Chapter Seventy-Six: A Test of the Knife (4)

The two brothers talked for a long time, but they were really sleepy, so they fell asleep in loose clothes.

Xiao Ming was probably tired from the bumpy journey, and he had just laid down, and he actually snored, which made Zhang Wei laugh.

Suddenly, there was a hurried sound of slamming the door downstairs of the inn: "Open the door, open the door, open the door quickly!" If you don't open the door again, Lao Tzu will break in! "The visitor was quite rude.

Zhang Wei didn't want to be nosy, but he was worried that the nearby Yellow Turban thieves would come to make trouble, so he came out of the window and crouched on the edge of the eaves, ready to attack him unprepared.

"It's coming, it's coming!" The shopkeeper shuddered and opened the door that was almost smashed, and more than a dozen big men rushed in. The dark-skinned man at the head of the big horn was at the table in the middle of the hall, and shouted: "Hurry up and get the wine and meat, uncle, we are resting here tonight, grandma's, this city is really not a thing, the dog looks down on people, and dares to let us stay in the guest house!" ā€

Several other big men also looked angry, shouting for wine and meat.

The shopkeeper hurriedly asked Xiao Er to serve a few plates of beef and a jar of wine, and waited on the side.

A man next to him picked up a glass of wine and saluted the black man: "Brother Zhang, today I am fortunate that you have seen through the treacherous scheme of the Yellow Turban Thief, otherwise our business will be more auspicious and less auspicious, I will do this cup first as a respect!" ā€

The black man also took a drink from his wine glass, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not how clever I am, it's just that the yellow turban thief is very stupid, and I was also deceiving them, but who knew that they themselves showed their feet, hehe, it's really stupid!" If it weren't for the fact that Don't drive the Lord and have to wait for Bao Xin in Yanzhou, I'm afraid that this time we have already arrived in Yingchuan! ā€

"Yes, yes, the eldest brother is both wise and brave, how can he resist these thieves!" The people around nodded in agreement, it seems that this black man has some skills and has a high prestige among these people.

When Zhang Wei learned that this was the group of officers and soldiers he met in the morning, he felt a little relieved, stopped snooping at the moment, and returned to the house to fall asleep.

Early the next morning, Zhang Wei walked out of the house as if he didn't know anything, and stretched out in the corridor. It happened that Lan Xiang came over with a basin of hot water, and said with a smile: "The son is up, let the slave maid wait for the son to wash his face!" ā€

Zhang Wei hurriedly took the basin and said with a smile: "I have hands and feet, don't worry about Sister Lanxiang!" ā€

The two were talking and laughing, but they were looked at by the small black man, and he shouted below: "Hey, we are really fateful, and we actually met again, if you are lucky, the yellow turban thieves around here are frequent, I advise you to stay in the inn honestly, and wait for the uncle and I to calm down this gang of bandits, and then you will go to play!" ā€

He obviously wanted to show his face in front of the beauties: "If someone bullies you, you will mention the name of Uncle Zhang Min to ensure your safety!" The latter words were said to Lan Xiang, and Zhang Wei was not taken seriously at all.

Since ancient times, beauties love heroes, this sentence is not false at all, but in front of Zhang Wei, Zhang Min may not even be a single English word.

Lan Xiang saw that this person was not ashamed, but she was not annoyed, glanced at Zhang Wei with a smile, and turned back to the house.

Zhang Wei stood in the corridor blankly: "Zhang Min, this name is so familiar, I seem to have heard it somewhere, but I can't remember it, Zhang Min?" What does he do? ā€

After a while, a soldier ran in, saw Zhang Min, clicked on one knee, clasped his fists with both hands and said: "General Zhang, don't drive your lordship, please move to Taishou Mansion, there is something important to discuss!" Zhang Min seemed to be particularly satisfied with the three words of General Zhang, and he proudly swept Zhang Wei who was stunned in place with his residual eyes, and strode away.

In the Taishou Mansion, Xuchang Taishou Han Song sat on the main seat, with a sad face, and on the left hand side sat a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, slightly chubby, with a slight businessman atmosphere, Zhang Min sat under him; On the right-hand side sat two partial generals, dressed in armor and with scorched faces.

Han Song first broke the silence: "There are no outsiders here, so I'll just say it!" Although the Yellow Turban is defeated now, there are many remnants, and they often swarm and loot the township, alas! ā€

He sighed heavily and continued: "It's a pity that this officer and soldier are outnumbered, and they are still unable to protect themselves, let alone pay off..."

The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said, "Brother Han doesn't have to worry, although the remnants of the Yellow Turban are numerous, they are not united in their own factions, there is nothing to fear, we can divide and conquer, and break them one by one, I don't know what Brother Han wants?" ā€

Han Song hurriedly waved his hand: "Brother Mi Zhu doesn't know about the affairs of Yuzhou, so he came to the conclusion just now by mistake. ā€

"I want to hear about it!" This middle-aged man is exactly what Tao Qian of Xuzhou is engaged in, Mi Zhu.

