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Chapter 166 Backstabbing in Person [2/2]

In an instant, the Fang Tian Hua Ji drew a crescent arc in the air and then slashed towards Zhao Yun's neck in a strange trajectory. Taishi Ci, who was not far away, was furious when he saw this.

Fortunately, Zhao Yun reacted subconsciously and quickly turned his head away without even looking.

As the two men's horses suddenly met and separated, the red tassel on Zhao Yun's helmet was seen to have been cut off by Lu Bu.

However, Zhao Yun was not a pushover either. Lu Bu on horseback couldn't help but narrow his eyes as he looked at the half of his cloak left behind him.

Before the falling tassels touched the ground, the rider on Red Hare stood up and attacked with the Fang Tian Hua Ji again. Although Zhao Yun was able to block it this time, a trace of blood spurted out from his knuckles.

Zhao Yun didn't expect that Lu Bu's strength could increase so much. This is simply outrageous!
Fortunately, Jiao Shan and Taishi Ci also arrived at this moment. Jiao Shan waved the wrought iron rod in his hand without saying a word and swept it towards Lu Bu's horse legs. The sound of breaking wind made Lu Bu frown.

He made a decision in an instant. Instead of using his Fang Tian Hua Ji to block the stick, he pulled the reins hard. The Red Hare actually turned around with the tacit cooperation of human power and avoided the attack.

However, Lu Bu's crisis was not over. Before his Red Hare could land, Zhao Yun's white horse shot out from the smoke and dust, and his spear pierced Lu Bu's waist and abdomen quietly like a poisonous snake.

At the same time, Taishi Ci's double halberds were like a poisonous dragon twisting its tail, going straight for its head.

In a blink of an eye, Lu Bu was in danger under the siege of three people.

However, at the critical moment of life and death, Lu Bu was pushed to his limit. He laughed wildly and spun around and swept across. In a flash, Lu Bu used the tail of his halberd to accurately knock away Zhao Yun's spear. At the same time, the crescent moons on both sides of the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand just happened to hook Taishi Ci's double halberds.

After all, the Fang Tian Hua Ji in Lu Bu's hand can be used to hook, pull, stab, chop and smash.

If not for this, this weapon would not be regarded by many generals as the most difficult long weapon to learn and master.

Taishi Ci, who had suffered a loss once before, did not compete with Lu Bu in strength this time. Seeing that his moves were outdated, he shook lightly, broke away from the contact with the Fang Tian Hua Ji, and retreated a few steps.

But Lu Bu's amazing response made Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun secretly shocked.

Of course, on the other side, Lu Bu also felt a chill on his back, and after dealing with it, he immediately escaped.

However, looking at Hu Zhen on the top of the city wall, Lu Bu was unwilling to return empty-handed. If he left like this, he could even imagine Hu Zhen's contemptuous face.

So Lu Bu, unwilling to give up, immediately rushed towards the direction of the catapult position again, but even though he tried to avoid being surrounded by Taishi Ci, Zhao Yun and Jiao Shan again, the battle was still very difficult.

Following a fierce sound of metal clashing, the four of them quickly engaged in another fight.

At the same time, Lü Bu's elite Bingzhou cavalry also charged towards the Liaodong cavalry. Both sides were experienced warriors, both veterans of countless battles from the northern borderlands, and the clash became a fierce battle.

But now it was the home ground of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry after all. Under the cover of the infantry phalanx, the casualties of the Bingzhou elite cavalry under Lu Bu began to increase, and they were even gradually surrounded.

After realizing this, Lu Bu finally calmed down.

In front of Xuanmen Pass, smoke and dust blocked the sky and thick smog billowed.

"happy!"

After repelling the siege of several people again, the Red Hare retreated for the first time. Lu Bu's left arm was covered in blood, and his helmet had been shattered at some point, leaving only his black hair flying wildly in the wind.

But even so, Lu Bu still did not forget to make a harsh statement: "Today I will send you your heads!"

