At the same time, Lu Bu stood on the other side of the Fen River, raised his eyes to the northeast, noticed the faint sound of horses neighing from there, and thought to himself:
"It seems that Xingjun, who is acting as the vanguard, has reached the crossing point."
After thinking this, he waved his hand.
Immediately afterwards, there was a rustling sound of the soil being plowed, and more than twenty wolf riders walked out of the darkness.
"Send the order to assist General Lu in building the bridge."
"promise."
The sound of armor plates clashing together was heard as these wolf-riding warriors conveyed orders for their masters as fast as possible.
Not long after, hundreds of warriors with their shoulders against the wood rushed down the hillside.
Lu Li, who ordered the felling of trees to build a bridge, saw movement on the other side of the river, and his thoughts changed.
"You are waiting here."
After saying this, he pulled the reins, and the black-maned horse snorted, stepping on the deep ice, and rushed to the other side of the river.
In the darkness, Lu Bu's eyes were like hawks. After seeing the person clearly, he put down the carved long bow in his hand and clapped his horse to greet him.
At Chen time, dawn breaks.
The two met as promised by the Fenshui River.
Different from the first time we met, this time Lu Bu changed into a scribe's uniform and wore heavy armor, which made people feel familiar and strange at the same time——
He wears a three-pronged purple gold crown with hair, a Xichuan red cotton flowered robe on the body, an animal-faced head-swallowing chain armor, an exquisite lion belt tied to the waist, a bow and arrow with him, and a painted halberd.
Seeing that Marquis Wen, who would become famous all over the world in the future, greeted him personally, Lu Li was overjoyed. He took two steps at a time, held his hand, and said with a smile, "How dare you trouble my brother to welcome him in person?"
"Why are you so polite? It's been a thousand miles to come here from Yunzhong County. It's been a hard journey." Lu Bu also let out a hearty laugh and said: "Last time we said goodbye in a hurry, I thought we would have to wait ten days to see each other again. I didn’t expect that only five days had passed.”
"The foreigners are all just chickens and dogs, and they are not worth a damn."
Hearing this, Lu Bu laughed loudly and held Lu Li's hand to show his closeness, "I was about to say that we have been separated for three days, and we are even more impressed, but you stopped me."
"Brother, what do you mean?"
"Hahaha, Wen Yuan wrote a letter saying that you crossed the border and killed King Guli. I wanted to give you a few words of praise, but you said they were just chickens and dogs. How can you praise me anymore?"
"Let's go, Meng Ming, this is not the place for conversation. You and I can talk freely from a height."
The two military commanders met, and the conversation was very lively. Someone made arrangements for crossing the river, so the two walked towards higher ground, chatting as they walked.
It can be seen that Lu Bu was really happy when he saw Lu Li returning from the victory. He held his hand tightly from beginning to end. Seeing that there were no soldiers around, he even called out in a friendly voice: "Meng Ming, I heard that you crossed the border. Did you bring back a strong general when you attacked the thief?"
Zhang Liao has a very good relationship with Lu Bu and they often exchange letters. It is not surprising to know this.
Lu Li also felt that there was nothing to hide, so he nodded and said, "Not bad."
"Who is this gentleman?"
In Zhang Liao's letter, he said that Zhao Yun had an extraordinary appearance, eight feet in length and majestic appearance, and praised him as having the air of a general.
Because of this, Lu Bu became more and more curious. After all, how many people in the world can be praised by his close friend Zhang Liao?
Just two people!
One of them is right in front of you.
In Lu Bu's opinion, in terms of personal force, Lu Li, a rising star in the Bingzhou Army, can be ranked fifth, followed by Gao Shun, Zhang Yang, Zhang Liao, and himself.
Because of this, he showed great concern for Zhao Yun, whom he had never met before.
In this way, Lu Li carefully introduced Zhao Yun's place of origin and personality. In the end, he could not hold back and said solemnly: Although Zilong is just a fledgling, if he really wants to fight, he will never be his opponent.
