Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 384
Before the formation of the two armies, Xiang Zhizheng and Zhou Yafu were fighting inextricably.

Xiang Zhuang frowned, turned around and asked the generals, "Who knows the young general of the Han army opposite?"

Xiang Zhuang is very clear about Xiang Zhi's abilities. Regardless of his young age, his martial arts skills have been learned from Gao Chu, Hu Yan, Jin Xiang and others. Looking at the entire Chu Kingdom, it is only a handful of people who can defeat him. However, Xiang Zhuang might not have won this son if it was not a battle of life but a competition of skills.

But the young general of the Han army on the opposite side was able to fight Xiang Zhi evenly?

None of the generals responded, they were obviously very concerned about this young general of the Han army, only Bai Lixian said in a deep voice, "This young general of the Han army seems to have come out from behind Zhou Bo just now, probably he is Zhou Bo's heir?"

"Zhou Bo's heir? Could it be Zhou Yafu?!" Xiang Zhuang's heart trembled when he heard the words. This is a ruthless character with a long history in Chinese history. During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the majestic Seven Kings Rebellion ended in less than three months Just let Zhou Yafu be wiped out, but the historical records didn't say that Zhou Yafu was still a martial arts fighter?
In addition to Xiang Zhuang, Liu Bang on the opposite side was also secretly startled.

The Zhou family is full of powerful generals, the Taiwei Zhou Bo is old and strong, and the eldest son Zhou Guanfu is the champion of the three armies. It is the youngest son Zhou Yafu who is also skilled in bow and horse. Ma Zhan these three champions, his bravery is actually catching up with his father and brother.

Liu Bang originally thought that there would be successors to the Han Dynasty, but he didn't want Chu to be among the best.

At that moment Liu Bang turned his head and asked the generals, "Who is that young general of the Chu Army opposite?"

The Han generals also couldn't answer, and finally Chen Ping guessed: "It seems that his facial features are somewhat similar to Xiang Zhuang, so he must be Xiang Zhuang's son?"

"What, Xiang Zhuang's son?!" Liu Bang couldn't help but gasped.

As soon as the words fell, the sound of golden bells suddenly sounded in the opposite Chu army's formation. Xiang Zhi, who was fighting fiercely with Zhou Yafu, reined in his horse and left. Suddenly an arrow was shot, and Zhou Yafu was half a beat behind when he dodged, and was shot in the shoulder in one shot, almost falling off his horse.

"Brother, save me." Zhou Yafu yelled, turned his horse's head and returned to the front line.

In the Chu army, when Youyuan changed his bow and set up an arrow, he was about to shoot Zhou Yafu off his horse, but Xiang Zhuang stopped him. Anyway, Zhou Yafu is a famous general of his generation. Let a famous general like Zhou Yafu go to expand the territory for the Great Chu Kingdom. A famous general like Zhou Yafu should not just wither.

On the opposite side of the Han army, Zhou Guanfu was furious, and immediately flew to rescue him.

But fortunately, the archers of the Chu army did not kill Zhou Yafu after shooting Zhou Yafu with an arrow. Zhou Guanfu was only secretly relieved when Zhou Yafu retreated behind him, and then lightly reined in the horse. Ma immediately stood up, and then raised his head and let out a long hiss that was extremely loud and clear.

In an instant, a substantial sound wave surged forward.

In front of the Chu army, the mounts under the crotch of many generals suddenly stirred uncomfortably, and several mounts retreated again and again amidst the sound of fright, as if they had been frightened. Only Xiang Zhuang's black horse stood still. He didn't move, and also let out a long and loud hiss, as if responding to the provocation of Zhou Guanfu's mount.

The two front hooves of the bay red horse paused in the air for a few breaths before they landed heavily.

The muffled sound of "boom" when the horse's hooves hit the ground was like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of all the Chu generals opposite. They also scratched the face of General Chu on the opposite side, and many generals of Chu couldn't help but rein in their horses and backed away, and a few timid ones were so frightened that their teeth chattered.

Zhou Guanfu didn't let his horse show off his power, but slowly raised his right short halberd, pointed at the opposite Chu army formation and shouted: "The big Han hussar general Zhou Guanfu is here, who dares to fight against a certain one?!"

The Chu army became extremely quiet in an instant, and no one dared to fight.

Xiang Zhuang's face couldn't help being a little embarrassed, it's this time, do you want him, the king, to fight in battle?

A trace of disdain appeared at the corner of Zhou Guanfu's mouth, and he shouted again: "Chu is so big, with millions of people, is there no one character? Xiang Zhuang, dare to fight against a certain one?!"

"Zhou Guanfu, don't be mad, I'm here to fight you!" Someone in the Chu army was finally annoyed.

Xiang Zhuang's expression was slightly relaxed, but when he turned his head to look, it was Zhou Huan, the eldest son of Zhou Yin, the Marquis of Shu Township. This time, not only soldiers from all the prefectures and the Ziling Imperial Army came out in full force, but also all the veterans and sons of Xun Qi from the country went out with the army. Huan Chu and Ji Bu, the two old guys, finally had the opportunity to step on the battlefield again, which can be said to be a great relief.

Seeing Zhou Huan flying out into battle, Zhou Yin hurriedly said: "My son needs to be careful!"

Zhou Guanfu gave Zhou Yin a sideways look coldly, and shouted: "The general will be known by name, and a certain halberd will not kill the unknown!"

