Guan Yu's third sword roared in with overwhelming force.
This sword strike in rage had already used up 100% of his strength.
Yan Liang did not choose to defend passively. He shouted loudly and used all his strength to raise the sword in his hand and attack him.
Two fan-shaped cold lights collided in an instant.
Qiang~~
Sparks flew everywhere, and the two swords struck each other.
Thousands of kilograms of force hit him, Yan Liang's tiger's mouth burst open, blood soaked the sword and gun, and the huge force poured into his body from his arms once again stirred his internal organs.
The power of the third sword was beyond Yan Liang's imagination, but Yan Liang was able to take it alive.
The force of the counter-shock knocked Guan Yu out of shape, and his iron tower-like body shook slightly.
After the blow, Guan Yu's furious face showed an incredible look.
The guy in front of me actually took three of his swords forcefully, standing still and not even spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Guan Yu felt that he had been humiliated once again. He was like an irrational beast. His ape arm as thick as an iron pillar was swung out again, followed closely by the fourth and fifth swords, attacking Yan Liang crazily.
Yan Liang had no time to think, and almost instinctively, he waved the sword in his hand and faced Guan Yu's violent attack with difficulty.
During the first few attacks, Yan Liang was deeply worried, fearing that he would not be able to hold on for long if Guan Yu continued to attack him with this heavy sword.
Just as the seven or eight moves passed by, Yan Liang was surprised to notice that the pressure from Guan Yu's Qinglong Sword was weakening.
It seems that after three sword strikes, Guan Yu's strength is at the end of its strength and is declining unconsciously.
Twenty moves passed in the blink of an eye, and Yan Liang no longer felt any pressure at all. Although the tiger's mouth burst open and his internal organs were slightly injured, he was able to calmly deal with Guan Yu's attacks.
He was even able to get three or five moves to switch from defense to offense.
Yan Liang suddenly realized that Guan Yu's strength in martial arts was due to his indestructible first three swords.
Although the force of the first three swords was extremely fierce, it also consumed a lot of physical strength. Guan Yu was not a god, and his flesh and blood body could not support the desperate consumption of strength he had been doing.
Therefore, after three swords, the power of Guan Yu's swords was constantly diminishing, and what he relied on was just the exquisiteness of his swordsmanship.
Yan Liang thought that it was no wonder that Guan Yu in his prime had repeatedly performed tricks of killing with one blow. When he was old, any general with two brushes could fight him for hundreds of rounds without deciding the outcome. It was because of his old age and frailty that he could not win or lose.
The reason why the three-axe ultimate kill cannot be used.
After seeing through Guan Yu's life gate, Yan Liang's fighting spirit surged like a tide, and he counterattacked with the steel knife in his hand with endless strength.
Although the fight between the two of them was thrilling, the process was extremely short. After experiencing the initial panic, the surrounding Hebei Army officers and soldiers quickly surrounded Yan Liang from all directions to support him.
The opportunity has been lost, and if the fight continues, Guan Yu will die in the chaos of the army.
Guan Yu, who was so angry that he was so angry, still had some sense.
Seeing that more and more enemy cavalry were surrounding him, and Yan Liang in front of him could not fight for a long time, he knew that he could not drag it out any longer, so he made a few quick attacks to create a flaw, reined in his horse, jumped out of the battle group, and then retreated.
Relying on the sharp blade and the swiftness of his horse, Guan Yu broke through the surrounding soldiers several times, dragging his long sword and galloping towards the main formation.
When the officers and soldiers of the Hebei Army saw that the enemy general was defeated, their restless military morale revived, and their morale instantly rose.
On the opposite side, Cao Jun saw one of his generals, Guan Yu, retreating in defeat, and his morale was naturally hit. Even Zhang Liao, who had always been calm, showed surprise at this moment.
"With Yunchang's martial arts skills and the speed of Red Rabbit Horse, he was unable to defeat Yan Liang. This Hebei general is truly worthy of his reputation."
Zhang Liao, who witnessed the fierce battle with his own eyes, was deeply shocked by Yan Liang's martial arts skills.
In the Hebei army, Yan Liang, who had defeated Guan Yu, was enjoying the excited applause of the soldiers around him, and a trace of pride flashed across his handsome brows.
However, Yan Liang knew very well that Guan Yu's strength should not be underestimated. The reason for his current defeat was not that his martial arts were superior to his opponent, but that Guan Yu was deeply surrounded and did not dare to fight.
If it were a pure one-on-one fight, it’s still unclear who would have the last laugh.
But these are not important anymore. What is important is that Guan Yu's defeat back to the main formation frustrated Cao's soldiers. This was a good opportunity given to him by God.
Yan Liang did not pursue Guan Yu, but instead leaped in front of the formation, pointed his sword at the enemy, and shouted loudly: "Beat the drums, the whole army attacks!"
The flags waved, and the rumble of war drums soared into the sky.
Following the loudest drums, the sky-shattering shouts of killing suddenly arose, and four thousand Hebei cavalry burst out.
In an instant, the huge wedge-shaped formation of rolling iron cavalry was like a torrent rushing down the embankment, carrying the supreme power of destroying everything, like a mountain falling and rocks splitting, and it suddenly rolled away towards the cavalry formation of Cao's army in the due west direction.
The more than a hundred cavalrymen who rushed at the front were the most elite troops under Yan Liang's command. The five hundred fully armed heavy cavalrymen lowered their spears pointed at the sky. Countless cold blades merged into a huge arrow that moved the heavens and the earth, tearing through the air.
, pounces on the enemy like the fangs of death.
Zhang Liao and Cao's cavalry under his command all changed their minds when they saw this terrifying formation.
Cao's troops, who were rushing towards them, thought they could catch Yan Liang's army off guard, but unexpectedly their opponents were already prepared, and their morale was dampened.
