Chapter 350 Putting aside the facts, Xiao Li Guang won three prizes in a row
After receiving Song Jiang's order, Lu Fang immediately ordered someone to pass the order to the front army.

However, the troops led by Hua Rong and Suo Chao were not at an advantage over those led by Yan Qing and Xuan Zan, so they deployed their troops on the north bank of the Zhang River, intentionally delaying and waiting for Song Jiang to respond.

Looking at the troops in the south, their ranks are neat and orderly, and the soldiers stand tall and straight. What a mighty army they are.

Hua Rong looked stern, tilting his head and saying to Suo Chao, "Bai Sheng said Yan Qing has few soldiers in Shangdang. This army should mainly come from Zezhou. The soldiers trained by Lin Chong are indeed different. You and I can only try to delay and wait for the Taiwei's reinforcements."

“How to procrastinate?”

"It's OK to chat before the battle, and it's OK to fight before the battle."

"In that case, let's talk, but I'm not good at speaking, so please bear with me. I'll help you."

As soon as Suo Chao finished speaking, Hua Rong asked in surprise, "Brother Suo, what do you mean?"

"The last time I went to Yangqu with the team, I fought with Xuan Zan. I didn't expect that we would be evenly matched. His martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds, and I think it will be the same again if we fight again, so."

"I have heard about this, and I thought you were being modest. However, since we are evenly matched, stalling for time is also a good idea. There is also Yan Qing on the other side. If they start a two-on-two melee, I can't fight two alone. Hua never acts arrogantly."

"We will defend. The general wants to surround the point and attack the reinforcements. We are not sure of winning now. Why don't we just retreat and meet up with the reinforcements, and then come back?"

Hua Rong was stunned after hearing this, thinking: Is this still the vanguard from before?
The vanguard used to rush to the battlefield, but now he starts analyzing tactics first? A brave general who always charged into battle, instead of thinking about how to improve his martial arts, suddenly started to play strategy?
What was wrong with him? Or was it because he was frightened by Xuan Zan and others during his previous mission to Yangqu?
Even if Xuan Zan's martial arts skills improve further, how powerful can he be?

Yan Xiaoyi is short in stature and has learned sumo, crossbow and other tricky skills from Lu Junyi. If he were to be put on the battlefield, he would not be a good match for us.

Since you don't want to play against Xuan Zan, I'll leave you a weaker one.

"Yan Qing is a smart man. We have a plan if we retreat directly. He will definitely not follow us. He might even be scared away. If we want to lure him in, we should pretend to be defeated first."

"But Licheng is an important town in the northern part of Luzhou, and Yan Xiaoyi is the commander-in-chief of Luzhou's army. He came here to save Licheng. How could he be scared away?"

"It is precisely because Yan Qing shoulders an important task that we have surrounded Licheng. If he were to go in and garrison there, wouldn't the Shangdang area behind him be empty?"

Hua Rong replied without waiting for Suo Chao to reply. He grabbed the reins with one hand and waved his hand with the other hand to add: "I will go forward to challenge and contain them, and you will help me to scout the battle from behind. But if they don't follow the moral principles and fight two against one, remember to go forward and join the battle immediately. However, Yan Qing should not be strong."

"OK, no problem."

Seeing that it had come to this, Suo Chao had no choice but to agree in front of Hua Rong. However, when he looked at the two men in front of the enemy camp, he thought that Xuan Zan had improved so much, and as Yan Qing was the commander-in-chief of the army of a state, would his martial arts be the same as before?
Liu Tang, Xuan Zan, Zou Run, Sun Xin, Li Zhong.
This is not an isolated case, and you still say that you are not arrogant?
Thinking of this, Suo Chao couldn't help but kindly remind him: "Be careful, swords have no eyes, be careful!"

"Don't worry, just focus on the raid. I know what's going on."

