Chapter 139 People's Heart
Compared with the harmonious battle between Li Jue and his men, Zhang Liao's side was much more tragic.
Zhang Liao knew Ding Yuan's troops well, and the most capable fighters in Bingzhou were under Lu Bu's command. Ding Yuan could not defeat the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry led by Zhang Liao.
But Ding Yuancai is a vegetable, and he is still very tough.
Gongsun Ce and Yuwen Chengdu caused considerable trouble to Zhang Liao, especially the more than 1,000 brave soldiers under Yuwen Chengdu , who were even more elite than his wolf cavalry.
If Dian Wei hadn't held back Yuwen Chengdu, Zhang Liao would have had a hard time stopping Ding Yuan's attack.
"Damned black barbarian, I'm going to kill you!" Gongsun Ce's furious voice echoed on the battlefield.
Dian Wei was originally serving as a bodyguard for Zhang Liao, but he happened to run into Gongsun Ce, who wanted to take Yuwen Chengdu to behead Zhang Liao.
Dian Wei quietly took out two short spears and threw them. Gongsun Ce was unable to dodge and was hit by the short spear and had one of his ears knocked off. Gongsun Ce was furious due to the severe pain.
Moreover, Dian Wei took advantage of Zhang Liao's difficulty in resisting Yuwen Chengdu to get close to Gongsun Ce. If it weren't for Gongsun Ce's personal guards who risked their lives to block the knife, Dian Wei would have killed Gongsun Ce directly.
Looking at Gongsun Ce running farther and farther away, Dian Wei sighed, knowing that he could not get the military merit promised by Li Ru.
"Stop him, stop him, Chengdu, come back and kill him for me!"
Yuwen Chengdu hurriedly turned his horse around to face Dian Wei head-on. He didn't expect that he almost let someone steal his home successfully. If his lord died, he would be a complete failure.
"clang!"
The phoenix-wing gilded spear was blocked by Dian Wei's iron halberd. Yuwen Chengdu recognized Dian Wei as a tough guy who could be as strong as him at a glance.
"Damn, this battle is going to be difficult!"
Yuwen Chengdu knew very well that Ding Yuan and Gongsun Ce could not stop Zhang Liao. He was not even as good as Zhang Liao in command, let alone Ding Yuan and others.
But Yuwen Chengdu knew very well that if he didn't stop Dian Wei, neither Gongsun Ce nor Ding Yuan would be able to escape today.
The only way to break the impasse was for him to kill Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao was not weak, and with the protection of a group of personal guards, it was really difficult for him to take down Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Yuwen Chengdu being stopped. This kind of super powerful general was really against the rules. If he didn't have his own skills, he would be in trouble today.
After adjusting his mindset, Zhang Liao adjusted the defense line and chased after Ding Yuan with his personal guards.
Compared to a tough guy like Yuwen Chengdu, Ding Yuan is a soft persimmon that is easier to deal with.
Although Ding Yuan was a military general who rose to prominence by relying on the Yuan family, he still had basic military qualities, and his command and force were at a mid-level second-rate level.
Although Zhang Liao was stronger than Ding Yuan, it was no easier for him to catch up with Ding Yuan in the entangled army than it was for him to fight Yuwen Chengdu alone.
The soldiers of Bingzhou have been fighting on the border for many years and are all real elites. Although they are not as good as the wolf cavalry, they are not rookies either.
The two sides can be said to be evenly matched, and the wolf cavalry led by Zhang Liao were screened by Lu Bu and Gao Shun, so the quality was worrying.
While chasing, Zhang Liao thought about the signal arrows he fired when he was entangled , and he didn't know who would come to support him.
After he saw the line of fire appearing on the horizon, he finally put his heart at ease.
The reinforcements are Lu Bu! Lu Bu is coming.
"I am Lü Fengxian from Jiuyuan, Bingzhou. Who dares to stop me?"
Lu Bu rushed into the battlefield and neither side could avoid him.
A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree.
Lu Bu is a household name in Bingzhou, and his bravery is known to everyone in Bingzhou, including women and children.
The morale of Ding Yuan's subordinates began to decline involuntarily. Compared with Ding Yuan, they respected Lu Bu, who was fighting on the front line, more.
The wolf riders under Zhang Liao's command couldn't help but become excited. With Lu Bu's arrival, they now had a backbone.
No matter how difficult the war is, as long as Lu Bu is there, they have the confidence to win.
"Stop him, stop him!"
Ding Yuan was extremely frightened. He knew very well how terrifying Lu Bu was, so he tried his best to suppress Lu Bu, wanting Lu Bu to recognize him as his adoptive father and tie Lu Bu to death on his chariot.
When he first learned that Lu Bu had participated in the selection of the Eight Schools of Xiyuan, he tried desperately to stop it, but unfortunately the best of the wandering knights he joined forces with was a counterfeit version of the internal energy that was instantly defeated by Lu Bu in one move.
Not to mention causing trouble to Lu Bu, Lu Bu didn't even feel the slightest resistance.
He now deeply regretted coming to the Suanzao Alliance. Except for Gongsun Zan, there was no one in the entire coalition who could fight.
He was nervous at the time, but his adopted son Gongsun Ce, whom he met in Bingzhou, gave him a lot of confidence.
Especially the terrifying power that was similar to Lu Bu's on Yuwen Chengdu gave him great confidence, and he could even fight against Lu Bu on the street.
But now Yuwen Chengdu was stopped by someone, his confidence disappeared instantly, and he couldn't stop Lu Bu.
"Ergou, do we really want to go against General Lu?" Ding Yuan's personal guard quietly asked his fellow villager.
When his fellow townsman saw that he was pale and his teeth were chattering and grinding, he couldn't help but curse at him.
"Goudan , you are such a coward, if you can't do it, get out of here!"
"What do you think I am? I followed General Lu in Yanmen Pass and Wuyuan County, fought many tough battles, and killed so many Hu dogs!" The bodyguard looked unconvinced. Was he timid? He just didn't want to fight with Lu Bu.
"Stop talking, Ergou. Those of us who haven't followed General Lu to fight deserve to die on the battlefield." Another guard said bitterly.
There is not a single veteran soldier in Bingzhou who had not followed Lu Bu to fight against the Hu people, and some of them were even rescued by Lu Bu himself.
The guard called Goudan shed uncontrollable tears of grievance: "Yes, I shouldn't have let the general save me at that time. I would have died if I had saved him. Today, we have to fight against the general!"
Before they were chosen by Ding Yuan to be his personal guards, they were all veteran soldiers on the front line and had fought against the Hu people many times.
They all remembered how Ding Yuan ran away and left them behind, and they also remembered the heroic figure of Lu Bu, covered in blood, leading them to fight their way out.
The battle was bloody and bloody. It was a brutal fight. Ding Yuan's sudden departure put them all in a desperate situation.
In the end, less than a hundred of the hundreds of brothers survived, but Lu Bu's scarred appearance was forever engraved in their hearts.
It was precisely because they had survived hundreds of battles that Ding Yuan chose them to serve as his personal guards. Ding Yuan didn't even remember their escape, or in his heart, they had already died.
If it weren't for Lu Bu, they might all have become wronged souls on the grassland.
Although Ding Yuan provided them with good food and drink, they would never forget the tragic memories.
Moreover, they found out later that Lu Bu had gone to rescue them in violation of military orders, and for this, Lu Bu was even beaten with forty military sticks.
His body was covered with scars from being hit by forty military sticks, and his broad spine was covered with wounds and flesh, but what remained unchanged was Lu Bu's arrogance.
