After the war, the Red Turban Army won a crushing victory. The vanguard battalion suffered more than 20,000 casualties, and countless sabers and guns were discarded, but there were still seven or eight thousand enemy horsemen rushing out. The Red Turban Army suffered more than 18,000 casualties, of which the foot soldiers suffered the most casualties. More than a dozen sworn brothers under Guan Yu were killed in the battle and two were seriously injured. Stretching outward from the exit of the canyon, the ground was covered with corpses with missing arms and legs, and half of their heads within three miles.

After returning to the camp to wash up, the Chinese military tent informed that a large banquet would be prepared in the evening to celebrate the victory, but Guan Yu had no intention of participating, so he returned to the vicinity of the canyon with a group of soldiers who specialized in cleaning the battlefield, wanting to send a few dead brothers on their last journey.

The soldiers dug two large pits in the open field, preparing to drag the corpses of the officers and soldiers and their own into them, and bury them en masse, while the other part collected the scattered weapons and horses. Guan Yu, who was burying his head in the pile of corpses looking for his three brothers, was attracted by a fierce neighing of war horses and the noise of human voices, and raised his feet and walked there.

When he got closer, he was stunned by the scene in front of him: he saw a corpse on the ground with complete armor and blurred flesh and blood, and he saw that he should be dressed as a military attache of no low rank, and several brothers of the Red Turban Army were preparing to drag him away, but they were stopped by a tall horse roaring beside him.

Take a closer look at this horse, the whole body is dark, and the body is more than a foot long. The eyes are bright, the coat color is translucent, the muscles are strong, the buttocks are plump, and the hooves are steady and powerful. Seeing that someone was about to move his master, he screamed anxiously, turned around a few times, and suddenly turned his hind legs over his hooves and palms, and kicked a soldier directly out. The soldier struggled to get up from the dust in agony, staggered and angrily pulled out the dagger at his waist: "I slaughtered you brute!" ”。

"Stop!" Guan Yu shouted and jumped in front of the horse.

The soldier with the knife was stunned for a moment, and was about to attack, when someone in the crowd recognized Guan Yu and hurriedly pulled him aside. Guan Yu unceremoniously pulled the reins of the horse, reached out to caress it, and the horse opened its eyes wide, raised its head, snorted twice vigilantly, and took two steps back.

Guan Yu turned over and got on the horse vigorously, the horse roared like a frightened man, galloped with strength, as fast as lightning, and suddenly stopped sharply while the front hooves stood upright, unceremoniously lifting Guan Yu down.

In the exclamation of everyone, they saw Guan Yu's toes just a little bit, and his body rose into the air again, sitting firmly on the horse's back again. The black horse galloped again, turned, and made a sharp stop, picking up the peg. went back and forth dozens of times, but Guan Yu was never knocked to the ground. After tossing for a long time, Hei Ma was sweating all over, and finally glanced back at Guan Yu hatefully, and slowly lowered his proud head.

Guan Yu, who was also sweating profusely, said lightly to everyone: "This horse belongs to me!" ”。 At the same time, he leaned down and touched the sweaty horse's face: "I'll call you Black Panther in the future." The black horse reluctantly shook the long hair on his head and snorted twice in reply.

In the camp of the Red Turban Army, thousands of torches burning brightly between heaven and earth illuminated as day, and the chief leader Liu Qian stood on a high platform, holding a large porcelain bowl high, facing the black oppressive crowd, and said loudly: "Brothers, we fought a bloody battle today and won a great victory!" If the court doesn't give us a way to live, we will turn the sky upside down! Our requirements are not high, the tiller has his field, the weaver has his clothes, and everyone can have enough to eat. No exorbitant taxes, no corrupt officials and bullies! Why do we work hard but don't have enough food and clothes, why do those big men have nothing to do but act as a prestige and bully us?! Our Red Turban Army is to eradicate injustice and save the people from fire and water. This first bowl of wine is for the brothers who died in battle! They won't see that day, but we will be kind to their families, and everyone here will definitely see it! With tears in his eyes, Liu Qian lowered his head and spilled the wine on the ground.

Raising his head, Liu Qian continued: "The blood of the brothers will not be shed in vain, since this battle, those cubs in the pioneer camp will not dare to show their heads in the county seat, Fu'an County is our world within a radius of 100 miles in addition to the county seat!" Those bullies and tyrants who have lost their protection and are in the fish and meat town have become fat on our chopping board! Take back what should have belonged to us but was robbed, and let them experience what it feels like to have a broken family! I declare that all brothers will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds, and the army will be banned for seven days, and the finances of the bullies and tyrants they have plundered do not have to be handed over, but shall be their own gains. The whole army concentrated on replenishing grain, grass, and soldiers, and the next goal: to capture the county seat and kill Pingzhang Han Ziming! ”

The crowd was excited, and they all raised their arms and shouted: "Capture the county seat and kill Pingzhang Han Ziming!" ”。

Mountains and tsunamis gradually disappeared into the deep darkness.

In the darkness of Fu'an County, Han Ziming was dressed in an official uniform and sat alone in the lobby, his brows furrowed. Liu Ganting hurriedly entered, bent down in front of him, and whispered in his ear: "Guo Datou is here." ”

"How many people did he bring?"

"A dozen personal guards".

