The coalition troops were stationed in an open area eight miles away from the pass. They set up tents and buried antlers and horses and other items.
On the other side, nearby craftsmen were recruited to collect materials and build siege equipment. For a time, the coalition military camp was in a state of chaos.
Just when Yuan Shao was looking through documents and handling military affairs, he heard thunderous sounds in the distance. His hands trembled a little, and he knew that a large number of cavalry were running towards the camp.
No need to order the trumpets to sound, all the soldiers and generals of the coalition forces hurriedly dressed themselves up and organized their troops and horses to form defensive formations.
Yuan Shao, surrounded by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, climbed to the high platform to check the situation. He saw a large group of dark cavalry attacking and trampling the camp of Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou on the far left of the coalition forces.
Kong Min's troops were caught off guard, and before the formation could be set up, Xiliang cavalry rushed into the camp.
After the Xiliang cavalry tore a hole, they quickly cut in a roundabout way. The Kong Min camp was filled with wailing and chaos. Countless people were trampled to death by the cavalry and their own people.
The Xiliang cavalry were like irrational beasts. They chased the soldiers of the Kong Min tribe with red eyes and spears and ring-headed knives. In their eyes, the sky and the earth were blood red.
In panic, Kong Min was escorted by his personal followers and fled from behind the camp to the camp of Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu.
Looking at the military camp behind him that was flooded by the Xiliang cavalry, Kong Nao cried out repeatedly.
Yuan Shao and others expected that the Xiliang cavalry might come out to kick the camp, but they did not expect it to be so fast and violent.
The coalition forces have not yet built much fortifications and defenses, so they can only form camps to fight against the Xiliang cavalry.
In the age of cold weapons, infantry could only use the terrain to deal with cavalry, or compete with infantry formations.
Yuan Shao ordered the flags to be raised and the coalition troops to march out of camp and form formation. After a while, the coalition troops all marched out of the camp.
At this time, the Xiliang cavalry had basically annihilated and defeated more than 10,000 people from Kong Min's tribe. They also needed to gather their troops and reorganize their formation.
After both sides formed their positions, the coalition forces faced the Xiliang cavalry in a semi-encirclement manner.
At this time, the Kwantung Allied Forces saw clearly that there were approximately 10,000 to 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and half of the Allied Forces came out to fight, about 150,000 people. They formed a military formation and formed a large area of darkness.
The Xiliang cavalrymen were all silent, with only the snorting of the horses and the sound of the commander's horn.
Although they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, the Xiliang cavalry showed no fear, but instead doubled their fighting spirit. They were worthy of being the elite men who had fought at the border.
Here a horse came out of the Xiliang army, and the man shouted loudly: "Guandong rats, I am Lu Fengxian of Wuyuan, does anyone dare to fight with me?"
On the coalition side, a group of heroes looked from a distance and saw the man riding a divine horse that looked like red fire. He was wearing fish scale armor and a bright red cloak. He was holding a halberd and looked up beyond his eyebrows. Zhang's eyes were as cold as a wild beast, and his whole person looked extremely fierce and majestic.
If no one here dares to fight, it will be a great blow to the morale of the army. At present, many generals are ready to take the opportunity to make a name for themselves.
In Cao Cao's formation, Xiahou Dun said to Cao Cao: "I have heard about Lu Bu's bravery, and I want to try it."
Cao Cao quickly stopped him and said, "Just take a look and don't act rashly." He was afraid of losing the few generals. There is no essential difference between Cao Cao's psychology and Yuan Shao's. If Yuan Shao later wins, will historians say that Yuan Shao is wise and Cao Cao is selfish?
In Yuan Shao's formation, Wen Chou, who was protecting Yuan Shao, couldn't stand Lu Bu's arrogant request to fight.
But Yan Liang said: "No, my dear brother, we must first protect the safety of the chariot and cavalry generals."
Yuan Shao was also afraid that the two of them would make mistakes. After all, Lu Bu's reputation was so high that Wen Chou had to give up.
