"Once the two formations are established, each will send its generals to fight, which is called a challenge." The key to military planning is
"Sun Ce?" Xu Chu stared at the young man in front of him warily while looking at the surrounding environment casually.
"You want to fight with me?" Xu Chu seemed rough and unintelligent, but in fact he had a delicate mind. At this time, he had made up his mind and said with a half-smile: "On horseback?"
The tradition of fighting generals in front of the army has been around since ancient times. For example, Xiang Yu invited Liu Bang's army to fight in front of him. However, even an enemy of ten thousand people could not withstand such an army that advanced and retreated in a controlled manner.
Although this mode of generals challenging each other is not the norm in war, it is more of a battle between soldiers based on formations.
Of course, this also depends on the general's fighting style. Those generals who rely on military formations and resourcefulness, such as Gao Shun, Qu Yi and others, will choose to sit in the army and dispatch, and will not go out to fight easily. Even if the opponent's generals are as fierce as tigers, they will
He was trapped to death by soldiers who were well organized and coordinated with each other.
And those generals who are confident in force and like to defeat ten groups with one force, such as Lu Bu, Gongsun Zan and others, like to lead their troops to charge into battle, and even fight with others.
Sun Ce was such a person. When he was under Yuan Shu, except for the veteran general Cheng Pu who had followed his father and others, no one was his opponent. It was rare to see a strong general at this time. Sun Ce was very happy to see that he was hunting, and he favored his side in the battle.
Under the circumstances, he was eager to stand up and dismount.
A long and powerful hand with distinct joints suddenly stretched out and held Sun Ce's wrist.
Even if he wears a hat, he can't hide his extraordinary charm: "The battle must be resolved quickly, and there should be no unnecessary complications."
"Okay! This man can rival me. I knew you wouldn't stop me." Sun Ce handed over the command of the battlefield to the man and jumped off his horse.
Seeing Sun Ce walking towards Xu Chu alone, Sun He, the same clan who had been guarding Sun Ce, killed the deserters and rode his horse to the man's side. A trace of worry lingered in his eyebrows: "Zi Heng, why didn't you stop me?"
As the commander-in-chief of an army, how can he put himself in danger?"
"Then you have to be able to stop him." Lu Fan shook his head, obviously knowing the other party's temperament, and said with a wry smile: "But Sun Lang's martial arts is extraordinary, so you don't need to worry too much about this kind of situation."
"Zi Heng and Bo Fu Enruo are close relatives, and even you can't stop them." Sun He said with unfinished meaning, "Then there is no one else."
Lu Fan stared at Sun Ce's tall back, thinking along Sun He's words, and suddenly said: "Perhaps, there is someone who can make him restrain himself."
The two of them exchanged a few words, then each led his troops to join the battlefield on both sides, fighting a group of swordsmen under Xu Chu and the remaining enemy troops.
It's just that as the generals guarding Sun Ce, they had to focus part of their attention on Sun Ce while fighting.
At this time, Sun Ce and Xu Chu were fighting back and forth. The spear in Sun Ce's hand danced, flashing a little bit of cold light. Xu Chu refused to advance or retreat. He roared and picked up the knife, facing the opponent directly with dozens of cold lights.
Just a few sonorous sounds were heard, and all the cold light shot out in all directions.
In the brief moment when Xu Chu blocked, Sun Ce couldn't resist the opponent's strange force coming from the gun, and took a few steps back. Xu Chu saw the opportunity quickly and jumped up from the ground. His huge figure was like a giant bear falling from the sky.
, with an indomitable momentum, the knife slashed down hard!
Sun Ce made a quick decision and threw away the spear in his hand. The ash wooden barrel could not block Xu Chu's full blow. He could not dodge in an instant and could only rely on the fine steel sword left by his father.
That sword was a royal object that Sun Jian picked up from Luoyang Palace. It was far superior to ordinary weapons in terms of sharpness, toughness and beauty.
