When Liu Xiu learned that Lu Bu was coming, his mood was suddenly relieved. He is not afraid that Lu Bu will come to him, no matter how fierce Lu Bu is, where can he be fierce, even if he can't accept it, with an order, he can be slaughtered with the strength of several people. He was afraid that if he hid in the grassland and became a horse thief, that would be a nightmare.

"Call him in." Liu Xiu walked outside the tent and said a few words to Xu Xu, Xu Yu understood and stood outside the tent with a few strong martial arts tigers, these people were the masters he met when he was in the house of Huiren, and they were the most powerful guards around Liu Xiu.

Lu Bu took Cheng Lian and others into the barracks, his eyes were only staring at Liu Xiu's big tent of the Chinese army, and nothing else was within the scope of attention, but Cheng Lian and the others were shocked by the neat military appearance they saw, they had never seen the Han army have such a mental outlook, one by one, their waists were straight, their heads were held high when they walked, their eyes were not squinted, and from time to time a team of patrolling soldiers walked by, they were wearing brand new clothes and armor, holding the weapons in their hands, and looking at Cheng Lian and others with vigilant eyes.

The first time they were looked at like this, Cheng Lian and the others were a little angry, the second time they were looked at like this, they felt a little depressed, and the third time they were looked at like this, they felt a little weak one after another, as if they had done something wrong, and they came here not to get back the Lu family's armor, but to be arrested, although there was no escort behind them.

It's just a little more than a hundred steps, but it seems to be incomparably long.

When Xu Yu stood in front of them, with an indifferent expression, let Cheng Lian and the others stand outside the tent and wait, and let Lu Bu enter the tent alone, Cheng Lian and the others' mood had already completed a huge change, and they honestly stood still in the place designated by Xu Yu, restrained their hands, and did not dare to come out. They were wearing colorful clothes, and compared with the uniformly dressed soldiers, they were like being surrounded by thousands of troops and horses, and their momentum was a little weaker, and their pride was gone.

Lu Bu was about nine feet tall, half a head taller than Xu Xu, but when he looked at Xu Yu with a cold gaze, trying to press Xu Yu in momentum, he found that Xu Xu's momentum was not worse than him, compared to his fierceness, Xu Yu was as thick as a city wall, silent and indifferent, and he had the confidence to look at the world in his calmness.

Lu Bu's brows tightened, he took a deep breath, his eyes became tighter and tighter, his hands hanging down his sides slowly clenched into fists, and his body gradually tensed, like a leopard about to pounce. He glared at Xu Xu, paying attention to his every move, especially his eyes, as long as Xu Yu showed a little retreat, he might pounce on Xu Yu and give Liu Xiu a dismount.

It's a pity that Xu Yu didn't show any flaws from beginning to end, he just stood there quietly, not even his hands did not have any nervous movements, his eyes were as deep as the sea, calm and waveless.

Three breath time, in a short three breath time, there were dozens of people in front of the big tent, but none of them made a sound, they all held their breath and watched the silent battle between these two young men with high martial arts.

Lu Bu slowly exhaled a breath, took half a step back, and bowed his hand and saluted: "Wuyuan Lu Bu, come to meet the captain." ”

Xu Yu was as calm as ever, neither happy nor depressed, he just nodded: "Come with me!" Then he turned and walked into the tent. Lu Bu looked at Xu Yu's back exposed in front of him, the corners of his eyes twitched, and his arm instinctively trembled, touching the arched back behind him. He was stunned for a moment, only to realize that Xu Yu didn't even ask him to disarm.

Is this self-confidence, or is it negligence? Lu Bu was a little confused for a while. He hesitated, then instinctively followed.

In the big tent, Liu Xiu and Liu Biao were discussing things, Liu Biao picked up a bunch of official documents from the case, glanced at Lu Bu who had just walked over, and shook his head a little puzzled, he didn't know why Liu Xiu was so concerned about a ranger. No matter how good the martial arts are, isn't it also the courage of a horseman.

"We'll set off tomorrow, and before leaving, give Wang Zhi what should be explained, and let him hurry up and do it." Liu Xiu didn't even look at Lu Bu, but said to Liu Biao: "There are still three or four months to go, just let him make preparations, and when the time comes, it can be implemented as soon as it is frozen." ”

"Whoa." Liu Biao answered, turned around and went out.

