Tianshui County, Tianshui City!
At this time, both parties are still unaware of Duan Yan's choice and the changes in Wuwei.
After nearly three days of fighting, both sides were exhausted and agreed to stop fighting tonight.
Looking at the soldiers lying on the city wall, Zhang Liao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. At this time, there was a thick layer of corpses piled under the city, and the defenders' stones and arrows had been exhausted. Li Jue's army climbed onto the city wall several times, and even Even Hao Meng, who was responsible for guarding the north gate, was killed in the battle, and the cavalry responsible for attacking outside the city, including Zang Ba and Liao Hua, had lost more than half of the ten thousand people. Fortunately, Lu Bu was brave and rushed around the city to help, so Tianshui City was able to be saved. .
Looking at the dimly lit sky, Zhang Liao slowly stood up and stretched. Just as he was about to wake up the people around him, he suddenly realized something was wrong!
It was too quiet... As if he had thought of something, Zhang Liao ran a few steps and came to the edge of the city wall. Although there were faint soldiers in Li Jue's camp who seemed to be resting outside the tent, he could vaguely see the other side through the faint light on the horizon. like a statue.
Without further thought, Zhang Liao hurriedly called to other soldiers. About a quarter of an hour later, all the soldiers who could still fight in the city were awake. After some questioning, they found that the same was true for the other camps three doors away!
Zhang Liao sent a team of cavalry out of the city to investigate in a nervous mood. After a while, the soldiers who went out to investigate came back in surprise and reported!
"Dongmen has withdrawn its troops!!"
"Ximen retreated!!"
As the news came one by one, cheers erupted in the city!
However, the expressions of Zhang Liao and Lu Bu were even more solemn! While Zhang Liao ordered his men to count the battle damage, he stared at Lu Bu with the same solemn expression from the corner of his eye. The latter disappeared and did not speak.
Later, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Liao Hua, and Zang Ba, who were responsible for the harassment outside the city, also entered the city one after another. News also came from Dong Yue that 30,000 troops led by Li Jue's general Cui Yong withdrew overnight. Zhang County.
Half an hour later, Dong Yue had also arrived in Tianshui. The inventory of Tianshui battlefield has also been completed.
The 10,000 Wudu troops led by Liao Hua and Zang Ba killed more than 3,000 people and injured 4,000 people; Lu Bu's army of about 15,000 people died in the battle and killed more than 7,000 people and seriously injured 4,000 people! After hearing this series of numbers, everyone's joy at defeating Li Jue was also shrouded in gloom!
At this time, there was a sound not far away. The people on the city wall looked for the sound and saw a fast horse galloping from a distance. Only when they got closer did they realize that it was a soldier from Lu Bu's army. Judging from the direction it came, it should be Hua Xiong. The messenger sent.
Lu Bu ordered the city gate to be opened and led the generals down to the city. Soon, the messenger came into the city and saw Lu Bu. He got off his horse, took two gulps of the water bag handed to him by the soldiers, then ran two steps and knelt down and said Breathless and anxious, he said: "Marquis Wen, Li Jue's subordinate Hu Feng has assembled troops and horses in Wudu. From a distance, there are at least one hundred thousand troops. Judging from their clothes, half of them should be Wuwei County people! Look at their marching route and target. It should be Huining, and judging by its speed, it will arrive in Huining in about a day!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. After a moment of commotion, they all looked at Lu Bu. The latter thought for a moment, glanced at Dong Yue, and stopped talking. Dong Yue knew his intention, so he stepped forward and raised his hands and said, "This is my trip. They are specifically rushing to support Marquis Wen. Before leaving, Mr. Xu once said, the more you just rely on Marquis Wen’s orders!"
Lu Bu took a deep breath and said: "Huining occupies a favorable location with dangerous mountains on both sides and long and narrow roads. I would like to ask General Dong to lead his headquarters to cooperate with Lao Hua. With you here, not to mention a hundred thousand enemy troops, even if there are twice as many , should be able to keep it.”
Dong Yue was not good at words, so he accepted the order without saying much politeness and left. Looking at his walking back, Zhang Liao seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Lu Bu and asked, "Is it possible that Marquis Wen wants to..."
Lu Bu did not answer immediately, but narrowed his eyes slightly and stared blankly at the scorching sun rising in the east. The morning light shone on his tall figure. Even if the city wall was crowded with people at this moment, Lu Bu's lonely and lonely figure could not be concealed!
After a long time, Lu Bu came back to his senses, twisted his head, and there was a clicking sound in his neck, and then he said loudly: "Bu has been following his adoptive father since he was twenty years old. People in the world don't mention him much, even Bu. He is also called a domestic slave with three surnames!"
