Chapter 225 Sun Jian vs. Lu Bu

Luoyang Dagu Pass.

Hu Zhen was appointed as the Grand Protector by Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu as the Cavalry Commander. They rushed to the battlefield with other generals and officers, vowing to retake Guangcheng Pass.

Lu Bu and Hu Zhen have always been at odds with each other.

Hu Zhen was impatient. When he first arrived at Dagu Pass, he saw that the military discipline of each unit was lax, and he couldn't help but say, "On this trip, we should kill an official wearing a green ribbon to rectify the military discipline."

Which official who can wear the green ribbon is not of a rank of two thousand stones or above?
In other words, as soon as Hu Zhen arrived, he would kill an officer above the rank of colonel as a sacrifice and to enforce military discipline.

Who can bear this?
However, as a higher-ranking official can crush a person, Lu Bu did not dare to object openly, but was secretly angry in his heart.

The most hateful thing is that Hu Zhen actually wanted to sacrifice a captain under Lu Bu. How could we tolerate that?
"Grand Protector!" Lü Bu had no choice but to go up: "With the enemy at hand, who would dare to risk their lives if you killed the senior officials?"

Hu Zhen just wanted to show his power and deliberately suppress Lu Bu's arrogance.

"Lü Qi Du, I'll let it go for your sake this time."

"Watch your people!"

"If you do it again, I will kill you without mercy!"

After that, Hu Zhen gave an arrogant order: "Everyone in the army! Leave in half an hour, and fill your stomachs quickly."

Lu Bu was furious. If Dong Zhuo hadn't been there, he would have picked up his Fang Tian Hua Ji and stabbed that bastard to death.

Speaking of which, ever since Ding Yuan's troops were annexed by Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, as the chief clerk, has been upgrading at a very fast speed.

This is an effective means for Dong Zhuo to win over people. There are still 5,000 Bingzhou Wolf Riders. If he wants so many people to work for Dong Zhuo, he must make use of Lu Bu.

However, few of Dong Zhuo's generals could see clearly. Most of them, like Hu Zhen, looked down on Lu Bu and believed that he had risen to power so quickly just because he was favored.

I disdain to associate with them.

If they really wanted to work together, no matter who came, they would give Lu Bu a warning, but Hu Zhen was a little too anxious.

Lu Bu was secretly annoyed and summoned his confidants to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, Zhang Liao first followed General He Jin and later served under Dong Zhuo. There were only seven of the future eight generals left, namely Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cao Xing, Hou Cheng, and Hao Meng.

Hearing that Lu Bu wanted to attack Hu Zhen, Gao Shun frowned instinctively, but he usually didn't want to speak, and he would not speak now.

Cheng Lian and Cao Xing had similar attitudes and did not want to get involved at this time, but they had a good relationship with Gao Shun.

Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Chengdu all listened to Lu Bu.

Hao Meng was the most active one.

"Qi Du, it's not easy to kill Hu Zhen!"

Hao Meng chuckled and said, "You know who the Prime Minister is. If Hu Zhen loses, he will be beheaded!"

Lu Bu clapped his hands and exclaimed: "You are full of clever ideas!"

"Tell me quickly, what other tricks do you have?"

Hao Meng sneered and said, "It's not easy to defeat the army. The Cavalry Commander doesn't know more than me."

Originally, Hao Meng wanted to flatter Lu Bu, but who would have thought that he ended up flattering the horse's leg.

Indeed, when Dong Zhuo was fighting Ding Yuan, Lu Bu just did his job but did not put in any effort. Otherwise, his 20,000 Bingzhou infantry and cavalry would never have been defeated so easily by Dong Zhuo's 30,000 troops.

What's more, Ding Yuan also has a fierce man like Lu Bu.

If Lu Bu had been more serious, Dong Zhuo might have been defeated.

Unfortunately, Lu Bu fell into Dong Zhuo's trap and slacked off during the battle, which led to Ding Yuan's defeat and death.

But this is a secret that cannot be told, but Hao Meng insisted on bringing it up and using it as a source of flattery.

