The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 581 580 The Burning Yangtze River (20)

Zhang Yan had a delicious meal at Xu Huang's place, and then stayed for a night's rest. Xu Huang arranged a tent for Zhang Yan and sent all the best things here.

But the place here is shabby, even the best things still look so shabby, Xu Huang shyly took Zhang Yan to the guest room, took a look at the furnishings here, and said to Zhang Yan: "Your Highness, these It is already the best thing here, if His Highness is not satisfied, I will send someone to send His Highness to Junshan Water Village, their place should be better than mine..."

Zhang Yandao: "No need, I think this place is pretty good, besides, I'm not as delicate as you imagined. Let's just stay here for the night tonight, and you can explain everything here later, and give everything here to you The subordinate is in charge, and tomorrow morning, go to Junshanshui Village with me, and then prepare to go out with me!"

When Xu Huang heard the word "expedition", he immediately became nervous and a little excited, and hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, you mean to go on an expedition?"

"Correct!"

"Your Highness, where are we going to fight this time?" Xu Huang looked eager to fight, with inexplicable excitement in his eyes.

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "I sent you all here, why?"

Xu Huang immediately understood the meaning of Zhang Yan's words, and said to Zhang Yan: "Your Highness means that we are going to attack Changsha tomorrow?"

"Well, according to the distance calculation, Sima Yi and the others should arrive here tomorrow. At that time, we will go all out and capture Changsha, thereby occupying the entire four counties in Jingnan, and give Sun Quan a blow!" Zhang Yan said.

Xu Huang said: "I have heard that Guan Yu is the enemy of ten thousand people, and I have long wanted to meet him. This time I go to Changsha, I must personally compete with him!"

Zhang Yan just smiled, looked at Xu Huang's fighting spirit, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Go to rest early, don't get too excited, I won't get up tomorrow."

After Xu Huang bid farewell to Zhang Yan, he immediately gathered his subordinates, and then handed over all the affairs here to a few of his subordinates. He planned to leave here tomorrow and go to attack Changsha with Zhang Yan.

However, Xu Huang's subordinates were also inexplicably excited. After hearing that there was going to be a war, they all expressed that they would go with Xu Huang.But Xu Huang couldn't figure out why Zhang Yan put his elite troops to use instead of using those Jingzhou troops who surrendered.

To be honest, Xu Huang is not very optimistic about the Jingzhou Army. Although he is in Yueyang, only a lake away from Junshan Water Village, Xu Huang has never had any contact with the Jingzhou Army in Junshan Water Village. He once went ashore to look for him, but he didn't have any friendship with Yang Xiu, and he couldn't talk much, and he had a lot of work to do to build Yueyang City, so it was inevitable that he would be a little incomplete in terms of etiquette.After that, Yang Xiu never came again.

However, it was Zhang Yan's decision to use the Jingzhou army to deal with Guan Yu. None of Xu Huang's subordinates were used, and all of them continued to build the city here, except for Xu Huang who was taken away.

Therefore, regarding this matter, Xu Huang could do nothing, so he had to try his best to appease his subordinates.

After Xu Huang explained everything, he went to rest.The next morning, Xu Huang woke up early. He didn't sleep much last night, probably because he was too excited.

After all, Xu Huang had been very boring in guarding the frontier for the past two years. He practiced and patrolled every day, but he never encountered an enemy.Since the Xianbei people were forced to move westward, the defense zone he garrisoned has been equivalent to a false one, but more precautions came from the inside, those Huns who had already belonged to the Han Dynasty.

Although the Huns belonged to the Han Dynasty, there were still some frictions from time to time. After all, their living habits were different, so when dealing with these issues, they would become more sensitive. They could not arouse the conflicts between the two ethnic groups, but also had to resolve them. The problem is really not easy for Xu Huang.

After all, Xu Huang is a general, but when there is no battle to fight, he becomes irritable and eager to fight. In order to pass the lonely time, Xu Huang and Tai Shici each formed a team on the grassland to conduct a simulated battle Only then will you not be suffocated to death due to boredom.

This time Zhang Yan transferred Xu Huang and Tai Shici back at the same time. The two of them were not to mention how happy they were, because it meant that he had a battle to fight.

But they guessed the beginning right, but didn't guess the ending. Zhang Yan called them back, not for fighting, but for defense, using their reputation to deter the enemy.But the Jingzhou army was used as the main force to attack the enemy.

This made them both very puzzled.

But Zhang Yan must have a reason for doing so!

After Xu Huang got up, he dressed neatly, and then went to wake Zhang Yan to get up, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yan got up earlier than him, and had already returned from a stroll outside on horseback.

When Zhang Yan saw Xu Huang, he called Xu Huang, and then took a boat and went straight to Junshan Water Village.

