Chapter 39: Cutting the Bull's Horn
Guo Hao fought on the city wall of Gaoyi and sent the messenger back to report the battle situation to Huangfu Song.
Looking back at Zhang Fei who had returned victoriously, he could not help but exclaim: "Yide is truly a match for ten thousand men!"
Zhang Fei laughed loudly: "Pengju, you are too polite. My second brother is even more powerful than me. He can take the head of an enemy general in the midst of thousands of troops."
Guo Hao was deeply moved again. Liu Bei was really lucky. He picked up two generals who were capable of defeating ten thousand enemies. How could this be justified?
Everyone knows that a general who can defeat ten thousand enemies is not invincible, but with two generals who can defeat ten thousand enemies at the forefront, no defense can be broken.
You must know that although the military situation has always been criticized by many military strategists, the military form is often linked to miracles, no matter what you do with diplomacy, strategy, or soldiers, or any calculations or plans, kill them all!
"We were able to capture Gaoyi this time thanks to Yide's efforts. When Xuande and Yunchang return, I will ask General Huangfu for credit for the three of you."
"Pengju, come to think of it, where are my elder brother and second brother going?" Hearing the names of his elder brother and second brother, Zhang Fei woke up from the joy of having made a great contribution.
"They, they went to attack the Yellow Turbans from behind."
Guo Hao couldn't help but laugh when he thought of his own arrangements.
Divide the troops into two groups, go around the rear, attack the city, and ambush. This plan is old-fashioned, but it is useful enough!
Last time, Guo Hao used this method to defeat Han Zhong, and this time he used the same method to deal with Zhang Niu Jiao.
Originally, if Zhang Niu Jiao refused to come out, Guo Hao could only call back Liu Bei and Guan Yu to attack the city together. But now the situation is very different.
On the way of retreat, Zhang Niujiao encountered Guan Yu, who was only stronger than Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei, who was only at the top of the second-rate level. If he could escape unscathed, he would not have been unable to defend Gaoyi.
In Guo Hao's mind, Zhang Niu Jiao was already a dead man. After chatting with Zhang Fei for a few words, Guo Hao led his troops to clean up the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Gaoyi City. He did not want to leave any hidden dangers in the city.
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"General, the Yellow Turbans from Gaoyi are coming towards us, and the flag on the top of the Gaoyi city wall has been replaced with our army's flag." A scout said to Liu Bei and Guan Yu.
"Gaoyi has been captured?" Liu Bei was shocked, then calmed down. He knew his third brother's ability. Although he was surprised that Gaoyi City was captured so quickly, it was reasonable that Gaoyi was captured with his third brother around.
"It seems that my third brother has already made great contributions!" Guan Yu slowly stroked his beard, his eyes full of happiness for Zhang Fei's contribution.
"Hahaha, Yunchang, we also need to work harder!" Liu Bei laughed and said to Guan Yu.
"Brother, I will wait for the enemy alone on the road. After I kill the local commander, you will take advantage of the chaos to destroy the enemy directly!" Guan Yu thought of a plan, which was just right to deal with the defeated Yellow Turbans.
"Yunchang, no." Liu Bei was shocked and wanted to stop Guan Yu, but after thinking about it, he agreed to Guan Yu's plan. "Yunchang, are you sure?"
"Brother, please go and prepare. I will guard the road. Just watch how I display my power in front of thousands of soldiers." A confident smile appeared on Guan Yu's face. The Yellow Turbans were a motley crowd, let alone a defeated Yellow Turban. This was why he had the confidence to kill the general alone.
Guan Yu took a deep breath while riding his horse and suppressed all distracting thoughts in his mind. He was extremely excited, with both the excitement of challenging the army alone and the passion of being about to achieve great things.
Since his martial arts skills stagnated, he had tried again and again to find a way to make a breakthrough, but neither training nor sparring could bring about any breakthrough.
Finally, he had no choice but to immerse himself in the "Spring and Autumn Annals", hoping to gain enlightenment from past history, but to little avail.
Now that he had the chance to lead an army alone, this strong sense of excitement made Guan Yu feel that the threshold that bound him was loosening, and he devoted more energy to it.
Zhang Niujiao led his troops to withdraw from Gaoyi, feeling extremely annoyed. That black man was really too powerful. If it weren't for his men fighting desperately and if he himself was not quite capable, he would have been killed by Zhang Fei's spear in Gaoyi just now.
After losing Gaoyi, Julu faced even greater pressure. Although Zhang Niujiao had great confidence , the guilt of not being able to help Zhang Jiao still remained in his heart.
As Zhang Jue's disciple, he was unable to share his master's worries, which he considered to be a manifestation of incompetence.
But on the other hand, he was grateful that he could survive the hands of the terrifying Zhang Fei. He really couldn't muster the courage to face the terrifying Zhang Fei.
Amidst the mixed emotions, Zhang Niujiao saw what seemed to be a person on the road ahead. After walking a few more steps, Zhang Niujiao had already seen the general outline of the figure. When he was about to order people to go and investigate, he found that the figure on the opposite side was approaching him rapidly.
It was as fast as a streak of light. Zhang Niujiao had just reacted when he saw a green light with a huge light blade coming in front of him .
"The entire army is on alert..." Zhang Niujiao had already seen the opponent's appearance clearly, but what was faster than his voice was a huge blade of light.
Zhang Niujiao frantically mobilized his body's internal energy and poured out all the Taoist skills he had learned throughout his life, even many forbidden techniques, without even having time to consider the damage to his body.
Faced with the danger of certain death, Zhang Niujiao even felt that he had reached the threshold of becoming a first-rate military general, and he had to survive.
"Boom!"
Zhang Niu Jiao tried his best to block Guan Yu's attack, and was very glad that he had arranged his troops in a formation. There was a faint aura suspended above the troops' heads, which consumed a lot of the power of Guan Yu's attack.
But everything was in vain. Guan Yu's attack, which took advantage of the right time, place and people, directly shattered all of Zhang Niujiao's defenses.
Zhang Niu Jiao was directly split in half diagonally, and the remaining force fell into the Yellow Turban troops behind Zhang Niu Jiao, even creating a huge gully.
When the Yellow Turban troops saw the god-like Guan Yu, fear struck them again. Facing Guan Yu, who could split mountains and crack the earth with one sword, they were even more afraid than when they faced Zhang Fei.
"The enemy general has been beheaded! Everyone, follow me to kill the enemy!" Liu Bei jumped on his horse and rushed out from the side of the road. The soldiers behind him were inspired by Guan Yu's divine power. They were all extremely excited and followed Liu Bei to rush towards the Yellow Turbans with roars.
Guan Yu didn't care how weak he was and followed Liu Bei to kill towards the opposite side.
With Zhang Niu Jiao already dead, the Yellow Turban Army was ambushed and naturally fled.
"Yunchang, after this battle, your fame will surely spread throughout the world!" Liu Bei laughed loudly and did not hesitate to praise Guan Yu.
In Liu Bei's view, meeting these two brothers was a blessing from his ancestors, so that he could help the current emperor to support the Han Dynasty again.
Guan Yu smiled without saying anything. His gains were more than just fame. His martial arts had actually improved a little bit .
