The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry came in an overwhelming manner. They did not stop for a single moment to lift the siege of Wan Cheng. Now, they finally arrived at Wan Cheng. Lü Bu's face was pale because the tall walls of Wan Cheng were no longer in shape. The outside was burnt black. He did not know what happened to Lü Bu inside, but he could not see anyone on top of the walls. The flag of the Lvbu's Army was broken on the ground. The flag that represented Liu Mang's City Guard was also missing. Corpses were piled up in front of the walls.
The gate of Wancheng City is also broken, and the inside is full of blocked things.
"Wan Cheng is like this! What happened to Hanyang? What happened to Chan 'er and Ling' er? " These were the things that Lü Bu needed to consider. The only thing that made Lü Bu happy was that Sun Cejun's flag was not on top of Wan Cheng. If Wan Cheng was really captured by Sun Ce, Lü Bu did not know if he would be able to resist the urge to directly attack the city.
"My lord, it seems that Wan Cheng was not captured!" Chengyu's chest was also stuffy. Although he brought 200 cavalry to ask for help from Lü Bu, for the rest of the City Guard, they were like deserters. Wan Cheng was already in this state. What about his brothers? They said that they would live and die together.
"Even if it is not broken, it is almost there!" Lü Bu knew that for a city to be in this state, the casualties in these three days should be very heavy. In Wan Cheng, he only left 3,000 City Guard soldiers to Liu Mang. Including the Liu family's defection, it was only 8,000 people. With such a small number of people, even Lü Bu would not be able to withstand the attack of 100,000 soldiers.
Wasn't Xiapi City such an example? He, Lü Bu, had an army of 70,000. But in the end, Cao Cao's army of 150,000 had reduced him to less than 2,000. Xiapi had fallen. If it wasn't for the appearance of Liu Mang, Lü Bu's head would've been in Cao Cao's hands by now. His Red Hare and his Sky Piercer would've been in Cao Cao's hands right now.
In Kaiyang City, Lü Bu had more soldiers than Liu Mang, but in the end, he could only choose to break out. No matter how strong a person is, he can kill a hundred people or a thousand people by just piling them on top of each other! How strong can a person be? Even if some battle generals could, what about the other soldiers? They were not all martial artists. Those who could kill one person were considered ordinary soldiers. Those who could kill two people were considered veterans. Those who could kill ten people were considered elites among elites. At the very least, they would have the position of a marquis in the army.
"Sun Ce has withdrawn his army!" Chengyu watched as Sun Cejun and the rest retreated densely from the city wall. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had arrived. These were all heavy-armored cavalrymen. In the wilderness, only heavy-armored infantrymen could block the cavalry's charge. If they encountered ordinary infantrymen, it would be a complete massacre. In terms of mobility, they were no match for the cavalry. In terms of combat strength, the cavalry's spears and sabers could easily tear their bodies apart. On the other hand, ordinary infantrymen couldn't cause any harm to the cavalry at all.
Often, a thousand cavalry could drive away tens of thousands of infantrymen. The reason why the Central Plains was always invaded by foreign races was because these foreign races had cavalry. They were people who lived on horseback. If an infantryman encountered a cavalry, if his mental strength was good, he might stay and resist. But if his mental strength was not good, he would be scared silly. He would run around wildly and scatter everywhere. If he was lucky, he might be able to escape, but if he was unlucky, he would panic and even attack his allies' formation. For example, when they encountered the Yu Province cavalry, if not for Liu Mang's ruthless killing of the Lvbu's Army's supply troops, perhaps the City Guard's formation would have been broken.
"Want to leave? Give him a greeting gift first! " Lü Bu sneered. Sun Cejun had been fighting for a long time. Wancheng city was already like this. It was time to settle the account.
