Chapter 73: Repeated drilling
North of Bowangpo, on the high ground in front of the mountain, Black Bear picked up a spear and held it upside down with both hands and nailed it straight into the ground.

He lowered his head to look at the length of the shadow and said to his attendants: "We cannot let Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin rest in peace. We must also give Liu Xuande some confidence."

Gan Ning sat on the side eating dry food and looked at the shadows on the ground: "General Qu is going to advance southward?"

"Yes, move five or six miles south, and we will wait and see how the battle develops by the water."

Black Bear said as he opened his arms and leaned back slightly as if embracing the sun, closing his eyes: "I will wear double armor and lead you to charge into the enemy camp!"

The scorching sun shining on his face gave him a warm feeling, and his eyelids were a warm red.

Gan Ning wanted to persuade him, but seeing that Black Bear's personal soldiers had already brought over two sets of armor, he began to dress Black Bear in a sleeveless double-crotch armor, followed by a thin-brimmed armor.

The armor was hot to the touch, and Black Bear endured the discomfort and put on a green vest embroidered with black patterns. Finally, he was helped onto the horse by Gan Ning and others.

This is a docile mare. At this time, various soldiers who were resting around also began to make final preparations for battle.

A dozen soldiers who were injured and sick while lurking in Jackdaw Road stayed behind to guard the miscellaneous items and forty-three prisoners.

The rest of them stood up one after another, carrying only half a day's worth of dry food, wearing armor, and holding long and short weapons.

Black Bear confirmed that most people started wearing the copper mask after seeing him mount the horse. This thing stuck to his face and made him feel particularly stuffy.

Pulling out the lance nailed to the ground with his backhand, Black Bear took a deep breath and pointed the spear diagonally forward: "Follow me!"

"Roar!"

Dozens of knights who had been living together day and night raised their spears and halberds in response, and rode their horses lightly to follow behind, like a half-moon surrounding the black bear.

The remaining knights and infantry also began to move and march down the slope.

Eight hundred infantry and cavalry began to move to the north of Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin, and the two immediately became nervous.

The tired and injured soldiers under their command lay on the ground to rest, and those who were able to stand were watching the troops gradually descending the mountain on the northern hill.

I really hope that this is a friendly army, but after the enemy came down from the high ground, they moved towards Jingyu Road.

On the other side of Bowangpo, Liu Bei saw Black Bear's troops moving from afar, and said to those around him: "He is afraid that I will withdraw my troops!"

Guan Yu said expressionlessly: "He doesn't understand my brother."

Liu Bei nodded and squinted his eyes, looking into the distance: "How can I be willing to withdraw my troops just like that?"

After all the hard work of preparing such a sumptuous meal, how could we let Xiahou Dun just eat a few bites and leave?
Mi Fang stood up and squinted his eyes for a few breaths, expressing his concerns: "My lord, with his 800 people, how can he resist Li Dian's 3,000 followers?"

The soldiers under Li Dian's command are not easy to kill. If you kill one of them, dozens of his relatives will surely go crazy on the spot.

Among all the clan commanders and clan factions across the country, the one under Li Dian was the most united.

Because of their unity, they monopolized Juye Lake; and because of the monopoly of Juye Lake and the huge profits, this clan became even more united.

This is the same fierce team that blocked Lu Bu in the toilet and almost killed him!

Liu Bei didn't know how to answer Mi Fang's stupid question, so he said, "He must have some support to dominate the Central Plains. He dares to boast that he can stop Li Dian, so I think he should have some confidence."

On the Bowang slope, both sides observed that the 800 Black Bears were approaching the river, and the infantry immediately jumped into the cool river water to cool off.

The heavy knights wearing black light armor used their helmets to draw water to cool their armor.

The black bear was no exception. He stood by the river and raised his helmet to pour the river water over his head.

The river water wet the blue vest and quickly cooled down the armor.

This made both sides on Bowang Slope extremely greedy. It was difficult to get water on the slope, and some wounded soldiers had lost the right to drink water.

Every time a small group of troops went to fetch water, due to the lack of transportation, each person had to run seven or eight miles to bring a dozen kilograms of water. The labor cost of water was too high.

At the riverside, Gan Ning carefully scooped water, wetting his arms, legs and feet little by little. He only used the water to cool his armor, and did not use it directly to wash his hair or wet his torso to cool it down.

