Chapter 124: Qinglong's roar breaks through thousands of troops
Guan Yu, who was detouring through Guangping City, led 500 infantrymen dressed as servants, headed east overnight and quickly approached Pingxiang in Julu County. At noon the next day, he was about to pass by, but was blocked by the two thousand county soldiers led by Ji Ling.
In order to facilitate the march, Guan Yu dressed up in a uniform manner, did not wear armor, and did not carry the scary Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand. So when he came to the formation to talk to Ji Ling, Ji Ling did not take the blushing man in front of him seriously.
"Who is blocking the road ahead? You can see that we are all servants of the new General Pingdong, and are about to go to Julu to fight for the general!" Guan Yu asked in a deep voice.
"I am Ji Ling, the general under the command of the Guangping County Governor Yuan Gonglu. I am hereby the order of the prefect to capture the bandits who pretend to be generals. Why don't you surrender quickly!" Ji Ling shouted.
"We were divided into two groups under Guangping City yesterday. Now the general is still in Guangping. How can you talk nonsense?" Guan Yu couldn't help but be furious and refute.
"If you are a thief, please stay here. When General Pingdong passes through this place, you will tell me about it yourself!" Ji Ling was refuted by Guan Yu and said nothing, so he used the drag-on technique. Before leaving, he received Yuan Shu's order to not let Zhao Xing go to Julu. As for how to send it to everyone, he had to ask Yuan Shu before he could decide.
"Hmph, we will set up camp here, and wait for the general to come to confront each other. It will see how you step down!" Guan Yu stopped as Ji Ling said. He considered that Ji Ling's army was likely to be the last large group of intercepting troops in Guangping County, and the light cavalry led by Zhao Yun would encounter them when they passed by, so he simply waited here for Zhao Yun to catch up, and then made a concerted effort to disperse the county soldiers blocking the road ahead, joining Zhao Yun to lead to Julu.
Guan Yu ordered the soldiers to set up camp on the spot, surrounded by more than a dozen carriages with hidden weapons, and buried their pots and cooked rice in front of Ji Ling's two thousand county soldiers, and sat on the ground to rest. The two sides were in a stalemate until evening, and a rapid sound of horse hooves were heard in the distance, and both sides immediately started to move.
Ji Ling thought that Yuan Shu had sent someone to send a new order and was about to take action; Guan Yu gave up the secret code to take out the weapons and prepare to rush to the formation, so the troops on both sides only waited for the people to approach, and then they broke up and met with each other.
When Ji Ling saw Zhao Yun in front of him, he suddenly realized that the situation was not good. Especially Ji Ling had never seen Zhao Xing and Zhao Yun before, and knew very little about Zhao Yun. Suddenly, he saw Zhao Yun leading more than 200 cavalry toward Julu, Ji Ling thought that Zhao Xing was rushing out of Yuan Shu's encirclement and was escaping with his men, so he quickly ordered: "Stop me quickly and don't leave one person!"
When Ji Ling gave an order, Guan Yu took the lead in launching an attack.
Guan Yu wore a tiger-headed helmet, a fish-scale black armor armor, and a blue dragon and moon sword in his hand. He rode a black horse under his crotch, who was originally hiding among the group of horses, and rushed out of his servants.
"Where is Ji Ling's son? I am Guan Yu of Shangdang. Today you have repeatedly insulted the general, but why don't you come out and die quickly!" Guan Yu rushed to Ji Ling's formation and cursed loudly.
Among the generals under Yuan Shu, except for Zhang He who is a great general, Ji Ling is considered the number one figure. In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Ji Ling used a three-pointed and two-edged sword. He fought with Guan Yu for 30 years, and was not sure of the victory or defeat. Later, he was stabbed to death by Zhang Fei with a spear. In general, Ji Ling in the previous life was brave and good at fighting, and was the number one general under Yuan Shu. He used his troops in a proper manner, was good at using every soldier, exerting all his strength, and was good at boosting morale. At least he could be regarded as the leader among second-rate generals.
When Ji Ling heard that the general in front of him was Guan Yu, who was famous in Shangdang, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He didn't dare to be careless at all. He quickly raised his three-pointed two-edged sword and fought with all his strength. Ji Ling's county soldiers saw that the servants who were still calm just now suddenly pulled out their weapons and rushed towards their own formation like tigers going down the mountain. He was also panicked and fought in a panic.
As a general who is good at using big swords, Ji Ling saw that Guan Yu's attack was fierce and knew that the first three swords should not fight with Guan Yu, so he just dodged left and right, and used the sword to disperse Guan Yu's attack. For a moment, he could even fight Guan Yu in no way. This is probably why Guan Yu could cut Hua Xiong, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou with just a few tricks but could not subdue the second-rate general Ji Ling after using thirty moves.
Guan Yu and Ji Ling were still fighting together, but Zhao Yun's cavalry was approaching.
"Everyone took the bow and took the arrows and shot them volley!" With Zhao Yun's order, a rain of arrows fell among the county soldiers.
This volley of fire from the head immediately extinguished the county soldiers' fighting spirit that had just been burning. The injured county soldiers fell to the ground and wailed, which directly affected the morale of the county soldiers who were still fighting with Shangdang infantry in front. In addition, the cavalry's aggressive attack made the formation of two thousand people instantly eroded.
"Zilong, don't be in love with the battle. You lead the army first, I'll cut off the rear!" Guan Yu saw that the formation of the county soldiers was in chaos, and called Zhao Yun to hurry up and break out of the encirclement.
The cooperative combat between Shangdang cavalry and infantry has been a daily training content. After actual combat tests, it seems calm and well-organized in protecting each other's alternate retreat. The cavalry dispersed the enemy in front, the infantry swept the resistance forces on both wings, and cut off the rear. Soon, the team had passed the county soldiers to blockade and occupied favorable terrain.
Guan Yu, who had been fighting against Ji Ling for more than 20 times, felt that it would be difficult to solve the problem if he continued to fight like this, so he deliberately sold a flaw and drove away with a long sword. Ji Ling was not sure about the depth and thought that Guan Yu was going to run away with everyone, so he rushed to chase him up. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu's move was a trick to drag his sword. When he chased him not far from Guan Yu, Guan Yu's big sword suddenly rose up and drew an arc and slashed straight towards Ji Ling's head!
Ji Ling suddenly burst out when he saw Guan Yu dragging his knife. The big blade came to him. He was so scared that he was sweating profusely. He leaned back and fell on the back of the horse. However, he heard a "puff" sound, and the head of the horse he was riding was actually slashed off by Guan Yu!
"Children Ji Ling, you will be lucky this time. If I meet you again tomorrow, I will definitely take the head of your neck!" Guan Yu shouted loudly and rushed towards the team that had formed a formation in the distance.
The county soldiers who were scattered were like scared quails, clamoring to each other, and no one dared to come forward to fight. Because the horse's head was chopped, Ji Ling couldn't stop and fell to the ground, causing his butt to hurt. He also stared at Guan Yu who was swaying away, and did not dare to move any more.
Chapter completed!