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Chapter 357 Want to run?

Outside Zhennan City.

Lu Bu single-handedly fought against three powerful warriors at the Life and Death Realm of the Yue army.

Four figures were locked in fierce combat, and the powerful aftershocks of the battle enveloped the entire sky.

In the midst of the Vietnamese army, the Vietnamese commander-in-chief watched the aerial battle and his eyes flashed. "Well done, Lü Bu. With the strength of the late Yang Realm, he actually held his own against three of my Great Vietnam's Life and Death Realm experts. It's truly astonishing."

"I never expected that the Great Zhou, a native dynasty that has just integrated into the Great Wilderness, would have such a figure."

"If given some time to grow, I'm afraid my Great Yue will find it much harder to deal with this person."

The Vietnamese general looked at Lü Bu, his tone solemn yet tinged with a hint of amazement.

The Vietnamese general had seen many geniuses who could fight beyond their level.

In Da Yue, there are quite a few geniuses who can fight against opponents of higher levels.

But the Yue army commander had never seen anyone like Lü Bu, who, at the late stage of the Yang Realm, could fight three people at the Life and Death Realm without being at a disadvantage.

Everyone knows that martial arts training becomes increasingly difficult as you progress.

The later the stage, the greater the difference in strength between even a small realm, the more vast the disparity becomes, potentially creating an insurmountable chasm.

Therefore, the further one progresses in martial arts training, the more difficult it becomes to fight against opponents of higher levels.

In Da Yue, there are geniuses who can fight against those in the Life and Death Realm while being at the Yin-Yang Realm level, but someone who can fight against three people in the Life and Death Realm alone is absolutely unique in Da Yue.

Such a genius was something even the Vietnamese general had only heard of in the imperial court and the royal court.

"General, no matter how talented Lu Bu is, he is still just one person. How could he possibly stop the 200,000-strong army of my Great Yue?"

"Please give the order, Commander. I am willing to be the vanguard and break through the last line of defense of the Zhou army, 'Zhennan City'."

A general standing nearby cupped his hands and volunteered.

"This humble general is also willing to be the vanguard and break through Zhennan City for the commander-in-chief."

Following this general's request, other generals also spoke up to request the order.

Everyone could see that Zhou Jun's defenses had reached their limit, and it was only a matter of time before Zhennan City fell.

Who wouldn't want to be the first to claim such credit?

Upon hearing this, the Vietnamese commander-in-chief did not speak, but instead looked towards the city walls of Zhennan.

Lu Bu alone was enough to amaze and surprise the Yue army commander, but there was another figure on the city wall of Zhennan City who amazed the Yue army commander even more.

That was Zhou Yu, the Grand Commander of Zhou's army.

When it comes to commanding troops and deploying them in battle, the Vietnamese general believed he was second to none.

He joined the army at a young age and experienced hundreds of battles. He grew from a junior officer into a renowned general of Dai Viet, a pillar of the Dai Viet army. Few people could earn his respect.

But this time, when he went to war against Zhou Yu, the Grand Commander of Zhou, the Vietnamese general felt that he had met his match and was facing a worthy opponent.

The Vietnamese general originally thought that the Zhou dynasty, a newly integrated indigenous dynasty in the wilderness, was weak in military strength. He believed that after breaking through the South Gate Pass, the morale of the Zhou army would plummet. He thought that if he launched a full-scale attack, the Zhou army would not be able to hold on and would surrender. He believed that the Vietnamese army could take down the Zhou dynasty without lifting a finger.

But the Vietnamese commander realized he was wrong.

The Battle of Nanmen Pass alone caused many casualties among his Vietnamese army.

In the following five battles, Zhou's army was defeated and Yue's army won each time.

However, Zhou Yu managed to hold back the Yue army's advance with his weak Zhennan Army, causing them considerable losses.

