Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 237
Twenty miles to the south of Linjing, the ferry of Laohegou on Jingshui River.

Lu Bu led an army of more than [-] troops to rush there, urged the horses into the water and tested the water, but within three zhang, Jingshui had already reached the belly of the horses, and he couldn't ride across the river, so he turned his horse's head and ran back, shouting : "Find a boat!"

Wei Xu hurriedly rode forward and said loudly: "My lord, all the fishermen in the vicinity have run away, and the boats are hard to find in a hurry!"

Lu Bu said angrily, "How can we cross the Jing River without a boat?"

Wei Xu hurriedly said: "Yelangtan river five miles downstream of Jingshui River is relatively shallow, you can ride a horse across the river!"

"go!"

Lu Bu immediately stopped drinking, and rushed out like a fiery shadow with the red rabbit on his shoulders.

Three thousand cavalry and more than two thousand infantry roared and hurriedly followed.

At this moment, a scout scout galloped over, and the scout soldier on horseback yelled in a terrified voice, "My lord, it's not good, Luo Zheng's army is chasing up Already ten miles away!"

"what?"

Lu Bu turned pale with shock, and said sharply, "How fast did Mr. Luo Zheng come?"

Wei Xu rushed over and shouted hastily: "My lord, go quickly, if you don't go, it will be too late."

"go!"

Lu Bu didn't talk nonsense anymore, he rode his horse and hurried forward.

At this moment, thunderous hooves sounded in the distance.

More than [-] Bingzhou troops flew along the uneven river like frightened birds.

The cavalry was fine, but the more than two thousand infantry still carried their luggage, so they couldn't walk fast at all.Hearing the sound of thunderous hooves in the distance approaching quickly, Zhang Liao gritted his teeth, and gave an order, and the army immediately threw away the baggage and ran wildly.

Soon, the river ahead widened to more than 20 feet.

"Quick, go down and test the water."

Lu Bu reined in his horse and shouted loudly.

"As ordered!"

A soldier had already got off his horse and led the horse into the river.

However, after walking a few steps forward, the war horse kicked its hooves and refused to go in.

"damn it!"

The soldiers scolded their mother anxiously, pulled the reins hard, and tugged with the horses in the river.

A soldier picked up a stone and threw it over, hitting the horse's ass.

With a long hiss, the war horse immediately raised its four hooves and rushed forward.

The soldier was caught off guard, and was dragged into the water by the war horse. Fortunately, he held the reins of the horse tightly in his hand, turned a few somersaults, was hit by a stone on the river bed, and his head was bloody, but somehow he got up, but he was very embarrassed .

"waste!"

Lu Bu cursed angrily, his face very ugly.

Smoke and dust rose in the distance, and tens of thousands of cavalry had already swept across the mountains and plains.

From Lu Bu to ordinary soldiers, everyone is impatient.

However, I don't know the depth of the water, so I dare not rush in easily.

"A bastard who kills a thousand knives!"

The soldier roared angrily, and hurriedly pulled the horse and continued on without caring about getting soaked.

July is the time when the river is full of water. When we reached the deepest point in the center of the river, the river had already reached our waists. No.

After walking forward for more than ten steps, the water level gradually became shallower.

The soldiers rushed a few steps, finally reached the other side, and immediately turned around and shouted, "My lord, you can come here!"

At this moment, the cavalry who swept across the mountains and plains had already reached a mile away.

There was actually rumbling thunder under the sky, and almost no other sounds could be heard.

"Stop talking nonsense, this general has seen it!"

Lu Bu cursed, and immediately waved his hand, "Cross the river!"

Three thousand cavalry immediately dismounted and quickly led their horses into the water. The river was full of rocks, uneven, and the water level at the deepest point had reached the belly of the horses. There was no way for the horses to cross the river under heavy load. .

In front of the cavalry.

Panting, Jia Xu rushed up on his horse and said loudly, "General, the Bingzhou army is crossing the river!"

"There is no need to remind me, the general has already seen it!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand and shouted: "Kill, those who kill Lu Bu will be rewarded with a thousand gold!"

"Ouch!"

Tens of thousands of cavalry roared in unison, urged their horses fiercely, and rushed straight to the river.

"not good!"

Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, Hao Meng, Zhang Liao and others changed Qi Qi's face, which is really terrible.

Lu Bu's face also became extremely ugly in an instant, and he swung his horse's head violently, and was about to personally lead the army to cut off the rear.

Zhang Liao gritted his teeth fiercely, and said loudly: "My lord, please cross the river quickly, and the general is willing to lead the army and horses in the end."

Lu Bu's thoughts changed sharply, so he gritted his teeth and said decisively: "Okay, Wen Yuan can lead more than [-] infantry to break through, and we must block the time for Luo Zheng's army to burn a stick of incense, so as to buy time for my general's army to cross the river!"

"As ordered!"

Zhang Liao obeyed the order, with a flash of determination in his eyes, he flew on the horse and said sharply: "Boys, come with me!"

More than two thousand infantry did not dare to disobey orders, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and quickly lined up to meet the enemy.

Hundreds of paces away, in front of the cavalry formation, seeing Lu Bu divide his troops to intercept, Luo Zheng immediately shouted: "Where is Yan Xing?"

"The end is here!"

Yan Xing hurried forward immediately, and Da Ying asked for orders.

Luo Zheng said sharply: "Lead three thousand cavalry to break through the enemy formation!"

"Order!"

Yan Xinghu roared, and immediately rushed over with three thousand cavalry.

