Chapter Twenty-Three: Bandits Meet Fierce Generals
"Come, get down to business. Tomorrow we will fight the bandits and rogues in the west. He Xing said to Gao Shun.
"There are two fierce generals among the bandits and rogues in the west, and the rest of the bandits and rogues are very ordinary. So tomorrow we're going to pay attention to these two people. He Xing said again.
"Let's have a heads-up before the battle, and the two of us try to kill them as much as possible. In this way, the soldiers will rush to kill, and the mortality rate will be reduced. If they come up and kill together, the two of us will have to pay more attention to the two people you mentioned. Gao Shun thought for a while and said.
"Well, you're right. Tomorrow the two armies have faced each other, so I will go and call for battle. He Xing replied.
"Yes, you can." Gao Shun said.
"Okay, that's it. You should go back and rest early. Raise your spirits and fight a good fight. He Xing looked at Gao Shun and said.
"Well, you should rest early, too." Gao Shun stood up and said.
He Xing sent Gao Shun out of the big account, watched Gao Shun walk away, and looked up at the sky. The moon is so big and round, and there are many stars next to it, and one of them is very bright. I couldn't help but think of Cai Wenji. Am I really in love with her? He Xing asked himself. He Xing shook his head and said silently in his heart, "How can you think about your children's private affairs at this time." Let's finish the battle first. He Xing turned his head and returned to his big account.
Luoyang City, Cai Mansion, Miss Cai Wenji stood in front of the window and looked at the direction of Jizhou, and said to herself, "Today, I heard my father say that you went to Jizhou to fight, I don't know if you are injured." The sword has no eyes. I hope you return safely. It would be nice if the world was too peaceful. ”
After saying that, he looked at the sky for a while and closed the window.
The next day, just after dawn, He Xing led the soldiers to He Jin's camp. He Jin stood on the newly built point platform and looked at these soldiers who were about to go to the battlefield, and said loudly: "Soldiers, you are good, you are the warriors of the Han Dynasty, and you are invincible. The time has come to prove you, use the weapons in your hands, go and defeat the bandits and rogues, and I will have good food and wine ready for you to bring back victory. Go to battle, soldiers. ”
The soldiers followed their generals in two different directions, east and west, with high morale.
"General, ahead is the camp of bandits and rogues in the west." Gao Shun pointed to the woods in front of him and said.
He Xing looked at the woods in front of him, and couldn't let the soldiers rush in, if they hit the trick, it would be over. He Xing waved his hand to stop the soldiers.
"I'll go ahead and have a look." He Xing said to Gao Shun.
"Let's go, you're ......," Gao Shun hurriedly stopped He Xing and said.
"Your martial arts are not as good as mine, I'll go." After He Xing finished speaking, he beat his horse and ran towards the woods.
"Ugh." Gao Shun looked at He Xing's back and sighed. Hurriedly pulled out the military flag from his waist. It's just that as soon as he feels wrong, he immediately commands the army to rush forward.
Besides, when He Xing was halfway through, a group of people came out of the forest, some of them were fierce with big knives and spears, and some of them were dressed in tatters and held hoes and pickaxes. He Xing looked at the two polarized people and was stunned.
Gao Shun watched as a group of people came out of the woods. Hurriedly led the soldiers to rush up. Soon arrived at He Xing's side.
At this time, a person walked out of the bandits and rogues, pointed at He Xing with the knife in his hand, and asked, "You came from Luoyang to support?" ”
"You're their leader?" He Xing pointed at the person who walked out with the green dragon halberd in his hand.
"How's that? Isn't it? The man looked at He Xing and said.
"If yes, let's fight against soldiers, and we will fight against generals alone." He Xing thought that this person who came out was the most powerful and had the best martial arts. How wrong he was later will be revealed.
"It's okay to go it alone! Defeat my men now. Zhou Cang you on. After speaking, the man turned his head to look at a man wearing straw sandals and a Han military uniform, and his military trousers were still long on one leg and short on the other, which was extremely incompatible with this tall, black-faced and bearded appearance.
This man was carrying a big knife, striding He Xing, He Xing looked at this strange-shaped man, I go, this is Zhou Cang, the fierce general in the Three Kingdoms!
Zhou Cang came to the front of the battle and looked at He Xing, without saying a word, he raised his sword to fight, and the two of them came to a few rounds. He Xing thought to himself that Zhou Cang's strength was really great, and the ancients did not deceive me. Zhou Cang thought to himself, this kid has two hits. The person I used to fight against made me fly my weapon in two clicks, and this is a master, so I coped with it well. He Xing and Zhou Cang got serious.
He Xing and Zhou Cang fought back and forth for dozens of rounds. Zhou Cang was a little struggling, and sweat was dripping down.
The halberd and the knife collided again, He Xing increased his strength, and Zhou Cang's big knife was broken. He Xing's green dragon halberd slashed towards Zhou Cang like lightning.
