Great Military Division

Chapter 396 Zhang Liao VS Xu Huang!

Hedong County, outside Baibo Valley.

Zhang Liao barracks.

Central Army, big tent.

Zhang Liao, with his hands behind his back, stared intently at the topographic map of Baibo Valley. He had fantasized about countless attacking plans in his mind, but none of them was acceptable.

If there is a strong attack, the loss must be unprecedented.

And it is too difficult to cut off the water of the Fen River.

As for other methods, each has its own disadvantages.

Of course, the most important thing is that these shortcomings are unacceptable to Zhang Liao.

Think about it.

The only way to win the White Wave Valley is to break through it from the inside, which is the most appropriate way.

Zhang Liao sighed and shook his head in embarrassment.

In fact, he himself knows that the success rate of this method is really relatively low.

"Wen Yuan—!"

At this moment, a call sounded outside the tent.

It's Chen Gong.

Zhang Liao judged it all at once.

He hastily turned his head to look back.

But seeing, Chen Gong hastily entered the account, with a look of joy on his face: "Wen Yuan, there is news."

Zhang Liao naturally knew the news about Xu Huang, and asked urgently, "Oh? What news?"

Chen Gong hurriedly took out the information provided by the secret point of the school affairs office: "This is the information sent by the school affairs office from Yang County. I didn't bother to read it. Let's go together."

"it is good."

At that moment, Zhang Liao took over the information, opened it slowly, his eyeballs rolled up and down, and couldn't help gasping: "Hiss, I didn't expect Xu Huang's father to be a missionary of the Taiping Sect!"

The Taiping Sect is an extremely large organization. Starting from the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao, there are gods and envoys from various states and counties below, and below the gods and envoys are missionaries, guardians, and so on.

This system is different from that of Qu Shuai. One is the general and commander system of the uprising, and the other is the internal missionary system of the church. Xu Huang's father is one of the evangelists, who is responsible for the propaganda of the faith.

This is because at that time, Xu Huang's father was seriously ill, and Zhang Jiao, a great virtuous teacher, used a talisman to save his life. Since then, he has firmly believed in the Taiping Sect and became an evangelist in it.

Although Xu Huang's father died in the end, this also prompted Xu Huang to join the Baibo Army and become a well-known general under Yang Feng's command until today.

The reason why this Baibo Valley can become a burial place that even officers and soldiers are afraid of is because of the existence of Xu Huang, a fierce general who is proficient in the art of warfare.

"This"

Chen Gong pinched a strand of beard under his chin: "I'm afraid it will be difficult this time. If we want to persuade Xu Huang to surrender, I'm afraid it will not be that easy. At least from the present point of view, it will be quite difficult."

"Yes."

Zhang Liao took a deep breath, frowned, and fell into deep thought: "Information says that Xu Huang's father suffered a relapse later, but drinking talisman water didn't work. Can this be used as a breakthrough point?"

"You can try."

Chen Gong nodded affirmatively.

After all, this is also a good breakthrough point: "But whether it can be successful is another matter."

Zhang Liao sighed, and said softly: "There is no other way. If we can't win the Baibo Valley, we will definitely hold back the imperial court. If we can't recruit Xu Huang this time, then we can only ask His Majesty for help."

"kindness."

Chen Gong deeply agreed: "Let's try first, and if it doesn't work, then report the situation to the court. It is absolutely impossible to delay the battle in Bingzhou because of us."

"it is good."

Zhang Liao didn't dare to hesitate at all, and immediately ordered: "Beat the drums and gather the generals, ready to go. Outside the Baibo Valley, I will do two tricks with Xu Huang to test his strength."

Chen Gong bowed: "Here."

Immediately.

Zhang Liao put on his upper body armor, carried a horse spear, put on his equipment, and left the barracks.

The soldiers of the whole battalion have been waiting for today for a long time, so the actions of the soldiers of all parties are very fast.

After a while, the team was assembled and rushed to Baibo Valley together.

The golden wind howled, and the flags fluttered.

