In other words, this elite force from Bingzhou was once the trump card of the former governor Ding Yuan.
Even when Ding Yuan entered Luoyang, he was reluctant to take it with him, and left it at home as a trump card for revival and profit.
"When I was a minor official under the prefect Guo Yu, I once heard the prefect and his subordinates say... Governor Ding had recruited a man of great character who was extremely resolute and upright, and who had the ability to lead an army..."
Zhang Liao suddenly remembered that he had heard of such an army.
Because Bingzhou had found a talent whose personality was very much to Guo Yu's liking, Guo Yu drank a lot of wine to celebrate.
When Zhang Liao passed by the prefect's residence that day, he happened to see Mrs. Guo Yu holding her infant child and being angry at the prefect, so she also had an impression of this.
"General?"
At this moment, his men beside him brought Zhang Liao back to his senses.
Clearing his mind, Zhang Liao looked forward and said, "Keep moving forward."
Regardless of whether she is a Bingzhou soldier or has ever been recognized by Guo Wei, she is now serving Dong Zhuo, which means she is aiding and abetting the evil and does not deserve sympathy or mercy.
If Zhang Liao meets her, he will definitely not show mercy.
As the team passed through a dense forest, Zhang Liao heard another loud noise in the distance.
Although the Yellow Turbans led by Zhang Liao advanced very cautiously due to concerns about an ambush on the road, the familiar voice that came again made everyone, including her, feel a sinking feeling in their hearts.
When he reached a high slope, Zhang Liao saw two or several huge depressions in the distance. Even from such a distance, he could see the corpses of soldiers and horses scattered all over the pits.
That was undoubtedly the vanguard of the alliance, and next to the two huge pits, there were about three thousand soldiers gathered together.
When the alliance's vanguard troops set out, there were at least nearly 20,000 people. But in less than an hour, more than 70% of them were killed or wounded.
Moreover, the remaining soldiers were surrounded by a large number of black-armored soldiers, and there were other soldiers wearing silver-white armor to cooperate with them.
Faced with the enemy's nearly 5,000 soldiers, this vanguard force, which is clearly the backbone of the alliance, is like a chicken egg that shatters at the slightest touch.
And if this continues, it is only a matter of time before the remaining 3,000 soldiers are wiped out.
"General..." The Yellow Turban Cavalry beside him were all extremely surprised when they saw this scene.
After all, these two huge pits and the dead soldiers in them were like some invisible giant beast trampling on tiny creatures at will.
Now they face two choices. The first is to go back immediately to inform the main force, but in this way the remaining 3,000 vanguard troops will definitely be wiped out.
The second is that their three hundred Yellow Turban cavalrymen will try to attract the enemy's attention, perhaps delaying the arrival of the main force and saving the remaining three thousand people.
But the second option is too risky and you might end up losing money.
Other people's 5,000 soldiers were able to wipe out 20,000 vanguard troops. No matter how high the quality of their 300 cavalrymen was, achieving the goal with more than half of them killed or wounded was already an extremely optimistic outcome.
The decision-making power lies with Zhang Liao, the commander-in-chief.
"The black-armored army before gave up trying to kill us and retreated, not even bothering to clean up the bodies of their dead comrades." Zhang Liao said.
"This proves that their leader will be defeated and he urgently needs his troops to retreat and kill the rest of our vanguard troops."
This speculation is reasonable and the only possibility.
"Military Advisor Guo Jia once said: Speed is the essence of war." Zhang Liao said: "They were able to kill the 20,000 vanguard troops of our alliance so quickly. They must have been prepared in advance, and they must have gathered all their strength and struck with one punch."
"Then now, they must be at the end of their rope."
Zhang Liao raised his hand and said, "Put on swords and spears. Twenty of the fastest horses will follow me. The rest of you will march around the periphery to disrupt the enemy's formation."
"I will charge into the battle array and kill their leader."
Taking the head of an enemy general in a large army is an extremely dangerous thing, not to mention that the discipline and quality of those black-armored soldiers have been seen to be so high.
Even though Zhang Liao was already a man of extraordinary talent, this decision was extremely dangerous.
"General Zhang, isn't this too dangerous? Lord Liu..."
Zhang Liao shook his head and said, "The black-armored army is too threatening to our army. This is a good opportunity to eliminate it. Otherwise, if it does a great job this time and Dong Zhuo takes it seriously, it will be even more difficult to eliminate it in the future."
