Chapter 418 (1/2)

“What did you say? Liu Mang’s Army is coming to our camp?” Lu Meng obtained this information from his scout. He never expected the Liu Mang’s Army to attack him instead of the city.

“Yes, General. The Liu Mang’s Army is coming this way. Usually, Tuzhong would still be attacked but right now, it is relatively peaceful.

“Let them come! We will kill them all!” Ling Cao shouted.

“It is not so simple!” Lu Meng frowned. He knew the person leading the attack was Zhang Liao Zhang Wenyuan. He knew Zhang Liao was once part of the Wolf Cavalry led by Lu Bu. In other words, Zhang Liao was Lu Bu’s number one general. That was why Lu Meng was vigilant. Even then, Zhang Liao decided to attack Lu Meng in the forest with the Xiliang Cavalry. Lu Meng doubted that Zhang Liao wanted the Xiliang Cavalry to dismount and fight. Although he could not understand Zhang Liao’s actions, he was not a pushover. If Zhang Liao wants to come and fight, he would accept the fight.

“All soldiers, prepare for battle! If Zhang Liao dares to come, make sure he doesn’t leave!” Lu Meng shouted and the army quickly gathered. With the jungle around, Lu Meng did not need to fear the Xiliang Cavalry.

Meanwhile, Zhang Liao and the Xiliang Cavalry were looking at the jungle from the plains. “Is that person Lu Meng?” Zhang Liao asked as he looked at the man wearing a general’s armor.

“Hm?” Lu Meng was a warrior. He could sense someone staring at him and looked back to see Zhang Liao.

“Zhang Liao!”

“Lu Meng!”

“Let me teach you a lesson!”

“Soldiers!” Zhang Liao raised the banner. In the era of cold weapons, cavalries were normally the strongest on land. Even Lu Meng would be unwilling to fight them head on. However, Lu Meng was not afraid because of the jungle.

“Get ready!” Lu Meng also readied his soldiers. His camp was in an empty s.p.a.ce in the jungle. This allows him to station the troops and also have enough wood.

“Attack!” Zhang Liao swung the banner down, signaling the XIliang Cavalry to attack. The soldiers rushed towards their enemies like ferocious beasts.

“Kill!” The five thousand troops shouted. Their killing intent gathered into one pressuring force.

Lu Meng took in a deep breath as he stood in the middle of his army. He wondered what the Wolf Cavalry would be like when the comparatively weaker Xiliang Cavalry was already so formidable.

Lu Meng and his army felt nervous. They were more suited to fighting on the water. When besieging cities, they fought against people like Liu Yao and Liu Biao who did not have cavalries. This was also the first time Lu Meng was fighting against heavy cavalry.

It was alright for Lu Meng to be nervous but he must not panic or everything would be lost. On top of that, the five thousand men with him were not like the other thirty thousand n.o.ble soldiers following them from behind. These were all elites and survivors of the Jiangdong Army.

Jiangdong did not only have the Danyang Troops but also the Jiangdong Army. These Jiangdong Army were also known as the Chu Army. The men were all descendants of Chu. Although it has already been the Great Han Dynasty for several centuries, the Chu soldiers still followed Chu customs and they were the kind of soldiers that fought until the end. The Chu then surrendered after the death of Xiang Yu.

Right now, Lu Meng’s soldiers were that very same Chu soldiers. When Sun Ce attacked Wancheng and captured it, he had used these soldiers. Unfortunately, most of them ended up in the bottom of the river courtesy of Gan Ning and the ballista. Sun Ce helplessly pulled out the remaining five thousand of the Chu Army out of Wancheng to save them.

“Raise the bows! Use eighty percent strength!” Lu Meng ordered and the soldiers pulled the bowstrings. They were using two s.h.i.+ bows. Even Liu Mang could not get all of his Urban Army soldiers to use this bow.1