Then Guan Yu was defeated and his morale suffered another setback.
Now facing the Hebei heavy cavalry, which has strong morale and looks like tigers and wolves, their morale has been dampened three times.
Under heavy blows, Cao Jun's fighting spirit was on the verge of being crushed.
The knights in the front row looked at each other in horror, the brave ones were still looking around, and the worried ones were already driving away.
"How could Yan Liang see through the prime minister's clever plan? How could this happen?"
The astonished Zhang Liao, looking at the scattered morale of the army and the sudden attack of the enemy, knew that he could not resist, so he had to order the entire army to retreat westward to meet up with the main force of the infantry led by Cao Cao.
When the order to retreat was given, Cao's army, which was already demoralized, suddenly dispersed like a hornet's nest and galloped towards the west.
Yan Liang took the lead, brandishing his sword and leading his cavalry, like wild beasts out of their cages, into the retreating enemy group.
The weapons in his hands ruthlessly slashed at the retreating Cao troops, and the iron cavalry ran over the fallen enemies, trampling them into flesh.
Miserable howls and cries spread throughout the countryside. Yan Liang slaughtered everyone in all directions and chased them for more than 20 miles before withdrawing his troops.
At this time, looking back at the battlefield behind him, Yan Liang could clearly see that from Baima City to this point, there was blood and corpses everywhere. The blood soaked every inch of the ground under his feet, forming a large disgusting dark red swamp.
The bloody field extended flatly to the north and south along the east-going avenue, with countless mutilated limbs and broken heads scattered on it, like embroidery on a big red carpet.
The victorious Hebei army had high morale, brandishing bloody weapons and laughing and shouting on the battlefield.
"General Yan first defeated Cao Cao's plan to attack the east and attacked the west, and then defeated Guan Yu. He is truly a man of gods. If my lord hears about the victory of the white horse, he will definitely reward the general generously."
Ma Yan, who came on horseback, did not hesitate to praise Yan Liang with words of praise.
Huge reward, huh, that's not necessarily the case.
Yuan Shao was generous on the outside and jealous on the inside. Ju Yi had repeatedly performed extraordinary feats back then, but in the end he was jealous and killed. If he had done more meritorious deeds, he would probably be regarded by Yuan Shao as one of the most accomplished.
"Fortunately, today's battle is just to protect myself. After this battle, I still have to find a way to get away from Yuan Shaocai. I don't have time to work hard for your Yuan family and wait to follow in Ju Yi's footsteps..."
Yan Liang made up his mind, but said calmly: "Today's victory depends entirely on the sacrifice of all the soldiers. I will ask the lord for your merits."
Yan Liang did not take any credit, but instead gave it to his subordinates. Ma Yan and other soldiers were delighted and deeply impressed by Yan Liang, thinking that it was a blessing to fight with such a general.
At this time, the sun was setting in the west. The victorious Yan Liang ordered the withdrawal of the siege of Baima. Taking advantage of the victory, the entire army approached Liyang on the north bank.
When Ma Yan heard that he was about to withdraw, he immediately looked puzzled, "General Yan, we just won a battle and our morale is high. Why didn't we take advantage of the victory to capture the white horse, but instead we retreat?"
"There are thousands of soldiers in Baima City, and the enemy general is Yu Jin. He is quite capable of using troops. With our current strength, we cannot capture it in a short time."
Yan Liang looked away to the west and said: "Besides, although the enemy army is defeated today, Cao Cao's large army will catch up soon. We are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered. I will not suffer this disadvantage. It is better to take the thirty-sixth strategy."
"
Yan Liang's understatement analysis impressed all the generals on the left and right.
Ma Yan was also surprised in his heart. Although the Yan Liang he knew before was brave, he seemed to lack strategy. Today, he found out that Yan Liang actually had a strategy, which made him pay more attention to him.
Surprised, Ma Yan couldn't help but raise his hands and praise: "General Yan's strategy is extraordinary, but he will eventually fall behind."
Everyone on the left and right joined in and praised Yan Liang highly.
Facing the generals' effusive words of praise, Yan Liang only smiled.
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Thirty miles west of Baima, an infantry army that stretches for several miles is advancing rapidly.
There was no baggage convoy in this army, and most of the soldiers advanced lightly.
In the center of the team, a short man wrapped in a red robe was riding a horse. This man was Cao Cao, the Prime Minister of the day.
Cao Cao's left and right were followed by the pro-army commander Xu Chu and his mastermind Xun You.
During the rapid running, Cao Cao's eyes never left the direction of the white horse. When the flying dust more than ten miles away gradually dissipated, a faint smile appeared on Cao Cao's face.
"Xu~~"
Cao Cao reined in his mount, waved his whip and pointed to the east, and said with a smile: "The dust has fallen in front. It seems that the surprise battle between Wenyuan and Yun Chang has ended. Gongda, if Yuan Benchu knew that he had fallen into your trick of attacking from the east to the west,
I don't know how I will hate you if you lose Yan Liang, a tiger general, and more than 10,000 elite infantry cavalry."
"Yan Liang is brave and unintelligent, so killing him is no big deal. But killing half of Yuan Shao's elite cavalry will probably frighten him and make him afraid to separate Qingqi and copy Xu Du's south."
Xun You was stroking a few strands of sparse beard, but there was a bit of confidence and pride in his brows.
Cao Cao nodded slightly, deeply convinced.
At this moment, a scout came flying from the east.
"Report to the Prime Minister that the enemy has been prepared for a long time. General Zhang Guan was defeated by Yan Liang, and our light cavalry surprise troops fled in all directions."
Cao Cao's originally determined expression suddenly changed, with a look of horror in his eyes, as if he had heard the most incredible thing in the world.