Niu Fu and Zhang Fei seem to be fighting equally, but this is not the case.
Niu Fu really tried his best to fight Zhang Fei from the bottom of his heart, but Zhang Fei, on the other hand, was actually holding back and trying his best to maintain an unbeatable situation with Niu Fu.
To be more precise, this should not be about holding back, but luring the other party.
But Niu Fu didn't realize this yet.
On the contrary, he felt that his desperate fighting style had successfully suppressed Zhang Fei.
"ha!"
"ha!"
"Aha!"
Every time Niu Fu swung his sword, he roared with all his strength, not only to boost his own morale, but also to intimidate Zhang Fei.
The question is, how can Zhang Fei be so easy to intimidate?
Zhang Fei is controlling himself to remain silent now. If he doesn't control himself, Niu Fu will roar to the point of breaking his liver and gallbladder.
Zhang Fei is currently just adopting a defensive stance, trying to maintain a balance with Niu Fu, even at a slight disadvantage.
He constantly lured Niu Fu in the direction of his own battle circle, so that after knocking Niu Fu off his horse, he could immediately step forward to capture him alive.
As time goes by, Niu Fu may have some feeling in his heart. If he is wise, he should stop immediately and no longer have a sticky fight with Zhang Fei, but the problem is that he is unwilling to do so!
Zhang Fei now gave him the feeling that he could knock him off his horse at any time!
Just a little bit different!
If he gave up at this stage, Niu Fu would really not be able to pass the test in his heart!
"Zhang Fei! What's wrong with you? Don't you always pride yourself on being a fierce general? How can you be so weak! As you are now, killing you would stain Naigong's knife!"
In response to Niu Fu's provocation, Zhang Fei just snorted and said no reaction.
Seeing this, Niu Fu shouted again: "Zhang Fei, aren't you usually very arrogant? Why are you so weak in front of Nai Gong today? Is it possible that you are afraid of Nai Gong?"
"snort!"
"Zhang Fei, don't be afraid, just fight back harder. Naigong will let you know today the gap between you and Naigong in martial arts..."
But before Niu Fu could finish these words, a sudden change occurred.
Zhang Fei saw that the soldiers holding hooks and ropes behind him were getting closer, and he suddenly became energetic!
His body suddenly straightened up, and he swung the eight-foot-long snake spear with all his strength!
The zhangba snake spear carried a huge force and struck heavily on Niu Fu's sword.
The force of this blow was so great that it almost knocked away the sword in Niu Fu's hand!
Niu Fu's body shook violently. He looked at Zhang Fei in horror, unable to understand how the other party could become so brave and good at fighting in an instant.
Before Niu Fu could react, Zhang Fei suddenly laughed twice!
"Niu Fu! Today I will let you know how powerful I am!"
After saying that, Zhang Fei suddenly raised the snake spear high again and struck it vertically downwards.
The force of the snake spear brought with it the wind, whistling towards him.
Niu Fu didn't even have the energy to speak sarcastically. He concentrated all his strength, held the knife with both hands, and moved up to block it.
"Bang!"
There was a loud noise, and the force was transmitted from the knife to Niu Fu's arms, and then downward. Even the war horse under his crotch seemed to feel the force from the snake spear, and almost knelt down.
Niu Fu gritted his teeth, his face turned red from holding back, he stared at Zhang Fei with his eyes wide open, and he held his breath in his chest, unable to even speak.
Zhang Fei, on the other hand, was holding a spear, pressing Niu Fu's handle hard with a fierce smile on his face.
He exerted a little force, and the handle of the knife was pressed against Niu Fu's shoulder.
"Hehe, it's not bad. As expected of a person from Liangzhou, he is indeed a bit of a pickle!"
Niu Fu was overwhelmed by Zhang Fei. After hearing Zhang Fei's sarcasm, he could only reluctantly reply: "Let it go, let it go..."
But before he could say the word "fart", Zhang Fei suddenly pulled his hand away and pulled the snake spear back.
The huge inertia pulled Niu Fu off his horse.
Niu Fu shouted loudly. After he landed, he turned over and tried to stand up. When he was fighting Zhang Fei, he saw that Zhang Fei's snake spear was already pressed against his throat.
Then, the infantrymen holding hooked ropes were seen behind Zhang Fei, throwing the ropes towards Niu Fu.
Ushisuke was tightly trapped by those ropes in an instant!
Zhang Fei was covering from the front, while the soldiers dragged Niu Fu behind them.
This change only happened in an instant. Before the other Xiliang soldiers under Niu Fu could react, their leader had already been captured by Zhang Fei and moved to the back.
"No, save General Niu quickly!"
The Xiliang soldiers screamed in terror.
But at this point, it was almost impossible for them to take back Niu Fu from Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei laughed loudly and ordered his soldiers to drag Niu Fu to the rear first. He picked up the Zhangba snake spear and rushed towards the other Xiliang soldiers, killing them.
The Xiliang soldiers encountered an ambush and were trapped in the mud. Now the commander was captured alive by Zhang Fei. Their morale dropped to the bottom and their fighting spirit was almost gone. How could they withstand it?
After a while, the rest of the Xiliang soldiers either surrendered or scattered and fled.
The rhythm of the battlefield was controlled by Zhang Fei throughout.
After Zhang Fei killed and dispersed the Xiliang army, he immediately turned his horse and returned to the rear.
At this time, Niu Fu had been tied up into rice dumplings by the soldiers and escorted to Zhang Fei.
A high-ranking general of the imperial court was captured without his helmet and armor. It can be said that his face was completely disgraced and his face was completely humiliated.
Niu Fu glared at Zhang Fei with a look of resentment and clenched his teeth, almost grinding his steel teeth into pieces.
