"Oh? Have Shan Xiongxin come over immediately, "Sei Itō said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, sir." The soldier obeyed and left the tent. Not long after, the robust and heroic Shan Xiong Xin pushed a big man who was not inferior to him in the slightest. Moreover, his appearance was even more intimidating as they walked into the tent.
"My Lord," Shan Xiongxin greeted. Then, he raised his leg and kicked Hwa Xiong's knee. At the same time, he pushed Hwa Xiong down to his knees.
"What a muscular man," Sei Itō praised as he looked at Hwa Xiong.
Hwa Xiong straightened his back and looked up at Sei Itō, who was sitting on the main seat, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"
"I am the Prefect of Cangwu, Chen Yi," Sei Itō said calmly.
"The Prefect of Cangwu? I've never heard of you, "Hwa Xiong said disdainfully.
"Impudent!" As soon as this remark came out, before Ito Sei could speak, Shan Xiongxin on the side took the lead to shout and curse.
"Hmph, I'm already a prisoner. You can kill me or torture me as you wish," Hwa Xiong said with a cold snort.
"Then are you willing to surrender?" Sei Itō asked with raised eyebrows.
"Minister Dong has treated me so well. How can I be an ungrateful person? Don't even think about it, "Hwa Xiong said disdainfully.
"Aren't you afraid of death?" Sei Itō asked.
"I'm a valiant man. How can I be afraid of death?" Hwa Xiong said proudly.
"Since that's the case, I'll make my move later," Sei Itō said softly. Then, his eyes lit up. He immediately released a vast amount of psychic energy, which turned into sharp blades that pierced into Hwa Xiong's eyes. He used his powerful cultivation to modify Hwa Xiong's consciousness.
Hwa Xiong lived up to his reputation as a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, a killing genius who had walked out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Not only was his willpower extremely firm, but there was also a towering aura of blood and resentment lingering around him. If not for Sei Itō's incredible mental cultivation and strange methods, he might not have been able to break through Hwa Xiong's mental defenses and modify his consciousness.
A moment later, Sei Itō withdrew his spiritual power. He looked at Hwa Xiong in front of him.
Hua Xiong was stunned at first, then immediately bowed his head and said, "Hua Xiong greets the Lord!"
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At the same time, at Sun Jianjun's place in Liang Dong.
This time, Sun Jian no longer secretly reported the victory to Yuan Shu. Instead, he directly reported it to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao, who received the news of victory, was overjoyed. He immediately dispatched troops to deliver rations to Sun Jian. To support Sun Jian. At the same time, on the morning of the second day, he led the vassal alliance army towards Sun Jian.
On the other hand, Dong Zhuo, who heard that Hua Xiong was captured by the demon soldiers and that Hu Zhen and Li Su were killed in battle, was greatly alarmed. He hastily summoned his son-in-law Li Ru, various generals and Lu Bu to discuss countermeasures.
"We lost General Hua Xiong today. The bandits are powerful. Yuan Shao is the alliance master. Uncle Yuan Kuang is now the Grand Tutor. If there are collusion from the inside and outside, it will be inconvenient. We can eliminate them first. "After thinking for a moment, Li Ru advised.
"Minister, please lead the army to capture them separately."
Dong Zhuo agreed. Quickly summon generals Li Cui and Guo Si to lead five hundred soldiers to surround Grand Tutor Yuan Kuang's house. Kill them all and send Yuan Kuang's head to the pass as a deterrent.
After that, Dong Zhuo led two hundred thousand soldiers and divided them into two groups. One group ordered Li Cui and Guo Si to lead fifty thousand soldiers to guard Si Shui Pass and not kill. The other group was led by Dong Zhuo himself. Together with Li Ru, Lu Bu, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji, they guarded Hulao Pass.
This pass was only fifty li away from Luoyang. They arrived in less than half a day. Then, Dong Zhuo ordered Lu Bu to lead thirty thousand soldiers to station in front of the pass while he led the rest to station in the pass.
Not long after Dong Zhuo entered Hulao Pass, Yuan Shao received the news and summoned everyone to discuss the news.
"Dong Zhuo stationed troops at Hulao to intercept our vassal's path. Today, we can lead half of the troops to meet the enemy." Cao Cao suggested.
Yuan Shao thought about it for a moment. After agreeing to Cao Cao's suggestion, he ordered Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin, Yuan Yi, Sun Rong, Zhang Yang, Tao Qian, Gongsun Zan, and the other vassals to head to Hulao Pass to meet the enemy.
Cao Cao and Sei Itō traveled alone to support the troops.
After the discussion, everyone spread out. They each led their troops out.
During this time, Hanoi Governor Wang Kuang led his troops over first. Lu Bu led three thousand cavalry to welcome them. Wang Kuang's troops stopped their horses and got into formation. They rode forward and looked forward. Almost at the same time, a valiant-looking man walked out of the formation. He had a three-pronged purple-golden crown on his head, a Xichuan red brocade robe embroidered with a hundred flowers, a beast-face armor, and an exquisite Lion Belt on his waist. He had a bow and arrow with him, and a Sky Piercer Halberd in his hand. He was riding a Hissing Wind Red Hare.
This person is none other than the Marquis of Wen, Lu Bu who has the title of Lu Bu among men and Red Rabbit among horses.
"Who dares to fight?" Wang Kuang turned his head and asked.
