery, had always been protecting Chen Qingzhi. "Your subordinate is here!"

"I order you to take a thousand cavalrymen to lure the Xuanjia Army into pursuit. Defeat is the only option; victory is not permitted. You must lure the enemy here. Understand?"

"Here!"

"General Lan, quickly lead your men to form a battle formation!"

The Xuanjia Army cavalry's field combat capabilities are evident to all. Even though the White Robe Army's cavalry is already among the most valiant in Southern Liang, they are simply not in the same league as the Xuanjia Army.

To counter Gao Yu's invincible cavalry charge, the only option was to rely on elite infantry in formation.

Chen Qingzhi had full confidence in his elite infantry, believing that as long as they successfully formed a battle formation, they would not be overwhelmed by Gao Yu!

Can……

The scene was too chaotic; the surrounding area was full of fleeing soldiers, and the white-robed infantry could not quickly form ranks.

Moreover, Gao Yu has already arrived!

"Where is the Xuanjia Army?!"

"The Xuanjia Army is here!"

"Black Armored Army, charge with me!"

Almost as soon as Chen Qingzhi gave the order to form ranks, and Lan Qin turned around to gather his infantry into battle, he heard a deafening battle cry from the east!

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Chen Qingzhi and Yuwen Luosheng were astonished and turned to look!
I saw.

A valiant warrior in black armor and a ghost-like face was charging towards them.

This black-armored general was not burly; in fact, he looked rather 'thin.' However, he possessed superhuman strength, and with a casual swing of his lance, he could sweep away any soldiers blocking his path.

The fleeing soldiers were clearly terrified by the words "Xuanjia Army." Upon hearing the battle cries, they turned tail and ran without a second thought, since the white-robed army was such an obvious target.

Regardless of whether they would be killed by the soldiers of the White Robe Army, the White Robe Army was still their comrades in name only.

They all ran towards the direction where the white-robed army was, disregarding everything else.

"Damn it! Get out of here!"

Lan Qin was furious. The fleeing soldiers had become Gao Yu's 'assistants'. With the fleeing soldiers running away in a frenzy, he was unable to get the infantry to quickly form a battle formation.

Whoosh whoosh!
A volley of arrows rained down, further exacerbating the chaos, making it impossible to form a battle formation.

"Fight the enemy! Fight the enemy!!" The white-robed army was forced to hastily engage the enemy.

"Well done!!"

Yang Zhong immediately spotted Gao Yu charging ahead at the head of the pack. Seeing his extraordinary bravery, and especially with the person carrying the 'Gao' flag following closely behind, he could guess what was going on!
"Watch me capture the enemy commander alive!!"

"White-robed soldiers, charge with me!!"

Yang Zhong roared and raised his spear. He was indeed exceptionally brave and had a certain prestige among the white-robed soldiers. Immediately, hundreds of riders followed him and charged towards the Xuanjia Army!
As for why he dared to do it?

After capturing Yuan Hao, Gao Yu ordered his soldiers to change their horses again. In the midst of the chaos, there was no extra time to re-tack them.

Therefore, the Xuanjia Army is not currently in a fully armored cavalry state. Like Yang Zhong and others, they are only wearing heavy armor, and their horses have no protective gear. This is why Yang Zhong dared to lead his troops to confront them.

If Gao Yu's warhorse had been tackled, Yang Zhong wouldn't have dared to engage in a head-on collision with a fully armored cavalry, not even if he had ten lives.

"How brave!"

Seeing that the White-Robed Army still dared to fight him despite the situation, Gao Yu had to admit that the White-Robed Army was indeed exceptionally brave.

Despite the army's utter defeat, they maintained high morale, a testament to Chen Qingzhi's skillful management.

"You traitorous general, prepare to die!"

Yang Zhong spurred his horse toward Gao Yu, thrusting his lance forward, but Gao Yu deflected it with his own lance and seized the opportunity to thrust forward as well.

Yang Zhong reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side and then using his arm to trap Gao Yu's lance. He then slammed his own lance down, which Gao Yu also caught with one hand and then forcefully clamped down on it!

The two sides began to wrestle, each holding the other's lance between them!
"what!!"

Yang Zhong was so angry that his face turned red. He gritted his teeth, his face contorted with rage, and kept shouting to increase his momentum. He used all his strength to try to take back the lance!
The other person was wearing a ghost mask, so he couldn't see their expression, but he was certain that no one in the world could match him in terms of strength!

"You traitorous general, prepare to die!"

With a twist of his waist and all his strength, Yang Zhong tried to take back the lance, but found that he couldn't budge it at all.

