Chapter 43: Heroes of the Realm

  Qiu Shui looked at the enemy camp in front of him, with troops arranged neatly in all directions, and his heart was filled with caution.

  "The heroes of the world gather, how can there not be a master? As far as I know, in this world, there is one person who is no worse than you and me, and there are several others who are only slightly inferior to us." Qiu Shui turned his head and said slowly with his eyes fixed on Lü Bu Huaxiong.

  Hua Xiong was shocked upon hearing this, and he had a deep understanding of Lü Bu's and Qiu Shui's bravery. He couldn't believe that there was someone in the world whose martial arts skills were equal to those two, especially when he heard that there were several other generals whose martial arts skills were only slightly inferior to these two absolute warriors. His heart was filled with astonishment.

  Lü Bu's eyes were filled with a fierce intent as he asked, his gaze fixed intently on Qiu Shui.

  "In Jingzhou, there was a veteran general named Huang Zhong, about 40 years old. He was skilled in using a large knife and his archery skills were unparalleled in the world. His martial arts skills were not inferior to mine, and among the allied forces outside Guandong, there were also several great generals."

  "Now, under Liu Bei's command, there were two sworn brothers: Guan Yu, with a red face and the courtesy name Yunchang, skilled in using a heavy great sword; Zhang Fei, with a black face, wielding an 8-foot-long spear. Both of them were enemies of ten thousand people. Under Gongsun Zan's command, there was a young general named Zhao Yun from the White Horse Army, who was a disciple of the Spear God Tongyuan, riding a white horse and wearing silver armor and a silver spear, with excellent spear skills."

  "Moreover, Yuan Shao himself had Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Kong Rong of Beihai had Taishi Ci, Cao Cao had Dian Wei and Xu Chu. Dian Wei wielded a pair of halberds while Xu Chu used a large sword. Yuan Shu's subordinate Ji Ling wielded a three-pointed double-edged spear, and Ma Teng's subordinate Pang De wielded a large sword."

  "The martial arts of the above-mentioned people are only slightly inferior to mine. Those who are slightly inferior to them include Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan under Cao Cao's command, Zhang He and Gao Lan under Yuan Shao's command, as well as the sons of Sun Jian and Ma Teng, who have not yet come of age but possess extraordinary martial arts skills. As for how many other unknown warriors there are, I do not know. The Guandong Coalition Army can be said to be a gathering of heroes!"

  Hua Xiong heard the words of Qiu Shui, and was shocked to the point where his back was covered in cold sweat. He knew his own martial arts skills were not bad, but just by listening, he could tell that Lü Bu's skills were slightly better than his. If he had rushed out to fight, it would have been a death sentence. At this moment, Hua Xiong was drenched in cold sweat and his heart was racing with fear, fortunately, he did not act impulsively.

  Lü Bu listened and his body was filled with a fierce desire for battle, shouting loudly: "I can fight against all the heroes of the world, only then will I not have lived in vain."

  After hearing Lü Bu's words, the two men exchanged a gaze full of fighting spirit. A moment later, they burst out laughing and with an air of grandeur, said: "What if it is? Tomorrow I will use my martial prowess to let all under heaven know."

  The defenders on the city gate saw their general looking at the enemy outside, and they couldn't help but laugh loudly, feeling reassured in their hearts. After all, they had personally witnessed the bravery of Qiu Shui and Lü Bu, which was absolutely unmatched by human strength.

  Hua Xiong was also drawn to the two men's heroic spirit, and the chill in his heart slightly dissipated. Isn't the greatest honor for a martial general to die wrapped in horse hide? To die on the battlefield is an honor for a martial general.

  To say that his own martial arts skills have not made any progress in recent years, although he often goes to spar with Autumn Water and Lü Bu, but after all, this is just sparring, and the progress is not great. A warrior's skills can only be sublimated between life and death. Tomorrow, I will let the world know the name of Hua Xiong. Hua Xiong looked at the two peerless warriors in front of him, his eyes filled with determination.

