The feeling of facing a person and facing a beast is completely different.

Because man has a lot of concerns, but beasts don't.

Now Guan Ping deeply understands this feeling.

The deep wound on his wrist made his face distort slightly, but he didn't have time to check the injury, because the jade tapir didn't pause at all, and threw itself at his chest again.

Now Guan Ping finally saw the opponent's blade clearly. It was indeed a short soldier, even shorter than a dagger.

The jade tapir had already equipped this blade with hand armor before.

This pair of armor actually only has a layer of iron on the top, two soft iron sealed gloves below, and at the palm of the hand, on the inside of each finger, there is a vertical blade.

In this way, the palm of the hand is guaranteed to bend and the front surface is hidden.

Of course, Guan Ping didn't know that this was one of the weapons of the "Tiangong Tuben" cast by Yuliu's subordinate Orion Battalion with manpower and material resources and extremely fine craftsmanship - Rainbow Claw.

It is named because the wound caused by this blade is a neat row of horizontal lines, resembling a rainbow after rain.

It's just that the name of such an artistic conception can't hide the ruthlessness of this blade.

By simply changing the position of the fingers, the user can decide whether to leave a wound on the other person or cut off a piece of flesh.

Guan Ping finally understood why Jade Tapir had tried to get close to him repeatedly, because the weakness of this blade was just as obvious - distance.

It is a weapon of assassination that is useless on the battlefield.

At this time, the jade tapir was already close to Guan Ping's body, and at the same time, his right palm stretched forward, just like Guan Ping's knife technique at the beginning, and wiped straight towards his neck.

Guan Ping felt the threat of death for the first time.

Because his left arm was clutched by the jade tapir and pushed outward. In other words, he was actually facing the tapir sideways and was out of balance.

With the last struggle, Guan Ping leaned back desperately, and at the same time released the blade with his right hand, protecting his throat.

The subordinates behind him had also rushed up at this time, ready to work together to kill the jade tapir.

If Guan Ping was killed in front of them like this, it is estimated that Guan Yu would have to split them one by one with his own hands.

"Whew!"

What arrived faster than everyone else was an iron chain - Zhang Feng's exclusive blade, the chain blade.

At the last moment, Zhang Feng made a move.

But his target is not Guan Ping, but Jade Tapir.

The hand, which had already reached the tip of Guan Ping's throat, was forcibly pulled.

The jade tapir was still roaring, and at the same time turned its head to look at Zhang Feng.

Guan Ping's subordinates also stopped, and stood and looked at it in some surprise.

"Even though we are Assassins, we also know the faith. The victory and defeat have been decided, and as prefaced, the two of us should be able to leave. ”

The word Xinyi came out of Zhang Feng's mouth, but it was actually meaningless at all. The reason why he will make a move is just to prevent things from becoming irreparable.

Because of the fight here, the whole camp has already been alarmed. The jade tapir naturally didn't notice it when they fought with all their might, in fact, they had already been surrounded by groups.

Zhang Feng was fully convinced that when the Jade Tapir killed Guan Ping, the soldiers around them would surely hack them to death.

Sacrificing oneself to become a benevolent is the practice of military generals, and Zhang Feng's first consideration is always to save his life.

Although the jade tapir is crazy, it can still retain a trace of sanity because of the special medicine made by the Nine Sages.

In the midst of the violent trembling, he could still speak: "But ...... Can I go? ”

Guan Ping withdrew from him, threw away the long knife, covered the wound on his arm and gritted his teeth and nodded.

The faith of the warrior, Guan Ping values it more than anyone else. Even if he is annoyed at this time, if he loses, he loses.

Zhang Feng's chain blade was still wrapped around the jade tapir's wrist, and he took advantage of the momentum and motioned for the jade tapir to leave quickly.

Zhang Feng also had to admit that he didn't dare to approach the jade tapir casually at this time, because this beast might get out of control at any time.

……

The jade tapir came to its senses again, and it was an hour later.

At this time, it was already late at night, and Zhang Feng was sitting on the stone with his chest open and blowing the wind.

The summer night breeze wasn't actually cool, but he was already soaking wet, and it was very pleasant to blow like this.

"We failed, didn't we?"

The answer is yes. At that time, unless the two of them risked their lives, they could only let Guan Ping go.

"It's not a complete defeat, at least we were sent by Lu Bu to assassinate Guan Ping, and it should have spread throughout the camp by now. Even if Liu Bei wouldn't go to Lu Bu to question, he would still hold a grudge. Moreover, Guan Ping's injuries were not light, and he could not fight again for a few days, so he should have withdrawn. ”

"Then we ......" Jade Tapir didn't ask any more.

Every time he went crazy, he only thought of the terrified eyes of his three companions who had been killed by mistake when they were dying.

And as long as he thinks about this, he will blame himself deeply.

"Well, in that case, I don't blame you. If it weren't for you...... I'm afraid we've all been killed now. ”

Although it is the use of jade tapirs, when it is time to comfort, you still have to say a few words.

The tapir buried its head behind its knees and curled up to stop talking.

For him, Zhang Feng's comfort at this time made him feel even more guilty about the past.

It's just that he will never know that Zhang Feng doesn't care about how he feels at all.

Now in Zhang Feng's heart, he is only thinking about how to act next, so as to induce Lu Bu and Yuan Shu to face off.