Zhou Yin urged the horse to go straight to Zhou Guanfu, and shouted: "So-and-so, Great Chu Chengqian Palace General, Zhou Huan is also, Zhou Guanfu, today is your death day!"

"A nameless rat, dare to come to die?!" Zhou Guanfu smiled and did not ride his horse to meet him. He just stopped quietly and waited for Zhou Heng to go to fight. There was an uproar in front of the two armies, even Xiang Zhuang Can't help frowning, Zhou Guanfu is too arrogant this time, dare he not take Zhou Huan seriously at all?
The key to victory in horse battles is the general's own martial arts, and the second is the powerful inertia of the horse's sprint!
"Zhou Guanfu, how dare you?" Seeing that Zhou Guanfu despised him so much, Zhou Huan immediately became ashamed and angry, "I want to die!"

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Huan had already urged his horse to kill Zhou Guanfu not far away. Immediately, he stabbed Zhou Guanfu's abdomen with lightning speed. Generally, they will choose to stab the opponent's chest and abdomen, and very few generals dare to stab the opponent's throat.

The moment the two horses met, a strange cold flame burst out in Zhou Guanfu's eyes. It was too late and then quickly, and he saw the short halberd in his left hand lightly knocked, and Zhou Huanshi's sure-to-kill shot was already attached to it. Zhou Guanfu's right rib slid over, and Zhou Guanfu passed the short halberd forward with his right hand, and Zhou Huan's right rib was completely cut open by the horizontal blade on the short halberd.

Xiang Zhuang's pupils shrank suddenly. Even he had to admit that his eyesight and ruthlessness were not as good. Compared with a few years ago in Jiange, Zhou Guanfu's martial arts has improved again!

"Ugh..." Zhou Huan suddenly screamed in an extremely miserable manner, and kept urging the horse forward for a hundred steps. Zhou Huan finally fell off the horse's back, but before he fell from the horse, his right rib was injured. It has already burst open like the mouth of a goldfish, and the flesh and blood inside it rolls out, and even a section of intestines overflows from it.

"My son!" Seeing this scene, Zhou Yin cried out in grief and almost passed out.

On the opposite side of the Han army formation, all the soldiers of the Han army who saw this scene cheered like mountains and seas. Zhou Guanfu just smiled coldly, raised his right short halberd again, and shouted: "Who else?!"

Xiang Zhuang's brows frowned instantly, isn't this fucking arrogant too much?You can't beat you single-handedly, but can't you be beaten to death in a group fight?At that moment, Xiang Zhuang turned his head and shouted: "Whoever kills Zhou Guanfu will be rewarded ten thousand gold, and I will bestow it on the Marquis of Guannei!"

Behind Xiang Zhuang, dozens of Lang Jiang who were descendants of Xunqi screamed in an instant. These descendants of Xunqi were influenced by their parents and most of them were skilled in bows and horses. Instead of relying on his father and grandfather Yu Yin to seize the title, as soon as Xiang Zhuang's words fell, two generals galloped out at the same time.

Taiwei Xiang Tuo then introduced: "Your Majesty, the one on the left with the long sword is the second son of General Huan Hengchao. He was the first runner-up in riding and archery in the national examination last time, and the runner-up in the horse battle! The one on the right with the big ax is Ji Zhong, the nephew of General Ji, is the second runner-up in riding and archery in the national examination, the champion in horse fighting, and his martial arts are quite good."

Listening to Xiang Tuo's introduction, Heng Chu and Ji Bu behind Xiang Zhuang also had expressions on their faces.

While talking, Heng Chao and Ji Zhong had already urged their horses to come out of the battle, and they went straight to Zhou Guanfu with both swords and axes. Zhou Guanfu finally didn't dare to push himself as hard as before, and immediately urged the bay red horse to meet him. Zhou Guanfu's bay red horse is not ordinary The bay red horse, but a bloody horse bought from the Western Regions through the Yuezhi people, a dragon colt that is unique in thousands of miles!
Zhou Guanfu also named his beloved horse Chilong.

The red dragon threw off its four hooves suddenly, and reached the top speed in a short time, and then, like a red lightning, it killed Heng Chao and Ji Zhong. The pair of iron halberds in Zhou Guanfu's hand had already slashed across their necks, and in an instant, two heads flew high.

The next moment, Zhou Guanfu galloped past on his horse, but the headless corpses of Huan Chao and Ji Zhong fell to the ground.

Cheers resounded like a mountain roar and a tsunami in the Han army formation, and Liu Bang waved his fist excitedly.

Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but gasped, where did Zhou Guanfu find such a BMW?With Zhou Guanfu's martial arts skills and such a fine horse, I'm afraid even Hu Yan is a bit inferior, right?Behind Xiang Zhuang, there was a hiss of breathing among the many Chu generals watching the battle, only Heng Chu and Ji Bu were full of regret.

Zhou Guanfu galloped forward for a hundred steps, and then he reined in his horse and turned back. He raised his right short halberd for the third time, pointed at the large formation of the Chu army a hundred steps away, and shouted coldly: "Who else?!"

Xiang Zhuang turned his head again, none of the generals dared to meet his eyes.

Xiang Tuo next to him was furious, and immediately ordered five generals, and shouted sharply: "You all go together!"

There were so many courageous people, the five generals of Chu Junlang hurried their horses out of the formation, and formed a "V" formation, charging towards Zhou Guanfu. There were deafening hisses.

(End of this chapter)