The camp of the Han An Army in Padang

"General, general, good news." Xu Shu rushed into the handsome tent with an excited face, and Huang Zhong, who was wiping a knife in the tent, saw this and asked, "Yuan Zhi, why are you so excited?" ”

"General, the lord has an order to order the Han An army to attack Jiangling."

"Huh? Didn't you already come the other day...... Is this time true? Huang Zhong suddenly reacted in the middle of his words, and hurriedly looked at Xu Shu and asked.

"Really, last time he ordered us to make a feint, but this time, the lord ordered me to wait for Liu Bei to suffer a little."

"Haha...... I have long heard that Guan Yu is good at martial arts, but unfortunately I have never found a chance to compete, this time it can be regarded as making the old man wait. Huang Zhong smiled happily.

"General, although the lord ordered us to attack Jiangling, Yuan Zhi thought that it was better for our army not to go too deep at this time, after all, the main battlefield of our army is not here for the time being, and we must also pay attention to the movements of the Nanban side."

"Yuan Zhi, you reminded the old man not to go deep into the old man's understanding alone, but what does this have to do with Nanban?" Huang Zhong asked puzzled.

"General, you don't know Kong Ming, but after all, I have been a classmate with him for several years, this person uses unreasonable tactics, this time we are making trouble behind him, he may not return the other way to the other side, and send someone to contact Nanban to make trouble in the rear of our army."

"Well, that makes sense. In this case, Yuan Zhike wrote to Zhong Yuanchang in Chengdu, reminding him to pay attention to the movements of the Nanban. Huang Zhong nodded and agreed with Xu Shu's statement.

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Five days later, Jiangling received an urgent report, and Guan Yu, who served as the guard of Jiangling, learned that Huang Zhongqin of the Han'an Army led 20,000 soldiers and horses down the river, captured Wu County in World War I, and occupied Jigui in World War II. Guan Yu already looked down on Huang Zhong, thinking that this old guy could have today because he was taken care of by Liu Xie, the son of heaven.

Earlier, when he learned that the Han army scouts were infesting Wuxian, Guan Yu deliberately took the initiative to attack, so that the Han army did not dare to touch Jingnan, but he didn't want his brother to veto his request for war, so he just ordered him to sit in Jiangling and ensure that the Han army would not invade Jingnan. But this time, the Han army took the initiative to provoke, which undoubtedly provided an excuse for Guan Yu to send troops.

Guan Yu was not convinced by Huang Zhong, did not take Huang Zhong in his eyes, learned that Huang Zhong led 20,000 horses to attack, immediately ordered 20,000 troops, entrusted Jiangling to the deputy general Liao Hua, and took his son Guan Ping to meet the enemy and rushed to Xinling.

After two days of rapid marching, Guan Yu rushed to Xinling, at this time the Han army had not yet broken through Xinling, Guan Yu led the army into the city, and then he couldn't wait to personally lead the troops out of the city to the Han army camp outside the camp.

Huang Zhong had already learned from the scouts that Guan Yu had led his army to Xinling, and he had not let people break through Xinling these days, in order to lure Guan Yu from Jiangling. Huang Zhong knew that it was a big deal on the side of the lord Liu Xie at the moment, and he couldn't cause chaos to the lord at this time, so before sending troops, Huang Zhong had agreed with Xu Shu that this time the Han'an army could only send troops to Xinling, so as not to provoke Liu Bei and turn around and run back from Wancheng, which ruined the lord's plan. After breaking through Wu County, Huang Zhong ordered people to start strengthening the city defense of Wu County, and Xinling was just the bait that Huang Zhong used to catch Guan Yu's golden ao.

I thought that Guan Yu would rest in Xinling for one night, and he would come to call the battle tomorrow, but he didn't want this beard to be so impatient, could it be that he felt that he was old and could be bullied, and he was not his opponent? Then he's a bit of a scorn.

Generally, the elderly do not serve the old very much, and Huang Zhong is the best among these people. Thinking about why Guan Yu came to call the battle at this time, he immediately did not hesitate, ordered someone to raise a knife and prepare a horse, and prepared to frustrate Guan Yu's sharp spirit when he left the camp, so that he could know what it meant to be someone else.

Seeing Huang Zhong out of battle, Guan Yu pointed at the big knife on the horse, "Come and get the name, Guan will not kill the nameless ghost under the knife." ”

"Old man Huang Zhong."

"Huang Zhong? Is it the veteran who was used as a son of the day to fill the number? Guan Yu said with disdain.

"Humph! Guan Yu, Hugh has the advantage of his tongue, come and come, and let the old man teach you what a veteran is. Huang Zhong didn't argue with Guan Yu either, and with a swing of the elephant trunk knife in his hand, he shouted at Guan Yu.

