If a soldier is angry, he will lay down two corpses and bleed for five steps, and the world will be pure. This is the case today. ------Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty, "Warring States Policy? Wei Ce IV" and "Tang Ju Fulfills His Mission"
It is said that Guo Jia had an unparalleled strategy. He proposed a plan to hide his troops among the Yizhou soldiers, use Liu Yan's power to attack Hanzhong, go out of Yangping Pass and enter Shangluo Mountain to sneak attack Dong Zhuo's ambush, and finally defeat and cripple Dong Zhuo's ambush, and successfully enter Chang'an.
Although the plan is good, it still needs people to implement it. Just sending an envoy to Yizhou was not a simple task. Everyone proposed candidates such as Chen Qun and Li Zhuan. Chen Long overcame all opinions and decided to let Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi, who had just passed the scientific examination, be sent as an envoy to Lingling on behalf of Lingling.
Xu Shu was enjoying the performance of martial arts equipment. When he was young, he was also a willful knight, especially fond of swordsmanship. Seeing Sha Jin making two thorns dance like flowers, weatherproof, and whistling loudly to cheers, he suddenly saw Chen Long's guard captain Zhou Cang hurriedly walked into the crowd, squeezed to his side and said: "My lord, please sir."
There was a roar of cheers around him, but Xu Shu didn't hear it clearly and said loudly: "General Zhou, what's the matter?" He couldn't believe what he just heard.
Zhou Cang was just about to shout loudly when he remembered that his lord said to invite Mr. Xu in a low-key manner and did not dare to raise his voice. Several black lines flashed across his dark face. He stretched out his hand to pull Xu Shu out of the crowd and said softly: "Mr. Xu, my lord has invited you. Please go first." Get on the carriage and don't make any noise." He then opened the carriage door curtain himself.
Xu Shu was a smart man, so he couldn't help but feel happy and quickly got on the carriage. Although Xu Shu had seen Chen Long from a distance, he didn't expect to be summoned alone today. Could it be that his articles and four-character poems moved his lord?
Chen Long only took Guo Jia and Zhou Buyi to sit in the lobby to discuss the details of the march. The three smart heads were waiting for the arrival of another smart head. Zhou Cang's heavy steps sounded from outside the hall, and the two young strategists turned their heads together, looking expectantly at the hall door, imagining what Xu Shu, the strategist who the Lord said was unparalleled, looked like.
Behind Zhou Cang, Xu Shu, dressed in blue Confucian clothes, slowly walked into the hall door. He didn't have time to see his lord clearly, so he bowed deeply and said, "Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi of Yingchuan, has met my lord."
Chen Long saw that Xu Shu was tall, only slightly shorter than Zhou Cang. He was in his thirties, with a scarf on his head, straight eyebrows, deep eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, three thin black beards, and a silk ribbon around his waist. , the ribbon is fluttering gently in the breeze, showing the true character of a generation of masterminds. Especially those refreshing eyes, like a bottomless pool, deeply moved Chen Long's heart.
Chen Long stood up, helped Xu Shu up, and met his eyes, with absolute sincerity and trust in his eyes. When Xu Shu faced Chen Long's righteous eyes, he couldn't help but trembled in his heart, knowing that he had met the Ming Lord.
Chen Long smiled and said: "Yuan Zhi, you came to meet Feng Xiao and another Yuan Zhi." Xu Shu hurriedly met Zhou Buyi and Guo Jia, and knew that these two children were Chen Long's personal advisers. They held hands and met each other. Chen Long all asked to sit down around a round table.
In order to ease the atmosphere, Chen Long first laughed and said: "Both of you are called Yuan Zhi, what will you call me in the future?" Everyone laughed, and Chen Long continued: "In this way, when you two are here in the future, I will call you Yuan Zhi." No more doubts." He said, "No doubts."
Zhou Buyi was watching Xu Shu giggle and didn't react at all. Guo Jia secretly kicked him from under the table. Only then did Zhou Buyi react and said hurriedly: "Master, is there something wrong?"
Chen Long held back his laughter and said, "No doubt, tell Yuan Zhi the whole story. I saw that when you bit Huang Gai's ear, Huang Gai understood it very well."
