Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 31 The last backbone of the big man

"Excuse me, Xiahou Bo!"

Xiahou Bo slightly cupped his hands and introduced himself.

Xiahou Bo?
  Li Ji narrowed his eyes and suppressed the disappointment in his heart, but he had no impression of this name.

Immediately, Li Ji turned sideways and invited Liu Bei and Xiahou Bo to come in, and sat down respectively.

Leakey asked. "I wonder if you are from the Xiahou clan of Qiao County?"

Xiahou in Qiao County refers to where the original clans of Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan were located. The reason why Cao Cao's surname is Cao is just that Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was adopted and changed his surname.

"As far as I know, my family has been settled in Zhending since our ancestors," Xiahou Bo replied.

"excuse me."

Li Ji understood that he had misunderstood and thought that Xiahou Bo was a member of Cao Cao's clan, but it was Cao Cao who sent his clan members to Zhending.

Also, although the surname Xiahou is not common, not all Xiahou surnames come from Qiao County.

Li Ji also took this opportunity to observe Xiahou Bo carefully. There were many calluses on his hands, which did not appear to be caused by holding farm tools. He could probably tell that he was used to holding weapons.

However, what surprised Li Ji was that Xiahou Bo's palms did not have the obvious bow calluses that both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had.

'It seems that he is indeed not a general who has been in the army for many years. '

Li Ji judged silently.

After all, in this era, let alone generals, even scribes are generally good at guarding and archery, and bow and arrow are basically a required course.

Xiahou Bo has no bow calluses in his hands, and his physique is quite burly and strong, which is enough to show that he is from a wild background.

'Ranger? '

Li Ji's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but be a little wary of whether Xiahou Bo was a yellow turban thief who saw the situation was bad and took off the yellow cloth, pretending to be a good citizen, and deceived Liu Bei.

Immediately, Li Ji turned to look at Liu Bei and asked.

"Brother Xuande, did you say that Brother Xiahou will be helpful to our plan?"

"Yes."

Liu Bei nodded and said. "Brother Xiahou is a ranger from Jizhou and a native of Changshan. He is very familiar with the terrain from Changshan Kingdom to Julu County."

"Oh?"

Li Ji asked with a happy face.

"If that's the case, God is really helping me. With Brother Xiahou helping me and guiding the way, I may not be able to find a route that bypasses all the Yellow Turban thieves and goes straight to Julu."

After a pause, Li Ji slightly cupped his hands towards Xiahou Bo and said. "It's just that this matter is very dangerous. We don't know how to repay brother Xiahou."

"There is no need to repay, just do what is right for me!"

Xiahou Bo stroked his hem, knelt down on one knee towards Liu Bei and Li Ji, and said seriously.

"Moreover, without your timely assistance, Chengdi Village will suffer a great disaster. This kindness cannot be repaid, and it can only be achieved by using one or two small efforts."

At this moment, Li Ji vaguely saw a few shadows of Guan Yu in Xiahou Bo, which shook the doubts and worries in Li Ji's heart.

Li Ji and Liu Bei stepped forward at the same time to help Xiahou Bo up. Li Ji asked with some confusion.

"Chengdi Village?"

"Chengdi Village is the village of Xiahou brothers."

Liu Bei took the initiative to take the conversation, looked at Xiahou Bo with some appreciation, and said.

"At that time, there were about three hundred Yellow Turban thieves who wanted to plunder Chengdi Village. However, after the Xiahou brothers led more than ten villages to fight bravely, they protected the old, young, women and children in the village and took food to the mountains to take refuge."

"At that time, the Xiahou brothers were extremely brave with a single sword in their hands. In just a moment, they beheaded more than ten thieves. Afterwards, Yun Chang and the Xiahou brothers competed in foot combat. They also fought for more than 20 rounds without deciding the winner."

When Li Ji heard this, his eyes towards Xiahou Bo changed immediately.

Being able to fight the second master for more than 20 rounds without deciding the outcome is not a record that ordinary people can have. No wonder Liu Bei pulled Xiahou Bo over with excitement, regardless of whether he was still taking a shower.

In terms of martial prowess, he is indeed considered a talent.

However, Xiahou Bo shook his head and said.

"I'm not good at riding horses. I still have a few skills in foot combat. I can barely compete with General Guan. If I were to face General Guan on horseback, I might not be the enemy of General Guan."

When Li Ji heard this, he couldn't help but make a silent comment in his heart.

'Actually, you can really withstand the first three strikes of the Second Master, and you can usually contain them for dozens of rounds... After all, the moves of the Second Master are only particularly powerful in the first three strikes, and then they will suddenly wither away. You need Play dozens of rounds to regain your strength bit by bit. '

From time to time, Li Ji witnessed the sparring between Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at close range, and he already had a rough idea of ​​Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's fighting and fighting styles.

Guan Yu read "Spring and Autumn" and learned about sword skills. The first three swords are as powerful as a rainbow, and each sword is more powerful than the other. It is easy to use on vegetables and sneak attacks.

Sure enough, after reading "Spring and Autumn", people who understand righteousness and have benevolence, justice, loyalty and filial piety know best how to use black hands in battle.

