The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 578 577 The Burning Yangtze River (17)

Zhang Xiu spent three whole days besieging the people in the Pan Snake Valley. In the end, whether it was the barbarians or the Shanyue warriors, they were all forced to surrender. By the time they walked out of the Pan Snake Valley, they were already dying of hunger , one by one weak.

Zhang Xiu asked people to bring food to them. When these people saw the food, their eyes glowed green, and they all rushed towards the food like hungry wolves, and ate all the food into their stomachs.

In this battle, Zhang Xiu also suffered a lot of casualties, mainly caused by Zhang Fei breaking out of the siege. Even his confidant general Hu Che'er died here.

But in this battle, Zhang Xiu gained a lot. Zhang Fei's troops were severely damaged, and the barbarian king Sha Moke led all the troops to surrender.

It's just that Zhang Xiu didn't like Sha Moke very much. He wanted to kill Sha Moke, but considering that he led the crowd to surrender, if he committed suicide without authorization, he might arouse the dissatisfaction of the barbarians, so he endured it.

After the nearly 2 captives had eaten and drank enough, Zhang Xiu and Hao Zhao drove the surrendered soldiers to Linyuan City.

During the three days of the siege here, Zhang Xiu was not idle either. He sent out scouts to inquire about the news while besieging the enemy army in Pan Snake Valley.

It wasn't until yesterday that Zhang Xiu learned that Yang Xiu and Huang Zhong, together with Zhang Fei, Sha Moke and others, had attacked Linyuan City and captured the city while he was in a decisive battle with Zhang Fei, Sha Moke and others in Pan Snake Valley.

So, Zhang Xiu ordered all the soldiers and horses, went to Linyuan City, and joined forces with Yang Xiu.

It turned out that when Yang Xiu offered advice to Zhang Xiu, he came up with another strategy. He believed that Zhang Fei and Zhang Xiu would fight in Pan Snake Valley, and most of the troops would be taken away, so Linyuan City would be empty, so Yang Xiu Xiu then suggested to Huang Zhong that Huang Zhong lead five thousand elite infantry, lower their flags and drums, cross Chen Cang secretly, and arrive at Linyuan City quietly, and then suddenly launched a fierce attack on Linyuan City. There were no elite soldiers and strong generals who couldn't resist, so they had to withdraw from the city, and then they were occupied by Huang Zhong and Yang Xiu.

At the same time, Yang Xiu, who led the cavalry to pursue Zhang Fei, also returned to Linyuan City without success.

When Yang Xiu was at the three-way intersection, he fell for Zhang Fei's tricks. Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei didn't go in the direction of Changsha. They chased him for more than 20 miles, but they still couldn't catch up.

However, where Zhang Fei went, Yang Xiu couldn't know for a while, and the cavalry under him were exhausted, so he had to retreat back to Linyuan City and make another plan.

When Yang Xiu brought the five hundred cavalry back to Linyuan City, he asked the five hundred cavalry to go back to the barracks by themselves, while he went straight to Huang Zhong.

At this moment, Huang Zhong was still pacing in the hall, and Yang Xiu took his soldiers and horses to chase Zhang Fei, and he didn't know if he would be caught up by Yang Xiu.

At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from the door: "Yang Canjun is here!"

After Huang Zhong heard it, he immediately calmed down, and walked straight to the door, but seeing that Yang Xiu had strode in, he hurriedly asked, "Yang Canjun, have you caught up with Zhang Fei?"

Yang Xiu looked frustrated, shook his head and said: "Zhang Fei is quite resourceful. When I led the army to chase to a three-way intersection, I was deceived by the suspicious formation set up by Zhang Fei, so that I chased in the wrong direction and made people exhausted. I don't know where Zhang Fei is now, so I had no choice but to come back first."

"This Zhang Fei, despite his rough appearance, is actually a very careful person, and he has many unexpected strategies, but it doesn't matter, anyway, Zhang Fei will be caught sooner or later, so don't be discouraged when joining the army." Huang Zhong comforted road.

Yang Xiu sneered and said, "If someone hadn't let him live on purpose, Zhang Fei would have died on the battlefield a long time ago..."

After Huang Zhong heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he was inexplicably nervous. He thought to himself, could it be that Yang Xiu discovered his little trick?But his face was still very calm, and he asked, "Yang Canjun, what do you mean by that? I don't quite understand it!"

Yang Xiudao: "General Huang, let's understand people so we don't talk foolishly. You shot Zhang Fei with an arrow without an arrow, thinking I couldn't see, or did you think I was blind?"

Huang Zhong frowned, Yang Xiu couldn't have said it more bluntly, his small movements were indeed seen by Yang Xiu.His fast arrows are just a blink of an eye, and during the high-speed rotation of the arrows, it is impossible for you to see whether the arrows have arrows, not to mention that Yang Xiu was still standing on the city wall at that time, so far away from him. How could his eyes be so good?

No matter how he was discovered by Yang Xiu, Huang Zhong at this moment is hard to argue with, so he didn't intend to quibble, and said directly to Yang Xiu: "Since Yang Canjun discovered it, then I will There is nothing more to say. It was my fault first, Yang Canjun can report this matter to His Royal Highness King Yan, if you want to kill or cut, it is up to you."

Yang Xiudao: "General Huang, I just want to know why you did this? Don't you know how important Zhang Fei's head is? The reason why I offered advice to General Huang to take Linyuan is because It was already expected that Zhang Fei would break out of the siege, and he deliberately gave the credit to General Huang. How could he know that General Huang would not even eat the duck in his mouth? If it reaches King Yan's ears, General Huang will really not be able to tell."

