Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1477: Chapter 1423: This Is Simply a Tragedy

Since the Battle of the Huai River, Zhou Yu had been suppressing Guo Jia, but to be honest, Zhou Yu himself was unsure. Even though he was confident he was not inferior to others, thinking he could easily defeat a top sage like Guo Jia was mere fantasy.

A signal arrow whizzed by, and the already organized and awaiting Wen Pin, due to the noise from the outer camp, hesitated no more and roared into action, charging out from the forest. The already organized soldiers collectively charged forward.

Wen Pin led the charge, drawing his bow and aiming straight at Zhou Cang, who had already charged into Zhou Yu’s formation. The arrow transformed into light and flew out; Zhou Cang dodged valiantly, but was still shot through beneath his right clavicle. Fortunately, Zhou Cang was a rugged man, and such a minor injury was inconsequential!

However, as Wen Pin’s army charged out, the rain of arrows fell, making Guan Yu’s soldiers visibly chaotic. Additionally, Wen Pin led the charge into the strongest momentum of Guan Yu’s army, forcefully breaking the formation with his formidable martial force. Quickly, Guan Yu’s army fell into disarray.

However, at this moment, Zhou Cang, as a brave general, stopped charging and turned to hold off Wen Pin. Yet, the decline of Guan Yu’s army was evident, with Zhou Yu on the inside and Wen Pin on the outside, working together to break the formation.

Although Zhou Cang managed to hold off Wen Pin’s charge by supporting left and right, and the School Sabre Bearer, though few in number, could withstand Wen Pin’s army’s counterattack for a short period; Pei Yuanshao, however, could not withstand the fierce assault of Zhou Yu’s soldiers. The decline of Guan Yu’s army became increasingly apparent as Zhou Yu’s soldiers steadily advanced.

However, before Zhou Yu could ponder further, with Zhou Cang’s roar, Qu Gong, Du Yuan, and Huang Shao, who had just rushed over, exchanged glances, each seeing the intent in the other’s eyes, and immediately charged into Zhou Yu’s camp from three directions of the main camp!

Immediately, a large portion of Wen Pin’s army was caught in a pincer attack, while Zhou Yu was surrounded layer upon layer, with both our army and the enemy forces encircling the center.

At this time, apart from Zhou Yu in the center who could stabilize the situation, everyone else was in a chaotic battle. It could be described as ”you in me, and I in you,” with Wen Pin holding off Zhou Cang while commanding the front half of his soldiers to attack Zhou Cang and the School Sabre Bearer, and ordering the rear soldiers to hold off Guan Yu’s newly arrived troops.

Originally on the flank, Pei Yuanshao was struggling to catch his breath from being battered by Zhou Yu’s soldiers. With Huang Shao’s reinforcements, he finally stabilized his ground by relying on the advantage of manpower. After all, these seasoned Minor Canal Commandants of the Yellow Turbans were adept at commanding hundreds to thousands of men.

Zhou Yu, while altering the situation, began to connect to the spirit and beliefs of Wen Pin’s soldiers, attempting to extend his Legion Talent. The utility of morale is vast, and in this chaotic battle, morale ensures his soldiers can continue fighting.

It’s not that Wen Pin lacks Legion Talent, but his talent suits long-term defensive battles. In such chaotic combat, it’s more about comparing the quality of troops and their endurance limits.

Quickly, Zhou Yu incorporated Wen Pin’s soldiers into the range of his Legion Talent. The slightly declining Zhou Yu’s army once again began to firmly stabilize, gradually maintaining a balance of attack and defense, stabilizing the frontline, easing the pressure on Zhou Yu at the center.

”Strange, what exactly does Guo Jia plan?” Zhou Yu thought with a perplexed expression, unaware of the precarious situation.

At this moment, Guo Jia, having successfully crossed the river and unhurriedly approaching, wore a light smile. Seeing Huang Shao, Qu Gong, and others successfully reach the battlefield, Guo Jia knew the fish had taken the bait. Sometimes, responding calmly to matters before you is not the best approach.

”Zhou Yu is likely still curious about what I’m doing, right?” Guo Jia thought with a light smile. With Sun Ce gone, Zhou Yu is much easier to deal with. Zhou Yu has absolute confidence in his intelligence, but sometimes this confidence can cause him to respond inadequately.

”Though you have stabilized the situation at the center, seemingly very safe, but you’re in the center of the formation, Zhou Yu, you think having a large number of troops around you means you’re not surrounded? I’ve encircled you and your army right at the center, let’s see how you break out,” Guo Jia silently gazed in the direction of Zhou Yu’s camp.

Without an aerial view, Zhou Yu, within his own formation, had no idea his situation had become extremely dangerous. After all, any normal commander wouldn’t consider themselves in danger after their soldiers firmly stabilize their ground.

This is Guo Jia’s judgment of a sage’s concept of safety. For a sage, a stable situation they’ve created with their skills naturally provides them a sense of control, and under this sense of control, any sage would trust their judgment.

If at this moment he had an aerial view, Zhou Yu would realize that he and his soldiers were enveloped layer by layer like a mille-feuille, with Zhou Yu and his soldiers at the center.

In other words, although Zhou Yu successfully stabilized the situation, he unknowingly became layered in the very center, leading to what seems like safety but actually positioning him where any disruption in this coil of military formation could easily lead to his demise.

More importantly, Zhou Yu, currently in the center of the formation, was calmly stabilizing the situation, completely unaware of being surrounded, and under Zhou Yu’s maneuvering, the soldiers were performing remarkably well, a bit of luck amid misfortune.

However, the more the situation stabilized, the tighter the encirclement by Guan Yu’s army became. Qu Gong and others formed the outermost layer, Wen Pin the second, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, and the School Sabre Bearer the third, with Zhou Yu’s main formation at the core.