Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

Chapter 166 From Expansion to Despair

Early the next morning, Qiao Rui set up camp and prepared to rush to Wancheng to join Yuan Shu's army. However, just as he set up camp, he heard reports from scouts that cavalry was galloping towards them.

Why are there cavalry here?

Qiao Rui didn't care to think about this problem, and quickly ordered the soldiers to form a formation to meet the enemy. Yuan Shu also had cavalry, but the number was very small, and most of them were around Yuan Shu. He only had one battalion of cavalry here to serve as scouts. Facing a large number of cavalry, he could only Waiting in formation.

It was not easy for an army of 30,000 to line up, but when Qiao Rui saw the enemy coming, he immediately shot the formation with arrows to prevent the enemy from getting close. Then the spearmen quickly stepped forward and formed a huge square formation.

Lu Bu's failure to launch a surprise attack was as expected. The location of Qiao Rui's stronghold was very particular, so it would be difficult to launch a surprise attack.

If the surprise attack failed, they would normally flee far away, but this time, Lu Bu led his men and horses around the formation. Qiao Rui's heart sank, knowing that something was wrong, and he carefully paid attention to Lu Bu's movements.

Five thousand cavalry, under the command of Lu Bu, came forward from time to time for a round of mounted shooting. Although the Xiliang cavalry was not good at mounted shooting, they only needed to shoot arrows. Moreover, now that they have stirrups, the cavalry is much more stable. , even the Xiliang cavalry who are not good at riding and shooting now look like they are shooting arrows on horseback.

"Stabilize!" Qiao Rui was riding on horseback, instructing the generals at all levels to stabilize the military formation, but his brows were slightly furrowed.

Lu Bu led the cavalry, and the red rabbit horse dragged Lu Bu like a leisurely stroll to examine its prey. The five thousand fine cavalry were dispersed but not chaotic, following Lu Bu's footsteps and circling the enemy's formation.

Like a pack of wolves hunting ferocious beasts, they are not in a hurry to attack, but are waiting for the moment the enemy reveals a flaw, and will pounce on the enemy's vital points without hesitation.

Qiao Rui's knuckles holding the flag turned a little white. He understood the enemy's intentions. In this situation, he did not dare to relax at all and was highly tense.

Whenever Lu Bu made a tentative attack, it was the moment when Yuan Shujun was most nervous. Especially when Lu Bu showed his flag, the tension reached the extreme.

Lu Bu, basically no one would question his reputation as the most powerful general in the world. That reputation was formed by the pile of bones outside Hulao Pass. No matter how badly the allied forces of the princes were beaten, Lu Bu's fierce power was so strong. .

Such an enemy is not far away from him. Whether it is the general Qiao Rui or ordinary soldiers, at this moment, they feel as if there is a mountain pressing on their hearts.

In the cavalry formation, Lu Bu looked at the smoke blazing in the opponent's formation, a divine light flashed in his eyes, and he continued to walk slowly around the formation.

Time passed slowly during the confrontation between the two sides. From early morning to noon, Lu Bu had walked around the enemy's formation countless times. He made several tentative attacks, but was blocked by Qiao Rui.

Looking at Lu Bu who was walking around the formation but helpless to him, Qiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, there were some subtle changes in his heart.

Lu Bu... is nothing more than that!

This was the first time I fought with Lu Bu, and I didn't see how powerful Lu Bu was. After the surprise attack failed, he still wanted to attack by force. His ability and understanding of the art of war were mediocre.

The reason why Chen Lan was defeated so easily by Lu Bu was not because Lu Bu was strong, but because Chen Lan was too weak to make Lu Bu look strong!

With such thoughts in mind, Qiao Rui could not help but feel a little less vigilant, and did not notice that many of his soldiers were already on the verge of collapse.

After another tentative charge, he could clearly feel that the opponent's soldiers' range was much weaker. After Lu Bu retreated again, he looked at the sun in the sky.

"You stay and give this order to Li Meng and Zhang Xiu. After this victory, quickly retreat to Nieyang to join Gao Shun. While I am away, Gao Shun will dominate the army!" The goal has been achieved, and Lu Bu is ready to withdraw. He just thought of another clever plan, and he wanted to find a place to execute it immediately. Before leaving, he left a personal guard with Li Meng and Zhang Xiu to convey his orders.

The troops are very fast. We are not far from Wancheng here. Before the enemy forces gather in Wancheng, we must do our best to inflict heavy damage on Yuan Shu's army, not just in terms of military strength!

"Here!" The guard took the command arrow handed over by Lu Bu, promised, and rode away from the army. Lu Bu had someone blow the horn.

Woo~woo~woo~

The desolate horn sound spread far across the wilderness. Qiao Rui, who was watching Lu Bu's joke, felt her heart skip a beat. Could it be that Lu Bu didn't have any tricks up his sleeve?

But the next moment, Lu Bu's cavalry formation suddenly turned around and headed straight to the northwest without hesitation.

gone! ?

Qiao Rui was a little unsure and quickly sent out all the scouts to investigate Lu Bu's whereabouts. After confirming that he had indeed led his army to leave, Qiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lu Bu! That's all!" Qiao Rui laughed. After today's battle, he promised that the next time he meets Lu Bu, he will never be as nervous as he was today, and he can even win the battle!

