Chapter Ninety-Six: Zhao Zilong
After walking for a moment, Liu Yuan suddenly ordered the army to turn around.
"Hmph, I'm marching so slowly, but Zhang Jiao hasn't followed, presumably" His eyes flashed.
"Pay attention to concealment, let's go back and kill a horse pistol, hey"
When I returned to the place where I had just fought with Zhang Jiao, I saw that the Yellow Turban army was encamping not far away, and the 100,000 army stretched for more than ten miles, like a coiling dragon, but it was in full swing. Liu Yuan looked at it carefully, sneered, and drank: "Youzhou Erlang, the sword is out of the sheath, charge with Benhou!" ”
Where did the Yellow Turban Army, who was camping, expect that Liu Yuan, who was defeated by the Great Sage and Good Master, would kill him? So suddenly, the encamped coiling dragon was torn seven inches apart and his head was cut off after only a moment's effort!
It is no wonder that it went so smoothly, most of the Yellow Turban Army was camping with their hands, and only a small number of them carried knives and guns to defend and patrol; In addition, Liu Yuan acted quickly, unexpectedly, and it was right to be defeated with one blow!
"The Youzhou Army is back again!"
The leaders of the Yellow Turban Army hurriedly ordered the soldiers to put down their work and quickly gather to prepare for defense.
But no matter how fast the infantry is, how can it compare to the cavalry, let alone the Youzhou cavalry?
Therefore, Liu Yuan's army tore off the Yellow Turban, but it was a reins of the horse, drawing a beautiful arc under the night sky, and turning around to tear the Yellow Turban Army apart!
Then another arc cut off the yellow scarf!
It's like cutting a cucumber, piece after piece!
Cutting back and forth five times, Liu Yuan laughed, waved the halberd, but did not continue. Because the remaining Yellow Turban Army has basically reacted, and is rapidly approaching under the command of the leader. If this method of warfare continues. You will be surrounded by it, and it will be difficult to get out of it.
So Liu Yuan pulled out the lion's head and led the cavalry to kill it again along the cut route!
Because the sections that have been divided are in chaos, if you don't kill them at this time, when will you wait?
Zhang Jiao's army is strong, Liu Yuan's troops are small, and it is right to concentrate the army to destroy his living forces.
At this time, Zhang Jiao, who had fainted, also relieved his breath.
Looking at the back of the Youzhou army in the distance, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan, I really know the art of war, I am ashamed of myself!"
At this time, the soldiers under Zhang Jiao's command who counted the battle situation came to report.
"Great sage and good teacher, our army suffered more than 18,000 casualties in this battle!"
"Okay, Liu Yuan, come and say that this Heavenly Master must be on a high level with you! Martial law is ordered, beware of another sneak attack! ”
Zhang Jiao was angry, and in the frenzy, he spurted out another mouthful of blood, and completely fainted
"Haha, young master, this time it's too much of a hand addiction!"
Dian Wei held a halberd and danced with his hands.
"This yellow turban elite is really not covered," Dian Wei sighed: "Rushing to the battle, it is extremely smooth, chopping melons and vegetables, it is still a kill." This time, it was just a cut at the waist, and I always felt that this halberd was much more laborious and enjoyable! ”
Looking at Dian Wei's satisfied face, Liu Yuan smiled: "There are still 80,000 people, enough for you to enjoy!" ”
Dian Wei smiled and scratched the back of his head, his face full of anticipation.
"Or, young master, how about we kill another carbine?"
Liu Yuan shook his head, looked back, and said, "This kind of thing can never be done again. If the opponent is a negligent and nervous person, he can do it again, but Zhang Jiao is definitely not. Therefore, I conclude that the Yellow Turban army must be under martial law, and it will be useless to go any further. ”
"Oh, so what do we do now?"
Dian Wei asked.
"Lao Dian, you now take a few brothers to Julu to bring out the important captives who are secretly imprisoned, and we will hide and wait for the opportunity to move!"
"Whoa!"
The next time, when Zhang Jiao woke up and came to Julu with 100,000 yellow scarves, it had become an empty city. I don't see even a single hair of the Youzhou Army.
