Chapter 315: Fifty Rounds, You Will Be Killed (5,000 words)
Chapter 315: Fifty rounds, I will definitely kill you (5,000 words)
Author: smug eyebrows and droopy eyes
Chapter 315: Fifty rounds, I will definitely kill you (5,000 words)
Chen Guo, outside Yangxia City.
As the three-way drums sounded above and below the city, a general wearing green robes and black armor was seen in the city. He led a group of cavalry and galloped out of the suspension bridge lowered from the city. They came to the suspension bridge.
In the empty field outside, a formation was set up.
Outside the city, at the Land of Hundred Arrows, thousands of cavalrymen from the Xiliang Army lined up under the city.
At the same time, there were many chariots behind the thousands of Xiliang soldiers. On those chariots were war drums, and beside each war drum stood a tall and round drummer.
This kind of formation method is very particular.
Since the two sides have agreed to fight generals, they must be sincere. In order to ensure that one side will not use any despicable tricks on the way to fight generals, all the soldiers and horses of the Xiliang army moved back and were outside the city.
Set up camp thirty miles away, keeping a certain distance from the county seat.
This way both parties feel more at ease.
On the day of the competition between the two sides, the Xiliang soldiers only sent out elite cavalry and chariots, and arranged arrangements outside the city.
This arrangement was to ensure that during the duel between the two sides, the Xiliang Army would not take action against Yangxia City, showing that they had no intention of attacking the city.
As for Liu Jian's side, they arranged some crossbowmen on the city. As long as the elite cavalry of the Xiliang Army did not move forward too far, they would not enter their hit zone, so the two sides would not have too many military conflicts.
Seeing all the sergeants under Liu Jian standing in formation, Hu Zhen asked Lu Bu: "Fengxian, look at that army, how strong are those generals and heroes?"
Lu Bu rolled his eyes when he heard this.
Most of those who can join the army and lead an army are large and majestic in appearance.
None of these people look weak, but their specific abilities can only be known after fighting against them.
If you can judge the level with your eyes, what else is there to compare with?
When the two sides are fighting, by looking at each other, they can directly determine who loses and who wins, and can also reduce losses.
Lu Bu said: "Although the people of Jizhou seem to be brave, they are still no match for our experienced generals at the frontier fortress. Don't worry too much, the governor!"
After hearing Lu Bu's words, Hu Zhen laughed heartily.
"I was just asking casually."
After saying that, they saw other horses moving forward and arriving at the field between the two armies.
Behind him, there followed several Xiliang knights. These knights were all broad-bodied, full and ruddy, and had unusually high voices.
Under Hu Zhen's instruction, these cavalrymen raised their heads and shouted towards the opposite city:
"Han, the rebel army is guarding Hu Zhen. I would like to ask the governor of Jizhou, Liu Shijun, to answer."
When Hu Zhen finished speaking, he saw a figure wearing black armor standing on the city wall.
At this moment, a group of sergeants with big muscles and loud voices were also standing behind Liu Jian.
Following Liu Jian's instructions, these sergeants also raised their heads and conveyed his words to Hu Zhen below the city.
"General Liu Jian of the Left is here. I wonder if Protector Hu has any advice?"
"Liu Deran, you are also a Jizhou pastor under the late emperor's personal orders. You serve as a pastor for the imperial court. How can you ignore the dignity of superiors and subordinates and the etiquette of monarchs and ministers? Instead, you lead troops to invade the territory of the Tianjia? Leading troops into the land of Henan without an imperial edict? You are a good Han Dynasty
Clan, you are inappropriate, you must be a rebel! Are you worthy of the late emperor’s spirit in heaven?”
Liu Jian raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
Hu Zhen is really overestimating his abilities.
If you want to fight a general, then you should fight well. Don't go to the battle line and talk nonsense with me.
With these two actions of yours, how could you possibly be my opponent?
Liu Jian then ordered his people to face Hu Zhen below the city and said:
"As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, you do not understand the current situation and speak lies!"
Haven't you ever seen what the flag is on top of my city? It's the word "revenge"!"
"Liu came here with his troops, firstly, not to violate the country, and secondly, not to force the palace. In fact, it was because Dong Zhuo abused his power and killed my brother! He killed the important officials left by the late emperor. His crime is so great that heaven and earth cannot tolerate it."
"You still have the nerve to mention the late emperor in front of me?"
"Yuan Shiji ranks among the Nine Ministers, and he is also a minister left behind by the late emperor when he was still alive. Even if Yuan Shao launches an army to attack Dong Zhuo, in order to convict Yuan Ji, he must first declare his emperor and then hand it over to the court for interrogation. After your majesty and the
After the Queen Mother has made a judgment, she can gather the courtiers for public discussion and then make a final decision."
