The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 560 559 Jingzhou Changes Owner (31)

At this moment, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Wen Pin each led their respective armies and stationed near Xiazhi County in Jiangxia County. This is the place that must pass through when entering Jingzhou by water. Arriving in Changsha, Nanjun, Xiangyang and other places respectively, it is also known as the east gate of Jingzhou.

Whether it is Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Lu Meng and other Han troops stationed in Xunyang, or Zhou Yu's Jiangdong Army stationed in Chaisang, they all stare at Jiangxia. The three people were deployed in Xiazhi County to carry out heavy defense.

The three of them have been stationed here for almost a while. Although Xunyang and Chaisang gave them the feeling that their swords were on the verge of breaking out, in comparison, Chaisang seemed to be more deadly.Because the Han army stationed in Xunyang is actively practicing the water army, their water army is weak, and in contrast to Zhou Yu stationed in Chaisang, his water army often cruises in Poyang Lake, often It will approach the waters of Xiazhi County, or approach the Xunyang River, very aggressive.

Not only that, but Zhou Yu's navy can be said to be an ace army in this triangle area. Before that, the Jingzhou navy was famous all over the world, but since Liu Biao's crusade against Zhang Yan ended in failure, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Cai Zhong, Cai Mao He and other navy generals were all killed, and [-] sailors were captured by Zhang Yan. Since then, Jingzhou's navy has plummeted.

Although Wenpin reorganized a navy under the orders of Liu Qi and Sima Yi, how could it be possible to train them into an elite division overnight?

For this reason, the navy led by Wenpin had to defend the east gate of Jingzhou with the assistance of the army led by Huang Zhong and Wei Yan.

Today, Wenpin leads the water army to guard the waters of Xiazhi County, while Huang Zhong leads an army of [-] to guard the south bank of the Yangtze River in Xiazhi County, while Wei Yan is on the north bank, with [-] troops, guarding the east gate of Jingzhou together. No matter how eager Zhou Yu was to make a move, he didn't dare to approach here.

On this day, Huang Zhong was leading a cavalry team composed of 500 people, running in circles around the school field in the barracks. Everyone was holding a big bow in their hands, pulled the bowstring, and put it on the bowstring. Arrows shot into the bullseye erected in the middle of the school field.

A cluster of arrows flew out of the sky, but not even half of the arrows hit the bull's-eye.

Huang Zhong's archery skills are superb, and he is naturally a hundred shots, but when he saw that the cavalry archers he had trained these days were so bad, he still couldn't get angry.

"Stop!" Huang Zhong reined in the horse's reins, stopped in place for an instant, turned around and shouted loudly at the cavalry behind.

The cavalry behind was caught off guard and hastily reined in the horse's reins. Although the one in front stopped, the one behind didn't have time to stand still, and directly bumped into the one in front.

Seeing this, Huang Zhong shook his head helplessly, sighed softly, and said, "There are boats in the south and horses in the north, aren't southerners really suitable for riding horses?"

Huang Zhong himself is from Nanyang County. Although he belongs to the territory of Jingzhou, he is from the northernmost part of Jingzhou. The customs and customs of Nanyang County are all biased towards the north. Therefore, in the eyes of Jingzhou people, the people of Nanyang County are all from the north. people.

Jingzhou’s division of the south and the north is roughly bounded by the Han River. The north of the Han River is the northerners, and the south of the Han River is the southerners. Jingzhou people usually call the area south of Nanjun as Jingnan. , because there are so many barbarians there, the people of Jingzhou have always regarded the people from Xiangyang, Nanjun, and Jiangxia as the pure Jingzhou people. This area is rich in water sources and the waters are vast. You can travel in all directions by boat, so the boat is The most commonly used tool in this area.Moreover, Jingzhou does not produce horses, and all horses need to be purchased from the north, so there are not many horses in Jingzhou, and even carriages are rarely seen on official roads.

Occasionally see a carriage, so the people riding the carriage must be either rich or expensive, because Jingzhou horses are sold very expensively, and the money to buy an ordinary horse is enough for ordinary people to live for two years. Therefore, in the army of Jingzhou, There are also very few cavalry.

When Liu Biao was alive, there were 30 armored men in Jingzhou, but all the cavalry combined were only 1.In other words, only one out of thirty people is a cavalryman.Moreover, among the 5000 cavalry in Jingzhou, 60 were brought out by Zhang Xiu, the prefect of Nanyang, when he took refuge in Guanzhong. They belonged to Zhang Xiu's subordinates. Strictly speaking, there were only [-] cavalry in Jingzhou.On average, only one out of every [-] men was a cavalryman.

Perhaps because Huang Zhong is located in the north, he has been proficient in arching horses since he was a child, so he has always wanted to lead a cavalry team built by himself to gallop on the battlefield.

