When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 308 Zhang He: I fight Huang Zhong?
After these words were spoken, all the generals fell silent.

Everyone present knew the relationship between Chen Deng and Liu Bei, but in consideration of Chen Deng's food and fodder and his humble and courteous hospitality, everyone suppressed their doubts and did not immediately hold him accountable.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu expressed their doubts.

However, what no one expected was that Chen Deng actually led his troops forward.

"Are you going to surrender to Liu Xuande?"

"In this case, wouldn't our intention to serve our country be wasted?"

Worry appeared on the brows of some generals, and their concerns came out clearly.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao was magnanimous and immediately rebuked them for their destructive words.

"Chen Yuanlong is a man of the lake and the sea."

"This time, Chen Yuanlong was at your service in the fight against the rebellion."

"We are as close to Chen Yuanlong as brothers."

"I believe Chen Yuanlong will never leave us just for the high position and generous salary!"

Yuan Shao's words were like a reassurance, making the generals' speculations and doubts disappear without a trace. Ever since Dong Zhuo's crazy massacre in Luoyang and the death of Yuan Ji, the heir of the Yuan family, anyone with a little insight could see that the Yuan family's banner might soon fall on Yuan Shao.

You said there is another legitimate son named Yuan Shu?
Yuan Shu's reputation is far inferior to Yuan Shao's, but most people still prefer to be close to Yuan Shao.

All the generals clasped their fists and said, "We are willing to obey the orders of the leader."

This made Yuan Shu, who was clasping his fists along with the others, look resentful. He was originally quite dissatisfied with Yuan Shao being promoted as the leader of the alliance. When he learned that Yuan Ji and Yuan Wei had passed away, his mind became active. Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu, you are just a bastard's son, who climbed up the social ladder by chance. So I have to inherit the Yuan family!
"Good! I wonder which general is willing to help me protect Yuanlong's safety?!" Yuan Shao looked at the heroes.

Sun Jian, who was standing behind Yuan Shu, was quite interested. He never missed an opportunity to make a contribution, so he took a step forward and opened his mouth.
"Alliance leader, I——"

"Original"

Yuan Shu stretched out his hand to stop Sun Jian who was about to step forward. He looked at Yuan Shao and smiled, "Benchu, there are countless great generals in the army. I think General Feng can take on this important task."

"General Feng," Yuan Shao looked at Feng Fang, "What do you think?"

Feng Fang clasped his fists and said, "I will obey your orders."

"Report——"

"General Huang, someone is leading a troop towards us, and they are coming with great force. I'm afraid they are not friendly!"

At Hulao Pass, soldiers holding binoculars reported the enemy attack to Huang Zhong in a loud voice. Cao Ren, a newly appointed military officer, looked up and saw smoke and dust billowing, flags with the word "Chen" on them, and hundreds of cavalrymen rushing towards them. He swallowed and subconsciously clenched his arrows. Even though he kept telling himself to stay calm, the tension was harder to contain than a coffin lid. He had no choice but to look at Huang Zhong. He had heard of Huang Zhong's reputation. He was so skilled in using the bow and arrow that he could even pierce someone's heart at night.

With such a powerful general, why should he be nervous and panic?

But why did the generals call General Han Sheng General Huang Lao?

This was the only thing that confused Cao Ren.

However, with a powerful enemy at hand, there is no time to worry about so much.

General Huang, the enemy is leading their troops here, please give the order to counterattack!
Cao Ren looked at Huang Zhong eagerly, waiting for his military orders.

"My fellow comrades"

A breath later, Cao Ren's expectation was answered. Huang Zhong gathered all his strength and shouted:

“Ten million.”

Here it comes, it’s time to shoot the arrow.

Cao Ren took a deep breath and turned the bow and arrow, looking for the leader in the enemy army. Just as he locked onto the target and was about to shoot, he heard Huang Zhong's subsequent words.

"Don't shoot!"

"Ah?" This made Cao Ren stunned. He looked at Huang Zhong in confusion. They had clearly warned the allied forces before that they could pass through but had to disarm. Only virtuous people who had served as officials in the court could pass through.

Now that he is leading his troops to attack us, isn't this just a betrayal?

However, Cao Ren remembered Cao Cao's instructions and obeyed Huang Zhong's orders on the battlefield, so he had to give up.

"Who are you? Tell me your name!" At Huang Zhong's instruction, the soldier holding the wooden trumpet asked loudly.

The cavalrymen stopped their horses, and one of them took out a similar wooden trumpet and shouted back: "Listen, guards, the one in front of you is the Prime Minister of Xia Pi, the brother-in-law of General Liu Xuande, known as the man of the lakes and seas, Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong."

"I advise you not to embarrass the governor of Chen County. Open the gate quickly and let us, the heroes of Guandong, help the emperor to revive the Han Dynasty. Otherwise, if General Wei blames you, you will have nine heads to burn!"

Feng Fang, who came hurriedly, couldn't help gritting her teeth when she heard this. Chen Deng indeed did not run away secretly, but who could resist this man's challenge? His voice was full of sarcasm and was completely humiliating.