"But Milord!" Chengyu was stunned. They had traveled a long way. These people did not rest day and night. Now, they were like an arrow at the end of its flight. According to the time, they should have arrived two hours earlier, but they were delayed by two hours. This meant that some people in the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry could not hold on. Not only the people, even the horses could not hold on. The horses began to foam and panic. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was very strong, especially the old wolves of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. They were in high spirits. They used to go hundreds of miles outside the Great Wall. It was normal for there to be no people for hundreds of miles. Sometimes, if they were not careful, they would get lost. If they wanted to find their way back, it would take them at least ten days to half a month. Therefore, a long journey was normal for them.
However, there were also new recruits in the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Chengyu admitted that General Zhang Liao was very good at leading the troops. From Kaiyang to here, he forcibly reorganized the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. The old ones were leading the young ones, and the old ones were teaching the young ones.
But time was time. Although they could ride and control the horses, and the swords in their hands could also cut the enemy. However, they had never experienced such a long journey. Day and night, even a strong man would not be able to hold on. Even a general like Chengyu felt uncomfortable, not to mention the ordinary soldiers.
"I don't need you to teach me what to do!" Lü Bu looked at Chengyu. This made Chengyu's whole body turn cold. What kind of gaze was this? Wolf! Yes! This was the gaze of a Wolf King. It was the kind of gaze that a Wolf King would have when he saw that his wolf cub was injured.
Chengyu was Liu Mang's subordinate. That was why Lü Bu replied to Chengyu. This kind of tone was already the limit of Lü Bu. If it was any other ordinary soldier, Lü Bu would not even care.
"The hunt has begun!" Lü Bu took the lead. The golden armor on his body was like a beacon that guided the entire wolf pack.
"Hungry, hungry, hungry!" The wolf pack began to howl at the moon. They were wolves, they were a pack of wolves. Under the leadership of the Wolf King, they wanted to tear apart the enemy's body and devour their flesh. Tired? Maybe they would be tired? They would also not be able to hold on. However, wolves were wolves. Wolves were the most vengeful animals in the world. At the same time, they were also the most patient animals.
"Tear, tear them apart!" The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry rode their horses towards the retreating Sun Cejun.
"Not good!" Sun Ce was also among the retreating crowd. He could feel the huge wolf pack charging towards the retreating Sun Cejun. Infantry. These retreating infantry would not be able to withstand the heavy cavalry of the Lvbu's Army. Sun Ce was well aware of this. He knew that this was not the time to charge, but to evade.
"They are attacking!" Lu Su forced himself to stand on the watchtower. Beside him was a group of soldiers. The 5,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry were like a pack of hungry wolves rushing towards their food. These retreating sheep were no match for them. So what if there were 10,000 soldiers? In the wilderness, they were like 10,000 sheep.
"Ahhhhhh!" The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry began to clash. They directly tore a hole in the flock of sheep. They put away their cavalry spears. Cavalry spears were useless at this time. Cavalry spears were used to tear apart battle formations. These retreating infantry were already in a mess. How could there be a battle formation?
"Ao!" The fresh blood stimulated the wolf pack. They became crazier. They brandished their cavalry swords and immediately killed a large number of them. They did not need to care about the enemies behind them. Naturally, the people behind them would take care of them. They only needed to charge again and again.
Lu Su finally knew what the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was. He finally knew why they were named Wolf Cavalry. They were really a pack of wolves. A pack of wolves that made people feel despair and death.
"Military Advisor, Lord, there is Lord!" One of the scouts had a good eyesight. He saw a man wearing a phoenix wing helmet in the middle of the defeated army. Isn't that their lord Sun Ce?! Sun Ce!!! There was also Taishi Ci guarding by the side. After they came down from the city walls, they had been running for him. Taishi Ci and Sun Ce's horses were brought back. Therefore, they could only blend in with the soldiers.
However, how could a person's speed be faster than a horse's? Therefore, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry gradually caught up to them.
"Military Advisor, send out the troops! Bring Lord back! " Sun Ce was protected by Taishi Ci. However, how could one person be a match for a pack of wolves? Moreover, there was a Wolf King watching from behind. Once the pack of wolves caught up, it would be over.