Following which, a general charged out toward Lu Bu with his spear. Not long later, he clashed with Lu Bu. However, although this person was brave, his martial arts were much weaker than Lu Bu's. In just five rounds, he was defeated by Lu Bu's halberd.
Following which, Lu Bu led his troops to kill Wang Kuang. He charged east and west as if he was in an unstoppable state.
Luckily, Qiao Mao and Yuan Yi rushed over and forced the Lu army to retreat, saving Wang Kuang. Following which, the three groups retreated thirty miles to camp and wait for the others to arrive.
Not long after, the five groups of troops along with Cao Cao's reinforcements arrived at the camp. They gathered together to discuss how to force Lu Bu to retreat.
Seeing that everyone was worried about Lu Bu's strength, Sei Itō couldn't help but laugh and say, "Everyone, if Lu Bu challenges us again, let me deal with him."
"Xicheng, are you confident?" Cao Cao asked.
"It's a piece of cake." Ito Sei laughed.
Everyone else's eyes flashed with disbelief.
"Chen Cangwu, please do not speak nonsense in front of the army." Wang Kuang, who had just been defeated, said unhappily.
He, Wang Kuang, led thousands of troops to fight Ma Lai and still couldn't defeat Lu Bu alone. How could a mere governor of the Southern Desolate Land with only a hundred reinforcements say it would be easy? Was he laughing at Wang Kuang's incompetence?
"Whether it is nonsense or not, Wang Henei will know soon." Sei Itō said calmly.
Wang Kuang's face was filled with anger as he stared at Sei Itō.
"Xicheng is confident." Cao Cao hurriedly said a few words to appease Wang Kuang's temper. Then, he looked at Ito Sei and asked again.
Sei Itō, who pretended not to see Cao Cao's signal, looked around the tent and laughed, "I can make a military pledge."
Seeing that there was an opportunity, Wang Kuang quickly said, "I will make a promise."
Sei Itō snorted coldly, "You can't go back on your word."
At this moment, a soldier ran into the tent and knelt on one knee. He cupped his fist and reported, "Reporting! Lu Bu challenges us to a battle!"
In the blink of an eye, all the generals in the tent looked at Ito Sei. Sei Itō didn't reply. He calmly straightened his robe and stood up from his couch. He casually took a spear from a soldier and strode out of the tent. He didn't even put on his armor. Instead, he mounted his warhorse and rode out of the tent to meet Lu Bu.
All the generals and dukes quickly walked out of the tent and went to the gate. They climbed up the platform and looked out of the tent.
"Who goes there? My spear doesn't kill nameless ghosts." Lu Bu, who was sitting on his Red Hare, looked disdainfully at Sei Itō, who was slowly walking out of the tent.
"Governor of Cangwu, Chen Yi." Sei Itō smiled.
"Governor?" Lu Bu didn't expect that the person who came was actually a governor. However, he didn't take it to heart. He said indifferently, "Why aren't you wearing armor? Are you looking down on me?"
"I never wear armor when killing enemies." Sei Itō said indifferently.
"Heh, what a 'never wear armor when killing enemies'. I'd like to see what you have to rely on to say such arrogant words. "Lu Bu sneered.
Then, he spurred his Red Hare and charged toward Sei Itō like the wind. Sei Itō stood quietly on his horse, holding his spear at an angle. He looked at Lu Bu with a smile that wasn't a smile.
As a famous steed, the Red Hare was extremely fast. It didn't take long for it to arrive in front of Sei Itō. Then, Lu Bu thrust his halberd toward Sei Itō. Sei Itō raised his spear and blocked the halberd. Then, he exerted a bit of strength and knocked Lu Bu's halberd away. Then, he held his spear with both hands and thrust it toward Lu Bu's body like a viper.
Lu Bu's body was in pain. He barely managed to turn his body to the side and let the spear pass through his chest. Even so, he could still feel a burning sensation coming from the armor.
From the outside, it looked like a ball of flame had suddenly appeared in Sei Itō's hand.
Obviously, because the thrust was too fast, the friction between the spear and the air had ignited.
"Xi Cheng is truly a celestial being." Cao Cao exclaimed from afar. The others looked at each other in dismay, their expressions full of disbelief, but not all of them. The eyes of the red-faced man behind Gongsun Zan and a white-faced man who looked like a scholar were shining, their bodies unconsciously exuding a raging fighting spirit.
"Second brother, can you do it in this situation?" The white-faced man asked.
"I can't." The red-faced man shook his head and said in a low voice.
"Yunchang, Yide. I didn't expect there to be such powerful people in this world." Beside the two, a middle-aged man with arms that reached his knees sighed.
These three were none other than Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who followed Gongsun Zan everywhere to look for opportunities. As for why Zhang Fei looked like a pretty boy instead of having a black beard, it was because in history, Zhang Fei was born into a scholarly family and was very handsome. Otherwise, how could his two daughters become the Empress of the Kingdom of Shu one after another? Other than having a strong relationship, it was also because he was beautiful and had a good upbringing.
At this moment, Lu Bu who was resisting the burning sensation in his chest tightened his arms. He swung his halberd and used a crescent blade to chop Sei Itō's head. However, Sei Itō still didn't dodge. He only shook the spear that was next to Lu Bu and struck Lu Bu's chest again.
In an instant, there was a muffled bang. Lu Bu's body flew out from the back of the Red Hare like a cannonball. Immediately after, Sei Itō jumped up and charged toward Lu Bu.
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