Chapter 305: There is a road to heaven but you don't take it, there is no door to hell but you break in? You chickens and dogs, don't even think about running away!
That's thirty thousand sharp arrows shot at the same time.

It is equivalent to 30,000 archers shooting at the enemy at the same time.

Even for Yuan Shao, who was wealthy and powerful, he had less than 30,000 archers and crossbows among his 160,000-man army.

However, in such a narrow space as the ferry, there were the equivalent of 30,000 archers, firing at the same time.

What a terrifying density!

In an instant, nine thousand Wei cavalrymen were shot down by the dense and cross-fire, and their horses were thrown to the ground, with ghosts howling and wolves howling.

"The Chu army really has crossbows!"

Gao Lan was startled and had no time to think. He quickly swung his spear to protect his vital parts on all sides.

Gao Gan was so frightened that he leaned down on his horse and hid among the personal guards who followed him.

The personal guards desperately brandished their swords to protect their nephew, the King of Wei, from the rain of arrows.

Gao Lan was one of the Four Pillars of Hebei and was an expert in martial arts. Even though the rain of arrows was dense, they could not hurt him.

Gao Gan had his own guards to protect him and a meat shield to block the attack for him, so he managed to avoid the crossbow fire.

Those nine thousand Wei cavalry became the unfortunate unlucky ones.

Streams of blood flew into the air, screams rang out one after another, and they were cut down to the ground in large numbers like harvested wheat stalks.

at last.

The rain of arrows ended, and the sharp buzzing sound of breaking through the air stopped.

Gao Lan let out a long breath, put down his gun and looked around. Immediately his eyes popped open and his body shuddered.

Thousands of Wei cavalry had fallen in the bloodbath.

Countless war horses and countless surviving soldiers lay on the ground, wailing in pain and begging for help.

Reinvented!

With only one round of volleys from the Chu army, his 9,000 cavalrymen suffered unprecedented damage, with countless casualties.

"Is this...is this a crossbow?"

"No wonder Han Meng's 5,000 cavalry were defeated by 300 crossbowmen!"

"This crossbow is truly a divine weapon!"

Gao Lan looked at the horrific scenes around him with endless shock in his heart, and the doubts that had been puzzling him in his mind were also resolved.

When they learned that in the Battle of Si Shui, Han Meng's five thousand cavalry were defeated by three hundred crossbowmen, they all found it incredible.

They were also skeptical about the various rumors about the crossbow.

After experiencing it personally today, Gao Lan finally believed that the rumors were true and realized how desperate Han Meng was at that time.

"General Gao, what should we do?"

Gao Gan, who was lying on the horse's back, was so frightened that he shouted at Gao Lan in a trembling voice.

Gao Lan suddenly woke up and gritted his teeth and said:

"What else can we do? While the enemy is reloading their arrows, we must fight to the death and break through!"

Gao Lan squeezed the horse's belly and rode away.

"Wait for me, wait for me--"

Gao Gan shouted and whipped the horse hard, and chased after him in a hurry.

He followed Gao Lan closely, running away desperately.

As for the surviving Wei cavalry under their command, the two of them could not take care of them and could only hope for the best.

As a result, thousands of Wei cavalry, like frightened birds, pushed and trampled on each other, rushing out of the camp.

"Want to run? None of you can leave!"

Huang Zhong, who was at the bow, snorted coldly, spurred his horse and dragged his sword, leaping off the pier and chasing after the fleeing remnants of the enemy army.

The ambushing Chu troops from all directions raised shouts of killing and pounced on the fleeing Wei army like frightened birds, like hungry tigers and wolves.

The siege begins.

At least half of the Wei army's cavalry were still there, but their morale had been broken by a round of volleys from crossbows, and they had completely lost their will to fight.

What's more, the advantage of cavalry lies in its speed and mobility, as well as the earth-shattering impact force when it accelerates.

The cavalry that had lost its speed was like a tiger without its teeth. How could they be a match for the Chu army's spears and lances?

