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

Chapter 195: Defeat the enemy and capture Huang Zhong alive

Huang Zhong's anger filled his Dantian, and his roar was like thunder, which immediately frightened those who were yelling and cursing outside the city.

Zhou Cheng also didn't expect that Huang Zhong, who was obviously at a disadvantage in terms of military strength and was the commander of the first army, would be so easily provoked to go out of the city to fight with him.

It wasn't until this moment that he truly believed Li Wen's words.

According to what Li Wen said, when Huang Zhong first came to Jingzhou to take up a post, he had already been worshiped as a general. He would defeat every battle and be invincible, so he must be full of arrogance.

And look at his use of troops, brave and diligent, very bold, with a feeling of aggression like fire, he is definitely not a generation who is willing to defend the city to the death.

To deal with such people, using the simplest scolding array and provoking methods may have a miraculous effect.

as predicted.

Huang Zhongzhen opened the city gate so easily and prepared for a battle between Jiangxia soldiers and horses.

Seeing that Huang Zhong indicated that Dao Xing was going to fight with him, Zhou Cheng held out his spear and planned to join the fight.

Zhou Tai hurriedly advised: "Huang Zhong, although he is nearly fifty years old, he still has the courage to be unstoppable."

"The general is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how can he take risks?"

"If the general does not give up, I am willing to fight for the general."

Zhou Tai had already fought against Huang Zhong when he was in Huarong before, and he knew that the opponent was powerful.

Even Zhou Tai himself was no match for Huang Zhong and could only barely survive.

Zhou Cheng's martial arts skills are not as good as Zhou Tai's. If he is forced to fight with him, whether he can come back alive is a question.

Zhou Cheng also looked solemn, and then asked: "How does this man's martial arts compare to Mr. Dian?"

Zhou Tai pondered for a long time, and then said: "If we fight immediately, Huang Zhong may be better."

This is not what Zhou Tai said.

It is difficult to estimate Huang Zhong's martial arts skills at his peak, but he was still able to kill Xia Houyuan in a formation when he was in his 70s. He was one of the few people in the Three Kingdoms period who could kill a famous general in the world.

Huang Zhong's fighting style is also very fierce. Whenever there is a war, he will always charge forward, so the soldiers around him are willing to die for him.

Many people in later generations speculated that Huang Zhong's martial arts at his peak might even be the best in the world.

Even though he is now in his 40s, he still has few enemies in the world.

He might not be able to defeat Dian Wei in a foot fight, but it's hard to say in a horse fight.

It was precisely because Zhou Tai knew how terrifying Huang Zhong was that he persuaded Zhou Chengmo to fight him.

Zhou Cheng's expression changed slightly when he heard this. He didn't expect that Huang Zhong would be so terrifying.

"My son Zhou Cheng, I have left the city. Do you dare to fight me?"

Just when Zhou Cheng was hesitating, he heard Huang Zhong's thunderous roar again.

The horses in front of the formation were so frightened that they raised their hooves and roared, and retreated one after another. The soldiers saw that their commander was motionless, and many of them looked frightened.

Seeing this, Zhou Cheng immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Since Sir has decided on the strategy of arrogant soldiers, only I can make him lower his guard by taking action personally."

"And I can last more than ten rounds under Dianjun. No matter how fierce Huang Zhong is, he can't hurt me within ten rounds."

"If things don't work out, I'll just escape back to the main formation."

Li Wen pondered for a moment, then finally turned his attention to Zhou Tai and said, "You will go into battle with the general. You must ensure the general's safety."

Zhou Tai took the order.

"Fight but not fight, retreat but not retreat, but what should I do!"

At this moment, Huang Zhong's thunderous roar sounded again. Many soldiers felt their ears buzzing and their faces turned pale with fear.

Zhou Cheng immediately rushed out with a spear in hand, pointed at Huang Zhong from a distance and shouted: "Wu Na Huang Zhong, don't be so arrogant, Zhou Cheng is here! Die quickly!"

Zhou Tai didn't dare to be negligent, and followed closely behind, intending to sweep the formation beside him.

When Huang Zhong saw the two generals on the opposite side coming out together, he thought they were going to fight him together, and he also recognized Zhou Tai.

Huang Zhong was not afraid at all, sneered several times, and went straight to capture Zhou Cheng. He did not intend to get entangled with Zhou Tai, and planned to capture the thief and the king first.

"clang!"

The two of them passed each other, but Huang Zhong was surprised to find that Zhou Tai was just standing not far away, but had no intention of stepping forward to take action.

