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"It seems that it is indeed time for a general attack!" Li

Tianlong stood up, his majestic body was full of momentum, as if there was a golden light flowing, as if he had descended to earth.

"I order!"

Everyone stood up in unison, dozens of pairs of eyes staring at Li Tianlong tightly, and the expression of eagerness and anticipation was overflowing.

"Where is

Koji Yi?!" "The end will be!" Koji

Yi was in high spirits and immediately clenched his fists and obeyed the order. "Ling Liyi led his troops and horses, within ten days, he must take Xuzhou, and then, turn to attack Yuzhou

!" "No

!" "Where is Zhang Fei?!" "The last general!" Zhang

Fei's eyes lit up, and his throat rolled.

"Order Zhang Fei to lead his troops and horses to attack Mengjindu, and take Luoyang within ten days

!" "No!"

"Where is Gao Shun!?" Gao

Shun's face was serious, and his lips were tightly closed.

"Order Gao Shun to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters, defeat Yang Feng, and within half a month, take Zuo Fengyi and break through Chang'an

!" "The last general leads the order!" "Where is Gan Ning?!" "The last general

!" "Order Gan Ning to coordinate the water army, the Yellow River water division to cooperate with the army to cross the river, the Yangtze River water division to attack Chaisang, and the headquarters water division to attack Wu County!

It is necessary to occupy these two places in the shortest possible time to lay the foundation for the army to attack Jiangnan

!" "

No!"

Speaking of this, Li Tianlong's tone was stunned, looking at Xu Huang, Huang Chang, Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, and Ma Chao who were dumbfounded, he smiled, and said: "They are all old men under the command of this king, and this king will not favor one over the other!"

I thought that the big stage of the battle of unification would have no own drama, but I didn't expect Li Tianlong to be sympathetic, and it seemed that there was also a task assignment, so I couldn't help but be very happy.

"Where is

Yan Liang?!" "The end will be!" Yan Liang was overjoyed and clasped his fists again and again.

"Ling Yan Liang led 500,000 troops, immediately went south to Qingzhou, attacked Yanzhou, and cooperated with Liyi!" Li Tianlong shouted:

"The rest of the Liaodong Army will be under the command of Xu Rong!" "No!"

"Where is Zhao Yun?!"

"The last general

!" "Order Zhao Yun to lead 500,000 troops to Jizhou, attack Baimajin in Yanzhou East County, and take Puyang!" The rest of the Yuyang Army will be handed over to Zhang Liao to command!"

Where

is Xu Huang!?" "The last general

!" "Order Xu Huang to lead 500,000 troops, immediately go south, and cooperate with Gao Shun's troops to take Zuo Fengyi as soon as possible

and break through Yongzhou!" "Nuo!" "Where is Huang Chang?" Order Huang Chang to lead 500,000 troops to assist Gao Shun's troops to break through Yongzhou! The rest of the troops are temporarily commanded by Ma Dai!

""Nuo!" "

Order Ma Chao to lead 500,000 troops out of Wudu County, Liangzhou, and attack Hanzhong!" The rest of the troops will be handed over to Ma Teng

to suppress the Western Regions!" "No

!" "So, everyone is satisfied, right?" Li Tianlong looked at these excited generals with a smile, and said: "Excitement is excitement, but don't stab Lou Zi for this king, otherwise you want him to look good!"

All the generals were shocked, their expressions were restrained, and they didn't dare to say anything.

"Tian Feng!"

"The subordinates are here." Tian Feng bowed.

"Ling Tianfeng and Xi Zhicai are the Qingzhou military divisions, and they plan the military operations of Yan Liangbu and Liyi Division, and are responsible for the strategy of Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou

!" "Order Zhang Zhao and Man Chong to be the division and Yongzhou military division, and plan the military strategy of Zhang Fei, Gao Shun, and Zhao Yunbu

!" "Order Chen Deng and Cheng Yu to be the military division of Xiliang, and plan the military strategy of Ma Chao and Huang Changbu!" "Order Guo Jia to be the

chief military division, make overall planning, and adjust the strategic deployment at any time!"

