Chapter 147: To the Death [Please Subscribe]

Right now, within the military formation.

Watching Guan Yu and Zhang Fei flee, Chu Feng let out a cold snort and turned his gaze to his own troops. With the iron cavalry acting as the vanguard, Xu Chu had already led them charging into the fray.

However, valiant as Xu Chu was, he lacked the ability to command troops. Aside from a few hundred heavy cavalry by his side, he had long been separated from the infantry by Yu Jin's tactical deployment.

Chu Feng frowned; the situation was far from optimistic.

Liang Gang's division was left with only three hundred men struggling bitterly, and it was estimated that they would be completely devoured by Yu Jin in at most another quarter of an hour. Gan Ning and Lü Meng on the flanks were also looking slightly strained.

He still severely lacked talented personnel. Aside from Lu Su, who could barely manage on his own, all other divisions depended on him. This made Chu Feng even more acutely aware of his shortcomings.

Seeing this, he tightened his reins. Feeling his fighting spirit, the warhorse beneath him let out a joyful neigh, then struck the ground with its four hooves and galloped straight toward the headless-fly-like Xu Chu.

Within the forest of spears, Yu Jin narrowed his eyes, a cold smile flashing across them. "Chu Feng, I have already completed the separation. Isn't it a bit late to come now?"

"Transmit the order via signal flags: the Third, First, and Fifth Quarters are to approach Chu Feng and immediately lead their forces to intercept and kill him," Yu Jin commanded aloud on the spot.

From Yu Jin's perspective, Chu Feng's army was already a cornered beast. Although the entire army numbered several thousand, they had been divided into three or four groups. Attacked from both the front and the rear in this manner, they could not hold out for long.

Immediately, the signal flags were waved.

Military orders were as heavy as mountains. Although the Third, First, and Fifth Quarters were terrified of Chu Feng's valor, they still led their forces to intercept. Fortunately, however, Chu Feng was all alone while they numbered in the hundreds.

Surrounding and killing Chu Feng meant certain death for him.

At that moment, Chu Feng cleaved another enemy soldier in half with his halberd, his brows twitching slightly as he noticed several hundred men faintly closing in to encircle him. This deployment by Yu Jin was indeed extraordinary.

"Heh! Heh heh!"

The hundreds of men let out war cries.

With the three quarters forming an encirclement, the three military majors breathed a sigh of relief.

"Whoever slays Chu Feng shall be rewarded with gold and granted a noble title! Fight valiantly to execute him, charge!" The majors raised their swords and shouted to their subordinates.

Chu Feng let out a cold snort.

He had no desire to waste time with this bunch of trash. Raising his halberd, he roared fiercely, "Those who block me shall die!"

The warhorse galloped forward. As they drew close, the great halberd in Chu Feng's hands swept and parried, cleaving down several men with every movement. Endless blood splattered across his body, making him look like a god of war.

"Charge!"

After slaying over thirty heads in succession, Chu Feng pulled on the reins, rearing his horse on its hind legs. Pointing his great halberd forward, his battle robe fluttered in the wind as he let out a thunderous battle cry.

This roar caused the surrounding Cao forces from top to bottom to tremble in fear. They stared in terror at Chu Feng; this man was simply too formidable. Despite being besieged by so many of them, he cut them down like vegetables.

While leaving them stunned, Chu Feng charged back and forth. The encirclement of hundreds ultimately failed to trap him, and he galloped straight toward Xu Chu, killing everyone in his path.

One could truly say he killed ten men with a single step, leaving no trace for a thousand miles.

Watching Chu Feng break out of the encirclement he had dispatched, Yu Jin wore a gloomy expression. This man's martial prowess was indeed a headache; hundreds of men could not stop him.

"Transmit the order via signal flags: have Lü Zhi's camp reinforce and tighten the encirclement around Xu Chu! The other camps are to accelerate the annihilation—I want to see if he can truly fight ten thousand men single-handedly without an army!"

Yu Jin rebuked angrily.

Immediately, Yu Jin detached another camp to trap and kill Xu Chu. As long as those few hundred iron cavalry under Xu Chu were completely trapped and killed, the Chu army would inevitably fail to stir up any major waves.

By this time, Chu Feng had already charged back in.

"My lord, this general is incompetent and has implicated the entire army!" Covered in blood, Xu Chu's voice had grown hoarse from shouting. At this moment, he uttered a self-reproaching cry, feeling deeply ashamed.

