The county army was the first to react. The two village commanders roared angrily and rushed towards the two young men with swords, shouting angrily: "You deserve to die!"
Before the two village chiefs could rush forward, the strong man, who was bent over and carrying three big stone pillars on his back, suddenly shouted and straightened up. "Dong, dong, dong," three big stone pillars fell from his back.
They fell to the ground together.
The strong man casually carried two large stone pillars and faced the two village chiefs. When he got closer, he raised his arms and heard a roar, and the two large stone pillars fell from the air.
Too fast! The two village chiefs had no time to dodge, and subconsciously raised their swords to parry. There were two popping sounds in their ears, and two large stone blocks knocked down the swords in the hands of the village chiefs. The stone blocks fell unabated and hit them firmly.
On their heads.
The stone pillar must weigh two hundred kilograms. Its own weight plus the inertia of its fall, how can a human body of flesh and blood be able to contend with it?
Following two muffled sounds, looking at the two village chiefs, their heads were smashed, their helmets were smashed flat, and only two pools of blood and brains were left.
The strong man held two stone piers and shouted loudly at the stunned county soldiers opposite: "I am Gaiyangai Juqing! Anyone who stands in my way will die!"
Wow——
There was an uproar at the scene. Looking at Gai Yan who looked like a god descending from the earth, the county soldiers were so frightened that they backed away. The people present fled in all directions. In an instant, the street became a mess.
Lu Zhi suddenly realized, no wonder he looked familiar to this strong man, he turned out to be Gai Yan, Liu Xiu's fierce general!
He saw Gai Yan, and Gai Yan also saw him. Gai Yan carried the two stone pillars, spread his legs, and went straight to Lu Zhi.
Even though the county army was frightened by Gai Yan just now, at the critical moment, the officers and soldiers of the county army were willing to risk their lives to protect Lu Zhi.
With a crash, more than a hundred county soldiers surrounded Gai Yan.
Before they could fight, the two young men stepped on the ground, and two long swords bounced up from the loose soil on the ground. They reached out and grabbed the hilts of the swords, each holding a long sword, and rushed into the county.
among the military crowd.
At the same time, about forty crossbowmen suddenly stood up on the roofs on both sides of the street. They all held crossbows in their hands and started firing continuously at the county troops below.
On the roof, the leader, holding an iron bow, shot arrow after arrow at the crowd on the street. Each of his arrows seemed to have eyes, falling into the crowd, followed by a sound of tearing.
Heartbreaking screams.
Seeing this scene, Lu Zhi realized that something was wrong, there was an ambush in Yi Qiuju! He made a decisive decision and shouted loudly: "Retreat! Everyone retreat!"
It's too late! The county army's rear team changed to the front team, and when they were preparing to exit Yiqiu Ju along the same route, about thirty men poured out from the end of the street.
There were two people at the head, both young. One was tall and slender, holding a long spear, the other was of medium height, slightly fat, holding a long sword. Of these two, one was Yao Qi and the other was Zhu You.
Looking at the county soldiers running towards him, Zhu You grinned widely and burst into laughter. He pulled his neck and shouted: "This road is blocked!"
As he spoke, he swung his sword forward, and the thirty men standing behind him took up their crossbows and fired a volley at the oncoming county troops.
Bang, bang, bang! The crossbow arrows flew like locusts into the county troops. From time to time, some of the county troops running forward were hit by arrows and fell to the ground wailing.
After waiting for the county soldiers to shoot arrows, they finally rushed forward. Yao Qi and Zhu You each held weapons and rushed forward.
Bin Tiedian's steel gun drew silver dragons in the air. Wherever it passed, county soldiers fell to the ground one after another. The long sword flashed a cold light in the air, and blood arrows were sprayed out one after another.
Thirty big men also put away their crossbows, drew their swords, followed Yao Qi and Zhu You, and killed the enemy.
The road was blocked by the two gate gods Zhu You, and there were thirty enemy soldiers blocking the way. On both sides of the street, there were enemy soldiers firing crossbows. The county army blocked in the middle of the street was The pain was unspeakable, and people fell into pools of blood one after another.
Realizing that there was no hope of retreating, Lu Zhi had no choice but to send orders to his troops to break out of the encirclement.
But there was a team of about thirty people waiting for them on the street. The young man leading this team was none other than Liu Xiu, who had a brother-killing feud with Lu Zhi. Standing next to Liu Xiu were Xu Ying and Xu Xiling. Two people.
As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet. Looking at Lu Zhi running towards him, Liu Xiu slowly raised his hand and grasped the hilt of his sword.
Seeing that the person standing opposite him was Liu Xiu, Lu Zhi's heart trembled, he involuntarily slowed down and said word by word: "Liu Xiu!"
Without any pretentious politeness, Liu Xiu said straight to the point: "Lu Zhi, today I want to use your head on your neck to commemorate the souls of my second brother and second sister in heaven!"
Lu Zhi squinted his eyes and stared at Liu Xiu. Then he glanced around and saw that there were not many people setting up an ambush in Yiqiu this time, but they were elite and well-equipped. They were all equipped with crossbows. machine.
This street was obviously carefully chosen by Liu Xiujing. It was a bare and straight avenue with no alleys, alleys, or miscellaneous obstacles on both sides. Being trapped here, it can be said that there is no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth. .
Taking a closer look at his subordinates, there were originally about 500 people, but in this moment, the number has dropped sharply to more than 300 people, and at least 200 brothers have fallen to the ground.
His eyes darkened, he looked at Liu Xiu, and said quietly: "Killing Liu Zhong is the intention of the county government. I am only following orders!"
