Zhang Han rode a red rabbit and ran happily under the moonlight, up hills and down river ditches. The horse was unimpeded, as if it were treading on flat ground.
Even though he was slightly injured, he was still walking as fast as flying, and his breath was long and powerful.
What a good horse!
After running back, Zhang Han dismounted and patted Red Rabbit's buttocks. Unlike Jueying, whose coat color was smooth and her skin was firm and elastic, Red Rabbit's hair was harder, and its hindquarters also had large muscles, and its hind legs were very powerful. , so it is more stable when crossing mountains and ridges, and the meat is solid when patted, as if patted on the ground.
It also has a unique flavor.
"Chasing the Wind Divine Pony, you have such a hot body," Zhang Han kept patting him. Red Rabbit raised its head proudly, its mane fluttering, and its ears slightly moved back, as if it were an aloof and peerless swordsman who didn't care about glory and wealth, but looked down upon him. Praise is like mountain wind.
"Puff!"
At this time, another horse's cry came to Zhang Han's ears. He froze. He turned around and found Jueying's dark eyes staring at him. After looking at him, he made another "poof" sound and turned his head directly. Go far away.
Zhang Han's face froze, and he quickly walked over and patted Jueying's little black buttocks. He then approached the horse's head and comforted him: "Alas, alas...it and I were just having fun."
Gee, there seems to be something wrong with these words... Is the next sentence the person I really love is you? Or you are the only one in my heart without it.
"Prrrrr."
Jueying let out a big breath, grinding her front hooves on the ground, as if she was still a little restless.
Zhang Han's face suddenly became serious, "Stop making trouble, I won't ride on you if you make trouble again."
"LuluLulu!!"
Jueying stepped hard on the ground a few times, then let Zhang Han lead him back and tied him next to a tree.
At this time, Zhang Han walked up to Lu Bu and looked down at him. Before he could speak, Lu Bu looked up and asked, "Boy, let me ask you, did you defeat Wen Yuan?"
Lu Bu only heard that he was a young general, but he couldn't remember the name Zhang Bochang. Ye Shi just remembered it, and now he felt a little strange in his heart, so he asked.
"It's me," Zhang Han said with a grin, "Zhang Wenyuan is good at martial arts, but he is much worse than Marquis Wen. Marquis Wen almost killed me when he was exhausted. He deserves to be Lu Bu among men."
Lu Bu nodded slightly after hearing these words. The young chief did not take advantage of this to be arrogant. This time, he first fought with the inhuman fierce man for dozens of rounds, and then fought his way through the bloody road. With ten Several cavalrymen walked together and defeated the hundreds of cavalry guards in front of Zhang Han. In the end, they were exhausted and defeated.
At the same time, I did despise this young man in my heart. He was very proficient in martial arts and was not like an ordinary student who had been a Confucian since childhood.
Lu Bu has been licking the family for half his life, and he knows best that these Confucian scholars have studied six arts since childhood, among which archery is one of the martial arts, while chariot driving is also proficient in horsemanship.
With these two things to learn, swordsmanship has become one of the main subjects, but any Confucian student has been knowledgeable since childhood.
Archery, calligraphy, classics, etc. alone take a lot of time. Even if this young man can learn martial arts, how can he master it?
Could it be said that he is a genius, born with talent, intelligence, and both civil and military skills? Not only has a wonderful calligraphy pen, but also has superb martial arts?
Haha, it’s really enlightening.
Lu Bu thought to himself.
His thoughts were confused, and Lu Bu's wry smile slowly turned serious. When he looked at Zhang Han again, he became extremely solemn and said, "Zhang Bochang."
"Marquis Wen, please tell me," Zhang Han said with a smile.
"Let me ask you a question, please answer it truthfully." Lu Bu looked solemn, took a deep breath, and showed an expression of fear and necessity to ask, "Zhang, Zhang Wenyuan...did you betray me? Will I Inform Cao Cao of the marching arrangements and the terrain of Xuzhou?"
