Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 350 Chapter 349 Neither of us has martial ethics

The reason why Tongguan is called the throat of Guanzhong is that it is blocked from the Yellow River to the north and Mount Laoshan to the south. It is a pass that cannot be bypassed if the Central Plains area wants to enter the Sanqin.

As for Cao's army stationed east of Tongguan, if they wanted to retreat back to the Central Plains, they had to go through the long Jiashan Road. Not to mention the rugged and difficult road, they still had to cross more than [-] miles before reaching the Jiashan Road that could block the cavalry from pursuing them. The open area is a natural battlefield for cavalry to crush.

Of course, if Cao's army rushes to Mount Liu, they can avoid the pursuit of the cavalry. The problem is that if you climb over this mountain and want to cross into Jingzhou, you have to walk hundreds of miles on a closed mountain road. It is impossible to have so much food and grass to support it.

The only way to survive is to return along the road.

Just like the current Cao army, they were running eastward under the cover of night. Fortunately, they did not bring any baggage. Apart from the dry food they were traveling with, they only had weapons in their hands. Most of their armor was left to the dead soldiers.

Weapons still have to be retained, because they also know that Zhang Liao's troops have been stationed at the Mengjin Road crossing, and after escaping, they will still face a possible bloody battle.

Although they knew that the road ahead was rough and their fate was uncertain, being able to escape from the Tongguan battlefield still gave these Cao soldiers hope of survival.

Compared with the three thousand dead soldiers currently responsible for cutting off the rear on Tongguan Road, they are extremely lucky.

Perhaps it was the wind in the Yellow River that was too harsh, perhaps the winter in Sizhou was too cold, or perhaps it was the tragedy of doing something knowing that it was impossible to do. At this moment, the minds of the three thousand dead men all came to mind. Jing Ke, who was beside Yi Shui, resolutely embarked on the road of assassinating Qin with no return.

At that time, I think he was in the same mood as he is now.
It's a pity that Gao Jianli is not with them, because there is only one Jing Ke in the world, and it won't be long before the world forgets them, and even those who die beside the Yellow River will not leave a tombstone.

It is said to be tragic, but in fact it is more sad.

This is just the tip of the iceberg in troubled times, not to mention that you have chosen your own path, so there is nothing to be upset about.

They formed six square formations, with 500 people in each formation, wearing triple armor. They had a variety of tools in their hands, including ring-head knives, spears, hooks and sickles, and heavy hammers. After all, they signed up voluntarily from different battalions. Come on, there is nothing wrong with such equipment.

At the front of the six square formations is a man wearing heavy armor, his hair tied down by a tassel helmet, sitting cross-legged.

There is an iron halberd on each side of the man, and eighteen small halberds are wrapped around his waist. He closes his eyes and listens to the wind, his face expressionless.

Kick, kick.
In the distance, the sound of horse hooves came, and all the dead soldiers of Cao's army tightened their swords involuntarily. Hearing this sound, there were many people coming.

As expected, Cao's army did not do nothing when they evacuated. Under Fazheng's deployment, a lot of water had been splashed on the way here. In such cold weather, it would soon condense into ice on the ground.

With poor visibility, it is easy for a war horse to stumble while galloping on it.

Of course, it is impossible to pour water into ice everywhere in this more than 20-mile-wide passage. It can only be deliberately sprayed in the direction of Xiaoshan, in order to allow the group of cavalry to concentrate more and rush towards the place where the dead soldiers are arrayed. In order to achieve the maximum effect of blocking the enemy's pursuit.

Obviously, Fazheng's operation worked. Listening to the movement, there were no more than five thousand riders.

"It's just a group of infantry, don't worry about them, just rush over!" In front of the cavalry, the infantry are like lambs. With Ma Chao pointing his spear, the cavalry of Xiliang and Wuhuan moved forward like arrows.

Dian Wei stood up slowly, but after he stood up, he made no further movements, like an ice sculpture.

"General, ten steps!" the captain behind him screamed in horror.

Dian Wei's eyes suddenly opened, he took out a small halberd from his waist with both hands, turned around and used his strength to throw it.

The thrown halberd passed through the horse and was completely immersed in the armor of the leading cavalry. The overbearing impact took him flying backwards and knocked over the two cavalry behind him.

Under the cover of night, Dian Wei threw the small halberds in his hand one after another, like talismans, each halberd never missed, and those who hit it all flew backwards and knocked over his own people.

He was actually in front alone, and with sixteen small halberds thrown in one breath, he killed a large number of Lu Jun's cavalry. The cavalry that came like a torrent seemed to have encountered a huge rock hitting the shore, and they were hit in a mess.

That is to say, there are not many Dianwei Xiaoji, otherwise Lu Jun might be killed by his unparalleled unique skill.

