Chapter 72: The Battle of Wancheng (2)

Nanyang Wancheng

Zhang Xiu was as restless as an ant on a hot pot, and he fought all over the Northland heroes with a white bird and phoenix marksmanship, and won the reputation of a "Northland Gun King". Now it is chaotic, it is difficult to be his own Hu Che in ordinary times, and now the two golden gourd hammers in his hands are huge in his eyes, and Zhang Xiu can only try his best to parry.

"Drink!" , Hu Che'er swung hard, and a golden gourd hammer seemed to smash towards Zhang Xiu's chest with the momentum of wind and thunder.

Zhang Xiu's eyes only felt that the sky was collapsing under the golden gourd hammer in front of him, and between life and death, he couldn't care about anything else, and a spiritual light suddenly stirred up between the blank spaces in his mind.

Zhang Xiu's left foot kicked the sand violently, raising a trail of dust, and his right foot jumped up in the void, against the body of the gun, with the strength of his arms and legs, he unloaded ninety percent of the strength of the hammer, and the remaining one percent of the force bounced Zhang Xiu back. Zhang Xiu jumped back, but the upside-down steel gun in his hand was like a wolf Gu snake devouring Hu Che'er's face, obviously the human figure was getting farther and farther away, but the gun shadow was getting longer, and four black shadow spear flowers were scattered and attacked Hu Che'er's face door.

The shadow of the python's muzzle, which was like baring its fangs, finally stopped at half an inch in front of Hu Che'er, and Hu Che'er was shocked to drop a big drop of cold sweat on his forehead.

"Lord, what did you do with that scary marksmanship? I've never seen you before", Hu Che'er threw the gourd hammer on the ground, raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead, and asked in shock.

"Seven detective snake guns, you have never seen them before, just because this marksmanship is not my marksmanship", Zhang Xiu stood up with the gun, Wangbei sighed, and said hesitantly.

"Report - Lord", a horse galloped in the distance, and the knight turned over and dismounted and knelt down on one knee.

"Speak!" , Zhang Xiu shook the iron cold gun, stuck it on the ground and asked.

"Cao Chun, the general of the Cao army, and Cao Ren each led two thousand foot soldiers to besiege Biyang and dance Yin. Seeing that the enemy's army was strong, the Marquis of Ma Le withdrew to Wancheng with three hundred horsemen from two counties", the knight said in a hoarse voice. From Biyang, Wuyin to Wancheng for more than 300 miles, he had been riding his horse for most of the day before he rushed to return the letter, and smoke was already rising from his throat.

"Let's go down and rest", Zhang Xiu was inexplicably irritable when she heard this, and waved her hand to signal the knight to retreat.

"Che'er, follow me to Mr. Wenhe", Zhang Xiu greeted Hu Che'er, turned around and left the school grounds, and walked towards the county guard's mansion.

In the past few days, bad news has come one after another, first Cao's general Xiahoudun led 5,000 Qingzhou battalions out of the city, straight to Wancheng, and now has been stationed on the north bank of the river.

The envoy sent to Xiangyang to ask Liu Biao for help did not bring back the news that Liu Biao refused to see.

Now the Cao army has raised troops from the east side to occupy the main road Wuyin, Biyang and the two cities.

Jia Xu Jia Wenhe is a rare resourceful man in Xiliang, Dong Zhuo was stabbed by Lu Bu, the Xiliang army was panicked, and finally Jia Xu decided to counterattack Chang'an, and the Xiliang tribes got a place to live, so the Xiliang generals also trusted Jia Xu more in their hearts.

"Sir, Cao Jun is less than 50 miles away from here, why is Mr. still like this, so calm", Zhang Xiu entered Jia Xu's room, and saw Jia Xu sitting on the table, with a chessboard, playing to himself, and couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart.

"General, don't panic", Jia Xu stared at the chess momentum, holding a white seed in his hand, as if hesitating.

"How not to panic, how not to panic, please teach me", Zhang Xiu heard this, and his heart was angry, but he usually respected Jia Xu and did not dare to be rude, if it was someone else, he was afraid that he would have been knocked to the ground by him at this moment.

"There is", Jia Xu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and put Baizi in one place, and the situation on the chessboard suddenly became clear.

Jia Xu straightened his clothes, got up, put the chessboard behind the screen, and asked with a light smile: "Ask the general, is there any rescue news in Xiangyang?" ”

"No", Zhang Xiu saw that Jia Xu was calm, and his heart couldn't help but be filled with hope, and when he asked about the situation, he had to reply in frustration.

"So where is Cao Jun now?" , Jia Xu heard that Xiangyang was helpless, his face remained unchanged, and he continued to ask.

"Cao Jun occupies Wuyin in the east, Biyang, only two or three hundred miles away from Wancheng, to the north, Cao Jun is stationed on the north bank of the water, it is less than fifty miles", Zhang Xiu replied with his head slightly lowered, and the frustration on his face deepened.

"Does the general think that Wancheng City has enough food?" Seeing this, the corners of Jia Xu's mouth rose slightly, revealing a helpless smile.

