"A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to profit." [The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren]
The dull sound of drums sounded on the battlefield, solemn and neat, like the heartbeat of a giant. The camp gate on the opposite side opened wide, and Yuan Tanzhong's army rushed out in formation, with two or three thousand men rushing forward like a tide, with hundreds on each wing.
Riding roundabout to protect.
Lu Bu struggled to drive the yellow gelding he had just put on, and the slower speed compared to the past made him quite uncomfortable. Hao Meng was riding on the back of a red horse, following every step, both guarding and monitoring.
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"Charge!" Lu Bu raised his long spear high, and his superb equestrian skills made him jump out like the wind. Some soldiers behind him who didn't know the truth all let out excited screams. Hao Meng followed closely behind, not to be outdone, holding hands tightly.
Holding the handle of the gun, his eyes were not directed at the enemy camp but at the burly back in front of him.
"Lü Bu is brave. Let him go into battle. If he switches sides before the battle, who of our troops can resist?"
"The battle plans were changing rapidly. He killed the messenger first, then led his troops to attack Cao's camp. I don't believe that he could explain the whole story and win people's trust in just a few words on the battlefield. After killing the messenger, he had no way out, so he just
I can follow the instructions of the eldest son."
Hao Meng still remembered Dong Zhao's words to persuade Yuan Tan. Although they were reasonable, was it too difficult to ask Hao Meng to monitor Lu Bu's every move and kill him if anything went wrong? He knew that Lu Bu
Wu Yong, if you really want to kill someone, you have to be extremely careful.
After Cao Ying received Lou Yi's head thrown from afar by the scouts, he quickly reacted before Lu Bu could lead his troops out of the camp. They first lined up their formation and fired several arrows at the enemy.
He rushed closer, and immediately changed his sword. At this time, Lu Bu had already rushed forward bravely, and Chang Shan lifted an unlucky soldier into the air. No matter how annoyed he was at this time, he could only do it if he was reluctant.
Grit your teeth and kill the enemy, everything is important to save yourself!
The intensive charging cavalry tore apart the resisting troops in a blink of an eye. The hundreds of cavalry on both wings received only slight resistance and easily inserted into the enemy's formation. Those who came out to meet the enemy were not Cao Cao's most elite Qingzhou troops.
The soldiers are the support troops brought by Guan Yu from Xiapi. These soldiers and horses are the elite of the rest of the war. Although they are physically brave, the continuous battles have caused damage to the soldiers and armors. They have not had time to replenish them all the way. Even more so now.
He was hurriedly sent into battle by Cao Cao.
The infantry who lacked the necessary protection began to suffer heavy losses when Lu Bu, Hao Meng and others came to attack. People around Guan Yu were constantly being picked and chopped down. The general with a stern face had his eyebrows condensed and he was prostrate on his horse, trying to take advantage of this.
Hiding his figure, he walked against the current, passed through the turbulent crowd, and came straight to Lu Bu's side. When the opponent was not paying attention, Guan Yu straightened up decisively, and took advantage of the situation to slash at the opponent with the long knife.
Lu Bu's murderous intention was at its peak, and he suddenly noticed a coldness around him. He turned around and saw the cold light. His body reflexively retracted his long body, holding the back end close to his waist and raising the front end diagonally, trying to mobilize
Use all your strength to block this knife.
"clang"
Their arms each trembled, and they immediately took a few steps away.
Both sides looked at each other with shock in their eyes, especially Guan Yu who was the most shocked. He had known that Lu Bu was so brave and difficult to defeat, but he didn't expect that he would have such physical strength. The texture of his long spear was so hard that he could not only stop him with his hastily organized strength.
That knife can also shock him?!
"Sneak attack? Are all Cao Cao's men like you?" Lu Bu's heart was still palpitating. He suppressed his trembling right hand, raised the tip of his palm and pointed at Guan Yu and said, "It's really funny."
"If you want to win the military affairs, you can't be the Duke of Song Dynasty." Guan Yu wandered around the world when he was young, and it was not until he defected to Liu Bei that he finally settled down. He had read some books in the past few years and boasted that he had a lot of experience. He said it almost casually.
come out.
Lu Bu laughed. He had served as chief clerk under Ding Yuan, and he knew this anecdote: "Well said! Fighting is fighting, and killing is killing. What more do you talk about benevolence, faith, loyalty, and the likes of gentlemen and Confucian scholars!"
Guan Yu was speechless for a moment. His original intention was not to prove that he was a dishonest person like Lu Bu, but the battlefield was changing rapidly at this time, and he could no longer explain it. So in shame, he picked up the knife again, like
It was because he was insulted that he chopped off Lu Bu's head.
After saying these words, Lu Bu suddenly felt empty in his heart, as if a huge boulder that he had been suppressing for a long time had finally fallen to the ground, and he seemed to have no more burdens from now on. Lu Bu chuckled lightly, feeling light and then a little annoyed, and he glared angrily.
Guan Yu, as if venting his anger, raised his long spear, blocked the opponent's knife in the air, and then slashed downwards.
The two of them bent the front hooves of their respective mounts and quickly got closer to each other.
Lu Bu did not take the lead in the battle, and there were also cavalry generals such as Wei Xu and Cheng Lian to assist in the battle. After Guan Yu was restrained by Lu Bu, there was only one Shiren behind him, who was still useful.
live!
Soon, the troops led by Shiren gradually began to disintegrate and rout. The cavalry led by Cheng Lian were closely entangled with them. They chased almost wherever Shiren retreated. This not only affected the bows and arrows in the rear.
The shooting also affected other tribesmen who had not yet retreated. When Shiren realized this, Cao Xing had already led the backbone infantry to charge forward.
The troops with weak protection became the target of the other party's pursuit. Wei Xu and Cheng Lian led the cavalry to temporarily retreat. Song Xian, Cao Xing and other troops followed closely and began the second round of attack.
Wei Xu and Cheng Lian drifted away, regained their speed, and when they found the gap and broke in again, the entire army was already at the critical point of complete collapse.
The battle situation ahead aroused Cao Cao's surprise. He turned to Tai Shici who was watching the battle and said with emotion: "Lü Bu's bravery has once again exceeded our expectations. It's a pity that he insists on being an enemy of the imperial court. No matter what, no what."
"Guan Yu is unable to respond to the enemy and his position is unstable. The general will ask for orders to go out to fight." Tai Shici ignored Cao Cao's words and said softly.
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and looked away. He saw that Tai Shici's face was as calm as water, with no wave at all, as if his emotions had never been affected by Lu Bu's incident. Except for the moment of confusion on his face when he just saw Lou Yi's head.
At a loss.
"This battle is just a test of each other. The decisive battle has not yet come. Ziyi has no reason to let Yue ride into the battle." Cao Cao shook his head, returned his gaze to the battle, and said for Tai Shici's sake: "Besides, Lu Bu is an old friend of yours, regardless of personal
Whether it’s love or justice, I can’t let you go into battle like this.”
He thought that Taishi Ci could not accept this result, so he acted out of impulse and wanted to question Lu Bu personally before going into battle and persuade him to turn back. Cao Cao also experienced this kind of chivalry when he was young. No one wants to see someone he trusts disobeying his advice.
, step by step towards a dead end. So if Cao Cao himself were twenty years younger, or even ten years old, he would not watch his friends fall into the abyss like today and do nothing to save him, let alone let himself become the pusher.