Chapter Forty-Nine: The Swordsman and the Spearman
Dusk has passed, and night has fallen.
"Brother Shiming, can I come in?" Outside Liu Chang's tent, the voice of Huangfu Li sounded.
Liu Chang knew that this must be the battle report he wanted, so he quickly got up, pulled up the curtain, and saw Huangfu Li standing outside the door with a stack of books and silks.
"Come on, come on, Brother Huangfu, please come in quickly!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hands to take the stack of battle reports.
"Oh, not coming in. Uncle has some other things that I need to deal with. After Huangfu Li finished speaking, he handed the battle report to Liu Chang and turned to leave.
"Brother Huangfu, it's hard work!" Liu Chang looked at Huangfu Li's back and thanked him loudly. Seeing that the people had gone away, they also flashed into the account and studied the battle report.
In the seventh year of Guanghe, at the end of June, Zhang Mancheng, a subordinate of Nanyang Taishou Qin Jie, was bewitched by Peng Tuo, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army, to lead 100,000 people to rebel, and then captured Wancheng in Nanyang with Peng Tuo, and Taishou Qin Jie fled to Yingchuan for help.
In the seventh year of Guanghe, in July, Zhu Jun led 30,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters to the Nanyang rebels, and gathered 100,000 stragglers on the road. Later, under the courage of Sima Sun Jian, he conquered several cities and besieged Wancheng in mid-July. On July 18, Peng Tuo and Zhang Mancheng wanted to break out, and Zhu Jun also surrounded Sanque Yi, designed an ambush, and strangled more than 40,000 Yellow Turbans, but Peng Tuo and Zhang Mancheng fled back to Wancheng, and then held out. On July 20, Zhu Jun built an earthen mountain to observe the enemy's situation, and on the same day, he ordered people to build a high earthen mountain around Wancheng, and sent soldiers to shoot arrows into the city on the earthen mountain. Five days later, the earth mountain was built.
"Tushan besieged the city, it seems that Zhang Mancheng and Peng are about to run out. The annihilation of the Yellow Turbans within a month is a sure thing. I'm afraid that this Zhang Mancheng and Peng Tuo will collapse in the next few days. After reading the Yuzhou battle report, Liu Chang's heart was finally relieved. This road is beyond my control, so I am most worried about the impact it will have on my mission.
But at this time, Liu Chang was not in a hurry to receive the task, he turned to look at the Qingzhou battle report.
At this time, entrenched in Qingzhou was Zhang Bao, the general of the Digong. This Zhang Bao is not like Zhang Liang who does not learn and has no skills, this person followed Zhang Jiao to the north and south in his early years, and read some books, so the Qingzhou Yellow Turban under his leadership, steadily advanced, has captured Pingyuan County, Le'an State, Jibei State, Jinan State and Taishan County, and now only Qi State, Beihai State and the farther Donglai County have not fallen. This is also due to the virtuous name of Kong Rong, the prime minister of the Beihai Kingdom, who gathered many capable generals around Kong Rong and repelled Zhang Baobu's tentative attacks many times. Although Zhang Bao captured most of Qingzhou, there were still hundreds of wealthy clans in his jurisdiction who built their own Wubao to resist the Yellow Turbans.
"Hmph, although this Zhang Bao has a lot of momentum, it has captured small towns, and there is nothing to be done about a few big cities. It seems that as long as the enemy of Guangzong is eliminated, this treasure will not be a cause for concern. Looking at the Qingzhou battle report, Liu Chang was quite familiar with Zhang Bao's tactics, and thought about it, this is not a game of rural encirclement of the city! What a pity! You Zhang Baosheng is not at the right time, and you use this kind of tactics at this time, isn't this digging your own grave!
At this point, Liu Chang is no longer worried about not being able to complete the task within a month. Immediately dodged into the system, and when there were 59 minutes left before the deadline, he clicked the "Claim" button, and immediately the golden words turned green, and there was one more task and time in the accepted tasks, 30 days 00:00:00 seconds.
"Wow......"
When the rooster crows, the sky is not bright. Autumn in the north begins earlier than in the south, and the morning at this time is already a little cooler.
In the Han Dynasty, it was mostly a two-meal system, but Liu Chang, who was a later generation, really didn't like to be hungry early in the morning, so he immediately went to the room to find some noodles, cooked a bowl by himself, swept it away, and then went to Huangfu Songshuai's tent.
