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There were many rivers in the Xuzhou, which gave rise to countless tributaries. Those rivers with large amounts of water all had ferrymen on them, and as for those small rivers or streams, there were simple wooden bridges built on them — using the rocks naturally formed in the rivers or the stones that were artificially piled up as piers, and using thick wooden planks or logs to be tied together as the bridge deck. These wooden bridges could be seen everywhere in the villages.

The bridge Gongsun Xu and the rest were facing was made of logs that were tied together to act as a deck. The supporting points of the bridge were a few huge rocks and it looked quite sturdy and reliable. Gongsun Xu did not dare to rush over like that. Right now, even if there was weight of a thousand kilograms, the possibility of him sliding under the surface of the bridge after breaking it was extremely high. Even if he was extremely anxious, he would still give the order to slow down when they reached the end of the bridge.

"Speed up!" Charge! " Li Feng bellowed, taking the initiative to speed up his pace with his spear.

The Wan-Sheng Camp's soldiers also saw Gongsun Xu standing at the bridgehead, and immediately shouted as they followed Li Feng and sped up their pace. If they could capture or kill Gongsun Xu, then their lord's rewards would definitely be bountiful.

When the White Horse Camp's soldiers who were crossing the bridge saw that the pursuers were about to rush over, they all anxiously shouted out.

"General, please cross the bridge quickly!"

"General, this subordinate is willing to follow you. Please cross the bridge as soon as possible!"

"Our deaths are not worth lamenting. The body of a general is made of gold, we cannot afford to let even the slightest mistake happen to him!" Please cross the bridge! Brothers, follow me to meet the enemy! "

"Quiet!" Gongsun Xu shouted loudly, and everyone quieted down. However, his anxious and worried expression was clearly shown on his face, and many people secretly decided that if the general was not willing to cross the bridge first, they must forcefully push him forward!

"What are you panicking for!" Gongsun Xu bellowed again, and casually pointed at the fifty to sixty people left behind, "All of you follow this general and meet the enemy, the rest of you continue to cross the bridge! "This is an army order, those who disobey will be executed!"

Although everyone was unresigned, they could only obey, the people near the bridge continued to cross, and those further away quickly turned their horses, gathering beside Gongsun Xu, waiting for the order to attack. These people were all members of Gongsun Xu's direct line of descent and were originally loyal to him. Now that they saw that the general was actually willing to sacrifice his life, the excitement in their hearts became even more intense, everyone felt as if their blood was boiling, wishing that they could exchange their lives for Gongsun Xu's safety.

Gongsun Xu looked around, everyone looked excited and excited, but no one revealed any signs of fear. He nodded with satisfaction, nocked his bow, and aimed his arrow at the incoming troops. The Wan-Sheng Camp's cavalry were all dressed in grey and it was difficult for them to tell who was the leader. However, Gongsun Xu still recognized Li Feng with a single glance, and although his attire was almost the same, the aura that Li Feng emitted was different from the others. He aimed the arrow at Li Feng, took a deep breath, and pulled his bowstring forcefully.

As Li Feng spurred his horse forward, he kept staring at Gongsun Xu, and when he saw that Gongsun Xu's bow was aimed at him, his face revealed a ridiculing smile. The distance between the two of them was more than 150 steps, and at such a distance, he actually wanted to use a bow and arrow to injure him. He continued to push his horse forward without taking any precautions.

When the two sides had approached a hundred and twenty steps, Gongsun Xu pulled his bow halfway, loosened his finger and an ordinary armor-breaking arrow rushed straight towards Li Feng. Just as the arrow left the bow, Gongsun Xu took out another three armor-breaking arrow s made of fine steel. This time, the bow was drawn to a full moon, the second arrow was still flying towards Li Feng, and the other two were aimed at the people around Li Feng.

The ridiculing look on Li Feng's face had not disappeared, when he suddenly realised that an arrow was flying straight for him.

Ka-cha! * Li Feng turned his head to look at the arrow shaft that had fallen beside him, and almost laughed out loud. Not only was the speed of the arrow slow, the power was extremely light, and this was Gongsun Xu who was praised by the Youzhou people as having unparalleled shooting techniques? It was only at that level!

"General, be careful!" Just then, the people around Li Feng started to shout.

Li Feng anxiously turned his head to look, only to see a black line rushing straight towards him like lightning, its speed was more than twice as fast as the previous arrow! At this moment, the distance between the two was less than 90 steps. In the blink of an eye, the black streak had arrived before him. There was not much time for him to react! He roared and swung his spear again, trying to knock the arrow away as before.

