My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 309: Battle on the Banks of the Jin River
"Bai Rao!"

"Who the hell are you humiliating?"

"I can't beat Lu Yi, but can't I deal with a scoundrel like you?"

Bai Rao's sarcasm immediately made Yang Feng and Yu Du, who had spoken earlier, furious. They immediately stepped forward and wanted to beat Bai Rao.

"enough!"

Zhang Yan, who had been sitting in the main seat, could no longer remain silent when he saw this, and could only shout angrily to stop them.

"I called you here to discuss how to deal with Lu Yi's encirclement, not to let you fight here!"

"If you want to fight, you can fight however you want after you defeat Lu Yi. It's none of my business if all the troops are defeated."

"Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, if any of you dare to fight among yourselves, don't blame me, Zhang Yan, for being rude!"

As Zhang Yan was speaking, dozens of guards with knives and guns suddenly rushed in from outside the tent and looked at them with ill intentions. Yang Feng and Yu Du, who were originally a little angry, immediately stopped.

Zhang Yan is now not only the nominal leader of the Black Mountain Army, but his methods are also the most powerful among everyone.

The most important thing is that Zhang Yan has the largest number of followers.

Therefore, although the Black Mountain Army was strictly speaking just a few dozen Yellow Turban remnants consisting of hundreds to tens of thousands of people, it did not affect Zhang Yan's majesty.

Seeing Zhang Yan speak, several people did not dare to continue fighting, and could only lower their heads and sit down again.

"Alas, it is indeed a bit annoying that Lu Yi has been besieging us for the past few months, but now that we are facing a powerful enemy, the leader and other leaders should be patient and not waste their strength by fighting among themselves!"

"For now, we still have to discuss how to defeat Lu Yi. Even if we can't defeat him, we have to make him retreat and open the blocked hole. Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of Black Mountain soldiers will be trapped and killed in the Taihang Mountains without having to fight him."

On the other side, another Black Mountain Army leader, Bai Taosheng, also tried to persuade them.

After a long time, people in the big tent started to discuss countermeasures again, exposing the chaotic organizational structure of the Montenegrin Army.

"I have heard of this Lu Yi. He is from Jiuyuan, Bingzhou. He and his brother are both brave enough to fight against ten thousand men. He has many talented people under his command, both civil and military. I am afraid he is not so easy to deal with. In the past, if he encountered the government army's excessive pursuit, he could always get away smoothly by spending some gold and silver. Why not bribe him and maybe he will retreat obediently?"

The last Black Mountain Army leader, Sui Gu, pondered for a long time and suddenly made a suggestion to Zhang Yan.

"Although this method is good, Lu Yi is unmoved. I have already told Lu Yi that I am willing to spend money to buy a way out, but Lu Yi is extremely arrogant. He said that although wealth is good, he can come and get it himself without the trouble of us delivering it to him."

Zhang Yan sighed upon hearing this, looking extremely sad.

"Humph! This Lu Yi is too arrogant. The worst that can happen is that both sides will be destroyed. Rather than being humiliated by him, why don't we all join forces to fight him with real swords and guns!"

Seeing that Zhang Yan and the others fell silent again, Yang Feng and Yu Du jumped out again to lead the fight.

"What do you mean?"

This time, Zhang Yan did not continue to oppose, but turned to look at Bai Rao, Tao Sheng and Sui Gu who held opposing opinions.

Although he was also extremely angry at Lu Yi's arrogance, his troops were only a part of the Black Mountain Army. If he really wanted to go to war with Lu Yi, he had to unite the Black Mountain Army as a whole, and the other leaders had to agree.

"Since the great leader has begged me with such kind words, and Lu Yi still refuses to give me a chance to live, I have no choice but to fight him!"

"However, even if we have to fight, we don't have to fight to the death. If we can win one or two rounds, we can use it to force them to renegotiate."

"As long as we can get through this year, it's just a matter of spending some money. We can always make it back later!"

After looking at each other, Bai Rao, Tao Sheng and Sui Gu had no choice but to accept the opinions of the pro-war factions such as Yang Feng and Yu Du.

"it is good!"

"In that case, let's meet Lu Yi!"

"Send someone to challenge Lu Yi and set a date for a showdown!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan couldn't help but show a strong fighting spirit on his face.

Since he inherited the position of chief from Zhang Niujiao, he had more victories than defeats against other officials and generals of the Han Dynasty. In two years, he had a following of hundreds of thousands and made the neighboring counties and prefectures fear him like a tiger.

Although Lu Yi was widely known for his bravery, they had never fought each other in person. Zhang Yan was naturally dissatisfied that he was trapped and killed by him.

"Ok?"

"Zhang Yan and the Black Mountain Army can't sit still any longer."

"The two military advisors really have a brilliant plan."

