Huan Wen led the Han army to attack the barbarians in front, and arrows rained down from the sky.
"General, please retreat to a safe place first. These archers are too powerful. You can't make any mistakes!" The adjutant tried to dissuade Huan Wen anxiously, but it was too late. Huan Wen had already rushed out a few meters away and couldn't listen at all. It was clear what the adjutant was shouting.
"General!" Seeing that he couldn't stop him, the adjutant had no choice but to shout loudly.
"General! Come back quickly, nothing will happen to you..."
"Boom--" A sudden explosion interrupted the adjutant's words, and a huge plume of smoke obscured everyone's sight.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" What followed was the panicked roar of the soldiers.
"Rumble--" There was another violent explosion.
Twenty kilometers away from the explosion site, Huan Wen stood on a hill and quietly watched the battle in the distance.
"Hahaha, I finally got my revenge!
! "Huan Wen laughed wildly excitedly.
"General, now is not the time to be happy, retreat quickly!" the adjutant next to him said worriedly.
"Withdraw? How to withdraw? Tell me where to withdraw?" Huan Wen asked the adjutant angrily.
The adjutant was so frightened that he lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.
"Let's go! Go back to the city! Wait for reinforcements!" Huan Wen turned and walked towards the south.
"No~!" The adjutant saluted respectfully and immediately followed.
"General, can we still contact the outside world now?" The adjutant stopped and asked when passing by a river.
"Yes, but it depends on whether the other party is willing to cooperate." Huan Wen said calmly.
"Then let's send the news out quickly. I believe His Excellency Dadu will definitely send out a rescue force after receiving the news!" the adjutant said excitedly.
"Um!"
Half an hour later, the Governor received news from Xi Nan.
"Your Excellency, it's urgent from Xinan." The guard said, holding the memorial that had just been delivered to Gongsun Ru.
"Read it." Gongsun Ru calmly took the memorial and said.
"Yes." The guard responded respectfully, and then opened the memorial and read: "Your Excellency, I was ordered to garrison Xinan, but the barbarians are really powerful enemies. The generals fought against them several times and were defeated miserably. They had no choice but to seek help from the imperial court. I hope the imperial court will dispatch reinforcements."
"Oh~? It's Xinan garrison general Huan Wen asking for help, right?" Gongsun Ru said as he put down the memorial.
"Your Excellency is wise. It is the Xinan garrison general Huan Wen who is asking for help. The general believes that this enemy is huge and may not be easy to defeat! Please make your decision carefully!" the guard continued.
"Haha, I understand." Gongsun Ru said lightly.
"Your Excellency!" the guard shouted in surprise.
"Back off!" Gongsun Ru waved his hand.
"Yes!" Although the guard was surprised, he still bowed respectfully and retreated.
"Hmph!" Gongsun Ru snorted coldly when he saw the guards leaving.
"Report~! Han Chuang, the king of Xiliang, wants to see you!" Gongsun Ru just finished snorting coldly when an announcement sounded outside.
"Xuan!"
Soon, a young man in his thirties walked in.
"I pay my respects to Your Excellency!" Han Chuang saluted respectfully.
"Excuse me, Han Chuang, why did you come to see me?" Gongsun Ru said to Han Chuang with a smile.
"Your Excellency, I heard good news from Xinan, so I came here to congratulate you!" Han Chuang said with a smile.
"Oh, yes, haha, that's great, come on, sit down!" Gongsun Ru happily asked Han Chuang to sit down, and then asked the maid to bring tea.
After taking a sip of tea, Han Chuang said slowly: "Your Excellency, I heard about the Xinan battle report. It is said that a new adventurer led the troops to win the battle, and that the new adventurer was very skilled in martial arts and could actually cross the rank. challenge."
"Oh~" Gongsun Ru's expression changed, and then he pretended to be calm and said, "That's not surprising, after all, there are so many players, and there are always some who are lucky."
"Luck is indeed very important! But who is this adventurer?" Han Chuang continued.
"Uh~" Gongsun Ru was stunned for a moment, cursing in his heart that there was indeed something wrong with this guy.
Han Chuang's expression was flawless, but his heart was shouting crazily. You should say, don't hold it in!
"Your Excellency~! What do you think this adventurer's name is?" Han Chuang suddenly looked confused.
"I really don't know this, but you can check it out." Gongsun Ru said perfunctorily.
"Oh, that's it, Your Excellency, since the adventurer won the battle, he should come to Luoyang soon." Han Chuang asked tentatively.
