In the city, the fire was raging and smoke was billowing into the sky.
The fire was blazing and exuding a scorching breath. Tens of thousands of Xiliang soldiers crowded around each other, standing motionless in the wide open space.
It's not that the soldiers didn't want to move, but that they had no place to move, because there were blazing fires all around the open space, and the ferocious fire snakes restricted their range of activities to a very narrow range. As the fire burned, waves of heat continued to spurt out, scorching hot.
The smell made the hair on the soldier's head curl.
Big beads of sweat dripped down and disappeared in the blink of an eye after falling to the ground. The soldiers' lips began to become dry and cracked.
However, not a single soldier left.
At this time, there were three majestic figures standing in front of the soldiers. Li Ru, Fan Chou and Li Meng were standing tall like mountains. The soldiers under their command looked at the three figures and did not lose their position because they believed what Li Ru said
In fact, they couldn't believe the situation at this time. If they rushed outside the city, they would not only be burned by fire, but also killed by the soldiers stationed outside. Therefore, the soldiers chose to be patient and wait for the rain to arrive.
"Xi Yu Yu!"
When the soldiers were suffering, the horses also raised their heads and neighed restlessly.
Li Meng stood in front, with a bitter look on his face, and a trace of regret flashed across his face.
Although Fan Chou's face was red from being roasted by the fire, his eyes were piercing. He knew Li Ru's ability, so he didn't panic when he saw Li Ru, and he stayed where he was.
Since your life is on the line, you just have to give it a try.
Besides, given the current situation, there is no other choice but to believe in Li Ru.
"The wind is blowing, the wind is blowing!"
In the military formation, a voice suddenly sounded that inspired all the soldiers. A gust of cool breeze blew, and all the soldiers felt refreshed. They suddenly woke up and had a smile on their faces. The soldiers endured the scorching heat and immersed themselves in the coolness.
When the wind blew coolness, a thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.
This thunder gave all the soldiers hope.
"Tick tock!"
A drop of rain fell from the sky and fell on the soldier's face, making the soldier feel a chill.
"It's raining, it's raining!"
The soldier's face showed a look of joy, he suddenly raised his hands and jumped up. As soon as the soldier's voice fell, big raindrops fell from the sky, and the sound of rain rang, accompanied by rolling thunder. In an instant,
, a heavy rain fell, and the dense rain fell on the ground, splashing water droplets all over the ground, extinguishing the burning fire.
Heavy rain is coming.
The rain was very heavy. After a while, Li Ru's body was soaked by the heavy rain, as if he was drowned. Li Ru looked embarrassed, but very happy. He reached out and touched the water stains on his face, and praised: "
Spring rain is as precious as oil, and this spring rain comes just in time."
"Hoo! Hoo!..."
Li Meng breathed a long sigh of relief, and the bitter look on his face disappeared, replaced by excitement.
Fan Chou looked at Li Ru with an expression of admiration in his eyes.
At the same time, a trace of joy flashed across Fan Chou's face. Fortunately, Li Ru became a subordinate instead of fighting for power with them. Now that Li Ru is here, the Xiliang Army's confidence in capturing Chang'an has increased. After the heavy rain,
, Fan Chou admired and was a little afraid of Li Ru in his heart.
Its ability is terrifying!
Fan Chou said: "Mr. Li, the heavy rain has come and the fire has been extinguished. What should we do next?"
Li Ru looked around and could vaguely hear the cheers from the people in the city. He took a deep breath and said: "The whole army lined up and immediately left the city to pursue Xu Rong. When we first arrived in Xinfeng City, we didn't know where Xu Rong was hiding.
But Xu Rong will definitely lead his troops to station outside the city now. If we chase him out now, we will definitely catch up with Xu Rong."
Fan Chou nodded after hearing this.
He raised the sword in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, we were roasted by the fire and endured the scorching heat waves all the time. Now it's raining heavily and we are finally free. This is the Xiliang Army that will never be destroyed by the sky! I'm aggrieved.
It’s been so long, it’s time to let it out, pick up your swords, kill, kill, kill out.”
He roared angrily, got on his horse, and rode out.
Li Meng also got on his horse and led his soldiers to fight out.
Li Ru rode on his horse and followed the soldiers.
He was not only protected by black warriors, but also by soldiers sent by Fan Chou and Li Meng. It could be said that they were protected at all levels to avoid being affected by the war. He watched the army rush towards the city gate quickly, but there was a trace of worry on his face.
, when Dong Zhuo was alive, he worked with Xu Rong and knew Xu Rong's ability and that he was a very powerful person.
Take tonight as an example, unless there is a war, he has the habit of observing the weather and collecting all the news. When he leads the troops to Xinfeng City tonight, even if he discovers something strange in the city, he can only retreat and dare not enter.
city.
Xu Rong is not a simple person.
At this time, what Li Ru was most worried about was not defeat, but Xu Rong's retreat without a fight. Because Xu Rong retreated, it meant that Li Ru only captured an empty city this time and did not achieve any results. Therefore, Li Ru hoped that Xu Rong would retreat without a fight.
Rong led his army to stay outside the city, waiting for Fan Chou and Li Meng to fight to the death.
The army quickly rushed out of the city, preparing to pursue Xu Rong.
Outside the city gate, Xu Rong lifted the hair scattered in front of his forehead, with a helpless look on his face.
Man proposes, God disposes.
He set up a scheme to annihilate the Xiliang army led by Fan Chou without even moving the people in the city. However, in the end he got a bad name but did not achieve any results.
