Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

Chapter 165 Huang Zhong was shocked and defeated
Although the yellow fat horse is not a top-notch horse, it is still a rare good horse. Huang Zhong took advantage of the gap left by Zhang Fei's dodge, slapped his horse and danced his sword like a gust of wind, and went straight towards Liu Ming to kill him.

Not only did he look majestic, he also had beautiful thoughts. He thought that by catching the thief first, he could capture the king and capture the stupid and unscrupulous Dog Emperor. He would be able to save the world, and he would also be famous all over the world, and even go down in history.

Liu Ming felt a little surprised that Huang Zhong suddenly abandoned Zhang Fei and came straight to him, but he didn't have any panic. He just gave Lu Bu a slight wink at his side.

In the blink of an eye, Huang Zhong rushed forward, raised the golden-backed blood-moon sword, and chopped it off at the head of Liu Ming, who looked indifferent. He was convinced that the emperor's expressionless look must have been caused by his surprise attack. He was stunned, so he was more determined to slash down with the knife.

The golden-backed Blood Moon Sword is like a bolt of lightning, and it looks even more enchanting under the light of the setting sun.

when!
There was a sudden loud noise, which made the eardrums of the surrounding soldiers buzz. Huang Zhong was surprised to find that the sword he tried with all his strength hit a Fangtian painted halberd handed from the side.

Although the painted halberd was only for defense, a continuous force came from it, like the water of the Yangtze River, stretching endlessly, bouncing Huang Zhong's sword high.

Huang Zhong was shocked. Although he had fought Zhang Fei for seventy or eighty rounds and had consumed most of his physical strength, he still had some energy left. With all his strength, ordinary generals would not be able to take his move.

But a young man next to the Dog Emperor caught it easily.

In this dazed moment, Fang Tian Hua Ji turned over like a strange python and went straight to Huang Zhong's throat.

Huang Zhong did not dare to neglect, and raised his sword to strike outward. When the swords and halberds met, he felt that his strength was a little weak, and the attack on the Dog Emperor could no longer be completed.

At this moment, a thunderous roar sounded from behind, "What a man, how dare you sneak attack, how shameless!"

Huang Zhong knew that Zhang Fei had arrived, so he didn't dare to fight and leave.

But he was still unwilling to give in, so he hung up his sword and took off his bow and arrow. This was his real unique skill.

The arrow was on the string, the bow was drawn to the full moon, he turned around suddenly, and shot an arrow straight towards the emperor's throat, like a shooting star chasing the moon, it arrived in the blink of an eye.

This arrow really shocked Liu Ming into a cold sweat. He knew that Huang Zhong was a sharpshooter. Seeing that he could not avoid it, suddenly a cold light flashed in front of his eyes, and Shi A slashed the cold arrow to the ground with a sword.

Liu Ming let out a long breath. It seemed that he could not easily run to the front of the two armies in the future. The risk was too great. Fortunately, he had many good generals around him and could resolve it in time.

Huang Zhong sighed secretly in his heart that he used special skills to attack without success. He was reluctant to let go of cold arrows easily, feeling that he had lost his martial arts level. He only resorted to this helpless method when he was at a disadvantage.

Unexpectedly, the Dog Emperor had so many capable people around him, and even his cold arrow skills could not hurt anyone. On the other hand, the only ones on our side today were himself and Han Dang, so there was no comparison at all.

"Withdraw!" Huang Zhong knew that nothing could be done and shouted to Han Dang.

Han Dang was struggling to cope with Gao Shun. At the critical moment, when he heard Huang Zhong's shout, he hurriedly made a feint, turned his horse to jump out of the circle, and then galloped towards the main formation.

When the Jingzhou soldiers saw that both generals had been defeated, and Huang Zhong shouted loudly to retreat, they immediately retreated in confusion.

They have been in the army for a short time and have insufficient training. Today is their first time on the battlefield. There is no way to advance or retreat. As soon as they heard the order to withdraw, they fled back in a swarm.

