At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 129

"Tap Tap!"

Zhou Qi walked in the rain, the sound of footsteps was so clear between the two armies.

The soldiers on both sides of the battlefield held their breaths when they saw Zhou Qi slowly walking towards Huang Shao with a smile on his face.

Seeing Zhou Qi getting closer and closer to him, Huang Shao's eyes became more and more shocked.

"Is he really not afraid of death?"

Huang Shao's face was full of disbelief, but for some reason, looking at Zhou Qi who came alone, he seemed to be facing thousands of troops.

"Brother Huang, I'm here. Where is the wine?"

Zhou Qi walked over as if strolling in a courtyard, with a gentle smile on his face.

Huang Shao swallowed his saliva, then stretched out his hand and said, "Follow me to drink in the tent."

Huang Shao told his subordinates to continue the confrontation with Dian Wei and others, but he led Zhou Qi to his handsome tent.

The two sat opposite each other. Huang Shao had a complicated expression on his face and said: "You are the only one here. Isn't General You Zhonglang afraid that under a certain order, swordsmen and axemen will rush into the camp and chop General You Zhonglang into pieces?" Meat?"

Zhou Qi took a glass of wine and nodded his thanks to the yellow scarf who was pouring the wine, but he was not at all moved by Huang Shao's threatening words.

He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, shook his head and said, "It's a great joy to reunite the old man, but it's a pity that the wine is a bit poor."

"If Brother Huang doesn't give up, you can go to the officers and soldiers camp with Zhou, the wine there will definitely be more mellow."

Seeing Zhou Qi's appearance, Huang Shao narrowed his eyes slightly, intending to frighten him, and said: "It's too boring to just drink alcohol. There is a master swordsman in our army, why don't you invite him to dance swords for fun?" , what do you think?"

Zhou Qi put down the wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "I'm determined to do what I want, I dare not invite you."

Seeing that Zhou Qi acted so boldly, Huang Shao wanted to kill the opponent's spirit, and immediately whispered a few words to his confidant around him.

Not long after, Zhou Qi saw Huang Shao's confidant walking in with a yellow scarf leader in tight clothes and a sword hanging from his waist.

The man first saluted Huang Shao and Zhou Qi, then drew out the sword in his waist, and began to dance the sword in the tent.

In the beginning, the leader of the yellow scarf only danced his sword in the middle of the camp.

But as time passed, the leader of the yellow scarf was getting closer and closer to the seat where Zhou Qi was sitting, and the sharp sword edge passed by the table next to Zhou Qi from time to time.

Despite this, Zhou Qi still kept his expression unchanged. Instead, he watched the other party dance with relish, and from time to time he put down his glass of wine and applauded.

"Can't this scare Zhou Qi?"

Huang Shao watched the sword fluttering around Zhou Qi's side, but the other party showed no fear, and his heart sank immediately.

He gave the leader of the yellow scarf who danced the sword a wink, and the other party understood, and the sword became fierce again, and the edge of the sword shone even more coldly, and it almost hit Zhou Qi several times.

In the most dangerous time, the Yellow Turban leader's sword even cut off a strand of Zhou Qi's hair as it passed by.

Even so, Zhou Qi remained unmoved and did not evade in the slightest.

To know.

This is an ancient time where "the body, hair and skin are the parents". Cutting off people's hair is already a very serious provocation, but Zhou Qi has always sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Just this forbearance made Huang Shao feel chills in his heart.

"stop!"

Seeing that the sword's edge brushed less than three inches in front of Zhou Qi's neck several times, the opponent was still smiling and unmoved.

Huang Shao could feel that Zhou Qi wasn't trying to be calm, but was really not afraid, so he could only call a stop to make the swordsman retreat.

He got up and looked at Zhou Qi, and asked, "Is Zhou Lang really not afraid of death?"

Zhou Qi slowly put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up and bowed to Huang Shao, and then said seriously: "A certain person is also a mortal body, how can he not be afraid of death?"

Huang Shao asked: "Since you are afraid of death, why do you dare to enter my camp alone without weapons, and why do you remain unmoved in the face of the sword?"

Zhou Qi laughed and said, "What's the use of entering the camp alone, with or without a weapon?"

"As for the fact that the sword edge does not change color when I touch it, it is because I know that Brother Huang will not harm my life, so I can be so calm and unhurried."

Huang Shao narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Why are you so sure? Do you think Huang doesn't dare to kill you?"

Zhou Qi shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't dare, but that I don't want to?"

Huang Shao asked again: "Why did you say that?"

Zhou Qi looked at Huang Shao and said: "Although I don't know Brother Huang much, I also know that Brother Huang values ​​love and righteousness, understands big things, understands big righteousness, and has great integrity."

"In the past, I was lucky enough to capture Qu Shuai, but I didn't kill Qu Shuai. Instead, I treated him with courtesy and sent Qu Shuai away."