"My lord, Lu Bu is here." Xu Yu said lightly.

Liu Xiu raised his head and glanced at Lu Bu very casually. Lu Bu straightened his waist and widened his eyes, making himself look a little angrier. He saw the battle armor on Liu Xiu's body, and it was really very similar to the battle armor he had in his house, but the color of the battle armor on Liu Xiu's body was brighter, and there were no traces on the armor, obviously it had not been killed on the battlefield.

It turned out to be a young boy who had never fought a war. The corners of Lu Bu's mouth twitched, disapproving.

"I can't imagine that there is such a pretty official among horse thieves." Liu Xiu laughed out loud, looking very frivolous, as if the person standing in front of him was not a fierce general with unparalleled cavalry and shooting, but just a young man with Fu Fan and Zhu. As soon as Lu Bu heard this, he became angry, he stepped forward, the long knife on his waist was unsheathed, and he burst into a dantian, and shouted: "Vertical son dares!" ”

Before the words fell, the same explosion sounded in his ears, Xu Yu pulled out the knife with his backhand, and the knife ring accurately hit the back of the knife less than an inch away from Lu Bu's hand, Lu Bu only felt that his hand was numb, the original smooth movement was stagnant, and the steps of the forward rush hesitated, Xu Yu had already stopped in front of him, shook a knife flower, and said coldly: "Vertical thief, dare to be presumptuous in front of adults?" ”

Lu Bu was shocked, whether it was a short hand, or a quick competition, he was blocked for the first time, the strong man in front of him was not only amazingly powerful, but also very agile, and the shot was also astonishingly accurate, his knife ring was only an inch away from his hand, if it weren't for his strength was also very large, the knife was held very tightly, this blow might have made his long knife out of his hand.

Lu Bu looked at Xu Yu again.

"Zhongkang, step aside." Liu Xiu said quietly, Xu Yu returned the knife into the sheath and moved half a step sideways, but he still paid attention to Lu Bu vigilantly. He had been paying attention to Lu Bu's every move, but when Lu Bu suddenly launched it just now, he was still taken aback, this young man's speed was very fast, if he hadn't been prepared in advance, even if there was only a trace of negligence, he might not have been able to stop him.

"Lu Fengxian, don't want to compete with him, you are not his opponent." Liu Xiu waved his hand and signaled Lu Bu not to be impulsive, but the words were very ugly, so irritating that Lu Bu couldn't help but rush up and cut him again. It's just that when he saw Xu Yu, who was waiting for him, thinking about the extremely accurate knife just now, he was a little worried, would this strong man cut off his hand directly next time? He thought to himself that although his martial arts skills were high, it seemed that there was really not much possibility of defeating this strong man.

Whether it is a master or not, as long as you make a move, you can see that Lu Bu has fought with countless people, and it is not once or twice that he fights to the death, and he still has this knowledge.

"You're here to get back the armor?" Liu Xiu leaned on the table very easily, relaxed his two feet, one foot shrunk under his hips, and one foot stretched out under the desk half-bent.

Lu Bu snorted and turned his face disapprenorantly.

"What are you going to do with it? Is it to show off yourself, or to insult your ancestors? Liu Xiu's words were even more scathing, "You may not care, anyway, you are a horse thief who only dares to rob merchants, but I can't accept that the armor of my Northern Military Academy Captain is dusty." ”

"It's not me who makes the armor dusty."

"Well, you're not letting it dust." Liu Xiu nodded, "It's to shame it." ”

Lu Bu's lungs were about to explode, and he blurted out: "Can you blame me?" Jiuyuan County can't look down on me, Wuyuan County can't look down on me, and the Thorn History Mansion can't even enter the door, when will you officials have us ordinary people in your eyes? ”

"You went to the Assassin's Mansion to ask for a job?" Liu Xiu was very curious, Deng Sheng was just that, but Dong Zhuo was a martial artist, how could he not include a fierce man like Lu Bu?

