The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

In Xuchang City, apart from the palace of the Han emperor, there is another building that is also so magnificent and majestic. This is the Chu Palace.

The Chu Palace is composed of several halls, except for the Discussion Hall, the Discussion Side Hall, the Martial Arts Hall, the Bedroom Hall, and the guest rooms in the backyard. In addition to these, Nie Zefeng's Chu Palace is different from other palaces. In addition to these halls, there is also a weapon hall, which is specially used to display various weapons.

Just about seven days before the expedition.

Nie Zefeng was pacing back and forth in the hall. He was waiting to summon a general, an old general, Huang Zhong.

On the main hall of weapons, Nie Zefeng removed all the weapons. Before the case, there were only two rows of sword racks, and the sword racks were filled with newly cast swords.

After a while, Huang Zhong, who was summoned by Nie Zefeng, walked into the hall of weapons, after the salutes between the monarch and his ministers.

Nie Zefeng stared at Huang Zhong with a smile.

Nie Zefeng waited for a long time before saying, "This is a new weapon made by our Chu army's weapon shop. General Huang will try it."

Huang Zhong picked up the sword and pulled it out to see, he saw that the battle sword was shining against the candle fire in the room, emitting streaks of light, the light was actually shimmering with cold air, and the cold air was mixed with cold light, instantly the whole room There is a cold light in the middle.

Huang Zhong made a gesture of stabbing the sword, and couldn't help admiring: "A good sword! A good sword! Your Majesty."

Nie Zefeng also laughed, and directly said about the sword: "All military officers above lieutenants in the army are equipped with this sword. This is our new iron smelting technology, and it is all thanks to our iron smelting masters. In addition, we have also cast thousands of swords. Battle knives, for them to choose."

After hearing this, Huang Zhong's blood boiled instantly. Suddenly, Huang Zhong propped up his sword scabbard, knelt on the ground, and reported loudly: "Your Majesty must not forget to use me, Huang Zhong, in this battle. If you ask your Majesty, please let him be a general." Vanguard!"

Nie Zefeng didn't know what to do when Huang Zhong asked for a fight, so he deliberately asked, "General Huang is sixty?" The old man said: "Your Majesty, look at our hands and feet, Doriso? He may not even be able to pull the big yellow bow used by generals. For these years, he waited half his life in Jingzhou before meeting him. Your Majesty's appreciation, since the Great War, although I have been a striker, I have only dealt with a few thieves. For a long time, I have only been in Chang'an. In Chang'an, I am the one who suffers. Others always eat meat, and I always drink soup for the general. , This, this, this...the world is not fair, Your Majesty!"

As Huang Zhong spoke, he began to cry, uncontrollably.

Nie Zefeng smiled and said, and at the same time comforted him: "If you want to talk about injustice, I am the most injustice. I have been rewarding others all my life, but no one has rewarded me. You are all powerful and roaring on the battlefield. After I become king, the general will tell me, I'm the commander-in-chief of the three armies, so I can't go in person, so I can only guard the Chu Palace, waiting for news, joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are all affected by the front. You Huang Zhong can't stand it after guarding Chang'an for a while, but I'm afraid I will stay here Last life."

Huang Zhong sounded a little silly. He didn't know the mystery of what he said, so he wiped away his tears and stood up.Huang Zhong quickly explained: "I really don't mean that..."

Nie Zefeng persuaded, An Wei said: "Okay, I will definitely allow you Huang Zhong to join the battle this time, you are our charge general, you are the world's number one martial artist who was once famous all over the world, and you are our old role model, okay, You go to General Lu Bu and become a vanguard general!"

Huang Zhong was overjoyed, he couldn't help but bowed his head and replied: "Thank you for your kindness, I will surely kill the enemy!"

After Huang Zhong kowtowed his head, he got up and went happily to accept his orders, shoulder to shoulder with the oncoming Ma Liang.Ma Liang looked at Huang Zhong who was in high spirits, and he was a little puzzled. He walked slowly into the hall, and after bowing to King Nie Zefeng of Chu, he raised his head and asked, "What made General Huang Zhong so happy."

Nie Zefeng sighed: "I can't hold back. Seeing that he is old, I originally wanted to call General Huang Zhong into retirement, and be a general guarding the palace. In the future, according to the merits of guarding the palace for three years, give him a chance to be a marquis." However, our General Huang couldn't wait any longer, and was about to go through this battle to get the chance to become a Marquis. I thought he was a bit old and couldn't bear it, so he had to agree."

Ma Liang thought about it for a while, and then reminded: "Your Majesty's painstaking planning for this battle, how can you put unsuitable generals in key positions because of affection?"

Nie Zefeng looked up at Ma Liang, and asked, "Do you think Huang Zhong is not suitable to be a vanguard general?"

Ma Liang replied: "In the last battle at Guandu, we used our generals carelessly. Pei Yuanshao's dereliction of duty has already caused you to go to the county in person. These lessons have been learned. In addition, Huang Zhong's son, Huang She has always used the generals of the king. The phalanx was dissatisfied, and he actually said that the king, a 20-year-old general can be used, why can't he be used, in case..." After hearing this, Nie Zefeng's face darkened.

