Battle to Defend the Capital (3)
In the middle of September of the year 189, the sky of Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, was always filled with a suffocating smell of gunpowder. The four gates of the capital, Luoyang, were heavily guarded, and on the city walls of each gate were large amounts of arrows, rolling logs, and rolling stones. The hundreds of soldiers on the city walls were all under the command of their commanders. Outside the city, the sound of war drums could be heard. Groups of soldiers swarmed toward the four gates of Luoyang like ants.
At this moment, there were four awe-inspiring generals standing on the west gate tower of Luoyang. The leader was eight feet and five inches tall. He had a jade-like face, smooth lips, a strong back, and a stocky waist. He wore a golden crown with his hair tied up, a red battle robe, and a red armor painted with red paint and gold. He wore a pleated and shining sword on his waist, an exquisite bow on his back, and a black and shiny halberd in his hand. Standing to the left of this red-caped general was a handsome and mighty young man. He was eight feet tall, his face was purple like jade, and his eyes were bright like stars. He wore a yellow cape, and he held a yellow tiger hook, a scythe, and a halberd. The mighty young man standing on the right of the red-caped general was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He was about seven feet eight inches tall and wore a blue cape. He carried a bow and arrow on his back and a lightning axe in his hand. The man standing to the left of the yellow-caped general was about seven feet tall. He was wearing the armor of a lieutenant of the Imperial Army and held a large saber.
"Big Brother, it seems that Thief Dong has come out in full force this time. He won't stop until he breaks through the capital!”The yellow-caped young man standing to the left of the red-caped general said to the handsome red-caped general.
"Yes, General, Third General is right. It seems that this situation is really as the intelligence said. This Thief Dong really led 30,000 troops to attack the city. It seems that Thief Dong's fate is coming to an end.”The blue-caped young man standing to the right of the red-caped general echoed the yellow-caped young man.
"Third brother, Gongming, you're right. This Thief Dong's fate is about to come to an end. A few days ago, Second Brother reported that he had led 1,000 troops to set up an ambush at Hangu Pass and Tongguan Pass and attacked most of the grain and fodder that Thief Dong's General Xu Rong had transported to Thief Dong. The intelligence also said that Xu Rong had led more than 30,000 troops to support the old thief. It seemed that the old thief could not hold on any longer. Although we have recruited quite a number of new soldiers in the past ten days, there is still a great disparity in strength between us and the enemy. We can't fight head-on. We must hold on no matter what.”The handsome general in the red cloak said to the young man in the blue cloak and the young man in the yellow cloak beside him," Cavalry Capital Commandant Xu Huang, rear army Commandant Bao Xin, listen up! I order the two of you to lead 1,000 soldiers to guard the left and right sides of the city gate tower. Not a single Western Liang soldier is allowed to enter the city gate! Later, Wen Yuan will follow me and lead our troops to charge out from the main gate. Gongming and General Bao will guard the city gate!”The handsome general in the red cloak saw the Western Liang soldiers approaching and immediately ordered the three generals beside him.
"Zhang Liao (Xu Huang/Bao Xin) will obey the orders of Marquis Wei!”The three generals beside the red-caped general stood up and replied. At this moment, everyone should already know who the four generals standing on the west gate tower of Luoyang were. That's right, the handsome general in the red cloak was none other than the current Young Emperor and Prince Chen Liu's official title of Dangkou Zhonglang General, Wei Ting Hou Wu Jun Wu Xianglong. The yellow-caped general on his left was the Huben Zhonglang General, Right Guard Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan. The blue-caped general on his right was Cavalry Commandant Xu Huang and Xu Gongming. The general on Zhang Liao's left wearing the armor of a lieutenant of the Imperial Army was Bao Xin, the lieutenant of the rear army of the West Garden Imperial Army.
