In June of the seventh year of Jian'an, at the same time that Zhao Yun opened the prelude to the Great War, Liu Biao, who was far away in Jingzhou, finally ushered in the first allied army to come to the rescue since the army resisted Cao-Liu Beibu. It is said that according to the original historical process, Cao Cao should have personally led the army to recruit Liu Bei in the sixth year of Jian'an, but Liu Bei was defeated and went to Liu Biao. After Liu Biao received the letter, he personally went to the suburbs to greet Liu Bei, and when he was treated as a guest, he ordered Liu Bei to stay in Xinye. And in the current time and space, due to Cai Ji's chaotic incursion, Liu Bei not only did not wander, but came to Xiangyang as a prince. As for Liu Biao's admiration for Liu Bei who sent charcoal in the snow, he not only personally led hundreds of officials out of the city as in history, but also set up a grand banquet in Xiangyang City to catch Liu Bei who came to help.

The bells and drums are ringing, the silk and bamboo are melodious, Liu Bei sits in the high hall and sees the beautiful Ji wide robe and sleeves under the hall, dancing, only to feel that he has been in the fairyland of Yaochi in a trance. The last time Liu Bei enjoyed this kind of elegant dance was in Xu Du five years ago. At that time, he was committed to Cao Cao's account, that is, he was confused about his future, and he was afraid of being plotted by Cao Cao. How can you have the heart to enjoy singing and dancing like now?

It is undeniable that Liu Bei is a hedonistic person in his bones, he likes dogs and horses, Meile, and fancy clothes. But in order to revive the Han family, Liu Bei has given up all the above preferences over the years, cut back on food and clothing, and recruited troops. In this way, we can have the treatment of holding heavy troops today and being on an equal footing with Liu Jingsheng. So when Mei Ji danced in the hall, Liu Bei quickly recovered from the glamorous sound, and turned to salute Liu Biao with a wine bottle in his hand, "The king who makes the king prosperous and benevolent, and the wicked man who chases the king's side, is actually the minister of the Han Dynasty." Prepare a cup for the people of the world on behalf of the world. ”

Although it was obvious that Cao Jun took the initiative to go south to surround Xiangyang and Xinye, Liu Biao was still flattered by Liu Bei and smiled. But seeing that he raised his glass and saluted, "Xuande is a masterpiece in the world." There are many talents under the account. Today, I can get the help of Xuande, and the reason is that I respect Xuande alone. ”

Liu Biao didn't wait for Liu Bei to excuse himself, and even drank the wine in the cup. In fact, Liu Biao's words are not simply polite. Liu Bei went north this time, Wu Guan Yu and Chen Zhi helped, and Wen was assisted by Xu Shu and Jian Yong, although there were only more than 15,000 soldiers and horses, but they were in the elite. On the other hand, Liu Biao claims to have 300,000 troops, and there are only 20,000 or 30,000 elite divisions that have really been battle-hardened, and the rest of the soldiers and horses are either strong men who are temporarily forced, or old and weak people who should have been laid off a long time ago. Such soldiers could hold on to the walls of the city. Once out of the city, it is a sheep into the mouth of a tiger, and there is no return. Of course, during the months of confrontation with Cao Cao, Liu Biao did not send troops and horses to take the initiative to attack. But how can Cao Cao's fierce generals be like clouds, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Xiahou Yuan, and Xu Huang are all brave men who ride to block thousands. Therefore, after losing several generals, Liu Biao had to be trapped in the two cities of Xiangyang and Xinye. Sit back and watch as Cao's army conquers the counties north of Hanshui one by one. In fact, if it weren't for Liu Biao's department, he would have had an advantage in the navy. It has the main road of Han water. The two cities of Xiangyang and Xinye are afraid that they have become two lonely cities under the pressure of Cao Jun's step-by-step.

