Han Xiang

Chapter 20 Zhang Fei Invites a Battle

With confidence in his mind, Long Xiang said: "Ji Ling strives for a quick victory, and he will not let the cavalry go first, as it will be easy to expose his whereabouts. I will take two cavalry on the road, each with three horses, and we can travel day and night in three days."

"It's really hard work." Tang Yu nodded solemnly, and then asked: "If you encounter Lu Bu's soldiers, how can you escape? If these hundreds of ships are set on fire, Xia Pi will probably be noticed soon, and Lu Bu will definitely send out scouts. .”

"It's okay, if we meet unexpectedly, we will chase the enemy back." Long Xiang smiled slightly.

"If it's really chasing the enemy, why are there three men and nine horses?"

"Unfortunately, Pao Ze was killed in battle. We fought hard to get some horses back."

Long Xiang answered without the slightest pause. Tang Yu stared at him in surprise after hearing this, and finally swallowed his saliva and sighed: "Yunqi is eloquent, I guess there is a perfect plan, please be careful when you go to Xiaopei, I will let people go slowly, remember Go early and return early, I can't handle such a complicated matter."

"Uncle Xi, don't worry, I'll be back in a few days." Long Xiang solemnly promised.

Before dawn the next day, Long Xiang took two guards on the road. They avoided towns along the way, changed horses and ran around the clock, and appeared outside Xiaopei City in less than three days.

Riding a horse is actually a hard job. Long-term violent shaking will make the rider's buttocks numb. Long Xiang benefited from his youth, light weight, energy, and those few good horses, so he was able to persevere.

Long Xiang traveled in his previous life and tried horse riding in Yunnan, Guizhou and Inner Mongolia. He found that a good horse is like a good car. The comfort of sitting on it is completely different. The experience of riding a cheap, short and thin Yunnan horse is far inferior Tall and majestic Mongolian horse.

There are also differences among tall horses. Horses with long legs and strong legs run fast, but their endurance is not as good as those with strong and broad backs. Moreover, big horses with wide backs run more smoothly and do not need to stand for a long time. It can be used as To describe it flatly.

Because of the blessing of previous life experience, Long Xiang chose a comfortable broad-backed horse for his long-distance ride this time.

Liu Bei was unsuccessful in begging Yuan Shu, but was stolen by Lu Buli Yingwai. At that time, he ran into Haixi after encountering Long Xiang, and was helped by Mi Zhu who was a wealthy businessman. Finally, he begged Lu Bu to return to Xiaopei, and organized 4000 people. Guan Yu is stepping up his training.

When he heard that Long Xiang had come to Xiaopei, Guan Yu put down his work and followed him to the government office.

Guan Yu was more thoughtful than Zhang Fei. Although Long Xiang had sent charcoal in a timely manner before, after careful consideration, he found that the other party's behavior was weird. After all, this child was not from Hebei, and his respect for Liu Bei was really abrupt.

Especially in Xiapi recently, there are strange rumors of "Long Xiang riding alone and retreating Zhang Fei", Guan Yu is worried that Long Xiang will come to the door again with ulterior motives.

Striding into the front yard of the government office, Guan Yu heard Zhang Fei's rough laughter in the lobby, so he stroked his beard, slowed down his pace, and walked over gently.

"Brother, I don't know. I was taking a bath by the river just now, and suddenly I heard the sound of thunder and drums. I thought it was bandits and soldiers invading the country. I went up to meet them without any clothes on, but it turned out to be Yun Qi, which made me very happy."

"The three generals are still so hearty"

"To tell you the truth, I didn't have any armor at the time, if Ruoyun raised his gun and stabbed, it probably would have poked a few blood holes."

"The three generals were joking. I had already used all my strength to block your blow. How could I have spare strength to hurt you? Long Xiang is very self-aware."

"Isn't it? Yun Qi, don't be modest, I'm just tickled, wait for you to take a rest, let's have a discussion and then call the second brother."

"I really have no humility. Long Xiang is originally the light of a firefly, how can he be brighter than General Haoyue? Didn't you hear some rumors?"

