A few days later, Xianling Qiangqu Commander Wumenghu came with hundreds of cavalry to attack Linrong City. He stood at the foot of the city and shouted loudly toward the city wall: "Young Pangde, you are a cowardless rat, and you are huddled in the city all day long.
, do you dare to come out and compete with me?"
Pound wore a steel helmet and armor, holding a steel sword tightly in his hand. He stood on the tower and looked at the Wumeng tigers roaring outside. His teeth were itching with hatred. It had been four days in a row. For four days,
This boy named Wumenghu would lead hundreds of cavalry to make noise every time, but every time when he sent out troops, Wumenghu would retreat without fighting, which made him very upset.
Today, when he saw Wumenghu standing here and shouting again, he immediately pointed at Wumenghu under the city and cursed: "If I go to war, don't run away if you have the guts!"
"If you don't run, don't run! Come down if you have the guts. I will fight you for three hundred rounds today!" Wumenghu shouted.
"Three hundred rounds? I can kill you in one round. If you wait, if you run again, you will be my grandson!" As soon as Pang finished speaking, he went down to the city tower with a big sword in his hand, and his captain stood guard on the city wall.
, the crossbowmen never dared to relax their vigilance.
Pound came to the city gate, got on a war horse, and led the five hundred cavalry who had been waiting at the city gate out of the city gate.
This time, surprisingly, the Wumeng Tiger did not run away. After Pound saw it, he was a little relieved and thought that he must kill the Wumeng Tiger this time to gain some military merit.
The two armies faced each other and glared at each other. Pound then rode out, pointed at the Wumeng Tiger and said, "Are you going to fight me alone?"
"Of course!" Wu Menghu cheered up and took out the saber in his hand without thinking.
"very good!"
Pound called out, shouted "drive", then galloped out and rushed directly towards Wumenghu.
Not to be outdone, Wumenghu raised his saber and faced him.
The two horses crossed each other, and Pound raised his sword to slash. Wumenghu hid in one step and escaped Pound's blow. Then he turned over and reappeared on the horse. The saber slashed towards Pound's back.
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Before Wumenghu's saber could strike, Pound's broadsword had already come back from the front and blocked his back. However, a loud "clang" sound was heard, and after the two weapons collided, they disappeared in an instant.
The individuals are separated and the round ends.
Turning the horse's head, Wumenghu suddenly found that his blade had been curled, and he couldn't help but feel startled. After he slashed, the weapon in his hand was already curled. The weapon in Pang De's hand was actually unscathed, which was even worse than his.
It was many times harder. He no longer cared, and immediately rode forward, and then started the second round of the contest with Pound.
Pang De was holding a big sword. After the first round of the fight, he could feel that this Qiang man named Wumenghu was not weak in martial arts. He also calmed down and calmly accepted the challenge.
Next, the two men fought for a total of ten rounds. After ten rounds, there were many gaps in Wumenghu's saber, and the blade was all cut off.
"Phew! Your weapons are powerful. If I don't fight you, my weapons will be cut off!" After saying this, Wumenghu turned his horse's head and immediately began to retreat with his men.
Pang De finally fought against Wumeng Tiger this time, but he was not willing to give up. He shouted "Where are we going?" and chased out with 500 cavalry.
After chasing south for almost four or five miles, the two groups of people entered a valley. Pang De was eager to make a contribution and pursued them directly. When they reached the middle of the valley, a horn sounded suddenly, and many Qiang appeared on both sides of the valley.
People and arrows also rained down, shooting towards Pang De in the valley.
At the same time, Wumenghu changed his sword and started to fight back with his men. The entrance of the valley was also blocked by a group of Qiang soldiers, and Pang De and others were besieged again.
Pound knew that he had fallen into the trap, and began to retreat with his men. The Wumeng Tiger came in front. He personally blocked the Wumeng Tiger and retreated while fighting. There were not many 500 cavalry left, and most of them died under the arrows.
Blood dyed this valley red.
"Whoosh!"
A feathered arrow shot directly into Pound's left arm. The sharp arrow penetrated through the leather armor on his left arm and penetrated directly into his skin, causing blood to flow out immediately.
Pang De was wielding a big sword, his left arm was injured, and he had little strength. He could only hold the sword with his right hand and fight with one hand. However, his sword skills were weak and he could not withstand the siege of Wumenghu and other Qiang people.
There were only two hundred cavalry left behind him. The Qiang people were still firing arrows. Seeing more and more people falling down, Pound couldn't help but raise his head to the sky and let out a loud roar. The roar resounded through the mountains and forests.
Birds and beasts flew in the distance, and the sound spread far and wide.
Wumenghu didn't care about that and just attacked Pound. Seeing that Pound was injured, he became even more excited. He held two sabers and attacked Pound in turn, and was stunned to suppress Pound's offensive.
The arrow in Pound's left arm penetrated the muscles and bones, causing unbearable pain. It was very difficult to block with one hand with the knife, and it was already very difficult to avoid the cold arrow. If he hadn't blocked it for him with his own body, he would have died here.
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He noticed that his subordinates were getting fewer and fewer, and he couldn't help but sigh: "The achievements have not been made, and the barbarians have not been defeated. Is it true that I, Pound, am going to die here?"
After Wumenghu heard this, he laughed and said: "It's hard for you to fly even with your wings today. This valley is the place where you will be buried!"
