"Second brother, you're not kidding, are you? Yang Hong?! Yang Hong's despicable villain, that despicable villain who can't do anything but embezzlement, bribery, sycophancy, and flattery, unexpectedly? is actually protecting the Son of Heaven to go south, to come to Huainan to meet us, and then to move the capital of the Han Kingdom to our Xuzhou?! True or fake?! ”

Tao Ji, who was in charge of the Junzi Army for Tao Ying full-time, only learned the real reason why Tao Ying suddenly decided the first ace Junzi Army in Xuzhou when he was about to set off the next morning, and after hearing the news, Tao Ji's first reaction was of course unbelievable, absolutely not believing, saying that he didn't believe anything, and he stammered for a long time before shouting like a pig, "Second brother, this shouldn't be fake news, right?" How is this possible? How can it be?! ”

Tao Ying, who was checking the horseshoes of his mount, raised his head, and finally showed the ugly faces of his friends that he had not seen for a long time, and replied with a relaxed expression: "I didn't believe it at first, but Yang Hong's letter still has the edict of the Son of Heaven handwritten, so I can't help but believe it." And I also carefully asked the Danyang soldier named Wang Wu sent back by Yang Hong, the Son of Heaven is indeed with Yang Hong now, and is heading south along the east bank of Rushui, it seems that this matter should not be wrong. ”

Tao Ji continued to be stunned, and it was not until Tao Ying finished checking the horseshoe and went to check the dry food and weapons that Tao Ji screamed again, "I still don't believe it! Second brother, you sent Yang Hong to march west to Luoyang with the Cao thief team, just to let him pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, how did he turn the tribute into a greeting, and also escorted the Son of Heaven through Yingchuan and Runan, and came to Huainan to meet us? What's going on here? ”

"How do I know?" Tao Ying glanced at his cousin who was stunned, and said more puzzled than Tao Ji: "I'm more confused than you, I named Yang Hong to go to Luoyang to pay tribute, but I took a fancy to his specialty of being good at patting sycophants, and wanted him to pat the sycophants of the Son of Heaven, get a decent Han official position for me, and strive to get in touch with Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, so that Yang Hong, a sycophant, can have a good relationship with Jia Xu for me, and lay a little foundation for Jia Xu in the future." Who knew that this sycophant made things like this, not only invited the Son of Heaven for our Xuzhou, but also invited Jia Xu and Xu Huang, I heard that he also accepted a student named Ah Yi, and also brought Huainan together, what happened in this, the Danyang soldier named Wang Wu couldn't say why. ”

Tao Ji continued to stammer, and at the same time rubbed his hands together with excitement, so excited that he didn't know what to say. At this time, Lu Su, Zang Ba and Xu Chu and others also came to Tao Ying, and Xu Chu, the former head snake of Runan who was about to go with Tao Ying, first reported to Tao Ying, saying that the preparations for the expedition had been perfected, and then Lu Su said to Tao Ying: "My lord, the carriages and horses for the Son of Heaven and the exquisite food and drink have been prepared, they are the strongest and lightest carriages, and the lord can set off at any time." ”

"Good." Tao Ying nodded with satisfaction, and then instructed Lu Su and Zang Ba: "Zijing, Brother Xuangao, after I set off, Shouchun and Quyang, these newly occupied cities, will all be handed over to you, remember, when I am not there, I only need to guard the existing results, and I must not be greedy for merit and lightly, Yuan Shu is reckless, and there is still considerable strength on the southern front, so beware of capsizing in the gutter." ”

"Please rest assured, we will be cautious and wait for the lord to return." Lu Su and Zang Ba agreed together, and then Lu Su frowned again and said, "Lord, I would like to ask again, has the lord really made up his mind?" Welcoming the Son of Heaven to Xuzhou, although it can establish infinite advantages, it is also ....... ”

"Determined!" Tao Ying interrupted Lu Su's words and replied very seriously: "Of course I know the dangerous consequences that may be brought about by welcoming the Son of Heaven to Xuzhou, but there is no way, the Son of Heaven has come all the way to join our army, if our army ignores it, or even closes the door to the Son of Heaven, then the consequences will only be more dangerous." So I have no choice but to take one step at a time, and send troops to meet the Son of Heaven first. ”

