Chapter 275: Being able to drink with old friends to reminisce about the old days
Chapter 275 Being able to drink and reminisce with old friends is a great comfort in life
Author: milk sugar sugar sugar
Chapter 275 Being able to drink and reminisce with old friends is a great comfort in life
The sun has moved from the east to the central position, which marks the arrival of noon.
The dazzling sunlight was still shining down, and the sand on the roadside had already shown a timid light. On the contrary, the withered treetops, bathed in such sunlight, revealed a different kind of vitality.
Outside Anlu City, Wei army flags were thrown everywhere and were trampled on at will. Jiangxia soldiers were escorting Wei army prisoners coming and going. Guan Lin also came down and walked around. Zhuge Ke laughed and said: "Throw away your helmet and armor, this battle
, there are 20,000 people from Runan Army, if half of them can escape, Yu Jin will have to burn incense."
Zhang Xingcai also smiled and said, "In my opinion, we should take advantage of such a great victory to attack Yu Jin's military stronghold in one go!"
Guan Lin smiled and shook his head at Zhang Xingcai and said with emotion: "Sister Xingcai, please don't underestimate this Yu Jin... This battle is just his test!"
Zhang Xingcai didn't understand, so he stopped answering.
Guan Lin raised his head, covered his eyes with his hands, and squinted.
Gradually, a crack in his hand was revealed, allowing a ray of sunlight to shine through. Even so, Guan Lin still quickly closed his eyes. This was a rare dazzling sunlight in winter.
——"Sure enough, the climate of the Little Ice Age was completely chaotic...It could snow in the summer, and the sun could shine brightly in the winter..."
His eyes looked around the entire battlefield again.
I couldn't help but sigh.
——"This is the effect of magic attack!"
At this moment, Liao Hua came to report, "Prefect, Dong Chao and his remnant army have retreated into Cao Jun's Bishan camp. Yu Jin has dug deep trenches outside the camp and formed a defensive posture. Our army has not pursued!"
Guan Lin nodded slightly, "Well done, Captain Liao was the one who took the lead in killing the enemy general this time!"
"Don't dare to take credit!" Liao Hua showed his humble side.
On the other hand, because of the great victory, the Jiangxia soldiers' inner grievances were released to an unprecedented degree. In addition to taking inventory of the battlefield, they looked at the direction of the enemy's escape from time to time, as if... their fighting spirit was still high.
Even after Guan Lin left the city, no less than a few deputy generals reported that the soldiers asked for battle and wanted to attack the enemy's camp!
Noticed this scene…
Guan Lin was a little helpless and said immediately:
"I see that the fighting spirit of the soldiers is still high... It seems that a protracted war cannot be fought. However, our army has won a great victory in this battle, which has dampened the enemy's spirit. The Wei army has suffered a new defeat. I am afraid that it will not be able to hold on and consume the fighting strength of our soldiers."
You want to force me to take the initiative to attack..."
Considering Yu Jin's defensive ability, a strong attack with intense fighting spirit may not be effective.
This is when he roasted Guan Lin on the fire.
"Prefect, in my opinion... we can use it..." Zhuge Ke was about to suggest that starting with Zhu Ling's surrender, we should start with the enemy's food and grass.
Guan Lin sighed softly.
"Let's talk about it when we get back-"
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Jiangxia, Cao Jun's Bishan camp.
Yu Jin personally set up defensive formations to ensure that the enemy did not pursue him, and then returned to the Chinese army's tent.
Dong Chao and a group of defeated generals were already kneeling on the ground.
Dong Chao shouted: "In the end, all generals will die..."
Yu Jin's face was cold as he sat upright on the throne, "General Dong Chao and General Dong Heng have been on the battlefield for a long time and have always been partners. In the past, they rarely suffered such defeats on the frontal battlefield. Tell me, how could they be defeated so embarrassingly?
?Even General Dong Heng was beheaded by the enemy generals? Is it because Liao Hua is so skilled in martial arts?"
It seems that Yu Jin has obtained some information...
Including Liao Hua, the enemy general this time, he had always been Guan Yu's commander before and had never led an army, let alone been on the battlefield.
It was precisely for this reason that Yu Jin couldn't figure out how his two lieutenants, who were experienced in the battlefield and trustworthy, were defeated by a "newborn calf."
