Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The fire was spreading, and the water reflected the light of the flames, making the banks as bright as day.

The vision was unobstructed in the darkness, and the running figures would tangle from time to time. During the fight, a general leading the troops was hacked to death on the ground, and then the brave general who broke away led his soldiers to keep running.

Some figures ran slower and were caught up by the soldiers in black armor. In the fight, some Jurchens kept shouting, and their words resounded through the night sky. The knights with big swords in front turned their horses and fought back. The swords were flashing and the generals who led the troops to besiege were not prepared for the reinforcements and were cut in half by the blade. Then the general wielding an iron stick shouted and led his troops to rush forward, but was forced back again. Immediately, the brave Jin general rescued the Jin soldiers who were trapped, took a look behind the enemy, and then turned around and led his troops to rush out of the siege.

"Damn... who is that Jin general?" Shan Shiqi was riding on his horse, holding an iron rod, his hands were cracked at the base of his palms. Blood kept flowing out, and he looked at the figure that was going away again with complicated eyes, and then looked back at the dead deputy general with sadness.

He snatched a horse from the chaotic army and chased along the way. He and Dong Xian fought bravely for the lead and fought with this man several times, but each time they were defeated.

The sound of horse hooves could be heard from behind. Dong Xian, who was wearing a purple-gold armor and had his hands wrapped in cloth, rode over quickly. The night wind blew the young man's cloak behind him. He gritted his teeth and said, "Did that guy run away?"

"He's going forward." Shan Shiqi took a breath and looked at his companion who had caught up with him: "I hope you can come soon."

"I still need to bandage the wound..." Dong Xian said, then he felt something was wrong and frowned: "What's wrong?"

"…Just now Wu Su was caught off guard and was hacked by that fellow in the chaos of the army."

“Alas—” Dong Xian shook his head fiercely: “First it was Lu Hui, then it was Wu Su… Don’t let me catch this guy, or I will tear him into pieces!”

Shan Shiqi's mouth twitched, and he said listlessly: "Gather the troops first. The pursuit has become like this..."

Dong Xian also looked dejected, with his head down and unable to speak.

The two men chased the Jin army that rushed out of the fire scene along the waterway. They thought it was a sure thing, but they didn't expect that the leader was an extraordinarily brave man who repelled the two men's encirclement and killed two deputy generals on the spot. This made Dong Xian feel humiliated.

The soldiers around were gasping for breath, and many of them had wounds on their bodies, with blood gushing out. Someone with knife wound medicine took it out and helped bandage the wounds. Gradually, more and more soldiers came running over, and at some point, soldiers started running over from behind.

"Report to the Sima, there are troops approaching from behind."

Dong Xian and Shan Shiqi looked at each other and then looked back. Soon, under the light of the fire, Hua Rong riding a white horse and wearing silver armor and Wei Dingguo riding a red horse and wearing red armor appeared in their field of vision.

Gradually approaching.

"What? Are you two at a disadvantage?"

Wei Dingguo's loud voice rang out in the night sky. The two young men looked miserable. Dong opened his mouth first and lowered his head.

The general on the red horse slowly put away his smile, looked around carefully, and frowned: "No way..."

"We suffered a loss..." Shan Shiqi said in a depressed tone, "The two of us were chasing the Jin army, but we didn't expect to run into such a ruthless person. Lu Hui and Wu Su died on the spot. The two of us fought him desperately but were defeated."

He pointed to the blood on his hand and said, "That guy is very strong and skilled in martial arts. His soldiers are also very brave. We finally surrounded a part of them. When those Jin soldiers shouted, he ran back to rescue them..."

Dong Xian lowered his head and did not move. Now he spoke: "That guy rescued the people and ran away. I think he didn't intend to fight to the death, but just tried his best to break through..."

Wei Dingguo's expression changed, and Hua Rong beside him took a breath: "Since that's the case, we must continue to chase him. This time, General Wei and I will help him stay in this Yinzhou land."

Dong Xian and Shan Shiqi looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and cheered up.

Immediately, the four of them joined together and continued chasing along the road towards the east.

