When Wudan received the report from the king of Ruoqiang, he was furious and rushed to the camp of the king of Ruoqiang with his personal guards.When King Ruoqiang got the news, Wudan had already broken into his Chinese army's tent.He has been rampant in the Nanshan countries for a long time, no matter where he goes, no one dares to stop him, and he has always been rampant.King Ruoqiang was nervous, but he still stepped forward to greet him with a smile.Wudan entered the big tent, and without saying a word, he slapped King Ruoqiang in the face with his backhand.Although King Ruoqiang was prepared, he didn't expect Wudan to be so angry, he stumbled and fell to the ground, half of his face immediately swollen, and blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth."
What's the matter, you, the King of Ruoqiang, don't want to do it, right?"
"My lord" King Ruoqiang fell to the ground and kowtowed again and again.Blood stained the placket and dripped on the ground."
We are not cowardly, we are really fierce Liang Xiao, we are not opponents, we can only wait for adults to come.A reluctant attack makes no sense except to increase unnecessary casualties.If you don't believe me, when you fight again, I'm willing to take the lead and charge in person. ”"Liang Xiao is fierce, isn't he also a person" "My lord, Liang Xiao is not a person, even those Qiang people, but the Han cavalry around him is extremely fierce, and it is definitely not something we can deal with."
At the beginning, he only had 400 horsemen, and he killed the big boss of Iul, and now his strength has doubled, and we are not as brave as the big boss, how can it be his opponent" Wu Dan did not say a word.The death of Ilwu in battle not only shocked King Ruoqiang and others, but even he was greatly disturbed.In his opinion, Iur's strength was enough to be compared to Liang Xiao, and his strength was four times that of Liang Xiao, which was enough to defeat Liang Xiao.I didn't expect to lose my life in the first battle.King Ruoqiang justified the defeat of Iur, and he had nothing to say.Seeing that Wudan did not speak, King Ruoqiang said again: "If you don't believe me, you might as well call someone else to ask." ”Wudan waved his hand, pushed the boat with his hand, and ordered the king of Ruoqiang to summon the other leaders to come.If the king of Qiang is out of the tent, arrange for people to blow the trumpet and gather the generals.After a short time, the leaders came to the Chinese army, and when they saw that King Ruoqiang had half of his face swollen, they were silent one by one, and they didn't dare to be careless.Wu Dan asked one by one, but nothing came out.The Ruoqiang King has long been in harmony with them, and now there is the example of the Ruoqiang King in front of him, who dares to admit that he is cowardly, and he vigorously advocates that the Han cavalry warriors are powerful, just like the gods, and if they want to defeat them, only the Lord of the Sky Wolf can do it.Knowing that these people are shirking their responsibilities, Wudan can't be pierced in person.No matter how strong he is, after all, he still needs the support of these people, and he can't force them to rush and take risks.Moreover, he also knew how powerful Liang Xiao was, even he himself did not have the confidence to win.Otherwise, he didn't need to be so enthusiastic at all, and he could kill Liang Xiao directly with his personal guards.When he first shot Aliusu, there were only more than 100 horsemen around him.Wudan softened his color, appeased King Ruoqiang and the others for a few words, and then announced the end of the meeting.He wanted to return to his camp, but when he saw that King Ruoqiang and the others looked panicked, their eyes wandered, for fear that they would have different intentions, so he simply took the guards to live in the camp, and at the same time boosted morale, but also suppressed people's hearts, lest King Ruoqiang and others be short of breath for a while and surrender to Liang Xiao.Defeat is one thing, surrender is another.But he didn't go on the offensive either.Although he now had seven or eight thousand troops, he decided to wait.It is necessary not only to wait for the arrival of the main forces, but also for news from the steppe.He had already sent people to contact the old troops on the grassland, so that they could come from the Qilian Mountains to harass Liang Xiao's rear and attack the Qiang tribes that supported Liang Xiao.If he can succeed, he can not only catch Liang Xiao off guard, but also take advantage of the situation to control Hexi.Hexi is the hometown of his dreams.Wudan waited for five days, the main force arrived, everything was ready, and he still did not wait for any news from the old department of the Muddy Evil.He didn't know what had happened, whether it was the reluctance of the old tribe to come, or the fact that the messenger had not found them, which often happened in the grasslands.The Evil Tribes are no longer the big tribe they were back then, scattered and nomadic from all sides, and there will be no more than 10,000 people who are really willing to support