Chapter 263 Hanzhong changes hands
It has endured thousands of blows but is still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south. ----------"Bamboo and Stone" by Zheng Banqiao of the Qing Dynasty
It is said that Yang Ang mustered up his courage and masculine wings, and would rather fight to the death with the famous general Ma Chao than live alone in the barren mountains. It happened that Chen Long also arrived at Ma Chao's camp, and he happened to meet him. He knew that Yang Ang was absolutely unreasonable, and secretly praised Yang Ang for his loyalty. He helplessly watched Yang Ang and Ma Chao fight in a fair fight, and agreed that life and death would be determined by destiny, and the winner would take all.
The ancients valued their reputation more than life, as the saying goes, death is as important as Mount Tai. Yang Ang rode a bad horse, picked up a steel knife, and stripped naked, revealing his strong muscles. It seemed that he had a figure that he had only practiced martial arts since he was a child. Ma Chao paid great filial piety to his father, still riding a white horse. In his hand was a treasured spear with a golden tiger head. The tip of the spear seemed to be cold, and he shouted: "Take your life!" The momentum of the spear was like the rushing Yellow River, and in an instant, Yang Ang's figure was submerged.
Yang Ang was one of the best generals in Hanzhong, otherwise he would not have been able to kill Ma Teng. It's a pity that many years of peace and being in a prosperous place like Hanzhong have somewhat sapped his fighting spirit; compared to Ma Chao, who grew up in the desert Gobi, he is indeed a little less iron-blooded. Although Yang Ang adheres to the determination to die and is not inferior to Ma Chao in fighting spirit, Ma Chao's gun is not too much to give even against Lu Bu, let alone Yang Ang?
Chen Long saw Ma Chao's spear skills for the first time in a life-and-death battle. Even though he had peerless spear skills at his side, he was shaken by the sight. Ma Chao's steel gun seemed to stir up turbulent waves, which were constantly hitting the embankment like the rapids of the Yellow River, and pouring water like the Hukou Falls. The turbulent waves were also mixed with the terrible dry smell of the desert, which made people feel desolate and helpless. Want to give up the decadent thoughts of swords and guns.
The huge gap in strength made Yang Ang miserable, who was struggling to hold on with his sword, so he had to dance a set of sword skills on his own as the purest defense. He couldn't even see Ma Chao's shadow, only the shadows of numerous guns. Yang Ang's cold sweat flowed from his forehead to his neck, and then from his neck to his whole body. His naked upper body was covered with large beads of sweat. The muscles of his shoulders and arms were twisted strangely, and he was close to the edge of spasm. Life was at the end of this At this moment, he resisted the scythe of death, displaying strength and courage several times greater than usual.
Yang Ang managed to last for dozens of rounds purely by relying on defense. Ma Chao became more and more anxious, and with all his strength, he simply gave up defense. The tiger-headed golden gun attacked like thunder and lightning, and was about to break the dying sword. net. Yang Ang gradually ran out of energy, knowing that his life and death were in front of him, and he felt the passion to bet on life and death. As soon as he withdrew his sword, regardless of where Ma Chao's gun was, he rolled down from the saddle and felt sharp pain in his waist and back at the same time. , had been pierced by Ma Chao's steel spear, damaging his bone marrow. Yang Ang's vision went dark, and he kept imagining the position of Ma Chao's body with his hands, and swept the steel knife with all his strength. Then his naked body hit the gravel ground with a bang, and blood flowed from his back. There was gurgling water flowing out of the hole, and Ma Chao's tiger-headed golden gun was inserted into one of them, and he passed out.
Ma Chao's shot just now carried an aura that would never come back. Regardless of life and death, Yang Ang sold his back to Hutou Zhan's golden gun, and swiped the knife to Ma Chao's finger. Ma Chao's steel gun was piercing his back. If he pulled out the gun at this time, his fingers would be injured by the sword energy, so he had to make a quick decision and abandon the weapon to protect himself. Although he tightened his grip on the gun handle again, Yang Ang was already lying on the ground unconscious with the gun. The scene where he was forced to abandon the gun to save his hand was probably clearly seen by the experts who were watching.
Ma Chao's face turned blue and white. At this time, he only needed to gently draw the gun and stab again, or draw the sword and raise his head. Yang Ang died immediately. But for this last shot or sword, Ma Chao remembered Chen Long's words that "the sea can accept all rivers, and the capacity is great", and he was unable to take action. Chen Long looked at Ma Chao's hands, hoping for a miracle. Sure enough, Ma Chao pulled out the steel gun, raised it above his head, and shouted loudly: "If you can lure my hands away from the gun with death, this person's revenge for killing his father will be over." ! No more people in our Ma Jiajun will seek revenge like this!" The Ma Jiajun next to them immediately started making noises, cheering and cheering like thunder. Ma Chao looked at Chen Longgong from a distance and returned to the military tent before beating his horse.
