The sun hangs in the air, and the north wind howls.

Boom!

When Guo Jia and Li Li whispered softly on the upper floor of the South Gate City, the battlefield in front of the battle was dusty, the neighing of horses was like thunder, and the sound of collision was continuous.

The fierce battle has come to this point, from the afternoon to the setting of the sun, Ma Chao and Sun Ce are still fighting for more than 70 rounds, evenly matched, and it is difficult to distinguish between them.

At this moment, those who had seen Sun Ce and Lu Bu confront, it was difficult to connect Sun Ce a few days ago with Sun Ce at this time. Because at that time, Sun Ce had only fought with Lu Bu for thirty rounds, and he had already shown defeat, but Sun Ce had fought with Xiliang Jinma for more than seventy rounds at this time, and he was still not defeated, and he was extremely brave.

Could it be that there is such a big gap between the Western Liang general Ma Chao and Wenhou Lu Bu, or is it that Sun Ce and Lu Bu did not do their best in the battle?

The answer is no.

In fact, the discerning people who watched the battle in front of the two armies had already seen that Sun Ce was indeed fighting with all his strength at this time, but Ma Chao was not at all. So far, Ma Chao has been fighting fiercely, except for his cheeks slightly flushed, his expression is calm and calm, resisting the counterattack easily, not impatient, unhurried, and seems to have spare strength, but also a back hand.

In other words, that day, Sun Ce and Lu Bu were just fighting each other, not fighting for life and death. Before the war, Lu Bu said that he would not hurt Sun Ce's life, and he regarded himself as an elder; In such a battle, it is not difficult to imagine that both sides must have left some strength in the battle, and neither of them fought with all their might. Therefore, when the fight reached thirty rounds, both sides were unscathed; Although Lu Bu's right hand cracked, this injury was almost negligible for a general, just like a woman's embroidery pierced her fingers, it was commonplace and not worth mentioning.

Moreover, after the war, Lu Bu once said to Sun Ceming that if it was a fight of life and death. Sun Ce can fight him for at least fifty rounds without losing the upper hand. It can be seen from this that if Sun Ce and Lu Bu fight with all their might, fight to the death and fight for life and death, it will not be a problem to fight for seventy or eighty rounds, even if they are at a disadvantage, they will not die.

This is reminiscent of the Tiger Prison Guan Sanying Battle Lu Bu in the past, it was a battle of life and death, Lu Bu fought fiercely for 70 rounds without leaving his hands and shook down the eight snake spears in Zhang Fei's hand, and then fought with Zhang Fei and Guan Yu for more than 40 rounds without winning or losing, and then fought with Liu Guan and Zhang three brothers for dozens of rounds before returning to the horse and escaping. It is not difficult to see from this that Sun Ce's martial arts are not much higher than Zhang Fei's. It's a pity that they haven't fought each other, and they don't have the opportunity to see which is stronger and which is weaker.

In a different place, Sun Ce fought against Ma Chao, and his mouth collapsed due to the light enemy, but this injury did not affect his combat strength. Instead, it stimulates his flesh and ferocity hidden in the bone marrow. Therefore, when he went all out to fight against Ma Chao. Attack and defense are not left behind. and Ma Chao are on par with each other, evenly divided.

Horizontal comparison, even if Ma Chao is against Lu Bu, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose, and until the last moment, it is difficult to say who can win steadily.

Yes. For the world's top generals such as Ma Chao, Sun Ce and Lu Bu, there is no longer a simple sense of strength and weakness, winning or losing. If it is a life-and-death fight, strength, martial arts, riding skills, and whether the mount is good or not can directly affect success or failure. Even a gust of wind, a grain of sand, or a scream can determine who survives in the end.

This kind of peak duel can no longer be distinguished by the strength of pure martial arts, fighting is martial arts, relying on mounts and strength, grinding patience, and the final decision is often the state of mind. Any factor caught by one side can lead to the death of the other.

Sigh!

Five rounds later, Sun Ce's horse roared in horror under his crotch, but the reason was that he was kicked in the front hooves by the snow shadow horse under Ma Chao's seat just now, causing Sun Ce's horse to neigh in pain when he returned to the horse.

However, this neighing of the horse made Sun Ce frightened, and after leaving the demeanor of the mount under his crotch, he suddenly felt secretly anxious, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes. Because of more than an hour of galloping back and forth, the war horse under his crotch has already shown signs of lack of strength, bubbles overflowing from the horse's nose, and white foam appears at the corners of the mouth, which means that the war horse is not strong and unable to fight again.

Seeing this, how could Sun Ce not be anxious, how could he not be worried? If the horse is not good in the fierce battle, or falls or the horse stumbles, it will be a disaster that will destroy his life, and every great cause will be turned into dung and destroyed.