"Assassin's Mansion?" Lu Bu sneered: "The Assassin Mansion of Bingzhou is now the Assassin Mansion of Taiyuan and Shangdang, where are the counties of Wuyuan and Yanmen. ”

Liu Xiu counted it carefully, it seemed that it was really like this, there were dozens of Peng subordinates in the Assassin Mansion, and none of them were from the border counties of Wuyuan and Yanmen. He smiled and stopped discussing the topic, "Now the door of the Assassin's Mansion is open to you, and the door of the Northern Army is also open, why don't you come to apply?" ”

Lu Bu was silent.

"Is it because you are afraid that your martial arts will not be refined and you will be embarrassed?" Liu Xiu smiled heartlessly, "Actually, I think your martial arts skills are okay, it shouldn't be a problem to be a team leader or something." How about it, do you want to try it? If you are strong in riding and shooting, you will go to Lou Fuqu, if the spear halberd is good, go to Xiliangqu, where there are a few spears that make it good, and the charge is first-class. ”

"Dare to ask what adults are good at?"

Liu Xiu looked at him inexplicably.

"Didn't the lord order that if you can defeat the military marquis, you will be the military marquis, and if you can defeat Sima, you will be Sima? If I defeat the adults, can I be a captain? ”

Liu Xiu looked at Lu Bu in a daze for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Do you think I'm as idle as you, waiting for someone to compete every day?" ”

Lu Bu snorted with his nose and turned his face away from him. I already knew you didn't have the courage to fight.

"If you want to compete with me, it's not impossible." Contrary to Lu Bu's expectations, Liu Xiu smiled: "But not everyone is qualified to compete with me, you have to go through the first test." ”

"What first attempt?"

"Foot combat is better than him." Liu Xiu pointed at Xu Yu, saw Lu Bu's eyes cold, and continued: "Riding is stronger than Zhao Yun." ”

"Zhao Yun?" Lu Bu understood with a roll of his eyes, it was estimated that Zhao Yun should be a master as strong as this strong man in foot combat in riding and shooting. He was very surprised, did Liu Xiu have so many powerful people under him? He remembered his mother's worries when he set off, and a chill ran through his heart. He paused, then sneered, "Isn't the adult stronger than them?" ”

"I don't dare to say stronger, at least not weaker than them." Liu Xiu looked at his hand very confidently: "They will, I will, they won't, I will." Can you understand this sentence? ”

Lu Bu couldn't believe it, he felt that Liu Xiu was bragging, a person may be proficient in infantry and cavalry, but there is always a stronger one and one weaker, like this strong man can be said to be invincible in the world in infantry combat, but it is inevitable that he will be weaker in cavalry combat, and those who are strong in cavalry will inevitably be weaker in infantry combat, like him himself. He was best at spear use, then archery, and foot combat was the worst. Of course, this worst refers to himself, and for others, he is still a master of foot combat.

"You don't believe me?" Liu Xiu's face sank.

"I don't believe it." Lu Bu shook his head contemptuously. Of course he wouldn't believe it, it wasn't possible.

Liu Xiu's gaze fell on the old battle armor, pondered for a moment, and suddenly stood up: "Since this is the case, then I will give you a special treatment for the sake of you being the descendant of the Yue Cavalry Captain." I'll take you to a knack and convince you. ”

Lu Bu was overjoyed, but in addition to joy, he was a little unconvinced, Liu Xiu looked about the same age as him, at most he was only in his early twenties, but he was very confident in his words and demeanor, as if he was not worried about failure at all. Thinking of the strong man's clever martial arts skills beside him, could it be that he is really a master who is very proficient in foot combat and cavalry combat?

"I have one condition, though." Liu Xiu interrupted Lu Bu's doubts: "After you lose, honestly serve as a soldier in my battalion, otherwise I will kill you." ”

"What if I win?" Lu Bu asked unconvinced.

"How can you win?" Liu Xiu seemed to have heard a very funny joke, and it was not worth considering at all.

"What if I win?" Lu Bu insisted.

"In case you win, I'll give you this captain of Changshui." Liu Xiu said lightly: "Do you dare to bet? ”

"Bet, why not?" Lu Bu was overjoyed and blurted out without thinking.

"You said yes so quickly." Liu Xiu frowned: "Wouldn't it be thinking that if you lose, you will mess around for two days, and find a chance to run again?" ”

Lu Bu's face suddenly turned red, he really thought so. He didn't believe that Liu Xiu would really let Captain Changshui be the captain for him, he just thought that he could win back his grandfather's armor, and then shame Liu Xiu, in case he lost, he would be a soldier by Liu Xiu's side for a few days, and then find an opportunity to run again, so that he would not be a cheater, nor would he always have to serve Liu Xiu. But he didn't expect that when Liu Xiu bet with people and never let people cheat, he blocked his idea at the first time.