"How did Dong Zhuo do it? He directly captured the Yuan clan and killed them in prison without any review by the court captain or His Majesty's order! He killed them all! How dare you accuse me of raising troops to invade the country?
Could it be that what Dong Zhuo did was an act of rebellion without a king or a father?"
Hu Zhen's face turned red and white at Liu Jian's words, and he could only reply: "Strong words and unreasonable words!"
Another reply came from Liu Jian on the city wall.
"Does Hu Daduhu have nothing to say? The Daduhu just said that I invaded Henan by raising troops and entered Henan without authorization. Then I would like to ask Daduhu, when Dong Zhuo led the Xiliang soldiers from the front to Sili and marched into Luoyang, what happened?
Whose order did you follow and whose edict did you follow? Could it be that the emperor issued the edict to recruit Dong Zhuo to Beijing? Not necessarily!"
"Although certain soldiers and horses entered Henan, at least I did not drive troops into Luoyang, kill the ministers of the Tian family, punish the emperor's personal servants, and I did not control the government and establish myself as prime minister."
"I did not send a group of Xiliang tigers and wolves to bark in front of this formation!"
Hu Zhen's face turned red with anger, and he wished he could rush to the city and chop off Liu Jian's head to use as a chamber pot.
However, this fact cannot be blamed on Liu Jian.
Someone didn't offend you in the first place, but if you insist on going there and looking for humiliation, aren't you asking for trouble?
Hu Zhen snorted heavily and then rode back to the formation.
He looked around, looked at the group of Xiliang captains around him, gritted his teeth and said: "Who is willing to fight in the first battle? To achieve great success!"
Lu Bu raised his hand and said, "Don't be anxious, Protector. Let Liu Deran send out the generals first. Let me see who comes to fight. If it's Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, then Bu will go out personally. If it's someone else, send others."
It’s never too late for people to fight with them.”
What Lu Bu said is not unreasonable.
And he had already communicated with Hu Zhen beforehand.
Liu Jian's side sent Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, and Lu Bu naturally went to fight. As for the others, in Lu Bu's view, they were no match for the warriors of the Xiliang army.
We are just a bunch of people from Jizhou, so what’s the problem?
However, the actions of the Xiliang Army had already been within Liu Jian's calculations.
According to his plan, Lu Bu, as the person with the strongest martial arts skills in the Xiliang army, would definitely not be the first to appear.
No matter what kind of battle it is, both sides will generally have one understanding, that is, the person with the strongest strength will win the battle.
Therefore, the person who took action in the first battle on the Xiliang army was definitely not Lu Bu.
Guan Yu followed the established strategy, stroking his long beard and shouting to the opposite side: "We have agreed to fight alone. Although it is a matter of life and death, we must also agree on the rules of the contest, so as not to blame each other later, and make us laugh.
You are nothing but a laughing stock in the world."
Hu Zhen shouted at Guan Yu: "What are your rules? But it doesn't matter! I will follow suit!"
Guan Yu stroked his long beard, and his actions and words were all natural and unrestrained: "Although we are fighting alone and fighting to the death, both sides need to set a time limit for fighting. Fifty rounds can be used to define victory. If it reaches fifty
If the round ends, treat it as a draw, how about that?"
This rule is considered reasonable. Under normal circumstances, a bloody battle between two people would be a waste of energy.
Most people lose their strength before they can even fight twenty or thirty rounds. How can there be so many people with superb physical strength who can fight for fifty rounds?
Besides, since it is a battle, there is nothing wrong with agreeing on a time limit.
It is indeed not the behavior of a general to continue fighting like ruffians in front of the two armies.
Hu Zhen said:
"Okay, this makes sense. In front of the generals of the two armies, I will agree to it!"
Guan Yu raised his voice and said: "Very good! General Hu is the protector of the capital, so he must be a person who keeps his word. Guan believes in you!"
After saying that, Guan Yu winked at the person next to him.
Gao Lan received Guan Yu's signal and immediately rode out.
He came to the arena, raised the sword in his hand high, and said in a loud voice: "Gao Lan of Hejian Kingdom is a Sima from another department under the palace of the King of Hejian Kingdom. He is here to invite you to fight today!"
Lu Bu had fought against Gao Lan before, but due to the appearance of Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun later, Lu Bu was not very impressed with Zhang He and Gao Lan.
After all, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were so powerful that they were still fresh in Lu Bu's memory, so all the enemy generals they had fought with before were ignored by Lu Bu.
Although this person looked familiar, Lu Bu didn't take it to heart, so he didn't mention Hu Zhen.
Hu Zhen didn't even know Gao Lan's name, so he naturally wouldn't take this big man from Hebei seriously.
Especially since the other party was not even Liu Jian's direct subordinate, but just a Sima from another department under King Hejian.