In the past half month, Wu Jun had ordered the generals of the four gates to recruit soldiers in Luoyang to replenish the soldiers they had lost in the last battle to defend the capital. Dong's unjust actions had aroused the indignation and condemnation of the entire Luoyang. With the mobilization of Wu Jun, Wang Yun, Lu Zhi, and the other officers of the West Garden, many strong men in the city had joined the anti-Zhuo army. The capital's defenses were much stronger than they had been before the war, with each commander and deputy commander leading more than a thousand men. Wu Jun had equipped his troops with the three thousand warhorses he had seized last time, and with the cavalry he had, he now commanded three thousand two hundred cavalry. Xu Huang led 1,000 feathered archers with warhorses. Among the 1,000 soldiers led by Zhang Liao, there were 600 spearmen and 400 cavalry. Bao Xin led a thousand soldiers, including seven hundred sword-shield soldiers and three hundred cavalrymen. The 1,000 soldiers led by Vice Lieutenant General Min Gong consisted of 500 infantry and 500 cavalry. At this moment, the ratio of cavalry under Wu Jun's command was really high.
Yesterday morning and evening, Wu Jun, the Marquis of Wei, had received intelligence from Hua Xiong and Wu Fu respectively. They said that Xu Rong, a general under Dong Zhuo, had led more than 30,000 troops from Xingyang to Luoyang. In the next few days, Dong Zhuo would attack the city. He hoped that Wu Jun and the generals guarding the four gates in the city would prepare as soon as possible. As expected, this morning at Si o'clock, this Thief Dong had General Li Cui as the main general, and Li Ru as the military advisor, leading 15,000 troops to attack the east gate. Xu Rong led 15,000 troops to attack the south gate. Dong Zhuo had personally led the Flying General Lu Bu with 30,000 soldiers to attack the west gate to avenge his defeat half a month ago. Hua Xiong and Guo Si led twenty thousand soldiers to attack the north gate. The battle to defend the capital, which had been peaceful for more than half a month, had once again begun.
"People in the city, listen up! "Today, my army is approaching. If you know what's good for you, quickly open the city gates and let me in. As long as you open the gates and surrender, I'll guarantee you a high position and a high salary. Otherwise, when my army takes Luoyang, I won't let you off easily!”After Dong Zhuo led Lu Bu and his 30,000-strong army to the west gate of Luoyang, he shouted at Wu Jun and the other soldiers on the city tower.
"Thief Dong, do you think you can break into the Great Han's capital with just these shrimp soldiers and crab generals? There are thousands of righteous soldiers in our city. How can we surrender to rebels like you? Thief Dong, you seem to have forgotten the humiliation you suffered last time? If you are sensible enough to quickly dismount and surrender, this marquis can put in a few good words for His Majesty and Prince Chen Liu to guarantee that you will not die. Otherwise, you traitors will die without a burial ground!”Wu Jun heard how arrogant Dong Zhuo was and immediately shouted at Dong Zhuo's army, causing them to laugh and shout.
"Attack! Attack the city!" Dong Zhuo flew into a rage out of humiliation and loudly ordered the Western Liang soldiers. In an instant, a large number of soldiers attacked the western gate of Luoyang. At the same time, on the city tower, Wu Jun led Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Bao Xin to lead their subordinates to defend actively. Arrows, rolling stones, logs, and boiling water rained down on the Western Liang soldiers. In fact, the defending Wu Jun's army did not need to aim. As long as they shot arrows at the dense crowd of Western Liang soldiers below the city wall and smashed down rolling stones, logs, and boiling water, they would immediately cause screams. In two hours, Wu Jun led Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Bao Xin to repel the attacks of Thief Dong's 30,000-strong army. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but in comparison, Thief Dong's army suffered even more casualties.
"Wu Jun, Wu Xianglong, do you dare to come down and fight me, Lu Bu?”This time, Lu Bu volunteered to come. Firstly, he wanted to avenge his foster father Dong Zhuo's defeat. The second was to avenge himself for his defeat against Wu Jun. When Lu Bu saw that his 30,000-strong army had made no progress in attacking the small western gate of Luoyang, and that his foster father, Dong Zhuo, had suffered countless casualties, he seemed to be very dissatisfied. Lu Bu was also very anxious. He wanted to lure Wu Jun out, then surround him with his own army that was twice as strong as Wu Jun's. Then, he broke through the gate and issued a challenge to Wu Jun on the city wall!
