Chapter 21: Three Feet of Green Edge Fighting for Fame (1) Seeking Recommendation

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  At 5 pm, it started raining again.

  The rain is not heavy, but it's very annoying. The roads in Zhao Yang Daze were originally not very flat, and now they have become even more muddy.

  One careless move would result in a big fall. The slippery ground not only made pedestrians feel uncomfortable, but also those hiding in the dark felt extremely miserable. In the sparse forest, a group of thieves wearing red rain cloaks gathered quietly together. Over a hundred war horses stood silently on the spot, and a man who was not tall but very sturdy and strong, sat astride his horse looking outwards.

  "Great General, the Qin army's grain carts have arrived, can we make our move now?"

  The man on horseback nodded slightly, "Let's wait a little longer, until the scout returns and confirms it's safe, then we can make our move without being too late."

  This time, 5,000 dan (about 180 tons in modern times) of grain and fodder were sent from Pei County. If we succeed, it will greatly alleviate the pressure on the Qi army fighting against Pingyang and the Qin army, so we must be even more cautious. This time, the team is led by Tieying Rui Shi, who is not an ordinary person.

  People around, one red sleeve adds fragrance to the net head, indicating approval.

  The great leader said: "Pass on my order, without my signal, you are not allowed to fight on your own... This damn thief heaven, it's really unbearable."

  Yes, it's really unbearable.

  When Liu Kan led everyone over, a sudden cry came from the grass in the ditch on the road not far away: "Snake, venomous snake!"

  Right after that, someone jumped out and ran a few steps before falling headfirst into the muddy water, never to get back up again.

  The sudden change was so surprising that Liu Gan couldn't help but be shocked, including the thieves hiding in the bushes, who were also at a loss. After only 0.0001 seconds of astonishment, hundreds of thieves jumped out from the roadside ditch, their bows and arrows whizzing off the strings, shooting towards Liu Gan and his men. Liu Gan swung his shield to block the attack, pressing his body down, hiding behind the shield.

  "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

  Without him shouting, Tang Lie had already commanded the soldiers and formed a defensive formation.

  Dozens of archers under Tang Lie's command shot arrows from behind their shields. Liu Kan charged forward to meet the bandits, one foot propping him up, his body suddenly spinning around, the copper hatchet in his hand swung out, and with a "ka-cha" sound, he chopped off the head of the leading bandit.

  Fresh blood gushed out of the hole and spilled onto the ground, mixing with the rainwater.

  Liu Quan yelled and charged into the enemy ranks, one hand holding a bronze halberd and the other a large shield. He slashed to the left and smashed to the right, his momentum like that of a fierce tiger. Cao Wushang danced with his spear and rushed out, closely following behind Liu Quan's back. In terms of martial arts skills, he was not on the same level as Liu Quan, but when it came to killing people, he was not far behind.

  Two men, one on the left and one on the right, beheaded a dozen or so bandits in a pool of blood, and slowly retreated back to their own formation.

  The bandits were also shocked and stopped attacking after seeing the charge fail, forming a formation at a distance of over 100 steps from Liu Quan and others.

  Tang Lie hastily advised, "Ah Jian, retreat and reunite with the central army. Don't engage in a prolonged battle with the enemy. Otherwise, once they form an array and attack, we will definitely be unable to withstand it. It seems that the fish has already taken the bait... Let's retreat back to the central army and await reinforcements."

  Liu Kan nodded slightly.

  He was clearly aware that the guys in front of him were mostly seasoned and brutal bandits. They looked like they had received regular training, and if they formed an array to attack, he could fight even if he was alone, but the people around him were only a mob of three-day trained soldiers who would absolutely be unable to withstand them.

  "Fall back and return to the main army!"

  Liu Jian and Cao Wu Shang retreated slowly in tandem.

  The leader in the distant sparse forest, however, was furious. Originally wanted to confirm that there was no danger before taking action, did not expect to startle the snake by hitting the grass.

  But it's not surprising that no one would suspect anything. Since the target of this grain interception was the Qin army, although there were not many people and they were a motley crew, he still gathered several groups of bandits from around him to work together to complete the task. But unexpectedly, just such a problem arose.

  Under the command of the great leader, they are well-trained.

  But several other groups of bandits were just a motley crew, a rabble.

  Now it's all right, the traces have been exposed, the leader knows that the arrow is on the string and can't help but shoot.

  "Tell several leaders, lead troops to attack, attack!"

  Under this command, it was very strange that he only ordered several cooperative bandit leaders to attack, but did not order his own troops to counterattack.

  One of the thieves stepped forward and asked: "Great leader, aren't we going to take action?"

  The great leader sneered, "Before the scouts return, my troops are not allowed to attack. It's just a group of barefoot commoners who have only been trained for a few days, they should be able to handle them. Even if they can't handle it, let them kill each other and we won't be late to attack."

  There is a hint of coldness in his words.

  Indeed, they are all bandits who emerge from the mountains and rivers, killing countless people. If they can't even beat a group of farmers who have only been trained for a few days, it's better to die. The leader has his own plan in mind. If this is an ambush, other bandits will attack afterwards, and the Qin army will definitely be exhausted and show their trump card. As for his own troops, as long as the situation is not favorable, they can take advantage of the night to quickly retreat.

  If there's no trap, let them have a fierce battle.

  You die and I live, I reap the benefits of the fishermen. Not only can I rob grain and grass, but also take advantage of the opportunity to annex other thieves.

  Inside and out, this leader will not be taken advantage of.

  Thinking of this, the great leader couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth, revealing a cold and cruel smile.

  Several thousand bandits from all sides shouted and rushed out.