Not only that, but the Youzhou Army seemed to disappear overnight, lost its trace from this world, and Zhang Jiao became completely blind.
Helpless, Zhang Jiao didn't dare to move, so he had to send a large number of scouts to search for Liu Yuan's traces.
Time passed day by day, and the scouts lost nearly a thousand people, but they didn't catch Liu Yuan's tail at all!
With more and more unfavorable news coming from Qu Shuai from all over the country, Zhang Jiao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but he could only nest in the giant deer.
He was afraid of Liu Yuan's sneak attack methods!
It is said that after the first battle of Lunu, the Youzhou army was divided into two, and Liu Yuan led 2,000 guards and 5,000 light cavalry, and went straight south; Huang Chang, on the other hand, led 5,000 heavy cavalry, 4,000 light infantry, and 4,000 crossbowmen, totaling 13,000 men, and marched west to Changshan County.
These days, the army of Huangchang has broken through Shangquyang, southbound Tang, and Lingshou, killing and capturing the Yellow Turban, and now, after more than ten days, it has entered the true range!
Since Zhang Jiao learned that Liu Yuan had defeated Lu Nu and gone south to Julu, he ordered the Yellow Turban subordinates of the counties near Quyang to gather in Quyang. And Zhending is only a hundred miles away from Xiaquyang, so when the Huangchang army arrived at Zhending City, Zhending had long since lost the trace of a large number of yellow turbans, and this city was still in the hands of the imperial court.
In the past two days, Huang Chang learned that the lord Liu Yuan had broken through Xia Quyang and surrendered Guan Hai, thinking that if he went south like this, he was afraid that the oil and water would be eaten by the lord and he would not be able to catch it, anyway, Liu Yuan did not set a specific route for him, and the so-called generals were not subject to foreign military orders, so Huang Chang checked the map for a long time and decided to go west and merge with the state to solve the threat of Luoyang and occupy the Shangdang area of Zhang Yan.
So the 13,000-strong army turned to Jingcheng and went straight into Leping County, Bingzhou.
Leping County, Shangai.
Huang Chang stationed his army outside the city, and after being warmly welcomed by the county commander here, he led a few personal soldiers and walked on the streets in plain clothes.
Far away, I saw a large-scale three-story restaurant, above the door frame, there is a plaque, a book, and a hero building.
The corners of Huang Chang's mouth curled, and he walked straight in.
"Welcome!"
The two young girls on both sides of the door were gorgeously dressed and seductive, and the words with local accents made people can't help but think about it.
Huang Chang nodded, took out a few pieces of silver left and right, and rewarded them to the welcome girl, only to make the two girls happy.
Entering the lobby, it is magnificent.
Xiao Er, who was dressed in uniform dress, was courteously entertaining guests coming and going, seeing Huang Chang's magnificent bearing, he hurriedly greeted him and said respectfully: "This guest officer is here, please" Xiao Er led Huang Chang to the side of the seat specially prepared for guests, and said: "May I ask the guest officer whether he wants to stay in the hotel or eat?" ”
Huang Chang looked this little second up and down, seeing that his steps were light and agile, his skills were flexible, and his mind turned, he knew that this person should be an internal member of the Hero Building.
So he opened his mouth and said: "The king of heaven covers the tiger!" ”
The little two were stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "Pagoda Town River Demon!" ”
Xiao Er's eyes rolled, and then he said: "The guest upstairs, please, the shopkeeper is waiting for you." ”
Huang Chang nodded, and followed Xiao Er up the stairs calmly.
went up to the second floor, under the guidance of Xiao Er, came to a more secret side hall, only to see a young man of 1278 years old, standing bent, seeing Huang Chang enter the door, but he clasped his fists and saluted: "The person in charge of Shangai of the Leping Branch of the Dark Department and the Prefecture Department is 3001, and I have seen General Huang Chang!" ”
"Oh? How do you know it's General Ben in person? Huang Chang Yiqi asked.
