Chapter 28 of 100
Chapter 28
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Under the war banner, Yuan Fang was in the midst of a fierce battle when he suddenly sensed a killing intent rolling towards him from the side.
Glancing sideways, Yuan Fang saw a long saber, like a meteor chasing the moon, slashing fiercely towards his chest.
Yuan Fang's brows furrowed, and he swung his war saber in a reverse grip.
Clang!
Amidst the sparks flying, Yuan Fang, reining his horse and turning around, had blocked the full-force strike from Dan Jing.
Yuan Fang felt a slight tremor in his arm, the veins on his arm tightening, and his war saber was pressed down by a third.
After one exchange, Yuan Fang judged that this enemy general was a notch above him in martial arts, at least at the mid-stage of the Sinew Contraction level.
"This must be Dan Jing!"
Yuan Fang's muscles bulged as he forcefully pushed away Dan Jing's saber, holding his saber horizontally in front of him and shouting sternly, "I, Yuan Fang, do not slay nameless foes. Before you die, state your name!"
Dan Jing was genuinely shocked at this moment.
Since coming to Pingyuan, he had always considered Yuan Fang a useless child. Rushing over, he thought one exchange would be enough to take Yuan Fang's life.
By slaying Yuan Fang, the defeat could be instantly turned around.
Confident Dan Jing did not expect that Yuan Fang would withstand his full-force strike. Such a level of martial arts seemed to have reached the early stage of Sinew Contraction, only slightly inferior to himself.
Shocked and further provoked by Yuan Fang's bold words, Dan Jing flew into a rage, roaring, "I am Dan Jing here! You, the scum of the Yuan family, prepare to die!"
Roaring, Dan Jing's long saber rose again, changing from a slash to a cut, and rushed towards Yuan Fang with a fierce wind.
Indeed, it was Dan Jing.
Yuan Fang knew that although this man was not as formidable as Guan Yu, his martial arts were superior to his own, making him a formidable opponent.
Despite knowing the strong enemy before him, Yuan Fang was not the least bit afraid. He rallied his spirit, swung his war saber, and turned to the offensive.
Clang!
Another sharp sound echoed in the air as Dan Jing's full-force, powerful strike was once again blocked by Yuan Fang.
Even more, Dan Jing felt a force seeping into his internal organs, causing his blood to churn.
Dan Jing was thoroughly enraged and attacked Yuan Fang with all his might, like a madman.
Yuan Fang steadied his mind and resisted with all his strength.
After all, Dan Jing's martial arts were a step above his own, both in strength and reaction speed.
Faced with Dan Jing's frenzied attack, Yuan Fang felt the pressure increase sharply and was soon completely suppressed.
Despite the arduous battle, Yuan Fang was not afraid. Instead, he seized the opportunity to shout, "Dan Jing, if you know what's good for you, run now. I'll spare your life. Go back and tell Gongsun Zan that I, Yuan Fang, do not wish to be his enemy. He can focus on battling my father."
Yuan Fang's actions were intended to disrupt Dan Jing's mind, but he also spoke the truth.
He was not afraid of Yuan Shao, let alone Gongsun Zan. If he could provoke Gongsun Zan to fully engage Yuan Shao, leaving Qingzhou open for him to attack, it would be exactly what he wanted.
Dan Jing, hearing this, was almost enraged to the point of bursting. Yuan Fang's words, "I'll spare your life," were a blatant insult to his dignity.
"Scum of the Yuan family, I will take your life!"
Enraged, Dan Jing roared, and his war saber swept out, raising a cloud of dust.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In the blink of an eye, he struck three times, each strike powerful.
Yuan Fang gritted his teeth and barely managed to block them, feeling his internal organs churn from the powerful impact. A glance revealed that his hand, gripping the saber, was bleeding profusely, his tiger's mouth split open.
Dan Jing's frenzied attack completely overwhelmed Yuan Fang, making it impossible for him to resist.
Yuan Fang, however, was not afraid. Instead, a fiery anger surged within him.
The word "scum" had deeply provoked Yuan Fang, igniting a volcanic rage within him.
"Dare to insult me? Die!"
With a thunderous roar, Yuan Fang's eyes blazed with anger, the veins in his arm crackling, his muscles bulging to the point of bursting.