"But even I never thought that Zhang Yan would dare to challenge me to a duel. Should I say that he is quite courageous, or that he is overestimating his own abilities?"

Lu Yi put down the declaration of war in his hand and couldn't help but smile disdainfully at Tian Feng and Chen Gong.

Upon hearing the movements of the Black Mountain Army, Lu Yi led his men to the entrance of Bingzhou in the Taihang Mountains, ready to respond to the counterattack of Zhang Yan and the Black Mountain Army at any time.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Yan gave up the plan of surprise attack and instead chose to challenge him to a duel, wanting to defeat him head-on.

"Haha, I can understand a little bit of this person's thoughts."

"I'm afraid this person intends to use the power of defeating the lord to intimidate the prefectures and counties, so that other officials will not dare to challenge him in the future, making it easier for him to plunder the prefectures and counties."

Upon hearing this, Tian Feng stroked his beard and smiled.

"Although this person has good intentions, he has never seen the might of our lord's army. After this battle, Zhang Yan and his ilk will regret their declaration of war for the rest of their lives!"

Chen Gong also laughed when he heard this.

The Black Mountain Army is nothing but a mob. No matter how strong they are, they can only replicate Zhang Jue's glory.

The 20,000 Bingzhou cavalry under Lu Yi's command are the most powerful army in the world today, forged with massive amounts of wealth, food, and enemy heads.

Facing a motley crowd like the Black Army, it is indeed a bit too arrogant to say that one can defeat a hundred. Be modest and say that if they defeat ninety-nine, they still have half an extra head.

"Well, let me see how good the famous Black Mountain Army in Hebei is!"

Lu Yi gladly accepted Zhang Yan's challenge and immediately sent someone to reply to Zhang Yan, agreeing to fight on the bank of Jin River in three days.

The Black Mountain Army is the most tenacious and influential among the Yellow Turbans.

In history, Zhang Yan once captured Yecheng, Yuan Shao's old nest, and almost defeated Yuan Shao. Later, he attached himself to Cao Cao and was still active on the battlefield in Hebei until the Battle of Guandu more than ten years later. He was truly a force that should not be underestimated.

However, although the Black Mountain Army is strong, Lu Yi is even stronger at this moment.

How could his years of hard planning be easily shaken by a few bandit kings who occupied the mountains as bandits?
Moreover, it takes a thousand days to train an army and only a moment to use it. This was just the right opportunity to allow the hundreds of thousands of motley crowd of the Black Mountain Army to add another glorious record to Lu Yi's Bingzhou Cavalry.

……

Three days later, the sky was clear and the weather was fine. It was a good time to fight for life. On the bank of the Jin River, the two armies, which were very different in size, were divided into two camps, facing each other from east to west.

The larger group seemed boundless at first glance, divided into dozens of groups of varying sizes, with over 100,000 people. They were the Black Mountain Army led by Zhang Yan.

The smaller side had only about 20,000 men, divided into five parts: front, back, left, right, and center. They were clearly divided yet uniformly organized. They were the Bingzhou cavalry led by Lu Yi.

Although the Black Mountain Army has a large number of people, their formation is loose, their morale is low, and their appearance is even more varied. Not only are the soldiers ragged, but the weapons in their hands are also different. Most of them are not wearing armor and are holding farm tools such as knives and forks. At this moment, everyone is behaving in a strange way as they face the battlefield. Some have nervous faces and are trembling all over, some have loose hair and bare chests with red eyes, and some even sit on the ground and chat and laugh, as if they are on a spring outing and having fun.

The 20,000 Bingzhou cavalry, each riding a pair of horses, fully armored, with bright silver-white armor covering their sturdy horses, and their faces covered with iron masks of ghost-like Shura. All the horses and men stood solemnly on the spot, in silence. Occasionally, only one or two horses snorted, revealing relaxation and composure in their readiness for battle.

Although the two sides had a huge disparity in numbers, the contrast in morale and military appearance was even greater, which was very impressive.

According to the agreement in the declaration of war, before the battle, the leaders of both sides met on horseback in front of the battlefield to discuss the issue of war and peace for the last time.

Zhang Yan took the lead and led Yang Feng, Yu Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu, Tao Sheng and other leaders of the Black Mountain Army, who were also the most capable generals in the Black Mountain Army, to keep the appointment.

However, Lu Yi only brought Lu Bu with him, and he rode his horse slowly forward.

"The Lu brothers are indeed extraordinary, especially their younger brother Lu Bu, who looks so majestic and frightening."

"Although Lu Bu is very strong, don't underestimate his brother Lu Yi. Although he stood there holding his halberd without making any movement, I was still secretly shocked. I'm afraid he is only as brave as his brother Lu Bu!"

"Let's give up our previous plan to kill the Lu brothers while they are discussing in front of the battle. I'm worried that even if we kill the Lu brothers, we will still suffer heavy losses. The enemy is small and ours is large, so why not defeat them head-on!"

