Lu's relatives

Chapter 405
Thanks to the special location of Pingyuan, it didn't take much effort for the news of Xiahouyuan's arrival to be detected in advance, causing a panic in Pingyuan City.

The [-] soldiers and horses came on the waves, and it didn't look like they were here for "sightseeing".The spies from various forces were not stupid, they were just sent by their lord to listen to news about Lu Bu's army, so there was no need for them to join in this dilapidated county town whose walls were no more than one foot high and five feet thick.

It's just that these people of all kinds who were charged with missions ran for their lives one after another, and for no reason, it also caused a bit of panic among the people on the plain.Although Pingyuan City was seldom encountered in wars, it was still an important place after all; when it was ruled by Liu Bei, Prime Minister of Pingyuan, it was also used as a rallying point for Gongsun's forces to fight against Yuan Shao.Although Yuan Shao has never paid much attention to it, the visual shock brought by thousands of cavalry facing the dilapidated county town like a huge wave smashing a sandcastle is enough to make people feel a lot of uneasiness out of thin air. .

When the Xiaoqi soldiers reported to Qin Xu, who was watching Zhang Liao and Lu Lingqi, that Tan Ma reported that the people in the city were in disarray and had begun to appease them, half an hour had passed, and Tan Ma reported later that, In such a short time, Xia Houyuan's five thousand elite cavalry were already less than thirty miles away from the plain.

"General Qin is waiting for this person, isn't it?" Zhang Liao, who heard the news at first, showed no surprise at all, as if he had no fear of whether the city's broken walls and thin plains could stop the incoming elite soldiers, so he and Lu Lingqi went their separate ways in leisure time. Put away the weapon, took the sweat towel handed over by the soldiers, wiped his face indiscriminately, and said to Qin Xu.Although Zhang Liao was only more than ten years older than Qin Xu, strictly speaking he was still a young man in his prime, but he couldn't help his blunt temper and often had a straight face, so he looked a little older, and because of Lu Bu's In private, Qin Xu also followed Lu Lingqi to call Zhang Liao uncle, so when Zhang Liao asked questions, there was not so much red tape.

"Isn't General Wen Yuan afraid that Xia Houyuan will attack the plain with his elite?" Qin Xu did not rush to answer Zhang Liao's question, but instead glanced at Zhang Liao who seemed not in a hurry with interest. , asked back.In fact, a few days ago, when Qin Xu changed his strategy, revealed his identity with great fanfare, and blatantly entered the city with a guard of honor, Zhang Liao had privately asked someone from Qin about his plan.It's just that at that time Qin Xu just said that he planned to use Cheng Yu who was captured alive, the hundreds of Cao Jun, and the black mountain bandits who were embarrassed and couldn't figure out why they came here to use Bai Rao as bait. Next, find another way to snatch the "meat" from Cao Cao's mouth, but neither Zhang Liao nor Qin Xu deliberately discussed Cao Cao's reaction that could be imagined.

Without him, not to mention that the six thousand brought by Qin Xu were all flying cavalry equipped with cavalry, and they first boarded the second battalion.There are only 5000 Zhang Liaofei cavalry battalions stationed in the plain, and the combined army has more than 1 horses.It is almost half of the troops in the cavalry battle sequence of the Lu Bu Army, let alone nearly ten thousand auxiliary soldiers. Unless Cao Cao used all the soldiers he brought this time to attack, otherwise, even if the county seat of Pingyuan was destroyed, it would not be too late. It's not that whoever comes here at random can easily make Zhang Liao mobilize the whole army to stand ready.

"Xia Houyuan? It is said that this man is quite interesting in leading troops. He has always been known as the "General of God". He is a general under the command of Cao Cao. But even so, it is not easy to easily break through Pingyuan County." Hearing the meaning of the joke in Qin Xu's words, Zhang Liao smiled inappropriately. After putting the iron halberd on the weapon rack for Lu Lingqi, he said with a straight face: "Although the county town of Pingyuan is broken, the people's hearts are not yet stable. But with only five thousand cavalry coming here, a certain one is not afraid of him. It's just that Xia Houyuan's coming here represents Cao Cao's attitude, and General Qin has to think carefully about it."

