Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 834 You come and I go

At first, Chang Xi personally led troops and asked to be the vanguard, which Yuan Xi never expected.

After all, Chang Xi's territory is in the Taishan Mountains between Taishan County and Beihai County, and is separated from Yuan Xi's Donghai County by Langya County. The two have never crossed paths.

So when Yuan Xi sent someone to contact Chang Xi, he didn't have much hope. To his surprise, Chang Xi agreed happily and personally brought thousands of people to Langya to see Yuan Xi. Xi, and asked to be the vanguard in the Battle of Qingzhou.

After a conversation, Yuan Xi just learned that Chang Xi was not so loyal to him, but extremely hostile to Cao Cao.

When Chang Xi was a Taishan thief, he saw with his own eyes Cao Cao's slaughter of Dong'a for human flesh in Yanzhou and the massacre of Xuzhou. These two states happened to be where many of Chang Xi's relatives and friends lived. After Cao Cao's manipulations, he was killed and injured. It was so tragic that Chang Xi naturally hated Cao Cao.

This kind of blood hatred is the most difficult to explain. After Yuan Xi learned about it, he understood the reason why many of Chang Xi's descendants rebelled against Cao Cao. He thought that sometimes the enemy of his enemy was his friend, so he got an advantage.

Another reason why Chang Xi was dissatisfied with Cao Cao was his arrangement after attacking the Yellow Turbans and recruiting Qingzhou soldiers to surrender.

The Qingzhou soldiers were inherently rebellious and extremely difficult to control. It was because of Taiping Road that they took refuge in Cao Cao. They believed that Cao Cao was a true man who could save the world, so they were willing to serve.

But Cao Cao's actions later made some people in the Qingzhou soldiers dissatisfied. In order to eliminate hidden dangers, Cao Cao purposely sent die-hard elements in the Qingzhou soldiers to die. Some people saw it, including Chang Xi, and thought that Cao Cao was a treacherous person. .

Under the influence of these two factors, Chang Xi naturally regarded Cao Cao as his enemy, and even Yuan Tan, who had taken refuge in Cao Cao, also hated him. However, his ability was limited and he could only huddle in the mountains to look for opportunities.

At that time, Yuan Xi sent someone to come to the door, but he asked Chang Xi to give him a pillow when he was napping. Now Yuan Xi, a large part of his reputation in the world, is that he is completely opposed to Cao Cao, and the two fight to the death. It is said that among Cao Cao's enemies, Yuan Xi considered himself second, and no one dared to rank first.

So the two hit it off, and Chang Xi immediately defected to Yuan Xi. When Yuan Tan occupied Langya County, he often had conflicts with Chang Xi. Now that he heard that Yuan Xi was going to attack Yuan Tan, Chang Xi was naturally more active than anyone else.

Chang Xi is more than eight feet tall, with a body as thick as an iron pillar and a neck as thick as an ox. He looks like a fierce general at first glance. His mind is as strong as his appearance. Now he is riding on a horse, dragging a big knife in his hand. The crowd behind them shouted: "Brothers, the time for revenge has come!"

"If you have a grudge, take revenge, if you have a grudge, kill them all!"

The Taishan thieves behind him raised their swords and roared.

A young guard beside Chang Xi whispered: "General, Yuan Tan is not easy to deal with, so be careful."

Chang Xi stared at him after hearing this, "You little brat, you know how to play football, but you peed your pants before you even hit it?"

"If your legs are weak, get out of the way, so as not to hold me back!"

He waved his hand and said, "Brothers, follow me!"

Seeing Chang Xi dragging his sword and heading straight towards the enemy formation, the young guard shook his head helplessly and had no choice but to rush forward with the others.

Yuan Xi saw this scene in the telescope at the top of the city and said helplessly to Zhuge Liang: "It was in vain that I told him before the war."

