Liao Shen no longer so deliberately pursues the false, the true, the miraculous and the correct.
For example, when he was planning to lead 10,000 men to Mengjin to stop the attack, he did not even think about taking action at night when Cao Jun's scouts were in poor condition.
In fact, across the Yellow River, Cao Jun knew that there wasn't much he could do.
After all, Liyang, which has 60,000 people, has 10,000 fewer soldiers and horses than Baima City. Jiang Yiqu replaced Guo Huai's position, but the old scumbag alone is enough.
In the eyes of the God of Liao, this is a heaven-defying artifact that can serve as an army of one hundred thousand soldiers.
"General, after all, we can't hide from Cao Jun's spies when we go to Mengjin. There will be more scouts by then, and the final result can only be based on the battle report from the front line." Under Liyang City, Lu Jun filed out, and Zhang Liao stood not far from the city gate. The old bastard is giving his last words before leaving.
"Don't worry, the horse management is enough. In addition to my eight hundred old brothers, there are three or four thousand cavalry." Zhang Liao looked at the eight hundred veterans who were leading the way. Their clothes, horses, and military appearance were all different from the regular army, and he felt happy. .
Simply speaking of the gold content of the story, the 800 soldiers under Liao Shen are definitely the most well-equipped and have the highest military expenditures under Lu Ying. They are the best horses picked from a thousand miles, with one layer of heavy armor comparable to three layers, plus long and short weapons. , Bows and arrows and hard crossbows are carried with you.
Not to mention that the trapped camp is incomparable to the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Looking at the whole world, there is no army that can reach this level of expenditure.
In fact, after the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry slowly withdrew from the stage, the remaining heavy cavalry in the world was the one Zhang Liao had just created.
Not to mention the formation of ordinary princes, the maintenance cost of 20,000 gold per quarter may not be affordable. After all, there are only 800 people.
"General, one more thing. If Cao's army is defeated, I don't have to worry about the general's blocking mission. The only thing I have to be careful about is the troops coming from the rear to respond to Cao's army. After all, the general's actions are known to everyone in Cao's camp."
After the old bastard finished speaking, Zhang Liao chuckled and nodded, "Sir, don't worry, Cao Cao's son Cao Ang is guarding Baima City. If there is an emergency, he should be the one to respond. When the time comes, let him go down to chat with Sun Quan. Anyway, They are all from the same generation.”
Jia Xu smiled and cupped his hands: "General, take care of me."
Seeing that the song was getting further and further away, Zhang Liao nodded, bent the little finger of his right hand to his mouth, and blew a whistle, when a gray figure also wearing armor came galloping from a distance.
Passing in front of Zhang Liao, his speed did not slow down. Zhang Liao, who had his back to the gray shadow, reached out with his right hand and grabbed the saddle. The strong inertia made Zhang Liao fly horizontally, and he sat down with just one arm. In the saddle, the main character is a handsome man.
Regarding Zhang Liao's behavior, the old man sighed helplessly, "He is obviously an unparalleled general in the world, but he behaves like a child who has not grown up."
At Shaxian City Pass, Huang Zu's family, young and old, all stood on the horse walking path and stared at him.
In front of him was Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong.
I saw him looking back at the earnest eyes of his family, smiling back, and then galloping on his horse, waving the sword in his hand, knocking the little bully off his horse with one move.
Just when he was about to behead him, Liu, Guan, and Zhang appeared and rescued Sun Ce from his sword.
Before he could ask why, Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "Please put the great cause first, Governor Huang."
"We must put the great cause first!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also agreed.
Even the young master Liu Qi suddenly appeared and said with a frown: "General, you must put the soldiers and people of Jingxiang first. We cannot kill Sun Ce now!"
Huang Zu turned around, and on the horse trail at the city gate, Sun Ce had already teleported up, pushing his whole family down one by one and smashing them into pieces. Jie Jie laughed and said, "General, you must put your great cause first, hahaha."
"No. No!" Huang Zu suddenly woke up, his whole body soaked in sweat.
Jiangxia, Xiling, inside the general's mansion.
Ever since he fainted at the foot of Yang'an Mountain and was carried back to the General's Mansion, Huang Zu had never left the house again, repeating this nightmare every day.
Sometimes, he didn't even dare to fall asleep because he was afraid that the deceased would come to sleep and ask him why he didn't avenge them.
After waking up, Huang Zu covered his face with his hands, his shoulders trembled, tears fell from between his fingers, and he cried like a child.
During this period, Liu Bei and others certainly did not do anything.
In fact, as far as this matter is concerned, Liu Bei also knew that what he did was not appropriate. At least personally, he owed Huang Zu something.
Therefore, after returning from Yang'an Mountain, he would stand at the door of Huang Zu's house every day and ask the sergeant to report. Every time, the answer was that Huang Zu refused to see him.