When the three thousand dead soldiers behind him saw this, they were all inspired. They picked up the guys and rushed forward in a row.

Dian Wei turned around, grabbed the iron halberd standing on the ground, and started fighting on foot, completely crazy.

In terms of the ultimate state, Dian Wei is still good at foot combat. When fighting on horseback against masters who use long weapons, the disadvantages are too obvious.

The imagined scene of the cavalry running straight through the infantry and leaving a trail of blood did not appear. Even if they passed through the death-like Dian Wei, after the group of cavalry hit the dead soldiers of Cao's army, the huge impact was still borne by the crowd on the opposite side. down.

Each of them was wearing three layers of armor, and they were close to each other one after another. To put it bluntly, the art of combined attack was far from being comparable to that of trapping. Otherwise, this group of cavalry would be seeking death if they attacked in this way.

Because the cavalry in front could not break through, the cavalry at the rear had no choice but to gallop towards the front lines on both sides and start massacring close to the edge of the infantry.

This should have been the cavalry's best skill, but their spears pierced the bodies of Cao Jun's dead soldiers and failed to penetrate the three layers of heavy armor. Sparks splashed on the dead soldiers, and they were harmless except for taking a few steps back due to the force.

On the contrary, they took this opportunity to counterattack the cavalry horses and succeeded repeatedly.

Lu Jun's cavalry actually lost five to six hundred cavalry. On the other hand, Cao Jun's cavalry only fell less than a hundred people, and they were all killed because the cavalry's skilled warriors accurately cut their throats.

What's even more depressing is that because Cao's army was exposed in a horizontally lined up formation from the beginning, it seemed to be a taboo for the infantry and they were unable to form a joint force. However, the outrageous defense made them unable to break through and they actually retreated.

This scene made Ma Teng extremely horrified, "It's a heavy armored soldier!"

Ma Chao also discovered that with his strange strength, even if he did not attack at the throat, he could still penetrate the triple armor directly. However, the Lu army did not have the same combat power as Ma Chao, and did not know the news in advance, so it was reasonable to suffer a loss.

"Father, don't panic. When I charge at him again, I will be able to create a gap for my brothers to follow and kill them!" Ma Chao was not afraid.

"No!"

Ma Teng gave him a cold look, "Does everyone in your Taoist army have your strength?"

Seeing that many of the opponent's infantry began to seize their own ownerless horses and transform into cavalry, Ma Teng instantly understood what they had planned, and immediately said: "Meng Qi, You and Ling Ming stay to contain them, I will lead them." Others go around, these heavily armored soldiers are too slow to keep up with us!"

"But the ice below is too dense, and the cavalry can easily slip on it!"

Ma Chao obviously did not agree with Ma Teng's strategy and shouted directly: "What's more, Marquis Wen asked us to lead the most elite cavalry to pursue us. If we can't even bring down these thousands of infantry, what will Marquis Wen think of me? I'm afraid He would think."

Ma Teng interrupted directly before he could finish the next sentence: "Stupid! You also know that you are worried about Marquis Wen's overthinking. If we struggle with these heavy armored soldiers, how many people can we strangle them all? Cao Jun's large army will be destroyed." At the front, that’s what we should do!”

Cao Cao's previous alienation plan had no effect, but the Ma family father and son were very afraid, and they pointed to this battle to make a name for themselves and prove their innocence to all the Lu troops.

"Then let me go with my father, maybe we can capture Cao Cao!" Ma Chao suggested after thinking about it.

"No."

Ma Teng looked at the infantry and hundreds of cavalry on the opposite side who actually charged towards his cavalry, and said quickly: "The person who used the halberd just now was Dian Wei. I saw it clearly. He was the one who was designated by Marquis Wen to take off the head." The other person is not important, but you can’t let him go, you understand?”

Yes, when he wanted to fight Dian Wei, Marquis Wen must not have wanted to kill the beast with his own hands. Perhaps, in Marquis Wen's heart, Cao Cao's head was important, but if he let Dian Wei go, he might be talking about it. If you don't say it, you won't feel happy.

After understanding this truth, Ma Chao secretly admired his father's calmness and thoughtfulness.

The alienation plan did not work. The main reason was that Pang Tong saw through Cao Jun's core plan. However, as an embarrassing subordinate of the Ma family, it was really difficult for him to make any mistakes.

What's more, Ma Chao also hoped that Lu Bu could teach him the skill of lifting light and heavy, which violated the principles of mechanics, and immediately said: "Father, take the people around, let the child and Ling Ming contain Dian Wei!"

"Eager, you are restraining, not fighting. You must make full use of the flexibility of our cavalry. Let's go!"

Ma Teng only left Ma Chao with the original number of troops and horses, which was the two thousand cavalry led by him and Pang De. All the others began to run downwards, preparing to distance themselves.

