Chapter 374 Lu Bu VS Huang Zhong! 【Ask for Monthly Ticket】

"No, I have to go out of the city and see for myself!"

In order to prevent the wrong person from being mistaken, Lu Bu decided to be on the safe side first. If he held a big banquet here and it turned out that it was not Huang Zhong but Sun's nemesis Huang Zu, then his work would be in vain.

Xun Chen analyzed:

"Huang Zu has been guarding Jiangxia. Liu Biao will not let him leave easily. Maybe he is really General Han Sheng... Xu'er, what do you think?"

Huang Xu, who was scooping vermicelli out of the pot, quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks:

"I'm not sure if it's my father or not. Master, let me go out of the city with you."

"No, you can't take risks with me."

"Then what if it's dad..."

"It doesn't matter, I have a way to contact him."

Lu Bu walked to the gate of the prefect's mansion, went directly to the real world, brought the red rabbit horse and Fang Tian Huaji, and then galloped out of the city.

After meeting Pang De, he confessed:

"If the visitor is Huang Hansheng, don't rush into the formation. I will find a way to draw these people over."

This is a generous gift. As a hussar general of the Han Dynasty, we cannot sway Liu Jingsheng's good intentions... Needless to say, we can easily send 30,000 soldiers. Jingzhou is really rich.

In ancient times, if you wanted to raise soldiers and horses, you not only had to have money, but also had food. Although it was fun to just blast the troops, eating horse chews consumed a lot of people. Without a certain family background, not only would they be impoverished, but they would even attract Mutiny.

Why did Lao Cao want to use the grain transport officer's head at that time? Wasn't he worried that his subordinates would mutiny and chop off his head.

The reason why Cheng Yu used human flesh as military food was also a desperate move.

Pound analyzed:

"A mere Wancheng sent 30,000 troops, so Jingzhou has at least 100,000 troops, otherwise Liu Jingsheng would not be so generous."

Sitting in the richest place in the world, there are still more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but they don’t want to make progress. No wonder he is called a guard dog by Ah Man... Lu Bu said with a smile:

"It's all ours from now on!"

Upon hearing this, Pang De took the opportunity to raise his hands and ask for instructions:

"May I ask General, if there are fighter planes, can we go south and fight?"

Lao Pang, why are you so eager to fight?

Lu Bu said:

"Don't go too far south. The Jingzhou Navy is very powerful, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are not idiots. Plus, they are assisted by counselors Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue. Don't underestimate the enemy!"

"Here!"

As long as we can get permission to expand outward, the worst thing is to let Xiangyang go first.

Pang De was happy when Lu Bu reminded him:

"For us, it doesn't matter how much territory we conquer. What's important is to win the hearts and minds of the people. Every time we occupy a place, we hold a grievance meeting, exterminate a few heinous people, exempt some taxes, and try to let the people live a good life. Otherwise, Even if we gain territory, we won’t be able to defend it in the future.”

"The general will understand!"

The two led the cavalry to leave Wancheng and headed towards Xiangyang. Not long after, they encountered their own scout troops.

"Where are Jingzhou's troops and horses now?"

"We have set up camp. According to the route, we can reach Wancheng tomorrow."

Wancheng cannot be besieged, otherwise the people in the city will panic and the order that was finally established will collapse again.

The most important thing to do now is to let the people understand that Wancheng is impregnable under the protection of the imperial court and will not be shrouded in the clouds of war.

Lu Bu said to Pound:

"While it's still dark, why don't we go visit the enemy general on the opposite side?"

"The general has this intention!"

Worried that this guy was full of fighting spirit, Lu Bu said:

"Let's make an agreement first. If the general is someone else, I will leave it to you to deal with. But if the other party is Huang Zhong, then I will do it myself."

"Why?"

"You can't beat him."

Pang De is known as the watershed between the first-class generals and the super-first-class generals of the Three Kingdoms. Those who cannot defeat him are all super masters, and those who can defeat are ordinary and first-rate.

As for Old Man Huang, he is a top-notch military general, and if he is younger, he can even become a top-notch general.

When meeting such a master, Pang De naturally couldn't get enough of it, not to mention Lao Huang's archery skills. In the original work, when he fought with Lao Guan, if he hadn't saved a hand and deliberately shot the helmet tassel, Lao Guan might have directly shot him. going offline.

At that time, Huang Zhong was nearly sixty and could still fight Lao Guan for a hundred rounds regardless of the outcome. Now that he has just turned forty, his combat effectiveness should be even higher.

Recently, Lu Bu was surfing the Internet in the real world. Every time he browsed topics related to the Three Kingdoms, he couldn't help but talk about middle-aged Huang Zhong's combat prowess.

Many netizens even dragged him out to have a void fight with Huang Zhong.

