Chapter 43: The Human Heart

I have always thought that the bravery of a general is far less important than strategy, but this time I realized that a real general, his hand, every shot, and one action can really make the three armies easier. I think of the second uncle on the road back to Shangyong from Maicheng, the tireless, unaware of hard work, attacking like lightning and flint, moving like a storm and waves, on that extremely dangerous road, it was he, not me, who punished the whole team.

Compared to them, I am simply nothing in the lead.

It is not fortunate that the generals of the older generation can make the whole era turbulent, maybe they don't see anything in normal times, but when it comes to the battlefield, they are the real overlords.

I couldn't help but feel ashamed of my attitude towards Huang Zhong. I always feel that he is old and should be protected, and it is enough to use his flag to frighten the enemy, and I must not let him go into battle for fear of hurting him. But in fact, I didn't protect him at all, but he always protected me.

Just as he was thinking about it, several guards around him suddenly shouted: "Ahhh "They all fell to the ground, it turned out that Huang Zhong's sword was mainly to protect me, but the man shot too many arrows, and the guards around me were still injured. But with their ability, even if the arrow hits the chest, they will stand up and die, how can they easily fall. When I looked closely, I saw that everyone was only scratched by arrows, but the wounds were covered with black blood, and the arrows that the man shot at the head of the city were poisonous!

I hurriedly said: "Cut open the wound, suck out the poisonous blood, and carry it down for treatment." ”

The fact that the enemy used poison against me shows how ruthless it is. I don't know if these guards can be saved. I brought a lot of doctors with me this time. Mr. Zhang Ji practiced medicine in Jingzhou and Hanzhong, opened medical centers, and trained many talents, and some of my senior brothers are now also teaching in the museum. There are them in the army this time, but for drug control, Zhang Ji's disciples are far away from Hua Tuo's disciples, who are not as famous as him, but since Hua Tuo's death, his disciples have disappeared all at once, and they can't be found. I don't know if the so-called Huatuo disciple Hu Yiguan can cure the poison?

Seeing the guards being carried away, I asked Huang Zhongdao, "What's next?" ”

Huang Zhong said: "These people are tricky, conspiratorial, trying to trick the young master out of the city, the matter is exposed, and even the killer is trying to harm the young master, which shows that the battlefield situation has not changed, and the enemy's target is still the young master." What's more, with the elite of our army, no matter how much the enemy mobilizes more troops, he will not be able to surround them. The only change to worry about is Wei Yan's rebellion."

"Wei Yanwan will not rebel, and he has no reason to rebel." After thinking about it, I confirmed it.

"Since the young master thinks so, then what are we worried about. At present, it is to respond to all changes with the same, everything is handed over to Wei, Guan, and Jiang, everything is going according to the original plan, we just need to wait! I'll take a look, who can hurt the young master in front of my old Huang Zhong! ”

Looking at Lao Huang Zhong's majestic appearance, my heart calmed down.

It seems that the sudden change just now really scared me, and I am really still very tender.

Under the influence of the teachings of Cui Zhouping, Shui Jing, Kong Ming and other masters, maybe I think there has been some progress in the ways and means of things, but in front of the two armies, in the 10,000-horse army, improvised, calm, and easy, I am far inferior to Huang Zhong, a veteran who has been washed in blood all his life.

Only a day ago, I was still in charge of the Chinese army, proud, full of ambition, thinking that I was born to be a general, but when I really got to the battlefield, I found that I was just a recruit, and even, without the help of Zhuge Qiao and others in secret, my performance was not as good as that of a recruit.

However, I said to myself, I can learn, as long as I don't give up faith, one day, others can do it, I can do it!

The person who deceived the city was pierced through the right chest by Huang Zhong's arrow, and he was already dead, and most of the people he brought to the city were Cao Wei's elite soldiers, but there were indeed some Yizhou soldiers who were used to confuse us. Upon closer inspection, those people were all incapacitated, drugged, and in a semi-comatose state, and the purpose of bringing them here was to make us believe them. I finally saved one, but when I asked, I was captured when I attacked Linjing, and I was even more settled in my heart, and I was sure that Wei Yan's rebellion was all Hu Yun.

Thinking like this, I saw that the medical officer Cui I sent to treat my father-in-law's leg came over, and the two people behind him carried a stretcher, and on the frame was the old man who had been injured in the fall.

I shouted: "Doctor Cui, the big war is coming, you don't take good care of this old man, how can you still bring him to the city tower, can you be guilty?" ”

Before Medical Officer Cui could answer, the old man had already gotten up on the stretcher, clasped his fists with both hands and said: "Your Royal Highness, don't blame this gentleman, there are thousands of mistakes, it is the fault of the old man, the fault of the old man!" "He changed his name to my son, I remember when we first met, he was very rude and called me Adou, it seems that it was not that he was not polite at that time, but on purpose.