This battle gave Qiao Rui great confidence, and he even felt that his abilities had been sublimated after this battle. When he talks to people after today, he can say that even Lu Bu cannot defeat me!

"Report~"

Just as Qiao Rui's heart began to swell and the soldiers of the three armies were relieved and preparing to rest, a scout suddenly rushed to Qiao Rui in panic.

"What's the matter? Don't panic!" Qiao Rui smiled proudly and said to the soldiers.

Even Lu Bu couldn't help him, how many people in the world could stand up to him? Even if any enemies appear again, Qiao Rui has absolute confidence in defeating them.

Qiao Rui even couldn't wait to see new enemies appear.

"A large number of enemy troops have been discovered in the direction of Zhongyang Mountain, and they are quickly coming towards this direction!" The scout's words satisfied Qiao Rui's wish.

"Why are you panicking?" Qiao Rui looked at the scout's panicked look and snorted disdainfully: "Probe again!"

"Here!" The scout was infected by Qiaorui's calm temperament, agreed, turned around and left.

"Command the soldiers of the three armies to change the rear formation into the front formation and prepare for battle!" Qiao Rui straightened his helmet and shouted sharply.

The military order was quickly passed down from level to level, but the reaction speed and formation change speed of the soldiers were much slower than when Lu Bu was just now?

what happened! ?

Qiao Rui felt a little dizzy. She shook her head fiercely and looked at the soldiers around her. She saw that many soldiers were swaying, not just ordinary soldiers, but also generals in the army.

"General, the enemy is less than five miles away from here!" The scout came back to report again.

Qiao Rui looked at the gradually chaotic formation, and it was finally difficult to maintain his original mentality. He became manic and shouted angrily: "The enemy is now, what are you doing!? Are you rebelling!?"

"General!" A general shook his head, looked at Qiao Rui and said, "It's not me who can't do my best, but I have been confronting Lu Bu since early morning. Although there was no fighting, the soldiers had been extremely nervous, and now they suddenly relaxed. , I only feel that my hands and feet are weak, even if I know that the enemy is coming, it will be difficult to be as before."

Fortunately, this is winter. If it were summer, at least half of the people would be killed in such a short time!

The bridge is like falling into an ice cave. It's okay if the general doesn't say it. But when he says it, he seems to feel the same way. How can I say it? Can't get excited!

Only then did Qiao Rui realize that Lu Bu didn't dare to fight with him? It's clearly a treacherous plot!

He is a cavalryman who can come and go freely. Naturally, he is not as well prepared as his own soldiers. However, his own soldiers have been tense all morning. Now they suddenly relax, and it will be difficult to gather morale again.

This...is this Lu Bu?

In many people's impressions, Lu Bu's style should be that tough, crushing everything with absolute power. Why did he suddenly become so despicable and shameless! ? This is not right!

Seeing the enemy troops getting closer and closer, Qiao Rui could not do anything even if he knew that he had fallen into the trap at this moment. He could only bite the bullet and rush forward, shouting sternly: "Stop talking nonsense, the enemy troops have arrived, form a formation to meet the enemy!"

Then he looked at the scout and said, "How many men and horses do they have?"

The scout was a little confused by the change in style before and after preparing the bridge. Hearing this, he bowed and said: "Looking at the formation, I think it's less than 20,000!"

Less than 20,000?

Qiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief. At least in terms of military strength, he still had an absolute advantage.

Zhang Xiu and Li Meng led their respective troops to approach quickly. When the distance between the two sides was less than one mile, Zhang Xiu and Li Meng began to reorganize their military formations at the same time.

Although he knew Lu Bu's plan, looking at the dark military formation on the opposite side, he felt a little nervous in his heart.

"Archers, prepare!" The military formation began to slow down. When the opponent's front row soldiers entered the archer's shooting range, the archers in the front row stopped one after another. Under the command of generals at all levels, they opened their bows and nocked arrows. The opponent also began to He bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and the first wave of arrows came from the opponent.

Zhang Xiu looked at the dense arrow formation about ten steps away from his own military formation. Although he was a little confused, he did not hesitate: "Let go!"

As the spear in Zhang Xiu's hand fell hard, a hail of arrows flew out of the air and fell densely towards the enemy. The archer's shooting range was more than ten steps longer than the opponent!

Li Meng also discovered that the enemy's combat power was much weaker than imagined. Lu Bu was right!

After discovering that the enemy's combat power was low, Zhang Xiu quickly asked the archers to advance ten steps further and then began to shoot arrows at the enemy. At the same time, the sword, shield and spearmen began to charge.

Yuan Jun's arrows fell on the shield. They seemed to be powerful, but in fact they didn't have much power. After a brief charge, the army finally collided with the enemy.

The imagined stalemate did not appear, and the enemy's army was weaker than expected, even worse than Chen Lan's army at the time. It almost collapsed at the first touch, and then fled all over the mountains and plains.

Seeing all the enemy deserters, Zhang Xiu was stunned for a while, then raised his spear high and roared: "The enemy has been defeated, soldiers, follow me to kill!"

This was a one-sided war. Qiao Rui wanted to fight until the last moment, but the weakness of the army exceeded his imagination. In the end, he could only be trapped in the rebel army and fled with the army...

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