Seeing them dividing their troops, Dian Wei had no good idea. No matter how Fazheng planned it, it was impossible to restrain the mobility of the cavalry.

The biggest role they left behind was to delay the pursuit of the cavalry as much as possible, and to stop Lu Jun's largest infantry.

In this way, with those thousands of cavalry, the gains would not be too outrageous.

What Dian Wei didn't expect was that they would react so quickly. He originally thought that Haolai would charge a few more waves, waiting for him to accumulate more cavalry to counterattack.

It seems that Xiliang's cavalry are not all reckless.Because of Ma Teng's advice, Ma Chao no longer easily engages these dead soldiers in close combat. He maintains a kite-flying style and uses the mobility of the cavalry.

Once he saw that the opponent's formation was scattered, he would rush forward with Pound and dozens of personal guards to quickly harvest.

The cavalry of Cao Jun's dead soldiers were not very fast due to the weight problem, at least they couldn't catch up with Ma Chao and his team.

"Young Ma Chao, how dare you fight me!" Dian Wei hissed as his head was disturbed by this kite-flying method.

"Dian Wei, why should I be afraid of you! I ordered the soldiers to line up. If you can defeat me, I will lead the army back to Tongguan!" Ma Chao replied immediately.

Xiliang men, who have always liked toughness, also sneered at kite-flying and other fighting methods, always feeling that they were not manly enough.

As soon as Dian Wei shouted, his fighting spirit rose.

"Major General, there's no need to fight with him. We can just hold him back. When Marquis Wen comes with his army, will he still be able to escape?" Pang De hurriedly advised.

"No, I want to take this guy with my own hands and offer it to Marquis Wen!" Ma Chao had seen him fight Lu Bu and didn't think he would lose to Dian Wei.

Seeing that he could not persuade Ma Chao, Pang De became anxious, fearing that he would offend Lu Bu again.

But when he thought about it, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and he said no more and ordered the cavalry to get out of the battlefield.

Soldiers from both sides lit torches to illuminate the battlefield.

Even if you don't like horse fighting, for this fighting general, fighting on foot is seeking death. Dian Weice stepped forward on horseback, and Ma Chao came with a gun. The battlefield where the two armies were fighting turned into a fighting field. In fact, no one wanted it.

For Dian Wei, their armored soldiers would be exhausted if they kept flying their own kites, so they had to save enough energy for the fight behind them.

If Ma Chao could be killed, this group of cavalry would be demoralized. Therefore, there was no need to talk about martial arts at this time. The last two small halberds originally hanging on the waist were pressed by him on the horse's back, making it easier to Quick to use.

In Ma Chao's opinion, Dian Wei is on Lu Bu's blacklist. If he plays for too long and runs away, he will be in trouble. As Ma Teng said, maybe in Lu Bu's heart, Dian Wei's head is more important than Cao Cao.

The wind stirred up the sand and dust, and Ma Chao was the first to rush forward.

The tiger-headed golden spear struck the center, Dian Wei slapped his left hand, tilted the spear head, and thrust his right halberd towards Ma Chao from bottom to top, but was easily defused by the pressure of Ma Chao's spear.

Immediately after the wrong horse, both of them moved backwards, and sparks flew from their spears and halberds.

Pang De, who was watching the battle, drove his horse forward intentionally or unintentionally. Even though his right hand was holding the Shuofeng Hanmang Dao, his left hand had already grabbed a hard bow without anyone noticing.

You go ahead and fight. I will give you a hard blow when you are not paying attention. I won’t shoot you to death, but you will definitely not be able to run away.

On the battlefield, neither side had any intention of testing the other, and it was a deadly battle with full firepower.

Dian Wei's double halberds are naturally shorter than the tiger-headed golden spear, but after years of training, he knows very well how to resolve this passive situation. When they first fought, he was defensive, but the war horses continued to press hard, and then the double halberds It attacks the opposite side like cutting through waves. Once the distance is close enough, the long weapon will not be as flexible as the double halberd.

But who is Ma Chao? He is a man who admires even Zhao Yun for his marksmanship. He has a tiger-headed golden gun that moves like an arm, moving near and far. He uses the barrel of the gun to neutralize the opponent's killing moves, but the head of the gun can counterattack instantly like a ghost. For a moment, both sides The fight was inextricable.

Moreover, Dian Wei was extremely surprised by Ma Chao's speed. He never expected that other than Zhao Yun, there could be anyone with such a level of marksmanship in this world. Even if he wanted to sneak attack with a small halberd, he would not have a chance.

After all, the killing move of throwing a small halberd is a life-saving talisman against ordinary soldiers, but in the eyes of current masters, unless you are so close that he has no time to react, it will be in vain.

He only had two small halberds left. Either he didn't take action, or he had to be absolutely sure to do it.