But I wasn't angry. I stepped forward to support him and said, "Uncle, where have you done anything, the past of the soldier is like washing, it has been the same since ancient times, and it is normal for you to have opinions about us who are soldiers, why bother to say it." ”

"Son, the matter has come to this, and there is no room for old decay to be left alone. The old decay has a lower affection: there is a secret road in this city, which is washed by the underground river thousands of years ago, and then the river falls, it becomes a channel, directly outside the city, the ancestors have used it to prevent Qiang Hu from escaping when attacking the city, and now, Cao Jun is planning to use this tunnel to enter the city. The old man was foolish for a while, and promised them. But I saw that the world's subordinates had entered the city for a few days without committing any crimes, and today they were all over the city to fetch water, and to treat my wounds in this way, I would no longer have a conscience, and it would be difficult to harm the lives of the army, so I risked my life to see it, and I hope that the son of the world will kill me according to the military rules and plug the tunnels to keep me safe. ”

I gasped, I couldn't imagine that I had inadvertently done such a good deed, and I couldn't imagine that there was such a huge hole in this city. Seeing that the old man was still giving gifts, I sighed: "Boss, don't do this, you are saving the people of Hecheng, you are our great hero, if you win this battle, you will be rewarded in the next place!" ”

The old man sighed: "I don't dare to report later, the old man has already cut off his son by doing this." ”

I hurriedly said, "Why do you say that? ”

The old man said: "The Wei army let the old son be a guide this time, and when he enters the city, he will also be allowed to go first, the two armies are fighting, and the bow and arrow are ruthless, won't he be cut off." ”

I waved and shouted, "Zhao Zheng! ”

Zhao Zheng ran over: "In!" ”

"You go to the cave with the old man, wait for the enemy to enter, don't save his son out, you can't complete the task, come and see him!"

"Yes!"

"Wait! You go to where my Chinese army is, and transfer the eight formations sent to me by Mr. Kong Ming to go together, and don't let the enemy army attack the city from the tunnel! ”

"Yes!"

The Eight Formations is a team specially trained by Mr. Kong Ming, with a total of sixteen people, who usually guard me on the battlefield. However, because they have to go into battle according to different locations, different opponents, different armor, and different weapons, it is really troublesome, and it is extremely difficult for them to play a role in places that are too narrow or too wide, so I rarely take them with me, but it is undeniable that after their formations are arranged, their combat power is extremely rare.

The old man gave his hand on the stretcher again and again to thank me, and Zhao Zheng escorted him away. Doctor Choi ran for the poisoned guards.

I looked at the old man's back and whispered, "This person's heart is too easy to come by." ”

A guard beside him said: "Young master, I have been a soldier for so many years, and I have never heard of a soldier carrying water for the people." You don't know what kind of people we have been touched by going to the homes of those people. An old woman kowtowed to us on the bed, saying that we had been sent by the Emperor of Heaven to help the world. ”

I smiled, and it seems that this method will be commonly used in the future.

turned his head, but saw Huang Hansheng standing beside the person he shot to death with a sinister face, his brows furrowed, and he was silent.

"Old General, what's wrong?"

Huang Zhong handed a piece of jade jue to me: "This is from this person." ”

I took that piece of jade, it is made of Lantian jade, the whole body is warm, the tentacles are warm, it is a good treasure. As a young tutor, I never paid attention to the so-called treasures, and after looking at it twice, I didn't feel anything special.

Huang Zhong said: "The young master can look at the sunset. ”

I held the jade jue in my eyes and looked at the sun, only to see a faint light and shadow, reflecting a small character, which was the word "Yan". "That's good, I really don't know how this word is used?"

Huang Zhong smiled bitterly: "I don't care how to do it, but I know what this word means." ”

"What's the point?"

"This word means that he is a member of the Jincheng Yan clan."

"Jincheng Yan Clan?"

"Jincheng Yan family, a family known for its bravery, the contemporary head of the family is named Yan Yan, and the word Yanming."

"Is he powerful?"

"It's not just powerful, what does the young master think of Meng Qi?"

"Ma Mengqi was a hero in the world, heroic and majestic, and he fought Weishui ...... back then"

"The young master only said that Meng Qi's martial arts are good?"

"Needless to say, the night battle with my third uncle at Jiameng Pass, and the battle with Huhou Xu Chu against the Weishui River, don't they all fully explain the problem. In the world, or if he is not the first, no one can defeat him head-on. ”

Huang Zhong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Young master, you are wrong, in the world, there is really a person who defeated Ma Chao head-on, twenty-five years ago, when Han Sui and Ma Teng were not allied, they attacked each other for the land of Liangzhou River. At that time, Ma Chao was a young hero, invincible, Han Sui couldn't resist it, so he sent his son-in-law out of the horse, as a result, he stabbed Ma Chao with a spear, the iron spear couldn't resist his strength, the spearhead was broken, and he hit Ma Chao's neck with a broken spear, almost killing him! ”

I imagined the scene and shuddered.

"Is this person you are talking about Yan Yan?"

"Yes, his name back then was Yan Xing."