Chapter 68: The Mad Demon Lü Bu

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  Lü Bu was not good at plotting and scheming, but he was extremely skilled in deploying troops and formations. Seeing that Li Jue could not be driven back, he wanted to hold his ground at the valley entrance.

  Strategically, Lü Bu's choice was not wrong. As long as he held the valley entrance, Li Jue would never dare to bypass him and advance on Chang'an. Once Lü Bu cut off his rear and supplies, the attacking troops who had penetrated deep into enemy territory would surely be annihilated.

  Moreover, the terrain of Guan Kou was also very suitable for Lü Bu to defend. To the northwest of Guan Kou was the Jing River, and to the south was the Qinling Mountains. The terrain was narrow and could not be used for large-scale battles, which was extremely advantageous for Lü Bu, who was at a numerical disadvantage. No matter how many troops you had, only the front rows of the formation could be used, and the rest could only serve as reserve troops.

  The war movies on TV, with tens of thousands of people killing each other, you have me in you and I have you in me. That's the brain-damaged director's work. If they don't line up to fight, that's just a gang of bandits.

  Lü Bu thought that he had secured the pass and could rest easy, so he became complacent and didn't think of advancing. He spent over ten days like this when suddenly a scout from Chang'an came to request an audience with Lü Bu.

  As soon as Lü Bu saw the scout from Chang'an, he felt a sense of unease. The scout's eyes were bloodshot, his clothes and armor were tattered and worn out, with several stalks of grass stuck in his hair. His face was bruised and battered, with one patch of skin scraped off, and fresh blood had just scabbed over, mixed with dirt, making it impossible to tell what color it was.

  Lü Bu saw Xiahou and hastily ran over, without even a bow, his expression anxious as he said: “......, ......”

  Lü Bu cupped his ear and listened for a moment, then turned to those around him and shouted angrily: "Are you all... stupid? Don't you know to give him some warm water to soothe his throat?"

  The person next to him also heard it and scolded him. His throat was already parched, so he hastily brought over warm water.

  Xu Zhi grabbed a clay bowl, tilted his head and took a mouthful, then croaked: "Wen Hou, something is terribly wrong! Zhang Ji and Fan Chou have bypassed the valley and are attacking Chang'an, Chang'an is in danger!"

  "What?" The big account was in an uproar, even the usually calm Gao Shun furrowed his brow and looked bitter.

  Lü Bu couldn't blame the crowd for their performance, and immediately issued a military order. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun immediately returned to Chang'an to rescue, and he led 500 elite cavalrymen to cut off the rear. As for Lü Bu's decision, no one had any objections, and now was not the time to argue. Zhang Liao and others immediately left the main tent and began preparing to withdraw their troops.

  As mentioned earlier, withdrawing troops is not that easy. Lü Bu was furious, but he also knew it wasn't the time to be stubborn. He carefully arranged his formation and stood at the back with his halberd at the ready.

  In the distance, Zhang Liao and others had shrunk to a small black dot. Lü Bu turned his head back, looking at Li Jue's army which was eager to advance.

  Li Jue rode on horseback, several miles away from Lü Bu, looking at Lü Bu's tall figure, Li Jue felt a bit dizzy. Although Li Jue's own martial arts were not weak, he had always believed that as a general, the most important thing was to be proficient in military books and battle arrays, rather than personal bravery.

  But the scene of Lü Bu charging alone into the army formation a few days ago still made Li Jue's heart palpitate, and if Guo Si hadn't acted ahead of time, Li Jue really couldn't guarantee that he could withstand Lü Bu's sudden attack.

  "How did the world produce such a freak?" Li Jue cursed to himself.

  Lü Bu has retreated, and Li Jue has the upper hand in every aspect. If he doesn't pursue him, it would be hard to justify, but Li Jue is also afraid. He's afraid that if Lü Bu really goes berserk, they might end up killing each other, which wouldn't be worth it. If only there was a powerful general under his command who could match Lü Bu...

  Li Jue hastily shook his head and threw this unreliable idea into the clouds.

