Chapter 83: Iron Cavalry Charge!

  As soon as Akira saw the terrain on the map, she closed her eyes and sank into thought. Suddenly, a fleeting idea flashed through her mind, and Akira immediately opened her cold, stern eyes and made a decisive slap: success or failure depends on this one move!

  "Xu Rong, Hua Xiong, take orders!"

  "We'll be there!" As soon as Xu Ronghua and Xiong heard this, they stood up with their fists clenched, their tiger eyes fixed tightly on Qiu Shui. They saw that Qiu Shui's eyes only had confidence and calmness, and the two of them thought to themselves, "It seems our master already has a clever plan to defeat the enemy."

  "You two lead all the infantry under your command to this valley and ambush, while I and Feng Xian will lead the cavalry to buy time for you." Autumn Water pointed at a valley on the map not far from Mengjin Port and instructed.

  As soon as Chiyou's words fell, a burst of terrifying light exploded in Lü Bu's eyes, and he exclaimed: "My lord, could it be that you are thinking of...!"

  Qiu Shui immediately waved his hand to interrupt Lü Bu's words, his face solemnly saying: "Everyone, at this moment our great army is facing a precarious situation. A hard fight will only lead to defeat and death. Why not take a gamble?"

  Roar! The loud roar echoed from the mouths of all the generals, and the soldiers on the periphery saw that their own general's momentum was roaring like a rainbow, and the morale of the army was slowly recovering.

  In the air, only eighteen roads of the allied army were seen to be divided into two routes. One route had a large flag with the words "Yuan" and "Kong", with about 50,000 horses and men, retreating towards Tiger Trap Pass. It turned out that Yuan Shao and others were all afraid that Dong Zhuo would attack Tiger Trap Pass when they attacked Autumn Water Lü Bu, so they ordered Yuan Shu and Kong Rong to lead the troops of the two routes to defend Tiger Trap Pass, while they led the remaining troops to destroy Autumn Water Lü Bu first, remove Dong's evil claws, and then destroy Dong.

  A strong wind blew, causing the large flags in the marching army to flutter and make a rustling sound. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao led their troops with great momentum towards the direction of Autumn Water, shaking the earth and sky for a time.

  Rumble! Countless iron riders burst out of the woods, making a deafening sound. The army gathered in an instant, and a great battle was about to begin.

  "Report! The lord of the alliance, ahead found Autumn Water Lü Bu leading cavalry to charge towards our army!" Just as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were marching, they suddenly received a report from a scout that Autumn Water and Lü Bu had led their cavalry to charge towards their great army.

  "Hmph! You despicable rebel! How dare you look down on us like this? Today, I'll make sure you have no way to return!" Yuan Shao sneered coldly after hearing this. The opponent's mere tens of thousands of iron cavalry dared to launch an attack on their great army. Didn't they know that the number of cavalry in the allied forces was several times more than theirs? Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of infantrymen, their actions were simply a sign that they didn't take them seriously.

  "In the beginning, autumn water is cunning like a fox, don't underestimate it!" Cao Cao also showed a suspicious expression at this time. The other side was obviously not a fool, how could he take his own life?

  "Hmph! Meng De, rest assured. The scouts have already reconnoitered the surroundings and found no other troops. Dong Zhuo has also retreated over a hundred miles by now. Even if they had some trick up their sleeve, what could they do? Could Dong's cavalry arrive in an instant?" After finishing speaking, Yuan Shao suddenly thought of eliminating Lü Bu at Xia Pi first, then getting rid of Dong Zhuo, and his name would spread throughout the land. He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Rumble! At this time, a loud rumbling sound of iron hooves came from the front. For a moment, the Allied Army heard such a loud rumble and their faces all showed surprise.

  "Don't panic! The enemy has only tens of thousands of iron cavalry, while we have 400,000 troops, several times more than the enemy. One battle can decide it!" Cao Cao saw that the allied army's soldiers were just hearing the sound but not seeing the person, and he hastily shouted to the entire army.

