Chapter 520: Raid, Fierce Fight

Nanjun, a peaceful day.

At the end of the day, they only encountered 5,000 infantrymen brought by Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen, and then they never saw any other enemies, but they couldn't leave Nanjun, after all, they didn't know what the situation outside was like.

At the beginning, the soldiers were still on high alert, but they waited from the afternoon to the evening, and they didn't see the enemy coming, which made them a little confused. Although the garrison strength of Nanjun may not be better than Jiangxia, because Jiangxia is the first line against Sun Jian.

And Nanjun only had one battle with Liu Zhang last time, and nothing else, so Jiangxia is more like the military center of Jingzhou, and Nanjun is the political center of Jingzhou. Logically speaking, the status of both sides is equally important, which can be seen from the last battle of Jingzhou.

But this time, Nanjun was like an isolated island in a storm, nothing happened, even Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen retreated immediately after seeing them, without any desire to attack.

When the lights came on at night, Zhang He, Taishi Ci, Ma Chao and others gathered their troops into the city of Nanjun.

In Liu Qi's Jingzhou Mu Mansion, they gathered together to discuss this strange thing. Nanjun, which should have been the main battlefield, was so calm. There was only one possibility, that is, someone was carrying the burden for them.

Now several people were discussing whether to transfer part of the army to other places. Before they could come up with a result, a soldier suddenly ran into the hall in a panic.

"Report! Generals! A large number of enemy troops appeared in the northeast and west of Nanjun, and they are approaching Nanjun city quickly."

"How many people?"

Ma Chao stood up suddenly, and his hands were shaking slightly because of excitement.

"It looks like both sides have more than 100,000 people, but the exact number is still being investigated."

"Hahaha, they're finally here. I thought our Nanjun had been forgotten."

Liu Qi slapped the table, stood up, and bowed to Zhang He and the others.

"Generals, thank you for your hard work. Liu Qi is in Nanjun City, preparing a celebration banquet for you, waiting for your triumphant return."

Zhang He smiled and stood up, taking his Five Tiger Soul-Breaking Spear from the side, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

"Hahaha, this trip is not in vain. I think Cao Cao and Liu Zhang's armies should have gathered in our Nanjun. It is destined to be a big battle."

"Then let's fight!"

Taishi Ci's eyes, which had been tightly closed, finally opened. After being promoted to a famous general, his eyes seemed to be able to shoot out brilliance, and it would be a bit dazzling to look at Taishi Ci. His eyesight has now surpassed nearly doubled before, and with his promotion to a famous general, his archery skills have also improved, and his double halberds have also improved.

This is his first battle after being promoted to a famous general, and he is full of confidence.

"Okay, generals, wait! Wait until you return with a great victory!"

Liu Qi raised the teacup in his hand, drank it all, and smashed it on the ground. Several people in the hall also raised their teacups in their hands, imitated Liu Qi, and smashed the teacups after drinking.

Then several people strode out of the hall, separated, and led their troops to the front line in different directions.

Zhang He and Taishi Ci were stationed in the northeast of Nanjun, responsible for resisting Cao Cao's troops.

Ma Chao took Pang De with him, and they were stationed in the west of Nanjun, responsible for resisting Liu Zhang's troops.

Nanjun, which had been quiet all day, finally ushered in the first battle after nightfall.

In the northeast, Zhang He and Taishi Ci were in front of the battle. Zhang He narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to see the opponent's formation in the dark, but because of the night and the distance, he still couldn't see it clearly.

But in Taishi Ci's eyes, the situation was different. He could see the formation of Cao Cao's troops and the cavalry generals leading the battle clearly.

"Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Xu Chu, it's really luxurious."

Taishi Ci laughed softly, and Zhang He also laughed.

"Oh? It seems that old Cao Cao has invested all his troops here."

"Hahaha, Junyi, you are a Confucian general who usually cultivates his spirit and drinks tea and reads books. How come you start to say such vulgar words?"

Taishi Ci was amazed. Zhang He was born as a Confucian general, and his usual behavior was consistent with his identity as a Confucian general. In Taishi Ci's impression, this seemed to be the first time Zhang He said such words in front of the battle.

Zhang He smiled heartily.

"In the face of a powerful enemy, I feel inspired. Besides, who says that we scholars can't say dirty words or big words?"

At this moment, Zhang He was full of vigor and vitality. Taishi Ci and others had never seen Zhang He now.