Xu Rong heard the noisy noise in the city, and heard the rumbling of footsteps. It was obvious that Fan Chou led the army to rush out. Beside Xu Rong, a junior high school student showed a regretful expression on his face, gritted his teeth and said: "General,
If we fight hard, they just have more people, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
Xu Rong shook his head and said: "No, once we are entangled by Fan Chou's army, it will be difficult for us to get rid of them. Retreat, retreat immediately, retreat to Fan Chou's camp, and join General Duan."
The colonel asked: "General, if this happens, won't we be far away from Chang'an?"
Xu Rong took a deep breath and said helplessly: "Xinfeng City is lost, and it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. We must meet up with General Duan as soon as possible, and then withdraw to Chang'an. Chang'an is the place for the final decisive battle. Once Fan Chou leads the army to approach Chang'an
, and we cannot stop Fan Chou, the consequences will be disastrous."
Xu Rong has followed Dong Zhuo for many years and knows very well that Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang with the assistance of Li Ru. Now that Li Ru is helping Fan Chou and others, it is very likely that they can capture Chang'an and defeat Lu Bu and Wang Yun.
Therefore, the most important thing at this stage is to rendezvous with Duan Xuan and then evacuate to Chang'an.
If you can't win a battle, you can only retreat.
"withdraw!"
Xu Rong gave the order, and the soldiers braved the heavy rain, stepped on the muddy road, and quickly retreated towards Fan Chou's camp. Just as Xu Rong led the troops to retreat, Fan Chou and Li Meng also led the troops to chase them out, speeding up.
Rushing towards Xu Rong. However, although the soldiers under Xu Rong are not all elite troops, they still have orders and prohibitions and can be easily dispatched.
The army retreated very quickly.
Seeing Xu Rong leading his soldiers to distance themselves from Fan Chou, they stopped just after running a short distance away.
"Da da!"
The sound of horse hoofbeats came from far away. A young man and a middle-aged man led an army to block Xu Rong's way. These two people were Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ji.
The leading troops galloped all the way, and finally arrived when Xu Rong was leading his troops to retreat, and successfully blocked Xu Rong's way.
When Xu Rong saw Zhang Ji, his heart suddenly jumped.
Zhang Xiu followed Zhang Ji in Dong Zhuo's army and knew Xu Rong's reputation. When he saw Xu Rong, he grinned coldly and shouted: "Xu Rong, I give it to you."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiu took a breath and threw a black head at Xu Rong. Due to the great force of Zhang Xiu's throw, the head flew out very fast and reached Xu Rong in an instant.
Before Xu Rong could react, his head hit him on the chest, and immediately fell into the mud with a thud.
At this time, a shower comes and goes quickly,
All the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, emitting a bright light.
The moonlight fell down, illuminating the scenery on the ground. Although it was a little blurry, I could barely see the general situation clearly. Beside Xu Rong, a primary school student quickly picked up the head that fell in the mud and took a look twice, because the head
The soldier's cheek was bloody and bloody, and the soldier couldn't tell who it was, with a look of confusion on his face.
Moreover, the soldier did not have enough time to look carefully and did not guess the identity of the head.
Xu Rong took the head and looked at it carefully.
The face of the head had been trampled to pieces, but only the forehead was still intact, and a pair of eyes were also very prominent, as if they had been pushed out.
"General Duan?"
After Xu Rong looked at it for a while, he suddenly exclaimed.
After Duan Xuan's face was destroyed, it was a little difficult to recognize, but after looking carefully, he still recognized that the head in front of him belonged to Duan Xuan. He looked up at Zhang Xiu, with a look of astonishment on his face, and even Duan Xuan was shocked
Kill him, Li Ru and Jia Xu have such a good plan! Now, his back path is cut off, his front path is blocked, and Duan Xuan's end is not far away.
Zhang Ji knew Xu Rong, and did not want to see Xu Rong being killed. He shouted: "Xu Rong, those who know the current affairs are heroes. You should understand the current situation. There is no way out. Dismount your horse and surrender immediately. I promise
You will not die."
Xu Rong shouted: "What a joke! How can I, Xu Rong, a man of seven feet tall, surrender to you? Don't even think about it!"
With a determined look on his face, he directly rejected Zhang Ji's offer of surrender.
He was originally a general under Dong Zhuo. Because Dong Zhuo died, he surrendered to Wang Yun together with Duan Xuan and became a court official. Because he surrendered to the court, it did not have much impact on Xu Rong's reputation. But now it is different.
If he surrenders to the Xiliang army and becomes a traitor because he cannot resist the Xiliang army, his reputation will be completely ruined.
The ancients valued their oaths, commitments and reputation.
For a person, reputation is very important. Don't you see that Liu Da'er has a halo of benevolence on his head. No matter where he goes, he is very popular and supported. The reason is, on the one hand, because Liu Da'er is
Royal family members, on the other hand, were due to Liu Dale's benevolence.
He has nothing else, but his benevolence is well-known, so his reputation is very important.
Only a person like Lu Bu would kill Ding Yuan first, then Dong Zhuo, and then defect to the court.
However, Lu Bu's situation was very miserable. Historically, Lu Bu was driven out of Chang'an by Li Jue and Guo Si. With no way out, he finally went to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao suppressed him and refused to accept him at all. In the end, Lu Bu went to defect to Yuan Shao.
Liu Bei only had a place to stay, but that guy took over Liu Bei's Xuzhou in the blink of an eye. He was a typical white-eyed wolf.
Such people are despised wherever they go.
Therefore, Xu Rong had no intention of surrendering when faced with Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's attack.
Seven-foot man, fight to the death!
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