"He actually managed to endure it!" Zhang Liao could not help but look at Lu Meng in a new light. As a general, his temper should be bigger than the average person. Lu Meng was a simple-minded person. If he could use his fists to resolve something, he would not be unreasonable.
Lu Meng was a hot-blooded person in his twenties. If it was Sun Ce opposite him, he might have rushed over and fought to the death with Zhang Liao. However, Lu Meng managed to endure it. This made Zhang Liao sigh.
Zhang Liao was not as patient as Lu Meng. Zhang Liao had used his injuries and the lives of many of his fellow soldiers to teach Lu Meng how to restrain himself.
"Zhang Hu, Ge Jun, continue! I want to see how long Lu Meng can endure! "Zhang Liao continued to issue orders.
"Yes!" Zhang Hu and Ge Jun continued to carry out the orders. This time, Zhang Hu and Ge Jun insulted the other party more. What Jiangdong Army? Are you all castrated men without Ruan Zi? Or are you all born without that thing? Why don't you shoot us? Come on! Don't be a coward! " The insults were simply unbearable to the ears. The Chu soldiers jumped up one by one.
"Ziming, give me a troop. Let me charge out and kill!" "Ling Chao really couldn't take it anymore. Being humiliated like this and being questioned as a man's ability. What Ling Chao couldn't take the most was that the Xiliang Cavalry had unknowingly brought up Ling Chao's father in their insults. Ling Chao's father had died in battle. This was Ling Chao's reverse scale. Once his father was mentioned, he would definitely explode.
"You stay here!" Lu Meng shouted coldly. Did you think that he was the only one who was angry? Lu Meng was also angry. However, he also knew that this was the enemy's plan. They wanted to lure Lu Meng out and annihilate him.
"Restrain yourself! Restrain yourself!" Lu Meng muttered in his heart.
"Is it because your father is like this too? Is he a person without the Ruan Zi? Is that why you guys can't shoot it out?" This was the first time the Xiliang Cavalry had come back and forth. However, Lu Meng did not relax at all. Although his camp was in the dense forest, once the Xiliang Cavalry charged over, his army would also suffer. Even if the Xiliang Cavalry dismounted, they were still heavy infantry. If they were caught unprepared, they would be surrounded and annihilated.
Lu Meng's idea was that if the Xiliang Cavalry charged over, he would first greet them with a wave of arrows. Then, under the cover of the arrows, the Xiliang Cavalry would completely lose their advantage. If the Xiliang Cavalry came in, he would use the ambush to fight them. After all, Lu Meng's Army was in the dark while the Xiliang Cavalry was in the open.
Lu Meng's Army held their bows and aimed at the enemy. This was a huge drain on their mental strength. Similarly, the Xiliang Cavalry was also doing the same thing. Galloping back and forth was not any less exhausting than Lu Meng's Army. Galloping on a warhorse was also a very taxing task. At worst, both sides would suffer heavy losses and they would fight another day. Lu Meng was delaying for time. As long as the main force behind arrived, his mission would be completed.
"I can't take it anymore!" Ling Chao roared. "Who is willing to charge with me?"
"Ling Chao, didn't you hear my military order? Stand down! You are violating the military law! You don't want me to repeat the military law to you right? " Lu Meng looked coldly at his childhood friend.
"Violating the military law is violating the military law. You think I, Ling Chao, can be scared? Who do you think you are? If you were not older than me, how could you be the commander of this army? What right do you have to talk to me? "Ling Chao roared at Lu Meng.
"Ling Chao, come back! Don't force me to use the military law! "Lu Meng roared in a low voice.
The Chu Army on the side looked at their two generals arguing and felt helpless.
"Come on!" Ling Chao's rebellious mentality also came up. He almost pointed at Lu Meng's nose and scolded. "Lu Meng and the others insulted me, Ling Chao, but I can't stand it when they insulted my father!"
Ling Chao still wanted to say something, but suddenly, a big slap came down and landed directly on Ling Chao's face with a "pa" sound.
"Lu Meng?!" Ling Chao's eyes immediately turned red.
