Chapter 24 Ji Hao vs Lu Bu
On the other side, both sides in the confrontation were waiting.

Ding Yuan wanted to wait for Zhang Liao to capture Chengtian Ferry, and then cross the Yellow River and bypass Hulao Pass as agreed, cut off Dong Zhuo's retreat from behind, and then annihilate him in one fell swoop to eliminate future troubles.

The signal is to see when Zhang Liao will bite the Xiliang army's butt.

As for Dong Zhuo, he wanted to wait for Ji Hao to deal with Zhang Liao and then bring troops to help him deal with Lu Bu. In fact, Dong Zhuo never took Ding Yuan seriously and had already arranged for Jia Xu to lead people to guard Hulao Pass.

If Zhang Liao really went around, he would find that the defenders of Hulao Pass were as ferocious as tigers and he would not be able to kill them at all.

Instead, the troops will be cut off.

In addition, he did not think that Zhang Liao could break through Chengtian Ferry.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were two peerless generals in the world. One of them, Lu Bu, single-handedly defeated hundreds of thousands of Western Liang troops and made them unable to raise their heads. Could a mere Zhang Liao be able to deal with Ji Hao, who was as famous as him?

Dong Zhuo didn't believe it!

"My lord, this is bad, disaster has occurred!"

Suddenly, a group of defeated soldiers rushed to the front of the two armies, and the leader shouted: "Our army was defeated at Chengtian Ferry. General Zhang Liao was captured and killed by Ji Hao on the spot, and was hung on the flagpole as a military flag!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ding Yuan's army immediately became chaotic.

"It must be a trick used by the thieves, Fengxian, kill them!" Ding Yuan said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu immediately raised his sword and killed several people.

No mercy at all.

Regardless of whether the defeat was real or fake, if it shakes the morale of the army, the person should be punished by military law.

However, after this wave of people was killed, the second wave came. There were several thousand people in total. They threw away their weapons and armor and fled in panic. It was obvious that they were defeated, which made Dong Zhuo laugh happily.

As for Ding Yuan, his face was as black as pig liver.

"Stop them, don't let them enter the checkpoint!"

At the command, Lu Bu led his troops and attacked the thousands of people.

Order them to stop fleeing.

From this we can see that Ding Yuan was also a man who understood military tactics and knew that he should not allow the defeated army to rush into the battle formation and affect the formation. Lu Bu's execution ability was also very good and he did not show any mercy.

But at this moment, another group of people arrived, an army of tens of thousands.

Dash straight into the level.

Cao Cao took the lead, bringing Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Yuan, with an army of 10,000 to pursue them, but he only chased them without killing them, and drove them straight to Ding Yuan's camp.

Ding Yuan's expression changed instantly.

"Stop it, stop it for me!"

However, most of the Bingzhou troops were no longer in high spirits at this time, and some even turned around and fled.

As a result, the chaotic army rushed straight into the camp and broke through the checkpoints that Dong Zhuo had been unable to attack for a long time.

Although Ding Yuan ordered to stop the enemy, the only one who strictly followed the order was Lu Bu. The people who could give orders were only a few hundred people in the Xianzhen Camp and his own cavalry.

It has no influence on the overall situation at all.

"It's over!"

In panic, Ding Yuan led his troops to flee and wanted to return to Luoyang - this was another wrong decision he made after he got into trouble, which made the Bingzhou army completely lose the will to resist and they fled in defeat.

Lu Bu, who still maintained his formation, became an isolated soldier and was surrounded after Dong Zhuo gave the order.

However, Dong Zhuo did not fight to the death with Lu Bu.

Instead, he took Hua Xiong and others straight to Luoyang to hunt down Ding Yuan, leaving Lu Bu to Ji Hao.

"Lu Fengxian, it has been almost four years since we last met. How have you been these years?" Ji Hao came to Lu Bu on his Red Hare, holding a spear, and asked.

This was in preparation for recruiting Lu Bu.