  Just as everyone was preparing to return and prepare for tomorrow's big battle, Akira secretly placed one hand on the city wall while descending from the castle tower. In an instant, a multitude of small black insects emerged from Akira's sleeve and crawled along the city wall onto the land in front of the checkpoint.

  These are Corpse Worms, Corpse Worms cultivated in the land of Corpse Cultivation, with no great lethality, only when specifically cultivating corpses will they cultivate these Corpse Worms, and after zombies exit their coffins, relying on these Corpse Worms to discover enemy situations, there are also some other clever uses.

  This night countless people stayed up all night, knowing that a great war was about to break out.

  When the sun slowly rose at dawn, soldiers of both armies cooked their meals and thick smoke rose from the camps of both sides.

  Woooo! The Tiger Trap Pass suddenly sounded a heaven-shaking horn, with a deafening sound.

  The eighteen vassals were just about to have their meal when they suddenly heard the sound of the horn blown from the Tiger's Den Pass, and they all rushed to gather in the main camp.

  "Could it be that the rebel leader Dong Zhuo's army at Tiger Trap Pass is making a move?" Cao Cao had just entered his tent when he saw all the other lords arriving at the main camp, and hastily asked Yuan Shao.

  The other lords looked at Yuan Shao with inquiring eyes after hearing this.

  Yuan Shao saw the gaze of various lords centered on himself, his heart was filled with heroic spirit, and he was indeed in high spirits. After all, Yuan Shao was now the commander of an army of over 600,000 men, how could he not be excited?

  "Gentlemen, I have received an urgent report that the Western Liang army has assembled and is expected to engage in a major battle with us today." Although Yuan Shao was self-satisfied, he also knew that these lords had formed an alliance due to the threat of Dong Zhuo's powerful army. Therefore, Yuan Shao's face remained stern, without revealing his inner thoughts. However, Cao Cao noticed the expression in Yuan Shao's eyes.

  "Haha! Dong Zhuo is indeed digging his own grave. If he had relied on the natural defenses of Tiger Trap Pass to defend against us, we would have been worried for a while. Unfortunately, this Dong Zhuo was too arrogant and dared to lead his troops out of the pass, simply asking for death." At this time, Gongsun Zan heard Yuan Shao's words and burst into loud laughter.

  "Yes, Dong Zhuo died of his own accord!"

  "Doesn't Dong Zhuo know that we have over 600,000 troops? He actually dares to challenge us with his mere 300,000-strong army."

  After hearing Yuan Shao's words, the people in the camp were not convinced and jumped out one after another to speak. When Cao Cao saw this situation, he quickly persuaded everyone: "Dong thief can have today's scene, how could it be so stupid? Can you all not take it lightly?"

  Report!

  At this time, a small soldier ran into the account, single kneeled and said: "The alliance master, Dong Ze's account autumn water Lv Bu Hua Xiong led three thousand iron riders in front of the army, shouting to challenge the heroes of the world, and Dong Zhuo is also watching on Guan Shang."

  What! When they heard the soldier's report, all the vassals were in an uproar. This Dong Zhuo is really arrogant. Although there are indeed brave generals under his command, now that all the vassals have gathered more than half of the heroes in the world, don't they have any brave generals?

  Yuan Shao waved his hand at the crowd and said, "Everyone, now that Dong's villain has come to challenge us, how can we weaken our morale? Let's go together to meet this Western Liang villain Dong." After finishing speaking, he led the way out of the camp, and the various lords also became excited due to Yuan Shao's heroic spirit and set off with their troops to join the battle.

  "The eighteen vassal states are nothing but a bunch of cowardly rats, dare they come and fight?" Autumn Water, leading the three thousand iron cavalry under Tiger Trap Pass, shouted towards the opposing camp.

  Woooo! The eighteen vassal states' armies emerged slowly from their camps, one after another, and formed a formation with neat steps in front of the pass.

  Tens of thousands of troops formed a battle array, and the momentum was overwhelming. The banners fluttered in the wind, making a rustling sound. The soldiers tightly grasped their weapons, beating them forcefully, boom, boom, boom! The sound of tens of thousands of troops beating their weapons in unison echoed through the heavens and earth.

