Chapter 9: The Northward Journey and the Encounter
"Zhang An, how do you feel?" Lu Bu rode on the red rabbit horse, smiling, "If you meet the enemy later, don't be so scared that you don't dare to move, and lose face." β
With his hands around the horse's neck, Zhang An, who was almost lying on the horse's back, rolled his eyes when he heard this.
Even if he was riding a horse, Zhang An was still wearing the standard equipment of the camp.
Even the big shield hung on the warhorse.
If it weren't for the fact that Lu Bu deliberately allocated his spare war horse to Zhang An, ordinary horses would not be able to carry the heavily armed Zhang An.
Zhang An, who had an ugly posture, was also very helpless, for a beginner who was learning to ride a horse, Zhang An felt that he could win if he could not fall off the horse.
Although the war horse is already equipped with stirrups, it is only a one-sided stirrup, and it is not easy for a modern person to maintain balance on the back of a bumpy horse.
Due to the suddenness of the incident, all the training plans arranged by Gao Shun were reimbursed.
Originally, in Gao Shun's plan, the first month squeezed Zhang An's potential, strengthened Zhang An's physique, improved Zhang An's physical fitness, and taught Zhang An to practice qi in the second month.
However, as soon as Zhang An's training was effective, he was about to go north with the army, and Gao Shun could only hurriedly stuff the remaining two months of content to Zhang An in two days.
In order to prevent Zhang An from remembering what he said, Gao Shun also wrote a booklet of what he said very thoughtfully and gave it to Zhang An, so that Zhang An could read it at any time.
For Gao Shun's actions, Zhang An has a new understanding of this seemingly cold middle-aged man, and he is also very grateful in his heart.
If you have the opportunity, you must repay Gao Shun well.
Zhang An touched the booklet stored close to him and showed a smile.
But what gave Zhang An a bit of a headache was that due to the urgency of the military situation, the trip was almost a rapid march all the way, and Zhang An could hardly find a chance to calm down and look for qi according to the description in the booklet.
And Lu Bu didn't see Zhang An taking care of himself, so he changed the topic again, "Zhang An, have you killed anyone before, don't do it when the time comes." β
Zhang An glanced at Lu Bu and gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you for your concern." β
originally thought that a person of Lu Bu's strength would be very cold, but who knew that after he began to get acquainted, he realized that Lu Bu's temperament was actually quite gentle, as long as you didn't touch Lu Bu's bottom line, it didn't matter if you made fun of him.
That's right, it's gentle, Zhang An himself can't believe that he would use this word to describe Lu Bu.
After all, the image of Lu Bu in his previous life was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
However, Lu Bu at this node is different.
His position in Cao Cao's army is very transcendent, first of all, his previous subordinates, although not everyone is as good as Zhang Liao, but as a middle-level backbone, he is also very competent, not to mention Gao Shun and the trapped camp.
The second is that Lu Bu's personal strength is too rebellious, except for a few people such as Dian Wei under Cao Cao, who can fight with Lu Bu for a few rounds, and if the others fight alone, they are not the same enemy.
Third, when Lu Bu worshiped Cao Cao as the lord, he also brought 3,000 wolf horsemen and 5,000 foot soldiers to Cao Cao, who had just been defeated.
And Lu Bu is actually a very smart person, he knows that both his strength and power are easy to be feared, so he is usually very low-key.
Whenever there was a military discussion in wartime, Lu Bu basically listened to it from the sidelines, almost never expressed his opinions, and only when he knew that there were world-famous generals in the enemy's formation, he would take the initiative to ask for help.
Even so, Lu Bu was very resolute not to take charge of the army, even the wolf cavalry he brought into the Cao army at the beginning almost ignored it, and only regarded himself as a pure general who charged into battle.
does not fight for merit, and treats people extremely kindly in private, Lu Bu is very popular in Cao Cao's army, which is diametrically opposed to Lu Bu, who is notorious in another time and space.
