The armies of both sides faced each other.
The level was immediately clear: the Jing army was well-equipped, and the enemy's sword slashes could only leave a mark on the outer armor. The Jing army's spear thrust directly through the Chu army's body.
For the Chu army, it was equivalent to later tanks facing infantry.
Zhang Xiu aimed at his junior brother Zhao Yun and killed him.
Zhao Yun's goal was also very clear. Zhang Xiu left the army early. Zhao Yun had never met his senior brother, but had only heard that when he left the army, Zhang Xiu's name had already become famous all over the world and he had become a prince. I heard from my master that my senior brother is very good at martial arts, and he has long been eager to compete. How could he miss today's good opportunity?
Two horses intersect.
Before the two sides met, the fierce murderous aura was already coming towards them.
Approaching in an instant, Zhao Yun's wrist trembled, and the spear was like a snake. The rigid gun body became flexible at this moment, and he reached towards Zhang Xiu's face. Zhang Xiu tilted his head slightly, and stabbed his face with the spear point. The strong wind was like a knife, which made his cheek hurt, but it also made Zhao Yun's first shot miss.
This is one of the Seven Explorations of the Coiled Snake Spear: Clear water is like a swimming fish.
Avoiding the edge of the gun, Zhang Xiu curled up into a sneer, then straightened his back, his body instantly lifted up a lot, raised the spear and stabbed it down sharply, like an eagle hunting for food, fierce and fierce.
Zhao Yun was shocked when he saw this move.
These are the five explorations of the Seven Explorations Coiled Snake Spear: Floating clouds are like eagles.
Unexpectedly, in just a few months, Zhang Xiu had mastered his own Seven Exploration Snake Spear and used it very freely, which was surprising.
But this was his own move after all. Zhao Yun easily resolved the crisis with a flick of his wrist.
After a tentative round, they had a preliminary understanding of the opponent's strength, and serious expressions appeared on their faces. Afterwards, the two men's shooting skills became fierce, like a sudden rainstorm, shooting one after another, trying to find The other party's flaws.
Miraculously, every crisis is resolved skillfully by both parties.
They were all taught by a master and cannot break the imperial edict.
Their reaction speed, gun shooting speed and defensive skills are impeccable. What they fight for in the end is their endurance. Unfortunately, both of them have very strong endurance.
Three hundred rounds of standing lance fighting is no problem.
But a battlefield is a battlefield after all.
After more than a dozen rounds, the horses staggered apart, and when their eyes met, they both saw the feeling of sympathy in each other's eyes. They were not only heroes who cherished each other, but also felt like brothers.
After riding the wrong horse, Zhang Xiu's face turned cold and his murderous intent was revealed.
Those murderous eyes were like sharp blades, and they quickly swept across the battlefield. When they saw Liu Bei not far away, who was trying to take advantage of the chaos, a ferocious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Liu Bei was so frightened that even the folded hairs in his sweat pores stood up. His brows rose slightly into his hair, his neck shrank into his belly, and a chill ran down his spine.
"Let's go!"
After being frightened, he shouted loudly and struggled forward.
In fact, Liu Bei was too frightened. In the torrent of 50,000 men, Zhang Xiu was seven or eight steps away from him. Even if Zhang Xiu had the intention, he would not be able to cross.
Seeing Liu Bei's frightened look, Zhang Xiu sneered and continued to gallop his horse forward to kill.
Due to the excellent preparations of the Jingqian army, the impact of 50,000 people was pierced. Except for a few people with minor injuries to their arms and wrists, the others rushed out unscathed.
After hedging, Zhang Xiu turned around and looked at Liu Bei.
At this time, Liu Bei was so frightened that his heart was still beating wildly, as if a small electric motor from later generations was installed inside, beating loudly.
Zhang Xiuyao pointed to Liu Bei and said, "Mr. Xuande, I will watch over you from here, and you can stay here with peace of mind."
After that, he turned his horse's head and left.
Watching Zhang Xiu leave, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, but thinking about the situation in Jingzhou, he immediately became nervous again. Suddenly he remembered something and turned around to see that Gao Pei and others had already taken advantage of the opportunity to enter Jianmen Pass.
Liu Bei was so angry that his whole body trembled.
If Zhang Xiu hadn't intervened, he would have broken through Jianmen Pass and pointed his sword at Chengdu.
Now Jianmen Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the road outside the pass is blocked by Zhang Xiu. The situation in Jingzhou is critical. However, he and his main force are besieged here, and are in a dilemma.
These problems gathered together made Liu Bei feel dizzy.
After ordering the soldiers to set up camp and go down to the stronghold, they immediately summoned Chen Gong to discuss countermeasures and strive to leave here as quickly as possible and return to Jingzhou. Sichuan and Shu can be abandoned, but Jingzhou must not be lost.
Chen Gong frowned and thought of countermeasures rapidly.
After a while, Chen Gong said: "The immediate priority is the safety of Jingzhou. We can quickly order General Zhang to return to Jingzhou to prevent the Jing army from crossing the Han River, and let General Guan take the initiative to attack Soochow. As long as the Soochow soldiers retreat, the Jing army will be isolated." If you have no help, you can retreat."
If the 30,000 men led by Zhang Fei could return to the defense, they would be able to hold on due to the danger of the Han River.
Liu Bei nodded: "You can quickly order Tan Ma to find a way out and give orders to General Zhang."
"Here!" Zang Ba took the order and went out.
Then, Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong: "Gongtai, now we are trapped in these mountains and rivers. If we don't make a decision quickly, we may die without a burial place."
How could Chen Gong not know?
But in front of the mountains and rivers and the spearmen, there is no place for conspiracy and tricks to be used!
It is no longer possible to unite with Liu Zhang again, but it is even more impossible to unite with Zhang Xiu. After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Gong decided to start with Jingjun. Jianmen Pass was unbreakable.
Then he said: "Your Majesty, although Jing's army is strong, they are not ferocious beasts. They were able to come here quietly, and they also escaped General Zhang's detection of horses. This means that they must have been hiding day and night. They marched here by force and were exhausted. , this is our only chance to break through."
"You mean to break through tonight?" Liu Bei was a little surprised.
Chen Gong said firmly: "In today's battle, Jing's army defeated our 50,000-strong army with only a thousand cavalry. Their military morale must be high and arrogant. If they are too high, they will underestimate the enemy. Underestimating the enemy is our opportunity."
Liu Bei's eyes narrowed and he thought about it sharply.
In this way, today's defeat is actually an opportunity for them to escape. After weighing it, they stood up suddenly with a firm look in their eyes: "As Gongtai said, we will break through tonight."
"Here!"
The generals responded.
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Jingzhou.
When the Jing Army cavalry came from Chang'an in mighty force, battle flags covered half of the river bank, and the neighing of the war horses could be heard as far as the top of Xiangyang City.
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and looked across the river.
A large flag with gold embroidered characters on a red background was hung high. The golden "Zhang" character reflected dazzling light under the sunlight. The flag fluttered in the breeze, and the golden flag spikes danced with it.
"Is it really Zhang Xiu who is here in person?"
Looking at the big flag, Guan Yu became suspicious. However, he hoped that Zhang Xiu would come in person. In this case, his brother's plan to seize Shuzhong could be implemented perfectly. It was impossible to determine whether Zhang Xiu was on the other side, but the city defense had to be strictly guarded. Wu's troops had arrived at Xiakou.
Xiakou guard Huang Zu has already sent three letters asking for help.
But Jingzhou had no troops to send, and he still had to face Zhang Xiu's cavalry, so he didn't dare to send any soldiers out. Xiakou could only rely on Huang Zu to hold on.
