A pure white steed leapt out of the grass, its hooves beating on the cobbled river's rapids like a war drum, and the knight on horseback seemed to be not fast enough, with one hand on the reins and the other slapping the horse's rump heavily.

The horse neighed and sped up a few more points, and several gray-and-white winged birds fluttered in the river forest on the left, flapping their wings and circling several times, heading towards the north.

At this time, it is already May, the land of Jiangdong has long been everywhere Mengxia weather, the land of Jiangxia is adjacent to the Yangtze River, it is luxuriant forests, abundant water and grass, and the beasts that are lucky to spend the winter are active, it is a good place to hunt eagles.

The knight suddenly saw a deer leaping in front of him, and he immediately tightened the reins to slow down his mount, then clamped his feet tightly around the horse's belly, took his bow from his shoulder, and neatly mounted a turquoise eagle arrow.

But before the knight's bowstring could be full, he suddenly took the bowed left arm and turned lightly, and re-aimed the arrow at a small hill on the right.

Four people appeared on the hillside, they came on foot, wearing sorcapless armor, each holding a wooden bow in their hands, and a ring of mountain vines pinned to their waists, this kind of knife is a miniature version of the horse chopping knife, only used by the Jiangdong army, suitable for water warfare.

"Who's coming?"

The knight maintained a full bow position, and his mount obediently stopped in order to obtain a more stable sitting position for his master.

The four people looked quite panicked, glanced at each other, and finally a slightly older man took a step forward, half-knelt and hugged his fists and said: "Lord Qiqi, we are the subordinates of Captain Huang Gai, and we are hunting deer here to fill the army with food!" ”

"Oh......" The knight let out a long sigh, lowered his bow and arrow slightly, and then asked, "Since it is to hunt deer to fill the army's rations." Why are you armoured? ”

"This place is close to Jiangxia, and there are often Huang Zu's soldiers who come out to pick wood, so General Huang told us to wear armor when we go out, just in case!"

The knight was very satisfied with this answer, and he glanced around the four of them: "Huang Gai's army has always been rigorous and meticulous. Now that I see it, it really lives up to its reputation, so what have you gained today? ”

Hearing this question, the expressions of the three of them were a little lighter, and the leader got up and scratched his head, and said shyly: "It's a pity that I'm unlucky, and I haven't hunted any mountain birds and beasts yet, let alone elk and other big things!" ”

"You can't be in a hurry when hunting, you move. The prey is also moving, who can strike first" The word "man" has not yet been spoken, and the carved arrow in the knight's hand suddenly shoots out, and in an instant it penetrates the forehead of the leader man, and the man's eyes widen, and he falls to the ground.

The remaining three hurriedly grabbed their wooden bows and charged towards the knight, but unfortunately the knight was faster than them. Take arrows from the quiver, build a bow, shoot arrows, and do it all in one go.

The second man's arrows had not yet been fired. His forehead was firmly pinned by a flying arrowhead, but the sacrifice of the two companions finally bought enough time for the third and fourth men, and the bowstring shook, and the sharp arrow flew straight towards the knight, who had no time to dodge. The hard bow in his hand was flicked horizontally in front of him, and the two carving feathers were pulled away.

"Who the hell are you?" The knight shouted angrily on his horse, his demeanor more excited than angry, a bloodthirsty thrill. It's as if a tiger has seen a weak prey.

"Dog thief, do you remember Liu Xuan who was strangled by you?" The two big-shouldered and round-waisted men roared as they put on their second bow and arrow.

"Are you his dead soldiers?" The knight was slightly surprised to hear the name.

"Yes, today we will avenge the Lord!" The two men shot an arrow, but unfortunately the two arrows were still in vain, and they were easily pulled out by the knight, his reaction speed and arm strength were quite amazing, and this wooden bow with a few stones could not pose a substantial threat to him at all.

"Hehe, Liu Xiangpifu, but he also raised a few obedient dead soldiers!" The knight licked his lips, revealing bloodthirsty excitement, but his smile suddenly froze.

He heard a slight vibration of the bowstring in his right ear, this sound did not come from the two big men in front of him, but from the dense forest on his side, the knight did not hesitate, and instantly rode his horse to escape, at the same time, a sharp sound of breaking the air exploded in his ears, which immediately made his hair stand on end, and his scalp exploded.

With a "boom", a carved feather struck through the air, directly piercing the head of the military horse, and the horse did not even have time to scream, so it fell to the ground, and the knight avoided the heavy body of the horse and quickly leaned down and lowered his body.

Four more eagle feathers flew out of the forest, blocking the direction of the knight's dodging, and the knight jumped over the dragon gate, with the help of the huge body of the war horse, barely avoided this fierce killing move, but was also forced to an open place without covering.

At this moment, he heard a slight sonorous sound in the woods in his direction.

"My life is at stake!"

The knight shouted, this time he had no chance to dodge, the crossbow arrow was more penetrating than the bow and arrow, and the speed of the flight was like a meteor across the sky.

The swift bolt passed through the knight's face, knocking several molars into the mouth, and then stabbing into the other side, instantly splattering with blood;

The knight let out a scream and shook his body a few times, revealing a larger flaw, when a second crossbow bolt flew out from another angle and stabbed him right in the left cheek, sending the knight back a few steps with great force.

Although the knight had two arrows in his face, it was surprising that the knight stubbornly maintained his standing position, ignoring his bloody face, grasping the bow with his right hand and clasping the string with his left hand, and also trying to aim at the despicable assassin who was dormant in the jungle.

At this time, the ground trembled slightly, and countless hurried horses' hooves were heard in the distance, as if a large group of people and horses were constantly approaching.

"General Sun!"

"Lord!"

"Father!"