Lu Su was helpless, and he also knew that Tao Ying was justified - the Son of Heaven took the initiative to vote, if the Xuzhou army ignored it or closed its doors to the Son of Heaven, then not to mention anything else, the saliva of the world's corporal and Han family loyalists alone could drown Tao Ying! Other princes will also take advantage of this to make a big fuss and create more trouble for the Xuzhou army and Tao Ying. So Lu Su had no choice but to lean into Tao Ying's ear and whispered: "Lord, Su has a plan, if Cao Thief has soldiers to chase after him, then the lord might as well ......." ”

Tao Ying remained silent, and only after a moment did he reply noncommittally: "I have my own plans for this matter, Zijing can rest assured." ”

Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief, and then sang the promise to retreat. And Tao Ying confirmed that the 1,500 gentlemen's army was all ready, and then stepped on the stirrup and got on the horse, Tao Ji and Xu Chu also led the 1,500 gentlemen's soldiers to all ride on the war horses, and after checking again, our deputy director Tao pulled out the steel knife under the banner of the gentleman fluttering in the wind, raised the knife and yelled at the northwest direction, "The whole army of the gentlemen's army listens to the order, should report to Meng Guoen, Ke Situ, and now the edict is going north to meet the driver, although the war in Huainan has not stopped, it should still be important to the community!" Protect the king of Qin, march into Runan, and set off! ”

"No!" In the sound of thunderous singing, Tao Ying took the lead, Tao Ji and Xu Chu followed closely, and 1,500 gentlemen's soldiers followed closely, hugging the gentleman's banner and the deputy banner of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, gentleness, courtesy, and frugality, cheering and rushing to the Huai River crossing in the northwest. My Fair Lady, Gentleman————! ”

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Deputy Director Tao may be slightly stronger than our Yang Changshi in terms of character, but in terms of luck, Yang Changshi is too bad, so even if it is a simple troop to meet the driver, it is destined to be impossible to be smooth sailing, and it may even be because of luck, and it has also affected our Yang Changshi's good luck finally ran out! Because in the territory of Runan on Emperor Xian's southward journey, there is still a person who has been temporarily forgotten by our Deputy Director Tao, and at the same time, our Yang Changshi does not know his existence at all - Uncle Liu Huang!

To put it mildly, in fact, our Uncle Liu Huang may be more than our Deputy Director Tao in terms of luck, a battle in the suburbs of Shouchun, our Uncle Liu Huang was first besieged by the little Yuan Sangong who was a little bit of a cross between the eight characters, and was suddenly stabbed in the back by the temporary ally Deputy Director Tao, and the more than 10,000 troops that were finally put together were almost wiped out, and the good friends Gong Du and Liu Pi were killed one after another, and it was best to escape the Huai River and return to Runan, when the soldiers around him were less than 500 people, Uncle Liu Huang, who had suffered so many losses that we had never been discouraged after repeated defeats, couldn't help but cry, desperately blaming himself for being incompetent, and credulously believing the despicable villain Deputy Director Tao, which single-handedly led to this tragic failure, and was heartbroken and cried on the spot.

After finally being rescued by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Uncle Liu Huang could only lead the remnants of the defeated army to return to Runan with tears in his eyes, preparing to go to Runan to regroup and find another way out - that is, to think about the boss who was going to be harmed? Fortunately, our Deputy Director Tao was busy attacking Yinling and Shouchun at that time, and Xiao Yuan Sangong was also busy guarding the Feishui Defense Line and Shouchun Jiancheng, and no one sent troops to search for and hunt down Uncle Liu, so Uncle Liu's team not only left Huainan smoothly, but Sun Gan and Jian Yong, who were separated in the battle, also led more than 100 soldiers to chase after them, and rejoined Uncle Liu, plus the remnants of the soldiers who returned one after another and the bandits who came to join him, so our team of Uncle Liu miraculously recovered the size of 1,000 people - of course, Or a rabble.

Digging grass roots all the way to the area of Rushui Ancheng section, the benevolent and righteous Uncle Liu Huang wanted to go to Chen Xin, the old general of Liu Pi who had betrayed Liu Pi's team in this vicinity, and deceived some food to comfort his stomach, but Chen Xin was not interested in our Uncle Liu Huang at all, and refused to accept Uncle Liu's request, and planned to send troops to rob the war horses of Uncle Liu's three brothers, but Uncle Liu's third brother Zhang Fei was naturally furious, and stabbed Chen Xin to death on the battlefield, and then Uncle Liu Huang, who couldn't stop him, had to come forward to recruit Chen Xin's corporaries, stopped Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's indiscriminate killing of innocents, and also occupied Chen Xin's cottage on the east bank of Rushui by the way, and finally barely had a place to settle down, and also had some food to fill his stomach.

