Huang Zhong was not stupid, of course he knew that Fa Zheng was trying to provoke his fighting spirit. It's just that this entry point is too suitable, so even if Huang Zhong understands, the fighting spirit in his heart has to burn for it.

So, he turned over on his horse, waved a big knife in his hand, and said, "Filial piety and sit here for a while, and watch me achieve this great achievement."

With that, Huang Zhong jumped out of his horse and killed the enemy at the foot of the mountain.

The flag was unfurled, the drums were like thunder, and the five thousand elite Yizhou soldiers, following the veteran who was more than a few years old, rushed down the mountain all over the mountain.

The horses were galloping, the panicked enemy was getting closer and closer, and the years of the past flashed in my mind.

Born in Nanyang, he was unknown for half his life, and his martial arts were exiled in Jingzhou, but he only ended up assisting Han Xuan to garrison a small Changsha.

I have never dreamed of the Eastern Expedition and the Northern War, and I have become famous on the battlefield, in Changsha, which is far away from the war, year after year, I have watched my years grow old.

How many times, he has looked at the north from afar, counting Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang and other famous generals one after another, eager to one day show his strengths and stand among the world's famous generals with these people.

However, the dream has been disappointed again and again.

Until I met Liu Bei.

Yes, it was this male lord who gave him the opportunity to shine in the last years of his life, so that history will always remember that in such a star-studded era, I, Huang Zhong, am also the most brilliant one among them.

"Lord, if you want to conquer the world, let me Huang Zhong open up a bloody road for you!"

In the midst of the tumbling of his thoughts, the yellow lightning rode out of the enemy formation at a gallop, heading straight for the general at the head.

And his goal, as if he saw a god general descending from the sky, was panicked and at a loss. Just when he instinctively raised his gun to meet the battle, Huang Zhong shouted loudly, and the long knife swept out with the powerful momentum of the mountain, as fast as lightning.

Burst! A big head flew down, and Zhang Wei gave the head.

The head of the main general flew into the panicked soldiers, and after a moment's pause, the army's heart collapsed, and the thousands of Hanzhong troops who lost their main generals lost their armor like lost dogs, and walked away with their heads in their hands and looked at Xizhai.

Huang Zhong waved his big sword, beckoned the athletes who rushed down from the mountain, and chased all the way.

Fa Zheng, who was standing on the top of the mountain and watching the battle, clearly witnessed a neat ambush battle, and when he saw that the enemy army was scattered, he ordered the red signal flag to be waved in a conspicuous place on the top of the mountain to send a signal to Liu Bei in the west.

Over there, Liu Bei saw the red flag on the top of the Dingjun Mountain, and knew that Huang Zhong had already succeeded, so he raised 5,000 men and horses, came out of the empty village, and killed directly to the west village of the Hanzhong army.

The east and west villages are only more than ten miles apart, and the rout army that fled wildly rushed back to the village after a short time, and at this time, Huang Zhongbing in the east followed, and at the same time, Liu Beijun in the south also killed together.

In such a chaotic situation, after hearing the news of the commander's killing, the defenders' will to fight collapsed, and five or six thousand soldiers and horses abandoned the camp and fled in the direction of Yangpingguan.

Liu Bei then joined forces with Huang Zhong and followed the defeated army.

When the defeated Hanzhong army fled to the water's edge, it had to slow down, and was killed by the Yizhou army that followed, nearly 3,000 people, and was shot to death by the enemy on the shore as a living saddle in the process of wading through the water on foot.

Because this water is a section of the upper reaches of the Han River, and the water surface here is not too deep, Liu Bei waved his army to cross the river on foot, chasing the thousands of remnants to kill Yangping Pass.

At this time, it was the deputy general Yang Ren who was guarding the pass, and after hearing the news that Zhang Wei was killed, he couldn't help but be surprised, so he urgently ordered the gate to be opened and let the defeated army enter the pass first.

