Rogue master in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 166
The white moon shone on the snow all over the mountains, and the strong north wind howled like a whine.

In the silent valley, the sound of snow crushing dead branches can be heard from time to time.Occasionally, a few gray wolves ran through the night, looked up at the full moon on the snow, and let out a creepy wolf howl.

On the southwest side of the valley, because there is a big mountain barrier behind it, there is relatively less wind and snow.In a forest, the trees stretch out their bare and ugly branches. Under the moonlight, the shadows left on the ground are like monsters baring their teeth and claws.

"Papa..." Maybe the inside of the dead branch was not dry yet, and there was a burning sound in the fire.Beside the bonfire, sat four men.

There is a chessboard between the two of them, and they are playing chess.One is watching chess.Another man was holding a wine jug and heating the wine on the bonfire.The aroma of wine emanating from the jug is intoxicating.What is surprising is that this person is holding the boiling wine jug with his bare hands, and he is not afraid of the heat?

In the barren mountains and wild mountains, in a world of ice and snow, there are still people playing chess and drinking here, which is weird.

"General!" The man sitting far away from the bonfire dropped the chess piece in his hand, and then showed a smug smile on his face.This person has star eyebrows and sharp eyes, extraordinary appearance, and his demeanor gives people a feeling of firmness and serious personality.

Sitting in front of him was a man with a strong and stalwart body, and it was a perfect description of him as a hulking back.Although strong, but the face is handsome, staring at the chessboard intently.Hearing "General", he hummed lightly.

"I said general." The man with extraordinary appearance raised his eyes and looked at the tall man opposite him.

"Speak up if you have something to say." The stalwart man still lowered his head, gently stroking a wife in his hand.

"Ahem, General Xiahou, what I mean is that you have been defeated by me in this chess game, and you have to abandon your son and admit defeat?" There was an ambiguous smile on the face of the extraordinary-looking man.

The stalwart man surnamed Xiahou was Xiahou Dun, the highest ranking general among Cao Cao's generals.As a leading general who grew up from the ranks, his commanding ability won the trust of Cao Cao.

This time, Cao Cao gave him an important task. As the general, he led [-] vanguard troops to attack Yiyang City.

Xiahou Dun finally raised his head, but looked at the man who was warming up wine by the campfire, and asked, "I said, Xu Gongming, how far is it from here to Yiyang City?"

The wine jug in the hands of the man named Xu Gongming finally moved down from the bonfire, slowly but steadily, and there were three wine glasses placed on the stone beside him.He filled the wine glass meticulously and replied, "There are still two miles."

The wine in the glass is just [-]% full, not too much.

Xiahou Dun glanced at Xu Gongming's calloused palm, and said with a slight smile, "I really want Liu Bei to come over and have a drink, and then have a good fight on the battlefield after drinking!"

"General, why don't you go to Yiyang City, call Liu Xuande, and Zilong?" The man who had been sitting by the side watching chess in silence pinched his orchid fingers and said coquettishly.

This man was handsome and handsome, and he looked like a woman, but he was not Zhang Yun.

"Haha, Zhang Yun, don't let Zhao Yun run away this time." The man who won the game laughed loudly.Half a year ago, when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Zhang He fought against Zhao Yun. Ever since he met the handsome general in white, Zhang He has never forgotten Zhao Yun.

"General Yu Jin, you are really bad. It's not because of Zhao Zilong that I came to assist General Xiahou in attacking Yiyang City." Zhang Yun said in a coquettish manner.

"Really? Then next time I see him, I'll cut off his head with one knife?" Yu Jin said, throwing down the chess in his hand.

Zhang Hemei glanced at Yu Jin, but smiled disapprovingly, "I bet you can't beat Zilong."

"Oh, General, look, look, this is not 'increasing others' aspirations and destroying one's own prestige', it's really a girl who doesn't want to stay!" Yu Jin shook his head and sighed.

Xu Gongming smiled and said nothing.But from Xiahou Dun's tone and demeanor, he has the most respect for him.

……

Xia Houdun, Cao Cao's most trusted supreme general; Xu Huang and Xu Gongming, the famous general who once defeated Guan Yu in Xiangfan; Yu Jin, the third of Cao Cao's five good generals, even surpassed Xu Huang in status; Chen Wei was scheming and full of martial arts, and Chen Wei suffered a lot.

Of these four people, one is the commander of the vanguard this time, and the other three are important generals, it is quite bold to appear in an area only two miles away from the enemy.

