Overlord!

Chapter 4
When the black water thief approached, Sun Ce calmly ordered: "Raise your bow, listen to my orders, and shoot in volley!"

The water thieves were in a dense formation, and they were shot by bows and arrows at a distance of more than ten steps. Three or four people were shot and fell on their backs, and the formation was immediately sunken.

Sun Ce yelled, "Go in and scatter the enemy formation!"

Although Sun Ce is young now, he is definitely a battle-hardened man with great military exploits.The intuition of the battlefield can be said to be the best in the world, which is far beyond the comparison of these water thieves who rob houses.

Chen Wu took the lead, holding his saber high, with nowhere to go.Cheng Zi and the others raised their halberds to the left and right, guarding Sun Ce in the middle, and launched a fierce offensive against the water bandits.

Sun Ce in the middle is not avoiding the battle, but his archery skills are the most exquisite, and he shoots forward. Facing these unarmored water thieves, his killing speed is much faster than that of a sword.

The water thieves obviously didn't expect that there were only 12 people on the other side, not only did they not escape, but they dared to attack quickly and violently. They were caught off guard and collapsed after being beaten.

The most difficult thing is the bows and arrows of these people, the arrows are never in vain, and they will fall every time they hit!
When the water thieves launched their attack, they did not consider that they would encounter such a tragic blow. They lacked defensive equipment and were severely injured by the mandarin duck formation.

After fighting for a quarter of an hour, the water bandits killed more than ten people and injured more than [-] people. The corpses and wounded soldiers lay on each other and fell to the ground. The blood gathered into a gurgling stream.

However, the water thieves were still unable to break through the suppression of Arrow Rain and launched an effective offensive against the Sun family soldiers.

Their biggest problem is that the hearts of the people are inconsistent and the formation is sparse.Faced with the threat of bows and arrows, many people retreated, which caused the scattered water thieves to be easily stabbed to death by the fierce general of the Sun family.

Sun Ce was full of pride and roared happily.It's no wonder that Li Shimin dared to investigate the enemy's intelligence every time he led a dozen cavalry, and he was able to escape smoothly when he was besieged by hundreds of cavalry.In the era of cold weapons, there is an outstanding archery technique, which can indeed directly influence the battlefield situation.

Seeing that Sun Ce's quiver was empty, Cheng Zi immediately threw the quiver over and said, "General, use my arrow."

Sun Ce calmly hung the arrow on his waist, and then looked at the battlefield. At this time, the two sides had formed a stalemate.

Of course, the main reason was that the water bandits retreated one after another, widening the distance from the soldiers of the Sun family.

More than a dozen people were killed, and more than 20 people were injured and fell to the ground. The first wave of water bandits' offensive collapsed.They have realized that there is no armor, and if they want to block bows and arrows, they must at least bring enough shields.

After fighting for such a long time, all the arrows they shot hung on the shields and armors of the Sun family soldiers, especially Chen Wu, who was leading the battle, the arrows gathered like hedgehogs, and his whole body was covered in blood, but the fighting was still fierce.

But the water bandits fell down immediately when they were hit by arrows, and some feathered arrows even pierced their chests. This battle was completely a one-sided massacre.

Taking advantage of the rest period between the two sides, Sun Ce stepped forward with a long knife in his hand and said, "How can a man live in depression for a long time? Seeing that you, Zheng Bao, can be regarded as a hero, are you willing to be a rebellious bandit who robs houses?"

Sorry, Marquis Wen, let me borrow your famous words!Sun Ce laughed secretly, the life emotion of a reckless man like Lu Bu may be the most able to touch the thoughts of a reckless person.This Zheng Bao is not a character who is willing to fall into the trap.

Zheng Bao snorted coldly and wiped the blood from his face. He also took the lead in attacking just now.

Obviously, this reckless hero was not pleased with Sun Ce's rough version of the mandarin duck formation for the first time. The shield was restrained everywhere, and was even slashed back by Chen Wu.

It was also his leading the retreat that caused the morale of the water bandits to completely collapse, and they retreated to regroup.

However, he did not lose the battle, and scolded: "I am a water bandit, so you are considered a hero?"

Sun Ce laughed loudly and said, "Who in Huainan doesn't know that I, Sun Ce and Sun Bofu, are called heroes?"

"Hero?" Zheng Bao snorted coldly: "I'm afraid it will be the end of your hero today. I have hundreds of people under my command. As long as the next wave blocks your bows and arrows, you will surely die!"