But even so, he stood with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at the gate of Huang's Mansion every day. It didn't matter the heavy snow in the sky, he just hoped that Huang Zu could sympathize with his painstaking efforts.
In the final analysis, saving Sun Ce was not for Sun Ce, but to prevent the general trend of the world from overturning and to rejuvenate the great Han Dynasty.
But this incident was like a thorn embedded in Huang Zu's heart. He had nightmares about it every day. Now he wished that Liu, Guan, and Zhang would die in front of him. How about seeing him again?
See a chicken.
More than ten days later, Liu Bei reluctantly returned to Changsha.
It cannot be said that he is not sincere, but the huge land of five counties needs to be managed, and it is not okay for the Lord to stand at the door all day long.
Furthermore, my performance these days has been enough to change the minds of many Jingzhou civil and military officials who were grievances against Huang Zu. This is already very good.
In fact, not only Liu Bei, but also Liu Qi failed to meet Huang Zu. Huang Zhong, as a veteran in Jingzhou, did meet him. He did not excuse Liu Bei and Liu Qi, but only comforted Huang Zu.
Huang Zhong knew clearly in his heart that at this time, if he dared to say good things about Liu Qi and Liu Bei to Huang Zu, he would dare to cut ties with him.
"General, admit it, how can you not lower your head when you are under the eaves." In the inner courtyard of Huang Mansion, a thin layer of snow covered the ground.
Under the stone pavilion, Wei Yan filled a cup of brewed wine and pushed it in front of the pale Huang Zu, and said in a harsh voice: "Anyway, we old brothers in Jingzhou are not in Liu Bei's eyes.
During the Anfeng battle, I tried to persuade Guan Yu five times, but he didn't listen to me at all, which resulted in the loss of so many soldiers. When Liu Bei came back, he didn't even have a single one, but he gave me twenty military sticks. . "
Wei Yan gave a bitter laugh, "So, if they do this, they have nothing to blame on their conscience, and there is no need to empathize with them. It's a joke. If the stick doesn't hit them, they won't know the pain.
Come, drink. "
It's quite interesting to say that Wei Yan turned out to be the only person who could make Huang Zu get up and have a drink with him.
The main reason is that this guy visited Huang Zu several times, but because the relationship before was only average, Huang Zu didn't meet him at first. When he met later, Wei Yan not only didn't help Liu Bei to excuse himself, but also accused him of being unfair. , prefer one to the other.
From Huang Zu's point of view, this is of course the best place in the world to find close friends. After all, they have a common topic.
"I will never forget this grudge!" Huang Zu said angrily and drank the wine in the cup.
"Whatever the general has planned, he can't just shut himself up in his house all day long."
Wei Yan frowned and whispered, "I've been worried for a long time. The Jiangxia governor is acting in name only, and his military power has fallen by the wayside."
Huang Zu smiled disdainfully at this, "They are all brothers who have followed me through thick and thin for many years. If Liu Bei wants to take them for his own use, it can't be done with just a few words."
Afterwards, Huang Zu drank another drink, and the wine glass fell heavily on the stone platform before sighing: "Chang Wen, to tell you the truth, of course I hate Liu Bei for doing this, but after all, he and I have no personal relationship. There is nothing wrong with starting from your own interests.
What makes me sad is that my lord actually stood with him. If it hadn't been for my lord's presence that day, Liu Bei wouldn't have been able to take Sun Ce away! "
"Lord?"
Wei Yan also sneered, "Haven't you heard people say that Cao Cao used the emperor to control the princes, Lu Lin used Yuan Shang to control the Northern Kingdom, and Liu Bei used Liu Qi to control Jingzhou.
What's sad is that the lord is in the middle of the game but doesn't know it. The lord knew it before him, so I'm afraid he can't rest in peace. "
Wei Yan likes to go to Huang Mansion to drink, not only because he wants to get closer to Huang Zu, but also because only here can he speak freely.
Once upon a time, after having eaten twenty army sticks, he made dissatisfaction with Liu Bei and even Liu Qi, but Huang Zhong, whom he admired most, scolded him for being boneless, and the slightest grievance breeds dissatisfaction.
But there won't be such a voice here in Huang Zu. You can say whatever you want and still resonate, how comfortable it is.
While the two were drinking and discussing heroes, a sergeant ran in, bowed and said, "General, a businessman outside the house sent this letter and said that he wanted to present it to the general."
Huang Zu glanced at it, lacking interest.
Most of them were businessmen who wanted to make a living on the Jiangxia trade route to please them. There were so many letters like this coming in all year long, but he didn't even glance at them.
Wei Yan, on the other hand, wanted to feel the power effect of the prefect's position, so he picked up the silk cloth.