After a siege, countless Wei soldiers were pierced like hedgehogs by spears coming from all directions, and were knocked off their horses in large numbers.

Rivers of blood...

Amid the chaos of the army, Huang Zhong charged forward like a god of war, waving his long sword wildly, harvesting heads madly like cutting vegetables and melons.

In the blood mist, he recognized Gao Gan's figure at a glance.

The nephew of Yuan Shao who was captured by Taishi Ci and imprisoned for two years was an old acquaintance to the Chu army, so Huang Zhong naturally recognized him.

Huang Zhong really didn't expect that Gao Gan was also among the Wei cavalry, and he actually led his troops to come in person and attempted to rob their food and supplies.

It's true that there's a road to heaven but you don't take it, and there's no door to hell but you break in.

"Gao Gan, the King of Chu gave you a chance to live, but you dared to come back and die!"

"Huang Zhong is here, where are you going to escape?"

With a sarcastic roar, Huang Zhong spurred his horse and drew his sword, charging straight at Gao Gan.

Along the way, the Wei soldiers who blocked their way were like grass. They were all chopped to the ground, turning into a long trail of blood.

As the road ahead was blocked, Gao Gan could not speed up his horse and was about to be caught up by Huang Zhong.

"Gao Lan, you cover the rear and stop that old thief!"

In fear, Gao Gan shouted at Gao Lan.

Gao Lan was startled and frowned, but he did not turn around to stop Huang Zhong.

He naturally knew how strong Huang Zhong was.

He knew even more clearly that Gao Gan was in a desperate situation and wanted to use him as a cannon fodder to cover his own escape.

Seeing that Gao Lan did not move, Gao Gan became angry and shouted:
"I am the uncle of the King of Wei. If I die here, how will you explain to my uncle?"

Gao Lan's heart trembled.

Yuan Shao loved his sons and nephews the most. This was known to everyone in the Wei State. If Gao Gan really died here, he would have no way to explain to Yuan Shao.

Not only were nine thousand cavalrymen killed, but also a precious nephew was lost. Who could guarantee that Yuan Shao would not sentence him to death in his rage?
Thinking of this, Gao Lan gritted his teeth and shouted:
"You guys protect Master Yuancai and leave first. I'll stop that old bastard!"

After saying this, Gao Lan turned his horse around and headed back to kill Huang Zhong.

Gao Gan finally breathed a sigh of relief, snorted coldly, and continued to charge forward under the protection of his personal guards.

"Gao Lan is here!"

"Huang Zhong, you old bastard, stop being so arrogant!"

Gao Lan turned back, roared, and put all his strength into the silver spear in his hand, stabbing at the oncoming Huang Zhong.

After all, he was one of the Four Pillars of Hebei, as famous as Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the two heroes of Hebei, and he boasted that his martial arts was the best in the world.

Even though he had heard of Huang Zhong's reputation, he still looked down on him, thinking that he was just an old soldier, no matter how strong he was, how strong could he be? It was with this in mind that Gao Lan braced himself and rushed forward to kill.

"Lord chicken and dog!"

Huang Zhong just snorted contemptuously and swung out with the long sword in his hand.

This seemingly understated swing contained infinite power. The blade carried the force of the collapse of heaven and earth, and came through the air with the power to sweep away everything.

"Bang!"

There was a loud bang.

Gao Lan stabbed with all his strength, but the spear was easily deflected like a bamboo stick swung by a child.

The force of the collision between the sword and the spear was so strong that Gao Lan's palms cracked and the silver spear almost flew out of his hand.

The violent force that flowed through the gun into his body was like an invisible mountain, bombarding his body inside and out.

Gao Lan was sitting unsteadily and his body leaned backward uncontrollably.

The surging force instantly shook him to the point where his internal organs felt like they were about to burst, and his blood and energy instantly rushed to his throat.

"This old man actually——"

Gao Lan’s eyes widened and he looked so shocked as if he had seen a ghost.

The winner is decided after one strike!

At least in terms of strength, the old veteran with half white hair and beard in front of him was incredibly strong and far superior to him.