"As General Wen Yuan said, Xu has been educated! With General Wen Yuan guarding the plain, even if this place is a piece of ruins, Xia Houyuan must not have a good time!" Qin Xu laughed.What Zhang Liao said made Qin Xu get acquainted with this good general who was worthy of being called by Cao Cao in history. Only from the troops Xia Houyuan led, he could guess Cao Cao's intentions, which coincided with Qin Xu's thinking.In the era of cold weapons, using cavalry to attack a city is like holding a cannon as a doorpost in the era of hot weapons.Then Xia Houyuan's purpose of coming here can be imagined.deterrence!Tell Qin Xu and Zhang Liao, don't play too much, these days it is not only the cavalry of Lu Bu's army that can be called the best in the world.Since the birth of horses in Yongliang, the cavalry under his old Cao's command is also very powerful, and he is not afraid to compete with Lu Bu's army.But Qin Xu didn't pay as much attention to the cause and effect behind this matter as Zhang Liao did. Cao Cao had a confidant like Cheng Yu who always caused trouble, and was captured by Qin Xu together with Bai Rao, a Black Mountain bandit general. It's enough for him to worry too much.Especially in the current situation where the Yuan brothers, who were ordered by the emperor to reconcile the "disobedient ministers", secretly intend to meddle in the Merger and Jizhou states, based on Qin's understanding of Boss Cao, it is even conceivable that This guy still has the heart of a Hanchen, but he has already begun to revive his heroic ambitions. To put it bluntly, he looks like Boss Cao, who wants to be that kind of thing and also wants to set up a memorial archway.

"Report! General, General Qin, there are soldiers cavalry outside the city, and they shot a letter into the city! Please check it, General!" The person who spoke was Zhang Liao's private school, who was free to enter and leave the martial arts venue in the backyard. An arrow with the arrowhead removed, and a thick roll of silk tied with hemp rope.

"Servant Ying Chuan Xunyou, I bow to the envoy of Qin and General Zhang!... I wish to meet with these two eminent men, and talk about it, wouldn't it be a pleasure! I invite Yada, servant Xunyou, worship!" Zhang Liao unwrapped the thread, roughly After reading it once, he paused and looked at Qin Xu.The name Xun You is no stranger to Zhang Liao. Before Dong Zhuo came to power, this man had already served as the servant of Huangmen.Later, he participated in the assassination of Dong and was imprisoned without success, but Xun You was also very lucky. On the day he was imprisoned, he met Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu killed him, so he was exonerated.At that time, Zhang Liao was the one who was ordered to release these "righteous men" who challenged Dong, so he had met once.

"Is the person General Qin is waiting for this Xun You Xun Gongda?" Zhang Liao asked suspiciously after he had checked the left and right sides of the article and handed the silk to Qin Xu.Thinking about the elegant words in the whole article, it really makes people not feel disgusted at all.There is not the slightest diplomatic tone in it. The whole article is full of praise for Qin Xu as a great Han official at a young age and admiration for Zhang Liao who accompanied Ding Yuan to fight against the Huns. Xia Houyuan's [-] cavalry and [-] elite soldiers might have thought that Xun You was only here to visit friends, and to hold a commendation meeting for the two of them.

"I didn't expect it to be Xun Gongda!" Qin Xu curled his lips and said to himself, "It seems that Cao Cao really has to spend his life for the land of Hebei!"

A year ago, because of the recommendation of his younger uncle Xun Yu, Xun You resigned from the imperial court controlled by Li Jue and Guo Si to enlist him as Prime Minister of the City, and joined Cao Cao's army. Although he was regarded as the mastermind by Cao Cao, But his reputation is not too high in terms of resourcefulness except for his origin in the Xun family.It's no wonder that Zhang Liao was surprised that Cao Cao sent Xia Houyuan with so much fanfare to lead so many soldiers and horses to see him off, and that he was an unknown person.

However, as a man of two generations, Qin Xu did not dare to underestimate the power of the Xun family, who was concluded in the history books and called it "calculated without leaving anything behind".Seeing Zhang Liao's question, he said: "General Wenyuan doesn't know something. Since the death of the Eight Dragons of the Xun family, Xun Wenruo, the 'Liuxiang Xunling', and Xun Wenruo, the 'Computer No Legacy Policy' Xun Gongda. Although he is not well-known, he is Cao Cao's mastermind. He is worthy of Cao Cao's sending Xia Houyuan and leading an army to protect him. I can't be careless. I also ask General Wen Yuan to make arrangements. Let's have a good time with this dear brother. Will meet."

Since it was Xun You who came here.According to the usual practice, they must be unwilling to go to Pingyuan City to throw themselves into the trap.Moreover, Xiahouyuan's army came so quickly that most of the ghosts in the center of Pingyuan County were driven away. Even the local aborigines were panicked, and Qin Xu really didn't want to disgrace Lu Bujun in front of others.What's more, Xia Houyuan was able to come to the city, but he shot a book into the city, which is enough to show his attitude.