At this time, a big man in the camp of bandits and rogues saw this, and without hesitation, he did not hesitate to pick up the iron rod in his hand, and ran towards the two people who were fighting, and the moment the Qinglong halberd was chopped down, He Xing thought of Guan Yu's death, and the scene of Dongwu persuading the defenders of Maicheng to surrender with Guan Yu's head, and Zhou Cang killed himself, and He Xing hurriedly withdrew the Qinglong halberd. The thugs tried to let the soldiers behind tie up Zhou Cang, who had his eyes closed. Zhou Cang felt that someone was tying himself, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was. hurriedly broke free, and when he saw that he was about to break free, he was slashed by a knife from the soldiers and fainted. Shouldered and walked towards his camp.
The big man with the iron rod saw that Zhou Cang was captured by the opposite side, and was in a hurry, so he ran up quickly, holding the iron rod and hitting He Xing's horse's head. He Xing saw that the man was hitting the horse's head, and hurriedly hit the iron rod with the green dragon halberd, and when the iron rod was about to hit the horse's head, the iron rod was knocked out by He Xing's green dragon halberd.
The sweat looked at the flying iron rods, looked at his empty hands, and couldn't help but be confused. He Xing waved his hand, and two soldiers came out from behind to tie up the stunned man.
Seeing this, Gao Shun waved the military flag in his hand, and all the soldiers went towards the bandits and rogues. Many bandits and rogues were stunned. When He Xing saw this scene, he hurriedly shouted, "Those who lay down their arms will not be killed." ”
Soon the word spread across the battlefield. All the bandits and rogues in tattered clothes have dropped their weapons, all the well-armed and vicious bandits and rogues are fighting back, or the drivers are taking advantage of the chaos to escape. But they were all destroyed by the heroic soldiers one by one.
The soldiers looked at these bandits and rogues who were dressed in tatters and had thin yellow faces. No matter how you look at it, I don't want bandits and rogues. So He Xing came to the crowd and asked in a loud voice, "Have you ever beaten the house and robbed the house?" ”
Everyone shook their heads.
"Have you ever killed anyone? Have you sinned? He Xing asked again.
The crowd shook their heads again.
"Then why are you fighting against the court with them! What about the siege of Jizhou City? He Xing asked puzzled.
"They gave us food." One of them replied tremblingly.
He Xing understood that these people were all people fleeing the famine. The real bandits and rogues use food as a lure to make these people do things for them. These people are all newly recruited, so they haven't done anything bad.
After understanding, He Xing released these people. Tell them that if they really fight the imperial court in the future, it will be a dead end. These people thanked He Xing and the soldiers for their kindness.
He Xing watched everyone walk away, and hurriedly arranged for the soldiers to clean up the battlefield. He himself came to guard Zhou Cang and his brother. Looking at the mouth that was tied up and gagged with rags that I didn't know where to go. He Xing motioned to the guards to remove the cloth they had gagged.
"Dog thief, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it. You give the grandpas a good time. The grandfathers blinked, they were not heroes. Come on" Removing the rags that were gagged, Zhou Cang took a breath of air. He opened his mouth and scolded.
When the soldier next to him heard the general scolding him, he didn't say a word, "Smack, smack." Two big mouths hit Zhou Cang in the face.
"Come on, slash here with a knife, don't just slap your face! Cut your grandfather here! Zhou Cang stretched his neck and said to the soldier who had just slapped him in the face.
He Xing waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to leave first and help the soldiers clean up the battlefield.
He Xing looked at Zhou Cang and the two with a smile, and Zhou Cang and the two looked at He Xing with wide eyes.
"Why are you bandits and rogues?" He Xing looked at Zhou Cang and asked.
"What are you doing with these useless questions! Hurry up and give grandpa a good time, gotcha. After Zhou Cang finished speaking, he turned his head away from looking at He Xing.
"Who said I was going to kill you, you two saw it just now. I let them all go. He Xing pointed to the place where the bandits and rogues who were still here just now were empty.
"Humph! You didn't plug my ears just now, I can hear it clearly. We've killed people and we're wanted by the government! Not like them. Don't waste your tongue. Let's do it! Grandpa is hungry and wants to hurry up and try the food in the underworld! Zhou Cang replied impatiently.
"Brother Zhou, we killed bad people, not good people." The big man next to him whispered to Zhou Cang.
"Yuan Shao, you are really stupid! Is there a difference between the good guys we kill and the bad guys? Is it clear in the government? If we were clear, would we be bandits? As for going desperately for a bite to eat? Zhou Cang said angrily.
"Brother Zhou, you're right. None of these dog officers are good. Bah! The big man next to him spat on the ground and said.
"What if I could call the shots for you?" He Xing said to Zhou Cang and the two with a smile.
"You, huh! Enough to choke! Zhou Cang said in disbelief.
"My name is He Xing, and my uncle He Jin is a general of the dynasty. Do you think I'm qualified! He Xing looked at Zhou Cang and said.
"Brother Zhou, he's not small!" The big man next to him said.
"I can hear it, Yuan Shao, do you say we should tell him" Zhou Cang said with some emotion.
"Say! Even if you die, you have to say it. You tell me? Brother Zhou. Pei Yuanshao looked at Zhou Cang and said.