A Thousand-Year Journey Through the God of War

Faced with someone whose strength was no less than his own, Xu Chu had no choice but to fight with all his might, and for a time the two were evenly matched. The dark-skinned woman was petite, like a child next to Xu Chu, yet her strength was in no way inferior. She grew increasingly excited with each fight; she had finally encountered an enemy she could fight to the death with, and she couldn't miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Previously in Xinye City, she couldn't defeat the invincible Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, or Xiao Xing who could withstand her attacks head-on, and others either dared not meet her attacks directly or won through skillful maneuvering. This forced her to always challenge Tian Nu, who also possessed divine strength in the temple, one-on-one. However, this became increasingly boring after a while. Therefore, facing Xu Chu today, the dark-skinned woman was extremely excited and went all out. Xu Chu, on the other hand, wore a sneer. As time passed, he realized that his opponent was only equal in strength; her techniques had significant flaws. However, he was not in a hurry to capture Heimei. Taking over Fancheng was the top priority. His immediate task was to find a way to lure out all the guards at the east gate of Fancheng. Therefore, he was waiting for an opportunity.

On the city wall of the south gate of Fancheng, Baihu looked helplessly at Cao Cao's army below. Although Cao Cao's army had not attacked the city, reinforcements from Xiangyang were nowhere to be seen. In fact, a thousand men from Xiangyang had already arrived near Fancheng. The general in charge, eight feet tall with a face like a red date, was hesitantly looking at Cao Cao's army not far away. "Brother Wenchang, Cao Cao's army is powerful, with more than five thousand men. The disparity between us and the enemy is huge. Why don't you help me break into the city to deliver the message, and then we can coordinate with the city's forces from the inside and outside? Only in this way can we hope to defeat Cao Cao's army." "Brother Chendao, this is probably too dangerous." Wei Yan looked at Chendao with concern and said. Although he knew that Chendao's spear skills were good, it was still too dangerous. The main reason was that most of the thousand men led by Wei Yan and Chendao were temporarily recruited, and his personal guards numbered only three hundred. It was only because Cai Mao and Zhang Yun did not allow the generals to go to the rescue of Fancheng that he and Chendao had sneaked out. Chen Dao was also quite frustrated. He had volunteered to go to Xiangyang to find some talented people for his lord Liu Bei, but apart from Wei Yan, who was willing to join Liu Bei after hearing that Chen Dao served under Liu Huangshu, everyone else scoffed at him. Adding to this, with Liu Biao bedridden and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun strictly forbidding the generals from leaving the city, he and Wei Yan had to secretly recruit seven hundred men, plus Wei Yan's three hundred personal guards, barely managing to gather a thousand reinforcements.

Just as they were at a loss for what to do, a tall, slender woman dressed in white, as pure as snow, slowly walked towards them. Wei Yan was stunned. She was as beautiful as a fairy, with long, black hair that fell naturally down her back. Even before she arrived, her aura was like a gentle breeze. Chen Dao exclaimed, "Miss Murong, that's wonderful! The siege of Fancheng can be lifted this time!" Seeing Wei Yan looking at him with confusion, Chen Dao explained, "Brother Wen, this Miss Murong is the strongest divine assistant in the War God Temple. With her, our army's combat power will easily double." "Brother Chen Dao, you can just call me Xiaoxue. I'll need your help later." As she spoke, Xiaoxue revealed a sweet smile. Wei Yan looked at Xiao Xue again and found himself blushing. To cover his embarrassment, he hurriedly said, "So, Miss Xiao Xue, what should we do next?" "Brother Wen Chang, you and Brother Chen Dao can just use your usual methods to attack. I'll play the zither for you." "Just that simple?" Wei Yan asked doubtfully. "Yes, we can start soon." With that, Xiao Xue sat down on the ground, and to Wei Yan and Chen Dao's astonishment, her zither appeared out of thin air in front of her. Wei Yan's face turned even redder. He had been asking so many questions, like a child who knew nothing. "Brother Wen Chang, don't be in a daze, let's go attack Cao Cao's army." "Okay, Brother Chen Dao." And so, the thousand men, led by Wei Yan and Chen Dao, formed their battle formation and slowly charged towards Cao Cao's army. As the zither music began, the battle commenced.

Yu Jin was leisurely drinking tea in the military camp. He was in charge of besieging the south gate of Fancheng. He had already found out that there would be no reinforcements from Xiangyang to rescue Fancheng. Therefore, he ordered his five thousand soldiers to take turns guarding the south gate of Fancheng. As long as the enemy did not escape from the city, he did not intend to launch an attack.

Just as he was enjoying life, melodious music drifted from outside the military camp. Yu Jin was in high spirits; someone was even playing music to amuse him. However, the next second, a soldier rushed in to report, "It's terrible! Enemy troops are attacking from the direction of Xiangyang! They've broken through three of our defensive lines and burned our supply camp!" Yu Jin spat out his tea, smashing the teacup in his hand in anger. "Didn't Cai Mao say he wouldn't send troops to rescue Fancheng? This is outrageous! Issue my order: all three thousand men besieging the south gate of Fancheng, return to the rescue!"

Yu Jin led his personal guards straight to the supply camp. From afar, flames roared into the sky. Just as he rushed there, he saw Wei Yan, wielding a broadsword, leading his troops in a swift and unstoppable charge. Yu Jin was terrified. He had left two thousand men to guard the main camp and the supply camp, yet in such a short time, they had been routed, and the supply camp had been burned. He didn't know how many enemy soldiers there were. Just as he was considering retreating, a loud voice rang out: "Yu Jin, why don't you dismount and surrender? What are you waiting for?!"

Yu Jin looked closely and saw that the approaching man was Chen Dao, the commander of Liu Bei's personal guards. Could it be reinforcements from the direction of Xinye? Looking again at Wei Yan's side, it was indeed Liu Biao's Jingzhou soldiers. Oh no, had reinforcements from both sides arrived? Just then, the music on the zither became more stirring and impassioned, and the enemy's momentum grew stronger, like an overwhelming tidal wave. Yu Jin dared not engage in battle and turned to flee. Chen Dao and Wei Yan pursued him relentlessly. The Cao army that had come back to rescue him clashed with Yu Jin's personal guards, and the Cao army was thrown into chaos.

Baihu, seeing the fire in Yu Jin's camp from the city wall, knew that reinforcements from Xiangyang had arrived. He decisively left a small force to guard the city gate and led the main army straight to Cao Cao's camp. They found Cao Cao's army in disarray, so Baihu led his men in a brutal rampage, slaughtering Cao Cao's soldiers who fled in terror. Caught in a pincer attack by Baihu, Chen Dao, and Wei Yan, Yu Jin led his remaining troops to the west gate of Fancheng for help, knowing that Li Dian's 5,000 men were attacking Fancheng from there.

However, when Yu Jin arrived at the west gate of Fancheng, he was utterly stunned, for he witnessed an unbelievable scene: a man ten feet tall, clad in golden robes and armor, wielding a massive spiked club, was like a war god from the heavens, causing Cao Cao's army to flee in terror. Wherever he passed, flesh and blood flew, corpses littered the fields, and rivers of blood flowed. This was far beyond being described as a warrior capable of defeating ten thousand or slaying a thousand; this was simply a demon on earth, terrifying beyond measure!