Chapter 11: Adding Four More Spears, Cai Mao Comes to Offend
And then the fifth round, Lü Bu's passive skill 'Recover Health' was triggered, and he won against Xiang Yu in a swift and decisive manner. This marked the beginning of the intense recruitment of generals.
In this battle, except for Xiang Xu who escaped, all the other generals were captured by Lü Bu. Moreover, what was most important was that Xiang Yu had already agreed that as long as Lü Bu defeated them all, then Xiang Yu would be in charge, and all the Xiang clan generals were willing to surrender.
Ding Yuan did not expect that Lv Bu's luck would surge in the fifth round, and his passive skill "Restore Health" was activated, which is rarely seen. Ding Yuan was excited in his heart, wouldn't this mean that all four of the captured Wei generals would surrender to him?
Ancient people valued a promise as if it were worth a thousand pieces of gold. As someone born into a wealthy and aristocratic family, Xiang Rong naturally would not go back on her word or forget righteousness.
Even if he didn't surrender, Ding Yuan would not let off this kind of untrustworthy and deceitful person. Although Ding Yuan was not like killing any Three Kingdoms general, when encountering such a treacherous person, he would naturally kill him too.
As expected, Xiang Gong was a trustworthy person. Ding Yuan made a good offer and invited him to surrender. Xiang Gong also kept his promise: "The lord treats me with sincerity, I should surrender!"
Ding Yuan was overjoyed and praised: "General, your words are trustworthy, those who know the current situation are outstanding heroes, I should heavily employ General!"
Toward the end of his life, he surrendered to Cao Pi. His three generals also surrendered to Ding Yuan without exception.
As a result, Ding Yuan recruited four more generals in this battle.
This four will be, three countries named generals towards Chong towards Ju Wei, under the family generals towards Da, towards Huo, towards Qu.
All generals surrendered, Lü Bu achieved a brilliant victory and naturally returned triumphantly with his military leaders to Caiyang City.
As a result, the small city of Caiyang now had six generals, three famous Three Kingdoms generals and three unknown minor generals, greatly increasing Ding Yuan's strength.
In this way, after the defeat of the main force of Xiangyang, only one road was left from Xiangyang.
Breaking through the upper ordinary one road big army, very smoothly, Lü Bu himself lost slightly, however, was folding his hand under soldier.
Thus, Lü Bu returned to Xinye with the three young generals. Ding Yuan handed over his own troops and those under Xiang Lang's command to Lü Bu, who then set out with Xiang Lang to return to Caiyang.
Xiangyang's army has learned that the Shangyong army was forced to retreat and will be cautious, this battle is difficult.
However, fortunately Xiangyang is far away, and it will take several months to reach Cai Yang. In this way, Ding Yuan has enough time to review the new four generals.
Warlord: Xiang Chong
Martial Value: 77
Intelligence Value: 73
Held Weapon: Eyebrow Knife, increases Martial Value by 3 points.
Carried Items: None
Life Value: 12 (80)
Internal Energy Value: 40 (53)
Warlord Level: 1st level
Carried Troops: Flying Dagger Troop 0 (100)
Note 1: The martial general was captured and surrendered, his condition improved after resting in the city.
Note 2: The values in parentheses are the normal attributes of the military general.
Warlord: Xiang Da
Martial Value: 30
Intelligence Value: 23
Held Weapon: Wu Hook, Effect: Increases Martial Value by two points.
Carried Items: None
Life Value: 9 (72)
Internal Force Value: 30 (30)
Warlord Level: 1st level
Carried Troops: Wudou Soldiers 62 (100)
Note 1: The martial general was captured and surrendered, his condition improved after resting in the city.
Note 2: The values in parentheses are the normal attributes of the military general.
Warlord: Huo Wu
Strength: 24
Intelligence: 26
Held weapon: Junzi Sword
Carried items: None
Health: 8 (67)
Internal energy: 17 (31)
Warlord level: Level 1
Carried troops: Shield soldiers 72 (100)
Note 1: The martial general was captured and surrendered, his condition improved after resting in the city.
Note 2: The values in parentheses are the normal attributes of the military general.