Chen Long knew that Ma Chao was feeling sad, so he secretly praised Ma Chao for his magnanimity in eliminating the hatred, and did not blame him for being rude, so he hurriedly jumped over to see Yang Ang. When Yang Ang was pulled away by the tiger-headed golden gun, blood gushed out from the wound like a fountain, and his body was soft but not yet cold. Chen Long tore his shirt into pieces, blocked several bleeding holes, and pressed the upper edge of the damaged artery with both hands to try to stop Yang Ang's bleeding. Lu Chang and other guards gathered around and sprinkled golden sore medicine around the wound, not sure if it could save Yang Ang's life. After Chen Long finished briefly bandaging Yang Ang, Chen Long ordered: "Follow me to the doctor immediately! I will send someone to set off immediately to Xiangyang to pick up Zhang Zhongjing."
The order was executed immediately. Chen Long had no time to say goodbye to Ma Chao and took Yang Ang straight to Hanzhong. Hanzhong Zhang Wei had known that Chen Long was coming today, and he and his generals had been waiting outside the city gate for a long time. When he saw Chen Long arriving, he immediately knelt down and all said "Lord."
Chen Long didn't have time to exchange greetings, so he first asked someone to take Yang Ang to the hospital. When Zhang Wei and others saw that Yang Ang was dying, they found out that Yang Ang had gone to Ma Chao to fight for his life, and they couldn't help but sigh deeply. There were military doctors in Hanzhong, so Yang Ang was temporarily placed in the military doctor's office for treatment. It was not known whether Yang Ang would still be alive when the miracle doctor Zhang Zhongjing arrived.
After dealing with Yang Ang's matter, Chen Long finally had time to formally accept Zhang Wei's surrender. At this time, major generals such as Ma Chao, Zhang He, and Gao Shun had arrived in Hanzhong, and the surrender ceremony was held in the tall hall of the City Lord's Mansion in Hanzhong. Chen Long stood in the middle, with Zhou Buyi and other original members and Ma Chao and other generals on his left hand, and all Hanzhong surrendered generals on his right hand.
Zhang Weixian led the generals to kneel on the ground and asked for surrender. Chen Long comforted them one by one and agreed to work together to benefit the people of the world. Suddenly, a person shouted angrily: "My lord, Zhang Wei should have captured Yang Ang and sent it to General Ma Chao for disposal, but he let Yang Ang go for personal reasons. Only then would this person challenge General Ma for a duel. Please rectify Zhang Wei's personal affairs, my lord." Let Yang Ang go free!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Zhang Wei didn't expect it. He stared at Yang Song who was speaking. He didn't know what Chen Long would do to him. He lay on the ground and didn't dare to speak. Yang Song looked at Zhang Wei proudly, thinking that when Hanzhong changed hands, it was your turn to make the decision. I have been subordinate to your Zhang family for many years, and it is my turn, Yang Song, to feel proud. If this new master’s thigh is not embraced now, then when?
Yang Song was feeling complacent when suddenly Chen Long's sneer came to his ears and asked: "Are you Yang Song?"
Chen Longguang had already retrieved Yang Song's information in his mind. The Yang family was a common family name in Hanzhong at that time, and Yang Song was the elder brother of General Yang Bai, one of the leaders of the Yang family. He is very greedy for money, forgets justice when he sees profit, and is looked down upon by others. In the novel, Liu Zhang, who was entrenched in Yizhou, was worried about the threat of Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, so he planned to fight against Zhang Lu with Liu Bei. However, he was attacked by Liu Bei and had to ask for reinforcements from Zhang Lu, who had turned against him. Ma Chao, who had been defeated by Cao Cao and defected to Zhang Lu, sent reinforcements to confront Liu Bei's army. Liu Bei's camp was afraid of the confrontation with Ma Chao. In order to sow a wedge between Ma Chao and Zhang Lu, they bribed Yang Song to slander Zhang Lu and falsely accused Ma Chao of being "unwilling to surrender to Hanzhong". Ma Chao was unable to advance or retreat, and finally surrendered to Liu Bei.
When Cao Cao conquered Hanzhong in 215 AD, he was unsure about Yangping Pass, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he sent someone to bribe Yang Song to frame Zhang Lu's general Pang De. Pang De was forced to surrender to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong City, Yang Song assisted Cao's army out of greed for money, allowing Cao's army to suppress Hanzhong. He encouraged Zhang Lu to go to war, but Zhang Lu was defeated. However, Yang Song closed the door and refused to let Zhang Lu enter the city because he accepted Cao Cao's bribe. After Cao Cao captured Hanzhong, Zhang Lu and his men were treated favorably by Cao Cao due to their response when he surrendered. Only Yang Song was asked about the crime of betrayal, and he was beheaded on the street because he betrayed the traitor for glory. This despicable villain finally got deserved retribution.
