After running for several hundred meters, for some unknown reason, Bian Zhang's horse suddenly fell to the ground, knocking him off the horse. After rolling twice on the snow, he sat half-sitting on the snow.
On the ground. Before he had time to get up, he saw Hua Xiong riding a fast horse from behind. Hua Xiong on the horse was holding a saber in his hand, with a ferocious look on his face, and he suddenly swung the saber to slash at him.
.He hurriedly turned his body sideways. When the horse passed by him, he felt bursts of heartbreaking pain directly occupying all his senses. When he looked closely, he saw that his right arm had been separated from his body.
, hanging on the snow.
He shouted "Ah" and almost fainted, but he heard Hua Xiong's sinister laughter coming from behind, and a huge breath of death came from behind. He didn't want to die, so he bit hard
Ya, tightly holding the scimitar in his left hand, and at the same time using all his strength, he suddenly rose into the air, passed over Hua Xiong's head when Hua Xiong came on horseback, and at that moment used his legs to hit Hua Xiong.
He kicked off the horse and took advantage of the momentum to sit on it. He threw away the scimitar in his hand, held the reins with one hand, turned the horse's head and ran away.
Hua Xiong rolled on the ground a few times. When he stood up, Bian Zhang was nowhere to be found, only a broken arm was left on the ground. He did not expect Bian Zhang to be so powerful, even with a broken arm.
He could still avoid his attack from behind. He picked up the severed arm from the ground and held it in his hand. At the same time, he heard the sound of horse hooves from behind. He turned around and saw Gao Fei leading the Feiyu troops in pursuit.
After catching the fleeing rebel cavalry, he hurriedly jumped to the open space on one side and let the rebel cavalry pass by.
While Gao Fei was chasing the rebel cavalry, he suddenly saw a figure in front of him ducking to the side. When he walked in, he saw that the figure was Hua Xiong against the firelight on the mountain, and he had an arrow in his left arm and a hand in his hand.
With a broken arm, he hurriedly shouted to Hua Xiong: "Go back to camp and treat the injury!"
The cavalry passed between Huaxiong in an instant. Gao Fei and the cavalry of Feiyu did not stop, but quickly chased towards the foot of Xinglong Mountain.
At the foot of Xinglong Mountain, the Qiang marshal who was in charge of commanding the battle saw that his soldiers were about to attack the village, but suddenly he saw Bian Zhang running back lifelessly with a broken arm, without even stopping for a moment. Watching Bian Zhang go away,
The remaining soldiers behind were defeated and he immediately understood what was going on and immediately issued an order to retreat.
Zhou Shen was commanding his men to resist the rebels. Suddenly he saw the rebels retreating. He was overjoyed and shouted happily: "Reinforcements must be coming. Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Gao Fei are here to save me!"
As soon as the voice fell, a black figure jumped from the side of the military camp with extremely swift movements, and then landed in front of Zhou Shen. Before Zhou Shen could react, he saw a flash of cold light, and a streak of blood appeared under his neck.
, the whole person's body disappeared. The black figure then disappeared into the night with a few ups and downs. The whole process only lasted a few seconds, and all the Han soldiers were cheering in front, and no one noticed.
Zhou Shen, who was standing at the back, was already dead.
The sky was dimming, and after a fierce battle last night, an unsolved mystery was left. Zhou Shen's death became the most bizarre thing, and there were different opinions among the soldiers. According to the description of one of Zhou Shen's soldiers, Sima, the front foot was still
Zhou Shen's cheers could be heard, but Zhou Shen's head was missing. In the end, all doubts fell on the Xinglong Mountain where five thousand Han soldiers were buried. They said there were gods and monsters on the mountain, and Zhou Shen had offended him.
The mountain god was punished.
At noon, all of Zhou Shen's troops moved down from the mountain. Gao Fei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian joined forces. Zhou Shen's troops, with the fewest troops returned, were dispatched by Gao Fei. In order to ensure safety, the army retreated ten miles to the stronghold.
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In the main tent of the Chinese army, Sun Jian let out a long sigh and said: "In a battle last night, our army lost 5,000 people, while the rebels only killed more than 2,800 people. If we follow this,
If we continue to fight like this, our army may be completely wiped out."
Cao Cao still had lingering fears about last night's battle. If Gao Fei hadn't led the Feiyu troops to arrive immediately, I'm afraid he would have died at the hands of Bian Zhang. Every time he thought of the scene of the battle with Bian Zhang last night, he was very scared.
Hearing Sun Jian sigh, he also sighed and said slowly: "And that Bian Zhang, he is worthy of being the number one general in the rebel army. Now that I think about it, I feel a little scared."
Sun Jiandao: "Bian Zhang is nothing. Zhou Shen's death is really bizarre. According to the description of his subordinates, the rebels did not attack the stronghold. But judging from his body, the person who killed him is really
He is so clever that he can cut off his head with a sword without disturbing anyone. This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do. Could it be... could it really be the work of a ghost?"
Cao Cao chuckled and said: "I never believe in ghosts. Zhou Shen's ability to climb to this position is definitely not due to personal ability, but the result of bribing Shi Chang Shi. I have never seen him charge into battle... Anyway, this
He deserves to die, so he won't be in the way of us. Even if he doesn't die now, I will kill him when I get the chance in the future."