"No." Zhang Han said decisively. At the same time, he noticed that when he denied it, Lu Bu breathed a long sigh of relief, but soon his face became dull, as if he was entangled, "After Zhang Wenyuan was captured, the lord once recruited him. However, he refused because he could not abandon his old master, and he only wanted to die quickly."
"he died?"
"No, the lord gave him a house and asked him to live in it. He was not allowed to go out while the war was going on."
"Then how do you know so much about my march?"
Zhang Han said with a smile: "Didn't Duke Xuande defect to him? The city where you are garrisoned is still the place where he originally stationed, but the people have followed him."
"If people are different, the outcome will be different. If you hadn't levied taxes and recruited young men, the people would not have abandoned the city. If the people lived near Xia Qiu, you could garrison them here to collect food, even if you sent troops to grab food. ...and we won’t rush out in such a hurry.”
"..."
After Lu Bu heard this, he didn't even know whether it was retribution or his own misfortune.
"God's will is against me."
"He who is destroyed by nature himself."
Lu Bu was silent for a moment and did not continue to argue with Zhang Han. He asked again: "The terrain was given by Liu Bei. Where is Chen Deng? Where is Chen Gui? How did you submit? You must know that Chen Gui promised me to join forces with Yuan Shu, so how can he help you?" .”
"Is there a possibility that he is lying to you? First stabilize you, Marquis Lu Wen, so that you can gradually rely on him, and then a situation can be achieved... On the surface, it seems that you have soldiers and horses, and you are powerful; but in reality In terms of internal governance, external relations, and official appointment, we all need to rely on Chen and his son. In this way, they can control you, Marquis Wen."
Zhang Han was able to describe the situation in Xuzhou effortlessly, even though he had never experienced it personally. But before that, he had thought about the situation in Xuzhou with an extraordinary calmness for many nights, in a calm state of mind after the intense heat. The conclusion has already been reached.
Lu Bu fell into deep confusion when he heard about it. At this time, he was too cold-hearted to be angry. It was such a shame that the majestic Marquis Wen was being manipulated by others.
Ru Qing, Lu Bu let out a self-deprecating chuckle, looked up at Zhang Han and asked: "Cao Mengde was originally a good soldier but a merciless hero. Who made him a benevolent lord?"
Zhang Han stood still, straightened his back, and said calmly: "Me."
Lu Bu was shaken and slowly raised his head in disbelief. He stared into Zhang Han's eyes and blurted out another question in his mind: "Who was it who saw through Chen Gong and Zhang Miao's plan to present the city?"
"Me." Zhang Han said bluntly, with a somewhat pitiful expression, as if he was expressing deep regretful remembrance.
Lu Bu's veins suddenly popped out, and his eyes were like hungry wolves, "Why would Cao Mengde listen to you?"
"Because after I proposed the military garrison, I ordered hundreds of acres of fertile land to be garrisoned in the territory with Qingxu's order. These fields have become the lifeblood of survival, so it is natural to make a speech based on this."
"Impossible," Lu Bu's eyes swayed, "Zhang Miao has a very close relationship with Cao Cao, and Chen Gong is the hero who promoted Cao Cao. How could he just listen to what you say just because of this? If it was an ordinary master-minister relationship, Cao Cao would only He will think that you are banning slander, unless he originally wanted to get rid of Zhang Miao!"
Or, you have a close relationship with him and are his adopted son! That will be different! Lu Bu said in his heart.
Thinking of this, Lu Bu felt a faint sense of sadness. He was born as a master, had superb martial arts skills, was raised by the side of a tiger, was not from a noble family, and was good at calling him "father".
Isn't this the other me in this world?
After a long silence, Zhang Han said he was unwilling, but he still showed an honest and trustworthy smile and said: "I saved Mr. Cao, which is a favor to the Cao family."
"Cao Song!? No wonder..." Lu Bu's eyes widened. He had heard a lot of rumors after arriving in Xuzhou, and he also knew the name of Cao's army's attack on Xu.
That was different. As the chief clerk, he was much more qualified than me. Lu Bu felt sad, and without much nostalgia, he sighed: "Help me take good care of Red Rabbit."
