C400 (2/2)

Honestly speaking, Xu Rong was not a general who excelled in personal martial arts. His strong point was actually training elite soldiers and directing the art of war. It was precisely because Hu Zhen saw this that he wanted to fight him one-on-one.

”Kill!”

Hu Zhen roared, and urged his horse forward to welcome them. He ignored the long knife that was piercing towards him like a venomous snake, the long knife in his hand carried an unparalleled might, and fiercely swept towards Xu Rong's waist.

In the face of the enemy's attack, they would not passively defend, but rather, they had to suppress the enemy in terms of momentum. Even if the enemy stabbed them, or even pierce their chest, they had to hack the enemy into two.

Xu Rong focused his gaze, the long knife in his hand took the opportunity to flip over and blocked Hu Zhen's long knife. As fellow Xiliang General s, he was well aware of the techniques of the Xiliang General s. He did not want to perish together with Hu Zhen! A loud sound was heard as the two blades ruthlessly clashed.

”Clang …”

Amidst the deafening sounds, the clashing of two horses resounded, winning cheers from the soldiers of both armies. The soldiers raised their weapons and cheered for their respective generals, as if the two of them were not fighting with their lives, but in a contest.

Xu Rong turned the horse around, and it seemed that the horse could not take such a violent attack and raised its head and wailed. Xu Rong did not care about that, and rushed forward once again. The sharp long knife pierced straight towards Hu Zhen's mingmen. Hu Zhen waved his blade to block and the two fought.

In the blink of an eye, thirty rounds had passed. Only now did Hu Zhen realize that he had committed a grave mistake. Maybe Xu Rong was not a first class warrior, but he was more than enough to handle a second class warrior like Hu Zhen.

Once again passing by on the wrong horse, Hu Zhen stopped the horse reins, and did not rush forward. He completely understood that Xu Rong was giving him face. If he continued to fight, he would probably embarrass himself in front of his own subordinates.

”Xu Rong, you killed one of my subordinates. It's already late, I'll find you another day to settle the score. ” Although he didn't win against Xu Rong, Hu Zhen still wanted to give him some face. He turned around and the soldiers under him roared, ”Let's go!”

From the beginning of December last year, when Qiao Mao's Three Legacies eddons were announced to the world, this year, in the first month of this year, the Marquis of Guan Dong State County swore an oath that, at the end of March, in the course of over a hundred days, over two hundred thousand soldiers and horses of the Confederate forces of Guandong dukes had gathered together.

Although there were more than two hundred thousand people in Confederate forces of Guandong dukes, most of them were newly recruited soldiers who were rushing over. They did not go through any battles and could be comparable to the elites under Dong Zhuo's command. Especially after Dong Zhuo had taken over Huangfu Song's military power and accepted Huangfu Song's great army, the Duke of Guandong s were even more afraid. They were counting on the Hussar General Yang Lin to cross the Yellow River and occupy the Luoyang. After that, they would lead their troops into the Luoyang and enter a stalemate with Dong Zhuo.

And because Dong Zhuo was afraid that Yang Lin would take over the Hedong County and cut off his retreat, he focused his energy on protecting Yang Lin. As he increased his troops in Hedong City, he moved the Son of Heaven to Chang'an. He first fell in defeat and had no energy to bother about Guan Dong.

The troops from both sides weren't far away, but neither of them shot their first shot. This caused peaceful coexistence between the two sides. In order to not get away with it, both sides had left a buffer zone, so much so that Xu Rong, who was in the front line, was in the mood to rob Xu Rong when there was no war in the east side.

The arrival of more than two hundred thousand soldiers made the entire area of Chen City extremely nervous, whether it was the food of humans or the food of horses. The firewood that was used to cook these food was also extremely scarce. Large areas of forest were cut down, causing serious damage to the ecological environment.

The only thing that was flourishing was the entertainment industry. All sorts of artistes were earning a great deal. Since the nobles had to treat people to food every day, and singing and dancing were absolutely necessary in order to do so, the girls who could sing and dance were in such a rush that they continuously rushed to the field, leaving their beautiful figures everywhere in the army camp.

The happy days passed quickly. Unknowingly, three months had passed. Just as the nobles were singing and dancing merrily, an exciting news came from the Luoyang: Dong Zhuo is retreating! He was going back to his hometown.

When the Duke of Guandong heard this news, they did not have any expression on their faces, nor did they feel excited at all. It was true that he wanted to retreat, but that was to move the capital. He wanted to move the emperor, the imperial government, and even the entire Luoyang.