After receiving the emperor's suggestion, Xu Rong led his troops back to the city and returned to the camp to discuss countermeasures with the generals. Behind him, the Liang Army and the Bei Army seized this rare opportunity to collect the corpses of their comrades on the city wall. The smell of flesh and blood rotting under the scorching sun finally dissipated a little at this time.
The various tribes watching the battle below the city were quite puzzled when they saw that Xu Rong's tribe had the advantage but suddenly withdrew within three seconds. However, when they learned that the emperor had arrived, they all remained silent.
Niu Fu was quite indignant when he heard Xu Rong conveying the emperor's proposal, and asked him directly: "Why don't you take the emperor back? With the emperor in your hands, are you afraid that you can't win this battle?"
Before Xu Rong could answer, Jia Xu spoke up and argued: "Brother Xu has no big fault. The emperor is the supreme one in the world. If we kidnap the emperor in public, I am afraid that we will be even more disloyal and unfilial than the grand master. How can we do that?" Will there be a happy ending?" He smiled here and said: "Besides, the emperor's proposal is exactly what I want. If I use it properly, I think we will be able to break the city tomorrow."
"What's the explanation for this?" Li Jue frowned slightly when he heard this and asked in surprise: "This is obviously a strategy to delay time! If we win and the emperor doesn't recognize it, we will still attack the city. If we lose, our army's morale will be high The army of Bingzhou has arrived in Chang'an in just a few days. If we delay it any longer, won't we be setting ourselves up for death?"
Jia Xu shook his head slightly and smiled, then stopped his smile, pointed at Xu Rong and said, "I think Jianwei must have had a plan when he agreed."
Everyone looked over, Xu Rong nodded and said yes, he sat on the banquet and said slowly: "The emperor's proposal can indeed delay time, but he is young after all and does not understand one truth: generals are the courage of an army. The enemy's ability to defend to this day is largely due to Lu Bu's bravery. If he had not fought in the army, I am afraid the enemy would have been defeated long ago. If the emperor only sent ordinary soldiers to challenge, I would naturally not agree, but he sent Lu Bu."
Speaking of this, everyone present here is a veteran of the battlefield, so naturally they all understood it. Zhang Ji followed his words and said: "Tonight, we must set a trap. When Lu Bu comes out of the city to challenge, we will suddenly launch a surprise attack. Let him never come back. The enemy army is leaderless, and Xijing will naturally fall into my hands!" Everyone understood the plan, and when they heard it, they all said so with their brows relaxed and their hearts at ease.
So he sent people to the city to reply, and he was willing to send people to fight Lu Bu tomorrow.
By the next day, at 3:00 a.m., the corpses on the top and bottom of the city wall had been cleaned up, but the blood on the city wall and the mountain could not be wiped off. It was like a mark that soaked and penetrated. It was obvious that it was not only flowing in the soil, but also flowing in the soil. Permeate into the human soul.
Trumpets sounded almost simultaneously above and below the city, and they all went out.
This challenge determined the life and death of both armies, so the soldiers on the city came out in full force and lined up along the city wall. There were less than 20,000 of them left, but their morale was very high. Obviously during these days, Lu Bu's good fighting skills have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and no one thought that he would lose in the competition. Between the towers, the defenders set up more than ten large drums and let the strong men in naked clothes beat them. The sound of the drums on the city was like thunder from the sky. And Guanglu doctor Yang Biao, in the name of the emperor, specially watched the challenge in front of the drum formation.
The Liang soldiers under the city formed a long snake formation and lined up in Longshouyuan. Their banners covered the sky and the sun, and the edge of the fighting was shining brightly in the morning sun. At first glance, the entire south wall was surrounded by them. There are estimated to be more than 70,000 people. They danced their swords in unison, raised the long silk to the sky, and then fell to the ground. With a "dong" sound, a burst of dark red smoke rose from the ground, and the soldiers shouted in unison: "Wan Sheng!", and so on again and again. , the defenders on the city changed their colors: It turned out that they were cheering with the dragon's head as the drum head!