Zhang Fei said: "General Niu, this was not my idea. I also followed my brother's order to capture you alive. I had no choice but to resort to such a clever trick."
"I didn't expect you to be a Taoist, but General Niu is so cooperative. I, Lao Zhang, really feel a little sorry. Haha, it's not in vain that you and I got to know each other. The general has given me this great contribution. I must thank the general properly.
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After saying that, Zhang Fei cupped his fists and saluted Niu Fu.
Hearing what Zhang Fei said, Niu Fu was so angry that he almost fainted.
"Zhang Fei! Don't insult me. Just kill me if you can."
But Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "That's not possible, that's not possible. My brother asked me to capture you alive. If I kill you, wouldn't I be violating my brother's general order?"
"If General Niu wants to seek death, he doesn't have to wait long."
"Just seek death in front of my brother. My brother will never stop you. Now, please feel aggrieved."
After saying that, Zhang Fei waved to the people behind him: "Take General Niu back! We have returned with a great victory, so we can ask for credit from our lord!"
…
This battle can be said to have greatly boosted the morale of the Jizhou Army!
The Xiliang Army is a strong force in the world. Although the Xiliang Army led by Niu Fu does not belong to the Central Army led by Dong Zhuo, its combat power ranks high among all armies in the world.
Liu Jian's Jizhou Army was established just a few years ago, and it has fought countless tough battles with just one finger.
In terms of experience and combat effectiveness, no matter how you think about it, the Jizhou Army cannot be the opponent of the Xiliang Army.
Even if they had the strength to fight, they would be evenly matched at best.
But who could have imagined that the battle would end up like this?
Niu Fu's 30,000 soldiers and horses were beaten as if they were lost dogs.
They surrendered and ran away, and even he himself was captured alive.
Moreover, Niu Fu's status was extremely high among the Xiliang army.
You know, he is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law.
Now that he was captured alive, it meant that Liu Jian had an important bargaining chip in his hands, a bargaining chip that could be used to negotiate with Dong Zhuo.
After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei returned to Yanjin, Liu Jian rewarded the three armies in Yanjin County and rewarded the meritorious soldiers.
This great victory not only tempered Liu Jian's Qingzhou soldiers, but also gave his generals a lot of battle experience. The morale of the three armies was high and their confidence was unprecedented.
After all, the opponent they defeated was the Xiliang soldiers.
Although the main reason for the victory in this battle was Professor Liu Jian's proper design, a win is a win, and no one cares about how to win.
The world-famous Xiliang soldiers were defeated by them. How could the morale and self-confidence of Hebei sergeants not be high?
Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others also performed well in this battle.
However, in Liu Jian's view, the people who have grown the most are Zhang Fei and Zhang He.
As a general commanding the three armies, Zhang He's performance is truly remarkable.
Yanjin County has gone through several wars, and there have been many crises during the period, but young Zhang He was always able to make calm and correct judgments at critical moments, resulting in Yanjin County being able to turn the corner in several crises.
As a captain of one side, Zhang Fei is now not only brave and good at fighting, able to organize troops, but also shows that he is good at using tricks. Although the tricks he uses are not very elegant, they are still tricks and they are wise.
Performance.
As long as the battle can be won, any plan is not a plan.
Liu Jian believes that Zhang Fei today is much stronger than Zhang Fei at the same time in history.
Under his own influence, Liu Jian believed that Zhang Fei's achievements would far exceed his achievements in history.
However, after rewarding the three armies, Liu Jian immediately ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle. At the same time, he sorted out the supplies of the Xiliang Army captured in this battle, including weapons, armor and horses, and distributed them to the soldiers as soon as possible.
Niu Fu's army was just a partial division. If he defeated him and captured him alive, this battle would inevitably attract Dong Zhuo's attention. Then it would not be someone like Niu Fu who would deal with him.
Yanjin County can no longer be defended, and Liu Jian needs to consider pushing southward to find a suitable city to use as his foothold.
In fact, the city is relatively easy to find. The key is that the supply of grain and grass in Hebei will not be cut off by the other party.
…
The news of Liu Jian's defeat of Niu Fu soon spread to other Xiliang troops.
At this time, Dong Zhuo was fighting against the coalition forces of Yuan Shao and Kong Min in Yangren.
The two sides fought back and forth.
Although the Xiliang soldiers were good at fighting, Yuan Shao's background in Jingzhou was far beyond Dong Zhuo's imagination.
Yuan Shao adopted the private military system of local county magnates, which gave the powerful men in Nanyang, Runan, Nanjun and other large counties the power to recruit soldiers and horses. Although the power was too scattered, it could integrate extremely powerful forces in a short period of time.
Nanyang County is the place where the Han Dynasty flourished, and Runan County is the birthplace of the gentry. It has the largest population in the world, and the most powerful families in the world. Yuan Shao used the foundation of the Four Generations and Three Dukes as the basis to integrate here.
The resources of each major clan can be said to be endless, seemingly endless, and their heritage is endless.
Although the combat power is not as good as Dong Zhuo's army, its inherent potential and stamina can rival Dong Zhuo's.
Dong Zhuo was greatly surprised and worried about Yuan Shao's potential.
In fact, if you think about it, when Yuan Feng's wife passed away, as many as 30,000 high-ranking nobles went to mourn Yuan's family!
And behind these 30,000 people, there are family background resources that can be called upon.
Even the emperor can only be in awe of this influence among the world's famous families.
Just as Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao were fighting with each other, the news that Liu Jian had captured Niu Fu alive reached Dong Zhuo's ears.
When he heard the news, Dong Zhuo suddenly lost his composure.