After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Chen Futu remained at Longguan waiting for news.

Fearing danger, Cao Zhen obeyed Liu Bowen's orders and personally led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to Longguan, bringing wine and meat to reward the troops.

In fact, Chen Futu has been getting along quite well with the soldiers of Longguan these past few days.

He had a brilliant military record, having defeated Xu Mao, and as the crown prince, he was approachable, which made the soldiers of Longguan very fond of him.

Xu Mao's two confidants especially enjoyed drinking with Chen Futu.

One of them was named Zhou Tu, and the other Zhou Yang. Both were at the early stage of the ninth rank and were deputy generals personally trained by the old general. They had made outstanding military achievements.

Zhou Tu envied Cao Zhen's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. This heavily armored cavalry had achieved extremely brilliant results while following Chen Futu, and was as famous as the White-Spear Army. So Zhou Tu made a bet with Cao Zhen. They would fight each other. If Cao Zhen lost, he would let him be the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry for a few days to enjoy himself.

As a result, Zhou Tu was beaten to a pulp by Cao Zhen and could only tearfully pull out his treasured daughter's red wine, which he had kept for many years and planned to use to get married.

After spending a few days together, Cao Zhen became familiar with the two brothers.

The Longcheng Army and the Longguan Army got along very well, and with no war going on, they were living a carefree and happy life.

In Longcheng, Chen Futu not only won over the hearts of the people, but also taught the two generals special forces training methods and helped Longcheng build a training ground.

The two generals were overjoyed, thinking that this was how the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were trained, so they drew elite troops from the Longguan Army to train them.

Special forces training requires a lot of resources.

Chen Futu was not stingy and transported a lot of resources from Longcheng, especially meat and medicinal herbs in abundance.

"Hehe, the young master is so generous. Before, when we asked Zhang Shouren for supplies, that guy was so stingy."

"Yes, if these three hundred men can truly be trained to the level the prince described, their ability to gather military intelligence and carry out decapitation strikes will definitely reduce many unnecessary casualties in the future."

The Zhou brothers, Zhou Tu and Zhou Yang, were both interested in the team and almost got into a fight over leadership.

In the end, Zhou Tu gained command.

Chen Futu formulated a follow-up training plan for this team, which included not only physical training but also training in the grasslands.

North of Longguan Pass lies the territory of the Northern Wu and the Hu people, one in the east and the other in the west. The straight line north of Longguan Pass forms their border.

Both countries relied on herding for a living, but the Northern Wu were closer to the Central Plains culture and more skilled in trade, far less barbaric than the Hu horses.

The Hu people liked to herd livestock, and those small tribes were natural targets.

Therefore, special operations teams can penetrate deep into the north to carry out targeted operations, training their surprise attack capabilities and willpower.

Several more days passed, and everything in Longguan was proceeding smoothly. Just as everyone was focused on their duties, a piece of bad news suddenly came back.

"Report——"

"Your Highness! Something has happened in Tianyun City. The old general is seriously injured, and General Dian Wei has carried him out of the encirclement. They are currently being pursued by the Tianyun army. Please send reinforcements immediately!"

"what!"

Chen Futu and the others were shocked. Before they could say anything, Chen Futu immediately reassured the two generals and then led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry on a long-distance raid to rescue Dian Wei.

Along the banks of the Gaoliang River, everything was bright red.

Dian Wei carried the heavily wounded old general on his back, who was blind and had been swept up by the army.

He was covered in blood, fighting desperately with his double halberds, his feet surrounded by piles of corpses. His personal guards had suffered heavy losses, and now only a dozen or so remained with him.

"Zhang Shouren, come out and fight!"

Dian Wei roared like thunder, and with one halberd strike, he cleaved the enemy cavalryman and his horse in two.

On the opposite bank of the river, Zhang Shouren rode a snow-white warhorse, beaming with joy. "General Dian, why don't you surrender sooner? Following Chen Futu is not as good as following me, the young master. What he can give you, I can also give you."