Amidst the sound of drums above and below the city, the leaders of the Liang army, except Jia Xu, all rode out of the formation slowly, arriving at the open space between Tushan and the city. The large Anmen gate was also slowly raised, and a tall figure emerged from the gate. Emerged from the shadow, it was Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was riding a fiery red red rabbit horse, wearing an auburn military uniform underneath, and the outer armor was painted silvery white, like a ball of red-hot swords. In his hand, he held a long spear that was about two feet high. Coupled with his strong body, it gave people a great sense of oppression. Even Niu Fu and others couldn't help but suffocate when they saw his mighty appearance. Even though they looked down upon Lu Bu's integrity, the war in the past month forced them to admit that in terms of bravery, Lu Bu was indeed outstanding in the world and few could match him.
Lu Bu slowly walked up to Niu Fu and others, smiled at them and said, "I wonder who you want to challenge?"
Several people had already discussed that in terms of horse fighting, no one among the generals could beat Niu Fu, so Niu Fu went to fight. Niu Fu is also nine feet tall, similar to Lu Bu. He rides a tan treasure dragon colt, wears a light blue military uniform, and is covered with a pair of bright golden armor. The two of them were intertwined with each other, their horses circling, and the morning light shone on them, making them look quite dazzling. They were both like gods and men protected by the gods.
But Lu Bu is taller after all, and Niu Fu seems to be at a disadvantage. Niu Fu knew this, and also knew that morale was more important in the battle between the two armies, so he wanted to belittle the other party first, saying: "Brother Lu has outstanding military power, and I admire him very much, but now I am responsible for the life and death of the soldiers, so I have to It's a pity that I reluctantly fought with Brother Lu, and the swords were facing each other. But now that we are at a level of strength, we still have to tell each other honestly to show our respect. Brother Lu, Niu Fu admires Brother Lu the most. Brother Lu, do you know why?"
Lu Bu didn't expect Niu Fu to make these remarks. Even though he knew there was something hidden behind his words, he felt a little confused for a moment and subconsciously asked, "Why?"
Niu Fu cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Of course it is the East Capital that kills Ding Yuan, and the West Capital that kills the Grand Master. Looking at the world, apart from Brother Lu, who else can do it?"
After hearing this, Lu Bu's face suddenly turned red. He wanted to step on the pedals and lift the reins immediately to fight, but after thinking for a moment, he felt that he was showing cowardice, so he endured it. The red rabbit horse suddenly reared up and neighed with its front hooves. The horses around him were in a commotion. When Red Rabbit stood firm again, Lu Bu held his long spear at an angle, pointed at Niu Fu with the tip of the spear, and said slowly: "Today I will kill you, gouge out your eyes, cut out your tongue, and insert your head here." The big scorpion pointed out to the public," the tone was calm and unsteady, but it made people feel inexplicably chilly.
After saying that, the Red Rabbit horse galloped like lightning, and instantly came to Niu Fu. Niu Fu had resisted for a long time, and when he held the pole horizontally, Lu Bu suddenly stabbed him. The two were separated at the first touch. The knights watching only felt that A spark flickered, but then disappeared again. The two of them had separated dozens of steps away, but the afterimage of that spark clearly still remained in the pupils.
The first blow was just the beginning. The two quickly drove their horses and kept pace with each other, waving their weapons while galloping. The sparks appeared quickly and frequently in the sound of attacks, which was so dazzling that it felt like their eyes were being burned. What surprised the audience even more was the huge long whip dancing rapidly between the two of them, giving people the illusion that they were holding two long whips instead of a long whip.
The two riders collided for more than ten rounds, and finally separated again. Niu Fu ran at the city gate, and Lu Bu ran at the mountain. The two slowly circled along this distance. Only then did the spectators see their expressions clearly. At this time, Lu Bu made a move He was reining in the reins and holding the spear in one hand, his face as calm as iron, while Niu Fu was panting slightly and his chest was heaving. It was obvious that this series of collisions made him a little weak.