Zhou Buyi's face turned red, he agreed, and told Xu Shu the whole story. The more Xu Shu listened, the more frightened he became, and his expression gradually became serious. He did not expect that the first time he met his lord would involve such an important action.
After Zhou Buyi finished speaking, Xu Shu stood up and bowed and said: "This is my first time here, and I would like to thank you for your trust in me. I dare not not do my best to send you as an envoy to Yizhou."
Chen Long said with great joy: "Yuan Zhi, you know what I want is not your gratitude, but your loyalty and hard work." Xu Shu bowed deeply with his hands in hand, his eyes like a pool of water slightly sparkling.
Chen Long suddenly remembered something and said: "Yuan Zhi, you are now appointed as the military advisor general, with the same status as the deputy army commander. You are temporarily the special envoy of Lingling, with full authority to go to Yizhou on my behalf. The specific duties will be arranged when I return. I will let Jiang Wan will arrange a house for you, you can tell me the addresses of your mother, wife and children, and I will send someone to pick them up right away."
Xu Shu didn't know that his lord was worried that his mother would be kidnapped by Cao Cao. He couldn't help but burst into tears with gratitude. He felt a little strange in his heart. How did his lord know that my father had passed away and he only said that he would pick up my mother, wife and children? He calmly replied: "I'm ashamed. My young knight was convicted for something. After he was freed, he gave up martial arts and studied literature everywhere. Therefore, he is not married yet and only his mother is here." After saying that, he told Chen Long his mother's address, and Chen Long immediately let him go. Zhou Cang arranged for someone to pick him up.
They also agreed on some details of the mission with Xu Shu and others, and finally finalized the plan for this operation. In the next one to two months, Xu Shu will lead an envoy to Yizhou by boat; the Qinglong First Army will be broken into pieces, and the soldiers will each bring dry food and five baht coins, as well as daggers, daggers, and two consecutive crossbows. , gathered at suitable secret locations on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Yiling and Zigui, and waited for the warships sent by Liu Yan. After Hanzhong was captured, Liu Yan obtained Hanzhong on the condition that he would provide Chen Long with food and grass for three months of fighting, as well as 15,000 strong bows, 3 million long arrows and crossbows, 10,000 spears, and 10,000 sabers. and five thousand horses. Everyone agreed not to mention the details.
The red sun gradually turned westward, and the military meeting between Chen Long and the four men finally ended. Chen Long took Xu Shu's hand and walked out of the hall, laughing and saying: "Yuanzhi, Fengxiao, Buyi, then the martial arts competition is coming to an end, let's go and see the result?"
The four of them rode four strong horses, protected by Zhou Cang and other guards, and quickly ran towards the martial arts field by the Xiangjiang River. The martial arts arena was still crowded with people. Seeing Chen Long approaching, they naturally made way for a passage.
Chen Long took the lead. When he came to the human wall, he happened to see a person in the field with a steel gun flying. The gun style opened and closed, but it concealed extremely delicate changes. The steel gun rotates, forming a red light wheel under the setting sun, faintly colorful, and very ornamental. Behind the gun shadow is a man wearing a bronze helmet and plain armor, with gray shirts flying in the air. It is General Zhang He. After finishing his marksmanship all the way, Zhang He quickly reined in his horse, displaying indescribable heroic spirit, yet calm and composed.
Amid the cheers and applause of the crowd, Huang Gai clapped his hands and came to Zhang He and said, "Jun Yi is so good at martial arts!" Then he announced to the crowd, "This afternoon's equipment demonstration competition is over, Zhang He is first, Sha Jin is second!" Sha Jin was beside him. Although he was not convinced, he applauded generously.
Zhang He was overjoyed when he heard this. He suddenly raised his steel gun and accepted the cheers of the crowd. The crowd finally dispersed. Chen Long rode up to Zhang He and Huang Gai. The two generals quickly dismounted and cupped their hands and said, "My lord!"
