Xiaoqi

This is a road that must be passed without retreat, and it is also the road of the strong that Li Li must cross if he wants to control his own destiny.Not so.It is not enough to deter all Xiliang veteran generals; otherwise, it is not enough for him to establish a strong prestige in the Xiliang army; otherwise, it is not enough for Dong Zhuo to pay enough attention to him; not so.It is not enough for him to rise strong, take charge of the Xiliang army, and make Xiliang the king.

Therefore, Li Li's first and strongest opponent after his sudden emergence was Lu Bu.So there was the first confrontation between Longxiang and Li's Mansion.Then the Battle of Bahe.Then there was the Chang'an Rebellion after Wang Situ cleverly used a series of tricks to kill Dong Zhuo, and the scene of the battle where the tiger was sent back to the mountain under Wuguan City.

To be honest, Lu Bu made Li Li what he is today, but Li Li has been tempered in repeated confrontations, and has grown rapidly, developing step by step.The reason why Lu Bu was defeated and defeated repeatedly in many battles was not because he was not strong enough or his fate was bad.It's because he is still unaware of his greedy obstinacy and arrogant and unruly style of life.In contrast, the reason why Li Li was able to defeat Lu Bu time and time again.In addition to his innate advantages of foresight, it is directly related to his unremitting efforts and cautious personality.

It is worth mentioning that after Li Li achieved success again and again, deep down in his heart he had an inexplicable feeling for Lu Bu.Especially after Lu Bu was forced to marry his beloved daughter Lu Lingqi to him as a concubine, this unspeakable feeling became clearer and deeper, either thanks or respect or gratitude.In short, he didn't hate Lv Bu like other princes or gentry, on the contrary, he admired Lv Bu's way of life in a way that did not violate his heart and acted rashly.It's just that he never mentioned this indescribably complicated feeling to anyone, and he never leaked it, not even a single word.

Because of this, all the generals under Li Li's command didn't look good after seeing Lu Bu. They looked bitter and hated, and wished to tear Lu Bu into eight pieces and tear his body into ten thousand pieces.In contrast, Lu Bu also gritted his teeth and hated Li Li and his generals. He was full of hostility towards Li Li and the Xiliang Army from the beginning to the end. Even if he married his daughter to Li Li, Bo Cai became a Weng Son-in-law, but still unwilling to bow to Li Li, let alone bow down to be a minister.

Therefore, Li Li and Lu Bu have been fighting for many years. Although there are temporary interests joining forces during this period, it is more of a life-and-death struggle between you and me.This is the opponent of fate.Until the last moment of life and death, the struggle between the Weng-in-law and the princes will not stop. Only when one of them is desperate, can the struggle be declared over, and the final result will be announced.

At the east gate of Xiapi, beside the moat, the two armies met again amidst lightning and thunder, and faced each other in a stalemate.

"Li came from a long way, Wen Houtian is the landlord, don't you want to do a little bit of the landlord's friendship?"

Hearing Li Li's familiar words, Lu Bu's expression changed slightly, his complexion was very complicated, and a strange look appeared in the corner of his eyes.It wasn't until then that he noticed that his daughter Lu Lingqi was also in the opposite army, standing behind Li Li in full armor.Although separated by more than [-] steps, Lu Bu still clearly felt his daughter's caring eyes and sad expression. However, what surprised him was that Lu Lingqi did not go up to meet his father, but stood in Li's place dutifully. Li behind.

For a moment, Lu Bu was rather annoyed, and thought to himself angrily: "Sure enough, the girl is extroverted, and she forgot her biological father when she left the house!"

But while he was secretly resentful, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thinking of another possibility, that is, his daughter has really become Li Li's woman.It has been a custom since ancient times for a woman to marry and obey her husband.Therefore, if Lu Lingqi is really committed to Li Li, she will no longer be as unscrupulous as before, and must follow Li Li's thoughts in every word and deed, otherwise it will inevitably be true and criticized by others.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu's face suddenly changed again, and he couldn't help but look at Li Li with a gentler gaze, and the murderous aura that filled his whole body subsided for the most part.It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly realized that Li Li's title and attitude towards him were completely different from before. He neither spoke ill nor took the lead.

But this expression of family affection only stayed on Lu Bu's face for a short time, and then disappeared in a flash, as if it had never appeared before.Putting aside distracting thoughts, Lu Bu still had a stern expression, his eyes were full of vigilance and hostility, and he stared carefully at Li Li, who was facing him with a calm expression.