When Yang Song asked, he hurriedly raised his hands and bowed his head and said: "The villain is Yang Song, the current patriarch of the Yang family." Thinking that among the Hanzhong people, he might be the first to win the favor of the new master, Yang Song felt very proud.
"Come here, tie up Yang Song, a villain who betrayed his friends for glory, and put him in jail! Thoroughly investigate whether this person has any evidence of corruption and perversion of the law. If so, he will be executed!" As soon as Chen Long said these words, he immediately fell down. After his glasses were broken all over the floor, he realized that the new master was very aware of the situation, did not rub dirt in his eyes, and did not like officials who flattered him. In fact, if Yang Song's reputation had not been ruined in history, Chen Long would not be so ruthless.
After the farce, Yang Song was twisted and dragged down the lobby, still unbelieving that he suddenly became a prisoner. Yang Bai was Yang Song's younger brother. He was so frightened that he fell to the ground and did not dare to say a word. Chen Long watched Yang Song being dragged down and said to Yang Bai: "You don't have to be afraid. You will act as the head of the Yang clan for the time being. How about you guys?" As long as you can show your sincerity for the people, you can continue to be an official." After saying that, he glanced at Yan Pu and said: "Master Yan, why don't you say a word? I heard that it was you who came up with the idea of sneak attack on Yangping Pass. of?"
However, Yan Pu did not kneel down and said proudly: "Zhang Lu is my lord. I will naturally make suggestions for him and do my best. It's a pity that you don't listen to me and attack easily. Otherwise, Nanxianghou, you will have a strong city in front of you and no retreat behind. I'm afraid I will starve to death in the Hanzhong Plain." Everyone's expressions changed greatly after hearing this. Chen Long laughed loudly, went down to the hall in person, took Yan Pu's hand and said, "Master Yan taught me a lesson in this battle. , our Qinglong Army almost fell in Hanzhong. At that time, everyone was their own master, and they had no control over their own actions! Even if Yang Ang committed a serious crime, General Ma Chao released him. How magnanimous is this! How can I fall behind?"
Yan Pu was moved when he heard this, and his expression gradually softened. Chen Long continued: "Master Yan, if you are willing to surrender to me, I will appoint you as the military advisor of Danjiangkou, replacing Ding Yi." Yan Pu did not expect that Chen Long would be entrusted with such an important task, and even Zhang Wei and the others would become marginal figures, and he couldn't help but feel shocked. Seeing the sincerity on Chen Long's face, it took him a while to react, and he raised his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your appreciation. Yan Pu is willing to do the hard work of his dogs and horses." After saying that, he pushed the jade pillar down from the golden mountain and bowed down, even his voice was choked with sobs.
Chen Long was overjoyed, and then arranged for Zhang Wei and Yang Ren to return home temporarily and wait for the order. Finally, he smiled at Ma Chao and said, "Meng Qi, are you willing to help me guard Hanzhong?"
Ma Chao suddenly stood up and said with great joy: "If this is the case, it will be much better than Xiliang!" Chen Long gave him a high-five and said: "Then hold this old guy Liu Yan firmly in Xichuan for me! Hahaha !" The two of them clapped their hands and laughed at the same time.
Chen Long added: "In a few days, the troops of Samoko and Wei Yan will arrive. At that time, I will introduce you to a military advisor named Ding Yi and Ding Zhengli. I will help you with a few more boats and let Wei Yan and Yan Pu How about they manage the navy in Shangyong?"
Ma Chao nodded. Chen Long had already discussed this result with him. He had discussed it with his brothers in the past few days and had already made a plan. I saw Ma Chao returning to the guard to greet Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and the others. They knelt down in front of Chen Long and kowtowed. Seeing Chen Long's surprise, Ma Chao immediately said: "Your Majesty, please accept me. I pay my respects. Today, I, the four brothers of the Ma family, swear in the name of my father that I am willing to follow the lord throughout my life and fight for his ideals. If the lord does not think we are stupid, please dedicate all your martial arts to the Qinglong Army!"
Chen Long was overjoyed unexpectedly. He did not expect that Ma Teng's death would unexpectedly bring Ma Chao's return. At that moment, he helped several generals Ma. Because of Ma Teng's death, he did not dare to be overly happy. He sent an order: "Tonight everyone will be here." The army is resting and allowed to drink and eat meat. The morning after tomorrow, the joining ceremony of the Xiliang Army and the Qinglong Army will be held!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
