Chapter 709: The Army "Encirclement and Suppression"

Therefore, soon a group of generals under Zhu Wen, including Ge Congzhou, Pang Shigu, Shi Shucong, Zhu Zhen, Li Tangbin, Huo Cun, Zhang Guiba, and Zhang Guihou, each led 5,000 soldiers, like eight large nets, covering the sky and earth and spreading them towards Zhao Gongming and others, intending to completely encircle and wipe out the vanguard of the Hengzhou Army.

However, although Zhao Gongming and others had insufficient military strength, they had an absolute advantage in military force.

Zhao Gongming, as the general of the vanguard army, is a god of war with a basic strength of 108 and extraordinary martial arts.

Moreover, he was accompanied by Shebi Shi, a fierce general of the same level, and Xia Gengshi, a top general. The soldiers under their command were all elite soldiers carefully selected by Wu Qi from the Hengzhou army, and each of them had extraordinary skills.

Therefore, facing Zhu Wen's encirclement and suppression army that was coming like a tide, Zhao Gongming and others did not appear panicked. Instead, they greeted the upcoming fierce battle with a calm attitude.

Ge Congzhou led the vanguard, and 5,000 Yellow Turban troops marched towards the hiding place of Zhao Gongming and others.

However, when he led his army to the destination, he found that Zhao Gongming and others were already ready for battle, looking confident.

"Humph, a mere few thousand people dare to come and die?"

Zhao Gongming sneered, shook the dragon-tiger steel whip in his hand, and rushed towards Ge Congzhou like the roar of a dragon and a tiger.

Shebi Shi and Xia Gengshi were not willing to be outdone. They waved their weapons and followed closely behind. The three of them rushed into the Yellow Turban Army's formation in an instant like three lightning bolts.

Ge Congzhou was horrified. He originally thought that Zhao Gongming and others would choose to escape, but he did not expect that they would dare to take the initiative to attack.

He hurriedly commanded the Yellow Turban Army to fight, but Zhao Gongming and others were too powerful. Wherever they went, the Yellow Turban Army retreated and they were unable to stop their edge.

When Pang Shigu, Shi Shucong and others who were on their way here learned about this, they also accelerated their march to come to support, but the result was similar.

Zhao Gongming and his men were like a tiger among a flock of sheep, invincible. Although the Yellow Turban Army was large in number, they were like chickens and dogs in front of them and could not withstand a single blow.

"This...how is this possible?"

Ge Congzhou widened his eyes, looking at Zhao Gongming and others who were able to move freely in the Yellow Turban Army, and his heart was filled with disbelief.

They originally thought that with the Yellow Turban Army's superior military strength, they would be able to trap Zhao Gongming and others in this area, but they did not expect that they would be defeated by them instead.

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

Ge Congzhou finally realized the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly ordered a retreat.

If this continues, I'm afraid I'll even lose my life at the hands of Zhao Gongming and others.

The Yellow Turban soldiers under their command were also terrified and fled in panic, abandoning their weapons and armor.

Zhao Gongming and others did not pursue them, but just watched coldly as the Yellow Turban Army fled.

They knew that Zhu Wen and others would not give up and would definitely organize another encirclement and suppression campaign.

But Zhao Gongming and others did not take it to heart. They would not be foolish enough to confront your army head-on.

We just need to attack some places where the Yellow Turban Army has fewer troops, like we did this time.

As long as his military force was strong enough, no matter how many people the Yellow Turbans sent to encircle and suppress them, they would just be targets for them because they would move to another place after firing a shot. Sure enough, not long after, Zhu Wen organized another encirclement and suppression.

There were even several times when he personally led the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, intending to completely wipe out Zhao Gongming and others in one fell swoop.

However, the result was exactly the same as last time. Zhao Gongming and others relied on their extraordinary military force to once again defeat the Yellow Turban Army's encirclement.

Zhu Wen was furious. Although he had expected this, he did not expect that his carefully planned encirclement and suppression operation would be so easily cracked by Zhao Gongming and others.

This was already within the expectations of Zhu Jiuyin and Sun Bin. They had already made detailed understanding of the many generals in the Hengzhou army. Naturally, they understood the strength of Zhao Gongming and She Bishi, the Hengzhou generals who shined at the Hengzhou Martial Arts Conference!

Therefore, when Ge Congzhou, Pang Shigu and others under Zhu Wen led troops to encircle and suppress Zhao Gongming and others again and again, Zhu Jiuyin and Sun Bin did not feel the slightest bit of anxiety in their hearts.

These seemingly massive encirclement and suppression operations were actually just a chess game set by them, a bait to lure Zhao Gongming and others into their carefully designed traps step by step.

Zhu Jiuyin and Sun Bin did not think that they could successfully encircle and suppress Zhao Gongming. The previous encirclements and suppressions by the Yellow Turban Army were real failures. Ge Congzhou, Pang Shigu and others were also unable to encircle Zhao Gongming and others.

However, facing Zhao Gongming and his men who were unable to be surrounded, the Wuzhou Yellow Turban Army still continued their encirclement and suppression, all just to make Zhao Gongming and his men relax their vigilance.

In order to make Zhao Gongming and others take the bait, they must first be made to believe that the strength of the Wuzhou Yellow Turban Army is nothing special. Only in this way can they be dealt a fatal blow at the critical moment.

Therefore, these seemingly clumsy but actually ingenious "encirclement and suppression" operations, in which Ge Congzhou, Pang Shigu and others challenged Zhao Gongming and others again and again but were defeated again and again, seemed to be proving the incompetence of the Yellow Turban Army with practical actions.

"Hey, this Zhao Gongming is really quite capable."

"However, it is precisely because he is so strong that we are more determined to make the Yellow Turban Army in Wuzhou weaker!"

Zhu Jiuyin chuckled and lightly ran his finger across the map on the table. There were winding routes marking the battles and retreats between the Yellow Turban Army and the Hengzhou Army.

"Although Zhao Gongming and his men are brave, there has never been an invincible general since ancient times."

"Now that they have defeated our encirclement and suppression many times in a row, it is inevitable that they will become arrogant. When they become lazy, we will take advantage of this arrogance and make them suffer the heaviest blow at the most unexpected moment."

Sun Bin, who was also looking at the geomancy map at the side, smiled slightly when he heard this.

"However, it is not that easy to severely injure Zhao Gongming and others."

"After all, their strength is there. If we are not careful, they may escape our control."

Zhu Jiuyin laughed loudly, then restrained his smile and his expression became serious.

"Brother Zhu, I think we can set up an ambush here. This place has a complex terrain, with mountains and rivers crisscrossing, which is a good place for us to display our skills."

"Moreover, we can deliberately reveal some flaws to make Zhao Gongming and others think that our forces here are weak, thus luring them into taking the bait."

Sun Bin nodded and lightly tapped his finger on the map, which was a location marked as an "ambush point".

(End of this chapter)