  Yes! Autumn water and Hua Xiong's account have 20,000 iron cavalry, Lü Bu's account has 30,000 iron cavalry, and there are also 30,000 iron cavalry left by Dong Zhuo when he withdrew from Tiger Trap Pass. A total of 80,000 iron cavalry, but because of the many battles, at this time the cavalry was only over 70,000 people. On the other hand, looking at the allied army, there were 30,000 iron cavalry under Gongsun Zan's account alone, plus his 3,000 white horses, and other various lords had tens of thousands, with a minimum of several thousand, adding up to a total of over 110,000 iron cavalry.

  Qiu Shui looked at the 60,000 iron cavalry behind him, and a majestic aura of dominance appeared on his body. With a wave of his halberd, the 60,000 iron cavalry suddenly moved, their war horses charging in the direction he pointed. Originally, there were 70,000 iron cavalry, but Qiu Shun and Gao Shun took away 5,000 each, and Qiu Wu and Zhang Liao also took away 5,000 each, leaving only 60,000 iron cavalry under Qiu Shui's command.

  Rumble! A loud roar echoed through the sky, and countless black dots slowly appeared in the allied army's line of sight. At the forefront were two generals wearing red armor, holding halberds with an air of majesty, leading a vast number of black iron cavalry rumbling behind them as they charged towards the allied forces.

  Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's faces turned solemn as they saw the black torrent appearing in the sky. In the air, the allied forces were divided into three parts: 30,000 iron cavalry on each of the left and right wings, and 60,000 iron cavalry at the front of the central army. At the forefront was Gongsun Zan's 3,000 white horses, led by generals such as Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Xu Chu, Ji Ling, and several other brave generals from the eighteen allied forces. Liu Bei was also among them, his eyes fixed on Lu Bu in the distance, filled with hatred.

  Nothing else, after Liu Bei's two sworn brothers died in battle, it is now clear that there is no value left and they have been abandoned by the allied army.

  In the center army, apart from the 600,000 iron cavalry led by various vanguard generals, there were about 3 million infantrymen led by various lords in the rear, forming a huge square formation, with firm and stern eyes waiting for the enemy to arrive.

  Looking ahead at the endless army that seemed to connect heaven and earth, autumn water and Lv Bu's faces were filled with a fierce battle intent. The two exchanged a glance, and then autumn water swung his halberd in the air, roaring "Kill!"

  Kill! Kill! Kill!

  Sixty thousand iron cavalry faced several times more enemies without any fear, and shouted at the not-so-distant enemy in unison.

  The sixty thousand iron cavalry under the leadership of Qiu Shui and Lü Bu did not slow down in the slightest, but instead accelerated by a few degrees compared to before.

  The eighteen vassals saw the iron cavalry's might across from them and their faces turned pale. What scale, what might! They had never seen anything like it before. They thought that the Western Liang iron cavalry was already overestimated, but today they realized that their own iron cavalry under their command was far inferior in comparison. This was truly the iron cavalry, invincible on the battlefield.

  "Hsss! Yuan Shao slowly drew out the precious sword at his waist, and as it was unsheathed, it emitted a ringing sound. With the sword pointed forward, he bellowed: 'Everyone, today is the day to achieve great merit and establish our legacy - kill the enemy!'"

  Kill the bandit! Kill the bandit!

  Countless iron cavalry galloped away under Yuan Shao's command, like a burst dam, rumbling out.

  In the Allied Forces, the vanguard of the Iron Cavalry was led by Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, Wen Yang, Taishi Ci and Pang De. The left wing was led by Ji Ling, Zhang He and Gao Lan, while the right wing was led by Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun and other generals.

  The enemy had over 110,000 cavalrymen, although they were from different camps and their coordination was somewhat lacking. However, the two-fold difference in numbers made the morale of the allied army's soldiers not one bit inferior to that of the enemy. Meanwhile, Yuan Shao and other lords led more than 250,000 infantrymen, nearly 300,000, slowly advancing towards the battlefield, with no signs of disorder in their formation.

  P.S.: Sorry about the late update, I was up all night writing and accidentally fell asleep at 4 am, just woke up now.