Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

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There were corpses strewn all along the road. Red Hare slowed down and stopped at the place where the bodies fell. The beast circled around the bodies. In sight, a sturdy horse was gently touching the motionless bodies on the ground with its head.

His body swaying, Lu Bu turned his gaze as Red Hare moved, staring at the dead body on the ground. Suddenly, he gently pulled the reins and jumped down holding his Fang Tian Hua Ji.

"The person must be dead..."

Muttering something, Lu Bu pushed Wanyan Aguda's horse away a little, squatted down, turned him over, and shot an arrow through his chest. He was dead as hell. The problem was...

"It shouldn't be someone pretending to be someone else..."

He looked at the corpse on the ground with suspicion, but what came to his mind were the old events of the Han Dynasty. Suddenly, he clenched his fists and stood up.

The sound of horse hooves rang out on the road, and more than a dozen riders came galloping and stopped.

"Bring this body with you!" Lu Bu mounted his horse, pulled the reins, and said to the guards who were chasing him: "Let someone identify it. I don't want to work hard all night to kill a fake."

"Yes!" Several guards bowed, immediately dismounted, lifted the corpse and put it on the horse.

Watching the actions of the others quietly, Lu Bu pointed at the empty precious horse and said, "This horse is good. Take it with you."

He kicked the horse's belly with both legs: "Go——"

The war horses galloped again and hurried back along the same path they came.

……

The night was long and the sounds of fighting continued.

The Jin army suddenly rushed into the battlefield and fought desperately. Shi Wengong was surrounded by cavalry and rushed towards the Jin army. He heard shouts in his ears, which were different from the words they said. He looked over there and saw a sturdy figure riding a dark warhorse passing the infantry among the countless moving figures. More Jin cavalry followed, and a head was thrown up under the sword of the Jin general.

"furious--"

His face suddenly turned red, and Shi Wengong's eyes suddenly widened and were filled with bloodshot. The cavalrymen around him moved closer and followed their captain to charge straight towards the oncoming Jin soldiers.

The sound of horse hooves suddenly became louder, and every step taken by both sides brought them closer. Hundreds of figures and hundreds of weapons were flying and stabbing on the advancing mounts, and broken flesh, blood, and limbs flew and splashed between bodies and steel.

"Suffer death——"

The fall of the figure in front of him made the taciturn man extremely angry. He roared in a powerful voice, his horse's hooves stepped on the blood-stained grass, and he swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji at the opponent.

The Jin general who was rushing over there also raised his hand and chopped with his sword. The swords and spears collided with each other, and there was a loud bang. Shi Wengong's strong body shook violently, and the muscles in his arms were tensed. He tried his best to suppress the Jin man's sword from advancing an inch.

The four strong arms were exerting force, the blades of the swords and halberds were shaking slightly, the armor plates were trembling, and a few sparks were produced amid the creaking sound of metal friction. The two of them pulled back at the same time and swung again.

boom--

The sharp explosion sounded again.

So much strength...

The two horses passed each other. Shi Wengong hung his halberd and took the bow, turned around and drew the bow. He suddenly opened his eyes wide. The Jin army general behind him aimed at him with the same action.

Boom——

The bowstrings trembled, and the two generals who shot the arrows leaned down at the same time. The arrows flew past with the sound of wind disturbance.

Shi Wengong's eyes twitched a little, and he moved quickly, putting on his painted halberd. As his horse galloped, he knocked away two cavalrymen who were blocking his way. He pulled the reins and watched the Jin army general shout out something in Jurchen. Then he led the Jin army to break out, shouting: "You Jin man, dare you leave your name!"

Then he frowned. The person just said something he couldn't understand...

"I am Wanyan Loushi!"

The warhorse charged forward, the sword in mid-air whistled and chopped down, the cavalry blocking the road screamed and was split in two. A voice was heard in the midst of the fight: "Who are you?" "Shi Wengong, the captain of the Yueqi under the command of the General of the Cavalry!"

With his painted halberd, Shi Wengong stabbed to death the Jin soldier who attacked him from the side. He led his troops to chase after him, but a Jin soldier named Moukechao with a spear and dozens of others rushed over. Wanyan Loushi looked back on his horse, roared on his horse, and led his troops to break through.

Behind him, more than a thousand cavalrymen were killing on the battlefield, slaughtering the soldiers who were unable to organize defense or resistance, and the sticky blood dyed the land even redder.

Soon, soldiers and horses carrying Hua and Wei flags galloped into the battlefield, and the brutal fighting slowly came to an end.

……

At this time, Liaozhou was a hundred miles away in the west.