But even so, the two riders circled each other, still narrowing the distance between them as if they had reached a consensus. The two got closer and closer, and the horse speed became slower and slower. Just when the two were more than ten steps apart, Niu Fu suddenly reined in, Zhou Kou faced Lu Bu with a spear. Lu Bu thought he was going to stab him again, so he used the spear pole to block it. Unexpectedly, Niu Fu threw a long spear at him. He barely managed to escape, but when he got back to his business, he found another blade with a cold light shining in front of him.
Lu Bu had no room to dodge at this time, but when he encountered this desperate situation, in the blink of an eye, he chose to throw away the sword, stretched out his hands, and grasped the blade of the knife in mid-air. Wearing gloves lined with iron rings, when he grabbed the blade of the knife, he couldn't help but feel a stinging pain. There was obviously bleeding between the knuckles, but it also frustrated the fatal knife and could not make any further progress.
When Niu Fu saw this, he wanted to draw the knife, but then he realized that Lu Bu's hands were like molten iron, and he could neither stab nor pull out. Lu Bu used his bleeding right hand to clasp the back of the knife again, and with a sudden force, Niu Fu's knife was snatched away by Lu Bu.
After throwing out the long spear, Niu Fu's only weapon was the knife, but now that the knife was taken by Lu Bu, Niu Fu had no weapons to use. He made a quick decision, immediately threw down his knife, and rode his horse back towards the military formation. Lu Bu finally gained the upper hand, but he was not willing to let him escape. He shouted: "The outcome is still unclear, have you already admitted defeat?" With that said, he also drove the red rabbit and galloped towards the Liang army.
He rode his horse forward for about fifty steps. Ushifu suddenly stopped. Seeing this, Lu Bu subconsciously told Chitu to walk slowly, but before he had time to think about it, he had already entered the arrow range of Liangren's forefront. By the time he reacted, he had already seen some cold stars in the gaps between the soldiers on the opposite side.
There are archers! Lu Bu was shocked, but he quickly felt relieved, because not only Liang Renhua was thinking about this battle, he was also thinking about it. In this battle, in order to prevent Liang Ren from sneak attacks, Lu Bu also wore a layer of armor under his military uniform. Iron armor, he had been fighting for many years, but he had never seen anyone able to shoot an arrow that could penetrate two layers of thick armor, so he felt confident, standing in the arrow range, and still sarcastically said to Liang Jun: "Liang Gou, does your skill stop here?"
Xu Rong sneered: "Do you need more tricks to deal with dolphin dogs?"
As soon as he finished speaking, an arrow flew out from the formation and hit Lu Bu in the abdomen.
Lu Bu laughed twice, and was about to mock me for wearing two armors. He couldn't say anything, but a stream of heat surged out of his lower abdomen. He subconsciously wiped it with his injured hands and felt a wet feeling. When he looked down, he realized that blood was flowing from his lower abdomen. The arrow gurgled out. He felt incredible and sighed, "There is an arrow that can penetrate two layers of thick armor?"
While he was still conscious, he immediately turned his horse's head and retreated towards the city gate. More arrows were shot out, hitting Lu Bu's armor with a clanging sound, but none of them penetrated directly like the first arrow.
Many people wanted to pursue him, but unexpectedly the gate opened and Gao Shun led the trapped camp to suddenly burst out. They originally planned to take advantage of Lu Bu's victory and make a surprise attack. At this time, they could only lure Lu Bu back and block the pursuers who tried to stop Lu Bu. The bravery of the trapped camp was indeed amazing. He quickly repelled the chasing Liang people and successfully returned to the city. But when he turned around, he saw that Lu Bu had fallen to the ground.
Xu Rong, who was outside the city, reorganized his army and ordered his troops to attack the city again that day.
Looking back, Xu Rong smiled at Hu Che'er and said, "Li Shi, you failed to shoot Chen Tingjian. You have made up for it today."
Hu Che'er was holding the five-stone bow, his hands still shaking because of the arrow he just shot, but his face was full of satisfaction. He replied to Xu Rong: "It's all blessed by the God of Bows and Arrows."
Chapter 22 An arrow that penetrates two layers of thick armor