"I don't know about this. It's up to them to decide on this kind of thing." Gongsun Ru was still perfunctory.
"Sir, do you think this adventurer will come to Luoyang?" Han Chuang continued to ask.
"I don't know this." Gongsun Ru shook his head and said.
"Alas~! That's a pity. Your Excellency, do you think we should go meet that adventurer?" Han Chuang sighed and said.
"Here~, let's do it this way. I'll greet you personally, so you don't have to follow me!" Gongsun Ru said after hesitating for a while.
"This is the best." Han Chuang agreed.
"Well, then I will leave the palace now!" Gongsun Ru nodded and said.
After Gongsun Ru came out of the palace, he went straight to the city gate. Many people were already prepared on the city wall. When they saw Gongsun Ru coming out, they all knelt down and said in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live my emperor."
Gongsun Ru waved his hand slightly to signal everyone to get up, then looked at the densely packed barbarian cavalry under the city and said, "Instruct all battalions to prepare for battle!"
"yes!"
…
On the other side, in the Huanjia Army camp.
"General, I just received the news that His Excellency the Governor has left the palace and is now on his way to our army camp!" Hui, a captain next to Zhang Fei, reported.
"Huh? Okay, here's the order for all the armies to get ready and prepare to welcome His Majesty the Governor!" Zhang Fei ordered.
…
At the east gate of Chang'an, Gongsun Ru and his civil and military officials walked out of the city gate in a mighty manner.
"Welcome to your Majesty!" Everyone shouted in unison.
"Thank you for your hard work, dear friends, please get up!" Gongsun Ru said to everyone with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Excellency!"
"My dear, I heard that you have been busy resisting barbarian attacks during this period. How is the situation now?" Gongsun Ru asked with a smile.
"Your Excellency, although the barbarians are extremely ferocious, our army is brave and good at fighting, so there are no casualties yet." A minister said with his hand.
"Okay~" Gongsun Ru nodded with satisfaction.
After Gongsun Ru chatted with everyone for a while, he issued the order to attack.
"Kill~!"
Gongsun Ru gave an order, and the Han soldiers rushed into the barbarian army with swords raised.
"The shieldmen protect the archers!" With a roar, the shieldmen formed a defensive formation.
The archers all drew their bows and shot arrows, suppressing the barbarians in an instant.
The individual quality of the barbarians is much worse than that of the Han army, so they cannot withstand the shooting of the Han army's crossbowmen.
For a time, the two sides fought together.
Seeing the barbarians retreating steadily, Gongsun Ru showed a smile, and then said to Han Chuang behind him: "Zhongye, you can lead a thousand cavalry to follow me!"
"I obey the order!" Han Chuang said, cupping his fists.
"The rest of the people will follow me to Luoyang!"
After saying that, Gongsun Ru took the lead in getting on the carriage.
Han Chuang also got on his horse and followed Gongsun Ru towards Xinan.
Along the way, except for occasionally encountering some sporadic barbarian cavalry, Gongsun Ru and the others never encountered any obstruction.
"Your Excellency, those barbarians seem to know how powerful we are and have given up attacking." Dian Wei said to Gongsun Ru.
"Huh, they also know that with their strength they can't attack at all. They can only watch their food and grass being burned up, and in the end they can only flee in embarrassment." Gongsun Ru explained with a smile, but he felt a little depressed in his heart.
Gongsun Ru knew in his heart that he was in trouble this time.
He never imagined that a small adventurer could have such powerful power. He not only destroyed an adventurer guild, but also beheaded a cavalry commander. This shocked Gongsun Ru.
No wonder Lu Bu lost, it turned out that he had such strong soldiers under his command.
When he thought of this, Gongsun Ru couldn't help but frowned.
This person must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise he will be a disaster sooner or later!
…
"Sir, what is that?" Han Chuang suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance.
In the distance, the sky was filled with dust and smoke.
"It seems that they are the cavalry from the Western Regions. They probably came here to help us on the orders of the Prime Minister." Cheng Pu said in a low voice.
"Prime Minister? Which Prime Minister?" Han Chuang asked.
"Of course it is Gongsun Ru, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. In any case, Gongsun Ru can be regarded as a benevolent king. Without Gongsun Ru, we would have fallen long ago." Zhang Xiu said beside him.
After Han Chuang heard this, he nodded and said, "It seems that Gongsun Ru is here well prepared!"