"I will take good care of Diao Chan." Zhang Han clasped his fists as a farewell.
Lu Bu raised his head in confusion and stared at Zhang Han blankly: "I'm talking about Red Rabbit..."
"Oh, oh..." Zhang Han blushed and immediately looked away. He had finished speaking in his heart. The auditory hallucinations were getting more and more serious. He originally knew it was a red rabbit, but when he thought of a red rabbit, he thought of riding. When he thought of riding, It is inevitable to think of Diao Chan.
Zhang Han was also a shameless person. He couldn't stay any longer after being so embarrassed. He turned around and walked away quickly, no longer looking at Lu Bu.
Lu Bu shouted angrily from behind: "Zhang Bochang, come back! Come back and make it clear!!"
"How dare you, Shuzi! Come back!"
…
At dawn, Cao Ren captured Chen Gong and tied him back to the camp. More than 40,000 troops entered Xia Qiu and met the prisoners of war on the city gate tower.
At this time, Lu Bu finally met Cao Cao again as he wished, but things had changed, people had changed, and he had become a prisoner.
Behind Lu Bu are Chen Gong, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hao Meng, and Lu Bu is convinced that there are two more generals, one is Cheng Lian and the other is Cao Xing.
Cao Xing was captured in Xiapi, and Cheng Lian was stationed in Tancheng to await reinforcements.
"Lü Bu, it's been a long time." Cao Cao walked up to him slowly and arrogantly, looking down from a high position, smiling lightly the whole time, "after seeing each other for several years, the general's majesty is still in front of me. I still remember the battle at Hulao Pass. He is so majestic and powerful, but now he is defeated by me, it is also fate."
"You invaded Tao Gongzu's Xuzhou, drove away his family, occupied Xiapi and Tancheng on your own, brought trouble to the people, and forced troops to collect food. As a result, the people were in dire straits, and the people abandoned you. Now that the army is defeated, it is also your own fault."
"Haha," Lu Bu sat on his knees, his hands tied behind his back so numb that his face was pale and his lips were chapped. He looked up angrily at Cao Cao, "You are calmer and more unpredictable than before. Cao Mengde, you are really the traitor of the world. !”
"Hahaha!" Cao Cao smiled happily. He didn't feel that he was insulted by Lu Bu. He smiled and looked at each other. "The Art of War says that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in any battle. Not only do you not know yourself, you can't even know the enemy. You only lament after the defeat. That's right." Not worthy of admiration."
If he were a close friend, he would not take over as the governor of Xuzhou and lead Xuzhou, giving the family an opportunity to play tricks and putting himself in a dilemma.
If we know this, we will not be besieged in Xia Qiu. If we don't break out, we will starve to death in the city. If we break out, we will be ambushed and surrounded, and we will be in this helpless situation.
Lu Bu was completely defeated.
After speaking, Lu Bu fell into deep confusion, lowered his head and had nothing to say.
Behind Lu Bu was Chen Gong, and Cao Cao had nothing to say to him. He had just said and done all that needed to be said and done in the camp outside the city. Now Chen Gong's eyes were mainly staring at Zhang Han.
He did not expect that a young man would have such an ability. He had never met and could immediately conclude that he and Zhang Miao were secretly planning just by relying on clues of news and military information.
To be honest, Chen Gong was deeply shocked after hearing what Cao Cao said personally. He didn't even want to believe that Zhang Bochang had planned this out of his enemy Yu Xian. He would rather believe that Zhang Han had a grudge against him and had ulterior motives. It was calculated and hit by mistake.
But there is indeed no grudge between the two.
At this time, when Chen Gong was escorted past Zhang Han, he struggled violently, stared at Zhang Han, and cursed angrily: "You have eaten Han's salary, and have been favored by Han for generations! Why do you want to help thieves! Back then, the world was young If we were all people like you, why would the world be in chaos!!!"
He fought hard towards Zhang Han, but was held down by the guards on both sides.
