Chapter 681: Choosing Again
Zhang Yan, the leader of the Montenegrin Army, was originally a native of Changshan Zhending, a fierce man, agile, once commanded millions of people to gather in Taihang, Emperor Ling took the initiative to return to the imperial court, sealed the difficult Zhonglang general, surrendered to Cao Cao during the battle of Guandu, served as the general of Pingbei, and sealed the Marquis of Anguo Ting.
More than 20 years have passed in a blink of an eye, Zhang Yan has also grown from a young hero to the leader of the green forest, although the marquis worships the general, but Cao Cao still ordered him to control the group of thieves in the Taihang area, large and small cottage thieves, all with their horses.
Now that the Cao family is in decline, Zhang Yan seems to have seen the fate of Yuan Shao again, but he didn't expect that Cao Cao, a generation of heroes, could not change his life against the sky.
Cao Cao was defeated, the Han family is expected to revivenation, this time he was ordered to fight against the Han army, Zhang Yan has actually been slack, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, sit and watch how many princes and heroes dominate the situation, and finally disappear like a handful of loess on this Taihang Mountain.
Zhang Yan was able to survive in the troubled times, relying not only on the strength of the Montenegrin army, but also on the strength of the Montenegrin army, when the leader of Montenegro was as strong as poison and solidity, and the grave grass was already three feet high.
He thought that he was born poor, with no one to assist, and he could not divide one side to become a prince, let alone compete with the princes, and finally chose to take refuge in Cao Cao.
How do you know that people are not as good as heaven, Liu Qi is as good as the Yan Han again, and Cao Cao is as defeated as he is, and it's time to make a choice!
Therefore, this time in the south, Zhang Yan shirked several times, and on the grounds of contacting the leaders, he was unable to go out of the mountain after being ordered for a long time, because he did not want to make enemies with the Han army, so he observed the situation first.
If the situation is clear today, the Cao clan is ruined, and then confronting the Han army is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg and bringing disaster upon itself.
But as the leader of the green forest in Hebei and a hero who has been mighty for decades, he can't take the initiative to join the Han army, otherwise he won't become a repeated villain who tends to be inflammatory?
As he became an official in the dynasty and grew older, his prestige in the Montenegrin army was not as good as before, and Yang Feng took the opportunity to win the hearts of the people, and wanted to unite several leaders to take advantage of the chaos to occupy the state and establish himself as the king.
Yang Feng is the leader of the earliest real Montenegrin army, even earlier than Zhang Yan defected to the imperial court, and worshiped the captain of Montenegro, unlike Zhang Yan who wanted to change his fate, Yang Feng was the real bandit leader, with no ambitions, and just wanted to occupy the mountain as the king.
When Zhang Yan surrendered to Cao Cao, he selected elite soldiers to go down the mountain, and those who did not want to go were in Taihang Mountain.
Today's Montenegrin Army, the forces are also complicated, Zhang Yan except for the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, the rest of the leaders are just afraid and dare not act rashly, in fact, the yang is against the yin.
Now all the heroes are stationed in Baiyun Mountain, and it seems that there are many people and horses, but in fact, they are scattered and scattered, each with their own scheming, which is also one of the reasons why Zhang Yan did not dare to rashly propose the matter of recruiting An.
On this day, everyone drank and had fun in the Juyi Hall as usual, never raised the matter of the army, and did not want to withdraw from the army, anyway, the grain and grass provided by the court still had two months, so they would eat and drink enough first.
Zhang Yan was depressed in his heart, and was sitting on the cliff in the back mountain, when suddenly a minion came to report, and Hanshou Pavilion Hou Guan Yu sent a messenger to meet him.
"Oh?" Zhang Yan got up suddenly, hurriedly took the post, and saw that it was Guan Yu's eldest son who was there, his heart beat wildly, and asked, "How many people came?" ”
The minion replied, "There are only three of them!" ”
"Hurry up, please!" Zhang Yan immediately issued an order, ordered someone to inform the leaders, immediately clean up the Juyi Hall, and follow him to the mountain gate to greet Guan Ping.