In the rush of thought, Sun Ce gritted his teeth, he had made a decision, and the matter had come to this point, and the only way was to solve it quickly. Otherwise, in addition to being defeated, he would take the opportunity to flee back to his own position, which would be tantamount to admitting defeat directly to Ma Chao. And this is a result that Sun Ce absolutely cannot accept, he hates his soldiers fleeing from battle the most in his life, so he himself would rather be defeated than flee from the battle.

"Drive! Kill! ”

In the midst of the loud shouts, Sun Ce beat the horse and galloped, wanting to take advantage of the fact that the war horse could still be supported, and he could no longer fight against Ma Chao, and he must use a big killing move to press the bottom of the box and strive for a quick victory.

Seeing Sun Ce's hands off the reins and the horse to kill, Ma Chaohu's eyes narrowed slightly, his body sank slightly on the horse's neck, and he galloped on the horse with a gun in one hand. When the distance between the two sides was closer, he instantly released the reins with his left hand, and then held the gun with both hands, the tip of the gun slashed to the ground, and stabbed Sun Ce in the right chest. And Sun Ce, who wanted to win quickly, changed his previous defensive move of swinging his gun to block, and in the face of Ma Chao's sudden stabbing of the bright silver spear, he raised his gun and stabbed without dodging, and the dark overlord spear instantly stabbed out and pointed directly at Ma Chao's chest.

Suddenly, Ma Chao and Sun Ce coincidentally chose the same attack method, completely gave up defense, stabbed straight with guns, put life and death out of the way, and fought for their lives.

This scene saw the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers watching the battle on both sides of the east and west, and tens of thousands of hearts were raised to their voices, and their mouths were opened in great surprise, their eyes were wide open, and they stared directly at the figures of the two horses galloping on the battlefield in front of the battle.

"Boom!" In the eyes of everyone, but the moment they saw Sun Ce and Ma Chao meeting head-on, the two of them changed their moves at the same time, and the spear blades that stabbed out vigorously collided in the air, and then the two spears slammed violently, and they were unreservedly fighting hard and hard. At the same time, Sun Ce's mount, which was already tired, could not dodge and meet the snow shadow horse under Ma Chao's crotch; Suddenly, the two horses skimmed over the horse's head and collided sideways.

Sigh!

In the midst of the startled horse's neighing, I saw that the war horse under Sun Ce's crotch was hit by the Snow Shadow Horse and screamed in pain, and then the war horse retreated a few steps and almost stumbled and fell. As he retreated, Sun Ce's mount under his crotch was frightened, and the horse's body turned around, standing side by side with the Snow Shadow Horse.

The horses under the seat are not good. made Sun Ce's long-brewing killing move die halfway, not only failed to suppress Ma Chao, but was dragged down by the mount, so Ma Chao seized the opportunity to kill the killer, and the bright silver spear cut through Sun Ce's left arm armor, leaving a blood groove more than a foot long. However, Sun Ce was unmoved, and fired back regardless of the gun, the overlord spear attacked quickly, stabbing straight like lightning, trying to pull back a game. It is also necessary to leave the imprint of the overlord gun on Ma Chao's body.

Ma Chao undoubtedly has an advantage in the same car, because he is following the trend, while Sun Ce is passively turning and cannot borrow the power of the war horse to sprint. In contrast, Sun Ce's strength dropped by two or three percent in an instant. At a disadvantage. And this is the great opportunity for Ma Chao to break the enemy and win for a long time, if he doesn't take advantage of the situation to attack at this time. And when?

Instantly. Ma Chao's entire upper limbs were bent into a bow, his cheeks bulged, he threw off his arms, and clenched the bright silver spear to attack fiercely. I saw that the bright silver spear was used as an iron rod by Ma Chao at this time, and there was no longer the previous stabbing, picking, pumping, splitting and other moves, but picking up the spear and smashing it without any tricks. It's purely relying on brute force, slamming and smashing.

Coincidentally. Sun Ce, like Ma Chao at this time, used the overlord gun as a stick, and had no skills at all. Fight hard and fight against Ma Chao without showing weakness.

The two sides have competed for more than 70 rounds before, with comparable marksmanship, strong and weak moves, and even more evenly matched in strength. It is hopeless to rely solely on marksmanship skills to win, and the strength is evenly matched, so how can we win? Since there is no hope of winning by skill, then the fancy attack moves are also in vain, and only fighting with strength and life is the key to absolute victory.

Fighting to this point, the two sides are not fighting with gunnery or martial arts, but with a duel of strength and speed. In a head-to-head battle, whoever has more endurance and faster attack speed will be able to defeat the enemy.