However, as soon as the first three swords were passed, Guan Yu's strength was released, and then he needed to regain his strength bit by bit during the battle.

But if he encounters an enemy who can block the first three swords, Guan Yu will basically not be given a chance to build up his strength again within dozens of rounds, and he will be unable to make another comeback.

In this case, the only way for the second master, who is usually the most benevolent and righteous, is to resort to provocation without practicing martial ethics.

As for Zhang Fei, he belongs to the most typical category of warriors. He has great spear skills, uses his strength to overwhelm others, and also becomes more courageous as he fights. He is the type that the enemy cannot defeat no matter what.

Moreover, if the enemy is afraid of Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei will inexplicably receive a very high combat power bonus.

Therefore, every time Guan Yu and Zhang Fei compete, the result will undoubtedly end with Zhang Fei winning, and Guan Yu also recognizes from the bottom of his heart that Zhang Fei's martial arts is superior to his own.

However, in Li Ji's view, Guan Yu is a fierce and cruel person. The first three swords can smash all enemies whose strength is one level lower than his own, and then he can't fight again.

As for Zhang Fei, he is the type who gets braver and more excited the more he fights, and he just defeated Guan Yu completely.

As far as the conclusion is concerned, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are undoubtedly among the top warriors in the world, but Xiahou Bon's ability to fight on foot with Guan Yu for more than 20 times is indistinguishable, and it really should not be underestimated.

At this point, Li Ji completely understood that he was worrying too much.

Perhaps there are warriors in Taipingdao who are comparable to Xiahou Bo, but he is definitely a first-rate commander and will not be reduced to a mere craftsman.

What's more, Liu Bei saw with his own eyes that Xiahou Bo fought bloody battles with the Yellow Turbans for his father and fellow villagers, so he could basically distance himself from the relationship between Xiahou Bo and the Yellow Turbans. However, in order to gain a firm hand, Li Ji decided to wait for a while and secretly sent three or five soldiers to Chengdi Village to question the villagers.

As long as you bring some food and oil, you can ask the three generations of Xiahou Bo ancestors clearly when there was too much noise in the same room.

Suddenly, Li Ji remembered something and inquired.

"Brother Xiahou, have you heard about Zhao Zilong?"

"Zhao Zilong?"

Xiahou Bo frowned slightly, thought for a long time, then shook his head and said.

"No! What are the characteristics of this person? Where is he from? What is his age and appearance? If sir is interested, I can find out a few things on your behalf. However, it may take a lot of time due to the turmoil in the Yellow Turbans."

"never mind."

Li Ji waved his hand, not intending to go into details.

The main reason is that Li Ji knows almost nothing about Zhao Zilong except that he is from Changshan.

Moreover, according to Li Ji's inference, if Zhao Zilong was in his thirties when he entered and left seven times, Zhao Zilong at this period might be about ten years old.

Even if you find it deliberately, what's the use? Go to Taoyuan Village to be a child king and teach other brats to use urine and guns?
  Of course, if Uncle Zhao was already an old man in his fifties who knew destiny when he led Adou to kill in Changbanpo, then he would be about the same age as Liu Bei now.

There is no point in thinking too far ahead at the moment. If you really want to find traces of Zhao Zilong, it will not be difficult to find Zhao Zilong after the Jinyi Division begins to take shape.

Immediately, since Li Ji had decided to trust Xiahou Bo, he immediately asked.

"Brother Xiahou, what do you know about the situation in Julu? Where are the Han troops who were fighting fiercely with the Yellow Turbans in the Guangzong area? What is the situation?"

Xiahou Bo heard this and said.

"I do know something about this matter. I was robbing the rich and helping the poor in the Anping County area. I happened to witness the great sage Zhang Jiao leading a large number of Taiping Taoists to attack Xindu, and they occupied Xindu in an instant by cooperating with the inside and outside. "

"In the beginning, Taiping Dao still had some rationality. After they invaded Xindu and burned the government offices, they only plundered the wealthy families, divided their money and food, and divided their land. They won the support of many civilians and gathered followers in a grand manner. , raised the flag high, and tried to invade Sili with great force."

"Then General Bei Zhonglang led his troops out of Sili and entered into a stalemate with Taiping Dao in the area of ​​Zhao State on the edge of Jizhou. The gap in military strength between the two sides was as high as ten times."

"I don't think so. General Bei Zhonglang personally commanded the Han army in the field battles with Taiping Dao. They won consecutive victories. The Taiping Dao Taoists even looked at the banner with the word 'Lu' in their hearts and were frightened by it."

When he heard this, Liu Bei couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised him. "As expected of Master Lu, this is what a man should do, go against the current and try to turn the tide!"

Even Li Ji can be said to be fascinated by Lu Zhi, who has heard about it many times!

It can be said that Lu Zhi is the backbone that supports the huge rotten man without falling, and he is worthy of being carried into the Confucius Temple in the Tang Dynasty.

