Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 246 Yuan Shao: They all say that Lu Bu is unrivaled in the world, I wonder if I can stop him?

Ten miles away from Xindu City.

Jiang Qi and Lu Xiang were leading an army of 7,000 troops, rushing towards Xindu for support, raising a cloud of dust along the way.

"We are ahead of us. Xindu has 3,000 defenders. With the 7,000 we brought this time, it shouldn't be a problem to defend the city."

"I just don't know who attacked Anping County."

While riding his horse at full speed, Lu Xiang told Jiang Qi that they were coming on Yuan Shao's orders to provide assistance to Anping County.

Anping County was the last barrier of Hejian County. If it was lost, even if Julu and Pingyuan counties were preserved, it would be impossible to keep the enemy out.

Jiang Qi said worriedly, "As long as it's not Lu Bu, it's fine. If it's Lu Bu who attacks Anping County, even if there are 10,000 people defending the city, I don't think it's enough. Lu Bu is really too fierce."

Among all the battles, big and small, that Jiang Qi had experienced since he joined the army, the battle with Lu Bu in Qingzhou was definitely the one that left the deepest impression on him.

In the Battle of Qingzhou, his army was defeated at the first blow when fighting against Lu Bu. Apart from the sophisticated weapons and equipment of the Xuzhou army, Lu Bu relied entirely on his personal bravery to lead the entire battle. He was like a ghost or god.

At that time, he and Lu Bu only exchanged three moves. If it weren't for the guards around him who risked their lives to protect him, he would probably have died in Qingzhou in that battle and would have no chance of escape.

So much so that every time he thought of the battle of Qingzhou, he still felt a lingering fear.

So even though he led the troops to defend the city this time, he didn't want to meet Lu Bu. He was completely traumatized.

"You are exaggerating, aren't you? Is Lu Bu that strong?"

Lu Xiang said in surprise.

Although he had heard of the reputation of this fierce general with the same surname, in his opinion, he was at most on the same level as a fierce general like Zhao Yun. How could he make Jiang Qi so afraid of him?

"You do not understand."

Jiang Qi shook his head and did not argue with Lu Xiang, because the horror of Lu Bu could only be experienced when one actually fought with him.

"Hurry up and march. We have already wasted a day. If we go any later, Xindu might have been captured. If we go back, we will definitely be punished by the lord."

They had been traveling for three days and had to stop for a day because of a heavy rain. Otherwise, they would have arrived in Xindu yesterday.

"Not really. Xindu City is impregnable. It's not that easy to be breached. Ni Tai... what is that?"

Before Lu Xiang could finish his words, he saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance. Upon closer inspection, he saw a cavalry of several hundred men galloping towards them.

The leader rode a scarlet horse, holding a two-meter-long Fang Tian Huaji in his hand and wearing a three-pronged purple gold crown on his head. He had a strong physique, majestic and fierce aura, with a look of sincere excitement and excitement on his face, and his eyes were shining.

“Lu, Lu Bu!!”

Jiang Qi was so frightened at this scene that his face turned pale in an instant. He shouted at all costs, "Stop marching! Stop marching! The rear team will become the front team, and retreat immediately!"

"Retreat quickly!!"

After saying this, he turned his horse around without any hesitation, and was about to turn around and run away without even planning to fight!

The moment he saw Lu Bu, Jiang Qi knew that they were too late, Xindu must have been breached, and they had just run into Lu Bu's face!
Now they have become each other's new prey!

"Are you crazy!"

Lu Xiang could not help but stepped forward to grab Jiang Qi who was about to flee, and shouted angrily: "Look carefully! Lu Bu only has a few hundred cavalrymen, and we have a total of 7,000 people! Why are you running!"

"If I join forces with you to fight the enemy, wouldn't it be easy to kill Lu Bu?"

Although most of the soldiers on their side were infantry, there were as many as 7,000 of them, while Lu Bu only had a few hundred men. What was there to be afraid of?

"Fight if you want! I want to retreat!"

Seeing Lu Bu getting closer and closer, Jiang Qi hurriedly shook off Lu Xiang's hand that was holding his arm and led his troops to turn around and flee.

It actually ran faster than when it came.

"Humph! Coward!"

Seeing this, Lu Xiang snorted coldly. He didn't want to be accused of fleeing without fighting, so he ignored the retreating Jiang Qi and led three thousand troops alone to fight Lu Bu!

Lu Bu was also very excited when he saw this scene.

"Well done!"

When he heard that Yuan Shao's army was approaching and had only 7,000 soldiers, he asked Chen Gong to mobilize the army, while he led 500 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to fight alone.

However, he did not expect that one of the two enemy generals would turn around and run away when he saw him, which made him quite puzzled.

Fortunately, the other one still had some courage and chose to confront him head-on, which made him admire him a little.

I'll give this guy a quick death later!
"kill!"

