Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 50 To the Master
'The weather is nice, the temperature is very comfortable, it's a good day to fight. '

Liu Zhang looked up at the sky. The sun had just risen, and when the sun was not at its hottest, there was a breeze blowing, which was quite cool.

In the enemy's formation, Liu He said to Xie Feng and Bai Xi, the chiefs of the Xie and Bai families: "Clan chief Xie and chief Bai are now unable to retreat. We must sink our boats and fight to the death. You and I will fight to the death." We will advance and retreat together until death."

Xie Feng and Bai Xi nodded in agreement. The current situation did not allow them to have second thoughts and they could only fight to the death.

Seeing the two men agree, Liu He, who was also standing on the high hill, looked at the battle formation set up by Liu Zhang on the opposite side. Seeing that the formation was like fish scales stacked on top of each other, he couldn't help but smile, pointed at Liu Zhang's position from a distance, and belittled: "I really didn't expect that Liu Zhang's child would have the same idea as me, but he was just imitating others and learning to walk in Handan."

That being said, Liu He would not look down on Liu Zhang because of this. Strategically, he despised Liu Zhang, but he had to pay attention to specific tactics. After all, his wealth and life depended on the outcome of today's battlefield.

In order to win today's victory, he gave up the defensive formation, took out all the elites of the three large families of Xie, Bai, and Yang in Bajun and more than a dozen small families, and set up a fish scale formation for attack.

Thinking about the current situation of life and death, he was not very relieved about some of the troops who had been lured here. He was worried that they would not be willing to die against the enemy. If they were defeated in battle and would turn against him, his fortune and life would be ruined. It's over once.

So he arranged Qu Shuai Lou Fa to stay in the camp outside Liangping City, and stay in the camp with Yang Ping, a man who didn't even dare to touch Jiangzhou City.

As for Liang Ping City, Liang Ping County Magistrate Sheng Dao led the county soldiers and another Qu Commander Fu Ji to guard the city to protect the retreat. If the battle situation was unfavorable, they could return to Liang Ping for further discussion.

After thinking for a moment, Liu He asked the two clan leaders: "Today we are sending people to the army to boost morale and overwhelm the enemy. Do you have any candidates for the two clan leaders?"

Although Liu He was the nominal commander, he came from afar and did not know as well as Xie Feng and Bai Xi about the people in the currently assembled army, so he asked.

"There is a man named Chang who is a member of my Xie clan. He wields a big sword and has no opponent within three swords. Therefore, he is nicknamed 'Xie Three Swords'. He should be able to use it to fight against the enemy and invigorate our army. "Xie Feng recommended a candidate, the invincible Xie Sandao.

Liu He was convinced that he had nothing to do. He nodded: "Please invite Master Xie Chang."

Xie Feng responded and sent a messenger to convey the message, ordering Xie Chang to go to the master.

Xie Chang obeyed the order of the clan leader Xie Feng and rode out from Liu He's formation on his own. With a sword in his hand, he clapped his horse and came to the formation of the two armies and shouted: "I am Xie Chang of Bajun. Who dares to fight to the death with me?"

"I am Xie Chang of Ba County. Who dares to fight to the death with me?"

With a beard all over his face, he shouted invitations to fight several times. The sound coming from the lion's mouth was so majestic that even Liu Zhang, who was stationed in the center of the army in the distance, almost heard it.

Liu Zhang stretched out his hand and pinched his chin, and complained in his heart: "Liu He, a traitor, is so romantic that he sent people to serve as masters." '

The master division is to send brave men from the army to fight one-on-one in front of the two armies before the war begins. Whichever side wins will have its morale boosted and add a weight to the balance of victory.

It is a bit similar to the Three Heroes fighting against Lu Bu in the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but the novel is a novel after all. Under normal circumstances, those who are actually sent to the army will not be the commander-in-chief of the army, but the brave men in the army who have always been praised.

