Chapter 10: The Great Victory Over Dong Zhuo's Army
Last time, Tian Feng led the army to charge into the enemy's formation! Li Ru thought in his heart: "Now I must be careful and protect my lord from escaping back to Chang'an. Since Tian Feng dares to fight, there must be many soldiers and generals in Tianshui City. However, this is also good, I want to see what tricks they can play! Thinking of this, he shouted loudly: "The whole army goes out to battle!" After that, Guo Si led the crowd to charge towards the enemy army. Also, someone was sent to summon Lü Bu back and ordered Li Su to fight to the death!
Lü Bu soon arrived at Li Ru's side! Li Ru shared his thoughts with Lü Bu. Lü Bu nodded and said with a wave of his hand, "Don't worry, Military Advisor, with me, Lü Bu Lü Fengxian, here, I can guarantee the safety of our righteous father and Military Advisor!" As soon as he finished speaking, someone came to report from behind, "Li Jue's attack is becoming more urgent, General Li Su's rear army is in extreme danger, please, Military Advisor, dispatch troops to reinforce!"
Li Ru listened, and instead of dispatching troops or sending orders, he burst out laughing: "Hahaha..." Then he beheaded the scout!
Li Ru sternly said: "Anyone who dares to disturb the military's morale again will end up like this!"
Lü Bu understood what Li Ru was getting at, and Lü Bu should have known that the situation was already hopeless.
Lü Bu shouted to the soldiers around him: "The whole army is ready for battle!" Then, Lü Bu led tens of thousands of cavalrymen in unison, holding guns and shouting: "Obeying the general's orders!"
Li Ru nodded and said: "Everyone is like Wen Hou, why worry that Yi State is not peaceful? Why fear Li Yu's many schemes? It must be possible to eliminate the heroes!"
Lü Bu burst out laughing and said: "Thanks for the compliment, Military Advisor!"
Li Ru said: "Nowadays, it is impossible to delay the journey. If Li Yu catches up, everything will be too late! The safety of all depends on the general!"
Lü Bu held up his Heaven-Piercing Halberd and said, "Military Advisor, please mount your horse and protect my foster father! I, Lü Bu, will lead the vanguard myself!"
Li Ru sighed and said, "When our army went on an expedition, the 500,000-strong army was so mighty. At that time, Lord Cao had said, 'I have a sworn son Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian, what is to be feared of Liu Bei's troops in Yizhou? What is to be feared of Li Yu's many strategies? What is to be feared of the bravery of the generals and soldiers of Yizhou?' Who could have thought that there would be today! But only now can the heroism of Wen Hou be revealed! Your martial arts, Lü Fengxian! And the ferocity of your elite soldiers! I believe that with your protection, Lord Cao and I will surely break through the encirclement in one fell swoop!"
Lü Bu said: "Please, Military Advisor, mount your horse! I'll go first!" After finishing, Lü Bu shouted loudly: "Our own troops, clear the way! Wen Hou is coming!"
Lü Bu's words stirred up the morale of Dong Zhuo's army. They didn't know that Lü Bu was protecting Li Ru and Dong Zhuo from escaping, but they all thought to themselves: The number one brave general in the world! Lü Bu has arrived! We will definitely defeat the enemy! Take down Tianshui City! Escape back to our hometown! It can be said that Lü Bu is the soul of Dong Zhuo's army! Lü Bu is the backbone of Dong Zhuo's army! With Lü Bu around, the morale of Dong Zhuo's army will never disperse! The combat effectiveness of Dong Zhuo's army will suddenly rise! Lü Bu indeed lives up to his reputation as the soul and backbone of Dong Zhuo's army!
Lü Bu took the lead at this time, leading the troops to charge forward. Guan Gong was far away from Lü Bu at this time and saw that Dong Zhuo's army had revived! The combat power suddenly surged! Seeing Lü Bu leading his troops to charge again, he knew that Dong Zhuo's army would make a desperate last-ditch effort!