"Ling Fu is the chief logistics division

, responsible for the logistics of all military horses!" "Ling Jia Xu is the military aircraft division, responsible for preparing intelligence, probing the movements of various

princes and special tasks!" "Chen Qun sits in Yuyang, monitors the Western Regions, and backs me

!" "This king wants to personally lead an army all the way, and will meet all the princes for a while! Xun or follow this king's side to give advice to this king!"

In April 196, countless flying eagles flew out of Yuyang, and countless military orders were issued everywhere. Suddenly, tens of millions of people moved in unison, shaking the world!

Yuan Shao panicked, Cao * panicked, Zhang Lu panicked, Yang Feng panicked, and Sun Quan also panicked.

Although they had foreseen this moment for a long time, they were not prepared to meet this moment at all, nor were they sure to meet it!

Xuchang is located in Yingchuan.

Since Cao* defeated Yuan Shu, defeated Yuan Shao, and took over the Son of Heaven, he moved the political center from Taishan County here.

Cao * Fuzhong, Cao * was expressionless, walking back and forth.

Under the hall, Gou You, Chen Gong, and Zhong Xuan, Yang Biao's son Yang Xiu, Cui Yan, Judge, Chen Lin and others who were collected a few days ago, as well as Xiahou Chun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban and other generals, were lined up on both sides.

"Li Tianlong is so big!" Cao * paused, his hands propped up on the desk, and a pair of eyes flashed with concern: "A million army!"

"This move... There is a will for unity. Gou Yu said lightly.

"That's it. Cao * nodded: "Li Tianlong wants to finish his work in one battle."

"That's true... But the lord is not without a chance of winning. Gou

Yu said.

"Could it be that Gongda has any tricks to teach me?" Cao * raised his eyebrows, a little expectant.

"Just one word, drag!" Xun You said: "The consumption of tens of millions of troops, no matter how rich Youzhou is, I'm afraid it won't be able to support it for a long time." As long as the lord contacts the princes from all walks of life, watches over each other, and guards the city, he may not be able to defeat Li Tianlong!"

"This plan..."Cao * held back a good opportunity: "It is feasible."

Chen Gong looked worried and said, "Lord, I'm afraid..."

Cao * looked at him and looked at him again and again. Chen Gong knew in his heart and kept silent.

"The only way to do this is now. Cao * lifted his spirits and said, "Who is willing to contact the princes from all walks of life for me?"

"My subordinates are willing to go!"

Mao Jue, Chen Lin and the others got up together and arched their hands.

"Good. Cao* ordered: "Chen Lin is responsible for contacting Tao Qian in Xuzhou, Mao Jie in contact with Sun Quan in Jiangdong, going to Yizhou for trial, Zhong Xuan in contact with Yuan Shao, and Yang Xiu in contacting Yang Feng." Cui Yan contacted Zhang Lu.

Then he said: "Li Dian, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Cao Hong and others immediately gathered troops and horses and prepared for battle. "

A thousand people were sent away, and only Gou You, Chen Gong, the Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren and Cao Chun were left in the house.

At this time, all the people changed their expressionless indifference and showed melancholy.

Regarding Li Tianlong's ferocity, these people here have either experienced it themselves, heard and witnessed it, or they can hide their hearts and keep their mouths tight. Chen Gong wanted to speak just now, but was stopped by Cao *, because he was afraid that before the battle, he was already cowardly, and he broke the army's heart.

"And now... You can only use the word 'drag'..."Cao * smiled bitterly, shook his head again and again, and after a while, Cao * forced himself to hold back the bitterness in his heart, and said: "Gongda, Gongtai, you know a lot about Youzhou, how long can you support Li Tianlong's use of tens of millions of troops?"

Xun You and Chen Fu glanced at each other, and Gou Yu arrived first: "I don't know." My lord, on that occasion three years ago, although I inquired in many ways and thought I had obtained some useful information, only to find out later that it was all vague and unclear. Gongtai has stayed in Youzhou for a short period of time, and he should have something to gain.

Chen Fu sighed and said with a wry smile: "Where do you get anything?"

Although the King of Yuyang did not restrict our freedom too much, I really don't know about confidential matters. I only know that Youzhou has a population of about 20,000 and an army of more than 10 million, so there is nothing else to gain. "The population, the army, these have long been automatically exposed by Li Tianlong, where do you need people to investigate?"