On the second day after seizing Chen Xin's cottage, after the situation settled down a little, our Uncle Liu Huang killed a sheep originally surnamed Chen, prepared a few jars of good wine, and invited Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yongsun Qian to gather for a drink, celebrating the resurgence of the army and taking the first step. During the banquet, Uncle Liu Huang, who had just been defeated due to a mistake in decision-making, had to choke with tears in front of a few henchmen and lackeys because of a slight decline in prestige, "All the monarchs have the talent of Wang Zuo, and unfortunately follow Liu Bei." The embarrassment of the preparation will affect all the kings. Now that there is no cone, I am afraid that there will be a mistake for you, why don't you give up and vote for the Lord in order to gain fame? ”

As soon as Uncle Liu Huang's words came out, Jian Yong and Sun Gan, who had shallow eye sockets, naturally had to hide their faces and cry bitterly, Zhang Fei roared again and again, blaming his brother for not saying such things, Guan Yu was calmer, and said: "Brother's words are bad, in the past, Gaozu and Xiang Yu fought for the world, and they were defeated by Yu, and after the success of the battle in Jiuli Mountain, and opened a four-hundred-year foundation!" Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, why does my brother lose his ambition because of occasional setbacks? ”

"General Yun Chang is reasonable, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and there are occasional setbacks, why be discouraged?" Sun Qian wiped away his tears and echoed, and said: "Lord, it is difficult for the small cottage to gain a foothold, why don't you return to Yanzhou to vote for Cao Ying?" Cao Gong has always respected the lord, and our army's sworn enemy Tao Ying annihilated the thief is not the same day, this time our army was defeated because of the execution of Cao Gong's dispatch, and then to vote for him, Cao Gong will definitely take in, he said to reorganize the soldiers and horses to take revenge, not too late. ”

Uncle Liu Huang wiped his tears and choked up, and said in his heart that he would go to Cao Mengde again, can he take me in? This time, the Cao thief sent me to Runan, but let me disturb Tao Ying's grain route to destroy the thief, but as a result, not only did I not carry out his order, but also went to Huainan to fish in troubled waters and joined forces with Yuan Shu, and did such a thing, will Cao Mengde take me in again? Why don't you go to Liu Biao, his Jingxiang Nine Counties not only have a lot of soldiers and food, but also very close to here, it is very convenient to vote for him, but I don't know Liu Biao, may he take me in?

Here is an explanation for our Uncle Liu Huang, the current Uncle Liu has not been recognized as an imperial uncle by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, nor has he done beautiful things such as two gains and two losses in Xuzhou and encouraging Yuan Cao to go to war, and his reputation and prestige are far from the height of when he defected to Liu Biao, the wronged boss, so not only is Uncle Liu Huang not sure that he can let Liu Biao take him in, but Sun Gan, who advised Uncle Liu Huang to harm the wronged boss Liu Jingsheng, did not dare to open this mouth - something that is not sure at all, and it is just in vain.

Just as he was hesitating, an old pawn of Chen Xin's team suddenly rushed into the hall, knelt down on one knee in front of Uncle Liu Huang and shouted excitedly: "King, King, great joy!" Exultation! There's a fat sheep coming! There is a group of people in the north who are going south along the river, most of them are holding good weapons, and they also have four war horses, a rare big fat sheep, dare to ask the king to rob or not? ”

"Call the lord! I am a dignified Han official, not a copycat thief! Uncle Liu Huang, who pays great attention to identity and etiquette, scolded angrily, shook his head and said: "Let them go, blocking the road and looting is a thief's behavior, and I will not do anything unrighteous for this." ”

"Big ......, lord, a rare fat sheep." Yuan Chen Xin's thief soldiers, who had just joined the Imperial Uncle Army for two days, were a little anxious, and hurriedly emphasized: "There are only seventy or eighty of them, and there are still old and young in the team, some men and women, although they are dressed in tatters, but the weapons are very good, and there are four war horses, four rare war horses." ”