At this time, Guan Gong shouted in a cold blood: "All soldiers, the decisive battle has come!"
At this time, Liu Bei's army shouted in unison: "Fight to the death!"
Zhang Liao also saw Lü Bu charging over and roared: "Charge!" He led his troops to meet him head-on!
Zhang Ren said nothing, calmly holding his large gun, and was the first to charge forward!
"Where can you escape, slaves of the three families! Zhang Fei, the Yan people's Zhang Wing-de, is here!" After finishing speaking, he rushed up.
Tian Feng sees the three armies raging, their morale like a rainbow! He personally holds a sword in his hand, shouting loudly: "The wolf smoke rises, looking north to the mountains and rivers! Prepare to sing!"
The troops led by Tian Feng first sang the military song - Jing Zhong Bao Guo, and the sound spread to every corner of the war! Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao, Zhang Ren, Cheng Yuanzhi and others also sang loudly! The sound was like a rainbow, and it actually reached the direction of Li Yu, Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, and Gao Shun! Li Yu immediately ordered the whole army to sing in unison! Responding to the direction of Tianshui City!
Smoke and dust rise, the mountains and rivers stretch far to the north
The dragon rises, the horse neighs, the sword's energy is like frost
My heart is as vast as the Yellow River, twenty years of turmoil
Who can resist? Hatred and grief are about to erupt
How many loyal souls have been buried in foreign lands?
What a pity, I would rather die than surrender
I will defend my homeland, reopen the borders
A majestic China, let all nations come to pay tribute
Smoke and dust rise, the mountains and rivers stretch far to the north
The dragon rises, the horse neighs, the sword's energy is like frost
My heart is as vast as the Yellow River, twenty years of turmoil
Who can resist? Hatred and grief are about to erupt
How many loyal souls have been buried in foreign lands?
What a pity, I would rather die than surrender
I will defend my homeland, reopen the borders
A majestic China, let all nations come to pay tribute
The horse's hooves depart to the south, people gaze northward
People gaze northward, the grass is green and yellow, dust flies high
I wish to guard my land, reopen the borders
A majestic China, let all nations come to pay tribute
This shocked the soldiers of Dong Zhuo's army! They thought that this troop's morale was too high! Even Lü Bu, who was currently charging into battle, was startled in his heart! He secretly thought to himself: "If we charge out this time, I really don't want to meet this iron army again!" This truly is an unyielding and uncompromising iron army! And Li Ru also thought to himself: "What kind of people created this troop?! Li Yu, Li Yu, you are not simple at all! You can truly be called the number one general of the Three Kingdoms! To be your enemy is a glorious defeat!"
Guo Si saw that his own soldiers were dispirited! He personally beheaded several hesitant soldiers and angrily shouted: "You listen, advance and live! Retreat and be beheaded!"
Dong Zhuo's three armies of soldiers, after killing a few people with Guo Si, knew that retreating would also mean death, advancing might still be possible to survive! So the whole army of soldiers, in this angry roar forward charge!
Speak of the devil, Lü Bu is making his move! With several tens of thousands of iron cavalry personally trained by him following closely behind! By now, Lü Bu has already charged past Guan Yu and Zhang Liao's direction! Why so fast?! Because Lü Bu broke with convention and didn't get entangled with them! As soon as they clashed, he immediately parted ways! Then Lü Bu continued his charge!
At this time, Lü Bu also rushed in the direction of Tian Feng!
Zhang Ren fell into Guo Si's army formation and was fighting bravely!
Tian Feng suddenly realized that Lü Bu was not fighting him, but instead choosing to break through!
Lü Bu is charging towards Cheng Yu's direction!
At this time, Cheng Yuanzhi knew he was no match for Lü Bu, but he still roared: "I am Cheng Yuanzhi! Lü Bu! Today I know I will die! But I must fight you once! All soldiers follow me and charge!"
