At the gate of Xiapi, Lu Bu finally saw his daughter whom he had not seen for many days. Lu Lingqi was also very excited. When she saw Lu Bu, she didn't care that Guan Ping and Yang Lei were present. She threw herself into Lu Bu's arms and started crying. Lu Bu, who was originally happy, suddenly looked at Guan Ping with a dark expression and said coldly,""Kid, did you bully my daughter?”
Guan Ping was dumbfounded. What was going on? His heart ached so much that he didn't even dare to bully him. He was about to bite the bullet and answer. Lu Lingqi's emotions had already calmed down, and she hurriedly answered on Guan Ping's behalf,"Father, it has nothing to do with husband. I missed father for a long time and was too excited to the point of losing my composure.”Lu Bu looked at the tear-streaked Lu Lingqi and the innocent Guan Ping. He smiled and waved at Guan Ping, who obediently led the way.
Everyone went to the government office and sat down. Guan Ping passed the battle report to Lu Bu. Lu Bu looked at it and smiled coldly." I've wanted to kill Cao Cao for a long time. Now that I've come here, how can I let him go?"”"Father-in-law, I wish to follow the army to battle. I hope that father-in-law will grant my wish." Guan Ping said respectfully.”Lu Bu glanced at him and said,""Xiapi City is very important. You should guard the city well. Protecting Lingqi is your greatest contribution. I don't need you on the battlefield for the time being.”Guan Ping didn't say anything and looked at Yang Lei.
Seeing this, Yang Lei smiled and said," Tanzhi, Xiapi City is very important. You should guard it well." It's not your turn to fight on the battlefield for the time being.”Guan Ping knew that he could only stay here and defend the city when he heard Yang Lei say the same thing, so he could only agree.
At this moment, Hao Meng and Hou Cheng looked at each other and stepped forward."Marquis Wen, General Yang, we wish to go to Xu Prefecture and fight with the army.”Lu Bu looked at the two generals in front of him with mixed feelings. These two were originally his generals, but they had betrayed him. However, everything was just a fleeting cloud. Now that he was working for Liu Bei, what was the use of being calculative?
Hao Meng and Hou Cheng looked at Lu Bu's uncertain expression and felt uneasy. The two of them had no choice but to ask for a fight. Guan Ping had already expressed his request for a fight, it would be outrageous if they didn't ask for a fight. Although he might be fine staying in Xiapi, as a general, he couldn't go to the battlefield when Tancheng was invaded. It seemed that there was little meaning in his existence. Therefore, even though they were facing their former masters, the two of them still dared to fight.
Seeing that Lu Bu was silent, Yang Lei hurriedly said,""Generals, there is nothing wrong with requesting for battle. However, Xiapi is also important and only has ten thousand people. Therefore, Marquis Wen and I want to leave seven thousand troops in Xiapi. Therefore, there is no need to go to Tancheng. If there is a war in the future, I will ask the two generals to go out.”
At this moment, Lu Bu had also woken up. He looked at the two of them and said,""I hope that the two generals will assist Tanzhi in guarding Tan City and protecting the people.”The two of them heaved a sigh of relief and agreed. After this, no one was in the mood to talk. They had a hasty lunch and left seven thousand soldiers to guard Xiapi. Lü Bu and Yang Lei led the remaining twenty thousand troops across the Si River and charged towards Tancheng.
Tancheng. Ever since the duel yesterday, Liu Bei's army had not left Tancheng. Cao Cao gritted his teeth and had no choice but to attack the city. The moat surrounding Tancheng was the first obstacle. Xun You estimated that it would take at least 20,000 people to fill it. They had been attacking for an entire morning and had already lost close to ten thousand people. They had not even touched the city walls. Just how many more people were needed to fill in Tancheng?
Cao Cao looked at the corpses on the road leading to the moat and gritted his teeth. Guo Jia looked at the tall city walls of Xu Prefecture from the side. He could not help but have a misconception that attacking Xu Prefecture this time was a mistake.
Sun Ce's Jiangdong army was in charge of the east gate, but they were all talk and no action. They did not send many people. In Cheng Pu's words, even if we fill up the moat, we still have the city wall. The city wall is not that easy to climb. Who knows how many of these 50,000 people will be left. As for Sun Ce, his goal is Huainan. In Zhou Yu's words, the longer you delay in Xuzhou, the more stable Huainan will be, and the closer we will be to our goal.
Hence, Sun Ce was trying to stall for time. As for yesterday's duel, it was just a hot-blooded one. Thinking about Guan Yu's divine might now, he still felt a lingering fear. Just as they were about to attack the city, a soldier suddenly reported that a large army had arrived from the direction of the Si River. It seemed that Lu Bu's army had arrived.
Sun Ce was shocked and quickly ordered the siege to stop. He returned to the camp and got into position. Sun Ce withdrew his army and got into position. At this time, the Xu Prefecture army on the city wall saw a horse coming from the direction of Si River. Dust billowed, and it was unknown how many people there were. At this moment, Sun Ce could clearly feel the earth shaking. Cheng Pu's expression changed as he shouted,""The Bing Province Cavalry." Yellow Gai Han Dang's eyes instantly turned red. He held his weapon and ordered the spearmen to get into formation, and the archers to get ready.