"Hahaha, there are some rumors in Xiapi recently, saying that Yunqi defeated Yide by riding alone and in a team, so the third brother is a little unconvinced"

"Can such rumors be trusted? The envoy and the three generals reported that what happened that day was witnessed by the subordinates of the last general. Later, when they returned to Shouchun, the rumors were out of order, but I didn't expect the rumors of Xiapi to be exaggerated. This is not what I meant at all. The martial arts of the three generals are not weaker than Lu Bu, and General Guan is even more invincible in the world. How dare Long dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with the two of them? It is the luck of the three lives to lead the horse and fall."

"That's right, I, Zhang Fei, are not afraid of the slaves of the three surnames while others are afraid of them."

"Yun Qi is too modest."

Before Liu Bei finished speaking, Guan Yu's green shadow had already crossed the threshold. Long Xiang happened to talk about his heart just now, so he clasped his fists in a good mood, and called Big Brother.

"General Guan." Long Xiang quickly stood up and saluted.

"Second brother is here." Liu Bei nodded slightly in greeting, then waved to Long Xiang and said, "Yunqi, sit down quickly, and you, second brother, sit down too. As the saying goes, 'It is such a joy to have friends coming from afar.'"

Guan Yu unfurled the hem of his robe and sat down, looked at Long Xiang and asked meaningfully: "I see that General Long's face is haggard, and the two attendants waiting outside the government office lead eight horses. Could it be that they are changing horses day and night, is there something urgent?" about?"

Long Xiang nodded solemnly and replied: "There were three people and nine horses, but because they were too fast on the road, one of them ran away and died. It's a big deal."

"What a big deal?" Liu Bei's smiling face froze suddenly. He wondered if Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor?On second thought, it's unlikely.

Long Xiang shook his head lightly, "No, Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling with [-] troops to kill Xiaopei in mighty force, so you should call for help earlier, otherwise you will be in danger."

"One hundred thousand?" Liu Bei tensed his muscles, turned to look at Guan Yu and asked, "Second brother, where is our scout? Why is there no news?"

"Xiao Pei's war horses are too few, and the patrolling distance of the scouts is not enough. As long as Ji Ling appears north of Pengcheng, our people will be able to send back news." Guan Yu replied solemnly.

Long Xiang added: "Ji Ling is going to Peijun, Yuzhou, and will never pass by the Pengcheng area at all. Based on the date of departure, it is estimated that he will arrive in six or seven days."

"Xiaopei City has few soldiers, so it can stop a hundred thousand soldiers." Liu Bei stood up anxiously, rubbing his hands and circling on the ground.

Zhang Fei grabbed Long Xiang's sleeve and asked, "Yun Qi, how about Ji Ling's martial arts?"

"This man is a fierce general under Yuan Shu, but he is far behind the three generals." Long Xiang shook his head.

Zhang Fei nodded foolishly, then stood up to comfort Liu Bei and said, "Brother also heard that, Mr. Ji Ling's martial arts are mediocre, so I'll go and fight the enemy."

"Third brother, there are still one hundred thousand soldiers. Can the Zhangba Snake Spear finish piercing it?" Guan Yu stood up and reminded.

Seeing all three of them getting up, Long Xiang felt embarrassed to sit still, but Liu Bei saw him stand up, like seeing a bright light in the dark.

Liu Bei rushed forward, holding Long Xiang's hand tightly with both hands, and asked: "Last time, I was grateful to Yun Qi for sending charcoal in the snow, and now I am sending letters from afar. Help?"

"Ji Ling came in a hurry, Shijun had better find Lu Bu." Long Xiang was sweating on his forehead, sighing that Shijun's grip was still strong.

"Looking for Lu Bu again? Hmph, my elder brother is a member of the Han family, how can he repeatedly beg the slaves of the three surnames?" Zhang Fei turned around and stomped his feet angrily.

"Third brother." Guan Yu leaned over in a deep voice.

Hearing the request for Lv Bu, the two brothers Guan and Zhang were displeased, but Liu Bei's expression remained the same. He asked softly, "Ji Ling commanded an army of [-], is it useful to ask Lv Bu for help? We don't even have [-] soldiers in total."

"Useful." Long Xiang nodded affirmatively.

　Tomorrow, I will start to test the waters, and the follow-up is related to whether I can be promoted. Although there are only two updates in the new book issue, please don't raise it, readers, it is easy to raise it to death. The author is holding his fists.

　　
　
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