Chapter 404 Sweeping the Seven Armies
hiss!
Yuan Shao couldn't count how many times he had sucked in a breath of cold air.
This guy Guan Yu is cheating!
The look in Cao Cao's eyes as he looked at Guan Yu became increasingly indescribable.
They all knew how good Sun Ce's martial arts were, and even if Lu Bu was present, they could fight for dozens of rounds.
Was he killed instantly by Guan Yu's single strike?
Guan Yu's powerful performance immediately boosted the morale of his soldiers.
The combat power of the swordsmen under his command increased dramatically, and even the Overlord Cavalry of the Military Soul Legion were no match for him.
The talent of the school swordsman is to condense the power of the army into his body, just like the blade of the army.
Under the pressure of hundreds of thousands of troops, he was already extremely powerful, and with Guan Yu's unstoppable sword tip, he was even more unmatched.
But the Overlord Cavalry was, after all, a military soul corps. Although they could not withstand the sharp edge of Guan Yu's troops, they still fought hard to stop Guan Yu for some time and withdrew from the battlefield with the unconscious Sun Ce.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Guan Yu continued to kill Gao Gan and other troops nearby without hesitation.
Like a hot knife cutting butter, wherever Guan Yu and his swordsmen went, countless enemy troops fled.
When Gao Gan, Han Meng and others saw Guan Yu coming to attack, they retreated without hesitation and ordered their soldiers to form a formation to resist.
Are you kidding? Sun Ce couldn’t even take a single blow. If they go up, they’ll probably die.
However, the swordsmen in this state are simply invincible on the battlefield, and the soldiers under their command cannot resist them at all.
Gao Gan used a large number of shield soldiers to resist, but even the heavy shields were easily split in half by the sabers in the hands of the swordsmen. The terrible power was frightening.
Han Meng responded with attack, forming a row of guns to charge, but they were all chopped down by the swing of his sword.
Cao Hong, with red eyes, directly used a powerful crossbow, ignoring the concentrated fire from both the enemy and us.
This method finally stopped the school knifemen from advancing.
However, Guan Yu's troops in the surrounding areas had already surrounded them.
The six armies were defeated one after another, and Cao Hong, who was alone and unable to support himself, also collapsed.
At this point, Guan Yu swept through the seven armies, fully demonstrating the power of the Martial Saint!
Looking at Guan Yu's army advancing with great momentum, Shen Pei remained calm and observed the situation on the battlefield calmly, while calmly looking at the two wings and rear of Guan Yu's army.
Compared with the prominent front and central armies, these three routes were obviously lagging behind.
"really!"
The performance of Guan Yu's army confirmed Shen Pei's speculation.
"Any sharp weapon that is strong on the outside must be weak on the inside."
Although Guan Yu is powerful, he is not without flaws. When he is at his strongest, his weaknesses are also most obvious.
"A knife is most dangerous when it is in its sheath. Once it is out of the sheath, it will be vulnerable."
Guan Yu and the swordsman are the sharpest tip of the sword.
Its powerful performance makes this sword indestructible and capable of sweeping in all directions.
But because of this, without Guan Yu's command, the army of hundreds of thousands finally had flaws in its operation.
"Sometimes, having too many soldiers is not necessarily a good thing, especially when you are unable to control them." Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao calmly and said in a deep voice.
Gao Lan, who was in charge of the central army, nodded secretly upon hearing this.
He felt this most deeply.
He has been entangled with Guan Yu for a long time, and it is not only Guan Yu who feels aggrieved, but also him.
He suppressed the effect of Guan Yu's talent, and Guan Yu also suppressed his command.
Every time he fought a battle, he needed to command troops far beyond his capabilities and was simply unable to give orders with just a wave of his arm.
He often made mistakes when dispatching troops, and Guan Yu seized the opportunity to beat him up.
Therefore, when Gao Lan saw Guan Yu so powerful in front of him and glanced at the slightly bloated troops in the rear, he immediately realized the hidden danger.
"Tian Chengshou has always followed a policy of elite troops, largely because he does not have enough qualified commanders under his command." "Although he has many good generals under his command, there are too many places where troops need to be stationed, and there are simply not enough generals to go around."
"Even with Guan Yu's ability, commanding 200,000 or 300,000 soldiers and horses is already his limit. It is simply not something he can easily dispatch with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses." Shen Pei said.
"What's more, he was facing us. That's why he only focused his energy on the front and center armies. He didn't issue too many orders to the troops on the wings and the rear, but just used them to boost his momentum."
"But..." Shen Pei smiled coldly.
"He underestimated us. How could we not take advantage of such a big flaw?"
"Gao Lan, Jiang Qi, Cao Xiu, Zhu Ling!"
Following Shen Pei's order to select their generals, the four generals stepped forward without hesitation.
"Can the four of you lead 300,000 soldiers and horses to stop Guan Yu's army?"
"Yes!" the three said without hesitation.
No matter how sharp a knife is, it will become dull after being used many times.
The four of them will not lose, and must not lose.
Now they have no way out.
Cao Cao looked at the four people and nodded slightly.
The talents of these four people are relatively restraining to Guan Yu.
Whether it is Gao Lan's gathering of people to increase strength, Jiang Qi's gathering of defeated soldiers, Cao Xiu's stabilizing of military morale, or Zhu Ling's bluffing, they can all resolve the current downward trend to a large extent.
At the very least, the 300,000-strong army will not be defeated too quickly.
As long as there is no sign of collapse, Guan Yu cannot easily slaughter even 300,000 pigs.
"Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Zhu Zhi, Dong Xi."
Upon hearing the sound, the seven generals immediately stepped out.
"Each of you lead your troops and follow the pre-battle deployment to strangle the weak soldiers on the flanks and rear of Guan Yu's army!"
"Remember, don't fight too long, you must defeat the enemy!"
Guan Yu's strength was beyond the coalition forces' imagination.
Shen Pei no longer thought about how to encircle and annihilate this army, because that was simply unrealistic. He only wanted to win.
Strategically, they have already lost this battle.
Even if they defeated Guan Yu, their remaining strength would not be enough to launch another northern expedition and attack Jizhou.
Unless they can capture Guan Yu and other key generals alive and negotiate terms with Tian Ze, there may still be a chance of breaking the deadlock.
Following Shen Pei's order, the seven armies immediately circled around the two wings and rear of Guan Yu's troops.
At this time, Guan Yu was in the central army chasing the fleeing enemy with his swordsmen. When he saw the movements of the coalition forces, his heart suddenly sank.
He was aware of the consequences of taking action personally, but in order to break the impasse as quickly as possible, he still made this choice.
Now, it depends on which side can kill faster.
Whoever kills the opponent's center army first will win in the end.
Fortunately, the central army was commanded by Cheng Yu at this time, and Xu Huang was still sitting in the rear of the central army.
Guan Yu still has great confidence in the strength of these two people.
Besides, it was too late for him to look back now.
Using it as the spearhead, Guan Ping and Le Jin each led an army on both sides and attacked the coalition forces together.
Then let’s compete and see who can hold on to the end!
(End of this chapter)