It's a pity that the five hundred cavalry trained by Huang Zhong couldn't meet the standard he wanted at all. After two months, they only trained how to control the horses, but they didn't seem to be very proficient at controlling them, otherwise Now no one will turn his back on his back.

The five hundred cavalrymen all looked worried. They saw some displeasure on Huang Zhong's face, and they probably would be scolded again in a while.

To be honest, Huang Zhong didn't bother to scold them anymore, maybe he had already guessed that there would be such a result, or Huang Zhong had already given up hope for them, this time, Huang Zhong didn't say anything, just Turning the horse's head around, he rode the horse and galloped wildly, circling the school field, and put his arrows on the bowstring from time to time. As soon as he pulled the bowstring, an arrow was shot out quickly.

With a sound of "嗖", the arrow quickly cut through the sky like a shooting star, and flew towards the bull's-eye on the target with a whistling sound.

"Zheng!"

There was a muffled sound, and the arrow was nailed to the bull's-eye of the archery target. Immediately afterwards, Huang Zhong drew the bow three times in a row, each movement was as fast as lightning, as if the arrow shot out as soon as the bowstring was drawn. It looked as if he hadn't aimed, but in fact he had already calculated in his mind the target of the next arrow.

Huang Zhong fired five arrows in a row, each of which hit the bull's-eye, and he was riding a fast horse while moving at a high speed. This kind of action was easy for him, but for these beginners That said, it's just amazing.

"The general is mighty! The general is mighty! The general is mighty..."

Soon, the soldiers onlookers cheered when they saw Huang Zhong's superb skill, and shouted loudly, not to mention how happy they were.

However, the five hundred cavalrymen all had earth-colored faces.

Huang Zhong rode his horse around and returned to the side of the five hundred cavalrymen. At this time, the five hundred cavalrymen had already gathered together. General!"

Huang Zhong just wanted to speak to reprimand the five hundred cavalrymen, but before he could say anything, he heard a fast horse coming out from behind, he turned his head and saw that it was a scout.

The scout speeded up his horse, rode his horse wildly, came to Huang Zhong, immediately got off his horse, then knelt on the ground with one knee, took out a letter from his arms, handed it directly to Huang Zhong, and said loudly: "Report to General , an urgent letter from the military division."

Huang Zhong didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately received it in his hand. After reading it quickly, he felt his head bang like an explosion. Zhong returned to Xiangyang City.

Huang Zhong immediately did as Sima Yi said, put down the work at hand, and entrusted everything to his lieutenant general, then rode on a fast horse, and returned to Xiangyang City with the scouts.

Huang Zhong left inexplicably. When he left, he only left a sentence, letting the lieutenant general take full charge of the affairs here, and then let the cavalry who were training in the training factory go back to their respective barracks, without saying where he was going. , How long will it take, anyway, it disappeared directly on the school grounds.

People who had the same experience as Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and Wenpin, followed three scouts respectively, and finally met on a road leading to Xiangyang. When they saw each other, they all looked at each other. They glanced at it, and then regained their composure. They seemed to be able to guess that they must have been summoned at the same time.

The three of them rushed to Xiangyang non-stop along the way. When they arrived in Xiangyang, it was already evening two days later. Just as the three of them were about to enter the city, they bumped into Li Tong, and the four entered the city side by side. Li, and then went to the government office of the state shepherd.

Sima Yi was guarding Liu Qi's spirit in the mourning hall, when suddenly a confidant came in from outside and whispered something into Sima Yi's ear, Sima Yi stood up immediately without saying a word, and walked straight to the gate of the mansion.

When Sima Yi came to the gate of the mansion, the four generals Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wenpin, and Li Tong happened to be standing side by side at the gate of the mansion. Sima Yi took a step forward, grabbed the hands of the four men, and said with tears: "Can you It’s finally here, let’s go in with me and meet the Lord for the last time.”

Sima Yi brought Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Pin, and Li Tong into the government office, and then came to the place where Liu Qi's coffin was visited. The four felt sad when they saw this scene. Dead, be regarded as the premature death of a talented person.

"Has the murderer been caught?" Huang Zhong asked.

Sima Yi said: "The murderer had already beheaded them all on the night of the assassination of the lord, so it can be regarded as revenge for the lord."

"Who is it that is so bold that you dare to assassinate the lord?" Wei Yan asked sharply.

Sima Yi then told all the events of that night, and after finishing speaking, Sima Yi sighed heavily, and said, "It's all my fault, if it wasn't for my birthday, my lord wouldn't... "

Before he finished speaking, Sima Yi was choked up, and tears welled up in his eyes. Anyone who saw it felt that Sima Yi was a loyal person.

(End of this chapter)