Chapter 13: Taishi Ci Captures Meng Huo

  Tai Shi Zi heard this and smiled, saying in a low voice: "Watch me capture him."

  He raised his head, and Tai Shi Ci's face suddenly became solemn, his eyes also gathered together. When the real battle came, he could immediately calm down and treat his enemies with a lion-like mentality, this is Tai Shi Ci, a true warrior who can defeat thousands of people.

  Tai Shi Zi held a steel spear and urged on his warhorse, trotting closer to Mao Fang.

  The official road is not wide, only about two zhang, which makes it impossible for the two people to fight and change positions back and forth. Even the space for dodging and weaving is limited, and they can only engage in a face-to-face battle. This situation is extremely advantageous for the side with superior martial arts skills, as the losing side will have to take great risks even if they try to escape.

  In the absence of a certain distance, turning around war horses is equivalent to handing over one's back completely to the opponent, which is roughly equal to seeking death.

  At this time, Zuo Fang also shifted his attention to Taishi Ci and urged his warhorse forward, trotting closer to Taishi Ci. The two men had similar thoughts; if they were to gallop at full speed, they would both charge into each other's troops in an instant. Ironically, the two men's plans were identical, both hoping to capture the enemy general first, so they simultaneously slowed down their warhorses.

  When the two men approached within about three zhang, Zou Fang grasped his gun with both hands and suddenly shook it, stirring up a whirlwind of gun shadows in front of him. Zou Fang's idea was good, and he immediately followed up with another shake, bursting out all his strength to try and shoot Taishi Ci off his horse with one shot.

  Just as Mei Fang was about to reach the peak of his spiritual energy, Taishi Ci suddenly made a shocking move.

  Only Taishi Ci was seen holding a spear with one hand, the spearhead pointing to the ground at an angle, his right foot withdrawn from the stirrup and hooked on the spear shaft. Immediately afterwards, Taishi Ci's spearhead sank downwards, scraping out a trail of sparks on the ground.

  To know that Tai Shi Ci's spear was not made of wood, but was actually forged from fine iron, with extreme elasticity. When it struck the ground, it would bend into an arc shape due to the resistance, and then suddenly straighten out again. The powerful elastic force sent stones and shattered ice flying in all directions, shooting towards Mao Fang like a hail of bullets.

  Meng Fang was caught off guard and could only wield his long spear to desperately protect his face, but his body was pummeled by stones, causing him dull pain.

  To know that the armor on Fang's body is not ordinary armor, its defensive power is absolutely first-rate. From this, it can be seen that the stone shot by Taishi Ci is not much different from the powerful crossbow in terms of strength.

  Miao Fang easily dodged the stone, but Taishi Ci had already rushed to his front and swung down his long spear.

  Tai Shi Zi's move was quite unreasonable, completely abandoning his exquisite technique, and simply taking advantage of Mi Fang's unpreparedness and inferior strength.

  There was no choice but to resort to the ultimate move, and with both hands holding the gun, he just waited for the opportunity. This was an unavoidable measure, knowing that in a cavalry battle, it wasn't just human strength that mattered, but also the strength of the warhorse. A fierce general like Taishi Ci, given enough preparation time, would unleash a blow with a force of at least a thousand catties.

  Even if a person can withstand it, war horses may not be able to resist this huge impact.

  All he could hear was a loud "Dong" sound in his ears, and his head was buzzing with numbness, almost losing consciousness.

  Tai Shi Zi wanted exactly this effect, galloping forward with a single leap, his body intersecting with Miao Fang's, stretching out his hand to grab at Miao Fang's armor.

  Mi Fang was greatly shocked and hastily kicked his horse's belly with both legs, wanting to make the warhorse escape. However, Mi Fang's warhorse, although good, was not as excellent as Chì Tù (Red Hare), and it too was startled, losing its chance to flee.

  "Ha!" Tai Shi Ci let out a loud shout, and with a fierce pull, yanked Mei Fang off the horse and slammed him to the ground, knocking the wind out of his chest and nearly making him pass out.