When Liu Chang was about to approach the tent, he saw Huangfu Song dancing in the wilderness in front of the tent. Although the force value of this Huangfu Song is not high, when it comes to marksmanship, Liu Chang feels that he can also rank first among those who use guns in the world. Huangfu Song's spears stab, pick, split, move, block, each shot is not fancy, but it is extremely exquisite, showing the true colors of a veteran on the battlefield.
"Papapa......" After Huangfu Song's set of actions was completed, Liu Chang puffed up his palms and complimented, "General Huangfu is good marksmanship!" â
"Oh, it's Shi Ming! So early! Huangfu Song followed the sound and saw that it was Liu Chang, so he put away the gun and beckoned Liu Chang to go to the tent. As he walked, he said, "Shi Ming boasted that a certain marksman was good, but in fact he was far from the real marksmanship!" â
Liu Chang knew that although this Huangfu Song's marksmanship was some, it was not very good, at most it could be said to be practical, but just now it was a compliment, at this moment Huangfu Song blew himself up that his marksmanship was very poor, and immediately pretended to be surprised and asked: "Why does the general say that his marksmanship is far away from the gunline?" â
Huangfu Song looked at Liu Chang, and suddenly asked: "I don't know if Shiming has ever heard the rumors of swordsmen and spear gods?" â
"Swordsman? Gun God? Liu Chang thought to himself that he was not of this era, how could he know, so he had to search for the memories left by the deity with all his might, but unfortunately he found nothing, so he immediately had to say guiltily, "General Hui, his subordinates are lonely and unheard, I really don't know who these two masters are!" â
"Hahaha......" Hearing this, Huangfu Song stroked his beard and smiled, then patted Liu Chang's shoulder, and said with relief, "The name of this sword idiot and spear god has not been mentioned for more than 20 years!" Someone of your age does not know that real numbers are normal. â
"More than twenty years?" Liu Chang really couldn't think of what happened in the twenty years before the Yellow Turban Uprising of the Han Dynasty, especially since it seemed to be a matter of the rivers and lakes, let alone know. I had to ask Huangfu Song curiously, "General, forgive your subordinates, dare to ask who these two Venerables are?" â
Huangfu Song looked at the sky, and then led Liu Chang into the account together, and then said: "Okay, if it's still early today, I'll talk to you, the junior, about the senior!" â
When Liu Chang heard this, he immediately saluted and said, "I want to hear the details!" â
Huangfu Song sat on the main seat, took a sip of water, and then said: "Actually, these two are martial arts wizards, Wang Yue, a swordsman, and Tong Yuan, a spear god. â
"What? Is it Wang Yue and Tong Yuan? When Liu Chang heard this, he was shocked, thinking that he should be able to guess it, although these two people have been brushed aside by the history books, they are the two masters and famous teachers who really exist in zĂ i. However, listening to Huangfu Song's meaning at this moment, it is possible that their abilities are far from what later generations guessed.
"Oh, Shiming knows about these two?" Seeing Liu Chang exclaiming, Huangfu Song was a little surprised.
Liu Chang hurriedly explained: "General Hui, his subordinates once went to Luoyang to do business, and saw that there was a martial arts hall in Luoyang City, and I heard that people nearby said that it was opened by a swordsman named Wang Yue, and it is said that this person also served as a martial arts teacher today. It's just that his subordinates have visited many times and haven't seen his real person, and he forgot about it afterwards. As for Tong Yuan, his subordinates don't know! â
"Oh, I see!" Huangfu Song nodded, and continued, "In fact, although this Wang Yue has outstanding swordsmanship and superb martial arts, he is snobbish and eccentric, and I have many rumors about it, it is said that this person once slaughtered a tribe of four or five hundred people in the Southern Xiongnu with one person and one sword. Tong Yuan is different, he was a partial general under my father's Emperor Fu Gui. This person has unique marksmanship, and there are few opponents in the entire Yanmen. When he and my father were guarding the border passes, they once killed a plundering cavalry of nearly 1,000 people in Xianbei with one person and one gun. And amazingly, he was unscathed. â
"Is that really the case?" When Liu Chang heard this, he was so shocked that he almost dislocated his jaw, and while looking at Huangfu Song with his eyes, he pondered: This person killed a thousand people with one shot, isn't this the legendary thousand people beheaded? This kind of martial arts, the fear of the overlord may not be able to compare with the reincarnation!