After Hua Rong finished speaking, he did not even turn around, picked up his spear and rode forward two feet, calmly came to the center of the two armies, clasped his fists in front of Yan Qing and Xuan Zan, and bowed, "Two brothers, long time no see, how are you?"

"Times have changed. In our current situation, we still use the term brother. Don't you think it's ironic?"

Although Yan Qing did not bring as many soldiers as Xuan Zan, as the commander of the Luzhou army, he naturally had to act as a frontman and answer questions. He used to call Hua Rong "brother", but now he showed no mercy to him.

Hua Rong cursed the villain in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he replied with a light sarcasm: "Yan Zongguan is so powerful today, but he has forgotten how humble and humble he was when he came to Liangshan to seek help, and how he was taken care of when he arrived at Liangshan. It is indeed a pity that times have changed."

"How did Mr. Lu's family fall apart, and why did he end up going to Liangshan to become a bandit? Wasn't this all a vicious scheme by Song Jiang and Wu Yong? Now that I think about it, it's so shameless that they even had the nerve to bring it up."

Yan Qing responded tit for tat and spat on the ground, turning his disdain into action. Seeing this, Hua Rong was not angry, but sneered:

"Poisonous plot? You are putting it too harshly. My two brothers used some tricks and strategies to invite the official to the mountain, but can the dirty deeds of the Lu family be blamed on Liangshan? Lu Junyi's wife had an affair with someone, and the housekeeper wanted to seize the family property and harm him. Can you blame my two brothers for all these things?"

"If Wu Yong hadn't lured him to Daming Mansion, how could Mr. Lu have come to Liangshan for fun? Everything that happened later wouldn't have happened!"

"Strong words."

Hua Rong raised his head and laughed, and said sternly: "If Mr. Lu can manage his family, what does it matter if he goes to Liangshan for fun? Have you heard the saying? Flies don't bite cracked eggs!"

"You are making up stories. A fly will bite shit, so why won't it bite eggs?"

After Yan Qing said this, Hua Rong's originally calm expression suddenly became serious.

"You are so upset for Mr. Lu, do you regret going to Liangshan with him? Putting aside the facts, if you hadn't experienced those years, would you have been the commander-in-chief of the Luzhou army? If you had stayed in Daming Prefecture, you might have died during the previous few times the Jin army went south to Bianliang."

"Enough!" Yan Qing shouted angrily, "You still have the nerve to mention the Jin people? You were secretly colluding before, but now you are blatantly cooperating. You don't care about your face. You dare to invade my Luzhou. Then you will be like Kong Ming. Leave your life behind!"

"He's not tall, but he's got a big mouth!"

Hua Rong held the silver spear across his chest and challenged him coldly: "If you want to kill me, it depends on whether you have the ability to do it. You are the commander of the Luzhou army, right? Come out and show me your skills."

"Humph."

Before Little Li Guang could finish his words, the ugly county horse had already mounted his horse and came forward with a spear in hand, and spoke arrogantly: "I want to teach you a lesson. Why do I need General Manager Yan to come out? Do you dare to fight me?"

"It's you? Suo Chao said you are good at martial arts, I want to see it, go!"

As Hua Rong spoke, he rode his horse and thrust his spear in his hand, charging straight in Xuan Zan's direction.

Two men and two horses, with eight hooves running like an overturned bowl, instantly created a cloud of dust.

when!
Two guns clash, two horses lock necks.

Hua Rong charged forward, but was easily blocked by Xuan Zan who arrived later, and the tip of his spear made a crisp sound.

Xuan Zan did not simply take a beating. He used his gun to stick to the opponent's weapon and pulled it downwards in an attempt to block it. At the same time, he planned to turn the gun into a stick and sweep Hua Rong's chest.

After all, Hua Rong was also an expert in spearmanship, and his body reacted almost subconsciously, using the tip of his spear to stick to Xuan Zange, preventing him from leaving.