Obviously, after several confrontations before, Lu Bu no longer had the slightest arrogance and arrogance towards Li Li.Facing Li Li again at this time, his expression was unprecedentedly solemn, as if he was facing an abyss, as if he was facing an enemy, his mind was always tense, he was always on high alert, and he never dared to be negligent.

After a moment of silence, Lu Bulang shouted: "General Kui Ye came to Xuzhou, and Lu should go out of the city to meet him. However, the general came unannounced this time, but it coincided with the time when the rebels under Lu's account led the army to attack the city. Isn't it a coincidence? What's more, the general came here with tens of thousands of cavalry, and openly took in thousands of rebel soldiers. Such behavior really chilled Lu, and it was really hard to treat him politely!

At the moment, Lu still has important matters to attend to, and the military situation is on fire, so he has no time to receive the general, so please come back, the general, and I won't send him away! This sharp excuse sounds very harsh, but it is already very polite. It is rare that Lu Bu can suppress his anger. In the past, he would definitely yell at Li Li, his head was bloody, and his reputation was ruined. And this is all In terms of my daughter's affection, it is more or less unavoidable to have scruples.

As a father, Lu Bu couldn't ignore his daughter's face. If Li Li became angry, he might take his anger on Lu Lingqi, and his daughter would suffer.It can be seen from this that Lu Bu is a person who attaches great importance to family affection. Maybe he is not the most competent father, but like all parents in the world, he has an extremely deep affection for the baby.

Li Li smiled brightly after hearing the words, and said loudly: "It's rare that Marquis Wen is so forthright, and Li doesn't need to be polite! It's good to tell the truth about what happened tonight, so as not to waste too much time covering it up. You and I both care about the situation in front of us." Knowing that the city of Xiapi is at stake, Marquis Wen should make a decisive decision without further delay!"

While speaking, Li Li paused, and said bluntly: "Ming people don't speak dark words. Although Marquis Wen has many bad deeds, he is still a battle-hardened veteran and a well-known hero in the world. So Li Li I really cherish Wen Hou's bravery, if Wen Hou can open the city to meet me and fight side by side with me, Li will be overjoyed and happy to see it succeed. Li sincerely invites me, I don't know what Wen Hou thinks?" Compared with Lu Bu's words just now, Li Li's words can be regarded as quite particular. He abruptly said "opening the city to surrender" as "opening the city to welcome", which can be said to have given Lu Bu enough face.

"Hmph! The general's tone is so loud!" A cold snort full of anger showed that Lu Bu didn't appreciate Li Li's words, but was rather furious.

Now that the words have been made clear, Lu Bu has no scruples anymore, and raised his voice in a bad tone: "Chen Gong's rebels have indeed invaded the city, but Lu can wipe them out with a flick of his hand, and quell the rebellion without the need for a general. Don't worry! But the general was defeated in Yecheng, losing cities and lands one after another, losing soldiers and generals, so that Cao Mengde captured Jizhou and Qingzhou without any effort, and won a complete victory, and his strength increased several times! Now the Xiliang army has great vitality Injury is like a river going straight down and can't take care of himself. The general doesn't want to reorganize his army but wants to plot against me in Xuzhou. The general thinks too much of himself!"

Speaking of this, Lu Bu's tone paused, glaring at the iron cavalry of Xiliang, who were preparing their horses and horses, and yelled angrily: "This Marquis will tell you today that as long as I, Lu Bu, live, I will not allow Xuzhou to fall into your hands!"

Chapter 101 In the White Gate Building

"Lu Xun told you today that as long as I, Lu Bu, survive, I will not allow the six counties of Xuzhou to fall into your hands!"

Lu Bu's loud shout resounded across the wilderness, overshadowing the howling wind and rumbling thunder, deafening the soldiers of the two armies confronting outside the east gate, and buzzing in their minds.

"Is there still a breath left? How difficult is it for Gu to let you have no breath!"

While all the soldiers were still immersed in Lu Bu's loud shouts, Li Li was furious. He pointed the golden saber in his palm at the sky, and immediately the saber fell, facing Lu Bu who was [-] paces away.

"War riding charge, kill!"

Following Li Li's order, the generals Huan Fei, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Qubei and Ke Bineng in front of the formation leaped out of the formation, followed by the [-] Shuofengying cavalry.What is different from the past is that Li Li is standing still at the moment, his body is motionless, and the Jinyiwei warriors who follow him all the time are also standing still, as motionless as a mountain.