Now that there is an opportunity for verification, I can't miss it, and I can also experience the feeling of fighting against the top masters.

The last time they fought with Yu Wencheng was on foot, and as the competition was mainly about discussion, both sides had reservations, so the fight was not a happy one.

But Old Man Huang is different. Now everyone is in charge, and he will definitely go all out. We, Old Lu, can finally move our arms and legs!

Well, let Pengju learn the knife-drag trick from Lao Guan later. In the original work, he almost killed Old Man Huang with this trick.

However, it was Lao Guan who held back, so Old Man Huang deliberately deflected his arrow when he shot, letting Lao Guan go. The two heroes felt quite sympathetic to each other.

Learning the sword-drag trick will give Huang Zhong a unique trick to defeat the enemy. He will be more calm when facing masters... Lu Bu saw that Pang De was also using a big knife, and asked Lao Pang to learn it when the time came.

The trick is, the more your troops know how to fight, the less advantage the enemy generals will have.

As for the new spear technique mastered by Mr. Zhou Tong, it is necessary to promote it if there is an opportunity, so that Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Zhang He and other generals who use spears can learn it to improve their combat effectiveness.

The group of people went straight to the Jingzhou Army Camp. When they were still more than ten miles away, a group of cavalry appeared in front. The leader was a middle-aged man with a beard, wearing a golden helmet and armor, and holding a golden sword in his hand.

Pang De raised his sword and asked:

"The general will be named!"

"I am Huang Zhong, the commander of the army under Liu Jingzhou. Why are you invading my territory?"

Haha, it turned out to be Old Man Huang. Unexpectedly, Liu Biao had made him a miscellaneous lieutenant general who was one level lower than General Pi... Lu Bu rode out of the battle with great interest:

"I am Lu Bu, the hussar general of the court. Do you want to die if the rebels don't dismount and accept surrender?"

If you want Lao Huang to fight with all his strength, you must first arouse his anger, so this guy is not polite when he opens his mouth.

Huang Zhong bowed his hands and saluted:

"I have seen General Hussar and heard that the general killed the Dong thief in Chang'an. Huang admired him very much, but he would not agree to being called a traitor!"

Lu Bu continued to shout like a villain:

"Seeing that the imperial army wants to resist, what is it if it's not a traitor? Also, let me correct you, it was not me who killed Dong Zhuo, but His Majesty. He killed Dong Zhuo with his own hands... You have only two choices, either dismount and surrender. , or you will be killed by me, your head will be hung at the city gate, and you will be spat on by the people passing by!"

Huang Zhong silently picked up the golden sword in his hand:

"You are just following orders, why is Marquis Wen so hard on you?"

"Liu Jingsheng is a traitor of the Han Dynasty. If you regard him as your master, then of course he is also a treacherous traitor!"

Huang Zhong finally couldn't stand it anymore. He rode forward, waved the golden sword in his hand and said coldly:

"Please give me some advice from Marquis Wen!"

As expected of being able to teach a child like Xu'er, Lao Huang is really not good at politeness... Lu Bu raised Fang Tian's painted halberd, patted the red rabbit horse, and greeted him with high spirits.

Haha, I can finally compete with Old Man Huang!

But I was happy in my heart, and I was still provocative:

"I'm so envious that you can be killed by a master like me. Just thinking about it makes me happy for you."

Huang Zhong: "..."

Is the current hussar general a lunatic?

He swung his horse forward, brandished his golden sword, and fought with Lu Bu.

Pang De sat upright on his horse and watched the fight carefully.

Previously, Pang De was still a little unconvinced when Lu Bu said he couldn't beat him, but now when he saw Huang Zhong take action, he realized that Lu Bu was not lying. This yellow-faced old man was indeed very good at fighting.

In the Han camp, Lu Bu is recognized as the number one. Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong did not give in too much. His moves were calm, both offensive and defensive, but not lacking in dexterity. He was inseparable from Lu Bu's Fangtian Painted Halberd.

Hou Cheng quietly rode to Pound's side:

"How is Huang Hansheng's swordsmanship?"

"Beyond me, I really didn't expect that there are such masters in the wealthy Jingxiang area. I thought they were all indulging in the gentle countryside and not wanting to make progress."

The way Yuan Shu's army fled without fighting gave Pound a lot of confidence. He thought that all the soldiers near Nanyang were like this, but he didn't expect that an unknown old general came and was indistinguishable from Lu Bu.

Jingzhou is full of talented people, which cannot be underestimated!

Lu Bu set up the Fang Tian Hua Ji, knocked the golden sword away from his head, then quickly swung the Fang Tian Hua Ji and hit Huang Zhong's shoulder diagonally.

