Chapter 42: The Veteran

In the pre-Qin era, eating was two meals a day, and one meal in the morning was called "big food"; A meal in the evening is called a "snack". By the time of the Three Kingdoms, agriculture had developed greatly, and except for a small number of people who still practiced the two-meal system, they all had three meals a day, but the time of eating was different from that of later generations. The first meal is morning food, that is, morning food. Generally after the light of day; The second meal is a diurnal eclipse, alternating between morning and afternoon; The third meal is food at the time of devotion, 3-5 p.m.

After the second day, dust and smoke rose in the distance.

"It's coming!"

The whistle sounded on the castle tower, and everyone entered the battle position. The sun turned to the west, shining brightly and brightly, so I had a hard time looking westward. I put my hands on my forehead, and when I looked up, suddenly a soldier shouted, "Young master, that's our men." ”

Sure enough, those people were carrying a big banner with Chinese characters, but the flag was broken, and it was flipped weakly in the wind of the setting sun. The soldiers were disheveled, their hair was unkempt, some of them were wrapped in strips of cloth, some of them were missing arms, and only half of their stumps were bloody, dripping with blood all the way. The leading general even lost his helmet and armor, and was only wearing a blood-stained gray robe, and he was actually leading a war horse on foot, and a man was hunched on the horse's back, and as the horse moved, the man's drooping hands and feet were weak to swing, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

Defeated! Which team was this defeated? My heart is in turmoil, is it Wei Yan, Guan Ping, or Jiang Wei?

Didn't the enemy come to attack us, but took advantage of the slow speed of our army and chose a surprise attack? So that our army will be defeated?

Messy thoughts flickered in my head, my heart was pounding, and I felt that the sunset was becoming more dazzling.

"Open the door! Take it. I said.

Huang Zhong stopped me: "Young master, when fighting, the city gate should not be opened lightly, and I will talk about it after asking clearly." ”

I came to my senses and nodded, "It's me who cares about it, and I'm reckless." So he stood on the tower with Huang Zhong to greet him.

The small city was located on a high slope, and although it was close to the black water, there was no moat, so the group of men and horses came directly to the city gate.

What kind of defeated army is this, they are blank, they move slowly, most of them have lost their weapons, and those who have weapons are also used as crutches, and when they reach the city, many people fall to the ground and can no longer get up. The wounded soldier on horseback shook his body, he could see clearly in the sun, and he still had fish and birds tattooed on his face - it is the symbol of Yizhou, and only Yizhou people in the world will have this kind of decoration, and this kind of writing since childhood is something that can never be faked.

The guards beside him shouted loudly: "The prince of the king is here, which team is in front of him?" What is the military situation? The leader stepped forward to reply! ”

The general who led the horse hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on the ground, raised his head and said in a trembling voice: "Wei Yan's third song and fifth tuntun general Ma Xiao see the young master!" Wei Yan rebelled, and the former army was lost! He had already defected to the Wei army. ”

This sentence is like the earth cracking and the sky is collapsing, Wei Yan rebelled? How can it be?

I hurriedly glanced at Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan returned to Han at the same time that day, Kong Ming's words "Wei Yan's brain is rebellious, and he will rebel after a long time" He knows, is it today? No, no, no, for me who knew history, this is unbelievable, but what if, after all, history has changed.

I shouted to the city: "Then how did you escape, did you see the two generals Jiang Guan who went to greet you?" ”

Ma Xiao said: "Young master, when his subordinates learned of Wei Yan's conspiracy, they thought that they were deeply favored by the prince of the great king, and they were Shu people, and they did not want to surrender to Wei, so they gathered their subordinates and sacrificed their lives to kill. Unexpectedly, Wei Yan and Su Ze and others set a trap to lead General Jiang Wei and others into the city, when I saw General Jiang, General Jiang and others had entered the siege, General Jiang said to the young general: "Stability is no longer possible, if the young master can be rescued, then lead the army to rescue, if not, please return to Chang'an quickly, please lead the army to rescue." 'The subordinates rushed to the death, died nine times for a lifetime, and then broke back, hoping that the young master would miss the people of Yizhou, and his heart would be to the young master and the king, and please lead the army to save me is equal to fire and water! ”

My heart is busy, the person in front of me is sincere in his speech, it doesn't seem to be false, and there is no doubt that the soldier on the horse should be a person from Yizhou. Is he telling the truth? Is it fake? Am I saved? Or not save? Did I really have to lose this battle?