Liu Ming saw the opportunity, pulled out the Emperor's Sword, pointed forward, and shouted loudly: "Chase!"

Then the drums sounded loudly, the black horse Yi Cong was in front, and the newly trained cavalry was behind, and they killed each other like a strong wind sweeping the ground. Lu Bu, Zhang Fei, and Gao Shun even moved forward bravely.

When the Jingzhou army saw the imperial soldiers and horses chasing them, they were so frightened that they ran away. Han Dang and Huang Zhong shouted loudly, but they could not stop the collapse.

Although the cavalry selected and trained by the Black Mountain bandits were still lacking in tough battles, they were still very willing to fight in smooth battles, and they were even familiar with them. They moved forward enthusiastically one by one, chasing after the horse.

When Han Dang and Huang Zhong saw this posture, they knew that nothing could be done, so they had no choice but to leave their soldiers and rush towards Zhixian County, which was closest to Yaoshan Mountain.

How can infantry be as fast as cavalry? The black horse Yi Cong and the newly trained cavalry quickly caught up with the fleeing infantry, and a one-sided massacre began. Between the mountains and the plains, there were corpses everywhere, and pools of blood were left and right. It was chilling to watch.

The cavalry roared when they were excited. They were now equipped with double-sided stirrups, and the horses galloped steadily. They unconsciously felt that their combat power had been greatly improved, so the more they killed, the more excited they became.

In this kind of actual combat, these cavalry were further trained and improved.

As the sun set in the west, the sky and the earth were filled with blood. Liu Ming withdrew his troops and returned to the camp. The soldiers were in high spirits and their morale was high.

"Your Majesty's troops are like a god, and the rebels are vulnerable." Huang Wan gave a flattering compliment at the right time.

Xun Shuang, Xun Yu, and Xi Zhicai looked at Liu Ming obviously differently. The doubts and scrutiny in their eyes had all disappeared, replaced by admiration and loyalty.

"It can be seen that the rebels are also new recruits, with insufficient training and weak combat effectiveness." Gao Shunze immediately saw the enemy's shortcomings in this battle.

"Haha, with bilateral stirrups, it feels different." Lu Bu laughed.

"Your Majesty asked them to live for a few more days. I didn't expect that these ignorant things would come looking for death." Zhang Fei also smiled from ear to ear and said, "Tomorrow, I, Old Zhang, will personally go to Wancheng to discuss the battle. Look what they are capable of, how dare they defy the imperial court."

Huang Wan had already prepared celebratory wine, and the whole army celebrated their victory in the first battle.

In the Chinese army's tent, everyone saw Liu Ming's military command ability from the battle just now, so they were even more looking forward to the power of the Yuanyang Formation. Liu Ming did not hide it, and drew a simple diagram of the Yuanyang Formation on the spot. Handed to Gao Shun, everyone gathered around to watch.

But I was confused. I saw that this strange formation did not conform to Yin and Yang, nor the Five Elements, nor the Bagua. It was not a large-scale military formation at all, but a small formation composed of only twelve people.

Moreover, the weapons in this so-called formation are not uniform. There are knives, spears, shields, forks, crossbows, javelins, and even long bamboo poles with branches. This... is simply a hodgepodge. Can it be called a formation? Just kidding.

Liu Ming knew that the other party had difficulty understanding the mystery, so he explained in detail the positions and coordination of each soldier. Each formation was commanded by a captain, with two sword and shield soldiers in front, and two soldiers with belts at the back. There are soldiers with bamboo poles on their branches, followed by four spearmen, and two steel forkmen.

In fact, Liu Ming has changed this mandarin duck formation a lot. If the weapons were matched strictly according to Qi Jiguang's formation, there should be a long card player and a rattan card player in front. However, Liu Ming did not have so much neat equipment at once, so he could only Replace it with two sword and shield bearers. Mainly responsible for defense and close combat. The second floor originally had two wolf swordsmen. They not only had bamboo poles, but also had iron sharp points on them, which could directly attack the enemy. However, the current conditions cannot make them. They can only be replaced by bamboo poles with preserved branches. Their main Its function is not to kill the enemy, but to interfere. Fortunately, there is no shortage of bamboo on Mount Yao.