Cao* turned his gaze to the Xiahou brothers again, hoping that these two could give good news.

Xiahou Chun spread his hands, shook his head and said: "With the meticulousness of Chen Gong's military division, I haven't found anything, eldest brother, you still don't know about the two of you?"

"Brother, it is said that offense is the best defense. Cao Chun, who had always been sullen, spoke at this time: "If you keep it for a long time, you will lose, it is better to take the initiative!"

"Not bad." Cao Ren agreed: "It is too negative to defend the city, and sooner or later there will be a leak, so it is better to take the initiative." With today's sophisticated equipment, I don't believe that we can't compete

with Li Tianlong!" "You guys..." Cao * shook his head: "Since Li Tianlong is willing to sell us the equipment, it shows that it is not the best equipment in Youzhou, it should be said that it is the worst equipment eliminated in Youzhou, how can it be compared with Youzhou? Not to mention that our army has been fighting in successive battles for the past two years, and the consumption is too great, and it is simply difficult to sustain itself, and it is impossible to come up with reserve resources! Not to mention that the population of Yanzhou and Yuzhou has been losing year after year, and the source of troops is ...

When everyone heard this, they all fell silent.

Grain and grass are insufficient, the source of soldiers is exhausted, and Cao * is now a strong outsider and a middle-class cadre.

"What if... Give me two more years, just two years!" Cao * clenched his fist fiercely and hammered it on the desk: "I can fight him to the death!"

"Alas..."Cao * sighed, and when everyone thought that he was decadent, he suddenly perked up: "No matter how powerful Li Tianlong is, I will fight for it." Yuan Rang, Miaocai, Zixiao, Zihe, quickly go down to gather the army, and immediately pull out one by one" Cao * turned around, pointed to the map on the wall and said: "Puyang, Fenggao!"

Not only Cao * was worried, but Yuan Shao was even more anxious.

Outside Luoyang City, now a two-million-strong army has been assembled, and Yuan Shao personally led the troops to Mengjin, preparing to block the Youzhou army north of the Yellow River.

At the same time, Chang'an Zang Hong and Gao Lan also gathered an army of 2 million in an instant, and their troops were divided into two routes, all the way to the north to guard Weiqiao, and all the way to the west, to guard Chencang!

Yang Feng had lost Hedong earlier, and he only had Zuo Fengyi's barren territory. If you want the population but not the population, you want money and food but you don't have money and food. Moreover, over the years, he has fought with Zang Hong Gaolan many times, and his strength has shrunk greatly.

Now that he is facing Gao Shun's attack, he is really anxious.

His strength is not high, although he has the support of a consortium but the territory is not enough, and besides, the current game is not history, these characters are shrewd.

There is also Li Tianlong, how can this demon develop.

Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

Tao Qian was older than a few years ago, almost gray-haired. Wrinkles on a face make up for age spots.

His eyes were slightly closed, and he looked quite tired. "Lord, Qingzhou has just sent a letter of surrender, look..."

Someone on the left and right said softly. "Let me think about it..."Tao Qian opened his eyes, his cloudy eyes were full of ashes, he stood up tremblingly, and slowly approached the inner hall.

Wanling, the capital of Danyang.

Sun Quan, who has been in power for several years, has lost his childishness, and now he is quite powerful.

Under the hall, Zhang Tong, Gu Yong, Zhu Zhi, Huang Gai, Han Dang and others gathered together. "Now that Li Thief is going south, what should we do?"

Li Thief, this is Sun Quan's name for Li Tianlong.

Below, Huang Gai and Han Dang's eyes flashed slightly. Sun Quan kept saying how to be filial and how he missed his father and brother, but he did not see how he replied to the conditions proposed by Li Tianlong at the beginning.

Although the conditions were excessive, it was not enough that even my father and brother didn't want these things, right?

For this reason, Sun Jian's old ministers Huang Gai, Han Dang, and others all had a lot of complaints about Sun Quan. Sun Quan naturally can't get used to these guys who rely on the old and sell the old. However, the situation in Jiangdong is grim, there are threats such as Shanyue and Yan Baihu outside, and there are unsettled families inside, and Sun Quan's command can't come up with any outstanding generals, so he can only endure it for the time being.