After a brief explanation, Zhang Liao led twenty fast cavalrymen and headed towards the army.
The rest of the cavalry left a dozen people riding back and forth on the high slope and shouting, pretending that a large army was approaching. All the remaining cavalry went down the high slope, but their speed was much slower than Zhang Liao and others.
Zhang Liao's sudden appearance did not throw the enemy into disarray. They immediately sent about 500 soldiers to head towards Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao was not surprised to see that his strategy of confusing the enemy did not work.
After the black-armored troops retreated, they must have told their commander about Zhang Liao.
Raising his wrist, a golden light flashed in his eyes, and Zhang Liao swung his halberds to send three black-armored soldiers flying far away.
Then he looked at a general wearing black iron armor and a tiger mask in the distant formation.
The man held a spear in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, and the black-armored troops would go towards wherever the tip of the knife pointed.
Obviously, that man was the commander of these black-armored troops.
Zhang Liao rode his horse towards the tiger-faced general. Along the way, someone who wanted to chop off his horse's legs was knocked away by his halberd.
She was like entering an empty space. No matter how thick the black armor was, it could not withstand the meteorite halberd in her hand.
Just as Zhang Liao was about to reach the main general, a mighty general suddenly rushed out from the side.
He was not riding a horse and was holding only a broadsword in his hand, but he was extremely fast. He shuttled through the army like a dragon and quickly came to Zhang Liao's horse.
A sword was chopped down, and Zhang Liao's horse raised its front legs to avoid the attack, but the general raised his elbow and grabbed the horse's leg directly. With a cold snort, he actually pulled the horse to the ground.
Zhang Liao's body also fell to the side. She raised her halberd and looked at the middle-aged man with a goatee and a long knife in his hand.
"Who are you?"
"Captain of the Bandits, Xu Rong."
Xu Rong introduced himself by his given name, but Zhang Liao had never heard of this person.
The battlefield is certainly not a place for chatting, and Xu Rong's self-introduction of his name was also a sign of respect for Zhang Liao.
Such an "unknown person" not only did not run away when he saw them, but dared to charge into the formation and wanted to behead the main general. His bravery was recognized even by Xu Rong.
But he only acknowledged that the person he served was different, which made Xu Rong destined to swing the knife in his hand.
"Kill her."
At Xu Rong's command, the surrounding silver-armored and black-armored soldiers rushed towards Zhang Liao who had fallen from his horse.
Zhang Liao held a crescent halberd in his hand. Although it not only protected him from swords and spears, but also enabled him to move forward, the speed of this charge was as slow as a turtle's crawl compared to before.
If this continues, the three thousand troops will definitely be annihilated.
This was also the reason why Xu Rong did not fight him personally and turned away.
For him, completing the encirclement and annihilation mission is the most critical thing.
After killing five soldiers, Zhang Liao jumped up by stepping on their corpses and headed towards the tiger-faced general in the distance.
However, there were indeed dozens of upright spears facing him. Although Zhang Liao was able to cut them off with one halberd, he found that the tiger-faced commander was already retreating.
Looking into the distance, Zhang Liao saw that the surrounded vanguard troops had not been completely wiped out, but the enemy was retreating.
She seemed to realize something and looked back.
Sure enough, a large number of cavalry appeared on the hillside in the distance.
Liu Zhaoqing, dressed in golden armor, and Zhao Yun, who was as white as the moon, stood together on horseback. Zhang Liao's eyes instantly showed a bright look.
"We can't let the Xianzhen Camp go back. This is their first and last battle." Liu Zhaoqing said.
"Zilong, are you ready to lend a helping hand to Wenyuan?"
Zhao Yun nodded slightly.
Liu Zhaoqing immediately raised his right hand, and a golden light appeared in the palm of his hand.
Two golden threads that only Liu Zhaoqing could see flew out from the chests of Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao respectively and connected to his heart.
In an instant, Zhang Liao's momentum in the enemy camp soared.
An illusory giant tiger with a tail longer than its body, white fur with black stripes and a body emitting colorful colors slowly appeared behind Zhang Liao.
"Roar!"
With a deafening whistle, hundreds of soldiers in front of Zhang Liao were blown away.
Xu Rong in the army was slightly stunned.
"Divine beast and earth spirit?"