Huang Zhong shouted: "Let me ask you, since you are the fifth tuntun general Ma Xiao and the sixth tuntun general, where is my nephew Huang Ying now?" ”

Ma Xiao said: "The old general Rong Yu, General Huang and the young general are in the same third song, the friendship is irreversible, when the siege was broken, it was he who led the army to break off, in exchange for me to escape, but he faced Wei Yan's house, I was afraid, I was afraid that I was no longer lucky." ”

I listened to him calmly, and my heart was at a loss. only looked at Huang Zhong, for fear that he would believe it and be old and prosperous, and he would not be able to withstand such a blow. The more Huang Zhong listened, the more his face softened, and he scolded: "What a traitor! I will teach you to know that Huang Zhong does not have any nephews in the forward camp at all, just to test you. At a young age, he dared to come to the city, and he also regarded Jing Yi Haojie as small! ”

Lao Huang Zhong actually knows how to use a plan, I can't help but applaud in my heart, why didn't I think of this strategy?

When the man heard this, he got up, and he was still half tired. His movements were like lightning, his long sleeves were raised, and there was a powerful crossbow hidden in his sleeve, which shot like thunder and lightning towards the city.

I was in the city tower, less than ten zhang away from him, this person was talking to me, he had no armor, he was unarmed, and he was bowing his head to his ears, only saying that after Huang Zhong exposed him, he could only wait to be killed. Unexpectedly, he dared to suddenly attack me in public, and even more so with this kind of crossbow, mixed in the dazzling sunset line, where could he dodge.

Am I dying here?

This was the only thought on my mind at the moment, my muscles crumbled, and I stayed where I was, unable to move.

At this moment, I felt that a blood in front of me was smooth, and then a blood-colored moon rose above the building, the moonlight was cold, flowing everywhere, penetrating the skin and soaking the bone marrow, and it actually suppressed the sun in the west, and finally condensed into a knife, which was Huang Zhong Huang Hansheng's treasure knife "red blood"!

This knife once cut off the head of Xiahou Yuan, and this knife killed more than 200 people in a row in the Battle of Yangping without being rolled!

It was Huang Zhong who saved me!

By the light of his sword, the arrows were crushed and swept down the city.

My heart only then began to beat again, and when I saw myself, there was no scar on my body, and I was relieved, only to feel that my legs trembled and I almost fell to the ground!

If it is really intimidating, this person will be thrown away.

Before leaving, I said to Jiang Wei that the enemy was coming at me, so it was up to me to meet his challenge, who knew that this challenge was so dangerous, so close to death!

The man under the city saw that the crossbow arrow didn't hit me, and he laughed and said, "Huang Hansheng's sword is not old, and the young general admires it!" ”

Huang Zhongbao waved his knife and shouted: "Release the arrow." ”

I was so frightened by him that I almost thought that he was going to jump on the city, but I saw that his figure was going to go into the distance. When the rain of arrows arrived, he suddenly writhed a few times like a snake, and all the arrows missed.

The man smiled: "I didn't expect that this clever plan was hidden from Liu Adou, a disciple of Kong Ming's personal teaching, but it was seen through by the rude Huang Hansheng, it's a pity, it's a pity." As he spoke, his body scurried so fast that it seemed to be no less than that of a galloping horse. At this point, ordinary arrows can no longer reach him, and even if a strong crossbow is reached, it is difficult to accurately land on him in a hurry.

It was surprising that this person was running so fast, and while he was running, he dared to speak out to sow discord between me and Huang Zhong, implying that I was inferior to Huang Zhong, making me suspicious, and I was really a fierce enemy. I glanced at Huang Zhong, whose face was sinking like water, and shouted: "Transfer a cavalry team, you can't let him escape." ”

Before he finished speaking, he felt that the air in his ears seemed to be evacuated, and he made a bang, and his mind was dizzy. The man in the distance was in mid-air, and suddenly there was a shock, and he turned his head in disbelief, and fell to the ground.

The sound of a buzzing bowstring rings in my ears. I looked at Huang Zhong in disbelief, although I knew that Huang Hansheng had a magic arrow that pierced Yang in 100 steps, but his arrow was too godly, its speed was so fast, its shooting accuracy, it completely ignored space and time and space, the arrow came out, and the person fell. It's faster than lightning, faster than a thunderbolt, even if it's Hou Yi who shoots the sun, it's just that.

Huang Zhong slowly put down the treasure bow in his hand and said lightly: "Go to a few people and carry him back." ”

The sun from the west shone on the city, and the silver-haired Huang Hansheng was like a god. For the first time, I was in awe of him.