"This Gongsun Ru is really quite capable. He actually learned so quickly that all the countries in the Western Regions were uniting to attack us, and even mobilized 50,000 troops to come to our rescue. I don't know what he wants to do!" Zhang Xiu said worriedly.
"No matter what he wants to do, if he dares to come anyway, then we will teach him a lesson!" Cheng Pu sneered.
"That's true, but I heard that Gongsun Ru has a very high prestige in the Western Regions, especially the leaders of the barbarian tribes who respect him. It's not easy to deal with Gongsun Ru!" Zhang Xiu said helplessly.
After hearing this, Han Chuang couldn't help but sneer.
"My father-in-law, although Gongsun Ru is known as a benevolent king in the Western Regions, he is actually a tyrant, and he is definitely not what my father-in-law said.
And even if he is really a benevolent king, so what? Our Han Dynasty is currently weak. If we don't find a way to strengthen our strength, we will only become fish on the chopping board and be slaughtered! So, I think we don’t need to follow any rules when dealing with Gongsun Ru, we just need to win! "Han Chuang said loudly.
Zhang Xiu nodded and said: "As expected of my son-in-law, you are right. Our Han Dynasty is weak, so we must not give the enemy an opportunity."
At this moment, a group of cavalry appeared in front. They were wearing black armor and stomach, shining coldly under the sunlight, like a black gem, exuding dazzling brilliance.
"Is it an infantry?" Han Chuang said in surprise.
Infantry in this era almost represents death. Once the infantry appears, it basically means that the battle has begun!
At this time, Gongsun Ru suddenly said: "These should be Gongsun Xuanba's cavalry, right?"
"Your Excellency is wise!" Han Chuang quickly flattered him. After all, only Gongsun Ru could be called a wise man.
"Hahaha..." Gongsun Ru suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and his laughter seemed particularly hearty.
"This battle is finally over, hahaha!" Gongsun Ru said.
Gongsun Ru had been in Xiliang for many years and had good relations with the countries in the Western Regions, so he sent envoys to the Western Regions.
Logically speaking, he should be stationed in Luoyang to stabilize the situation, but now that the cavalry from the Western Region countries have gone south, Luoyang is in crisis.
Instead of staying in Luoyang and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative and take the opportunity to expand our strength.
Gongsun Ru also knew that this war was definitely inevitable, so at this time Gongsun Ru had already made a decision.
Gongsun Ru looked at Han Chuang in front of him, with a faint smile on his face. He stretched out his hand and gently touched Han Chuang's head, "Zilong, you have done a good job this time!"
"The general is willing to go through fire and water for your Excellency, and his heart will be ruined!" Han Chuang said hurriedly and loudly.
"Okay!" Gongsun Ru nodded. "I remember what you said."
After Gongsun Ru finished speaking, he galloped forward on his horse, while Han Chuang followed him, secretly relieved in his heart.
Although he is not afraid of Gongsun Ru's threat, after all, Gongsun Ru is his mentor, so he still has to be careful and not let others make a fuss about this matter.
…
Gongsun Ru's cavalry was getting closer and closer to Han Chuang and others.
Their speed was very fast, even faster than the horses of Han Chuang and others.
Gongsun Ru's goal is simple, that is to eliminate Han Chuang and others as soon as possible.
So he directly ordered his cavalry to attack.
"Brothers, come here and capture Han Chuang alive!" Gongsun Ru shouted.
"kill!"
A roar spread throughout the entire military camp, and then hundreds of Western Regions Hu cavalry were seen waving their scimitars wildly and rushing towards the Han army.
Seeing the opponent launching an attack, Han Chuang suddenly became excited.
"Get ready to meet the enemy!"
Han Chuang shouted loudly, drew out the long sword from his waist, and urged his horse forward to fight.
Around him, a snake spear eight feet long shot out across the sky, and then under the control of Han Chuang, it stabbed the barbarians in the Western Regions.
The Hu people in the Western Regions did not expect that the fighting power of the Han army was so powerful. They were caught off guard and were stabbed through by the Han army. They were bleeding profusely and wailing could be heard everywhere.
However, Han Chuang was not complacent about this. He knew that these barbarians were cavalry, and if they caught up with them, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Everyone is here, charge in formation and kill!"
Han Chuang gave an order, and the three thousand Tiger Guards shouted in unison, urging their horses to speed up and charge towards the barbarians in the Western Regions.
Gongsun Ru watched from behind, with a sneer on his lips.
These Han troops were indeed brave and good at fighting, but they did not know how to adapt and fought blindly without any skills at all. Moreover, this kind of struggle is completely meaningless. At most, it will only increase casualties.