How could Lu Bu not be annoyed?

His face darkened and he shouted angrily, "Just say what I told you to say! So much nonsense!"

Hao Meng was angry but dared not speak, he lowered his head and said: "I'll tell you right now, right now."

In his heart, he cursed all of Lu Bu's ancestors and hated him to death.

But Lu Bu waited for a long time and didn't come up with any good ideas. He kicked Hao Meng over and cursed, "Is this what your dog brain came up with?"

"You've eaten too much shit and turned into a dog!"

Hao Meng was kicked and fell to the ground, and no one noticed the extremely ferocious look on his face.

No one else noticed.

Soon, half an hour was up.

In the end, no one came up with an idea.

Lu Bu started on his journey with a feeling of frustration.

By this time, it was getting late.

Hu Zhen ignored the fatigue of his soldiers and rushed to Guangcheng Pass, which was more than 30 miles away, overnight.

Along the way, nearly 10,000 of the 50,000 troops suffered non-combat casualties, some of whom got separated from the main force and became deserters, while others fell and became disabled.

This is the disadvantage of marching overnight, a problem that even the most elite troops cannot avoid.

The next day.

At dawn.

Hu Zhen led more than 40,000 people, set up pots and cook, and tried to forcefully attack the city and break through the pass.

This time, not only Lu Bu, but all the generals hated Hu Zhen very much.

Everyone began to secretly form a alliance to make Hu Zhen lose to Sun Jian.

So, when the siege began, no one tried their best and everyone tried to be lazy.

Guangcheng Pass was about to be captured, the exhausted soldiers complained and were on the verge of mutiny.

Hu Zhen gritted his teeth and led 500 personal guards to personally attack the city.

However, the sharp-eyed Sun Jian discovered it and caught Hu Zhen off guard immediately.

After retreating and counting his troops, Hu Zhen was heartbroken to find that only a hundred of his personal guards were left.

At this point, Hu Zhen knew that he could not continue attacking the city today, so he ordered his troops to retreat five miles and rest on the spot.

The soldiers didn't care about anything else. They took off their armor one by one and fell asleep in a mess.

Sun Jian's army consisted of only 10,000 men, and they did not dare to go out to pursue the enemy, so nothing should have happened.

But the generals were trying to find a way to kill Hu Zhen, so after discussing with Lu Bu, they pretended to be attacked and started a mutiny.

"The Guangcheng Guanzhong garrison is coming out, everyone run away!"

"Sun Jian is coming to kill us!"

"Help!"

This threat scared the soldiers, who had not built any defensive fortifications, so much that they threw away their weapons and armor and ran away.

All the armor, weapons, horses and baggage were thrown behind him.

After walking for more than ten miles, it became dark again and we realized that the enemy was not chasing us.

Hu Zhen once again ordered an overnight march back to Guangcheng Pass to retrieve the weapons and supplies.

This time, not only the generals were secretly resentful, but even the soldiers wanted to kill Hu Zhen.

So annoying!

Marching and fighting for two days and two nights is something even the strongest man can’t stand.

Day 3, Guangcheng Pass
At daybreak, Hu Zhen realized that he had 50,000 troops when he first arrived, but now there were less than 20,000.

This wave of non-combat casualties truly sets a precedent.

To make matters worse, there was a lot less weapons and supplies.

Fortunately, the number of people decreased, so Hu Zhen didn't care.

but!

Without waiting for Hu Zhen to order an attack, the gate of Guangcheng Pass was opened wide. Sun Jian took the lead, followed by Han Dang, Cheng Pu and Zu Mao. A large group of troops rushed out for a decisive battle.

Hu Zhen was overjoyed and ordered: "The time to establish achievements is now!"

"kill!"

However, few people responded.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Bu turned his horse and fled.

Anyone with a little common sense should know that a tired army is doomed to failure.

Hu Zhen is stupid and Lu Bu doesn't want to die with him.

Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo did not give the Red Hare to Lu Bu. Although the warhorse under his crotch was good, it could not support Lu Bu's big body, and it was extremely difficult for him to run.

