Zhang Fei rode his horse out of the pass and lined up his soldiers on both sides. At the critical moment, the crossbow chariots were already set up and aimed at Cao Jun from a distance.
Xu Huang was about to fight when he saw Zhang Fei reaching out to dissuade him: "Xu Gongming, I see you have a wound on your neck. Could it be that you were bullied by Cao Hong and attempted suicide?"
Xu Huang's face was gloomy. He had already seen that this was a divorce plan. Liu Qi had done all this deliberately. He said in a cold voice: "What are you doing?"
Zhang Fei looked serious: "I, Zhang Yide, never bully the enemy. How about we wait for you to recover and fight again?"
Xu Huang laughed and said: "Zhang Fei, don't be so arrogant, I will cut off your black head today."
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Fei stopped Xu Huang again, glared and asked, "How do you compare to Yan Liang and Wen Chou?"
Xu Huang snorted coldly: "Why do you ask?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Yan Liang and Wen Chou are famous generals in Hebei. They were killed by my second brother together. I am really sorry that I couldn't see them in person. Can General Xu tell me something?"
"Wen Chang... is really a god!" Xu Huang sighed with emotion and stared at Zhang Fei: "General Guan once said that you are more powerful than him. You can take the head of a general out of a million troops, just like picking out the ear of a bag. Prime Minister He also told me to remember it, but I think that may not be the case."
"This is the second brother's provocation," Zhang Fei looked up to the sky and laughed, saying: "You are not my opponent, but Cao Hong sent you to fight again. This is a plan to kill with a borrowed knife. Why don't you just follow me to see the second brother?"
"Presumptuous!" Xu Huang was furious, and rushed over with a giant axe, shouting: "Since I have a friendship with Yunchang, don't you know the word loyalty? I will never abandon public service for personal reasons."
Zhang Fei held up his snake spear and persuaded: "You followed the thief Cao in the first place to protect the emperor, and you can be considered a loyal and good minister. Now the thief Cao has a tampering heart, oppresses the emperor, and kills all the ministers. How is it different from Dong Zhuo? ? If you still sacrifice your life for him, you are helping the evildoer..."
"Fart!" Xu Huang was so angry that he yelled and slashed at Zhang Fei with his axe.
Zhang Fei blocked one after another, held down the big ax with his backhand, and sighed: "You went into battle with an injury. If my second brother finds out, he will definitely blame me. How about a happy fight in three days?"
Xu Huang has been exhausted mentally and physically these past few days, and he didn't sleep all night last night. At this time, he was suppressed by Zhang Fei and was unable to resist. He gritted his teeth and said: "It's a deal!"
"I, Old Zhang, will not take advantage of you!" Zhang Fei withdrew his snake spear, "I have something to ask you about, please let me know."
Xu Huang asked: "What's the matter?"
Zhang Fei said: "It is said that when my second brother was in Xuchang, Cao Cao tried his best to win over him. He had a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. He was granted the title of Hou Tinghou of the Han Dynasty, and was also given a red rabbit, a horse, a horse, gold for the horse, silver for the horse, and ten beauties. Is there such a thing as serving you?"
Xu Huang nodded slightly and sighed with emotion: "Yun Chang is loyal and loyal, and his heart is as solid as stone. How can he be a person who can only move money and money?"
Zhang Fei asked again: "How is my second brother doing in Xuchang? Apart from reading the Spring and Autumn Annals, is there anything else he can do at night?"
"Zhang Yide!" Xu Huang was furious when he heard this and shouted: "You are so lucky to be sworn in with Yunchang Jinlan. How dare you question his character? How unreasonable!"
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!" Zhang Fei hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Xuchang has a large collection of books and classics. My second brother has always been eager to learn and make progress. Apart from Spring and Autumn Period, have you read other books?"
Xu Huang looked at Zhang Fei again: "Why do you ask this?"
Zhang Fei sighed: "After my brother Xuzhou was separated, the second brother's demeanor changed drastically when he returned from Xuchang, as if he had been reborn. Did you know that when he was in Zhuojun, he was just a hawker pushing a cart..."
Zhang Fei talked endlessly about the past, including the two fighting in the street, Liu Bei breaking up the fight, the three of them having the same ideals, and Taoyuan joining the army to save the country.