He turned his horse's head, looked at Zhou Cheng, and asked, "Why didn't that fellow Zhou Tai come to fight together?"

At this time, Zhou Cheng lost his arrogance and domineering attitude when he scolded the formation. Instead, he nodded slightly and saluted, saying: "General Jing is a hero. Even if he knows he is outmatched, he will not defeat him with force."

When Huang Zhong heard this, he felt quite relieved, but he shouted: "Even if you two are together, I will not be afraid!"

Zhou Cheng stopped talking nonsense and went straight to capture Huang Zhong.

The two of them fought for a long time, but Zhou Cheng felt that he was not strong enough. After passing by Huang Zhong again, he turned his horse and drove away, shouting: "I haven't eaten enough today, so I am not strong enough. We will stop the army for the time being. Let’s fight again tomorrow!”

When Huang Zhong heard this, he laughed angrily and shouted: "Fight if you want to fight, retreat if you want to retreat. Have you ever asked me, Huang Zhong?"

After finishing speaking, Huang Zhong wanted to chase Zhou Cheng as soon as he slapped his horse.

However, Zhou Cheng's horse was fast, and Zhou Tai, who was riding beside him, had already come on his horse, apparently intending to intercept Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong was unwilling to give in and immediately took a strong bow from his horse.

Huang Zhong bent his bow and nocked an arrow. He originally planned to shoot Zhou Cheng to death with one arrow, but he realized that there were no two people on the other side to fight him.

Although he was not afraid, he also felt that Zhou Cheng was a well-known man.

And after all, it is not the act of a man to shoot cold arrows in the back.

After thinking for a moment, Huang Zhong moved his aim downwards and aimed at the BMW under Zhou Cheng's crotch.

When Zhou Tai saw Huang Zhong drawing his bow and setting an arrow, he couldn't help but feel horrified. He hurriedly shouted to Zhou Cheng who fled back to the formation: "There are cold arrows behind you, general, be careful!"

Zhou Cheng, who was running away, heard Zhou Tai's warning, and suddenly felt his hair stand on end.

Without any hesitation, he jumped off the horse.

"Pfft!"

Almost at the same time, a powerful arrow completely penetrated the body of the war horse.

The priceless horse let out a cry and fell to the ground immediately.

Due to inertia, his body moved forward several meters while grazing the ground, leaving a clear blood mark on the ground.

Zhou Cheng turned around and saw the miserable condition of the war horse, and couldn't help but feel scared.

If he hadn't vaulted the horse in time, even if he wasn't shot to death by an arrow, he would have been thrown to pieces.

Just when he was feeling lucky, he saw Huang Zhong approaching, and his target was him.

Zhou Cheng was terrified, he was still some distance away from the formation, if Huang Zhong killed him, his life would be lost.

"Zhou Tai is here, Huang Zhongxiu is rampant!"

Seeing Huang Zhong getting closer and closer, Ci Xali killed a general, it was Zhou Tai.

At the same time, several generals from Jiangxia's army rushed out and hurriedly rescued Zhou Cheng back.

Zhou Tai intercepted Huang Zhong, and the two men fought again for a while.

Huang Zhong originally planned to capture Zhou Cheng alive, but he didn't expect that Zhou Tai would spoil his good fortune.

He was furious, but the force in his hand increased a bit. The two sides fought for twenty or thirty times, but Zhou Tai was defeated, so he took the opportunity to turn his horse and fled.

Huang Zhong showed no mercy this time. He took out his strong bow and shot an arrow into Zhou Tai's heart.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Tai had learned Zhou Cheng's lesson and had long been secretly wary of Huang Zhong's arrows.

Seeing that the arrow was about to be shot, Zhou Tai ducked and ducked.

"clang!"

Even so, the helmet worn by Zhou Tai was also shot down by Huang Zhong with an arrow.

Huang Zhong patted the horse forward, came to the place where the helmet fell, suddenly clamped the horse's belly with his legs, then moved down suddenly, and directly picked up Zhou Tai's helmet with the sword in his hand.

He picked up Zhou Tai's helmet and galloped between the two formations, showing off his power and shouting: "Huang Zhong is here, who dares to fight to the death with me!"

Seeing Huang Zhong's bravery, all the generals in the Jiangxia army were horrified. How could anyone dare to step forward and fight with him?
Seeing the bravery of their coach, Jingzhou soldiers and horses couldn't help but feel boosted in morale, and they all cheered behind Huang Zhong.

On the other hand, Jiangxia soldiers and horses were all dejected at this time, and the situation was not optimistic.