Gao Lan found it hard to believe that such a veteran could have such powerful strength.

"It's really a clay chicken and a clay dog!"

Huang Zhong snorted contemptuously again, not giving Gao Lan a chance to savor his shock. As Gao Lan passed by him, he turned around and slashed at him with his long sword.

The second strike was as fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder.

Gao Lan didn't even have time to catch his breath. He straightened his body almost instinctively and hastily struck back with the silver spear.

"clang!"

There was another loud bang like the sky collapsing.

The swords and guns collided again.

Gao Lan was like a fragile straw of wheat. Blown by the strong wind, his body tilted to one side and he almost fell off his horse.

He endured the severe pain of his internal organs bursting, and used all his strength to clamp the horse's belly with his legs, thus preventing himself from being blown away.

The surging blood and energy could no longer be suppressed, and instantly seeped out from the corners of his mouth.

"This old bastard made me vomit blood in just two moves?"

"Even if Lu Bu was reborn, he would be no more than this!"

Gao Lan was shocked and stunned, and felt a breath of death instantly enveloping his whole body.

His hunch was right.

Huang Zhong didn't give him any time to breathe or react, and the third sword slashed down from the air like a storm.

The first two moves had already made Gao Lan lose his balance, and when the third blow came, he had no time to draw his gun back to block.

"Am I, one of the Four Pillars of Hebei, going to die at the hands of an old soldier?"

At the moment of life and death, Gao Lan's heart burst out with endless grief and indignation.

However, it was too late for him to draw his sword back, and he could only watch as the blood-stained blade, like the death blade, slashed down towards his head.

"Crack!"

There was a cracking sound.

Gao Lan’s head fell to the ground, and his bleeding body fell off his horse with a bang.

"What the Four Pillars of Hebei, they are so vulnerable!"

Huang Zhong picked up Gao Lan's head and hung it under the saddle.

Then, dragging the bloody knife, he charged towards the fleeing Wei cavalry like a killing god.

In front.

Gao Gan took advantage of the gap left by Gao Lan, and under the protection of his personal guards, he finally broke through the siege and rushed out of the camp gate.

Along with them, there were more than a thousand Wei cavalrymen.

Seeing that the road ahead was clear, Gao Gan breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced as if he had escaped to heaven.

More than a thousand cavalrymen did not dare to stay for a moment and continued to gallop on their horses.

Just when they thought they had managed to escape and shake off the Chu army's ambush, the sound of heaven collapsing and earth splitting came from both wings.

Nearly three thousand Chu cavalrymen came from both sides of the ferry like a storm, cutting off their way again.

"cavalry?"

"The Chu army actually ambushed the cavalry?"

Gao Gan was horrified, and the relief in his heart was instantly replaced by endless fear.

Just as he was in shock and trance, two groups of cavalry had arrived.

There were people and horses falling to the ground, and ghosts crying and wolves howling.

More than a thousand Wei cavalrymen who had finally broken through were killed in the blink of an eye.

"Protect me to break through, protect me to break through——"

The senior official came to his senses, yelled in panic and whipped the horse furiously.

A gust of black wind was howling towards us.

"Zhang Liao is here!"

"Gao Gan, where are you escaping to!"

Zhang Liao recognized Gao Gan and immediately became excited. He rode his horse and rushed forward with his sword.

Gao Gan was shocked and rushed to his left and right and shouted:

"Kill him, kill him for me!"

The guards on both sides had no choice but to grit their teeth and rush forward at full speed in an attempt to intercept Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao wielded his sword wildly, and in an instant, he chopped down all the Wei guards who were blocking his way as easily as cutting vegetables and melons.

Breaking through the blood mist, Zhang Liao was unstoppable, standing in front of Gao Gan like an iron tower.

The long sword was covered with blood mist and slashed across.

Gao Gan had no way to avoid it, so he had to grit his teeth and try his best to block it with his gun.

"boom!"

There was a dull thud, followed by a scream.

The senior official, along with his gun, was blown away like a kite with a broken string and fell heavily to the ground.

(End of this chapter)