At this time, Wang Ping persuaded: "General Yang, General Zhang died in battle, presumably because he fell into the enemy's plan, and now it is easy to open the city, if the enemy is following, what should it be!" ”

Yang Ren said impatiently: "You know a fart, thousands of brothers outside, don't let them in, what if you give them Liu Bei." ”

That Yang Ren was so disrespectful, Wang Ping was furious in his heart, but because of his humble rank, he was helpless.

So, Yang Ren ordered the city to be opened, and thousands of defeated soldiers pushed me to squeeze towards Yangping Guancheng.

Just when less than a thousand people fled in, the Yizhou army suddenly killed, and Yang Ren realized how much of a mistake he had made, so he hurriedly ordered the city gate to be closed.

But it was too late by this time, and the soldiers were crowded between the city gate and the drawbridge, and when they saw the pursuers coming, they were desperate to squeeze in, so how could they close the city gate.

A momentary mistake on the battlefield often leads to total defeat, Yang Ren is facing Liu Bei, how can the opponent miss such a big mistake.

So, in the blink of an eye, countless Yizhou soldiers were killed, from the drawbridge to the city gate, and then followed the Hanzhong army that fled into the city to enter the city.

When the shouts from the east of Guancheng shook the sky, Wei Yan and Pang Tong in the west heard about it, and according to the prior agreement, they attacked the city with the army of their own camp.

The main general was killed, and the city was broken through, with Yang Ren's ability, how could the army of 5,000 defenders of the city recover the defeat.

Seeing that the general trend has gone, this Yang Ren is very clever, and before the Yizhou soldiers have killed the outer city, he opened the gate of the main city and led the remnants to surrender.

When dusk fell, the war came to an end, and after more than a month of fierce fighting, after paying the price of more than 3,000 dead and wounded, Liu Bei finally stood on the head of the city of Yangping Pass.

In the Guanfu, Liu Bei stood with his sword, the generals on the left and right stood upright, and the generals of Yang Renhan's army all entered in frustration.

When Yang Ren saw Liu Bei, he was the first to bow down on one knee and said respectfully: "Yang Ren pays a visit to the envoy." ”

Liu Bei is also a corporal of Lixian, but the etiquette is virtuous, and the next is a soldier, like Yang Ren and other mediocre people, if he opened and closed the city when he surrendered before, maybe Liu Bei still remembered his merits, and now that the city is defeated, when the general trend has gone, he surrendered in order to keep his surname, such villains, Liu Bei looked down on them in his heart.

So, he said coldly: "Why didn't you surrender when I surrendered in front of the pass before?" ”

Yang Ren hurriedly said: "Ren is only a deputy general, the main general will be that Zhang Wei, Ren had also persuaded him to surrender to the envoy before, it was that Zhang Wei who was stubborn, and Ren was also out of helplessness." ”

As soon as Yang Ren said this, a person behind him scolded: "Yang Ren, you are a shameless person, if you descend, you will descend, why do you lie so shamelessly!" ”

The person who spoke, although he was also disgraced, showed generosity between his eyebrows.

When he saw this, Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he said quietly: "Who are you, it seems that you are a little unwilling to admit defeat." ”

Yang Ren was scolded so disgraced, and immediately said: "Envoy, this person's name is Wang Ping, when the Jun Shenbing suddenly occupied Dingjun Mountain, I persuaded Zhang Wei to hurry up and surrender, it was this person who encouraged Zhang Wei to retreat, and this guy was unwilling to surrender, so that Jun must not listen to his lies." ”

Hearing the name of "Wang Ping", Fang Shao's expression beside him moved, and he listened to Yang Ren's words, if Zhang Wei listened to Wang Ping's plan and really ignored them, then their plan may really fail, it seems that Wang Ping, as said in history, is somewhat capable.

Fang Shao then approached Liu Bei and said in a low voice: "Lord, this Wang Ping's surname is loyal and righteous, and he almost saw through our strategy, so he seems to be a usable general." ”

If Fang Shao didn't open the cheat, compared to it, Liu Bei's ability to recognize people was naturally far better than him, so in fact, there was no need for Fang Shao to remind him, Liu Bei also looked at this low-level officer of Xiao Wang Ping a little differently.