Lu Bu kicked his horse's belly, charged into the enemy camp with his Fang Tian Hua Ji in hand, and went straight to Lu Xiang. Five hundred wolf riders followed closely behind him, and the two sides started fighting in an instant!

The five hundred Bingzhou Wolf Riders were all equipped with double stirrups, horseshoes, new armor and weapons. Each of them was an elite warrior who had fought in many battles and had followed Lu Bu for a long time, so they were extremely familiar with Lu Bu's tactics.

After rushing into the enemy's formation, they did not disperse and fight separately, but remained cohesive, with Lu Bu as the vanguard to split the enemy's formation.

Standard goose formation.

Relying on this set of formations, they were always victorious on the battlefield, because the core was Lu Bu, and no one in the world could withstand Lu Bu's attack.

Seeing Lu Bu charging towards him with an excited look on his face, Lu Xiang inexplicably felt a great deal of pressure in his heart, but he still went up to fight.

He tentatively stabbed at Lu Bu with his spear, wanting to see how strong Lu Bu was, but Lu Bu dodged it easily and then used the Overlord Split the Mountain move, intending to split him and his mount in half!
At this moment, Lu Xiang felt that God was above him.

Endless death intent surged towards him like a tide, almost drowning him. In a panic, he only had time to raise his spear to block it!

"Qiang——!"

The Fang Tian Hua Ji smashed heavily on Lu Xiang's spear, causing the black iron spear to bend and deform instantly, with the base of the spear cracked. Even though Lu Xiang's arm strength was among the best among the generals, he felt that his arms were about to break, and his mouth and nose were shaken so hard that blood spurted out!

The first one that couldn't bear it was the mount under his crotch. Under Lu Bu's terrifying force, its four legs were broken and it fell to the ground with a bang!

Lu Xiang also fell to the ground in a mess.

"Ok?"

Lu Bu raised his eyebrows. Although he was just attacking casually, he didn't expect that the general in front of him could actually block it.

Just as he was about to strike again with his halberd, many of Lu Xiang's personal guards rushed over recklessly and surrounded him!

During this time, a personal guard rode up to Lu Xiang, helped him onto the horse, and said anxiously: "General, run away! We will stop Lu Bu!"

After saying that, he picked up his weapon and rushed towards Lu Bu with his bodyguards!
Risk your life to create a chance for Lu Xiang to escape!
Seeing this scene, Lu Xiang's eyes were bloodshot, but he knew that if he didn't escape now, he would never have another chance to escape.

"drive!"

Lu Xiang grabbed the reins with his almost broken hands, waved the whip, fled the battlefield in a panic, and chased in the direction of Jiang Qi's retreat.

The lives of his personal guards only stopped Lu Bu for two breaths of time. Seeing that Lu Xiang was about to escape, he immediately rode forward to chase him.

But Gao Shun came to stop them and said, "General, don't be reckless. We have too few men and it would be dangerous to pursue them rashly. It is better to take on this group of troops in front of us."

Gao Shun's character is relatively stable.

Although the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is elite, there are only 500 of them, and it is impossible to split up the troops to pursue them. It is better to take down these 3,000 people first.

"Humph! Coward!"

Lu Bu spat fiercely at Lu Xiang's fleeing back, followed Gao Shun's advice, gave up the pursuit, and concentrated on dealing with the remaining enemy troops.

...Lü Xiang fled the battlefield in a panic with dozens of cavalrymen, and only caught up with Jiang Qi's army after a long chase.

"I didn't expect you to come back alive."

Jiang Qi looked Lu Xiang up and down, and when he saw his miserable appearance, a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

He thought Lu Xiang was doomed to die.

Lu Xiang's face was extremely ugly. He stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Qi by the collar and said angrily: "Lu Bu is so scary! Why didn't you tell me in advance!"

"Bullshit!" Jiang Qi was furious when he heard that, and spit on Lu Xiang's face, "Didn't I tell you? You just don't believe it!"

"I told you to retreat, but you insisted on fighting like a fool! Now, three thousand soldiers are gone, and it's all your fault!"

Didn’t Jiang Qi have any resentment in his heart?

It would have been much better to retreat according to his idea, so that no soldiers would be lost. It was Lu Xiang's stubbornness that led to the loss of nearly half of the troops.

How come this guy didn’t die under Lu Bu’s halberd!
Lu Xiang was speechless after being confronted by Jiang Qi. He was filled with anger but had no place to vent it, and he almost got internal injuries.

But Jiang Qi would not tolerate him and said coldly: "Don't just stand there! Are you waiting for the enemy to catch up? Retreat quickly!"

"Wait until we get back and see how the lord punishes you!"

After saying this, Jiang Qi didn't care how Lu Xiang responded and continued to lead the army to evacuate and return to Hejian County.

……

After taking over Anping County, Lu Bu did not stay there any longer. His army continued to march towards Hejian County and headed straight for Lecheng County.