In the wilderness outside Baibo Valley, there is a vast expanse of black and white, all of which are elite soldiers in armor.

Zhang Liao rode his horse and took a step forward, staring at the valley gate in front of him, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Where is Xu Huang? This general is Zhang Liao of Yanmen, and I specially asked him to come out and answer."

Squeak-!
The door slowly opened.

A steed galloped out from inside, and a fierce general holding a huge ax sat on top of it: "You are Zhang Liao, the number one fierce general in Nanyang? Hmph, it's really disappointing."

"I'm not the number one fighter."

Zhang Liao was not annoyed at all, smiled calmly, and shook his head: "It's because Zhang was the first general to submit to His Majesty, and he performed fairly well during the appeal for Dong, so the generals gave me some face and called me the first general." A fierce general."

"But in terms of martial arts, Lu Bu, Sun Jian, Guan Yu and others are all better than Zhang Mou, and even Huang Zhong, a veteran who is over fifty years old, is several times better than Zhang Mou in martial arts."

Xu Huang looked Zhang Liao up and down, the original disdain on his face suddenly disappeared, replaced by admiration.

A person who can degrade himself to an almost imbecile level is either a real master, or he is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and very few are truly imbecile.

It is clear.

Zhang Liao's current achievements are due to his true ability, not his incompetence. Otherwise, he would never have been able to retreat under the siege of Xiliang Xiaoqi in the Battle of Jingshicang.

"Zhang Wenyuan!"

Xu Huang held a huge ax in one hand, and squeezed his beard under his jaw with the other: "You are indeed a character. If you have anything to say, just say it, I don't like those twists and turns."

"The general speaks quickly, and Zhang admires it."

"As it is"

Zhang Liao didn't bother to talk nonsense, and immediately said bluntly: "Zhang will not talk nonsense. Although you were enemies with me in Nanyang when you were at the exit of Zhiguanxing, if you can submit to the imperial court, Zhang is willing to write a letter to His Majesty. Please forgive me." Life."

"Humph!"

Xu Huang snorted softly, and said with extreme disdain: "Zhang Wenyuan, you have been stationed in our Baibo Valley for half a month. If I could take down Baibo Valley so easily, would you say such a thing?"

"You are the same as those officers and soldiers back then. You really have nothing to do with us, so you want to use the method of recruiting security to let us come out of it, right?"

"I tell you."

Xu Huang raised his head and squinted, his eyes glaring fiercely: "There is no way! You can fight if you want, and you can leave if you want. Nanyang Hanting is good, but there is no place for my brothers and others."

"Wait a minute!"

Just as Xu Huang was about to rein in his horse and turn around, Zhang Liao hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt: "General Xu, Zhang knew that you were originally a county official, but because of your father, you joined the Yellow Turban."

"However, even if your father drank the talisman water back then, he didn't recover. Isn't this doubtful? Your Majesty once said that what is faith, there is faith, and there is no faith."

"Fushui is by no means a panacea. There were many cases of people drinking dead people back then. The general is a smart man. Didn't you realize this back then?"

"Today's era has changed. It is not the era of the past. Although His Majesty the Emperor is not a great virtuous teacher, what he does is a thousand times, even ten thousand times better than a great virtuous teacher!"

"General Xu!"

Zhang Liao's voice was sonorous, and he said sonorously: "Good man, you should make contributions in all directions, and return the shrouded body of horse leather. The arrangement in Baibo Valley is extremely strict, which proves that you are a capable person."

"Since this is the case, since you should come out of the mountains to serve the court, how can you be subservient to a mediocre person? If you are willing to submit to the court, this general will protect you, at least you can be a school lieutenant."

"You want me, Xu Huang, to surrender?"

Immediately, Xu Huang turned around, stared at Zhang Liao, and said in a cold voice: "Yes! But, either you beat me, or you lead someone into the Baibo Valley. If you can win once, I, Xu Huang, will surrender. How about it?"

"That's what you said."

Zhang Liao was overjoyed when he heard this.