Yang Feng and the others were drinking and feasting in the mansion, and when they heard the news, they sneered: "Guan Yu sent someone here, he must want to persuade us and others, what do you heroes think?" ”
"Hmph, Guan Yu has such a big shelf, he only sent a few people to say a few words, he just wanted me to surrender, and I am afraid that the heroes of Taihang Mountain will be laughed at by the world."
Behind Yang Feng, a middle-aged man stepped out, wearing a brocade robe, and his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Yang Feng, it was his son Yang Kui.
The other laughed and said: "Don't say it's Guan Ping, even if Guan Yu comes in person, it may not be easy!" ”
Yang Feng gritted his teeth for a while, and said in a deep voice: "It's not Guan Yu who is here, just a junior, General Zhang actually wants to greet him in person, it's too self-respecting, right?" ”
Yang Kui hugged his fists and said: "Father is waiting here, he Guan Yu sent his son here, and the child went to greet him." ”
Yang Feng nodded slightly, and ordered: "Tell the brothers to give Lao Tzu some spirit, don't lose the face of the Black Mountain Army, and welcome the Han envoy well!" ”
"Understood!" Several leaders understood the idea and went to prepare. Hello go and give orders.
Yang Kui came to the mountain gate with the two leaders, Zhang Yan turned around and didn't see Yang Feng, and asked, "Where is your father?" ”
Yang Kui said lightly: "My father is drunk, let my nephew do it for him." ”
Zhang Yan frowned slightly, but did not say much, at this time on the winding mountain road, there were three people coming down the stone steps in turn.
Yuntai Mountain is also known as Busan, legend has it that Nuwa pinched people with soil is here, and the villagers are also called Nuwa Mountain, so the mountains are high and steep, and there are often white clouds between the peaks, such as the layers are all over the cliff, so it is called Yuntai Mountain.
The highest peak is the Dogwood Peak, there is only one mountain road to the top of the mountain, both sides are precipices, as long as someone comes from the mountain road, it will be unobstructed, it can be said that a man is a man who can not be opened.
Guan Ping and Kou Feng and Hu Ban handed over the post, and after getting the signal, they went up the mountain along the road, although there were thieves guarding them along the way, they looked fierce and vicious, and some people even sneered again and again, but the three of them talked and laughed freely and walked slowly.
Although Guan Ping is approaching the age of establishment, much older than Kou Feng and Hu Ban, he has never left Guan Yu all the year round, and this is the first time he has acted alone to make meritorious contributions, but his mood is similar to that of the two, and he is full of ambition.
When I arrived at the mountain gate, I saw that everyone was surrounded by one person, around fifty years old, and the beard was gray, Guan Ping stepped forward to salute: "Han General Guan Ping, on the order of his father Guan Yu, came to worship the mountain." ”
The man also saluted: "In Xia Zhang Yan, the little general came from afar, and he missed the welcome, please!" ”
"It turns out that Your Excellency is Zhang Zhonglang, disrespectful and disrespectful!" Guan Ping was taken aback, but he didn't expect that it was Zhang Yan who greeted him in person, and hurriedly saluted again.
Zhang Yan returned the salute with a fist, but his face changed slightly, Guan Ping was also called the Pingnan Zhonglang General who was named by Emperor Ling, obviously not recognizing his identity as Wei Chen, and his intention was self-evident.
was about to take Guan Ping into the door, but he saw Yang Kui step forward to stop him, and said coldly: "The two countries are at war, each is its master, if you want to enter the mountain, you need to leave your weapons at the mountain gate." ”
"Presumptuous!" Kou Feng was furious and wanted to reason with him, but was stopped by Guan Ping, glanced Yang Kui up and down, and asked, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”
Yang Kui hugged his arms and said proudly: "I am the son of Yang Feng, the captain of the Black Mountain, Yang Kui is also!" ”
"Long admiration!" Guan Ping arched his hand, turned around and smiled at Zhang Yan: "I heard that Zhang Zhonglang is very strict in governing the army, and he must have ignored the things in the mountains, but these people don't understand the rules!" ”
Zhang Yan's face turned pale, and he said coldly: "Stand down!" ”
"You ......" Yang Kui's face suddenly turned red, and he gritted his teeth and glared at Guan Ping angrily.
"Huh?" Zhang Yan was furious, seeing that Yang Kui was openly disobedient, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and his hand pressed on the hilt of the sword.