Chapter 11: Chu Huai wielded his spear and defeated Sima, while Zhao Yun rode his horse straight to capture the Marquis of Shu.

  King Huai of Chu finished speaking and waved his hand, the 200,000-strong Chu army immediately divided into two routes, opened their formation, and prepared to battle the Qin and Shu armies. King Huai personally led one route with 100,000 Chu soldiers (30,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry) to battle against the 100,000-strong Qin army of King Huiwen of Qin. Another route with 100,000 Chu soldiers (30,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry) was led by Zhao Ying to battle against the tens of thousands of Shu soldiers of Marquis of Shu. The Qin and Shu armies also formed their arrays in preparation for battle.

  When King Huai saw that his army had finished forming their array, he gave the order to beat the drums. As soon as the war drum sounded, King Huai and Zhao Ying respectively mounted their horses, held up their spears, and charged straight at King Huiwen of Qin and Marquis of Shu.

  King Huai's black stallion galloped like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived before King Huiwen. King Huai's long spear struck with a swift and fierce gust of wind, and King Huiwen hastily raised his twin swords to block it. At that same moment, Qin general Sima Cuo swung his large blade and galloped forward on horseback, shouting loudly: "Do not harm my king!" With a loud clang, King Huiwen's twin swords were knocked flying, his arms were shaken with pain, and he turned his horse to flee.

  At that time, Sima Cuo's blade had already struck towards King Huai. King Huai hastily raised his spear to block it. This Sima Cuo was a famous general of King Huiwen of Qin, skilled in the art of wielding a knife, with the bravery of a lone warrior facing ten thousand enemies.

  Sima Cuo's large blade and King Huai's long spear clashed together, striking each other repeatedly, and after more than ten rounds, neither side had gained the upper hand. The soldiers on both sides watched with wide eyes, and when they saw their king being so brave, their morale suddenly rose like thunder, and they cheered and raised their spears.

  The Qin army's soldiers initially thought that King Huiwen could not withstand King Huai's long spear, and they all secretly worried. But when they saw Sima Cuo battling King Huai, they finally let out a sigh of relief. Both sides beat the drums to cheer each other on, and after five more rounds, Sima Cuo gradually became short of breath, his forehead dripping with cold sweat.

  Oh! This Sima Cuo, although his knife skills are pure and skilled, but his strength is not as good as Chu Huai Wang. After fighting for ten rounds, Sima Cuo already felt the pressure of Chu Huai Wang's long gun getting bigger and bigger. This Chu Huai Wang fought with great momentum, let out a loud roar, and thrust his long gun fiercely towards Sima Cuo's head. Sima Cuo raised his knife to block it, but it hit the blade, making a "clanging" sound, and the knife mouth was smashed into a big gap, shaking Sima Cuo's hand numb. Chu Huai Wang struck again with his spear, Sima Cuo raised his knife to block hastily, and this time it hit the back of the knife, making a "ding" sound, and the back of the knife emitted sparks, shaking Sima Cuo's two palms in pain, and he couldn't hold the knife firmly. Chu Huai Wang struck again with his spear, Sima Cuo raised his knife to block with both hands, making a "ding" sound, and Sima Cuo retreated three steps on horseback, his two hands bleeding from the tiger mouth. Sima Cuo knew he was no match, so he hastily slapped his horse and fled. Chu Huai Wang clamped his legs together, galloped straight after him, and three generals rushed out of the Qin army formation, shouting: "General Sima, don't panic, we're here to help you!" Chu Huai Wang's black stallion galloped like lightning, with great momentum, and he swept his spear left and right. The two generals in front raised their spears to block, but they were knocked to the ground with a "crashing" sound. Chu Huai Wang thrust his spear at the Qin general behind him, hitting his chest armor, making a "clanging" sound, and this general was thrown off his horseback five steps away, dying on the spot. Chu Huai Wang swept his spear left and right again, and the two Qin generals fell off their horses, dead! The Qin army saw this, and suddenly the three armies were silent as cicadas, with morale plummeting to a low point. On the other hand, when the Chu army saw their king so mighty, they immediately cheered, and their morale soared like thunder. Chu Huai Wang held his spear in his left hand and drew out the Chu King Sword with his right hand, waving it once. The Chu army suddenly let out a thunderous shout, and the killing sound shook the sky. Thirty thousand cavalrymen and seventy thousand infantrymen charged towards the Qin army at the same time.

  Here is the translation:

  Furthermore, Zhao Yue rode his horse and held up his spear to directly attack the Marquis of Shu. The Marquis of Shu raised his twin forks and rode over to welcome the battle with Zhao Yue. This Zhao Yue was tall and sturdy, this year being thirty-three (two years younger than King Huai of Chu), although his strength was not as great as that of King Huai of Chu, but his spear technique was divine. In less than ten rounds, only a loud clang was heard, the Marquis of Shu's left hand steel fork flew out of his hand, and he was so frightened that he rode away in defeat.

  Two Shu generals rushed over to protect their lord, Zhao Yue let out a loud shout, one long spear swept across thousands of soldiers, two Shu generals, one with a spear and the other with a sword, each raised their weapons to block. The three fought together in a ball. This Zhao Yue used his spear to fight against two people, one long spear, left and right thrusts, fast and swift, the attack was very fierce.

  Zhao Yue's spear technique changed constantly, hitting the two Shu generals who dodged left and right, blocking continuously. Only seeing Zhao Yue's spear sweep to the right, the right Shu general hastily raised his sword to block, the left Shu general saw this and hastily thrust his spear forward. Who knew that Zhao Yue's spear was a fake one, intentionally revealing an opening, letting the left Shu general attack, when the spear tip quickly approached the right Shu general's chest, suddenly turning, sweeping towards the left, his body dodging to the left, avoiding both the left and right Shu generals' attacks.

  At this time, Zhao Yue's spearhead had already stabbed into the left Shu general's chest. The left Shu general cried out loudly: "Not good!" His body hastily moved but was too late to dodge, being stabbed in the right shoulder. Zhao Yue's long spear thrust upwards and the left Shu general fell off his horse.

  The right Shu general saw this and hastily swung his large sword down, Zhao Yue's long spear followed suit, sweeping towards the right Shu general, colliding with the right Shu general's sword, a loud clang was heard, the right Shu general's sword was knocked away. Zhao Yue's long spear changed to sweep and attack, the spear tip suddenly left and right, up and down, only hearing a crash, one spear stabbed into the right Shu general's heart.

  Although this Shu general wore armor, Zhao Yue's spear did not penetrate his protective armor, but the impact on his heart was enough. This Shu general felt his chest uncomfortable, his body swaying and falling backwards, Zhao Yue's long spear pierced through the air, stabbing into the Shu general's cheek. Only hearing the Shu general cry out in pain, he fell off his horse, losing his life.

  The Shu army saw this and suddenly became speechless, their morale was reduced by a notch. On the other hand, the Chu army saw this and let out a thunderous roar. Zhao Yue waved his long spear and shouted loudly: "Kill!" One horse led the charge, rushing towards the enemy formation, the three thousand iron cavalry and seven thousand infantry of the Chu army followed suit, charging towards the Shu army to kill them.