Xiaoqi

At this moment, Lu Bu's expression changed drastically, and his gloomy face under the rage turned red in an instant.Immediately, this ever-changing cheek changed again, from red to purple, purple to black, black to blue, blue to white, and finally completely pale.At the same time, dense beads of sweat overflowed from his forehead, and the sweat beads gathered into clusters and slid down his temples.

"Roar!"

Amidst the roar of ancient desolate beasts, behind the rebels appeared rows of black-armored cavalry, one head taller than the cavalry beside them, as if condescendingly looking down on the east gate battlefield All soldiers and horses.

"I haven't seen you for a few months, and Marquis Wen's temper has been on the rise! One threatening threat shocked the whole world, and a halberd forced the surrender of six thousand soldiers and horses. It is really as majestic as before. It is worthy of being Lu Bu among men and Chitu among horses!"

"Great general!" When the person who controlled the ancient beast spoke, Han Xian and Yang Fengzhang turned their heads to look behind them, and suddenly cried out in surprise, and moved closer involuntarily.Surprisingly, instead of blocking these soldiers from approaching him, the mysterious armored cavalry who could not see the side at a glance in the dark night, instead gave way to them and silently signaled them to retreat behind the army.

The sound of "cracking" horseshoes reappeared, and the soldiers of the wolf cavalry army raised their horses and raised their reins, eager to try. They were about to chase the rebel soldiers who were running wildly in front of them, but they were stopped by Lu Bu's horizontal halberd.

So the soldiers of the wolf cavalry army watched helplessly as more than [-] rebels hid behind the sudden Xiliang cavalry, but they did not dare to move. .

It is true that the mysterious armored cavalry that suddenly appeared from the darkness at this moment were no strangers to Lu Bu and his wolf cavalry army, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were old acquaintances.Therefore, they recognized at a glance that this large-scale war cavalry was Xiliang iron cavalry under the command of Xiliang Li Li, and the master riding the golden beast king's mount was the well-known general of the world's soldiers and horses. Li Li Li Wenchang.

Why did Li Li suddenly appear at the East Gate of Xiapi?

Looking back through the camera, it starts with the excuse of Xuzhou ten days ago.

That day Li Li secretly entered the Xiliang army camp outside Pengcheng, and on the day he arrived at the camp, he received a secret letter from Han Xian and Yang Feng sent, as well as a bamboo slip in which Lv Bu replied agreeing to borrow the way.At that time, all the battalions under Li Li's command were still on their way to Xuzhou, and they only had the [-] Wuwei Battalion infantry under Bo Cai's tent and the [-] Jinyiwei Iron Cavalry in their hands. It would be too arrogant to attack Xuzhou with only these [-] infantry.Not to mention that Lu Bu has nearly [-] troops under his command, the high and thick Xiapi City alone is enough to keep the Xiliang army out, and there is nothing Lu Bu can do about it.

Therefore, after Li Li entered Xuzhou, he was still dispatching troops and generals, so he resolutely decided to stand still for the time being and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive before marching into Xuzhou.However, the plan cannot keep up with the change.Only in the past five days, Li Li once again received an urgent secret letter from Han Xian and Yang Feng, and together with it, Chen Gong decided to capture the thief first and capture the king to besiege Xiapi City.These two secret letters, which arrived almost at the same time, disrupted Li Li's planned deployment, forcing him to change his plan and send troops ahead of schedule in line with the siege plan of Chen Gong, Han Siam and others.In this way, although there is a slight shortage of soldiers and horses, with the [-] troops led by Chen Gong besieging Xiapi, Xuzhou can also be captured under the cooperation of the inside and the outside.