  Li Jue took a deep breath, raised his right hand and shouted loudly: "Three thousand cavalrymen, charge..."

  Dong Zhuo's Flying Bear Army was well-trained, and as soon as Li Jue's voice fell, there were immediately orderlies transmitting the command. Three thousand cavalrymen poured out in a steady stream, rushing straight to kill Lü Bu. It wasn't that Li didn't want to send more troops, but Lü had only five hundred elite cavalry, and six times their military strength was already sufficient. Sending any more would not be able to join the battle formation and would instead hinder each other.

  In the Three Kingdoms era, when it comes to cavalry, the most elite are Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Gongsun Zan's White Horse Righteous Army, Dong Zhuo's Flying Bear Army, and Ding Yuan's Bingzhou Iron Cavalry. Now that the White Horse Righteous Army has been destroyed, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have yet to appear, the two strongest cavalry forces in the land are about to engage in a fierce battle.

  Lü Bu's chest heaved violently as he stared intently at the three thousand elite cavalry charging towards him.

  The armor of the Flying Bear Army was all earthy yellow, and from a distance, it looked like rolling yellow sand, blocking out the sky. Lü Bu's eyes turned cold, and he took out Li Guang's bow from behind his back, flipped his wrist, and drew out three arrows. With four fingers holding the bowstring taut, there was a "twang" sound as the three arrows were released simultaneously! The powerful arrows shot towards the Flying Bear Army like three flashes of lightning, striking three galloping warhorses, which let out a mournful cry before falling to the ground. The massive inertia sent the horses rolling and tumbling on the ground, sending them flying over ten zhang away.

  The Flying Bear Army's formation suddenly opened up a small gap, allowing the fallen warhorse to pass through. Lü Bu's hand flashed, and he nocked three more powerful arrows...

  After nine arrows in a row, the distance between the two was less than 100 steps. Lü Bu put away his bow and arrow, and shouted loudly: "Follow me to charge..."

  "Hum..." The five hundred elite cavalrymen of Bianzhou began to slowly accelerate, rapidly closing in on Fei Xiong's army. Just as the two armies were about to collide, Lü Bu suddenly accelerated, taking the lead and engaging with Fei Xiong's army first.

  Both armies adopted a conical formation, wanting to pierce through the enemy's array in one fell swoop. Lü Bu positioned himself as the spearhead of the formation, greatly increasing his killing power.

  The Pingzhou Iron Cavalry were all clad in black armor, like a steel torrent. In fact, the steel torrent formed by the Pingzhou Iron Cavalry instantly pierced through the Yellow Sand Army formed by the Flying Bear Army, and the earth ultimately could not withstand the hardness of steel.

  Lü Bu charged forward on horseback, killing his way a hundred paces before finally stopping. Behind him lay a trail of severed limbs and broken arms, while the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry followed close behind, also charging a hundred paces into the fray. This hundred-pace difference resulted in the Flying Bear Army suffering heavy casualties of several hundred men, whereas the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry emerged almost unscathed.

  Due to the collision of two cavalry, after the inertia passed, neither side could accelerate and charge again, and they could only slash and kill each other on horseback.

  Lü Bu angrily shouted repeatedly, the Fang Tian Hua Halberd in his hand transformed into a golden flash of lightning, each flash taking away the life of a cavalryman.

  An officer saw Lü Bu's bravery and immediately ordered his men to surround him.

  Lü Bu was fearless, the Guandao in his hand suddenly became vigorous and powerful, knocking away the incoming weapons, making them fly everywhere. The wooden spears were broken at a touch, preventing the enemy from getting close. With Lü Bu's loud roar, the Guandao in his hand surged with power, causing the surrounding soldiers to fall off their horses as if electrocuted.

  The encirclement was broken, and Lü Bu rode freely for dozens of meters in the Flying Bear Army before being caught up again.

  Li Jue stood at a distance to watch and saw Lü Bu's momentum like a mad demon, sighing in his mouth: "Lü Bu is exceptionally brave, like a fierce tiger!"