He put his hand on the hilt of the sword, took a deep breath, and then suddenly exerted force! The sword blade rubbed the inner wall of the scabbard and slid out, making a clanging sound.
Xu Chu suddenly felt a fierce murderous aura coming from the bottom up. Years of experience in fighting and killing told him that his opponent was not intimidated by his momentum. Instead, it was extremely rare that he used offense instead of defense.
The two men only thought about their actions for a brief moment. In a flash of thought, Xu Chu twisted his wrist, changed the direction of the knife, and slashed towards the tip of Sun Ce's sword.
Under the critical situation, the weapons exchanged, and there was a clang sound between the two, and then they retreated.
Sun Ce opened his mouth slightly and was trembling uncontrollably. Xu Chu's power was too great. Sun Ce thought he was a wave hitting the rocks with that move just now. Although he successfully retreated, the sword in his hand was knocked off by the opponent.
"Okay!" Xu Chu quickly raised the knife to his side. His expression seemed relaxed, but in fact, he was no less shocked than Sun Ce. He shouted loudly: "As expected of Sun Wentai's son!"
Sun Ce's expression changed, and when he was about to reply, Sun He and Lu Fan saw that Sun Ce was at a disadvantage to the enemy, and immediately rushed over with their horses in a hurry.
Xu Chu's bravery not only stopped the offensive of this small group of enemy troops, but also slightly reunited the morale of the troops around him. At this time, dozens of soldiers gathered around Xu Chu to confront Sun Ce and others.
"Bo Fu!" Lu Fan came to Sun Ce's side and felt relieved when he saw that the other party was safe and sound.
Xu Chu took stock of the surrounding situation. After the delay just now, the effect of the opponent's surprise troops was constantly weakening. Many people had already reacted and returned to fight under Xu Chu's example.
Although it still failed to change the unfavorable situation, it was enough to buy Xu Chu more time to escape.
Taking advantage of Sun Ce's opportunity to mount his horse, Xu Chu and his men turned around and walked away quickly.
"Stop him!" Sun Ce ordered.
Sun He immediately led his men behind him and rode after him. Xu Chu's pace became faster and faster. When he passed a heavy baggage cart burning with blazing flames, he stopped suddenly, stretched out a hand, and grabbed the shaft of the cart.
Throw it back hard.
The heavy cart flew towards Sun He and others, and Sun He quickly reined in his horse to avoid it. The cart hit the ground heavily, bursting out countless sparks, and temporarily blocked their way.
By the time Sun Ce and others arrived, Xu Chu and others had already run into the night where the firelight could not reach them.
"What a pity." Sun Ce said regretfully.
Lu Fan said: "It doesn't matter if he escapes. Anyway, the battle situation tonight has been decided. Not only can Pingyu's siege be relieved, but Runan can also be regained by our army."
"It's not a pity that I couldn't achieve full success." Unexpectedly, Sun Ce didn't regret this: "It's a pity that I don't know the name of this brave man."
Lu Fan and Sun He looked at each other in confusion.
The brief battle between the two of them had ended, and the fighting around them had begun to come to an end. At this time, someone walked over from the side and said in front of Sun Ce and others: "General Cheng has led his men to catch up with the enemy.
General Zhang Chao."
"Okay! I knew Uncle Cheng wouldn't let me down!" Sun Ce blurted out with joy in his face, but saw that the man looked embarrassed. He took a deep breath and asked, "What's wrong?"
"General Cheng has encountered some trouble. He said it is inconvenient to deal with, so he asked the Major General to come over."
Lu Fan's face suddenly became serious and he said to Sun Ce: "It's time to make a plan."
When Sun Ce and others came to the other side of the battlefield, they saw that most of them were their own soldiers and horses, except for hundreds of tribesmen gathered in one corner.
Before they could reach the front, they heard the voice of a person in the enemy formation that was unusually loud at night, with mockery and indignation in his tone: "Cheng Demou! I haven't seen you for many years, is this how you greet your friends?" 11