Zhao Yun returned to the battle and told Xia Houyuan the reason. Liu Bei, Pang Tong, Fazheng and others couldn't help laughing.
Seeing that Zhao Yun was dejected, Pang Tong comforted him and said, "Xia Houyuan is clearly afraid of General Zilong. This guy can think of such a reason to avoid fighting. I'm afraid it will tarnish the name of General Zhengxi."
Fa Zheng added: "Cao Cao's original wish was to conquer the West as a general, but Xia Houyuan had once been on the right side of the border. After all, he was no ordinary person. Cao Cao regarded this person as another one of himself..."
"General Cao Hou, the general who conquers the west?" Liu Bei snorted coldly at first, and then promised the generals around him: "Whoever can kill Xiahou Yuan is Bei's general who conquers the west."
As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, all the generals showed excitement. General Zhengxi was a high-ranking officer with the title of general. Apart from himself, the only other member of Liu Bei's army was Ma Chao. This attraction was not small.
Pang Tong and Fazheng smiled at each other. The dissatisfaction caused by Pang De's promotion too quickly was still fresh in his mind. Why did the Lord forget about it again? Awarding is also a university subject.
"Xia Houyuan doesn't dare to fight Zilong. Zhang He and Xu Huang around him are not easy-going people. Who wants to continue to challenge him?" Liu Bei saw that no one responded to his promise, so he looked around and took the initiative to hear the news.
Seeing this, Wei Yan cupped his fists and asked for a tassel: "My lord, I am the last general to fight."
"Lord, let me go." Huang Zhong approached and invited a fight.
After someone asked for directions, Yan Yan, Wu Ban, Fu Wei, Zhang Nan, Chen Shi, Gao Xiang and other generals were eager to try. Liu Bei didn't know who to send to fight for a while.
Upon seeing this, Pang Tong called Liu Bei aside and reminded him in a low voice: "The terrain of Yangping Pass is dangerous and difficult to defend but difficult to attack. If we can fight in front and kill several generals, it will be of great benefit to the capture of Hanzhong. Why don't you use a trick to lure him?"
"What's the military counselor's clever plan?" Liu Bei asked curiously.
Pang Tong replied in a low voice: "If you want to catch big fish, you must be willing to take the bait. Xia Houyuan came up with such a reason to refuse the battle because he was unable to defeat General Zilong. My lord might as well send two men with ordinary martial arts first..."
Liu Bei stopped Pang Tong before he could finish listening, "Bei knows that military advisors are good at using cunning tactics. When he met Liu Zhang in Fucheng in the past, military advisors should know that Bei has his own principles. Regardless of whether his martial arts skills are good or bad, he is always mine, so why bother deliberately?" Send someone to die as bait?”
"Then my lord will send General Huang to fight. Maybe Xia Houyuan will be careless and bully him." Pang Tong continued to offer advice.
Liu Bei hesitated, "I planned to give Wen Chang a chance, and he was the first to ask for a fight just now..."
Pang Tong smiled and said: "It's okay to let General Wei go to fight first, and General Huang can line up behind him. Anyway, there are quite a few Cao generals in the city, and every one of them can be killed."
Liu Bei nodded and walked back to his original position and told Wei Yan: "Chang Wen, you take over Zilong's place to challenge the battle. Xia Houyuan and others must be brave. If anything goes wrong, they must retreat in time."
"Wei." Wei Yan took the order.
Wei Yan led his troops to defect during the Battle of Chibi. Ten years have passed and he has not had a chance to show off. Taking advantage of Liu Bei's opportunity to attack Hanzhong, he is ready to prove his strength.
Riding his horse and carrying his sword, he came to the pass. Wei Yan grabbed the reins and shouted at the city wall: "Wei Yan is here in Nanyang. It can't be Wei's fiefdom there, right? Why doesn't Xia Houyuan hurry down to the pass and die?"
"Who is Wei Yan?" Xia Houyuan frowned.
"I haven't heard the name very often, but the appearance seems a bit familiar." Zhang Hexu looked around. At that time, he fought with Zhang Fei in Danqu, and he only had a brief fight with Wei Yan. Because Zhang Fei Zhuyu was in front, he was not very impressed. .
