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Bingzhou: Chapter 5: Dong Zhuo's Battle

The night wind in early spring was becoming increasingly biting. On the mountain roads around Dingxiang County, the defeat of the Xianbei cavalry was like a collapsing snow mountain. Chaos and blood were intertwined into a hideous picture under the moonlight.

Helai Tulele's violent transformation was like a huge rock thrown into a lake, causing thousands of waves, and the 5,000-strong cavalry force was completely out of control.

The soldiers fled in all directions, their horses' hooves trampling the bodies of their comrades. Screams and exclamations rang out one after another. Blood dyed the mountain path red, and even the night wind carried a strong fishy smell.

On the top of the mountain, flames flickered, thick smoke billowed from the Han army's beacon tower, and the signal was transmitted quickly.

In the darkness of the night, hundreds of light cavalry rushed down the hillside like a gust of wind, and the sound of horse hooves was like thunder.

Liu Bei took the lead, his blue shirt fluttering in the wind. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei walked side by side with him. One was as cold and arrogant as ice, and the other was as heroic as fire, forming a sharp contrast.

"It's the Han army!"

"The Han people are attacking... How can it be so fast?"

"Could this be their plan?!"

The Xianbei cavalry on the mountain road had lost all their fighting spirit. Helai Tulele had already bitten a group of his personal guards, who were constantly attacking the Xianbei people who were trying to escape, while more Xianbei people threw away their armor and weapons and fled in all directions.

"kill!"

Zhang Fei's petite figure was the first to rush into the enemy camp. His Zhangba Snake Spear was like a gust of wind sweeping away fallen leaves. The tip of the spear pierced the chest of a Xianbei soldier, and blood spurted out.

She had no worries at all, and her commander was not in a frenzy, so she could easily deal with this group of soldiers who had completely lost their minds.

Zhang Fei brandished his spear and shouted, "Xianbei bastards, I'm here to take you down!"

Her voice was clear and loud, with a fearless spirit. When she was excited about killing, she even hummed a tune, and her movements were so light as if she was dancing.

Guan Yu followed closely behind, his white clothes flashing like a cold light in the night.

The long sword was swung out, and the sword light was like a silk thread. Before several Xianbei cavalrymen could react, their heads fell to the ground and blood splattered three feet.

She had no expression on her face, and each of her cuts was clean and sharp, going straight to the vital points. Her movements were elegant and deadly, like an icy beauty on the battlefield.

Liu Bei led the cavalry to encircle the enemy from the flank, brandishing his long sword, the sword light like a rainbow.

He was not as flamboyant as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but he was as steady as a rock. Each of his sword strikes was extremely precise. Together with the cavalry's charge, he cut the remaining Xianbei soldiers into pieces.

Although the Han army's cavalry was small in number, they were like a sharp dagger, piercing the heart of the enemy.

Helai Tulele had completely lost his mind at this time. The wound on his ear was filled with black air, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was roaring like a beast.

He pounced on a soldier who was trying to escape, biting his neck and causing blood to spurt out.

The surviving guards around no longer dared to get close and could only watch from afar. The fear, chaos and the sudden appearance of the Han army caused them to completely collapse.

"Brother, that madman is Helai Tulele!"

Zhang Fei saw him from a distance, pointed at him and shouted, "I'm going to tear his head off!"

"No!"

"This man has been deeply poisoned. It is best to capture him alive." Liu Bei reined in his horse and pulled out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom. "Second sister, third sister, cover me!"

Guan Yu nodded and said softly, "Brother, please be careful."

She flashed, and the light of her sword cut through the night sky, quickly killing several approaching Xianbei soldiers.

Zhang Fei excitedly rushed forward, brandishing his spear. His petite figure was incredibly agile, and the tip of his spear sent one of his guards flying. He laughed and shouted, "Come on! Who dares to stop me?"

Liu Bei took the opportunity to ride his horse closer to Helai Tulele, swung the sword in his hand, and hit the back of his neck accurately with the hilt.

Helai Tulele groaned and his body swayed, but he did not fall down. Instead, he roared and pounced on Liu Bei.

Liu Bei dodged sideways, and the moment the other party opened his mouth, he immediately used time stop and quickly threw the medicine bottle in his hand into it.

"Roar--"

Helai Tulele's roar gradually weakened. He shook a few times and finally collapsed to the ground. The bloodshot in his eyes slowly faded, and he regained a bit of clarity.

Liu Bei dismounted and ordered his men to tie him up. He said in a deep voice, "This poison can be cured, but you still need to guard him carefully."

On the battlefield, the remaining Xianbei soldiers lost all their fighting spirit when they saw their leader being captured, and they knelt down to surrender.

Hundreds of cavalrymen annihilated part of the enemy forces with lightning speed (more casualties were actually caused by the Xianbei themselves), and the mountain road was littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river.