Yuan Xi only brought out a thousand soldiers and a few hundred tiger guards under his command. Yuan Shao asked him to form an array on the right side of the Chinese army's banner to take care of them. The Chinese army was also the most defensive place.
Recently, Yuan Xi has learned a lot of riding skills from Zhao Yun and others. He is riding on a white horse, wearing fish scale armor, carrying a sword and a bow. He is handsome and elegant, but also has a certain heroic spirit.
Beside him was Xu Chu, and the Tiger Guard behind him.
Zhang Liao and Xu Huang are also wearing armor, one holds a sickle and hook knife, and the other holds a long ax astride.
Guard on both sides of the perimeter.
There is Zhao Yun on a white horse in front of Yuan Xi's perimeter, and his teacher Zhang Hong is restraining other soldiers in the camp.
Although it was the first time to face such a majestic battle, having so many top bodyguards made Yuan Xi feel a lot more confident. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin had Yu Chigong, and he also had Xu Chu. He was also thinking about whether to deal with Lu Bu here.
After all, the four of them could definitely defeat Lu Bu together, but it would still be a bit difficult for Lu Bu to kill him if he had a red horse and a horse. And without Lu Bu, who would kill Dong Zhuo, so he suppressed this tempting idea.
But there were also people who were blind. Zhang Yang's general Mu Shun stepped forward on his horse with a sword in his hand and shouted: "This is Mu Shun, I want to take your dog's head."
Lu Bu, who was riding on Chi Tu, sneered, his eyes full of cruelty, he pulled the reins and Chi Tu ran forward.
Mu Shun saw a ball of red fire coming towards him, and for a moment, the cold murderous aura had firmly locked onto him.
Under the pressure of Lu Bu's momentum, Mu Shun's movements seemed to be much slower. He raised his sword to slash at the fire, not expecting that Chitu was already in front of him.
The body of the halberd bounced off Mu Shun's long sword, and the halberd sword was swung at Mu Shun without stopping. After just one move, everyone saw a ball of blood rising up, and then Mu Shun flew backwards and fell to the ground motionless.
Lu Bu picked Mu Shun up on his halberd and laughed and said, "For such an incompetent person, do you think you look down on me, Lu Fengxian?"
Yuan Xi swallowed his saliva. He fully believed that if a general with a force value of a little over 90 went up, he would probably be able to fight for fifty or sixty rounds at most, and then be picked to death like Mu Shun.
The Xiliang cavalry over there raised their arms and shouted with overwhelming momentum, while the Kwantung Allied Army took a breath, not expecting Lu Bu to be so powerful.
Wang Kuang turned around and asked: "Generals, who dares to fight?"
A general behind him rode out with his gun drawn. Wang Kuang took a look and saw that it was his confidant and favorite general Fang Yue.
When Yuan Xi arrived, he happened to see a young general rushing majestically towards the motionless Lu Bu in front of him.
Lu Bu was so easy to recognize that Fang Yue recognized him at a glance.
"boom!"
The two horses met, and within five rounds, the young general was stabbed under the horse by Lu Bu with a halberd. Lu Bu was excited to kill, and rushed directly towards Wang Kuang's army with his halberd.
Wang Kuang's troops were defeated and scattered in all directions.
Looking at Lu Bu like a god of war, charging at him with things, it was like entering a deserted land. The eight princes who were watching the battle from behind were all eclipsed. He actually wanted to leave as soon as he hit the horse.
A bunch of trash!
Yuan Xi cursed, then galloped forward from behind, shouting to Qiao Mao and Yuan Yi: "Prefect Qiao, Prefect Yuan, please send troops to rescue Prefect Wang."
Seeing the young leader, everyone looked ashamed and did not dare to run away. Qiao Mao and Yuan Yi didn't say much, and led their soldiers and horses to rush to rescue Wang Kuang.
Lu Bu, who was pursuing, fought hard for a while, and then retreated when he saw that the opponent had many soldiers and horses.
The three princes each lost some men and horses, and they led the troops in a panic and retreated thirty miles away before they dared to go down to the stronghold.