"Wancheng City is not strong, and the food is insufficient," Zhang Xiu replied honestly. Wancheng itself is not small, but since the end of the Han Dynasty, it has been invaded by the Yellow Turban, Yuan Shu, group of thieves, Zhang Xiu, etc., and no one has repaired it, and it has long been dilapidated. The people of Nanyang also experienced the war, most of them were lost, and the rest also went south to Xiangyang, and most of Zhang Xiu's money and grain still needed to be supplied by Liu Biao.

"Can the general consciously defeat Cao's army with a brave body and three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry?" , Jia Xu asked with a half-smile and a half-smile.

Zhang Xiu faintly felt that there was a slight sarcasm in Jia Xu's tone, and he slapped the case and said angrily: "Although our army is weak, but with my bravery, plus three thousand iron horsemen on the side, although the Cao army is numerous, where can I not go to the world?" ”

"I thought that the general might as well surrender to him", Jia Xu bowed his hand and said to Zhang Xiu seriously.

"How can it be lowered? Dong Cheng has a grudge against my uncle and nephew, and now he is in Xuchanggong and worships the general of the auxiliary country, and I heard that he married his daughter to the Son of Heaven. Zhang Xiu retorted again and again.

"Wancheng cannot be defended, and it is invincible, if the general has no intention of surrendering Cao, it is better to surrender Liu to the south, or to surrender to Yuan to the east, it is okay", Jia Xu opened his mouth and admonished.

"The people of Kanto are all jackals, how can they be lowered?" , Zhang Xiu shook his head and said.

Zhang Xiu knew that both Cao Cao and Liu Biao had taken a fancy to the cavalry under their command.

At the beginning, Zhang Ji captured Wancheng, and then attacked the city to the south, fought with Liu Biao, and unfortunately died in the middle of the arrow. Liu Jun stopped attacking, and sent envoys to mourn, and sent money and food to Zhang Xiu to raise the army. Zhang Xiu was very grateful.

Just when he thought that Liu Biao was a benevolent gentleman, Cai Mao, the commander of the Liu army, was drunk at the banquet and proposed that Jing Xiang had no good horses to ride on, and was willing to buy military horses from Zhang Xiu with money and food. Zhang Xiu was drinking heartily, boasting that the Xiliang man was heroic and righteous, so he agreed with his mouth. Who knew that Cai Mao bought 2,000 military horses in one go, and Zhang Xiu couldn't bear to lose face, so he agreed. Cai Mao secretly recruited knights in the Xiliang Army to serve in Xiangyang, Zhang Xiuming was not easy to stop, but he hated Cai Mao in his heart.

The three thousand Xiliang Jingqi under his command are the capital to ensure that Zhang Xiu is known as a small prince, and Zhang Xiu is naturally clear in his heart. Whether it is to descend Liu, descend Cao, or descend Yuan. As long as they serve the rest of the princes, they will inevitably covet the three thousand elite horsemen under their command, elevate themselves, and order their cronies to lead the Xiliang cavalry.

"If this is the case, the general may wish to invite Li Zhengfang (Li Yan) to come, Yuan Yao is Yuan Shu's son-in-law, and he is recruiting troops from the general in Runan, so he will naturally treat the general well, and he will not take the general's account and not surrender his father, and he will not enter Huainan and only be stationed in Runan, so as to ensure that the cavalry will not be embezzled", Jia Xu saw Zhang Xiu say this, and he knew what he wanted in his heart, and opened his mouth to suggest.

When Zhang Xiu heard that he didn't take away the tent, a bright color flashed in his eyes, and then he lamented: "Sir, is Wancheng really unsafe?" ”

Jia Xu didn't answer, got up and walked out. The matter has been said, trapped in Wancheng, and in the end it is just a matter of descending all the way.

Zhang Xiu saw that Jia Xu no longer answered him, and asked with his eyebrows, "Won't Mr. go with me to ask Li Zhengfang?" ”

Li Zhengfang is afraid that no matter how clever he is, you will never be willing to go to the land of Wancheng, what if I go with you, Jia Xu said secretly, then got up and walked to the windowsill and lifted the window lightly, a touch of winter light fell on Jia Xu's face, only to see him squinting slightly, as if enjoying this thin warmth.

"Xiliang, Luoyang, Chang'an, Huayin, Wancheng, are you going to Xuchang this time?"

"It's another year old, I don't know how much the Son of Heaven has grown?"

Foreign words: Actually, this book should be called the gentle version of the Three Kingdoms, and a reader has suggested it a long time ago, and there is indeed a big problem. But the mold seems to be like this, and it's not easy to change, there is little respect and humility in this book, and there is no vicious and evil deeds, as if the evil form and evil state of the late Han Dynasty in which jackals, tigers and leopards are in charge are all hidden, just like a single husband wearing a Confucian robe, and the righteous and awe-inspiring emotion "This is a disaster for soldiers, not a widow's fault." But let's leave it at that, on the macro level, they should all be swept into the garbage heap by the protagonist, and on the micro level, everyone has their own different lives.