"It can be said that I am lonely in intelligence. I am defeated and perished. I have no choice but to do so." [Six Kingdoms]
The army set off early the next morning and arrived at Hongnong County, the county seat at dusk.
Li Jue and others rested here for a while and were about to set off the next day when Dong Cheng led his troops to join him. He had been ordered by Niu Fu to station in the east of the river to prepare for the White Wave and the Yellow Turban. When Niu Fu was fighting with Lu Bu, he faced
Niu Fu turned a blind eye to the military order sent to ask for reinforcements and chose to sit on the sidelines.
I thought that after Niu Fu and other Dong family leaders were dead, the court would be merciful and pardon them, but I didn't expect that after waiting for nearly half a month, there was no such news.
At this time, he happened to hear that Li Jue and others were raising troops to rebel in Shaanxian County. Dong Cheng thought about it again and again, and felt that he was already part of the remaining Dong clan. In addition, the Baibo Yellow Turbans in Hedong County were regaining their arrogance, so he led his 4,000 troops to Hongnong.
The county caught up with Li Jue and wanted to work with him on big things.
Li Jue and others were overjoyed, so they joined forces with him and marched all the way through Huayin. When they arrived at Zheng County, the Liangzhou generals stationed in various counties in Guanzhong responded to Li Jue's banner of revenge for Dong Zhuo and opened the city to welcome him.
Especially after Dong Zhuo sent more than 10,000 troops including Li Jue, Li Meng and others to garrison in Shangxian, Shangluo and other places to defend Jingzhou, the total number of Li Jue and other generals was more than 70,000.
When they arrived at Xinfeng, the total number of generals, soldiers and horses, plus the civilians who were forcibly conscripted along the way, was nearly one hundred thousand. At this time, the army's soldiers and horses were strong, their morale was high, and their reputation was great.
It was May 20th, the third year of Chuping.
Hongmen is located in Xinfeng County under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Yin. Because the loess plain 16 miles east of the city was washed away by rain all year round, a gap was formed at the north end, shaped like a doorway or a chasm, so it was named Hongmen. It was extremely dangerous back then.
The Hongmen Banquet took place in this place.
This place is an alluvial plain after the river valley comes out of the mountains. The terrain is small and the land is flat and open, which is most suitable for horse riding. Not far to the north is the Wei River. In the mountain plains, this small area between the rivers is a military fortress connecting Chang'an and Hongnong.
road.
The west wind is strong, the flags are flying, and the horses are roaring in the sky.
The great Hanwei general, Wenhou Lu Bu, led his Zhonglang generals Hu Zhen, Yang Ding and other generals with a total of 30,000 troops and horses. Shortly after arriving at Hongmen, he immediately ordered his men to set up a formation, expecting to rely on the terrain of the river on the left and the mountains on the right to meet the enemy.
It took only a moment for the army to be ready, but Li Jue led an army of 100,000 men, which shocked the world, and came rolling in with sand and dust.
Seeing the opponent's clear banner, Lu Bu stepped forward and cursed, "As important officials of the imperial court, you do not want to defend the territory and serve the country, but instead march your troops back to the capital. Don't you know the crime of rebellion?"
The leader, Li Jue, immediately replied: "It's so funny that traitors and traitors can still talk like this! The Grand Master is an important official of the imperial court. You, without following the laws of the country, are good at killing ministers and rewarding famous weapons indiscriminately. You are even insulting the emperor at his young age and grasping the throne."
Government! You are willing to be Wang Yun's lackey and lead troops to fight against us and other King Qin's troops. I think you are the one who wants to rebel!"
Lu Bu was furious. He still had some sense in his heart and knew that it would be difficult for the 30,000 men under his command to fight against the opponent. In order to boost morale, he single-handedly stepped forward and shouted in front of the two armies: "You guys, do you have the guts to retreat temporarily?
Let me fight right away and decide the outcome!"
Li Jue had not yet answered, but only heard a loud shout from the formation. He looked closely and saw a horse flying out. The person on the horse was none other than the school captain Guo Si. Li Jue laughed and ordered to the left and right: "Here
He beats the drum to help out!"
"Let's see what you can do today!" Lu Bu stepped forward and stabbed with his spear.
Guo Si jumped on his horse to fight. He had made a living by stealing horses in Liangzhou and was very skilled on horseback. He fought with Lu Bu several times without any difficulty. But as time went by, he gradually became unbearable. Every time he fought,
The force coming from the opponent's gun made Guo Si's mouth numb.
