Chapter 71: Dissecting Wu Knife (Seeking Three Rivers, Seeking Recommendations!)

  Sun Jing, immersed in joy, did not lose his composure. On the contrary, he had a deeper understanding of Sun Jian's words. He had long known that this knife was no ordinary product, but when he heard Sun Jian's words, especially the two characters "Tú Lóng", he knew that this knife was more than just sharp.

  "Brother, this knife..."

  Sun Jian smiled slightly and inserted his sword into his waistband: "You Tai, have you ever heard the story of Wu Dao cutting open a fish?"

  Sun Jing was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly opened her eyes wide: "This knife... is it the Wu knife that dissected the sturgeon?"

  Sun Jian smiled, fondly stroking the scabbard, glanced at Sun Jing and nodded: "With this sword in hand, who is my enemy under heaven?"

  "Charge!" Sun Jian lightly kicked his warhorse and galloped forward.

  Sun Jing also laughed, laughing very happily. As the most well-read person among the Sun family children, he naturally knew the story of Wu Dao cutting open Gun's belly. The ancient book records that Gun failed to control the flood and was executed by Emperor Yao on Mount Feather, his body did not rot for three years. The Heavenly Emperor then ordered the divine general to cut open Gun's belly, from which Yu was obtained, and Gun's body transformed into a yellow bear and fell into the Feather Abyss.

  That sword is the Wu Dao. Gun is the father of Da Yu, the founding monarch of the Great Xia, and has a divine dragon body, so he can die without rotting. This sword can cut open Gun's body, naturally having extraordinary divine power. Sun Jian said it had dragon-slaying divine power, which was not an exaggeration at all.

  Sun Jian has a White Tiger destiny, and he also possesses such a divine sword, what can't be accomplished?

  Sun Jing hurriedly followed up, straightened his waist, and was full of confidence.

  ……

  Lü Bu led over a thousand elite cavalry from Pingzhou, rushing to the rear of Liang County, stopping about ten miles away. Zu Mao and Huang Gai led 3,000 infantrymen, setting up a large blocking formation, blocking Lü Bu's path.

  Lü Bu ordered the entire army to halt, grasped his halberd with one hand, urged on Red Hare, and galloped forward. He rode around the formations of Zu Mao and Huang Gai, sneering in disdain, spat a mouthful of saliva, and regarded the enemy at close range as if they were nothing. He raised the Guandao in his hand and shouted loudly: "Lü Bu of Five Tribes is here! Who dares to come and fight?"

  Sun Jian had once fought in the Western Liang, and was familiar with cavalry warfare. The generals under his command were mostly from Jiangnan, and he had less than a hundred horsemen, who could only serve as personal bodyguards and not as independent cavalry units. Facing Dong Zhuo's and Lü Bu's elite cavalry of Liang Province, he knew that there was little chance of winning in a cavalry battle, so he had long instructed his generals that once they faced the enemy, especially when encountering cavalry, they must form a tight formation and defend their position with strong bows and crossbows to prevent being broken through by the cavalry.

  Huang Gai and Zu Mao were both trusted generals under Sun Jian, so when they heard that Lü Bu was leading a thousand elite cavalrymen from Pingzhou to attack, they formed their battle lines and prepared strong bows and crossbows to defend against Lü Bu's charge.

  But they did not expect Lü Bu to challenge them to a duel before the formation.

  Single combat was prevalent during the Spring and Autumn period. At that time, only aristocrats could become warriors, emphasizing etiquette between aristocrats, often using personal duels to decide victory or defeat. After the Warring States period, a large battle would involve tens of thousands of people, and the martial arts of one or two people could no longer affect the overall situation, so single combat became a private fight, rarely appearing on the battlefield.

  Lü Bu's challenge in front of the formation was a surprise to Huang Gai and Zu Mao, but it also sparked the interest of many people.

  Han Dynasty was not far from ancient times, although the style of knights had become a legend, but the good martial arts wind had not been cut off. Being able to witness the legendary knight duel with one's own eyes was a delightful thing for many who claimed to be warriors. Lü Bu proposed a challenge, and even Huang Gai and Zu Mao were somewhat moved.