The scene at that time was that the spear tips were pressed against each other and flipped in front of the horses, as if the two men were doing odd jobs, stirring while riding their horses in an attempt to separate.

Dang Dang Dang!
The two gun tips clashed violently, with sharp friction sounds and sparks flying out, which was a true accidental discharge of the gun.

As the horses galloped forward and the two men intentionally separated, the two spears were finally freed from the entanglement, but their owners quickly adjusted their rhythm and launched a second face-to-face confrontation.

Hua Rong had no idea that since Xuan Zan was able to fight Suo Chao to a draw, his martial arts had also reached the level of the Eight Hussars, so it was not something he could win easily.

The two then fought for nearly ten rounds. No matter whether Hua Rong or Xuan Zan attacked, they were either dodged or blocked by the other side, and the fight was difficult to determine for a while.

Not far away, Suo Chao was watching intently.

I had already warned Xuan Zan of his drastic change, but you insisted on delaying in this way. I hope you were letting him go on purpose, otherwise if the stronger Yan Qing entered the scene, I might not be able to save him in time.

In Suo Chao's eyes, Yan Qing could be the general manager of Luzhou's army and had a closer relationship with Yang Chang, so he couldn't be weaker than Xuan Zan. But if you walk by the river, you'll get your shoes wet. It's true that Yan Qing had a close relationship with Yang Chang, but his martial arts skills were not necessarily stronger than Xuan Zan's. This was limited by his physiological structure.

People with petite stature, like Shi Qian, can only practice agile and flexible martial arts, while those who are tall and strong have a natural advantage in horse combat. In addition to stronger basic strength, arm length is another core factor.

For example, when using the same type of weapon, the person with longer arms will have a wider attack range. Another example is a person who is two meters tall and a person who is sixty meters tall. Even if both have the same strength, the taller person only needs to reach out and grab the shorter person's chest. The shorter person will not be able to reach any other part of the body except the taller person's outstretched hands due to the distance.

Summarizing Shi Qian's experience, Yang Chang did not invest too much in Yan Qing, so his horse fighting was actually not as good as Xuan Zan's, but he was able to win a small victory in infantry fighting by relying on his flexibility.

Hua Rong was more and more puzzled as he fought on the field. Why was this ugly county horse so good at martial arts? He recalled that he used to use a knife, but now he is a master of spear. Did he pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger? Or did he retrain his spear skills?
In the later period of Liangshan, Hua Rong heard that Yang Chang was equally matched with Lin Chong in sparring, and later he was not inferior to Lu Junyi in sparring, and he was getting more and more fierce in external battles. Could it be that he mastered a special martial arts method and then taught it to his brothers, so they were so dedicated?

That must be it!

The martial arts that make a living are passed down to others without any reservation? Xu Ning and Tang Long are cousins, and his hook-and-sickle spear skills are not passed down to others. Are you deliberately breaking the rules?

By the way, Yang Chang never followed the rules when he was in Liangshan, otherwise why would his brother hate him?
Hua Rong was fighting and thinking at the same time, but was almost stabbed by Xuan Zan because of his distraction. The quick-witted Li Guang suddenly had an idea and immediately pretended to be defeated and ran to the southeast.

That's right, he didn't run towards his main camp in the north, but pretended to run in a panic towards the southeast.

"Hurry, urry"

"Hua Rong, you bastard, the outcome hasn't been decided yet, why are you running?"

"Let me take a breath, take a breath"

"Fuck it, I'm not your father."

Whoosh!
Just as Hua Rong was running, he suddenly fell backwards, with a bow and arrow in his hand, and shot it directly without aiming.

Normally no one could dodge at this speed, but Xuan Zan turned his head almost instinctively, and the arrow brushed past his helmet and flew out.

"That's it?"

"It's not over yet!"