Therefore, in Liu Biao's opinion, it doesn't matter how many soldiers and horses Liu Bei brings, as long as he brings his two righteous brothers, who are known as "ten thousand enemies", it is enough to be worth tens of thousands of troops. It's a pity that Liu Bei only brought Guan Yu with him when he went north this time, and his other righteous brother Zhang Fei was left behind to sit in Lujiang. However, thinking that Chen Zhizeng, another general under Liu Bei's account, joined forces with Xu Chu of the Cao Army and Zhao Yun of the Qi Army to kill Lu Bu, he thought that his martial arts would not be far behind. Liu Biao couldn't help but settle down a little. So after paying homage to Liu Bei, he glanced at Liu Pan on the side.

Liu Pan is now Chinese New Year's Eve years old, born with a straight nose and a wide mouth, and a tiger's back and a bear's waist. He is a rare warrior in the Liu Biao family. Therefore, he was entrusted with important tasks by Liu Biao at a young age, first stationed in Changsha Youxian County, and then transferred to Wuling, which is also quite prestigious in Jingzhou. This time, Liu Biao transferred Liu Pan to Xiangyang, firstly, because the front line really needs generals, and secondly, it is also to show Liu Bei his strength.

Liu Pan got Liu Biao's hint, immediately picked up the wine glass, and saluted in front of Guan Yu, who was silent on the opposite side, "Under Liu Pan, I have heard that General Guan has the courage of ten thousand invincibles, and today I am fortunate to be able to kill the enemy side by side with the general, and Pan is here to do it first." ＂

Unexpectedly, Guan Yu only raised his wine glass and arched his hand towards Liu Biao, and had no intention of drinking. Seeing this situation, the civil and military forces under Liu Biao's account all showed displeasure, and Liu Pan's face was completely black to the bottom of the pot, and Liu Bei, who looked at the side, secretly complained in his heart. Regarding Guan Yu's temperament, Liu Bei knows better than anyone that he is loyal and courageous, chivalrous, and at the same time, he is rigid and self-conscious, and he is not good at hypocrisy. The reason why he drinks differently from Liu Pan is that he feels that the other party is just a child of a family who relies on his family background, and he is not qualified to fight side by side with him Guan Yunchang.

Guan Yu's temper is certainly worthy of deep friendship, but it is also extremely easy to offend people. No, before Liu Bei could reconcile his words, a general sitting next to Liu Pan had already taken the case and said, "General Guan is unwilling to drink with Pan Gongzi, I don't know if the old man is qualified to give the general a drink!" ＂

But when he saw that the person who spoke was about fifty years old, his hair was gray, but his voice was like a bell, and his eyes were like copper bells, as if he was a veteran. Guan Yu, who was still a little disapproving, looked at the other party carefully, then immediately raised his wine glass and saluted the veteran, and then drank the wine in the cup without saying a word.

Everyone saw that Guan Yu first didn't give Liu Pan face, and then because the veteran drank the wine, they were a little confused for a while. Liu Pan thought that Guan Yu was afraid of his subordinates, so he proudly pointed to the veteran and showed off to Guan Yu, "This is Huang Hansheng, the general of our department, with three stone bows on each arm, and Yang will be worn within a hundred steps!" ＂