"That's right. Sometimes, it has to be like this!"

"Four great generals, we are at the gates of hell, right?"

Zhang He returned to his original temperament as a Confucian general, not surprised by praise or criticism. Even when facing an enemy much stronger than them, Zhang He was not nervous at all.

Taishi Ci looked behind the four leading riders and exclaimed.

"Wow, this old Cao Cao has quite a few people under his command. In addition to our four old enemies, there are more than a dozen riders behind us, all familiar faces. This is not the gates of hell, this is already one foot in."

"So many? Finally, we can let go and have a good fight!"

Zhang He smiled slightly, and Taishi Ci also smiled.

As the distance between the armies of both sides became closer and closer, in the final battle, Taishi Ci took the lead in drawing the bow string, and kicked off the collision of the cavalry of both sides with an arrow with all his strength!

In a battle of this level, the infantry will only join the battlefield after the cavalry has charged two or three times. Otherwise, the infantry will only be slaughtered by the cavalry.

Taishi Ci's full-strength arrow flew hundreds of kilometers almost in the blink of an eye, and Xu Chu let out a low shout.

"Leave it to me!" The next moment, the splitting knife slashed out, and a fierce and unparalleled sword swept over. The arrow and the sword directly collided together, and the huge air waves continued to disperse towards both sides. The cavalry army charged forward against the terrifying air wave. When the swords and swords dispersed, the arrows had lost their strength and fell to the ground after flying forward for dozens of meters.

It was at this time that the cavalry from both sides collided.

The collision of arrows and swords is like a trumpet on the battlefield, announcing the official start of a war. Zhang He and Tai Shici stood side by side. Behind them were waiting soldiers with high morale. They waited for the cavalry collision to end and join the battlefield.

"Archers prepare!"

Zhang He's voice echoed on the battlefield, allowing the soldiers behind him to hear it. , even the archers on the city wall who were ready to go heard it clearly. Following Zhang He's order, everyone drew their arrows and placed them on the bowstrings.

"Fire the arrow!"

Zhang He roared, and arrows covered the sky like dark clouds, pouring down on Cao Cao's army. The sound of arrows piercing the air, the collision of cavalry, and the shouts of soldiers intertwined together to outline a picture of war, spread on the ground.

"Raise your shield!"

Xu Chu shouted loudly. Among the cavalry, every third row of cavalry raised their shields. They used the shields as walls to protect the forward charge of the cavalry. Behind Cao Jun's cavalry, there were also thousands of archers. He drew his bow and nocked an arrow. In an instant, countless arrows flew up. The two waves of arrows collided and intertwined in the air. Countless arrows fell to the ground with clatter.

Under the night and firelight, the fighting between the two armies became more intense. The charge of cavalry, the advance of infantry, the exchange of bows and arrows, soldiers fell every moment, and new warriors filled the vacancies every moment. The cruelty of war was vividly demonstrated at this moment.

"Okay, it's our turn."

Taishi Ci smiled and tied his two quivers on both sides of the horse's back, held the bow and arrow tightly, and prepared to charge.

Zhang He smiled slightly.

"Ziyi, I'll come first."

I come first, which means I die first.

Zhang He raised the Five Tiger Soul-Severing Spear at an angle and began to charge. Taishi Ci followed closely behind, holding a bow and arrow, and swept the formation for Zhang He. However, he had not yet entered the cavalry collision line, and Taishi Ci's help was not needed yet.

After they entered the area where the cavalry collided, the Xiahou brothers, Xu Chu and Cao Ren had also arrived in the line. When the two sides were several hundred meters away, Taishi Ci had already drawn his bow and nocked an arrow, shooting four arrows in a row. Everyone greeted them first. One arrow, four arrows are all one shot with full strength.

The sound of arrows piercing the air sounded, and the hum of bowstrings echoed in the night sky. Taishi Ci's arrows cut through the night like meteors, heading straight for the four people. The arrows accurately found the four generals who were charging forward. After the clang sound, the four arrows were chopped to the ground at the same time.

Although the four arrows had no effect, they bought Zhang He a few crucial seconds.

Zhang He held the Five Tiger Soul-Severing Spear tightly, and swung out the spear suddenly. An unrivaled spear light suddenly appeared, covering the four people together. The two of them had a clear purpose, to stop these four people and never let them enter the battlefield. Otherwise, after the four famous generals rushed into the battlefield, the blow they caused would be nothing short of devastating.

