The Beidi County of Liangzhou is close to Shangjun of Bingzhou, and the small town Niyang is located on the east bank of Jingshui, only six or seventy miles away from the Zuofengyi tribe. (eng.com_) Since it is close to the Sili area, the residents in the city are mainly Han people, and there may be some Qiang people coming from the northwest, selling some horses or medicinal materials here, and then buying some grain and cloth.

Guo Jia did not choose to attack Fuping, the county in northern China, because it was too far away, and was more than 400 miles away from Diaoyin. If the army chose the northwest route, the entire itinerary would have twice the distance, and the road was not smooth and there were many obstacles to mountains and rivers.

The purpose of this raid by the Flying Tiger Army was to show power and test. Killing and looting were not the main purposes. As long as you capture the rebellious Bian Zhang, Han Sui and others would achieve the tactical goal. And Niyang City was the first place where the Flying Tiger Army showed off its might.

When Lu Bu led 6,000 cavalry to surround Niyang City with great momentum, hundreds of soldiers guarding the city gate had already been scared to close the city gate, hiding behind the city wall, and even dared to stretch their heads out. These guards had never seen Han cavalry wearing new military uniforms and armor, so they had to report to the county magistrate in the city, saying that many soldiers and horses came from outside the city, and the two high-rise flags said "Flying" and "其" respectively, and I don't know which team it was.

The county magistrate climbed up to the city and showed his head to look outside the city. When he looked out, he was so scared that he felt a little cold. He thought that this was not the legendary Bingzhou Flying Tiger Army? Before the county magistrate showed up, he heard a general below shouting at the city: "I am the commander of the Flying Tiger Army of Zhenbei Army, Lu Bu, under the name of General Zhenbei, and now in the name of General Zhenbei, he went to Jincheng to capture the rebel Bianzhang. Han Sui, passing by, you can quickly open the city gate and welcome the army into the city to rest!"

After hearing Lu Bu's voice, the county magistrate on the city wanted to not open the city gate for the Feihu Army, but was afraid of annoying Lu Bu. Hundreds of soldiers could not defend the small city Niyang, and at that time their heads would be in danger of moving. After hesitating for a while, the county magistrate gritted his teeth and ordered people to open the city gate and welcome the army into the city.

After Lu Bu entered the city, he was not polite, so he plundered all the food and grass in the treasury in the city and tied all the Qiang people who stayed in the city to do business with ropes. In less than half a day, he rushed to Linjing, Anding County like a locust passing through the border.

As soon as the army left, the magistrate of Niyang County ordered people to submit the written letter to the Anxi General Mansion in Qi County. The letter naturally revealed how the Bingzhou Army was like a wolf or a tiger, and he could not tell him how he could not be dissuaded. He was forced to open the city gate and told him about the grievances, waiting for the Anxi General Mansion to fall.

When the Flying Tiger Army arrived in Linjing, it was already night. Lu Bu was still besieging the city, forcing the local guards to open the city gate. The Flying Tiger Army entered the city for a night of rest. Early the next morning, he captured a hundred Qiang people and continued to march northwest to Gaoping, known as the first city of Anding. The Linjing County Magistrate did not wait for Lu Bu's army to leave the city, and sent people to report the matter to the Anxi General's Mansion overnight, and what he said was the same as the magistrate of Niyang County.

As a forefront city to prevent the Qiang people in Xiliang, Gaoping was built with a strong and tall construction. Last year, he was led by General Dong Zhuo of Anxi and was recaptured from the rebellious Bian Zhang and Han Sui. Now it has become an important town to confront the Qiang people near Zuli, and is stationed by Ye Xiong, the general under Dong Zhuo.

Speaking of Ye Xiong, you may not be familiar with him, but if he changed his surname and was named Hua Xiong, even the child would know who he was.

In "The Three Kingdoms" and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Ye Xiong is called the governor Hua Xiong, which is really unfair, just because Ye's traditional Chinese character "Ye", which looks very similar to Hua's traditional Chinese character "Hua". If you write it in cursive or running regular script with a brush, it will definitely be difficult to distinguish.