In the early morning, the Junshan Water Village was still immersed in a misty morning mist. Due to the fog in the lake, the sight line was not very good, so when the boats patrolling the lake saw a boat slowly approaching, they immediately made a move. Warn it, stop it, and get it inspected.

The boats that Zhang Yan and Xu Huang were on stopped cooperatively. When the two boats met, Zhang Yan led Xu Huang out of the cabin. When the patrol boat saw Zhang Yan, they were immediately dumbfounded. It is Yan Wang Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan did know the young general on the patrol boat, because it was this guy he bumped into when he was on a fishing boat yesterday.

When King Yan arrived, the patrol boats naturally had no reason to stop them. They gave way unconditionally and sent a boat to lead the way, leading Zhang Yan and Xu Huang to the water village.

Huang Zhong, Yang Xiu, Wei Yan, Li Tong and others were actively preparing the supplies needed for the battle in the water village. Not long after Zhang Yan left yesterday, the scouts brought orders. After some preparations, everything has been prepared this morning, just waiting for the arrival of King Yan.

However, none of the four people expected that His Royal Highness King Yan would come so early, and the news that His Royal Highness King Yan had arrived at Linshui Village had already reached the ears of the four people before the morning fog cleared.

So, the four of them had no choice but to put down all the work in their hands, and handed over to their subordinates to handle it, and they rushed from all over the water village to Dazhai in a hurry.

Zhang Yan and Xu Huang had just arrived at the meeting hall of the Shuizhai, when Huang Zhong, Yang Xiu, Wei Yan, and Li Tong walked in from the door, Zhang Yan couldn't help being surprised, the news of his arrival was too widespread. almost.

Today’s Zhang Yan is a little different from yesterday’s. Yesterday Zhang Yan was dressed casually, but today’s Zhang Yan is wearing armor, a gold-plated helmet on his head, and a A gold-plated battle armor, and a bright red cape on the outside of the battle armor, the whole person looks so mighty and extraordinary.Besides Zhang Yan, Xu Huang standing beside him was also fully armed, like a general about to go into battle to kill the enemy.Well, by the way, Xu Huang was a general in the first place, but he didn't interact with the generals of the Jingzhou Army, nor did he meet each other. No one knew him except Yang Xiu.

"See His Royal Highness King Yan!" Huang Zhong, Yang Xiu, Wei Yan, and Li Tong saluted in unison.

Zhang Yan waved his hand and said, "Excuse me!"

He had noticed the gazes of Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Li Tong a long time ago. Seeing them staring at Xu Huang, he introduced, "This is General Zuo Xu Huang, let's get to know each other!"

Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Li Tong first looked at each other in dismay, and there was a tacit understanding in their eyes, as if they were saying, so he is Xu Huang.

Xu Huang used to be one of the five tiger generals under Zhang Yan's tent. Being able to join the ranks of the five tiger generals shows that his ability is not ordinary.

Moreover, the five tiger generals under Zhang Yan's tent back then were well-known all over the world, and they were the objects of yearning for many martial arts practitioners, so the rumors of the five tiger generals were also widely spread.

But since Zhang Yan's reform, Zhang Yan abolished the title of General of the Five Tigers, and appointed the official general position in the imperial court, with Xu Huang as the left general and the rank of general.In the current imperial court, apart from Xu Huang, there are six other people with the rank of generals, namely Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Tai Shici, Gan Ning, and Zhang Yun. tallest person.

Although the military rank is not an official position, it is a kind of honor and a symbol of recognition, and the level of the military rank also determines the credit of you as a person.

After Zhang Yan implemented the military rank system, it can be said that there are advantages and disadvantages. From the beginning when everyone did not understand and cooperate with the military rank system, to accepting it readily, there is always a process of adaptation. In this process of adaptation, for the newly established For the Han Dynasty with the new system, it was undoubtedly a test.Because so far, many people are still confused about what a military rank is.Some even mistakenly think that the military rank is the title of knighthood.

However, everything has an adaptation period, Zhang Yan did not take this to heart, but continued to implement the military rank system, using the military rank system to slowly make up for the serious consequences caused by too many titles.He believes that in the near future, everyone will gradually become familiar with the military rank system.

Regarding the military rank system, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Li Tong and others are still in a state of confusion, because after Zhang Yan surrendered them, the ranks given to them were not high. Except for Huang Zhong who was a major general, Wei Yan, Li Tong, Wen They are all recruited with the rank of colonel, but if they are subdivided, there is still a level difference between major general and general.

"The last general has seen General Zuo!" Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Li Tong said in unison.

Xu Huang also bowed back and said: "We are all ministers in the same hall, and we are all members of the army, so you don't have to be so polite."

Zhang Yandao: "Since you are already acquainted, don't stare at me anymore. Governor Huang, you should have received the order from this king, right?"

(End of this chapter)