How much ability can a Sima who builds a government for the princes and conquer?
Hu Zhen looked around, and finally his eyes fell on a sturdy man in the Xiliang army.
The big man's name was Wang Jie. He was from Longxi County and was also a Sima of another department.
This person is quite famous in the land of Xizhou and is known for his supernatural power and bravery!
After Wang Saw and Hu Zhen looked at each other, he immediately understood the intention in his eyes.
Then, Wang Zai was seen riding out on horseback and coming to Gao Lan brandishing his sword.
"King Zao of Longxi, I'm here to ask for advice!"
"Dong dong dong dong~!"
As the war drums above and below the city rang in unison, Gao Lan and Wang Zao, under the expectant eyes of everyone, began to urge their war horses and charge towards each other.
The two swords collided back and forth in mid-air, making a deafening sound of iron weapons clashing.
Listening to that sound, it not only hurts the eardrums, but also makes people's hearts surge!
Above and below the city, soldiers from both sides were staring closely at the duel in the field, unable to take their eyes away. Many of them did not even dare to breathe.
Especially Liu Jian and Hu Zhen, they didn’t even blink an eyelid!
To be honest, a fierce battle between the two armies would not affect the situation of the war at all, but today's competition is of great significance.
For Hu Zhen, he no longer had the ability, reason or courage to fight Liu Jian again. He already knew in his heart that this battle would end in peace talks between Dong Zhuo and Liu Jian.
Although Gao Lan himself was highly skilled in martial arts and had extraordinary courage...but there were indeed many heroes and warriors in Liangzhou.
There are countless brave heroes in this era who have not left their names in history.
In particular, people from the border counties of Liangzhou were not valued in the history books of the Han and Wei dynasties, so many heroes have never left their names in the long river of history.
But this does not mean that the military skills and bravery of many of them are really worse than those of the Middle-earth people!
After all, there are not that many Liangzhou people involved in the writing of history books.
The King of Longxi who fought against Gao Lan was a capable man who did not leave his name in history, but was actually extremely brave.
In the border area, a group of heroes who have been fighting with Qiang and Hu all the year round and accompanying war horses, are they just ordinary people?
This man was from a poor family in Longxi, and his family's prestige among the Qiang people in Xizhou was no less than that of the Dong family. Although the family prince Wang Jian was only in his early thirties, his reputation was resounding throughout the Weishui River. He also accompanied Dong Zhuo on his east-west campaign.
He is old and brave enough to win the three armies.
He gave birth to a son last year named Wang Shuang.
Although Gao Lan was good at fighting, he couldn't defeat this Xizhou warrior for a while.
The two sides were going back and forth, and it turned into a fight, and it was hard to tell the winner for a while.
Everyone was staring at the two men. Above and below the city, the soldiers shouted loudly to cheer for their generals.
In the end, the two of them fought for more than fifty rounds!
According to the rules established before the war, the battle was considered a draw and there was no need to continue the fight.
"Ming Jin!"
Liu Jian raised his hand and shouted the order to the soldiers.
As the sound of gold rang out, the two generals who charged towards each other on horseback grabbed the reins of their horses.
The two of them looked at each other warily, and then slowly retreated towards the rear.
Gao Lan's bravery exceeded the Xiliang army's imagination, but the bravery of the Xiliang army's generals really shocked Liu Jian.
Although I have never heard of the name Wang Jiao, the fact that he can tie with Gao Lan shows that there are still many heroes and martyrs in the Liangzhou army who are unknown to the world.
The place where the Han Dynasty could produce the most brave and capable generals was, after all, the border counties.
Under the unsatisfied gazes of the officers and soldiers of both armies, Gao Lan and Wang Jiao retreated back to their own town respectively.
They looked at each other with a little more admiration in their eyes.
At this moment, both the soldiers on the city and those below the city raised their weapons high, whether they were halberds, spears, or knives pointing to the sky.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
"Fight, fight, fight!"
Although the two sides ended in a draw, the soldiers on both sides refused to give in on their momentum.
They all believed that their generals had taken the initiative in this contest.
Hu Zhen watched Wang Zao, who was level with Gao Lan, riding back... his face looked a little unhappy.
Wang Jiao is a rare warrior in the Liangzhou army. In this first round of competition, Wang Jiao is sent to the field. Hu Zhen intends to take the lead and win the first victory!
Who would have thought that it was just a tie with the opponent, which really made Hu Zhen very dissatisfied.
Hu Zhen looked at Wang Saw with dissatisfaction and said: "Wang Sima usually boasts of his extraordinary bravery and arrogance that surpasses Longxi. Why can't he defeat the people of Guandong in fifty times?"
When Wang Jiao heard this, his face turned red and he felt ashamed and embarrassed.
