Taking advantage of the downhill momentum, Liu Bei and his men charged forward and quickly reached a distance of less than 500 paces from the battlefield.
Following their previous plan, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei each led three thousand men to flank the enemy from both sides.
Liu Bei led 4,000 men in a fan formation, heading straight for the center of the battle.
"Prepare!!"
When they were less than two hundred paces apart, Liu Bei shouted and raised his long sword high. The Red Ribbon Army soldiers behind him also drew their bows and nocked arrows, aiming them at the two sides that were fighting.
"put!!"
With a shout, Liu Bei swung his sword down heavily.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!"
Four thousand sharp arrows whistled out, shooting straight out with the momentum of the charge.
In an instant, nearly a thousand soldiers on the outermost perimeter let out miserable groans as they were struck by arrows and fell from their horses.
Upon closer inspection, most of the soldiers had been shot in the back, and they were all soldiers from the Yuwen tribe.
The soldiers of Tan Shihuai's army, who had suddenly lost their opponents, were also shocked by this unexpected change.
They even began to wonder if the Red Ribbon Army might be one of their own.
While they were still in a daze, Liu Bei's Red Ribbon Army had already rushed up to them and used their sabers to dispel their doubts.
Liu Bei, charging ahead, slashed left and right with his long sword. Whether they were soldiers of Tan Shihuai's army or soldiers of Yuwen's tribe, he had only one word—kill!
The soldiers of the Red Ribbon Army, just like Liu Bei, were cutting down everyone who stood in their way.
The Yuwen soldiers, whose morale had been boosted by the arrival of reinforcements, were now stunned, staring blankly at the sabers swung by the Red Ribbon Army.
Even after their heads were severed, they still couldn't understand what had happened.
"What happened? Why is this happening? We're on the same side!"
Upon seeing this, the leader of the Yuwen tribe spurred his horse toward Liu Bei, angrily questioning him loudly.
Liu Bei didn't reply, but instead spurred his horse forward, his saber aimed straight at the other man's neck.
Before the leader of the Yuwen tribe could react, his head flew high into the air, his face still showing anger and confusion.
"Hmph, who said we're on your side?"
After glancing at the corpses lying on the ground, Liu Bei snorted coldly and then led the Red Ribbon Army soldiers to continue their charge.
At the same time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led their men and charged in from both sides of the scene.
Guan Yu gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands and swung it forcefully. A flash of blue light appeared, and several soldiers blocking his way were cut in two, their blood and internal organs flowing onto the ground.
Among the dead were people from both the Yuwen tribe and the Tanshihuai army.
Such a terrifying scene instilled fear in the soldiers of both armies around them, causing them to stop fighting and retreat in a huddle.
On the other side, Zhang Fei was also excitedly waving his spear, slicing through everyone in sight like cutting melons and vegetables.
With Guan Yu and Zhang Fei charging forward, the two sides of the battlefield were successfully breached.
Meanwhile, Liu Bei's central army was rapidly advancing.
At this moment, the soldiers of Tanshihuai Army and Yuwen Division, after several hours of rapid march and previous fighting, had completely collapsed in both will and physical strength, and no longer had the strength to even escape.
Within half an hour, the soldiers of Tan Shihuai's army and Yuwen's troops had lost nearly five thousand men.
The remaining survivors were surrounded by the forces led by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.
"No...don't kill us, we...we surrender!"
The remaining soldiers surrounded in the middle threw down their weapons without waiting for any orders.
"Want to surrender?"
Liu Bei rode out and looked at one of the leaders of Tan Shihuai's army.
"Yes, we are willing to surrender!"
The leader of Tan Shihuai's army nodded and looked at Liu Bei with eager eyes.
Meeting their expectant gazes, Liu Bei slowly shook his head: "We came here to slaughter you all, so... we do not accept surrender!"
"What...you..."
Upon hearing this, the leader's expression changed, and before he could finish speaking, Liu Bei shouted, "Kill!!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei immediately led their men to attack the remaining soldiers.
About fifteen minutes later, neither Yuwen's troops nor Tan Shihuai's army survived; they were all slaughtered.
Just as Liu Bei ordered the cleanup of the battlefield, a thunderous booming sound suddenly came from the west.
Liu Bei looked up and saw a cloud of dust rising on the western horizon, with a large cavalry force rolling towards them from below.
"not good!"
Upon seeing this, Liu Bei's expression changed, and he hurriedly shouted to the messenger beside him, "Quickly, sound the emergency horn!!"
Upon hearing this, the messenger hurriedly took off the horn from his waist and blew it loudly.
"Waaaaah~"
Soon, a series of urgent bugle calls echoed along the riverbank.
Upon hearing the bugle call, all the Red Ribbon Army soldiers immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed to their respective leaders, where they gathered together.
Meanwhile, Han Sui's 10,000 elite troops from Gaoliu were less than five miles away from Liu Bei and his men.
"Quickly, speed it up!"
Seeing the Red Ribbon Army already gathered together, Han Sui became extremely anxious and repeatedly swung his horsewhip.
He never imagined that the opposing cavalry would gather so quickly.
Of course, what he didn't know was that Liu Bei and the others, as well as the instructors in the Red Ribbon Army, all came from the Imperial Guard.
The Red Ribbon Army's daily training strictly follows the training methods of the Imperial Guard, emphasizing efficiency and discipline.
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