This move changed very quickly, forcing Gan Ning to panic. He hurriedly held the sword horizontally and moved aside.
Zhang Liao gave Gan Ning a desperate blow and did not fight with him at all. He rode forward to fight again. At this time, Hou Cheng responded and stopped Gan Ning from fighting.
Zhuge Liang's central army was deployed in a very strange way. It was surrounded by ditches and stone walls about a foot long, mixed with mounds of archery towers. They were deployed layer by layer, becoming more densely packed closer to the inside.
If viewed from the air, the entire central part of the camp looks like Bagua. The stone walls and trenches are laid out according to the Yin and Yang universe, layer by layer, like a maze.
Zhang Liao didn't know the secret. He just rode his horse forward and braved the rain of arrows. He was already exhausted. At this time, his mount was also struggling. He had to go around two stone walls. When he raised his head again, his expression suddenly changed.
Apparently they had only walked a dozen steps, but suddenly they were 500 steps away from Zhuge Liang. The soldiers who were trapped in the camp were also scattered behind the stone walls of various trenches, unable to rendezvous.
Just when he was frightened, Chen Dao led his troops to fight. Bai Jie's soldiers had been waiting for work for a long time. They rushed forward to fight against the trapped camp, killing the opponent until they were unable to fight back.
Chen Dao spurred his horse forward and stabbed Zhang Liao in the chest with his spear. Zhang Liao tried to parry with his sword, but he didn't realize that the spear contained a move.
After all, Zhang Fei is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time. The fighting was in full swing at this time. His muscles were tense all over his body. He subconsciously turned his head to dodge, and narrowly avoided the tip of the spear.
There was a soft ding sound, and the helmet tassel was hit by the spear head and tilted to the side. Zhang Liao also felt his scalp numb, and he didn't expect that this man's martial arts skills were not inferior to Gan Ning's.
He and Jia Xu made a plan, thinking that by inducing Guan Yu and his son, the other generals of the Jingzhou army would not be afraid. As long as Zhuge Liang was eliminated with thunderous force, the enemy army could retreat in chaos.
I never expected that Gan Ning and Chen Dao were equally powerful in martial arts. Not only were they on par with me, but the Chinese army would also be unable to break through.
After seeing a sudden failure in a raid, and seeing the abundance of talents in the Jingzhou army, Zhang Liao felt an inexplicable sense of frustration and powerlessness, which was very similar to what he had felt at Baimen Tower.
As soon as the thought came together, his combat power was greatly reduced. Chen Dao hit his shoulder guard with a shot. Half of the armor flew into the air, and he hurriedly concentrated on fighting.
Hou Cheng came from behind and shouted: "Wen Yuan, leave quickly, I'll break up the rear!"
"Father, retreat quickly!" Zhang Hu was shocked and quickly led his troops to stop Chen Dao.
Zhang Liao's eyes were determined and he said in a deep voice: "We will never retreat until we kill Zhuge Liang!"
Hou Cheng yelled: "Xuchang can't live without you, put the overall situation first, leave quickly!"
Zhang Liao was shocked, and suddenly realized that he was the commander-in-chief of the three armies. If he died here, Cao's army would be completely defeated. Guan Yu would kill Xuchang in one fell swoop, and the Central Plains would fall, and everything would be lost.
Thinking of this, he shouted loudly and forced Chen Lao back. He led Zhang Hu and a dozen soldiers to break out of the encirclement. Hou Cheng called on the soldiers trapped in the camp and blocked the pursuers.
Gan Ning killed all the besieging Cao troops. When he saw Zhang Liao heading north, he led his troops to pursue him in a roundabout way and shouted: "Zhang Liao, please leave!"
A captain guarding the camp risked his life, pounced from behind the stone wall, and stabbed Zhang Liao. If he could kill this man, he would be promoted to general.
Zhang Liao saw the cold light approaching from the corner of his eyes. He blocked it with his sword, and the tip of the spear grazed his chest. He grabbed the tip of the spear with his backhand and dragged the man out.
Before he could react, Zhang Liao slammed the spear back. There was a muffled sound of bone and flesh, the handle of the spear was inserted into the man's abdomen, and he screamed and fell to the ground.
"Zhang Liao, you can't escape today!" Gan Ning led his troops from the side and rushed over.