"Hehe, but there is such a thing!" Huangfu Song nodded seriously, "When this happened, General Ben was following my father, and my eldest brother was also there at the time. On that day, Tong Yuan led three horsemen to inspect a Han village near the desert. According to the knight who came back to report the news, when the people were approaching the village, they suddenly saw fireworks in the village, accompanied by the sound of fighting and mourning. In a hurry, Tong Yuan led the people to quietly approach the village, only to see that nearly a thousand Xianbei cavalry were burning and plundering, and at this time it was close to the end of the plunder, and the Hu cavalry was already planning to retreat. Seeing this, Tong Yuan hurriedly asked his three horsemen to come back to report the news, while he himself followed behind. When my father received the news, he personally led 3,000 horsemen to the rescue, and General Ben followed him at that time. When we passed by the village, we found that the whole village had been slaughtered by the Hu people, and not a single living person was found. â
"Damn Hu Man!" Hearing this, Liu Chang couldn't help but be angry.
And Huangfu Song just nodded at Liu Chang and continued: "Later, we chased for less than a hundred miles, and then we saw a man covered in blood riding a horse. That person was Tong Yuan, but at that time, Tong Yuan's eyes were red and scattered, which made me feel like a beast in the wilderness, which was really scary. My father approached him slowly and asked about Hu Qi, but he only said coldly that he was dead, and then he said no more. Then my father ordered me to lead a team to investigate, and guess what General Ben saw? â
"Dead bodies?"
Huangfu Song shook his head: "No."
"What's that?" Liu Chang really can't think of killing someone, what else can he have besides the corpse?
Huangfu Song looked at Liu Chang and slowly spit out two words: "Jingguan!" â
"Hiss~" Hearing these two words, Liu Chang remembered the piles outside the Changshe City, and couldn't help but stand on end. His voice trembled a little and asked, "So, what about later?" â
Huangfu Song took a sip of tea and said: "After this battle, Tong Yuan was awarded the title of Gun God, and he became famous in the rivers and lakes. After that, Wang Yue, who was nicknamed the swordsman, came to Tong Yuan to compete. Under the supervision of my father and me, the two of them launched a peak duel at the gate of Yanmen that would be unforgettable. In the end, the two ended with the swordsman Wang Yue missing half a move because he was a short soldier. After this incident, Tong Yuan told my father that he wanted to travel the world, so he resigned and left. For more than 20 years, I haven't heard from him. I also sent people to investigate, but I never found anything. â
After Liu Chang listened, his eyes lit up, although Tong Yuan couldn't find it, he knew that this Tong Yuan had three major disciples alive, and they would all be famous in the future. The eldest disciple Zhang Ren was a general under Liu Zhang, who not only designed to kill Pang Tong, but also fought against Zhang Fei and retreated; The second disciple Zhang Xiu, known as the Gun King of the North, although he did not have a significant personal record, he also existed as Cao Wei's northern barrier, and it can be said that his ability is not bad; The third disciple Zhao Yun, this is a well-known male god in later generations, and his prestige is spread overseas, and it is rumored that he is still the idol of the president of a certain country, which can be seen to be powerful.
"Thank you, General, for the point!" Liu Chang bowed his hand and said.
"Oh? Why is that? Huangfu Song was puzzled, "Shiming, I just said an old thing, how can I mention something?" â
Liu Chang stuck out his tongue and said with some mischievousness: "General, it's like this, my wife and brother, thirteen years old, although he looks brave and extraordinary, but after all, he has not been guided by a famous teacher. If Xiao Ke is lucky enough to meet the two people that the general said today, he will definitely try his best to let them teach the martial arts of filial piety. Look, aren't you just telling me that I'm going to find a teacher? â
"Oh! I see! Haha, you're a clever ghost. Huangfu Song couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and then said, "However, your brother-in-law Li Cunxiao's foundation is really good, if you can get the guidance of a famous teacher, there must be another peerless martial artist in the world!" â
"Thanks for the compliment! The Ming Dynasty has been filial piety and thanked the general! â
"General Qiyu, Cao Duwei, Yan Junshi, Zhang Changshi and others ask to see you!" As soon as Liu Chang's words fell, the sound of the guards' announcement was remembered outside the door.