Chapter 42

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"Remember this grudge, and I will surely repay you in the future!" Lu Bu threw out a line and without looking back, he galloped off in another direction. In less than a minute, he had become a small dot, thanks to the speed of his horse, Chi Tu.

Not long after Lu Bu left, the Xiahou brothers and Yue Jin, who was supporting Cao Hong, quickly arrived. Seeing Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun standing guard, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Yunchang, Yide, and Zilong!" the Xiahou brothers clasped their hands in gratitude.

"Our lord is worried that Lord Cao might encounter danger while pursuing Dong Zhuo alone, so he sent us three to come ahead," Zhao Yun explained, seeing that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were looking at him. "Let's quickly gather the scattered troops and protect Lord Cao back to the main camp. It's not advisable to stay here for long. The three of us still need to help our lord defeat the Xiliang Iron Cavalry."

"Thank you, Lord Xuande, for your assistance!" Cao Cao sighed but still maintained his composure, bowing to the three before leaving with disappointment.

On the other side, Chen Xi sighed as he looked at the cavalry stretched out on the plain. This was the so-called Xiliang Iron Cavalry, so eager for glory that they had lost their formation. Wasn't this asking for death?

"Is this the Xiliang Iron Cavalry?" Chen Xi asked Hua Xiong.

"Lu Bu, that bastard, must have done this on purpose. When did he ever turn his Bingzhou Wolf Riders into this!" Hua Xiong cursed.

Chen Xi shrugged without a word. After being in this world for so long, he had thoroughly understood that while there were indeed experts, most were ordinary people. The poor were literate, the rich were martial. How could they expect to draw energy from food when they couldn't even afford to eat? What a joke!

So, while the physical fitness of ordinary people in this world was strong, it was only comparable to that of modern special forces. As for internal energy, it was intermittent at best. However, the potential was strong, and with proper training and a full stomach, they could cultivate a bit of internal energy.

But such a small amount of internal energy was almost useless, at most making one a bit stronger. Against non-humans like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, it was completely ineffective.

If you looked at it this way, no matter how many people there were, they couldn't match a top general. However, this was a huge mistake. When soldiers formed an array, their energy would connect, neutralizing the stray energy. This meant that a well-formed and maintained formation could withstand a general without much loss, and even a general charging in alone might be killed by the soldiers if they fought to the death.

Therefore, formations were crucial for the army. If they charged in like a bunch of pigs, ten thousand men might be defeated by a few thousand well-organized troops.

The current situation was that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry had turned their well-organized spear formation into a chaotic line, completely losing the momentum of an unstoppable force. The energy above their heads was a mess, and sometimes a few pieces would disappear. How could this be the elite of the world, and why were they so inferior to the White Horse Volunteers?

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun didn't return too late. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry had already turned into a chaotic mess, ready to be captured.

"Zilong, lead your White Horse Volunteers to teach these fools a lesson!" Chen Xi said angrily, feeling embarrassed to take over such a mess.

"Yunchang, lead the troops to attack the center. Yide, lead the troops to block the vanguard. We will wipe out all the Xiliang Iron Cavalry!" Chen Xi angrily arranged, "Zijian, be ready. Once you think you can control the situation, act immediately. Otherwise, I won't order a stop!"

Zhao Yun led 1,300 White Horse Volunteers onto their horses. A clear white cloud of energy appeared above the troops, quickly converging around Zhao Yun's energy, forming a single entity even before the charge began.

"White Horse Volunteers!" Zhao Yun tapped his silver spear against his helmet and led the charge against the Xiliang Iron Cavalry!

"Kill!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei roared and led their troops into battle, with a green light and a black light above their heads, enveloping the entire force.

"Bang!" Guan Yu's casual strike was almost as powerful as his full-force attack, a green light cutting through the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

"This is what a general is. A general without troops is just a weakling." Chen Xi watched the attacks of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, feeling deeply moved. With the support of their troops, the generals' strength would significantly increase. The more troops they commanded within their limits, the stronger they would be. However, once they exceeded that limit, they would become a burden, not only failing to get stronger but also disrupting the formation and weakening the overall strength of the troops.

After three strikes, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was completely confused. If their formation had been intact, those three strikes would have killed at most a hundred people. But now, with the formation scattered and no collective energy to distribute the damage, even if Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun didn't target the dense areas, more than three hundred were dead.

"Everyone, stop!" Hua Xiong, riding a yellow-maned horse, leaped out and shouted, "I am Hua Xiong. If you know what's good for you, drop your weapons! Look at you, you fools! With me around, what have you become! You can't even maintain a formation, are you looking for death! Spit, spit, spit! Surrender, all of you, surrender!"

As Hua Xiong shouted, his tone changed. He could still be polite when talking to Liu Bei and others, but after a few shouts to his fellow countrymen, he switched to dialect. After a thorough scolding, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry surrendered en masse.

The main general, Lu Bu, had disappeared, the troops were completely stunned, and the former top general of Xiliang, Hua Xiong, was now calling for surrender. With a leader, all the soldiers surrendered. After all, they were soldiers, and if they didn't obey and were killed, they would be finished.

"Black Kid, are you an idiot!" Hua Xiong slapped the leading officer, knocking him off his horse, and kicked him a few times. "How did I teach you? You've forgotten everything, haven't you? Dog Two, and you, do you want to die? You lost your formation and still chased! Are you looking for death, do you want to be reborn?"

None of the officers who were beaten dared to resist, allowing Hua Xiong to beat them mercilessly. "Get up, come with me to see the lord. I won't follow Dong Zhuo anymore. What about you?"

"Whatever the general commands!" the officers quickly replied.

"Let's go. Dong Zhuo is no longer the commander we drank with in Xiliang. We don't need to fight for him anymore. We've repaid what we owe him over the years. At most, we will retreat three steps when we face him in the future!" Hua Xiong helped the officers up and said.

"My lord, these are the officers and commanders who were under me before. Some of the Xiliang elite cavalry that came this time were also my former troops," Hua Xiong bowed to Liu Bei. "Their abilities are not as shown this time. Please give them a chance, my lord!"

"Zijian, don't worry. The defeat of your subordinates this time was due to Lu Bu's eagerness for glory, not their fault. They were following orders. How could they have disobeyed?" Liu Bei smiled, showing that he didn't mind this matter.

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