Uncle Liu Huang flipped through his eyes carefully, and was about to scold, but Guan Yu interjected and said: "Brother, since this group of people are dressed in tatters, but they have good weapons and four war horses, as well as men, women, old and young, then I think it must be a big family of the family who has taken refuge here." In that case, why didn't the elder brother lead his troops to meet them? If you can persuade them to join our army, of course, it is best, even if you can't, you can also understand the situation in the north, Cao Mengde is using troops in Luoyang, this group of people went south to take refuge, maybe it has something to do with this matter. ”

Uncle Liu Huang was moved by Guan Yu's words, and felt that if he could really incorporate this team with horses and weapons, of course it would be the best, even if he couldn't be integrated, he could also learn about the situation in the north, and maybe he could help Cao Ying a lot and let Cao Ying take him in again. Thinking about it, our Uncle Liu Huang did not hesitate, and immediately left Jian Yong and Mi Zhu to guard the cottage, led Guan Yu Zhang Fei and a thousand infantry down the mountain, and went all the way north to meet the team of homeless people who looked like fat sheep.

To Uncle Liu's surprise, this team seemed to have military experience and may have sent scouts to explore the way, when Uncle Liu's team arrived at the scene, this team of displaced people had already taken countermeasures in advance, and all of them retreated to a small stone mountain surrounded by water on three sides on the bank of the Rushui River, and took out a few bows and crossbows to aim at their own army. At the same time, what surprised Uncle Liu even more was that this team was almost all young and strong men, although they were all hungry and thin-skinned and their clothes were tattered, but the military demeanor between gestures was still there, not only did it not look like an ordinary homeless team, but it also looked like the ace elite soldiers who had fallen so far!

Unexpectedly, Uncle Liu Huang, who was as careful as a hair, did not dare to act rashly, and very cautiously set up a battle formation under the stone mountain, and then led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei out of the battle to prepare to answer, and an infantry also rushed out of the mysterious team, nodding with a smile on his face, and said loudly with a local accent in Runan: "Dare to ask, but it is the team of Lord Chen Xin Chen of Shibayama?" The villain's surname is Li Minglang, is an old friend of King Chen Xin, the villain and King Chen joined hands in Xiacheng to do business, if it is convenient for the kings, please ask King Chen to come out and say a word. ”

"Chen Xin'er has done a lot of evil, and he was stabbed to death by me with a spear yesterday!" Zhang Fei replied loudly with the Zhangba snake spear.

"King Chen is dead?" Li Lang's face changed drastically, and he exclaimed: "The generals are officers and soldiers? ”

"Not bad!" Uncle Liu Huang smiled and replied loudly: "I am the assassin of Yuzhou (Tao Qian asked Li Dao Guo to seal it) Liu Bei Liu Xuande is also, Chen Xin rebels are entrenched in Chai Mountain, poisoning the people, rampant in the township, I have led the army to exterminate him, who is you leading the team ......." ”

Speaking of this, Uncle Liu Huang was suddenly a little surprised, because Uncle Liu Huang, who had a little vision in both eyes, suddenly saw that after hearing his name, not only did Li Lang's face change color, but many people on the stone mountain also moved, and what surprised Uncle Liu even more was that a young man in the middle of this team was about to scream, but he was covered by a middle-aged scribe. Seeing this scene, Uncle Liu Huang was inevitably both surprised and puzzled, "Who are these people?" Why do you have these strange reactions when you hear my name? ”

"My brother told your leader to come out and answer!" Zhang Fei shouted impatiently: "Don't worry! My eldest brother is the king of Zhongshan, the clan of the Han family, he is benevolent and righteous, and he will not kill and rob, I just want to ask you a few words! ”

Li Lang rushed back to his team, and after another moment, a middle-aged scribe with a roe head and a rat was pushed out - Uncle Liu Huang recognized it at a glance, it was this middle-aged scribe who had covered the mouth of the young man who was trying to shout. Immediately afterwards, the obscene scribe nodded and saluted Uncle Liu Huang even more, and said with a Yangzhou accent: "In Hongyang, the word Zhonghe, meet Liu Envoy Jun in Yuzhou, dare to ask the envoy what is summoned?" ”

"It seems to be a person in officialdom." Uncle Liu Huang observed very carefully, and found that this Hong Yang was no different in his address and etiquette, and he seemed to be a person in the officialdom. At that moment, Uncle Liu Huang said loudly again: "It turned out to be Mr. Hong Yang Hong Zhonghe, who has admired his name for a long time, dare to ask where Mr. came from and where he is going?" ”