So, he asked the left and right how Wang Ping's words were, and then stepped forward, changed his face, and said: "I have heard for a long time that the prince is wise, brave and loyal, and now he can get Zijun, which is really like a tiger with wings." I don't know if Zijun is willing to work hand in hand with Bei to support the Han family and achieve a great cause. ”

A generation of masters, a necessary special skill is to discern the English, this Wang Ping is also a talented person, like Zhang Lu and other second-rate masters, naturally can not see his talent, so Wang Ping has been loyal to Zhang Lu for many years, but only a lieutenant, although he is loyal, but in the end there are still a lot of grievances hidden in his heart.

And today's hero, the lord of the two states, the imperial uncle of the Han family, and the dignified Liu Xuande, can treat him so easily, Wang Ping was suddenly moved in his heart.

Originally, he expressed his surrender in front of everyone, and he would not be happy on the face, but Liu Bei's cleverness lies in the fact that he moved out of the righteousness of "Kuang Fu Han Room", such a high-sounding ladder, how could Wang Ping not grasp it, so he said: "Ping has always cherished the Han family, Liu Yuanjun's ambition is to help the Han family, how can Ping not go to the death to serve his life." ”

Liu Bei was very happy, so he stroked his back and said: "Okay, okay, Zijun go down to rest, and we'll talk about it later." ”

Seeing that such a small person as Wang Ping was also treated well by Liu Bei, Yang Ren was anxious in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Ren is also willing to make the king serve the death force, and swear to help the Han family." ”

Liu Bei returned to the main seat, snorted coldly, and said: "There are inconsistencies between the inside and the outside, and there are many lies, and it is because there are too many young people like this in the world that my Han family's social affairs will be ruined." Come on, drag this man out and behead him. ”

Yang Ren was taken aback, who knew that the horse's fart slapped on the horse's leg actually provoked Liu Bei's anger, and when he wanted to defend himself, he was dragged out by several guards.

At this time, Fa Zheng said: "Lord, although this Yang Ren is a villain, it is not a pity to kill him." But now that we have Yangping Pass, most of the counties in Hanzhong have not yet been pacified, this person has surrendered, if he is killed, it will inevitably chill those who want to surrender, but he might as well leave him alive, at most there is only one more idle mouth to eat. ”

Pang Tong also said: "Filial piety is reasonable. Tong also heard that this Yang Ren is Zhang Lu's confidant and favorite general, the lord might as well give him a chance to make meritorious contributions, and take him to lead the army to take Nanzheng directly, then Zhang Lu saw this, his morale must be greatly damaged, and he could go down without a fight if he was allowed to Nanzheng. ”

After the two of them said this, Liu Bei's mind immediately turned around, and he called for Yang Ren to be dragged back. When they met again, Yang Ren was already depressed, so frightened that he almost peed his pants, and as soon as he came in, he knelt down in front of Liu Bei, and Baba begged: "Let the king spare his life, let the county spare his life." ”

Liu Bei's expression became more and more solemn, and he pointed at him and said: "I wanted to behead you, but I thought that you did have the idea of surrendering, so I will spare your life and give you a chance to make meritorious contributions." Now that my 200,000 troops have entered Hanzhong, I specially ordered you to lead the army to Nanzheng to persuade Zhang Lu to surrender, I don't know if you are willing? ”

Yang Renru grabbed a life-saving straw, how dare he think about it, and said hurriedly: "Yes, of course I am willing, thank you for giving me this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, thank you for making meritorious contributions." ”

Liu Bei and the others looked at each other and smiled, so they ordered Huang Zhong and Yang Ren to lead a total of 10,000 soldiers and horses, bypass the cities along the way, and go straight to Nanzheng. Wei Yan was left to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to defend Yangping Pass, and Liu Bei and Pang Tong marched eastward with a large army.

(To be continued)