My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 320: The Second Zhang Conferred the Chief
"Boom boom boom..."

The tall city gate of Zhuojun City slowly descended.

However, what Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju did not expect was that those who came out of the city were not surrendered soldiers who were begging for mercy and opening the gates to surrender the city, but teams of light cavalry with clear flags and sophisticated weapons.

Most of these cavalrymen rode white horses, with high morale and a strong desire to fight. They were the White Horse Volunteers that Gongsun Zan was proud of.

"What? The White Horse Volunteers?"

"These people are fully armed, and they don't look like they are surrendering. Do they want to fight against our 150,000-strong army with just a few thousand people?"

Zhang Chun was shocked when he saw this.

Qiu Liju on the side showed a bloodthirsty smile.

"Hehe, I knew that Gongsun Zan would not surrender obediently, but this is exactly what I want. He is seeking his own death, so how can I stop him?"

"Gongsun Zan! You have assembled your troops and prepared your armor. What do you want to do?"

"Have you forgotten the covenant we made three days ago?"

Zhang Ju was even more furious when he saw this. He knew very well that he was being fooled by Gongsun Zan. If he really led a small number of soldiers to accept the surrender, wouldn't he be tricked by Gongsun Zan?
Therefore, Zhang Ju immediately jumped forward on his horse, drew the long sword from his waist, pointed it at Gongsun Zan and shouted.

"Haha, what a big joke!"

"I am an official appointed by the imperial court. How can I surrender to a traitor like you?"

"You said you made an alliance with me and surrendered. Do you have a written surrender document to prove it?"

Gongsun Zan burst into laughter when he heard this.

"Okay!"

"No wonder you didn't want to bring the surrender document the other day. It turns out you were waiting for me here!"

Zhang Ju was furious when he heard this. After all, he was now the emperor, even though he proclaimed himself. But after a few days of being the emperor, he rarely felt the pain of being teased by others.

"Your Majesty, why are you talking so much nonsense with him?"

"Today, our army has arrived. Gongsun Zan only has a few thousand soldiers. How can he resist us? Now that his city gate is wide open, it is just what we want. Why don't we charge in and seize the city gate? Gongsun Zan will be doomed. When we catch him, can we kill him or chop him up? It's all up to Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chun began to comfort him.

"That's right, today's Zhuo County is where Gongsun Zan was buried!"

Qiuliju also had a grim smile on his face, and he wished he could immediately attack Gongsun Zan, the thorn in his side whom he hated so much.

"Okay! Since both of you say so, we will all attack together. We must put Gongsun Zan to death today!"

Zhang Ju saw this and without further ado, he immediately ordered a general attack.

However, just as he issued the order, a huge vibration suddenly came from a distance.

"What's that noise? It seems to be coming from the south!"

While Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun were still puzzled by the vibration, Qiu Liju, who had been grinning, suddenly looked horrified and immediately looked in the direction where the vibration came from.

"Not good! This vibration is caused by a large group of horses galloping. And judging from the noise, there must be a lot of cavalry. There must be at least 40,000 to 50,000 cavalry charging towards here?"

Qiu Liju looked and saw, indeed, clouds of dust covering the sky were rising in the south.

"I was wondering why Gongsun Zan was so bold that he dared to use himself as bait to lure us here. It turns out he was planning to launch a surprise attack on us!"

Zhang Ju also reacted and said with a look of resentment.

"Are they Xiongnu? Or Xianbei?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chun looked towards the south with a nervous expression.

“Your Majesty and the General, rest assured. Whether they are the Xiongnu or the Xianbei, their soldiers are all light cavalry like our Wuhuan warriors. One-on-one, we Wuhuan warriors are not afraid of them at all. Judging from the momentum now, the attackers have no more than 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Even if we add the White Horse Volunteers under Gongsun Zan, they are definitely not a match for our 150,000-strong coalition army!”

After Qiu Liju came to his senses, a confident smile appeared on his face again.

But when the first armored cavalryman in bright silver armor appeared in front of them, the three of them were shocked.

"The level of sophistication of this armor and weapon is definitely not that of the Xiongnu or Xianbei people!"

"Could it be...!?"

However, as time slowly passed, more and more Bingzhou cavalry rushed out of the smoke and dust, and the surprise on the faces of Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju suddenly turned into horror!

"not good!"

"It's Lü Yi's Bingzhou cavalry!"

After the three men came to their senses, they no longer had the arrogant attitude to attack Gongsun Zan, and turned their horses around to prepare to fight against Lu Yi's Bingzhou cavalry.

Although it now seems that Lu Yi's sneak attack army is only about 20,000 in size, it is just that one man riding two horses makes the formation a little larger.