There is also a constraint that cannot be ignored, that is, whether the mounts under the crotches of both sides are effective and whether they can withstand such a huge force collision. And the reason why Sun Ce decided to fight quickly was because his mount was weak and he couldn't continue to fight with Ma Chao, which forced him to make a last fight, and the victory or defeat was here!

"Bang Bang!"

As the two horses galloped in parallel, the Overlord Spear and the Bright Silver Spear collided continuously at a speed that was difficult to find with the naked eye, thus provoking a string of shiny and dazzling tongues of fire, sparks splashing everywhere, dazzling and dazzling. After dozens of violent encounters, the two men who were driving side by side were only three steps apart from each other, and the two spears were set together, and the red tassels under the spears were intertwined, and they competed with each other as the horses galloped forward.

In an instant, the two of them fought from the front of the allied army to the south gate, and then fought along the root of the wall.

"Lord, what a chance!"

On the city tower, when Ma Chao and Sun Ce ran to the corner side by side, Guo Jia's expression was greatly lifted and he shouted urgently.

"Where's the opportunity? Could it be that Feng Xiao wanted to take advantage of their rivalry to order random arrows to shoot Sun Ce? Li Li asked with a stunned expression.

"Exactly!" Guo Jia nodded when he heard this, and said happily: "Sun Ce, this thief is very fierce, and he can fight with General Ma Chao for eighty rounds without being defeated, which shows that his martial arts are strong, and it will be a disaster to stay, so it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible." Now that he actually fought with General Ma Chao in front of the city gate, this is equivalent to sending him to the door to find death, and he is tired of living! Therefore, as long as the lord gives an order, there is no need to fire arrows randomly, only ten crossbowmen need to release arrows together, and Sun Ce will definitely be shot on the spot! ”

"No!" Before Guo Jia's words fell, the generals led by Teng Xiao said in unison.

Immediately, Teng Xiao said with a solemn expression: "The military advisor's words are wrong. Since ancient times, in the confrontation between the two armies, the original intention of the fighting generals in front of the battle was to kill the enemy generals, hit the fighting spirit of the enemy army, and boost their morale, so as to break the enemy and win. Therefore, the battle before the battle will be the most taboo hidden weapons and means of damage, the two sides fight to strength, relying on excellent skills, win to win upright, lose to lose convincingly, so as to play a role in frustrating the enemy's morale, boost the morale of their own army. Just now Meng Qi and Sun Ce hit in front of the enemy formation, the other party did not take the opportunity to shoot Meng Qi with arrows, and now it has hit our side, but our army secretly released cold arrows to kill Sun Ce. Isn't this a cold-hearted act?

Once we do this, even if we shoot Sun Ce on the spot, it will not have the effect of deterring the enemy army, but will make them indignant and more vigorous. Because secretly casting cold arrows is a cowardly means only cowards, and the truly strong do not bother to use shady means at all, and can defeat their opponents with dignity. Therefore, the last general and others do not agree with what the military advisor said, please learn from the lord! ”

After Guo Jia heard this, his expression suddenly became gloomy. His cheeks were slightly red, and his eyes showed a little disapproval, and then he looked at Li Li with an eager expression, hoping to get Li Li's approval. As long as Li Li nodded, it was useless for the generals to say anything, and the archers at the head of the city would immediately release their arrows.

"Hehehe!" Seeing that Guo Jia, Teng Xiao and other generals had different opinions, and the atmosphere was quite tense, Li Li smiled heartily and said with a smile: "It seems that it was a wrong decision for me to come to watch the battle today, otherwise Sun Ce would definitely die here." It's a pity that I came in a hurry. Instead of destroying the enemy army, he saved Sun Ce's life. From this point of view, Sun Ce's life should not be extinguished! ”

"Ugh! Why did the lord say this, why did I get more confused the more I listened? Guo Jia asked urgently with a stunned expression.

When Li Li heard this, he immediately smiled. smiled and said: "Feng Xiao doesn't know anything. When I recruited Zhou Yu to my command that day, I made a promise to him. He will not kill Sun Ce in his lifetime. In this way, the brotherhood between him and Sun Ce was fulfilled. Therefore, if I don't come to Dongyuan City to watch the battle today, even if you kill Sun Ce, you will kill him. As the saying goes, those who don't know are not to blame, although I, Li Li, will be a little notorious because of this, but I will not blame you. It's a pity that I came early in the morning when I heard the news. Originally, I wanted to see the spectacular scene of our army's defeat of the enemy, but I didn't admit it, but I accidentally saved Sun Ce's life. This is really not as good as heaven, Sun Ce's life should not be extinguished! ”

"Very good, my lord!" Teng Xiao and other generals breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Immediately responded in unison.