Just at this time, Qubei, who was ordered to come, led the Shuofeng camp to the Pengcheng camp ahead of schedule. The arrival of this cavalry was tantamount to helping Li Li, who was about to send troops.Immediately, Li Li personally led [-] Shuofeng Battalion War Cavalry and [-] Jinyi Guards to come to Xiapi day and night, and cooperated with Chen Gong and others to attack the city.In other words, Chen Gong personally commanded [-] cavalry to attack Xiapi City, which made Li Li very worried. After all, although Chen Gong had a strategy, it was the first time that Chen Gong led an army alone in battle, and it was inevitable that there were omissions.

The most important thing is that siege warfare is no different than others. When the battle starts, it is no longer the strategy that determines the victory or defeat, but the fighting power in front of the battle.And this is precisely Chen Gong's shortcoming, because he has no strong generals who can rival Lv Bu. If Lv Bu leads his troops to force a breakout, Chen Gong and others may not be able to resist.

Therefore, Li Li ordered Bocai and Zhang Liao to lead the army to attack Pengcheng and contain part of the Xuzhou army, while he himself led the cavalry to avoid the scouts of the Xuzhou army and rushed to Xiapicheng.

Sure enough, when Li Lili's army rushed to the north gate of Xiapi City, they encountered Han and Siam soldiers who were asking for help from the north gate.Without further delay, Li Lili's army came directly to the east gate, but it was still a step too late. Han Xian, Yang Feng, and Chen Lan all died under Lu Bu's halberd. The army surrendered to him.

Under the watchful eyes of Lu Bu and the Xuzhou bureaucrats behind him, more than [-] rebels quickly retreated behind the Xiliang iron cavalry.

Not only that, but even Chen Lan, who had put down his weapon earlier, ran along with him.Not long after, there were only a thousand unarmed and at a loss soldiers left in front of the formation of the two armies. They looked from one side to the other, not knowing what to do.

It was obvious that these thousand or so soldiers were quite close to Lu Bu's army, so they did not dare to act rashly, for fear that they would be killed by the wolf cavalry army on the spot.And the first batch of soldiers who retreated to the Xiliang iron cavalry camp without hesitation, they themselves were soldiers under Li Li's command. Over the years, they were ordered to follow Han Xian and Yang Feng to fight north and south, as if they were in Xuzhou and Xiliang.

Because of this, when Han Xian and Yang Feng were beheaded by Lu Bu, although they were full of fear of Lu Bu and the wolf cavalry, they still refused to lay down their weapons, so that Lu Bu used them to kill them.Fortunately, their persistence has been rewarded.Just when life and death were hanging by a thread, Li Li led the army to arrive in time, thus pulling them back from the butcher knife of Lu Bu's army.

Chapter 099

Compared with these soldiers who escaped from death, Han Xian, Chen Lan and Yang Feng were undoubtedly extremely unfortunate.

Especially Han Xian and Yang Feng, for the arrival of Li Li's army at this moment, they have been wandering among various forces for many years, enduring bitterness and suffering that ordinary people can't bear.Now they finally survived, but just before seeing the dawn of victory, they died on the spot.

There is only such a short time, and it is only half a cup of tea before and after.

As long as they survive this period of time, Han Xian and Yang Feng will be able to survive, and they will live well, and they can get everything they once dreamed of.It's a pity that they once thought that prosperity and wealth were close at hand, but they just passed by.Therefore, the two of them are extremely unfortunate, and their fate is ill-fated. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are sad reminders.

"Tom tom tom!"

Suddenly, there were rustling footsteps behind Lu Bu's army. The steps were hurried and messy, and the noise became more and more loud.

Lv Bu, who was in front of the horse formation, turned his head when he heard the sound, and suddenly saw the Xuzhou civil servants and gentry who followed him out of the city rushing back in panic, and retreated into the city gate without looking back, while the hundreds of vehicles that accompanied him out of the city were full of gold, silver, and soft goods. The carriage had already returned to the city without a sound.After seeing this scene, Lu Bu was immediately filled with indignation, his face was ashen, and he was so angry that he gritted his teeth and was extremely annoyed.