Sun Ce laughed, feeling more and more that Zheng Bao was quite talented.Fighting with cold weapons, retreating one after another, this is something that only good generals can do.The normal mob is a little rubbed, and it will be defeated, scattered like sand, and the whole army will flee everywhere, and the army will not be able to reunite.Therefore, there will often be scenes of hundreds of Han troops chasing tens of thousands of rebels.

The officers and men of the Sun family had broken through a hundred-man square of water bandits. If it was an ordinary water bandit, the casualties would have exceeded [-]%, and they would have already collapsed.

But he, Zheng Bao, was able to guarantee that the water bandits would not be defeated, and they would form a phalanx again and fight forward.This is something that even the armies of ordinary princes cannot do.It shows that the water bandits here are very convinced by him.
Faced with Zheng Bao's harsh words, Sun Ce remained calm and calm.

Although Sun Ce and others nominally fought against hundreds of enemies with 12 people, they seemed to be at a disadvantage.But Sun Ce is sure that the situation is still under control.

He smiled lightly and said to Zheng Bao: "If you want me to wait, you will definitely die? I'm afraid you can't do it."

Zheng Bao sneered: "I'm waiting for hundreds of people, no matter what, I can chop you up with knives."

Sun Ce said calmly: "Oh? I don't think so. Since you can't see clearly, let me help you figure it out. In Huainan, I deserved to be the champion of the three armies. I fought to the death and killed hundreds of water thieves without armor. It's not a problem. My ten subordinates, each of whom counts as ten, with the protection of armor and the matching of mandarin ducks, it is not a problem to kill a hundred water bandits. But are you sure, if more than half of your water bandits are killed in battle, you still fight to the death?"

If a group of water bandits had this tenacious will, the death rate exceeded 12 to [-]% and they still fought bloody battles, why would they hide here?Then they are a powerful army unparalleled in the world, not to mention Sun Ce's mere [-] people, even if the tiger and leopard cavalry, Xiliang iron cavalry, trapped camp, and Qingzhou soldiers are pulled over together, they are not enough to fight them.They can easily punch Cao Aman in Yanzhou and kick Yuan Benchu ​​in Hebei.

This remark shocked all the water bandits.Twelve people faced hundreds of water thieves and threatened that I had the upper hand.No matter how you look at this situation, how strange it is.

Zheng Bao's face was ashen, and he shouted: "Don't pay attention to his words of disturbing the morale of the army. He is at the end of the road, and he has no life! Everyone wears shields, blocks the wall, and uses the shields to block their arrows. Let's get close and shoot. !"

If the water thieves were able to encircle the siege smoothly and accumulate arrow rain at close range, the twelve Sun family soldiers would definitely suffer losses.

This Zheng Bao has a tenacious determination and can use reasonable tactics, so he can indeed be called a good general.It can be said that until now, all the troubles the water thief has brought to Sun Ce are all caused by this Zheng Bao.

Now the situation is very serious, and non-extraordinary heroes are not enough to turn the tide.

But Sun Ce is just such a brave and powerful general!

Like Xiang Yu, he can be alone in the battle, beheading hundreds of people, boosting the morale of the whole army, and defeating the enemy's edge.

He walked up to the front of the formation with a long knife in his hand, and encouraged the whole army: "If you don't risk your life today, you will have no place to die. When a man kills a thief, he must draw the knife with his right hand, and hold the lance with his left hand. Be careful not to be afraid of death! All generals and soldiers, just watch me break the front for you!"

Zheng Bao's whole body tensed up in an instant, and he was sure that an extremely terrifying killing was about to come. He shouted: "Steady your ground, block him!"

But the next moment, Sun Ce had already charged forward with his soldiers, invincible.

"Ah! My arm is broken!"

"Ah! Save me, save me!"

"Ah~"

In an instant, the scull shield broke and the spear shattered, and the broken limbs and arms flew across the sky. Even though the three water thieves were hiding behind the scull shield, they were chopped to pieces by Sun Ce, and the crowd was full of red blood.But Sun Ceyou rushed left and right, slashing with a long knife, smashing those who stood in his way, killing dozens of people at once.

This terrifying scene frightened countless water thieves, and their formation was crumbling. Zheng Bao yelled to motivate the army: "Go up and chop him up. He is also a human being. If you are surrounded by spears and swords, he will die too."

The water thieves were extremely convinced of Zheng Bao. Although they were terrified, they still mustered their courage and rushed forward.

The water thieves slashed their blades wildly, and the soldiers of the Sun family could no longer see Sun Ce among the densely packed blades. They were so frightened that they almost froze, thinking that Sun Ce had died in battle.