When Hua Rong saw Xuan Zan dodging the arrow, his strong waist strength made him bounce up, twisted into a twist and shot the arrow again.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
This time, it was not an ordinary shooting. Three arrows appeared on the bowstring and flew towards Xuan Zan at the same time. That was Hua Rong's unique skill [Three Rings Around the Moon].

Three arrows were fired at the same time, aiming at Xuan Zan's upper body area, directly blocking his space to dodge left and right. In theory, at least one of them would hit the target.

However, Hua Rong was able to bend his waist to the limit and lean back to shoot, and Xuan Zan also dodged [Three Rings Encircling the Moon] with the same action, and while standing up, he picked up the carved bow in his hand.

"You're the only one who can cum? I can, too!"

"I'm showing off my proficiency in front of an expert. Don't I know how to dodge? Just shoot!"

Whoosh.

"Look at you, you're just like that. I'm very relaxed."

After Hua Rong finished laughing, he was about to fight back with a bow and arrow, but unexpectedly Xuan Zan continued shooting, and his attack speed was a little too fast.

Whizzing
"No, are you so fast?"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
After Xuan Zan fired one arrow, he actually shot six arrows in a row, and his speed was extremely fast.

He still has this skill? I can’t fight anymore!

While Hua Rong was dodging frantically, he finally turned his horse around and fled to the main camp, but Xuan Zan continued to shoot three arrows, and this time he hit the target all three times.

Injury to back, right shoulder, right upper arm
He lost his bow and could only control the reins with his left hand. He clamped his legs around the horse's belly and ran wildly, shouting to Suo Chao: "Come and help me!"

Hua Rong was proud of his archery skills, but he should never have started an archery duel.

The reason Xuan Zan was able to become a county horse, besides his continuous dodging record, is that he is also a good archer. His [Faceless] attribute increases his hit rate by 30%, and his [Consecutive Arrows] skill increases his attack speed by 30%. It seems that he was born to be a archer.

"Little Li Guang, nothing more than that!"

Xuan Zan was a beat too slow in riding his horse, and he was no longer able to catch up and shoot, so after cursing, he turned around to look at Yan Qing, preparing to attack while Hua Rong was injured.

Yan Qing had been paying attention to the situation. He gave the order to attack without Xuan Zan's reminder. The soldiers behind him immediately shouted and charged.

"kill!"

Xuan Zan picked up the spear again, rushed towards the enemy's army, and soon took Suo Chao's axe.

"Don't be mad!"

"You finally decided to come out? We didn't fight enough in Yangqu before, so today is a good time to decide the winner!"

"You just fought with Hua Rong, I don't want to take advantage of you!"

Suo Chao was worried about Hua Rong's injury, so he did not take any ruthless action after intercepting Xuan Zan. He just covered his companions' retreat while he led his troops to fight and retreat.

Xuan Zan knew the opponent's strength. Suo Chao, who was known for his strength, did not attack fiercely today. It was obvious that he was keeping his word and was determined to restrain his strength. He thought that this person seemed different from Hua Rong. Maybe he could really be recruited by Yang Chang?

After chasing the enemy for two or three miles, Xuan Zan saw Yan Qing, who had followed him, taking out a crossbow, and immediately shouted to stop him: "Don't shoot, Chief Steward Yan. Suo Chao was willing to give way just now, so he can fight for it!"

"Ok?"

In the moment Yan Qing was stunned, he not only saw Suo Chao leaving the crossbow range, but also saw countless small black dots in the distance, so he shouted: "All troops stop, the enemy reinforcements have arrived!"

"It really is."

Xuan Zan took a closer look, then swallowed his saliva and asked, "It looks like there are quite a lot of people. It's getting dark now. What should we do?"

"Hua Rong has lost in the archery contest, and Song Jiang has no archers under his command. You can follow his example and use a continuous stream of arrows to get the upper hand. We will take advantage of the chaos and the weather to charge in, and then drive directly into Licheng."

"Can it be done?"

"How can a man say no?"

(End of this chapter)