The two armies met, the horses neighed, the swords flashed, and a bloody battle began.

Taishi Ci has also put away his bow and arrows and replaced them with the two halberds on his waist. Bows and arrows are only suitable for long-range combat, not suitable for fighting between the two sides. The purpose of using bows and arrows to gain the upper hand has been achieved, and the next step is to fight at close range. .

Zhang He was the first to bear the brunt, rushing in front alone and facing four enemies at the same time.

Extremely brave, the Xiahou brothers were in the middle, fighting with Zhang He. Cao Ren and Xu Chu on the side blocked the sword light, and then faced Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci stabbed both halberds at the same time, blocking the attacks of Xu Chu and Cao Ren. The short halberds In this kind of battlefield, it seems a little inadequate. The weapon is too short, and its shortcomings are revealed in the battle.

At this time, two rounds of cavalry clashes had passed, and the infantry began to advance, and the vigorous war began.

Compared with the battle in the northeast, the battle with Liu Zhang's tribe in the west was much peaceful. First, Liu Zhang only had one famous general under his command, and he was a newly promoted general. Ma Chao could block several of the opponent's generals, including Pang De. Several first-rate generals under He were freed up and launched a large-scale massacre against Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang and his troops arrived here all the way north. After the fatigue of traveling and traveling, their morale was not high. At the beginning of the battle, they faced Ma Chao's crazy fighting style. It didn't take long for the entire battle to become one-sided. trend.

But Ma Chao frowned, because if the battlefield here is free, there is only one possibility, and that is that all the pressure will be concentrated on Zhang He and the others.

"No, Junyi Ziyi and the others must be under a lot of pressure. I have to go and take a look."

Ma Chao finally made up his mind to take a look at the situation over there. If there were no problems there, it would not be too late for him to come back, because the level of the other party's famous generals was really average, and Pang De, a first-class military general who was only one step away from being promoted to a famous general, , it’s more than enough to block him for a while.

When Zhang Ren was about to be unable to withstand Ma Chao's strong offensive, Ma Chao suddenly withdrew from the formation and replaced him with another person. Zhang Ren originally thought he was a general similar to Ma Chao, but after the fight, Zhang Ren It was discovered that the other party was not at the same level as Ma Chao.

He raised his head to look for Ma Chao, who had already disappeared into the battlefield.

When he was looking for Ma Chao, Pang De seized this opportunity and stabbed out suddenly, leaving a long scar on Zhang Ren's face. If Zhang Ren hadn't turned his head in time, this shot would have been direct. Stabbed through his head.

"How dare you be so careless in a fight with your Grandpa Pang? I deserve a beating!"

Pang De shouted loudly, waved his spear, and attacked again. Zhang Ren snorted coldly and used his spear. He was confident that few people in this world could be his opponent.

The two spears continued to collide and intersect in the sky, creating a beautiful movement between them.

Although Pang De is a first-rate military general, he actually climbed up from a soldier. His ability to reach this point is all due to his transcendent martial arts and unpredictable marksmanship.

At this moment, even if he faced Zhang Ren, who was already a famous general, he would not be afraid at all.

Ma Chao, one man, one gun and one horse, crossed the entire Nanjun County and came to the battlefield where Zhang He and the others were.

At the first glance after seeing the battlefield, Ma Chao knew that he had come to the right place, because the entire battlefield in the northeast was now a mess.

Zhang He and Tai Shi Ci are now teaming up to deal with Cao Ren, and the four brothers Xu Chu and Xia Hou. All four of them are veteran generals, and their strength can be imagined. Even though Zhang He and Tai Shi Ci have superior military strength, they are still unable to stop them at this moment.

"Junyi, Ziyi. I'm here to help you!"

Ma Chao shouted and rushed straight towards the six people who were fighting fiercely on the battlefield.

Ma Chao's roar attracted everyone's attention, so on the way Ma Chao advanced, batches of cavalry and infantry gathered here to block Ma Chao's progress.

These people are simply risking their lives to resist Ma Chao's attack, using their lives to delay the four generals, hoping that they can fight quickly, so as to ensure the balance of combat power.

But how could these ordinary cavalry and infantry stop Ma Chao's iron hoofs? In less than a word, Ma Chao had already reached the center of the battlefield.