Although he and Guan Yu had a good friendship, Guan Yu had always been taciturn. When he was in Xuchang, he basically didn't interact with anyone except Zhang Liao and himself, and he didn't mention anything about the past. However, Xu Huang felt the same concern for the two brothers.
Listening to Zhang Fei talking about the past now makes people really envious. Hearing this made Xu Huang feel excited and yearning for it.
I sighed in my heart, if I could meet such a sincere person in my life, why would I regret my death?
When Zhang Fei was working as a butcher in Zhuo County, he dealt with all kinds of people and was already talkative. Now that he recalled the past and thought of Liu Bei, his emotions were like a torrential river, and he was out of control.
One spoke affectionately, and the other listened with rapt attention. It wasn't until the sound of ringing gold sounded at the critical moment that the two of them suddenly became alert, and they didn't realize it was already noon.
Zhang Fei's eyes were slightly red, and he smiled with emotion: "I wanted to hear about my second brother, but instead I talked a lot of gossip. If there is a chance, I will have a drink with the general again."
Xu Huang felt the deep affection of Liu Guan and Zhang in person, and felt much closer to Zhang Fei. However, he went out to fight this time to express his feelings.
He immediately gathered his mind, clasped his fists and said solemnly: "In three days, we will fight to the death!"
Zhang Fei didn't say much, and rode back to Guanzhong. Liu Qi stepped forward to greet him and said with a smile: "I didn't expect my third uncle to be so talkative. If it hadn't been for dinner, I couldn't bear to interrupt."
Zhang Fei wiped the stubble on his face, shook his head and sighed: "The past is too painful to look back on!"
Ever since Liu Bei's death, he had not confided his feelings to anyone for a long time. Even when facing Guan Yu, he did not dare to drink and talk like before, for fear of causing sadness to both of them.
I never expected that today in front of the battle, I would reveal everything to an opponent.
However, after this long conversation, the depression hidden in my heart was vented, and I felt much more relaxed.
Pang Tong chuckled and said, "Three days are enough for Ma Teng and his son to start an uprising."
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Wen Chang has also entered Hanzhong. The longer we contain Cao Hong, the more favorable the situation will be for us."
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Xu Huang withdrew his troops and returned to the camp. He found that all the soldiers looked strange, and Ma Yan was leaning against the camp gate with his arms crossed, curling his lips and sneering.
Cao Hong arrived in front of the formation half an hour ago. He suppressed his anger and watched Xu Huang and Zhang Fei talking and laughing in front of the formation. How could there be any murderous intention?
To an outsider, this would clearly be the reunion of close friends after a long separation.
He returned to the tent angrily, his face so gloomy that he could drip water. When Xu Huang entered the tent, he smiled coldly and said: "General Xu, I ordered you to fight. You are reminiscing about the past. Do you still have official business and prime minister in mind?"
Xu Huang cupped his fists and said, "Zhang Fei saw that I was injured and was unwilling to take action. We agreed to a decisive battle in three days."
"Does the battle take an hour?" Cao Hong slammed the table and said sternly: "Since you said that Wuguan is difficult to break, I will ask you to see how I can win this pass in three days!"
Xu Huang hurriedly advised: "General, you must not do it. Wuguan is dangerous and strong, and Liu Qi has extremely powerful weapons. It will only increase casualties..."
"Shut up!" Cao Hong was so angry that the veins in his neck popped out, and he roared: "We won't fight, and we won't attack. Is it possible that when Wuguan destroys itself, God will kill Liu Qi?"
Xu Huang was still waiting for further persuasion, but Cao Hong yelled and cursed him. He rushed out of the tent and ordered the three armies to attack Wuguan immediately.
Xu Shang was waiting outside the tent and whispered: "Recently there are rumors in the army that the general has surrendered to Liu Qi a long time ago and has no intention of fighting. Rumors are spreading everywhere. The general should be careful in his words and deeds."
"This is Liu Qi's plan!" Xu Huang looked up to the sky and sighed, his eyes gradually became firmer, and he said slowly: "Someone's heart belongs to the prime minister, just like Guan Yu is loyal to Liu Bei. Those who are pure will be pure themselves. The prime minister must know someone's heart, why fear rumors?"
At this time, he was determined to die. He would fight Zhang Fei three days later and fight to his death to pull Zhang Fei down.
It is enough for a man to die in battle and be wrapped in horse leather!