Lü Bu, upon hearing that the name was Cheng Yuanzhi, didn't take it to heart and immediately shouted loudly: "Less nonsense! Come forth and decide the battle!" Cheng Yuanzhi immediately swung his large knife and charged towards Lü Bu. It can be said that Cheng Yuanzhi knew he would certainly die, yet did it anyway. The officers and men brought by Cheng Yuanzhi also charged forward without hesitation.
Lü Bu thought to himself, "This nameless little general is looking for his own death!" He tightened his grip on the reins of Red Hare and charged forward, swinging the Guandao in the direction of Cheng Yu's approach.
Cheng Yuanzhi knew he was no match for Lü Bu, so when the two horses were about to meet, he took the initiative and swung his large knife with all his might, chopping towards Lü Bu! However, he thought his speed was already very fast, and besides, during the time he served under Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Wu Anguo, he had received many teachings, and his martial arts skills had improved greatly. Indeed, Cheng Yuanzhi's martial arts skills had improved greatly, but how could he be a match for Lü Bu, the world's number one brave general? Only to see Lü Bu holding the Halberd of Heaven horizontally in his hand, hardening himself against this knife, and all that was heard was a "clang" sound! Lü Bu didn't feel anything! But Cheng Yuanzhi's large knife had already flown out of his hands! Cheng Yuanzhi's biggest mistake was overestimating his own strength and underestimating Lü Bu's abilities! Lü Bu smiled, and with a swift movement of the Halberd of Heaven, he stabbed out quickly! All that was heard was "whoosh" as the Halberd of Heaven pierced into Cheng Yuanzhi's chest with a whistling sound! With both arms exerting force, Lü Bu lifted Cheng Yuanzhi up alive! At this time, Cheng Yuanzhi coughed up a large mouthful of blood! Knowing he could no longer live, but not having the slightest bit of fear! "Whoosh" A mouthful of fresh blood spurted towards Lü Bu's face! Then he shouted loudly: "Great General, Guan Yu will avenge me!" Lü Bu was splattered with Cheng Yuanzhi's blood on his face! His anger suddenly arose! Only to see Lü Bu swing both arms and fling Cheng Yuanzhi out!
With a loud crash, Cheng Yuanzhi's corpse fell to the ground!
At this time, Zhang Liao did not see in front of him, and Zhang Ren, who was trapped between the two armies, had no intention of looking around! But Tian Feng saw it! Tian Feng quickly ordered his soldiers to retrieve Cheng Yuanzhi's body at all costs!
Guan Gong heard it, only to see Guan Er Ye with tiger eyes and tears! Heart like a knife cut! Cheng Yuanzhi was caught by Guan Er Ye himself! Also the one who followed Guan Er Ye for the longest time! Although martial arts are not high, but absolutely a professional soldier! Guan Er Ye values ??emotions the most, at this moment really wants to turn around and fight Lü Bu to death!! But Zhang Ren is still trapped in the enemy array, extremely critical!
There are still a few people who saw it! Who is it? Li Yu and Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Gao Shun!
They had just broken through Li Su's army formation, and were facing this direction. Although the two armies were fighting and didn't hear what Cheng Yuanzhi was shouting, they clearly saw Cheng Yuanzhi being pierced to death by Lü Bu's halberd! Cheng Yuanzhi could be said to be a veteran of Liu Bei's army. Although his position was not high, he had followed Liu Bei for many years, second only to Li You and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and the three brothers. It was Li You who surrendered during the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the siege of Hebei Province. Cheng Yuanzhi was a good person with good relationships. At this time, when Cheng Yuanzhi died, Li You's eyes were filled with tears! Holding the halberd, he roared: "All soldiers listen to the order, today whoever dares to retreat half a step will be beheaded without pardon! Avenge General Cheng Yuanzhi!"
He didn't care how many soldiers followed behind him! He actually charged into the enemy formation alone! At this time, Li Yu's eyes were red with killing intent! Front and back, left and right, he swung the halberd in his hand wildly! As if to vent the anger in his heart! Li Yu himself also knew that he couldn't catch up with Lü Bu! The soldiers of Dong Zhuo's army were knocked flying by Li Yu, stabbed down in a heap!