Although he doesn't have much confidence in winning Baibo Valley, he still has a certain degree of confidence in his martial arts.

Even if the fierce general holding a huge ax in front of him is definitely not a commoner, it is still unknown who will win the battle.

"of course."

Xu Huang replied proudly.

"it is good."

Zhang Liao cheered up, holding the lance in his hand: "Accept the move."

Hee woo hoo-!
At that moment, he clamped the horse's belly fiercely, sat down on the horse to suffer from the pain, raised his head and neighed, and immediately spread his hooves, and galloped forward like a gust of wind, rushing towards Xu Huang in front of him.

"Good come!"

Xu Huang also yelled, without any fear on his face, while slamming the horse's belly, he held the giant ax upside down, and rushed straight at Zhang Liao who was galloping towards him.

Ten steps away, Zhang Liao suddenly increased his speed, let out a roar, and the horse in his hand drew a strange curve in the air, and quickly stabbed Xu Huang's neck.

Don't look at the simplicity of this spear, but it contains at least [-]% of Zhang Liao's power. Not only is the timing of the shot extremely well grasped, but the strength, speed, angle, etc. are all perfect.

Even Xu Huang, who is brave and good at fighting, can feel the almost terrifying aura from this spear, so that Xu Huang, who was originally prepared to be tough, had to turn slightly sideways, holding an ax in both hands, and swung towards the flying stab That ray of coldness.

clang-!
Where the lance and ax intersect, sparks burst out.

A deafening golden sound exploded.

Although, Zhang Liao had an estimate of Xu Huang's strength in advance, after all, those who dared to use an ax as a weapon must have a great advantage in strength.

But
It wasn't until this blow that Zhang Liao really understood how strong the opponent's battle ax was.

It was just one blow, and his weapon actually bent out in a visible arc. The powerful force, through the lance, along the arms, was transmitted into the body, which made Zhang Liao feel unshakable.

"Good guy, amazing!"

Even Zhang Liao himself couldn't help but praise him.

but
It's just a compliment.

In the next second, Zhang Liao pressed his other hand, completely stabilizing his weapon, and even faintly had the tendency to force it back. Seeing Xu Huang's eyes popping red, he was amazed:
"What a thief general, he really has a bit of bravery."

The weapons of the two sides were in a stalemate in the air for a long time, rubbing against each other non-stop.

It wasn't until the two sides changed positions, and the horses were about to pass by by mistake, that they breathed a sigh of relief. It was barely a tie, but after this trial, the two sides already had a general understanding of each other's strength.

When looking back.

The two didn't answer each other, and immediately charged forward.

Xu Huang raised his head and lifted the axe, and shouted loudly: "Thief, eat Xu's axe!"

Zhang Liao snorted coldly, and the horse spear in his hand turned into countless points, and pointed towards Xu Huang's mask: "Although your tomahawk is fierce, but the speed is too slow, first survive my move before it's too late."

"Good come!"

Xu Huang was furious in his heart and shouted.

Have to admit.

The strength of the tomahawk is indeed greater, but it does limit the speed.

Fortunately, Zhang Liao's weapon was a horse lance. If he replaced it with an iron spear or a war spear, the speed could be faster. In this way, every round, Xu Huang might only be in a state of passive counterattack forever.

This point is really not dominant among the generals!

but
Xu Huang didn't care, he swung his tomahawk weighing tens of catties, and danced wildly towards the sky.

Clang!Clang!Clang!
Jin Ming exploded, sparks splashed.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides came and went, seeing each other's tricks, and there were more than ten rounds.

There was a sound of gold and iron colliding, as if the fighting spirit in the hearts of the soldiers on both sides was ignited, and the soldiers and horses on both sides roared wildly to help their respective generals.

The roar of tens of thousands of people, combined with the clashing sound of gold and iron, and the sound of horses, was like the vibration of thunder, and it was even more like the sound of Hong Zhong, and the momentum was extremely huge.

in a blink.

Thirty rounds passed.