Hearing this, Liu Xiu laughed out loud and said: "The dignified General Lu Zhilu, Zhen Fu, and the famous people in front of Liang Qiuci are actually afraid!"
Lu Zhi's expression changed and he said: "I'm not afraid of death, I just hope you can let go of these brothers under my command!"
Hearing this, the faces of the county army officers and soldiers present all changed, and they all exclaimed: "General——"
Liu Xiu sneered and said, "Don't worry, after I send you on the road, these brothers under your command will also accompany you on the road!" Liu Xiu was not a cruel person.
If Lu Zhi did not plead for mercy and the county troops gave up resistance, Liu Xiu might indeed let them go. But Lu Zhi's plea for mercy would directly cut off the chance of survival of these more than 300 county troops for Liu Xiu.
It can also be seen from this that Liu Xiu hated Lu Zhi to the core.
There was no use talking anymore, Lu Zhi drew out his sword and walked towards Liu Xiu step by step. Xuying leaned forward, and just as he was about to step forward, Liu Xiu stopped him and said: "I want to avenge my second brother with my own hands. !”
While talking, Liu Xiu greeted Lu Zhi and walked over.
Soon, the distance between the two of them was less than three steps. Lu Zhi was the first to attack. He shouted and stabbed Liu Xiu with his sword.
Although his sword was fierce, Liu Xiu didn't take it seriously at all. He didn't even draw the Chixiao sword. He turned to the side and easily dodged Lu Zhi's sword.
At the same time, he kicked out from below, hitting Lu Zhi's ankle, causing the latter to stumble to the side.
Lu Zhi roared angrily and slashed at Liu Xiu with his sword. Liu Xiu jumped back, and the blade of the sword almost passed by his clothes. Lu Zhi stepped forward quickly and stabbed three more times with his sword.
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Liu Xiu dodged left and right, passing all three swords. Then, he slipped behind Lu Zhi and kicked him out again.
This time he kicked Lu Zhi in the lower back, knocking Lu Zhi forward and throwing him to the ground, where he fell into disgrace.
Liu Xiu looked down at Lu Zhi, who was lying on the ground and couldn't stand up for a while. He held the hilt of the Red Sky Sword and pulled the sword's edge out of the scabbard bit by bit.
"Is this the General Lu who killed my brother? Is this all you have?" As he spoke, Liu Xiu waved his hand and slashed at Lu Zhi with the Red Sky Sword.
Lu Zhi endured the pain in his lower back and hurriedly raised his sword to parry.
Bang!
The collision between the swords caused a cloud of sparks to explode. The Chixiao sword was intact, but Lu Zhi's sword had a huge gash in it.
Lu Zhi took a deep breath, got up from the ground, roared and rushed towards Liu Xiu, swung his sword with all his strength, slashed through Huashan and went straight to Liu Xiu's head.
Just when Liu Xiu was about to parry with his horizontal sword, he suddenly heard the sound of breaking wind coming from behind.
He immediately changed his moves and turned to the side to get out of the way of Lu Zhi's sword. At the same time, he swung the Chixiao sword back, and with a clang, a flying arrow flew into the air and fell to the ground.
This cold arrow was shot by a military commander in the crowd of county soldiers. I thought it was a sure shot, but unexpectedly it was blocked by Liu Xiu.
His arrow also completely angered the Zhutian Army officers present. The soldiers on the roofs on both sides of the street raised their crossbows again and fired arrows at the Junjun. Behind the Junjun, Yao Qi, Zhu You and others
Gai Yan, Xu Fei, and Xu Ting continued to run rampant among the county troops, firing their bows left and right. Xu Ying also led thirty elite soldiers to kill the crowd of county troops.
Lu Zhi looked at the huddled battlefield and then at Liu Xiu who was approaching him. He roared angrily and rushed over with his sword in hand.
This time, before he could draw his sword, Liu Xiu had already flashed past him, and the sharp edge of the Red Sky Sword opened a long bloody gash under his ribs.
He grunted, turned around, glared at Liu Xiu behind him, and slashed at him with his sword. Liu Xiu flashed past him again, and this time the edge of the Red Sky Sword tore a deep slit on the outside of his thigh.
Deep bloody gashes.
Lu Zhi couldn't stand and knelt on one knee. He used his sword to support his body and tried to get up from the ground. Liu Xiu's sword had already pressed against the back of his neck. Lu Zhi's body stiffened, and then he raised his head.
Come, look at Liu Xiu who is standing next to you, grit your teeth and say: "Rebels to the party and rebels, everyone will be punished..."
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Xiu had already slashed him with his sword.
Click!
The sword edge flashed past, and the head fell to the ground. The headless corpse sat there kneeling, and after a long while, it tilted to the ground.
It can be said that Lu Zhi was born at the wrong time. With his talent, if he can stand on the right side and follow the right lord, he will definitely become a famous general.
It's a pity that he was standing on a sunken ship from the beginning, and even though he knew that the ship was sinking, he had no idea of changing it.
Liu Xiu didn't even look at the headless corpse. He took out a piece of cloth that he had prepared in advance, wrapped Lu Zhi's head and tied it around his waist. Then, he held the Red Sky Sword emitting red light and walked straight to the head.
He ran towards the battlefield ahead.
In the 11th month of the 22nd AD, the third year of the Emperor's reign, Lu Zhi died in Yiqiuju. Together with him, more than 500 county soldiers who fled from Caiyang with Lu Zhi were not spared. They were all surrounded and killed.