"With this origin, if someone entered the Yellow Turban camp today, why would he be afraid that he would kill me?"

When Huang Shao heard this, he was a little angry and said, "I thought you really hit it off with me, but I never thought that you would use me to send a letter to piss off Qu Shuai. How dare you mention this?"

Looking at the angry Huang Shao, Zhou Qi didn't panic, but heaved a sigh of relief.

He entered the enemy camp alone this time with the intention of persuading Huang Shao to surrender, so he couldn't get around the matter of using the other party's letter to piss off Peng Tuo.

As long as this matter is resolved, Zhou Qi is very confident that he can persuade Huang Shao to surrender.

When Huang Shao heard Zhou Qi mentioning the old story again, he just burst into anger, instead of drawing his sword and shouting to kill. Zhou Qi already had at least a [-]% chance of winning.

Zhou Qi bowed deeply to Huang Shao, and then said seriously: "In the past, when the two armies fought, each was the master. Some people had no choice but to make such a bad plan."

"However, even if there is no brother Huang, I can send the letter to Peng Tuo by someone else, and the ending will not be changed."

"So Peng Tuo's death did not lie with Qu Shuai. Gong Du and the others angered Qu Shuai because of this. On the contrary, they were short-sighted and intolerable."

Zhou Qi was eloquent and deliberately ignored the matter of asking Huang Shao for help. Instead, he avoided the important topic and mentioned delivering the letter.

Sure enough, when Huang Shao heard this, his hatred was immediately transferred, and he scolded: "That fellow of Gongdu, who has been defeated repeatedly in battle, deliberately made things difficult for me in order to shirk responsibility!"

But soon, Huang Shao came to his senses immediately, then looked at Zhou Qi, and sneered, "Since everyone was their master at the beginning, your Excellency used low-handed means to piss off Peng Shuai."

"Then if I kill you in the camp today, it can be regarded as everyone's master!"

Looking at the aggressive Huang Shao, Zhou Qi said calmly, "No, no. Qu Shuai sincerely invited me to come to the banquet. It is an invitation, and I am a host-guest relationship, not an antagonistic relationship. How can he be so handsome to the guests?"

When Huang Shao heard the words, he was speechless.

After being silent for a long time, Huang Shao finally sighed deeply, waved his hand and said, "Now that we have finished reminiscing about the past, please leave. You and I will fight to the death here."

Zhou Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and secretly said "it's done".

He did not choose to leave, but said to Huang Shao: "Someone has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Huang Shao said: "Today you and I meet as friends, Zhou Lang has something to say but it doesn't matter."

Zhou Qi straightened his clothes and said seriously: "I have heard that good birds choose trees to roost in, and virtuous ministers choose their masters to serve."

"Peng Tuo is dead, Zhang Jiao was besieged in Jizhou, your Excellency was intercepted and killed by his colleagues, leaving only a thousand soldiers and horses wandering around."

"There are so many talented people in this wave, Xiao gathered tens of thousands of people, and there are countless fierce generals under his command."

"Zong Qushuai leads the troops to vote, but he is only a small leader, how can he be reused by him?"

"Besides, the yellow turban is only a short-term trend, and it will be defeated after a long battle. Instead of being depressed under Bocai, Qu Shuai might as well abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and surrender to the officers and soldiers."

Hearing this, Huang Shao's eyes flickered slightly, neither agreeing nor refusing.

If he still had four or five thousand soldiers under his command, he would never consider Zhou Qi's persuasion to surrender, but would not hesitate to join Bocai.

I believe that with those soldiers and horses, even Bo Cai will reuse him.

But Huang Shao now only has more than a thousand men under his command, and his military strength is not as good as that of a small Fang Qushuai, who is also a defeated general.

He did not think that he would be reused by Bo Cai.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

Huang Shao was considered number one under Peng Tuo at the beginning, if he went to Bocai and was not treated as well as a handsome young Fangqu, he would naturally feel unbalanced.

But for the officers and soldiers who surrendered, Huang Shao was also worried that he would be liquidated in the future, so he hesitated.

Zhou Qi seemed to see the worries in Huang Shao's heart, and said: "If Shuai Qu is willing to surrender, with Qu Shuai's help, the Changsha will be destroyed sooner or later."

"With this credit, the imperial court will definitely not pursue Shuai Qu's past mistakes."

Seeing that Huang Shao was still a little hesitant, Zhou Qi continued to persuade: "A certain man is a general of the right middle man. If he does not give up, he can join me. If Zhou is not talented, he will try his best to protect the soldiers under his command at any time. "

Hearing this, Huang Shao made up his mind, then bowed down and said, "Huang Shao pays homage to Duke Ming!"

Zhou Qi was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurried forward to help Huang Shao up, saying: "With Your Excellency's help, why worry about the big things not being done?"