The fortress was filled with flags and displayed a solemn atmosphere. The naval captains Zhang Heng and Ruan Xiaoqi, who had rushed from the rear, led 3,000 naval soldiers and supplies into this huge military fortress. The flags with red characters on a black background fluttered in the night wind. Outside, the cavalry of Du Fu and Yuan Lang were patrolling, and occasionally the sound of wolves howling could be heard, making the people riding on their war horses a little nervous.

The entire dock is now brightly lit, and the noisy cries of livestock can be heard in the open space, making people have a headache, and the unique stench of rancidity lingers in people's noses.

Soldiers came and went, carrying large barrels filled with unknown liquids among the cattle and sheep. Some took some cloth, straw ropes and the like, put them into the barrels and stirred them, then took them out and tied them to the tails of the cows. Some were smearing them on the backs of the cows. The pungent smell emanated, mixed with the body odor of the animals, which made people want to vomit.

Xi Sheng and Du Fu were walking in the fort with a few personal soldiers. When they approached this side, they frowned, stopped and walked in another direction.

In the lobby, several generals from Liaozhou gathered together, with indescribable strange expressions on their faces.

"Are we going to take action without waiting for the general to decide the outcome?" Ruan Xiaoqi looked a little tired. He didn't feel anything after sailing day and night, but now he felt a little tired after running to the ground to escort the supplies.

"Why wait? Our army has the upper hand now." Han Shizhong smiled and walked to the geomancy map to take a look. "After all, the enemy suffered more casualties than us in this battle, and they retreated 20 miles to set up camp. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to attack them, I will be in great pain."

Feng Tai crossed his arms with a strange expression on his face: "So you're going to use the fire bull trick to break into the camp?"

Han Shizhong licked his lips and said, "Anyway, there is no shortage of livestock in Liaodong. It would be a waste if we don't make use of them and just roast them and eat them."

"…It's good to have something to eat." Feng Tai muttered, stroking his steel beard on his chin: "If we are discovered, we will be delivering military rations at night."

"Don't worry." Xi Sheng, who came in from outside, took off his sword and walked to the main seat to put it down: "I have collected two or three hundred cattle and sheep. If the Jin army can defend against them, I will accept it."

On the side, Du Fu also laughed: "I received news from Captain Wang that he has made preparations in the back. If we don't fight this battle tonight, all these preparations will be in vain."

All the generals stood up.

The night grew darker, and the fortress gradually became bustling. Soldiers put on their armor and came out, and nearly three hundred cattle and sheep were driven towards the north.

On the field, war horses were wrapped in horse hooves, and two thousand cavalrymen had gathered. The knights who had rested had excitement on their faces, tightly gripping their swords. In the night, there was an atmosphere of golden swords and iron horses.

Du Fu was wearing a green dragon armor with a golden dragon head swallowing his mouth, and riding on a horse with a 10-foot-long snake spear horizontally held. Yuan Lang followed beside him. In front of the cavalry formation, Feng Tai, Niu Gao, Teng Xun, and Teng Kan walked ahead in silence.

The war horses were not moving fast, stepping slowly on the ground. More infantry followed on both sides, stretching out in a long line under the leadership of their respective captains and military commanders.

The darkness was as quiet as a stagnant pool of water. Occasionally, the sound of insects could be heard. Unknown animals whizzed around and avoided the place. A light appeared ahead.

……

Wanyan Gao suddenly felt uneasy. He suppressed his irritability and turned over. After all, he couldn't sleep, so he simply sat up. The sky was covered with dark clouds, making the night seem even darker.

The day before yesterday, soldiers who had retreated from the fort came back one after another, and there were barely 13,000 or 14,000 soldiers. They also reported the defeat to their brothers. At the same time, they also received news from Wuqimai. Now that the troops were insufficient to capture Liaozhou, they could only pray that the war on their two brothers' sides could proceed normally, and preferably there would be a breakthrough, so that they could then surround this place to avenge the defeat.

The Jin army commander lit the lamp and got out of bed. He was stunned for a moment, then heard footsteps outside. A personal soldier lifted the curtain and said, "The public opinion in the country is very intense. Just now, the soldiers in the southern watchtower sent news that there seems to be something going on outside."

"what?"

Wanyan Gao stood up, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he shuddered, reached out to grab his scimitar, went out of the tent, mounted his horse and headed south. When he ran past the soldiers' tents, he saw the Mouke guarding the south gate summoning nearby soldiers to come over. Seeing the commander coming, he hurried forward and pointed outside the military camp: "The public opinion is very intense. There is movement outside. It sounds like the cry of cattle and sheep." (End of this chapter)