Liu Bei stood beside Helai Tulele and shouted in front of everyone, "This man is Helai Tulele, the commander of the Xianbei army. I have captured him alive. If you surrender, you can avoid death!"

The remaining Xianbei soldiers looked at each other and finally chose to bow their heads. The only sounds in the valley were the interweaving sounds of wind and horses neighing.

Zhang Fei jumped up to Liu Bei, clapped his hands and laughed, "Brother, you're so awesome! You shot this guy's ear off, and now he's just surrendering!"

Guan Yu sheathed his sword and stood, saying coldly, "It's just poison. If it weren't for this, it would be easier to kill him."

Liu Bei smiled slightly and turned to look at the bound Helai Tulele: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Helai Tulele was panting heavily, his eyes still filled with resentment, but he was powerless to resist and could only curse in a low voice: "Han dogs...you are cheating..."

"As the military strategists say: All is fair in war."

Liu Bei said calmly, "Take him away and keep him under good care."

He turned and looked at the hillside, his eyes deep, as if he could see a battle situation farther away.

at the same time.

In the direction of Taiyuan County, the night gradually faded and a hint of paleness appeared on the horizon.

The army led by Dong Zhuo was marching quickly on the official road. She was wearing heavy armor, which outlined her graceful figure, with a bulging chest and a slender waist. Her long legs were exposed under the armor, and she looked heroic yet feminine.

She wore a tiger helmet with a long red tassel fluttering in the wind. She had narrow almond-shaped eyes with slightly upturned corners. She had rouge on her face, red lips and white teeth, and she exuded a sense of charm and dominance.

She rode a black warhorse, holding a broadsword, and was followed by thousands of cavalrymen, making a huge scene.

"Hurry! If these Xianbei bastards dare to come to Taiyuan, I'll make sure they never come back!"

Dong Zhuo's voice was loud and rough, with a hint of heroism.

After receiving Liu Bei's secret letter, she finally resolved the doubts about the recent strange movements of the Xianbei, and immediately set out with her army to Taiyuan, intending to unite with the local garrison and set up a tight net.

However, the speed of the Xianbei main force far exceeded expectations.

The great leader Tiemu personally led tens of thousands of cavalrymen and set out from the vicinity of Dai County, taking advantage of the night to make detours. His Xianbei horses were excellent and galloped like the wind. They burned, killed, and looted along the way, and their momentum was unstoppable.

Whenever a large army was about to gather for a life-and-death battle, they would immediately split into small groups of individual cavalry, then go their separate ways and regroup at a distance.

Now, before Dong Zhuo's army arrived in Taiyuan, it had already encountered the Xianbei vanguard near Ying County.

On the official road, dust was flying and the sound of horse hooves was deafening.

Chief Tiemu took the lead, wearing animal skin armor, a scimitar in his hand dripping with blood, and greed and ferocity in his eyes.

He saw Dong Zhuo's banner from afar and sneered, "The Han army is coming quickly, but unfortunately, it's still too late!"

He brandished his sword and shouted, "My men, charge ahead and seize Taiyuan, then we can return home in glory!"

Dong Zhuo reined in his horse, narrowed his almond-shaped eyes, and a ferocious smile curled up the corners of his lips. "Xianbei bastards, I've been looking for you for days, and you still dare to act wildly in front of me?"

Her troops at this time were not just a few thousand people. She had recruited a lot of soldiers along the way south, and now she had the troops from Ying County as backup. The total number was about 30,000, and she claimed to have 100,000 cavalrymen.

There is absolutely no need to be afraid of these Xianbei cavalry.

Dong Zhuo dismounted with his sword in hand, his armor clanging against each other. Behind him, the cavalry formed a battle formation, their arrows on the strings, ready to be fired.

The two armies faced each other, and the air was filled with murderous intent.

The sky of Ying County was covered with dust raised by war horses, and the chill of early spring was completely burned away by the bloody battle that was about to break out.

The eyes of Dong Zhuo and Chief Tiemu met in the air. One was seductive and bloodthirsty, the other was fierce and greedy. War was about to break out.

Bingzhou: Chapter 6: Fighting Hard and Not Retreating

Ying County battlefield.

The air was filled with a damp chill and a strong smell of blood. The morning light was obscured by the dust raised by the war horses, and the shouts of killing shook the earth.

"Kill them all!"

Although the Han army led by Dong Zhuo was large in number, the main force of the Xianbei relied on their flexibility and strong individual combat capabilities to stalemate with them. The two sides fought back and forth, and the battle was difficult to determine.

Dong Zhuo was wearing heavy armor, which outlined her curvy figure, with a bulging chest and a slender waist. Her long and powerful legs were revealed under the armor, and she looked heroic yet charming.

