Chapter 483

When the soldiers heard this, it seemed to make sense.

Yong Kai hurriedly reminded him,

"Great King, beware of the opponent's heavy crossbows."

Meng Huo originally didn't want to use King Mulu, but now that the duel had failed miserably, and he didn't dare to charge directly to become a target for arrows, he had no choice but to seek his help.

"Brother Mulu, this time it all depends on you."

King Mulu cursed inwardly; he was still suspecting him last night!

However, he also wanted to show off through this great battle; once he occupied Wei County, wouldn't wealth and silk come in all sorts of ways?

"And that pretty concubine of the kid Dai Lai, I want her too. Miss Zhu Rong? Would Meng Huo give her to me?"

King Mulu returned to the formation riding a white elephant,

"Brothers, it is time for us to show ourselves!"

Eerie horn sounds rang out, mixed with strange incantations,

The soldiers on King Mulu's side gradually dispersed, and several thousand wild oxen came rushing toward this side in a mighty torrent!

Behind these wild oxen were hundreds of jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards,

King Mulu's subordinates sat on the heads of war elephants, blowing shrill whistles to drive these tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves!

The wild oxen, frightened by the fierce beasts behind them, began to accelerate continuously, rushing madly toward Liu Bei's side!

Miss Zhu Rong's expression changed,

"Oh no, husband, it's Mulu's wild ox formation. The skin of these wild oxen is very thick; arrows can hardly hurt them. Instead, it will stimulate their ferocity, making them charge even more fiercely. They will soon scatter our formation."

(agfh)

Liu Bei smiled,

"My lady, do not panic. I have long since had a countermeasure."

The earth shook as several thousand wild oxen stampeded, their momentum like a rainbow—not to be stopped by human power!

Meng Huo and Yong Kai laughed loudly,

"Liu Bei is finished!"

"If he isn't trampled to death by the wild oxen, he will be bitten to death by the wild beasts."

"And there are three hundred war elephants behind!"

Morale among Meng Huo's subordinates was greatly boosted; no matter how strong Liu Bei was, he would have to kneel!

Meng Huo ordered his subordinates to lead thirty thousand troops to charge from the right flank,

And Yong Kai also led over twenty thousand men to kill Liu Bei's great army from the left flank!

Cave Master Dai Lai on this side panicked,

"Brother-in-law, what should we do?"

"The wild ox herd is about to charge over!"

Liu Bei waved his hand, "Do not panic!"

Guo Jia ordered people to start blowing horns!

"Woo! Roo~"

The cloth covering dozens of war chariots in front of Liu Bei's formation was removed, and dozens of wooden-carved, colorfully painted giant beasts, three meters high, over four meters wide, and five meters long, appeared instantly.

These giant beasts were pushed by more than twenty soldiers, and their mouths contained fireworks and incendiary materials.

Following the order, the soldiers lit the fires,

The giant beasts spat fire from their mouths, black smoke from their noses, and shook copper bells on their bodies, baring fangs and brandishing claws as they went toward the wild ox herd.

The wild ox herd, frightened by the fire and the fake giant beasts, dared not advance, but instead turned their heads and ran backward.

Liu Bei's soldiers also threw out prepared burning bamboo, which made crackling sounds,

The wild oxen were even more terrified and turned their heads one after another to charge backward!

The jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards behind were originally under command,

But Liu Bei's side sounded drums and horns in unison, disrupting King Mulu's whistles.

The jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards lost control, and frightened by the stampeding wild ox herd and the giant beasts, they also ran backward, biting anyone they saw; King Mulu's formation fell into chaos!

Liu Bei's side took the opportunity to fire ten thousand arrows at once, instantly covering the three hundred war elephants and shooting the elephant-controlling soldiers on top!

The elephant herd also fell into a mess!

Wild oxen, fierce beasts, and war elephants all rushed backward; how could King Mulu still control the field? He himself was thrown off his white elephant and fled miserably for his life!

His twenty thousand subordinates also ran madly backward, directly smashing Meng Huo's central army formation!

Meng Huo cursed loudly,

"This Mulu is indeed a spy!"

"Quick, shoot these routed soldiers!"

King Mulu's subordinates couldn't just let Meng Huo's men shoot them, so they also fought back—their own people fighting their own people!

The central army was in a mess, and after being charged by the wild beasts, Liu Bei's soldiers took the opportunity to attack, directly beating the shocked central army into a rout!

The Meng Huo soldiers on both sides were also scared out of their wits, and after being shot by Liu Bei's heavy crossbows, they instantly collapsed!

Routed soldiers were everywhere across the mountains and plains,

The one hundred and ten thousand-strong army that had been showing off just before—who would have thought they would collapse so quickly!

Miss Zhu Rong was dumbfounded,

"Husband, is Meng Huo too useless, or are you too strong?!"

Liu Bei smiled,

"My lady, let's not discuss this on the battlefield."

Miss Zhu Rong...

Liu Bei's signaling soldiers went out everywhere,

Coming to those small cave masters and private soldiers of the gentry who had come to help,

"Lord Xuande has ordered: attack with all your might, pursue the routed soldiers!"

Everyone suddenly realized,

"Right, right, pursue the routed soldiers!"

How could everyone miss the opportunity to beat a dog in the water? They all led their troops to pursue Meng Huo's routed soldiers!

Wu Yi, Li Hui, and these rear-guard troops also ran after the routed soldiers!

Miss Zhu Rong was quite worshipful,

"Husband, I never knew that fighting a war was so easy!"

Liu Bei smiled at Miss Zhu Rong,

"In all warfare, use the orthodox to engage, and the unorthodox to win. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be in peril in a hundred battles!"

Miss Zhu Rong said worshipfully,

"You knew long ago that Mulu would use a beast army, so you built those giant beasts, just waiting for them to enter the trap!"

"I want to have a smart son, as smart as you!"

Liu Bei nodded; she had high standards—no wonder she often stole genes!

"Alright, done and finished, let's return to the mountain stronghold and start another war."

Phoenix and the others' eyes lit up; that was something they could do!

The pursuit lasted for two days!

Of Meng Huo's one hundred and ten thousand-strong army, only over ten thousand were killed, over twenty thousand ran away, and all the others were captured!

Facing the eighty thousand captives,

Liu Bei selected six thousand elites from among them, and distributed the rest to Cave Master Dai Lai, Li Hui, and others; other small cave masters and gentry also got a share.

King Mulu was trampled to death by an elephant, Yong Kai was captured by Wei Yan, and Meng Huo was captured by Zhang Fei.

Only Meng Huo's younger brother, Meng You, seeing the situation was bad, ran very fast and had already fled back to Yongchang Commandery.

Meng Huo and Yong Kai were tied up with five-flower ropes and brought into the tent,

Liu Bei smiled,

"Meng Huo, are you convinced?"

Meng Huo glanced at Liu Bei and Miss Zhu Rong, and gave a loud snort,

"Didn't you just win against me by using tricks! If we had fought fairly, I would never have lost to you!"