However, Lu Meng was even angrier than Ling Chao. "Ling Chao, do you think you are the only one insulting others? Ling Chao, do you think you are the only one with a dead father?! At least you still have a father. The old general died in battle. How many years has it been?! You are still immersed in it. What about me?! " Lu Meng pointed at himself and scolded Ling Chao. "I haven't even seen what my father looks like. Do you think I am not angry?" Lu Meng was raised by his father since he was a child. Lu Meng had never seen what his father looked like. Lu Meng joined Sun Ce's Army because of his brother-in-law, Deng Dang. Lu Meng wanted his mother to be more relaxed and not have to live a poor life. When he was 16 years old, Lu Meng secretly followed his brother-in-law, Deng Dang, to kill and gain merits.
Later, he was discovered by Deng Dang and was almost scared to death. However, Lu Meng also entered the circle of generals in Jiangdong.
"Zi Ming?!" The red light in Ling Chao's eyes gradually faded.
"You go, you go! I allow you to go. You go with your bodyguards and let your brothers and fellow soldiers die here. Their meaningless deaths will become the enemy's pride and glory. Go, let these elders of Jiangdong lose their fathers, their sons, and their husbands. Go! In the end, you will meet the old general and leave the old lady alone in this world! "Lu Meng still did not let Ling Chao go. He pointed at Ling Chao's nose and scolded him.
Some of the soldiers calmed down as well. They were not alone. They had their parents, brothers, and sisters behind them. Some of them even had a beautiful wife and a cute son waiting for them to return home after the war.
"I!" Ling Chao was ashamed and angry. His whole face was red. Finally, he forced out a few words. "I, I won't go, okay?!"
"If you don't want to go, then back off. Take your three-stone bow and come out!" Lu Meng roared at his childhood friend angrily. Lu Meng really couldn't use military law against Ling Chao. Although the military law was strict, Lu Meng really couldn't do it. Not to mention that they were childhood friends, if it wasn't for Ling Chao's family's financial support, Lu Meng wouldn't have been able to grow up like this. He was a commoner, and a poor one at that. His family had lost their father, the main labor force. You could tell how poor this family was. Moreover, his mother was afraid that Lu Meng and his sister would suffer losses, so she didn't remarry. As the saying goes, a half-grown kid can eat the old man to death. This was why Lu Meng wanted to make a name for himself at the age of 16. He really couldn't stand being poor. What made Lu Meng persist was the financial support from his childhood friend, the Ling family.
A drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring. He did not want to be friends in adversity. Ling Chao was disheartened by Lu Meng's scolding.
The Xiliang Cavalry charged again. "Eight hundred steps, six hundred steps, five hundred steps, four hundred steps, three hundred steps, two hundred and eighty steps, two hundred and sixty steps, two hundred and forty steps! Shoot! "Lu Meng roared.
His roar infected the surrounding Jiangdong Army soldiers. "Shoot!" The thousands of soldiers suddenly burst out with a shout. A rain of arrows was shot.
"Two hundred and forty steps! Shoot?! " In the midst of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Zhang Hu's lips curled into a mocking smile. Two hundred paces and two picul bow, how could he possibly hit the target? The enemy general must have lost his mind from anger! Zhang Hu had already thought of how to humiliate him.
"Not good!" Zhang Liao looked at the arrow and was shocked. If Lu Meng could endure it again and again, then it was impossible for him to stop. He wouldn't shoot an arrow for no reason.
"Puff! Puff! Puff! "A wave of arrows rained down on the Xiliang Cavalry. The Xiliang Cavalry at the front were directly sent back to the ground to meet their ancestors. Although the cavalry at the back were better, they were not much better. There were horse corpses in front of them. Those who were good at riding were able to jump over the corpses. Those who were not good at riding were directly tripped by the corpses. In such a large scale charge, you were not far from death once you got off your horse. Screams of pain could be heard as they were trampled to death.
There were also some Xiliang Cavalry that ran past the corpses. They ran to within two hundred steps and died even more miserably. Those two stone bows were waiting for them.
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!" Zhang Hu's left arm was also pierced by an arrow. He was furious and wanted to rush over. But when he thought of Zhang Liao's cold expression, Zhang Hu held back and led the Xiliang Cavalry to turn around. Leaving behind a group of Xiliang Cavalry.