Feng Fang's guess was correct. Cao Ren at Hulao Pass couldn't stand it any longer. His teeth were trembling. He looked at Huang Zhong.

"General Huang, let me fight back with my sharp arrows!"

"Wait a minute!"

Huang Zhong was calm and composed, without a trace of anger on his face, as if the person the person was talking about was not him.

"General Huang." Cao Ren came back to his senses with a start. He immediately understood Huang Zhong's intention. A general must keep his mind focused and remain calm no matter when and where he is. No wonder his cousin did not take him to Luoyang before, but brought Xiahou Yuan instead. If Xiahou Yuan was here, he would have understood Huang Zhong's intention long ago, right?

"I understand." Cao Ren's tense nerves gradually relaxed.

Huang Zhong was surprised by Cao Ren's incoherent words. He understood without him saying anything. What did he understand?
The reason why Huang Zhong didn't let them shoot arrows was because he recognized the person who spoke and he was afraid of hurting them. After all, that person's voice was too familiar.

As soon as he heard the voice, the man's face appeared in his eyes uncontrollably, and the words that man had said echoed in his ears.

"Brother Xuande, please take this seal. Only Xuande can save Xuzhou!"

Isn’t it Mi Zhu Mi Zi Zhong?
But what’s strange is why this man’s tone is so different from that in the dream?
That's it, that's it.

It was right not to let them shoot arrows. If Zi Zhong was hurt, it would be a huge mistake.

Thinking of this, Huang Zhong made up his mind. Liu Bei had given him repeated instructions in advance that moving the capital was a big deal, and if anyone wanted to pass through Hulao Pass, they must be stopped outside Hulao Pass before reinforcements arrived. If Chen Deng and his followers were among those coming, they must not be harmed.

"Oh, the thief Dong has fled, but instead of going to attack him, you came to Hulao Pass, saying that you are assisting the emperor. I think you are plotting a rebellion!"

"I'll count to three. If you don't retreat, I'll order the arrows to be shot!"

Under the threat of arrows, Chen Deng and his cavalry advanced instead of retreating, which frightened Feng Fang to death. If Chen Deng died here, how would the transportation of grain and grass be arranged? If so, the alliance would end in disharmony due to grain and grass issues, wouldn't that be unfair to leader Yuan???

No way
We must not let this happen!

"Yuanlong, retreat quickly!"

Feng Fang rode his horse at full speed, wanting to protect Chen Deng.

In a flash, Huang Zhong's eyes lit up. It was a good thing. He was worried that Chen Deng might be hurt.

He pulled the arrow out of the pot, put it on the bowstring, exerted force with his arms, and pulled the bowstring to its limit with his right hand, like a full moon.

"Whoosh-"

The arrow shot out, and the residual force made the bowstring crackle.

At this time, Feng Fang just came in front of Chen Deng, and he just opened his mouth. Before he could say anything, he felt his heart tremble and smelled a dangerous breath, as if something bad was going to happen. He raised his eyes based on his sense and his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pinhole.

"!"

He saw something, a shadow flying towards him at a very high speed, and his trajectory was completely unclear.

My life is over!

Feng Fang couldn't help but cry out in grief. "General Feng, be careful."

Chen Deng's voice rang in his ears, and then a hand reached out, grabbed his arm, and pulled it to the right.

It was this pull that helped him avoid the vital points.

But he still couldn't avoid the arrow.

"Pfft"

The arrow hit his left arm, causing him to cry out in pain and cold sweat oozing from his temples. The huge force carried by the arrow almost made him lose control and he was about to fall to the ground. He gasped for breath, feeling lucky that he did not die.

"Huang Hansheng is indeed terrifying. If it weren't for Yuanlong, I would have died here. Hiss."

"General Feng, it's all my fault"

Chen Deng's ashamed voice made Feng Fang secretly think that it was not a mistake to rescue Chen Yuanlong.
But this was obviously not the time to care about who was right or wrong. He interrupted Chen Deng and said, "Yuanlong, let's retreat quickly!"

"Alright, alright, alright, alright! Ersanzi, let's retreat!"

The cavalry came in a hurry and retreated in a hurry, which made the generals on the pass applaud and cheer, and cheered Huang Zhong's name.

"General Huang, General Huang, General Huang!"

Huang Zhong also reacted at this time. He cleared his throat and said, "I am not old yet."

"boom--"

At the temporary camp of the Guandong coalition, Yuan Shu slammed his fist on the table and angrily said, "Huang Hansheng is so powerful?! The rumors are actually true!"

Yuan Shu was not as angry as he appeared to be. He secretly felt lucky that he did not let Sun Yat-sen step forward. It would have been a huge loss if he had been hit in the arm by an arrow.

"Fortunately, Yuanlong is fine."

When looking at Chen Deng, the anger on Yuan Shu's face was replaced by relief, as if he was the one who had been worried about Chen Deng.

