The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 516 Chapter 515 Liu Bei's fate (3)

The vast expanse of white snow covered the entire northern country, and the northwest wind continued to howl, rolling up some snow on the ground and slapping it on the faces of pedestrians, adding another layer of chill to the pedestrians who already felt the biting cold wind .

On the official road leading to Chen County, the county town of Chen County, a rider suddenly appeared, riding a pure white horse, galloping in the snow. The skin of the horse seemed to have merged with the white snow. If you don't look carefully from a distance, you are likely to see a person flying in the air.

Even the bad weather didn't stop the speed of the white horse at all. It galloped past the passers-by on the official road, leaving only an afterimage.

This war horse is the only bloody horse in the Han Dynasty today. Because of its white fur all over its body, it is called the White Dragon.And the person riding on the back of the white dragon horse is none other than the prime minister of the current cabinet and the general who commands the army and horses of the whole country. His surname is Zhang and his name is Yan.

This time Zhang Yan rode his horse and ran wildly alone. He didn't come out to step on the snow or walk the horse on a whim, but was rushing to Chen County in a hurry.

At this time, more than half a month has passed since the war launched by Liu Biao. The war ended with the victory of the Han army's defensive counterattack. In this war, Yang Xiu and Yuan Huan performed extremely well. The indelible credit is Chen Wang Liu Chong.

When the war broke out, Zhang Yan was at a critical moment of change. He could not personally lead the troops to compete with Liu Biao, nor could he mobilize the guards directly under him. He could only draw troops from other places bit by bit. Go to support.

When the war ended, there were nearly [-] soldiers and horses gathered in Yuzhou, and of course most of them were reserve forces, the so-called militia.

As the saying goes, a country cannot stand without defense. In order to make up for the lack of military resources, Zhang Yan established a militia system a few years ago to supplement the lack of combatants in the regular army from this system.But Zhang Yan never dreamed that after several years of implementing the militia system, facing the invasion of Liu Biao's army, it would not be the regular army that defeated the invading enemy, but the militia system established back then.

It has to be said that the militia system has increased the national defense force and made up for the lack of defense loopholes in the regular army. For Zhang Yan, this is an unexpected gain.

For this reason, as soon as Zhang Yan finished his work in Pengcheng, he rode a white dragon horse, rode the horse and raised his whip, and galloped on the road to Chen County, because he was going to hold a celebration banquet there. Heroes who have won the war, who should be sealed and rewarded, must not cool the hearts of the soldiers.

In addition, he has another purpose, which is to meet Zhang Xiu who surrendered.

It was not far from Chen County, and Zhang Yan could vaguely see the city walls of Chen County. The speed of the bloody BMW really lived up to its reputation. It set off in the morning and ran all the way, and it was almost noon.You know, from Pengcheng to Chenxian, there is a distance of six hundred miles.

It is really not a rumor that a sweaty BMW travels thousands of miles a day.

It's a pity that there are too few such horses. If all the cavalry can have such a horse, then he can use the cavalry to start a blitzkrieg. Combined with Zhang Yan's unique Thunderbolt, who can do it? Can it stop such an army?
It's a pity that an ordinary war horse can travel [-] miles a day, which is almost the limit, and in snowy days, it is also affected by the weather and terrain, and it may be halved.

Therefore, it is true that things are rare and precious, and such a rare hard-earned BMW has indeed lived up to expectations, and has its precious side.

Since the death of the Wuyun Treading Horse, Zhang Yan seemed to have lost two legs. Fortunately, the sweaty horse appeared in time to make up for his lack, and it seemed to have more endurance and passion than the Wuyun Treading Horse .

Zhang Yan rode on the back of the white dragon horse, like an arrow that left the string, and with a "swish", he galloped towards the county seat of Chen County.

Outside Chen County in Chen County, King Chen Liu Chong, Governor Yang Xiu of Yingchuan, Governor Yuan Huan of Runan, Governor Zhang Xiu of Nanyang who had already surrendered, He Yi, Liu Pi and others all gathered at the gate of Chen County , and behind them are the officials and the welcoming team led by Luo Jun, the prefect of Chen County.

Everyone was looking forward to it, quietly waiting for Zhang Yan to appear.

As the King of Yan, he is still a heavyweight with power over the world, a cabinet minister and a general. He should have stayed in Pengcheng, quietly waiting for them to come to see him.But now it's a good thing, it's the other way around, and it's Zhang Yan who ran out to meet everyone.

Therefore, for this celebration banquet, everyone seems to attach great importance to it, and for those officials and common people in Chen County, if they can see King Yan once in a lifetime, they will be satisfied in this life, and maybe they will be able to do so in the future. Tell future generations about this amazing event.

Since the introduction of Zhang Yan's new policy, imperial power has been restricted, and the idea that the emperor is supreme in the hearts of the people has been broken. There are still people who can restrict imperial power, so those who restrict imperial power must be better than the emperor.