"Hehe, the portraits of several engaged, military advisors, and generals under the command of the lord are necessary for us and other members of the dark department. What's more, the movements of the lord's army are always in the hands of Minister Jia, and General Huang said yesterday that as soon as he arrived in Shangai, I would already know about it. ”
Huang Chang nodded, only feeling that the main intelligence system was powerful.
"General Ben is here this time to learn all the information about Shangdang Zhang Yan."
Huang Chang sat down, and he was not polite, and directly explained his intentions.
The three zero and one were not surprised, and immediately picked up a document from the desk, handed it to Huang Chang, and said, "General Huang, the information has already been prepared." ”
Huang Chang took it, looked through it carefully, and after two moments, returned the information to 3001, nodded at him, and turned around and walked out of the side hall.
Zhang Yan, formerly known as Chu Yan, was inspired by his teacher Zhang Jiao, so he changed his surname to Zhang for Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan is Zhang Jiao's most outstanding disciple, not only outstanding in martial arts, but also quite a bit of military talent.
After Zhang Jiao raised troops, Zhang Yan responded immediately in the Shangdang, and agreed to merge the Yellow Turbans and pull up a huge number of troops, totaling more than 300,000 people. After that, Huguan, Tunliu, Changzi, and Luxian were captured, and almost the entire Shangdang County was controlled.
When the Yellow Turban army on the east and south sides frequently reported good news, Zhang Yan was naturally not willing to be lonely, so he sent troops to Huguan Pass, drove straight into Hanoi County, and conquered Hanoi, the capital of Hanoi, Huai County, regardless of the cost.
Now, Wenxian, Heyang, and Zhang Yan are in control, and they are far away from He Jin's army stationed in Mengjin.
When Huang Chang waved his army to Shangai, almost all of Zhang Yan's army subordinates were transferred to Hanoi, and the entire Shangdang had already been robbed by him.
Huang Chang returned to the barracks and convened his generals to discuss the strategy of marching.
"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the information from the dark department, Zhang Yan's 350,000 army is deployed in the territory of Shangdang, and there are only two dangerous positions: Huguan and Huguan. Here" Huang Chang pointed to the location of Huguan on the map hanging on the wall, and said, "There are 50,000 Yellow Turban troops here!" And our first battle is right here! ”
"As long as the Huguan is taken, the 10,000 Yellow Turban Army at the Huguan Pass will lose the supply of grain and grass, and they will not be able to go down."
Zhang Tie, Zhang Tu's nephew, Zhang Fei's cousin. He is currently the commander of the light infantry under Huang Chang.
He continued: "What the general said is extremely true. As long as these two passes are taken, the gate of Hanoi County will be opened, and the future will be in sight! ”
The rest of the generals all nodded yes.
"In that case, who wants to be a pioneer?!"
Huang Chang stood up, his majestic body was full of oppression, and his tiger eyes were bright, scanning the generals who were about to move.
"The last will go!"
"The last will go!"
Sure enough, all the generals rushed to be the first, and each one of them competed to be the vanguard.
Huang Chang pressed his hands weakly, and the room was suddenly silent.
"In this way, I see that you have a lot of credit, why not give up the opportunity and recommend a thousand-person leader to complete this task?"
The generals glanced at each other, knowing that it was impossible to monopolize this credit, so they hurriedly tried their best to recommend the commander of the thousand people under their command, hoping to grab this task.
"General Huang, there is a fierce general under my command, excellent martial arts, I am not an opponent, why don't you give him this opportunity, how about it?"
Liu He, the commander of the heavy cavalry, spoke.
"Oh?"
When Huang Chang heard this, he was immediately surprised.
Liu He is Liu Yuan's hair, and his martial arts are taught by Liu Yuan himself, although he can't reach the top because of his qualifications, but he is no worse than Guan Hai, who has fought with him. Hearing him say that the thousand-year-old martial arts actually surpassed him, Huang Chang couldn't help but be interested.
"Commander Liu and speak carefully."
Liu He was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "This person's surname is Zhao, his name is Yun, and his name is Zilong, and he is Changshan Zhendingren." A bright silver spear can be said to be invincible to beat my heavy cavalry. Moreover, Brother Zilong's army is overlooked, although he is young, he is very stable, so I think that it is foolproof to hand over this task to him! ”
"Zhao Zilong?!" Huang Chang was shocked and said, "Zhao Zilong, who is really determined by Changshan? ”
"yes, what's wrong?"