Hejian County was Yuan Shao’s largest base in Jizhou and also the place where they would finally meet.

However, he was not the first to arrive. The Yulin Guards led by Zhang He and Gao Lan and the Huben Army arrived several days earlier than him.

"How did you get here so quickly?"

Seeing the two people, Lu Bu said in confusion.

It only took him about eight days to capture Anping County, and he thought it was fast enough.

But he didn't expect that Zhang He and his men were faster than him.

This made him feel inexplicably frustrated.

Zhang He smiled and said, "It didn't take us long to capture Qinghe County. It was all thanks to Cui's efforts to instigate the rebellion of the major families in Qinghe County. We didn't have to sacrifice a single soldier."

After Cui Lin opened the city gate for them that day, the army took over the situation as soon as they entered the city and basically encountered no resistance throughout the process.

Even the county governor was killed by the noble families in the city.

Cui Lin said modestly: "I have only done my insignificant part. It is all thanks to your majesty's majesty and the deterrence of the royal teacher that those noble families surrendered."

Lu Bu muttered a few words, suppressed his unhappiness, took two steps forward and looked at Lecheng County not far away, and couldn't help but be shocked.

"What a magnificent city!"

It is obvious that the Lecheng County in front of us has been expanded. The height of the city wall is almost comparable to that of Yecheng. It was obviously prepared by Yuan Shao for Gongsun Zan.

Gao Lan asked with great interest: "Everyone says that Lord Wen is the most powerful general in the world. I wonder if Lord Wen is confident that he can capture Lecheng County?"

Lu Bu's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this.

I had the urge to pick up my spear and kill Gao Lan.

He was brave in battle, but siege was not a battle on the battlefield. There were nearly 30,000 defenders in the city, and their troops were no less than the attacking army.

Unless all the soldiers attacking the city have such bravery and strength as him, it would be a complete pipe dream to want to capture Lecheng County in a short period of time without paying a huge price.

"Let's wait until the remaining two armies meet up."

Lu Bu ignored Gao Lan, thinking that he was a fool who was not good at military affairs.

I have to talk to His Majesty later. Such a stupid fool, even if he has some military power, cannot be allowed to be the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard.

……

In Lecheng County.

Jiang Qi and Lu Xiang, who had led the remaining troops back to the city, were unsurprisingly reprimanded by Yuan Shao.

"Waste! Both of you are waste!"

"I asked you to rush to Anping County to help, but you lost Anping County and 3,000 soldiers were killed. What use do I have for you?"

Yuan Shao was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and kill the two men.

Jiang Qi argued, "My lord, we lost Xindu before we even reached Anping County, and then we were attacked by Lu Bu."

"If we had retreated directly, we would have suffered no losses, but Lu Xiang insisted on fighting, which resulted in the annihilation of 3,000 soldiers and horses, and he himself almost lost his life."

He really doesn't want to take the blame for this.

It really has nothing to do with him!
Lu Xiang got anxious when he heard this and said, "My Lord! Lu Bu only had 500 men at that time, and we had 7,000! Jiang Qi was too cowardly and chose to retreat directly, leaving me alone to fight!"

"How can we, seven thousand men, be defeated by Lu Bu's five hundred men? It's all his fault!"

In his opinion, if Jiang Qi had fought with him at that time, they would have a chance of winning. As long as all of Lu Bu's cavalry were killed, what could Lu Bu do no matter how brave he was?

"That's enough! Shut up, everyone!"

As the two were arguing, Yuan Shao slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Don't you think you two have lost enough?"

"Come here! Drag these two guys who have neglected their duties away and give them fifty lashes of the military whip each. Execute them publicly to serve as a warning to others!"

Yuan Shao had no good feelings towards Lu Xiang and Jiang Qi.

One of them failed to escort grain repeatedly, and the other lost Qingzhou. After Yuan Tan's death, he led his troops back alone. This time, he also fled without a fight.

They are both trash!

If Lecheng County did not need Yan Liang and Ju Yi to guard it, if Han Meng and Qiong Yuchun had not died in Yecheng, and if Guo Yuan had not gone to Bingzhou, he would never have given them the task of supporting Anping County!

"My Lord, spare my life!"

"Please spare my life, my lord!"

Jiang Qi and Lu Xiang kept begging for mercy. Fifty lashes would mean they would be skinned alive even if they didn't die.

But Yuan Shao was furious, and no one pleaded for them, so they could only be dragged away to be executed with fear on their faces.

After issuing the punishment for Jiang Qi and Lu Xiang, Yuan Shao was still furious and felt an inexplicable palpitation coming over him.

He looked up outside the lobby.

The sky was covered with dark clouds.

"A storm is coming..."

"Everyone says that Lu Bu is unrivaled in the world. I wonder if I can stop him?"

(End of this chapter)