"Li Tianlong went south, and the first to bear the brunt were Cao*, Yuan Shao and Tao Qian. Zhang Su said: "It will not affect Jiangdong in a short period of time." The only way to do this is to calm the internal and external troubles as soon as possible, so that he can gather his energy to resist the coming storm. "

Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

Tao Qian's eyes were bloodshot, his expression was dejected, and his hair was scattered, as if he was about to enter the ground.

Before he could fight, Tao Qian was exhausted. The previous failure impressed him too deeply.

"My lord," Tao Qian's confidant Cao Hong said cautiously, "Cao*'s proposal..."

Tao Qian closed his eyes, waved his hand, and said, "With Cao Bao as the general, Lu Fan and Zhang Bou are the deputies, leading 1.5 million troops to Laiwu." With that, he got up and walked into the back hall.

In the end, it is the overlord of one side, even if Tao Qian is old, he has to fight, how can he surrender before the last moment?

Taishan County, Laiwu.

To the north of Laiwu is the Qi Kingdom of Qingzhou. The army of one million was stationed in Linzi, Qi State.

In order to resist the army of Kojiyi, Cao * united with Tao Qian, two people, a total of 3 million troops, and successively stationed troops here.

On the side of the Cao army, Xiahou Chun was the main general, Chen Gong was the military advisor, Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin, and Yu Ban were the deputy generals, and Cao Chun was a tiger and leopard to ride and listen to, counting an army of one million.

On the Tao army's side, Cao Bao was the main general, Jiang Hong was the military division, and Lu Fan and Zhang Ge were deputies, totaling 500,000 troops.

The Cao army was stationed in the city, and the Tao army was encamped twenty miles outside the city, serving each other as horns and watching each other.

Inside the city, the council chamber.

Xiahou Chun, as the host, sat on the main seat, Chen Gong accompanied him, Cao Bao was on the left, and the rest of the people sat in a row one by one.

"Everyone!"

Xiahou Chun looked solemn and shouted: "Now that life and death are at stake, although we do not belong to one side, we must work together to fight against the Youzhou Army." Otherwise, life and death are only in the mliest!

" "Not bad

!" Cao Bao also stood up and shouted: "I will wait for one to be prosperous and one to be lost, and it is not a problem to work together!" After speaking, he gave a fist salute to Cao Ren and said, "Please rest assured General Cao, we understand the stakes and will do our best to cooperate!"

Cao Bao suffered a big loss since the previous time, and the little arrogance in his heart has long been eliminated, and then he stayed in Youzhou for a long time, and there is a great fear of Youzhou in his heart, so he does not dare to compete with Xiahou Chun for the position of the main general. Moreover, although Xiahou Chun was captured together, his ability was finally greater than Cao Bao's, which also made Cao Bao seem to have some reliance in his heart to hide his fear of the Youzhou army.

"Okay!" Xiahou Chun was overjoyed, stood up suddenly, and said, "The generals listen

to the order!" "The last

general!" "Immediately send a probe horse to search the area within a radius of 80 miles, and find out the movements of the Koji Yi army! In addition, strictly defend and wait for the general's order

!" "No!"

Liyi, Tian Feng, and Xi Zhicai quickly whipped up their horses from Yuyang, and soon rushed back to Linzi.

At this time, the deputy general Pan Feng had already assembled the army, and a thousand important people gathered in the conference hall.

Lu Yi did not give in, strode to the main position, Tian Feng and Xi Zhicai sat on the left head and two, and below were Qingzhou Assassin Shi Liu Xuan and Qingzhou an important official.

The first place on the right is Pan Feng and Pan Wushuang, and the first is Taishi Ziyi and a general. "On the orders of the lord, he commanded the army and attacked Xuzhou.

You are all people valued by the lord, and I hope that everyone can work together to assist Koji and win this battle!"

What do you think about this?"

Tian Feng immediately clenched his fists slightly and said: "The army of 500,000 is already the entire strength of Xuzhou. As long as it is defeated, Xuzhou can be defeated. What I mean is that in Laiwu, the Cao and Tao coalition forces will be defeated, and then Xuzhou and Yanzhou will be flattened, let me gallop!"