There was no warning of this northern invasion, because Cao Cao had previously focused on attacking Jiangdong, and almost all the available troops in his hands were transferred to Jiangdong, so there was only a 3,000-strong tiger and leopard cavalry and Gao Shun's trapping camp that could be drawn in a short period of time.
However, the trapped camp is strong, but it is only more than 700 people, and the military newspaper said that the alien race outside the Seychelles is pouring into the nest, and although the soldiers in the trapped camp can also ride horses, but after all, they are still mainly engaged in foot combat on weekdays, so Cao Cao selected the tiger and leopard cavalry as the first batch of troops to support.
It was precisely because he was a cavalryman, and considering that LΓΌ Bu had fought with the Hu people, that Cao Cao appointed LΓΌ Bu as the chief general to support the northern frontier.
And the deputy general is Cao Chun, the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry.
"Does Zhang An know the situation outside the plug now?" Cao Chun, who seemed to be looking at Lu Bu with a smile and making fun of Zhang An, asked with a smile as if to relieve the siege.
Cao Chun is humble and has a good personal relationship with Lu Bu, so he is also very polite to Zhang An, who is highly valued by Lu Bu and is designated as the commander of the guard.
Cao Chun was polite, but Zhang An didn't dare to slack off, he barely straightened up on horseback and said with a smile, "I was about to ask General Cao for advice." β
"I've never seen you so respectful to someone on weekdays. Lu Bu muttered.
Zhang Anpi said with a smile: "My respect for General Lu is in my heart. β
Lu Bu rolled his eyes and stopped talking.
Cao Chun opened his mouth at the right time to explain the situation outside the north for Zhang An.
Originally, after the northern expedition to Wuhuan, Badun Shan Yu was killed, and the Cao army took advantage of the situation to chase the north, forcing 200,000 people of Hu and Han to surrender.
Unexpectedly, after Cao Jun's class returned to the dynasty, it didn't take long for a mysterious figure to emerge in the north.
In a very short period of time, that man took over the remnants of the Bunton, swept through the outside of the fortress with the momentum of the wind and clouds, suppressed all the alien races in the north, and formed a highly centralized state like the Central Plains Dynasty, which was named Barbarian.
Originally, after receiving the tip of the secret spy in the north, Cao Cao wanted to go to the north again, but Liu Biao in Xiangyang was seriously ill and dying, so that Cao Cao saw the opportunity to capture Jingxiang.
However, to Cao Cao's surprise, when he had no time to look north, the northern barbarians actually poured out, and the northern border was caught off guard, and in a short period of time, the thirteen cities were linked, and the northern defense line was in danger.
The attack of the Northern Barbarians completely disrupted Cao Cao's plan, he originally wanted to take Jiangdong in one fell swoop, but now that the backyard is on fire, he can only helplessly let Lu Bu take the tiger and leopard to support first, and he led the rest of the army to the north slowly.
If these barbarians were allowed to break through the defense line and enter the Central Plains to burn and loot, Cao Cao would become a sinner through the ages.
Every time he thought of this, Cao Cao was furious, and he vowed to make the blood of those barbarians who dared to brush the tiger's whiskers bleed for thousands of miles.
While listening to Cao Chun's explanation, Zhang An compared it with his own memory, and felt more and more that the direction of this time and space became more and more confusing.
Lu Bu looked at Zhang An and was silent in thought, and said with a smile, "Zhang An, aren't you timid?"
Zhang An frowned and said, "These barbarians are too abrupt to send troops, I think there is something hidden in them that we don't know." β
Lu Bu laughed, "What are you afraid of, if you see those barbarians, a certain person is enough to make them corpses all over the field." β
Looking at the radiant Lu Bu, Zhang An couldn't help but sneer, "There is an old saying in my hometown, which is called walking by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet." β
Lu Bu's laughter came to an abrupt end.
"There is also a saying that the proud army will be defeated. Zhang An said quietly.