Although most of the Yellow Turban thieves were dishonest, they were fanatical followers led by Zhang Jiao himself, and their combat power should not be underestimated. However, they were still beaten head-on by the weak troops commanded by Lu Zhi and were stunned.

This kind of commanding ability is terrifying!
  "Yes, at that time, several friends and I were watching from a distance on the battlefield. The Han army commanded by General Bei Zhonglang, or some of the former General Wei Qing, were as brave as eagles. Their troops were like shooting stars, so that the foreign Xiongnu people did not dare to look south. Momentum."

But when he said this, Xiahou Bo sighed deeply.

"From then on, Taipingdao knew that it was no match for General Beizhonglang in the field. They were defeated one after another and had to retreat to the Guangzong and Xindu areas, using the city to continue fighting with General Beizhonglang."

"However, after the Taiping Dao offensive was blocked, Taiping Dao began to attract and plunder people crazily, so that most of the people in Julu County and Anping Country were robbed, and countless yellow scarf villains also took advantage of the chaos to burn, kill, and kidnap people. , its momentum gets bigger and bigger, and it continues to spread towards the surrounding areas."

"It was also at that time that I discovered that many Yellow Turban thieves had begun to enter the Changshan Kingdom. Therefore, I was worried about the situation in my hometown and did not dare to stay in the Guangzong area anymore, so I hurriedly returned to Zhending."

"I don't think so. Yellow turban thieves really came to plunder today. If the two men had not led the army to suppress the thieves, I am afraid that even if the yellow turban thieves were unable to break through Zhending City, countless people outside the city would not have been able to escape."

At the end of the sentence, Xiahou Bo moved his body and actually wanted to bow down to Liu Bei and Li Ji again to express his inner gratitude.

When Liu Bei saw this, he quickly stopped Xiahou Bo, but he felt even more sympathetic to Xiahou Bo.

While Li Ji was comforting Xiahou Bo, he also reviewed the general history of the Jizhou battlefield in his mind.

In this way, Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao's goal of leading a group of Yellow Turban thieves north to plunder Youzhou became clearer.

It was nothing more than Zhang Jiao bumping into Lu Zhi head-on. He was hit by several sinuses on the spot, and he immediately knew how to write the word coward.

The Huns once did it to challenge the big man head-on, and then they were beaten into pieces. One group of Northern Huns went to the west to become the "whip of God", while the other group of Southern Huns knelt and licked the big man every day, farmed and drank milk to make a living. born.

Zhang Jiao's sinuses must have been hit very hard. He no longer chanted the slogan "Thunder Lord, help me". He could only ask the people to help him, constantly plundering the people and using the human sea tactic to fill up Lu Zhi.

More importantly, Xiahou Bo's information fully illustrates one point: Lu Zhi's blood is C! With the weak against the strong, one person can make the entire Jizhou Yellow Turban breathless, and now it has completely withered.

Before Xiahou Bo returned to Changshan Kingdom, the Yellow Turban bandits reluctantly resisted, but now they probably can only squat in the city to defend themselves.

Speaking of which, it’s really a fantasy.

It has always been said that the siege force can only encircle the city ten times, but now the Yellow Turban thieves with ten times the strength are squatting in the city and clinging to life. The Yellow Turban thieves can be regarded as the first of their kind.

"Um……"

Li Ji unknowingly fell into deep thought. His eyes were slightly closed, and his index finger touched his eyebrows from time to time. He began to make up a map in his mind based on the locations of the cities on the Jizhou map.

The area where the Yellow Turban thieves gathered, the area where Lu Zhi led the Han army to fight, and where Li Ji and Liu Bei are now...

After a while, Li Ji opened his eyes and spoke slightly excitedly. "Brother Xuande, I seem to have seen a fighter jet that made a big noise."

"What's going on?" Liu Bei asked.

"The information is still a little lacking. I will have some confidence after I arrive in Gaoyi and conduct some more investigations."

After a pause, Li Ji then spoke.

"However, whether we attack the giant deer according to the original plan or there are other changes, I'm afraid we won't be able to stay in Zhending for long."

"Once the demon Dao Zhang Jiao is completely beaten by General Bei Zhonglang, he will abandon Guangzong like a lost dog and retreat to Julu City to hold on."

"Then even if we rush to the battlefield, we may only be able to join forces with General Bei Zhonglang, but no matter how difficult it is to achieve much alone, we will also lose the opportunity to quickly put down the Yellow Turban bandits."

When Liu Bei heard this, he was shocked and wanted to get up on the spot and order to continue on his way.

However, Li Ji stopped him and asked the exhausted soldiers to rest for the night anyway.

Furthermore, all this is based on what Xiahou Bo said is true. Li Ji also needs a little time to investigate Xiahou Bo, otherwise it may not be a trap.
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  PS: Xiahou Bo.

"Three Kingdoms: Chronicles of Emperor Wu" records: In the first month of the spring of the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Gong general went to the east to conquer the former lord, defeated him, and gave birth to his general Xiahou Bo.

It’s just that Xiahou Bo’s name is not recorded, so if you have any inspiration for the name, you can leave a message.

(End of this chapter)