Chu Feng could not bear to reproach him. He knew very well that Xu Chu had already done his best. Charging back and forth as he did, his limited command ability made relying on brute force alone impossible.

"Since you know, follow me to charge back and rescue the various divisions!" Chu Feng shouted sternly, pointing his halberd toward the trapped infantry in the distance.

"Understood!" Xu Chu cried out in anguish.

"All divisions, follow closely behind me and stick to the commander's banner! When paths cross in narrow straits, the courageous prevail. Follow me to break the enemy and achieve immortal glory. Charge!" Chu Feng's voice reached the highest heavens.

These iron cavalry shouted in unison, as if they had found their backbone. Following closely behind Chu Feng, their fighting spirit was reignited.

Watching Chu Feng charge back to save his men, Yu Jin's pupils shrank sharply. This Chu Feng was no pushover; breaking through formations like this was simply preposterous.

In his anxiety, Yu Jin issued orders, giving eighteen successive military commands to the various quarters in an attempt to block Chu Feng from reuniting with his infantry, but at this moment, they appeared pale and powerless.

All eighteen consecutive quarters crumbled into nothingness under Chu Feng's offensive, completely unable to stop him. This group of Chu soldiers grew more valorous with every battle, sending chills down his spine.

"Why? Why?"

Yu Jin felt deeply frustrated. Having served in the military for so many years, he had never witnessed such an army. It was just a tiny bit closer—given just a little more time, all these men would have been executed!

Right now, however, he could only watch helplessly as Chu Feng rescued that batch of infantry. In the eyes of those infantrymen, Chu Feng's divine might was akin to a heavenly general descending.

What frustrated Yu Jin even more was that it was one thing for Chu Feng to rescue his own subordinate divisions, but he actually went personally to save Liang Gang's division. After breaking through the heavy siege, Liang Gang was injured, and the thousand valiant warriors were reduced to barely two hundred, most of whom were also wounded—a truly tragic scene.

After a round of fierce charging, even Chu Feng's stamina was somewhat strained. Looking back, about five hundred iron cavalry and over two thousand infantry—fewer than three thousand men in total—were all staring at him.

Chu Feng clenched his steel teeth, his gaze burning like a torch as he looked at the distant Cao army. In this battle, he had no room to retreat; he had to fight, and he had to win. Yet right now, all three armies were exhausted.

They could not sustain a protracted battle and needed a quick resolution.

Right before him, Yu Jin's army still retained a substantial force. He could no longer afford to be entangled by Yu Jin; he had to bypass the central-vanguard army and strike directly at Cao Cao's central command, otherwise everyone would perish here today!

With this thought, Chu Feng reined in his horse and stood in place. Looking back, the entire army stood in solemn silence.

With his battle halberd pointing diagonally toward the azure sky, Chu Feng roared fiercely, "In this battle, there is only victory, no defeat! When paths cross in narrow straits, the courageous prevail. Today, only with our boiling hot blood can we defend the peace of Xuchang!"

"Today, I only want to tell you one thing: fight and win a single battle, so you can avoid a hundred battles to come!"

"If we fight all the battles that must be fought, then our descendants will not need to live under the shadow of iron cavalry and swords. Only thus can they beat their swords into plowshares and live in peace and contentment!"

Chu Feng spoke in a straightforward manner, devoid of grand doctrines.

Yet these words caused the gazes of the thousands of men to shine brightly, filled with a resolve to die. If they fought the battles that needed to be fought, then their descendants would not have to fight them.

Perhaps, this was what they ought to do most of all.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The three armies let out a heaven-shattering roar. Their cracked lips pulled wide, their pupils stained scarlet with a mortal resolve, casting all thoughts of life and death aside.

Not just the armored soldiers, but subordinate generals like Liang Gang and Xu Chu as well, all wore solemn expressions.

Raising his battle halberd high, Chu Feng roared, "The final military order of this battle: everyone must follow the commander's banner closely. If you see me fall from my horse, do not stop the charge!"

"Clench your spears, brandish your swords, and fight to the death without cease!"

Chu Feng had borrowed a modern slogan, and with the battle having progressed to this point, it was indeed the truth. Even Wuzhuo proudly raised its front hooves.

"Follow me to the charge!"

With a thrust of his battle halberd, to countless onlookers, it seemed to pierce right through the heaven and earth.