There are four spearmen on the third and fourth floors, which are the main enemy-killing force. There is no change compared to the original formation.

On the fifth floor, the boring and palladium hand was originally used as a warning support to prevent the enemy from attacking from the flanks and destroying the Yuanyang formation. Liu Ming could only use a steel fork instead.

The last soldier was originally a musketeer, but at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was obviously impossible to arrange it, so Liu Ming had to change to a javelin shooter and a crossbowman.

In order to increase the lethality, Liu Ming planned to have each soldier in the formation carry several javelins to improve the long-range strike capability.

After Liu Ming finished explaining, everyone looked at each other in confusion. Obviously, everyone was still unsure whether this hodgepodge could really improve the combat effectiveness of the infantry.

Gao Shun frowned and said: "After dinner, I will try it out with Chen Liu's Xiangyong to see the effect. If it can indeed significantly improve the infantry's combat effectiveness, it can be promoted and implemented in all battalions tomorrow."

"Just follow what I love you say." Liu Ming said. He believed that with Gao Shun's military commanding vision, he would be able to discover the mystery and the excellence of it with just one try.

During the banquet, the monarch and his ministers were having a great time. Xun Shuang hesitated and said: "I am old, but I still have the courage to be loyal to Your Majesty, but I don't know if there is enough space for me to have a chance..."

Liu Ming was overjoyed. Old Xun Shuang had recognized him and was ready to sacrifice his life for him. However, his life was too short. No, after this battle, he had to find a way to find Hua Tuo and help Xun Shuang prolong his life.

Liu Ming thought for a while and said: "Xun Aiqing has lived in seclusion in Yingchuan for a long time. What he is most familiar with is the love of Yuzhou. Now that Huang Aiqing has moved to be the Great Sima Cheng, there is no one in charge of Yuzhou. I want Xun Aiqing to be the pastor of Yuzhou. I wonder if Aiqing is willing. .”

The old man, who was somewhat stubborn about this kind of thinking and had quite a reputation, had to be polite in order to smooth down his hair.

Xun Shuang is famous all over the world, and no one will be dissatisfied if he is asked to serve as the pastor of a state.

Xun Shuang and Xun Yu looked at each other, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes. They didn't expect that for the first time they came out of the mountain, they would be appointed as a frontier official in charge of a state. This was a supreme favor for the Xun family.

Much beyond their expectations.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Xun Shuang immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

In fact, the reason why Liu Ming asked Xun Shuang to be the shepherd of Yuzhou was not only because of his reputation and ability, but also because he had other plans to use his reputation and the resources of the Xun family to help the court implement the New Deal.

"After Aiqing goes to Henan, in addition to ensuring the safety of the country and the people, we must also vigorously promote agriculture and mulberry industry and commerce and enrich the treasury." Liu Ming asked, "The first thing is to implement the new tax system. The Xun family is a big family in Yuzhou , if you can set an example, it will definitely be conducive to the implementation of the new system across the country."

"This..." Xun Shuang showed hesitation. In fact, he did not originally intend to let the Xun family's children serve as officials because he felt that this so-called new tax system was to suppress the aristocratic family. Unexpectedly, His Majesty now asked the Xun family to be the vanguard of tax collection.

He deliberately refused, but then he thought of what Huang Wan had warned before, that resisting the imperial court would risk annihilating the entire clan! Of course he would not bet on the survival of the Xun family.

Liu Ming saw it, smiled slightly, took out a beautifully bound book from his sleeve and sent it to Xun Shuang.

Xun Shuang didn't know why and took it over doubtfully.