"Archers, shoot!"
Following Gongsun Ru's order, the crossbowmen quickly set up their bows and fired arrows.
Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh!
A dense rain of arrows fell from the sky, instantly killing many of Han Chuang's cavalry.
These cavalry are all the best among the Han cavalry, but they are still useless in front of the bows and crossbows.
"kill!"
Han Chuang roared angrily, raised his gun and led the men to kill, and rushed into the cavalry group in the blink of an eye.
The horses galloped and the two sides collided.
The horses bit each other, and blood was everywhere.
The spear in Han Chuang's hand slashed left and right, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Wherever it passed, all the barbarians from the Western Regions were killed.
The soldiers around him protected him and rushed towards Gongsun Ru's central army.
Gongsun Ru stood on the carriage and squinted his eyes to observe the battle situation in the distance.
He didn't expect that Han Chuang would be so courageous and choose to attack proactively when he was ambushed.
Gongsun Ru nodded slightly, with an expression of appreciation on his face, and seemed to have a good impression of Han Chuang.
"Zilong, look at that young general named Han Chuang, who is only about twenty years old. He is so courageous. It is commendable."
"Your Excellency, according to my observation, this person has a strong character and is a useful talent." Guo Tu said from the side.
Gongsun Ru laughed and said, "In that case, let him follow me."
Guo Tu nodded.
Gongsun Ru continued to stare ahead, suddenly frowned and said, "Huh? Where are the cavalry?"
He suddenly discovered that the cavalry that had originally rushed forward had stopped attacking, but those cavalry actually turned around and fled.
Gongsun Ru frowned slightly. He turned to the counselor beside him and said, "Kong Ming, why do you think this is?"
"Sir, have you forgotten?
Lu Bu once said that those barbarians in the Western Regions are as cunning as wolves. No matter what situation they encounter, they will choose to retreat first to preserve their strength. Now they suddenly turned around and left. Could it be that they were afraid? "
"Afraid?" Gongsun Ru shook his head and said: "This is absolutely impossible. I know who these barbarians from the Western Regions are. They will never choose to escape because of fear! There must be another reason for this."
"Then let someone go investigate." Guo Tu said in a low voice.
"Yes." Gongsun Ru nodded slowly, and then asked: "By the way, I heard that Han Chuang is good at using guns. Where is he now?"
"Reporting to your Excellency, Han Chuang is leading a thousand cavalry, trying to break through the obstruction of the barbarians in the Western Regions."
"Oh, what a reckless guy."
Gongsun Ru smiled, "Does he think he can stop my 50,000 cavalry with just a thousand cavalry?"
Guo Tu also smiled, "Sir, maybe these thousand cavalry are Han Chuang's trump card."
"He has the courage to serve as a hussar general!"
Gongsun Ru nodded slightly, "However, these barbarians from the Western Regions are too vulnerable. They can't even resist a thousand Han troops. Send the order and the whole army presses forward to capture Han Chuang alive!"
Boom... boom...
The deafening sound of hoofbeats filled the sky, and the army led by Gongsun Ru rushed towards Han Chuang.
Streams of smoke and dust billowed, covering the sky.
Gongsun Ru also showed a proud smile on his face.
"Han Gou, you're dead this time!"
The long whip in Gongsun Ru's hand suddenly twitched, and the white horse under his crotch neighed, then galloped forward with all four hooves, heading straight towards Han Chuang.
Han Chuang rode his horse and saw the barbarians from the Western Regions getting closer and closer, but there was no trace of panic on his face.
"Come on, old thief!"
"Hahahaha... Han Chuang, what should I do with you?"
"Hmph, do you think you've got me?"
Han Chuang raised his head and let out an angry roar, then raised his spear and hit Gongsun Ru hard.
"court death!"
Gongsun Ru sneered, raised his hand and punched out.
boom!
The spear hit Gongsun Ru's fist hard, and a golden light flashed, followed by a black mark on Gongsun Ru's arm.
Han Chuang groaned, his wrist hurt so much that he almost couldn't hold the spear steady.
What a powerful force!
However, this is not Han Chuang's biggest support. His biggest support is actually his stomach.
In addition to the armor, it was also covered with a layer of iron.
The iron sheet suddenly cracked, forming a steel ring that was wrapped around Han Chuang's chest.
"Hey!"
"Hey!"
Han Chuang roared angrily, and the muscles in his body tensed up, and he rushed towards Gongsun Ru like a hill.
"What is this?"
