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Chapter 191 I Just Like Wearing Red Robes
The wind was raging, the flags were fluttering, and the trumpets were blaring.

The Han cavalry, wearing iron armor and with red flying feathers on their helmets, came roaring in with the momentum of a storm.

The sound of horse hooves resounded through the sky, drowning out all the shouts and sounds outside Dan County, like thunder filling the ears and deafening the deaf.

The Han army galloped in a cone-shaped attack towards the high platform where the Yellow Turbans' chief commander of the central army was located, who was completely unprepared.

Because the place was too conspicuous, like the light of a candle shining in the dark, Liu Bei could see it from far away. Just as he was about to deal a fatal blow to the enemy, he saw the Yellow Turban leader set up a platform and raised the ivory flag.

To mark one's position openly on the battlefield without any elite soldiers by one's side is like sticking one's head in the midst of a mighty host, which is no less suicidal than drawing one's sword and mounting one's horse under one's command.

Liu Bei waved the flag and used heavy cavalry to open the way in front, concentrating the cavalry to break through a gap, and the enemy would be thrown into disarray. As long as he charged into the central army head-on, the Yellow Turbans would lose their unified command and any resistance would be futile.

Huang Shao had not expected that cavalry would suddenly attack. Without any arrangements such as chevaux de frise and trenches, ordinary soldiers could not stop the charge of the heavily armored cavalry at all. They were easily cut through like thin paper. Some soldiers even abandoned their armor and weapons and retreated before the horses' hooves even got close.

"It's Liu Bei coming, run!"

"The Qingzhou army is coming again."

"Run!"

Huang Shao, the commander who had been full of enthusiasm and had inspired his soldiers before, was so angry that his eyebrows stood up and he roared with red eyes on the high platform: "Anyone who dares to abandon the army will be killed immediately! Anyone who retreats will be killed immediately!"

There was a low roar in my ear, and I reached out my hand to see that my palm was blood red and my earlobe was shattered by the flying arrow.

"Give me my helmet!"

Huang Shao had no time to command the Yellow Turbans to resist the oncoming Han army. He lay prone on the high platform, shouting with veins bulging on his forehead.

He was almost hit in the face by an arrow. If he hadn't turned his head to the side, the arrowhead would have probably gone into his eye socket.

The confidant grabbed a shield and held it in front of him, handed the helmet to Huang Shao, and shouted in the chaos: "General, the Han army is less than a hundred steps away from the high platform. If we don't retreat now, it will be too late."

Huang Shao wanted to curse after hearing this, "Lead your troops to retreat under the pursuit of the cavalry and show me."

This area is mostly plains, and Liu Xuande was hoping that the Yellow Turbans would be defeated and flee so that he could charge in from behind.

By then, it would be a blessing for the thousands of soldiers who had been led to Dan County to be able to withdraw safely.

If he returns to Runan and still acts as a crappy canal commander, I'm afraid he will become the leader directly.

Huang Shao gritted his teeth, glared at his confidant, and refused: "No, I am rich and powerful today because of my many subordinates. You can't give them up easily."

"It is almost dusk now. If we can hold out for a little longer, the Han army will surely retreat without a fight. Besides, there are reinforcements in various villages. If we attack from multiple sides, we may be able to turn defeat into victory."

In addition to the soldiers who were unwilling to give up their capital, there were also at least two-thirds of the hundred women he had robbed that he hadn't touched, and he hadn't had enough fun with them.

At the critical moment, the greater the sunk cost, the more hesitant people will be and the more difficult it will be to make up their minds.

The staff do not have these things, so of course they can easily give advice. After all, they do not suffer any loss and it is not their flesh that is being cut.

The confidant hurriedly said: "A brave man cuts off his arm to survive, to prevent the snake venom from attacking his heart. At this critical moment, the poison is even more severe. The commander should make a decisive move and not be caught off guard."

The confidant looked up and saw the Han army coming towards him. The sound of killing was coming towards him and was getting closer and closer.