"Humph! The old puppet looks at the knife! ”

Some people in later generations commented that Guan Yu's knife was an assassin's knife, and the most powerful was the first three knives, but in fact, this statement is not accurate. Guan Yu's weapons belong to heavy weapons, and in addition to the advantage of being powerful, heavy weapons also have a fatal weakness, that is, it takes too much effort from the user. Looking at those fierce generals who use heavy weapons to leave their names, regardless of whether they are in history or romance, they often divide the victory and defeat in the enemy's battles within a few moves. For example, Li Yuanba in the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there is no one under a pair of drums and urns and golden hammers.

After all, people are not machines, they will feel tired, and if a military general with heavy weapons does not solve the opponent within a few moves, then he will lose his life. The Qinglong Yanyue Knife in Guan Yu's hand weighs eighty-two catties, even if it is converted into modern measurements, there are dozens of catties, and if you don't fight quickly, you will be looking for death.

Huang Zhong has been engaged in fighting horses for decades, and has experienced countless battles, those eyes have long been trained into fiery eyes, and the experience of facing the enemy has almost become his own instinct, as soon as he saw Guan Yu's weapon, Huang Zhong immediately knew how to deal with Guan Yu in front of him.

"Spring and Autumn Twenty-four Style ......" Although Guan Yu was not convinced by Huang Zhong, it was only lip service, and when it came to the real fight, Guan Yu still attached great importance to it, in order to win the first battle, Guan Yu had no reservations, and it was a killing move. But what he didn't expect was that the usual methods in the past had not yet been used, so he was forced to stop them in advance.

Seeing that the first move was recognized by Huang Zhong and cracked it in advance, Guan Yu was not discouraged and immediately changed his move, but he didn't want Huang Zhong to be really good, and once again preemptively resolved Guan Yu's killing move. The second attack was blocked, so angry that Guan Yu jumped like thunder, and immediately changed his moves again, and this time Huang Zhong did not choose to take the lead, but planned to take it hard.

Wen Wu first, Wu Wu second, they are all one head, who is afraid of whom? Huang Zhong doesn't think that Guan Yu is really so invincible, Guan Yu is no matter how brave he is, can he be brave enough to surpass Lu Bu? Huang Zhong and Lu Bu fought lily alone without losing the slightest advantage.

"Boom!" The sound of the huge weapon crashing echoed in the air, and Guan Ping, who was sweeping the formation for his father, was dumbfounded, he was the first person he had seen who could block his father's attack in the front, and this person turned out to be not Lu Bu, but Huang Zhong. Remembering that when he heard rumors that he was disdainful when he praised Huang Hansheng's courage and did not infer Wen Hou today, Guan Ping couldn't help blushing a little. I thought this was Liu Xie's exaggeration, but I didn't want it to be true.

Guan Ping looked nervously at his father on the battlefield, and Guan Yu was also shocked that Huang Zhong could catch his killer move. Guan Yu has always been conceited, for his own killing move, Guan Yu thought that except for his third brother, there would be no more than three people who could catch it, and there must be no Huang Zhong among these three people. Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong actually caught it.

"Miss you junior, let you make three moves, it's time for me now!" Huang Zhong burst into a shout, and attacked Guan Yu with a sword. And Guan Yu was obviously still immersed in Fang Cai's shock, tired of parrying the scene of fighting back, Guan Ping, who was behind him, couldn't help but be secretly anxious.

"Guan Yu! As a general, but half-hearted on the battlefield, don't you want to live? Huang Zhong, who was dissatisfied with not being able to have fun, couldn't help but shout angrily.

Guan Yu was taken aback by this shout, and then saw Huang Zhong's face full of anger, he couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart, and was silent for a long time before he said: "I'm tired today, I'll come back to you another day to ask for advice." ”

"Hmph, then go back and get a good night's sleep, and recuperate your spirits, so as not to make excuses if you lose in the next day." Huang Zhong snorted coldly.

Guan Yu did not defend either, and turned his horse back to his own position, but Huang Zhong did not stop him and let him leave.

"Father, are you alright?" Guan Ping saw his father coming back, and hurriedly asked with concern.

“…… Nothing. Settle the country, and return to the city first, and fight again another day. ”

"Yes, the boy obeys."

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Guan Yu went to rest when he returned to Xinling, and did not summon the guards guarding Xinling, but fortunately, Guan Ping was also used to being the second-in-command, and on behalf of Guan Yu, he pacified the defenders of Xinling. In the Han army, Guan Yu is not easy to show, but in Liu Beijun, except for Zhang Fei, Guan Yu is the most secure. When Guan Yu arrived in Xinling, even if he didn't show up to meet the generals, the generals would feel steady, not like when Guan Yu didn't arrive a few days ago.