Huang Zhongdao: "A man only wants to do things with a clear conscience. I, Huang Zhong, am an upright man. I did this only to repay Liu Bei's kindness to me in the past. Yang Canjun, this matter is decided by me alone. It has nothing to do with my subordinates, they don't know about it, and I am the only one to blame, I hope Yang joins the army and treats my subordinates kindly..."

Before Huang Zhong finished speaking, he heard Yang Xiu say: "General Huang's subordinates, General Huang himself, I don't want to be implicated by them. I am just a soldier sent by His Royal Highness King Yan, and I am only responsible for making suggestions for General Huang. As for what General Huang did and what he said, I have no idea. I will not report this matter to the King of Yan. I will also try my best to take away Zhang Fei's body. It is impossible to get Zhang Fei's head. This matter has passed like this. I hope General Huang will not take it to heart. I just want to know, Is General Huang's favor information over?"

"The report is over!" Huang Zhong said, "If I face Zhang Fei or Guan Yu on the battlefield again, I won't be merciful anymore! All I have is my loyalty to King Yan!"

Yang Xiu said: "That's good. If that's the case, I can rest assured. General Huang, I have other things to do, so don't bother me."

As soon as the words fell, Yang Xiu turned around and left, Huang Zhong sent Yang Xiu out of the hall, looked at Yang Xiu's back, and thought secretly in his heart: "Could it be that Yang Xiu chose to hide this matter for another purpose? "

Huang Zhong couldn't figure it out, but no matter what, the matter passed like this, but Huang Zhong owed Yang Xiu a favor at this time.Pay it back if you have a chance in the future!
After Yang Xiu left the hall, he went directly back to his room to rest. He is a smart man. Although he discovered Huang Zhong's clue, he didn't dare to report it to King Yan Zhang Yan easily, because even if he reported it, Zhang Yan would not punish Huang Zhong, but after hearing Huang Zhong's explanation, he would feel that Huang Zhong valued love and righteousness, and was a useful general.

The most important thing is that Huang Zhong is still required to take charge of the overall situation when practicing the navy. He is a veteran in Jingzhou. I dare not say that everyone respects him, but at least no one dares to make trouble under his hands. Zhang Yan used it to deal with it. Jiang Dong's future depends on him, how could Zhang Yan be so stupid to punish Huang Zhong at this juncture?
Yang Xiu chose not to say it, just to let Huang Zhong remember his kindness, and he may be useful in the future. This is not to blackmail Huang Zhong, but to make Huang Zhong feel grateful. Only in this way.

Two days later, Zhang Xiu, Huang Zhong, Yang Xiu and others joined forces in Linyuan City. After that, Huang Zhong and Yang Xiu returned to Dongting Lake to continue training the navy. Need to go back to rest, then Hao Zhao became the general stationed in Wuling, leading more than [-] troops, stationed in Linyuan City, waiting for new orders at any time.

In order to prevent the barbarian king Sha Moke from rebelling again, Zhang Xiu took Sha Moke to Xiangyang in the name of meeting the king of Yan. The barbarians under Sha Moke's subordinates were all dispatched by Hao Zhao.

At the same time, Zhang Fei and others escaped all the way and finally came to Yuanling City, which is still the boundary of Wuling County. It is located in the south of Wuling County, very close to Changsha County and Lingling County. Li is the boundary of Changsha County, and a hundred miles to the south is the boundary of Lingling County, which is at the junction of the three counties.

Although this is an important place, because Miao people, barbarians and other ethnic minorities live here, it is considered an unopened place. There are very few Han people here, and the customs and habits of each ethnic group are also different. Yuanling is located at the intersection of the southeast foot of Wuling Mountain and the northeastern end of Xuefeng Mountain. There are many mountains and hills in the territory, and the roads are relatively difficult, so this area is also relatively remote.

When Zhang Fei and others arrived in Yuanling County, the county magistrate rushed to meet him. Knowing that Zhang Fei's foot was injured, he called a famous local witch doctor to treat him.The witch doctor used an unknown herbal medicine and applied it to Zhang Fei's feet, which made Zhang Fei's foot injury better, and he was able to walk on the ground the next day.

However, Zhang Fei couldn't face the failure of the two battles of Pan Snake Valley and Lin Yuan, and he almost lost his life twice.Now the remnant soldiers and defeated generals are added together, there are only more than 800 people, which is completely different from the previous few days.

Apart from Zhang Fei, Fazheng was also disappointed for a while. He didn't expect that the first time he offered advice to Zhang Fei, he almost killed Zhang Fei and almost wiped out his entire army.

When Fazheng came to Zhang Fei, he blamed himself for a while. Zhang Fei just waved his hand, saying that he didn't blame Fazheng for this matter, but that there were some wise men on the enemy's side who saw through this trick.

However, Zhang Fei had no idea what to do next.

It stands to reason that his first thought was to go to Changsha to join Guan Yu, but in fact, Zhang Fei felt that if he was defeated, Guan Yu's situation would not be much better. Maybe the enemy army has already started to dispatch troops. They are besieging Guan Yu.If he went there rashly, he would definitely be in a trap.

For this reason, Zhang Fei decided that everyone should take a rest in this remote place in Yuanling County for the time being, while he sent scouts to Changsha to inquire about the situation, and then make a decision.

(End of this chapter)