"Why not? To be able to fight with Flying General Lu Bu Lu Fengxian is what I, Wu Jun, want! However, please stop the fighting between the soldiers on both sides first. It won't be too late to fight after we determine the winner!”Wu Jun saw that both sides had reached a stalemate with countless casualties. However, Dong Zhuo's men were several times more than his own. Dong Zhuo's men could afford to lose, but he couldn't. He still had to rely on these soldiers to guard the city gate for him. After Wu Jun signaled Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Bao Xin with his eyes, Wu Jun and Zhang Liao immediately went down the city tower. They first let Zhang Liao organize his troops and wait for an opportunity to move inside the city gate. Then, they mounted the red dragon horse and led their thousand cavalry to open the city gate and slowly walked out.
The battlefield inside and outside the city was eerily quiet. The solemn anger made all the soldiers silent, as if a word would start a war. The soldiers on both sides were already rubbing their fists, ready to fight at any moment.
Wu Jun saw that Lu Bu was wearing a purple gold crown, a beast-faced chain armor, and a golden robe. He held a halberd in his hand, and his face was filled with arrogance. His eyes had a hint of ruthlessness. Even his mount, the Yellow Flying Horse, was obviously hiding a domineering aura. It raised its head high and neighed. Wu Jun's red dragon horse seemed to have sensed the provocation from Lu Bu's horse. It raised its head and neighed. The red dragon's king's aura instantly suppressed the yellow horse's domineering aura. Wu Jun slowly raised the Flying Dragon Divine Halberd. The halberd seemed to have sensed Wu Jun's strong fighting spirit, and the tip of the halberd emitted a red light.
When Lu Bu saw Wu Jun riding on the red dragon horse, he remembered the humiliation he had suffered when he tried to kill Ding Yuan. He was even more furious. He shouted and used the Buddha's Hand to Cover the Sky. The halberd immediately turned into a halberd rain and filled the sky. However, Wu Jun did not panic at all. He calmly accepted the challenge and used the Seventy-Two Halberd Techniques. He urged the red dragon under him to fly over and fight with Lu Bu. The Seventy-Two Halberd Techniques evolved from the Thirty-Six Halberd Techniques and Spear Techniques that his mentor Zuo Cichuan had taught him and the Eighteen Forms of the Soaring Dragon Sword Technique in Li Mu's " Wu An Will ". All martial arts in the world had the same goal. Any saber technique, sword technique, and halberd technique could learn from and transform each other after they had reached a certain level.
Wu Jun used his ultimate martial arts technique, the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Halberd Technique, to attack Lu Bu. This " Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix " Halberd Art was an improved version of the " Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear Art " of Zhao Yun's sect when Wu Jun was sparring with Zhao Yun. The halberd art itself was mainly a spear art. This halberd art seemed to be fleeting, but it was abnormally steady as it pierced straight into the vortex in the center of Lu Bu's halberd. Lu Bu laughed and said," Good timing. We haven't seen each other for a few days. Lord Wei's skills have improved quite a bit!"”"Same here. Fengxian, you're not bad yourself.”Wu Jun also laughed loudly. Meeting an opponent was really a great joy in life! Lu Bu thrust forward with his halberd, using the Rhinoceros Watching the Moon Halberd Technique. The tail of the halberd lifted up, and then he raised the halberd and smashed down, resolving Wu Jun's attack. Wu Jun saw Lu Bu's Light Divine Halberd flying and smashing down like a storm. He collected his thoughts and swung the halberd forward and backward, defending it tightly.
Wu and Lu exchanged blows, leaping, shifting, falling, and rising. Their attacks were as fast as lightning and as fast as meteors. The king's aura and the domineering aura mixed together. The soldiers on both sides of the formation were dazzled as if two balls of silver light were dancing in the formation. The two of them fought for more than 30 rounds, and it was hard to tell who was the winner. Lu Bu's halberd technique was strange and tricky, and his spirit was much stronger, making him even more domineering. Wu Jun's halberd technique was exquisite and elegant. It was incomparably swift and fierce. The more he fought, the braver he became. He was full of the aura of a king.