Yuan Shao didn't pay attention to Yuan Shu. He walked up to Chen Deng and asked with concern, "Yuanlong, why did you come forward alone?"

Chen Deng looked apologetic, "Alliance leader, my father is being held captive in Jingzhou by Liu Xuande. Although I am his brother-in-law, I am also his enemy. I want to save my father and relieve your worries, so I resorted to this bad idea."

"I know Yuanlong is eager to save his father, but handling the food and supplies so that we don't have to worry is also the top priority. Leave the siege to us. We will help Yuanlong rescue your father."

"Thank you, Lord."

"You and I are good friends, no need to thank me."

Yuan Shao's face was full of sincerity, but in Chen Deng's opinion, it was fake, too fake, even worse than the extras in the crew.

Yuan Shao was indeed much stronger than Yuan Shu, but unfortunately he was a man of few ideas and had a weak courage. He already had many advisers under his command, such as the brothers of Ju Shou and Xin, who wanted to recruit him. How could he agree? So he deliberately concealed his weakness and only stabbed him with the most fatal sword at the critical moment.

Unlike Chen Deng, Yuan Shao did not see through Chen Deng's disguise at all. He always liked to make friends with famous people. It would be even better if the famous people had great talents. He originally thought that Chen Deng was such a famous person.

Both civil and military.

It's exciting just to listen to.

However, after meeting him, Yuan Shao felt that he was not as powerful as the rumors said. In terms of martial arts, Chen Deng could ride a horse and lead troops, but his level was just average. In terms of literature, Chen Deng was good at writing, but he was just so-so among the famous scholars. In terms of strategy, he could do what he did without caring about his own safety.
In other words, the money, food and baggage were handled well.
Fortunately, Yuan Shao has gotten used to it. There are countless people among the gentry who brag too much. Even the talent that Chen Deng has shown now is among the best among the gentry, and can barely match his fame.

Yuan Shao looked at the people present
"It seems that being nice and pleasant doesn't work anymore."

"I intend to attack the city."

"What do you think?"

"I have no objection."

"good."

Yuan Shao nodded and waved his hand.

"Cut down trees and prepare siege equipment!"

"promise!"

The Guandong coalition forces made a lot of noise while cutting down trees, which was easily seen by Huang Zhong and others who had binoculars.

Cao Ren laughed and said, "General Huang, it is ridiculous that they want to use this to capture Hulao Pass. We just need to use calmness to control movement and wait for the enemy to tire. We can naturally stop the coalition forces outside the pass."

What Cao Ren said was right. It was true that Hulao Pass was a strong pass and it was not difficult to repel the enemy, but it depended on the land behind the pass to continuously provide troops and food.

Want to repel the enemy at the lowest cost.
It can only undermine the enemy's morale.

So how do we do it?

Huang Zhong suddenly remembered the scene he saw in his dream. In the battle of Hulao Pass, Lu Bu killed several generals of the Guandong Allied Forces. For a time, the Guandong Allied Forces were terrified.

If it weren't for the lord's second and third generals coming out together, the Guandong coalition forces would still have been able to capture Luoyang.

Right now, the Kanto coalition army has neither a lord nor Cao Mengde. Even if he is not as exaggerated as Lu Bu and is more cautious, he should be able to disrupt the morale of the army, right?
Huang Zhong has always been a skilled and courageous man, always leading the troops, so the simplest thing he thought of was to charge into battle.

After hearing what Huang Zhong meant, Cao Ren said worriedly, "General Huang, I know you are an excellent archer, but without you, how can we defend the pass?"

"Zixiao, even though I'm gone, I still have you. Don't worry, I'll be back soon!"

Cao Ren couldn't persuade Huang Zhong, so he had no choice but to agree.

Huang Zhong faced the 500 selected warriors who were good at riding and shooting, and shouted: "Comrades, it's time to serve the Han Dynasty and General Wei. Let's charge!"

"promise!"

At the same time, the Kwantung Army Camp

The messenger hurried to report

"Alliance leader, deputy leader, and generals, Huang Hansheng has come out of seclusion!"

Hearing this, Yuan Shu laughed out loud, "Gentlemen, Huang Hansheng is just an old soldier, but he actually gave up the dangerous pass. He is really stupid!"

This time even Yuan Shao had to agree with Yuan Shu's words.

As the leader of the alliance, he looked at everyone and asked loudly
"Which general is willing to go and deal with Huang Hansheng?!"

This question was like a stone thrown into calm water, causing ripples. The soldiers said
"I have a brave general under my command named Wang Kuang, who is willing to serve as the vanguard!"

"Yu She of my army is also unstoppable!"

"My Li Sanda will surely kill Huang Zhong!"

"."

Even Han Fu said, "Zhang He, the military commander of my army, requests to fight."

"good"

Yuan Shao nodded and made a decision: "Governor Han, let Zhang He and Zhang Junyi lead all the generals and make sure to keep Huang Hansheng!"

"promise!"

　I'm too busy today, sorry everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)