Seeing that Lu Bu's expression did not change, Guo Si suddenly felt timid. Lu Bu noticed that Guo Si was distracted for a moment, put away his gun and stabbed Guo Si again. This time, he pierced Guo Si's left arm, and blood suddenly flowed out.
Lu Bu raised his spear back and sent a piece of Guo Si's arm flying away. When the army behind him saw this, they shouted in awe.
Li Jue did not want to see Guo Si beheaded, so he hurriedly led his elite cavalry to come to the rescue. Lu Bu's subordinate Cheng Lian, Wei Yue and other generals saw this, and all their troops came forward to fight. The two groups of soldiers and horses collided like a torrent.
Together.
As early as Dong Zhuo's period, the Liangzhou people and the Bingzhou people in his army were hostile to each other. When the two enemies met, they were even more jealous, and both sides fought to the death on the battlefield.
Lu Bu's soldiers and horses are indeed elite, but their number is small compared to the Xiliang army. Among them is Hu Zhen. Yang Ding is secretly silent and unable to make any effort, so it is difficult to unite. If Lu Bu's trusted soldiers and horses were not there,
Among them, I am struggling to support, and I am afraid that this charge will cause the army to collapse.
On the other hand, the troops of Li Jue and others were mostly Qiang and Hu Yicong and Liangzhou athletes recruited by Dong Zhuo. They were extremely brave in battle. However, because Guo Si had rushed out to fight Lu Bu before, he was almost beheaded, which not only damaged his own morale.
, and also increased the prestige of others. Although Li Jue and others led their troops to gradually put Lu Bu's army at a disadvantage with their bravery and numerical superiority, the situation was not very optimistic.
I saw Lu Bu leading Cheng Lian, Wei Yue and hundreds of other cavalrymen to rush into the army formation. They shuttled back and forth among the rebels and killed an unknown number of soldiers. Li Jue's captains and army commanders tried to stop them, but they were not among them.
The enemy was summoned, and every time they came out to kill them, no one could stop them for a while.
Lu Bu led his cavalry in the army and rushed back and forth. Even Li Huan, Li Jue's younger brother, was beheaded by him on horseback. Li Jue was very worried after seeing this, so he patted his horse and rushed forward to meet him.
Seeing the general arriving in person, Lü Bu knew Li Jue's reputation as a brave warrior in the army, so he immediately abandoned his soldiers and came to kill Li Jue with a gun.
Li Jue took the lead and used his horse's momentum to slash at Lu Bu with his sword. Lu Bu swung his spear to block, knocking Li Jue's sword away. Seeing that the opponent's arm strength was also extraordinary, Lu Bu immediately put away the last traces of contempt in his heart.
After the two of them started testing each other's moves, they knew each other well. After a brief pause and looking at each other, as if they had made an appointment, the two of them struck at the same time!
Li Jue could only see patches of white light as he waved the long sword in his hand. Lu Bu's spear was also divided into several black spearheads due to the extremely high speed. The two rays of light, white and black, collided with each other between the two people, occasionally wiping out.
A spark was very intense. Although Li Jue was extraordinary in martial arts, he was no better than Lu Bu and would soon be defeated like Guo Si.
At this moment, Lu Bu saw that he was about to kill Li Jue off his horse. Hearing the noise behind him, he subconsciously looked around and was shocked!
It turned out that when Lu Bu broke into the formation with his elite cavalry and fought against Li Jue with one man's bravery, Hu Zhen and Yang Ding deliberately fell behind the army. They took the opportunity to order their troops to defect and attacked Lu Bu's army from behind.
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How could Cheng Lian and others have thought of Hu Zhen's rebellion? They were unprepared for a moment, and their troops were immediately dispersed. When Guo Bang and Fan Chou saw this, they were overjoyed, and the two sides surrounded Lu Bu's tribe. Seeing that something was not going well, Lu Bu
He couldn't care about Li Jue, so he had no choice but to make a false shot, turn around and ride away.
Li Jue was shot away by someone, and when he saw the person turning around and running away, he hurriedly led his cavalry to pursue him, but was blocked by hundreds of infantry around Lu Bu. Li Jue took a closer look and found that although this group of infantry was small in number, they were well-armored.
, everyone showed bravery, and they were a rare elite.
Before he could think too much, he heard the commander in charge of the infantry team in front of him suddenly shout: