Chapter 5: Guan Yu and Zhang Fei Fight at Wuchang

  Last time, Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren, the two Zhangs, killed more than 30,000 horses and men of Dong Zhuo's army led by Guo Si. The two armies clashed and fought together! Guo Si was watching from behind, his face covered in cold sweat, his heart racing with fear! Guo Si had been waiting for one person, a hero of Dong Zhuo's army! A war god of Dong Zhuo's army! The soul of Dong Zhuo's army!

  Who is it?

  Lü Bu, the first general of the Three Kingdoms, the peerless warrior among men, the Red Hare among horses - Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian!

  Just as Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren were having the time of their lives, killing from dawn till dusk, Guo Si saw someone! Seeing this person, Guo Si's heart was filled with joy!

  A man reined in his horse under the gate flag, calmly watching the two armies fight. He wore a three-pronged purple gold crown on his head, a Western Sichuan red brocade hundred-flower robe on his body, and a beast-faced helmet with a linked ring armor on his back. His waist was tied with a Linglong Lion belt, and he had a bow and arrow by his side. A large flag fluttered behind him in the wind, and he held a painted halberd in his hand as he sat on his horse, which was called "Red Hare". On its forehead was a character "吕" that shone brightly! Without looking, everyone could guess who it was - it was indeed "Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Red Hare"! Lü Bu, also known as Lü Fengxian, had arrived! Not only did the god of war Lü Bu come, but he also brought with him 50,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry who had been modified by himself. Lü Bu didn't exchange words with Guo Si, and after taking a look at the situation, he immediately led his army to charge towards Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren.

  Zhang Liao was fighting in the formation, but suddenly saw that the enemy's morale had surged. He turned his head to look and saw Lü Bu emerging from the formation, and his heart skipped a beat! However, at this time Zhang Liao knew that Lü Bu was brave and fierce, but he was not afraid! At this time, Lü Bu charged forward with his halberd. The defeated Dong Zhuo army had some scattered soldiers running around, but they regrouped and started fighting again with Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren. As for Lü Bu, he wielded the Guandao in his hand, flying left and right, killing as if no one was there. Because Lü Bu rode the Red Hare horse, which could travel 1,000 miles during the day and 800 miles at night, a precious fine steed! Therefore, at this time, Lü Bu had abandoned the 50,000 soldiers who followed him to the rear, relying on his martial arts skills to charge alone in the formation! At this time, Lü Bu was about to break through Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren's joint formation by himself!

  Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren respectively set up the cone-shaped array and the wild goose array! If they were killed by Lü Bu, then they could only fight separately! Then the combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced! Moreover, Dong Zhuo's army had just arrived with 50,000 elite troops under Lü Bu, and the situation on the battlefield was turning against them! For Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren at this time, it was extremely unfavorable!

  But when the world's number one brave general Lü Bu arrived, it would inevitably trigger a bloody storm!

  When Guo Si saw Lü Bu arrive, his legs finally didn't go soft! Because of Lü Bu's arrival, the Dong Zhuo army led by Guo Si, who was already fighting to the death, became even more excited, like they had been injected with chicken blood, and clashed with Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren's two armies!

  Tian Feng stood on the city wall of Tianshui and saw Lü Bu arriving, his heart was shocked but he also helplessly pounded the city wall with his fist and sighed: "Lü Bu! Lü Bu! With this man's arrival, the situation will change, truly worthy of the title of the world's number one brave general given by the great commander-in-chief!"

  Tian Feng calmly watched the changing situation on the battlefield, and under helplessness, he ordered his soldiers to wave the command flags in their hands!

  At this time, only one person was seen, nine feet tall, with a beard two feet long, with vermilion phoenix eyes and sleeping cicada eyebrows, his face like a heavy date, wearing a golden armor outside a green battle gown, wearing a golden helmet! Holding the hilt of a blue dragon crescent moon knife, sitting on a sweat-blooded precious horse! This person was none other than the Martial Saint Second Master Guan Gong. When Guan Gong saw Tian Feng waving the command flag in his hand, he knew it was his turn to come out!

  Second Master Guan led two million cavalrymen, holding the Qinglong Yanyue knife above his head and shouting loudly: "All generals, Qinglong is in hand!"

  The twenty thousand soldiers behind him shouted in unison: "Who will compete with us for the first place?"

  Twenty thousand and one war horses seemed to understand what they were going to do at this moment, all stood up straight! Let out a loud neigh!

  "Second Master Guan led the vanguard and shouted loudly: 'All you young men, follow me to break through the enemy!'"

  The twenty thousand soldiers behind him responded in unison: "Together we live and die!"

  Second Master Guan Yu gallops his horse and swings his sword, killing his way out of Tianshui City! At this time, Lü Bu had already broken through the formation and was rampaging everywhere! Second Master Guan Yu saw this and didn't hesitate at all! He rode his horse straight towards Lü Bu!

  Lü Bu saw Guan Yu coming from afar and wielded his halberd to meet him in battle.

  Two precious horses, four hooves tread on flying!

  Smoke and dust billow, swords and spears are raised!

  Guan Yu took the initiative to attack first, knowing Lü Bu's martial arts skills. He used his full strength from the start and struck at Lü Bu with a powerful slash of his Green Dragon Crescent Blade. Lü Bu, with his exceptional martial arts skills, calmly countered Guan Yu's attack with his Sky Piercing Halberd, executing a horizontal sweep. The two clashed, and Lü Bu successfully parried Guan Yu's initial strike.

  Lü Bu immediately retaliated by swinging his halberd in an arc, aiming for Guan Yu's waist. However, Guan Yu was unfazed and countered with a swift swing of his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, knocking the halberd out of Lü Bu's hands. Seizing the opportunity, Guan Yu then struck at Lü Bu's throat with a horizontal slash.

  Lü Bu, undaunted by the ferocity of the attack, used his agility to dodge and counterattack. He employed his halberd to pin down Guan Yu's blade, attempting to gain the upper hand. The two warriors engaged in a fierce struggle, each trying to overpower the other.

  As they clashed, their horses, both being exceptional steeds, were evenly matched in strength. The outcome hung in the balance as the two fighters exchanged blows. Guan Yu then resorted to a desperate tactic, using his blade to slide along Lü Bu's halberd and strike at him. Lü Bu, realizing Guan Yu's intention was to end the fight with a mutual kill, quickly withdrew his halberd to block the attack.

  The two warriors exchanged blows, their movements lightning-fast as they clashed in mid-air. In the heat of the battle, Lü Bu seized an opportunity to strike at Guan Yu's waist while their horses were momentarily distracted. However, Guan Yu was prepared and successfully parried the attack with his blade.

  Guan Yu and Guan Er Ye fought against Lü Bu on horseback with three knives!

  Lü Bu Lü Wen led a horse with three halberds to welcome Lord Guan!

  The two were evenly matched for a moment!

  Two fine steeds were also getting impatient at this time, glaring at each other and neighing loudly! Meaning to say, not bad! You can match up with me!

  Someone asked me why the sweat blood horse can compare with Lü Bu's red hare horse! The legend of the sweat blood treasure horse originated in the Han Wu Emperor period. Han envoy Zhang Qian brought back intelligence about the Western Regions, including the legend of the Dayuan treasure horse. In the autumn of 113 BC, a prisoner named "Bao Li Chang" from Dunhuang caught a sweat blood treasure horse and presented it to the Han Wu Emperor.

  The Han Wu Emperor was overjoyed and called it the "heavenly horse". He even composed a poem about it: "Taiyi presents the heavenly horse, with red sweat flowing like jade. Its strength is unmatched, and it can run thousands of miles. Now it has found a friend in the dragon."

  However, having only one thousand-mile horse was not enough to change the quality of domestic horses. To obtain a large number of "sweat blood horses", the Western Han dynasty fought two bloody wars with Dayuan.

  At first, the Han Wu Emperor sent an envoy of over 100 people, bearing a golden horse, to Dayuan in exchange for their treasure horses. However, the king of Dayuan refused to trade, and the Han envoy was killed on their way back. The Han Wu Emperor was enraged and decided to use military force to obtain the sweat blood treasure horses.

  In 104 BC, the Han Wu Emperor ordered Li Guangli to lead a cavalry of tens of thousands of soldiers, marching over 4,000 kilometers to Dayuan's border city of Yucheng. However, they were defeated in the initial battle and had to retreat back to Dunhuang, with only one-tenth of their original numbers remaining.

  Three years later, the Han Wu Emperor ordered Li Guangli to lead another expedition, this time with 60,000 soldiers, 30,000 horses, and 100,000 cattle. They also brought two horse experts to select the best horses from Dayuan. This time, Dayuan had undergone a regime change and agreed to let the Han army select their own horses, promising to send two fine horses to the Han court every year.

  The Han army selected dozens of fine horses and over 3,000 ordinary mares. After a long journey, they arrived at the Jade Gate Pass with only over 1,000 sweat blood horses remaining. The sweat blood horse was known for its excellent physique, intelligence, speed, and endurance, making it an ideal warhorse.

  The introduction of the "sweat blood horse" greatly increased the combat effectiveness of the Han army's cavalry. There was even a story about how a Han army unit composed entirely of sweat blood horses was able to defeat a much larger enemy force without fighting, simply by performing a dance-like maneuver that intimidated the enemy into retreating.

  The sweat blood horse remained in China from the Han dynasty to the Yuan dynasty, thriving for over 1,000 years. But why did it eventually disappear?

  Guan Yu and Lü Bu locked eyes for a moment, then Lü Bu made the first move, charging at Guan Yu with his halberd! Guan Yu swung his 82-jin Green Dragon Crescent Blade to meet him! The two clashed like hammering on iron, "clang clang" "clang clang", their battle became one chaotic mess!

