Chapter 192 - Warrior Resolve (1) (1/2)
Chapter 192 Warrior Resolve (1)
Translated by Gamer @ endlessfantasytranslations.com
The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was rus.h.i.+ng. They rode without stopping to reach and defend Wan Cheng City. When they reached Wan Cheng, Lu Bu’s face turned pale. The large walls of Wan Cheng were deformed and scorched black. Lu Bu does not know what happened inside but he is unable to identify the people on the walls. The Lu Bu’s Army banner on the walls and also Liu Mang’s Urban Army banner could not be seen. The only thing that could be seen is the pile of corpses.
The gates of Wan Cheng was broken and was also blocked up.
“What happened to Wan Cheng! What happened to Han Yang! What about Chan, Ling and the others!” These were all important to Lu Bu. The only thing he was happy about was that Sun Ce’s banner was not on Wan Cheng. If Wan Cheng was captured, Lu Bu was not sure if he could hold back from immediately sieging the city.
“Milord, it seems that Wan Cheng has not fallen.” This made Lu Bu’s chest tighten. Although he only took about 200 cavalries to act as reinforncements, the rest of the city is like a deserter army. Wan Cheng City fought until this condition. What about the officers and soldiers? They said ‘share riches and die together’.
“Not yet fallen but about to!” Lu Bu knows that the city was almost destroyed. The should also be heavy casualties. He only left 3,000 Urban Army soldiers to Liu Mang. Adding those that surrendered would only amount to 8,000. The amount of troops attacking the city was about 100,000. Lu Bu also thought that the city would not hold.
Wasn’t Xia Pi also like this! Although Lu Bu had 70,000 soldiers, but it was destroyed by Cao Cao’s 150,000 soldiers and only leave behind 2,000 soldiers. Xia Pi fell and if it was not because of Liu Mang, right now his head would have been in Cao Cao’s hands. His Red Hare and Sky Piercer now belong to Cao Cao.
At that time, Lu Bu’s Army was bigger than Liu Mang’s Army, yet he can only escape for encirclement. Depending on how strong a person is, one person could even kill hundreds or thousands but what about the soldiers? Not every one of them are warriors.
If you are able to kill 1 person, you are an ordinary soldier. If you are able to kill 2 people, you can be counted as veterans. If you are able to kill 10 people then you are an elite. This applies to those in a military post.
“Sun Ce has withdrawn his troops!” Cheng Yu said as he saw the soldiers withdrawing. What other types of troops would be able to stop heavy cavalries? Heavy cavalries would just slaughter normal soldiers. The spears on heavy cavalries could easily pierce the armor of soldiers. On the other hand, they would not be able to slice through the heavy armors even if they managed to hit.
1,000 cavalry units would be able to fight off 10,000 infantries. One of the reasons the Central Plains are always invaded is because the invaders have cavalry.
When the soldiers meet the cavalries, the soldiers with a strong heart would resist. The soldiers with a weak heart would immediately be frightened.
The soldiers will run and disperse. The ones with good luck will be able to escape.
If their luck is bad they may panic and will a.s.sault the formation of the friendly forces. For example, when they encountered the Yuzhou Cavalry, the Lu Bu’s Army baggage carriers panicked. If Liu Mang did not behead them, the formation will be broken and the soldiers will be routed.
“Go first! Give him a gift!” Lu Bu sneered. Sun Ce fought so long and turned Wan Cheng into a mess. It is now time to settle debts.
“But Milord!” Cheng Yu protested. They have been marching non-stop for days. Now they are already at their limit. They were supposed to arrive earlier but ended up delayed for two hours. This was because some of the soldiers was unable to continue holding on to their horses. Besides that, some of the horses already started foaming at the mouth. The Wolf Cavalry is strong but one of the reasons for that is the elites. They have travelled beyond the Great Wall before. Beyond the Great Wall is mostly unhabitated and it is normal for a person to get lost for over 10 days. For them, long journeys are quite normal.
However, this Wolf Cavalry has new recruits. Cheng Yu admits that Zhang Liao is very good at leading the troops. From Kaiyang to here, he reorganized the Wolf Cavalry. The more experienced soldier teaches the less experienced ones.
Unfortunately, time is still a limiting factor. Although they can ride horses and can swing weapons their weapons at their enemies, it does not prepare them for long journeys. Marching for days and nights, even a strong person may falter under the pressure. If strong generals like Cheng Yu started to feel sick, what about the common soldiers?
“Do I need you to teach me!” Lu Bu looked into the eyes of Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu felt a chill across his body. What kind of eyes is this! Wolves! No mistake! Even if it was the eyes of a wolf king, it was the kind of eyes as if it was looking at an injured wolf cub.
Cheng Yu was under Liu Mang’s leaders.h.i.+p which is why Lu Bu answered this way. It can already be considered an achievement for Lu Bu. If it was any other soldier, Lu Bu will definitely not ignore it.
“Let the hunting start!” Lu Bu led the wolf pack in his golden armor.
“Hungry, Hungry, Starving!” The wolves howled. They are wolves under the leaders.h.i.+p of the wolf king. They want to rip open and swallow their enemies. Tired? Can they be tired? Even then, they will persist. They are wolves. Wolves are a type of vengeful animal. They are also vengeful beasts.
“Tear them! Tear them apart!” The wolf cavalry rode past Wan Cheng and launched an attack on the retreating Sun Ce’s Army.
“This is bad!” Sun Ce was among the retreating soldiers. They could feel the cavalry coming to attack them. The retreating soldiers would not be able to withstand the heavy cavalry. Sun Ce realized that this time he is not supposed to charge with spirit but to dodge.
“Have they started fighting?” Lu Su supported himself on a lookout tower and was followed by a military official. The 5,000 starving wolves were rus.h.i.+ng to the food. The collapsing sheep are no match for it. The 10,000 troops are more like 10,000 sheeps in the wilderness.
“Arggh!” The Wolf Cavalry has opened a hole in the flock of sheep. The wolves put away their spears. Spears are meant for starting a fight and disrupting battle formations. The retreating soldiers are already panicking and there are no formations.
The blood stimulated the wolves and made them crazier. They slashed once with their knives and do not confirm the kill as their allies in the back will finish them off. All they need to do is charge.
Lu Su finally knows what is the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. He finally knows why it was named Wolf Cavalry. They are truly a pack of wolves. A pack of wolves that make their enemies smell despair and death.
“Where is Milord!” Searching from the watchtower, he saw a man in the retreating army with wings on the helmet. That was their Lord Sun Ce! Behind him was his guard Tais.h.i.+ Ci. They started running like mad ever since they descended the walls. However, their horse have already went back so they could only run together with the soldiers. How could a person ever run faster than a horse? This was how the Wolf Cavalry catch up to them.
“Military advisor, dispatch the troops! Bring the Lord back!” Sun Ce had Tais.h.i.+ Ci to protect him but how could a person fight against a pack of wolves? Not to mention that the wolf king is somewhere in there. Once the wolves catch up, everything would be over.
“Dispatch the troops?” Lu Su looked at the Sun Ce’s Army being slaughtered as he thinks to himself but did not send any troops out.
“Military advisor! Quickly dispatch the troops!” The wolf cavalry has already caught up to Sun Ce. Taking the lead was a warrior in gold. His halberd striked out towards their Lord Sun Ce.