Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 240 Seven-probe Snake Spear
"Declaration of war? After being quiet for a month, it seems they are getting impatient." Qu Yi said as he looked at the letter in front of him.
"It's better to be careful. A group of reinforcements entered Ming County before. According to the intelligence from the scouts, the words on the commander's flag have been changed." Yang Hong advised.
Yang Hong was also a famous scholar in Huainan in those days. When Yuan Shu first wanted to proclaim himself emperor, he raised objections. But now there is no turning back!
Whether it was out of luck or simple loyalty, after Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Yang Hong continued to assist "Da Zhong".
Historically, after Yuan Shu's death, Yang Hong took Yuan Shu's former subordinates and wanted to surrender to Sun Ce, but was intercepted by Liu Xun on the way. Now... Yang Hong can't go back to Jiangdong, but he assisted Yuan Yao to come to Jingzhou.
Rather than being "blindly loyal", it would be more accurate to say that Yang Hong's only hope for redemption is that Yuan Shao can unify the world.
Although he could not become a founding hero like Yuan Shao, but at least as an old subordinate of Yuan Shu, if Yuan Shao came to power, he would not be nailed on the shame pole as a traitor!
"I wonder if Lu Bu has arrived. My brother Yan Liang and I were busy urging the troops to come back from Hulao Pass, so we were unable to fight him. It's a pity." Wen Chou looked expectant.
Wen Chou was tall and strong, even taller than Qu Yi when he was sitting. He had some baby fat on his face and a pouty mouth. Unfortunately, his eyes were squeezed into slits and his nose was pointed upwards, making him look ugly overall - and particularly ugly. The only way to save him was to sit next to Pang Tong...
"Hahaha, Shu'e, there's no need to feel sad. There will always be a chance for you to show your skills. As for the fighting on the battlefield, leave it to me!" Qu Yi laughed and patted Wen Chou on the side.
At this moment, the two of them were sitting together in the first seat - after all, it was Yuan Shu's remaining troops who needed help!
Wen Chou frowned slightly at Qu Yi's words. He always felt that Qu Yi's words seemed to be saying that he only knew "fists and feet" and that only he, Qu Yi, understood military strategies.
But he just hummed twice and didn't say much...
After all, Wen Chou was not a petty person, and he also understood Qu Yi - this man was usually so arrogant, which made his colleagues and Yuan Shao very unhappy, so there was the previous crisis of trust.
But if it is really said that he has some bad intentions and wants to deliberately step on someone, it may not be the case.
Yang Hong felt helpless when he saw this scene. Now not only the generals on Yuan Yao's side were dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's generals who were acting arrogantly, but even Qu Yi and Wen Chou were not on good terms with them!
Fortunately, the halberd warriors performed reliably enough in the close combat in the narrow pass. As long as... we can keep winning, there shouldn't be any problem, right?
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The next morning, the soldiers with halberds lined up at the strategic point of the pass, and the northern army led by Zhao Yun also moved forward.
In front of the two armies, Wen Chou rode out of the battle formation and shouted, "Hebei's great general Wen Chou is here. Who dares to fight me?"
Chen Dao had mentioned before that he was always at a disadvantage when fighting with Wen Chou, and even... part of the reason why the Yiyang light cavalry charged forward was because they were worried that he might be in trouble.
But Jia Xu was very good at dealing with people, and he mentioned this bit of Spring and Autumn style in the battle report.
Zhao Yun knew Chen Dao's skills very well. After all, he was the one who taught him most of them. In terms of style, he was very similar to Zhao Yun. Compared with most generals on the battlefield, Zhao Yun's spearmanship was more delicate and conservative. It was not easy for him to win or lose...
It often takes me forty or fifty rounds to defeat someone who is much weaker than me, and it takes me even forty or fifty rounds to defeat someone who is much stronger than me.
Chen Daohui was completely suppressed by Wen Chou, which shows that his strength should not be underestimated. He was three points stronger than Ji Ling before.
However, Zhao Yun walked forward slowly and calmly. Wen Chou asked, "Tsk, are you the only pretty boy who wants to fight? Chen Dao doesn't dare to come out? No capable man from Jinling dares to come? Let's announce our names. I don't attack nameless people!"
Both Zhao Yun and Chen Dao knew Wen Chou, but Wen Chou... had not known Zhao Yun and Chen Dao before. The latter only knew his name after fighting them once a month ago.
Although Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were old enemies, Wen Chou was a general under Yuan Shao, while Zhao Yun and Chen Dao... were only grassroots generals under Gongsun Zan before!
"I am Zhao Zilong from Changshan." Zhao Yun said calmly.
At this time, Zhao Yun was neither riding a warhorse nor wearing armor. Although he was strong and well-proportioned, he looked quite "slender" compared to fierce generals like Wen Chou, and he did not have much imposing manner.
"Changshan? Hahaha, another boy on a white horse. Are you scared when you see me?" Wen Chou laughed arrogantly.
"Is this what you want to say in the end?" Zhao Yun said calmly.
Wen Chou did not hear the expected tension and anger in Zhao Yun's tone, so he said angrily: "If you don't show me your military token, I'll give you a hammer!"
Wen Chou's weapon was also a pair of giant hammers. The hammer heads were as big as pumpkins, three times larger than Ji Ling's.
In theory, a solid metal "hammer" weapon, as long as it is as big as a fist, or at most as big as two fists, can weigh dozens of kilograms. When it is forged, only short hammers of this size will be made, but... after being loaded onto the armor, it will naturally become this big.
After all, after loading the armor, most weapons tend to develop in the direction of width and size. Lu Bu and Lu Lingqi's Fang Tian Hua Ji also have thick handles and large blades in the armor mode.
"Military token? It's... no longer needed." Zhao Yun said calmly.
