Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Under the clouds, the figure of the Saker Falcon passed by quickly, opened its mouth and made a sharp sound, circled for a while, flew back, and rushed down at high speed.

Plop--

The flat-haired beast folded its wings and slowed down. Its sharp claws grasped the thick cowhide hawk-watching gloves extended by its owner. It took out a strip of fresh meat from its arms and fed it to the owner. It walked over to the sturdy man sitting on the man's back and bowed slightly.

"Chief, the eagle saw a scene in the distance, and there are cavalry approaching."

The man sitting on the back looked less than 40 years old, with a scar running from cheek to ear. Hearing this, he said, "Send someone to see who is coming."

At that moment, someone ran out and shouted a few times. Several Jurchen men came running over, jumped on their war horses and rushed out quickly.

The middle-aged clan leader took a look, snorted, and complained: "Wanyan Sheng should be beaten by cattle and sheep, why should he give in? If the King of Qi hadn't forbidden me to touch him, I would have chopped off his head and stuck it in a cesspool, so that his soul could not go to the gods after his death."

The man holding the eagle nearby lowered his head and said nothing.

Soon, the ground began to tremble slightly, and the arms of the "seat" under the middle-aged man began to shake. Beads of sweat flowed down his cheeks and smooth scalp. The tribe leader snorted coldly, and immediately straightened his arms, gritting his teeth and not daring to breathe to maintain the orz posture.

He was originally a Mouke of the Jin Dynasty. He was defeated and captured, and was forced to serve as the chief of the Yidian tribe.

The roar of horse hooves gradually grew louder, the ground beneath their feet shook more violently, dust in the distance rolled up into the air, and the middle-aged clan leader stood up, which made the kneeling Jurchen man breathe a sigh of relief. However, he did not dare to stand up, and still maintained his original posture and dared not move. The middle-aged man jumped on the horse and waved his arms.

The light shone through the clouds, and the people on the field gathered together. Three thousand cavalrymen gathered together, looking at the dust rising in the distance. The flags were dizzying, until a large flag with the word "Lu" appeared in their sight. Then someone shouted on the horse, which made the cavalry feel relieved and let down their guard.

As the roar approached, the cavalry in black armor stopped. The middle-aged clan leader and a sturdy man among the cavalry rushed out. The Qi soldiers on war horses made way for them. They watched the two men rush into the central army, dismounted in the formation, ran to the front of the flaming war horse and bowed, saying: "Hada, the clan leader of the Yidian tribe (Sang'a, a general of the Hue king's tribe), greets His Majesty the King of Qi. May the gods protect His Majesty and keep him safe."

The breeze was blowing gently, the flags were rustling, and the shadows of the flags were cast on the faces of the cavalry generals on both sides. Du Fu and Yuan Lang looked at them curiously from behind. Wanyan Zongbing had a blank expression on his face the whole time, and his eyes were staring blankly into the distance, as if he was thinking about something.

The fiery red warhorse took two steps forward amidst the crowd of knights, a puff of hot air blew out of its nose, it shook its tail, and looked at the two of them with its pitch-black eyes.

"Please stand up, both of you."

Lu Bu raised his hand, and the two men stood up quickly. Looking at the figure in front of them, they secretly praised that he was indeed a man who conquered the world on horseback. He looked majestic and awe-inspiring. The former smiled on his horse and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. I hope I'm not too late."

The two men shook their heads repeatedly. Hada smiled and said, "We are closer and don't need to find a place to cross the river. It's much easier for us than for the king. It's only an hour earlier."

The generals of the Hue King's army nearby looked at the smiling middle-aged man in surprise, cursed in their hearts, and were too lazy to expose the fact that their three thousand cavalrymen had been waiting here for a whole night.

"Then I feel relieved." Lu Bu said with a forced smile. He was too lazy to think about whether what the chief of the Yidian tribe said was true. Anyway, it was enough that the people had arrived.

Looking at the huge mass of Jurchen cavalry ahead, he waved his hand and said, "Time is running out. How about we talk while we walk?"

"I obey the king's orders."

The two men were not the kind of people who liked to talk too much, so they quickly jumped on their war horses, not daring to walk in front of Lu Bu. They controlled their horses to the side and followed behind him, half a horse's head behind.

"My infantry are all in Xiangzhou on the other side of the river, and will later head north to attack Binzhou." The red warhorse pranced forward, and the figure on the horse said, "We have about ten thousand cavalry in total. Now Wanyan Gao's troops are concentrated in the Binzhou area, and the rear is somewhat empty. We will directly raid Huntong in Ningjiang Prefecture and cut off its food supply to the front line." "Everything is up to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi." Hada and Sang'a had no objection and nodded quickly to show their agreement.

"Then the two of you lead the cavalry and follow."

The two men bowed on their horses and rode out. Lu Bu looked at the sky and said, "Order the army to continue to move forward. Let Wanyan Zongbi lead the vanguard and ensure that the army's whereabouts are kept secret."

Ox-horns sounded under the sky, and the cavalry of three thousand Jurchen cavalry stomped the ground again, trotting towards the northwest. The expressionless Changshui captain broke away with a thousand cavalrymen and rode forward madly.

……

same moment.

The scouts of the Wanyan tribe ran around in the wilderness, fighting from time to time with the scouts sent by Xi Sheng. Those who survived rode their horses desperately to run back and deliver the intelligence to the camp.

In the central army, Wanyan Loushi sat on a chair with a frown on his face, his eyes constantly scanning the geomancy map.

After the fall of Xiangzhou City, the Qi army, who were thought to be about to march north immediately, seemed to have taken root and stayed in the city. It was already past noon and there was no sound from the Qi army camp in the rear. Only Wanyan Sheng sent Wanyan Zonghan to lead the troops out.

He knew that it was the army heading to Jingyuan City.

"Something... is not right. The Qi army is too quiet."

There was a murmuring sound in the big tent.

……

"It's almost time. If we stay any longer, Wanyan Loushi on the other side will become suspicious."

Xi Sheng was wearing a suit of silver armor and walking outside with his hand on the hilt of his sword. Hua Rong and Han Shizhong beside him were also wearing helmets and armor, looking like they were about to go to war.

"It's not easy to delay for half a day."

Han Shizhong scratched his face and said, "Actually, if I were to ask you, we should send some troops to confront Pennsylvania first."

"Too risky."

Xi Sheng walked out of the gate of the state government office and watched the guards outside leading the horses down the steps. "If I were Wanyan Loushi, I would definitely be lying in ambush nearby, waiting for an opportunity to give us a ruthless blow. If a group of people go up, they might be eaten as bait."

“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.” Han Shizhong disagreed: “We can also be the oriole behind.”

Xi Sheng stepped on the stirrup, climbed up, held the reins and looked at him: "The casualties of Chan's troops are too great, it is better to be safe, after all, the enemy is not limited to the Wanyan tribe."

He kicked the horse's belly and said, "Send a message to Ma Ling, Lin Chong, and Tang Bin behind us, tell them to come forward, and we will go to Pennsylvania." (End of this chapter)