Zhang Xiu looked anxiously in the direction of Wuguan. They had no tools to attack the city, not even a long ladder. If they wanted to enter the pass, they could only hit the city gate, but as soon as they approached the city gate, there was a barrage of arrows on the city.
Zhang Ji had fallen into a semi-conscious state and started talking nonsense. There was no shelter around him, so he had to rely on soldiers taking turns holding shields to protect him from the rain.
Suddenly, the door of Wuguan slowly opened. Zhang Xiu was refreshed and cursed angrily: "Brothers, go in. It's more important to save your uncle first. We'll find Dong Xiu later."
Settlement!"
Before he finished speaking, a group of black-clad and black-armored soldiers rushed out from Wuguan, holding sharp steel knives in their hands and slashing at anyone they saw. Zhang Xiu and the others had all seen this kind of steel knives before, and they were extremely sharp.
The armor they wear is almost like paper in front of this kind of steel sword. It will be split easily and has no protective effect at all. And even if their waist knives hit the opponent, the damage caused will be very slight.
Apart from Liu Xin's regular legion, who else could use such sophisticated equipment? Zhang Xiu understood that Wuguan had been lost, and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to protect Zhang Ji and fight and retreat.
The heavy rain made the ground fall into mud, making it difficult for both the attacking and retreating parties to move. The battle did not seem to be very fierce. As the rain gradually subsided, Zhang Xiu suddenly found that his people had retreated to Zhao Yun's camp.
In front of them, behind them, the soldiers of the Fourth Army were lined up in a neat queue and waiting. They were completely trapped in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.
Although Xia Houlan is only proficient in military discipline and is Zhao Yun's good helper in running the army, and his personal martial arts is not his strong point, he has followed Zhao Yun for so long, and he has learned something about troop formation. Under Xia Houlan's dispatch, the first
The soldiers of the Fourth Legion had already formed their formations. Zhang Xiu and the others retreated in defeat and fell into a tight siege.
Seeing that there was no way out, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "Brothers, fight them!"
However, these old Luoyang troops were not willing to obey his orders. They all dropped their weapons and raised their hands to surrender. In the blink of an eye, there were only a dozen soldiers left around Zhang Xiu. Although they still had swords and guns in their hands, there was only one soldier left.
Everyone looked at Zhang Xiu with fearful eyes, as if waiting for him to make a decision.
At this time, a young general slowly walked up to them with a spear and shouted: "You remnants of Dong's thieves, why don't you catch them without mercy!"
The rain gradually stopped. How could Liu Rui sit still in the military camp? Seeing that the battle was about to begin, he naturally wanted to join in the fun. Xia Houlan was worried that she would get lost, so he had to let her follow him. Liu Rui saw this young general
, felt something familiar, couldn't help but took two steps forward, and blurted out: "Sun Ce!"
Sun Ce was about to command his soldiers to go forward and capture Zhang Xiu and others when he suddenly heard a woman's voice calling his name. He was startled. When he turned around to look, he recognized that it was the woman who had teased him and made him fall in love with him again.
Liu Rui, who was filled with hatred, hurriedly ran over, bowed her hands and saluted, "General, I have seen the eldest lady! It's too dangerous here. Please step back, eldest lady."
Liu Rui waited for Sun Ce to approach, and saw that he had changed into a suit of armor specially designed for deputy generals, and he looked even more heroic, but with a few blood stains on his face, which made him look a little scary. Liu Rui has always been bold, but it was when he saw the bloody fighting on the battlefield that he looked more heroic.
, she would not frown, casually took out a silk handkerchief, wiped it for him, and said: "My father is a Jingzhou animal husbandry, am I still afraid of such a scene? You are looking down on me too much."
Sun Ce naturally knew that Liu Xin had basically agreed to his marriage to Liu Rui, and he would help them settle it after the war was over. However, seeing Liu Rui's intimate behavior, he was still a little uncomfortable, and his handsome face couldn't help but smile slightly.
One red.
Zhang Ji, who was still in a semi-conscious state, was awakened by the shouts of the soldiers around him. He happened to hear what Liu Rui said, and then he realized that the beautiful girl in front of him was the daughter of the Zou family who had been engaged to him before.
After a burst of pain, he raised one hand with difficulty, pointed at Liu Rui and Sun Ce with trembling eyes, and shouted angrily: "What a pair of adulterers and adulterers, you..."
Zhang Ji didn't finish a sentence, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength and just stayed there. Suddenly his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
After hearing half of what he said, Liu Rui was angry and embarrassed, her little face flushed red, and as soon as she let go, the square silk handkerchief fell into the muddy water. Sun Ce roared, jumped up, and stabbed his spear like a dragon.
It went out and hit Zhang Ji in the chest. Zhang Ji's body bounced and there was no reaction at all. It turned out that he was dead just now. I don't know whether it was because of his serious injuries or because he was angry when he saw the appearance of Sun Ce and Liu Rui.
Suddenly I heard Zhang Xiu shouting: "You traitor, how dare you kill my uncle and take away my aunt, you and I are incompatible, and you will have to take my shot!"
Sun Ce deliberately wanted to show off his martial arts skills in front of Liu Rui. Seeing Zhang Xiu's attack, he got what he wanted. He drew his gun and fought with him. The two boys, one fifteen and one seventeen, were both young and energetic, and both had advanced marksmanship skills.