"Three stone bows!" Zhang Liao said coldly as he looked at the Xiliang Cavalry soldiers that were shot to death by the rain of arrows. In just one wave of arrows, the Xiliang Cavalry soldiers had left behind at least a hundred corpses. Some of these corpses were shot to death by the rain of arrows, but most of them were frightened to death.
Zhang Liao looked coldly at the Jiangdong Army. He really did not expect that there would be people in the Jiangdong Army who could pull the three stone bows. Moreover, there were a lot of such people. This time, Zhang Liao did not expect that the Xiliang Cavalry would suffer a big loss. Zhang Liao, Zhang Hu, Ge Jun, and the others could also pull the three-picul bow. However, those who could pull the bow were all warlords. However, the hundreds of soldiers who could pull the three-picul bow were all ordinary soldiers!
"Roar! Roar! Roar!" The Jiangdong Army cheered. They finally got their revenge. They were humiliated before and now they finally got their revenge. How could they not be excited? Although they did not kill many enemies, as long as they caused casualties to the enemy, it was a victory. The cheers of the Jiangdong Army were a humiliation to Zhang Liao's Army.
What goes around comes around. This year, it was the other side's turn.
"General, this general is ashamed to see the general!" Zhang Hu returned with the Xiliang Cavalry. He did not pull out the arrow from his shoulder. He really did not dare to look at Zhang Liao's eyes. Zhang Hu was too careless. If he was not so arrogant or not so careless, then the Jiangdong Army would only be able to injure the Xiliang Cavalry instead of killing hundreds of people. Therefore, Zhang Hu looked at Zhang Liao in shame. "General, please punish me!" Zhang Hu cupped his fist and said to Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao did not immediately reply to Zhang Hu. This made Zhang Hu lower his head with cold sweat on his forehead. Zhang Liao's punishment was very serious.
However, to Zhang Liao's surprise, Zhang Liao actually smiled at Zhang Hu.
Yes! It was a smile! Zhang Hu rubbed his eyes. He could not believe what he saw. Zhang Liao had a strong prejudice against the Xiliang Cavalry. Even if they did not make any mistakes, Zhang Liao would not give them a good face. However, he actually smiled at this moment. This simply made Zhang Hu stunned. He immediately thought that his general had been swapped. This person was not his general!
However, in the end, Zhang Hu still confirmed that this was his general. "Although you are also at fault this time, it is not all your fault! I am also at fault! "Zhang Liao was also negligent. He did not expect Lu Meng to have such a move. The spirit that was suppressed by the Xiliang Cavalry was once again boosted.
"Zhang Hu, now I will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. Continue to harass them. Do not let the Jiangdong Army have the slightest chance to rest! If you can't do it, you don't need to come back! "Zhang Liao's face was cold again.
"Yes!" Zhang Hu nodded his head. This was their general. He wasn't used to Zhang Liao's smile just now. Zhang Hu was more familiar with Zhang Liao's cold demeanor.
The Xiliang Cavalry started running again. This time, Zhang Hu had learned his lesson. He even brought out some shields. All the Xiliang Cavalry also lowered their bodies. This way, they would be able to avoid the rain of arrows with their high mobility.
"Are you still going to harass them?" Lu Meng saw that the Xiliang Cavalry had started to move again. Lu Meng also ordered his archers to be vigilant. "Since you want to exhaust them, then let's do it together!" When the Jiangdong Army was exhausted, the Xiliang Cavalry was also exhausted.
"General Wang Wei, I will leave the rest to you!" Zhang Liao said to Xu Sheng who was beside him.
"This general understands!" Wang Wei nodded and immediately went down. Lu Meng had been paying attention to Zhang Liao's Army. He saw that Zhang Liao's Army had rows of carriages behind them. There was a lot of hay and wood on the carriages. Lu Meng frowned.
"General, are they trying to use fire to attack us?" Ling Chao ran over again. He was awakened by Lu Meng's slap and killed two Xiliang Cavalrymen with his three-stone bow. The pent-up anger in his heart had been released, so he felt much more comfortable.
Looking at the dried wood and hay on the other side, it was obvious that they were trying to use fire to attack them.