Chapter 260 Gao Shun
Although the tiger behind Zhang Liao is illusory, the aura of the spirit of heaven and earth emanating from it is real.
It was like a raging flood that destroyed the will of tiny mortals. With just one roar, not only were a large number of soldiers blown away, but even the well-trained soldiers in the farther troops began to become weak in their limbs.
This is a fear that comes from deep in the blood.
“No, if it was really a divine beast, the people around her would have fallen to their knees long ago. This should be the earth spirit that is half a step away from being a divine beast…” Xu Rong noticed this.
But even if it is a half-step divine beast, it is a rare thing in the world for a land spirit to become a hero.
How lucky is this, and what kind of things did I go through to get such a good thing?
Xu Rong had no time to think or be surprised, because Zhang Liao had already entered the spirit-summoning state unique to great men. Although she could not maintain this state for long, it was equivalent to being possessed by her own earth spirit, and her combat power could be dramatically improved.
"Zou Wu, please follow me and help my benefactor to kill that man."
Zhang Liao spoke to the huge illusory tiger beside him, and the next moment, she rushed towards the army in front with a long spear.
"Shoot!" Xu Rong ordered the archers.
Seeing the "rainstorm" as fast as lightning rushing towards the sky in the distance, and then tilting down towards Zhang Liao.
The huge earth spirit Zouwu wrapped Zhang Liao inside its body. Every arrow released by the elite soldiers with good bows was enough to break a tree as thick as a bowl. All of the arrows were absorbed into the body of the summoning spirit Zouwu.
The arrow was stuck in Zou Wu's body. From Xu Rong's perspective, Zou Wu had been pierced into a hedgehog. If nothing unexpected happened, the summoned spirit would collapse directly.
But accidents always come unexpectedly. Zouwu's originally weak aura suddenly surged in an instant, and its hair burst into a colorful light hundreds of feet long.
"Roar!!"
With a tiger roar, countless arrows that were originally stuck in its body flew around with colorful light.
A large number of soldiers fell like wheat. Zhang Liao in Zou Wu's body was now more powerful than before. He stepped on countless corpses and headed towards the tiger-faced general.
Xu Rong's face was filled with surprise and at the same time he was extremely puzzled. If Zhang Liao's earth spirit was rare in the world, that would be understandable. After all, although mythical beasts and earth spirits were rare, they could still exist.
However, Zhang Liao's almost infinite power, which grows stronger as the battle goes on, is completely contrary to common sense and the laws of heaven and earth.
Unless, Zhang Liao’s power does not come from her alone.
Xu Rong looked up at the high slope in the distance and instantly met Liu Zhaoqing's eyes.
He clearly saw the golden light in Liu Zhaoqing's palm, and his face suddenly became solemn.
really……
That is the person that the prime minister's military advisor and many Luoyang officials are worried about or looking forward to, Marquis of Changping, Liu Zhaoqing.
"Gao Shun, you can't stay here any longer, quickly retreat to Hulao Pass!" Xu Rong shouted to the tiger-faced general.
At this time, Zhang Liao also knew that the commander was named Gao Shun.
Stepping onto the small slope made of corpses, Zhang Liao jumped up, his body turned into a tiger, and he rushed towards Gao Shun without hesitation.
The soldiers around Gao Shun immediately raised their shields to protect her, but the Zouwu outside Zhang Liao just swept them with a claw, and the shields and their bodies were all shattered into pieces.
Gao Shun held a gun in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, crossing them to protect his chest. Zhang Liao's halberd hit him, and Gao Shun's whole body was shining with golden light.
As expected, her body flew backwards and she retreated two feet on the ground before being stopped by the soldiers.
"You actually have some martial arts skills?"
Zhang Liao's eyes were slightly stern.
Not only does Dong Zhuo have such a gifted commander who can lead thousands of troops to defeat ten thousand, but he is also a brave and outstanding person. The existence of such a person in Dong Zhuo's camp is indeed a major threat to the alliance.
We must never let the tiger go back to the mountains.
Zhang Liao also believed that this must be the reason why Liu Zhaoqing was willing to take the risk and come here in person.
So even if the attack failed, Zhang Liao would immediately hold his halberd horizontally, lower his body and rush forward again.
At the same time, Xu Rong also reacted and immediately rushed to Gao Shun to fight Zhang Liao together with him.
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