Yuan Xi took the lead and led five hundred soldiers and horses to join together, and then five other troops and horses saw this and also caught up.
In the huge tent, Yuan Xi and a group of prefects and generals were sitting on two sides. Although he had just saved Wang Kuang, he only received a nod of thanks from Wang Kuang. During the conversation, everyone automatically ignored him.
Wang Kuang's face turned pale and he kept shaking his head and said: "This Lu Bu is too brave. It is said that Hua Xiong before was only his enemy. How can we defeat him?"
Everyone was silent. Although they knew that Wang Kuang wanted to find a way out for him, Lu Bu had just been alone in an uninhabited country. They also knew how powerful he was. They were afraid of losing his troops and did not dare to speak out.
When the atmosphere was awkward, a spy came from outside and said, "Sir, Lu Bu is coming to call for battle."
He was originally the one who started the challenge, but now he was chased by others to challenge him. Everyone had no choice but to lead troops and horses from all directions to line up.
All eight princes mounted their horses together. The army is divided into eight teams, deployed in Gaogang, with a large number of people, and it looks like that at first glance.
Yuan Xi followed on one side and shook his head. He knew that these people were just the masses, and the real protagonist would not be able to appear for a while. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but envy the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang. They met in such a great situation and once became famous, they were really recognized by others. I firmly grasped it. I have to say that Liu Bei is indeed a lucky man in history.
Yuan Xi looked up and saw Lu Bu on horseback with a group of generals on horseback, embroidered flags and waving swords, and rushed directly to the front of the formation. He laughed wildly for a while, and then hummed: "A bunch of rabble, Lu Feng is here first, who of you dares to come?" war!"
"Let me meet you!"
When everyone was stunned, Wu Anguo, the general of Beihai Prefect Kong Rong's department, shouted and galloped out with a hammer in both hands.
Lu Bu waved his halberd, threw away the corpses of Fang Yue and others, and rode to greet them.
The two of them ping-pong-pong for a while. After about ten rounds, Lu Bu saw the opportunity and slashed Anguo's wrist with a halberd from above. Wu Anguo let out a cry of pain, dropped the hammer on the ground, and fled back on his horse. Lu Bu refused to give up and chased after him.
Seeing this, Yuan Xi couldn't care so much anymore, and patted his horse and said, "General, don't panic, I'm here to save you." Xu Chu, Zhao Yun and others also followed suit.
Everyone was shocked, thinking that the Young Leaguers were going to challenge each other. What would happen if something happened?
Unexpectedly, Yuan Xi's next sentence had already been said: "All the soldiers come forward with me and repel Lu Bu!" Xu Chu protected Yuan Xi, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao followed, and Xu Huang led the army to follow.
Looking at Yuan Xi and others who were leading the way, all the princes dared to delay. Suddenly, the Eighth Route Army soldiers came out and rescued Wu Anguo who had fainted.
When Lu Bu saw that the opponent was using the crowd tactics again, he was furious, but he could only retreat.
Everyone rescued Wu Anguo back to the village. Yuan Xi looked at Wu Anguo being carried down and sighed. Although this man saved his life, his life was ruined. The ancients described it the most seriously, but he didn't have so much compassion. for you.
Sitting in the camp, everyone was feeling gloomy again. Lu Bu's impact was too strong. Who could resist it?
"Captain Cao is here." At this time, the guards suddenly announced from outside.
Cao Cao strode in, came in to inquire, and thought thoughtfully: "Since Lu Bu is brave and invincible, we can summon the eighteen princes to come up with a good strategy. If Lu Bu is captured and killed, will Thief Dong be the turtle in the urn?"
Yuan Xi sneered. At this time, Cao Cao was also dumbfounded, and what he said was better than what he sang. You have a lot of powerful generals, why don't you let them go?
By the way, I don’t know if Cao Cao accepted Dian Wei. Thinking of this, Yuan Xi was lucky. Fortunately, Xu Chu and Zhao Yun were already his. These were super bodyguards, and it would be much safer if they had their bodies.
While everyone was discussing, spies from outside came to report again, saying that Lu Bu had once again led his troops to challenge.