Ma Liang continued: "After the battle at Guandu, and after General Chen Dao attacked Xuchang and Guandu, and ordered Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang to flee back to Jizhou, it has now become a serious problem for the court. Your Majesty must guard against it!"

Nie Zefeng replied firmly, pointing at Ma Liang, and said, "I don't believe Huang Zhong will rebel, this trust should still be there. But..."

Nie Zefeng looked at Ma Liang, thought for a while, then sat down on the seat, swung his sleeves, and said: "Huang Zhong has the appearance of 'odd', and he has been trapped in Jingzhou all the year round, and he has no ambitions all the year round, but he 'hits seven feet, It’s a rare one.” In this critical battle, it’s inappropriate to entrust such a general who is obviously not favored by luck with such a heavy responsibility. How about this, write a letter for me and send it to General Lu Bu, and let him I know it well!"

Ma Liang bowed and saluted and replied: "The minister accepts the decree!"

At the same time, Nie Zefeng, king of Chu, issued the decree of the king of Chu.

Nie Zefeng ordered Lu Bu's army to be the first army army, and the accompanying generals were Zang Ba, Zhang Ja, Zhou Cang, Huang Zhong, Pei Yuanshao, Zhang Bao and other generals to sweep the entire Liaodong. The second army army was personally commanded by Chen Dao. Without any lieutenant generals, they mainly fought in Hebei and eliminated the main force of Yuan Shao. The third army, Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, and Wei Yan, were responsible for attacking and combining the prefectures, while Wenpin was responsible for the defense west of Chang'an. Gao Shun, Li Yan Then guard Xuchang and the entire Central Plains.

In the large tent of the Chinese army in General Lu Bu's Dazhai.

All the generals in the big tent took off their sabers and long swords and put them on the sword stand in front of the mirror. Here Lu Bu was calling the generals to discuss matters.

Lu Bu looked at the generals Zang Ba, Zhang Jai, Zhang Bao, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Huang Zhong and other generals who were with him, and then said: "...all armies must fully understand all the painstaking efforts of the king in this battle! Yes, Yuan Shao's The main force has temporarily returned to Jizhou, and temporarily retreated, controlled the elite soldiers, and recuperated the soldiers and horses, so as to wait for our Chu army to be trapped by the Yellow River, and then counterattack. The king's countermeasure is to go out of the Yellow River with [-] elite riders, and privately take advantage of the horses. Wan followed and advanced, and hundreds of thousands of infantry covered and followed up to ensure continuous combat effectiveness. That is to say, we will not give the enemy the entire north of the Yellow River a chance to fight back. We will not only eliminate Yuan Shao in Jizhou, but also pacify Liaodong , Defeat Wuhuan..." All the generals, including Huang Zhong, all looked lively.

Lu Bu encouraged: "This is an unprecedented decisive battle for our Chu army since the war against the warlords..."

Huang Zhong clenched his fist and slammed it on the table, then sighed: "It's a pity that the king entrusted the task of attacking the main force of Yuan Shao's Jizhou headquarters to General Chen Dao..."

Lu Bu didn't make a fuss, because at this time, he couldn't argue with Chen Dao, the young general, for his merits. Besides, Lu Bu was already the eldest brother of the king of Chu, and the honor he enjoyed was a bit too much, so now he has no reason to argue about his merits. intended.

However, in order to appease the dissatisfaction of the generals, Lu Bu said: "The two combat directions are the main attack, and the force is half and half. Therefore, there is no reason for me to relax in the direction of Lu Bu. I will remind the troops that it is the 'main' attack. , not an 'assist' attack, the change of a word, it becomes the heroic spirit of killing the enemy..."

After listening, all the generals in the big tent were silent.

At this time, the soldiers outside the tent loudly reported: "General Lv Bu, your majesty sent envoys to the camp with handbooks!"

Lu Bu was taken aback!Immediately ordered, "Call him in."

A court guard of the King of Chu entered with a letter.

Lu Bu took it, and after dismantling it on the spot, he put the manuscript into his arms calmly.

Lu Bu said to the envoy, "Tell Your Majesty, Lu Bu understands what His Majesty means."

The court guards of the King of Chu turned around and went out of the tent.

The generals including Huang Zhong looked inquiringly.

But Lu Bu seemed to be a bit embarrassed, so he replied subtly: "Your Majesty cares about every detail of the battlefield, and is looking forward to the news of our victory..."

After Lu Bu finished speaking, he walked towards Yutu under the eyes of the generals.

Lu Bu: "This is Yecheng, Jizhou. According to previous estimates, Yuan Shao himself, his sons Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang and all his last main forces seem to be in this area. Your Majesty entrusted General Chen Dao with the task of destroying it. The task is to use General Chen Dao to fight Yuan Jun in Jizhou. We will go north along the way, attack Youzhou, and then attack again until we reach Liaodong. Then General Chen Dao will attack again until we fight Yuan Shao. up to the border."

A big battle was ended in Lu Bu's understatement, but the general's understatement could not restrain the frequent mobilization of the army outside and the transportation of food and grass. National power, life and death in this battle.