Lu Bu glared at Zhang An angrily, "At this time, you are about to arrive outside the Saiwai, can't you say something nice?"
"That's good. Zhang An pretended to think.
Lu Bu looked at Zhang An expectantly.
"Ahh Zhang An raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Bu, "How is this good?"
Cao Chun secretly turned his face away.
Lu Bu glared at Zhang An, and after a long time, he showed a smile.
"What do you want to do?" Zhang Anxin was shocked.
Lu Bu said slowly, "It suddenly occurred to me that most of those barbarians are mainly riding battles, Zhang An, your riding skills still need to be improved." β
After saying this, Lu Bu slapped Zhang An's ass on the horse.
The frightened war horse suddenly neighed, and rushed forward with Zhang An, who was caught off guard, flying forward with four hooves.
"Ahhh
"Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian, I'm going to kill you!!"
Listening to the screams coming from ahead, Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction.
"Fengxian, it's a little inappropriate for you to tease Zhang An like this. The kind-hearted Cao Chun looked at Zhang An, who was about to disappear from sight. Worriedly, he said, "We are about to arrive outside the Saiwai, and there may be barbarians at any time." β
"It doesn't matter. Lu Bu looked disapproving, "That kid is similar to Gongzheng's talent, even if he encounters an enemy and is slashed a few times, it will not be a big deal." β
"You. Cao Chun shook his head with a smile, called a tiger and leopard rider beside him, and whispered a few words.
The tiger and leopard rider clasped his hands into fists and saluted, then left the large group with a team of ten cavalrymen and chased in the direction where Zhang An had disappeared.
"Zihe, you're too careful. Lu Bu shook his head, "We haven't fully entered the northern frontier yet, where will there be barbarians." Those barbarians don't fly away. β
"There's nothing wrong with being careful. Cao Chun smiled.
The two chatted for a moment about the situation outside the fortress and the countermeasures, and Lu Bu was about to say something, but he looked in the direction where the cavalry had left just now, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
A moment later, a tiger and leopard rider appeared in his sight, but the tiger and leopard rider was lying low on the horse's back, with a few arrows stuck in his body.
Cao Chun also noticed this situation, and he shouted, "The whole army is on alert, ready to fight!"
"General Lu, Commander Cao, there are nearly a thousand Beiban suddenly appeared and surrounded Lord Zhang An!" The tiger and leopard rider barely straightened up and shouted out the information, then fell off his horse and passed out completely.
"Zihe, a certain step ahead!"
Cao Chun only felt a gust of wind blowing around him, and Lu Bu riding a red rabbit horse disappeared from his sight in an instant like a burning flame, leaving only Lu Bu's words still echoing in the air.
With a wry smile, Cao Chun's face turned straight and he began to issue orders and lead the army to support.
At this time, Zhang An's state was a little bad.
Just being pitted by Lu Bu, Zhang An finally stopped his horse, but he didn't know how far he had run and which direction the army behind him was.
When he was confused, he didn't know where many cavalrymen on war horses, holding various weapons, and wearing animal skin robes suddenly appeared on this vast plain, and surrounded Zhang An when he was stunned.
The eyes of those cavalrymen reminded Zhang An of the butcher's gaze at the lamb to be slaughtered.
"Lu Bu, you guy really killed me!" Zhang An cursed in his heart, and immediately turned over and dismounted.
Zhang An still felt that he stood on the earth in a down-to-earth manner, and there was still more hope of survival.
Before the barbarians could make a move, a team of nine-man cavalry came from behind the barbarians, tore a hole in the encirclement, and wanted to rush to Zhang An's side.
Unfortunately, when they were still halfway there, they were drowned by a rain of arrows.
Zhang An watched the nine tiger and leopard riders fall off their horses one after another, and their heads were cut off by those barbarians and hung on their waists, and he was ruthless in his heart.
It seems that Lao Tzu has to kill at least ten people to get back to his roots!