Lu Bu drew the halberd in his hand and swung it up from the bottom to sweep at Wu Jun's waist. At the same time, Lu Bu summoned his divine might and changed his halberd stance. Every move was fatal. He took advantage of the situation and used the halberd technique of " Fierce Tiger Comes Out of the Cave ". Lu Bu's Heavenly Halberd charged straight at Wu Jun's face. Wu Jun lowered his divine halberd and blocked another attack. Wu Jun was excited and shouted, Fengxian, take a few more moves from me." Wu Jun leaped into the air and soared into the sky. He continuously used "Dragon Battle in the Wild","Or Leap in the Abyss", and "Profitable Crossing the Great River, Hongjian on the Land". The Dragon Battle in the Wild was a tactic to lure the enemy. Wu Jun used the combination of the virtual and the real, and the combination of Yin and Yang to disrupt the enemy, so that he could take advantage of the weakness to enter."Or Leap in the Abyss" was a direct attack by Lu Bu."Crossing the Great River to your advantage, Hong Jian on land" was a technical way to win after forcing the enemy to retreat. Wu Jun's halberd technique was like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, incomparably swift and violent. Instantly, cracks appeared on Lu Bu's domineering aura.
Wu Jun did not wait for his moves to get old. Taking advantage of Lu Bu's empty chest, he used the most powerful move of the Seventy-Two Halberd Techniques,"Reaching the Sheep and Touching the Fan", and stabbed fiercely at Lu Bu's chest. The " Goat Touching Fan " was a movement of the body technique. With the sharp momentum of the divine halberd and the palm force of the inner force behind Wu Jun, coupled with the fast pace of the world's best red dragon horse, Lu Bu had no way to dodge or shoot. His posture was like a provoked sheep, desperately trying to rush out of the fence. The power was extremely shocking. It could break a stone and no one could match it.
How could Lu Bu have expected that after fifty or sixty rounds of battle, Wu Jun would still have such a fierce and powerful move? Seeing that Wu Jun's halberd techniques were like a dense rain that was constantly attacking him, he knew that he was unstoppable and could not avoid it. He could only whip his horse and jump out of the formation. Who knew that Lu Bu's yellow horse was fast, but how could it compare to Wu Jun's red dragon steed, and how could it compare to Wu Jun's fierce and mighty halberd technique? The soldiers of the two armies saw the tip of Wu Jun's divine halberd, which was emitting a red light, stab into the stomach of Lu Bu's yellow hussar like a sharp knife. The yellow hussar let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground leisurely. Lu Bu jumped off his horse and snatched the mount of the deputy general beside him. He ran away desperately. The Xi Liang soldiers behind him saw that their general was about to escape after being defeated. Which one of them thought that they had a long life? They stood still and waited for death. They also ran away.
Wu Jun knew that he was only slightly better than Lu Bu because of the speed advantage of the red dragon horse and the exquisite halberd technique. If the red dragon horse was in Lu Bu's hands like in the history books, the outcome of this battle between Wu and Lu was still unknown. If he wanted to defeat Lu Bu completely, it seemed that he had to practice martial arts even more. Thinking of this, Wu Jun didn't chase after Lu Bu. At this moment, the best strategy was to eliminate the effective strength of the thief Dong. He waved his halberd forward, and the 1,000 cavalry behind Wu Jun rushed toward the frightened and defeated Western Liang soldiers like a flood. At this moment, Zhang Liao was also ready to set off. When he saw Wu Jun wave his divine halberd, he immediately led his subordinates and shot out from the city gate like arrows, charging towards the Western Liang army that was already in a somewhat chaotic formation.
Lu Bu fled to Dong Zhuo, who was at the back of the army. Seeing that Wu Jun was not chasing after him, he immediately turned his horse around and reorganized his attack. At this moment, the Western Liang cavalrymen could be considered one of the few elite soldiers in the world. After reorganizing their attacks, they immediately showed their powerful combat strength again. They turned to resist the pursuit of Wu Jun's army. Many soldiers climbed the wooden ladders and siege weapons to launch a fierce attack on the west gate of Luoyang. For a time, the city walls were filled with the sounds of killing. The soldiers were in a chaotic battle, and both sides were engaged in hand-to-hand combat, hand-to-hand combat, and battle for positions. The advantage of Wu Jun's army lay in their exuberant fighting spirit and the fierce battles between their two mighty commanders, Wu Jun and Zhang Liao. Wu Jun and Zhang Liao killed ten people with each step, and their bodies were stained with the blood of Western Liang soldiers. The advantage of Dong Zhuo's army was that they had a large number of soldiers, and their individual combat strength was not inferior to Wu Jun's soldiers.