Especially after a day and two nights of rushing, it was unbearable, not even the horses could stand it.

After running only a few miles, the horse "Xerodia" under Lu Bu's crotch let out a scream and fell to the road.

Fortunately, Lu Bu had long legs, so he stood on tiptoe and rolled over handsomely, and finally found his footing.

Behind him, Hu Zhen's army and Sun Jian's army were in chaos, and the defeated and fleeing soldiers were rushing towards Lu Bu.

the other side.

Sun Jian did not notice anything unusual at first. It was not until last night when he sent out scouts that he discovered that the army Dong Zhuo had sent to rescue them had fled, leaving their weapons and armor behind.

It's interesting to talk about.

Sun Jian never had the habit of sending out scouts, but after spending a long time with Jin Mao, he gradually developed this habit.

After discovering the situation, Sun Jian immediately summoned all his generals to discuss countermeasures.

Cheng Pu believed that "when you are ahead of the enemy, you should take as much weapons as you can."

This statement was unanimously agreed upon. Except for 4,000 elite soldiers, the other 16,000 soldiers of Sun Jian's army were mostly armed with wooden sticks.

Even among the 10,000 people guarding Guangcheng Pass, more than half of them did not have decent equipment.

So, the part that Hu Zhen lost was taken away by Sun Jian.

Moreover, Sun Jian informed the whole army: "The enemy was scared away by our reputation. These are the spoils of war!"

As a result, the morale of Sun Jian's troops was greatly boosted. Even though seven of them were new recruits, they now had a certain level of combat effectiveness.

Time returns to the present.

When Sun Jian led the charge with three thousand elite soldiers and seven thousand fully armed recruits following behind him, the momentum was truly powerful.

After just one battle, Hu Zhen's army was completely defeated.

The new recruits certainly wouldn’t be able to fight a battle against the wind, but everyone could fight a battle with the wind in their favor, so they shouted and chased Hu Zhen’s army away.

Hu Zhen's army was unable to understand the situation and thought that Sun Jian had more than 10,000 troops and that there were even more stationed in Guanzhong. How could they dare to fight back?

It's important to escape.

This chase lasted from noon to dusk.

suddenly!

Sun Jian noticed a group of strange figures ahead.

Leading the group was a giant riding a combination of ponies. It seemed that the giant's feet were sticking to the ground and he could not run as fast as on two legs.

"The enemy commander must be ahead!"

Sun Jian roared and rushed forward first.

"My lord! Be careful of fraud!"

Cheng Pu followed closely behind with his Iron-Backed Snake Spear.

Han Dang and Zu Mao followed with their personal soldiers.

In front of us are naturally Lu Bu and his warriors.

Lu Bu was also miserable enough. He was a little taller than Guan Yu, nearly ten feet tall, and his weight was not low. Ordinary war horses could not bear this tonnage at all.

For example, the stolen warhorse under his crotch is definitely enough for Jin Mao to ride, but it seems out of place for Lu Bu.

Hearing the sound of a large number of horses chasing behind him, Lu Bu was furious: "How dare you look down on me!"

Turn the horse around and fight back.

The entire army was defeated, and the original Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had to be dispersed. Only seven strong generals and more than a hundred cavalry were left with Lu Bu.

On the other hand, Sun Jian’s side had thousands of cavalry!

But Lu Bu was not at all cowardly. In terms of personal fighting strength, he had never been inferior to anyone.

"How brave!"

Seeing Lu Bu turning around, Sun Jian was not happy but angry. He picked up the long sword on the horse's back and rushed straight towards Lu Bu.

"Take my halberd!"

The moment the two men crossed, Lu Bu clamped his legs around the horse's belly, stood up, and his Fang Tian Hua Ji fell from the sky, drawing a semicircle.

Sun Jian felt the pressure and changed from offense to defense, raising the hilt of his sword with both hands as if holding it up to the sky.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang.

Both were amazed at the other's strength.

