Chapter 4: Breakout

  Originally, Bari was also startled by Zhang Zheng's strange move, but when he saw that Zhang Zheng's long spear couldn't pierce his own leather jacket, he smiled and swung the curved knife in his hand directly at Zhang Zheng's forehead!

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  But Zhang Zheng didn't show any signs of panic, gripping his long spear tightly, his legs moving swiftly on the ground as he jumped back to dodge Bali's curved knife. At the same time, he quickly thrust out his spear, striking Bali's body repeatedly! Unfortunately, all were blocked by Bali's thick and sturdy leather jacket. Seeing that Zhang Zheng's attacks had no effect on him, Bali became even more at ease, laughing loudly without any intention of defending himself, and chased after Zhang Zheng with a flurry of slashes! However, Zhang Zheng was agile and nimble, and for the time being, Bali couldn't do anything to him!

  The two men exchanged dozens of rounds, Barry couldn't cut Zhang Zheng, and Zhang Zheng also couldn't pierce Barry's leather jacket, so they continued to stalemate without a winner. As time went on, Barry was also getting impatient, the movements of his curved knife were getting bigger and bigger, with great force he swung it, even his whole body was moving in a large arc!

  At this moment, Zhang Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and his body just slightly pressed down, like a spring, directly jumping towards Bali, the long spear in his hand stabbing straight at Bali's back!

  However, Barry, who had many experiences before, didn't mind Zhang Zheng's attack at all. Even when the long spear pierced his back, Barry smiled hideously and pushed hard backwards! The long spear couldn't pierce through Barry's leather armor, and with a "pa" sound, it broke into two pieces! It turned out that this long spear was not very sturdy to begin with. After repeated attacks were repelled, the long spear had already been unable to withstand it. Now, after receiving Barry's push, the long spear broke, which was also very normal!

  Seeing the long spear break, Zhang Zheng's face didn't change at all, his body still charging towards Bali. He directly jumped onto Bali's back! Raising the broken half of the long spear in his hand, he aimed at the back of Bali's neck and thrust it with force!

  Barry's leather jacket was indeed thick enough, but the problem was that no matter how thick the leather jacket was, it couldn't protect his neck! The broken spearhead had sharp long thorns all over its fractured edge. This one stab, instantly pierced through skin and flesh, stabbing in more than an inch deep! Fresh blood splattered out from the wound, directly splashing onto Zhang Zheng's face! Barry was stabbed by this one thrust, suddenly screaming out loud, his whole body constantly swaying back and forth to left and right, wanting to shake off Zhang Zheng on his back!

  However, Zhang Zheng's first strike was successful, and he wouldn't give up halfway! His feet clamped down on Bali's shoulders, grasping the half-length spear, continuously stabbing towards the wound on the back of Bali's neck! Until the tip of the spear broke off at the broken end, Zhang Zheng threw the spear backwards with one hand, while the other hand reached for the dagger on his calf, drew it out in one swift motion, and with a glacial gleam in his eyes, stabbed downwards towards Bali's neck!

  At this moment, the back of Bari's neck was a mess of blood and flesh. This dagger, although not a divine weapon, had no resistance when stabbed into this piece of flesh. As the knife slid in with a smooth motion, Bari's swinging action stopped abruptly. In Bari's eyes, there was a mix of despair and unwillingness, his mouth wide open as if he wanted to let out an endless scream, but he couldn't muster up the strength to do so. After a while, Bari's knees hit the ground with a thud, and his entire body slowly fell to the ground.

  He got up from Barry, and Zhang Zheng also let out a sigh of relief. With his skills, it was not a problem to kill Barry, but if he were to fight normally, it would definitely take some time, and Zhang Zheng himself might get hurt. That's why Zhang Zheng pretended to be unable to deal with Barry earlier, letting Barry relax his vigilance before making the final blow!

  Barry, being such a big shot, naturally had many people paying attention to his actions. Seeing Zhang Zheng actually kill Barry, whether it was on the city wall or outside, everyone was stunned for a moment! Especially the Huren on the city wall, this Barry was the leader of these Huren who climbed up the city wall, and was also a well-known strongman among the Huren! Barry's death also made the morale of the Huren plummet, and at the same time, it boosted the morale of the Han army soldiers, unexpectedly leading to a counterattack!

  Of course, this counterattack was only a temporary phenomenon. Very soon, the Han army was suppressed again by more and more Hu people. However, all of this had nothing to do with Zhang Zheng anymore! After killing Bali, Zhang Zheng quickly put the dagger back into his leg and drew out the long spear on his back, holding it in his hand, looking around left and right, aiming at a direction, preparing to break through and escape!

  Earlier, Zhang Zheng had already thought it through and was determined not to flee into the city. If he escaped into the city and the gates were breached, it would be like becoming a turtle in a jar! So Zhang Zheng decided to take a risk and make a break for it from outside the city! Don't look at how cautious and careful Zhang Zheng is, but that doesn't mean he's timid or afraid of trouble. If not, he wouldn't have become one of the world's top killers!