  Before long, a large army set up a camp in the rear, with a flag in the middle, on which was written "Yuan" in dragon and phoenix dance. Then, countless flags were set up around, Cao, Sun, Gongsun, Han, Kong, Liu and so on. Eighteen big flags fluttered in the wind, making a rustling sound. This array is indeed magnificent and intimidating.

  When all the vassals sat in the military tent, they saw Dong Zhuo's cavalry in front of the army, facing the army of the vassals without a word, without any urgency. The silent army seemed like a fierce tiger about to pounce out of its cage.

  "What a fine and sharp army, yet they don't seem to be intimidated by our hundreds of thousands of troops at all. The Western Liang Iron Cavalry is indeed extraordinary." Cao Cao muttered to himself, stroking his beard and narrowing his eyes as he gazed out at the opposing army.

  When all the vassals heard Cao Cao's words, they looked up and saw that this army was indeed extraordinary. They then shifted their gaze to look at the general leading the troops.

  Only in front of Dong Zhuo's army, three generals stood out, two of whom immediately caught the attention of the lords, their outfits were too gaudy.

  Only to see the two men were wearing three-pronged purple gold crowns, with Sichuan red brocade hundred flower robes draped over their bodies, beast-faced helmets and chainmail on their heads, waist-wrapped with Linglong lion armor, holding square heaven-painted halberds, riding wind-whipping red rabbit horses. These two generals were really too eye-catching on the battlefield. Generally speaking, the armor worn by generals is mostly mediocre but not very good-looking, because in a battle of tens of thousands of soldiers, if they see such luxurious armor, they will know it's an important official and attack first. So wearing such bright armor on the battlefield isn't being brave, it's just being stupid.

  All the vassals noticed the two generals' precious horses, which were as red as hot coals from head to toe, without a single strand of mixed hair. From head to tail, they measured one zhang (about 3.33 meters), and from hoof to neck, they stood eight chi (about 2.67 meters) tall. The warhorses beside them lowered their proud heads, and it's worth noting that the other cavalrymen's horses were all top-grade warhorses from Xiliang.

  The generals under the feudal lords' command gazed at the two precious horses on the battlefield, and their eyes emitted a fierce glow, apparently these generals had already taken in these two precious horses under their own command.

  "Hiss! Indeed, they are extraordinary and formidable. Meng De can tell which of the several generals in front is the Flying General of Pingzhou and which is the Fierce Tiger of Xiliang?" Yuan Shao looked at the two generals who were majestic on the battlefield, and it was really dazzling, as if hundreds of thousands of troops were just to set off the existence of these two generals.

  Cao Cao gazed at the two warriors in front of him, his eyes also radiating intense light. Unlike other generals, Cao Cao was looking at the person on horseback. His love for talent was indeed extraordinary. However, upon hearing Yuan Shao's words, he cautiously replied: "Alliance leader, I have long heard that the Flying General of Pingzhou surrendered to Dong and was awarded the Red Hare treasure horse. And with the Xiliang fierce tiger autumn water helmet armor weapon and mount, it can be said that they are exactly the same. I also cannot tell them apart."

  Yuan Shao listened and doubted, casting his gaze at the faces of other lords, wanting to ask what was going on.

  At this time, Ma Teng, wearing a bright silver armor, stood out and saluted Yuan Shao, saying: "Alliance Lord, I and Dong Zhuo are both from Xiliang, and I still understand the generals under his command."

  Ma Teng pointed to one of them and said, "The leader, look, the general with a huge bow on his horseback is Xi Liang's fierce tiger, Autumn Water, and the other one is naturally Lü Bu from Pingzhou."

  Everyone followed Ma Teng's words and looked up, gasping! They took a deep breath of cool air, because this giant bow was so big. Today, they finally understood why it was called the Giant Bow. This giant bow was about 1.5 meters long. How much strength would be needed to pull open such a large bow? At this time, everyone also had a direct understanding of the Western Liang's fierce tiger... ...Please recommend, please collect