Duber, who had been sent as a messenger this time, quickly returned. But his blue nose and swollen face startled Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang. Lu Kuang asked in surprise, "What's going on, who beat you like this?" ”

"Who else could it be? Naturally, he is the defender of the boundary bridge! Du Bo said angrily: "The little one explained to him about borrowing the road, but he not only refused to borrow it, but also let the small one beat the small stick." ”

"What about the first messenger I sent?" When Lu Kuang saw that Du Bo had fled back alone, he couldn't help but ask with some annoyance, "What about the soldiers who followed you?" ”

Du Bo said with a gloomy expression: "They were all killed by the Boundary Bridge Guard. ”

When Lu Kuang learned the news, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Why? ”

Du Bo looked at Lu Kuang and said with a resentful face: "Back to the general's words, the guard general said to the little one, this is the territory of Youzhou." Without the prior consent of Gongsun Zhan, we led our troops into the territory of Youzhou without authorization, and he will definitely not give up with us. ”

"Damn, it's so damnable." Lu Kuang said angrily: "Jizhou and Youzhou are nominal allies no matter what, and the Jieqiao guard dares to kill my men, which is really too deceitful." ”

Yuan Tan, who was on the side, waited for Lu Kuang to finish speaking, and then asked tentatively: "General Lu, what are you going to do next?" ”

"What else can be done? Of course, he led his troops to kill him. Lu Kuang said angrily: "We have 1,000 cavalry, crossbowmen, and pikemen, and it shouldn't be a problem to break through the small boundary bridge." ”

Lu Xiang thought about it a little more: "Big brother, even if we defeat the defenders of the boundary bridge and rush over. But in the next few hundred miles, there is still the territory of the Youzhou army, if we go while fighting, by the time we reach Nanpi, we will have few soldiers and horses left. ”

Seeing that Lu Xiang objected to his proposal to fight with the guards of the boundary bridge, Lu Kuang asked angrily: "There is the Youzhou army blocking the road ahead, if we don't compete with them, how can we pass the boundary bridge?" ”

"Now that the weather is warmer and the river is thawing, we can go around to a place where the water is gentle upstream and cross the river quietly." Lu Xiang said to Lu Kuang: "In this way, you can not only pass the boundary bridge, but also avoid premature conflict with the soldiers and horses of Youzhou." ”

"General Lu, there is still something wrong with your method." Yuan Xi, who rushed to hear the news, happened to hear Lu Xiang's proposal, so he couldn't help but interject and objected: "When the defenders of the boundary bridge see you leaving, they will inevitably send people to strengthen patrols upstream and downstream. If, while crossing the river, we are discovered by the scouts he has sent, we will be in vain. ”

Just when a few people were worried, a soldier suddenly came to report: "Qiqi two generals, the west is dusty, and it seems that a group of soldiers and horses is coming towards us." ”

"A troop of horses coming towards us?" After listening to the soldier's report, Lu Kuang couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly ordered: "Line up and prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

With Lu Kuang's order, the three thousand troops began to line up quickly. Standing at the front were pikemen, in the middle were crossbowmen, and at the back were cavalrymen. Lu Kuang lined up like this, preparing for the crossbowmen to shoot at the charging enemy first, and then use the pikemen to meet the enemy who rushed in front of him. Cavalry, on the other hand, is prepared to wait for the enemy to retreat and then pursue it.

After a stick of incense, the two brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang saw a soldier and horse appear in their field of vision. The other side was all foot soldiers, and the sword and shield bearers holding shields in the front row, countless spears sticking out from the gaps in the shields, they were walking in a neat stride.

However, when they were still two arrows away from Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang's military formation, they suddenly stopped, and then the queue split a passage and rushed out of it. The cavalryman came to a stop no more than fifty paces away from Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, and shouted loudly: "Where are you soldiers and horses? ”

"We are Jizhou soldiers and horses!" Lu Kuang shouted loudly at the other party, "Where are you soldiers and horses?" ”

Hearing that Lu Kuang said that it was the soldiers and horses of Jizhou, the knight rode his horse to a place that was only five or six miles away from the Lu brothers, and stopped, and said loudly: "I am the military Sima Putao under General Zhang He, I don't know which of you is the chief general in the army?" ”

Knowing that it was actually Zhang He's subordinates, Lu Kuang couldn't help but be overjoyed, he hurriedly bowed his hand to the other party, and said politely: "It turned out to be Pu Jun Sima, it's really disrespectful." The two brothers were the generals Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang under the command of Jizhou Mu, who were ordered by the lord to escort the two sons of the Yuan family to Nanpi. ”