"Your Highness? You dare to challenge me! Traitor, do you dare to come and fight me?"

"General Dian, why be so blindly loyal? Once a person dies, everything is gone. Or do you think I can't kill you?"

"Kill me? You must still be dreaming!"

Dian Wei rose up, swinging his double halberds with fierce force, leaving no survivors within range.

Zhang Shouren's expression turned cold.

"Fire arrows."

In an instant, a rain of arrows rained down on Dian Wei from the opposite bank of the river.

Dian Wei was terrified. He grabbed two corpses to block them, and instantly the two corpses turned into hedgehogs. All of his personal guards, Po Lu, were killed in battle, and there was no survivor.

Dian Wei was furious. He threw the corpse aside, knocked down two cavalrymen, and tried to seize their horses.

Unexpectedly, a general in white robes and silver armor suddenly thrust his spear at Dian Wei, nearly piercing him through the heart.

Dian Wei staggered backward, his anger surging like an ox, and drops of blood fell into his eyes.

The white-robed general is very strong, a genuine peak ninth-rank warrior with superb spear skills. In addition, Dian Wei has been fighting continuously and is already exhausted, so he is no match for him.

"General Dian, the one who killed you is Long Chen of Tianyun City!"

Long Chen sat majestically on horseback, spear in hand.

His strength is no less than that of Qin Liangyu. Now that Dian Wei is surrounded, he has no choice but to fight desperately.

Zhang Shouren coldly said from the opposite bank, "General Long, cut off his head and I will give it to my brother as a gift."

"Your Highness, rest assured, Dian Wei is at his last gasp. Watch me slay him!"

Long Chen rode in on horseback.

Dian Wei brandished his twin halberds, clashing them together, sparks and blood flying everywhere.

Even though Dian Wei was at his last gasp, his peak innate strength still allowed him to fight for dozens of moves.

Such a peerless warrior made Zhang Shouren's eyes grow even more sinister. He suddenly reached out, and his men handed him a crossbow.

He drew his bow and aimed at Dian Wei, then suddenly fired a cold arrow. Caught off guard, Dian Wei was shot in the arm, his halberd trembled, and his strength weakened. Long Chen seized the opportunity and stabbed him in the chest with his spear.

Blood splattered everywhere as Dian Wei staggered backward, his twin halberds striking the ground as he gasped for breath.

"General Dian, this isn't over yet!"

Long Chen gave him no chance, spurring his horse forward again, this time aiming straight for his throat.

Dian Wei abandoned his double halberds and desperately grabbed the long spear, but was thrown away by the impact.

"Without weapons, let's see how you fight!"

Long Chen aimed his spear at the head.

Dian Wei roared and grabbed a knife. Suddenly, another arrow came flying. Dian Wei instinctively dodged, but was hit in the leg and stumbled to the ground.

As expected, it was Zhang Shouren who launched a sneak attack once again.

At the same time, Long Chen arrived and shot down from his high vantage point.

Fearing that he might crush the old general who was lying on his back and faint, Dian Wei turned to the side and grabbed the spearhead with both hands. At this angle, he couldn't exert any force and could only brace himself. Unfortunately, he couldn't stop Long Chen from above and ended up having his armor pierced and his body penetrated by the spear.

Long Chen smiled cruelly and twisted the gun barrel.

Dian Wei's flesh, pierced by the stab, was torn into a tangled mess.

The air was filled with the laughter of Tianyun soldiers.

So what if they are innate experts? They will still be worn down and killed by the army!

Just then, a commotion broke out among the men and horses.

"Report! Tracks of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have been spotted in the east!"

Zhang Shouren's face darkened as he put away his bow and crossbow, and ordered Long Chen, "Chen Futu is approaching. Quickly cut off Dian Wei's head!"

"Here!"

Long Chen received the order and launched the final attack.

Upon hearing that reinforcements had arrived, Dian Wei struggled to climb out of the pile of corpses, only to find a cold glint in his eye at the back of his neck the next second.