Xu Huang stroked his beard with a solemn expression, "This person looks very similar to Guan Yu. I don't know how strong he is compared to Guan Yu..."
"I also feel familiar. It turns out that this guy is imitating Guan Yu. He must be an incompetent person. Who wants to go out of the city and kill this fake?" Xia Houyuan asked.
Zhang He, Xu Huang, Guo Huai and others didn't bother to fight. Xia Houyuan frowned when he saw this: "Liu Bei's men have come twice. If you don't fight, you think I'm afraid of him, I'll just send your generals."
"Father, I would like to go down to the city and fight." Xia Hou, the third son of Xia Houyuan who was accompanying the army, said, clasping his fists and asking for a tassel.
"The young general can shoot tigers, maybe he can kill that fake Wei Yan." Zhang He complimented.
Xia Houyuan knew that fakes were usually weak, but Wei Yan's appearance was very oppressive, and he was unwilling to let his son take risks.
"Why are you so strong? General Gongming also has juniors present. Do you understand that he must learn to be humble?" Xia Houyuan scolded.
"I understand, kid." Xia Hou said, clasping his fists and stepping aside.
The junior named Xu Wei in Xia Houyuan's mouth was the adopted son of General Xu Huang in the north. At this moment, he was standing among several young generals without knowing what to do.
"Do you dare to fight?" Xu Huang turned around and asked.
"You dare to go." Xu Wei's eyes were firm.
Xia Houyuan said happily: "General Xu, go back quickly and behead this fake. I will ask for your credit in front of King Wei."
"Wei." Xu Wei's heart ignited with passion.
Xu Wei raised his gun and walked away from the pass. His adoptive father Xu Huang had a serious expression.
Xia Houyuan consoled him: "Why should Gongming look sad? General Xu is proficient in bow and horse. He defeated Dianman in a martial arts performance at the Tongque Terrace a few years ago. With such martial arts, it is not a problem to kill a fake, right?"
"General Dian Wei's son is certainly not bad, but I think Wei Yan is very handsome..." Xu Huang shook his head.
"Sooner or later the chick will fly into the sky, don't be so timid." Xia Houyuan sighed.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard, Xu Wei pointed his gun at Wei Yan and shouted: "Wei Yan is a common man pretending to be Guan Yu, Xu Wei is here to take your life."
Wei Yan had a question mark on his face after hearing this. Although people often said that he was similar to Guan Yu, this was the first time he was called a fake. He stroked his long beard, raised his knife, and said coldly: "Nobody, I'll kill you with two guns." Knife, I'm not capable of it."
"Arrogance."
Xu Wei was so angry that he galloped on his horse, while Wei Yan's eyes flashed like a storm.
At this time, Zhang He on the top of the city suddenly remembered something. He took Xu Huang's arm and said excitedly: "Bring the young general back quickly. This guy is not a fake at all..."
"You said this is Guan Yunchang?" Xu Huang opened his eyes wide.
"No... I saw it wrong... I just think this Wei Yan is not simple..."
Zhang He stopped abruptly mid-sentence. He didn't report the defeat to him very clearly. After all, it was difficult to publicize something embarrassing.
Xu Huang didn't know what Zhang He was talking about. When he turned his head, he felt the shouting stop, and Xia Houyuan, Guo Huai and others showed surprised expressions.
"Can you become a general with such martial arts skills?"
Wei Yan held Xu Wei's head with one hand and taunted the city. He really ended the young man's life with just one knife.
"Wei Yan killed my beloved son. Now I want you to die." Xu Huang was furious like a lion.
Wei Yan raised Xu Wei's head and sneered: "Then come down and I will reunite your father and son."
Xu Huang turned around angrily and strode away. Xia Houyuan wanted to dissuade him but felt it was unkind, so he frowned and shouted at the drummer: "What are you looking at? Beat the drum to cheer me up."
dong dong dong
As the drums on the city wall thundered, Xu Huang went straight to Wei Yan with a big ax in his hand.