The two sides passed by each other again, and Zhang Liao's hands couldn't help shaking slightly. Even he, after successive high-intensity battles with the powerful Xu Huang, was still a little powerless.

Xu Huang's ax technique is really powerful. Not only is it extremely powerful, but it can also keep up with it in terms of speed. The opponent received two moves from him, and the injury is not too great, but the same amount is a bit difficult for Zhang Liao.

Although it is said that after the [-]th round of the battle, the two sides will not be able to distinguish the outcome, but if they continue to fight head-to-head with each other, I am afraid that if they persist for another [-] rounds, they will be defeated by the weak.

Zhang Liao had a clear understanding of himself!
His strength lies in leading troops to fight, rather than fighting before the battle. Since he is slightly inferior to his opponent, there is no need to continue to persevere:

"General Xu's ax technique is really powerful, Zhang admires it."

"Your lance is also exquisite."

Xu Huang sighed from the bottom of his heart, pinching a short beard under his jaw, and solemnly replied: "There have been several times, this general almost died in your hands because he couldn't dodge in time."

For Xu Huang's frankness, Zhang Liao was very grateful: "No matter what, I still failed to defeat the general, which proves that Zhang still needs to work hard. However, general, I will find someone to come and defeat you in three days. How dare you fight?" no?"

"If it was Lu Bu, Xu would feel ashamed."

Xu Huang was really frank, directly saying that he was not as good as Lu Bu.

After all, Lu Bu was from Bingzhou, and Hedong was not too far away from Bingzhou. In later generations, Hedong County was even included in Shanxi, so naturally he had heard of Lu Bu's reputation.

"It's not Lu Bu."

Zhang Liao shook his head without hesitation: "He should be in Jizhou now. He may not be able to come to Hedong within three days. The person I am looking for is also from Hedong County. Do you dare to fight?"

"Oh?"

Xu Huang couldn't help being surprised: "From Hedong County?"

Zhang Liao nodded: "That's right."

"Then I really want to see and see, okay, I agree."

"It's a deal, we'll have a decisive battle in three days."

"can!"

Zhang Liao saluted, then reined in his horse, turned around, and returned to the army formation: "Gongtai, send someone to send a letter to the imperial court to inform His Majesty of the current situation in Hedong County."

Chen Gong leaned forward and cupped his hands, "Here, leave it to me."

"Where is Li Kan?"

"exist."

"You hurry to Fenglingdu and invite General Guan to come."

"You mean Hedong Guan Yu?"

"Yes."

Zhang Liao nodded affirmatively: "Although I have not been in contact with Yun Chang for a long time, I know that his martial arts are superb. Both he and Xu Huang are born with supernatural powers. If he can make a move, he will definitely defeat Xu Huang."

Li Kan cupped his hands: "Here."

*****
White Wave Valley.

Xu House.

Xu Huang took off his armor, changed into normal clothes, walked to a spirit card, and knelt on the futon: "Father, Zhang Liao is actually right. The times have changed now, and they are completely different from the past."

"The world you are looking forward to, Zhang Jiao can't do it, but His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang can. I heard that in Nanyang today, everyone has food to eat, every family has fields, and the court even builds new houses for the common people."

"If this kind of thing was put in the past, I wouldn't dare to think about it. From the emperor to the scholar-bureaucrats, all the officials in this world are bad. How could someone be so kind to the people."

"."

"seriously"

Xu Huang sighed, his eyes flickered, and he imagined a certain world in his mind: "Father, I really want to go to the outside world and Nanyang to see if it is really as good as the rumors."

"Although Yang Feng has lofty aspirations, he was born as a reckless man with too narrow a vision. At best, he will be like this in this life. It's hard to make a fortune. If you follow him, sooner or later you will face disaster."

"Father-!"

Xu Huang stared at the spirit tablet with piercing eyes: "Forgive me, it's hard to keep your last wish. If the Nanyang court really can break my formation, I'm willing to submit to them and make a career out of it."

"Gong Ming!"

