After not seeing him for many days, I didn't expect Zhang Yan's saber technique realm to have advanced from gold to red. No wonder the pressure he gave Zhang Chen just now felt different.
It seems he must have had some fortuitous encounter during this period!
However, even though it's the same red, compared to the pressure and fear Guan Yu gave him that day, it's still a level lower.
Zhang Chen felt that with the advantage of his Divine Spear Armor and strength, it was not impossible to fight him!
At that moment, Zhang Chen exerted all his strength, lifted his spear forcefully, parried Zhang Yan's long saber, and immediately thrust his spear towards him.
Zhang Yan was no ordinary person; he wasn't known for his strength, but his saber technique excelled in agility. He parried and deflected left and right, neutralizing Zhang Chen's attack in a few moves.
"Thump thump thump thump!" On the city tower, the war drums boomed. Qu Yi personally beat the drums, boosting morale.
In an instant, the two had exchanged dozens of blows.
At this moment, Zhang Yan's peripheral vision caught sight of what was behind Zhang Chen, and his face instantly turned ashen.
His siege troops had been completely slaughtered by the Halberdiers.
Even more astonishing was that four or five Halberdiers, wielding Modao, had chopped a huge battering ram into pieces with just a few blows.
These Soldiers were simply not human; they were more like Asura demons!
No! I can't wait any longer! It's better to take this opportunity to launch a full-scale charge. Perhaps we can capture the city gate in one fell swoop!
I have an army of 100,000. Am I afraid of your mere few thousand Soldiers?
Thinking this, Zhang Yan parried Zhang Chen's spear, then pointed his long saber and shouted, "All troops, charge! Capture the city gate!"
With a command, the troops surged forward like a tide.
Qu Yi was beating the drums when he saw Zhang Yan order the charge. He couldn't help but laugh loudly, "That child Zhang Yan is ignorant, daring to order a charge! My lads, raise your bows and crossbows two inches, shoot and kill the enemy's rear guard, and cover the brothers of the Trapped Camp! Also, send 500 archers onto the city tower to shoot arrows together!"
With a command, the troops immediately obeyed. For a moment, arrows rained down, covering the sky and the earth, attacking the bandit army.
Within the bandit army's formation, screams rose one after another.
"Kill! Kill!"
Zhang Yan's eyes were now bloodshot, and he ordered his Generals and Soldiers to surround the three thousand Trapped Camp.
However, the next moment, something he did not expect happened.
After being surrounded, the Trapped Camp's morale did not decrease in the slightest; instead, it became even more invigorated. Each man wielded his saber, cutting down the lives of his subordinates as if slicing melons and vegetables.
This is the characteristic of the Trapped Camp: when trapped in the enemy formation, their attack and defense are increased!
Of course, except for Zhang Chen, no one else knew this characteristic of the Trapped Camp. In their eyes, they only saw the Trapped Camp as a group of brave warriors, like wolves and tigers, fearless of death.
At this time, Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang, He Man, and the Xiahou brothers also rushed up to assist.
"What! These people... are impervious to blades and spears!"
"This... what kind of armor is this? The defense is so strong!"
The Willow Leaf Armor covered them from head to toe without any blind spots. Even the lower edge of the helmet was extended, directly covering the neck. It could truly be said they were armed to the teeth.
Zhang Yan was greatly shocked at this moment. He had boasted before the Holy Maiden, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even deal with Zhang Chen's three thousand armored Soldiers. The archers on the city tower were also continuously firing arrows, taking the lives of the rear guard Soldiers.
At this time, Zhou Cang, wielding a long saber, charged into the enemy formation but found that he couldn't cut through the Trapped Camp's armor at all. And with one strike from them, it was incredibly fierce. Fortunately, he had sensed it in advance and leaped off his horse, otherwise, he would have been cut in half like his mount!
Zhou Cang was in shock, thinking he would surely die today, but unexpectedly, a Great Han holding an iron rod fought his way out.
It was indeed "Sky-Shattering Yaksha" He Man!
The Trapped Camp was not afraid of blades and swords, but when it came to the impact of blunt weapons like iron rods, it was a contest of strength. At that moment, He Man swung his iron rod wildly, and he actually managed to knock down several people, carving out a bloody path.
"Zhou Cang! Hurry and leave!" He Man shouted loudly.
Seeing this, Zhou Cang dared not fight any longer. He made a feint with his saber and retreated. He Man shouted loudly and swung his iron rod, fighting his way to the other side.
On the other side, Pei Yuanshao also fell into a heavy encirclement, and for a time, he was in great danger.
Before long, He Man had knocked down several more people with his iron rod, clearing a path, and rescued Pei Yuanshao.
Seeing this, Gao Shun, who was nearby, couldn't help but be furious. He grabbed his saber and charged over, fighting with He Man.
At this time, Zhang Chen had withdrawn from the battle and looked from afar, his eyes slightly narrowed.
【Name: He Man】
【Traits: Peak Rod Technique (Gold), Immense Strength (Purple)】
As expected, he is a fierce General!
He can actually kill fully armed Halberdiers with just strength!
It seems that even if the Trapped Camp is formidable, they are not invincible.
This did not make Zhang Chen feel discouraged, because in his impression, there were not many fierce individuals who were skilled in using weapons like rods.
At present, the Trapped Camp is still rarely matched!
However, He Man's 【Peak Rod Technique】 is an extremely rare trait. After all, not many people use rods. If he could acquire it today, perhaps he could cultivate a fierce General in the future!
Zhang Chen was making calculations in his mind when he saw Gao Shun already fighting He Man, and the surrounding Halberdiers had also closed in.
He Man's strength was gradually waning at this point. Although he had killed more than a dozen Halberdiers just now, he had also expended a lot of energy. Now, after fighting with Gao Shun for a long time, he was already at the end of his tether.
"Clang!"
Four Modao simultaneously chopped towards him. He Man raised his iron rod and desperately blocked, but he felt as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him, causing him to spit out a large mouthful of blood!
"Great Commander! Retreat!!!"
He Man shouted with all his might, and then felt a sharp pain in his abdomen as five or six Modao simultaneously plunged into his belly!
At this moment, He Man felt all the strength in his body rapidly dissipating.
"He Man!"
"General He!"
"Retreat!!! Ah!!!"
He Man used his last bit of strength, shouted loudly, and desperately parried the attacks of four armored Soldiers, then swung his iron rod, instantly knocking down seven or eight more Halberdiers.
"Indeed, he is a fierce General! Unfortunately, this is as far as he can go!"
Zhang Chen sighed inwardly, and saw Gao Shun swing the long saber in his hand, leaving a bloody line on He Man's neck.
He Man then fell to the ground, dead.
Zhang Chen sighed lightly and quietly collected the two traits.
【Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully plundering the gold trait "Peak Rod Technique," gaining 600 plunder points!】
【Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully plundering the purple trait "Immense Strength," gaining 200 plunder points!】
Seeing He Man's death, Zhang Yan's eyes were about to split with hatred, and he roared unwillingly.
"Retreat the army!"
Remembering the boast he made that day, he never expected that he couldn't even take a small Yingtao County now, and had suffered losses in troops and Generals. How could he face the Holy Maiden again?