Ling Chao's lips curled into a sneer, "Fire attack? The ground is so wet and there is a stream in the forest. What's the use of fire attack? "
"Don't underestimate Zhang Liao!" Lu Meng shook his head and said. When he fought with Zhang Liao, Lu Meng felt a lot of pressure. Lu Meng was facing a veteran general, but this was the first time Lu Meng led an army in a one-on-one battle. Therefore, Lu Meng thought a lot about Zhang Liao. However, Lu Meng did not understand.
Lu Meng continued to pay attention. After a while, Lu Meng knew what the dried wood and hay were for.
The other group of Xiliang Cavalry also began to move. They picked up some of the lumber and threw them out of the forest. Bundles of hay were also thrown out of the forest.
"Is he really trying to use fire to attack us?" Lu Meng frowned and waved his hand. "Ling Chao, take a thousand men and go into the forest. Use all the tools in the camp to fill the stream with water. Prepare to defend against the enemy's fire attack!"
"General, do you need that?" Ling Chao was a little disdainful. It would be strange if the forest could be burned.
"Go! Don't talk so much nonsense! "Lu Meng did not care if the forest could be burned or not. It was better to be prepared.
"Yes!" Ling Chao had no choice but to cup his fist. "You, you, bring your men and come with me!" Ling Chao led a team of a thousand people and quickly left. They arrived at the camp that had already been built in the forest.
"Everyone, take out all the pots and pans that can be filled with water. Follow me to fill the water!" The entire thousand men went to fill the water.
"Light the fire!" Zhang Liao issued an order to Ge Jun and Zhang Hu. The Xiliang Cavalry had already piled up the dried materials from the carriages above the dense forest. Very quickly, torches were thrown onto the piles of dried materials outside the dense forest. Very quickly, the piles of dried materials were set ablaze.
The fire quickly rose and the smoke began to drift away.
"Retreat! Retreat into the forest!" Lu Meng did not panic when he saw the fire. This was because the dried materials were brought by Zhang Liao's Army. The local grasslands were not set on fire. This meant that the humidity here was not bad. Moreover, it was impossible to put dried materials in front of them. It was obviously impossible. However, just in case, Lu Meng still planned to retreat into the forest. With the water prepared by Ling Chao, everything was ready.
"General Wang Wei, are you ready?" Zhang Liao asked Wang Wei.
"I'm ready!" Wang Wei nodded.
"I'm ready. Let's begin!" Zhang Liao was ready to go.
"Yes!" Wang Wei nodded. "Boom!" Loud noises could be heard one after another. Huge equipment was set up one after another. If the soldiers of Midway City saw them again, they would realize that these were the ballistae that had beaten them so badly that they couldn't even raise their heads.
"Isn't the distance of 700 steps too far?!" Ge Jun asked from the side. 700 steps was the limit of the ballistae. Normally, they would not be able to shoot so far.
"It's not far!" Zhang Liao shook his head and said. Previously, the ballistae were throwing boulders that weighed a hundred jin. Now, they were only throwing boulders that weighed a few dozen jin.
"Fire! Fire! Fire!" Dozens of ballistas immediately began to roar, and one by one, the jars were thrown directly into the dense forest.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!" The pots hit the trees in the forest and black liquid flowed out.
"General, General, look at these pots! What is this? " Soon, someone found the jars on the trees and handed one of them to Lu Meng who was in the forest.
Lu Meng opened the pot and a pungent smell came out. The black liquid in the pot was very disgusting.
"This is?" Lu Meng dipped his finger in the liquid and put it under his nose. It smelled really bad. Lu Meng did not know what it was. However, one of the generals reacted and said, "General, this is alchemical fire oil, alchemical fire oil!"
"Alchemical fire oil!" Lu Meng had not seen it in person. However, he had heard of it. It was black and ugly, extremely sticky and could burn in water. "Not good!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" This time, it was not the pots but the boulders and the fodder that had been set on fire. These fodder would not be a problem if thrown alone. However, when it came into contact with the alchemical fire oil, it immediately burned. The trees that Lu Meng thought could not burn also began to burn.
"There is really fire!" Ling Chao was surprised. However, he calmed down and said, "General, Ling Chao admires you!" Lu Meng's cautiousness saved the entire army. He took out all the bottles and jars that were filled with water and prepared to use them to put out the fire.
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