Outside the Yellow Turban military camp.

Although Dian Wei and Xu Chu seemed calm, they were very anxious in their hearts, worried about Zhou Qi's safety.

The Yellow Turbans who were confronting the officers and soldiers were also a little frightened at this time, fearing that the officers and soldiers would rush over. If this really happened, the remaining defeated Yellow Turbans would not be able to resist them at all.

As time passed, the tense atmosphere became more intense, and the war was on the verge of breaking out.

"Zhongkang, Duke Ming has been in for so long, why hasn't he come back?"

Dian Wei looked at Xu Chu with a little worry in his eyes.

Xu Chu frowned, and said, "Duke Ming has always acted prudently, why is he so reckless today?"

"Let's wait for half a stick of incense. If Duke Ming still hasn't returned, let's lead the troops into the Yellow Turban camp to save people."

never thought.

As soon as Xu Chu finished speaking, he saw the Yellow Turban camp opened wide, but it was Zhou Qi who strode out with Huang Shao and others.

"Put away all your weapons."

"From now on, we are all under the command of You Zhonglang, and we are not bandits that everyone shouts to beat!"

"When the war is over, those who want to continue serving as soldiers can follow Duke Ming to make contributions everywhere."

"Brothers who want to live a stable life, Ming Gong will also arrange for you properly. There will be no shortage of houses and fields!"

After hearing Huang Shao's words, these Yellow Turban soldiers almost put down their weapons after experiencing the initial confusion.

The Yellow Turban Army who have followed Huang Shao to the present are almost all Huang Shao's fellow villagers, and the worst are Huang Shao's followers.

They have great trust in Huang Shao.

The rest of them fled away when they were fleeing in Runan, and it was impossible for them to travel long distances with Huang Shao, and fought with Gong Du several times, and they never left.

Seeing that the Yellow Turbans had put down their weapons, Zhou Qi also shouted to Dian Wei and Xu Chu: "Huang Shao is one of his own now, let's lead the officers and men into the camp to rest for a while."

In Changshe City.

After Pei Yuanshao got up, he stretched out comfortably. Looking at the heavy rain outside the door, he still wanted to continue sleeping in.

Shouchangsha is a beautiful job.

There is no need to travel long distances to fight, and there is endless food and grass. It is very safe to hide in the city.

Nowadays, the main force of officers and soldiers is surrounded by Bo Cai in Xinzheng. On the Yangdi side, there are only [-] soldiers and horses led by Cao Cao and some county soldiers who are not very powerful in combat.

That's where Pei Yuanshao needs to pay attention.

However, in Pei Yuanshao's view, Yangdi's officers and soldiers defended the city with trepidation, so how dare they come to attack Changsha?
Apart from Yangdi's officers and soldiers, Changsha will not be threatened by any other at all.

After living in peace for a long time, Pei Yuanshao was inevitably a little tired, even seeing the heavy rain outside, he didn't want to get up to inspect the city wall.

It's just that Pei Yuanshao wasn't too bloated yet, and he got up after all, but it was still a while later than usual.

"Qu Shuai, Runan Yellow Turban Qu Shuai Huang Shao, led more than [-] people to vote."

After Pei Yuanshao finished washing, he was about to go for a walk on the west wall when he suddenly saw the yellow scarf warriors under his command and hurriedly came to report.

Hearing this, Pei Yuanshao regained his spirits immediately.

"After Peng Shuai's death, the Runan Yellow Turbans were in charge of their own affairs. I didn't expect Huang Shao to vote for Bo Shuai. It seems that Bo Shuai is indeed powerful."

Both are commanders of Fang Qu in the Yellow Turban Army, and the two are adjacent counties, so they naturally know each other.

Although Pei Yuanshao had no talent, he was able to gain the respect of Bo Cai because of his loyalty and reliability, so after learning that Huang Shao had led his troops to vote, he didn't think about keeping him out of the city.

From Pei Yuanshao's point of view, Huang Shao, as the first Chinese marshal to vote from outside the county, must treat each other with courtesy.

Only in this way can Yingchuan Yellow Turban continue to grow.

It's just that he didn't expect that Huang Shao, the commander in chief of the Chinese side, now has only more than [-] people under his command.

To know.

According to the weaving of the Yellow Turban Army, there are more than 7000 people under the command of the Chinese Fang Qushuai, and even the small Fang Qushuai has [-] people.

However, when he thought of Peng Tuo's defeat in Runan, he became somewhat clear.

"Huang Shao must have lost many troops in that great defeat."

He didn't know that Huang Shao, the commander of the Chinese side, actually had only a thousand soldiers left under his command.

That's why, after Zhou Qi's persuasion, Huang Shao chose to surrender without much hesitation.

Now that the Yellow Turban is in decline in Runan, the two brothers He Yi and He Man are the strongest, so they may not be able to accommodate Huang Shao.

