Seeing that the soldiers in Guishan Valley had retreated, Shejinlu hurriedly ordered his soldiers to go out of the camp to retrieve the arrows.

The loss of nearly 30% of the troops caused the morale of the soldiers in Guishan Valley to plummet to rock bottom. The entire force was on the verge of collapse and had no courage to go any further.

The commander in Guishan Valley also looked at the Han troops with a pale face, not daring to give any more orders.

They had clashed with the Han army several times in the past, but they were usually on the defensive. Although they were also being pressured by the Han army, they were able to achieve a maximum exchange of three for one, and had never suffered such heavy losses.

Now that the roles of offense and defense have changed, he realizes just how vast the gap is between him and the Han-controlled army.

If the Han vassal armies are this powerful, then wouldn't the Han army be even more terrifying...?

Thinking of this, a look of fear appeared on the face of the leader of Turtle Valley, and a new idea unconsciously formed in his mind.

Not long after, eight thousand reinforcements from the Cangji Tuo tribe and seventeen thousand from the Bimitai tribe arrived at the scene.

Seeing the Guishan Valley tribe already decimated by the Han army, the other two commanders couldn't help but change their expressions.

Commander Himita said with a grim face, "No matter what, we must take back those grains."

The Han troops are few in number; no matter how skilled they are, they can't withstand several of our attacks.

The commander of Cangjituo nodded: "Then let's attack. I'm worried that the Han army might take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack!"

Soon, the Guishan Valley troops temporarily retreated to the side, and Himitai and Cangjituo rushed forward to launch a fierce attack on the Han troops.

As the saying goes, "When you are put in a desperate situation, you will survive." Seeing that they were surrounded, the soldiers of the Han army fought back with all their might.

The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce, and the soldiers of the Han vassal army began to fall one after another.

At the same time, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian arrived at the camp of the Guishan tribe and launched an attack.

"Charge!!"

Holding his spear, Zhang Fei roared excitedly and charged past Sun Jian, who was leading the group, to the front.

"You brat, watch out for enemy arrows!!"

Seeing Zhang Fei charging ahead shouting, Sun Jian couldn't help but shout back and chase after him.

"Hehe~, General, this is my first time on the battlefield, so I'm a little excited!"

Zhang Fei chuckled, then slowed his pace, stopping eighty paces away from the enemy camp. Guan Yu, who had been silent, followed, carrying his broadsword.

"Alright, just be more careful in the future, and never be so careless!"

Sun Jian waved his hand without saying anything more, and then began to observe the situation of the enemy camp.

The garrison inside the stronghold now numbered only about two thousand men, with fewer than two hundred archers.

"Archers, charge!!"

After ascertaining the situation, Sun Jian immediately took off the large bow from his back, led the archers forward, and aimed at the Japanese soldiers guarding the fence.

"Release the arrows!!"

At Sun Jian's command, countless arrows shot towards the Japanese soldiers guarding the camp.

In an instant, the Japanese soldiers near the fence were hit by arrows and fell to the ground, wailing in agony.

Those Japanese soldiers who were not hit also retreated in fear.

They never imagined that the Han soldiers' arrows could travel such a long distance from below.

"Archers, cover me! The rest of you, charge!"

Seeing the Japanese retreat, Sun Jian drew his ancient sword, roared, and charged forward.

"Haha~, you little dwarfs, prepare to die!"

Zhang Fei shouted excitedly and charged forward with him.

Seeing this, Guan Yu smiled and shook his head, then followed suit.

In just a few breaths, Sun Jian rushed to the gate of the stronghold, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on his left and right sides respectively.

Before Sun Jian could speak, seeing the tightly closed gate, Guan Yu rushed forward, swung his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, and slashed vertically towards the center of the gate.

The sharp blade sliced ​​precisely through the gap in the middle of the gate, striking the round wooden bolt.

With a "crack," the wooden bolt broke, and the gate slowly opened.

"My goodness, Brother Guan, your swordsmanship is truly divine!"

Zhang Fei, standing to the side, was also dumbfounded and couldn't help but praise it.

Chopping wood is nothing special, but cutting through a door latch with a gap the thickness of a little finger is impressive; that level of precision is something most people can't achieve.

It's like splitting someone in two; if you say you'll be split in two evenly, it won't deviate by even an ounce...

"Stop talking nonsense, follow me and kill!"

Sun Jian, who was standing to the side, had no time to say anything more. He pushed open the gate of the stockade and rushed towards the Japanese soldiers inside. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also hurriedly followed.

Soon, the three of them charged into the ranks of the Japanese soldiers.

Sun Jian was as fierce as a tiger, slashing left and right with his ancient sword, splattering blood everywhere.

Zhang Fei wielded his spear as if stabbing a groundhog, his head bowed, poking and prodding at it.

Guan Yu, on the other hand, was also bending over and swinging his broadsword, sweeping left and right, just like when we were kids and used a straight wooden stick to trim the tops of weeds.

These Japanese were lucky to encounter these three formidable men, and they died without any pain.

Sun Jian and Zhang Fei were alright; at least they were left with intact corpses. But Guan Yu was much worse. Any Japanese who were swept by his greatsword were either cut in half or had their heads blown off somewhere.

Within a few breaths, more than twenty Japanese soldiers died at the hands of the three of them.

At the same time, the Imperial Guard cadets and Northern Army soldiers following behind also charged forward.

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