Xi Zhicai nodded slightly: "I agree with Brother Yuan Hao's statement." On the occasion of dominating the world, we should defeat the enemy army for the first time with the general trend of righteousness. One inspires the rustic spirit, and the other intimidates the enemy!"

Hearing this, Ko Yi bowed his head slightly, and moved his gaze to Pan Feng and Tai Shici.

"We agree with the two military advisors!" the

two of them shook their heads in unison.

"Okay

!" Lu Yi laughed: "My Youzhou army has always been dignified and upright on the battlefield

, and it is no exception!" "Where is Pan Feng!" "The last

general!" "Ling Pan Feng is the vanguard, leading 200,000 light horsemen, taking the lead in attacking and going straight to Laiwu

!" "The last general obeys the order

!" "Where is Liu Xuan?

!" "The subordinates are here!"

Let Liu Miao be in charge of the logistics grain and grass escort, and there must be no mistakes!"

After finishing speaking, Lu Yi arched his hand to Tian Feng and said, "I also invite Yuan Hao's military division to sit in Linzi and control the overall situation." Tian Feng nodded and said, "General Koji can rest assured." "

Please follow the army and give advice to a certain person.

Xi Zhicai smiled and nodded yes.

"Tai Shi Ci is with the general, ready to be dispatched at any time

!" "No!"

Pan Feng held the big axe in his hand, took the lead, and galloped at the front. The 20,000 light horsemen behind him were mighty, stretching for miles, and it was hard to see at a glance.

"Report!"

"General, the enemy army has sent many scouting horses, and the range has spread to the high mountain realm!" Pan

Feng pondered for a moment and shouted: "When you meet the enemy probing horses, there is no mercy

!" "No!"

The army galloped all the way and soon passed the mountain.

The mountain is fifty miles south of Linzi. Thirty miles south of the mountain, is the high mountain. After the high mountain, there are 80 miles of land, which is the county seat of Laiwu.

Pan Feng rode very fast, and in less than half an hour, he crossed the high mountain and entered the Laiwu realm.

"I didn't expect that there would be no ambush, hehe..."

Pan Feng has been tense all the time, because he is afraid that the enemy army will set up ambushes in dangerous areas such as high mountains and Fu Shan in order to be prepared. Who knows, along the way, except for killing a lot of exploration horses, Jing did not make the slightest move.

But Pan Feng did not relax in the slightest.

This battle was not only the first battle of Li Tianlong's domination of the world, but also the key battle of the Xuzhou Army and the Cao Army. If Youzhou wins this battle, then Xuzhou and Yanzhou will open their doors and let the Youzhou army gallop. If this battle is frustrated, it will be a great blow to the rustic spirit of the Youzhou army.

So no matter what, Pan Feng can't help but be negligent.

Countless probes sent out their anger, and Pan Feng at the same time slowed down the speed of the army and reduced the consumption of manpower and horsepower.

"Shoot the arrows!" Suddenly, with a cannon shot, a large rain of arrows flew out diagonally, and they rained down on the heads of the troops in front of Pan Fengjun's

army! Seeing this, Pan Feng's expression was slightly relieved, and he shouted: "Defend! Counterattack!"

There was a sound of metal clashes, and the soldiers in front of the troops lowered their heads in unison, letting their helmets protect the front door, and at the same time took off the longbow on their backs and put the arrows on the bow!

There was a loud clanging sound, and a rain of crackling arrows fell, piercing the helmets and armor of the warriors, bursting out with bursts of sparks, but not one of them fell off their horses! Only a dozen or so soldiers were shot in the hands and feet, and were slightly injured.

"Release the arrow

!" At the sound of an order, an even more powerful arrow array flashed with a cold light, like a dark cloud, reflecting back!

Dense screams sounded, but I heard a faint sound of gold, and there was no movement at all.

"Retreated?" Pan

Feng frowned, but his heart tightened.

"Keep going!" Not

far away, in a hidden place, Chen Gong and Xiahou Yuan and a few personal soldiers quietly watched Youzhou ride away.

"Military advisor, what's the use of doing this?" Xiahou Yuan said: "Not only did it not let the Youzhou army lose one person, but it lost hundreds of people by itself, which is not cost-effective!"

