ziAfter passing through the winding remnants of Lishan Mountain, Cao Wushang's team entered the endless wilderness. From here, they marched eastward and turned over several slopes to reach the allied army's garrison.

The place where Cao Wushang was at this time was today's Lintong District, which was located in the wilderness. After several encounters with Li Shang's pursuits, Cao Wushang's men suffered heavy casualties, shrinking from more than a thousand to more than a hundred. ,

There were also some people who surrendered to Li Shang without fighting, which made Cao Wushang even more afraid of fighting.

But the pursuers were getting closer and closer. Cao Wushang's horse had been galloping for two hours and was exhausted. The horse kept snoring and might fall to the ground at any time and die here. Once the horse fell, Cao Wushang would be heartbroken. It is very clear that I will definitely die,

Even if Cao Wushang turned around and fought hard at this time, he already had more than a hundred men under his command, unable to resist Li Shang's two thousand cavalry. And even if he could fight against Li Shang alone, he would not be able to escape misfortune in the end.

Filled with grief and anger, Cao Wushang raised his head and shouted: "Oh my god, am I, Cao Wushang, about to die here?"

I wanted to make friends with Xiang Yu and find a way out to leave Liu Bang's subordinates, but I didn't want to and it was self-defeating. At this time, Liu Bang sent people to chase him. Seeing that the speed of the war horse gradually slowed down, the pursuers behind him gradually approached, and even the hundreds of soldiers beside him From time to time, people fell off their horses and were hacked to death with random knives.

Rather than being captured alive by Li Shang, it would be better to kill himself, and not humiliate himself by coming to this human world. Thinking of this, Cao Wushang put his sword across his neck. He felt sad, and his heart was sour. He looked up to the sky and shouted again: " That's all, that's all, God's will is like this, Li Shang, why do you have to chase after me in such a hurry, I will help you,"

The followers on the side wanted to stop him, but the horses on both sides were galloping. They could only watch Cao Wushang commit suicide, but there was nothing they could do. Several people shouted: "General... don't,"

Cao Wushang closed his eyes tightly and used force with his right hand, preparing to cut his Adam's apple, but at this critical moment, an arrow whizzed over and hit the hilt of the sword, giving the hilt a push and causing the bronze sword to move outward. Tilt and fall from Cao Wushang's hand,

Immediately, three more arrows were shot, each hitting a vital point, killing Cao Wushang while sitting on his horse. The moment the horse fell to the ground, Cao Wushang was thrown away, and more than a hundred people followed Cao Wushang. The soldiers and followers reined in their horses one after another, jumped down, and ran to Cao Wushang's side. Some went to help him, while the rest formed a circle and looked around cautiously.

The pursuers from behind were getting closer and closer, everyone was sweating on their foreheads, and they were extremely nervous. The smell of death was gradually approaching, but no one of them was willing to escape.

Cao Wushang also stood up staggeringly. He looked back and saw that Li Shang was less than three miles away from him. Suddenly, a group of army horses galloped out in front of him. He threw the dirt on his body with his hands and sighed: "If you don't allow life and don't allow death, this world is so unfair."

After Cao Wushang roared, the team that had just stopped him from committing suicide rushed forward. The leader was Xiang Zhuang, holding a black eagle bow in his hand.

Xiang Zhuang looked at Cao Wushang with his cold eyes and said coldly: "You are Cao Wushang,"

"You are," Cao Wushang was a little surprised, but he quickly remembered and said in surprise: "You are General Xiangzhuang,"

During the battle to capture Fengxiang, Cao Wushang met Xiang Zhuang. Looking at the bow in Xiang Zhuang's hand, Cao Wushang could conclude that those arrows just now must have been shot by Xiang Zhuang.

But why did he stop himself from committing suicide?

Cao Wushang was very surprised. He looked back and saw that Li Shang was getting closer and closer. In despair, Cao Wushang had to shake his head and sigh: "General Xiangzhuang, you'd better leave quickly. There are pursuers behind us. They are chasing me." Come on, don’t bring trouble to you because of me,”

"Hmph, what are you capable of doing to bring trouble to me?" Xiang Zhuang laughed loudly and then ordered: "Take Cao Wushang away for me."

Suddenly hundreds of Chu cavalry rushed up. The soldiers around Cao Wushang immediately surrounded him vigilantly and wanted to resist. Cao Wushang knew that there was an ambush in front of him and a pursuer behind him. He had no way to go, but if he allowed himself Choosing between Li Shang and Xiang Zhuang, Cao Wushang would rather have Xiang Zhuang captured.

At this time, everyone wanted to make a last-ditch effort for Cao Wushang, but Cao Wushang shouted loudly: "You all get out of the way, I am willing to go with General Xiangzhuang, kill or behead, please do as you please."

The soldiers looked at Xiang Zhuang and others unwillingly, and Cao Wushang handed over to Xiang Zhuang: "I only hope that General Xiang Zhuang can accept these brothers of mine. If they fall into Liu Bang's hands, they will definitely die."

"You are quite loyal, I promise you,"

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand on his horse: "Take them all away so that they can be comforted. Don't wait any longer."

The crowd took Cao Wushang and his party away. Xiang Zhuang watched them go away on horseback, and then ordered: "Get in formation."

Mei Rong personally led his troops to set up a formation in the middle of the road. Several cavalrymen took out their horns from their arms, put them on their mouths, and blew loudly: "Woo..."

This was the rhythm of the upcoming battle. Soon, Li Shang's two thousand men came galloping over. Seeing that the Chu army was already waiting in formation, they had to rein in their horses and set up their positions. A school captain hurriedly rode back. After whispering a few words into Li Shang's ear, Li Shang became furious and hurried to the front of the formation, where he happened to meet Xiang Zhuang face to face.