Warlord: Xiang Quwu
Strength Value: 24
Intelligence Value: 30
Held Weapon: Junzi Sword
Carried Items: None
Life Value: 8 (60)
Internal Force Value: 35 (35)
Warlord Level: 1st level
Carried Troops: Wudou Soldiers 3 (100)
Note 1: The martial general was captured and surrendered, his condition improved after resting in the city.
Note 2: The values in parentheses are the normal attributes of the military general.
After several months, the Xiangyang army finally arrived, and Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, Xiang Lang, and Xiang Zong opened the city gate to fight against the enemy.
A mighty army rushed forth, galloping with a loud whoosh. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the enemy commander's flag bore a large "He" character, alongside which was the main general's flag, inscribed with a big "Cai" character; however, it was unclear which General Cai had arrived.
Before long, the war horses galloped forward and suddenly stopped, forming a line of five great generals.
Cai Mao, courtesy name Dexu, was a member of the wealthy and influential Cai clan in Xiangyang. He was skilled in naval warfare and was one of the renowned generals of the Three Kingdoms period.
Another one was Cai Zhong, who was the younger brother of Cai Mao. This man had mediocre intelligence and bravery, but he did play a role in the Battle of Red Cliffs.
The other three were all members of the Cai family, one was Cai Xing, one was Cai Zhong and one was Cai Sheng. These three were minor generals and not worth worrying about.
Cai's side was larger, but there were only two famous generals of the Three Kingdoms, while on Ding Yuan's side, although there were four people, they were all famous generals of the Three Kingdoms.
The war is about to start, and Cai Mao rides out of the ranks, saying proudly: "Where is Ding Yuan's little son? I am here to capture Ding Yuan's little son on behalf of General-in-Chief. Those who know what's good for them should let Ding Yuan surrender and apologize, and they will be spared their lives. Otherwise, swords will be drawn, and there will be no room for mercy!"
Lü Bu flew into a rage, "How dare this kind of scoundrel call out the name of my lord! He spurred on his horse, and with his halberd pointed straight at the sky, he shouted in anger: "He Jin's relatives have seized power, they are corrupt and lawless, the people are suffering. My lord has followed Heaven's will, saved the common people from fire and water, but He Jin's underlings are shameless, actually daring to be rebellious and perverse - this is a great crime! Now my family is here, who dares to fight?"
Cai Man's face turned white and red alternately, clearly furious. He said in a stern tone: "You little yellow-haired kid, don't you know what's good for you? Who do you think can take down this official?"
Zi Xia had long been eager to send Cai He out to fight: "I wish to go!"
Lü Bu sneered: "A mere child like you, I can knock you off your horse with just three moves!"
This Cai family is indeed a true noble clan, this little general, all of whom are equipped with high-quality black-maned horses. These horses can run hundreds of miles in a day and must be good horses. Looking at Cai Wei again, the troops he brought were actually rare crossbowmen. Crossbowmen are one of the higher-level troops, not inferior to archers. However, the power of crossbowmen is slightly weaker than that of archers, so they are slightly inferior to archers.
The first battle began, and Cai Hao, holding a Wu hook, slapped the back of his black-maned horse. The crossbowmen followed military orders and charged forward!
The crossbowmen were originally suppressed by the archers, if they engaged in a shooting match, they would definitely be wiped out. Therefore, Cai Mao rushed forward urgently, intending to use his military strength, which was also one of the best among the Cai family, to fight fiercely with Lü Bu, and let these people know the majesty of the Cai family!
Cai's family had lived in Xiangyang for a long time and was actually the overlord of Xiangyang. This general was also very proud, relying on his talent to look down on others. Although he heard the news that the army on the upper reaches of the Han River was defeated, he still didn't realize it in his heart. He thought that the Cai family was invincible in the world and only listened to He Jin's orders.
Black Whirlwind Horse rushed over, Lü Bu naturally wouldn't wait, the Red Hare had already shot out like lightning, and the two generals met in an instant.
This is just a soldier-to-soldier, general-to-general confrontation. If this Cai Zhong really has the bravery of a thousand men, it would be a great story. However, compared to Xiang Yu's generals, although he may be slightly stronger, he is still just a wild chicken among chickens, not worth mentioning!
