Chapter Seventy: Freak Birth

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  On the main road, iron cavalry gallops like wind.

  Yan Liang rode his horse, holding a knife, leading his thousand elite cavalrymen galloping northward.

  As I looked up and gazed into the distance, the outline of Xuchang City gradually became clear. On the southern plains, everywhere was filled with refugees fleeing in all directions.

  Yan Liang casually grabbed a few people and asked them, and found out that the situation in Xudu was already chaotic. The army seemed to have given up its defense, and the officials and nobles were fleeing westward under escort.

  "Headed west? Could it be that Cao Cao plans to retreat and defend Guanzhong, and make a comeback from there?"

  Yan Liang was taken aback for a moment, and then a hint of a smile flashed across his lips.

  Cao Cao's move was just as he had anticipated.

  He knew that Cao Cao had an unyielding spirit, and when Chen Gong rebelled in Yan Province, leaving only three cities remaining, Cao Cao did not give up; how could he do so now?

  Moreover, Yan Liang did not want Cao Cao to be completely defeated. As long as Cao Cao could successfully retreat to Guanzhong, he would be able to exert some restraint on Yuan Shao, which would also be beneficial to himself.

  Yan Liang learned of Xu Du's confusion and ordered his troops to advance quickly.

  Before long, Xudu City was already in sight.

  Just then, a troop of several hundred soldiers suddenly emerged from the city and rushed southward at high speed.

  At this time, Cao Cao had already given the order to retreat and defend Guanzhong, so the common people could scatter and escape, but the army should have gone out of the west gate. Why did a troop appear in the south?

  Yan Liang didn't care what the purpose of this army was, now he just wanted to rush ahead of Yuan Shao and make a big profit in Xudu City. Anyone who blocked his way would have only one outcome:

  Kill!

  With a loud shout, Yan Liang rode out on horseback, wielding his sword, followed by a thousand elite cavalrymen who charged out with a battle cry.

  The refugees on the main road fled in all directions like a flock of frightened sheep, and Yan Liang's army advanced unimpeded, striking like lightning.

  Those hundreds of Cao's troops thought that the army appearing in the south was a friendly force coming to reinforce Xuchang from the southern line, and did not realize the danger approaching.

  When the big flag with the word "Yan" entered their eyes, they suddenly realized that Yan Liang's army had already killed to the abdomen of Xudu.

  In an instant, several hundred Cao troops fell into chaos.

  Yan Liang rode out on horseback, his long sword sweeping in a wide arc. With a loud "thud", the enemy general at the front was cut in two at the waist.

  Iron hooves flying by, wherever they pass, no life is left behind.

  A thousand divine cavalrymen are like the sharpest spear, easily piercing through the enemy army.

  The cries rose on all sides, the wails of the wounded grew loud, the pitiless blades cut down the fleeing enemy, and slaughtered them till the blood flowed in streams.

  Another sword flashed by, and in Yan Liang's blood-filled eyes, a bloody head flew into the air.

  Warm blood splattered all over the armor, killing Yan Liang who was just getting excited, extremely ferocious, only making the enemy around him lose his courage and flee in a hurry.

  In the bloody mist, there was a brave warrior wielding a large sword and madly rushing towards Yan Liang.

  Others avoided Yan Liang, the killing god, but now there was an enemy who didn't know life from death, daring to come to his door seeking death, which really surprised Yan Liang.

  Through the bloody mist, Yan Liang raised his eyes and took a glance, but saw that the enemy general was as robust as an ox, with a face full of yellow whiskers like steel wires, and had a somewhat barbaric appearance.

  What's even more astonishing is that in this freezing winter, he actually bared half of his arm, seemingly impervious to the cold.

  "How interesting, there's such an unusual person in Cao Jun's army, I'd like to see how capable you are."

  Yan Liang showed no fear, his long sword raised high, sweeping away with a force like a raging torrent.

  The enemy who came to kill would roar like thunder, with a large knife in hand that did not dodge or evade, and also arrived with a howl.

  Waaaah~~~~~

  Two swords clashed, with a deafening crash like thunder.

  Yan Liang only felt a surge of overwhelming force pouring into his body, stirring up his blood and energy, and even the palm of his hand holding the knife was slightly numb.

  This person's strength is even more fierce than Guan Yu's first three slashes!

  Yan Liang was shocked in his heart when the enemy general struck again with a knife on his head. Yan Liang had no time to think, and raised his knife to block it upwards.

  Another loud crash, the powerful force came down like Mount Tai, forcing Yan Liang to bend his arms and use all his strength to barely hold on.

