Yang Xiu kept in touch with Shi Xin, and during this time, Cao Cao rapidly expanded his armaments, and his army suddenly increased to 50,000. With his character, how could he not pick up the benefits? What's more, after the defeat of Yecheng, he and Shi Xin had already made a feud, and such a grudge always had a day of revenge.

As for Sima Yi, the threat is greater than Cao Cao, who knows if he will suddenly send troops from Luoyang and Huguan, if that is the case, it will be even more disaster.

However, Jia Xu's line was a secret march, and there were eagles patrolling back and forth along the way to ensure that no news was leaked.

The county government of Gaomi has been requisitioned as a temporary operational command center, and Shi Xin and others are making arrangements for tomorrow's decisive battle.

"General Huang, I asked you to select five hundred strong archers and another lieutenant general in addition to Huang Cheng in the barracks to form a strong bow battalion, has this been done?"

Huang Zhong came out of the queue and arched his hand: "It's basically done." ”

Shi Xin frowned, "What is "basic"?"

"My lord: Although there are many good shooters in the barracks, there are very few who meet my requirements, and only 300 people can barely be scraped together. And the candidate for the other deputy general has already been chosen, and it is the old general Yan Yan. ”

Yan Yan heard the call, his spirits perked up, and he walked out with his head held high, standing side by side with Huang Zhong.

Shi Xin looked at the two of them with great interest, and found that Huang Zhong actually had an exclusive talent: old and old.

Exclusive talent "Huang Zhong of the Old and the Old": Huang Zhong and Yan Yan cherish each other, appreciate each other, and vow to give full play to the residual heat of the elderly and not let the young look down. When the two were in the same camp, Huang Zhong's impromptu attack increased by two percent.

In addition to Xu Rong, the deputy commander in his thirties, the oldest are these two, Yan Yan is about forty-five years old, and Huang Zhong is just over forty, and under long-term worry, Huafa was born early.

Although the two are full of energy, being together still gives people a sense of twilight.

Shi Xin is famous for his ability to understand people, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Tai, and Zhang Ning's four eighth-rank pulse masters are even more discovered by him, they are only under the age of sixteen, and Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Ma Chao, and Ma Dai are about the same age, only one year older than Shi Xin and others. Zhang Ren and Tian Yu are older, and they are not yet twenty years old.

Everyone listened to the conversation between the two, and then they knew that Shi Xin had entrusted Huang Zhong with a heavy responsibility, forming a special type of assault battalion and equipping it with two lieutenants.

When the strong bow battalion was successfully formed, Shi Xin had four special troops: the trap camp, the Five Elements Battalion, the Fubo Cavalry, and the Strongbow Battalion. Among them, the trapping camp is hand-to-hand combat, the Five Elements Battalion is short-range, the Fubo Cavalry is mid-range shooting close-range combat, and the Strong Bow Battalion is medium-distance and long-distance attack.

In this way, it seems to be repeated with Ma Chao's Fubo ride.

Ma Chao was arrogant, and he was already angry when he saw two majestic old men standing together, thinking that the lord had been so important to Huang Zhong, the general of the defeated army, in the past few days, and arranged his son to be by his side, teaching day and night, and I don't know what kind of drug he was in, so I had to remind him.

He was a person who couldn't hide his thoughts, and the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and finally couldn't help but give up his hand and said loudly: "Lord, as far as I know, there are at least a few thousand soldiers with strong bows and veins in the barracks, and they are all elite soldiers who have experienced a hundred battles, and General Huang Lao only selected three hundred people, I'm afraid it's not because the requirements are too high, right?"

Huang Zhong was angry when he heard Ma Chao's words, frowned and asked, "Then what does Ma Mengqi think is the reason?"

Ma Chao has a straightforward personality, and even a little impulsive, and said loudly at the moment: "I'm afraid it's not effective, but he pretends to be profound, thinking that it is a strange thing to live in." ”

Huang Zhong was furious: "Why did Ma Mengqi say this? I am entrusted by the lord, and I must be exhausted and dare not have the slightest selfishness. Aren't you insulting people by doing that?"