Gongsun Ru was surprised and lost his voice.
He obviously didn't expect that Han Chuang would have such a powerful thing hidden in his body.
"Be careful, Your Excellency, that should be some kind of strange armor stomach." Guo Tu reminded loudly.
Gongsun Ru took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice: "Kill me!"
One hundred steps, fifty steps, thirty steps.
Han Chuang was getting closer and closer to Gongsun Ru. He saw Gongsun Ru's penis suddenly shrinking, and then he stabbed him with the spear in his hand.
This is the most convenient weapon he has ever used, and it is also the only long blade used for single combat.
The spear was drawn out smoothly, with a snapping sound and sparks shooting out. Gongsun Ru's arm went numb, and the spear was knocked crooked.
At the same time, Han Chuang rushed to Gongsun Ru on horseback, rounded his spear and swept over.
"How dare Shu Zian be so arrogant!"
Gongsun Ru was furious, shook the reins, and his horse jumped up and down. He dodged Han Chuang's attack and shot out with his backhand.
puff!
The spear thrust out, almost grazing Han Chuang's neck, and pierced the grass beside Han Chuang with a wisp of cold light.
Han Chuang shook his body to avoid being stabbed by the spear.
He suddenly turned around and thrust out the spear again. Gongsun Ru's eyes trembled and he quickly raised his shield to block. Bang! Han Chuang stabbed the shield with the spear in his hand, and the huge rebound force almost made Han Chuang fall to the ground.
Gongsun Ru was extremely powerful. Although Han Chuang could barely hold the spear, he still took a step back and his cheeks turned red.
"brute!"
Gongsun Ru gave a loud shout, and with a pinch on the horse's belly, he galloped towards Han Chuang.
This time, he went straight for Han Chuang's throat.
Han Chuang tried his best to swing the spear, but Gongsun Ru's strength was too great. Han Chuang's spear suddenly came out of his hand, and the spear fell into Gongsun Ru's hand.
"Die!"
Gongsun Ru reprimanded angrily, raised his spear high, and then brought it down heavily.
"Don't hurt Han Mengyan!"
At this moment, a scream was heard, and a sharp sword suddenly appeared in front of Gongsun Ru.
clang!
The sword edge and the spear in Gongsun Ru's hand touched, and a brilliant light suddenly spread out.
Han Chuang's head buzzed, and his whole body was thrown away like a kite with its string cut off.
But the war horse also howled miserably, fell to the ground, struggled for a moment and then stopped moving.
"Master!"
"Han Mengyan!"
"Adou!"
"Brother Adou..."
The generals were shocked and turned pale. They reined in their horses and looked at the dead horse.
"Brother Adou..."
Han Chuang fell to the ground, feeling pain all over his body.
He got up with difficulty and saw a horse lying under him.
The horse's belly was penetrated by Gongsun Ru's spear, and its intestines flowed out. The blood dyed the mane on the horse's butt red, and the bright color was shocking.
Han Chuang grabbed the sword hanging on the back of the war horse and stabbed it towards the horse's corpse.
"Save him quickly, save him quickly!"
Guo Tu shouted, and the guards on the side swarmed in, and seven or eight people surrounded Han Chuang.
"Don't touch him, don't get close to him..."
Gongsun Ru was also shocked and quickly ordered everyone to stay away from Han Chuang.
Han Chuang stumbled, his arms became weak and he fell to the ground. His mouth was full of blood, he gasped and raised his head, staring at Gongsun Ru, his eyes were cracked.
"I told you, no one of you can get close to me!"
A sinister smile appeared on Gongsun Ru's face, "Han Chuang, you are at the end of your rope, just sit back and wait for death."
Han Chuang suddenly looked up to the sky and roared filial piety, his eyes red: "If I die, I will take you and be buried with me."
After saying that, Han Chuang suddenly took out a note from his arms.
He bit the tip of his tongue and spit out a mouthful of blood that fell on the note.
Immediately afterwards, the note quickly burned and turned into ashes and scattered. Han Chuang's eyes became vacant and lifeless, as if he was in some kind of madness.
"Quick, kill him!"
Guo Tu shouted, and several soldiers immediately rushed towards Han Chuang.
But at this moment, a rush of horn sound spread throughout the audience.
Woo——woo——
Amidst the sound of the horn, a group of people poured in from the men's gate and instantly became entangled with the Xiliang cavalry under Gongsun Ru.
This group of people totaled more than 600 riders.
They are fully equipped, holding spears and wearing armor
