413 The Oriole Lurks Behind (1/2)
_Outside Su County._
Sha Pojun and his eight thousand elites were getting ready to attack the city gates. Who would have known that the city gates would suddenly swing open and let loose a huge army? They were the six thousand Liu Bang troops.
”Right on time!”
Sha Pojun was also a vicious character; he immediately ordered his troops to charge!
”Kill!”
The eight thousand elites were all elite cavalry. On the opposite side, half of Liu Bang's troops were cavalry, and the remaining were all infantry.
Hence, Sha Pojun felt very confident.
Liu Bang similarly unsheathed his Chixiao Sword and hollered, ”Kill!”
”Kill!”
The two armies charged at one another outside the Su County walls.
This was destined to be a decisive battle.
The killing shouts spread out through the wilderness, shocking many birds and causing them to fly off.
The commoners in the city were already used to it. As people of a chaotic time, they were already numb to war.
Hua Xiong walked at the front, getting into a fight with Fan Kuai.
Both of them were strong generals. This battle that spanned passed time and space was a really interesting one.
Sha Pojun was also a born soldier; he chose Cao Can as his opponent. The generals under the other two lords chose Xia Houying and Lu Wan. The remaining Zhoubo guarded beside Liu Bang and helped him engage in slaughter in all four directions.
As for Xiao He, he naturally stayed put in the town hall.
The advantage of generals quickly displayed itself on the battlefield.
As the two sides went head to head, apart from Hua Xiang and Fan Kuai, who managed to hold their own, the rest of the men barely hung in there.
Although Sha Pojun’s sub-occupation was general, he could not compare to Ouyang Shuo. When he engage Cao Can, although he was not instantly defeated, he still struggled.
Xia Houying’s opponent was stuck in a particularly dangerous predicament.
Xia Houying was a strong general, and his opponent was only a basic general. How could he compare?
The more terrifying aspect was that the generals under Liu Bang had all activated their specialties. Under the buffs of all the specialties, their combat strength increased by a large grade. It was like they were injected with drugs.
Although Sha Pojun held the numerical advantage, they were unable to claim victory due to their generals being at a total disadvantage.
The battle entered a stalemate.
Just as both sides engaged, outside of the battlefield, a huge army slowly crept onward.
They were not anyone else, but Ouyang Shuo.
Before this had occurred, Ouyang Shuo was still worrying about how to use his four thousand men to take down the Su County. He did not expect the battlefield to experience such a huge change. He did not expect Liu Bang to actually act so rashly either.
If he knew that this would happen, why would he have waited?
In a blink of an eye, a new change occurred on the battlefield.
With a stab of his spear, Xia Houying directly sent his enemy off their horse.
Sha Pojun's forces had lost their first general.
When Lu Wan saw that, he did not back down, and in just five minutes, he similarly killed his opponent.
With that, the morale of Sha Pojun's army plummeted. Especially the five thousand men of the two ally armies. Since their main generals were slaughtered, they were instantly like headless chickens.
When Sha Pojun saw that, he ordered the two lords to personally go to battle, as he struggled to handle Cao Can. As the two lords respected Sha Pojun, they did not dare to reject his demand.
Thanks to this, the allied army barely hung on.
Even so, the morale of Liu Bang's forces soared.
Especially Xia Houying, Zhuo Bo, and the like. They could not find an opponent, so they slaughtered their way through the enemy forces.
If these troops were not Sha Pojun’s elites, they probably would have just collapse right there.
Similarly, Hua Xiong was paying close attention to the situation. In his battle with Fan Kuai, he already held a slight advantage. He knew that at such a time, he had to do something.
At this moment, Fan Kuai’s eyes were already red with bloodlust.
It was rare for him to meet an opponent who was around his standard, making him feel pumped.
When Hua Xiong saw that, he laughed coldly, turning his body slightly to the side to avoid Fan Kuai's killing move. At the same time, he cut down toward Fan Kuai's neck before the latter could react.
With such a huge blade, the outcome could be expected.
Fan Kuai's head flew up and dropped to the ground with a loud _peng!_
Fan Kuai had died in battle!
”Fan Kuai!”
Liu Bang, who was far away, exclaimed when he saw Fan Kuai fall.
The entire battlefield was stunned.
The morale of both sides immediately dropped by a grade.
One must know that Liu Bang had lost one of his core generals.
”Great!”
Sha Pojun was impressed. As expected from his general, he did not let him down.
”Kill!”
Sha Pojun avoided Cao Can and started to command the army to charge at the enemy. He knew that at this moment, facing off against the other generals held no meaning. They needed to kill the enemy army.
”Kill!”
Sha Pojun's forces used the momentum of the huge victory; their morale climbing up to the sky.
The rumbling noises of the horse hooves stunned the hearts of Liu Bang's army.
”General, let's back off!” suggested Cao Can when he saw the situation.
”No!” Liu Bang shook his head, he was not crazy, scolding, ”I want to take revenge for Fan Kuai!”
Fan Kuai ah, he was Liu Bang’s loyal and reliable brother. They had scrapped through so many huge battles. Who would have expected him to die here? The current Liu Bang was far from the cold and ruthless man in history.
”Revenge!”
Zhou Bo, Xia Houying, Lu Wan, and the rest were all on the verge of tears. They had lost a brother who had been through thick and thin with them just like that. How could they feel good?
Cao Can sighed; he could only charge along with the troops.
This battle finally entered its climax.
The killing intent permeated the battlefield, making one feel a chill run down their spines.