At this time, Zhang Liao had withdrawn from the trench stone walls and was about to fight Gan Ning. However, Zhang Hu rushed over with his sword and shouted: "Father, leave quickly!"
"Tiger——" Zhang Liao shouted loudly, his eyes were red, but he still resolutely hit the horse and ran wildly, killing the enemy troops surrounding him in front.
When Gan Ning saw a young general coming to stop him, it turned out to be Zhang Liao's son, and he said with emotion: "Sure enough, father and son are going into battle!"
Just as he was about to kill Zhang Hu and chase Zhang Liao, he suddenly saw dust flying in the distance and a group of troops arrived again. Just when he was about to give an order to give a warning, he saw the leader in charge, a red horse wearing a green robe, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that it was Guan Yu who was returning reinforcements, Gan Ning knew that the crisis was over and the situation was under control, so he stopped pursuing Zhang Liao.
He pointed the knife at Zhang Hu and said with a smile: "Son, turtle, you still won't surrender?"
"You are the turtle bastard!" Zhang Hu thought Gan Ning was scolding him and his son, so he became furious and rushed over with his horse and sword.
"Leave it to me, little one, to clean up those miscellaneous fish!"
Gan Ning fought with Zhang Hu, and Jinfan's army swarmed up and surrounded the remaining soldiers trapped in the camp.
Zhang Liao led dozens of soldiers to break out of the encirclement. When he saw Guan Yu returning to the camp, he couldn't help being frightened. He galloped his horse from the diagonal thrust, jumped out of the camp, and fled north.
Guan Yu had just arrived at the gate of the camp and saw the sound of drums in the camp. He was about to ask about the situation. He turned around and saw Zhang Liao charging out. Danfeng's eyes widened and he turned his horse to chase after him.
Guan Ping was taken aback and quickly called to Zhou Cang: "Follow me quickly!"
Guan Yu's red rabbit horse was extremely fast, rolling forward like a ball of flames. In a blink of an eye, it caught up with Cao Jun and chopped down both of them with his sword.
These soldiers who had been trapped in the camp had been together for many years and had a tacit understanding. Four of them immediately separated, two of them stepped forward to intercept Guan Yu, and the other two fired arrows in the distance.
Guan Yu swung his sword to kill two people, but was hit by an arrow in his arm. He was so angry that he rushed forward with a roar and cut the Cao soldier who fired the arrow in half.
The other man fled in panic, but Guan Yu ignored him and continued to chase Zhang Liao. Four more people were separated from the trapped camp and tried their best to intercept him by all means.
After killing more than ten people in succession, Zhang Liao had retreated to Wushui. Cao Jun in front had already guarded the river bank, repaired the original camp, and built a pontoon bridge to connect Hebei. Zhu Ling led his troops to meet him at the camp gate.
Zhang Liao retreated to the front of the formation and turned his horse's head to see Guan Yu chasing after him. His armor was stained red with blood, and his broken robes were flying in the wind. Cao's army was in a commotion, with bows and arrows drawn.
Guan Yu came closer and reined in his horse, stroked his beard and shouted: "Zhang Wenyuan, it is in vain that I, Guan Yu, respect you as a hero, but I treat you like a rat from the east of the Yangtze River?"
Although Zhang Liao was frustrated in his heart, he still laughed and said: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I hate Zhuge Liang for his scheming and falling short. Otherwise, the prince will help me become famous again!"
Guan Yu was furious and urged his horse to charge towards him. Arrows were fired in front of Cao's camp. He had to turn his horse to one side to avoid it, and circled around to return to the original place, his beard and hair flying.
Zhang Liao also sneered and said, "Do you think I am a handsome man?"
Guan Yu saw that Cao's army was in an orderly formation, and was helpless for a moment. Guan Ping and Zhou Cang led their troops to recover, and he stroked his beard and said, "Do you dare to fight with a certain person?"
Zhang Liao cupped his fists and said, "The prince used Kong Ming's plan to capture Mobei. Don't you know that there are wise men in our army? This time, the generals will use their tactics, and everyone will win or lose. Why not retreat early and live in peace?"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and sneered: "A certain stepbrother's ambition is to help the Han Dynasty, but the traitors have not been eliminated, so how can we retreat? Why should Wen Yuan help the tyrants and perpetrate evil?"
Zhang Liao cupped his fists and said: "The right and wrong will be judged by future generations. You and I are our own masters. Regardless of our old relationship, please come back!"