"Okay, put the chess pieces away. I want to drink with Liu Bei and Zhao Zilong. After we capture them alive, we have a great chance!" Xiahou Dun laughed.

Yu Jin shook his head, stared at Xiahou Dun and said, "You are about to lose!"

"Who said I lost?" Xiahou Dun asked with a serious face.

"You're cheating again!" Yu Jin said angrily.

"Ahem, Yu Jin, how could my great general play tricks, but you, as my subordinate, are so rude and unreasonable to your superiors, are you not afraid that I will punish you?" Xiahou Dun put on a serious face.

"Don't use your identity to suppress me. The chessboard is like a battlefield. If you lose on the battlefield, you lose. Can you play tricks?" Yu Jin didn't have the slightest awareness of being humble and courteous as a subordinate.

"Gongming, come and judge, how could I lose?" Xiahou Dun looked at Xu Huang expectantly.

Xu Huang glanced at the chessboard, the chess pieces on the chessboard were messed up, he handed a glass of wine to Zhang Yun, and said softly: "Just now when Wen Ze's car entered nine, you shouldn't be handsome at five draws and four, and then his cannon One draw and three doomed you to have no chance of winning this game, although your handsome four advances and one win are brilliant, but the general situation is over, and in the end Wen Ze's guns were five draws and six, you are doomed."

The corner of Xiahou Dun's mouth twitched.

"Haha..." Yu Jin patted Xu Huang on the shoulder, looked at Xiahou Dun proudly, then took the wine glass from the stone, and laughed loudly: "Drink and drink... Tsk tsk, the wine cooked by Gongming is delicious!"

There were only three wine glasses on the stone, and Zhang Yun had already gone to the ban, leaving only one glass.

Xiahoudun stretched out his hand to grab it, but Yu Jin stretched out his hand to stop it.

"What?" Xiahou Dun said angrily.

"As I said just now, the loser has no drink!" Yu Jin said with a smile.

Xiahou Dun looked at Xu Gongming, and squeezed out a smile that was flattering.

Xu Huang had no expression on his face, and said lightly: "I am willing to admit defeat."

The commander of the vanguard army, Xiahou Dun withered immediately.Staring at the three subordinates drinking hot fragrant wine in the wind and snow, he could only swallow his saliva.

"Zhang He, if you capture Zhao Yun alive, I will reward you with him, and you give me the wine?" Xia Houdun looked at Zhang He and smiled.

"Living hurts his self-esteem too much, I'm going to persuade him to surrender!" Zhang Yun raised his little finger while holding the wine glass.

"When Yiyang City is captured, I will throw a big banquet and have a good drink. The three of you can go to guard!" Xia Houdun said bitterly.

"I'm drunk tonight, but a certain person can only use his tongue in vain! Poor, pitiful." Yu Jin laughed.

Laughter resounded in the woods two miles away from Yiyang City.

The laughter floated in the wind and snow, and soon dissipated.

Four shadows walked out of the woods, standing on the snow by the edge of the forest, looking at the dark city in the distance.The light of the torches at the top of the city is very faint, but the guards can be vaguely seen patrolling.

"Back when Cao Gong and Liu Xuande were cooking wine and talking about heroes, Cao Gong pointed to Xuande, and then said to himself, "The heroes of the world, only the emperor and Cao Er." When Liu Xuande heard this, he was so frightened that the spoons and chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground. Liu Xuande is a benevolent lord in the world, but in front of Duke Cao, he is a coward who depends on others and is obsessed with humility."

Xiahou Dun put his hands on his back, looked at Yiyang City in the distance, and smiled slightly: "In two days, I will break through this city and tie Liu Bei alive in front of Duke Cao!"

Yu Jin smiled and said, "According to the report from the spies, there are only [-] weak soldiers in Liu Bei's city, and it's easy to break through the city."

Xu Huang shook his head, and said seriously: "Liu Bei is a man with great ambitions, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both generals of tigers and wolves, so we should not underestimate them!"

"Hey, Zhang Fei's disciples are brave but not resourceful, and they can only show off their bravery!" Zhang Yun said.

"Zhang Fei is brave, so he can be ignored. But Guan Yu is not. I fought against Guan Yu in Xiangfan back then. His martial arts are extraordinary. I can only draw with him with all my strength. Our army is ten times that of him. But he retreated with only one person's strength, which can be said to be both resourceful and resourceful, Cao Gong also admires him very much, and has always wanted to get him!" Xu Huang said.