What makes people feel most helpless is that seeing these aristocratic gentry backing down, Lu Bu has nothing to do about it. He can only swallow his breath, turn his head indignantly, and face the Xiliang iron cavalry four hundred paces away again. .

Under the light of thousands of torches, Lu Bu clearly saw the large number of Xiliang cavalry on the opposite side.Although most of the cavalry are hidden under the night.It's hard to see in detail, but with his rich experience in battle, Lu Bu can still estimate the approximate strength of Xiliang cavalry.The Xiliang iron cavalry in front of me is conservatively estimated to be no less than [-] to [-] cavalry.

Seeing this, Lu Bu couldn't help becoming suspicious and puzzled. He muttered to himself, "Why does Li Bandit have such a huge cavalry? Could it be that the news of Li Bandit's tragic defeat in Ye City is not accurate, and it is purely based on rumors?"

Indeed, judging from the detailed reports obtained by Lu Bu, Li Li's troops suffered heavy losses in the First Battle of Jizhou.All the soldiers and horses of the four routes were defeated, and it was an unprecedented defeat.It is reported that Li Li dispatched eight cavalry battalions in the battle of Jizhou.They are: Zhang Liao's Wuwei Camp, Zhao Yun's Wushuang Iron Cavalry, Zhang Yan's Feiyan Qingqi, Dian Wei's Huben Camp, Huan Fei's Feixiong Camp, Xu Chu's Qinglong Camp, Gongsun Zan's Youzhou Camp And Li Li's personal guard Jin Yanwei.Li Li had nine war cavalry battalions, and the Youzhou Battalion was a newly formed cavalry battalion recently, so there were ten war cavalry battalions in total.

In the battle of Jizhou, Li Li's eight war cavalry all suffered heavy losses.Among them, the Youzhou Camp, Huben Camp, Qinglong Camp, and Feixiong Camp suffered the most casualties.Most of the soldiers and horses were lost, almost completely lost.The other four cavalry also suffered heavy casualties, nearly half of their soldiers and horses were damaged, and they were already injured and unable to fight any more.So far, after the first battle in Jizhou, more than half of Li Li's 50 troops were lost, and the main battalion suffered huge casualties.More than half of the war cavalry were lost in one battle, and their strength was greatly damaged.The combat power has dropped sharply, the momentum is not as good as before, and it is no longer as strong as it used to be.

From this, Lu Bu thought that Li Li's Xiliang iron cavalry was unable to fight anymore. The heavy casualties of 10,000+ cavalry and the huge loss of 10,000+ infantry made it difficult for the Xiliang army to recover within two years.It is precisely because of this that Lu Bu accepted Cao Cao's gift and was willing to secretly form an alliance with him to fight against Li Li. While protecting himself, he could sit in Xuzhou safely and feel at ease.

Therefore, when Lu Bu saw that there were so many Xiliang iron cavalry under Li Li's command, he couldn't help being suspicious and puzzled. He thought that the news he had received before was all false, and that Li Li was not seriously injured after the defeat in Yecheng. Yuan Qi, the so-called heavy damage is also a rumor, not credible.

In fact, the news that Lu Bu received was very accurate. The First Battle of Jizhou did cause Li Li's Xiliang Army, which participated in the Battle of Jizhou, to suffer heavy losses. More than half of its troops were lost. , not as good as before.However, Lu Bu ignored some extremely critical factors. In the past two years, Li Li led his troops to conquer Youzhou in the east and Huainan in the south, and captured nearly 20 troops from the two major forces of Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shu. After that, the 50 army, but as many as 70 soldiers and horses.

In the Battle of Jizhou, the Xiliang Army suffered a disastrous defeat. More than half of the [-] cavalry from the eight war cavalry armies were lost, causing heavy casualties.However, these cavalry battalions were not completely wiped out. Except for the Youzhou Battalion's independent general commander Gongsun Zan, who was almost completely wiped out, the main force of the other battalions was still there, and the survivors were all elite soldiers selected from the best of the best.Most importantly, except for the cavalry battalion, almost all the infantry participating in the Battle of Jizhou were surrendered troops under the tents of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou and Yuan Shu of Huainan.

