Chapter 84 Xu Rong's Ability
The distance from Chang'an to Xinfeng is only a few dozen miles. If you march with all your might, you can arrive in just two or three hours. However, Pei Qing still felt that time passed slowly in his heart, because he knew that Xinfeng, as the gateway to Chang'an, could not be missed at all. Once a problem arises, it will mean that Chang'an will be in danger of being captured. Although he had already set up a chess piece before coming to Chang'an, the premise that this chess piece could work is that Xinfeng would not fall.
"Xu Rong, this is just a second-rate general in the Xiliang army. I remember that in the Romance, it seemed that Xiahou Dun had given him a few rounds. How could such a general be reliable?" Although according to the normal itinerary, the Xiliang rebels should not have arrived so quickly, but they should try their best to think about the disadvantages in everything, be careful to sail the ten thousand-year-old ship, and it is always right to arrive at Xinfeng as soon as possible.
Pei Qing's army was working hard and marched with all his might. When he was five or six miles away from Xinfeng County, he heard earth-shaking shouts coming from the front.
Pei Qing felt a deep heart when he heard this scene. Seeing that the rebels had arrived in Xinfeng, it was only half a day since he received the news. He didn't expect that they would arrive so soon. It seemed that the situation had changed. Although he didn't know how many rebels were, Pei Qing thought of a second-rate general against the elite Xiliang army, and the result was probably not optimistic.
"I must arrive before the rebels captured Xinfeng County, otherwise I am really afraid that Xu Rong will not be able to defend it by then."
So Pei Qing ordered the army to continue moving forward without a moment of stay.
Before the tea was released, Pei Qing's army could already see the city wall of Xinfeng County. Below the city wall was a black rebel army in Xiliang, and there were probably 10,000 or 20,000 people. Although these rebels were hasty due to the incident and did not have powerful siege equipment, they were rushing to attack the city with the advantage of large population.
Pei Qing originally thought the situation was not very good, but when he saw the offensive and defense situation between the two sides, he was relieved, because the soldiers on the city were defending in an orderly manner, without any panic, they were always able to replenish their personnel in time when they needed people the most, so that the entire city defense was impeccable and maintained a perfect defensive state.
"I really didn't expect that Xu Rong is really capable. It seems that I really underestimated him before." Pei Qing's eyes were full of admiration, and he said with a faint smile.
However, Deng Dang, who was standing beside him, said solemnly: "Don't the lord know about this Xu Rong? He is the most famous general in the Xiliang army. Although he is not famous, he is definitely a headache character. When this person was in Yingchuan, he defeated General Sun with a considerable defeat and killed former Yingchuan prefect Li Min. After this battle, all of us truly understood his reputation."
"What? You said that Xu Rong defeated Sun Wentai in Yingchuan with equal troops? I thought he was suppressing it by force." Pei Qing was shocked when he heard this. He originally thought that Xu Rong was just a second-rate general, but he didn't expect that the other party could defeat Sun Jian with less. This was really a bit terrible.
"Not only that, Xu Rong once defeated Cao Cao, the prefect of Dongjun. When Dong Zhuo retreated to Chang'an, Cao Cao led tens of thousands of troops to pursue him, but was defeated by Xu Rong. During that battle, Cao Cao's horse was injured by a trap. Fortunately, his general Cao Hong gave him the horse, so he could escape smoothly. Otherwise, he would be in danger in this battle. This is the worst defeat by Cao Cao during the battle so far."
"So that's it. This makes Xu Rong interesting. He defeated the two big bosses Sun Jian and Cao Cao. This shows his ability. Isn't such a talent exactly what I need? If I can take the opportunity to subdue him, I will be like another powerful general."
Pei Qing thought of this and looked at the resolute figure on the top of the city, thinking in his heart how to conquer it.
"But that's all for the future. The most important thing for me now is to take advantage of the main force of the rebels that has not arrived and annihilated his vanguard force first. Even if he can't swallow it all, he will be defeated. This will also affect their morale and put our army in a favorable situation."
When Pei Qing thought of this, he immediately issued an order, with the 3,000 Xuzhou army led by Zang Ba as the left wing, Zhang Chao's 2,500 Yangzhou army as the right wing, and he personally led 500 Yicong and Hu Zhen's 8,000 Xiliang army as the central army, and at the same time ordered Li Su to lead his 5,000 people from the palace to immediately launch an attack on the siege rebels.
In an instant, only the sound of killing sounds shook the sky. The army led by Pei Qing divided into three groups and launched a fierce attack on the enemy who was attacking the city.
"Kill me, Deng Dang, the thief-breaking captain, here, the bandits, I am your nemesis, you should surrender obediently, otherwise, I will let you die without a place to bury you."
Although Deng Dang was a famous warrior in the army before, he could only be compared with third-rate generals at most, but he was only one of a hundred generals. However, since he inherited the genes of the Ming general Deng Yu from Pei Qing, he immediately became a first-class brave general. When he rushed forward, he felt the invincible atmosphere and his passion became even higher.
So Deng Dang held the spear in his hand and rushed forward hard. With just a little help, he could easily stab a Xiliang cavalry to death. However, in a short time, twenty or thirty Xiliang knights had died under his spear.
Deng Dang's killing immediately made the soldiers of Xiliang frightened. They all avoided them, trying to avoid this brave general like a god of killing.
However, at this time, a general behind them shouted sternly: "Don't retreat, otherwise he will kill him!"
This general was a military marquis of the Western Liang Army, named An Liqi, a Qiang man. He was fat and strong, and as strong as a cow. When he saw that the soldiers were so afraid of Deng Dang, he was angry. While making a sound to stop him, he waved his sword to kill several soldiers who wanted to escape, with the intention of stabilizing the order.
The soldiers were threatened by Amway's death and retreated slightly slowed down. However, they were afraid of Deng Dang's courage and did not dare to step forward.
Seeing this, Anliqi put the scimitar in his hand in sheath, took out the spear, and shouted loudly: "Don't be strong, I, Anliqi, come here, take my order."
While shouting, An Liqi directly waved his spear toward Deng Dang's lower abdomen. The spear was fast and steady, and it showed his best level in his life.
So Amway thinks that the other party can't resist this spear. He believes that the next moment, this guy who was still majestic just now will definitely be stabbed into a transparent hole by him.
"I killed an enemy general as soon as I took action. My morale should have increased so far, right? I am the first Han general to be killed on the battlefield. I have made a first contribution. I believe that it is no problem to be promoted and wealthy in the future, and to gain both fame and fortune."
Amway Qi's eyes were full of pride. He watched his spear pounce on the other side like a poisonous snake, one move was enough to be fatal.
However, the next moment, a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes, because he had never seen such a strong person. The man's spear just waved his hand to block his attack, and it also made his arms numb. Then, before he could react, he saw a spear piercing into his lower abdomen like lightning. He had never seen such a fast spear. But thinking about it, he had actually seen that Lu Bu and another general named Hua Xiong actually had such martial arts. Even Lu Bu could be faster, but he did not expect that there was a first-class general hidden in it.
"There are such strong men in the Han army besides Lu Bu. I'm not unfair to die, but I still regret it. If I had known that the other party was so strong, how could I dare to rush up so rashly..."
Chapter completed!