Amidst the loud bang, thousands of horses galloped, and more than [-] Xiliang generals led [-] iron cavalry galloped, rushing towards Lu Bu's army on the bank of the moat fiercely like a tide.

The distance of 350 steps between the two armies is rapidly shortening at a speed visible to the naked eye, 250 steps, [-] steps, [-] steps

When the distance between the two armies was close to [-] paces, the cavalrymen of the Shuofeng Battalion, who were galloping, took off their bows and crossbows one after another.

Amidst the "bang bang" sound, a bow and crossbow shot by Zhang's horse galloped vibrated.All of a sudden, there was a thunderbolt.A sharp arrow shone with a gloomy cold light under the lightning that suddenly crossed the sky, and rushed towards the uproarious Lu Bu and the [-] cavalry behind him.

Indeed, Lu Bu's complexion changed drastically at this moment.He never thought that Li Li would disagree with each other, so he sent his army to attack and kill without hesitation.The speed of this turnaround was too fast. The fast Lu Bu had no time to react, and suddenly felt caught off guard.

After being dazed for a moment, Lu Bu regained his senses and came to his senses. He happened to see the Xiliang cavalry take out their bows and arrows one after another after rushing for more than 100 steps.

This moment.Lu Bu instinctively raised Fang Tian's painted halberd to order the wolf cavalry to fight, but at this moment, an extremely strange scene occurred.But the moment Lu Bu raised Fang Tian's painted halberd, it wasn't a horse charging.Instead, he hurriedly reined in his horse and turned around, brandishing Fang Tian's painted halberd, and shouted loudly: "Retreat, retreat quickly, retreat back to the city!"

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Arrows rained down.The horseshoes are fast.

An off-string arrow followed the wolf cavalry who was retreating hastily, screaming and rushing.Teams of Xiliang cavalry leaped and shot, chasing after them like quicksilver pouring down the ground.Under the dense rain of arrows like locusts, the wolf cavalry army's war cavalry was not incapable of galloping and fighting back, but was powerless.In the previous battle against Han Siam, Yang Feng and other rebels, they had exhausted the arrows they carried with them, so facing the Xiliang cavalry's bows and galloping at this moment, they turned around except for shooting down the arrows head-on retreat.Moreover, the speed of retreat must be fast.Cross the suspension bridge before the Xiliang cavalry catch up and retreat to the city gate.

Between electric light and flint.The [-] Xiliang iron cavalry charged like a stormy sea, while Lu Bu and his wolf cavalry army hastily reined in their horses and turned around, turning around and retreating without delay.In just a moment of reining in their horses and turning around, the Xiliang army charging forward had already covered dozens of steps, reducing the original distance of [-] steps between them to more than [-] steps.

It's too late, but it's fast.At the moment when the distance between the two sides was more than a hundred steps, the third round of arrow rain from the Xiliang iron cavalry accurately landed on Lu Bu's army by the moat.The rain of arrows that roared like a ghost instantly engulfed thousands of infantrymen who hadn't stepped on the suspension bridge, forcibly digging out a large open space, on which corpses piled up like hills, one after another. Blocked at the head of the suspension bridge leading to the city gate.

In an instant, nearly [-] infantrymen under Lu Bu's tent who were cut off at the waist were blocked by the moat, and hundreds of wolf cavalry cavalry who were left behind couldn't rein in their horses. .Immediately, the already extremely narrow passage of the suspension bridge was smashed to pieces, sawdust flying everywhere, corpses filled the planks, and the northern end of the bridge was completely blocked, completely blocked.

In a short time, tens of thousands of Lv Bu's infantry and cavalry on the east bank of the moat were blocked at the entrance of the suspension bridge, blocked in the way ahead, and could not advance or retreat with pursuers behind.

It is worth mentioning that Wei Xu, who was in charge of holding back the formation, was also blocked by the moat and became the supreme general of this lone army in a dilemma.He thought he had enough time to return to the city gate, so he pretended to stay at the bridgehead to clear the way for Lu Bu to pass through immediately, and then commanded the wolf cavalry to cross the suspension bridge first.Unexpectedly, before all the wolf cavalry troops passed through, a group of infantry soldiers swarmed into the suspension bridge, causing the suspension bridge to be congested, and the retreat speed was stopped. Then they were shot and killed by the Xiliang army's random arrows, completely blocking the suspension bridge.