But as time passed, Wu Jun's army slowly revealed a huge flaw: Although Wu Jun had assigned his own soldiers to the Western Liang warhorses, the cavalry that Wu Jun and his brothers had personally trained had been taken away by Zhao Yun. Many of the soldiers left behind were temporary soldiers who had no time to train their horsemanship. Moreover, how could the horsemanship, combat ability, and coordination of the soldiers of the capital, who had not fought for a long time, compare to the Western Liang soldiers who grew up and slept on horseback all day?
Wu Jun slowly realized that there were fewer and fewer soldiers behind him, but there were more and more Western Liang soldiers in front of him. He could not kill them all no matter how hard he tried. Wu Jun also realized that Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu were laughing at him not far away. Wu Jun wanted to take out the Sun-Breaking Cloud-Piercing Arrow from behind him and shoot the old thief Dong Zhuo to death with one arrow, but the Western Liang barbarians beside him were just as bloodthirsty as he was. They charged at him without caring about their lives. Fortunately, Wu Jun's superb martial arts and the speed of the red dragon horse were fast. However, it was impossible for him to free his hands to shoot arrows. It was not a good plan to continue like this.
Wu Jun was thinking of a way to retreat when Dong Zhuo's army fell into chaos once again. A general in a gray battle robe was leading a group of 700 heavily armored cavalrymen to attack the back of Dong Zhuo's army. This group of heavily armored cavalrymen was well-equipped, and their armor and fighting tools were all refined and neat. A general with a white complexion and a resolute face was holding a long spear and wearing golden chain mail. He ran in front of the heavy cavalrymen. The Western Liang cavalrymen were no match for this group of heavy cavalrymen. In an instant, Dong Zhuo's army was pincered from both front and back, and their formation fell into chaos again. With his keen eyesight, Wu Jun immediately recognized that the leader of this heavy cavalry was Gao Shun, Gao Zichang, who had parted ways with him in Muye Town of Jizhou a few months ago.
"Big brother, it's Zichang! Zichang is here, let's kill our way out together! Brothers. Our reinforcements have arrived. Everyone, follow me and big brother out! If we don't fight now, when will we?" At the same time, Zhang Liao, who was engaged in a fierce battle with the Western Liang Army not far away from Wu Jun, also noticed Gao Shun, who had come to provide support. He immediately shouted at Wu Jun and Gao Shun," Zichang, Big Brother and I are here!”When Wu Jun saw Gao Shun's appearance, a weight finally dropped from his heart. He had Zhang Liao and Gao Shun by his side, when had he ever feared any army? Even if Gao Shun did not come to support him, there would definitely be no problem for him and Zhang Liao to escape. Moreover, he had the Golden Silkworm Armor that his master Zuo Ci had given him when he left the Holy Mountain. No sword or blade could hurt him. However, he did not know how many soldiers he had left.
Gao Shun had also noticed Wu Jun and Zhang Liao. With a wave of his spear, the heavy cavalry behind him tore apart the layers of encirclement of Dong Zhuo's army like a sharp blade. In an instant, Wu Jun, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and their troops were like three sharp scissors, splitting Dong Zhuo's army into three pieces and forming a counter-encirclement. Dong Zhuo's army was in disarray and had lost their will to fight. They fled in disorder. Under the protection of Lu Bu and his hundreds of soldiers, Dong Zhuo broke out of the encirclement and fled to his own tent.
In this battle, Wu Jun, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, and Bao Xin led over 4,000 men to defeat Dong Zhuo's 30,000-strong army, killing 10,000 enemies, capturing 5,000 prisoners, and obtaining over 8,000 warhorses. The world was once again shocked by Wu Jun's bravery and battle prowess!
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