him, and it is not an easy task to find them and persuade them to fight against the Han Chinese.But Wudan couldn't wait any longer, he had several times the strength of Liang Xiao, and if he didn't attack, he would inevitably be regarded as a coward.He was able to control the Nanshan Kingdoms because of his strength, and once his cowardice was seen, his rule was likely to collapse in an instant.Udan decided to attack.He led the main force forward, and when he passed the stele, he ordered someone to chisel it down and prepare to return it to Liang Xiao as a demonstration before the start of the war.Liang Xiao had long known about Wudan's arrival, and he was waiting in the valley, and the formation was exactly the same as the last time King Ruoqiang attacked.Batu, the prince of the Yue clan, led the combined forces of the tribes to line up at the eastern end of the valley, and behind them were the old and weak of the tribes and all their possessions.Once their formation is breached, they will be left with nothing.They were originally unwilling to be so decisive, but under the dual effect of Liang Xiao's coercion and the encouragement of the last big victory, they still obeyed Liang Xiao's arrangement.Liang Xiao stood on the slope of the north of the valley, about 100 steps from the bottom of the valley.The slope is just right, you can use the slope to accelerate when you go downhill, and it is not too difficult to go uphill.Whether the enemy is attacking him, or planning to attack Batu and others at the eastern end of the valley, he can attack in time.Seeing this familiar scene, King Ruoqiang, who once again served as the striker, beat a drum in his heart, and his scalp was a little numb, and the battle of that day came to mind again.He was still a thousand steps away from Liang Xiao before he stopped, ordered a formation, and then sent someone to ask Wudan.Wudan rushed to the front of the battle with the personal guard battalion, and ordered more than ten Qiang soldiers to push the cart, carry the stone tablet, and walk towards Liang Xiao.The two sides were a thousand paces apart, flags fluttered, war drums and trumpets slowly corresponded, and countless pairs of eyes looked at those Qiang people, staring at the cart and the stone monument on the cart.Not everyone can see the stele clearly, but seeing this scene, everyone knows that although the battle has not yet begun, the pre-war demonstration has already begun.The Qiang soldiers came down the slope and stopped the cart to unload the stele, but were stopped by a Qiang knight.The knight conveyed Liang Xiao's order, please take a few more steps and send it to our army's main formation, and then you don't have to go back, just wait here, and then I will trouble you to transport it back.The Qiang soldiers had no choice but to follow the knight and push the cart to Batu and the others.The knight also sent an order to Batu: the stele was to remain here for the time being, and the general and all the warriors promised not to step beyond it until the battle was over.Those who cross the monument die.Batu sent a herald to announce Liang Xiao's order to the whole army.Knowing that Liang Xiao was going to fight in person and never die, the Qiang people were both relieved and a little worried.After all, Liang Xiao only had a thousand horsemen, and the enemy on the opposite side was a black man, at least more than 10,000 people.No matter how brave Liang Xiao is, no matter how good the Han cavalry is, can he really be a ten, if there is any mistake, how can it be a good time, countless people began to worry about Liang Xiao.At this time, Paris kicked his horse lightly, went down the hill, and galloped towards Wudan in the distance.In front of everyone, he came to Wudan, threw Iur's already shriveled head on the ground, and said loudly: "Sky wolf, you claim to be superb in archery, can you dare to fight with my general" Wudan was stunned for a moment, and his face immediately turned red.He didn't expect that in front of the two armies, Liang Xiao would actually challenge him.But this poked at his soft underbelly.Although he has a bow in his hand, he has no certainty of victory in a face-to-face confrontation with Liang Xiao.Seeing that Udan did not react, Paris laughed loudly, and his laughter was full of contempt for Udan."
My general said, if you have the courage, you will go out to fight with my general.If you don't have the courage, you can also retreat and ask for the second, each leading the personal guard battalion to fight, our army has a thousand horses, how many you want to bring, listen to the respect.Whoever wins, whoever is the lord of Nanshan, how" Paris finished speaking, turned his horse's head, galloped south along Wudan's large array, and said aloud the news of Liang Xiao's challenge to Wudan to those Qiang people, until he walked to the south of the large array, turned back, and came to Wudan's front again."
You've decided that you're a man, just come out and fight, don't hide in the middle like a woman."
When Wudan heard this, his blood gushed upwards, and he shouted: "Fight is battle, what is there to fear?"