One after another cries sounded from a distance, and the two still alive Liu Xuan dead soldiers glanced at the woods in panic, the forest was still quiet, but a wordless killing momentum quietly diffused, as if a pair of stern eyes were watching them from the forest, the heavy pressure was even greater than the fear of death.

The two Liu Xiang dead men closed their eyes, took a deep breath, and after glancing at each other, they pulled out the ring head knife on their waists with a "swish". Uniform.

"Sun Jian dog thief, suffer death!" The two dead men roared and rushed towards the injured Sun Jian, who turned around sharply and shot the last two arrows with all his might......

"Poof", "poof" two crisp sounds in a row. The two dead men kept a charging posture, and fell to the ground covered with weeds and pebbles, and then twitched on the ground a few times, and then their side was gone, and their eyes before death stared at the dense forest in the distance.

Sun Jian used his bow and arrow to post on the ground, the scenery in front of him was all scarlet, and his vision became more and more blurred, in the distance. More than a dozen horsemen are rushing towards this side, and the first person is his eldest son, Sun Ce.

"Whew!" With a loud roar, a crossbow arrow flew out of the forest again, and the powerful crossbow arrow instantly shot through his skull and stabbed out from the other side, and there were red, white, red and white brains hanging from the barb.

"Bang!" With a bang, Sun Jian's majestic body fell to the ground with a bang. It was at this time that Sun Ce and others rushed to the front. Huang Gai immediately rushed into the dense forest.

Xu Du, Sikong Mansion.

In the conference hall, Cao Cao looked at the generals below with an indifferent face, and saw that the civil and military forces under the head were distributed on both sides, densely packed with no less than dozens of people, all of whom were Cao Cao's henchmen. Recruited from all over the world, many of them have a deep and high-pitched temperament, and at a glance it is clear that they are not ordinary people.

After being silent for a long time, Cao Cao said indifferently: "Summoning everyone here today, there are two things that you need to decide. The first thing, Lü Buxi conquered the Qiang tribe and returned with a great victory, and the battle report has been sent to Xudu, and the emperor is very happy, so I will not hesitate to reward him; The second thing, there was an urgent report from Jiangdong Xizuo, so Yangzhou Taishou Liu Xuan killed four people, stabbed Sun Jian in Jiangxia, Sun Jian killed four people, two arrows in the face, one arrow in the head, and died on the spot! ”

As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, the people who sat down all gasped, because these two things are a little tricky, Lu Bu is now a general of the cavalry, Wen Hou, and even the seal of the captain of Si Li is in his hands, and his status is already very high, Cao Cao can't make Lu Bu a second-grade hussar general.

But the Qiang people have always been the scourge of the empire's sleep, and now they are removed by Lu Bu, which is also a great achievement, Cao Cao can't help but reward, otherwise he can't explain to Lu Bu, and now he "orders the princes by the Son of Heaven", and has mastered the righteousness, Lu Bu has established meritorious service for the Han Dynasty, and I am afraid that he will not be able to stop the mouths of the princes, otherwise how will he order the princes in the future?

As for Sun Jian, in addition to sighing, they still sighed, and while people lamented Sun Jian's death in his prime, they also expressed their admiration for Liu Jian's martyrdom who did not forget his old master, at least the vast majority of people thought so.

"Hui Minggong!" The person who spoke, three wisps of fluttering, his face was as white as brocade, and his tone was flat and ancient, but the words were loud, and he was a new advisor to Cao Cao, and he was quoted as the Chinese book of "My Son's Room".

Xun Yu stepped out of the ranks and said: "Duke Ming, Lu Bu is easy to do, you can crown him as the Yongzhou Assassin History, Hussar General, and Wen Hou, as for Sun Jian, the lord crowned him as the Yangzhou Assassin History, the General of the Zhenjun Army, and the Marquis of Changsha in the name of the imperial court, Sun Jian is dead, and his eldest son Sun Ce can inherit it!" ”

"Xun Lingjun, the hussar general gave it to Lu Bu, is he worthy?" Cao Ren heard Xun Yu's suggestion that Cao Cao make Lu Bu a hussar general, and his heart was suddenly unhappy, his younger brother Cao Hong died in the hands of Lu Bu, which has always been a pain in his heart, so as soon as Xun Yu's words fell, Cao Ren asked in a strange way.

"Matching"

As soon as Cao Ren's words fell, another voice came from the direction of Wenchen, Cao Ren turned his head to look, and saw that the person was less than thirty years old, pale cyan long cedar, emaciated and white face without a beard, very clean and refreshing, although it was a weak appearance, but with a smile on his face, it was extremely eye-catching.

"Guo Saijiu, don't forget, Lu Bu is our enemy!" Cao Ren glanced at Guo Jia unhappily, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

Guo Jia smiled lightly: "It used to be an enemy, but now it's not, the lord "serves the Son of Heaven to order the princes", grasps the righteousness, Lu Bu is a Han minister, establishes outstanding merits, and the lord gives high-ranking officials a good fortune, which he deserves. If the lord recruits him later, if he does not obey the call, he is a thief. ”

Guo Jia laughed: "As for the history of Yongzhou Thorn, this is Xun Lingjun's plan of "two tigers competing for food", today's Xiliang, there are only two princes, Ma Teng and Lu Bu, Yongzhou is occupied by Ma Teng's generals Cheng Gongying and Cheng Yin, if Lu Bu takes it, it is not so easy, and Ma Teng is the Marquis of Huaili, but the seat of Yongzhou, if his food is occupied by Lu Bu, I don't know what Ma Teng will think! ”

I saw that Cao Cao finally smiled: "Okay, just do what Wen Ruo and Feng Xiao said." (To be continued......)