And Lü Bu, in order to achieve his three-hit combo, Diao Chan dismounted her horse and used the warrior's tactic - 'Piercing Arrow', shooting an arrow that instantly shot down Cai Yan, and within three rounds, she was indeed knocked off her horse!
Lü Bu won easily, and Fang Tian's halberd pointed at Cai Mao from a distance. Seeing this, Cai Mao was enraged and loudly cursed: "Trash! Trash!"
In this second round, Lü Bu had already obeyed Ding Yuan's order and could no longer go, waiting for Cai Mao to send out his troops.
In a moment, Cai Mao suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Cai Zhong: "For brother's sake, I can wish for brother to win one game against Ding Yuan's general?"
Cai Zhong heard this and clasped his fist in respect, saying: "Your orders are what I have wished for!"
Tsai Chung rode his horse out of line and said: "I, Tsai Chung, am here. I'd like to learn from your esteemed skills!"
Zhang Liao smiled and said: "I am General Military Advisor of the Cai Yang army, I'd like to learn from your esteemed self's superior moves!"
The second round, the duel began, was Zhang Liao against Cai Zhong.
Although Cai Zhong's talent was not as great as that of Cai Mao, he was still a good general and should not be underestimated. Therefore, Zhang Liao's army orders kept changing, the long spear soldiers always maintained the most neat formation, charging towards Cai Zhong's shield soldiers!
The long spearman is most restrained by the shield bearer, which was also Zhang Liao's intention in deploying his troops.
Neat and tidy long gun soldiers arrived, Cai Zhongwu's plan was just gathering momentum, immediately 'string of pearls fire arrow', flew out in a flash.
However, although this move of his was powerful, every time he hit someone, its power would decrease by a fraction. By the time it had passed through fifteen people, its power had been exhausted, and Zhang Liao didn't even have a single hair harmed.
Watching fifteen men short, Zhang Liao's military order changed again, the long gun soldiers quickly moved to fill in and form a tight formation, another strict team.
Ts'ai Chung had no alternative but to dispatch his shield-bearing troops to the front line, otherwise the long spear-wielding troops would have arrived in formation and been unstoppable.
Immediately, the general ordered the flags to be raised and the vanguard and central army to advance. Seventy shield-bearing soldiers charged forward like a red tide, launching a swift attack.
Narrow road brave wins, although the shield soldier is also very brave and desperate, but unfortunately, the Changjiang soldier originally restrained the shield soldier, plus the momentum was strong, and the commander Zhang Liao commanded the gods to enter the magic, the long gun soldier's long gun continuously attacked, neat and orderly, killing the shield soldier like harvesting wheat.
Cai Zhong's face turned iron-green as he stared in disbelief. How could his carefully trained shield-bearing soldiers be so easily defeated?
In an instant, the long spear soldiers had formed a phalanx, and all seventy shield-bearing soldiers were killed, while they themselves lost only five men.
At this point, when they approached Cai Zhong, there were only thirty shield bearers left, while the long spear bearers still had eighty!
"Kill!"
Cai Zhong although defeated in battle, still had great confidence in his own martial arts skills, holding the large broadsword upside down, he rode out on horseback.
Cai Zhong's strength reached eighty-four points, and he was also a brave general. However, the one he met was Zhang Liao, the great general of Weijun who was both intelligent and brave!
Zhang Liao wielded his spear like a god, and his martial prowess could be ranked among the top generals. With his three-pointed double-edged knife in hand, he struck down General Cai Zhong, leaving him no chance to counterattack.
At this time, the long spearman who had eliminated the shield-bearing soldier also came to reinforce the general and together killed towards Cai Zhong. Cai Zhong knew that he was out of luck again, so he exerted his strength to chop Zhang Liao twice, causing six points of damage to Zhang Liao's life value, and then began to retreat on horseback.
However, although the long gunner could not cause great harm to Cai Zhong, he was able to block him.
Cai Zhong retreated and killed desperately, although he killed three soldiers, but was also knocked off his horse by Zhang Liao's two swift sword strikes!
Cai Zhong fell off his horse and was immediately captured. In the second duel, Zhang Liao emerged victorious!