Pu Tao knew that the two people in front of him were actually General Pi, so he hurriedly clasped his fists on horseback and saluted: "I've seen two General Lu." Please forgive the last general with armor on his body, unable to salute fully. But I don't know why the two generals stopped here? ”

Lu Kuang pointed in the direction of the boundary bridge with his hand, and said helplessly: "The boundary bridge guard will not let us pass, and we are discussing how to bypass the boundary bridge." ”

"I see." When Pu Tao heard Lu Kuang say this, the expression on his face became serious, "It turns out that it is the Jieqiao Guard again, no wonder the two generals will stay here." ”

Lu Xiang was more careful, and he heard a trace of something wrong from Pu Tao's words: "Pu Jun Sima, in this way, it is already commonplace for the Jieqiao guards to make things difficult for our army?" ”

"General Lu is right." Pu Tao nodded and said: "For several months, the guards of the boundary bridge have often sent people to cross the border to kidnap our people, and General Zhang He has negotiated with them several times, but there is still no follow-up. That's why he sent the last general to lead 2,000 soldiers and horses to patrol this area. Fang just heard the report of the horse detective, saying that there were thousands of soldiers and horses gathered here, and the last general thought that it was the soldiers and horses of the boundary bridge who came out to make trouble, so he brought the soldiers and horses to meet them. ”

Duber, who had been sent as a messenger this time, quickly returned. But his blue nose and swollen face startled Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang. Lu Kuang asked in surprise, "What's going on, who beat you like this?" ”

"Who else could it be? Naturally, he is the defender of the boundary bridge! Du Bo said angrily: "The little one explained to him about borrowing the road, but he not only refused to borrow it, but also let the small one beat the small stick." ”

"What about the first messenger I sent?" When Lu Kuang saw that Du Bo had fled back alone, he couldn't help but ask with some annoyance, "What about the soldiers who followed you?" ”

Du Bo said with a gloomy expression: "They were all killed by the Boundary Bridge Guard. ”

When Lu Kuang learned the news, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Why? ”

Du Bo looked at Lu Kuang and said with a resentful face: "Back to the general's words, the guard general said to the little one, this is the territory of Youzhou." Without the prior consent of Gongsun Zhan, we led our troops into the territory of Youzhou without authorization, and he will definitely not give up with us. ”

"Damn, it's so damnable." Lu Kuang said angrily: "Jizhou and Youzhou are nominal allies no matter what, and the Jieqiao guard dares to kill my men, which is really too deceitful." ”

Yuan Tan, who was on the side, waited for Lu Kuang to finish speaking, and then asked tentatively: "General Lu, what are you going to do next?" ”

"What else can be done? Of course, he led his troops to kill him. Lu Kuang said angrily: "We have 1,000 cavalry, crossbowmen, and pikemen, and it shouldn't be a problem to break through the small boundary bridge." ”

Lu Xiang thought about it a little more: "Big brother, even if we defeat the defenders of the boundary bridge and rush over. But in the next few hundred miles, there is still the territory of the Youzhou army, if we go while fighting, by the time we reach Nanpi, we will have few soldiers and horses left. ”

Seeing that Lu Xiang objected to his proposal to fight with the guards of the boundary bridge, Lu Kuang asked angrily: "There is the Youzhou army blocking the road ahead, if we don't compete with them, how can we pass the boundary bridge?" ”

"Now that the weather is warmer and the river is thawing, we can go around to a place where the water is gentle upstream and cross the river quietly." Lu Xiang said to Lu Kuang: "In this way, you can not only pass the boundary bridge, but also avoid premature conflict with the soldiers and horses of Youzhou." ”

"General Lu, there is still something wrong with your method." Yuan Xi, who rushed to hear the news, happened to hear Lu Xiang's proposal, so he couldn't help but interject and objected: "When the defenders of the boundary bridge see you leaving, they will inevitably send people to strengthen patrols upstream and downstream. If, while crossing the river, we are discovered by the scouts he has sent, we will be in vain. ”

Just when a few people were worried, a soldier suddenly came to report: "Qiqi two generals, the west is dusty, and it seems that a group of soldiers and horses is coming towards us." ”

"A troop of horses coming towards us?" After listening to the soldier's report, Lu Kuang couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly ordered: "Line up and prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

With Lu Kuang's order, the three thousand troops began to line up quickly. Standing at the front were pikemen, in the middle were crossbowmen, and at the back were cavalrymen. Lu Kuang lined up like this, preparing for the crossbowmen to shoot at the charging enemy first, and then use the pikemen to meet the enemy who rushed in front of him. Cavalry, on the other hand, is prepared to wait for the enemy to retreat and then pursue it.