After the temperature dropped, Gan Ning felt refreshed and observed Li Dian's troops gradually moving in the distance.

Li Dian's troops appeared upstream of the Lishui River. Thousands of them were cooling off by the river, with no sign of crossing the river for the time being.

Gan Ning looked out for a long time and asked Black Bear beside him, "Captain Qu, the midday sun is too bright and it's not good for long-range shooting. Is there any way to deal with it?"

"Ask the scribe. If you bring some ink, grind it and use the black ink to smear the eye sockets, it should have some effect."

Black Bear couldn't think of a good solution either. Gan Ning was an excellent archer and needed to solve this problem. Others had not yet realized the interference and damage that strong sunlight could cause to the eyes.

After hearing this, Gan Ning immediately went to find the clerk, while Hei Xiong turned back to look at Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin, who had been blocked in the eastern area of ​​Bowangpo.

As their own troops were close by, they no longer dared to split up their forces to fetch water from the river.

The estimated time is that the sun will be at its zenith at about 12:30 pm and will set at 7:30 pm.

In other words, in about three hours' time the sun sets and the weather becomes cool, which is good for soldiers to fight.

While he was calculating the time, Wang Wei approached and whispered, "Captain, the armies of Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin were defeated but not disintegrated. They are indeed elite troops. Xiahou Dun has gathered the defeated soldiers and their intention to disintegrate has subsided. In my opinion, if we cut off their chance of survival here, the enemy will surely charge at us like a trapped beast. And Li Dian will support them from behind. By then, we will be attacked from both sides. Even if Liu Yuzhou sends troops to rescue them, it will be difficult to resolve the urgent situation."

"Well, what you said makes sense. Don't say such things again."

Black Bear looked at Wang Wei expressionlessly: "Fortunately you are not my man, otherwise you would be in danger of losing your head based on these words. But this concern has reminded me."

As he spoke, Black Bear pointed his right hand like a sword towards the east of Bowangpo: "We didn't come all this way to let them sleep. Get up and dance!"

When Wang Wei was puzzled, he looked in the direction that Black Bear pointed, and saw that the god general Lu Bu, who was wearing gilded Mingguang armor, suddenly galloped on his horse, holding the Fang Tian Ji in both hands and rushed towards Yu Jin's rear formation three or four miles away! Lu Bu's charging speed was extremely fast, and Black Bear estimated that he was running at about 70 to 80 kilometers per hour!
During the charge, the three and a half foot long white goose feathers on the top of the helmet were slightly bent by the wind and trembled slightly as the horse shook.

Yu Jin left a thousand men in the rear to supervise the battle, holding halberds and shouting: "The enemy is attacking! Beat the drums! Quick, form a battle array!"

The sound of drums rang out rapidly, and the Cao soldiers lying on the ground stood up one after another. Before many of them could react, Lu Bu rushed in waving his Fang Tian Ji.

The sound of drums resounded, startling Xiahou Dun, who was dozing with his eyes closed. He jumped up and turned his head sharply to look to the west. Liu Bei's formation over there was also startled and started to beat drums to gather his troops.

Xiahou Dun turned around to look at the formation, and saw the golden-armored general holding a Fang Tian Ji stirring up trouble everywhere, bullying the Cao army because they had no camps or fortifications, and letting their horses run freely.

The enemy's horses were extremely fast. Dozens of brave cavalrymen who were proud of their bravery rode in pursuit, but they could not catch up with them. Instead, they followed them and disrupted the temporary camps.

When the soldiers from each camp had restored some order and were trying to avoid the knights' charge, they became confused again and the order became even more confusing.

Xiahou Dun's one eye seemed to bulge outwards, and his eyes were about to burst: "Is there no one who can capture this thief general?"

His chief secretary standing beside him whispered, "General, that might be the thief general White Goose!"

Just then, Lu Bu rushed over. Xiahou Dun was so angry that his teeth itched. He picked up the iron halberd beside him and said, "My men! Follow me to kill the enemy!"

Dozens of personal soldiers holding spears and halberds gathered around Xiahou Dun, but Lu Bu's fast horse galloped and accidentally collided with this messy spear and halberd array, and he slightly turned his horse and passed by them seven or eight steps away.