At this time, Jiang Wan, Sha Jin and others also gathered around to pay homage to their lord. Chen Long dismounted his horse, stood among the generals and said, "I, Chen Long, have been lucky enough to see Jun Yi and Sha Jin's martial arts skills in the past few days. I am so lucky. Please give up and please serve the people of Lingling and join the Qinglong Army." After saying this, he looked at Zhang He and Sha Jin in front of him with his clear eyes.
Zhang He and Sha Jin looked at each other, thinking that they were just here to serve their lord. It was rare that his lord was so polite. At the same time, he knelt down on one leg and said: "We have gained such trust from the lord, and we are willing to do your best!"
Chen Long was overjoyed and laughed and said: "You two are first in two of the four subjects in the martial arts competition. I think I will give you another question on the art of war. How about determining the champion of the martial arts competition?"
Zhang He nodded, but Sha Jin's face turned red and said: "My lord, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. I have some brute strength. I am used to using guns and arrows, but my brain is not very bright. I have been defeated in this art of war. Jun Yi is very strong in martial arts. He won the championship. I I’m also convinced.”
Chen Long smiled and said: "Sha Jin, don't belittle yourself. Let me ask you, is Sha Jin your real name?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Sha Jin's eyes, and he blurted out: "My lord, how do you know I didn't use my real name?" Chen Long suddenly felt Zhou Cang behind him. After hearing this, his muscles and blood tensed up, knowing how much he was concerned about Sha Jin's anonymous participation. Confuse. My second level of Tuanxi Gong was close to reaching perfection, but I didn't expect that I could feel the blood flow of the people around me.
Chen Long thought to himself that he would take the opportunity to calm the barbarian general and boasted: "I have my own mysterious skills of heaven and earth. I also know that your real name is Samoko, right?" Sha Jin was shocked and knelt down and said: "My lord, it turns out that He is a god in the sky! From now on, I, Shamoko, will do my best to repay the lord for his kindness!"
It turns out that this sand gold is none other than the famous Wuxi Barbarian leader Samoko. It is described in the official history that Samoke was born with a face as bloody as blood, protruding blue eyes, a caltrop bone, and two bows at his belt. He was highly skilled in martial arts and majestic. Later, during Liu Bei's expedition to Wu, as Liu Bei's reinforcements, he once killed Soochow with one arrow. The fierce general Gan Ning; later Liu Bei was defeated, and Shamoke was killed by Soochow general Zhou Tai.
Sha Jin continued to kneel down and said, "Lord, I didn't mean to hide anything. I just wanted to compete under the name of a Han Chinese to avoid discrimination." Chen Long smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know you don't mean to deceive." Feeling the voice behind him. Zhou Cang's muscles slowly relaxed.
Chen Long helped Sha Jin up and said: "In that case, let me announce that in this martial arts, Zhang He is the champion and Sha Jin is the runner-up." After saying that, he said to Chen Qun: "Changwen, Zhang He and Sha Jin don't need to participate in the newcomer training. They can directly appointment."
Then he turned to Zhang He and said: "Jun Yi, you are now appointed as the deputy commander of the Second Army to assist Commander Zhao Yun and take over the defense of Lingling. Samoko, I will form a Wuxi independent division specifically for you and order you to do so today. Return to Wuxi and pull out a team that is good at fighting. I now appoint you as the commander of the Wuxi Independent Division. For logistics matters, please directly ask Jiang Wan for instructions." Chen Qun, Zhang He, and Shamoko all said yes.
The imperial examination ceremony is over. Except for Xu Shu, Zhang He, and Sha Jin, who have been individually appointed, the other selected civil and military candidates will be arranged to train in remote locations for three months so that Zhang Ning can identify them one by one without mentioning their identities.
Early the next morning, Chen Long secretly came to the Xiangjiang River ferry alone and sent Xu Shu off to a medium-sized river boat. Before leaving, Xu Shu's deep eyes revealed the courage to move forward. He bowed and saluted Chen Long and said, "Don't worry, my lord, Xu Shu will definitely gain something if he goes here. In the past, Tang Ju risked his life and death to persuade the King of Qin, and Xu Shu was willing to die to do it. Fulfill the mission.”