"Of course not." Lu Bu flatly denied it.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true."

"Well, let's call your mother here and swear in front of the heroes of Jiuyuan City."

Lu Bu was dumbfounded. At this time, he realized that he didn't know when he deviated from his original intention, he came to the camp to ask for the return of the armor, even if he wanted to compete with Liu Xiu, it should be around the armor competition, if he won, he will take the armor away, and if he loses, he will leave the armor, when will the bet become his army?

Lu Bu was very uneasy, he couldn't help but feel a little unconfident, Liu Xiu's confident to the point of almost conceited state of mind made him feel a trace of danger, he himself was this kind of self-confident to arrogant person, and suddenly met someone who was even more crazy than him, he was a little confused.

When he was confused, Liu Xiu had already asked people to invite his mother and wife, and summoned more than 100 soldiers who had just been recruited in Jiuyuan, and reaffirmed his oath in front of them: if he lost, Captain Changshui would be Lu Bu's, and if Lu Bu lost, he would have to listen to orders under his account in the future, even if he was a gang leader, he could not go back, otherwise his mother Huang would have to bear all the consequences of breaking the oath.

Looking at the sad face of his mother Huang, Lu Bu had no master, and it was not until he sat on the horse and held the spear in his hand that he realized that he had been forced to a point of no retreat by Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu smiled proudly. His halberd learning comes from the Zhao family, he has never stopped practicing in the past two years, with his keen vision and motor nerves beyond ordinary people, his progress is rapid, when he was in Luoyang, he practiced with Zhao Yun and Zhang Ji every day, and he has already ranked among the first-class masters, plus the big red horse under his crotch and the new saddle and stirrup equipped with it, even in the face of a first-rate fierce general like Lu Bu, he has enough self-confidence.

What's more, so far, he has used a series of traps to put Lu Bu in, not only letting many people witness and increasing psychological pressure on Lu Bu, but also arranging the old lady he cares about the most to watch from the side, and Lu Bu's martial arts skills will be somewhat discounted. What's more, Lu Bu is now inferior to him in terms of war horses, weapons, and equipment, even if his martial arts are three points higher than him, the chances of winning him are very slim - unless Lu Bu's martial arts are higher than being able to kill Zhao Yun and Zhang Ji in seconds.

Is this possible? Liu Xiu thinks it's impossible.

What's more, Liu Xiu also has the last killer feature: the ring on his hand is really unbeatable, and pretending to be a ghost is enough to level Lu Bu.

Liu Xiu confidently raised the halberd in his hand and looked around proudly. He was dressed in bright battle armor, draped in a crimson coat, riding on a fiery red warhorse, and even the halberd handle was wrapped with a blood-red tassel, and the whole person was like a raging flame, which looked extremely powerful against the gloomy sky.

Xu Yu raised Liu Xiu's battle flag and stood behind Liu Xiu majestically, the banner was torn by the cold wind, adding a bit of majesty. Han Sui beat the war drum with interest, and the soldiers of the guard battalion first shouted in unison: "Fight!" War! War! ”

Seeing that the commander was so energetic, the other Zhuqu soldiers who were ordered to watch the battle also became excited, and they were not willing to lag behind and hit the ground with the weapons in their hands, shouting in unison: "Fight!" War! War! ”

Thousands of people shouted in unison to produce momentum that was enough to make people's hearts frightened, Lu Bu sat on the horse, clutched the hilt of the spear, and barely maintained his composure, but the Huang family and the Wei family had already changed their faces, although Cheng Lian and the others had killed many people and seen blood, but it was the first time they had encountered this kind of scene, and they had a sense of powerlessness that was drowned in the sea of blood. No matter how brave they were, they were terrified in the face of the sheer disparity in numbers.

The more confident and calm Liu Xiu is, the more weak their hearts become, and different psychology has had an irreversible impact.

"Lu Fengxian, are you ready?" Liu Xiu raised his voice and shouted.