As he said that, Wumenghu made another quick attack and didn't care, letting the two swords in his hands be chopped off. Suddenly, he saw a flaw in Pang De's body, put away his sword, and slashed at Pang De's neck.
Go down.
Pang De saw a cutting knife coming towards him and was unable to stop him. He opened his eyes wide and looked up to the sky and shouted: "My life is at stake!"
It was too late, but soon, suddenly an arrow flew into the sky with great force. Just when the saber in Wumenghu's hand was about to fall, the arrow directly hit Wumenghu's head.
The arrow directly penetrated the blade, and Wumenghu immediately felt a powerful force force his right hand holding the saber to change direction, which shocked him.
"puff!"
The saber fell and hit the person's chest directly. However, it hit the chest of a Qiang man. The Qiang man's chest was split open with a knife, and blood flowed out. The internal organs in the chest were still beating.
With a scream of "Ah", the Qiang man fell off his horse.
Pang De dodged this dangerous blow and was surprised when he saw Wumenghu. He turned his sword and slashed at Wumenghu's arm.
Seeing this, Wumenghu hurriedly discarded the saber in his hand and hid under the horse's belly. However, Pang De's sword with all his strength hit the horse's back directly, and the steel blade went down directly.
Half of the horse's back was hit, and the horse neighed in great pain. Wumenghu saw it and jumped away in a hurry. When he saw Pound split the horse into two pieces with one knife, he couldn't help but feel frightened.
At this time, on the high slope, a young general wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, holding a Dihuo Xuanlu spear in his hand, and riding a white horse under his crotch, came out from behind the Qiang people, each with a horse and a spear.
, once they entered the crowd of Qiang people, it was like entering a no-man's land, spears stabbed randomly, horses ran wildly, and the group of Qiang people were killed until they cried for father and mother.
Wumenghu looked from a distance, but saw that the face was very familiar. He couldn't help but feel frightened and shouted in panic: "Tian...General Tian?"
The person who came was none other than Ma Chao, who was hailed as the mighty general by the Qiang people. As soon as Ma Chao appeared, he killed a group of Qiang people and scattered them. When the other Qiang people saw Ma Chao, they were frightened and had no intention of fighting.
"I am Ma Chao, the general of China's Western Conquest. If you don't want to die, leave quickly, otherwise the heavenly soldiers will slaughter them all when they arrive!" Ma Chao occupied the highest point, took a deep breath, and shot out bursts of murderous intent in his eyes.
The man shuddered and shouted loudly.
Wumenghu saw clouds of smoke rising in the woods where Ma Chao came from, covering the sky and the sun. He thought that reinforcements from China were coming, and the surrounded Pang De and others were also about to break out of the siege, so he said nothing.
He said that he immediately ordered the troops to withdraw, grabbed a cavalryman's horse, turned the horse's head, and ran faster than anyone else.
With a "hurrah" sound, more than two thousand Qiang people fled in all directions, scrambling to get away for fear of being caught up by Ma Chao.
Pang De was injured and felt a little ashamed when he saw Ma Chao's heroic appearance and majesty. With just one simple sentence, he scared away many Qiang people.
Shachen looked at Ma Chao from a distance and asked, "Did you shoot that arrow just now?"
Ma Chao glanced at Pang De and saw that Pang De was injured, his armor was stained with blood, he was burly, with a green beard on his face, and a resolute look on his face. He said nothing and only nodded gently.
Pang De said: "You saved my life, and I will pay it back to you in the future."
Ma Chao said "Oh" and saw the flag bearer below carrying a big flag with the word "Pang" in it, so he asked: "Are you General Pang De?"
"Exactly."
"I'm dismounting Ma Chao, now I'm General Zhengxi. You must have received the imperial edict, right?"
Pang De had met Ma Chao before. It was last year, when the Yan State and the Qin State fought a decisive battle in Guandu. During that battle, Pang De could only see Ma Chao from a distance. He had some impression of Ma Chao, but Ma Chao had no idea.
I have met Pang De, so Pang De knows Ma Chao, but Ma Chao does not know Pang De.
He nodded and said: "I have received it. The Emperor asked me to assist you in attacking the Xianling Qiang entrenched in the Helan Mountain area. Naturally, I will spare no effort to help General Ma!"
While he was talking, Wang Shuang rode a war horse and drove several bison from the woods. Some branches were tied to the horse's tail and the cow's tail, hanging on the ground. As he ran, he raised up bursts of sand and dust.
After the speed slowed down, the dust gradually became smaller.
Pang De was surprised when he saw it. He thought Ma Chao was really coming with a large army. Who would have thought that after waiting for a long time, he only saw Wang Shuang alone, so he asked: "General Ma, you...your
Where are the soldiers?"
Wang Shuang ran up to the two men and said, "I am his soldier!"
Pound couldn't help laughing and said: "It turns out he is a polished general!"
"Why are you talking? If my general hadn't saved you just now, you would have died a long time ago. Now you are here making sarcastic remarks. If I had known, I wouldn't have saved you!" Wang Shuang said angrily when he saw a hint of sarcasm in Pang De's words.
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Ma Chao said: "Wang Shuang, don't be rude to General Pang. General Pang, the emperor asked you to be controlled by me, are you dissatisfied?"