Although everyone knew they were outmatched, they could not be timid and had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead the army again.
Lu Bu came to the front of the battle alone and shouted: "Is there anyone who can fight with me, Lu Bu? I rely on the number of people every time. Are you all cowards?"
So Lu Bu was not far in front of the coalition camp. Without saying a word, he took out his big bow, then nocked an arrow and shot at the banners of the eighteen princes in front of the camp. Every time the bowstring sounded, there was one The flag fell, eighteen strings sounded, and the flags of the eighteen princes that had been planted in front of the camp were shot down by Lu Bu.
Naturally, someone will report this matter to all the princes. Yuan Shao was still discussing the matter with the princes. When he heard Lu Bu's arrogance, he immediately became furious and said, "How dare you treat all our princes as if they are nothing?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he said: "We, the princes, have just led their troops out of the camp to attack Lu Bu."
Yuan Shao heard this and said happily: "Great kindness." After saying this, he immediately ordered all the princes to lead their troops out of camp to attack Lu Bu.
Just now, just a few breaths after Lu Bu chopped down the bow and arrow with the Fangtian Painted Halberd, Lu Bu heard a scream from his formation, and then the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.
Lu Bu looked back and saw that it was the flag bearer in the center of his three thousand cavalry who was killed by an arrow. The flag with the character "Wen Hou Lu" written on it was also shot through by an arrow and fell to the ground. Lu Bu just heard the screams and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.
Lu Bu is a good archer. Just from the time it took for these three arrows, we can guess that these three arrows must not have been shot one after another, but at the same time.
Lu Bu was surprised by his inference. One bow and three arrows. There are people in the coalition who are good at shooting who can make one bow and three arrows. How difficult it is to shoot three arrows with one bow. Among the people Lu Bu knew, he was the only one who could do it himself. Cao Xing, Ding Yuan's subordinate, was known to be good at shooting, but he could only shoot two arrows with one bow.
Lu Bu had come into contact with a lot of grassland barbarians, and he had also seen a bow with two arrows, but as far as Lu Bu knew, he was the only one with a bow and three arrows, and there was no one else.
Lu Bu has reason to believe that there are only three people in the entire Han Dynasty who can shoot one bow and three arrows, but today, in the battle with the Kwantung Allied Forces, one person can shoot one bow and three arrows.
Lu Bu's originally calm eyes burst out with excitement. He kept looking at the coalition forces, but finally targeted a member of the banner of "Bohai Prefect Yuan" who was holding a big bow and immediately hung a spear. A young general riding a white horse.
I saw Lu Bu pointing at the young general with Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand, and asked loudly: "Can I tell you his name?"
The young general clamped the horse's belly and rode out of the camp. At the same time, he shouted: "A certain Changshan Zhao Zilong." After saying this, he drew his bow and arrow while the horse was running, and shot an arrow at Lu Bu.
Lu Bu knocked down the arrow shot by Zhao Yun with Fang Tian's painted halberd. Then he hung up Fang Tian's painted halberd, took out his big bow and fired an arrow at Zhao Yun. He also shouted: "It's disrespectful to come and not return. If you pick up someone, it's disrespectful." One arrow.”
I saw these three arrows fired in succession like a heavy crossbow. The three feathered arrows were arranged in a straight line and shot out.
I saw these three arrows meeting the arrow shot by Lu Bu in the air first. The first arrow collided with the arrow shot by Lu Bu and then fell to the ground together. The remaining two arrows shot directly at Lu Bu.
When Lu Bu saw this, he was surprised and said, "It's actually a chain of arrows, good."
As he spoke, he took an arrow from the arrow pot and put it on the big bow, and then vigorously pulled the bow into a full moon. Then he let out a breath, let go, and shot the arrow straight at Zhao Yun, who then shot the remaining two consecutive arrows.
The arrow fired by Lu Bu was as fast as lightning, and just by looking at the bow he had just stretched into a full moon, it was clear that the arrow was very powerful.