Han Ziming nodded thoughtfully and ordered: "Light the lamp to welcome guests!" ”。

After a while, Guo Kunyu, who was tightly wrapped around his head, staggered in civilian clothes, and when he saw Han Ziming, he had tears in his eyes, and shook his head in shame: "Raising a tiger is a problem, raising a tiger is a problem!" I didn't expect the Red Turban bandits to develop so quickly, and their strength greatly exceeded my expectations. Underestimating the enemy, but being burdened, is really ashamed of the trust of Brother Han, and I am here to make amends! As he spoke, he was about to kneel, Han Ziming hurriedly stretched out his hand and sighed: "I knew today, why bother in the first place!" ”。

After the two sat down, Han Ziming asked: "In the current situation, I don't know what Brother Guo's good plan is?" ”

Guo Kunyu sighed: "There is no other way, only to stick to the city on the one hand, and ask for help from the upper peak on the other, waiting for the imperial army to arrive as soon as possible, and wipe out the bandits in one fell swoop, and cut the grass and eradicate the roots!" ”

Han Ziming pondered for a long time, stood up and gave Guo Kunyu a deep look: "Speaking of sticking to the city, I want to borrow something from Lord Guo for the people of the county." I beg Brother Guo's approval! ”

"What?"

"Your Excellency! For the sake of the well-being of the people in the city, please don't excuse yourself! ”。

Guo Kunyu's mouth was wide open, he suspected that his ears must have been seriously injured, so he heard it wrong. But when he saw Liu Ganting and his gang waiting for a bloody steel knife to break in, he reversed his original idea.

"Bold Han Pingzhang! I am also an official of the imperial court, and the red turban bandits want to kill me, and you want to kill me too? Could it be that you are a bandit?! ”

Han Ziming smiled and shook his head: "The red scarf bandits are all because you raised tigers to make today's shocking mistakes!" Now that the situation is urgent, I want to use your head to appease the people, take over the military power, report to the court, and highlight the seriousness of the situation. Brother Ren is also loyal to the country, and he died a well-deserved death. Do you have any complaints? ”

Guo Kunyu suddenly felt hot in the crotch of his pants, which was described in contemporary popular language as ---scared to pee." He trembled and pleaded: "Don't mess around, if you leave me alive, I will do my best to help you defend the city, strictly control your subordinates, and do nothing to the people in the city." Luckily? ”

Han Ziming paused and shook his head coldly: "It's late!" ”。

Guo Kunyu's face changed, and he said angrily: "If you kill me, once you cause a mutiny in the military camp, the city will be self-defeating!" Have you ever wondered? ”

Han Ziming was silent, staring at his face for a long time, then suddenly laughed, brushed his sleeves and walked away, saying as he walked: "Brother Guo don't have to worry too much, go with peace of mind!" ”。

Guo Kunyu's face instantly turned pale, and he reached out to pull out the dagger on his waist, but he felt a slight chill on the back of his neck, which was a sharp steel knife with blood------

As soon as it was dawn the next day, Guan Yu jumped out of bed with a hundred times more energy, grabbed a handful of hay and went straight to the stable.

The "black panther" lazily raised his head and glanced at him, stared at the hay in his hand and hesitated, as if after a long day of ideological struggle, he twisted his thick neck, lowered his head and symbolically ate two bites, which was regarded as giving Guan Yu face.

Guan Yu smiled, and had to help it comb its hair inch by inch. The "Black Panther" turned his head to look, spewed a hot breath from his thick nostrils, and bowed his head slightly in satisfaction.

After breakfast, Guan Yu received two verbal appointments and one assignment. The appointment was: In view of the brave performance in the battle, Guan Yu was appointed as the commander of the cavalry, and Cui Dakui was appointed as the captain. The task is: to collect 100 quintals of grain within seven days.

Guan Yu pulled Cui Dakui aside and asked quietly, "How big are these commanders and captains?" How many people can you manage? ”

Cui Dakui was stunned, and said with a smile: "The commander of the pass, the commander has about 150 people, and the captain is in charge of more than 10 people!" Guan Yu nodded and thought about it. The heart said: If this was in my time, the commander would be equivalent to the company commander. If you fight one battle, you will be promoted to a company commander, and if you fight another battle---- you don't care about him, you are still far from the commander! But if the old man knew that I had become the leader of the 100th people, would he have fainted with a straight laugh?

After a stick of incense, Guan Yu's team was assembled and ready to go.

Guan Yu rode the "black panther", holding a spear, and came to everyone majestically.

Facing more than a hundred pairs of eyes, he suddenly wanted to shout, "Hello comrades, comrades have worked hard!" When the words reached his throat, he held back again, and said loudly: "Brothers, it is a great fate that we can get together!" I know that you are all Brother Zhai's subordinates, he treats you well, and I will treat you like brothers. As the saying goes, brothers in battle, fathers and sons in battle! I only have two requirements: first, combat courage and cleverness, no loss, can only take advantage! Listen to my orders, fight if you win, and flash if you can't.

Second, make more profits, every time I fight, the enemy's armor, horses, weapons, and the most unhelpful enemy's head are all moved back to me, who dares to return empty-handed, beware of the ass blooming! The days of the brethren sharing in blessings and hardships are long, eating meat and drinking wine in large bowls. ”。

In the midst of everyone's laughter, Guan Yu shouted solemnly: "Go!" ”。