  Since the Battle of White Horse, after crossing hands with Guan Yu, Yan Liang had exchanged blows with many masters, but never felt such pressure as he did now.

  Yan Liang's mind quickly turned over, but he couldn't think of any famous general in Cao's camp who could have such brutal strength.

  Under the surprise, Yan Liang made a false move and galloped past on his horse.

  As he turned around, Yan Liang said sternly: "I was about to put down my sword and spare the life of an unknown person. Now you'd better report your name!"

  "Laozi is from Xiliang Hu Che, who are you?" The general with the red armguard had his throat rolling like a pearl as he reported his own name.

  When he heard the three words "Hu Che Er", Yan Liang's doubts in his heart instantly dissipated.

  This Hu Che Er is a general of the Northern Territory Gun King Zhang Hua's department, with a strange strength, known as "strength can carry 500 catties, daily travel 700 miles", a real freak.

  At that time, when Cao Cao was attacking Zhang Yang, Hu Che Er got Cao Cao's beloved general, Dian Wei, drunk and stole his twin halberds, which ultimately led to Dian Wei's death in the Battle of Wan City.

  Before the Battle of Guandu, Zhang Xiu defected to Cao Cao. Perhaps it was because Cao Cao admired Hu Che Er's bravery that he transferred him from Zhang Xiu's command to serve in the army at Xu Du, which is why he appeared here.

  "No wonder this guy's strength is so astonishing, it turns out he's Hu Che'er."

  Yan Liang's doubts were dispelled, and he loudly said: "I am Yan Liang, Hu Che Er. Cao Cao has already been defeated, why don't you surrender to me?"

  Although Hu Che Er is not a great talent, he is as brave and fierce as Zhou Cang. It's not bad to take him in as a personal bodyguard. Moreover, this man has some unusual abilities, which may be useful in the future.

  Hú Chē'ér heard the name Yuán Liáng, his ferocious face changed in an instant, that astonished expression seemed to be unable to believe that Yuán Liáng would actually appear here.

  However, after a moment of astonishment, Hu Che'er's face returned to its usual ferocity.

  "I don't care if you're Yan Liang or Yan Zhuo, get out of my way, move aside!" Hu Che'er shouted loudly.

  This rascal is indeed deeply infected with a rustic tone, his words are extremely coarse.

  Yan Liang sneered, his long sword horizontal, "If you want to pass through this road, first ask if the knife in my hand agrees or not."

  Hú Chē'ér heard this and became furious, like a raging wolf, brandishing his large knife as he charged forward.

  A gleaming large blade, wielding a thousand jin of monstrous strength, chops down once again.

  Yan Liang knew that this barbarian was incredibly strong and if he were to compete with him in terms of strength, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.

  Yan Liang saw the enemy's sword approaching with a whooshing sound, and he swiftly turned his horse to dodge it. With a clever move, he avoided the attack and counterattacked with his long sword.

  Hú chē ér yī dāo pī kōng, jí yòu shì hǒu zhe huí dāo, guài lì jiá zhe liè liè fēng shēng xié xiàng jī chū.

  Yan Liang's eyes were quick and his hands were fast, but he didn't engage in a fierce battle with him. The knife's momentum suddenly changed halfway through and slashed towards Hu Che'er's shoulder.

  Hu Che'er repeatedly chopped at the air, his anger growing more and more uncontrollable, as if he had gone mad. With each slash of his sword, he wildly hacked at Yan Liang, not sparing any energy.

  Facing this raging beast, Yan Liang was secretly laughing.

  After several exchanges, he had already figured out Hu Che Er's martial arts. This person's power was unmatched in the world, but his knife skills were ordinary and tight. Overall, his martial arts were not much different from Wen Ping's.

  Yan Liang was agile in his movements and versatile in his swordplay, often using evasive tactics to avoid direct confrontation.

  After dozens of rounds, Hu Che Er had been toyed with to the point of being frantic and his flaws in knife skills were exposed.

  Yan Liang took advantage of the opening, exerting all his strength, and with a long knife flashing like lightning, he slapped it out. All that was heard was a dull thud, as the back of the knife heavily slapped onto Hu Che'er's back.

  Yan Liang's strength was not comparable to that of Hu Che Er, but it was still extraordinary. With a single blow, Hu Che Er spat out a blood arrow and his massive body became unstable, and he was actually slapped off the horse.

  Wow!

  Hú Chē'ér's iron tower-like body heavily fell onto the bloody ground.