"I repeatedly warned you to be cautious and test the strength of Yuan Tan's former army before taking action. But he turned out to be good. He rushed directly into the enemy's position without even weighing the opponent's strength. There is a high probability that he will be defeated."

"Should we send someone to pick him up?"

Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, it's better to let him suffer for the first time, so as not to become arrogant and disrespect military orders in the future."

"It is difficult to protect yourself on the battlefield. This kind of self-isolation cannot last long. If he can come back, I will punish him according to military discipline."

Yuan Xi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard what Zhuge Liang said so confidently. Zhuge Liang was right. His Youzhou soldiers would not make such an obvious mistake. However, the Taishan bandits were unruly and it seemed that they would integrate all forces in the future. , there are still many things that need to be done in the future.

Yuan Tan was commanding his soldiers to besiege Zhang Xun, but he was shocked when he heard an order from the soldiers saying that reinforcements had been sent from Dongwu City. However, when he saw the uniforms and numbers of Chang Xi's army, he felt relieved and sent his general Cen Bi to lead the army. Five thousand people came to stop it.

Among Yuan Tan's generals, although there are no strong generals like Si Ting Zhu, there are generals such as Yan Jing Cen Bi and Peng An. They are just slightly different from Si Ting Zhu, but their strength is not bad.

After Cen Bi listened to the order, he immediately led a hundred cavalry in front to buy time for his own infantry to form an array. When he saw a senior general in the enemy army rushing towards him dragging a long sword, he raised his halberd and shouted: "Don't be so arrogant, please tell me your name quickly!"

Chang Xi raised his knife and rushed forward, slashing his head. "What a bastard! I will tell you the name of your horse in a battle. I will chop you to death!"

Cen Bi waved his gun to block, wondering why Yuan Xijun was so rude. Isn't it different from what he imagined?

Moreover, it seems that the opponent is wearing some light armor, and it doesn't look like the world-famous Youzhou cavalry. Is he sending cannon fodder to die?

At this time, Chang Xi's long sword slashed hard, hitting the barrel of Cen Bi's gun. There was a loud bang. The bodies of Chang Xi and Cen Bi were shaken. The two waved their weapons and fought back and forth for more than ten rounds. Chang Xi was very strong. , Cen Bi's tricks were strong, but in the end no one had the upper hand. Chang Xi shouted, "Grandma, you are quite capable!"

Cen Bi was furious. He had already seen that the one facing him was not one of Yuan Xijun's world-famous generals, but someone who came out from nowhere to make up the numbers!

Although he is quite powerful, his moves are rather crude. And he is still a famous general in Jizhou, so how can he be so looked down upon?

He frowned, and the plan came to his mind. He immediately pretended to be exhausted, retracted his arms, and fought back.

Chang Xi replied that the other party was timid, and he was overjoyed. He waved his sword and slashed at him like a wheel, making him unaware that he had entered the range of Cen Bijun's infantry formation.

Chang Xi was enjoying the killing when he heard a shout from behind: "General, be careful, don't get close to the opponent's central army!"

Hearing the sound, Chang Xi suddenly woke up, but it was too late. Cen Bi moved his hand, and the five thousand infantrymen behind him set up the crane wing formation in advance. At this time, the wings moved forward, turning into half moons, and all of a sudden they were already in the crane wing formation. Hundreds of people rushed forward from Changxi and surrounded him.

Chang Xi secretly thought something was wrong, so he immediately rushed his horse left and right, trying to find a gap in the formation to return to his own formation. How could Cen Bi let him do so, so he immediately entangled him with his gun drawn. Chang Xi had no intention of fighting, and only looked for opportunities to break out.

However, he was tightly entangled by Cen Bi like a piece of candy and could not get away at all. The long sword was good at attacking but not good at defending. Chang Xi felt frustrated and was immediately paralyzed, surrounded by dangers.

Seeing the insidious attack from the other side, Chang Xi became furious and shouted: "Grandpa, I'll fight you!"