  However, no one personally went into battle. Firstly, they were not prepared for this, and secondly, they had all heard of Lü Bu's reputation to some extent.

  Lü Bu is not someone to be trifled with. Huang Gai and Zu Mao may be southerners, but Han Dang and Cheng Pu, who are from the north and serve under Sun Jian, have all mentioned Lü Bu's bravery and expressed their admiration for him. How can they possibly take him lightly now?

  Seeing no movement from the opposite side, Lü Bu burst out laughing: "A mere child, not daring to fight, very well. Quickly report to Sun Jian and let him come to witness my martial arts skills. From now on, don't be arrogant again, calling yourself the Tiger of Jiangdong; change it to the Mad Dog of Jiangdong."

  Lü Bu and Sun Jian enraged Zu Mao. He shouted loudly: "What kind of barbarian dares to claim the title of my family's lord? Why should our lord come, wait for me, Zu Mao, to take your life." As he spoke, he mounted his horse with a long knife and charged out of the big array.

  Zu Mao charged into battle, Huang Gai was anxious and immediately ordered the drums to be beaten, asking Zu Mao to return to the formation and defend it firmly. Zu Mao did not listen to him, and directly rushed out of the big formation, rushing towards Lü Bu, raising the double knives in his hand, and roaring: "Lü Bu, surrender!"

  Lü Bu smiled. He raised the Guandao in his hand, gently shook it, and lightly kicked Red Hare with his toes. Red Hare let out a long whinny, suddenly darted forward like a fierce flame, and pounced on Zu Mao.

  The sound of hooves was urgent like thunder, Lü Bu rushed towards Zu Mao.

  In an instant, the two horses crossed paths, Lü Bu wielded his halberd with one hand, and with a light swing, he stabbed Diao Chan.

  "With a 'ding' sound, Lu Bu's halberd knocked open Zuo Ma's twin swords and pierced through his chest armor. Zuo Ma spat out fresh blood, grasped the halberd tightly with both hands, stared wide-eyed, and looked at Lu Bu in disbelief."

  He couldn't believe that someone could make such a sharp thrust. He thought his martial arts skills were superior, but in front of Lü Bu, he couldn't even withstand one round. All he felt was a numbness in his arm, and the twin blades flew away without a trace.

  Lü Bu held Zou Mao with one hand, yet looked relaxed. He urged on Red Hare, following the path that Zou Mao had taken, and charged towards his main camp.

  Ten paces away from the large formation, he threw out Zu Mao's corpse. Zu Mao flew through the air for over ten paces before crashing onto the largest shield of the front row of soldiers. With a loud "boom", the soldier behind the shield stumbled backward two steps, and an opening appeared in the originally tight formation. The nearby soldiers were shocked and rushed to fill the gap, but it was too late.

  Lü Bu galloped over, his halberd sweeping left and right. Two shields were knocked flying, a soldier holding a long spear had his arm numbed, the spearhead veering off course, while Lü Bu's halberd precisely sliced across his throat.

  Red Hare galloped out of the gap, its massive body charging forward. Lü Bu held a sword in his left hand and a halberd in his right, using the halberd to thrust at distant enemies and the sword to slash at those close by, as if entering an uninhabited land. In an instant, he had penetrated dozens of feet into the large formation.

  Behind him, Wei Xu and Cao Xing led a group of elite cavalry from Pingzhou, arriving like the wind.

  They had followed Lü Bu for a long time and were well aware of his every move. The moment they saw Lü Bu raise his halberd, they began to accelerate their charge. As for whether Lü Bu could kill Zu Mao, they never considered such an issue. Except for the battle with Zhang Xiu, Lü Bu had no precedent for losing, and he always killed with one blow.

  Being able to become the synonym of Bianzhou's fierce war, there is half of Lü Bu's credit in it. It was because of Lü Bu, this unstoppable arrowhead, that Bianzhou's cavalry charge became so easy and unstoppable. And with Red Hare and Sky Piercer, Lü Bu was undoubtedly an arrowhead tempered by fire once again, inspiring awe.

  Zu Mao is the first, but definitely won't be the last.

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