Xiahou Dun smiled coldly, apparently disapproving.

At this time, a scout walked out of the woods, came to Xiahou Dun and knelt down to report: "Commander, our troops have arrived at Wangpo, fifty miles away from Yiyang City."

Xiahou Dun nodded lightly, turned around and walked towards the woods.

Xu Huang and Zhang Yun looked at each other and left.

The sound of horseshoes sounded in the depths of the woods, and gradually faded away.

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Fifty miles away, looking down the slope, the tents are densely covered with stars, horses neigh, and people's voices are buzzing.

After Xiahoudun and others joined the large army, they issued an order!

A fast horse passed by the camp, and the man on the horse yelled: "The governor has an order to cook at the third watch, break out of the camp at the fifth watch, and attack Yiyang in the west!"

[-] elite soldiers set off in a mighty way. Xiahou Dun divided [-] cavalry as the front team, and the rest of the infantry waited to protect the grain carts and set off towards Yiyang City.

If the cavalry advanced at full speed, they could reach Yiyang City at noon. However, due to the rugged mountain road and the slow progress of the grain trucks, the large troops did not arrive three miles outside Yiyang City until evening.Suddenly there was dust billowing in front of him, Xiahou Dun immediately ordered his horses to spread out, let Xu Huang lead the troops, bet on the position, and then led Yu Jin and Zhang Yun forward, looking ahead.

I saw a troop ahead blocking the way of our own army and horses, but the leader was a handsome general riding a white horse.

Zhang He's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "It's Zilong."

Looking at the troops behind Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but smile.Yu Jin also smiled and said: "It seems that Liu Bei's life after taking refuge in Liu Biao was also very hard. They are all weak soldiers. Compared with our elite soldiers, they are like the difference between dogs and sheep and tigers and leopards."

Looking at the soldiers behind Zhao Yun, Zhang He also had a gloomy face, and sighed: "Zilong is so majestic, but he can only lead these shrimp soldiers when he joins Liu Bei. He is really overqualified!"

"Zhang He, isn't this what you like? The governor ordered you to capture Zhao Yun!" Xiahou Dun laughed.

Zhang He was pleasantly surprised. He picked up his two forks and rushed out of the formation. He came to Zhao Yun and reined in his horse. What about this lonely man!"

Zhao Yun looked at Zhang He, who was as pretty as a girl in front of him. He had fought against him in Xuzhou, and he knew him well. Talking like a woman, I felt disgusted, frowned and shouted: "Zhang Yun, my master is benevolent and righteous, and the world knows it. Cao Cao's hypocrisy, I, Zhao Zilong, don't care. If you want to fight and fight, just let the horse come!"

Not far away, Xiahou Dun was furious when he heard the words, and shouted, "Following Liu Xuande, a mat seller, is like following a ghost!"

Fearing that Zhang Yun would make a mistake, Xiahou Dun ordered Yu Jin to lead his army to capture Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun rode his horse to fight, and fought with Yu Jin.

Both Yu Jin and Zhao Yun used long spears. The two horses crossed, the long spears collided, and they fought fiercely together.Because Zhao Yun received Chen Wei's order, he could only lose but not win.After a few rounds, he pretended to be invincible, feigned defeat and left.Yu Jin thought that Zhao Yun was no match for him, and secretly sighed in his heart that Zhang He was exaggerating, and Zhao Yun was no more than that.He rode his horses in pursuit, and Xiahou Dun also ordered his soldiers to chase after him and kill them. Zhao Yun's army immediately retreated steadily. After walking for more than ten miles, Zhao Yun returned to his horse and fought again.

Zhang He frowned, and came to Xiahou Dun's side and said, "Captain, from the perspective of my slaves, Zhao Zilong is not so weak, why is he no match for Yu Jin after a few rounds?"

Xiahou Dun laughed and said, "That's your love for the house and the black. In fact, I think Zhao Yun is just an empty shell!"

At this time, Xu Huang, who was behind the formation, also patted his horse and said: "Zhao Yun has always been brave, and today he is fighting and retreating. It should be to lure the enemy, and there may be an ambush."

Xiahou Dun smiled contemptuously and said: "Our army has 8000 tigers and wolves. Even if Liu Bei came out to ambush, there would only be [-] of them, and the fighting power is so poor. You saw just now that even if such people are in ambush on all sides, what good do we have?" Are you afraid?"

(End of this chapter)