"Forget it, let's talk about business. There should be more than 70,000 rebels in Yuzhong now. With only 15,000 of our troops, we will never be able to compete with the rebels head-on.
Ziyu, Mengde, what do you two have in mind?" Sun Jian pulled himself together and asked immediately.
Cao Cao said: "For the current plan, we can only wait here for reinforcements. Brother Ziyu, what do you think?"
Gao Fei didn't say anything. Regarding Cao Cao, he heard everything Sun Jian said just now. When he saw Sun Jian, both Cao Cao and Cao Cao focused their eyes on him, so he smiled and said slowly
He told Jia Xu the plan he had already planned, and said loudly: "A plan to divorce!"
"A plan to divorce? What method to divorce?" Cao Cao and Sun Jian are now physically and mentally exhausted. The battle last night left both of them with lingering fears. After hearing Gao Fei's words, they asked.
Gao Fei smiled and said: "It's very simple, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers."
Afterwards, Gao Fei told him all the strategies Jia Xu had taught him. After hearing this, Cao Cao and Sun Jian both nodded and gave thumbs up.
"Conquering the enemy without fighting is actually the best strategy in the art of war. If we can put down the main force of the Yuzhong rebels with fifteen thousand troops this time, then the three of us will definitely become famous all over the world, and even more
It’s just around the corner to become an official in the imperial court and rise to prominence.” Cao Cao laughed heartily.
Sun Jiandao: "Ziyu, your strategy is quite clever. Now that Zhou Shen is dead, the army needs a general. I, Sun Wentai, am willing to serve you as the general, as long as you follow your lead."
After Gao Fei heard this, a smile appeared on his face, but he saw that Cao Cao's joyful face returned to calm, and he seemed to be dissatisfied. He smiled and asked: "Brother Meng De also wants to be the leader?
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"Of course, who doesn't want to be a high official? But since Brother Wentai is willing to serve you as the general, then I can't slap you in the face, so I can only obey the order. But brother Ziyu is better than Zhou Shen being the general.
It's much better, not to mention that my brother and I are now close friends. It doesn't matter who is the general. What's important is that our brothers can rely on this opportunity to rise to the top." Cao Cao said it without any concealment.
Sun Jian burst out laughing after hearing this. With his generous nature, he suddenly had an idea and said loudly: "It is rare for the three of us to be so opportunistic. Since God has already determined our fate, how about we follow the laws of nature and become brothers with different surnames?"
Gao Fei thought for a while and felt that Sun Jian's proposal was indeed a good one. He immediately grinned and said, "Okay, Brother Wentai's proposal is very good. Brother Meng De, what do you think?"
Cao Cao cupped his hands and said: "Brother Wentai and Brother Ziyu are both heroic figures I have seen. It is a great pleasure in life to be sworn sworn friends with two such heroic figures. But I don't believe this. Since we are all friends, it is also a great pleasure.
We can call ourselves brothers as we want, so why do we have to form any kind of sworn relationship? Once we become sworn brothers, it will be a lifelong alliance. Brother Ziyu is the youngest, and Wentai and I are about the same age, both eleven or twelve years older than you. When we die, Brother Ziyu
Isn't it unfair to treat brother Ziyu like this when he is still in his prime?"
Gao Fei was also excited for a moment, and suddenly became sober after hearing Cao Cao's words. Ancient people valued integrity above all else. The reason why Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei can be passed down as good stories is because the three of them share life and death. If one of them dies,
The other two people are absolutely unscrupulous. In such an era where friendship is valued, this way of bonding is indeed too inconsistent for the high-flying modern thoughts.
Sun Jian said: "I have overlooked this point. This is really unfair to brother Ziyu. I think it's better to do this. We all want to call ourselves brothers. It doesn't matter whether we are sworn brothers or not. As long as
As long as the three of us work together, it will be fine, what do you think?"
Cao Cao nodded in agreement.
Gao Fei said: "Okay, that's not bad. It's rare for two brothers to think highly of me so much. Then we will treat each other as brothers from now on. Brother Wentai, are you noble this year?"
Sun Jian said: "Twenty-nine."
"Brother Meng De, where are you?" Gao Fei asked again.
Cao Cao replied: "It's also twenty-nine."
Sun Jian and Cao Cao looked at each other and smiled at each other.
Gao Fei said: "In what month were the two brothers born?"
"I am in May." Sun Jian answered first.
"I am in July." Cao Cao then said.
Gao Fei laughed and said: "Okay, from now on I will call brother Wentai the eldest brother and brother Mengde the second brother. Although the three of us brothers are not sworn brothers, it is better than sworn brothers."
Sun Jian and Cao Cao both nodded and laughed together with Gao Fei.
Becoming brothers with Sun Jian and Cao Cao is undoubtedly a happy event for Gao Fei, and there is no bond of sworn friendship. Even if he wants to fall out in the future, he will not be condemned. It is indeed a good choice. The three of them
After the small meeting adjourned, they began to implement the alienation plan. On the one hand, they retreated the army thirty miles, giving the illusion of a large army retreating, and then covered it up and hid in a valley.