Yesterday, he praised Haikou in front of Hu Zhen, saying that he would definitely win the first battle for the Xiliang Army and frighten the opponent's juniors.
"Protector, Mr. Wang accidentally allowed the other party to delay the time. This battle is his fault..."
But no matter how Wang Saw explained, Hu Zhen was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Lu Bu glanced sideways at the situation in the distance and said: "The Jizhou army has many warriors. It seems that this second formation needs to deploy horses to defeat the other one to boost morale."
Hu Zhen looked at Lu Bu hesitantly.
Lu Bu confidently said to him: "Don't worry, Protector, no matter who they come to fight next, Bu will definitely be able to kill them!"
Hu Zhen hesitated and said: "It's just that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun have not gone to battle... You said that these two people are your opponents in the Jizhou army. What if these two people don't come out in the next battle?"
Lu Bu smiled and said, "It's the same sentence! There is no agreement in advance that one person cannot compete several times in a row. If Bu quickly defeats the next group of enemy generals, and then waits for Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to attack, they can fight against them again, and they can still win.
Of!"
Hu Zhen solemnly raised his hand to Lu Bu and said: "Since Zuo Du is known as the most brave general, then Zuo Du will be the one to take care of in the coming war!"
"good!"
After saying that, Lu Bu was seen holding the Fangtian Painted Halberd, patting the horse's butt gently with his hand, and then the horse rode out of the formation.
What's under his crotch is Liangzhou's famous horse Neighing Wind Red Rabbit!
A tall, crimson war horse, carrying a fierce general, suddenly emerged with a rainbow-like momentum, and its momentum shocked everyone!
"The commander of Luoyang Cavalry and the commander of the left army, Lu Bu, are here. Who among you dares to fight to the death with someone!"
When he shouted these words, everyone present changed their colors.
Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun both narrowed their eyes and were full of energy, ready to step forward and fight them to the death.
Unexpectedly, Liu Jian had made arrangements in advance. If Lu Bu went to fight, there would be no need for Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to take over first.
"Lu Bu is here! Who dares to come out for a showdown?"
At this moment, from the Jizhou side, the green-robed general in the middle raised the Green Dragon Sword in his hand. His half-closed eyes suddenly opened, and he struck the horse under his crotch suddenly, and then the horse flew out at high speed!
When Guan Yu came on stage, the Jizhou Army suddenly shouted like thunder!
"Hoo, ho, ho, ho!"
The neat voice resounded throughout the sky, extremely powerful.
Lu Bu looked at Guan Yu across from him, and saw that he was graceful and graceful, with the posture of a tiger, the aura of a dragon and a leopard, as if a god from heaven descended to earth.
Even Lu Bu, who thought he was invincible, felt a chill in his heart at this moment.
He unconsciously thought again that this person might be my rival!
Although he was worried in his heart, Lu Bu's face was still arrogant. He slowly raised his halberd and pointed it at the opponent:
"The general will be named!"
"Guan Yu from Hedong, also known as Yunchang, Lu Bu... I have admired his name for a long time."
Guan Yu's voice was not loud, but like a deep dusk bell, it struck deeply in the hearts of every soldier of the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army.
Guan Yu?!
He is Guan Yu!?
The Guan Yu of today is not the Guan Yu of the same period in history.
Guan Yu at the same time in history is now an unknown person, but at this time, Guan Yu was the captain of the Liaodong vassal state and the first general in the North!
Fight against Xianbei in the north, and defeat the rebels in the territory!
In Youzhou, the northern region of the Han Dynasty, in terms of ranking of generals, Gongsun Zan ranked second, and Guan Yunchang ranked first!
However, most of the fame that Guan Yu has accumulated over the years is due to his military exploits and military skills, but his personal bravery has not been overly demonstrated.
If one were to say that the most talented general in the North was Yunchang.
But if you think of the most brave warrior in the North, maybe no one will think of Guan Yu.
Therefore, after Lu Bu heard Guan Yu announce his family status, he was only slightly stunned.
Later, he saw him smiling and said: "Gong is the captain of the Liaodong vassal state, with a salary of two thousand dan. He is powerful in the land of Youzhou. I heard that he is good at using troops to drive soldiers. He is as famous as Gongsun Zan. He is really a rare handsome man, as noble as you."
Isn't it unwise for a man to come to fight with me in front of the battle?"
"Today is a battle between two armies, not a life and death fight on the battlefield. I won't kill you! Letting you go back can be regarded as leaving a big banner for the northern border of the Han Dynasty to deter the foreigners!"
After Guan Yu heard this, he was not angry. He just raised his long sword and shouted to Lu Bu: "Lv Fengxian, you are so brave and powerful, but you don't know that there are many strong people in the world. Today, Guan made a statement in front of the two armies.