Immediately, he ignored it and just slashed at Cen Bi head-on. Cen Bi was caught off guard and almost hit him and his horse. In surprise, he immediately jumped away from the horse, but he conveniently hung the iron gun on the saddle. Draw out the long bow from your back.

When Chang Xi saw him, he started to curse. A general like him, who was born as a bandit, was strong and had practiced martial arts through several battles, but he had a natural weakness compared to the generals who were born in Liangjiazi.

Archery.

This thing is based on the skill of a child. The earlier you practice it since childhood and the more you practice, the better you will become a marksman. Even the most savvy people still need a lot of archery practice to become a master.

The bows and arrows used in archery are all very valuable, and only the children of wealthy landlords with land at home can afford them. For people like Taishan Thief, who comes from a poor background, there are very few opportunities.

Therefore, the bow on Chang Xi's back was almost for show. But when he saw Cen Bi pulling out the bow from a distance, Chang Xi had no time to catch up, so he was forced to pull the bow off his back.

The two sides clamped their legs together, and the horses chased each other in a circle, forming a perfect circle. However, the two took the opportunity to bend their bows and set arrows, and shot at the opposite body.

At this moment, the difference was clear. Cen Bi's sword flew out after grazing Chang Xi's arm. The distance was only a few inches, but Chang Xi's arrow left the shop and flew more than a foot away from Cen Bi. go out.

When Cen Bi saw it, he calmed down a bit because the opponent was not good at riding and shooting!

Naturally, he was unyielding and he shot a series of arrows at Chang Xi. Chang Xishe was not as fast or as accurate as the opponent. He was gradually suppressed and was hiding tightly on the horse's back, looking in a miserable state.

Seeing this, Cen Bi shot at the horse under Chang Xi's crotch. It was not known whether Chang Xi was lucky or the horse under his seat was clever, but he dodged it.

Cen Bi felt a little anxious, and unconsciously rode his horse to get closer to Cen Bi. Seeing that the two of them were only about 20 steps away, Chang Xi suddenly raised his head, shook the reins, and rushed towards Cen Bi with his sword!

When Cen Bi saw this, he didn't know that he had fallen into a trap, and immediately retreated. However, Chang Xi was very fast, and he was in front of him in an instant. The sword in his hand swept over him. Cen Bi screamed in pain, threw away his long bow, and drew his gun with all his strength. Block.

There was a loud noise, Cen Bi's tiger's mouth cracked open, and blood flowed down the barrel of the gun. Chang Xi's sword was raised high again and slashed down on Cen Bi's head.

But there was another bowstring crash, and Chang Xi was hit by an arrow on his shoulder. His body was shaken. He turned around and saw that it was Cen Bi who was about to launch an arrow in a sneak attack.

Chang Xi roared angrily: "His grandma is shameless!"

But at this time, Cen Bi had regained his breath, and with a flick of the iron spear, he stabbed Chang Xi's lower abdomen. Chang Xi roared angrily, and smashed his sword down to block. Cen Bi's iron spear pierced the surface of his blade, and a string of sparks shot out. , Chang Xi was injured and weak, so he leaned back.

How could Cen Bi let go of this opportunity? He knew that although his opponent was rough and rude, his strength was not much lower than his own. If he let this opportunity go, he might be the one who died!

At that moment, he was furious and stabbed Chang Xi's abdomen with the tip of his spear, but then he heard a hiss and an arrow hit his arm.

When he looked intently, he saw that the guards behind Chang Xi had also taken action. Now both of their arms and shoulders were wounded. After struggling for a while, Cen Bi turned around and retreated into the formation when he found that neither could defeat the other.

He thought very clearly that this was the center of his formation, and he could go wherever he wanted. But Chang Xi was different. If he couldn't break out of the formation, he would die inside!

Soldiers from both sides surged up like a tide, shouting and fighting together.

(End of this chapter)