First ask if he's doing well, then offer an olive branch. However, it would have been better if he didn't say anything. Once he did, Lu Bu got furious: "Are you mocking me? Humph, if you hadn't spent money to buy an official position from the emperor, you would have made great contributions in fighting the Yellow Turbans, and you wouldn't be much better!"

Obviously, Ji Hao had touched his sore spot.

Who contributed the most in the campaign against the Yellow Turbans?
It was him, Lu Bu, who took the commander's flag!

It was also he, Lu Bu, who followed the army to conquer the remaining Zhang Bao and trapped him to death. Apart from Lu Zhi who defeated Zhang Jiao, he thought he had the greatest contribution - Lu Bu didn't know that Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were actually the main force on Lu Zhi's side.

They are more wronged.

But it is undeniable that Lu Bu made great contributions, but when it came to rewarding people for their merits, he had no share at all - even the position of chief clerk in the army was conferred by Ding Yuan who reported to the emperor.

In other words, if he had not been Ding Yuan's adopted son, he wouldn't even have a chief clerk!
On the contrary, Ji Hao was appointed as the governor of a state in one fell swoop, and instantly became a high-ranking official, with an official position higher than that of his adoptive father Ding Yuan!
Is this fair?

"I'm sorry, the court is dark, and I don't have the ability to change it. I can only go with the flow!" Ji Hao said: "But Fengxian, I know your talent. Being a chief clerk in the army is really a waste of your talent!"

Then he wanted to say something to recruit people, but was interrupted.

"I still have to rescue my foster father, so I don't have time to chat with you. Don't stop me!"

Lu Bu turned around and wanted to rescue Ding Yuan.

But Ji Hao has already offended Ding Yuan to death, so why would he let him stay?

"Meng De, you take your men to pursue, and I will take care of Lu Bu!" After Ji Hao gave some instructions, he led his personal soldiers to confront Lu Bu.

Lu Bu's expression changed instantly.

But then, he smiled.

"Well, I will kill you today. From now on, there will be no more two masters in this world, only Lu Bu!" Lu Bu said, riding his horse and rushing towards Ji Hao.

Fang Tian waved his painted halberd in his hand.

Make an axe and chop.

"Come!"

Ji Hao raised his spear to block, but with a "clang" sound, the Fang Tian Hua Ji was bounced away, and Ji Hao's spear was also knocked back.

This fight was evenly matched.

But in a contest of strength, Ji Hao actually won: the Fang Tian Hua Ji's powerful swing was like an axe, and except for the powerful generals who used hammers, any other weapons that blocked it would be at a disadvantage.

But Ji Hao used the gun skillfully and deflected the Fang Tian Hua Ji head-on.

“Nice strength!”

Lu Bu's Fang Tian Hua Ji was bounced away, and a look of shock appeared on his face, but he didn't care. He continued to change his tactics to "stab" with the spear, while leaving room for maneuver and changing the stab into a hook.

It has the sharpness of a knife and the heaviness of a stick.

Several different martial arts are performed with the same weapon, smoothly and naturally without any awkwardness.

This is the Fang Tian Hua Ji, this is Lu Bu!
"Anyone who wields the Fang Tian Hua Ji must be proficient in all eighteen martial arts. From this perspective, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun are indeed not as good as Lu Bu!"

Ji Hao sighed in his heart and swung his spear to fight back.

It is still the simplest "shaking gun".

But when it was wielded at this time, the spear was like a flying dragon, real and fake, making it impossible for Lu Bu to distinguish them.

The only way is to exchange attack for attack, a head-on confrontation.

In this way, he suffered a disadvantage: Ji Hao was very strong!

But Lu Bu is Lu Bu after all. After suffering a loss, he immediately changed his tactics again, attacking Ji Hao's spear with cleverness, using his skills to make up for the loss of physical strength.

In a moment, the situation was turned around and the two sides were evenly matched again.

"This Lu Bu is indeed worthy of being called 'the best among men'!" Ji Hao felt the pressure gradually as he fought back and forth with him, but he became excited instead. He thought to himself, "With him feeding me moves, the last bit of my martial arts should be perfect, right?"

(End of this chapter)