Therefore, the common people believe that Zhang Yan is a kind of existence that is more powerful than the emperor, and his existence may break the idea of ​​the supremacy of imperial power for many years.In this way, no one wants to be the emperor, so there will be no more rebellions, and everyone only thinks about how to be an official.

When Zhang Yan appeared in front of everyone riding alone, dressed in strong clothes, and with a weathered face, everyone felt a burst of surprise.

In their view, King Yan is already supreme, and when traveling, there should be a guard of honor, with the grandeur and might of King Yan traveling.But Zhang Yan's appearance made everyone's eyes stunned. They never expected that King Yan would appear in this way.

However, apart from being surprised, everyone still felt a rush of intimacy. Maybe this is the unique charm of King Yan Zhang Yan?

Among the many people, there was one person who was very familiar with Zhang Yan, but also very unfamiliar. This person was Zhang Xiu, the prefect of Nanyang who had just surrendered.

In the past few years when Zhang Xiu was in Nanyang, legends about Zhang Yan followed one after another. There were always endless stories about heroes, and he was also happy to listen to other people's stories.Although some of it is exaggerated, it is undeniable that Zhang Yan is indeed a man of great talent and boldness. Otherwise, how could he have so many spheres of influence, and why so many people are willing to serve him and never get tired of it.

Therefore, Zhang Xiu is very familiar with Zhang Yan.But they have never met before, and they feel very strange.In his mind, he had imagined more than one scene when he met Zhang Yan, and many times it was on the battlefield. When the two armies were facing each other, Zhang embroidered iron helmet and armored armour, and immediately faced Zhang Yan face to face with a horizontal spear. The war was even more imminent. .He wanted to challenge Zhang Yan from the bottom of his heart, but he never did it once.

Not only that, but Zhang Xiu was not even as good as a literati like Yang Xiu, and instead defeated Yang Xiu and forced him to surrender.What a shame in his life.

"See King Yan!" When Zhang Yan reined in the horse and stopped in front of the crowd, they all said in unison.

Zhang Yan waved his hand and said: "You don't need to be polite, I came a step late and kept you waiting for a long time. At the celebration banquet today, there are only brothers, there is no King Yan, and there are no adults. Everyone sleeps when they are drunk. I will come It's too late, wait a while and punish yourself with three cups."

As soon as these words came out, those who wanted to see Zhang Yan's respectable face felt doubly cordial.It turned out that Yan Wang not only did not put on airs, but was also so approachable and hearty.

Zhang Xiu feels that Zhang Yan is different from any person he has seen who has the ability to dominate one side. This person is very easy-going, approachable, and amiable. He always gives people an inexplicable sense of intimacy. From the bottom of your heart, you can't help but want to get together with him and do something for him.

Perhaps, this is where the charm of the individual lies.

Zhang Yan's eyes quickly scanned everyone present, except for a strange face, he knew them all, and he also secretly speculated in his heart that this strange face should be the Zhang Xiu he wanted to see.

Zhang Xiu looked at Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan looked at Zhang Xiu, the gazes from the four eyes converged for an instant, but then separated again, the reason was that Zhang Xiu did not dare to look directly at Zhang Yan. The crime of disrespect, at the same time, the heartbeat is getting faster and faster, even he himself doesn't know what he is nervous about.

Zhang Xiu and Zhang Yan, although there is only one character difference, they are two different people.

"Are you Zhang Xiu?" Zhang Yan looked into Zhang Xiu's eyes and never moved away. He saw a trace of tension on Zhang Xiu's face, so he asked first.

"Zhang Xiu, the general of the defeated army, see His Highness the King of Yan!" Zhang Xiu immediately knelt down on both knees and said loudly.

Zhang Yan suddenly stretched out two strong hands, supported Zhang Xiu, lifted Zhang Xiu up with a light lift, and then said with a smile: "As I said just now, today is here There are only brothers, there is no King Yan, have you forgotten what I just said?"

"The last general has not forgotten, but the last general..." Zhang Xiu hurriedly said.

"I understand what you think, but since you have chosen to surrender to me, and I have accepted your surrender, it means that we will be brothers from now on. Since we are brothers, what good is there between brothers? What did you take into account?" Zhang Yan said.

After Zhang Xiu heard this, he was moved in his heart. For a surrendered general like him, Zhang Yan was able to treat him like a brother. No one could restrain his inner emotions.But it just so happens that Zhang Xiu is a man of temperament, just Zhang Yan's words have filled his eyes with tears, and he kept spinning around, almost falling down, but he forcibly controlled him No, I don't want to embarrass myself here.

When Zhang Yan saw it, he laughed, stretched out his hand, stopped everyone, and said, "It's freezing here, let's go to the city to warm up, you won't freeze me to death here In the snow?"

(End of this chapter)