Lord in the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 211: Stabilizing the Situation

Zhang Xiu’s cultivation technique is actually related to the mythical beast Xiezhi, which is also a powerful divine beast, making his strength not to be underestimated.

The most crucial part is that one of Zhang Xiu’s skills is called "Hundred Birds Paying Homage Spear."

This was a spear technique originally created by Tong Yuan and later refined and passed down to Zhao Yun. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

With his outstanding talent, Zhao Yun comprehended the Hundred Birds Paying Homage Spear and developed his own technique, the "Seven Probes Snake-Coiling Spear."

This technique is rated as SSS-level, a truly unparalleled spear technique.

Sure enough,

Looking back at the battlefield, Zhang Xiu was increasingly overwhelmed, with his Hundred Birds Paying Homage Spear being easily countered by Zhao Yun.

"Who are you? How do you know my master’s exclusive spear technique?" Zhao Yun coldly asked.

He deflected Zhang Xiu’s fierce attacks with a single spear move.

"I should be asking you! How do you know this technique?" Zhang Xiu retorted, visibly displeased at being pushed back by someone younger.

Moreover, it was clear that this person’s spear skills were more refined than his own.

"I have been studying under Tong Yuan since childhood. The Hundred Birds Paying Homage Spear is my master’s lifelong masterpiece; of course, I know it."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiu was shocked.

"What! You are also a disciple of Tong Yuan?"

By now, neither wanted to continue fighting; they only wanted to know each other’s background.

After a brief exchange, Zhao Yun realized he had two senior brothers: one was the Spear King of Beidi, Zhang Xiu, and the other was the Spear King of Xichuan, Zhang Ren, who was Tong Yuan’s first disciple.

When Tong Yuan accepted Zhao Yun as a disciple, Zhang Ren and Zhang Xiu had already completed their training and left, having studied for a short period.

When Zhao Yun grew up and completed his training, Tong Yuan did not inform him about his two senior brothers, fearing Zhao Yun might want to join them, which was not his intention.

Upon learning that Zhao Yun was his junior brother, Zhang Xiu felt a sense of closeness to him, and Zhao Yun felt the same.

In ancient times, the bond between fellow disciples was like that of real brothers, and they were not supposed to kill each other.

Zhao Yun looked troubled and turned to Long Chen, who understood and gently persuaded Zhang Xiu:

"Zhang Xiu, would you be willing to join me?"

After a brief hesitation, Zhang Xiu firmly shouted:

"Never!"

He had been raised by his uncle, Zhang Ji, and would not betray him just because of his junior brother Zhao Yun.

Long Chen had anticipated Zhang Xiu’s response; he asked only to ease Zhao Yun’s mind.

He then shouted to Zhang Xiu: "Since you chose this, don’t blame me!"

"Fengxian, capture him!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu wiped his lips and looked at Zhang Xiu like a predator eyeing its prey, his eyes full of excitement.

Zhang Xiu’s fight with Zhao Yun had been impressive, but for Lü Bu, it lacked something.

Finally, it was his turn to fight.

His steed, Red Hare, galloped forward, and Lü Bu descended from the sky with his Heaven-Splitting Halberd, carrying an overwhelming force.

Having already fought Zhao Yun for seventy rounds, Zhang Xiu was exhausted.

Now, under Lü Bu’s powerful attack, he couldn’t defend himself.

With the added strength of Red Hare, Lü Bu’s halberd became even more terrifying.

It pressed Zhang Xiu so hard that he couldn’t breathe.

It forced Zhang Xiu’s warhorse to crouch, neighing incessantly.

"Get down!"

Boom!

With a loud crash, Zhang Xiu was pinned to the ground, his black armor shattered.

Blood covered the shattered ground.

The warhorse lay fallen to the side, its breath weak.

Lü Bu showed no mercy, grabbing Zhang Xiu and looking at the three thousand Xiliang troops ready to surge forward.

Hu Che’er, standing at the front, anxiously shouted, "Release our young master!!!"

Lü Bu glanced at him, then, with a hint of amusement, said, "Release him? Very well, I’ll release him..."

Boom—

Zhang Xiu was casually thrown by Lü Bu, crashing into the ground like a cannonball.

Hu Che’er, eyes blazing with anger, immediately ordered an attack.

At that moment,

Long Chen shouted, "Anyone who dares to advance, your young master’s head will roll!"

Hu Che’er, indeed, did not dare to move.

He could only watch as Long Chen gradually divided his three thousand troops, using Zhang Xiu as a hostage to force them to lay down their weapons.

Before long,

a scout came to report from afar.

"Report, my lord, the strategist has already captured Zhang Ji and Fan Chou. They are now imprisoned!" ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Upon hearing this,

everyone was shocked, especially the three thousand Xiliang soldiers who had just surrendered.

"How... how is this possible? We delayed them for so long; there’s no way our lord could have been captured!"

"I get it. They must be making up this story to make us truly submit."

"Indeed, that must be it. Hmph! This Long Chen is different from his reputation. He’s just a trickster."

Zhang Xiu, who had just regained consciousness, covered his face—now so bruised that even his own mother wouldn’t recognize him—and listened to his soldiers’ complaints.

His hatred for Long Chen grew even deeper.

"Damn it! How could my uncle be captured so easily? Lying through your teeth, you really think we’re fools to be manipulated by you?"

Long Chen, not far away on his Frost Dragon King, suddenly received a message in his mind that Zhang Xiu’s favorability towards him had decreased.

He was slightly taken aback, realizing that this guy had quite a grudge against him!

But what could Zhang Xiu do, being a prisoner now? Could he really escape Long Chen’s grasp?

Ridiculous!

In the following days,

Long Chen first integrated the Bingzhou and Xiliang troops who had already submitted to him.

In his army, divisions based on region were not allowed.

He wanted his army to be firmly united, forming the Dragon Family Army, with his authority being the greatest.

This way, the likelihood of betrayal among his generals and soldiers would greatly decrease.

However, this brought obvious drawbacks, such as poor coordination within the army.

This resulted in a temporary drop in combat effectiveness.

But many things couldn’t be perfect.

If he wanted his army to be stable and only follow his orders, he had to temporarily sacrifice some combat effectiveness.

However, this was only short-term; with some time for integration, the overall coordination of the army would improve, and combat effectiveness would gradually increase.

After reorganizing the army, Long Chen personally led his troops to eliminate the remaining Xiliang rebels throughout Chang’an.

He helped restore peace to Chang’an City. In addition, Long Chen personally visited families affected by the turmoil.

He provided grain and necessary supplies to families who had suffered greatly due to the chaos.

He also set up soup kitchens in the city, distributing free food to the citizens.

Such actions earned Long Chen great love and respect from the people of Chang’an.