Seeing this, Zhou Cheng shouted loudly: "We will stop fighting today, we will fight another day!"

After saying this, Zhou Cheng immediately ordered the money to be withdrawn.

Upon seeing this, Huang Zhong wanted to lead his troops to pursue him, but people on his left and right hurriedly persuaded him: "Although the enemy troops have retreated, their flags have not been lost and their formations have not been disordered. If we pursue them at this time, we may not be able to gain anything."

"The purpose of the general leading his troops out of the city this time was not to kill the generals and capture the flag, but to boost morale. Now that the goal has been achieved, why not lead the troops back into the city?"

Huang Zhong was not dazzled by the victory. After thinking for a while, he did not lead his troops to pursue him.

After Zhou Cheng returned to the camp, he said with some fear: "I thought that the bravery of Dian Wei and Xu Chu was rare in the world. I never thought that I could encounter such fierce generals in Jingzhou today."

"It's a pity that such a fierce warrior cannot be used by the Lord."

After sighing, he turned to look at Li Wen and asked: "Although Huang Zhong is brave, he is also quite cautious. He did not pursue the victory with victory, but led his troops back to defend the city. How should we defeat it?"

Li Wen smiled and said: "General, don't be anxious. How can such a good general defeat him so easily?"

"If you only lose once, you can't be arrogant."

In the next few days, Huang Zhong took the initiative to go out of the city to invite battles every day, but Zhou Cheng was not shy.

The two sides fought for days, and finally ended in a small defeat of Jiangxia's troops.

Jingzhou's soldiers and horses had been victorious for several days, and their morale was greatly shaken. Even Huang Zhong was very high-spirited and said to his generals: "I regard Zhou Cheng as a piece of grass. Such a mediocre man can be entrusted to Zhou Qi, but Yangzhou is nothing more than this."

Naturally, the generals would not displease Huang Zhong's interest, and all agreed with him.

While Zhou Cheng and Huang Zhong were fighting at the gates of Yiyang City, Zhou Qi also received news that Yiyang had been occupied by Huang Zhong, and was horrified.

He knew the importance of Yiyang. This city connected three places. If it could not be conquered, the safety of the army's food routes could not be guaranteed.

Just when Zhou Qi was about to raise an army to attack Yiyang, he heard the news that the northern princes had ceased fighting, and he immediately felt bad.

He hurriedly summoned everyone to discuss matters and told them all about the situation in the northern war.

Zhou Qi looked around at the crowd and said, "The war in the north has ceased. The princes will not sit back and watch me capture Jingzhou. How do you think we should respond?"

Zhou Qi's worries are not wrong.

Liu Biao had sent envoys to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and Tao Qian respectively.

The envoys who went to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were naturally asking for help, hoping that they could send troops to aid Jingzhou or send people to make peace.

The envoys who went to Yuan Shu and Tao Qian planned to bury the hatchet with them, and told them that once Zhou Qi captured the entire territory of Jingzhou, the next target would definitely be Yuzhou or Xuzhou.Jingzhou has a close relationship with the two. I hope the two can give up their previous prejudices and work together to prevent Zhou Qi from annexing Jingzhou.

There is no doubt that no prince wants to see Zhou Qi become bigger.

Once he is allowed to occupy Jing and Yang states, he will definitely become the number one prince in the world.

Ever since, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao sent envoys to make peace, hoping that Zhou Qi could withdraw his troops.

As for Yuan Shu and Tao Qian, even though they were on opposite sides of Liu Biao, they didn't want Zhou Qi's family to dominate.

Even if Jingzhou was to be wiped out, Yuan Shu felt that it should be him.

Therefore, both of them sent envoys south to make peace, and Yuan Shu even mobilized large armies within the territory. The threat was self-evident.

After Tian Feng heard the news from the north, he couldn't help but frown, and then said: "If my prediction is correct, the envoys from the princes will arrive soon. If Liu Biao cannot be captured in a short time, I am afraid I will have to withdraw my troops." "

Xi Zhicai said: "Lujiang and Jiujiang are currently empty of troops and have to defend themselves."

"For the present plan, Hanshou cannot be defeated in a short period of time. The lord can send troops to attack Yiyang and then occupy the entire territory of Changsha."

"Even if we are forced to withdraw our troops, this western expedition will not be in vain. As long as we can occupy Changsha County, we can attack Jingzhou in the future. It will be like searching for something!"

Zhou Qi pondered for a long time and immediately decided to adopt the strategy of playing with Zhicai.

However, he did not let Xu Huang retreat. Instead, he sent [-] soldiers and horses carrying grain and grass to support Xu Huang.