Nearly a thousand cavalrymen charged, while the Yellow Turban army was divided into several groups, some of which were still attacking the city, and they could not respond from the front, back, left, and right. At this time, they could not resist the cavalry on the opposite side even if they had their lives. Once the enemy was killed under the high platform, not only would the leader not be able to escape, but he would also not be able to escape, and the only thing waiting for him was to be beheaded and displayed to the public.

"General Qu, please think about your young son in Runan. If he were to suffer misfortune today, how would his descendants survive in this chaotic world?"

The confidants saw that the Han army was getting closer, and the soldiers under the platform were in chaos and panic-stricken, and they had no intention of fighting anymore.

It is sheer wishful thinking to expect them to hold on.

He couldn't help but turn around, grabbed Huang Shao's hand and said urgently.

You have been fighting for many years, and your children have either died of illness or been killed. Only your eight-year-old son is left. If you die here, he will definitely not be able to survive in Runan.

These words undoubtedly made Huang Shao stand there in a daze, his thoughts interrupted. He seemed to have forgotten what to do next, and the sword in his hand drooped limply.

Seeing that it worked, the confidant suppressed his joy, quickly snatched the sword from Qu Shuai, turned around and shouted to the guards beside him: "What are you still standing there for? Quickly protect Qu Shuai and retreat. First retreat to Qiao County to join other Qu Shuai, and then come up with a countermeasure."

If he hadn't been smart enough to come up with this excuse, all of you would have died with Commander Qu in Dan County today. The situation is critical, yet you're still here at a loss.

The relative cursed inwardly.

On the other side, Liu Bei looked up and saw that the Yellow Turban leader on the high platform had disappeared. He immediately shouted: "Don't let the Yellow Turban leader escape. Chase him and eliminate the evil!"

When the surrounding cavalry heard the envoy's words, they also shouted in unison, and suddenly the battlefield was shaken by the sound of thunder.

Hearing the shouts and cries of killing coming from behind, Huang Shao was so scared that he whipped his horse and ran away, not daring to look back.

The morale of the Yellow Turban soldiers who were still resisting collapsed instantly, and they retreated, abandoning their weapons and armor.

To deal with this group of retreating soldiers who had abandoned their armor, Liu Bei simply abandoned his long spear and drew out his long sword, slashing left and right. Many people were dismembered and screamed with broken arms, and those who were killed cried for their parents.

Liu Bei, riding on horseback, cut off the other's head with one blow and angrily shouted, "Get out of my way! If you don't want to die under the blade, surrender immediately!"

Just now, one could vaguely see Huang Shao fleeing in panic under the protection of dozens of people, but in the blink of an eye he was stopped by this group of chaotic fleeing soldiers.

As a result, he killed the enemy and before he could ride his horse far, he was blocked by a group of soldiers on the left who were being chased by the cavalry and were fleeing, which made him very angry.

When Liu Bei looked up again, Huang Shao was hidden by the chaotic crowd on the battlefield and his whereabouts were unknown. He might have heard the news and fled far away.

He couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and blurted out: "It would be nice if this thief liked to wear a red robe."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a hundred people on the top of the city wall shouting in unison: "Envoy, Envoy!"

"The yellow thief ran to the northwest, taking his men and horses and escaping to the northwest."

Liu Bei reined in his horse and listened for a moment. He could not help but smile with joy and laughed, "Well, this is very well said. God will kill us. Huang the thief will die today."

"Lord Dian, I order you to lead a hundred cavalrymen to the northwest to pursue and kill them. You are not allowed to withdraw your troops and return until the enemy's heads are taken."

"Yes!" Dian Wei, who was guarding Liu Bei, bowed and accepted the order after hearing it.

The two hundred cavalrymen of the Ruichong Camp also followed closely beside Liu Bei when charging into the enemy formation. In their minds, the safety of their lord was the most important, and making achievements came second.

(End of this chapter)