...The scattered figures were walking with their heads down. Wanyan Aguda, who was riding on a warhorse, turned around and looked. The guards beside him looked a little depressed. Fortunately, they acted quickly and there were still many people when they ran out of the central army. Together with the troops in the East Camp, there were more than half a million of them. Although they could not continue to fight now, but...

Should you be able to protect yourself?

"Dubojilie." Wanyan Wulu, the commander of the East Camp, rode over on horseback and spoke softly, "The enemy attacked the camp. There are enemy troops in the west and north. There was a noise from the south just now. I think someone is ambushing there too."

After a pause, he looked at the darkness in front of him and continued, "It's so quiet in the east, I think there might be something wrong..."

Wanyan Aguda turned his head to look at his expression and nodded: "Wulu is right. The enemy has not come out yet. I am afraid they are waiting to surround and kill us."

Looking up to the sky and exhaling, Aguda narrowed his eyes. "The enemy relied on cavalry to harass us tonight, allowing us to focus on the land, but suddenly launched an attack from the water. This battle was my negligence. I shouldn't have underestimated the world after defeating the Liao emperor."

Wanyan Wulu could not help but speak up: "Dubojilie is too serious. I heard that there are many Han people in the southern army. Most of these people have bad intentions."

"Don't make excuses for me. Those who make mistakes will always pay the price." Wanyan Aguda straightened his back and pointed forward: "But now is not the time to talk about this. If my guess is correct, the enemy's cavalry should be waiting for us in front. There are only more than a thousand cavalry in the army now. Wulu should be more careful."

"I swear to defend Dubojile to the death." Wanyan Wulu bowed his head on his horse.

As the two were talking, there was a sudden shout from behind.

Then a fast horse came quickly from behind. Wanyan Aguda squinted his eyes and looked at it. When the horse came closer, he suddenly smiled and said, "My warrior is back."

The warhorse stopped, and the young knight quickly jumped off the horse, turned around and helped a wounded man down, clasped his fists and said, "Dubojilie, I'm back from running." Then he bowed his head and said, "I didn't protect Erliduo Meng'an well, please punish me, Dubojilie."

"Erliduo?" Wanyan Zonggan was listening nearby and hurried over. Seeing that the injured man was unconscious, his face was covered in black ash, and it was difficult to tell in the dark night. He moved closer and wiped his face with his hand. After a closer look, he found that it was indeed his brother. He was overjoyed: "Father Khan, it's Erliduo!"

"Hahaha, good news!" Wanyan Aguda laughed: "This is a good omen!"

……

In front of the forest to the east.

In the dark night, a large flag with the word "Lu" stood there. Yu Cheng, the supervisor of the sect, rode on horseback holding a phoenix-head axe and guarded the surroundings. The night wind blew, and the flag made a rustling sound from time to time. Lu Bu looked at the sky in the distance that was illuminated red by flames, listened to the information sent back by the scouts, looked thoughtful, and finally looked towards the road with a hint of expectation.

"The Jin army is indeed unique. The soldiers are able to endure hardships and dare to fight. If we give them more time to develop, I'm afraid it will take more effort to defeat them." Looking ahead, the figure wearing the beast-faced head-swallowing chain armor spoke, and turned to look at the silent Shi Wengong behind him: "Fortunately, they are not familiar with our tactics, and they don't pay attention to the navy, which is why we lost today."

"I'm afraid it's also a factor in driving away the Liao emperor." The general holding the iron spear spoke up on the other side: "If I were the commander of the Jin people, and I defeated so many Liao soldiers with a small number of people, I would be arrogant."

"Hahaha--"

Lu Bu laughed, then frowned: "So we must seize the opportunity to destroy them, otherwise the next time we give these Jin people a chance to revive, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with them."

As he spoke, he seemed to see a dwarf with his hands below his knees. He suddenly clenched his fists and repeated, "Kill them!"

The generals behind him looked at each other and bowed together: "We will definitely help the general to pacify the Jin people."

There was a rustling sound coming from the front. A scout in black clothes ran forward and knelt down: "General, we have found a Jin army ahead. There are about five to six thousand people. It seems that the enemy commander is among them."

The waiting figure suddenly stood up. (End of this chapter)