Chapter 8: Sun Yu's "Guaranteed Success!"

After a period of exchange of fire between the two armies, a squad of infantry shield bearers suddenly appeared among the Wuwan troops. This was truly remarkable, as they had only seen Wuwan cavalry until now; it was the first time they had witnessed the deployment of infantry shield bearers. It was estimated that this was a group of cavalry dismounting to become infantry shield bearers.

Everyone shook their heads in unison

"Hush, good child, do not worry," Sun Yu comforted. "I have begun to grasp the key factors for becoming wealthy and successful in this world; you will not go hungry in the future"

As for the losses of the Wuwan soldiers outside the city, they were even smaller. Most of them were mounted on fast horses, making them difficult to hit. The archery skills of the local militia in the city were poor, posing no real threat to them. Sun Yu estimated that they only lost a few dozen soldiers.

No one believed that this chaotic arrow could hit a person, but... Zhang Chun, however, rode his horse at full speed, as if he were rushing to be reborn, and hurriedly dashed to the point where the arrow would land. Amidst the cheers of the local militia on the city wall, the soldiers from both sides watched in disbelief as this soft arrow struck Zhang Chun's shoulder.

Sun Yu could not find Liu, Guan, and Zhang, leaving him with no choice. He then redirected his attention to the defense of the city, retrieving arrows and medicine from the county treasury and distributing them to the local militia, reassigning their duties. This chaotic series of events took a whole day, and by the next morning, the Wuwan army began a new round of siege.

Sun Yu finally understood how battles were fought in ancient times. It is impossible to kill many people in such a manner of warfare. No wonder ancient battles primarily aimed at boosting morale; it is not easy to kill with these inferior weapons

In fact, Zhang Chun's "Penetrating Shot" is not inferior to his own "Guaranteed Hit"; it is even much more powerful than his "Guaranteed Hit," capable of piercing through shields. If it were not for his own ambush, it would have been impossible to defeat Zhang Chun.

The arrows of this era are extremely ineffective. There is a saying: "Three arrows are not as good as one knife, and three knives are not as good as one gun." This illustrates how light the injuries from arrows are; most of the local militia who were injured only had a blood hole in their bodies. Fewer than one hundred were killed, about ten had one eye shot out, and over twenty had their abdominal cavities pierced, resulting in internal bleeding. The rest of the wounded only suffered superficial injuries.

Upon hearing these words, Sun Yuruo would surely be infuriated. Zhang Chun did not shoot at him with the first arrow, but instead targeted Liu Yu, which revealed a complete disdain for him as a man

The troops of the Wukuan army in the city saw their commander injured, and their morale immediately plummeted. In contrast, the local militia from Zhuo County on the city wall cheered in unison

The war has ended, and thoughts have relaxed. Only then did Sun Yu feel a pair of small hands firmly gripping the corner of his clothes from behind, belonging to Zhao Yun. Regardless of the trials of fire and water, amidst the chaos and clamor, Zhao Yun has always held tightly onto his long-term source of sustenance.

The severely injured Liu Yu was carried into the medical hall by her subordinates. She was already advanced in age, and after being struck by a powerful arrow from Zhang Chunyi, her frail body was on the verge of collapse. Just as she was about to faint, she saw Sun Yu displaying great prowess, using a red intermediate martial general technique to repel the enemy. Overjoyed, she closed her eyes and fainted, and has yet to awaken since.

Interestingly, both sides' commanders suffered shoulder injuries, resulting in the greatest losses for both armies

This infantry unit, bearing several massive thick logs, heavily shielded the soldiers carrying the logs with their shields, charging towards the thin and pitiful city gate of Zhuo County

Sun Yu drew his bow and aimed at the enemy general Zhang Chun below the city. He then commanded NM01: "NM01, begin calculating the enemy's movement speed, the bowstring tension, the shooting speed, wind speed, air resistance, relative speed adjustments, elevation angle adjustments, and bow draw adjustments... Display a red light on me, and show above my head—certain hit."