Unknowingly, the two have been fighting for fifty rounds. There is no winner or loser, no strength or weakness. It can be said that they are evenly matched.

Ma Chao's speed and ruthlessness made Dian Wei tired of parrying, but Dian Wei's double halberds were like an airtight wall, and the tiger-headed golden spear never caused any threatening damage.

I thought it would be impossible to tell the winner for a while.

Fight for strength?I, Ma Chao, have never been afraid of anyone!
Ma Chao, who was full of fighting spirit, fought very hard. After the two sides met again, the wrong horse returned and stabbed Dian Wei with his carbine almost out of reflex.

This time, the opponent did not turn around and attack to resolve it like before. Instead, he calculated the right moment and knelt down to avoid the attack. Then he stood up and with lightning speed, he pressed his right halberd under his leg and drew the small halberd. Turn around and throw with all your strength.

Such a throwing posture is naturally not as powerful as the normal state, but at this distance, it should be enough to knock down Ma Chao.

Unexpectedly, the opponent also had eyes behind his back. He held up the saddle with his right hand and turned around in the air. Riding upside down, Li Feisha launched a spear and easily received the sneak attack.

Afterwards, Ma Chao laughed loudly and proudly, "I have been on guard against this move of yours for a long time. If you still have any ability, just try it out!"

Dian Wei's heart sank, this guy must have seen me use this trick when I attacked Lu Bu!
The only trump card was lost. Dian Wei Zong had the last small halberd left, but he knew it wouldn't do much, so he just held on to the halberds and prepared to compete with Ma Chaochun in martial arts.

Pang De, who was watching the battle, breathed a sigh of relief. The major general is so brave.

At this time, Shuofeng Hanmang Dao was already standing on the ground, and he also held a golden feather arrow in his right hand, just waiting for the right opportunity to take action.

Moreover, facing Dian Wei, he did not have the slightest psychological burden of not practicing martial ethics.

Under the cover of night, the soldiers on both sides were completely absorbed in the battle before them. They seemed to have forgotten each other's missions, and only expected their own generals to quickly defeat the other side.

In the distance, a figure was running rapidly. Seeing the fire at its end, it was attracted to it.

Seeing that the sergeant with his back to him was wearing Cao's army armor, he immediately tightened the reins, and the war horse jumped high and fell into the crowd. Fang Tian's painted halberd rolled up a cloud of dirt and swept over.

Even the triple armor was completely useless in defending against this attack. The soldier with the heavy halberd was knocked away and fell to the ground and rolled several times before stopping.

Lu Bu suddenly appeared among the heavily armored dead soldiers like a divine soldier descending from the sky, with a look of disdain on his face.

"It's Lu Bu, it's Lu Bu! Quick, surround him and kill him!" The captain in the distance saw this conspicuous attire at a glance.

In fact, there was no need for him to tell Cao Jun that the person coming was Lu Bu. He was a bigger horse than an ordinary war horse. He had a purple gold crown shining brightly in the night, a ferocious beast-faced head-swallowing armor on his chest, and a square-shaped sky painting in his hand. Who else could it be besides Lu Bu?

Even the dead soldiers couldn't help but tremble when faced with the sudden appearance of Lu Bu. His aura seemed to be able to crush everything in the world that was not overestimating their own capabilities, so much so that their first thought was to turn around and run away.

Seeing that everyone was indifferent, the school captain shouted quickly: "Brothers, don't forget our mission, we will fight until we die, we won't stop until we die!"

It was also this reminder that made them remember that they were dead soldiers, and their remaining mission was to cut off the queen.

Since he was already determined to die, it didn't matter whether the person coming was Lu Bu or not.

After swallowing, everyone finally rushed forward.

"Heavy armored soldiers?"

Lu Bu snorted coldly, looked at Cao Jun who first retreated and then attacked, and hissed: "Do you know that you don't dare to make a mistake if you fall into the camp in front of me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Tian turned his halberd into a sweep, and swept it forward with a halberd that was more than ten feet long. The edge of the halberd left a cold light. The seven Cao soldiers who came from the front spurted blood pillars from their throats, and they immediately paralyzed. fell down.

The red rabbit horse automatically charged forward without any orders.

He is one man and one horse, and his halberd is constantly sweeping left and right. Every time he draws, there will be as few as three or five, as many as seven or eight Cao Jun, who will fall to the ground.

If you look closely, you will find that all the armors of Cao Jun who fell to the ground are intact, but there is a gash at the throat, and blood is pooling.

Even though they were heavy armored soldiers that caused great headaches for the Xiliang and Wuhuan cavalry, under Lu Bu's halberd, they were no different from ordinary soldiers.

This was a team of several thousand people, and it was unexpectedly possible for Lu Bu to overwhelm them all by himself.

(End of this chapter)