But a moment later, a gap appeared in the densely packed blades, and a water thief was smashed to pieces by Sun Ce, with blood and flesh flying across the air.Sun Ce, who was dressed in a red robe and Xuanjia, fought back with his sword, when the former was killed and injured one after another.The water thieves were even more embarrassed than last time, and the crying father and mother were invincible from both sides.

Fight thousands of people with long swords, killing many!
At this moment, the water thieves looked at Sun Ce as if they were looking at a ghost.

In the era of cold weapons, a fierce general who fought against thousands of troops, his blow and boost to morale is unparalleled.

Zheng Bao had no doubt that if Sun Ce made such an attack three or four more times, the morale of the water bandits' entire army would collapse.

He immediately took advantage of the disengagement of the two sides, and shouted: "Sun Ce, our well water does not violate the river water, and continuing to fight will only increase casualties on both sides. How about withdrawing troops and stopping the fight?"

Sun Ce flicked the long knife, and the blood on the long knife dripped on the battlefield, and the long knife reflected the cold light in the sun.

He looked at Zheng Bao calmly, just now he worked bravely to solve the difficulties of the powerful enemy for the whole army, and he planned to capture the thief first and the king first.However, although Zheng Bao was reckless, he was very knowledgeable in military strategy. He had no intention of being brave at all, and had been directing the soldiers to besiege and kill him. He didn't give Sun Ce a chance to kill the general and capture the flag.

Sun Ce thought for a while and said, "What you said is also reasonable. What is the crime of the soldiers, why should they be killed in battle. I can give you a solution to today's matter."

Zheng Bao hid behind the shield and asked cautiously: "What method?"

"Let's retreat, but we will decide the outcome. If you win, we will withdraw our troops and evacuate from this place immediately. If you lose, don't be a water thief. Come with me to fight on the battlefield and make contributions, how about it?"

That's right, it's a one-on-one fight.

Later generations overcorrected, thinking that ancient cold weapons are not fighting generals.

In fact, the most important task of a fierce general in the era of cold weapons is to destroy the front and sharpen the sharp edge. To achieve this goal, fighting the generals before the battle and killing the enemy's sharp soldiers is the fastest way, and it is also the most popular way.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu and Guo Si once retreated from the army to decide the outcome.It's just that Lu Bu was too useless, he only stabbed Guo Bang in the arm, but failed to complete the beheading, so he failed to achieve the effect of a fighting general.

The situation that is most similar to the current situation is that of Shi Wansui, a famous martial arts general in the Sui Dynasty.

When the Turks invaded the territory, Dou Rongding, the chief general of the Sui army, sent someone to propose to the Turks: "What is the crime of the soldiers? I ordered them to be killed, but each should send a strong man to decide the victory." The Turks promised to send a cavalry to challenge.The Sui army sent Shi Wansui out to respond, and Shi Wansui beheaded him and returned.The Turks were shocked and did not dare to resume the battle, so they led their troops away.

Therefore, Sun Ce proposed that Zheng Bao, the leader of the water thieves, would agree to it only because of Green Forest's consistent courage.

Sun Ce further stirred his heart with bold words, and shouted with great enthusiasm: "A man should charge forward and win the battle bravely. He can swallow thousands of miles like a tiger. How can he stay in this swamp all the time, like a green forest and grass?"

Zheng Bao looked at the magnificent and heroic general with a long knife in his hand, and his heart was touched.No man can refuse the idioms such as charge into the battle, bravely crown the three armies, behead the general and capture the flag, and confer the title of marquis and obeisance to the general.Otherwise, he, Zheng Bao, wouldn't have pulled up a band of water bandits here to be a tyrannical party.

But Zheng Bao was never willing to compromise so easily, he replied directly: "Do you think I'm stupid? Your name, Sun Ce Yong, is well known in Huainan. If I fight against you, wouldn't that hit you right?" Pregnant?"

"Hahaha." Sun Ce broke out in a romantic atmosphere, laughed boldly, and said, "I won't bully you with courage, there are 12 of us, you can find any one to decide the winner, as long as you can win, we will all retreat immediately. But if you can't even win against one of my soldiers, then stop thinking about it, lead your troops to surrender, and follow me on the battlefield, how about that?"

Zheng Bao blushed in an instant, and shouted angrily: "The thief dares to lighten me! I will let you wait to die in the battlefield today, you don't have to go back on your word!"

"My man, once you say a word, it's hard to follow! Who do you choose?"

Although Zheng Bao was angry, he still didn't get carried away. The morale of the water thieves was gone. He had to win today to regain his prestige. So he took a serious look at the soldiers of the Sun family. First of all, Sun Ce, who was the champion of the three armies, was ruled out by him. Yes, after fighting for so long, he is still majestic and majestic.There are very few opponents of this kind of fierce general in the world, and perhaps Lu Bu must come to teach him on the battlefield.