Huang Zhong turned Fang Tian's painted halberd away with one move, and continued to greet Lu Bu's head.

He is a very particular person. He doesn't make sneak attacks or greet Lu Bu in three ways. He relies entirely on his moves to fight Lu Bu.

"Why has Han Sheng never shown off his martial arts skills to such a high level?"

Lu Bu was a little curious. Normally, such a high level of martial arts would be discovered in Wancheng, which was still in the midst of the Fourth War, especially Yuan Shu. As the fourth generation and the third prince, he should have no problem recruiting Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong didn't expect Lu Bu to mention this, so he answered honestly:

"The dog had been sick since he was a child, so Huang traveled around to treat him. Last year, Governor Liu rode into Jingzhou alone. He was attacked by bandits on the way. Huang happened to pass by and helped him resolve the crisis, so he was conquered."

Damn it, it turns out that there is still such a connection, can't it be the change brought about by the rich and wise brother... Lu Bu continued to ask:

"Where is your lady?"

"A plague took her life the year before last, and Quanzi's condition gradually worsened. If Liu had not repeatedly recruited her, I would not have left him to go to Xiangyang, so now there is no news at all."

Huang Zhong was very upset. He was worried about his son's health and worried that Lu Bu would tie up the child and force him to surrender.

But Lu Bu didn't mention this at all, and turned the topic to Liu Biao:

"If he rebels and becomes emperor and harms the people, are you going to go all the way to the dark side?"

Huang Zhong raised his sword and set up his halberd:

"I will not agree, but Governor Liu loves the people like his son, and his administration is harmonious and harmonious. The people live and work in peace and contentment. There are hundreds of thousands of men in armor. How can I abandon such a benevolent and righteous leader?"

Benevolence and righteousness?

Lu Bu said while fighting:

"Where was Liu Jingsheng when Dong Zhuo killed the young emperor? Where was Liu Jingsheng when Dong Zhuo caused trouble in Chao Gang and stayed in the dragon bed at night? When the princes came together to attack Dong Zhuo, did Liu Jingsheng send a single soldier?"

The more Lu Bu talked, the angrier he became, and then he mentioned burning Luoyang, driving out the people, killing officials, looting everywhere, etc. These were major events that endangered the country. Did Liu Jingsheng ever take action to stop them? I'm afraid you haven't even said a fair word, right?

Then he asked about the people in Jingzhou.

We keep talking about benevolence and righteousness, but have taxes been reduced or reduced? Has the corvee been reduced? It could neither educate the people nor benefit the people. It was only because of the wealth of Jingzhou that the people had a chance to breathe.

Lu Bu became more and more energetic as he spoke. Huang Zhong was able to retort a few words at first, but then he couldn't say a word at all.

Yes, according to what General Hussar said, Jingzhou only had no war and the land was rich, which allowed the people to have some surplus food. In a year of famine, these good days would immediately disappear.

Huang Zhong sighed, even making moves became weak:

"I dare to ask General, there is so much chaos in the world, where can I find a place to stay?"

"Han Sheng, do you know that there are millions of acres of crops in Guanzhong that are about to be harvested? Each acre of crops will yield nearly a thousand kilograms. Calculate how much food you can get."

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong stopped what he was doing:

"Impossible, can there be such a productive field in the world?"

"Before farming, I didn't believe it, but it was actually like this... In April, Guanzhong was dry, and the ministers asked Your Majesty to pray for rain. Your Majesty drew his sword and ordered the sky to rain. From then on, the weather was smooth, the crops were prosperous, and the people also had hope... Even the gods are afraid of His Majesty, but you listen to a boaster to slander the imperial court. Isn't that bad? "

Huang Zhong opened his mouth:

"Is Your Majesty really so powerful?"

"Your Majesty has launched a series of work-for-relief policies. Everyone in Guanzhong will have food to eat. When the crops are harvested, each family will be allocated a lot of rations. In addition, Guanzhong has begun a pilot program of compulsory education. All children of school age, regardless of Scholars and common people all have the right to receive education. Can Jingzhou do this? "

You can do that, Jingzhou is now completely owned by aristocratic families, and the common people have no dignity at all... Huang Zhong feels that his knowledge of the imperial court is very limited.

Lu Bu also discovered this:

"Are you banning discussions about the imperial court?"

"Yes, some fragments of words came from the governor's office. It is said that there was a severe drought in Guanzhong and people died of starvation. Hundreds of officials in the court had to dig wild vegetables for food. The three princes and nine ministers were beaten to death for a piece of dried meat... Could it be that all is fake?"

If it weren't for this general, all of this would be true, but with me... Lu Bu shook the Chi Ling on his head coquettishly and said:

"Of course it's fake... Come on, let's keep fighting. Han Sheng's sword skills are very good, but there is still room for improvement."