"Ai Qing, open it and take a look." Liu Ming said with a smile, "This is a book I made with royal paper. It is also the first book in the world. I heard that the Xun family has a rich collection of books, but the bamboo slips are not easy to transport and spread, so I will give it to you now. Xun Aiqing has a blank volume of books. Aiqing can organize and copy the books when he is in need, so that they can be passed on to future generations. Of course, if you run out of books, you can also ask me for them. In order to spread the Xun family knowledge forever, I will have enough paper."

Old Xun Shuang was so excited that his hands trembled, and he gently opened the page. He was greeted by the fragrance of ink. The white and soft paper, both in flexibility and beauty, was countless times better than the Caihou paper circulating today, and the pages of the book were full of ink. The vertical grid for writing has been thoughtfully drawn.

Although Caihou paper already existed in this era, it was expensive and difficult to preserve for a long time. Therefore, the popular writing medium in this era was bamboo slips, and there was no case of using Caihou paper to make books. To be honest, everyone in the account is still the first I heard the word book once.

Cut neatly and bind it into a book, which can probably record the contents of several volumes of bamboo slips.

The Xun family indeed has a rich collection of books. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a huge collection of books. It is extremely inconvenient to carry and read. If they are all copied into a book made of imperial paper, it will be much easier to carry and read. This will undoubtedly greatly increase the number of books. The influence of the Xun family among scholars.

This booklet was made by Liu Ming by Lu Qiang before setting off for Luoyang. Although the papermaking workshop in the palace had not yet been fully established, it was still possible to partially produce a small amount of paper.

Liu Ming knew that he would meet the sages of Yingchuan on the way there, so in order to make them work with peace of mind, he asked Lu Qiang to seize the time to make a few of these new paper books.

Now it seems that the results are immediate. Xun Shuang's white beard can't help shaking, and his eyes are full of tears. For aristocratic families like them, nothing is more important than the inheritance of family knowledge, and this new paper will undoubtedly make the Xun family prosperous. important carrier.

In comparison, the extra money and grain paid under the new tax system is nothing at all. What's more, they actually used their power to hide a lot of land and people in the past few years to evade land taxes and small taxes, which they should have paid in the first place. of.

Nowadays, Ding Fu is completely exempted from paying land tax. In fact, the big families can pay a lot less tax based on the full amount of grain they originally needed to pay. However, they cannot hide it like before, and they can no longer exploit the tenant farmers unscrupulously. .

Because the new tax system stipulates that the land rent collected by aristocratic families cannot exceed the land tax collected by the court. In fact, this is where their income really decreases.

But this is a way that Liu Ming cares most about benefiting the people and liberating productivity. It is related to the stability of the world and the support of the people.

"Your Majesty has shown great kindness to the Xun family, and I have nothing to repay. I can only do my best to implement the new tax system in Yuzhou." Xun Shuang knelt on the ground with his head and said sincerely, "The Xun family is no worse than the Yuan family, and the same I can count the land area and population for your majesty before the summer begins, and collect enough land tax according to the new system after the autumn harvest. If this fails, your majesty, please chop off this useless old man!"

Liu Ming hurriedly helped him up and said: "Ai Qing's words are serious. I believe in Ai Qing and I believe in the Xun family. If all the noble families in the world are loyal to the Xun family, why worry about the uncertainty of the world?"

So everyone came forward to congratulate Xun Shuang on his appointment as the shepherd of Yuzhou.

Liu Ming was very happy to be convinced by the Xun family of Yingchuan. He glanced at the crowd and said, "Huang Aiqing can now hand over the seal of Yuzhou Mu to Xun Aiqing. Aiqing will take office in Yuzhou tomorrow."

"Tomorrow we will rest for a day, assemble the stirrups on both sides, and let the infantry practice the mandarin duck formation." Liu Ming continued, "But the army cannot stay here for a long time. We will send troops to Pheasant County the day after tomorrow. Actual combat is the best way to improve combat effectiveness. Improve your equipment while fighting.

"Xi Zhicai served as the counselor of the army, and Xun Yu served as the general. He stayed in Yaoshan and was responsible for continuing to supervise the production of stirrups, saddles and horseshoes."

(End of this chapter)