Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1385 - 1337: Youzhou’s Schemes

No one knows whether it was the desire for revenge that overcame this pressure, or whether Zhang He’s constantly growing strength allowed him to bear this pressure, but in any case, Zhang He successfully withstood the pressure, letting his Legion Talent become more proficient with use.

Up to now, Zhang He can already lead the Heavy Cavalry to charge and leap at the highest speed without resulting in broken legs — a very significant improvement. To be precise, Zhang He’s Heavy Cavalry is basically successful at this stage.

"Zhengli, thank you for your Great Halberdier training method. Because of that scripture, I was able to empower the soldiers themselves," Zhang He gazed up at the sky, eyes calm.

"Continue training!" Zhang He shouted, putting his helmet on his head, activating his Legion Talent, while nearly five thousand soldiers under his command also wore helmets and began physical strengthening.

For Heavy Cavalry, skill, attack, and defense are futile; they only need enough physical strength for charging. Therefore, ever since they received armor from Zhang He, except for very few times they could take off the armor, they even needed to wear armor to sleep.

This intense training caused many soldiers to leave Zhang He’s command in the early stages, and some even died from inability to endure. The remaining ones are those selected as Heavy Cavalry based on the initial Great Halberdiers as the core, with supplemental Bingzhou warriors.

Every one of these men is Zhang He’s effort; when the Great Halberdiers first came, they couldn’t even identify with Zhang He’s Legion Talent, but now they have submitted under Zhang He, becoming the core of the new legion.

On the border between Jizhou and Youzhou, the legion led by Huang Zhong and Fa Zheng received reinforcements of Zhang Yan’s troops but didn’t open up the situation mainly because Xuu You on the opposite side had already entered state for unknown reasons.

Although Fa Zheng has the ability to plot human hearts, he doesn’t have a good method against Xuu You on the other side. The situation has drastically shifted, and direct confrontation is not a problem.

Fa Zheng even shamelessly made Huang Zhong suppress Yuan Army’s morale, using his unparalleled archery to kill small soldiers who dared to show themselves on the opposing city’s fortifications.

Soon after this situation emerged, Xuu You personally appeared on the ramparts to boost morale, making Fa Zheng consider asking Huang Zhong to shoot the opponent; however, unlike Yuan Shao, Xuu You utterly scorned arrows, and under such focused attention from Top Sage, it is impossible for anyone to shoot him.

"A headache, Xuu You this bastard is basically a hedgehog." Fa Zheng tapped the case, extremely distressed, as Huang Zhong and Zhang Yan both had thoughtful expressions.

"Nowhere to start, the main goal of the other side seems to be not letting us into Youzhou, and to achieve this goal, they have already completely contracted." Huang Zhong had a face of helplessness; although he possessed shocking strength, the opponent did not engage in any solo duels.

"I know a path that could bypass, but bypassing is meaningless too." Zhang Yan also felt helpless; from the time he came as reinforcements, a month has passed, but the Youzhou campaign still has no progress.

Although the main purpose is to prevent Youzhou’s forces from looking north, being in a disadvantage despite having numerical advantage with Xuu You makes Fa Zheng indeed angry.

"It seems we can only halt and confront Xuu You." Fa Zheng held his temples, his expression slightly gloomy, but still decisively made the decision.

Huang Zhong looked at Fa Zheng with slight surprise, knowing that due to previous probes being seen and ambushed by Xuu You once, Fa Zheng had been angry, making Huang Zhong worry that Fa Zheng might forget his main task.

"General Huang need not worry; although I was disgusted once by him before, we will have the opportunity to confront in the future, sooner or later, I’ll reap it back." Fa Zheng spoke calmly and sincerely; even though sometimes he was somewhat reckless, he was still capable of distinguishing priorities.

"Then, are we retreating or?" Zhang Yan asked.

"No, we set up offensives right there, pile up earth slopes; if he wants to stalemate, I’ll stalemate with him." Fa Zheng sneered, "Anyway, there is time now, pile up a hill as high as the city wall, set up Heavy Crossbows and Stone Throwers on top, and push forward little by little. I don’t believe he can beat the earth slope I pile up for half a year."

Fa Zheng now is determined to gamble against Xuu You. To be honest, compared to Ingenious Strategy, Fa Zheng really does not fear Xuu You, but the problem is that Xuu You took the advantage and wouldn’t leave the city. Fa Zheng also has time now, so he enjoyed the labor-intensive earth piling battle with Xuu You.

"So be it, although it takes time and effort, our goal is to stall Yuan Army; such steady tactics can work too." Huang Zhong briefly considered and agreed, thinking that once the pile becomes higher than the opposing city wall, he won’t believe Xuu You won’t get anxious.

At this moment, in Beixin City where Xuu You was holding firm, batch after batch of soldiers followed pre-dug underground evacuation routes to head north of Yishui River, where flat-bottomed boats, prepared long ago, awaited.

And a few days earlier, Xun Shen also withdrew troops to Laishui from Guangchang, but unlike Xu You, after partly dispatching forces to Laishui, Xun Shen took the opportunity to ambush Xu Shu again, and this time the timing was better than ever.

Unfortunately, under Xu Shu’s evidently cheating Spiritual Talent, Xun Shen could only gain a minor advantage. Helplessly, he retreated back to Guangchang, but afterward, Xu Shu also cautiously reorganized defenses, confronting Xun Shen from afar.

In Beixin City, Xuu You held a Treasure Bead in his hand, slowly speculating about the possible reactions from Fa Zheng on the opposite side. After all, after going head-to-head for so long, Xuu You gained some understanding of that eerily young strategist.

[It seems a defeat is necessary; otherwise, Fa Zheng’s ceaseless probing means that if my response slightly goes awry, it could lead to exposure. But a defeat that makes sense indeed isn’t easy, given the adversary is no means simple.] Xuu You thought solemnly.

However, shortly after, news hurriedly delivered from the north made Xuu You visibly show a hint of joy, though the news was no good tidings.

[According to Sheni Zhengnan’s conjecture, Liu Bei should have a fleet traveling by sea to Liaodong, and the opposite side, like ours, uses War Eagle to transmit messages, probably being delayed by mere hours. With the current dusky sky, alright, let’s dispatch troops a little later to leave...]

Xuu You was a decisive person, knowing this battle to evade Fa Zheng was indeed difficult. Immediately without further hesitation, he identified five thousand troops in the newly constructed military camp inside the city, led by Gao Fan, prepared to leave the city under the veil of night.

Standing at the city’s ramparts in Beixin City, Xuu You’s expression was solemn. This battle was truly dangerous, but it cannot be lost!

[Benchu, brother, I have tried my best.] Xuu You thought silently, subsequently recalling Cao Cao came to contact him.

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