Sure enough, one arrow shot by Lu Bu met Zhao Yun's second arrow first. This arrow directly knocked down the second arrow of the chain and then continued to move forward, but soon met the third arrow shot by Zhao Yun. , the two feather arrows collided in the air and fell to the ground together. It was obvious that Lu Bu shot down Zhao Yun's remaining two consecutive arrows with a powerful arrow.
This series of lightning-fast exchanges between the two people was not as intense and beautiful as a close-up fight with weapons, but it was even more thrilling. Zhao Yun's performance of one bow, three arrows and a flurry of arrows made all the princes stunned. It was an eye-opener. Lu Bu's powerful arrow also let the princes know that Lu Bu was not only good at bow and arrow, but also very powerful.
Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang, who were considered good archers among the coalition forces, were secretly convinced. Although their bow and arrow skills were good, they were still slightly inferior to the two men on the field, so they both stared with wide eyes. Watch intently.
Dong Zhuo and his generals watched the bow and arrow duel between Lu Bu and Zhao Yun at a distance after Hulao was closed. Dong Zhuo was also very surprised when he saw that someone could even compete with Lu Bu, who was always good at shooting.
He has been on the battlefield for a long time. Although his skills are no longer what they used to be under the influence of pampering, his eyesight is still there. He clearly knows that the duel between these two people in Guanxia can be said to be the pinnacle showdown of Han Dynasty's archery. Therefore, although Dong Zhuo is against Lu Bu I have confidence, but my palms are also covered with beads of sweat, large and small.
As for the generals behind Dong Zhuo, except for a limited number of people such as Cao Xing, Gao Shun, and Xu Rong who saw a lot of skills, the rest of the generals regarded the competition in Guanxia as an archery performance.
Even so, they actually knew in their hearts that when they met these two people in the future, they should be especially careful with their bows and arrows, as they might be killed by their bows and arrows accidentally.
Returning to the two people in the field, they saw Zhao Yun holding the horse's belly, carrying Zhao Yun and running to the side. As he ran, Zhao Yun drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot five arrows at Lu Bu. He took the arrow, drew the bow, shot the arrow, and then The technique of taking the arrow and shooting it again dazzled everyone, but the speed was so fast that they could only catch its shadow but not its form.
Zhao Yun shot these five arrows very skillfully. Three arrows were in front and two arrows were staggered behind. The five arrows blocked all the routes Lu Bu could retreat.
Seeing this, Lu Bu took out three arrows and put them on the big bow, and then quickly pulled the big bow into a full moon. If anyone was next to Lu Bu, they could see that Lu Bu put these three arrows on the big bow very cleverly. Most people can learn it, just like Zhao Yun's chain of arrows, this move is also Lu Bu's ultimate bow and arrow skill.
Lu Bu loosened his bow string and shot out three arrows as fast as lightning. However, everyone could clearly see that the arrows on the left and right sides of Lu Bu's three arrows shot out in a curve. This technique was truly unheard of and unseen. Lu Bu shot three arrows, two of which formed an arc and broke the middle parts of the outer two of the first three arrows shot by Zhao Yun, causing two of the five arrows shot by Zhao Yun to be broken and fall to the ground.
But at this time, Lu Bu's two arrows were not finished. After breaking the first three arrows shot by Zhao Yun, the outer two arrows were shot directly at the last two arrows shot by Zhao Yun, as if they had been carefully calculated. Normally, the next two arrows are broken in the middle. When Lu Bu's two feather arrows shot down Zhao Yun's four feather arrows, they fell to the ground with all their strength.
However, the arrow that Lu Bu shot in the middle was the one that defeated Zhao Yun's remaining arrow and then shot directly at Zhao Yun himself.
Seeing this, Zhao Yun calmly took out two feather arrows from the arrow pot, put them on the big bow, then stretched the bow to the full moon, and shot directly.
The shooting of these two arrows was very strange. One of them shot straight towards the arrow shot by Lu Bu, which was not too surprising to everyone, but the other arrow shot into the air. Everyone didn't quite understand Zhao Yun. intention.