It turned out that the veteran sitting next to Liu Pan was the famous five tiger generals of Shu in later generations, Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng. The five tiger generals of Shu recited by later generations were Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong. Among them, the eldest Huang Zhong can be described as a typical figure of "late bloomer". It is said that Huang Zhong is a native of Nanyang, and was appointed as a Zhonglang general by Liu Biao in the third year of Chuping, assisting Liu Pan, who was only 20 years old at the time. Although the post of Zhonglang General was responsible for leading the emperor's guards in the Western Han Dynasty, he belonged to Guangluxun. However, at the end of the Han Dynasty, the name of Zhonglang General was widely added to the military attache by various separatist forces, and it was no longer limited to the position of commander of the Praetorian Guard, but became a class roughly between the general and the captain. In this way, Huang Zhong held the military position of Zhonglang General and stayed under Liu Pan's account for ten years, without promotion and obscurity. And according to the original historical process, he may have to follow Liu Pan for several years. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Liu Biao died of illness. Cao Cao descended to Jingzhou, with Huang Zhong as the acting general, still in Changsha County, under the command of Changsha Taishou Han Xuan. However, only a year later, Cao Cao's army was defeated in Chibi and returned to Yuzhou in the north, and Liu Bei took the opportunity to occupy Jingzhou and led Zhao Yun and other generals to conquer Changsha in Hunan. Changsha Taishou Han Xuan surrendered to Liu Bei. Huang Zhong also surrendered with Han Xuan and returned to Liu Bei's account. It was also from the moment Huang Zhong joined Liu Bei that this veteran, who had been dormant for decades, finally found a stage where he could show his strengths. In the following years, Huang Zhong repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and Liu Bei called the queen of Hanzhong even named him a general, and gave him the marquis of Guannei. And Huang Zhong's name has gradually become synonymous with old and strong in China.

Of course, these are all later stories, Huang Zhong at this moment is only a subordinate general under Liu Pan, although he has some fame in Jingzhou. But after all, it is not as good as Guan Yu, who is known as the "enemy of ten thousand people". And the reason why Guan Yu toasted Huang Zhong just now was mainly because he felt the murderous aura of the veteran general from the other party's body. As for Liu Pan of the fox fake tiger. Guan Yu was completely dismissive. Liu Pan was furious when he saw this. thinks that he is also a star-studded figure in Liu Biaojun, how could he have been so humiliated. If it weren't for Guan Yu's prestige, Liu Panfei would have asked him to have a good competition and frustrate the other party's spirit.

Thinking of the competition, Liu Pan suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and immediately raised his glass again. "General Huang is the first fierce general of our department, I wonder if General Guan dares to fight with General Huang?"

Seeing that Liu Pan deliberately provoked Guan Yu to compete with Huang Zhong in martial arts, Liu Qi, the eldest prince on the side, couldn't help frowning, no matter how he said that Liu Bei was an ally he invited. If the two sides are unhappy because of the competition. Wouldn't that lose his face to Liu Qi. So Liu Qi even spoke out to stop him, "The banquet of receiving the wind is not suitable for dancing with knives and guns." ”

But Liu Pan is self-defeating, which will take the weak Liu Qi in his eyes. But seeing him clenching his fists and speaking loudly towards Liu Biao, "Today's feast is not only a reception banquet, but also a meeting banquet. The competition in front of the palace can not only learn martial arts, but also boost morale, and please make the king complete. ”

Liu Biao was instigated by Liu Pan like this, and immediately became interested. Although the outside world has a very high evaluation of Guan Yu, the evaluation is an evaluation after all, how can it be true to see it with your own eyes. What's more, Liu Biao also counted on Guan Yu to solve the vote of Cao Cao's account for him. So he immediately turned back to Liu Bei and asked, "General Zuo, what do you think?" ”

This time, without waiting for Liu Bei to answer, Guan Yu had already raised his eyebrows, and asked proudly at Liu Pan, "How to compete?" ”

"The art of piercing the yang in a hundred steps." Liu Pan hurriedly shouted out the most beneficial way to compete against Huang Zhong. It must be known that Huang Zhong is nearly fifty years old, and his strength is naturally inferior to Guan Yu, who is in the prime of life. But Huang Zhongsheng is unparalleled in archery, with hundreds of shots, and there are no false shots. Therefore, Liu Pan is conceited and single-handedly compares archery, and Huang Zhong will definitely make Guan Yu, who has no one in front of him, discouraged.