After a stick of incense, the two brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang saw a soldier and horse appear in their field of vision. The other side was all foot soldiers, and the sword and shield bearers holding shields in the front row, countless spears sticking out from the gaps in the shields, they were walking in a neat stride.

However, when they were still two arrows away from Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang's military formation, they suddenly stopped, and then the queue split a passage and rushed out of it. The cavalryman came to a stop no more than fifty paces away from Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, and shouted loudly: "Where are you soldiers and horses? ”

"We are Jizhou soldiers and horses!" Lu Kuang shouted loudly at the other party, "Where are you soldiers and horses?" ”

Hearing that Lu Kuang said that it was the soldiers and horses of Jizhou, the knight rode his horse to a place that was only five or six miles away from the Lu brothers, and stopped, and said loudly: "I am the military Sima Putao under General Zhang He, I don't know which of you is the chief general in the army?" ”

Knowing that it was actually Zhang He's subordinates, Lu Kuang couldn't help but be overjoyed, he hurriedly bowed his hand to the other party, and said politely: "It turned out to be Pu Jun Sima, it's really disrespectful." The two brothers were the generals Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang under the command of Jizhou Mu, who were ordered by the lord to escort the two sons of the Yuan family to Nanpi. ”

Pu Tao knew that the two people in front of him were actually General Pi, so he hurriedly clasped his fists on horseback and saluted: "I've seen two General Lu." Please forgive the last general with armor on his body, unable to salute fully. But I don't know why the two generals stopped here? ”

Lu Kuang pointed in the direction of the boundary bridge with his hand, and said helplessly: "The boundary bridge guard will not let us pass, and we are discussing how to bypass the boundary bridge." ”

"I see." When Pu Tao heard Lu Kuang say this, the expression on his face became serious, "It turns out that it is the Jieqiao Guard again, no wonder the two generals will stay here." ”

Lu Xiang was more careful, and he heard a trace of something wrong from Pu Tao's words: "Pu Jun Sima, in this way, it is already commonplace for the Jieqiao guards to make things difficult for our army?" ”

"General Lu is right." Pu Tao nodded and said: "For several months, the guards of the boundary bridge have often sent people to cross the border to kidnap our people, and General Zhang He has negotiated with them several times, but there is still no follow-up. That's why he sent the last general to lead 2,000 soldiers and horses to patrol this area. Fang just heard the report of the horse detective, saying that there were thousands of soldiers and horses gathered here, and the last general thought that it was the soldiers and horses of the boundary bridge who came out to make trouble, so he brought the soldiers and horses to meet them. ”

Duber, who had been sent as a messenger this time, quickly returned. But his blue nose and swollen face startled Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang. Lu Kuang asked in surprise, "What's going on, who beat you like this?" ”

"Who else could it be? Naturally, he is the defender of the boundary bridge! Du Bo said angrily: "The little one explained to him about borrowing the road, but he not only refused to borrow it, but also let the small one beat the small stick." ”

"What about the first messenger I sent?" When Lu Kuang saw that Du Bo had fled back alone, he couldn't help but ask with some annoyance, "What about the soldiers who followed you?" ”

Du Bo said with a gloomy expression: "They were all killed by the Boundary Bridge Guard. ”

When Lu Kuang learned the news, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Why? ”

Du Bo looked at Lu Kuang and said with a resentful face: "Back to the general's words, the guard general said to the little one, this is the territory of Youzhou." Without the prior consent of Gongsun Zhan, we led our troops into the territory of Youzhou without authorization, and he will definitely not give up with us. ”

"Damn, it's so damnable." Lu Kuang said angrily: "Jizhou and Youzhou are nominal allies no matter what, and the Jieqiao guard dares to kill my men, which is really too deceitful." ”

Yuan Tan, who was on the side, waited for Lu Kuang to finish speaking, and then asked tentatively: "General Lu, what are you going to do next?" ”

"What else can be done? Of course, he led his troops to kill him. Lu Kuang said angrily: "We have 1,000 cavalry, crossbowmen, and pikemen, and it shouldn't be a problem to break through the small boundary bridge." ”

Lu Xiang thought about it a little more: "Big brother, even if we defeat the defenders of the boundary bridge and rush over. But in the next few hundred miles, there is still the territory of the Youzhou army, if we go while fighting, by the time we reach Nanpi, we will have few soldiers and horses left. ”

Seeing that Lu Xiang objected to his proposal to fight with the guards of the boundary bridge, Lu Kuang asked angrily: "There is the Youzhou army blocking the road ahead, if we don't compete with them, how can we pass the boundary bridge?" ”