On the contrary, the lance he was holding under his arm was starting to slip out of his control and could be taken back by his opponent at any moment.

"Damn it, who is this person and how can he be so brave?"

Yang Zhong was shocked!

All that could be heard was the same angry roar from the armored general, clearly indicating that the opponent was beginning to exert his strength!
The spear was suddenly snatched back by the opponent, who skillfully released the spear, causing Yang Zhong to lose his balance and fall backward uncontrollably.

Yang Zhong was given no chance to react!
Gao Yu swung his lance sharply, sweeping it horizontally and knocking the man off his horse in one blow.

"It's a pity that such bravery exists among the White-Robed Army."

Gao Yu had to admit that the white-robed general in front of him was comparable to Peng Le and Gao Ang in terms of bravery, but unfortunately he had met him.

After knocking him off his horse, Gao Yu ignored him and continued galloping forward!

Although Yang Zhong fell from his horse, he reacted quickly and stood up again. Facing the Xuanjia soldiers who came to finish him off, he dodged to the side, grabbed the horse spear, and forcibly dragged the Xuanjia soldiers off their horses. He took the horse spear and the horse, and was able to fight again. He even went berserk and killed several Xuanjia soldiers.

Such bravery, however, attracted considerable attention.

"You do have some skill. Let me test your abilities!"

Gao Ang charged toward Yang Zhong on his horse, slamming his lance down, forcing Yang Zhong to parry with his lance held horizontally. The two then engaged in a struggle once more.

"Damn..."

Yang Zhong was shocked. How could there be so many generals in the Xuanjia Army who were no less brave than him, or even more valiant?

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure it.

Gao Ang was overjoyed, finally he had met a worthy opponent!
the other side.

Gao Yu is unmatched!

Although Chen Qingzhi and his men were protected by a large number of infantrymen, the infantrymen, who were not in formation, had no resistance against the cavalry!

Lanqin led his men to stop them, and Shedigan fought them fiercely!
"Shoot an arrow! Shoot an arrow!!"

Although flustered, Chen Qingzhi remained calm and immediately ordered the surrounding infantry to take out their crossbows and fire!

Whoosh whoosh.

The distance wasn't close, but the crossbow bolts left Gao Yu and his men with no room to dodge, and they were all hit by the arrows. Their horses were also riddled with arrows, turning Gao Yu and his men into pincushions.

but……

There was absolutely nothing that could stop Gao Yu's advance!
Right now, my adrenaline is pumping, and I don't feel any pain at all!
He was also wearing three layers of heavy armor, which maximized his defense, making it difficult for ordinary crossbow bolts to penetrate his defenses!
"Is that human being?"

Seeing Gao Yu, who was covered in thorns but still fighting as if nothing had happened, Chen Qingzhi was completely dumbfounded.

Over the years, he had frequently fought against the Northern Wei on the border of Southern Liang and had also met many Northern Wei generals who were considered famous generals of the time.

But I have never seen such unreasonable people fighting a war!
No wonder those who have witnessed Gao Yu's bravery all exclaimed, "Even if the ancient overlord were to be resurrected, he would be no more than this." There really is someone who can, like the overlord of Chu, rely on his own bravery to bring the situation of the army to its fullest potential, making all military strategies pale in comparison.

"General! Run!"

"General, retreat!!"

His personal guard shouted, waking Chen Qingzhi up!

"Men! Escort the general to retreat! The rest of you, follow me to engage the enemy!!"

Hu Guang practically forced Chen Qingzhi onto his horse and then ordered several men to escort him as he fled.

He led his men to meet Chen Qingzhi, determined to buy him time to escape.

Gao Yu actually saw it, so how could he let Chen Qingzhi escape so easily?

He immediately spurred his horse to give chase, only to find that the white-robed soldiers in front of him were blocking his path like madmen, each one fearless of death.

"Truly a valiant army."

Unable to escape immediately, Gao Yu shouted, "Chengxing! Take men and bring that white-robed army commander back to me!"

Da Xi Wu quickly spurred his horse and gave chase.

When the soldiers of the White Robe Army saw that Chen Qingzhi had fled, not all of them were fearless; some lost the will to resist.

The goal has been achieved.

Gao Yu stopped pursuing them and instead turned back to help the Xuanjia soldiers who were fighting to escape danger.

He didn't want any more of his men to suffer losses.

The battle is over, and the enemy's fate is sealed!
This battle.

They won!
They created an impossible myth: three thousand soldiers defeated an army of three hundred thousand!

After killing several people in a fit of rage.

In order to boost morale, Gao Yu immediately roared!
"The enemy commander has been captured alive! Our army has won!!"

(End of this chapter)