After leaving Runan, it would be very difficult for Huang Shao to recruit soldiers and horses, and at most he would just coerce the people.

In this way, even if the number of people is large, the combat effectiveness is very low, and they may not be looked down upon by the other yellow turban generals.

If Huang Shao led more than a thousand people to defect to Bocai, even Xiao Fangqushuai would be far behind, and his status would definitely be very embarrassing.

There are many soldiers in the Yellow Turban Qu, and every one of them is a carrot and a trap. It is impossible for others to give up the soldiers and horses under their command.

It was for this reason that he chose to surrender to Zhou Qi.

Outside Changshe City.

Huang Shao led his Yellow Turban Army to stand at the front, while Zhou Qi and others took off their uniforms and armors. Some were bare-chested, some were wearing thin clothes, and they all stood behind with yellow turbans on their heads.

They waited for less than half an hour, and finally saw the gate of Changshe City being slowly opened.

Pei Yuanshao led all the yellow turban generals in the city and went out to meet Huang Shao. He obviously attached great importance to the support of the first yellow turban Chinese commander in the outer county.

"Haha, Brother Huang Shao, long time no see!"

When Pei Yuanshao saw Huang Shao himself, he hurriedly strode forward, stretched out his arms and gave him a big hug.

After the hug, Huang Shao smiled wryly and said: "Peng Shuai was unfortunately murdered by that guy Zhou Qi, and the Yellow Turban dragons in Runan have no leader. I heard that Bo Shuai defeated the officers and soldiers, and specially led his troops to vote!"

Pei Yuanshao took Huang Shao's arm, ordered everyone to go into the city, and said with a smile: "Brother Huang Shao is right."

"Bo Shuai is both wise and brave, brave and good at fighting. He not only repeatedly defeated the officers and soldiers and beheaded Zhu Jun, but also besieged the officers and soldiers in Xinzheng. I am afraid that he will attack Luoyang soon."

"In the future, if you capture that dog emperor and kill all the officials in the court, you and my brothers will surely be able to be named marquis and worship general if you and I serve under Bo Shuai's command."

Not long after, all the troops entered the city.

obviously.

Pei Yuanshao knew Huang Shao, and after seeing clearly that there was no problem with the identity of the visitor, he didn't take much precautions.

In Pei Yuanshao's view, Huang Shao, as a prominent Chinese commander, would certainly not betray the Yellow Turban Army.

Moreover, there are 3000 soldiers and horses in the city, and the more than [-] people under Huang Shao's command can't make any troubles at all.

Seeing everyone entering the city and the city gate being slowly closed, a cold light suddenly flashed in Huang Shao's eyes.

"puff!"

Amid Pei Yuanshao's disbelief, Huang Shao suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist, and pierced the opponent's heart with lightning speed.

"kill!"

At the same time, Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who had disguised themselves and followed Huang Shao, also went on a killing spree, targeting the Yellow Turban generals who followed Pei Yuanshao out of the city to meet him.

The two current fierce generals are like tigers entering the flock, and those yellow turban generals have almost no ability to fight back.

Zhou Qi also took the opportunity to launch an attack, commanding his troops to charge forward and surround them. None of the Yellow Turban generals who came out of the city to greet them were spared.

Without the command of the Yellow Turban general, the Yellow Turban Army at the east gate of Changsha suddenly became headless chickens.

Under Zhou Qi's command, more than [-] people quickly killed the Yellow Turban Army.

"Wipe off the blood on the faces of Pei Yuanshao and the other generals of the Yellow Turban Army, and hang them all on the flagpole. Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Although there are [-] Yellow Turbans in the city, with almost all the Yellow Turban generals killed, no matter how many people there are, there is nothing to fear.

Even though Zhou Qi's soldiers ran all night, most of their physical strength was exhausted, Zhou Qi was still not ready to rest, and wanted to smash all the Yellow Turbans in the city with one go, and take down the Changshe completely.

"The imperial court's [-] troops have arrived. All the heads of the Yellow Turban thieves will be killed. Those who surrender will not be killed!"

It didn't take long for the peaceful city of Changshe to be enveloped by shouts of killing. The people all hid in their houses and dared not come out to watch the excitement.

The other Yellow Turbans in the city were a little unconvinced at first when they heard the sudden shouts of killing.

But when they hadn't seen their commander Qu for a long time, and the rest of the soldiers started to flee in panic, these people could only follow the crowd and fled towards Ximen one after another.

Even some Yellow Turbans with firm beliefs tried to resist.

When they saw the heads of many yellow turban commanders hanging on the flagpole, their psychological defense finally collapsed.

In just half a day, Zhou Qi defeated the [-] soldiers with [-], killed all the Yellow Turban Qushuai, and captured Changshe.

(End of this chapter)