Chapter 41

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"How is this possible? How could the main force of the Yuan army appear here?" Gongsun Xu cried out in terror, staring at the surging Yuan army, momentarily losing his composure.

He had assumed that Yuan Fang was restrained by Tian Kai and would not dare to split his forces to come to the rescue of Pingyuan City.

Moreover, Gongsun Xu was not entirely unprepared. He had already dispatched 500 cavalry to seize the ferry on the north bank, not far from the city, to prevent the Yuan army from crossing the river from the south.

Gongsun Xu believed that his 500 cavalry were sufficient to crush any Yuan army that dared to land on the north bank.

However, everything before him completely exceeded Gongsun Xu's imagination. Not only did the main force of the Yuan army appear, but it did not appear in the south, but rather from the east.

Faced with the enemy that seemed to have descended from the heavens, the aggressive attacking forces of the Youzhou army were quickly thrown into panic.

The high morale of the troops was instantly weakened by half, and the panic spread like a plague through the Youzhou army.

"Yuan Fang actually attacked from the east. Could it be that he secretly crossed the river downstream and avoided our notice? If so, Yuan Fang's strategy is truly extraordinary..."

A hint of surprise flashed across Zhao Yun's heroic face, but he quickly calmed his shocked heart.

"Sir, don't panic. The enemy has suddenly attacked, and our army is unprepared to form an array to meet them. Please order a retreat first," Zhao Yun advised calmly.

Zhao Yun's well-intentioned advice, however, inadvertently touched Gongsun Xu's proud dignity with the phrase "Sir, don't panic."

Gongsun Xu, as if insulted, his face darkened, and he glared at Zhao Yun, saying, "Who said I am panicking? Even if the scoundrel Yuan Fang attacks, do I fear him? Pass the order down, the entire army will immediately form an array to meet the enemy!"

Zhao Yun's expression changed, and he urgently said, "Sir, the enemy is coming with great momentum. Our army, hastily forming an array, may not be able to withstand them. A forced battle might result in a great defeat."

"If I retreat, would I not show weakness to that scoundrel of the Yuan family! Do not disrupt the morale of the troops any further. Quickly gather the troops and meet the enemy," Gongsun Xu roared arrogantly.

Zhao Yun, silenced, could only remain silent and dared not advise further.

The order was quickly passed down, and the Youzhou army, which was attacking the city, hastily retreated and hurriedly formed an array in the rear.

In Pingyuan, Gongsun Xu left only over 2,000 troops to prevent Hao Zhao from taking advantage of the situation and leading the army out of the east gate.

Facing the surging Yuan army, Gongsun Xu stood with his spear, proudly declaring, "Scoundrel of the Yuan family, you have come just in time. I will end you here with my own hands."

In the east.

Yuan Fang rode a white horse, clad in silver armor, wielding a skull-crushing club, his eyes sharp as a blade, coldly observing the approaching enemy as he galloped.

Behind him, the flags rolled like waves, the red "Yuan" flag particularly eye-catching.

On either side of the flag, 7,000 Yuan army soldiers surged forward like a tide.

By his side, the tiger general Yan Liang closely followed.

Having secretly crossed the Yellow River downstream and evaded Gongsun Xu's notice, after a day and night of forced march, they finally arrived just in time.

The besieging Youzhou army was right before them, just as Yuan Fang had predicted, hastily forming an array with no prior preparation.

The timing was perfect; if not now, when?

Yuan Fang's sharp gaze swept over the soldiers following him, and he waved his skull-crushing club, shouting loudly, "My soldiers of the Yuan family, charge forward and slaughter the enemy. Let them taste the sharpness of our blades. Charge—"

"Charge!"

"Charge!"

The deafening cries of battle rose like a raging tide.

The angry roars swept away the fatigue, and the morale of the 7,000 Yuan army soldiers reached its peak at this moment.

Yuan Fang looked at Yan Liang, full of expectation, and said solemnly, "Zizheng, go and slaughter them to your heart's content. Let me see your true strength."

These words ignited Yan Liang's blood and fighting spirit.

Yan Liang's face suddenly became as fierce as a beast. He turned sharply, let out a low roar, and galloped forward with his saber, like a black bolt of lightning.

Two hundred iron cavalry followed closely behind Yan Liang, surging forward like a flood, their hooves flying, rolling over the unformed Youzhou army.

Yan Liang led the 200 iron cavalry like the tip of a giant black iron spear, charging across the flat plain.

With a fierce howl and a sky full of flying blood, Yan Liang led the iron cavalry, crashing into the enemy ranks like a flood, overwhelming the panicked enemy.

The Youzhou army in the front ranks, like paper dummies, were either thrown into the air or crushed into pulp, with over a hundred dead in an instant.

Yan Liang, leading the charge, his large saber wildly swinging, broke through the enemy ranks, mercilessly slaughtering the panicked Youzhou soldiers.

The large and disorganized Youzhou army was instantly torn open by Yuan Fang's cavalry.

Following closely, Yuan Fang led the 7,000 infantry, surging into the enemy ranks like a flood, following the path cleared by Yan Liang's cavalry.

With such a fierce charge, the Youzhou army, which had the numerical advantage, quickly fell into disarray and was on the brink of collapse.

Gongsun Xu was already pale with fear, seeing Yan Liang charging through the ranks like a maniac, causing chaos in his army, he was both shocked and angry.

"Zhao Zilong, quickly go and stop the enemy cavalry, quickly!" Gongsun Xu shouted hoarsely to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun had wanted to advise Gongsun Xu to retreat, but he could not disobey the order, so he led a dozen cavalry to block Yan Liang.

Gongsun Xu thought Yan Liang was the greatest threat, but he was wrong.

From a distance of several dozen steps, Yuan Fang's sharp eagle eyes had already locked onto Gongsun Xu, who was under the flag, looking panicked but pretending to be calm.

With a long whistle, Yuan Fang galloped forward, wielding his club, leading his troops to break through the chaotic ranks and charge directly at Gongsun Xu.

After years of hard training, Yuan Fang's martial arts had reached the late stage of muscle contraction. With his 92-pound skull-crushing club, he could charge through the enemy ranks.

His iron club swung like a wheel, smashing the heads of the enemy soldiers into pieces.

Charging forward, no one could stop him, and Yuan Fang quickly reached Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Xu recognized Yuan Fang. Despite his initial contempt for Yuan Fang, he was intimidated by Yuan Fang's demonic killing spree and did not dare to face him personally.

"Stop this scoundrel, stop him quickly!" Gongsun Xu, in a panic, trembled and shouted to his subordinates.

Two subordinates on horseback charged at Yuan Fang, one with a saber and the other with a spear, attacking from both sides.

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