Chapter 44: Prelude to the War

Zhang Xiu has been following Zhang Ji, working under Zhang Ji, as Zhang Ji's deputy general, following Zhang Jinan to fight in the north, so he rarely has the opportunity to show his face in front of Dong Zhuo, but since Guan Yu, the deputy general of Li Dao, was promoted to fight and became famous in one fell swoop, this Zhang Ji has been brewing, brewing an opportunity to prepare to promote his own nephew out of the city, and like Guan Yu showed a hand at a critical moment, and then soared, because Zhang Xiu himself has extraordinary force, but he has no chance, so he has not been promoted. And Zhang Ji, as the fifth general under Dong Zhuo, gave Zhang Xiu very limited space to display, and it is difficult to improve quickly with his own strength, seeing Guan Yu being promoted all the way, and his nephew, who also has extraordinary skills, has been succumbing to the position of deputy general, he is anxious, but opportunities always favor those who are prepared, this opportunity will come quietly, Zhang Ji firmly grasped this rare opportunity, and promoted Zhang Xiu to fight in one fell swoop, Zhang Xiu's appearance also made Dong Zhuo's eyes shine.

Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu quickly went out to prepare, and along the way, Zhang Ji kept telling Zhang Xiu: "How sure can tomorrow's battle be?" ”

Zhang Xiu swore and said: "Uncle rest assured, tomorrow will defeat the two generals who Zhang Jiao played today, as for others, I dare not say it!" Because after all, I have never seen other people's force! ”

"Is it okay for the two of you to play today?" Zhang Ji asked.

Zhang Xiu then said: "Nephew, looking at the strength of the two enemies today, it is only like this, if you fight the two alone, it will definitely be no problem, if the two fight with me, it will be difficult to say!" ”

"So you are better than Hua Xiong's force?" Zhang Ji continued to ask.

Zhang Xiu couldn't help laughing and said: "Huaxiong's bravery! Don't worry, my nephew has practiced a pair of birds and phoenix guns, my uncle may not have seen my nephew's power, so I will let my uncle see it on the battlefield tomorrow! ”

"You have been subservient to my lieutenant for so many years, and you rarely have a chance to come out, this time you must take advantage of it! As the saying goes, 'Don't miss the opportunity', you must seize this opportunity! You have to behave well! Zhang Ji continued to advise.

Zhang Xiu arched his hand and said: "Thank you uncle for cultivation, my nephew will definitely live up to my uncle's expectations and work hard to fight the enemy!" ”

Zhang Ji looked at Zhang Xiu with resolute eyes, patted him on the shoulder, and then the two went back to prepare.

Guan Yu failed to win the opportunity this time, but he was not disappointed, in his opinion, this does not mean anything, so many times he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, he will have a chance in the future, because he always firmly believes that he is a talent, since it is gold, there is a time to shine, and it will not be buried, originally he thought that Dong Zhuo was already lacking in good generals, but he didn't expect to suddenly kill halfway to bite the gold, Zhang Xiu's appearance made him feel a curiosity that he had never felt before, he wanted to see how capable this embroidery was, and he dared to take it so big"Work", because I had a very limited understanding of this embroidery before, even the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" mentioned him also had his name, and the name of this gun god seems to be really interesting.

Today's battle surprised Guan Yu, what he never expected was that Zhou Cang could defeat Hua Xiong, this is unexpected, in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhou Cang as a subordinate of the second master did not see too much energy, the book said that he was powerful, and Hua Xiong is not a fuel-efficient lamp in the book, Zhou Cang can defeat Hua Xiong, it seems that force is still possible, otherwise how can he be qualified to be the second master's younger brother?

That Yaksha He Man, mentioned in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that he was killed by Cao Hong, but it was not to win by force but to use a drag knife to cut it, that is to say, it is a sneak attack, and there are more than 50 battles between the two of them, from this point of view, this He Man is by no means an idle person, after all, Cao Hong is also a general, and Wen Ping's martial arts should not be much stronger than Cao Hong, today's battle, He Man can defeat Wen Ping, it can be seen that He Man's martial arts are not bad, maybe because Wen Ping is young, It seems that Zhang Jiao's subordinates are still quite powerful, no wonder even the officials and troops of the imperial court can't defeat him. …,

Zhang Jiao's subordinates have such fierce generals, but also the quality of the army is very strong, at a glance it is a trained elite unit, so against the enemy, Guan Yu felt unprecedented pressure, this campaign is different from the past, the soldiers are strong and strong, the enemy is huge, so it is not easy to win, but Guan Yu will not retreat because of this, the more difficult it is, the more he has to rush forward, he has never flinched in his dictionary, even in the face of death, the vicissitudes of the sea show the true character of the hero, maybe this is a test for himself, he has to face it strongly, Trampling all the difficulties under his feet, only in this way can he live up to the reputation of the second master of rebirth, and this is only the first step of the long march of thousands of miles, his road is still very long, he cannot be intimidated by the enemy, on the contrary, he wants to conquer the other party.

This may be the biggest test Dong Zhuo faced, if he succeeds in breaking the main force of the Yellow Turban, Dong Zhuo will be the first hero of the Han Dynasty, then he can naturally enter Luoyang, Kyoto, and he will also be a big step towards success, if this campaign fails, where will he go? He has never lost a battle, all the way to the present, even if there is a cliff in front of him, he will not retreat, for his dream, Guan Yu is walking and thinking while strengthening his confidence, there will be a good show to watch tomorrow, and he is not only an audience, but may also participate in the performance

The second day has arrived as promised, Dong Zhuo and the army according to the prior arrangement of the plan, the troops and Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army began the second duel, the two armies set up a formation, it is still a soldier against soldiers, generals against generals, but unlike last time, the morale of Dong Zhuo's army has obviously declined a lot, and Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army is morale greatly boosted, the current two armies are facing each other, Zhang Jiao is still pushed out by the soldiers with a four-wheeled vehicle, seeing Dong Zhuo riding a horse in formation, Dong Zhuo said: "The general of the defeated army has not retreated, and he dares to come to the second challenge, which is really beyond his strength!" ”

"The theory of the impermanence of victory and defeat of soldiers, how can the victory or defeat of the entire war be determined by one or two victories or defeats, besides, how can my army be defeated by your rabble, today it will be the turn of my army to exert force, let you know the power of my Xiliang generals! Where is Zhang Xiu? Dong Zhuo said as he greeted Zhang Xiudao.

Dong Zhuo had just finished speaking, but he saw a general leaping out of his horse, holding a golden gun, wearing a military uniform, wearing a ruyi robe, with a resolute face, and rushed out of the battle quickly. ”