She wore a tiger helmet with a long red tassel dancing in the wind. Her narrow almond eyes were painted with rouge and her lips were full. The broadsword in her hand clanged loudly. She rode on a black warhorse. Instead of fear, her face showed a hint of excitement.

It seems that for her, taking someone's life or having her life taken away are both good things worth being happy about.

On the opposite side, the Xianbei leader, Shilian Tiemu, was wearing animal skin armor. He was as tall as a mountain and looked like a "little giant". The scimitar in his hand was dripping with blood, and his eyes were filled with greed and murderous intent.

He led tens of thousands of cavalrymen, their horses' hooves thundering and their momentum was fierce.

"...Children, the enemy's fighting spirit has been weakened. We will soon be able to defeat them, plunder their food, and capture their women. We will have a good time!"

"Oh!"

The battle was intense, with the Han army raining arrows, while the Xianbei cavalry relied on their fast horses and great strength to forcibly tear open gaps.

Neither side could gain the upper hand, and the battlefield was littered with corpses and rivers of blood.

At this moment, Lian Tiemu narrowed his eyes, his mouth curled up, revealing a row of yellow teeth: "The morale here has been lost. Priests, it's time for you to take action."

"Follow it."

Five black-robed priests walked out slowly from behind him. Each of them was as thin as a bamboo pole, with wrinkles on their faces like old tree bark, and they were leaning on bone staffs in their hands, looking like old ghosts crawling out of the grave.

They gathered in a circle, muttering spells that no one could understand, and then with a "pop", they threw blood-red rune stones into the sky.

Lian Tiemu was watching this scene with a smile on his face.

Some time ago, Wang Ting Khan Tan Shihuai suddenly received the favor of heaven. The priests who were bestowed by him would have the ability to control celestial phenomena under specific conditions and time.

Now, the time has come.

After these priests threw the blood-red stones, the lifelessness in their eyes died down and they fell to the ground.

The next second, a thick fog appeared from nowhere and covered the entire battlefield tightly in the blink of an eye.

"Thief killer, what the hell is this?"

The Han soldiers widened their eyes. After killing one person, they turned around and found that the fog was so thick that they couldn't see their hands in front of them. They couldn't even see their own comrades.

"Oh no……"

After seeing this, Dong Zhuo quickly brandished his sword and shouted, "Hold still! Stay where you are! Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed immediately!"

But just as he finished speaking, a strange roar came from the fog, and then he saw that the group of Xianbei cavalrymen all put on beast masks - wolf heads, tiger faces, bear mouths, each one more terrifying than the other, like a group of monsters jumping out of the fog.

"Come on!"

The Xianbei cavalry rushed forward while howling, throwing out a bunch of small black bags in their hands.

"Bang bang bang!"

The bag exploded when it hit the ground, releasing a green poisonous mist that mixed with the thick fog and instantly spread throughout the area.

The Han army was caught off guard. The soldiers who inhaled the poisonous fog fell to the ground with a plop, foaming at the mouth, their faces turned green, and screams rang out one after another.

The central army's defense line was shaky and was about to be breached.

"Oh my, these Xianbei dogs are really good at this!"

Dong Zhuo was so angry that he slapped his thigh, and his armor rattled.

She dismounted, broadsword in hand, and roared, "Forget it, I'll do it myself. If you dare to take another step back, I'll chop off your head and kick it like a ball!"

After saying that, she plunged into the fog. With a flash of sword light, and a "puff", a Xianbei cavalryman wearing a wolf-head mask was split in half by her, and blood splattered all over her face.

She wiped her face, licked the corner of her lips, and a frenzy flashed in her eyes: "If it's not enough, come again!"

Dong Zhuoyue killed more and more vigorously, the sword light was like a rainbow, and she killed several people in a row. Blood flowed down the blade and dyed her armor red.

She kicked a bear-faced cavalryman over, piercing his chest with the tip of her sword, and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, Xianbei dogs, is this all you can do?"

It was obvious that Dong Zhuo was blood-thirsty. His armor was stained with blood, and his long red tassels were flying in the fog. He looked like a female devil crawling out of hell.

"Governor Dong, Governor Dong, Governor Dong!"

The Han army officers and soldiers were shocked by her madness. They gritted their teeth and fought to the death, and finally managed to hold the last line of defense tenaciously.

But the situation was not good for the front army. Many Han soldiers were poisoned and fell to the ground, and the rest fled in panic. The trend of defeat was unstoppable.

Dong Zhuo gasped, looked back, and stamped his feet in anger: "What a bunch of losers! I have to clean up their mess myself!"

Far away on the battlefield, Lian Tiemu sat on his horse, squinting his eyes at the battle in the fog. Without much hesitation, he made a decision: "...Humph, it seems these Han dogs can't hold out for much longer. No need to pay any attention to them. Let's take a detour to Taiyuan, grab some stuff, and leave!"