"Hmph! Insult is not insult, I know it. ”

After all, Huang Zhong was more serious, and he fought with Ma Chao for a few words, only glaring angrily, but Ma Chao was still angry, and he still asked unrelentingly.

"Enough!"

Shi Xin shouted, shaking everyone present to the eardrums, although Ma Chao was unruly, he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of him, and immediately shut his mouth.

"General Huang, tell me about your selection criteria. ”

Huang Zhong straightened his body and said proudly: "Lord Lord, it must be a fourth-level cultivation or above; if the arrow is shot horizontally, it can shoot at least one hundred and sixty zhang; at a distance of one hundred zhang, a hollow arrow target must be set up, and the arrow must pass through the middle." Except for the last condition, which can be appropriately relaxed, those who can meet these three conditions can enter the strongbow camp. ”

One hundred and sixty zhang, that's about four hundred meters away, that's quite terrifying. You must know that this is a flat shot, and if it is a projectile, it is even more than that. And it is necessary to pass through the bullseye at a distance of one hundred zhang, which is simply difficult for a strong man, and he can find three hundred, I believe that Huang Zhong also lowered this condition to barely make up enough.

Hearing this, Ma Chao didn't believe it again, and was about to refute it, when he suddenly felt that Shi Xin on the stage looked at him with burning eyes, and his heart froze, and the words stopped immediately when he came to his mouth.

Not only Ma Chao didn't believe it, but most of the people in the hall didn't believe it either. It is naturally not difficult to reach this standard for a person like Huang Zhong, who is at the pinnacle of the seventh rank and is well-known for his good marksmanship, but it is too exaggerated to find three hundred such soldiers.

Looking around, I saw that everyone invariably cast suspicious glances, Huang Zhong only felt that his face was hot, and a sense of humiliation welled up in his heart, and then it turned into a deep sadness and indignation, only to feel that it was the same in Liu Biao's camp and in Shi Xin's camp, and he was excluded everywhere.

When he looked at Shi Xin, he lowered his head and didn't say a word, he didn't believe himself when he thought about it, and smiled sadly, "It's okay, it's okay, since Huang Zhong is so unpopular, he can't stay anymore." Lord ......"

Huang Xu, who was on Shi Xin's side, knew his father's character, and he couldn't stand the grievances the most, so he was shocked at the moment, and arched his hand to Shi Xin: "My lord, ......"

Shi Xin waved his hand, interrupting the two fathers and sons, and looked directly at Huang Zhong with both eyes, "General Hansheng, do you know your biggest shortcoming?"

Huang Zhong thought that he was still talking about what happened just now, and his face was already angry, and he said loudly: "Huang Zhong has so many shortcomings, the lord just sent me away, why should he count them in front of everyone?"

Shi Xin suddenly smiled and said: "General Hansheng's biggest shortcoming is that his personality is too forbearing, and he lacks some self-confidence as a master. Since everyone thinks that you are overly true, then you should behave well and convince everyone!"

His eyes slowly swept over everyone, his smile had been put away, and his face was grim, "Also, I want everyone to understand one thing, I've always been a meritocracy, if anyone thinks that I am biased towards someone because of my personal abolition, it would be a big mistake." ”

In the end, his eyes stayed on Ma Chao, who was like a man on his back.

Shi Xin didn't name him, although Ma Chao looked down on Huang Zhong, he just wanted to remind himself that he didn't have any bad intentions.

"Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao obey orders!"

Shi Xin suddenly let out a loud shout.

The three of them felt a pang in their hearts, bowed their hands and knelt down on one knee, "The last general!"

"I now canonize the three of you as the three tiger generals of our army, and I hope to contribute to our army in the future, be friendly and blind date, calm the enemy army, and let the name of the three tiger generals resound throughout the Han Dynasty!"

"Thank you, lord!"

The three of them shouted in unison, looking excited.