"Envoy Jun, below is Yangzhou Lujiang City, and he makes a living from business in the Hanoi area." Hong Yang replied tremblingly: "Just because Li Dao Guo Yan's soldiers committed the division, the war spread to Hanoi, Yanzhou Cao Mengde also sent troops to Hanoi, and Li Guo and the two thieves fought endlessly, the people of Hanoi were not happy, and the business and manor in Xia were all destroyed in the war. ”

Hong Yang's words may be effective to deceive others, but when used to deceive Uncle Liu Huang, it is an axe in the class, and Uncle Liu Huang, who is good at knowing people, can see at a glance that Hong Yang is definitely a person in the officialdom, and the people in the team behind him are definitely not ordinary business guys and ordinary family soldiers, but government soldiers from the regular team, and some of them may still be front-line soldiers! Therefore, our Uncle Liu Huang did not hesitate, and immediately shouted: "Bold maniac! Dare to lie and deceive people in front of this official, do you think this official can see it? You are a person in the officialdom, and the team behind you is also from the regular official army! Say, who the hell are you?! ”

"I'm from officialdom?" Hong Yang's face changed, and he quickly shook his head and waved his hand and said: "I misunderstood, I am actually just an ordinary businessman, and the team behind me is also a family soldier and business man who protects the family members and young people in Xia." ”

"Soldiers and merchants?" Uncle Liu Huang laughed, pointed to the team behind Hong Yang and shouted: "Family soldiers and guys, dare to use the ring-headed iron knife for officers and soldiers? Family soldiers and guys, dare to hold the two-stone hard crossbow that the government has expressly forbidden the people to hold? Don't tell me you picked up all these forbidden weapons from the road! Also, since you are just an ordinary businessman, why do you salute me with the courtesy of the lower official and the higher official?! ”

Hong Yang's face was as pale as earth, and Uncle Liu Huang glanced at Hong Yang proudly, and suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Say!" Who the hell are you? If I don't explain it truthfully, I, as the assassin of Yuzhou canonized by the imperial court, will order you to be taken down and tortured! ”

The team behind Hong Yang was in chaos again, and a strong general hurriedly picked up his axe and mounted his horse, looking like he was planning to fight. But at this moment, Hong Yang suddenly laughed, stood solemnly with his back hand and swept away his previous obscene temperament, as if he was very confident and laughed and said: "Xuande Gong really lives up to his reputation, good eyesight, good judgment, yes, he is indeed a person in the officialdom, and the team behind me is indeed a regular official army!" ”

"Oh, dare to ask your lordship's name? Where do you work? "Being robbed of Hong Yang's extraordinary bearing, our Uncle Liu Huang's tone quickly slowed down.

Hong Yang arched his hand to Uncle Liu Huang, changed his Yingchuan accent, and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the envoy, in the next is actually surnamed Xin Mingping, the word George, Ji You and Sanzhou Prefecture Mu, Quxiang Marquis Yuan Shao Yuan Benchu is an official under the command of Yuan Benchu, the eldest son of Benchu Gong, the eldest son of Benchu Gong, Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Benchu, and then recommended by the eldest prince, the lord is overpromoted, and he is currently engaged in a position in Jizhou Zhizhong!" ”

"It turned out to be Mr. George!" Uncle Liu Huang's surprise was not trivial, he quickly turned over and dismounted, bowed his hand, and said respectfully: "Mr. Jiuyang's name, I can see it today, and I am fortunate to be in the third life." ”

"Don't dare! The king has won the prize. Xin commented on the courtesy, and said: "Don't blame you, the world is chaotic, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and please send the official defense seal letter issued by the imperial court to prove that the envoy is really Liu Bei Liu Xuande." ”

"It's ......." Uncle Liu Huang was a little dumbfounded, hesitated for a moment before replying with a wry smile: "Don't blame you, sir, after a long period of war, there have been vicious battles, and the official defense seal issued by the imperial court has long been accidentally lost on the battlefield. ”

"Lost? There is no basis for this ....... Mr. Xin Ping showed a suspicious look, and smiled in his heart, "It's good that you're lost, Lao Tzu is as lost as you, that's sympathy." ”

"Who says there is no evidence, no faith?" Zhang Fei was furious, raised the Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand and shouted, "My Zhangba Snake Spear, my second brother's Qinglong Yanyue Knife, my eldest brother's double-strand sword, who in the world doesn't know?" Who doesn't know? When you see them, do you still know that we are the famous three Taoyuan brothers?! ”

(To be continued)