The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Runan County is much larger than Yingchuan County, with 37 counties in the county and a population of more than 2 million. Therefore, Runan Yellow Turbans are also much larger than Yingchuan Yellow Turbans, with a total of about 145,000. The 145,000 Runan Yellow Turbans can be roughly divided into four hilltops, with Peng Tuo, Gong Du, He Yi, and Liu Pi as the leaders. Besides these four, the other famous thieves Qu Shuai are Huang Shao, Liu Xiang, Wu Ba and others. Now, all the famous Qu Shuai in the Yellow Turban Army of Runan, except Huang Shao and Liu Xiang, who were beheaded by Xun Zhen's generals, all gathered in Xihua at the call of Peng Tuo, with a total of more than 80,000 troops.

These 80,000 people are known to be strong, and they are the elite among the hundreds of thousands of Runan Yellow Turbans. Most of them have participated in sieges, field battles, and several fierce battles with Runan's prefect Zhao Qian. Most of them are experienced veterans. It is stronger than the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans of Bocai and He Man. Because Bocai and He Man lost in consecutive battles, they did not have enough time to train their troops, while the Runan Yellow Turbans won consecutive battles and captured more than 30 counties in Runan. Outside the few counties, almost the entire territory of Runan was shot down. Even the soldiers of Runan County, local powerful private soldiers, etc., successively wiped out 40,000 or 50,000 enemies, seized a large number of materials, and had sufficient supplies. time to regroup and train troops. All in all, now the more than 80,000 Yellow Turban soldiers inside and outside Xihua City are all elites. Peng Tuo, Gong Du, Liu Pi, He Yi, and Wu Ba are also the most outstanding figures among the many Qu Shuai and Xiao Shuai in Runan Yellow Turban. Either famous for his ingenuity, or outstanding for his bravery.

When Xun Zhen led his troops to the outside of Xihua City, they faced such an enemy.

Huangfu Song had already arrived under the city three days ago and set up a camp in the west of the city.

Xun Zhen went to the commander's tent to meet Huangfu Song, and returned the 2,000 Han troops he had allocated to him.

Huangfu Song was looking at the map in the big tent, and when Xun Zhen came, he stood up and said with a smile, "Zhenzhi is here? Sit down, sit down!"

Xun Zhen thanked her and sat down on her knees.

Huangfu Song said with a smile: "Zhenzhi's great power, first to break the Zhaoling, and then break the Qiang, to fight and win successively, to promote the power of my Han army! I chose you as the striker. I did not choose wrong. Morale is high."

Xun Zhen was very humble and asked Huangfu Song, saying: "Just now, when the subordinates and the troops arrived, I looked at Xihua from afar, and saw that there were thieves inside and outside the city of Xihua. Do you fight against thieves?"

Some of the Yellow Turbans in Xihua City knew the art of war and knew the principle of "defending the city must guard the wilderness". Instead of blindly shrinking the city, they sent 30,000 horses to garrison outside the city, forming a horn with the city. When Xun Zhen looked at it from a distance just now, he found that the Yellow Turban barracks stationed outside the city had dug a trench outside the camp.

Huangfu Song said: "After I led the army, I ordered Fu Sima to lead the army to the camp, but it was unsuccessful and was repelled by the Yellow Turban thieves."

Xun Zhen said, "You were repelled by the Yellow Turban thieves?"

Huangfu Song nodded. He did not shy away from his temporary defeat. Besides, he sent Fu Xie to lead the troops to the barracks of the Yellow Turbans, which was also a tentative move, to test the combat effectiveness of the Runan Yellow Turbans. He said: "Compared to the Yingchuan Yellow Turban thief, the Runan Yellow Turban thief is quite fierce and should not be underestimated. The day before yesterday, Fu Sima led his troops to challenge, and the thief called Wu Ba, who went out to the camp to respond. This thief is not too old. , about twenty-three or four, with black armor and spears, extremely brave, no one of Fu Sima's more than a thousand soldiers can resist his sharpness. When he rushed into the formation, I heard the yellow turban thieves shouting: 'Little Overlord' , is actually compared to him with the overlord of Western Chu!"

Xun Zhen thought to himself: "Wu Ba?" After reviewing his memory, he couldn't remember this person, and said, "Oh? There are such powerful generals among the Yellow Turban thieves? The subordinate wanted to meet him for a while."

Huangfu Song smiled and said: "No hurry, no hurry. The bandit army is big, I have already checked it out. There are more than 80,000 bandits in and outside the city. Peng Tuo, Gong Du, and He Yi led more than 50,000 people to defend the city. , Liu Pi and Wu Ba led 30,000 people to defend outside the city, and the elite of Runan's Yellow Turban thieves are all here. This battle should not be rushed, and it should be planned calmly. ."

Xun Zhen replied, "Yes." She said in her heart, "Huangfu Song is an old saying." Huangfu Song is indeed a famous general. It will not fall into the enemy's trick, fall into the enemy's trap, and be led by the enemy's nose. No matter what the enemy plans or does, we just need to do what is beneficial to ourselves.

