Murong Hu's blow was at least a thousand pounds in force, and its power was immense.

boom!

Zhang Liao raised his spear to block, and his tiger's mouth went slightly numb.

Just as Liu Du had said, this white-haired old man did indeed possess some brute strength.

If other ordinary military officers were struck by such a blow, they would probably be shaken so badly that their blood would churn, they might even vomit blood, and their weapons would fall from their hands.

But he encountered Zhang Liao, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old at the time.

Zhang Liao withstood Murong Hu's blow to the head, and apart from his horse losing its balance, he remained calm and composed.

This greatly surprised Murong Hu.

The young man before him was clearly the general who led the raid on his camp.

The number of people he led appeared to be less than a thousand.

They had such a small number of people, yet they managed to launch a surprise attack on a camp ten times larger than themselves.

Only someone with both courage and strategic acumen could possess such skill.

Not only that, but this young general, who looks like a child, calmly and collectedly received his fatal blow.

Is it because he's getting old?

Murong Hu was momentarily distracted.

Zhang Liao removed the bronze staff from the top of his iron spear and swept it horizontally, like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves!

Murong Hu was struck on the shoulder, his body swayed, and he almost fell off his horse!

At this moment, Murong Que and Tuoba Xiong caught up and protected Murong Hu, not daring to go forward.

"Who are you?" Murong Hu roared, "Dare to leave your name!"

"What is there to be afraid of? I am Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan of Mayi!"

Having said that, Zhang Liao swaggered off on his horse.

"Father, are you alright? Should we go after him?"

"I'm not chasing them anymore, you can't catch up!" Murong Hu endured the pain and stopped the two.

Murong Que cried out, "Father, he attacked our camp and injured you. Are we just going to watch him leave?"

"I'll take some men and stop him right now!"

"Que'er, this person's martial arts skills far surpass yours. You will be in danger if you go. Let's go back to camp first!"

Murong Hu watched Zhang Liao's departing figure, feeling inexplicably depressed.

I underestimated my opponent and made a mistake, getting shot. If I had been more cautious, I wouldn't have lost face in front of those two juniors.

Murong Que was not only his son, but he also studied under Murong Hu along with Tuoba Xiong.

I've really lost face today.

What shocked Murong Hu even more was:

This young general named Zhang Liao, at only fifteen or sixteen years old, possessed such courage.

The troops under this prince's command are indeed extraordinary.

No wonder the Xiongnu suffered a great loss and were on the verge of extinction.

Murong Hu's initial arrogance subsided considerably, and he no longer displayed the haughty and disdainful attitude he had during the day.

"Luckily we didn't chase after them. Look over there!" Tuoba Xun pointed ahead, still shaken.

In the darkness, countless soldiers carrying torches emerged from both sides, covering the sky and resembling fiery dragons.

It turns out that when Zhang Liao launched his sneak attack, Xue Rengui was also keeping a close eye on the movements of the Xianbei camp.

While Zhang Liao was charging through the Xianbei camp, Xue Rengui led 3,000 men from the camp and 2,000 men from the Doyan Three Guards out of the city to meet him.

Murong Hu and the other two chased after him for more than ten miles.

The Tiger-Striped Cavalry, being cumbersome, lagged behind, with fewer than a thousand riders following the three of them.

If they continue chasing, they might be surrounded and unable to return.

"We've really suffered a huge loss today!"

Murong Hu said with a gloomy face, "I wonder how many people were lost in the camp, and how many tents were burned."

"Back to camp!"

Murong Hu and his two companions returned dejectedly, and Tuoba Gao and Yuwen Lie each sent someone to inquire after them.

When the two learned the whole story, they were extremely surprised:

"Eight hundred riders dared to ambush us, and they were able to come and go so freely!"

"We must be careful of this young general named Zhang Liao when we probe the city walls tomorrow!"

Murong Hu was relieved after taking a count. More than 1,500 people had died in the attack, and over a hundred tents had been burned!

His own large tent, made from 9,999 sheepskins, had been burned to ashes.

"Kid, I'm going to get my revenge today!"

"I'll show you the power of the Tiger-Striped Riders," Murong Hu said bitterly.

Meanwhile, the morale of Cloud City was high, and their fighting spirit was high.

When Zhang Liao and his eight hundred warriors returned unscathed, Liu Wei personally came to the city gate to greet them:

"Wen Yuan's feat this time will surely make him famous throughout the world. He truly deserves to be called the ancient Zhao Hu!"

"After that night, the Xianbei people turned pale at the mere mention of his name."

Zhang Liao was deeply moved to see Liu Wei come out of the city to greet him. He immediately performed a deep bow and said emotionally:

"It was nothing more than my duty, my lord! I was deeply moved to tears when you came out of the city to greet me late at night."

Liu Wei laughed heartily: "Wen Yuan deserves this treatment!"

The group was overjoyed and returned to the city together to rest.

Tonight's event served as a warning to the Xianbei people, and also stirred up a hornet's nest.

I wonder if I've angered Murong Hu. We'll have to wait and see tomorrow.

Nothing was said that night.

......

Damn it! Useless trash!

"You've been fighting for two days and still can't take this tiny Shanwu City?"

When Shan was besieged, Dong Zhuo was furious and lashed out at his generals, including Niu Fu and Li Jue.

Just five days ago, when he and Ding Yuan were locked in a stalemate in Jinyang, He Jin delivered an urgent order.

Let one of them take over Dingxiang and the other take over Yunzhong.

It turned out that after He Jin met Emperor Ling of Han that day, he was questioned by the emperor and came to see Empress He in a huff.

Empress He criticized them for a while, but in the end the two siblings reached an agreement.

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