Chapter 337
"Liu Bei is in Nanchang City; this intelligence cannot be wrong. Huang Zhong is an old man in his fifties; I will surely kill him this time!"
"This battle must be swift! Listen to my orders: we set out tomorrow morning, march rapidly for two days, and launch a surprise attack on the rear of that old man Huang Zhong!"
"Understood!"
On the third day, Sun Ce's army moved with great speed. After resting for only a few hours along the way, they arrived near Geyang City.
"Lord, after Huang Zhong's scouts discovered our army, they stopped attacking Geyang City and deployed their troops in the river valley, waiting for our arrival."
Sun Ce frowned,
"Are there any ambushes?"
"My subordinates have already scouted thoroughly; there are no ambushes."
Sun Ce's eyes turned fierce,
"Good! Today, let me personally kill the old man Huang Zhong and eliminate one of Liu Bei's generals first!"
Huang Zhong sent Leng Bao to lead ten thousand troops to guard against Cheng Pu sallying out from the city to launch a pincer attack.
He personally led forty thousand troops to meet Sun Ce in battle.
The two armies faced each other in the Xinyuan River valley.
Sun Ce spurred his horse out ahead of the others, pointing his long spear at Huang Zhong from afar,
"Old man Huang Zhong, dare you fight!"
Huang Zhong laughed heartily,
"Sun Ce, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
Both men spurred their horses and charged at each other. As their horses crossed, they exchanged a blow in an instant!
Both were shaken, knowing they had met their match!
"Good! You old man are not bad. Come again!"
Sun Ce roared, turned his horse, and charged at Huang Zhong again.
Huang Zhong snorted,
"You young pup are not bad either."
Sun Ce was furious. He ruled the six commanderies of Jiangdong; how dare this old man look down on him!
The long spear in his hand struck out, a point of cold light, the spear thrusting like a dragon!
Huang Zhong was fearless. He had been through a hundred battles and had extremely rich experience in dueling. He parried Sun Ce's lethal move.
The two fought back and forth.
Lu Meng looked around,
"Gentlemen, Huang Zhong has not brought any other martial generals. Let us go and duel them to defeat them and crush their morale!"
Everyone nodded.
Lu Meng, Zhen Jiang Qin, Dong Xi, Ling Chao, and others stepped out one after another, pointing at the opposite side to challenge them!
"Do you dare to fight!"
"Come out if you have the guts!"
Just then,
A roar erupted,
"Grandpa Zhang Fei is here!"
Zhang Fei had been riding an ordinary warhorse, disguised as a common soldier, but he stopped pretending now!
Lu Meng secretly cried out that it was bad; Zhang Fei had actually been hiding in the army!
Behind Zhang Fei, several more generals rushed out: Wei Yan, Taishi Ci, and Shamoke stepped out and charged toward them.
When Sun Ce saw this, he cursed under his breath,
"Shameless Liu Bei!"
Liu Bei was feasting with guests in Nanchang City on the surface, but in reality, he had already been plotting against him!
Wei Yan laughed heartily,
"I've been playing the common soldier for so long, I can finally make my appearance!"
Zhang Fei engaged Lu Meng,
Wei Yan charged at Zhen Jiang Qin,
Taishi Ci faced Dong Xi,
And Shamoke dueled Ling Chao!
On the field between the two armies, the two sides began fierce duels!
"Clang!"
The Serpent Spear thrust out violently, striking heavily against Lu Meng's long saber.
With just one blow, Lu Meng felt his arm go numb.
He gritted his teeth and fought Zhang Fei for twenty moves, but his hands were already completely numb, and he could no longer hold his weapon.
Others wanted to come to his rescue, but unfortunately, they were all tied up.
Zhen Jiang Qin and Dong Xi were in even more precarious situations, barely able to save themselves!
"Clang!"
With a loud crash, Lu Meng's long saber was knocked away.
Zhang Fei did not hesitate; he thrust his spear forward, striking Lu Meng right in the stomach!
"Ah!"
Lu Meng let out a miserable cry, blood gushing out, and he fell from his horse!
Soon, Lu Meng had no breath left!
After killing Lu Meng, Zhang Fei felt a sense of relief. He glanced at the dead Lu Meng, feeling a bit strange,
"Could it be that I had a grudge against this Lu Meng?"
He shook his head, did not hesitate, and charged toward Ling Chao!
Ling Chao hurriedly beat back Shamoke and whipped his horse to flee wildly!
He knew his own limits; he was definitely no match for Zhang Fei.
Dong Xi and Zhen Jiang Qin also dared not continue fighting. If they kept fighting, they would end up like Lu Meng.
The morale of Liu Bei's army was greatly boosted.
Zhang Fei held his Serpent Spear high and roared,
"All troops, attack!"
The sound of war drums and horns rang out in unison.
Liu Bei's army's morale soared, and they swarmed toward Sun Ce's army!
Sun Ce was shocked. He was still locked in a struggle with Huang Zhong; without a few hundred rounds, there was no way to determine a winner.
Soon,
The two armies clashed in close quarters.
Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, and Taishi Ci each led a strong force to charge at Sun Ce's army!
Dong Xi, Ling Chao, Zhen Jiang Qin, and others could not block the impact. Sun Ce's soldiers had low morale and were already very exhausted.
The formation of Sun Ce's army was broken, and their morale dropped further.
In about half an hour,
With a boom, the entire formation of Sun Ce's army collapsed.
The soldiers began to scatter.
Sun Ce felt that this battle was extremely chaotic. He had intended to rely on his own valor to kill Huang Zhong and then crush the enemy army.
He never expected that the old man Huang Zhong would be so difficult to deal with; he was over fifty and still so valiant!
Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, and Taishi Ci, who had fought desperately to defend Chaisang last time, had all arrived, catching him off guard!
Huang Zhong laughed heartily,
"Sun Sun Bofu, the Lord said that I can still fight for twenty years. You young pup are no good; you're in your twenties and can't even beat me, who is over fifty!"
Sun Ce was furious,
"Old man, you are courting death!"
End of Chapter