  Liu Jian and the central army were about three hundred steps apart, which didn't seem like a great distance. But now those three hundred steps seemed extremely far away. Tang Li was in command of the center, fending off the bandits' attacks. However, no matter what, those bandits had killed countless people, and compared to Liu Jian's new recruits who had only been trained for three days and just figured out left, right, front, and back, they were much stronger.

  Dozens of bandits shouted and rushed out from the roadside ditch, waving their swords and guns, launching a charge.

  These guys, some with bare arms, revealing the flying dragon tattoos on their bodies, others wearing cloth wraps, wielding sharp blades.

  Tang Lie lived in the middle, shouting loudly: "Draw your spear!"

  The panicked guards rushed out. Some came out quickly, some slowly, and with varying degrees of force, their power was greatly reduced at once.

  There were fierce bandits who feared death, put down their weapons, stepped aside to avoid the danger, and grabbed the copper spear with one hand.

  The guards became even more panicked. After Tang Lei shot and killed one of the bandits, he shouted loudly: "Don't panic! Don't panic! Follow our usual training!"

  No matter how Tang Li shouted, he was still flustered in the end.

  At this time, Liu Kan rushed over with big strides. He raised his large shield and brutally knocked down a bandit leader, then swung his halberd around and made a horizontal slash, cutting his opponent into two segments from the shoulder to the head. The copper halberd dripped with crimson blood as Liu Kan protected the flank, shouting loudly: "Everyone, don't panic! I, Liu, swear that I will not abandon a single brother... Listen to my command, advance... Get out of here!"

  A bandit leader wielding an iron sword charged at Liu Quan, baring his teeth and looking extremely ferocious.

  Liu Quanhu's eyes widened, and with a loud shout, he took a forward sliding step, dodging the opponent's iron sword. His copper axe split open the man's skull at the same time.

  The round brain was smashed into the hole.

  Thick and mixed with yellowish brain pulp, fresh blood flowed down that person's body.

  Perhaps this is what they call the demeanor of a great general. It's unknown whether it was due to trust in Liu Jian or because of his guarantee. The panicked guards quickly calmed down. Following Tang Lie's orders, according to their usual training, they drew their swords and beheaded the thieves who were rushing forward, killing them on the spot.

  At this time, the Chinese army under Zhao Tuo's command used grain carts as a barricade and formed a circular array.

  Arrows fell like rain, shooting down the bandits who attempted to charge into the central army. The bright torches made of pine resin were not affected by the rain at all, jumping and dancing wildly.

  Zhaotuo had dismounted his horse, the four-foot-long iron sword gleaming with a cold light as he gazed steadily at Liu Jian and others who were approaching him, nodding to himself.

  Little did they know, Liu Bang on the side was also paying attention to Liu Jian and others, whispering to himself: "This guy is simply an old lecher."

  The old bear refers to the black bear.

  Liu Jian wore a black robe, with a black leather armor on top, and from afar, he looked no different from the black bear.

  The bandits wanted to prevent Liu Quan and others from joining the central army, but found it difficult to do so. A bandit leader was enraged, tore off his black cloak, raised his spear and shouted: "Release arrows, release arrows... shoot that big head dead, don't let them join forces with the Qin thieves."

  Over a hundred archers drew their strong bows, and sharp arrows shot up into the sky.

  There were less than fifty steps left, and the guards saw that they were about to merge with the central army, their hearts were particularly excited. Who would have thought that these thieves still had such a powerful crossbow in their hands? A guard was caught off guard and was pierced by a wolf tongue arrow through his thigh, falling into the muddy water and wailing. Liu Yan, who was only about ten steps away from the central army's chariot team, heard the wailing sound and immediately turned his head to look over.

  "After the shield breaks, break after... Tang Li, release the arrow!"

  Liu Quan said as he ran towards the wounded man. Shan Shui grabbed him with one hand and shouted loudly: "Ah Quan, are you crazy? Quickly retreat to the central army!"

  "I've said it before, I'll never abandon a single person, even if it's just a corpse. We can't let the bandits have them... Retreat! Tang Lie, cover us!"

  Liu Kan held up his shield to deflect the hail of arrows and fled towards the fallen watchman.

  He was kicked down into the muddy water, but his face still wore a smile as he scrambled up and grabbed a shield to charge out with Liu Yan.

  Cao Wushang grasped the copper spear tightly and suddenly let out a loud roar: "A Qian, I'll go with you!"

  Over a hundred and ninety pairs of eyes, in an instant, simultaneously fixed on Tang Lie who was commanding from the center. At this moment, Tang Lie only felt that all the blood in his body was burning.

  "Forward, forward!"

  He knew very well that this decision was not a correct one. But at this time, who still cares about that damn calmness and correctness?

  More than 90 guards rushed up and scared off those approaching bandits.

  Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu Gan rushed to the side of the injured person, swung open the copper door, and lifted the injured person up with one hand, carrying him on his shoulder.

  "Ah Jian, be careful!"

  Suddenly, Shi Yu shouted loudly behind Liu Quan's back.

  Only one ride, from the chaotic army rushed out. The knight on horseback waved a copper halberd, gritted his teeth and charged towards Liu Yan, as if he would not stop until he killed Liu Yan.

  If it were in normal times, Liu Gan would never retreat even half a step. But at this moment, he only had one shield in his hand and was carrying someone on his shoulder, making it inconvenient to move. He wanted to dodge, but it was too late... The person being carried by Liu Gan shouted loudly: "Ah Gan, don't worry about me, go quickly!"

  Liu Jian felt a surge of hot blood rushing straight to his head.

  "If I abandon you today, how can I be sure that others won't abandon me in the future?"

  With a loud shout, Liu Quan held up his shield with one hand and charged forward to meet the galloping warhorse.

  Either you die or I perish!