After saying this, he left without any reluctance, reined in his horse, and turned back, riding his Red Hare towards the city gate.

When Taishi Ci saw this, he was so angry that he laughed. Who wouldn't let whom go?

Come as you please, leave as you please, do you think this is a market?
So Lü Bu charged ahead, while Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, and Jiao Shan led their men in pursuit. However, facts proved that once Lü Bu wanted to leave, it was indeed difficult to stop him on the battlefield.

Unless horse traps, arrow arrays and other arrangements have been made in advance, it would be impossible to stop him suddenly.

However, when Lu Bu fought his way out and returned to Xuanmen Pass, there were only a thousand or so elite cavalrymen from Bingzhou left behind him - this was the price of Lu Bu's pride!
But at this moment, Lu Bu had no time to feel sad, because he found that the revolving door was tightly closed and could not be opened.

No matter how much he shouted, Hu Zhen on the city wall did not appear, leaving only the deputy general there making lame excuses.

"Don't blame me, General. The city gate is damaged and cannot be opened for the time being. Please wait for a moment."

The deputy general was talking nonsense that he himself didn't believe, and he didn't even dare to look directly into Lu Bu's angry eyes under the city.

Seeing this, Lu Bu knew what tricks Hu Zhen was playing.

In an instant, Lu Bu's murderous intent towards Hu Zhen reached its limit.

But now is not the time to settle accounts, so after taking a long look at the city wall, Lu Bu immediately and decisively chose to leave the battlefield and led the remaining elite cavalry of Bingzhou to gallop south.

Taishi Ci and others were about to lead their troops to attack again, but were stopped by Wei Zhe in the rear. They allowed Lu Bu to lead the remaining troops to leave the battlefield and gradually disappear into the wilderness.

"Mingsir, why don't you keep this man?" Xi Zhicai, aboard the cloud chariot, was immediately puzzled upon seeing this. "No matter how brave Lü Bu is, he's still just an ordinary man. Even a resurrected Xiang Yu would surrender under the powerful crossbows, let alone a mere Lü Bu."

At this point, Xi Zhicai said with some regret: "At that time, we can either kill him or persuade him to surrender. It would be a shame to let the tiger go back to the mountains like this."

However, Wei Zhe couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he heard this.

Conquering Lü Bu? This might be even harder than conquering Luoyang!

But Wei Zhe didn't explain too much, just smiled calmly and said: "It's okay, this man and Hu Zhen have already had a grudge. If we spare his life, there might be a surprise in the future!"

After all, everyone knows that Lu Bu's Fang Tian Hua Ji is specially used to stab his adoptive father, and it can be called a patricidal weapon.

Even if Lu Bu changed his character in this life and was determined to be a filial son to Dong Zhuo, after this incident, he and Hu Zhen would inevitably become enemies.

I'm afraid Hu Zhen didn't expect that Wei Zhe not only did not take advantage of his misfortune, but instead let Lu Bu go.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have done things so drastically just now.

……

In fact, this is also true.

Looking at Lu Bu's receding back, Hu Zhen on the city wall really regretted it.

However, he did not regret having tricked Lu Bu, but regretted not being able to successfully trick and kill him!
On the city wall, Hu Zhen clenched his five fingers and hammered the battlement unwillingly.

But now that things have come to this, it is too late for him to stop.

Hu Zhen grabbed the messenger by the collar, his eyes red as if about to bleed, and he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Report this to the Prime Minister! The traitor Lü Bu has been secretly communicating with the rebels in Guandong, colluding with them from within and without to seize the Xuanmen Pass. Fortunately, I saw through his treacherous plot, but unexpectedly, this traitorous jackal deserted the battlefield and defected to the bandits in Guandong! Hurry, go!"

Upon hearing this, the messenger did not dare to delay and immediately climbed down the wall and rushed towards Luoyang.

However, Lu Bu’s matter is easy to deal with, but the current difficulties are not easy to overcome.

(End of this chapter)