Let’s give Ye Xiong a fairness and let others appear according to their real name. In the future, everyone will know who it is whenever they see Ye Xiong in the future.

Ye Xiong was born in Guanxi, more than nine feet tall, with a tiger-backed and bear-backed waist, a leopard-headed and ape-armed arm. He is in his early thirties. He is now a cavalry captain under Dong Zhuo. He commands 20,000 cavalry and infantrymen, and is responsible for preventing the Qiang people from advancing eastward to harass Hanyang, Anding and other counties. He has been in Gaoping City for a year.

On this day, Ye Xiong was in the backyard of the mansion, practicing martial arts with a wide mouth and wide back. Suddenly, his personal soldiers came to report in panic, saying that a large-scale cavalry unit was found outside the city. So Ye Xiong picked up the long sword in his hand and moved to the city quickly. He looked up and couldn't help but take a breath. He saw nearly 10,000 cavalry and tens of thousands of horses gathered under the city. For a moment, people neighed and shouted, which was very horrifying.

Ye Xiong looked carefully and found that the central army under the city was holding two big flags, with traditional Chinese characters "Fei" and "Lu" written on them. He immediately felt a little calm and just waited for people to come out to shout. As expected, after Ye Xiong appeared at the top of the city, a powerful general riding a horse and carrying a halberd came out of the team under the city, and shouted to the top of the city: "Lu Bu, the commander of the Flying Tiger Army under the Zhenbei Legion, went to Jincheng to capture the rebel Bian Zhang, Han Sui, passed by here, I wonder which general was on the city?"

When Ye Xiong heard that the other party claimed to be the Flying Tiger Army in Bingzhou, he was the same as his own guess, so he breathed a sigh of relief and replied loudly: "I am Ye Xiong, the captain of the cavalry under the command of General Dong Zhongying of Anxi. He was ordered to station in Gaoping. I wonder what General Lu's troops are at the city?"

"My army came from Niyang and Linjing all the way. We were tired from the journey. Now we want to enter the city for a while, so please let the general go for a convenience!" Lu Bu had already seen that there were many defenders in Gaoping City, which were extremely strong. Just a few words of his own, he would definitely not be scared to open the city gate, so he always spoke to Ye Xiong.

"I'm afraid General Lu will disappoint! You and I belong to two states, each of them is their masters. Gaoping is the land of Liangzhou. Shuxiong cannot receive soldiers from other states. Please forgive me if the general!" Ye Xiong refused Lu Bu's request without hesitation, and had no intention of letting Bingzhou troops enter the city.

"Since that's the case, please ask General Ye to order people to go out of the city to send some food, grass, wine and drinks. Our army will rest outside the city tonight and rush to Zuli early tomorrow morning!" Lu Bu remembered Guo Jia's explanation before going to war: "If you can move forward, you can move forward; if you can't move forward, you can't use strong force, and you can't waste time." So, after retreating, he proposed the request to let Gaoping provide supplies.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiong still couldn't pour water and oil into it. He refused Lu Bu's request without hesitation: "The food and grass in Gaoping City are limited, which is only enough for the soldiers under my command. Please think of another way!"

Lu Bu became a little angry now, and pointed at Ye Xiong from the front of the city, shouting angrily: "Ye Xiong, I'm so ignorant. Do you dare to go down to the city to fight with a certain battle so that you can tell you how high the sky is!

Tens of thousands of soldiers in the city looked at Lu Bu and Ye Xiong. At this time, Lu Bu raised a challenge in public, which made Ye Xiong, who had always thought that he was unlikely to meet an opponent in Liangzhou, also became angry. So he started to scold: "Lu's children, I'm so angry. I'll come to you this time to teach you how to know that there are more warriors in Liangzhou!" After saying that, Ye Xiong walked down the city, rode a brown Western Regions horse, and carried a wide-back sword out of Gaoping City.

The battle between the two had risen to the height of whether the men in Bingzhou were powerful or the men in Liangzhou were powerful, so they immediately attracted the cheers of tens of thousands of soldiers in the city. For a moment, the mountains and seas roared and the noise became a group.
Chapter completed!