The Zhennan Army, considered weak by the Vietnamese commander, did not lay down its weapons and surrender. Even when facing his powerful Vietnamese army, these weak Zhennan soldiers did not back down and died heroically on the battlefield.

As the commander-in-chief, the Vietnamese general knew what kind of general could lead such a force that would rather die than surrender.

"Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin, what a pity..."

The Vietnamese general looked at Zhennan City with a sharp gaze.

If the Zhennan Army were as strong and elite as the Vietnamese Army, the Vietnamese commander-in-chief could not guarantee that he could deal with Zhou Yu, the Grand Commander of the Great Zhou.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world, only results.

"attack."

"All troops, attack! Today, let's take Zhennan City in one fell swoop!"

Having already been delayed by Zhou Yu for quite some time, the Yue army commander knew it was time to press on and completely defeat Zhou Yu, capture Zhennan City, and continue the advance.

Without further hesitation, the Vietnamese commander-in-chief waved his hand and ordered the entire army to attack.

woo woo woo...

With a command from the Vietnamese commander-in-chief.

In an instant.

Countless Vietnamese soldiers swarmed forward and charged toward Zhennan City.

This time is different from before.

The previous attack involved only a portion of the Vietnamese troops.

But this time it was all the Vietnamese troops.

Rumble!
Almost instantly.

Like a swarm of locusts.

The dark mass of Vietnamese troops rushed to the walls of Zhennan City.

Bang!
Before the Vietnamese army could even erect siege ladders, countless boulders began to fall from the city walls.

The dense rain of arrows fell like a torrential downpour.

Suddenly.

Hundreds of Vietnamese soldiers fell to the ground.

just.

Dozens or even hundreds of Vietnamese soldiers fell, only to be replaced by tens of thousands more.

For a while.

The great war had officially begun.

At the same time, the figure of the Vietnamese general also leaped up, his long sword unsheathed, the sword energy traversing three thousand meters.

No matter how amazing Lü Bu is, if he is an enemy, he must die.

now.

Lu Bu used his Extinction Cross Halberd to repel three Life and Death Realm experts from the Yue army.

Before Lü Bu could react, he saw a blade of energy rushing towards him, and his expression changed slightly.

at this time.

A terrifying aura descended, and a figure stepped through the air from afar.

In the blink of an eye, Yuwen Chengdu arrived in front of Lü Bu.

With a casual wave of his hand, Yuwen Chengdu's sword aura, stretching three thousand meters, vanished instantly.

"Yuwen Chengdu?"

Upon seeing Yuwen Chengdu, Lü Bu was slightly taken aback.

Wasn't Yuwen Chengdu defending against the Yan army in the Eastern Wilderness? How did he end up in the Southern Frontier?

The Vietnamese commander's expression also changed slightly.

"The Realm of Life and Death?"

The Vietnamese general stared at Yuwen Chengdu with a somewhat surprised expression.

The Vietnamese general hadn't expected that a Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear out of nowhere, revealing that there was actually a powerful expert at the Life and Death Realm in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

From how easily Yuwen Chengdu had deflected his sword energy and the terrifying aura emanating from Yuwen Chengdu, the Vietnamese general knew that the newcomer was no ordinary person.

"I will take care of this man. General Lü, you can deal with those three at the Life and Death Realm."

Indeed, the person who arrived was Yuwen Chengdu. After receiving the imperial decree, Yuwen Chengdu immediately rushed to the Southern Frontier, just in time to witness what had just happened.

Yuwen Chengdu uttered a single sentence without any further words, and with a spinning phoenix-winged gilded halberd in his hand, bursts of blue light swirled as it pierced straight towards the Yue army commander.

After a moment of stunned silence, Lü Bu did not hesitate and once again wielded his halberd to fight the three Life and Death Realm experts from the Yue army.

Previously, in order to prevent the Yue army commander, a powerful figure at the peak of life and death, Lü Bu did not go all out and reserved some of his strength.