Therefore, the Xiliang iron cavalry suffered heavy losses during the Jizhou fiasco, which weakened one-third of the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang army in one fell swoop, but these losses were not enough to shake Li Li's foundation.After all, he has been the number one vassal in the world for a long time. His strength and numerous troops are far beyond what Lu Bu and other vassal forces in a state with only one state can imagine. All forces.

Lu Bu knew that after Li Li took over Youzhou, he formed the Youzhou Camp cavalry with as many as [-] people, but he didn't know that Li Li also formed another war cavalry camp in Hanzhong, the hinterland of Liangzhou.This unknown cavalry battalion is the Eagle Guard with Li Xian as the chief general and Hu Che'er, Yu Jin and Shi A as the deputy generals. Its soldiers are from the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes who migrated to Liangzhou. The man who controls the strings, and Zhuge Liang is in charge of reorganizing the army, assisting Li Xian to form [-] eagle guard cavalry.

Therefore, there were not only ten cavalry battalions under Li Li's tent, but eleven cavalry.In addition to the eight cavalry battalions that participated in the war in Jizhou, Li Li also had three full-staffed cavalry troops, namely: the Shuofeng Battalion stationed in Sanfu, Chang'an, the Longxiang Battalion stationed in Wudu County, Liangzhou, and the Longxiang Battalion stationed in Hanzhong. Li Xian under the Eagle Guard.

And what appeared in front of Lu Bu at this moment were [-] Shuofeng Battalion War Cavalry and [-] Golden Guards, a total of [-] Iron Cavalry.At the same time, there are also a group of warriors who followed Li Li to fight in Xuzhou. On the left are Huan Fei, Xu Chu and Xu Huang, more than a dozen generals, and on the right are generals such as Li Zhi, Qu Bei, Ke Bineng and Ji Ling. .

These thirty or so generals in front of the formation are all well-known Xiliang generals.Among them, the weakest general can fight Lu Bu for [-] to [-] rounds, more than half of the generals can fight Lu Bu for more than [-] rounds, and Huan Fei, Li Zhi and Xu Chu are not inferior to Lu Bu. Powerful combat power, even more than that.

Because of this, when Lu Bu saw Li Li's army approaching, he would have mixed feelings, his face was pale, and his head was sweating profusely.And the wolf cavalry army under his tent was unparalleled in the battle against Han Siam and Yang Feng's rebels before, each of them was as strong and unstoppable as a pack of wolves preying on them; but when the Xiliang army appeared, they were like wolves. Tiger's wolf cavalry stopped abruptly, each of them retreated instead of advancing, as if they were facing a big enemy, they dared not move at all.

Just now, Lv Bu dared to take the lead in attacking the closely guarded rebel formation, and won the battle, beheading three generals Han Xian, Chen Lan and Yang Feng with a gesture of his hand.But at this moment, the Xiliang iron cavalry was not defended at all, and they were ready to fight head-on. Lu Buhe's more than [-] wolf cavalry troops and more than [-] infantry troops did not dare to take a step forward.Not only that, Lu Bu's army did not advance but retreated, shrinking its forces, and nearly [-] cavalry gathered together, guarding the suspension bridge behind them.This move is obviously to leave a way out for himself, in case he can't break through, he can retreat to the city.

Obviously, Lu Bu really didn't have the courage to lead his army to break through at this moment.In the face of Han Xian, Yang Feng and others who blocked him before, he was able to lead the army to charge without fear. Put it in your eyes.But now that Li Lili's army blocked the road out of the city, Lu Bu suddenly felt powerless, in a dilemma, and worried.Even so, he still clearly felt that Huan Fei, Li Zhi and Xu Chu were already staring at him, and if he made a slight movement, these three would rush forward quickly.