The Qiang soldiers of all tribes were forced to come, and they were not willing to fight, and when they heard that Liang Xiao proposed to decide the outcome by duel, of course they couldn't ask for it.Whether it is a one-on-one heads-up between Wudan and Liang Xiao, or a one-on-one battle with the pro-guard battalion, it is a good choice, in short, just don't let them go into battle to fight.For them, whoever is stronger, they will be attached to whom, whether it is Liang Xiao or Wudan, there is no difference.They were originally worried that Wudan would not accept the challenge, but at this moment, seeing that Wudan took the lead, obviously accepted the challenge, they were suddenly overjoyed and applauded in unison.Wu Dan came out of the battle, and he regretted it a little.Hearing the cheers of the soldiers, he wanted to slap himself even more.Now it's hard to ride a tiger, even if you want to change your mind.He bothered his spirits and looked into the distance, staring at Liang Xiao on the hillside.Seeing Wudan out of the battle, Liang Xiao smiled."
This thing is really a brave man."
Xu Le was worried."
What about the prince, do you want to fight" "It's a challenge I proposed, how can I not fight" Liang Xiao smiled: "Prison army, don't worry, if Wudan is sure of victory, he will come a long time ago."
The fact that he has not come until now shows that he is weak-hearted.is not sure, but he can't stand the provocation, how can his state of mind be able to play the real archery", Liang Xiao had analyzed it with Xu Le before, but when it came to the end, Xu Le still felt that it was not very safe.After all, the range of the ground bow in the hand of the heavenly wolf was twice as long as the human bow in Liang Xiao's hand, and Liang Xiao's disadvantage was very obvious.In case of an arrow, there is no need to fight that battle.Liang Xiao said again: "A one-on-one duel before the battle is always more certain than the chaos of the chaotic army.In case the situation is not in my favor, you should not be polite and greet me directly with a ballista.Ten large crossbows fired in a salvo, and Wudan couldn't fly out even if he had wings. ”Xu Le sighed."
Alright, be careful."
Liang Xiao's wrist flicked, shook the reins of the horse, Mingzhu raised his neck, stepped out of his four slender legs, rushed down the hillside, and came to the front of the formation.Batu and the others were far away, and when Paris came out, they didn't know what was going on.Seeing that Wudan and Liang Xiao came out of the battle one after another, they understood what they were going to do.Duel before the battle, with personal bravery to determine the victory, is not only a brave and martial Qiang people's favorite event, but also can boost morale, and sometimes avoid countless casualties, has always been a very popular move.But anyone who can survive the duel will become a warrior, not to mention that these two have been famous for a long time, one is a legendary Han boy, and the other is a sharpshooter who was born out of thin air.For a while, the soldiers on both sides were inexplicably excited and applauded in unison.As for who it applauded, it is not clear.It's just that for the two sides of the rivalry, the scene on the battlefield is somewhat weird.The Han and Xiongnu duel, but the applause was the Qiang, and the winner would have control over the Nanshan states.Liang Xiao also felt ridiculous, and even laughed involuntarily.With this ease, he went down the hill, came to the front of the formation, and came to the front of Wudan.Unlike Liang Xiao's relaxation, Wu Dan was very nervous, and the knuckles of the fingers holding the bow were white, and even trembled a little.He stared at Liang Xiao, who was galloping lightly, and didn't say a word.As long as he saw that Liang Xiao showed signs of drawing arrows, he immediately took the lead.His advantage is in the range, once Liang Xiao breaks through a hundred steps away, he has no advantage at all.But Liang Xiao obviously didn't mean to take advantage of this opportunity to attack, he held the reins with both hands, his body rose and fell slightly with the light gallop of the war horse, and came to Wudan with a smile on his face.More than ten steps away from Wudan, he stopped, stared at Wudan twice, and suddenly smiled: "Have we met, I see that you are a little familiar, where should you have met." ”Wudan gritted his teeth and remained silent.He and Liang Xiao had met once, but not on a formal occasion.At that time, he had been defeated by Liang Xiao, the tribe was scattered, and there was only Yiur by his side, and he met Liang Xiao in Yuli.He wanted to attack Liang Xiao, but he was not sure, and in the end he could only watch Liang Xiao leave.Liang Xiao stared at Wudan and looked at it, but he still didn't remember where he had seen it.However, he made a new discovery."
What's wrong with your beard, it's so thin, can't it really be a eunuch" Wu Dan panicked for a while, and hurriedly raised his hand to cover his mouth, and also covered his beard.Ever since he was shot off by Liang Xiao's arrow, his beard began to fall off, and now there are dozens of sparse ones left.He had seen eunuchs and knew that it was probably related to Liang Xiao's arrow, so he cherished these beards and tried his best to cover them, not wanting people to discover his hidden illness.He often asked women to serve him, but in the end he would find a reason to kill them so that they would not leak out.Recalling the humiliation he has suffered over the years, Wu Dan's heart swelled with infinite murderous intent, and miraculously calmed down.