Now that Yuwen Chengdu has arrived, Lü Bu no longer needs to hold back his strength against the Yue army's commander-in-chief and can fight these three Life and Death Realm experts of the Yue army without any scruples.

The Vietnamese general looked at Yuwen Chengdu, who was charging towards him, and his face turned cold. He snorted coldly, "Hmph, an ant who has just entered the Life and Death Realm dares to disregard this general. He is really courting death."

The Vietnamese general immediately saw through Yuwen Chengdu's true abilities.

Although Yuwen Chengdu's strength at the Life and Death Realm surprised the Vietnamese general, he still didn't take a piece of trash who had just entered the Life and Death Realm seriously.

The Vietnamese commander swung his long sword again, the blade's energy surging and several times more powerful than before.

Wherever the blade energy passed, even space itself was torn apart, leaving behind streaks.

The Vietnamese commander-in-chief thought that this one strike would be enough to cut Yuwen Chengdu in two.

however,
Just as the blade energy approached Yuwen Chengdu, it was obliterated by the azure light emanating from the phoenix-winged gilded halberd in Yuwen Chengdu's hand.

The blue light emanating from the phoenix-winged gilded halberd in Yuwen Chengdu's hand obliterated the incoming blade energy, and with a terrifying, unstoppable momentum, it pierced straight towards the Yue army commander.

"not good."

"Danger."

The Vietnamese commander's expression changed, and a sense of impending doom washed over him.

The Vietnamese general had not expected that his all-out strike would fail to harm Yuwen Chengdu.

Faced with Yuwen Chengdu's unstoppable thrust of the Phoenix Wing Golden Halberd, the Vietnamese general had no time to think and immediately swung his sword to block in front of his chest.

Tear!

When the gilded halberd with phoenix wings pierced the blade, the powerful impact caused the armor on the Vietnamese general's body to shatter into pieces.

The Vietnamese commander was also sent flying backwards.

After the Vietnamese commander regained his footing, he immediately roared loudly.

"The entire army retreats."

At the same time, the figure of the Vietnamese commander-in-chief had already leaped backward.

Judging from his encounter with Yuwen Chengdu, the Vietnamese general knew that although Yuwen Chengdu had just entered the Life and Death Realm, his combat power was extraordinary, and he could not defeat Yuwen Chengdu.

With Lu Bu, who was only at the late stage of the Yang Realm and could fight three people at the Life and Death Realm alone, they no longer had any chance of breaking through Zhennan City.

If the battle continues, not only will they fail to capture Zhennan City, but they themselves will also be in danger.

Therefore, the Vietnamese commander-in-chief made a decisive decision to first order the army to retreat.

"Want to run."

Yuwen Chengdu took a step forward, stepping on the void, his figure transforming into a streak of light as he chased after the Yue army commander.

On the other side, the three Life and Death Realm experts who were fighting with Lü Bu immediately shook off Lü Bu and retreated in the opposite direction after hearing the order to retreat.

Upon seeing this, Lü Bu, without saying a word, chased after one of them.

At the same time, Cao Youxiang's figure descended from the sky atop the city wall.

Looking at the countless Vietnamese soldiers, Cao Youxiang immediately unleashed his ultimate technique.

"The Great Absorption Technique".

A powerful suction force enveloped the entire city wall, and one by one, the Vietnamese army's experts lost control of their bodies and were pulled towards Cao Youxiang's side by this force.

In a mere instant, more than thirty skilled Vietnamese soldiers were unable to break free from the suction force and were simultaneously drawn to Cao Youxiang's side.

Of these thirty-odd people, the weakest among them was at the Nirvana Realm.

Their cultivation power flowed uncontrollably from their bodies and surged into Cao Youxiang's body.

"call."

With a puff of white breath, the thirty-odd Vietnamese soldiers were sent flying backward like dead dogs.

Cao Youxiang's aura became even more imposing.