In the silence, Lu Bu weighed the current situation repeatedly, but the more he weighed, the more anxious he became, and the more pessimistic he was.

At this moment, there are less than 3 soldiers and horses behind him, but Li Li has [-] cavalry behind him, and he is completely at a disadvantage in terms of strength.In addition, it is now the middle of the night, when there are lightning, thunder, and storms. At that time, there are occasional lightning and whistling winds. At this time, standing in front of the city gate does not feel dark. It has completely lost its effect, and the wilderness will be completely dark at that time, and you will not be able to see your fingers.

Under such harsh weather conditions, even if he led the army out of the siege of the Xiliang army, he could not escape the pursuit of the Xiliang iron cavalry.What's more, Huan Fei, Li Zhi and Xu Chu were staring at him closely. If he was entangled by the three of them, Lu Bu would be in danger, and he might die here tonight.

"Li has come from a long way, and Wen Houtian is the landlord, don't you want to show the friendship of the landlord?" Just as Lu Bu was racking his brains to think of countermeasures, Li Li drove the Jinyi beast king forward slowly, and shouted loudly.

Up to now, Li Li has been referring to Lu Bu as Marquis Wen. This inadvertent appellation is quite meaningful, and it obviously carries the meaning of taking care of both public and private interests.In public, he and Lu Bu had confronted each other several times. They were both enemies and old acquaintances, and not long ago they were both members of the Yuan Yuan Alliance; cannot be erased.That's why Li Li honored Lu Bu by calling him "Marquis Wen", instead of calling him by his first name directly, or saying bad words to each other.

It's a pity that the Weng and his son-in-law have never been in the same way, and their respective identities determine the hostile relationship between them.In other words, from the moment the two of them served under Dong Zhuo's tent, their uncompromising nature made them a pair of destined opponents.

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Chapter 100

It's a pity that the Weng and son-in-law have never been in the same way. Their respective identities and status determine the hostile relationship between them.Neither of them will voluntarily give up their existing power and status, and they will not easily bow their heads to each other, so although they have the name of son-in-law, they are old rivals who do not show weakness to each other.

In other words, from the moment the two of them served under Dong Zhuo's tent, their uncompromising nature made them a pair of destined opponents.

The fateful opponent may be the exact positioning of this complex relationship between them, love and hatred are intertwined, and the cuts are constant, and the reason is still chaotic.

Ever since Li Li first came to prominence, Lu Bu had been hostile to him to a certain extent, aloof and arrogant, had despised him in public, and openly provoked him without any concealment.At that time, Li Li held back the bad breath, pretended to be a snake, and smiled at each other, showing his weakness, and did not confront him.Since then, this beam has been between them, and they are destined to become rivals rather than comrades or friends.

After Li Li raised his troops in Wuwei and rose rapidly, as his status rose sharply, he couldn't help but fell into the struggle between the two forces under Dong Zhuo's command.One side is the local forces in Xiliang headed by Li Jue and Guo Si, the other is the foreign forces headed by Lu Bu, and Li Li is a rising star sandwiched between the two forces, an upstart in the Xiliang army.Faced with this situation, Li Li had no choice. Letting go of the constant ties of blood and fate determined that he could only join the local forces and stand with Xiliang generals such as his uncles Li Jue and Guo Si.

At the same time, Li Li's uncompromising nature made it impossible for him to completely obey the orders of Li Jue, Guo Si, Dong Zhuo and others, and he was bound to turn passive into active.Get rid of your vassal status as a latecomer, and the latecomers will take the lead, so as to control the development trend of the entire situation and the future and destiny of the Xiliang Army.

So Lu Bu naturally became a big mountain in front of Li Li.A formidable opponent that cannot be avoided.After climbing over this mountain, Lu Bu is the stepping stone under Li Li's feet, laying the foundation for his success in Xiliang; , Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou, the vassals of Xiliang veteran generals, will never make it to the top.