Clang! When Li Feng's spear shaft touched the incoming arrow, it was a pity that the arrow's strength was too great. Not only did it not break into two pieces like before, but it even cut a hole in the spear shaft and continued to shoot towards Li Feng's body. Fortunately, Li Feng's defense was effective, the arrow changed its course of advance and pierced into his left arm!

A armor-breaking arrow made of pure steel, under the bombardment of the seven stone strong bow, was as powerful as bullets from the future! The arrowhead carried a strong force and exploded on Li Feng's arm with a flower of blood. The arrowhead brought along a three feet long pole and pierced fiercely into the chest of the person behind him.

Only then did Li Feng feel the intense pain from his left arm, he could not help but let out a scream, and anxiously looked at the wound, only to see the arrow had taken away a palm sized chunk of flesh, luckily he was lucky, the arrow had avoided the bone, otherwise his left arm would have been completely crippled.

At this moment, the two people at Li Feng's side also fell down. The majority of the sharp armor-breaking arrow s had penetrated into their chest, coming out from their backs, and their entire bodies were almost shot through.

The surrounding Wan-Sheng Camp soldiers were shocked, they involuntarily slowed down their speed, a few of them quickly rushed to Li Feng and checked his injuries.

Li Feng was in so much pain that his vision turned black. He endured the pain and shouted sternly: "This general is fine! Quick, charge over and kill them! "

At this time, Li Feng's hatred for Gongsun Xu had already reached the bone. He had long since thrown the "I must capture Gongsun Xu alive" Yuan Shu had told him about out of the blue, and all he wanted to do was to carry this arrow of revenge.

Wan-Sheng Camp was truly worthy of being the elite that Yuan Shu wholeheartedly refined. He only panicked for a short moment before increasing his speed to charge forward again.

Gongsun Xu shook his head in regret and quickly put away his longbow. He put on his mask and rushed towards the pursuers on his horse.

The 50 to 60 people beside him were afraid that Gongsun Xu would make a mistake, so they whipped their horses and rushed towards Gongsun Xu.

Li Feng saw that not only did Gongsun Xu not escape, he even took the initiative to rush forward, and revealed a sinister smile, with a mere fifty to sixty people, he actually dared to charge towards an opponent that was ten times stronger than him, he was simply courting death! Since the establishment of the Wan-Sheng Camp, he had not truly entered the battlefield, and today he would use Gongsun Xu's blood to announce the birth of the Wan-Sheng Camp!

He tore off a piece of his robes, barely managing to prick the wound, and raised his spear as he shouted angrily, "Kill! "Leave no one alive!"

At this moment, the distance between the two sides had closed to sixty steps, which was the maximum distance the cavalry charge could reach. The knights on both sides were madly riding their horses, waiting for the opportunity to launch a fatal attack.

The people around Gongsun Xu always stood in front of him, preventing his warhorses from accelerating. These heavy cavalry s all harbored the thought that before they died, they must not let General Gongsun suffer even the slightest bit of damage! Gongsun Xu was a little helpless in his heart, but he would not reject the good intentions of these officers. If something were to happen to him, these officers' lives and family members would not be saved.

Gongsun Xu and his fifty or sixty subordinates quietly spurred their horses forward. This was also one of the rules of the White Horse Camp, unless it was necessary, when there was a need for them to remain silent during battle, in order to increase the pressure on the enemy.

Very quickly, the two cavalry teams with a large disparity in numbers approached to about thirty steps. Gongsun Xu's men started to pull the trigger on the crossbow, and shot a string of crossbow arrows towards the other side. The soldiers of Wan-Sheng Camp all retrieved their short spears from their backs and threw them towards Gongsun Xu and the rest.

When Gongsun Xu saw the opponent's attack patterns, he knew that things were not looking good. The heavy cavalry's armor did not need to fear close range slashes, it could block the short spears thrown at them, but it could not counteract the powerful impact of the short spears. It seemed that he had underestimated this group of pursuers. He hoped that their short spears weren't entirely made of fine iron. Otherwise, his subordinates might not be able to withstand a wave of attacks from their opponents.

In the blink of an eye, over a hundred crossbow bolts had shot into the crowd of Wan-Sheng Camp s. Without wearing armor, they simply could not defend against the crossbow arrows.

On the other side, Gongsun Xu was met with the attacks of even more short spears. In the blink of an eye, a small portion of the people were struck down by Wan-Sheng Camp's short spear.