Zhou Qi's move was not to conquer Hanshou, but to cut off the connection between Hanshou and Yiyang.

The strategic location of Yiyang is indeed important. If you guard this place, you can almost cut off the connection between the three places.

But thinking about it conversely, as long as all three directions are blocked, Yiyang will become an isolated city.

The lonely city does not guard.

No matter how brave Huang Zhong is and how many troops he has, without foreign aid, Yiyang will be in Zhou Qi's pocket sooner or later.

In addition, Zhou Qi also wants to put continuous pressure on appearance.

Even if they are forced to withdraw their troops later, they can still gain some benefits at the negotiation table.

Outside Yiyang City, inside the Jiangxia Army Camp.

Zhou Cheng handed the letter in his hand to Li Wen. After Li Wen read the contents, he immediately smiled and said: "The opportunity to defeat Huang Zhong has arrived!"

However, it was said that Huang Zhong had been victorious for several days, and that day he once again led his troops out of the city to fight. However, no matter how Huang Zhong called for formation, Zhou Qi kept a no-war card and was unwilling to lead his troops out of the camp.

Huang Zhong became suspicious, and immediately asked his men to capture several of Jiang Xia's scouts and torture them personally.

The scout couldn't stand the torture and told the truth: "The army led by the general of chariots and cavalry will arrive in Yiyang in a few days. They plan to surround Yiyang to death and turn it into an isolated city. When the food and grass are exhausted, it will collapse without a fight."

"The reason why my general does not lead troops to fight is to transport grain and grass from Yuzhang County to ensure that the logistics will be guaranteed after the army arrives."

Having said this, the scout glanced at Huang Zhong cautiously, and then advised: "Now that all the cities around Yiyang have been captured by my lord, why would the general be trapped in an isolated city and seek death?"

"Generals of chariots and cavalry are eager for talents. With the talents of generals, if they are willing to surrender the city, they will definitely be entrusted with important tasks."

"presumptuous!"

When Huang Zhong heard this, he became furious and kicked the scout to death, then frowned.

He summoned his generals to discuss matters, recounted the news he had found out, and then said: "Yiyang has become an isolated city. Do you have any countermeasures?"

When the generals heard this, their expressions changed slightly.

When Huang Zhong saw this, he burst into laughter.

The generals were confused and asked, "Why is the general laughing?"

Huang Zhong stroked his beard, and said: "I laugh at Zhou Qi for being unscrupulous, Zhou Cheng is less wise."

The generals were very surprised and hurriedly asked the reason.

Huang Zhong took out another letter and said to everyone: "The envoy has written to say that the war between the northern princes has stopped. He has sent envoys everywhere to ask for help. He ordered me to stick to Yiyang. The Yangzhou soldiers and horses will retreat soon."

He looked around at the crowd and said: "As long as we hold Yiyang, Zhou Qi will have to take a long detour if he wants to transport grain and grass among the three places, which will intensify the consumption."

"As long as the princes raise their troops and there is a fire in Zhou Qi's backyard, we and the envoys will attack from both sides. Zhou Qi will be defeated and the entire territory of Changsha will be conquered in just a day."

"When the two sides don't think about retreating, they instead hoard food and prepare to besiege the city for a long time. Isn't it short-sighted?"

When everyone heard the words, they suddenly realized.

But soon, someone said hesitantly: "But there is not much food and grass in the city, and we may not be able to delay the opponent's withdrawal."

Yiyang's strategic location was not prominent before, so there was not much food and grass stored in the city.

If this place was not a city with developed commerce and Huang Zhong temporarily collected a lot of food from merchants, the city would have been facing a food shortage.

Now that Yiyang has become an isolated city, it is impossible to transport grain from other places, and the grain and grass in the city cannot last more than a few days.

Huang Zhong smiled and said, "Didn't that fellow Zhou Cheng bring us food?"

The generals were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then they all laughed.

They have won consecutive battles and have already become arrogant soldiers. How can they pay attention to Jiang Xiabing?

At this time, Jingzhou no longer had the awe that it had just begun.

That night, Huang Zhong led most of the soldiers and horses in the city, with their horses and horses wrapped in hooves, and quietly came to the place where Jiang Xia soldiers were stationing grain.

At midnight, Huang Zhong led a group to raid the Jiangxia soldiers' granary and killed the soldiers guarding the grain. He opened the bag in front and found that it was full of grain and grass. He couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He asked everyone to move the food, but he was a group of elites who guarded the surroundings, intending to prevent Jiangxia soldiers and horses from seizing the food and grass.