Lu Bu smiled bitterly, stopped everyone's noise, and continued: "Thanks to everyone's following for many years, Bu got the chance to avenge his adoptive father, and gave Bu a reason to persevere! Now! The opportunity for revenge is close at hand. Thief Li has come a long way, and with few horses, his march will be slow. After the previous battle, he lost his troops and generals. Now is the best time to pursue. And if Thief Li escapes outside the fortress, then think about it. Killing him will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!"
Lu Bu looked at Liao Hua and Zang Ba and said, "Bu has a favor to ask. Please ask the two generals to take the injured brother back to Wudu for treatment and reunite him with his family!"
Seeing that the two of them were about to speak, Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "This is a matter between Li Jue and I. From now on, I will leave it to Bu to resolve!" Then he turned his head and faced the soldiers, his eyes widened angrily, and he shouted: " Are you willing to follow Mr. Lu to kill Thief Li??"
Everyone was originally from Liangzhou, and they were not afraid of death. In addition, they had fought with Li Jue for many years and had a bloody feud. The voices of "Chasing the thief Li!!" sounded from all around, and finally became uniform! As one of the few sober people on the field, Zhang Liao knew that this was by no means the best time, but he did not stop him. Looking at the tall figure on the field, a knowing smile finally appeared on his resolute face.
'Yes, this is the charm of Marquis Wen, and it is also the reason why everyone unites together. Not to mention Li Jue's defeated army, even if he faces a million enemy troops, he will attack fiercely. The overlord of Western Chu back then was nothing more than this... ..Although there are thousands of people, I will go! '
Huining is located at the junction of the northern part of Tianshui County and Anding County. Half a day later, Hua Xiong and Cheng Lian Wei Xu on the top of the city both looked solemn. News came one after another, good and bad. Marquis Wen finally defeated Li Jue and defeated them. He led his headquarters to pursue him, but Dong Yue led nearly 20,000 people to help Huining!
However, what makes the three of them feel really heavy is the latest news. Cao Cao, together with generals Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ang, Cao Hong, Yu Jin and others, led an army of 200,000 to advance into Liangzhou. Although the target was not Huining, But it points directly at Wudu!
Wei Xu was the first to break the silence and said solemnly: "The biggest problem now is that Cao's thieves came suddenly. Judging from the time and route of their march, they are likely to bump into Dong Yue halfway. After all, the gap in strength is too great. It is impossible to resist at all. We are already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. If we lose these 20,000 people in vain, not to mention that we would rather defend than defend with our small number of troops. The pressure on Wudu and even Hanzhong will increase sharply. Moreover, looking at this Judging from the situation, Hu Feng must have secretly colluded with Cao Cao. If our side is lost, Cao Cao’s 200,000 troops plus Hu Feng’s 100,000 troops will have no chance of winning in Wudu or even Hanzhong!"
There was another silence, and Hua Xiong frowned and said: "We followed Grand Master Dong and Marquis Lu Wen successively. We have never experienced big storms and waves, so we are panicking. I, Old Hua, am a rough man and don't understand the twists and turns of Li Ru and Zhang Liao. What about two hundred thousand?" , 300,000 yuan, the worst is to attack him at the first sight, save Dong Yue first!"
Seeing that Wei Xu and Cheng Lian did not refute, Hua Xiong continued: "As long as the Cao thieves are delayed for half a day, can't Dong Yue arrive at Huining smoothly? The other party's goal is Wudu, and their destination is Ji County and Wuzhangyuan. Along the way, judging from Hu Feng's actions, the common people should be the vanguard in the first two days. Even if they encounter pressure, they will not be too great. At this time, we send troops to follow the rules and take Cao's thief's army by surprise. Not only can we severely damage them , and it can delay enough time for Dong Yuejun!!"
"Wonderful, Lao Hua, how did you get such a brain? That's it! Cheng needs to meet Cao Cao for a while!! Come on, come on, get my weapon, my sword is already thirsty and thirsty!!" Cheng Lian's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.
"Why are you causing trouble!" Wei Xu glared at Cheng Lian, clasped his fists at Hua Xiong and said, "The general has a brilliant plan, and the general will go for it!"
Hua Xiong waved his hand and said: "Wei Xu, among the three of us, you are the best at defending the city, so you must guard here! I am the commander-in-chief and I have the final say. I will personally lead two thousand soldiers and horses. As for success, Lian, you are not old or young, just stay in the city for a while! I want to see how tight this thief is, and let you see what it means to be a real dragon and a tiger!!"