Except for Sun Ce, he didn't know anyone else, so he took a closer look. These people were all powerful and armed with bows and arrows. He couldn't judge who was strong and who was weak.So he can only, and will definitely choose what he thinks is a soft persimmon, and that is Chen Wu, who is full of arrows like a hedgehog.

As we all know, those who can use bows and arrows in the army are warriors with extraordinary arm strength. This guy didn't use bows and arrows, but only took a shield and dagger, and he was seriously injured, so he should be unable to move!

Therefore, he pointed to Chen Wu in front of Sun Ce, and said, "That's the black guy!"

Chen Wu frowned, he was not afraid, but worried that his condition was not good, once he was defeated, other people would be implicated.

Sun Ce was not worried, and told him, "Don't worry, you will win without a doubt. Don't rush to decide the outcome, hold him back, and then wait for an opportunity to fight back."

Chen Wu's eyes lit up, and he looked at Sun Ce thoughtfully.

Sun Ce nodded heavily, and said with a smile, "Go, I have confidence in you."

Enthused, Chen Wu immediately dropped his sword and shield, took the halberd from Cheng Zi and walked out of the formation.Although traumatized, he is still moving forward.

Zheng Bao also dropped his shield and dagger, and replaced it with a spear.

One inch long and one inch strong, when fighting with cold weapons, heavy halberds and heavy spears are always the first weapon.

Both of them held the long soldiers with both hands and stared at the opposite side.

The soldiers on both sides raised their arms and roared, cheering for their own warriors.

Chen Wu stood on the ground holding a long halberd to defend, while Zheng Bao circled him twice with a heavy spear in his hand, and seized an opportunity to attack violently.

Halberds and heavy spears intersected, and the piercing sound of gold and iron clashing swept across the entire battlefield.

Both of them blushed, their mouths were numb, and they took a breath at the same time, and had a preliminary understanding of each other's courage.

Chen Wu was a brave general who could follow Sun Ce to fight through the battlefield and capture the flag. He suddenly shouted, swept his long halberd, and directly knocked Zheng Bao back with great force.

As a weapon, the halberd is extremely powerful in the hands of a fierce general. The power of the halberd that was swept out has not weakened. The divination-shaped sharp blade has already taken advantage of the situation to draw a sharp blow, and Senhan's sharp edge is straight at Zheng Bao's throat.

Faced with this fatal blow, Zheng Bao's gaze was fixed, and he immediately leaned back to dodge, Senhan's sharp blade swept across his eyes and nose.

Once this blow was dodged, it was like an antelope hanging horns, full of spirituality, which instantly aroused applause and cheers from the soldiers of both sides.

Chen Wu yelled: "Good martial arts, give me a trick too."

As soon as the words fell, the heavy spear in his hand shook out a lot of gunshots and pierced Chen Wu's face.

The halberd in Chen Wu's hand was powerful and heavy, it was not as nimble as the spear in Zheng Bao's hand, he directly used one hit and one force to drop ten rounds, using the halberd as an axe, smashing down Huashan Mountain with all his strength, he was born in a heavy blow In the shadow of the gun, he hit the opponent's heavy spear.

The violent clash of gold and iron was full of the most primitive blood and pride of a man, and the soldiers on both sides cheered excitedly.

After more than ten rounds of fierce fighting, everyone can see that the styles of the two sides are quite different.

Zheng Bao's heavy spear attack is violent and tricky, and he can always find various angles to attack.Chen Wu's long halberd is powerful and heavy, as stable as a rock, and can always repel opponents.

The water thieves only watched the fun and excitement, and couldn't tell which was better.

But Sun Ce already had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he was sure that at all levels, he already had the chance to win.

Because of the delay for so long, the soldiers of Sun Jiajun have successfully landed in a small boat!

Group after group of soldiers raised their banners high and gathered on the shore. The Sun Family Army's elite military formation, with their banners and armor, illuminated the world.

This is not a military power comparable to that of the water bandits.

Zheng Bao, who was in the fight, saw this scene from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help cursing: "Despicable and shameless, you are cheating."

The military power of the Sun family's officers and soldiers made them feel confused, and their courage was weakened by three points. When they were distracted, Chen Wu seized the opportunity, and the halberd was violently swept out, and it hit his chest heavily, directly smashing him He vomited blood and fell to the ground, the next moment the sharp halberd pointed at his throat.

(End of this chapter)