The war horses were neighing, and the armored soldiers were shining brightly. Hanyang once again became the place where the army gathered. The last time so many soldiers and horses gathered was two years ago. Compared with the last time, the number of the army this time was smaller.
But discipline and cohesion, especially equipment, are far beyond that.
According to the military order, the soldiers, horses and county soldiers who "served in the previous period" were originally required to prepare their own armor and weapons. However, the state and animal husbandry government disposed of a large number of armors at extremely low prices, half selling and half giving away.
Given to each county, the ownership rate of iron armor and steel armor of county soldiers reached an unprecedented 40%.
Last time, the armor coverage rate of soldiers, horses and tooth soldiers reached 80%. Most of the armor they owned was steel armor. Only the supply battalions, engineer battalions and other troops still had some leather armor. However, these troops generally did not need to wear them.
They are fighting in front of each other, so the armor almost doesn't matter much, and they can actually move faster.
Just looking at these equipment makes the heroes of Hanyang feel uneasy. They have caused trouble for Lu Fang in the past two years. If Chen Cheng had not agreed, Lu Fang would have purged the heroes in the county. Even so.
, Lu Fang has also been tightening the noose around the necks of the powerful warriors. The collection of land and population statistics in Qingtian have been going on, and conflicts have occurred from time to time, but they have not been serious enough to break out a rebellion.
The powerful warriors of Hanyang have been fighting Lu Fang for two years. They thought that the county soldiers under Lu Fang were already difficult to deal with, but now they discovered that the Ya soldiers far away in Yinchuan were the elites they had never imagined. Two years ago
At that time, the trapping camp and the flying bear hussars they had seen were of course rare elites in the world. Not only were the soldiers brave, but the most important thing was that the military discipline was strict. Even though there were thousands of people, they could still use their fingers like an arm.
But after all, there were only 2,000 people. As a Liangzhou Mu, it is still conceivable to have such an elite force of 2,000 people. But now the number of tooth soldiers has expanded to more than 10,000, plus the number of troops from each county.
"More troops and horses" means a total of 20,000 people. It sounds like the number is only ten times more, but the meaning is completely different.
If there are only 2,000 elites, everyone can still unite and fight against the government, but if there are 20,000 elites... many people can't help but feel chills on their backs and chills on their necks. Before, there was no such thing in the Prefectural Mufu.
When we deal with them, it's not that we are afraid of them, but that we don't take them seriously at all.
Those armies that served last time were directly managed by Ya soldiers. Their equipment was slightly worse, but they received the same training as Ya soldiers, and their combat effectiveness was much stronger than that of county soldiers. After seeing such a powerful army,
The governors of various counties became more respectful to Chen Cheng.
Even Ma Chao, who has always been unyielding, couldn't help but blurt out after seeing the military appearance of the tooth soldiers: "How can he be so strong?"
He did not participate in the Eastern Expedition two years ago, but this time he appeared in Hanyang as Ma Teng's deputy general, commanding the stable army of the country. As soon as the words left his mouth, Pound beside him said: "It's true.
It’s really strong!”
Ma Chao snorted and said: "If you give me so many steel armors, our soldiers and horses in Ping An can be as good as theirs!"
Pound shook his head and said: "The tooth soldiers are not only good at armor and weapons, Major General, you see..."
He pointed at the tooth soldiers who were marching eastward and said: "...Although there are more than 20,000 people, there is not a trace of chaos. Such strong soldiers have not been seen in Xiliang for more than ten years.
It only happened once.”
Ma Chao snorted again, but said nothing more. He also knew that what happened last time was Huangfu Song's fault, not the stability of the Ma family.
It is only more than 200 miles from Long County to Chencang, and 350 miles from Shanggui to Chencang. But whether it is far or near, in the face of the front of the Xiliang Army, the towns and villages in the west of Fufeng are equally rapid.
After the fall, everything was just like last time. The army made good progress, and it only took three days to approach the outskirts of Chencang.
Seeing that the enemy was coming so quickly, Duan Yan sent troops and horses to the outer strongholds, transported food, and sent people to cut down the surrounding trees again. At the same time, he hastily sent a distress letter to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu had just had a melee with Dong Zhuo's army. Lu Fengxian, who was riding a red rabbit horse, was invincible on the battlefield and defeated many enemies of the Bingzhou army. However, Dong Zhuo wanted to force the people to join the army in Guanzhong and lost thousands of people.
Take it to heart. Seeing that this kind of bad fight will continue, Lu Bu cursed in front of the battle and called for Dong Zhuo to come out and join him.
Dong Zhuo climbed up the tower and cursed Lu Bu at the bottom of the city, "Young man Lu Bu, you broke your promise. You took our money and horses, but you still have the nerve to challenge us? If you have the guts, come and rob the city!"
General Guo Si said loudly: "My lord, I am finally willing to go out of the city and fight Lu Bu alone!"
He is a powerful general under Dong Zhuo. Needless to say, he is very skilled in martial arts. In several previous battles, he has seen Lu Fengxian's heroic appearance, but he has never been convinced. Although Lu Bu is very tall, is he tall?
Is it useful? If you are a man, you have to be dissatisfied!
Dong Zhuo turned around and said, "Lu Bu is very skilled in martial arts, I'm afraid you can't beat him."
Guo Bang shouted: "He also has one nose and two eyes. He will die just like he is killed!"
