Chapter 56: The Debut of a Superstar

  After the defeat of the first war, Gongsun Zan retreated to Jieqiao, and Yuan Shao also pursued him step by step to this place. The two sides were stuck in the direction of Jieqiao, but the war would not end like this. Gongsun Zan was holding back his anger, as the saying goes, "not steaming buns to fight for mouthfuls of air!" Yuan Shao's deception and killing of his brother would not be so easily settled. Even if he lost the battle, Gongsun Zan wanted to take a bite out of Yuan Shao!

  On the second day, the two armies met at the Pan River, with Yuan Shao's army on the west of the bridge. Gongsun Zan stood on the bridge, his voice filled with anger as he shouted: "You treacherous and unrighteous scoundrel! How dare you show your face to the world? You deceived me, that's all right! But why did you have to kill my brother?"

  Yuan Shao also rode his horse to the bridge, he had just won a battle and was in high spirits. He pointed at Han Fu and said: "Han Fu is incompetent, willing to give up Ji Province to me, what does it have to do with you? Besides, wasn't your brother killed by that dog thief Dong Zhuo? What are you looking for me for?"

  "Gongsun Zan, this is outrageous! He's too shameless: 'In the past, I considered you loyal and righteous, and promoted you as the leader of our alliance; but now, your actions are truly those of a wolf in sheep's clothing - what face do you have to stand in this world?'"

  Yuan Shao flew into a rage: "Who can capture him?"

  Before he finished speaking, one of them rode his horse forward, gun in hand, and killed him on the bridge. Who was that person? It was Wen Chou, one of the three major background males of the Three Kingdoms! Wen Chou wasn't ugly at all; on the contrary, he was very handsome. Otherwise, how could he have won Yuan Shao's favor?

  Sitting on a dark green horse, holding a flying qilin spear in hand, wearing a black xuan armor, with a firm and resolute face, matching an extraordinary hairstyle, he is indeed majestic and awe-inspiring, like a fierce tiger!

  His name also has a great origin. When he was born, there were tiger roars and wolf howls. The local master told his parents that their child would definitely be a brave general in the future. However, in literature, their child did not have any achievements, but the family had always been a prominent literary family with a long history of producing scholars, although they didn't have an impressive background, they were also a big household locally.

  Wen Jia thought for a long time and finally gave Wen Chou this name. Since he was called "Wen Chou", he must have martial arts that surpass the world. Wen Chou did not disappoint, becoming a famous heroic outlaw in Hebei Province, with martial arts skills that are rare in the world!

  Gongsun Zan found that there were too many fierce men nowadays! First, there were Hua Xiong, Dian Wei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and the like. Later, there was Lü Bu. Now, another Wen Chou appeared. Although he didn't have as much of a crushing presence as Lü Bu, after exchanging dozens of blows, Gongsun Zan knew that he absolutely wasn't his opponent. His normally sharp Halberd couldn't even harm the other man. So, he whipped his horse and fled.

  Wen Chou took advantage of the momentum to chase after Gongsun Zan, entering the formation. Wen Chou rode his horse straight into the central army, charging back and forth. Four strong generals under Zan's command came out to fight together; they were struck down by Wen Chou's spear, one general fell off his horse, and the other three fled.

  After Wen Chou drove Gongsun Zan out of the formation, Zan fled towards the mountain valley. Wen Chou spurred his horse and shouted loudly: "Quickly dismount and surrender!" Zan's bow and arrows all fell off, his helmet dropped to the ground; he let loose his hair and galloped wildly around the mountain slope; his horse stumbled forward, and Zan tumbled over and fell down the slope.

  Wen Ugly hastily twisted the spear to stab. Suddenly, a young general emerged from the left side of the grass slope, riding a flying horse and holding a spear, directly attacking Wen Ugly. Gongsun Zan climbed up the slope to look at the young man: he was eight feet tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a broad face and a strong jaw, majestic and awe-inspiring;

  Who is this? It's Changshan Zhao Yun, also known as Zhao Zilong! Do I need to introduce him further? In the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun was a perfect warrior. If Lü Bu was the heavenly superstar among warriors, then Zhao Yun was the popular superstar!

  After a few exchanges, Wen Ugly knew he had met his match. As a martial artist, his excitement was bursting to the extreme. Before that, he always thought that in this world, except for his brother Yan Liang, there was no one who could be his opponent. Later, after Yan Liang returned and told him: There are too many masters outside! Especially one named Lü Bu, when you meet him, you must be extremely cautious!

  This young general with a white horse and silver spear, although not bringing too much pressure on him, is also a rare opponent. He hasn't met an opponent for a long time, and he didn't dare to use his full strength in the battle with Yan Liang. Now it's good, meeting a good opponent, without worrying about cutting him down!

  Don't even think about who Changshan Zhao Zilong is, Guan Gong has always been the god that Da Ge Baidu worships, and Zhao Zilong is the god that soldiers worship! Everyone has a Zhao Zilong in their heart! Everyone has a dream of Changban Slope! Can he cut off Zhao Yun? Who would believe it if you said it out loud?!

  Zhao Yun, who inherited the legacy of Gun King Tong Yuan, not only learned the Gun King's ultimate technique "Phoenix Hundred Birds Gun Method" but also surpassed his master and created the "Seven Explorations Coiling Snake Gun Method". This is a man who combines speed and skill into one body, and this is also an intelligent man.