A black line approached at high speed from afar. The rider in the lead had a purple gold crown, a robe of flowers embroidered with Sichuan brocade, a red rabbit on his back, and a halberd in his hand. It was Flying General Lu Bu. Sun Ce gritted his teeth and was about to order the arrows to be fired when he saw Lu Bu swing his halberd and pull the reins. The Red Hare Horse couldn't stop its legs and stood up. With a long neigh, the cavalry behind it stopped in their tracks and stopped moving in an instant.
Liu Bei, who had received the news and rushed over from the city wall, happened to see this scene. He could not help but think of the figure of a white horse and silver spear. If he was here, his cavalry would not be inferior to this Bingzhou cavalry. Moreover, although there are only five hundred of them, they are loyal only to Lu Bu. Just like Gao Shun's Breaking Ranks Battalion, they are all Lu Bu's personal guards. When will I have a general like Gao Shun as my personal guard? Liu Bei could not help but sigh.
Lu Bu led his five hundred cavalry and looked coldly at Sun Ce's troops. The Jiangdong troops were first intimidated by the momentum of Lu Bu's cavalry and were momentarily speechless. Sun Ce was even more shocked. It seemed that a mere 500 cavalry could cause such a commotion. Then how awe-inspiring was it when Lu Bu led tens of thousands of cavalry? There was also the equally famous Western Liang cavalry, Gongsun Zan's white horse follower from Youzhou. For a moment, he felt a little dejected.
Cheng Pu saw Sun Ce's expression and knew what he was thinking. He hurriedly said,""Northerners ride horses, southerners sail boats. As for the navy, I am not afraid of anyone in Jiangdong. Don't be hungry.”Hearing this, Sun Ce was shocked. What was wrong with him? First, he was suppressed by Guan Yu, and now, he was suppressed by Lu Bu. If this continued, his martial arts would definitely not advance, but instead, decline. His will would not be as firm as before.
At this moment, Lu Bu shouted,""With Lu Bu here, who dares to fight?" This roar actually scared a few timid soldiers into dropping their weapons, causing Lu Bu to laugh wildly. The five hundred cavalry behind him did not make a sound. Sun Ce saw this and was furious. He wanted to go forward, but one of the generals couldn't hold it in and urged his horse forward. Everyone looked anxiously. It was Han Dang.
Han Dang was already furious after receiving Huang Gai's arrow yesterday. Seeing Lu Bu's fierce behavior today, he forgot Lu Bu's fierce reputation for a moment. He only remembered Lu Bu's arrogance. He urged his horse out of the formation and shouted,"Han Dang is here." Lu Bu smiled coldly, but did not reply. He urged his Red Hare horse forward. The two horses clashed, and with a crack, two pieces of his weapon fell to the ground. Immediately after, Han Dang crouched on his horse and urged it to run towards the formation. Huang Gai and Cheng Pu went forward to support him, but Lu Bu didn't chase after them, only sneering.
Everyone picked up Han Dang and found that his face was pale. When they looked again, they saw that the tassels on his helmet were gone. At the same time, a piece of flesh had been cut off from his shoulder armor, and blood was flowing out. It was so painful that Han Dang's lips trembled. When the two horses clashed, Lu Bu slashed down with his halberd. Han Dang parried, but his weapon was broken. If he hadn't reacted quickly and tilted his head, he would have lost more than a tassel and a piece of meat. Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Sun Ce's expressions changed drastically. As expected of the unparalleled Wen Hou and Lu Bu. With this martial arts, they were probably invincible in a one-on-one fight. Even if the old lord was still alive, he would probably not be his match.
Sun Ce's expression was cold as he prepared to lead his army to kill Lu Bu. However, he saw that behind Lu Bu, smoke and dust were billowing. Yang Lei had arrived with his army. At the very front was the Breaking Ranks Camp led by Gao Shun. Seeing Yang Lei's army arrive, Sun Ce was about to lead his army to attack when Cheng Pu pulled him back. Sun Ce turned his head in surprise and saw Cheng Pu anxiously say,""My lord, don't forget Gongjin's words.”Sun Ce fell silent for a moment before ordering the army to slowly retreat. Seeing this, Lu Bu let out a long laugh and did not chase after them. He only led the army into the city. Gao Shun's Breaking Ranks Camp was the last to enter the city.
"What is it? Lu Bu has entered the city?" Cao Cao stared at the soldier who reported the news. "That's right. General Han Dang was also injured and had only exchanged one blow with Lu Bu.”The soldier trembled. Cao Cao frowned. Seeing this, Guo Jia waved his hand to dismiss the soldier. Cao Cao thought for a while and said,"Gongda, what do you think of this matter?"”Xun You was taken aback." My lord," he said," Tancheng is high and deep. It is very difficult to attack. In a short period of time, it would be impossible to take down this city.”Hearing this, Cao Cao didn't say anything and looked at Guo Jia. "My lord," Guo Jia hurriedly said,"I was careless. I didn't expect Lu Bu to return." And it's so fast." Cao Cao shook his head." It's not that he returned quickly. He's afraid that once I move my army, Xu Prefecture will know." It was just that retreating without any achievements was a joke to the world.”Guo Jia was silent. Cao Cao thought for a moment and then said,"Order Li Dian and Le to attack Xiao Pei and send Cao Ren to attack Jiuli Mountain."”Hearing this, everyone knew that Cao Cao had made up his mind to fight Liu Bei. They nodded and went to prepare.
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