Chapter 464 How come any general in Huang Zhong’s army is so powerful?
The drums beat like thunder, the flags waved, the two armies fought together, and the shouts of killing were so loud that even the earth shook.

Wen Chou wiped the sweat from his forehead and secretly felt relieved.

Huang Zhong was indeed extremely brave, and the cavalry under his command was even more astonishing.

He had never seen such cavalry before. They were wearing armor and could perform incredible movements. He was so scared that he widened his eyes more than once.

At first he thought that only the bravest warrior in the world could have avoided Ji Ling's move.

Now it seems that there are so many brave warriors among Huang Zhong's cavalry who can do this!
What is even more jaw-dropping is that these warriors followed Huang Zhong's orders very closely and cooperated with each other just right.

It's as easy as using one's own arm!

If a layman saw it, he might not be surprised.

But he knew the ins and outs of it. Cavalry requires speed. Cavalry can form a cone formation and charge forward. This cavalry can be called elite.

Before Yuan Shao was defeated by Gongsun Zan, they always used cavalry to lead the charge, tear open a gap, and then the infantry pressed forward.

Ever since Yuan Shao was defeated by Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao summoned all the wise men to discuss the matter of cavalry to see if he could imitate Gongsun Zan's system.

Turns out... it's hard.

To achieve that, the commander's prestige among the soldiers must reach an astonishing level.

What about Huang Zhong’s situation?

Wen Chou’s first reaction was: Impossible, absolutely impossible!

These cavalrymen don’t look like the elite cavalry of the Han Dynasty at all!
Fortunately for Wen Chou, there were only one thousand cavalrymen under Huang Zhong.

Sadly, just resisting this one thousand was enough to increase his pressure. If another wave came...
The thing Wen Chou was most worried about finally happened.

He suddenly heard a loud laugh.

"Hahaha, General Huang is so impressive. I'm here to help you!"

The heroic voice shone in the strong wind.

Wen Chou thought to himself that something was wrong, and he quickly looked in that direction, which happened to be his flank!

His pupils shrank suddenly. What did he see? !

A cavalry force of three to four thousand men rushed out from the flank!
Who is the general leading this cavalry?

Is it Chen Shuzhi or Zhao Zilong? !

Wen Chou was extremely wary of Chen Dao and Zhao Yun. You should know that these two people ranked quite high in the popular romance of Liangzhou, and they were also Liu Xuande's old subordinates.

Even compared to Huang Zhong, he is not much weaker!
Huang Zhong alone was hard for him to handle, and with Chen Dao and Zhao Yun coming, how could he still fight? !

Fortunately, the leading general's appearance was not like Zhao Yun and Chen Dao, and he didn't even have much beard.

The big stone in Wen Chou's heart finally fell to the ground, and he murmured: "It's good that it's not Chen Shuzhi and Zhao Zilong."

He immediately issued a military order, "Where is Jiang Qi?! I will give you 4,000 cavalry, you must repel the enemy on the flank!"

"Yes!" Jiang Qi patted his chest and promised, "Please rest assured, General Wen, I will definitely capture the enemy general alive and present him to you!"

Jiang Qi also saw from the appearance of the intruder that he was not a general under Liu Bei. Since he was not an old subordinate of Liu Bei, he was relieved. He vowed to make that person know his reputation!
"I am Jiang Qi, a captain under the command of Governor Yuan! Who are you? Tell me your name! I will not kill nameless people with my sword!" Jiang Qi acted quickly. He counted the cavalry in the first place and led 4,000 cavalry to stop the 4,000 cavalry that rushed out from Huang Zhong's army.

The man was not vague either. He shouted loudly: "I am Gan Ning Gan Xingba, and I am currently serving as a Sima under General Huang!"

"Sima?" Jiang Qi snorted coldly. He had never heard of the name Gan Ning. Why should he be afraid of a mere Sima? !
But Jiang Qi always felt that something was wrong. Why was the saddle style of Gan Ning's warhorse exactly the same as Huang Zhong's? Could it be that he had seen it wrong?
Gan Ning's face darkened. He could naturally hear the contempt in Jiang Qi's words. He did not give Jiang Qi time to think and immediately commanded 4,000 cavalrymen to charge at Jiang Qi.

Even though he looked down on Gan Ning in his heart, the situation was critical and Jiang Qi did not dare to be careless. He immediately commanded the cavalry to attack Gan Ning.

"clang--"

As Gan Ning and Jiang Qi's lances collided fiercely, a sharp explosion occurred.

The cavalry of both sides also started the first confrontation.

It was just the first contact, but Jiang Qi was secretly shocked by how powerful the force was.

"Huh? You dare to be distracted while fighting me? I think you want to die!"

Jiang Qi wanted to fight back verbally, but Gan Ning didn't give him any chance.

Gan Ning used extremely swift and aggressive moves, which made Jiang Qi groan in pain.

After more than ten moves, he could no longer hold on.

I originally thought that Gan Ning was young and not to be feared, but who would have thought that he could use such powerful moves on horseback. How could it not make people feel timid?
In terms of strength, Gan Ning is greater than him, and in terms of moves, Gan Ning is faster than him. How can he win?
Jiang Qi wanted to retreat, but unfortunately, under Gan Ning's repeated attacks, Jiang Qi could not hold on. He was careless and was seized by Gan Ning, who pierced his throat with a lance.

"Hahaha!"

"I thought it was amazing!"

"It's just a paper tiger!"

Gan Ning laughed out loud.

The four thousand riders around him all cheered for him: "Mighty is Gan Sima! Mighty is Gan Sima!"

This commotion naturally attracted Wen Chou. Facing Jiang Qi's failure, Wen Chou felt his head buzzing. How could any Sima in Huang Zhong's army be so powerful? !

If the flanks were attacked by such cavalry.
Just thinking about that scene made Wen Chou feel terrified.

If the flank cannot be protected, the outcome will not be much better than the battle with Gongsun Zan!

Wen Chou made a prompt decision, "Where are the sword and shield soldiers? Hold on! Crossbowmen and archers, there's no need to ambush anymore, shoot, shoot! Then, retreat!"

As Wen Chou issued the military order, the sword and shield soldiers began to move forward to resist the charge of Gan Ning's three or four thousand cavalry, and the crossbowmen and archers poured out the crossbow arrows that they had prepared for a long time.

Fortunately, Huang Zhong and Gan Ning were well prepared.

"Avoid the arrows! Avoid the arrows!"

Under the command of Gan Ning and Huang Zhong, the soldiers avoided the rain of arrows.

Relying on the cover of crossbowmen and archers, Wen Chou's army gained a temporary respite.

They retreated hastily to Xiazhai, where there were a large number of farmers.

Under Yan Xiang's command, the farmers carried earth and rocks and piled them up into a mountain.

More than thirty earthen hills were built, with tall oars placed on top, and archers were assigned to them.

Relying on the power of bows and crossbows, we can repel the invading enemies!
There was no joy on Wen Chou's face. A sense of defeat welled up in his heart. This was completely contrary to their initial proactive attack. Even Xin Pi Xin Ping Yan Xiang said that this method was a last resort.

"I hope I can win with this." Wen Chou sighed.

Huang Zhong, who was chasing Wen Chou and others, was surprised when he saw this scene. Why did he feel that this scene was familiar?
(End of this chapter)