However, several years ago, Lu Yi created a record of disrupting the 300,000-strong Xianbei army with only 3,000 cavalrymen.

Now Lu Yi is leading more than three thousand cavalry, which is nearly ten times the number of three thousand people, while he only has half of the troops and horses that the Xianbei people originally had.

If they stood there foolishly and let Lu Yi lead 20,000 Bingzhou cavalry to charge, it would not be as simple as losing their composure. One charge might even cause heavy losses to their side.

Therefore, Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju did not dare to be careless and immediately went to fight.

"Haha, you guys are turning your backs to me. Aren't you showing too much contempt for me, Gongsun Zan?"

Seeing this, Gongsun Zan, who was under the city of Zhuojun, would not miss the opportunity behind the enemy, and immediately led his White Horse Volunteers to attack Zhang Ju and others.

"Humph, if Lü Yi's threat wasn't too great, do you think you, Gongsun Zan, would still be able to survive?"

Zhang Chun couldn't help but get angry when he saw this.

"Let's not worry about Gongsun Zan for now. If we don't defeat Lu Yi, we will definitely be defeated. Now we can only choose the lesser of two evils."

Zhang Ju also gritted his teeth and led his 50,000 rebels to meet Lu Yi.

"Well, if Lü Yi and Gongsun Zan attack us from both sides, even if they win, it will be a pyrrhic victory. These soldiers and horses are the backbone of our Wuhuan family. We can't fight them all here!"

Although Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun both had the idea of ​​competing with Lu Yi.

However, Qiuliju behind them retreated half a step, causing the Wuhuan soldiers under his command to retreat a distance and fall behind the main army.

Although this might result in an attack from Gongsun Zan, Qiu Liju would rather fight against Gongsun Zan than against Lu Yi's Bingzhou cavalry.

How many people did Gongsun Zan have? What was the combat effectiveness of his White Horse Volunteers?
He had seen Lu Yi's terrifying fighting power from afar when he followed the Xianbei invasion several years ago.

That left a deep impression on him.

"The enemy army is coming. Who among you can capture and kill Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun?"

Upon seeing this, Lu Yi, who led the Bingzhou cavalry, immediately shouted to his left and right.

He is now the commander-in-chief of the three armies and the leader of the people. How can he put himself in danger and lead the charge in everything personally?

Besides, he now has many powerful generals under his command, so naturally he has to give full play to their roles.

"My lord, please wait a moment. I am leaving now!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu immediately spurred on his mount and led his troops to attack Zhang Ju.

"Me too!" Zhang Fei was not willing to be outdone, and also led his troops to attack Zhang Chun.

"Alas! What a pity! It's too late!"

Seeing this, generals such as Zhao Yun, Zhang He, and Gao Lan could not help but feel regretful.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both capable of defeating ten thousand enemies, and taking the heads of generals in the midst of ten thousand soldiers was as easy as taking something out of a bag.

When Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun encountered these two killers, they would definitely not be given any chance to finish them off.

As expected, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led their troops to approach Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun.

No matter how hard Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's personal guards tried to resist, they could not stop the two from moving forward.

"Hiss... Where did these two come from? Why are they so brave?"

Zhang Chun was horrified upon seeing this.

"Listen, generals on the opposite side. You are so brave, why do you want to work for Lu Yi?"

"You can only serve Lu Yi and get a county governor position at most. If you two turn against me in battle and surrender with courtesy, I can make you two generals who protect the country, ranking above the nine ministers!"

When Zhang Ju saw Guan Yu and Zhang Fei coming to kill him, he was also frightened. Under the threat of death, he suddenly had an idea and immediately began to persuade Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to surrender in front of the formation.

Lu Yi, who was watching this scene from afar in the back, couldn't help but sneer contemptuously when he heard this.

What kind of person is Guan Yu? In his life, he only surrendered to the Han Emperor under the control of Cao Cao.

Zhang Fei was loyal to Liu Bei throughout his entire life and never rebelled until his death.

How could it be possible that Zhang Ju, the self-proclaimed emperor, persuaded these two SSR generals, whose loyalty was already extremely strong, to surrender in front of the battle line with just a few words?
It's really a joke.

"You are nothing but a rebel! You have been receiving salaries from the Han Dynasty for generations, but you have not thought about serving the country with loyalty. Instead, you have established yourself as a king. How dare such a traitor try to persuade Guan Yu to surrender?"

"Why don't you surrender quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu urged his warhorse to leap forward, arrived in front of Zhang Ju, shouted loudly, and then slashed diagonally from top to bottom with his sword, splitting Zhang Ju and his horse in half!
"what!"

Zhang Ju only had time to scream before he died and his country was destroyed.