"Gong Ming!"

"."

At this moment, a call sounded from outside.

Xu Huang hurriedly stood up, turned and walked out of the room: "Why, what happened?"

A soldier cupped his hands and said, "General Yang wants you to discuss politics."

"it is good."

Xu Huang nodded, "Let's go."

Soldier: "Here."

Soon.

Xu Huang rushed to the council hall and subconsciously stood at the back of the queue.

Yang Feng frowned, obviously a little angry: "Okay, now that everyone has arrived, let's talk about it, what's your plan next, should you go to Nanyang, or wait for Wang Yun and others to return to Hedong?"

"Let's make a statement first."

Yang Feng took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, his eyes swept over the people present: "This general personally thinks that although Nanyang has great momentum and strong soldiers, it is precisely because of this that he will not take us seriously."

"What's more, we have already taken refuge in Chang'an before, if we switch to Nanyang because of this, what will happen to us, depending on the temper of His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor."

"Even if he really takes us in, some of them will be farmers and some of them will be sent to the army. You guys, maybe you can become military lords and military commanders. Not only will you have to work hard on the battlefield, but you will even have no hope of promotion in this life. "

"After all, there are many elites in Nanyang who have taken the exam and climbed up from the grassroots. With your little combat experience, you are absolutely inferior to them."

"so."

Yang Feng concluded: "As far as my personal wishes are concerned, I don't agree to take refuge in Nanyang, because our brothers have spent all these years in vain by taking refuge in Nanyang."

"I don't agree either!"

Another Han Xian took a step forward and said loudly: "I heard that Nanyang Hanting has some kind of assessment responsibility letter. If it can be completed efficiently, it will be possible to be promoted. If it cannot be completed, it will be lowered."

"Although we are somewhat brave, it is difficult to compare with others. I am afraid that we will be eliminated if we can't adapt at the time. As the general said, in this way, our years of tossing and tossing will be in vain."

"But surrendering to Chang'an is not the case. Chang'an is currently short of major generals. As long as we can surrender, at least we can seal a Yamen general or partial general alive."

"Isn't this better than Guishun Nanyang?"

Han Xian held his head high and said impassionedly: "Brothers, to put it bluntly, if we can really get the official position of a general, we can be regarded as honoring our ancestors, aren't we?"

"My life is gone, what a fart to honor Zong Yaozu!"

Li Le came out again, glanced at Han Xian beside him, and said sarcastically: "I now call you the general of Baibogu, but I want you to live less than two days, what are you doing?"

"Right now, the Han court in Nanyang is in full swing. Bingzhou, Jizhou, and even Chang'an in Guanzhong are in danger. We are stationed in Baibo Valley. The opponent will definitely pull us out before continuing north to Taiyuan."

"The knife is on the neck, do you still think so unrealistic, kid? If Yuan Wei is really capable, he won't be in the situation he is today!"

"Anyway!"

Li Le said coldly: "If there is a chance, I will definitely take refuge in Nanyang, even if it is just a small soldier, it is fine, don't you know? The food and pay of Nanyang soldiers is very sufficient."

"Also, look at Zhang Liao. If he wasn't worried about too many casualties, he wouldn't have attacked Baibo Valley by force. Where can I find such a boss? At least I, Li Le, have never encountered it in my life."

Compared with Zhang Liao's excellence, the Yellow Turbans are indeed a bunch of reckless people, they only know how to swarm up, charge and fight, an attack that doesn't care about casualties, and an attack that doesn't treat soldiers as human beings!

"That's right!"

Hu Cai followed suit and said: "Nanyang really loves soldiers like sons. Not only are they well-equipped and well-trained, but also the food is good and the benefits are even better."

"I've heard before that the Nanyang imperial court has preferential treatment for military family members when recruiting soldiers. Not only can they reduce taxes by [-]%, but they even have preferential treatment in terms of applying for housing and other conditions."

"If those of us really take refuge in Nanyang, even if I'm allowed to go back to my hometown to farm, it's fine. I heard that the rice field fish has a very high yield and can eat fish."