His war saber, carrying a torrent of force, slashed back at Dan Jing.
Both speed and strength increased dramatically.
Clang~
A sharp, buzzing sound echoed. Dan Jing, who thought he could easily block the strike, found his saber forced down rapidly, the insane force entering his body, causing his blood to churn and his organs to feel as if they were tearing apart.
"What's happening? How did this scum's strength suddenly increase so much?" Dan Jing was terrified.
Before he could recover, Yuan Fang's second and third strikes came in a frenzy.
Each strike was heavier and faster than the last, the strength increasing crazily with the bulging muscles.
In an instant, Dan Jing, who had been in the dominant position, was forced into a desperate situation, his defenses riddled with gaps.
Seizing this opportunity, Yuan Fang attacked with all his might, each strike stronger than the last, almost pushing his body to its limits.
The muscles in his arm were stretched to the extreme, making a faint cracking sound, as if they were about to snap.
Such a self-destructive fighting style would inevitably cause damage to his body.
But Yuan Fang could not afford to care. With Dan Jing's martial arts superior to his own, he had to use this extreme method to have a chance of winning.
With a roar, Yuan Fang pushed his muscles to the limit, surpassing his own limits, and delivered his strongest strike.
Crack!
With a heavy sound, Dan Jing, along with his saber, was slashed off his horse, screaming as he fell several yards away, landing heavily on the ground.
Yuan Fang's right arm muscles, overexerted, tore in the next moment.
Pain spread throughout his body, but Yuan Fang, gritting his teeth, spurred his horse forward, taking advantage of Dan Jing's inability to get up, and slashed down.
Plop!
A bloody head flew into the air, the expression frozen in disbelief at the moment of death.
Gongsun Zan's general, the newly appointed Inspector of Yanzhou, was thus slain by Yuan Fang.
Reining his horse and turning around, Yuan Fang's split tiger's mouth had already healed, and the severely strained muscles were rapidly recovering, the pain disappearing in an instant.
"Fortunately, with this recovery ability, otherwise, it would have been difficult to take him down..."
Yuan Fang exhaled, looking down at his war saber, which was now badly damaged and useless.
It seemed that after this battle, he would need to forge a new, high-quality weapon.
Yuan Fang discarded the war saber, picked up a long spear, and impaled Dan Jing's head, raising it high above the battlefield.
His chest heaving, he shouted loudly, "Dan Jing is dead! Surrender and you will be spared—"
The thunderous shout echoed across the battlefield, drawing the attention of countless soldiers on both sides.
When the Youzhou soldiers saw their general Dan Jing's head, they were terrified, losing the courage to flee, and knelt to surrender.
Yuan Fang's soldiers, seeing their young master holding the enemy general's head, were filled with awe.
Not far away, Zhu Ling, looking at the mountain-like figure of Yuan Fang, was deeply shocked, thinking, "My lord's martial arts are only at the early stage of Sinew Contraction, yet he managed to slay Dan Jing. It's unbelievable, truly unbelievable."
On the battlefield, with Dan Jing's head taken, the Youzhou army was routed, and Liu Bei fled south to Gaotang. Many surrendered.
Following the victory at Geling, Yuan Fang achieved another brilliant victory.
At this moment, Guo Huai led over two hundred cavalry, all bloodied, to join Yuan Fang.
"My lord's strategy is truly brilliant," the bloodied Guo Huai exclaimed excitedly.
Zhu Ling, seeing the branches tied to the horses' tails, finally understood how Yuan Fang had created the illusion of thousands of cavalry with just two hundred.
At this moment, Zhu Ling was deeply impressed by Yuan Fang's cunning.
Yuan Fang, however, smiled faintly and pointed east with Dan Jing's head, "The battle is not over. Order the entire army to pursue eastward without rest. I will take advantage of this momentum to capture Pingyuan."
The generals, receiving the order, did not rest but led the victorious troops in a relentless pursuit eastward.
With Dan Jing's main force destroyed and Liu Bei fleeing south to Gaotang, Pingyuan City was almost deserted.
Yuan Fang, without much effort, planted his banner on the city walls of Pingyuan that very day.
In the summer of that year, Yuan Fang formally entered Qingzhou, capturing the important city of Pingyuan.
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