  Lü Bu was eager to knock Guan Yu off his horse, while Guan Yu was determined to chop Lü Bu down with his knife! Although Lü Bu's martial arts skills were slightly superior, the difference was not great! The two clashed in a fierce battle, their swords and halberds raised high!

  At this time, Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren coordinated with Guan Yu's 20,000 cavalry to form a new formation, clashing with Dong Zhuo's soldiers and the 50,000 Western Liang iron cavalry led by Lü Bu! Indeed, it can be said that Lü Bu's training of his troops was effective! The combat effectiveness of this Western Liang cavalry, personally trained by Lü Bu, was comparable to that of Liu Bei's Yizhou cavalry! For the time being, although Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren were still at a disadvantage, they could still hold their own against the enemy.

  Zhang Liao saw Guan Yu and Lü Bu fighting fiercely for forty to fifty rounds, with Guan Yu gradually falling into a disadvantage. He handed over the command of the entire army to Zhang Ren, and rode his black horse, wielding his dragon-shaped sword, to assist Guan Yu in battle!

  "Wait, Yunchang! Wen Teng is here!" Zhang Liao shouted loudly as they approached.

  I'm warning you, Lü Bu, I've arrived. Don't say I didn't give you a chance to use your Black Dragon saber! I warned you!

  Zhang Liao shouted, "The knife is here!" and Feng Huo's knife chopped down towards Lü Bu! Lü Bu was shocked and turned around to block Zhang Liao's knife with his Fang Tian Hua Halberd. Guan Yu saw this and raised his Qing Long Yan Yue Dao, using the "Force Splitting Mount Hua" move to chop down at Lü Bu! Lü Bu truly lived up to his reputation as the world's number one brave general!

  Only then did Lü Bu use the tip of his Fang Tian Hua Halberd to block Guan Yu's knife, and used the handle of his halberd to block Zhang Liao's knife. Then, all three simultaneously exerted their strength. Guan Yu wanted to chop down with one knife and split Lü Bu in two! Zhang Liao wanted to take advantage of the situation and chop down, cutting off Lü Bu at the waist!

  Lü Bu gritted his teeth, his face bright red, and opened his mouth to roar angrily: "You guys get out of my way!"

  Only Lü Bu's halberd withered Guan Yu and Zhang Liao's two big knives!

  Lü Bu was also exhausted and panting, Guan Yu's temples were also sweating! Zhang Liao had been fighting for a long time and was also exhausted with big sweat all over his head.

  Lü Bu panted heavily and scolded Zhang Liao: "Traitor seeking fortune, how dare you show your face to your former lord! What face do you have today to fight with me? Quickly retreat! If you don't listen to my good advice, I'll use your head as a wine vessel in no time!"

  Zhang Liao retorted back to Lü Bu, saying: "You are a slave of three surnames, what face do you have to use the word 'seeking glory for one's lord' here? I truly blush on behalf of your biological father! Dong Zhuo is a national thief! How can a child like you recognize a thief as his father? Today, how can you still have your life intact?"

  "Three-family-house slave, you dare to be so arrogant! If you want to live, quickly dismount and surrender. Otherwise, I'll make sure you become a ghost under my blade today! It's too late for regrets!"

  Lü Bu's face turned red with rage, indeed! You, Lü Bu, have three fathers! Two adoptive fathers? One was Ding Yuan, whom you killed! After killing him, you defected to Dong Zhuo! And another one is Dong Zhuo? Plus your biological father, aren't that three fathers?!

  Lü Bu was furious and shouted loudly! He held up his halberd and charged at Guan Yu and Zhang Liao.

  Guan Yu and Zhang Liao were no weaker, each wielding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and the Phoenix Hook Sword to meet Lü Bu!

  Three people fought together, fighting forty rounds without a winner!

  At this time, Guo Zuo saw that Zhang Ren was facing pressure from all sides and felt a bit overwhelmed. He felt that the outcome of the battle would be decided at this moment! Immediately, he led 10,000 troops to participate in the battle!

  Zhang Ren was already fighting hard on the battlefield, and with Guo Si joining the battle group, the pressure on Zhang Ren suddenly increased!

  Tian Feng, seeing this situation on the city wall of Tianshui, was also at a loss. Tian Feng knew that he could not divide his troops to respond to Guan Yu and Zhang Liao and Zhang Ren now! Because at this time, the defense of Tianshui City is the most important thing! If Tianshui City falls, all Li Yu's strategic ideas will be lost!

  At this moment, Guo Zhan's rear was seen with rolling smoke and dust, lanterns and torches shining like daylight! A loud killing cry erupted!

  Farewell to a black iron-clad army, passing through Dong Zhuo's military camp! After seeing the two sides fighting each other, they directly revealed their battle formation and launched a surprise attack on Guo Si's soldiers from behind! They killed while shouting loudly!

  Tian Feng was overjoyed when he saw this person arrive!

  To know who this person is, see next chapter!

  Sister, you must be happy!