Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

News of Cai Mao's defeat in Yuzhang spread quickly.

The reputations of Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, and Huang Zhong gradually rose.

Especially Zhou Yu, his arrival directly changed the situation on the battlefield and completely drove the Jingzhou Army out of Yangzhou.

For a time, Zhou Yu became famous.

Lu Su, who stayed in Lujiang, had mixed feelings after learning the news.

"Gong Jin, as expected of you, you can make a big splash once you make a move."

Lu Su sighed with emotion, and of course it was just emotion. He was not envious at all, because he didn't care about false fame.

Having lost his father since he was a child, he naturally knows the hardships of ordinary people's lives, so what he wants to do is to do some practical things for ordinary people in the world.

Lu Su was not interested in this kind of false reputation, nor did he need it.

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Jingzhou, Liu Biao office.

Liu Biao looked at Cai Mao who was kneeling in front of him and crying bitterly. He really wanted to push his brother-in-law out and chop him.

"There are 10 people, and you only brought back [-]? How did you fight this battle?"

Cai Mao was also very sad. He originally thought that he could at least capture half of Yuzhang County, but he didn't expect that something like this happened and he returned in defeat.

If Liu Biao hadn't done it for Cai's sake, he would have killed Cai Mao to vent his anger.

But when he thought of Cai's considerate appearance, he gave up.

"For the sake of your sister, I will spare you this time!"

Huang Zhong on one side also looked very ugly. He was ordered to provide support, but he still suffered a defeat.

After Liu Biao finished reprimanding his brother-in-law, he turned his attention to Huang Zhong.

"And you, Huang Hansheng, what do you do for a living? I asked you to support me, but you still lost the battle?"

Huang Zhong was originally a person who was not good at speaking. Now that he was being scolded by Liu Biao, he didn't know how to defend himself.

Although the battle was lost, the loss did not seem to have much to do with him.

Cai Mao looked at the angry Liu Biao, gritted his teeth, and finally spoke.

"Lord, the big reason for the failure of this battle is that Huang Hansheng fought with Sun Bofu all day long. The two fought back and forth, and they cherished each other!"

When Huang Zhong heard this, his expression completely froze. He looked at Cai Hao in disbelief: "General Cai, what do you mean by this?"

In fact, Cai Mao also knew that if Huang Zhong hadn't arrived in time to support him, he would have been defeated by Sun Ce long ago.

But now, in order to protect himself, he could only shift most of the responsibility for the failure of this battle to Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong's question did not receive an answer, so he looked at Liu Biao and explained: "My lord, it is helpless for me to fight with Sun Ce all day long."

"Sun Ce has been calling for battle all day long. If the last general does not go out to fight, I am afraid that the morale of our army will gradually dissipate. At that time, our army will be defeated without a fight!"

After listening to Huang Zhong's explanation, Liu Biao couldn't help frowning and asked: "Huang Zhong, aren't you good at shooting? Your archery skills are said to be comparable to those of Flying General Li Guang. Then why didn't you shoot that Sun Ce?"

"How can there be any reason for these generals to suddenly launch cold arrows?" Huang Zhong's face was full of helplessness. It was hard for him to imagine that this was a question asked by his lord.

Liu Biao didn't buy Huang Zhong's explanation either.

"Huang Zhong, I think you just have the idea of ​​joining Sun Ce, right?" Liu Biao snorted and stared at Huang Zhong with a sneer. "Lord, how is this possible? Am I, Huang Hansheng, the kind of person who sells goods for glory?" Huang Zhong looked at Liu Biao in disbelief. He never expected that his trusted lord would also look at him the same way.

Faced with Huang Zhong's rebuttal, Liu Miao waved his hand impatiently: "Pass the order, Huang Zhong neglected his duties, which led to the defeat of this battle. He has been demoted to deputy general for thirty years of service!"

As soon as the punishment was lowered, Cai Mao breathed a sigh of relief.

If someone takes the blame, then he doesn't have to suffer the physical pain.

Huang Zhong was unwilling, but he was still taken out and punished for thirty years.

After returning home, Huang Zhong's wife's eyes were filled with distress.

"Husband, people outside say that losing this battle has nothing to do with you, but then Liu Biao, why did he beat you?"

"If we lose this battle, someone has to take responsibility. Cai Mao is my lord's brother-in-law. If he can't do it, I can only bear this responsibility."

Huang Zhong explained helplessly. Although he had resentment in his heart at this time, he would not leave in anger.

But Mrs. Huang quit: "Then Liu Biao beat you indiscriminately, how can you swallow this breath? And I also heard that Cai Mao was drinking and having fun in the army, and he went everywhere to search for dancing girls. For his enjoyment!"

"Forget it, madam, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and I have rough skin and thick flesh. This injury is nothing." Huang Zhong shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

Even Mrs. Huang, who wanted to go to Liu Biao for an explanation, was stopped by him.

……

However, Liu Biao's ignorance and Cai Hao's incompetence were only laughed at by everyone at the time.

People afterwards will only remember that this battle was lost because of Huang Zhong.

Half a month later, Huang Zhong's injuries were almost healed, but his reputation in the military was completely bad.

After Huang Zhong was demoted to deputy general, he only had a casual job of guarding the armory, and he also suffered from the glare of his colleagues in the army, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

But Cai Mao, the instigator of this incident, didn't even say anything to excuse Huang Zhong.

On this day, Huang Zhong was destined to send some ordnance, and happened to meet Cao Ang who was going to Yizhou to transplant tea trees and then returning to Huainan.

The two of them didn't know each other, they just met on the road.

Huang Zhong looked at Cao Ang who was carrying weapons. He was very cautious and drew his bow and arrow: "Stand back and don't get close to the ordnance vehicle!"

When Cao Ang saw this, he couldn't help but smile: "General, don't be nervous. I'm just a passerby. I only carry weapons for self-protection. General, please put away your bow and arrow. There are still women in the car."

Huang Zhong looked at the carriage behind Cao Ang, and then put away his bow and arrows.

"If you are passing by, then pass quickly!"

Cao Ang smiled slightly and didn't say much. He just asked people to drive the carriage and leave first.

When passing by Huang Zhong, Cao Ang couldn't help but glance at the bow in Huang Zhong's hand.

"The bow in the general's hand should be seven hundred stones, right?"

Huang Zhong was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded: "Yes, this is Qi Shi's bow. You will have good eyesight when the time comes!"

Since he did not feel any hostility from the young man in front of him, Huang Zhong's attitude softened a lot.

After hearing Huang Zhong's answer, Cao Ang laughed: "General, it's true. Aren't the bows mentioned in the army a hundred times the weight?"

When Huang Zhong heard this, he shook his head nonchalantly: "I don't care about these false reputations. The more you have, the more you have!" (End of Chapter)