Jia Xu caught up and said in a hurry: "General, Lv Bu left more than [-] infantry behind, obviously intending to abandon his chariots to protect his commander. It is difficult for our army to rush over, so we can quickly divide our troops and find another shallow ford to cross the river from the upper and lower reaches. , pursue quickly!"

Luo Zheng's thoughts turned sharply, and he said decisively: "Good, quickly divide the troops and find another shoal to cross the river!"

A military order had been sent by a messenger long ago, and the army immediately split into two and rushed upstream and downstream.

At this time, the [-] cavalry led by Yan Xing had collided with the [-] infantry left behind by Lu Bu, and the screams of killing and screams rose into the sky in an instant. Blood burst out, and stumps flew around.

when!
Yan Xing and Zhang Liao fought hard, and suddenly felt a tightness in the chest, qi and blood all over his body, and his arms were tired and unable to move. Zhang Liao reined in his horse and turned back after charging dozens of steps, and shouted: "Who are you, who killed the nameless ghost!"

"Don't be ashamed!"

Zhang Liao sneered and said, "It's Zhang Liao, so I'll take a certain gun!"

"So this guy is Zhang Liao!"

Yan Xing's heart was awe-inspiring. He had heard that Zhang Liao was brave enough. In the old days at Yuzhong City, General Xu Chu fought more than [-] rounds before he was able to defeat him. As expected, his reputation was well-deserved. What's the matter with the gun!"

At that time, Lu Bu's three thousand cavalry had all launched into the water, and more than half of the cavalry had crossed the Jingshui to the opposite bank.

Those who walked the slowest had already reached the middle of the river, but the horses were frightened, and people kept being dragged into the water. Although they were extremely embarrassed and soaked, most of the cavalrymen were able to get up a few times while holding on to the reins.

Only occasionally a few unlucky ones didn't hold on to the reins tightly, and when they were washed by the water, they never got up again.

On the uneven river beach, [-] cavalry and more than [-] infantry fought in a group, but due to the terrain, it was difficult for the cavalry to exert their advantages here. It was not until Lu Bu's army had all crossed Jingshui that more than [-] Bingzhou troops were killed. retreat.

As for Yan Xing and Zhang Liao, the two were so excited to kill each other that they just roared and fought hard.

Yan Xing wanted to kill Zhang Liao wholeheartedly, so he tried his best to attack Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao didn't want to fight, and wanted to gather the army, but Yan Xing held him back.

Hundreds of steps ago, Luo Zheng reined in his horse and stopped. Seeing that Yan Xing and Zhang Liao were fighting endlessly, the sky was dark and the sky was dark. He couldn't help but beamed with joy and said repeatedly: "This guy Lu Bu let Zhang Liao lead the army to kill the rear, good, it's really great!"

Xu Chu scratched his head, puzzled and said, "Master, what's so good about this?"

Luo Zheng reprimanded: "What do you know, go, lead five hundred iron guards to charge the formation, immediately kill and disperse the Bingzhou army, and then let Yan Xing hold Zhang Liao to this general, don't let Zhang Liao run away, after defeating the Bingzhou army Capture Zhang Liao alive for this general!"

"This……"

Xu Chu hesitated and said: "If the five hundred iron guards rush forward, who will protect the lord Zhouquan!"

"Go!"

Luo Zheng scolded angrily: "Could it be that this general can't even deal with a few routs?"

"As ordered!"

Xu Chu didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and hurriedly responded loudly, and led five hundred iron guards to kill them.

On the other side of Jingshui.

"My lord, let's go!"

Wei Xu rushed to Lv Bu's horse, and said in a hurry: "Luo Zheng has divided his troops to cross the river. If he doesn't leave, Zhang Liao can only delay for half an hour at most. When Luo Zheng's army crosses Jingshui, our army will not be able to leave."

"Oh, that's all!"

Lu Bu let out a long sigh, took one last look at Zhang Liao who was fighting hard on the opposite bank, and sadly urged his horse to leave.

In all honesty, although Zhang Liao is younger and less experienced, he is both wise and courageous. He is a rare talent. He can stand alone after only a few years of experience. pole.

"General, Lu Bu is leaving!"

Jia Xu kept staring at the other side, seeing Lu Bu leave, he hurriedly said to Luo Zheng.

Luo Zheng glanced at Lu Bu's back, frowned and said: "Hasn't our army crossed the Jingshui yet?"

Jia Xu was also a little anxious, and said: "The river is full of water now, and Jingshui is the largest river in Anding. The depths of the upstream and downstream waters are as deep as your head, and it is impossible to cross the river. This should be the only place where you can cross the river. "

Luo Zheng's face was a bit ugly, but he waved his hand immediately, and said: "Forget it, Lu Bu ran away, but Zhang Liao can't be allowed to run away. As long as Zhang Liao can be caught, even if Lu Bu runs away, this general will not deficit!"

Jia Xu took it seriously and said: "What the general said is very true, Zhang Liao is a rare general!"

Luo Zheng said 'hmm' and said: "Recall the army, let Xu Chu go and fight Zhang Liao with Yan Xing, just capture him alive, don't hurt Zhang Liao's life. Let the five hundred iron guards surround the battlefield for the general."

"As ordered!"

A messenger responded loudly, and immediately urged the horse to gallop out.

Soon, five hundred iron guards rushed into the battlefield from the side, and after killing more than [-] Bingzhou troops who had retreated to the river, Xu Chu immediately rushed over, brandishing a broadsword, and joined the battlefield to fight Zhang Liao with Yan Xing.

(End of this chapter)