"Send out the troops?" Lu Su looked at Sun Cejun who was being slaughtered. He seemed to be thinking about something. However, he did not have any intention to send out the troops.
"Military Advisor! Quickly send out the troops! " On the other side, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had caught up to Sun Ce. The one leading them was a golden warrior. The halberd in his hand was aimed at the back of their Lord.
"That is Lü Bu!" Lu Su muttered to himself. His words startled the other officers. Sun Ce had killed the servants of the landowning households and blamed their deaths on Liu Mang. However, he did not change the lieutenants of the landowning households. Firstly, Sun Ce did not have so many officers at the basic level. Secondly, there was a possibility that the soldiers would not recognize the new lieutenants. Therefore, these officers were all left behind by the landowning households.
When they heard Lu Su say that the golden armored man was Lü Bu, they could not help but shiver. They had all heard of Lü Bu's reputation. Although they did not think that Lü Bu was a slave of three surnames, when they actually met him, they really wanted to retreat.
They were really afraid that Lu Su would send them out of the camp to fight Lü Bu.
Other than these officers, there were also two troops under Sun Ce's command. One was the scout camp and the other was the lookout camp. The scout camp's officer was already dead. He was killed by Lü Bu's arrow when he was scouting the Lü Bu's Army.
"Stay in the main camp. No one is allowed to leave!" Lu Su ordered. His order made the lieutenants of the landowning households breathe a sigh of relief. Send out the troops? Sending out the troops now would be sending them to their deaths! There were ten thousand scattered soldiers there. Once they rushed into the army formation, they would be finished. Now that they were protected by the main camp, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry did not dare to charge into the main camp. However, once they left the main camp, it would be different.
"But that is Milord. Milord!" The lookout camp's officer looked at Lu Su in disbelief. What was Lu Su doing? What was he trying to do? If he did not send out the troops, then Milord would definitely die. Was he trying to rebel? If Milord died, then Sun Cejun would not have any value left.
"Military advisor, are you really trying to rebel?" The lookout officer roared at Lu Su. The lookout officer's roar made the surrounding soldiers look at Lu Su in a strange way. These soldiers were Sun Ce's main force. They were not soldiers brought by the nobles. If those soldiers died, then so be it. Even if Lu Su gave the order to shoot, these soldiers would not have any reaction. If those ordinary soldiers died, then so be it. For their lord's cause, their death was worth it.
However, Lu Su had crossed their bottom line. Sun Ce was in danger. Now, Lu Su was staying in the main camp and not sending out the troops. This made the soldiers unhappy.
If Sun Ce died, then there would be no value left for them to exist! To them, Sun Ce was the sky.
Therefore, the surrounding soldiers looked at Lu Su in a weird way. Some of them even pulled out their swords. These people were all elites and had been through many battles. If they were to attack, a scholar like Lu Su would not be able to handle it.
"What are you doing?!" The soldiers in charge of protecting Lu Su also pulled out their swords. They looked at their fellow soldiers vigilantly. Although they were unhappy with Lu Su not sending out the troops, Sun Ce had ordered them to listen to Lu Su and protect his safety.
"Military advisor, please give the order to send out the troops!" The lookout half-knelt on the ground, but his eyes were fixed on Lu Su. His hand had already reached for the long saber at his waist. It seemed that if Lu Su did not send out the troops, he would immediately go on a rampage and kill Lu Su.
"Military advisor, please give the order to send out the troops!" The surrounding soldiers knelt on the ground. Their voices were very resolute.
Lu Su was also staring at the lookout soldier. The lookout soldier and the scout unit were both Sun Ce's direct subordinates. They were all promoted by Sun Ce. To be able to become a scout or lookout soldier, one must have amazing eyesight and martial arts skills. This was especially true for the scout unit. Every scout from the scout unit was able to become a general of a hundred men in other units.