"The weight of the grain seems wrong."

But soon, someone noticed and asked.

Huang Zhong's generals opened the bags, only to find that except for the outermost bags, they were filled with weeds.

"No, it's a hit!"

"Choo Choo Choo!"

At this moment, countless rockets fell from the sky, and the camp was instantly a sea of ​​fire.

Those fire starters that were buried in the dark were also burned, and the fire quickly engulfed the Jingzhou army.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Huang Zhong's eyes were splitting when he saw this, and he shouted loudly, but under the burning fire, the Jingzhou army all wailed in pain, and no one listened to the command at all.

"Kill!"

At the same time, shouts of killing came from all directions, and the Jingzhou army collapsed in one battle.

"General, run away!"

The generals on the left and right abandoned their helmets and hurriedly ran to Huang Zhong's side, saying anxiously.

Huang Zhong looked at the large army still struggling in the fire, and listened to the shouts of killing one after another. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and lead the escaped team to escape towards the city.

Zhou Chengqin led a large army to pursue him, and Jingzhou soldiers suffered numerous casualties.

As soon as Huang Zhong escaped to Yiyang City, he felt something was wrong.

"Choo Choo Choo!"

Intense arrows were shot down from the city. Huang Zhong hurriedly led his troops to retreat, only to find that a fire was burning at the top of the city and the flag on the city had been changed to "Zhou".

Li Wen stood on the top of the city and shouted to Huang Zhong: "Yiyang has changed hands, why doesn't General Huang dismount and accept the surrender?"

Huang Zhong gritted his steel teeth and looked at the hundreds of defeated soldiers behind him. He felt that he had to finally make up his mind and say: "Retreat!"

Huang Zhong and others headed for Zishui, deliberately bypassing the water village built by Zhou Tai, intending to find some fishing boats downstream to cross the river, and then go to Hanshou.

Not long after, Huang Zhong found a few fishing boats by the river, but there was no way they could carry hundreds of people across the river.

"General, you cross the river first, and we will find other fishing boats."

Fortunately, his generals were very loyal and decided to give up the fishing boat to Huang Zhong first.

Huang Zhong didn't say much, he just bowed deeply to everyone and then boarded the fishing boat.

As a tributary of the Yangtze River, Zishui is also a big river.

When the fishing boat reached the center, Huang Zhong suddenly saw traces of a large number of warships.

He stood up suddenly and saw the flag on the ship clearly, his face full of despair.

"God to die for me too!"

With a long sigh, Huang Zhong drew out his sword and prepared to kill himself.

"No, general!"

Unexpectedly, the soldiers around him hurriedly hugged him and tried to persuade him.

Huang Zhong shouted: "A certain person underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, so that all three armies were wiped out. Now he is besieged by the enemy. If he doesn't die to apologize, will he still be captured and humiliated?"

Just as they were in a stalemate, the warship led by Zhou Tai was getting closer and closer.

The left and right asked: "Does the general know how to swim?"

Huang Zhong replied: "Yes."

The people on the left and right advised: "In that case, why not jump into the river, maybe you can still survive."

Huang Zhong finally came to his senses and hurriedly asked someone to help him remove his armor. Just as the warship led by Zhou Tai was about to approach, he jumped directly into the water.

Zhou Tai had quick eyes and quick hands. When he saw Huang Zhong diving to escape, he jumped in without any hesitation.

The water was in a hurry, but Zhou Tai was walking on flat ground in it, and soon swam to Huang Zhong's side.

Although Huang Zhong could also swim, he was very different from Zhou Tai. The two fought in the water. It didn't take long before Huang Zhong was exhausted and had a lot of water in his stomach.

Zhou Tai restrained Huang Zhong, swam to the battlefield and brought him to the boat.

"Tied up!"

Looking at Huang Zhong lying on the deck like a dead fish, Zhou Tai couldn't help but feel happy.

He was also afraid of Huang Zhong's bravery and did not dare to be careless, so he had people tie him up while he was exhausted.

The remaining defeated soldiers who stayed on the shore looking for fishing boats were quickly eliminated by Zhou Tai.

After daybreak, Huang Zhong's Jingzhou soldiers were either killed in battle, fled, or were captured.

When Zhou Tai escorted Huang Zhong and his remaining troops into Yiyang City, the war came to a perfect end.

Zhou Cheng defeated thousands of Jingzhou soldiers in a battle and captured the famous Jingzhou general Huang Zhong alive. From then on, Zhou Cheng became famous.

(End of this chapter)