But soon, they knew why Zhao Yun did this. I don't know when, but the arrow that Zhao Yun shot into the air drew a beautiful arc in the air and then fell to the ground. This time it was obviously another arc shot.
However, what everyone doesn't know is that Zhao Yun is not as good as Lu Bu in arc shooting. Lu Bu can shoot three arrows flatly, two of which are in left and right arcs, while Zhao Yun can only shoot two arrows at the same time, one of which is in an arc, and the arrow is thrown.
However, Lu Bu did not understand the art of volleying arrows. Obviously, the two of them were equally matched in the art of bow and arrow, each with its own merits.
Let's talk about Zhao Yun's two arrows. The feathered arrow was about to fall in mid-air, but it hit the middle of Lu Bu's arrow before the horizontal arrow, causing the feathered arrow to be broken. Arrows have the same purpose but the same purpose.
The thrown arrow knocked down Lu Bu's feather arrow, but it fell diagonally to the ground. The other horizontal arrow was not blocked by Lu Bu's feather arrow, but it shot straight towards Lu Bu himself.
When Lu Bu saw this, he touched the arrow pot with his hand, but he couldn't find the arrow. He was shocked, and then he remembered that he had used eighteen arrows to shoot down the banners of the allied princes. There are not many arrows left. Then he had an arrow fight with Zhao Yun, but all the arrows in the arrow pot were used up.
However, when Lu Bu reacted, Zhao Yun's arrow had already hit him. Lu Bu had good eyesight and quick hands. He directly knocked down the arrow shot by Zhao Yun with his big bow, and then fished it with his right hand to catch the knocked arrow. Then he quickly picked up his big bow, put on an arrow and shot back at Zhao Yun.
Everyone saw the scene where Lu Bu had no arrows in his quiver and knocked down Zhao Yun's arrow with his big bow. Gongsun Zan saw that Lu Bu was still holding the big bow in his hand and Zhao Yun was holding the bow next to him. Knowing that he had an opportunity, he immediately Swinging his sword and riding his horse, he went out into battle to fight Lu Bu personally.
"How dare you, thief? I'll meet you later, Gongsun Zan."
Before anyone could react, Gongsun Zan, who was wearing a white horse and a silver robe, waved his sword and fought Lu Bu personally.
Gongsun Zan was not afraid. He rushed forward and shouted, "Gongsun Zan, the governor of Peking, is here to ask for advice." He stepped forward and stabbed Lu Bu with his sword. The late Han Dynasty attached great importance to fame, and Gongsun Zan was not immune to this.
When Lu Bu saw Gongsun Zan coming with a sword, he sneered in his heart, put away his big bow, took the halberd painted in the sky and rode straight towards Gongsun Zan. Lü Bu's red rabbit horse was fast, and he came to Gongsun Zan in the blink of an eye. The two horses crossed each other. Lv Bu deflected Gongsun Zan's blow with a halberd, and then used the small blade of Fang Tian's painted halberd to slash Gongsun Zan directly. Lu Bu didn't even bother to speed up his horse. When Gongsun Zan's spear came, he held the halberd with one hand and slashed at the latter in a large circle.
Gongsun Zan didn't want his opponent to attack first. Gongsun Zan had fought with foreign tribes for many years and had been on the battlefield for a long time. Faced with Lu Bu's halberd, he immediately returned to defend.
There was a loud "cang" sound, and Gongsun Zan felt his hands shake violently, and the long spear in his hand almost fell to the ground. The tip of the spear was bounced away by the opponent, and his hands were a little numb, but he was experienced and quickly stuck to the side of the horse to avoid Lu Bu's halberd.
Lu Bu had the upper hand with this attack, so he was naturally unambiguous and hit Gongsun Zan three times in succession.
As soon as he stabilized his horse, Lu Bu came up to kill him again. Gongsun Zan tried his best to block the halberd, but after a few blows it was already very difficult and he broke out in cold sweat.
Gongsun Zan was the majestic governor of Peiping. He actually stepped forward to kill the enemy in person, but everyone was shocked. Is this because he was full?