People pointed out that this battle was indistinguishable. The two fought for more than sixty rounds, and Zhang Xiu gradually lost strength. Zhang Xiu had not eaten a grain of rice since leaving seclusion, and he had been drenched in the rain.
, and Zhang Ji's death also made him a little distracted. Sun Ce's condition is actually not much better than him. He has not even bothered to have a meal from the beginning until now, and is even more tired than Zhang Xiu. But among the new recruits
More than a year of brutal training by Yingying and Feihu Guards has greatly improved Sun Ce's willpower. Coupled with Liu Rui watching the battle, Sun Ce's motivation has greatly increased. The more he fights, the braver he becomes.
He found a flaw and stabbed Zhang Xiu in the throat with a poisonous snake spitting out a message.
Zhang Xiu panicked and raised his gun to fight. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce's pewter gun bent over and hit Zhang Xiu on the chest with a "snap". The force of this blow was astonishing, and Zhang Xiu groaned.
, the whole person flew backwards and fell heavily into the muddy water, splashing a large amount of mud.
Sun Ce stepped forward, flicked his spear, put it at Zhang Xiu's throat, and shouted sternly: "Will you surrender or not?"
Zhang Xiu glared at Sun Ce for a long time, then suddenly laughed out loud, straightened up, and with a "pop" sound, the shiny gun tip had penetrated his throat.
Sun Ce did not expect that Zhang Xiu, who was about the same age as him, could be so strong, and secretly respected him. Sun Ce slowly pulled back his spear, and did not dodge despite the blood spurting into his face. Instead, he gave a deep bow to Zhang Xiu.
He turned around and said to the soldier behind him: "Bury him well!"
The battle just now made Liu Rui terrified. It wasn't until Sun Ce won that she breathed a sigh of relief. When she stepped forward to help Sun Ce wipe the blood on his face, she realized that the silk handkerchief in her hand had fallen somewhere.
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Sun Ce wiped his face and suddenly asked: "Miss, why are you here?"
Of course Liu Rui couldn't tell him that she came here to see if he was worthy of being her husband, so she could only say coyly: "I'm here to see my father, take me to see him quickly."
Sun Ce's face showed a look of shock and he said: "Why would my lady let you, a girl, come all the way to see the lord? Has something happened to Xiangyang? I just don't know if the lord has conquered Chang'an now."
Liu Rui did not dare to say that she ran out secretly, but her purpose of coming out this time was achieved. She said in a relaxed mood: "What can happen to Xiangyang? Even Lu Bu was beaten away by my aunt and the others. Okay,
I don't dare to delay your business. General Xiahou, can you send someone to take me back to Xiangyang?"
Sun Ce said in surprise: "It turns out that Madam Ma is also a heroine! The general only knew that Lu Bu had been beheaded by Madam Ma's order, but he didn't know that he was defeated by Madam Ma."
That day in Xiangyang, he saw with his own eyes that Liu Xin blocked Han Dang's sword for Ma Yun, but he didn't know that Ma Yun also had a skill. From this point of view, even if Liu Xin didn't take action, Han Dang's sword would be difficult to succeed. Ma Yun was so
It's so hidden! Sun Ce didn't know the truth about Lu Bu's defeat. The more he stood here and thought about it, the more frightened he became.
Liu Rui and Xia Houlan did not understand Sun Ce's expression deeply, and asked in unison: "What did you say? Lu Bu is dead?"
Sun Ce recovered from the shock, raised his hands and said, "This is absolutely true. The last general saw Lu Bu's head with his own eyes."
Xia Houlan suddenly said with a smile on his face: "Go back to the eldest lady. Once Lu Bu dies, it will be a smooth journey back to Xiangyang from here. But General Zhao has an order to keep the eldest lady in the military camp. If anything happens to the eldest lady,
If you want to ask General Wei, please bear with me for a few more days and wait for General Zhao to come back."
When Sun Ce heard that Liu Rui wanted to return to Xiangyang, he was overjoyed and said: "General Xiahou, eldest lady. My lord has an order. After taking down Wuguan, General Wei will guard the pass. The general will return to Xiangyang to report that he is safe. Why don't we let the general escort us?"
Miss, return to Xiangyang."
Liu Rui's face turned red and she said softly: "Who are you? Why do I need you to escort me? I'll just stay here and wait for Uncle Zhao to come back."
Sun Ce didn't have any other ideas. He just wanted to find a chance to stay with her for a while. Unexpectedly, he was met with disappointment and could only giggle twice, his face full of embarrassment.
"Okay, idiot, I'm just teasing you." Liu Rui laughed out loud when she saw his embarrassment. However, not long after, she said with a sad face, "Actually, I
I also miss my mother and brothers and sisters, and I wish I could fly to Xiangyang now, but..."
At this time, Sun Ce and Liu Rui were standing together, like a pair of golden boys and girls.
Informed, but Zhao Yun is not a person who likes to spread rumors, and he will not talk about this kind of things everywhere, so Xia Houlan does not understand the relationship between the two of them. Although he does not understand the situation between them, Xia Houlan still decided to create something for Sun Ce.
Opportunity, besides, the skill that Sun Ce showed just now allowed him to hand over Liu Rui to Sun Ce with confidence, so he said: "Since the eldest lady is homesick, please invite General Sun to rest in my camp for one night and escort him early tomorrow morning
How about going back to Xiangyang, Miss?"
Sun Ce glanced at Liu Rui, hesitated, and finally said seriously: "Miss, General Xiahou, please forgive me for not obeying my order!"