In contrast, Guo Jia was full of disappointment, shook his head helplessly, and looked a little lost, as if he was unwilling.

His gaze slid over the faces of Guo Jia and the generals, Li Li patted Guo Jia's shoulder, shook his head lightly at the generals, and said: "Actually, I agree with Fengxiao's advice, as long as there is a chance to kill the enemy general, you can use any means, and there is no need to be taboo at all whether it is above board or not, whether it is despicable and harmful." Because killing a well-known enemy general will not only cause the enemy to suffer huge losses, but also eliminate a strong enemy for us and reduce the casualties of our officers and soldiers. Like this kind of thing that can get benefits, I Li Li will never give up, but seek truth and profit, not to make a name. Therefore, I would like to warn you not to be merciful to your enemies, let alone to your reputation. As long as you can kill your opponents, why bother pursuing something upright?

Throughout the ages, how many famous generals and fierce generals who galloped on the battlefield ended up dying on the battlefield? There are not many, and it can even be said that there are only a handful. Most of them were killed by conspiracy, or died at the hands of Xiaoxiao, or were framed by others, and all of them died in an unknown way, and their reputations were ruined. I hope you don't be pedantic and conservative, take action when you dare to make a move, don't look ahead and look backwards, and have too many scruples. ”

After a pause in his voice, Li Li shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "This time, we had the opportunity to shoot Sun Ce, but we had to give it up because of my previous promise, so the great opportunity slipped away in vain. If we shoot Sun Ce, Meng Qi will not have to continue the fierce battle, and he will be able to take off Sun Ce's head with a flip of his palm.

It's a pity that I, Li Li, am now in a high position, and I often can't help myself in my words and deeds, and many times many things are burdened by fame, and then I look ahead and miss the opportunity in vain. Besides, I promised Gongjin before, I must fulfill my promise at this moment, and I can't go back on my word, otherwise how can I command the army. Therefore, this matter is over, whether Sun Ce can be defeated or killed depends on Meng Qi's next appearance. ”

At the end of the day, Li Li's tone suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Sun Ce is both humanistic and martial, and has great ambitions, if he doesn't die today, he will definitely be our great enemy one day!" ”

"This 、、、" Teng Xiao's expression changed greatly after hearing this, and he hesitated in a low voice: "The lord is angry, and the last general will know that he is wrong." Now I will personally shoot Sun Ce and never suffer in the future! ”

Li Li, who had his back to Teng Xiao, shook his head when he heard the sound, and muttered: "That's it, this matter is over, and I will not mention it again in the future." Right now, Gong Jin is leading his troops to attack Bingzhou, if he hears the news that Sun Ce was killed by our army, wouldn't it make him chill? Prepare, the battle between Meng Qi and Sun Ce is about to be decided, and then the enemy army will definitely attack in a big way, and then it will be your turn to lead your troops to fight. ”

"No, the last general will take the order." Teng Xiao replied respectfully. Immediately, he bowed to Guo Jia and said frankly: "The military advisor has seen people and has a long-term vision, just now it is true that the last general is too short-sighted and misunderstands the meaning of the military advisor, and I ask the military advisor to bear with me!" ”

General Yunlong was serious. It's about the reputation of the lord, and the general's words are not wrong, but I don't know the reason, and I'm too eager for quick success. Guo Jia bowed and smiled.

Guo Jia's words were not polite, but sensitive. In fact, when he listened to Li Li's words, his expression gradually returned to normal, and his heart was relieved. As Li Li said, since he promised Zhou Yu, he can't go back on it at this time, otherwise how can he convince the public. What's more, since Zhou Yu became famous in the first battle of the Green Wolf Valley, he has already ranked first among all the generals, and he has made great achievements, and now it is at the critical moment of receiving and merging states, it is really not easy to make extraneous branches.

In view of this, how could a smart Guo Jia not understand the meaning of Li Li's words. Although Sun Ce wants to get rid of him, it is not now, and he can't die in front of Li Li, but he wants to let the generals of Xiliang carry Li Li on his back and wait for the opportunity to get rid of Sun Ce in the subsequent battle. This is the real intention of Li Li's words, not only not to lose faith in Zhou Yu, but also to take this opportunity to state the interests and hints at how the generals should act in the future.

And the reason why Guo Jia was quickly relieved was because he saw Li Lijian's heart as an iron-clad king. Since ancient times, there is no humble gentleman, and there is no soft-hearted, rule-following generation, only informal, according to the situation, and constantly forge ahead, only in this way can the hegemony of the thousands of years be achieved.

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