"Meng Ming, you suffer from your inexperience in fighting. Don't underestimate yourself."
After saying that, Lu Bu let go of his hand and patted Lu Li's shoulder. His eyes focused on the sword on his waist, and then said: "It's better to practice the long halberd instead. This thing is flexible and can be used for hooking, pecking, stabbing, and cutting. The power of cavalry fighting is astonishing, not to mention that Wen Yuan and I are both good at using halberds, so we can give you some pointers."
Fang Tian painted a halberd and a crescent halberd.
In addition, Dian Wei, Tai Shi Ci and other powerful generals also used halberds. Therefore, Lu Li lowered his head and pondered the feasibility of this matter.
Wenshui is a big city.
Zhou Tian looked eastward from the army and saw the vast plains as far as the eye could see. Only the towering towers attracted special attention.
"This city occupies a large area, with a circumference of at least forty miles!" Du Quan followed on horseback.
The compacted earth wall looks very solid, with a thickness of at least fifteen meters. If we hadn't taken into account that in this world, there are things like fighting spirits and spells that are beyond comprehension, whether it can be built is a question.
Since there were no outsiders around, Du Quan simply spoke his mind: "The remnants of the Yellow Turbans should not be underestimated, they can actually capture such a huge city."
"Silence."
Zhou Tian frowned slightly and lowered his voice to remind: "Taiping Dao's methods are unpredictable, so you must be careful with your words and actions."
Du Quan nodded and calmed down instantly. He vowed to obtain the fragments of the "Book of Taiping" during this trip and would not allow any mistakes.
After thinking this, he raised his voice and said: "Enter the city quickly and join the allies."
As the words fell, various responses in Hun, Qiang, and Chinese were mixed together.
Horses were running on the ice field, and the rising snow dust looked like smoke from a distance. In an instant, the sky and the earth were filled with a murderous atmosphere.
Woo! ! !
Woo! ! !
Suddenly, horns sounded in the city, as if some monster was whimpering, or expressing welcome.
The city gates are wide open.
At the same time, in the county government office in the city.
Qu's commander-in-chief, Guo Tai, was holding the last military meeting before the war, and the audience was filled with young commanders who came to discuss the matter.
The majority of these young commanders commanded more than ten thousand soldiers, while the few commanded seven or eight thousand soldiers——
You know, Taiping Dao is best at deceiving people. In just ten days, they managed to unite 300,000 refugees and organize them into an army.
Because there were many veterans of the Yellow Turbans mixed in among them, although these farmers who had just put down their farm tools could not kill without blinking, they could still understand the slogans and line up neatly.
Half an hour ago, the sentinels they sent to the Yunzhong and Yanmen areas sent a military report that Ding Yuan had stabilized the border and divided his troops to return south.
Guo Tai held the sword on his waist and said: "After the old thief led his army to kill the two kings of the Huns and forced them to retire and slaughter the king, he will definitely go back to Taiyuan County and Shangjun without stopping. If he is determined, he can cross the Fen River in just one day... …”
Before he finished speaking, a scribe in Taoist robes interrupted Guo Tai's words: "Master, we are watching the sky at night, I am afraid that the opponent's front army has arrived."
"So fast?"
"I'm afraid you are in a hurry to fight with us!"
"If my prediction is correct, the Han army will cross the Wenshui River if it is later than the day after tomorrow, or sooner than tonight."
"What Han army? The sky is dead, they are all thieves, we are the ones destined by fate!"
Obviously, the man in Taoist robes had a very high status. The handsome men sitting below had no doubt that he was there, and they immediately started talking.
After a while of chattering, they looked at Guo Tai, who was sitting at the top, and asked in unison:
"The bandit army is about to cross, what is the master's countermeasure?"
"Should we stay in the city and fight fiercely, or should we go out to meet them?"
Guo Tai was silent for a moment, raised his eyes and looked around, and slowly uttered four words:
"Go out of the city to meet the attack!"