"Now there are more than ten waves of thieves in Yuzhou, led by three thieves, namely Wang Bo thieves in the north, Liang Yu thieves in the west, and Hu Xing thieves in the southeast. Wang Bo is a thief and his whereabouts are uncertain; Liang Yu thieves are good at attacking, and there are 500 cavalry; Hu Xing has the largest number of thieves, with more than 1,000 people. ā€

Han Song swallowed his saliva and continued: "Although the thieves have no contact on weekdays, once they are attacked, they will come to help from everywhere!" The defenders in Xuchang City only have 500 old and weak soldiers, and it is not possible to protect themselves, how dare they provoke them! ā€

Mi Zhu smiled and said with a relaxed face: "Brother Han, don't panic, this time I came down with two hundred elite soldiers, Lord Liu of Yanzhou, and sent General Bao Xin with two thousand elites, and I believe that they will arrive soon." At that time, we will first pacify the Wang Bo thief with lightning speed, and then raid the Liang Yu thief, and then fight to the death with Yu Kou! ā€

When Han Song heard the word death, he couldn't help but shiver, his eyes lowered, and he didn't speak.

Mi Zhu thought that Han Song was thinking about countermeasures, and added: "We can also gather the nearby villagers and call on the Hao clan to jointly surrender the thieves. ā€

Han Song hesitated for a long time before squeezing out a few words from between his teeth: "That... Just according to what Don't Drive, but before General Bao arrives, he must not do anything! ā€

Mi Zhu smiled: "That's nature, how can you startle the snake!" ā€

What Han Song thought in his heart was to see what Bao Xin was capable of, if Bao Xin couldn't eliminate the Yellow Turban Thief, then he would quickly slip away, this hornet's nest would not dare to poke himself.

Suddenly, he thought of something again, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates: "From now on, close the city gates and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving!" Send people to patrol day and night, and enforce a curfew! Just go! ā€

Han Song had never fought the Yellow Turban Army head-on, but he had heard that many states and counties had failed to resist and were finally washed in blood.

The defenders of Xuchang were suddenly mobilized to defend the city, and they were extremely reluctant, firstly, because they were used to being lazy on weekdays, and suddenly became tense and unaccustomed; The second is the fear in his heart: he is about to fight with the Yellow Turban Thief who knows the demon law, which is not like the usual style of the city guard.

Zhang Min installed his cronies in various ministries to personally drive morale, he was full of confidence in the next battle, if it weren't for Han Song's desperate request not to act rashly, I was afraid that he would have led people into the lair of the Yellow Turban Thieves.

On the second day of the lockdown, it was almost ten o'clock at noon, and a group of more than 100 Yellow Turban troops came to the south gate guarded by Zhang Min in a loose formation.

The leader of the group was full of pockmarks, and he put the blade of the big sword on his shoulder, crossed his waist with his left hand, and shouted to the city: "Are you blind? Didn't you see the yellow scarf on Lao Tzu's head? Hurry up and open the city gates, or you will look good! ā€

The general who defended the city was reflexive, and he was just about to open the city gate, but he was frightened by Zhang Min's angry shout, so he came to his senses and defended the city again.

Mazi waited for a while, and saw that the city gate was really slowly opened, and he was complacent, and suddenly killed a group of soldiers from inside, led by a black man, who rushed over one step ahead with a machete in his hand.

Mazi waved his knife to meet him, and with a bang, he felt that his arms were numb, and he couldn't help but take two steps back.

Before he could stand firmly, he saw a flash of the knife, and his left arm was slashed.

Mazi's face can be regarded as a battle-hardened battle, he didn't care about the pain, he slashed with his right hand, turned around and ran.

The Yellow Turban Army must have been accustomed to being powerful, and never thought that someone would dare to raid them, but it was a big chaos in formation, and all the thieves saw that Mazi's face was injured and retreated, and they all had no intention of fighting, and fled one after another.

Zhang Min led people to chase and slash, and killed more than ten people, then he stopped and returned to the city complacently.

The generals in the city were simply straight-eyed, but they didn't expect Zhang Min to be so capable, more than 20 people defeated nearly a hundred Yellow Turban thieves, and fell to the ground at the moment, and the rest of the soldiers saw that the Yellow Turban Thieves were defeated with one blow, and they were not as invulnerable as rumored, and they couldn't help but increase their morale.

That night, Zhang Min was invited to Taishou Mansion for a celebration wine, and when he returned to the inn, he naturally couldn't help but boast about it, so that Zhang Wei didn't sleep well all night.

Zhang Wei wanted to rush to Puyang immediately, after all, Zhao Yudan asked him before leaving, how could he not ignore it, not to mention that he also wanted to meet the legendary hero Cao Cao.

But he never thought that the city was sealed, although this could not stop Zhang Wei and his party, but the horses and sedan chairs could not cross the city wall, so he had to stay in the inn. Fortunately, with the company of all the women, he didn't feel depressed, but Xiao Ming saw that the city gate was closed, and he was very excited, and he clamored to watch the war.

After Zhang Min's half-night bragging, Xiao Ming's curiosity was completely aroused, and as soon as the sky was bright, Zhang Wei was woken up by Xiao Ming's reading.

"Why do you get up so early to read? Am I dreaming? Zhang Wei rubbed his sleepy eyes and yawned heavily.

"Big brother, are you awake? I heard that there is a war coming, so let's go to the city wall and have a look! Xiao Ming hurriedly threw down the book and sat on the bed with an excited face.

"It's not a problem to go up to the city wall, the main thing is that if we are discovered, and then we are driven down as fine works, isn't it boring to be self-deprecating!" Zhang Wei just wants to sleep quietly in bed now.

"And if I have a way to keep us on the walls undetected, can you take me there?" Xiao Ming pretended to be mysterious.

"As long as you have a way, I'll take you there!" Zhang Wei said perfunctorily, he turned over, ready to fall asleep again.

"Great, let's go now! I already had a way! Xiao Ming said with a sly face.

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