As for Huang Zhong, who made the generals of Xinling feel uneasy, he was discussing with Xu Shu how to deal with Guan Yu at this time. Unlike Guan Yu, who despised literati, Huang Zhong attached great importance to the opinions of literati. And after working with Xu Shu for several years, Huang Zhong also has great trust in Xu Shu's ability.

"Yuan Zhi, in your opinion, when will Guan Yu come to call the battle again?" Huang Zhong asked.

"General, it doesn't matter when Guan Yu comes to call the battle, anyway, there is a general here, and he Guan Yu doesn't want to be majestic. What we have to consider is how to get him to ask Liu Bei for help and increase Liu Bei's uneasiness. Xu Shu said with a smile.

Huang Zhong was very happy to hear Xu Shu's praise, and when he heard the second half of Xu Shu's words, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Yuan Zhi, if you have something to say, you and I have worked together for several years, don't you know the old man's temper?" ”

"Huh...... It's Yuan Zhi who thinks about it a lot, and the general is not strange. ”

"No blame, no blame, the old man can still distinguish between the heavy and the heavy. Today, just say it, and if there's anything wrong, we'll discuss it again. ”

"Then Yuan Zhi said it bluntly." After hearing this, Xu Shu said: "General, this battle is not for the lord to pass through Jingzhou, so our army does not need to consider governance. As a result, there will be much less place to restrain our army. The purpose of our army coming here is to make Jingzhou uneasy, in that case, why not send scout elites to harass around. This Jingnan is Liu Bei's rear, and Liu Bei values it the most, if there is a fire in the backyard, Yuan Zhi doesn't believe that he Liu Bei can still sit in Wancheng. ”

"But if Liu Bei is forced to be in a hurry, what if he leads the army to kill him?" Huang Zhong asked when he heard this.

"If he really leads the army here, then the danger of Wancheng will be solved. We only need to retreat to Wuxian, and I believe that Mr. Jia, who stays in Wancheng, will not let go of this opportunity to stir up civil strife in Jingzhou. Liu Bei won Jingbei but did not win the hearts of Jingbei people, before he forced the Jingzhou family to admit his possession of Jingzhou, if he took Wancheng at this time, he could close the door to deal with those families who did not agree with him. But now Wancheng is still in the hands of our army, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, who have taken Liu Biao's young son to defect to the lord, are quite influential in Jingzhou, as long as the two of them raise their arms and shout, Jingbei will be chaotic, and then Liu Bei will not care about finding trouble with others, and if others don't trouble him, he will be thankful. Xu Shu explained confidently.

"Okay, okay, since what Yuan Zhi said is the Tao, then do what Yuan Zhi thinks. Tomorrow, Guan Yu will presumably come to call the battle, Yuan Zhi doesn't have to care about the old man, just go and rest. Huang Zhong nodded again and again and said to Xu Shu.

Xu Shu understood what Huang Zhong meant, Guan Yu left Huang Zhong to him, and the rest of the things could be decided by himself. This means that Huang Zhong took the initiative to give up the leadership and gave the greatest credit to himself.

"General......

"Don't be a child, Yuan Zhi, your old man knows what you can do, but you lack a stage to perform, now that this stage has appeared, then you should not be polite, make good use of it, and let the world know that the strategists under the lord's account are not only Jia Wenhe, Pang Shiyuan, Sima Zhongda, but also you Xu Yuanzhi will not lose to any of them." Huang Zhong said this, patted Xu Shu on the shoulder and said.

Huang Zhong had no children before defecting to Liu Xie, and there was one earlier, but unfortunately he died. Huang Zhong also delayed his career because he wanted to take his son to seek medical advice. But after defecting to Liu Xie, Huang Zhong seemed to be running from time to time, first becoming a general on the Duzhen side, and fulfilling his desire for a career. Then his wife Youxi gave birth to a daughter for him, and it seemed that once the child started, he couldn't stop, and in the second year of the happy daughter, Huang Zhong had another son, named Xu, but this time the son he got was much stronger than the son who died young.

The only pity is that the children are still young, and Huang Zhong has a heavy responsibility. Although Liu Xie intended to let Huang Zhong's family go to Bashu to reunite with Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong politely refused. "The lord is loving, loyal to the heart, but the rules cannot be broken, if you break the rules of the court for the sake of loyalty, loyalty does not dare to obey."

The family of the feudal officials must stay in the capital division, which is an iron rule and cannot be easily changed. Huang Zhong didn't want to break the rules of the court, and he didn't want to let his lord Liu Xie be criticized in order to reunite his family.