  Li Chong had naturally made preparations long ago, and five burly men with ropes went to bind Su Fang.

  The private soldiers of the Mi family naturally couldn't watch Mi Fang fall into enemy hands, and under the leadership of an old steward, they rushed over with loud shouts. Taishi Ci didn't have any intention of showing off his heroism either, he just placed the tip of his spear at Mi Fang's throat, pretending to stab him. In this situation, there was no need for any dialogue, the people from the Mi family immediately stopped in their tracks and could only stand far away, anxiously watching.

  Li Zhong burst out laughing and clapped his hands loudly, the bandits in yellow turbans also applauded enthusiastically.

  Miao Fang had just caught his breath when he saw the cold, flashing gun tip pressed against his throat. The icy chill on the gun tip was colder than ice and snow. Miao Fang wasn't someone who would die for a cause, so he was immediately frightened into immobility. Several strong men pinned him to the ground and tightly bound him up.

  After Taishi Zidian, several big men brought Mao Fang to the front of the two, and these poor ghosts also did not forget Mao Fang's war horse, and they were taken back together.

  Li Chong rode on his horse, looking down at Mi Fang's frightened and resentful face, coldly saying: "I won't say much nonsense. If you want me to spare your life, tell your subordinates to put down their weapons. I guarantee not to hurt anyone."

  Miao Fang hesitated and asked: "What guarantee can you provide? I don't dare to believe you bandits."

  "Believe it or not, it's up to you! Capturing these people is just a matter of some effort. Cut off Mei Fang's head!" Li Zhong shouted sternly, and several strong men immediately pushed Mei Fang to the ground, raised their ring-shaped knives and were about to behead him.

  Miao Fang was so frightened that he hastily begged for mercy in a loud voice, his expression extremely terrified. Li Chong secretly smiled to himself, truly not seeing the coffin and not shedding tears, and sternly said: "Since it's like this, you quickly tell them to put down their weapons."

  Miao Fang helplessly shouted: "Miao Fu, quickly put down your weapon."

  As the leader of the Zou family's private army, Zou Fu naturally couldn't bear to watch Zou Fang die at the hands of bandits. If that happened, he would have no way to explain himself to Zou Zhuo and could only put down his weapons with a nervous heart, waiting for an uncertain fate.

  Li Chong waved his hand, and the thieves had been waiting anxiously for a long time. They swarmed up like a nest of bees, snatching away the arms and horses of the Mi family's private soldiers. Some greedy bandits even started stripping the Mi family's private soldiers of their clothes, and Li Chong did not stop them, actually he meant to do so.

  To know that the Xu family in Xuzhou has been doing business for generations, with countless wealth and grains at home. The clothing, armor, and weapons of their private soldiers are made with fine craftsmanship, surpassing those of the Han imperial court. It's no wonder these Yellow Turban bandits are envious.

  The defeated remnants of the enemy were rounded up and imprisoned, with Li Chong ordering them to be closely guarded. Just then, Guan Yu arrived on the scene, and upon seeing that Li Chong had achieved a complete victory, he hastily thanked Taishi Ci before bursting out laughing: "Ah, Subei, you truly have a wonderful strategy! Without expending a single soldier or weapon, we've won a great victory! Haha... have we taken stock of our spoils yet?"

  Before long, the subordinates had finished checking, and the Zou family had brought a total of 500 stones of grain, 1,000 catties of salt, which was enough for the mountain stronghold to use in winter. Not to mention the captured war horses, armor, and weapons, it can be said that after one battle, they solved the three difficulties of eating, wearing, and using, and the thieves were so happy that they almost fainted.

  Li Chong's prestige rose greatly among these people after this battle, and he was on par with Guan Hai. After all, the Yellow Turban rebels risked their lives to rebel just for a full stomach, and Li Chong did better than Guan Hai in this regard, despite Guan Hai being extremely brave and fearless of death.