Cheng Yuanzhi followed Zhao Yun for the longest time! Only to see Zhao Yun's eyes red with rage, burning with anger and shouting: "You all fight separately, I will go after the three surnames' slaves! I swear to avenge General Cheng Yuanzhi!"
After saying that, he charged into the enemy formation with his spear! This dragon-slaying spear really made the enemy army tremble with fear. Zhao Yun was truly enraged at this moment! He thrust his spear left and right, and there was no one in the enemy army who could match him! In less than a moment, he had burst out of the enemy formation and chased after Lü Bu's fleeing direction!
Time flies like an arrow, and in a flash, another period of time has passed! The two armies are still fighting! Guo Si and Li Su also met together!
Guo Si and Li Su are both afraid of death! The Liu Bei army is now fighting bravely, each one vying to be the first! Their combat strength has suddenly increased several times! Meanwhile, Dong Zhuo, Lü Bu, and Li Ru have all lost contact and seem to have fled long ago. They even abandoned the Dong Zhuo army and led their personal troops to break through the siege while shouting: "Today I am the commander-in-chief! Fight to the death! You should follow my example!" The two of them are really shameless, they don't care about losing face as soldiers at all!
When the two of them broke through the encirclement, there were less than 2,000 people left by their side. Then they actually ran away without even looking back!
But Dong Zhuo's soldiers didn't know they were running away like this! They thought the two of them were really fighting bravely at the forefront, and they all started to fight back desperately!
By the time it was around one watch at night, the killing was still going on. At this point, both sides could really be described as piles of corpses like mountains! Rivers of blood! to describe the situation at that time!
At this time, Dong Zhuo's soldiers also knew that the two main generals, Guo Si and Li Su, had fled! This made things even more chaotic. Why? "A person without a head cannot walk, a bird without a head cannot fly!" The three armies lost their commander, no one supervised the troops, and the soldiers fought in disarray. On the battlefield, they hacked at each other, seeing people and chopping them down. Sometimes, in the chaos of fleeing, Dong Zhuo's soldiers became confused and even chopped down their own men.
By the time of the second watch, Ji Yi and Huo Gu also led 20,000 troops to support! Deng Mao and Zou Dan also rushed with their troops! Guo Jia and Wang Xue also led their troops to kill! The great general Li Yu ordered the eight directions to surround and attack. At this point, Dong Zhuo's army was thoroughly defeated.
Huo Ge was a young general who had just arrived on the battlefield for the first time. He clashed with some of Dong Zhuo's generals, but they didn't exchange names, and instead charged at each other with their silver spears. In the chaos, it was unclear how many of Dong Zhuo's soldiers were killed! However, despite their fierce appearance, most of Dong Zhuo's troops were actually cowardly and had been forcibly conscripted by Dong Zhuo. When they saw Huo Ge's army closing in on them from all sides, they lost all morale and shouted loudly: "Liu Bei's general is too powerful! If we don't run now, we'll be killed for sure! Let's flee quickly!" As they spoke, they scattered in all directions like mice.
The old saying goes: "When the army is defeated, it's like a mountain collapsing." Dong Zhuo's soldiers retreated in disarray, some died, some were injured, and some were captured. But overall, there were more who escaped. Why? Because Li Yu was after all a Buddhist, thinking that heaven has a benevolent heart, so he didn't kill those who surrendered, and didn't pursue the weak and wounded soldiers who escaped; whereas the demonic king Dong Zhuo had always bullied the weak and lost the people's hearts! This led to widespread discontent. Moreover, this time Liu Bei's army came too strongly, who would dare to fight? Adding that they had been fighting for three days and two nights, they were already exhausted. Now that the sky was bright, seeing Liu Bei's army coming from all sides, who would be willing to risk their lives? So, with a whistle, they all ran away.
Li Yu led the army and chased after Dong Zhuo in the direction he was fleeing!
The outcome of this battle is already decided, but can Dong Zhuo escape after all!