"Seconded!"

Zhang Yan and others looked at the two Lu brothers who came alone and couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice with fear on their faces.

However, the two Lu brothers did not make any move. Only Lu Bu, after glancing at the generals on the opposite side, showed disdain on his face and whispered to Lu Yi.

"Brother, I can kill all these inferior generals by myself. Can you allow me to break the agreement and kill all their leaders on the spot?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi turned his head and glanced at Lu Bu lightly, his tone noncommittal.

"Of course, bandits can go back on their word, break an agreement and kill people."

"We are the Han army that is fighting against the rebellion. How can we be disloyal and give others an advantage?"

joke.

No matter how important the heads of Zhang Yan and others are, they are not as important as half a wing on Lu Yi's body.

How could his reputation of loyalty, righteousness, and benevolence, which he had worked so hard to build, be affected by people like Zhang Yan?

Even if he could kill Zhang Yan as Lu Bu said and completely annex the Black Mountain Army.

Who would believe Lu Yi if he spoke again from now on?

In history, Sima Yi could have become a figure like Zhuge Liang and gone down in history.

Just because he swore an oath by the Luo River in the last moments of his life, the fart he let out by the Luo River made him infamous forever.

Moreover, the god of Luo River seemed to be dissatisfied with Sima's fart and punished him. In the end, the Sima family was burdened with a heavy curse.

Even if Lu Yi does not believe in gods and is not afraid that the Jin River will bring punishment like the Luo River, he should still pay attention to his personal image.

That’s right, Lu Yi had farted very loudly at the Hu people outside the Great Wall before, but that was outside the Great Wall and the target was also the Hu people.

If the Han people knew about this, they would only admire Lu Yi for not being fussy about trivial matters and for upholding justice, which would be a plus.

But this is within the territory of the Han Dynasty, on the banks of the Jin River.

If Lu Yi ruins his reputation, no one will believe him anymore.

Besides, coming back to the point.

Lu Yi has already secured victory, so why bother setting a trap for himself?

Even if we win, when we subdue the Montenegrin Army after the war, the captives will surely be resentful and it will be difficult to settle them.

Since both parties were not prepared to break the contract for various reasons, they started the final negotiations.

"I am Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army. Are you Lu Yi, the governor of Yanmen County?"

Zhang Yan stepped out from the crowd and shouted at the leader Lu Yi, his face full of anger and hatred.

"It is me!"

"I wonder if you have any advice for me?"

Lu Yi, however, remained calm, bowed slightly and waited to see what would happen.

"Lü Yi! My Black Mountain Army is not adjacent to your Yanmen Pass. We have no grudges against you in the past or in the present. Why are you blocking my mountain pass and trying to trap and kill hundreds of thousands of my soldiers and civilians? Aren't you taking advantage of our weak swords?"

Zhang Yan pointed his sword and crossbow at Lu Yi, and complained bitterly about the damage he had done to the Black Mountain Army in the past few months. He was so angry that his hair stood on end.

"What a joke! I am the governor of Yanmen County of the Han Dynasty. I am here to protect the country and the people on behalf of the emperor. It is our duty as loyal people to protect the country and the people. You Yellow Turban remnants did not surrender after seeing the destruction of the evil Taoist Zhang Jiao, but you also occupied the Taihang Mountains, seized states and counties, coerced the people, and brought disaster to the area. When you met me, you did not dismount and surrender, but instead scolded us for our mistakes. What a joke!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi sneered and fought back sharply.

When it comes to an argument, it doesn’t matter who is right or wrong. The first thing is that you must not lose the momentum. The second is that you must not break the defense before the other person.

Zhang Yan was just a bandit, and he was engaged in robbing and looting every day. When it comes to eloquence, ten Zhang Yans combined are not as good as Lu Yi. After the confrontation, not only did Lu Yi become more powerful than before, which boosted the morale of the 20,000 Bingzhou Iron Cavalry behind him, but the morale of his own Black Mountain Army was greatly affected. Even Zhang Yan himself was the first to break the defense and was furious.

"How dare you, a bastard, insult the old general Tian Gong. It seems that you are determined to die today!"

"You and I will return to our respective towns and lead our armies to fight it out!"

"You incompetent people are bringing shame upon yourself!"

"Fengxian, let's go back!"

Lu Yi didn't waste any more time talking to Zhang Yan, and took Lu Bu with him as if to return to the camp.

"How can we meet without a gift? Brother, go first, I will follow soon!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu sneered, took an arrow from the quiver hanging on the saddle, drew his bow and aimed at Zhang Yan.

"Lü Yi, are you going to betray me?"

Zhang Yan felt as if he was enveloped by murderous intent, and felt a chill to his bones. He immediately looked terrified and shouted repeatedly.

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(End of this chapter)