It makes people feel that Chen Gong really wants to bite Zhang Han to death. This kind of hatred should be the disgusting hatred of a thousand-mile embankment collapsing in an ant nest! He regarded Zhang Han as the ant, but Bo Chang had no nest.
Fuck, I have never eaten Han Lu, and if all the young people in the world were me, the foot washing city would have opened long ago. What are you talking about, Eunuch Chen? Zhang Han couldn't complain in his heart.
"Bo Chang," Cao Cao's voice came at this time, and he waved to Zhang Han, "if you capture Lu Bu alive, you will become famous all over the world!"
"It wasn't me. Even if Dian Wei captured him, I would have fought Lu Bu for one round," Zhang Han said with a calm smile, showing two rows of white teeth.
Turning his head slightly, he looked at Dian Wei out of the corner of his eye, thinking to himself, Dian Er, you idiot, I am good enough to you.
At the same time, there was another different tone of voice in my heart: I just want to let you know how to do it today! This fish pond is contracted by you!
Dian Wei, who was standing behind Zhang Han, was stunned for a moment, then felt an unspeakable emotion in his heart, and his nose felt a little sore.
Today, the gentleman is actually a human being.
Cao Cao praised Dian Wei, and everyone went into the city tower to discuss the matter of killing and keeping these prisoners of war.
"Lü Bu is brave, but I don't want to use him," Cao Cao said at the end, directly revealing his thoughts. "It's certainly great to have such a fierce general to attack my territory, but I don't believe him, because Lü Bu is capricious and has a bad heart. He is a villain who has no loyalty."
"No need for suspects."
Cao Cao let out a long sigh.
Zhang Han was not surprised. He could understand this feeling of being used by a suspect if he thought about it deeply. If he surrendered Lu Bu and marched and fought in the future, if he took him with him, he would be afraid of being incited to rebel. If he didn't take him with him, he would be afraid of a sudden attack. Make trouble in the rear and steal homes directly.
In this case, what is the point of surrendering him? Just sad?
Therefore... I don't need to say that "I don't want to see Dong Zhuo and Ding Jianyang." Boss Cao himself doesn't want to use Lu Bu, Zhang Hanxin said.
But he thought for a moment and said, "My lord, I'll ask Duke Xuande for his opinion later."
When Xi Zhicai heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry. He glanced at him with a smile in his heart, and said to Cao Cao: "I second my opinion."
If Liu Bei said to stay, it would be logical to put him in prison or under house arrest until later. This would be regarded as respecting the great Han Marquis Wen, and would make it difficult for those who want to use this opportunity to slander the lord under the banner of the banner.
If Liu Bei said to kill, well, it was Duke Xuande who advised him to kill. I was deeply inspired by this sage of the time and a member of the Han clan, so I killed him. Although Lu Bu was a Wenhou of the Han Dynasty and a general of the Han Dynasty, he He is truly a vicious man.
That's good.
…
"Lu Bu?" Liu Bei arrived at Xia Qiu with ease, and Cao Cao indeed asked about whether to kill or surrender.
In the lobby, Liu Bei frowned, thinking hard in his heart. He didn't know what the purpose of Cao Cao's special question was.
At the same time, Lu Bu also looked at Liu Bei expectantly. It would be great if he could say a few words for himself.
But what Liu Bei is thinking now is that this man is more brave than his second and third brothers. If Cao Cao gets this powerful general, he will be even more powerful.
Liu Bei sighed: "Didn't Duke Cao see what happened to Ding Jianyang and Dong Zhuo?"
"You big-eared thief!" Lu Bu never expected that although he and Liu Bei had a grudge, even if they didn't help him by saying a word, they would use the past to humiliate him!
Cao Cao suddenly understood, clapped his hands and sighed: "Xuan De's words woke me up! I just started to love talents, and I almost..."
"Oh! Thank you Xuande!"
Liu Bei: "..."
He frowned secretly again, lowered his head and pondered. He always felt that he was being calculated, but he was not sure. It seemed that I shouldn't have come.
(End of chapter)