"Bargain

!" Chen Gong said: "Can the general know about the controversy

?" "En?" Xiahou Yuan raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"

"One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion!" Chen Gong said categorically: " The Youzhou army is menacing and morale-strong, and if it is close to it, it is tantamount to an egg hitting a stone. If you want to win, you must first wear down their

morale!" "So..."Xiahou Yuan's eyes lit up, and Shi Li said: "Sir's talent, I know it!" Xiahou Yuan said

in his heart, no wonder Chen Gong has set up many obstacles since here, but it turned out to be the idea of fighting layers of fortifications and gradually eroding the morale of Youzhou's forwards!

"For this reason, no matter how big the loss is, it is worth it!" Pan

Feng's army marched all the way, and every time it didn't take more than a few miles, it would be attacked. or the rain of arrows waiting, or waving the flag and shouting, so that a dry Youzhou warrior is impetuous.

"It's amazing!" Pan

Feng finally understood the enemy's plan.

"But with many obstacles, demoralizing!" Pan Feng said in his heart: "One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion?"

Pan Feng's heart moved, and he laughed: "Come on, pass on the generals." With

that, Pan Feng ordered the army to slow down and ride his horse to the side of the road. After a while, the generals above the commander of the cavalry all arrived at his side.

Pan Feng then told the enemy's tricks and said: "Since the enemy plans like this, if you don't plan like this, you will definitely be able to defeat the enemy army first!"

When the generals under his command heard this, they immediately smiled, and immediately received the order.

In a few moments, the light cavalry brigade of 200,000 men suddenly became dull as if it had lost its edge of destroying everything, and lost its indomitable momentum!

In the next few attacks, the intensity of the counterattack became smaller and smaller, and even later, it did not counterattack at all. Especially the troops in front were lazy and lazy, and the formation of the company was a little scattered.

Chen Gong was overjoyed when he saw this, and said, "Ji Wei!"

Xiahou Yuan hurriedly ordered to gather a large army in front of him and block the 200,000 Youzhou cavalry. Win the first victory and defeat the invincible Youzhou Iron Cavalry.

"Report

!" "General Pan, there are a large number of troops gathered ten miles ahead, and the number is no less than 500,000

!" "Investigate again

!" Pan Feng's face was straight, and his eyes were shining: "Where is

the herald?!" "The herald, the whole army has it, ready to fight!"

As the military order was handed down, the 20,000 troops quickly gathered in front of them, and the speed became faster and faster, and when the enemy's military formation appeared in sight, the 20,000 light cavalry suddenly changed formation, divided into two, and each crossed an arc, outflanking the enemy's two wings

! Xiahou Yuan saw the enemy army appear, his eyes narrowed, and the command flag in his hand waved, and in an instant, the drum rumbled, shaking the heavens and the earth! The infantry of the Chinese army immediately stepped forward, erected a large iron shield, unsheathed their swords and spears, and the cold light flickered.

But suddenly, the Youzhou Iron Cavalry was divided into two, which made Xiahou Yuan stunned, and his complexion changed suddenly.

"It's not good!" I

wanted to change the formation, but it was already too late

! Chen Gong and the two things turned white: "What's going on? What's going on?!" "The enemy's spirit is not diminishing, is the strategy ineffective?!" "

Shoot the arrows!" I heard a loud shout, and the two cavalry opened their bows with arrows at the same time!

The sound has been repeated, crisp and clear, and it can be counted!

Like a swarm of bees, on the left and right, two arrows rained down like dark clouds.

In an instant, there were countless casualties

!"Quick!Cao Chun, Cao Chun!" Xiahou Yuan was in a hurry, and hurriedly shouted: "The

tiger and leopard ride out and block the cavalry on the right!" Cao Chun got the order, and with a wave of the big gun, the tiger and leopard cavalry shot out in an instant, and went straight to the right Pan Feng personally led the cavalry.

On the left flank, Lu Fan's Xuzhou army was shot by a rain of arrows and cried for his father.

"Steady, steady!" Lu

Fan was shocked, and shrank his formation while shouting.

Boom... Another rain of arrows fell, and the ground was empty in an instant.

"Cavalry shooting! Cavalry shooting!" Youzhou

army shouted, morale skyrocketed, and pieces of arrows rained down desperately, killing Lu Fan on the left flank was a rout!