Sun Yu stood on the city wall, filled with anxiety. He realized that the local militia was indeed inferior to regular troops and could not compare to the bravery of the northern ethnic minorities. In the battle on the second day, the morale of the local militia was noticeably lower than on the first day, possibly because during the rest period after yesterday's battle, they had seen the bodies of their injured and fallen comrades, which had instilled fear in their hearts

As the sound of war drums echoed, fierce exchanges of fire resumed both on and off the city walls, with arrows falling like rain. Zhang Chun, wrapped in a cloak, sat among the Wuwan army, no longer daring to step onto the battlefield herself. Instead, she fixed her sparkling eyes on Sun Yu atop the city walls and inquired of those around her: "Who knows the background of that enemy general?"

Hmph, a man actually knows how to use military general skills! Zhang Chun snorted coldly and said, "If I had known he possessed military general skills, I wouldn't have shot Liu Yu with my first arrow yesterday; I would have aimed it at that dog official instead"

The Wukuan army received the general's orders and immediately charged forward bravely, with arrows raining down like hemp on the city walls of Zhuoxian, and chaotic cavalry swirling about

Oh, wait a minute, this is not ancient times; this is another world. Sun Yu suddenly felt a shock in his heart. In this world, battles are not fought by soldiers, but by the skills of military generals! The martial skills he just exchanged with Zhang Chun marked the conclusion of this war; everything before was merely a test.

At the moment when everyone was collectively astonished, two large characters appeared above Sun Yu's head: "https://mhetushucomcom must hit!"

What exactly is the general's skill? Sun Yu couldn't help but murmur

Sun Yu relaxed his right hand, and the arrow, precisely calculated by NM01, flew out towards the city below, carrying the fabricated red glow of a general's skill. The arrow was not particularly swift, nor did it create a great commotion; it gently shot towards a point a few meters in front of Zhang Chun's horse.

With a splatter, fresh blood sprayed out, and Zhang Chun trembled all over. However, the people of Wuwan, having grown up on horseback, merely let out a muffled groan but did not fall from the saddle, instead urging their horse straight back to their formation

In the city, losses were quickly assessed, and the injured local militia were sent to the medical clinic. A continuous stream of stretchers came and went, and all the injuries were caused by arrows

All the subordinates said: "In a hundred years, we have never seen a man skilled in martial arts; this is an anomaly, not the general's fault"

Zhang Chun coldly snorted twice and said: "All of you go attack the city, bring this man to my tent. I want to dissect him to see if he is truly a man."

NM01, promptly carry out each task as instructed

The first wave has been successfully defended, and the local militia of Zhuo County collectively breathed a sigh of relief

Today is different from yesterday, as the commander has been injured. The Wukuan army no longer relies on the skills of military generals to besiege the city, but instead has cut down some logs in the nearby woods to create simple siege equipment. With this, the city gate is now in a precarious situation

The soldiers in the city were suddenly surprised to see that the county's magistrate, Sun Yuming, who was clearly a civil official, was emanating a red glow. Oh, is that a martial skill?

Sun Yu was forced to become the county magistrate. Taking advantage of the temporary retreat of the enemy forces, he quickly selected a group of county residents to replace the injured soldiers guarding the city walls. He suddenly remembered that he had seen Liu Bei and Zhang Fei a few days ago. Since they were in Zhuo County, Guan Yu must also be there. Should I invite these three formidable figures to help defend the city? As for Liu Bei, that goes without saying; if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are willing to lend their assistance... What level of martial prowess would they possess?

The sound of gongs quickly echoed among the Wuwan army outside the city, and the Wuwan cavalry, shouting and howling, abandoned the city walls and hurriedly returned to their formation.

Both armies' soldiers were momentarily stunned ... What kind of arrow is this ... ? It's all messy and soft, yet it can hit a galloping cavalry commander with a single shot ... This is simply miraculous ... ? Is there really such a magical martial skill?

Sun Yu quickly sent people to search for Liu, Guan, and Zhang. As a result, they scoured the entire county but found no trace of the three. It turned out that Liu, Guan, and Zhang had gathered several hundred local militia and had just left Zhuo County on the very day Sun Yu went to buy meat, heading south to suppress the Yellow Turbans. The three of them were completely unaware that Zhuo County was under attack by the Wuhuan.