Xu Shu lost his father since he was a child, and he has never felt what father's love is since he was a child, and Huang Zhong regarded Xu Shu as his own father and child because he couldn't take care of his own parents and took good care of Xu Shu. The age of Huang Zhong and Xu Shu can indeed be regarded as father and son.

Now Huang Zhong has given Xu Shu the opportunity to show his ability, so that Xu Shu once again feels the love from his parents, how can he not be moved.

"Behave well, don't let down the lord's heart." Huang Zhong patted Xu Shu's shoulder again.

"General rest assured, Yuan Zhi will not disappoint the lord."

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Liu Xie is a cautious eye, he never thinks that it is a gentleman's performance to stretch out the right side of his face and continue to be beaten after being hit on the left cheek, that is a crime!

A tooth for a tooth is the way Liu Xie insists on doing things. If you dare to glare at me, I'll gouge out your eyes! If you dare to bare your teeth at me, I will knock out your mouthful of teeth!

Render good for evil? Phew! That's just an excuse for losers to comfort themselves.

Zhuge Liang dared to spread rumors and divide the harmonious relationship between their monarchs and ministers, so Liu Xie would not let Zhuge Liang continue to live in peace. If you go directly to the door, you can't show your ability, you don't know how to come, and Lao Tzu doesn't go straight, let's see who is in a hurry in the end!

At the moment, Liu Xie is busy cleaning up Yuan Xi, and he has no time to go directly to Zhuge Liang's bad luck, but Zhuge Liang is also in trouble at this time, and finding something casually is enough to make him anxious. Liu Xie didn't underestimate Zhuge Liang, but the things he could use were far from being comparable to Zhuge Liang, as long as he transferred a few things casually, it was enough to make Zhuge Liang tired of coping.

Zhuge Liang sent people to Liu Xie's rule to spread rumors and make trouble, and Liu Xie did the same, no matter whether others believe it or not, it can be disgusting anyway. And what Liu Xie asked people to say is also somewhat true.

Before, the Jingzhou family didn't know that they would be persecuted by Liu Bei because of Zhuge Liang's instructions, but now that there are people who are willing to tell the truth, Zhuge Liang, who is hiding behind Liu Bei to give advice, has also come to the forefront. Liu Bei was an outsider and was ostracized by the local family in Jingzhou, and when Zhuge Liang's family first arrived in Jingzhou, they were actually excluded. It wasn't until Zhuge Liang's eldest sister and second sister married into the Cai and Kuai families respectively that the Zhuge family was recognized by the Jingzhou family. But now that this is happening, Zhuge Liang is helping Liu Bei calculate himself, how many Jingzhou families can accept it? Especially those families who planned to defect to the imperial court with the Cai and Kuai families, they were particularly dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang, who ate inside and out.

At this time, Liu Bei was still in control of Jingzhou, and even if some people in the family were dissatisfied, they did not dare to show anything, but the evaluation of Zhuge Liang almost overnight became plummeting.

Zhuge Liang almost became a rat crossing the street for a while, and no one wanted to be close to him. Zhuge Liang was very depressed, he still wanted to help Liu Bei persuade those Jingzhou families, but he didn't want those Jingzhou families to treat him like a plague god, so it was better not to go if he went.

After learning that the imperial court sent troops to attack Jingnan Xinling, Zhuge Liang did not suggest that Liu Bei lead his troops to rescue, but suggested that Liu Bei lead his troops to sit in Xiangyang to prevent Cai and Kuai from using their influence to make trouble in Jingbei. As for himself, he stayed in Wancheng to help Zhang Fei continue to attack the city.

Liu Bei originally wanted to take Zhuge Liang back to Xiangyang together, but when he thought about Wancheng, he left his third brother Zhang Fei alone. If the two armies clashed, Liu Bei was not worried about Zhang Fei, with Zhang Fei's martial bravery, even if the war was unfavorable, it would not be difficult to retreat with his whole body. But now there is one more Jia Xu in Wancheng, who Zhuge Liang does not dare to underestimate, and leaving Zhang Fei alone in Wancheng will not make Liu Bei feel at ease.

Liu Bei rejected Zhuge Liang's suggestion to let him lead the army back to Xiangyang, except for taking away 3,000 Bai Yu elite soldiers, the rest of the soldiers and horses were handed over to Zhuge Liang, and strictly ordered Zhang Fei to obey Zhuge Liang's dispatch. Zhuge Liang was very moved by Liu Bei's trust, and secretly vowed to seize Wancheng as soon as possible, so that Liu Bei could have a complete Jingzhou.

But how difficult it is to take Wancheng, maybe over time, Zhuge Liang can defeat Jia Xu. But by no means now, Jia Xu has one more magic weapon to win than Zhuge Liang at this time, that is, the experience accumulated over the years.