Chapter 35: The First Battle Against the Yellow Turbans (Part 2)

  The arrow on the string was propelled by the elasticity of the bowstring and shot out. After drawing a beautiful arc in the air, it flew straight to the young thief. The longbow in Wang Xu's hand did not stop shaking completely at this moment, showing how strong the arrow was.

  However, the young thief's martial arts skills were quite impressive. With a soft "hmm" from Wang Xu, the long-handled knife lightly knocked down the arrow that was shooting towards him like lightning, and its sharp gaze instantly turned towards Wang Xu!

  Regrettably shaking his head, Wang Xu casually tossed the longbow back into the soldier's hands, while his eyes met the opponent's angry gaze without fear. His mouth also continuously gave orders: "The last three rounds of uninterrupted simultaneous shooting!"

  The soldiers faithfully executed his orders, and the three waves of dense arrow showers instantly brought greater casualties and terror to the Yellow Turbans, with many marginal bandits already starting to flee.

  Moreover, this continuous arrow rain will thoroughly disperse the little strength that the Yellow Turban thief had organized with great difficulty. In the blink of an eye, the Yellow Turban army was in complete chaos.

  Seeing the opportunity had arrived, Wang Xu drank loudly without hesitation: "Mount your horses!"

  The soldiers, whose morale had been greatly boosted by their successful ambush, moved even more quickly, and in the blink of an eye they were ready to go!

  A satisfied smile, then he immediately raised his long spear in his hand and shouted with all his might: "Form the Chengfeng arrow array, charge!"

  Ignoring Wang Fei's reminder that they couldn't engage in horseback riding yet, he suddenly spurred his horse and galloped out first.

  As a thousand heavy armored elite cavalry charged out, the already chaotic Yellow Turban rebels suddenly gasped in unison and then fled in all directions while screaming.

  "Ah! It's a fully armed iron cavalry!"

  "Run quickly! Brothers!"

  Even the Yellow Turban bandit general was no exception. When he saw that the charging cavalry were wearing uniform armor, he was startled.

  Looked at the chaotic and heavily wounded brothers. Immediately turned his horse around, and loudly shouted: "Retreat!"

  He immediately led the Yellow Turban soldiers to rush back along the way they came, while taking a deep look at Wang Xu who was leading the charge on horseback.

  But in a mere hundred or so paces, which was merely the blink of an eye for cavalry, Wang Xu led his house troops to charge into the rear of the fleeing Yellow Turbans.

  At the moment of facing the enemy, Wang Xu didn't show any mercy. He took a deep breath and his internal energy circulated, causing his spear to shoot out like a poisonous dragon. The person in front of him didn't even see his spear clearly before being knocked off his horse. After that, Wang Xu's horse speed didn't decrease at all, his long spear kept spinning, and he charged forward, killing all the way down.

  But after all, it was the first time he participated in the war. The scene of limbs flying everywhere and the dying screams had already made Wang Xu's heart tremble violently. The gaze of those who were killed before they fell down was even more a testament to the cruelty of the battlefield that Wang Xu witnessed for the first time. A strong sense of guilt and nausea also rose up in his heart!

  He can barely let himself charge recklessly, which is already his limit, so he doesn't have the mind to notice things around him. It wasn't until he found that everything around him had become empty that he barely suppressed the emotions in his heart.

  But this is not Wang Xu's fault, after all, in the peaceful years, the few fights he saw were also of the vengeful type, and his understanding of war came from news and movies. But how can that be compared to this real close combat warfare?

  So, compared to ordinary people of this era, he is even inferior in some ways. After all, ordinary people of this era facing harsh survival and natural environments have relatively stronger minds. But he is a person from the future who has received advanced education.

  Wang Xu never thought that the first battle of his life would turn out to be like this, and he had never imagined that he would be so unprepared. But after witnessing the bloodiness and cruelty of war for the first time, facing the mutilated corpses, facing the dying screams and desperate eyes, how many people can still remain completely calm in their hearts?

  However, since we have already been born into this chaotic world, there are some things that must be faced. People always grow up under pressure, and Wang Xu is now facing such pressure. To survive in a chaotic world without being oppressed, to master one's own and family's destiny, one must face everything.

  Thinking back to the carefree and leisurely Conquest of Three Kingdoms he used to play, Wang Xu couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy. Reality and dreams always had an unbridgeable distance between them.

  Heaving a sigh, Wang Xu regained his composure and observed the current battle situation...

  Seeing that the enemy army had completely fled, he involuntarily summoned his inner strength and shouted loudly: "Stop pursuing, sound the golden drum to gather the troops!"

  That slightly childish voice also reached the ears of the soldiers in an instant, and the soldiers who followed behind to take charge of the flags and drums heard the order and immediately struck up the "cymbals".

  "Clang...... clang...... clang......" As the sound of metal clashing echoed far away, even the soldiers who had been blinded by the blood for a moment stopped.

  This is the subconscious, "hear the drum and advance, hear the golden sound and retreat" principle that has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of soldiers during training. So, many times it is more effective than the commander's shout.

  Soon, the scattered troops gradually regrouped, and seeing that there was no major damage on this side, Wang Xu quickly found the guard who had asked him if he wanted to charge in the dense forest earlier, and let him temporarily lead 500 people to stay and clean up the battlefield.

  He then led the remaining people to rush towards the small road in the north, and he was still worried about Wang Fei's side.

  But before they had run far, they saw Wang Fei leading a neat and uniform army approaching slowly.

  "Second Brother! How's the battle going?" Seeing Wang Fei looking somewhat disheartened, Wang Xu hastily asked.

  "Besides! I followed your orders and lay in wait on the road, and as soon as the Yellow Turbans arrived, the 500 men hiding in the mountains on either side launched a simultaneous attack, and the troops at the front also opened fire. But after just five rounds of shooting, those Yellow Turban bandits turned tail and ran, and I was afraid something unexpected might happen so I didn't dare give chase. So that's how it ended!" Wang Fei said, scolding in anger: "What a bunch of useless trash, not even letting me get a single kill!"

  I thought something was wrong, but who would have thought it was like this. Seeing Wang Fei's sulky face, Wang Xu couldn't help but laugh. "This is not bad, being able to repel the opponent without losing a single soldier or general is the real skill!"

  "What's so good about it? The plan was yours, and I didn't even kill one person, it had no effect at all."

  "Haha!" Wang Xu also didn't bother to entangle with Wang Fei about these things, after briefly narrating the situation on his side, he led the troops to find Xú Shū.

  When the two of them arrived at the campsite, they unexpectedly saw a group of Yellow Turbans resting inside the camp, and it seemed to be the same batch that Wang Xu had let go earlier.

  Seeing the other side enjoying food and drink in the camp, Wang Xu couldn't help but look at Wang Fei with a puzzled expression, and quickly ran towards the camp.

  As soon as they arrived outside the main camp, Xu Shu, who had received the soldiers' report, came out to greet them. Seeing Wang Xu and Wang Fei return safely, he couldn't help but smile and ask: "You're back! How was the battle?"

  "Hmm! Not bad, a beautiful ambush." After that, he told Xu Shu about the situation in front of him.

  He then looked around at the Yellow Turbans who were enjoying good treatment and asked in puzzlement, "Xu Shu, what's going on with these Yellow Turbans? Are they prisoners? Why are they being treated so well?"

  "Hmph!" With a smile, Xu Shu heard this and couldn't help but give Wang Xu a big white eye, saying in an ill-tempered tone: "What's with that look of yours? Where are the Yellow Turbans bandits? Open your eyes wide and take a good look!"

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