Huangfu Song smiled and said to Xun Zhen: "Zhenzhi, you have recovered two cities within six days, and killed the thieves and Qu Shuai. I have heard the name of Huang Shao, but he is a fierce general among the Yellow Turban thieves in Runan. You were killed by you in one battle, and you killed thousands of thieves. It is really a great achievement. I will give you credit. You fought hard for days and took your troops to rest for a few days. After General Zhu arrives, I will wait. Let’s talk about how to break the thief.”

Xun Zhen complied with the promise and said goodbye to the account.

He had not many soldiers, only more than a thousand people, and Huangfu Song had ordered them to build a fort ahead of time.

Not long after he brought his troops into the battalion, a soldier led a group of soldiers and brought them over with pigs and sheep and wine, and said, "Sima has done a good job in the campaign. This is the general's reward."

Xun Zhen thanked him, ordered Xuankang and Li Bo to accept them, called Xu Zhong, Xun Cheng, Liu Deng and other officials to distribute the rewards.

When he did all this, Chen Dao followed him, thinking, "Xunjun and his soldiers share weal and woe, it's no wonder that his subordinate Yi Cong is so brave." Xun Zhen saw that he was thoughtful, and asked with a smile "Uncle Zhi, what are you thinking about?" Chen Dao replied respectfully, "I heard Sima's words just now, and General Huangfu said that there is a famous general named Wu Ba in the bandit camp. I have heard of this person."

"Oh? I forgot that you are from this county. What kind of person is this Wu Ba? Tell me."

Chen Dao agreed and replied, "This Wu Ba is..." After he said a few words, Xun Zhen told him to stop again, and summoned Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Xuan Kang, Li Bo, Xu Zhong, Liu Deng and Dian Wei all listened to him together. Xun Zhen said to the people: "The Art of War says: Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will not fail you in a hundred battles. This is Runan, not Yingchuan. We are not familiar with the situation and we are not familiar with the situation, so it is not good for us to fight against the thieves. Uncle Zhi is a native of this county. Knowing the details of the bandit army, I asked him to tell you about the bandit army, and listen carefully." Everyone agreed.

Xun Zhen's tent was not big enough to accommodate so many people, so everyone sat on the ground in front of his tent and on the open space under the army flag, forming a circle and listening to Chen Dao's explanation.

Chen Dao was quite embarrassed, so he bowed to everyone and said humbly, "I don't know much about the details of the bandit soldiers, but I only know a little bit about a few commanders of the bandit soldiers, so I am familiar with them. Let’s talk to the lords.” Xun Zhen smiled and said, “You’re welcome, let’s talk quickly.” He grabbed him and asked him to sit beside him, so that everyone was quiet and listened to his explanation.

Chen Dao said, "Then I'll talk about Wu Ba first. Wu Ba, from Fanyangting, Quyang..." After being interrupted by Liu Deng, Liu Deng said, "People from Fanyangting, Quyang..." ?" Chen Dao didn't know why he interrupted his words, but he still replied: "Yes."

Not only Liu Deng was surprised, but everyone was also surprised. Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Unfortunately, there is also a Fanyang Pavilion in Runan!" He said to Chen Dao, "Uncle Zhi didn't know, I used to be a pavilion master in Yingchuan in the past, and what I did was Fanyang Pavilion, but I did it. This Fanyang Pavilion is in Yingyin Xixiang, not in Runan’s Kunyang.”

Only then did Chen Dao realize why Liu Deng and others were surprised. He thought to himself, "Jun Xun is a son of the Xun clan in Yingyin. He was born in a famous family, but he did not expect to be a pavilion chief." The "cheap servant" of Yingyin is too unsuitable for the family of Yingyin Xun, which aroused Chen Dao's curiosity, and said in his heart: "If there is a chance in the future, I should ask Xun Jun why he became a pavilion chief." Thinking like this, he didn't show it on his face. Although he was young, he was a steady man. He smiled and said, "So that's how it is!"

Xun Zhen said, "Go ahead."

Chen Dao replied, "Yes." Then he continued, "Wu Ba is a man of courage and strength. He was famous for his bravery in the village when he was more than ten years old. After the Yellow Turbans rose, he became a thief. Because of his bravery, he was under Peng Tuo's command. Become a handsome. This person is brave and unscrupulous, and there is nothing to worry about."

Xun Zhen nodded. Xun You interjected and asked, "Where's Peng Tuo?" There are so many commanders in the Runan Yellow Turban Army, and Xun You is most interested in Peng Tuo. After all, Peng Tuo is the nominal commander-in-chief of the Runan Yellow Turbans, and he was with Bo Cai in Yingchuan. The status in the Yellow Turbans is the same.