The state pastor has the right to appoint generals, and as soon as Shi Xin Jinkou opens, the name of the three tiger generals has become a sure thing.

"Huang Zhong's exclusive talent "Lao Ji Fu Fang" has changed, you can check it at any time. ”

Exclusive talent "Lao Ji Fu Fang": Huang Zhong was awarded the position of "Three Tiger Generals", and he was grateful to the lord and felt the reuse of the veteran from the heart. When fighting, attacks are increased by 20%.

Seeing Shi Xin's determination, everyone in the hall straightened their waists, and no longer dared to underestimate Huang Zhong.

The three of them accepted the blessings of others, and Ma Chao even apologized to Huang Zhong, hoping that he would forgive him for his previous recklessness.

Huang Zhong was grateful to Shi Xin, and knew in his heart that the lord had given him enough face and opportunities. It can be seen that although Ma Chao and the others did not dare to disobey the order, they still had doubts in their hearts, saying that it didn't matter, and secretly determined that when they went to the battlefield tomorrow, they must behave well, in order to repay the lord's kindness and let everyone know their strength.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow is the time for a decisive battle with Liu Chan and Sun Quan, have a good rest tonight, and kill them all tomorrow!"

The generals applauded, geared up, and the mood for war was high.

"General Xu Rong, I will work hard for you tonight, send troops to guard the four city gates, and the enemy will not have a chance to take advantage of it. ”

Xu Rong said confidently: "Rest assured, the lord is foolproof in Gaomi City." ”

"I'll want you to command the battle tomorrow, no problem, right?"

"Haha, no problem!"

Xu Rong's cultivation is close to the seventh rank, he doesn't need to charge into battle, and he is generally only commanded in the Chinese army, so it's no problem to stay up for a few days and nights without sleeping. Since he was promoted to deputy marshal of the whole army, every time there is a big battle, he is like a stimulant, he is full of energy all day long, and he only feels that he can lead the army and enjoy it endlessly, and all the hardships are nothing.

Shi Xin was very satisfied with everyone's performance and asked them to go down to rest, only the two of them stood with embarrassed faces, unwilling to leave, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

They didn't leave, and Shi Xin and Zhuge Liang also stayed to see what they had to say.

Sun Ce was the first to come out: "Brother Shi, I have been unable to sleep and eat for the past few days. Zhongmou took advantage of the danger of others and joined forces with Liu Chan to attack, which really made me feel guilty. ”

Shi Xin waved his hand generously and said with a smile: "This has nothing to do with Brother Bo Fu, there is no need to blame yourself." After that, he looked at Zhou Yu again, "As long as the two of you try their best to assist our army to defeat the Sun-Liu coalition army tomorrow, everything will be fine." ”

"This ...... Good ......" Sun Ce rarely looked embarrassed, and his tone became hesitant.

Shi Xin rubbed his head and yawned, "Today's vicious battles have been fierce, and I finally repelled the enemy army, and I am also a little tired." Since it's okay, let's go back and rest early. "After that, he got up and went home.

Sun Ce wanted to speak and stopped, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.

Shi Xin knew that he had something to ask for, so he pretended not to know, and glanced at Zhuge Liang, and the two had walked out of the door side by side.

Zhou Yu's heart was like a mirror, and he caught up with a step, "Stay together, we have something to ask for." ”

"What's the matter with Gongjin?"

Shi Xin and Zhuge Liang turned around and looked at them in confusion.

"Brother Shi, let's just open the skylight and say something. In tomorrow's battle, we hope that you will show mercy to the Jiangdong army and try to only annihilate Liu Chan's army. ”

Shi Xin suddenly changed color and asked, "What do you mean by Zhou Gongjin's words? You also saw during the day that the Jiangdong Army pursued and attacked our army fiercely, and it was even more excessive than Liu Chanjun's. They traveled thousands of miles to join forces with Liu Chan, wanting to wipe out our army and show mercy to our subordinates? ”

Seeing the angry appearance of Shi Xin, who had always been kind, they knew that they were wrong, Sun Ce sighed and remained silent.