The Three Kingdoms: The Oath of the Peach Garden, the Rise of the Han Dynasty

On the road.

"Chief! Look!" a scout exclaimed, pointing outside the city.

Dashabi looked in the direction the scout had pointed...

In the open fields outside the city, a burly man with a red face and a long beard rode a chestnut warhorse.

Holding a sword, alone, standing tall on horseback.

Behind him were only a few dozen cavalrymen.

"Is that Guan Yu?" Dasabi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Has Liu Bei run out of options? He actually sent Guan Yu alone to hold off our 20,000 warriors!"

The adjutant beside him laughed, "I've long heard that Guan Yu is the bravest warrior in the army, but seeing him today, he turns out to be an arrogant fool!"

"Commander! Let me lead a thousand cavalrymen to charge and cut him down!" A centurion volunteered, confident in Guan Yu's strength, and only needed a thousand men!

"Wait a minute." Dasab wasn't stupid; he waved his hand warily.

"Guan Yu isn't stupid. He dared to come alone; there must be a trap."

He turned to the messenger beside him and said, "Pass on my order! The entire army, form ranks and charge forward! Don't give him a chance for a one-on-one duel!"

"promise!"

The 20,000 Xianbei cavalry immediately formed a square formation, their hoofbeats shaking the heavens and the earth, and pressed towards Guan Yu.

The earth was trembling.

The soldiers on the city wall were all sweating bullets.

"General Guan is taking too much of a risk!"

"Yes! Twenty thousand people! Even an iron man would be trampled into mincemeat!"

Before long, several white tripwires suddenly appeared beneath the otherwise unremarkable ice surface.

Boom boom boom!

It's a rate!

The Xianbei cavalry in the front row fell one after another, and the Xianbei cavalry in the back row trampled over the corpses in front of them.

As soon as you step over it or jump over it, you'll start to slip immediately!

They fell down again, one by one.

Just then...

But Guan Yu remained expressionless.

He stroked his long beard, his phoenix eyes snapping open! He stared directly at the approaching Xianbei army!

Until the Xianbei cavalry charged within fifty paces of him.

Guan Yu spurred his chestnut horse sharply.

"drive!"

The chestnut horse neighed loudly and charged straight into the Xianbei army formation like a red lightning bolt.

"Guan Yu is here! You will all die!"

"kill!"

Guan Yu roared, and his Green Dragon Crescent Blade flashed through the air.

puff!

The confident Xianbei commander at the forefront was cleaved in two, horse and all, by a single stroke.

Blood splattered all over the soldier next to him.

Guan Yu spurred his horse forward.

The Green Dragon Crescent Blade flashed up and down, shattering men and horses wherever it went.

The Xianbei cavalry were terrified and scattered in all directions.

But their formation was too dense, and their horses were slippery. Guan Yu's horses had to be ready long ago!

The Xianbei cavalry had no way to escape.

Guan Yu was like a sharp knife, tearing a gap in the army of 20,000 men.

"Stop him! Stop him now!" Dasab shouted anxiously.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately hid in the rear to protect the army's rear!

A dozen or so Xianbei generals charged forward and surrounded Guan Yu.

But they were no match for Guan Yu.

puff!puff!puff!

With a flash of light, more than a dozen generals were all cut down by Guan Yu.

"Taking your dog heads will be as easy as taking something out of a bag!"

Guan Yu charged to the central army's banner and chopped the flagpole in half with a single stroke.

The Xianbei commander's banner crashed to the ground.

Slay the general and seize the flag!

"The commander's flag has fallen!"

"The leader is dead!"

The Xianbei soldiers were thrown into chaos instantly.

Guan Yu reined in his horse, surveyed his surroundings, and roared, "Guan Yunchang is here! Who dares to fight!"

The sound was like thunder, shattering the courage of the Xianbei soldiers.

Of the 20,000 Xianbei cavalry, not a single one dared to advance.

They all retreated!

Guan Yu remained expressionless, turned his horse around, and slowly headed towards Qiangyin City.

Along the way, not a single Xianbei dared to stop him; they had already run far away!

Until Guan Yu entered Qiangyin City and closed the city gates.

Dashabi finally realized what was happening and was so angry that he trembled all over.

"Damn it!! This must be the main force! The Chanyu actually gave me such a difficult opponent!"

He pointed to the west and cursed the Chanyu, but after cursing for a long time, he dared not order an attack on the city.

Guan Yu's martial prowess had completely terrified them.

"Chief! What do we do now?" a lieutenant asked cautiously.

Dashabi gritted his teeth: "Leave five thousand men to hold off Qiangyin City! Don't attack, just prevent them from leaving! If you can't win, leave immediately! Preserve our tribe's strength!"

"The remaining 15,000 men, follow me through Gaoliu Road! We'll head straight for the heart of Yanmen Pass! We'll plunder first!"

……

Gaoliu Road is a relatively wide valley.

It could accommodate a large army, but at this time it had been fortified with numerous strongholds.

Dashabi led more than 10,000 Xianbei cavalrymen and cautiously entered the valley.

He warned warily, "Be careful! Watch out for ambushes on both sides!"

They had gone halfway but hadn't seen a single Han soldier.

"Hahaha! It seems Liu Bei has no troops to defend this place!" Dashabi laughed loudly. "Once we break out of the valley, we can march straight to Yinguan City!"

The voice just fell.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves echoed from both sides of the valley bend.

Countless logs and rocks crashed down from the cliff.

Caught off guard, the Xianbei cavalrymen were thrown into chaos.

"There's an ambush! Retreat!" Dasab shouted without hesitation.

But it was too late.

Suddenly, a cavalry unit charged out from the valley's exit.

Leading the group was a young general, clad in heavy armor and wielding a long sword; it was none other than Zhang Liao.

Behind him were only eight hundred cavalrymen!

"kill!"

Zhang Liao shouted and charged forward first.

He launched a swift attack, seizing the initiative!

Together with eight hundred Bingzhou cavalry, they seemed to merge into one, piercing straight into the heart of the Xianbei people.

The Xianbei people were already in disarray, and Zhang Liao's charge caused them to collapse completely.

Zhang Liao's long sword flashed up and down, and with each strike, a Xianbei man fell.

He led eight hundred cavalrymen, charging through the ranks of tens of thousands of Xianbei people as if they were nothing.

The Xianbei people were unable to organize any effective resistance and could only scatter and flee.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Dashabi was terrified and led his remaining soldiers, desperately running out of the valley.

Zhang Liao did not pursue them, but instead led his men to clear out the remaining enemies in the valley.

The main problem is that we can't catch up, and if we continue to chase, we'll suffer significant losses as well.

In this battle, Zhang Liao defeated a Xianbei army of over ten thousand men with only eight hundred cavalry.

They killed hundreds of Xianbei soldiers and captured countless warhorses and weapons.

Zhang Liao's 800 cavalry suffered fewer than 50 casualties.

Dashabi led his remaining troops out of the valley and dared not attack Gaoliudao again.

Two losses in two days!

Now he only has two paths before him.

One option is to continue detouring through Youzhou to plunder it. The other is to stay here and continue the fight to the death!

On one side is the potentially fragrant and undefended Youzhou, and on the other side are the orders of Helian, the son of the deceased old Chanyu.

It's so hard to choose!