"Mom!"

After the "Son of Heaven" Zhang Ju died for his country, the "General" Zhang Chun refused to die for him. He immediately let out a strange cry, reined in his horse and rode back, even abandoning the army around him.

There is no way, Guan Yu’s deterrent power is too great.

Anyone who can talk to Guan Yu without trembling is already a brave warrior.

Zhang Chun is just a rebel who is splitting the country for his own selfish interests. He has no idea of ​​being loyal and dying for his country.

"Hey, want to run?"

"Can you run away?"

"Come on you!"

Zhang Fei pointed the tip of his Zhangba Snake Spear directly at Zhang Chun, but he would not let the military achievement slip away. He immediately rode forward and used a sweeping move, which swept away all the guards around Zhang Chun. Then he caught up with Zhang Chun and stabbed him to death.

Zhang Chun didn't even utter a scream. He vomited blood and fell off his horse.

"General Guan is mighty!"

"General Zhang is magnificent!"

When the Bingzhou cavalry saw that their general was so powerful and killed two bandit leaders in one encounter, their morale was greatly boosted and they rushed towards the rebels who were leaderless and in chaos.

"Your Majesty and the general are dead, let's run away!"

When the rebels saw that the "Son of Heaven" and "General" they followed were dead, they no longer had the will to fight and fled in all directions.

However, under the pursuit of the Bingzhou cavalry, each man riding two horses, these rebels were destined to have no chance of escaping.

What awaited them was either to follow their "Son of Heaven" and "General", or to become prisoners of Lu Yi.

"Ok?"

"I haven't seen Lu Yi for several years. How come his army is stronger than before?"

"No, before, even the 3,000 vanguards and the 300,000 Xianbei troops couldn't resist them. Now there are 20,000 cavalry. How can my 100,000 Wuhuan warriors resist such a fierce army?"

"Since Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun have already surrendered, there is no need for us Wuhuan to be buried with the two dead men."

Qiu Liju was shocked when he saw this, and immediately led his Wuhuan cavalry to turn around and attack Gongsun Zan.

"Fortunately, my army is composed of light cavalry. Although Lu Yi rides two horses, his armor is heavy and he will not be able to catch up with us. As long as I can break through Gongsun Zan's army, head north, escape Youzhou, and enter the grassland, I will be safe!"

Qiu Liju looked at Gongsun Zan who was coming towards him, and he secretly made up his mind and led his men to kill Gongsun Zan.

"My son Qiulijuna has ordered me to come!"

Gongsun Zan also saw through Qiuliju's intention and immediately led his troops to attack Qiuliju.

As soon as the two former enemies fought, they fought for their lives.

Qiuliju's own combat power was not much different from Gongsun Zan, and the number of Wuhuan troops under his command far exceeded that of Gongsun Zan.

Therefore, although Gongsun Zan was able to hold his own against Qiuliju, his Baima Yicong could not withstand the successive attacks of 100,000 Wuhuan people, and suffered heavy casualties.

But who is Gongsun Zan? Killing the Wuhuan people is no different from eating Xuanmai. He can't stop at all.

In his dictionary, only one of him and the Wuhuan people can survive.

Therefore, there is no sign of any backing down.

When the Baima Yicong saw how brave their commander was, their morale was boosted and they managed to withstand the successive attacks of the 100,000-strong Wuhuan army.

At this time, Lu Yi also defeated the 50,000 rebel troops led by Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun.

He ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead 10,000 troops to continue pursuing the rebels who had lost their fighting spirit.

He himself led the remaining 10,000 Bingzhou cavalry to assist Gongsun Zan who was in a tough battle.

"Oh no, Lu Yi is here!"

Qiuliju, who was fighting with Gongsun Zan, caught sight of Lu Yi's movement and immediately forced Gongsun Zan away with a knife. Then he turned his horse around and led his Wuhuan army to bypass Gongsun Zan and the Baima Yicong and flee northward.

He was now deeply afraid of being attacked from both sides by Lu Yi and Gongsun Zan, resulting in heavy casualties among his people.

If the losses under his command were too severe, even if he defeated Lu Yi and Gongsun Zan, it would still be a major defeat.

After all, in addition to the Han people, there were also the Xiongnu and Xianbei people on the grassland who were eyeing the Wuhuan and would not miss any opportunity to annex the Wuhuan.

"Haha, the Wuhuan people are scared, follow me!"

Gongsun Zan, upon seeing this, was determined not to let go of the opportunity to strike hard upon a fallen dog, and immediately led his White Horse Volunteers to follow Lu Yi and chase after Qiuliju.

From time to time, the Wuhuan people in the rear were shot by arrows and fell off their horses...

(End of this chapter)