In fact, Bai Tu noticed this in Jinling.
Chen Dao had said before that Zhao Yun’s military token had been lost, but... until Zhao Yun went to the battle, Bai Tu had never seen him go to Cheng Ji’s mansion to “report the loss”!
"Looking for death!" Wen Chou didn't understand any of this. He thought Zhao Yun looked down on him and didn't even give him the military order.
Hearing this, he no longer hesitated and just swung the hammer.
Under the golden and jade armor, the huge Wen Chou was seen attacking Zhao Yun like a mountain. However, Zhao Yun did not move at all, and his whole body flashed with white light... Under the seemingly ordinary armor, seven white snakes appeared!
Five of them passed through Zhao Yun's body, another one moved around his body, and the seventh... was attached to Zhao Yun's spear.
It was after Zhao Yun had comprehended the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear" inherited from Tong Yuan to the extreme that he discovered that his own martial arts spirit was slightly incompatible with it. Then... he created a martial art that was completely in line with his own spirit - the Seven-Probe Snake Spear!
What passes through the body is the incarnation of "essence", representing Zhao Yun's physique; what wanders outside is the incarnation of "qi", representing Zhao Yun's true qi; and what's in the gun... is the incarnation of "spirit", representing Zhao Yun's martial arts will!
Before Zhao Yun abandoned his troops, he had already reached the pinnacle of gold and jade. Even when he was struggling, he was already halfway to transcendence.
To some extent, the reason why Zhao Yun had so many distracting thoughts at that time was also a side effect of his promotion - martial arts practitioners pay more attention to their state of mind and are more likely to get stuck in a dead end than ordinary generals.
And when Zhao Yun was "scolded awake" by Ni Heng, he had officially joined the ranks of transcendence... otherwise Lu Bu would not have had the desire to fight him!
At this moment, five spirit snakes were seen moving around, weakening the power of the hammer. The air snakes that were swimming in the air were directly wrapped around the hammer. The divine snake on the spear stabbed with a magical thrust, scratching the gap in the power of the hammer, and shot directly at its throat...
However, Zhao Yun was not wearing armor at this time, and compared with Wen Chou under the gold and jade armor, he looked very small. As a result, even though the spear had pierced his head and the divine snake had stretched out three feet, when Wen Chou leaned back suddenly, the fangs were still three points away from Wen Chou's throat.
But when the white snake closed its mouth and bit the air, even through the protection of the armor, Wen Chou still felt a chill in his throat.
A layer of cold sweat instantly emerged on Wen Chou's forehead - he could feel that if he had not dodged and was really stabbed, even if the opponent was not wearing armor and even if he was protected by a golden and jade armor, he would still be able to open a hole in his throat!
The other people didn't quite understand the two men's feint, especially those from Qu Yi's group who didn't recognize Zhao Yun...
All we see is Wen Chou rushing up to "beat" the enemy general, and then suddenly jumping back?
Forced back by the enemy general’s spear?
How is that possible!
He was clearly not wearing any armor, so how could such a weak and powerless spear pose a threat to Wen Chou?
However, Wen Chou, who had retreated at this time, did show a rare cautious attitude, with his two hammers held high, ready for battle!
At this moment, after a flash of white light appeared among the seven white snakes, a "human" figure, as tall as Wen Chou under the golden and jade armor, appeared in front of the two armies.
Just like Lu Bu, Zhao Yun has also entered a state of "transcendence".
He didn't need any armor. He looked like a general wearing silver armor, but his height had been enlarged to more than three meters. The pupils of his eyes could no longer be seen, only flashing white light. The seven white snakes now looked more substantial, just like the black fire wings behind Lu Bu when he was in transcendence mode...
It switched directly from the mecha style to the style of a third-rate fantasy mobile game!
In the transcendent mode, Zhao Yun's cold face made Wen Chou feel frightened.
After his transcendence, Lü Bu had never fought a serious battle, so Zhao Yun's current appearance was undoubtedly unfamiliar to the soldiers of both armies.
However, this unfamiliarity brought fear to Yuan’s army, but brought excitement and encouragement to the General’s Mansion!
Zhao Yun flicked his spear at the alert Wen Chou in front of him - a standard etiquette, which can be seen as telling the other party that if you don't move, I will attack first.
Then... after hundreds of years, the difference between transcendence and gold and jade was once again intuitively displayed in front of the world!
Wen Chou swung his double hammers with great force, and he had become cautious at this time, with both offense and defense in his bold and aggressive style.
However, Zhao Yun's silver spear flashed continuously at this time. Although among the seven white snakes, only the white snake in the spear could attack but not defend, the other five spirit snakes could only defend but not attack, and the air snake could do both. But just this one spirit snake in the spear was enough to make Wen Chou caught in a dilemma.
Every time the two hammers landed around Zhao Yun, they were twisted by the five white snakes, and seven out of ten of their strength was lost...
After thirty rounds, Wen Chou, who had been suppressed, had his helmet knocked off by a single shot!
Seeing this, Qu Yi hurriedly urged his troops forward. Chen Dao and Ding Feng on the opposite side started to curse and led their troops to meet them...
At this time, Qu Yi also discovered that he had never seen the army on the opposite side before. Their weapons... were all kinds of strange. Some of them were holding... were they bamboo poles?
Qu Yi had long known how well-equipped the army of the General's Mansion was, and shouldn't the troops before him be the elite troops targeting the Great Halberd Soldiers? Shouldn't they be better equipped?
Why are there still people holding bamboo poles and pitchforks?
There was no time to think about it, as Qu Yi still had absolute confidence in the halberd soldiers - in this kind of terrain, they could only fight head-on... Who would my halberd soldiers be afraid of in close combat!