  Having made up his mind, Zhang Zheng took the long spear in his hand and rushed towards the female wall. As a child who had practiced martial arts since childhood, he was proficient in all eighteen kinds of weapons! The long spear in Zhang Zheng's hand suddenly became a dragon, crazily pointing at those barbarians and killing them, and no one could withstand Zhang Zheng's long spear, allowing him to rush to the female wall smoothly. He stretched his head out of the city and saw that the barbarians outside the city were densely packed, and from time to time, there were barbarians who fell off their horses and joined the crowd climbing the city wall!

  Zhang Zheng's gaze quickly focused on the empty war horses outside the city! Seeing these war horses, Zhang Zheng also surged with a glimmer of hope, gritted his teeth, and directly flipped over to jump off the city wall!

  At this time, the entire battlefield was in chaos, and everyone's eyes were red with killing intent. Who would care about a poor devil falling from the city wall? But after Zhang Zheng jumped off the city wall, he raised his hand and threw out a rope, accurately wrapping it around a protruding block on the city wall! This rope was left behind by the Hu man who had just launched a sneak attack on the city wall. Zhang Zheng hadn't cut them all off, but had hidden one away, which came in handy now!

  As Zhang Zheng's body continued to plummet downwards, his palms were also rapidly rubbing against the rope. When he was almost at the end of his rope, he finally used force to pull himself back up and stop his downward momentum! However, even though he managed to do so, the coarse rope had already ground his palms into a bloody pulp. Zhang Zheng didn't make a sound, but instead kept his eyes tightly fixed on his surroundings. At this moment, there were still many barbarians outside the city shooting arrows upwards, and it was entirely possible that one of them might hit the rope, in which case Zhang Zheng would undoubtedly be killed!

  Fortunately, until Zhang Zheng crashed into the city wall, not a single arrow hit the rope. Instead, several short arrows flew towards Zhang Zheng, but were deflected by his long spear! With one crash onto the city wall, Zhang Zheng targeted the Huns crouching on the wall, swung his long spear and directly knocked them off! Next, Zhang Zheng stepped on a protruding brick on the city wall with one foot, twisted his body, and slid down along the rope.

  As the surrounding barbarians reacted, one of them saw that he couldn't cut down Zhang Zheng, so he simply took out the curved knife in his mouth and cut off Zhang Zheng's rope with one slash! However, at this time, Zhang Zheng was only about two zhang away from the ground. The rope broke, and Zhang Zheng jumped to the ground, flipped over, and landed steadily without any problems! Zhang Zheng's target was the vacant warhorses not far in front of him. As long as he could find a warhorse, there might be hope for breaking out! Thinking of this, Zhang Zheng's eyes also ignited with battle intent, and with his long spear in hand, he charged forward with all his might!

  But on the entire battlefield, not many people would notice Zhang Zheng's actions. To those barbarians, he was just a lucky Han soldier who had accidentally fallen off the city wall and somehow managed to survive! Compared to the tens of thousands of barbarian cavalrymen, one small soldier like him wasn't worth their attention! Those barbarian soldiers were only thinking about being the first to take down the city wall, the first to rush into the city, and plunder the white grain and soft-skinned Han women! Just as Zhang Zheng had expected, except for a few barbarians who blocked his way, not one of them laid hands on him, letting him run back and forth through their army!

  Of course, this situation did not last long. Soon, in the rear army of the Hu people, someone discovered Zhang Zheng, an outlier! In front of a team of light cavalry that had been stationary on the spot, several knights wearing the rare and fine armor of the Hu people were looking at the battle situation ahead with their heads held high. And standing in the middle was none other than Xū Bó Gǔ, the commander-in-chief of the Hu people who attacked Ling Shi City this time! As for Xū Bó Gǔ, he was not an ordinary commander-in-chief of the Hu people. He was the leader of one of the largest tribes in the Southern Xiongnu, and his power in the Southern Xiongnu was enough to be mentioned alongside the current Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu, Qián Qū Chányú!

  However, unlike the Xiongnu Chanyu who was friendly to the Han, Xubuge was extremely hostile to the Han people. Despite the Chanyu's repeated emphasis on not allowing the Xiongnu to invade the Han, Xubuge insisted on going his own way and even frequently collaborated with the Xianbei people, who were also hostile to the Han, to launch a southern invasion. This time, Xubuge deliberately bypassed the Yanmen Pass and secretly entered the Pingyuan Plain in Bingzhou. After evading the large number of Han troops, he chose Lingshi City as the first battle site! However, it was unexpected that this small city would be so difficult to attack! It has already taken three whole days to attack this city! If Lingshi City cannot be captured tonight, Xubuge will have no choice but to temporarily withdraw his army. Otherwise, if he is surrounded by the Han troops who come to reinforce, Xubuge will be in a desperate situation.

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