"Zhongming, I'm going too!" Qin Xu did not avoid Lu Lingqi while talking with Zhang Liao.I was thinking about how many troops to send to protect Qin Xu and that Xun You would be more appropriate to meet.That's when Lu Lingqi, who was tidy and tidy, interjected.

"No!" Almost in unison, Qin Xu and Zhang Liao said together.This little aunt is still afraid that the world will not be chaotic.Originally, Qin Xu brought Lu Lingqi out this time, not only to reassure the old father-in-law and mother-in-law, but also to let his little wife come out to relax. The strength of the Flying Cavalry and Xiaoqi Battalions is comparable, even if there is a disagreement, no matter whether it is a war with Cao Cao or a worthless son of the Yuan family, there will be no danger at all, let alone arrange for Lu Lingqi to fight. opportunity.But at the moment, it seems that even Qin Xu probably underestimated the fanatical belligerent factor inherited from the blood of Wenhou Flying General that the delicate and lovely Miss Lu is.

"Ling'er, we've made an agreement. You can listen to me when you go out! Don't let your parents-in-law worry. Besides, going to see Xun You outside the city this time is not about fighting. He's a scribe. Five or seven of them are not your husband's opponent! Ling'er, why don't you use your bow to fight for your husband?" Qin Xu was quite frightened by Lu Lingqi's sudden words.Thinking about what happened to Chen Liu back then, this girl has a criminal record.Moreover, Miss Lu's temperament is very similar to that of Lu Bu, if she sees someone from Qin who can't say no to Xun You later, she might really dare to hold an iron halberd to let this one of the most prestigious Xun's twin jades under the Xun's eight dragons know what she knows Call the nurse eager.

"Ling'er, don't mess around! It's just to meet someone and say a few words, there's really nothing to see! If you stay, how about we continue to feed? How about we take the little one Zhang Hu and go to my Xiaoqi Camp Playing tricks?" Seeing Qin Xu's "persuasion", she didn't cut off Lu Lingqi's interest at all, but saw that this girl had a plan to temporarily abandon her halberd and hold her sword, and she wanted to accompany Qin Xu to meet this Cao's conspirator Lord, very excited.Now, even Zhang Liao, who was so particular about superiority and inferiority, had a look of embarrassment on his face, he seemed to look at Qin Xu for help, and tried to persuade Lu Lingqi without any point.

"Heck... Uncle Wenyuan should take the little tiger to play, does he still think Linger is that little girl?" Zhang Liao, who was not very good at coaxing people, made random promises, and there were even some who were tried and tested when they were young. "Temptation", Lu Lingqi smiled coquettishly, and said seriously after a while: "I heard from my mother that it is right for a husband and wife to have the same quilt in life and the same acupuncture point in death. That Xia Houyuan was defeated by my husband Zhongming when he was in the Wuming Valley that day." , Bringing so many soldiers and horses here this time, how can people feel at ease? Uncle Wen Yuan doesn’t need to persuade you, and you don’t need to shirk, Zhong Ming, there is no need to discuss this matter!”

"Ling'er!..." Qin Xu had known Lu Lingqi for the first time, and it was the first time he heard his little wife say these words. He was quite moved, and didn't know what to do for a while. persuaded.

"That's all! Fengxian has a woman like this, and she is not a weak man! You should have no regrets!" Originally, she expected Zhang Liao to continue to persuade Lu Lingqi, who didn't know where she made a mistake, but unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Zhang Liao, On the contrary, she showed a look of admiration, which seemed to approve of Lu Lingqi's intention to become the general's tiger girl.

"Uncle Wenyuan is the best! Ling'er is going to put on her armor now!" Lu Lingqi smiled like a flower, and looked at Qin Xu who was smiling wryly like a general, before bouncing away.

Outside the city of Pingyuan, there is a flat river.From a long distance, one could see the movement of people and horses in a line of darkness.Even Zhang Liao, who despised the incoming soldiers strategically, temporarily took over the soldiers from the Xiandeng and Flying Cavalry Battalions. The auxiliary soldiers of the battalion each held their weapons and stood on guard at the top of the city piled up with rammed earth. Under the shadow of swords and swords, horses neighing and wind whistling, the intent of killing instantly filled the air, which temporarily stabilized the hearts of the people who were more and more panicked because they were about to face soldiers. down.