Lu Bu's eyes once again glanced at the big flag behind Liu Xiu, as if there was an attractive magic on the big flag. Because the wind was too strong, he couldn't see clearly what was embroidered on the flag, like blood, like fire, in short, it was red, the more he couldn't see clearly, the more he wanted to see clearly, and he couldn't help but take his eyes off Liu Xiu.

Hearing Liu Xiu's loud drink, Lu Bu barely allowed himself to concentrate, and shouted with enough strength: "Okay." ”

"Come on!" Liu Xiu put his hands on the halberd, lightly knocked the horse's belly, and the big red horse began to run.

Lu Bu was taken aback after just one glance, Liu Xiu actually held a halberd in both hands?

He felt strange when he saw the iron halberd style in Liu Xiu's hand was different, this halberd style is simple and powerful, but the requirements for the user are particularly high, especially the subtle movements in the hands are almost harsh, for most people, the power of this ancient halberd can not be played at all, so many people choose to use the spear to maximize the function of the thorn, and give up the functions of the halberd cutting, pushing, pulling, pecking.

And now, Liu Xiu actually held a halberd in both hands, no wonder he dared to use this ancient halberd.

While thinking about his thoughts, Lu Bu urged the war horse, and the flame of hope dimmed a little.

The distance of two hundred steps is in the blink of an eye, the speed of the big red horse is fast, and the stride length is large, and when the two sides start to make contact, Liu Xiu's speed is at least thirty percent faster than Lu Bu. He let out a loud shout, and the halberd head pushed flat, heading straight for Lu Bu's chest. Lu Bu didn't dare to slack off, concentrated all his spirit, his eyes were fixed on the iron halberd stabbed by Liu Xiu, and he also used spears with both hands, not caring about hurting the enemy, and first seeking self-protection.

Without much effort, Lu Bu picked off Liu Xiu's halberd, which was not the same as the situation he expected, it seemed to be a little too easy, so easy that Lu Bu couldn't believe it, and a thought swept through his mind:

Could it be that this Captain Changshui is just a showman, and everything is bluffing?

The two sides made a mistake, just when Lu Bu thought that the first round was over, he could slow down the horse, and turn around to prepare for the second round, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, as if he had been slapped with a stick, and the pain made him gasp, and before he could figure out what was going on, his legs could no longer hold the horse's belly, and he flew into the air, turned over and fell off the horse.

Lu Bu instinctively turned his head in the air, rushed forward two steps, knelt on one leg and fell to the ground, holding a spear in his left hand on the ground, and covering his unconscious lower abdomen with his right hand, so painful that the beads of sweat on his forehead rolled and dripped.

Everyone watching the battle was dumbfounded, whether it was the soldiers of the Changshui Battalion, or Cheng Lian and others, they were all stunned by the scene in front of them, they all felt that Liu Xiu's chances of winning were greater, but no one expected that Lu Bu would not even survive Liu Xiu for a round, and he was knocked off the horse.

Han Sui forgot to beat the drum, and Liu Biao opened his mouth wide.

Wang Yun's eyes widened, he looked at Liu Xiu, who was slowly turning around the horse, and felt that he saw a monster. He has been a driver for several years, and he knows a lot about Lu Bu's prestige, and knows that this is a warrior who is one in a hundred, or even one in a million, although Liu Xiu also has a reputation for bravery, it is not possible to defeat Lu Bu, but he can't believe it if he defeats Lu Bu in one round and kills Wang Yun. He even felt that Liu Xiu's promise to Lu Bu's challenge was a joke in itself.

But the impossibility was now alive before his eyes, and it was no longer a joke, but a myth.

Yuan Shao didn't come to the front to watch the battle, he and Chen Chen stood in the distance, with a light smile of contempt on their faces, waiting for the news of the victory. Liu Xiu used the official position of Captain Changshui to make a bet with others, in their eyes it was a scandal, and he even hoped that Liu Xiu would be defeated by Lu Bu, and then see how he ended.

The drums stopped suddenly, Yuan Shao didn't know what was going on, he instinctively thought that this was Liu Xiu's defeat, and Han Sui and the others didn't know how to step down. As soon as he thought of this, the corners of Yuan Qiang's mouth pulled out a sneering smile, and at this moment, a thunderous cheer suddenly erupted in front of him:

"The captain is mighty!"

(To be continued)