Dong Zhuozhuang said so and ordered the soldiers to open the city gate and let Guo Si go out of the city to duel with Lu Bu. Guo Si was overjoyed and rushed out of the city on his horse, cursing at Lu Bu: "Little Lu Bu, your grandfather has come to fight you!"
Lu Bu was furious when he heard this and stepped forward with a gun. Guo Si rode his horse to meet him. The two sides fought back and forth under the city, killing each other for several rounds. Guo Si dared to challenge Lu Bu because he was naturally confident in his own martial arts, but in this world
Above all, it is not enough to just have faith.
If the spirit can override the material, then the world will be full of lunatics and mental patients, because their spirits are the toughest. Guo Si and Lu Bu fought for several rounds. Although they were still dissatisfied, their arms were so weak that they could not even use their spears.
I can't hold it anymore.
The two horses were close together again, and Lu Bu stabbed them with his spear. Guo Bang groaned in his heart and gritted his teeth to block with his spear.
"Snapped!"
Guo Si lost his spear and the two horses were separated. Lu Bu reversed the handle of the gun and hit Guo Si in the chest, knocking him off his horse. Once the move was successful, Lu Bu laughed wildly, controlled the horse to turn in a circle, and charged towards Guo Si.
Si came to kill him. As soon as Guo Si got up from the ground, the spear was already stabbed in front of him.
He tried his best to avoid the side, and the war horse rushed past with a roar. When Lubule turned to the war horse and prepared to attack again, Guo Bang felt a moist feeling on his face, but it was the same thing just now.
After all, the attack was not completely avoided, and half of his cheekbones had been shattered.
Guo Bang spat on the ground, and several teeth mixed with blood were spat out on the ground.
Lu Bu's face showed a happy and joking expression. Defeating the enemy and watching the opponent lose in despair and wailing was his greatest hobby in life. He urged Chitu, preparing to pick this guy who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth between the spears.
superior.
Hey, Lu Bu thought happily: Do you think you are Chen Cheng? Do you dare to fight alone with me, Lu Bu?
Under the city gate, more than a dozen cavalrymen rushed over, separated Lu Bu and Guo Si, and rescued Guo Si, whose face was swollen like a pig's head. Lu Bu shook his spear on the back of Red Rabbit's horse and killed several people in a row.
, but was unwilling to rush within the range of the crossbow. He sneered at Guo Bang who fled back to the city, and shouted: "I will spare your life today, and I will take your life on the battlefield tomorrow!"
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Although he won the duel, Dong Zhuo was determined to hold on, and Lu Bu had no choice. He had amazing intuition on the battlefield, and was often able to lead his cavalry into the enemy's weak points and directly destroy the enemy's battle formation.
However, siege requires real effort and consumption, and the corpses of soldiers must be used to fill a path to victory.
In several siege battles, the people captured nearby were forced by Lu Bu's army to attack the city head, and then died completely. Then, everyone around them ran away, so that now even the people transporting food and grass were killed.
None can be found.
While he was drinking in the camp, Zhang Liao sent an urgent report from Chang'an. Lu Bu was impatient to read it and asked the scribe next to him to read it to him. The scribe was a native of Guanzhong and was originally going to be sent to the city after being captured.
, but because he knew a few words, he was kept by Lu Bu.
The scribe unfolded the letter and read the words above.
"Really! This bastard Chen Cheng, taking advantage of the opportunity of my fight with Dong Zhuo, wants to come and seize Guanzhong?" Lu Bu smashed the wine glass on the table and cursed: "Duan Xuan is also a waste, bastard, if he had been killed earlier,
If the earth surrendered, why would things happen now?"
The scribe asked cautiously: "General, how should I reply?"
"Reply?" Lu Bu's eyes were blood red after drinking. He stared at the scribe fiercely, as if he wanted to tear him to pieces on the spot, "Call Han Sui over first! Why, why join Dong Zhuo to attack Guanzhong? Now Dong Zhuo
They are going to join forces with the Xiliang thieves to beat me!"
The scribe bent down and retreated. After a while, Han Sui arrived at the tent. After he raised the curtain and came in, he quickly glanced around the tent. Seeing the mess in the tent, he felt a little nervous.
As the war dragged on, Lu Bu's temper became more and more violent. If he did anything wrong, he might be killed.
He put a smile on his face and asked: "General Zhengxi summoned me here, what is the important matter?"
While Lu Bu was drinking heavily, he said to the scribe in the corner: "Show him the letter!"
Han Sui quickly read the letter handed over by Zhang Liao and said in surprise: "Chen Cheng has already sent out troops? How is this possible? He always cherishes the people and always sends troops after the autumn harvest. Now it has just passed the spring plowing. How can he send out troops at this time?"
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Although there was a surprised expression on Han Wenyue's face, in fact he was not so shocked. He was just showing it to Lu Bu.
"Cherish the people?" Lu Bu laughed wildly as if he had heard something funny. He didn't even notice that the wine had wet the clothes in front of him, "What are the people? Things like pigs, dogs and weeds, I just need to stretch my hand
With one finger, they can be pressed to death! Is there anyone in this world who really cares about the people? Chen Wenzheng just wants to win people's hearts!"
He stood up, stared at Han Sui with bloodshot eyes, and laughed wildly: "But a certain family now has an army of 100,000, so why should it be pretentious?"