"Kill!" Just as Wei Xu was jumping up and down in a hurry, the Xiliang iron cavalry suddenly rushed to meet the Xuzhou army who fell behind.Forced into desperation, Wei Xu had no choice but to lead the more than [-] infantry stranded on the east bank to fight back, and dispatched more than a hundred soldiers to climb the suspension bridge, move the corpses, and clear a passage as soon as possible.Although Wei Xu had no hope for this, it was better than nothing, so he had to try anyway, and he had the right to comfort himself.

"Wei Xu, child, die!"

Amidst the sudden shouts, a massacre without resistance was staged on the east bank of the moat again.But Huan Fei, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Qu Bei, Ke Bineng and other Xiliang warriors took the lead, charging left and right, galloping like entering no one's land, reaping the lives of more than [-] Xuzhou infantry.Huan Fei, whose body is as majestic as an iron tower, is extremely brave, swinging a sledgehammer as if possessed by a demon, smashing the Xuzhou soldiers who stood in front of him to pieces, flying flesh and blood, rushing forward in the blink of an eye At the end of the bridge, while yelling loudly, he raised his mace and went straight to Wei Xu to kill him.

"Clang poof!"

With a loud bang, Wei Xu, who was in a hurry to fight, resisted with his sword, but was thrown away by Huan Fei with a hammer like a kite with a broken string at the moment the weapons collided.While turning his body in the air, Wei Xu vomited blood wildly, dropped the weapon in his hand, and then hit the ground heavily, raising a cloud of dust.

"Whew!" Wei Xu, who fell to the ground, tried to struggle to get up, but the moment he raised his head, he suddenly saw a sledgehammer full of spikes hanging in front of him. Half an inch, the strong airflow made his cheeks hurt.In an instant, Wei Xu was trembling all over, his hair was terrified, his back was chilly, the corners of his blood-stained mouth were half-opened and half-closed, and he swallowed the blood in his mouth forcefully back into his stomach. There were circles of bloodshot eyes.

Fortunately, the mace didn't fall, otherwise Wei Xu's head would burst like a shattered watermelon, and his brains would splatter everywhere.Maybe he can see with his own eyes what color his brain is, why would he pretend to be smart and stay at the back of the bridge, otherwise he would be killed?

"Do you want to die or live?" Huan Fei sat on the back of the golden beast, covered Wei Xu who was lying on the ground with his burly figure, and leaned over to watch Wei Xu who was trembling all over. Said: "If you want to die, just drop the sledgehammer in Huan's hand and you will be fulfilled. If you want to live, you can also let you go"

"I want to live!" Before Huan Fei finished speaking, Wei Xu interrupted anxiously: "I beg the general to be merciful, if I can spare my life, Wei Xu is willing to obey the general's orders, and he will go through fire or water!" Simply, succinctly and straightforwardly, it makes people understand as soon as they hear it.

Huan Fei was not at all surprised when he heard the words, and immediately leaned over to Wei Xu, and said in a low voice: "Okay, very good. Listen to me if you want to live." Then Huan Fei whispered, Wei Xu nodded repeatedly, and waited When Huan Fei reined in his horse and turned around, Wei Xu had disappeared.

The fighting on the east bank of the moat quickly subsided. Half of the more than [-] Xuzhou troops were killed, and half knelt down to beg for surrender. Only a hundred people took the opportunity to climb over the dead people on the suspension bridge and fled back to the city in a hurry.

"Let the arrows, let the arrows go! Raise the drawbridge and close the city gate!"

Just at the end of the battle, Lv Bu, who hastily led his troops back to the city, appeared on the tower of the east gate, roaring hysterically at the archers to release arrows, preventing the Xiliang army from cleaning up the corpses on the suspension bridge, and immediately ordered the city gate to be closed , lest the Xiliang army seize the city gate in one go.

Immediately afterwards, the city gate clanged and closed suddenly.However, the fallen suspension bridge could not be lifted up. The bridge deck was full of dead bodies, and it was extremely heavy. In addition, the ropes on one side of the suspension bridge were cut off at some point.At this point, the east gate of Xiapi faced the direct attack of the Xiliang army at any time, causing the defenders of the east gate to be under great pressure, and dare not relax for a moment, lest the Xiliang army take advantage of the situation to attack.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

The sound of gold ringing suddenly sounded, and the Xiliang iron cavalry on the east bank of the moat, who were eager to try, retreated after hearing the gold, quickly reorganized their army formation, and retreated in an orderly manner.