"We got together because of the great virtuous teacher. What does the great virtuous teacher want to do? He doesn't want to rebel, but wants to build a real prosperity and peace."

"Now, although he is dead, Nanyang Hanting has inherited his will. He truly loves the people like his own son, and is truly led by us common people."

"If you take refuge in Nanyang Hanting, the great virtuous and good teacher who wants to die will be very happy, but if you take refuge in Chang'an Hanting, that will really make the great virtuous and good teacher feel cold!"

*****
Fenglingdu.

Guan Yu camp.

Central Army, big tent.

Guan Yu pinched his long beard under his jaw, and said with great interest: "This person can't even beat Wen Yuan?"

Regarding Zhang Liao's martial arts, Guan Yu knew very well that he was definitely a fierce man, and he was loyal and proficient in the art of war. Even Guan Yu himself admired it very much.

"Yes."

Li Kan nodded affirmatively, and said in a loud voice: "It shouldn't be said that the battle cannot be won, it should be that the two sides are tied, at least within [-] rounds, and there is no winner."

"interesting."

Guan Yu smiled lightly, put down the letter in his hand, and pondered for a moment.

Now that he has occupied Fenglingdu and deployed his troops on the other side of the river, it is impossible for a war to happen in a short period of time. Even if there is, one day and one night is enough to come back.

Meeting such a powerful general today, Guan Yu was really itchy: "Okay, you go back and tell General Wenyuan, I will arrange the military affairs today, and in three days, I will rush to Baibo Valley as promised."

Li Kan was overjoyed, bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Here."

After he left, Guan Ping immediately took a step forward: "Father, my son will go with you."

Guan Yu shook his head and directly refused: "No! You cannot have no generals in the army, you'd better stay here."

"But."

Guan Ping frowned, and said loudly: "Isn't General Zhang still here?"

Guan Yu stroked his long beard with his hand: "We already have a division of labor. He is stationed at Longmendu and I am stationed at Fenglingdu. Listen to my father and stay in the barracks. If anything happens, send someone to send a message to my father immediately."

call-

Guan Ping let out a long breath: "Father, I just want to learn more from you."

Guan Yu smiled: "You are still young, when you have gained knowledge, now you have to focus on the overall situation, understand? If Baibo Valley is not removed, it will definitely become a drag on Wenyuan. Father is going to deal with business."

"But father."

Guan Ping added: "My son knows the Baibo Valley. The officers and soldiers have gone to confiscate it before, and they can't attack it at all. General Zhang asked his father for help. Isn't it because of this?"

"Oh?"

Guan Yu couldn't help being surprised: "Unexpectedly, you know quite a lot."

Guan Ping said softly: "All these years, Er Ke has been in Hedong all these years, so he naturally knows more than Father. Don't worry, bringing Er with you will definitely help Father."

Guan Yu smiled lightly: "If you say no, then you can't. The military order is like a mountain, how can it be changed overnight! You just stay in the barracks obediently, which is also a kind of test for you."

"whispering sound!"

Guan Ping was furious and unhappy.

But
He also understands his father's temper, and he also knows his habit of running the army. He has always been one-sided: "Father, that Xu Huang is very powerful, please remember to be careful."

Guan Yu naturally knew that his son was worried about his own safety, so he was not annoyed, but said proudly: "Don't worry, father has never been afraid of anyone in his life!"

"Ping'er."

"exist."

"When father is away, you have to send people to the common ferry and the various river banks three times a day to prevent accidents. You have to send people to Longmendu every day to exchange news with General Zhang, understand?"

"Father, don't worry, son understands."

"kindness."

Guan Yu nodded and nodded, and finally said: "If there is a flying pigeon from the imperial court, send someone to notify father immediately. If not, just train as usual."

Guan Ping cupped his hands: "Here."

　Thank you [Hongyadong Carrying the Handle] Big Brother for rewarding 500 coins!
　　Thank you [Celibacy] for the reward of 100 coins!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)