Xiahou Dun was so angry that he pinned the iron halberd to the ground with his backhand, and cursed loudly: "The thief insulted me too much!"

He watched helplessly as Lu Bu and his horse rushed forward for a while. Actually, the opponent had cut through his long snake formation from behind along the Bowangpo Road!

From the snake's tail to its head, not just breaking it in half!

This is an unprecedented and huge blow to our morale!

At this moment, Liu Bei and others saw Lu Bu in golden armor appear in front of the formation, his white robe mostly stained with blood.

"Get some clean water!"

Liu Bei waved his hand and was about to step forward to ask, but he didn't expect that the other party had no intention of resting.

He just raised his hand to wipe the mixture of blood and dust on the bronze mask. The white gloves on his hands were already stained with blood. He then rushed forward along the wide road on Bowangpo with the Fang Tian Ji in his hand.

The officers and soldiers in the front camp of Xiahou Dun, who had suffered a loss, dared not to stop him and retreated to the left and right, allowing Lu Bu to easily break through the first formation.

Then it was Xiahou Dun's turn to lead the second formation. Xiahou Dun grabbed the iron halberd again and shouted, "Thief general! Come and fight!"

How could dozens of personal soldiers dare to let Xiahou Dun fight alone? They surrounded Xiahou Dun with spears and halberds in a dense formation.

As expected, this was a villain general who bullied the weak and feared the strong. When he was about to get close, he slightly turned his horse's head and charged towards the third formation.

The third defending general was Xiahou Lan. Seeing the enemy coming back, he shouted loudly, but it was just shouting.

The other party knocked a soldier away, and then stabbed a military officer to death from behind with his halberd before walking away.

Next it was the turn of the fourth formation commanded by Yu Jin. Yu Jin was not known for his bravery, but he was famous for his strict military law.

Although he was strict in leading his troops, his soldiers' ability to attack tough targets was far inferior to that of the troops led by the shorter Le Jin and Le Wenqian.

However, the phalanxes of a hundred men that Yu Jin hastily organized were successful in forcing back the golden-armored enemy generals who were attempting to charge.

This did not mean that the fourth line of the Jinsuo commander could breathe a sigh of relief. After the golden-armored enemy general broke through the last line of attack, he actually changed his horse and rushed along the road again.

On the river bank, more than 800 soldiers were looking forward to the attack. Everyone was very excited and wanted to follow Lu Bu and launch the charge right now!
The black bear pretended to check the replaced unicorn horse and saw that its left front leg had been stabbed. The knife had cut through the dry flesh and revealed a trace of white bones.

If it was a giant axe or a heavy weapon, and Lu Bu collided with it at high speed, it would be very likely that the opponent would cut off the horse's legs in one blow.

A nuclear-powered horse must also follow basic rules of mechanics, and it obviously cannot run on three legs.

If a horse's legs break during a high-speed charge, the soldier on the horse might even become disabled.

He had never tested the experiment of the Taoist soldiers being chopped and damaged, so he didn't know whether they would turn into cards and wait to be summoned again, or directly turn into mana crystals.

If you want to upgrade the Origin Land Card, you need Mana Crystals.

White mana turns into crystals when used incorrectly, so how can black mana be exempt from this?

While Black Bear was thinking, Lu Bu rode his horse and once again broke through Xiahou Dun's long snake formation from the rear and appeared in front of Liu Bei's formation.

At this time, Zhao Yun rushed over after hearing the news. Thinking that they had been together day and night and had a certain comradeship, he stepped forward to say hello.

Unexpectedly, the golden-armored general, whose white robe was stained with blood and dust, turned his horse around, holding his halberd, and launched another ruthless charge towards Xiahou Dun's front line.

This time, Xiahou Dun stood there holding his spear and waiting, and stopped shouting. He watched the opponent pass by his spear and halberd formation four or five steps away.

Then Xiahou Dun turned around and watched the other side attack the third formation, followed by the fourth formation led by Yu Jin.

He couldn't see the fifth formation at the bend, he could only see the other side rushing straight down Bowang Slope and going to the river.

The man is tired, but the horsepower is harder to sustain.

He had already noticed that the second horse the other party rode was not as strong as the first one with a horn decoration on its forehead.

Even so, the second horse is also a legendary horse of the time.

(End of this chapter)