Chen Dao said: "Peng Tuo is from Gushi, and his home is not far from Wu Ba's house, so Wu Ba was used by him. His family was poor, he was a painter's servant, and later he believed in the evil way, because of his righteousness and boldness, With some resourcefulness, he gradually rose in status among the demons and became the head of a county in Gushi. Later, he went to Jizhou once, and heard that he was accepted as a disciple by Zhang Jiao, and his worth was greatly different when he came back. The county demons were in chaos, and he was embraced as the leader by all the thieves in the county."

Xi Zhicai asked, "You say that this person is righteous, outspoken and resourceful?" Chen Dao said, "Yes, I used to hear people mention his name in Langling in the past, and some people even praised him for being Runan University. Xia." "Hero" refers to a ranger.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "That's right, if it weren't for the temperament of a ranger, the Runan Yellow Turban would not have been raised as the leader."

The leader of the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army, Bo, was born from a heroic background, and the leader of the Runan Yellow Turban Army, Peng Tuo, was born from a poor man. Although their backgrounds are different, the similarities are that they both have the habits of a ranger, and they are both heroic and righteous.

Xun Zhen asked again: "I heard that Zhao Qian, the prefect of Ru County, was defeated by Peng Tuo?"

Chen Dao replied: "Yes. The prefect Zhao of my county lost consecutive battles and was finally surrounded by Peng Tuo. He was defeated and collapsed. I heard that he took the remnants to break through the encirclement and fled, and now he may be in the area of ​​Dingying." Chen Dao said This news is correct, Zhao Qian is indeed in Dingying. Dingying was in the south of Zhengqiang and north of Wufang. Yesterday, Sun Jian had entered Wufang. I heard that Zhao Qian was heading south from Dingying and had already rushed to join Zhu Jun.

Xun Zhen said, "I heard that the famous thief Qu Shuai in the city also includes Gong Du, He Yi, and Liu Pi. What kind of people are they?"

Chen Dao replied: "Gong Du and He Yi are both powerful men in our county. Liu Pi,..." When it came to Liu Pi, he hated it to the bone, clenched his fist tightly, forcibly endured the hatred, and barely kept an objective attitude. Attitude, said, "This thief is from Shenyang, not far from Langling in my county, a young ranger, famous in Jianghuai, is a very courageous person. I heard that he had wrestled with the running bull, and I heard that He fought a tiger and killed a tiger with his bare hands."

During the Han Dynasty, nobles would sometimes let people fight tigers or other beasts for fun. This Liu Pi may have participated in such a fighting competition. However, when Liu Deng, Dian Wei, Xu Zhong and others heard this, they didn't take it seriously.

Xu Zhong is better, he has a deep nature, and his face is covered with a black scarf, so outsiders can't see his expression. Liu Deng snorted and said, "Xunjun's name is a milk tiger. This Liu Bi was able to fight a fierce tiger and kill the fierce tiger? Is he humiliating my Sima? When we fight in Japan, I will take his head!" Xun Zhen laughed loudly and said, "I call myself a milk tiger, and he killed a fierce tiger, so what does this have to do with it?" He didn't care about this.

Chen Dao said: "Liu Pi is indeed brave, and you must not underestimate it. When the Yellow Turban thieves attacked Langling, this person was the leader. I was called by the lord to defend the city, and I saw this person wearing heavy armor and holding Double knives, assisted the city, slashed forward and crossed, and slashed dozens of guards one after another. It was because of this thief that I fell in Langling! It's just a pity that I was far away at that time. Before I could kill it, the city gate was broken. In desperation, I had to break through the siege and return home. I wanted to protect my parents out of the city~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Who knows, who knows, I met a group of thieves on the street that entered the city, and I was unable to support myself. My parents died at the hands of the thieves! It hurts, it hurts!" Speaking of his sadness, his eyes were full of tears, but he was excited again, holding the handle of the sword, and said with hatred, "Although my parents died at the hands of the thieves, my parents died at the hands of the thieves. Hand, that band of thieves was also killed by my anger, but in the final analysis, the scourge was Liu Pi! I can't wait for this thief to die!"

Xun Zhen took his hand and said, "I have already stationed troops outside Xihua City. Uncle Zhi, your revenge will surely be avenged." After persuading and comforting Chen Dao, he said to everyone, "It can be done within tens of thousands of people. You should not take it lightly if you stand out as the leader of the thieves, and what Uncle Zhi just said is true, you should not underestimate the enemy." Whether they sincerely accept it, or are eager to try, they want to compete with Wu Ba and Liu Pi. The superiors bowed their heads after listening to Xun Zhen's orders, and responded respectfully.

Although Chen Dao was in pain, when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but said: "Xin Ai, Dian Wei, Liu Deng, Jiang Xian, Jiang Qin, Chen Bao and others, although I have never seen them. However, from their behavior, it can be seen that they are all warriors like tigers and leopards, but in front of Xun Jun, they all bow their heads. The attire of a man of tigers and wolves."

Through the performance of Xin Ai, Liu Deng, Dian Wei, Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Chen Bao and others in front of Xun Zhen, Chen Dao respected Xun Zhen even more.

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