Seeing that Huang Zu had no intention of stopping him, he just tore off the fire paint.
Then, his expression froze.
"Why is the article so long?" Huang Zu asked curiously when he saw that he was silent.
"General."
Wei Yan did not forget to look around, and when he saw no one was around, he whispered: "Letter from Marquis Lanling."
When Huang Zu heard the words Lanlinghou, he immediately grabbed the letter.
The content is also very simple. It is nothing more than reprimanding Liu Bei for his unworthy behavior and comforting Huang Zu. Later, he said that he will capture Jiangdong sooner or later, and when the time comes, he will definitely hand over Sun Ce to Huang Zu.
There was no coaxing in this letter from beginning to end, but instead there was a sense of respect.
It is worth mentioning that at the end of the letter, he said that he had sent a gift and left it at the merchant post.
Huang Zu had a good impression of Lin Mo, whom he had reminded him earlier. He immediately stood up and walked out of the house without doubting his presence.
Of course Wei Yan followed him. I heard that Lin Mo was quite good at fighting against his subordinates. Reigning generals like Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Yu Jin were all reused. He was a wise master who only wanted to make friends with others.
The two came to the inn and found the merchant. The merchant took them to the stables at the back, pulled back the cloth on a carriage, stood up and opened three boxes. They were Lu Meng, Dong Xi and Chen Wu.
"The Marquis said that he will definitely find a way to capture Sun Ce and give it to the general, but that is a story later. These three people all participated in the battle of Shaxian, and their hands are stained with the blood of the general's family. Now, send him to the general. To the general, it is up to the general to decide whether to kill or behead him."
After the vendor finished speaking, Wei Yan took a breath of cold air and looked at Huang Zu with eyes full of anger, feeling a little envious in his heart.
Who is he, the Marquis of Lanling? He is a man who can make the Han Dynasty turn over like a dragon by stamping his feet. He actually puts Huang Zu's personal vendetta in his heart. No one will believe him if he doesn't value Huang Zu. .
If he could get such attention from Marquis Lanling, let alone a partial general at the moment, he wouldn't even want to be the governor of Changsha!
"Take it back!" After a long time, Huang Zu exhaled a breath.
The three wooden boxes were re-covered, pulled to the Huang Mansion, and carried directly in.
The helpers were all Huang Zu's personal guards. They tied up the three unconscious people and knelt in front of the mourning hall. Then, regardless of the cold weather, they poured cold water on them and the three of them woke up.
Looking at the white banner Xiaozhu in front of him and the spiritual positions listed, he felt a little confused.
Huang Zu, who quickly noticed the glaring gaze beside the spiritual throne, understood the situation at this time. After all, he was a military general who had been licking blood from the tip of his sword all the time, but he did not panic at all.
Ancestor Huang burned incense and said respectfully: "Sun Ce hasn't been caught yet, but he can't escape. Now I will send these three people down to you to make amends."
After saying that, he turned around, drew out the sword from his waist, and slashed at the three of them without any hesitation.
Blood splattered three feet, and the white silk reflected red.
Huang Zu breathed a long sigh of relief, and the depression that had accumulated for many days seemed to be relieved at this moment.
Blood feuds can never be resolved with just a few words, or even reduced by half. Blood debts can only be repaid with blood.
Huang Zu licked the blood on the sword's edge, feeling inexplicably satisfied and at peace in his heart.
The blood of the three of them is certainly not enough to repay the lives of dozens of his family, but I think he can also sleep peacefully.
"General, the Marquis treats you well." Seeing that Huang Zu seemed to be in a much better mood, Wei Yan opened his mouth to test.
Huang Zu didn't say a word, just made a gesture of invitation and led Wei Yan back to the stone pavilion where he had just been.
He didn't even wash off the blood stains on his body.
Wine is only interesting to drink at this time.
"Commander, to tell you the truth, the person who told me about Sun Ce's movements earlier was also the Marquis." Maybe Huang Zu didn't realize it himself, but his title for Lin Mo changed from Lin Mo to Lanling Marquis, and now to this moment He is honored as Lord Hou.
"So, Lord Marquis is very kind to you." Wei Yan's eyes flashed.
"Yes, these three people are all Jiangdong's brave generals. With the reputation of the Marquis, it is not too difficult to recruit them. Even if they can't, they can get good results in negotiating with Sun Ce, but he generously gave I will never forget this love given to me." Huang Zu took a sip of wine and felt his heart agitated.
"Not everyone can enjoy such kindness. I'm afraid it's not enough just to keep it in mind?" Wei Yan's face was as dark as water, and the meaning behind his words was obvious.
If Huang Zhong heard this, he would definitely accuse him, but in front of Huang Zu, he dared to say it.