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In fact, if you are in a bad mood now, let alone Zhang Feng and the two of them......

In the night, two people were following the group with bitter faces.

For Wu Zheng and Meng Qiang, the most annoying thing is to march at night like today.

They were already far away from Xiapi.

This time, the general who led the army was Cao Xing.

After Chen Gong and others discussed, it was decided that Cao Xuan would lead the 500 Shengong battalion and 1,000 recruits to drive away Ji Ling's soldiers and horses, opening the way for Lu Bu to retreat.

This is also a helpless choice.

I have to admit that in terms of martial arts alone, none of the generals who are staying in Xiapi now are Ji Ling's opponents.

And now the troops of Xiapi are also very weak, and they cannot divide more men and horses.

Therefore, they can only attack from the Divine Bow Battalion, hoping to make up for the gap in numbers through their accurate archery skills.

Fifteen hundred, two-thirds of whom are recruits, will fight against Ji Ling's five thousand soldiers and horses. Cao Xing could only keep smiling bitterly on the road.

Originally, before the capture of Xuzhou, counting the new soldiers, Lu Bu's army already had 70,000 horses.

However, once the area under control is expanded, the consequence will inevitably be the dispersion of troops.

After taking charge of the entire territory of Xuzhou, in order to prevent the people who had previously supported Liu Bei from rebelling, Lü Bu had to distribute his forces among the cities.

In this way, 70,000 people is not enough.

When Yuan Shu entered the country, there had already been several skirmishes, and the result was a great defeat for Lü Bu's army.

Those soldiers who were recruited later were not as loyal as Lu Bu's original soldiers and horses.

Once defeated, they scattered and fled, never to return to assemble.

The consequence of this situation is that the only recruits that Xiapi can call on now are them.

The idea of transferring some people from Pengcheng was also denied by Chen Gong.

The more times like this, the more you can't show your feet in front of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

Not only them, once any party perceives that Xuzhou is short of troops, they are afraid that they will find an excuse to come and seize the territory.

Fortunately, these recruits have experienced a war before, and they have also been counted on the battlefield, which gives Cao Xing a little comfort.

Wu Zheng and Meng Qiang were "honored" to participate in this support.

……

"Aha~" Meng Qiang snorted, but was slapped on the back of the head by Wu Zheng beside him.

"Be quiet, you want to be scolded by Captain Wu again?" Wu Zheng said helplessly.

The captain in charge of them is a guy who has no skills but knows how to oppress people.

It's just a military commander, but in the eyes of Wu Zheng and Meng Qiang, this bastard simply treats himself as a general.

It's just that this kind of person who takes himself too seriously generally gets just ridicule from his subordinates behind their backs.

"Hmph, it's all for others, I really don't know what he thinks." Meng Qiang snorted disdainfully.

"Okay, since you're under someone else's hand now, let's be honest."

Although he was young, Duan Xuan had taught martial arts at the very beginning, and when he met a pretentious person, he would be wise and clumsy, like a snake looking for an opportunity, and if he came out, he would be deadly.

Wu Zheng was very glad that he did not attract the attention of the Wu Commander.

This kind of person cannot tolerate his subordinates being stronger than him.

Occasionally, Wu Zheng will laugh at himself, and the master thinks about the general trend of the world all day long, but now he can only think about how to deal with the captain every day.

It seems that there is a big difference between what you want to learn and what you want to expand your horizons.

……

After walking for a while, Wu Zheng estimated that it should be too ugly, because he was also a little sleepy and couldn't open his eyes.

At this moment, an order was suddenly issued from the front, and the whole army stopped and prepared to begin arranging.

Wu Zheng and Meng Qiang immediately became energetic, but looking around, there was no trace of the enemy's camp at all, and some were just uneven low hills.

The plan had already been prepared, and in groups of 100 people, the recruits began to dig in the low-lying areas.

In fact, this was Cao Xing's temporarily selected ambush location.

According to the scout's report, this place is not far from Ji Ling's camp.

Another reason for choosing this place as an ambush location is the uneven terrain.

According to reports, half of Ji Ling's 5,000 men and horses were cavalry, so this kind of terrain would cause them a lot of obstacles.

And what archers are taboo against cavalry is the speed of the opponent.

At a distance of 100 paces, the cavalry charged with all their strength did not leave much time for the archers to release their arrows. If you can slow down the opponent, you will have one more chance to take the bow.

Moreover, the archery skills of these recruits ...... Even if the enemy does not move, they may not be able to shoot.

However, Cao Xuan didn't expect any of this, because there would only be 200 people left here, mainly relying on preset traps.

Cao Xuan himself will lead the five hundred men and horses of the Shenbow Battalion to fight, and lead Ji Ling out to chase and kill.

And the remaining eight hundred recruits are Cao Xing's real bets.

They had only one task, that is, to take advantage of Ji Ling's time after leaving the camp to attack his camp at all costs and burn all the grain and grass.

This is the only way to succeed.

Since they could not defeat the enemy, they had no choice but to burn the grain and grass and force them to retreat.

Cao Xing bet all his hopes of success on the burning of food for the recruits.

This is the chain of two plans planned by Chen Gong for Cao Xing - to transfer the tiger from the mountain and draw salary from the bottom of the kettle.