Huang Zhong couldn't think of fighting at the moment. He just felt that he had been deceived by Liu Biao.

He usually talks about how miserable the people in Guanzhong are, and also asks officials at all levels to scare the people in Jingzhou. Unexpectedly, it turns out to be false, and Guanzhong is fine.

"I am upset. I will ask Marquis Wen for advice tomorrow."

Um?

Do you want to leave?

Lu Bu put away Fang Tian's painted halberd, rode his horse forward and approached Huang Zhong, and asked in a low voice:

"Is Han Sheng worried that he will be accused of betraying his master, so he refuses to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side?"

Huang Zhong raised his hand and said:

"It's my duty. Please forgive me, Marquis Wen... I really want to see the crops in Guanzhong. They have such high yields and how many people they can feed!"

Lu Bu smiled:

"Next year, the cultivated land area of ​​the Guanzhong Plain will expand several times, and the grain output will be even greater. Otherwise, Lao Huang, you should abandon the dark side and join the bright side now."

"Please forgive me, Marquis Wen... May I ask Marquis Wen, when we capture Wancheng, will there be a siege?"

Finally I couldn't hold it any longer... Lu Bu said with a smile:

"We did not attack the city. We sneaked into the city quietly, and then distributed food to appease the people. By the way, we used the work-for-relief method to let the people participate in building the city wall. The current Wancheng is not said to be impregnable, but ordinary troops cannot attack it. Go in."

Huang Zhong's expression became anxious:

"Should we just ignore those who can't work?"

"How could it be possible? We are the benevolent and righteous teachers of the imperial court, and we are not boastful people like Liu Jingsheng. How could we abandon the people at will?"

Huang Zhong realized that he had lost his temper, but he wanted to know his son's condition very much, so he asked insinuatingly:

"I would like to ask Marquis Wen, how are the meritorious officers of the Prefecture doing in Zhangji now?"

"I appointed him as the Jijiu of the Department of Health, with a rank of thousands of stones. From now on, he will be fully responsible for treating diseases and saving people. It just so happens that he is also a famous doctor of the generation, so he can make the best use of his resources and talents."

"Then his patient..."

"Old Huang, what exactly do you want to ask? I'm so anxious for you because you're beating around the bush."

Huang Zhong bowed his hands apologetically, and his eyes filled with tears unconsciously when he thought of his son lying limply on the hospital bed:

"To be honest, Quanzi was being treated at Wancheng's Zhangji Office. Huang was worried, so he kept asking questions... If there is any guilt, I will bear all the blame. Please don't embarrass Quanzi."

Oh, why are you crying?

Seeing Huang Zhong's eyes filled with tears, Lu Bu didn't stop talking. He slapped Chitu Ma's butt, took two steps forward, and whispered:

"Xu'er's illness has been cured, and he still worships me as his teacher. Now he is my apprentice...I didn't want to tell you, lest I get the reputation of trying to repay a favor, but you keep talking about this aspect, so you just Tell me everything so that you won’t have to worry about it all the time.”

Wha...what?

Huang Zhong suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

Last month, Zhang Zhongjing wrote a letter saying that he was helpless about his illness. Is this cured?

Xu'er actually worshiped General Hussar as his disciple?

I, I, I... I'm not dreaming, am I?

In order to reassure Old Man Huang, Lu Bu took out his mobile phone, opened the photo album, and displayed the photos of him and Huang Xu one by one:

"This is a mobile phone. It can take pictures. Xu'er and I have been together recently. Look at how bright his smile is... and here is a big bowl full of soup cakes. The child ate it all in one bite. Seeing Xu'er , I deeply understand the meaning of the sentence "A half-grown man, a poor man".

Seeing his son's happy face, Huang Zhong could no longer hold back his tears.

He turned over and dismounted, and solemnly knelt down to Lu Bu:

"The sinner Huang Zhong, thank you General Hussar!"

Children are parents' weakness and their last bottom line. Huang Zhong, who was originally worried about being reviled by his master, no longer thinks about this at all and just wants to stay with his children as soon as possible.

At the same time, Xiangyang City.

There were bursts of joy in the governor's house, and the sound of silk and bamboo could not be heard.

Liu Biao was toasting with his men to appraise the heroes of the world. An official quietly came in and presented a letter:

"The content of the letter from Wancheng to General Han Sheng..."

Liu Biao put down his wine glass, took the letter and read it over. He was stunned on the spot, beat his chest and stamped his feet and said:

"Han ascended... surrendered!"

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Today is the first update. Brothers, after the last cold, my cervical spine has been uncomfortable, accompanied by dizziness and nausea. I really can’t stand it today. I am going to check it out. I will update it temporarily and resume the second update tomorrow.