"General Xiang Zhuang, one of our traitorous generals has escaped, please get out of the way," Li Shang's tone was cold and unceremonious, but Xiang Zhuang ignored Li Shang and played with his hands on the horse indifferently. The sword in the middle was completely black. After a while, Xiang Zhuang slowly took the sword out of its sheath. Under the sunlight, the murderous aura of the sword was splashed out, making people shudder.

Xiang Zhuang held his sword across his chest, stared at Li Shang, and said coldly: "This is a stronghold of the Chu army. When you lead your army here, do you want to overthrow the camp?"

After a pause, Xiang Zhuang said again: "Don't bully me because the Chu army has no one. If you don't accept it, you can fight with me for three to five rounds. If you can win, I will let you go."

Xiang Zhuang's provocation made Li Shang extremely unhappy. He wanted to give it a try, but after all, this place had passed Lishan Mountain and was Xiang Yu's sphere of influence. If he rashly went to war, Xiang Yu would have reason to cross Lishan Mountain. // Damn it, at that time, your recklessness will harm Liu Bang,

Thinking like this, Li Shang finally endured this sigh. He looked at the sky. According to the time calculation, Liu Bang should be on his way here. As long as Cao Wushang is in the Chu camp, he is not afraid that he can escape from Guanzhong. Thinking of this, Li Shang had no choice but to change his tone and said: "General Xiangzhuang, I have no intention of offending you. Let's take our leave."

Li Shangle turned his horse's head, waved his hand forward and said, "Let's retreat."

Li Shang led his army to withdraw in a mighty manner. Looking at their leaving figures, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but smile coldly. If Li Shang really challenged him, Xiang Zhuang was confident that he could persuade Xiang Yu and ask for help within one day. //Defeat Liu Bang, Liu Bang is dead, who else in the world can compete for supremacy?

Thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang put away his sword, looked up to the sky and laughed, his laughter was unrestrained. This was an era of killing at will, but it was also an era of heroes. The souls of hundreds of thousands of soldiers were buried in a foreign land, and the heroes competed for the throne. One party, a treacherous hero, a tyrant, who is in charge of ups and downs, conspiracy, scheming, who is the real dragon, country, beauty, this has been true for generations. Only by putting everything aside can one become the true ruler of this era.

After a long time, when the Li Shang army could no longer be seen in the distance, Xiang Zhuang turned his horse's head and ordered to everyone: "Let's go back to camp."

After Li Shang was blocked by Xiang Zhuang, he had to lead his army back. He galloped all the way and sent many scouts. After finally detecting Liu Bang's route, he diverted to the trail at the foot of Li Shang Mountain to meet Liu Bang.

About an hour later, Li Shang finally saw Liu Bang, who was slowly approaching. He rode his horse and quickly came to Liu Bang. He held his hands on the horse and said: "My lord, I..."

Seeing Li Shang return empty-handed, Liu Bang had already guessed that maybe Cao Wushang should not have been killed, but he actually escaped. Liu Bang felt secretly resentful in his heart and sighed: "Run away, you follow me." Let’s go to Xiang Yu Camp together,”

"No, Cao Wushang didn't run away, he was rescued," Li Shang replied hesitantly.

When he heard that he had been rescued, Liu Bang could no longer contain the anger in his heart. He looked at Li Shang with cold eyes and said word by word: "Who is so bold?"

"It's Xiangzhuang,"

"Xiang Zhuang, you shameless person," Liu Bang was furious. He roared angrily: "How dare you openly rescue my traitorous general. You and I are at odds with each other."

Seeing Liu Bang being so rude, Zhang Liang sighed softly: "As expected, General Liu, our greatest enemy in the future will not be Xiang Yu or the allied forces, but Xiang Zhuang."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Liang glanced at Li Shang and others. Li Shang and others gave way one after another, and the team continued to move forward. Two thousand soldiers and horses also merged into Liu Bang's team. After walking for a while, Zhang Liang said again: " Xiang Zhuang has begun to show his strength, we must guard against it,"

"Zifang might as well just say it." Liu Bang had calmed down a little at this time, and he gradually realized that it was no accident that Xiang Zhuang rescued Cao Wushang. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he had just expelled Cao Wushang, His hind legs appeared,

Just when Liu Bang was wondering, Zhang Liang said again: "Cao Wushang can also be regarded as a tiger general. Xiangzhuang's rescue of him is actually to win over people's hearts and take Cao Wushang under his command. This is Xiangzhuang's attempt to recruit him." Talented,"

After listening to Zhang Liang's words, Liu Bang completely understood that Xiang Zhuang had indeed begun to plan his retreat. This powerful enemy must be eliminated.

But if you think about it carefully, Liu Bang can't save himself at this time, how can he eradicate Xiang Zhuang? Thinking of this, Liu Bang couldn't help but smile to himself. With the current situation, he can only take one step and see one step.

After walking for a while, Liu Bang sighed on his horse: "I'm very worried that Xiang Zhuang will take advantage of my visit to Xiang Yu to plot against me. Does Zifang have a clever plan?"

"It cannot be ruled out that Xiang Zhuang has a backup plan. We can only wait and see. However, General Liu does not need to worry. With Uncle Xiang as an internal support, Xiang Yu dare not deny him face."

Zhang Liang's comfort made Liu Bang feel a little at ease. He looked ahead and looked at the sky. It was already three o'clock in the morning. If he didn't rush to Xiang Yu's camp, as soon as noon passed, Xiang Yu must have given up his excuse for not paying attention to this meeting. Make things difficult for yourself,

"Speed ​​up and move forward. We must rush to Xiang Yu's camp before noon," Liu Bang ordered on his horse,

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