The earliest record of Zhishi is in "Yi Zhou Shu Ke Yin": "Zhou's 350 chariots were sent to Muye, and Emperor Xin followed."King Wu sent his father-in-law and uncle to his master. '

Shang's father is Jiang Shang, Taigong Jiang. According to the records in the Yizhou Book, if Jiang Taigong can be sent to become a master, then he must be very powerful in martial arts. It can be seen that Jiang Taigong, who is seventy years old and eighty years old, is not a mage, but holds two magic weapons. The berserker with an axe, or the white-haired berserker.

However, this kind of behavior was very popular in the war games between nobles in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, wars were also very particular. If you wanted to fight, you had to make reservations in advance. You did not engage in sneak attacks. You also invited the enemy to dinner, and you did not chase after you won. , if you chase, you will chase after a certain distance and then retreat.

But with the advent of the Warring States Period, the war became more and more severe. There was no room for etiquette in the war to destroy the country, and the number of masters gradually decreased. What's more, it has been 500 years since the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhang smiled: "Liu Biejia is so elegant, I should play with him first." "Send the order for Xu Xiaowei to come to the teacher."

He issued an order for Xu Meng to go out for a duel, and the flag officer immediately issued the flag order.

Xu Meng was already impatient with the wait. Seeing Xie Chang showing off his power across from him made him extremely unhappy. As a bloody warrior, he hated to see others show off in front of him.

Therefore, as soon as he saw the flag order of the Chinese army, he immediately got on his horse, holding a spear, and ran towards Xie Chang out of the formation.

"I want to teach you, a traitor, that my surname is Xu Meng, who is from Guanzhong." After Xu Meng came out of the battle, he urged his mount to sprint while shouting at Xie Chang: "If you can die under my spear today, your life will be worthy of it. "

"How brave, the dogs are here to kill you." Xie Chang also shouted, urged the horses to get off their seats, and sprinted towards Xu Meng.

The two people walking in both directions soon met each other.

There's no fancy criss-crossing of swords and spears, just one sword for you and one spear for me.

Xu Meng, who was born in Guanzhong, saw Xie Chang's loopholes at a glance. After only one fight, he dodged the sword and inserted the spear into Xie Chang's beard. The tip of the spear penetrated Xie Chang's neck. place, and then exerted force in his hand, stirring the spear slightly.

Xie Chang stared in disbelief, but soon his eyes lost their luster and became extremely obscure, no longer reflecting the colorful world in front of him.

The energy that seemed to be inexhaustible before was now being drained from his body. The big knife fell from his hand feebly, and his body followed the fall of the big knife and fell to the grass with a thud.

Xu Meng looked at Xie Chang's body lying on the ground, with a contemptuous smile on his face, and even more disdain in his heart: "A cat or a dog is worthy of competing with Naigong." '

Guanzhong is close to Liangzhou. Although his horse fighting skills are not as good as those of Liangzhou people, they are still much better than these Xiaoxiao from Bajun.

He rode his horse forward, picked up the black horse that was standing there because it had lost its owner, then raised his hands toward the rebels, waved his spear, and shouted a taunt.

Seeing Xu Meng's heroic performance, the soldiers in front of Liu Zhang's army cheered for their captain's bravery.
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On the right wing of the Fish Scale Formation, Zhang Erlang smiled as he listened to the cheers coming from the front of the formation.

Last night he entrusted a familiar village commander to treat him as his assistant and brought him to the battlefield today.

The cheers were getting louder and louder, rippling in the military formation like a sound wave. Zhang Erlang couldn't help but turn his head and look at the 'Yue Xi' who was being led by him. If the white horse passes by, it will happen suddenly. 'In this sentence, a name is given to the Liangzhou white horse purchased in the Chengdu market.

Use the word "over the gap" to remind yourself at all times. Life is short, just like a white horse passing through the gap. You should establish your fame early.

Amid the sound of drums and cheers, Yue Xi was trampling his hooves and breathing heavily. He looked a little uneasy, but Zhang Erlang knew that Yue Xi was a war horse from Liangzhou. When he heard the sound of war drums, he was eager to try. .

He followed the horse's head, gently soothed its restless mind, and whispered in its ear: "There will be a chance."

This sentence seems to be saying to himself, now that the war is coming, there must be opportunities, it depends on how he seizes them.

Under his comfort, Yuexia gradually calmed down.

One person and one horse, waiting for the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)