Seeing the different color on Huang Chang's face, Liu He was puzzled.
"Commander Liu must know that five years ago, the lord went north to Youzhou to serve as Yuyang Taishou. At that time, I, Huang Chang, followed the lord and have been until now. And Xu Gongming, Yan Liang, as well as Tian Feng and Fu Zhu all followed the lord at that time. I still remember that when the lord passed by Changshan Zhending, he also deliberately talked to me about Zhao Zilong, saying that he was excellent in martial arts, outstanding in military strategy, and attached great importance to love and righteousness, but the implication was that he especially wanted to recruit under his command, but at that time, the lord used his own strength to gather tens of thousands of displaced people, because of food, grass and clothing, but he did not have time to visit this Zhao Zilong, so he could only pass by. Unexpectedly, now it is in the army! It is in response to the lord's sentence that 'the crowd is looking for him thousands of times, but he is in the lamplight'. ”
I see.
The generals were stunned.
"Commander Liu, why don't you call this General Zhao into the house, everyone knows each other?" Zhang Tie spoke. After listening to Huang Chang's description, Zhang Tie's title to Zhao Yun was changed to general.
Why?
What do you think, Huang Chang, Xu Huang, Yan Liang, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhi, because they followed Liu Yuan in their early years, are now the most powerful and most valued by Liu Yuan in Youzhou. And Zhao Yun, in Huang Chang's tone, seems to be deeply loved by the lord and god, then, after Liu Yuan knows, this Zhao Zilong's status in the future can be imagined!
Huang Chang also nodded at this time.
Seeing this, Liu He hurriedly asked the left and right to order Zhao Yun to enter.
In a moment, the door opened.
I saw that the sunlight shone in from outside the door, and a young man with a long body and a lofty posture walked in. Reflecting the golden sunlight, Zhao Yun's whole body seemed to exude dazzling brilliance.
"The last general, Zhao Yun, meet General Huang and the generals!"
The voice is clear and distant.
"Hurry up, please!"
Huang Chang stood up, walked a few steps quickly, and helped Zhao Yun up.
After a closer look, I saw that Zhao Yungang had a handsome face, red lips and white teeth, and his long body, but it was the gospel of a female surname. Huang Chang couldn't help but feel jealous.
"Zilong, don't you mind General Ben calling you that, right?"
Huang Chang said with a smile.
"Don't dare, the general is at will."
"Well," Huang Chang nodded, and said, "Zilong, I'm waiting to discuss entering the army and want to hand over the important task of vanguard to you, I don't know what you think?" ”
Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, then a flash of joy flashed on his face, and then he said sonorously: "Dare not obey your fate!?" ”
"Good!" Huang Chang snorted, asked Zhao Yun to sit down, and said: "It's here, I heard that Zilong's martial arts are extraordinary, and his military strategy is outstanding, but somehow he was born into my Youzhou Army?" ”
Huang Chang had been puzzled for a long time. At the beginning, Liu Yuan had been thinking about this Zhao Zilong in his heart, and Huang Chang, as a close minister, naturally knew about it. originally thought that Liu Yuan would miss out, but he didn't expect that he was already in his own army, and the mystery of this really interested him.
"The general is false." Zhao Yun said modestly: "This matter is actually a long story. ”
"My ancestral home is Zhending, and my family lives in a small mountain village outside Zhending City. I remember when I was five years old, there was a Xianbei plunder! Zhao Yun's voice gradually deepened: "My father and my ancestor died in battle one after another, and only my eldest brother was left to pull me and my little sister to grow up." Five years ago, there was another Xianbei robbery! ”
"That's when I went up to the mountain with my master to learn art, but I wasn't at home. When he returned home the following year, he saw that his eldest brother was seriously injured and bedridden, describing him as withered! ”
"I am indignant and swear revenge! When I heard that the lord was fighting against Hulu in Youzhou, he took his brother and little sister to Yuyang, so he joined the army until now. ”
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