"I understand what Wen Chang means."
Ancestor Huang clinked glasses with Wei Yan and drank them all in one gulp, and then sighed: "But my lord is so kind to me, so I can bear to carry my lord away."
"You can't say that. Didn't my lord ask you to put the soldiers and people of Jingxiang first? In my opinion, the final owner of Fang today is Lu Lin. Only by serving the Marquis can the soldiers and people of Jingxiang be spared less casualties."
Wei Yan seemed to have opened up his chat box and spoke out his inner thoughts, "Furthermore, the general trend of the world has been achieved. You and I can't just waste our time in southern Hunan. There are not many opportunities left for the world's heroes to use force. Don't do it." What a missed opportunity.
The general should know that what the Marquis lacks most now is an invincible navy. The 50,000 naval forces under the general's command are the best in the world. If they can abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, they will be reused to serve the country and the country, to bring peace to the people, and to avenge personal revenge. Why not For? "
In Wei Yan's view, Liu Qi has become Liu Bei's pawn, and Liu Bei himself is unable to compete with Lu Lin. Sooner or later, he will become a prisoner of his subordinates.
Once we get to that point, the world will probably be settled, and Lu Lin may not necessarily use these prisoners of war as much as he gave Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Yan Liang a chance.
At this moment, the other party has extended an olive branch. If you don't grasp it firmly, it is simply disrespectful.
"Chang Wen, I understand the truth, but if I am ungrateful to my late lord, I am afraid that the Marquis will look down on me. Why can Yan Liang and Wen Chou be reused? Don't you know that they were only willing to invest in Lu after Yuan Shao's death?" Under Lin's command?" Huang Zu, who was powerful and powerful, could firmly hold the position of Jiangxia governor when all forces were surging under Liu Biao's rule. He still had loyalty.
"The general's words are wrong!"
Wei Yan was a little excited, and his decree lines trembled, "What you decide now is not only about you, but also the lives of 50,000 navy troops!
Let me ask you, if in the future the Marquis leads his troops south, and Liu Bei orders you to fight against him, will you fight or not?
Everyone knows that the Marquis is a master of war. Even Cao Cao called him Lin Yunwen, a genius of heaven. One person can be a million soldiers. If you are defeated, how can you face the innocent naval commander Pao Ze? "
Wei Yan's current attitude does not look like a general in Jingzhou, but more like an envoy representing Lu Lin's forces who came to persuade Huang Zu to surrender.
There is no way, because I have no way to switch to Lu Lin's command. Write a letter to say that I admire you very much?
That obviously doesn't work.
Therefore, Huang Zu now becomes an opportunity for Wei Yan to change his family, especially when Lin Mo takes the initiative to show his kindness, he will probably be loved.
However, these words spoke to Huang Zu's heart.
If he doesn't make changes, then facing Lin Mo will only be a matter of time. Let alone the question of who wins and who loses in the water battle, just accepting his two favors will make Huang Zu not want to fight again. Shang Shang was in trouble with Lin Mo.
The problem is that if he doesn't lead the navy into battle, there will still be generals in Jingzhou who can fight with water, and I'm afraid the casualties will be even greater.
Further, I’m sorry Liu Biao;
Take a step back, sorry for the Jingxiang Navy.
Huang Zu is in a dilemma.
Seeing that he had not expressed his position for a long time, Wei Yan also knew that no matter how he did this kind of thing, it would be detrimental to Huang Zu, so he softened his temper and persuaded: "General, I think you might as well listen to the following about this matter. people’s opinions.”
"The people below?" Huang Zu frowned.
"I know that you have eight major captains in the navy under your command, and all of them have been involved in bloodshed with you. Why don't you ask them what they think?"
Huang Zu raised his wine glass, but didn't put it in his mouth. He was hesitating.
Finally, he nodded, "This matter is of great importance, I really need to think about it carefully."
"General, the Jingzhou of today is no longer the Jingzhou of the past. We must handle this matter carefully and not let the news leak out."
Wei Yan saw the light in Huang Zu's eyes. He knew that there was something interesting about this matter. "There is only one thing that the general can remember. The general and I are of the same mind."
"Chang Wen, I understand your intention."
After saying that, he personally poured a glass of wine for Wei Yan and said: "I will not help the lord deal with the Marquis. After all, I can't help the Marquis deal with the lord. I will listen to the opinions of my subordinates before I make a decision.
You can rest assured that I will discuss this matter with you in detail when the time comes. "
"Okay, here's a drink to show you how the general feels today!" Wei Yan was in a good mood.
I just wanted to come here to complain, but I didn't expect that I would find a new avenue of my own.
You won't get anywhere by following Liu Bei. If you want to show off your talents, Lu Lin is the place to go!
(End of chapter)