  Among the many martial arts generals, Xu Chu's strength is the strongest, and Zhao Yun's speed is the fastest. As for who has the best skills, there is no conclusion, but as for the most comprehensive man, it should be Lü Bu.

  Wen Ugly's strength and technique are top-notch, if he is compared to anyone, it would be Zhang Fei. Wen Ugly's black spearhead directly thrust towards Zhao Yun, like a giant wave crashing in, with overwhelming momentum. Zhao Yun's silver spear made several quick jabs, breaking through Wen Ugly's attack, the spear movement still strangely attacking Wen Ugly. The only spectator, Gongsun Zan, was left staring blankly.

  After more than 50 rounds, neither of them could gain the upper hand. At this time, Gongsun Zan's reinforcements arrived, and Wen Chou, who was outnumbered and outmatched, retreated. Zhao Yun did not pursue him either.

  All the way back to the big camp, Wen Chou patted his head: "I was so excited that I forgot to ask for her name!", and then walked away with a sigh.

  It can be said that the still young Zhao Yun won unanimous praise for his first performance on stage, and he sang a duet with Hebei's famous star Wu Jiang Wen Chou, and it was not bad!

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  After Wen Chou fled, Gong Sun Zan hurried down the slope: "Ah! Not bad! What is the surname and name of this brave warrior? Where does he live? Bogui thanks him here for saving his life!"

  Zhao Yun smiled and bowed, saying: "I am a native of Changshan, Zhengding. My surname is Zhao, my name is Yun, and my style is Zilong. I was formerly under the command of Yuan Shao. Because I saw that Shao had no heart to be loyal to his lord or save the people, I especially abandoned him and came over to serve under your banner. - I did not expect to meet you here." Gongsun Zan was overjoyed, and they returned to the camp together, where they marshaled their troops.

  Another day passed, and General Gongsun Zan divided his cavalry into two teams on the left and right, like wings. There were more than 5,000 horses, most of which were white horses. Because Gongsun Zan had fought against the Qiang people before, he chose only white horses as vanguards, known as "White Horse General"; the Qiang people would run away as soon as they saw the white horses, so there were many white horses.

  This is Gongsun Zan's most elite troops, the White Horse Volunteers. The light cavalry that was defeated by Ju Yi earlier were just a vanguard, and these five thousand men are his main force. He is ambitious to defeat Yuan Shao in one battle!

  Yuan Shao ordered Yan Liang and Wen Chou to be the vanguard, each leading a thousand archers and crossbowmen, divided into two teams on the left and right; ordering those on the left to shoot at Gongsun Zan's right army, and those on the right to shoot at Gongsun Zan's left army. Again, he ordered Ju Yi to lead eight hundred archers, fifteen thousand infantry, arrayed in the middle of the formation. Yuan Shao himself led several tens of thousands of cavalry and infantry, following up from behind.

  Ji Yi's eight hundred archers were not ordinary goods, this was his specially trained "First Ascension Army" to deal with Gongsun Zan, which was a branch of infantry, and Gaoshun's "Trap Array Camp" were among the few elite in the world.

  As for Ju Yi, he was originally under Han Fu's command. In the second year of Chuping (191 AD), at the beginning of the year, he defected and defeated Han Fu, then surrendered to Yuan Shao.

  Ji Ping had defeated the Xiongnu Chanyu, Ufuru, who rebelled against Yuan Shao just a few days ago. He was also one of the few talented generals under Yuan Shao's command. In terms of individual combat, he may not be a match for Yan Liang and Wen Chou, but in terms of deploying troops and formations, Ji Ping could outmaneuver them by several streets.

  Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao formed their battle lines, with Yuan Shao still using Wen Chou as his commander-in-chief and Jin Bi as his champion. Gongsun Zan did not know Zhao Yun's true intentions and did not dare to entrust him with an important task, ordering another unit of cavalry to serve as a reserve force. He then appointed Yan Liang, who was known as a great general, but was actually a fool, to be the commander-in-chief and stand at the front of the army.

  Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan stared at each other for three hours, until someone finally said "Are we going to fight or not?" before they began to exchange blows.

  Yan Guang's "laughing gun and strange stick" suddenly swept from below towards Yuan Shao's younger brother, Ju Yi, but Yan Guang made a very serious mistake - he didn't get a clear view of the terrain, and as a result, his spear got stuck in the bridge planks. Ju Yi's sword came down instantly.

  Yan Gang suddenly said: "Wait a minute, don't kill me yet, let me fix my hair..."

  Yan Gang was killed by Ji Yigang!

  This also warns everyone, observing the terrain is really important!

  Yuan Shao's army suddenly boosted their morale, and Gongsun Zan took a look and said, "Alright! I'll attack first!" He didn't want his brothers to suffer another defeat. With that, he led the White Horse Vanguard, who had once defeated the barbarian tribes, in a fierce charge forward.

  What a pity! Ideas are always beautiful, but reality is always cruel!

  P.S. I'll just say a few more words, I'm currently updating while working, and regarding the four updates for book friends, I really can't do it, sorry about that. Also, please collect and recommend, whatever comes will come!