Guan Yucai didn't care what Liu Pan's calculations were, but seeing that he nodded without hesitation and agreed, "Good, it's better than a hundred steps through Yang's technique." ”

Liu Pan couldn't help but be happy when he saw that his calculation had succeeded. Liu Qi next to him shook his head again and again when he saw this, feeling guilty. However, since the two sides had already finalized the method of martial arts, he could not grow the morale of others to destroy his own prestige, so he sent someone to get arrows and weapons, and arranged a willow tree in front of the hall as an arrow target.

The so-called 100 steps through the poplar refers to the Spring and Autumn Period, when the archer of the Chu State raised Youji and could shoot willow leaves within 100 steps. The competition between Guan Yu and Huang Zhong naturally revolves around the willow tree, but in order to make the competition more intuitive, Liu Qi ordered someone to tie copper coins to the willow branches, so that if the shot missed, the people next to him could hear the result just by listening with their ears.

The first to play was the old and strong Huang Zhong, but when he saw him standing a hundred steps away with a bow and arrow, he only heard an arc of light passing by with a "whoosh", and a pleasant crisp sound came from the wind - ding~~~"in! Liu Biao's subordinates in the crowd let out a burst of cheers. Huang Zhong didn't stop there, but saw that he fired six more feather arrows in a row, and the arrows were faster than one arrow, and after a series of crisp sounds, there were six more copper coins on the ground.

"Good!" This time, not only Liu Biao's generals, but even Liu Bei himself couldn't help but cheer loudly together. Liu Bei originally thought that Liu Pan had only boasted of Huang Zhong's unparalleled archery skills for his own face. But now it seems that the veteran in front of him can indeed be called the reincarnation of Yang Yuji. At the same time, Liu Bei also began to drum for Guan Yu in his heart. Although Guan Yu's archery skills are also good, compared to Huang Zhong, it seems to be a little worse. What's more, Huang Zhong has already taken the lead, if Guan Yu can't be overpowered, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public.

And just when Liu Bei was worried about Guan Yu, the latter unconsciously gave Huang Zhong a thumbs up to show his praise, and then walked to the position where Huang Zhong shot the arrow just now, looked at the willow tree in front of him, and then turned back to Liu Qi and asked, "Is there a short spear?" ”

Although Liu Qi didn't know why Guan Yu wanted a short spear, he still ordered someone to fetch three short spears and handed them to Guan Yu. I saw Guan Yu take the short spear, insert two of them at his feet, and then flipped the short spear in his hand quite casually, and suddenly his left foot suddenly stepped out, and with a loud shout, he threw the short spear in his hand.

Before everyone could react, the short spear had already landed on the willow pole with a powerful crossbow whistle. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu and Liu Biao were dumbfounded for a while. Guan Yu didn't pay attention to everyone's reaction at all, and in the blink of an eye, there was another short spear in his hand, still drinking and throwing, and the short spear once again pierced the willow tree impartially, as if it was a little deeper than the previous one. However, Guan Yu still didn't seem satisfied, so he pulled out the third short spear, this time with a roar, the short spear was like a meteor piercing the sky and piercing the willow tree's pole with a single shot.

That's a hundred steps! This is a willow tree with a thick bowl mouth! What would happen if it was a human being standing there? What if it was Yu standing there! If Huang Zhong's archery skills just now made everyone feel sincerely admired, then the feeling that Guan Yu brought to everyone at this moment was fear, fear that went deep into the bone marrow.

At this moment, Liu Pan finally understood why the man in front of him was called "Ten Thousand Enemies", at this moment Huang Zhong cast an admiring gaze at Guan Yu, and at this moment Liu Bei's face was full of pride in his brother. And for Liu Biao and the others present, they not only saw the killing god at this moment, but also saw the dawn, the dawn of victory!

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Small Theatre Hours:

Liu Biao: Mengde brand skewers please ask General Guan also!

Liu Bei: Yun Chang is the best! ~(≧▽≦)/~Lalala

Guan Yu: Hmm.

CC: Haqiu! Who's talking about loneliness? (To be continued......)