Chapter 232: The Battle of the Covenant
I didn't expect Huaxing to think so carefully and long-term, Guan and Zhang looked embarrassed at the same time, and they didn't know what to do.
Seeing this scene, Hua Xing, who was standing on the stage, suddenly grinned, and said mysteriously to the two people in the audience:
"Two generals, in fact, Hua Mou also has a proposal when he came today, I wonder if you want to hear it?"
Hearing that the other party also proposed, Zhang Fei was a little unexpected, and immediately asked, "What is the proposal?" Hurry up! ”
"Good! Then I said it. ”
After clearing his throat, he saw Hua Xing with a little inexplicable excitement, and said solemnly:
"I want to fight with the two generals on the battlefield!"
As soon as these words came out, they saw Guan and Zhang all showing confused looks. After glancing at each other, Zhang Fei said with a puzzled expression:
"The surname is Hua, I have been waiting for you in the audience for more than 20 days, but you have been a turtle with a shrunken head. You're telling me now that you want to fight us? Are you kidding us? ”
Seeing that the other party didn't believe him, Huaxing hurriedly opened his mouth and explained:
"I refused to fight before I went down because the disparity between the forces of you and me was too great, so we couldn't fight, but this time it's not a joke!"
"Oh? You mean there's no disparity now? Even if our army suffered some losses last time, there would still be two thousand five or six hundred men available. How can you stand up to our army with a thousand miscellaneous soldiers? ”
The reckless general was indeed a reckless general, and seeing that Zhang Fei actually took the initiative to reveal their true strength, Huaxing laughed secretly on the spot. But he certainly wouldn't show it on his face, and immediately replied:
"The general has misunderstood! Hua did not mean this. In my opinion, there is still a huge disparity in the strength of our two sides. ”
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Fei was instantly confused, and an impatient expression appeared on his face:
"What do you mean? Don't play dumb riddles with us! Do you want to fight or not to fight? ”
"Hit! But for the sake of fairness, I would like to add one condition! Huaxing finally said his true thoughts:
"I propose that you and I each bring a thousand soldiers for a fair showdown. I wonder if the two generals dare to fight? ”
"Bring only ...... A thousand soldiers? ”
Hearing that Hua Xing was willing to go out of the city to fight, Zhang Fei was secretly happy.
But as soon as he heard it, the other party was only allowed to bring a thousand people, and they were not allowed to attack with the whole army, and Zhang Fei's eyebrows were immediately twisted together.
Three times the strength of the opponent is the biggest advantage of the Youzhou army, and it is also the basis for their victory.
Huaxing's proposal is obviously to wipe out this advantage, which is extremely unfavorable to Guan and Zhang.
So as soon as the words fell, I saw Zhang Fei say with a dissatisfied face:
"Phew! You think beautifully! What is the reason why we have brought 3,000 soldiers, but 2,000 are not allowed to go into battle? It's the first time I've heard of such shameless conditions! ”
"So you two won't accept it?" Hua Xing said with a smile.
"Of course! Only fools ......" But Zhang Fei was just halfway through his speech, but he was forcibly interrupted by Guan Yu on the side:
"Third brother! Let's talk about this matter for my brother. ”
After making a slightly calm look at Zhang Fei, he saw Guan Yu pacing forward two steps on the white horse under his crotch, and said while stroking his beard:
"General Hua, although this proposal is not good for our army, it is not impossible to consider. I don't know what to do with the two sides after the winner is divided? ”
Huaxing had already guessed that the other party would have such a question, and immediately replied:
"If our army loses, not only will I hand over the iron ore immediately, but I will also personally leave it to the two generals; But if our army is lucky enough to win, I hope that the general will quickly withdraw his troops and no longer harass our village. ”
Hearing this, Guan Yu didn't show any expression, and no one could tell what he thought. After thinking for a while, I heard Guan Yu ask again:
"What if we don't?"
"No...... It's the same as before! I will not go out of the city to fight, and I will hold out until you withdraw your troops. Therefore, I hope that the two of you will consider carefully. ”
After saying this, Hua Xing didn't say much, stood on the high platform with his hands in front of his chest, and handed over the time to the two people in the audience.
If you don't agree to Huaxing's proposal, it will not be beneficial for the Youzhou army, which has only ten days left and is unable to break the city.
Because once the grain and grass are exhausted, they can only return in vain, and this ending is the last thing Guan Yu wants to see.
Therefore, knowing that the proposal was extremely risky, Guan Yu's heart was still inclined to accept it.
But before making a decision, he wanted to hear Zhang Fei's opinion again, so he rode to Zhang Fei's side:
"Third brother, what do you think of this?"
Zhang Fei was originally extremely dissatisfied with this proposal, believing that the condition was very "unfair" to them and did not want to agree.
But as soon as he heard that if Huaxing lost, the other party would not only hand over the iron ore, but he himself would also be at his disposal. Zhang Fei, who was bent on revenge, immediately made a 180-degree turn in his attitude:
"This is the ...... I think it's possible! Not only can you complete the task, but you can also avenge your big brother. I am willing to lead a thousand soldiers, and tomorrow I will let the boy surnamed Hua be subdued on the spot! ”
Hearing that Zhang Fei also agreed to this matter, Guan Yu immediately nodded, turned around and rushed to Huaxing on the stage and said:
"Good! This condition was accepted by our army. I don't know when and where the general is going to go to war? ”
Hua Xing smiled slightly, and said loudly: "Tomorrow, how about the open space in the middle of the two camps of you and me?" ”
"Well, that's exactly what I wanted. Then we'll see you on the battlefield tomorrow! Remove! ”
At the sound of an order, all the soldiers turned around on the spot and followed Guan and Zhang to the barracks slowly.
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Back in the camp, Zhang Fei wanted to select elite soldiers for tomorrow's battle first, but was stopped by Guan Yu and called him into the military tent, as if he had something important to discuss.
"Third brother, you wait for the soldiers, let's sort out tomorrow's tactics first."
"Second brother, don't you just clean up a boy surnamed Hua? Why does it need to be so complicated? Hearing this, Zhang Fei said contemptuously:
"Give me a thousand elite soldiers, and I guarantee that in less than an hour, he will be able to defeat him!"
The big war is imminent, seeing that Zhang Fei has such an attitude, Guan Yu is very displeased, and immediately reproaches:
"Third brother, the eldest brother often said before his death - the arrogant soldiers will be defeated! Look at you, before the war began, the tail was cocked into the sky. With your attitude, you will definitely lose on the battlefield tomorrow! ”
was trained by Guan Yu like this, Zhang Fei immediately became honest, and his face also showed apologies:
"Well, I said the wrong thing, the second brother taught me a lesson. I'll just listen, second brother, please speak. ”
"Hmm. Early tomorrow morning, you and I will go out together and lead a thousand elite soldiers to meet Huaxing in the specified place......"
After spending more than five minutes and explaining tomorrow's tactics to Zhang Fei, he saw Guan Yu turn around in an extremely rare way, and rushed to Zhao Hujun, who had been sitting on the side to "observe" for a long time, and ordered:
"Zhao Hujun, General Ben has a very important task to be handed over to you, are you confident to complete it?"