At this moment, the Vietnamese army heard the drums signaling retreat and withdrew like a receding tide.

Cao Youxiang watched the retreating Vietnamese army, his gaze fixed on the skilled fighters among them; "In front of this governor, do you still have a chance to retreat?"

Cao Youxiang slowly stretched out his withered hand and casually pressed it down on the experts in the Vietnamese army.

In an instant, the power of heaven and earth converged, and the aura of yin and yang swept in, vast and mighty, covering an area of ​​a thousand meters in radius.

"puff."

One palm strike.

Blood rained down from the sky.

Within a kilometer radius enveloped by the Yin-Yang energy, all the experts and soldiers in the Vietnamese army were instantly blown to pieces, with no one surviving.

Cao Youxiang took a step forward and continued his attack on the retreating Vietnamese soldiers.

In Cao Youxiang's eyes, these people were all highly nutritious.

Originally, Cao Youxiang was ordered to go to the Eastern Wilderness to assist Huo Qubing and his men in dealing with the powerful figures in the Yan army. Cao Youxiang thought that this would allow him to further enhance his strength.

But to everyone's surprise, after arriving in the Eastern Wilderness, Cao Youxiang discovered that he was too late; the Yan army had already retreated.

Just then, an imperial decree arrived, and Cao Youxiang and Yuwen Chengdu came to the southern frontier together.

Cao Youxiang had already missed out on the strongmen in the Yan army, but he couldn't let go of the experts in the Yue army. This was an opportunity for Cao Youxiang to further improve his strength.

Cao Youxiang specifically targeted those Yin-Yang and Nirvana Realm experts in the Yue army.

This way, we can both eliminate the Vietnamese army's experts and absorb their cultivation, achieving two goals at once.

"The Vietnamese army has been defeated. Launch a full-scale attack and completely crush the Vietnamese army."

Seeing the Vietnamese army retreat, and their commander-in-chief defeated by Yuwen Chengdu, Zhou Yu seized the opportunity and led the Zhennan Army out of Zhennan City.

This was a chance to strike a fallen enemy and drive the Vietnamese army out of southern Xinjiang, so Zhou Yu naturally couldn't let it pass.

With the arrival of Yuwen Chengdu and Cao Youxiang, the Vietnamese army's strongmen no longer held the advantage.

At Zhou Yu's command, generals such as Taishi Ci, Gao Shun, Cao Xing, and Wei Xu followed closely behind Zhou Yu in pursuit of the retreating Yue army.

……

Half a day later.

The flag of the Great Zhou Dynasty was once again raised atop the city wall of Nanmen Pass. The Yue army had withdrawn from the southern border and from outside Nanmen Pass.

After recapturing Nanmen Pass, Zhou Yu did not pursue the enemy any further.

It wasn't that Zhou Yu didn't want to, it was that Zhou Yu couldn't.

After several major battles with the Vietnamese army in recent days, the Zhennan Army has suffered heavy casualties. Of the original 500,000 Zhennan Army soldiers, less than 100,000 remain.

With 100,000 troops, many of whom were wounded, how could Zhou Yu continue the pursuit?

To be honest, we were able to recapture Nanmen Pass because the Vietnamese general was defeated and the Vietnamese army was retreating, so we had a favorable situation.

Otherwise, it would have been a pipe dream for Zhou Yu to lead the Zhennan Army to repel the Yue Army.

Zhou Yu stood on the South Gate Pass, watching the Yue army gradually disappear beyond the pass, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Vietnamese army has finally retreated temporarily. I wonder how Commander Yuwen and General Lü fared?"

"If we can eliminate the Vietnamese army's Life and Death Realm experts or their commander-in-chief, the gains will be enormous."

Zhou Yu gazed at the area beyond the pass, thinking to himself.

The thought had barely formed in his mind when Yuwen Chengdu and Lü Bu appeared in Zhou Yu's line of sight...

(End of this chapter)