"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaible whom a group of guards consisted of only a hundred people, with a long and narrow scimitar hanging on the side of the horse, and a hidden metal spear hanging upside down in its hand. A huge crossbow with a wooden handle, guarding an open chariot, slowly drove out of the city.

On the chariot, all the wooden stakes that should have been used to fix the legs and feet of the armed soldiers were removed, but a small desk was placed instead. Qin Xu, who was dressed in a Han dynasty uniform, was sitting behind the desk at this moment, while Qin Xu was standing behind the desk. Beside Xu, an armored "guard" was holding a huge iron halberd modeled after Lu Wenhou Fang Tian's painted halberd, standing on one side, but in front of the thick iron helmet, a piece of black cloth covered his body. On the part where the chin goes up, there is only a pair of big eyes with a smile that look at Qin from time to time.

This group of people was naturally Qin Xu and others who had complied with Xun You's appointment and went out of the city to meet each other.Speaking of which, although there have been frequent wars these days, and various schemes and tricks have emerged in an endless stream, overall it is relatively well-behaved.Not to mention that the Lu and Cao families are still allies, even if the two families are feuding for generations and meet on the battlefield, under normal circumstances, if they agree to the other party's request to "meet and talk", most of them will not respond to the general who comes out to answer. Hitting back and hurting each other, they either persuaded each other or scolded each other, and then they all returned to their own positions, and then started fighting.Such as the decisive battle of Cao Yuan in Guandu in history, such as Zhuge Liang scolding Wang Lang to death, and so on.Of course, people who are not very particular are not excluded, but if this rule is broken, even if they win the battle, they will be cast aside as shameless villains by both the enemy and us.

Seeing that there was movement on Qin Xu's side, Xia Houyuan almost resisted to take advantage of such a golden opportunity to rush forward and smash Qin into thousands of pieces to wash away the nameless person who had been "accompanying" him for four years. Shame of the valley.Just like that, a little-known kid used four hundred remnants of soldiers and more than a thousand new defeated soldiers who had been defeated for less than an hour, and used some supernatural means to forcefully make the cavalry he led first, become He became the chief culprit that led to the defeat of his own soldier Ying Xiao, and this has almost become the inner demon that tortured Xia Houyuan so that he couldn't sleep every day.

Unfortunately, rules are rules!Although the rituals and music of the big man are broken and disregarding people's hearts, no matter whether they are civil servants, military generals, heroes or villains, they still have their own persistence after all.Xia Houyuan also knew that it was not yet time to settle the "ledger" with Qin Xu, so he could only watch helplessly as Xun You, dressed as a famous scholar in Tsing Yi Lun scarf, sat on the seat leisurely after taking up the official position of Xi Zhicai's military teacher offering wine. I found the bullock cart that I didn't know where, and under the protection of more than a hundred tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers specially assigned to Xun You by Cao Cao, I walked slowly towards the center of the plain.

"Zhongming, the soldiers behind that man have some skills, and it seems that their aura is not inferior to that of Uncle Gao Shun's!" Lu Lingqi, who was called by Zhang Liao to have the demeanor of a general's tiger girl, although she sometimes has a small temper and likes to make trouble, But the experience of hanging out in the military camp since she was a child made this girl develop a very vicious look, and she could see at a glance the power and power of the tiger and leopard cavalry, which Cao Cao claimed to be not under the camp. .

"It's okay!" Although Qin Xu is not as sensitive as Lu Lingqi to the momentum of soldiers, he has led soldiers many times after all. This kind of army marches as one, but hundreds of people give people the feeling of a single person. The momentum is really shocking, except for the army of the descendants of our dynasty, in this era, only Gao Shun's camp is comparable to the army of more than a hundred people in this area.Shocking is shocking, but Qin Xu didn't take the threat of these hundred people too seriously.Nothing more than a hundred people.On this empty plain again.As the saying goes, no matter how good your kung fu is, you are afraid of a kitchen knife, and no matter how strong your martial arts are, you are no match for a pistol!The more than a hundred soldiers who first boarded the camp behind me held in the hands of the Gongsun cavalry who rushed forward with only 800 men. Among them, there were many elite soldiers from all over the world. It's fine if Xun You doesn't do some fancy work. If there is any change, Qin Xu really doesn't believe this gang Is it possible that everyone has a copper wall and an impregnable body?

"Qin Shijun! Chen stays a farewell, and you don't know how long it will take, your body is always safe!" Xun You, who was about [-] steps away from both sides, had a refined temperament and was dressed in a green robe and scarf. On the bullock cart, he bowed in salute and said.

(End of this chapter)