The lookout did not refuse nor was he afraid of Lu Su. He just stared at Lu Su until Lu Su finally looked away. He sighed and shook his head. This lord of his really had the hearts of the soldiers! If Lu Su said that he would not send out the troops, then these soldiers would probably kill him.
Even so, Lu Su still said, "Everyone, wait for my order. Do not leave the camp without my order!"
"Military advisor, please don't blame me if I do!" The lookout was determined. He was really going to attack Lu Su.
"What are you doing? Back off! Do you know what you are doing?! "The marquis in charge of Lu Su's safety shouted.
"Military advisor, please excuse us!" The lookout drew his sword and charged at Lu Su.
"How dare you!" The soldiers in charge of protecting Lu Su also drew their swords and charged forward. The other lookout soldiers and Sun Ce's direct subordinates also drew their swords. A bloody battle was about to be avoided.
"Magosawa, what are you doing? Put down your swords! " A landowning household's deputy general roared. This person was the Wu household's deputy general, so he knew the lookout officer. "Military advisor must have his reasons for doing this. What are you doing?!" He was really afraid of being implicated by Magosawa. He had to face the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry head-on. The fact that the Wolf Cavalry killed Sun Cejun's soldiers was already enough to make them tremble in fear.
"Reasons? I, Magosawa, may not be educated, but don't you dare lie to me. Stay here and watch the lord die! Coward! "Magosawa did not give him any face. The Wu household's lord had always taken care of him. He did not expect that when it was time to use them, none of them would be willing to fight. Magosawa's life was given to him by the lord. Sun Ce gave him food from the starving people. That was why he followed Sun Ce. Sun Ce even gave him the surname Sun! Now it was time to repay him.
"You!" The Wu household's deputy general was furious. Coward? He was just adapting to the situation. If he went out now, he would be courting death!
"Stop!" Lu Su waved his hand to stop him. He looked at the lookout officer with a complicated expression. There was admiration, respect, guilt, and helplessness. "If you want to go, I won't stop you. I can even give you a battalion of soldiers!" The battalion Lu Su was referring to were the lookout soldiers. Not only did they have amazing eyesight, they also had good instincts. Their martial arts were also not bad. Otherwise, they would not be the eyes of an army.
"Only a battalion of soldiers!" The lookout officer wanted the entire army to go out and save the lord, not just a battalion of soldiers.
"Don't try to bargain with me!" Lu Su was very indifferent. "Bringing you to the lookout camp is already the limit. If you don't want to, then let's fight! I have the lord's orders. The entire camp is under my control. Do you think you have a chance of winning? "
"Military advisor!" The lookout officer stared at Lu Su, wanting to see something in his eyes. However, he was disappointed. Lu Su's eyes were only indifferent. He clenched his fist. He knew that Lu Su was right. Before Sun Ce left, he had given Lu Su a military order. The entire camp had to listen to Lu Su. If they really fought, the entire lookout camp would die here. Moreover, they would not be able to kill Lu Su. Even if they killed Lu Su, they would not be able to obtain military power.
Lu Su was already being extremely benevolent by allowing them to bring out a battalion. If they continued to be entangled, not to mention whether they would be able to obtain more, they would not have enough time. The Bing Province Wolf Cavalry was about to catch up!
"Let's go!" The lookout officer was somewhat unwilling, but there was nothing else he could do. "Go save the lord! If they don't go, then we will go! " The lookout officer shouted. The 'they' he was referring to was naturally Lu Su.
"Let's go save the lord!" The soldiers of the lookout camp roared. Sun Ce's Army's main camp was opened. The barricades were pushed open. Sun Ce's elite soldiers rushed out under Sun Ce's leadership. Sun Ce's soldiers rushed towards their lord.
Seeing the soldiers rush out, Lu Su muttered to himself. "I didn't say that I won't save the lord. It's just that it's not the lord! Sorry. "
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