Sun Jian's face flushed red. Although he defended against this move, his internal organs felt uncomfortable and seemed to be injured by the violent vibration.

In the midst of the crisscrossing battle, Lu Bu was just about to change his tactics and take Sun Jian's life.

Unexpectedly, the warhorse under his crotch could not support itself and its four legs went limp, and the halberd instead chopped Sun Jian's horse to death.

The two men moved in unison, both rolling on the ground.

Sun Jian took the opportunity to draw out the ancient ingot knife from his waist.

When Lu Bu lost his Fang Tian Hua Ji, he quickly drew out his ring-handled sword.

The two of them turned around and stood opposite each other tacitly.

After the first round of competition, both of them realized that neither of them was a good person.

Sun Jian was not good at cavalry combat, and when there was such a good opportunity to fight on foot, he did not want to miss it, so he stepped forward and attacked without any hesitation.

"Cho, cho, cho!"

Within a breath, the two men collided with each other's knives three times, sparks flying everywhere.

The material of the ring-handled sword in Lu Bu's hand was not as good as Sun Jian's ancient ingot sword. It had several gaps and could not last for more than a few rounds.

at this time!

"My lord! Take the halberd!"

It was Gao Shun who arrived with his men, picked up the Fang Tian Hua Ji from the ground and threw it at Lu Bu.

"Well done!"

Lu Bu threw the ring-handled sword in his hand towards Sun Jian, jumped up, and used the Fang Tian Hua Ji.

He performed a halberd flower in the air, and then used the move "Splitting Mount Hua with Force".

Sun Jian had already experienced the power of this move and did not dare to try it a second time, so he rolled over to avoid it.

"boom!"

The Fang Tian Hua Ji slammed heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Lu Bu pulled and lifted his halberd, holding it horizontally with the tip pointing directly at Sun Jian.

"Two times!"

Sun Jian snorted angrily, "Today's competition ends here."

"I'd like to borrow your head!"

After saying that, he rode on the warhorse brought by Cheng Pu again and began to command his men to encircle and suppress Lu Bu and others.

Sun Jian was first a commander and only secondarily a general.

When he meets a weak enemy, he likes to charge into battle recklessly like a general, but when he meets a worthy opponent like Lu Bu, he likes to use his brain.

Unfortunately, in terms of cavalry warfare, Lu Bu could be Sun Jian's teacher.

Seeing that Sun Jian wanted to use the long snake formation to strangle his own troops, Lu Bu took the opportunity to snatch a warhorse from Sun Jian's army.

He raised his foot and stood on tiptoe, and his whole body was attached to the warhorse.

"Brothers, follow me to break through!"

The situation was urgent, and Lu Bu didn't waste any time. He held the Fang Tian Hua Ji in both hands and rushed forward.

It was like hitting the snake at its most vulnerable part, and Sun Jian's long snake formation was easily broken by Lu Bu.

By the time Sun Jian and his companions turned over with the snake's head and wanted to bite Lu Bu and his companions, the two sides had already distanced themselves from each other.

Sun Jian simply stopped chasing and shouted, "Bowmen, prepare!"

"Squeak!"

As the sound of teeth-gripping rang out, nearly five hundred cavalrymen put down their long weapons, picked up their bows and crossbows from horseback, and loaded them.

"put!"

"Buzz buzz buzz" sounds were heard, and a rain of arrows chased forward.

As if he had eyes behind him, Lu Bu shouted, "Scatter! Everyone, scatter!"

He raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji and spun it above his head.

It’s not that he was afraid of being hit by arrows. He was wearing two layers of armor, and the arrows could not penetrate his body unless shot straight at him by a powerful crossbow.

Instead, he was worried that the horse under him would be shot down, which would be terrible.

No matter how long Lu Bu's legs are, he can't outrun a war horse.

There was a burst of "ding ding dang dang" sounds.

Lu Bu felt the horse under him suddenly speed up, and his heart skipped a beat.

The warhorse was shot and, stimulated, its speed soared.

That means you can't run far.

(End of this chapter)