Chapter 324 318. Losing streak
"Generals, the barbarian army outside is inviting us to fight again!"

Two days later, although the Han army won a small victory, they had just received reinforcements and were still in the process of reorganizing. Immediately, scouts reported that another group of Nanman soldiers had come to challenge them.

"These barbarians are really not afraid of death. A strong man died two days ago, and they are sending people to die again today!"

Guan Suo was young and hot-tempered. He couldn't help but curse a few words when he heard the news. But after being glared at by Guan Xing, he became silent.

"Did the one who invited the fight say who he was?"

Guan Xing used his eyes to stop his brother from speaking wildly, then he looked at the scout to ask about the other party's situation.

"General Guan, someone is coming...it's a woman..."

The scout's voice unconsciously became a little quieter.

"Ha, do the barbarians really have no one to use? They actually dare to send a woman into battle? Brother, I am willing to be the vanguard and capture that woman alive."

When Guan Suo heard that the opponent was even a woman, he couldn't help but jump out and ask for a fight. He couldn't beat the strong man before, so it's impossible for him to be defeated by a woman, right?
"Don't underestimate the heroes of the world. So what if she's a woman? No matter who she is, don't underestimate your enemy!"

Seeing his brother looking down on the other person, Guan Xing frowned and scolded Guan Suo a few more times. Guan Suo had no choice but to shrink back and said nothing more.

"General Guan, what General Guan said does make sense. We cannot let our army's morale fall. Why don't we let this general go out first and test the enemy's strength?"

Seeing Guan Suo being scolded back, Zhang Yi hurried out of the line hoping to join the battle. He and Ma Zhong had not made many contributions before, so if they could kill a general and seize the flag, it would not be a wasted trip.

"Alright, in that case, I'll trouble General Zhang to go out and fight. Weizhi! You lead the charge!"

Guan Xing nodded, then looked at Guan Suo, asking him to hold the line and support Zhang Yi. Guan Suo felt a little sorry that he didn't get the chance to go out, but he nodded helplessly, and secretly hoped that the opponent was not a show-off, so that he could have a chance to play.

"As a female general, why don't you stay at home and take care of your husband and children instead of showing up on the battlefield?"

Zhang Yi rode out on his horse, pointed his spear at the female general opposite him, and shouted at her.

"How dare you, a Han Chinese, tell me what to do? Let me see how good you are at fighting. Don't let me beat you and make you flee. If you do, you might as well go back to the camp and pick up your needle and thread to learn how to embroider from Han Chinese women."

The female general on the opposite side also had a very aggressive temper. She insulted and ridiculed Zhang Yi directly, which made Zhang Yi lose face and a little angry.

"Female general, do you dare to tell me your name? If I am in a good mood, I will not kill you later, but capture you alive!"

"Haha, I am the wife of Meng Huo, the King of Nanzhong. Zhu Rong, remember this."

Madam Zhu Rong sneered and rode her horse to charge at Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi did not slack off and rode his horse as well. The two of them used spears and fought for a while, and they were evenly matched. Zhang Yi knew that although Madam Zhu Rong was a woman, her martial arts skills were probably not weak.

The two men turned their horses around and immediately engaged in combat. Both of them used their spears with great proficiency, one was like thunder in the sky, the other was like a rainbow piercing the sun, and the fight was fierce, and for a while neither could do anything to the other.

But as the two fought for more than 20 rounds, Zhang Yi found that Madam Zhu Rong seemed a little tired, and he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. It was normal for women to be less physically strong than men due to objective physical factors, so Zhang Yi simply shook off his energy and fought faster and harder.

As expected, Madam Zhu Rong seemed unable to resist. After three or four rounds of fighting, she made a feint, jumped out of the battle circle, and rode away.

"The thief will leave!"

Zhang Yi did not suspect anything and immediately urged his horse to chase after her, but unexpectedly, Madam Zhu Rong took a flying knife from the small bag hanging on her horse's back. Madam Zhu Rong looked back at Zhang Yi and checked the distance between them. Zhang Yi did not react. After all, it was common for the other party to see if he could catch up with her when she was running away. Guan Suo, who was holding the line, did not care because he did not have much experience in battle.

"Weizhi, that female general might be trying to cheat."

But a man next to him wearing a standard leather helmet of the Han army reminded Guan Suo in a low voice. The man's voice was clear and pleasant, like a woman's.

"Cheating?"

Guan Suo hadn't reacted yet, but the situation on the field changed suddenly.

"Go!"

Madam Zhu Rong estimated Zhang Yi's position in her mind, then she suddenly turned sideways and used her left hand to shoot the flying knife that she had been holding in her palm at Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi had relaxed his vigilance a little when he saw that the opponent's right hand did not move. However, the opponent suddenly attacked, and Zhang Yi was caught off guard and had to suddenly turn sideways. The flying knife went straight into Zhang Yi's left shoulder.

The huge impact made Zhang Yi lose his balance and he fell straight off his horse and landed on the ground. This fall made Zhang Yi a little dizzy, and he lay on the ground gasping for breath, with stars in his eyes.

Seeing Zhang Yi fall off his horse, Madam Zhu Rong turned her horse around and prepared to capture Zhang Yi. However, the Han army already had generals on guard. Without Guan Suo's order, Ma Zhong and Zhang Yi jumped out of the formation to rescue Zhang Yi, who was lying on the ground with his life or death in danger.

"Heh, look at the flying knife!"

Madam Zhu Rong saw the two Han generals approaching, sneered, touched the side of the horse's belly with her left hand, and there were already two flying knives in her hand. Madam Zhu Rong almost didn't aim, and the two flying knives shot towards Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong one after another.

“Swoosh—Puff.”

“Swoosh—Puff.”

As two sounds of breaking through the air were heard, although Zhang Yi and Ma Zhong saw it, the flying knife was too fast and its trajectory was too tricky. The helmet tassel on Ma Zhong's head was directly chopped off by the flying knife, making Ma Zhong sweat coldly.

The flying knife was heading for Ma Zhong's forehead. If Ma Zhong hadn't reacted quickly and leaned back, the flying knife would have pierced his head.

Zhang Yi's situation was not much better. The flying knife pierced his right shoulder. Although Zhang Yi did not fall off his horse like Zhang Yi, it was obvious that he had temporarily lost his ability to fight.

"How dare you hurt our general!"

When Guan Suo saw that both of them were injured, he became furious and rode forward to have a bloody battle with Madam Zhu Rong.

But Madam Zhu Rong sneered and shot another flying knife. Although Guan Suo was prepared, he didn't expect that Madam Zhu Rong didn't aim at him at all, but at his horse. Although Guan Suo could block the flying knife, the horse was not strong enough to do so. The flying knife hit his neck and the horse stood up to throw Guan Suo off.

Guan Suo could only hold on to the horse's head tightly and could not move.

"Haha, you Han people are nothing but rats. If you don't retreat from Nanzhong, I will not hold back next time. This flying knife will take your lives!"

When Madam Zhu Rong saw the four people on the field being beaten to pieces by her flying knife skills, she couldn't help but laugh at them.

(End of this chapter)