"It's a bronze mirror——"
Dong Chao resisted the grief of losing his brother. "The enemy's armor is equipped with such a bronze mirror. This bronze mirror can...reflect the sun's light back to our faces, making it impossible for the brothers to open their eyes."
…Therefore, therefore this battle cannot be fought at all…”
——"Bronze mirror?"
Yu Jin pondered slightly in his heart. He already knew about the enemy's strange armor, and he even knew that there was a bronze mirror on the armor's heart.
Originally, Yu Jin was also curious, but now...
"Come here, bring me a bronze mirror!"
He ordered loudly.
Not long after, a quartermaster presented a bronze mirror. Yu Jin held it above his head, took it in his left hand, took it back to his right hand, and looked at it again and again... Didn't it feel dazzling?
"Are you trying to deceive me without any intention? How can this bronze mirror dazzle my eyes?"
Yu Jin was already a little angry.
Dong Chao quickly asked: "Can you let me have a try?"
Yu Jin directly asked the quartermaster to hand the bronze mirror to Dong Chao. Dong Chao recalled the situation on the battlefield and tried repeatedly... Finally, he realized something and walked quickly outside the door with the bronze mirror... He
He looked up at the sun, found a specific direction, then stood up and shouted into the tent: "General Yu, come out!"
Yu Jin stepped out of the tent...
In an instant, a brilliant light shone in his eyes.
He staggered, and almost fell to the ground if there were no guards at his side to support him... Because of this, Yu Jin completely understood.
——"Is this the light that can't open your eyes?"
——"With such a brilliant light, this battle should be defeated - it's time!"
"General Yu..." Dong Chao quickly put away the bronze mirror and stepped forward to help Yu Jin...
call--
A long exhalation sound came out.
Even if he was just hit by a strong light, Yu Jinyou fainted and was dazzled for a while, and now he felt that everything around his eyes was dark.
After a while, he regained his composure and quickly ordered: "Hurry up and report this matter to Shouchun and report it to Prime Minister Cao... And... there is an urgent message to Xiangfan... Don't... Don't let Xu Gongming
The general is following in the footsteps of a certain person!"
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Xiangfan battlefield, south of the Han River.
The withered yellow leaves undulated like yellow waves. The Guan family army led by Guan Yu and Xu Huang led the Yongliang soldiers and horses looked at each other from a distance on the plain.
The Guan family army consists entirely of infantry, including crossbowmen, archers, and two hundred sidecars...
Xu Huang's troops were infantry and cavalry fighting together.
The tough, dark-skinned men in the land of Yongliang are intimidating.
Accompanied by the horns of both sides, Guan Yu rode on a red rabbit horse and headed north with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in hand, while Xu Huang rode on a brown horse and headed south with a stone-piercing ax in his hand. Soon, both sides could see each other.
This was an afternoon when birds and warblers were chirping, and the fierce sunshine was supposed to shine on the quiet plain, creating a peaceful and tranquil scene.
But now...
The armies from both sides are approaching quickly!
The masters on both sides can decide the life and death of tens of thousands of people here by giving orders.
At this moment, Xu Huang was looking at Guan Yu intently. Guan Yu still looked like he was nine feet long, with a beard two feet long, a face as heavy as a jujube, and lips as greased.
The river breeze floated his long beard, and the beard was floating sideways... His unique majesty made people fascinated.
Especially the rare red phoenix eyes in the world, the double eyebrows lying on silkworms, the phoenix eyes are powerful, the lying silkworms are like mist, and the heroic spirit is compelling... Xu Huang felt like he was in another world, and he couldn't help but sigh: "We have been apart for several years, and Yun Chang's body
His awe-inspiring domineering attitude is even better than before!"
But I saw Guan Yu signaling to Xu Huang on his horse...
This is a sign of reunion between old friends.
Immediately following, ten shouting soldiers from the Guan family army stood on the high platform and shouted in unison: "General Guan asked, farewell to Xuchang, General Gongming, farewell and well! General Gongming, farewell and well!"
Xu Huang smiled and said: "Yun Chang still remembers it? Haha, tell him that I am very good!"
Therefore, ten shouting soldiers also stood up from the Wei army. They all stood on the high platform and shouted in unison: "General Xu said, I am very well! General Xu said, I am very well!"
Guan Yu continued: "I got to know Gongming when I was young. Fortunately, I know you. Now you and I are our own masters. But before the war, I brewed a fine wine in Jingzhou. Do you dare to taste it and drink it freely, Gongming?"
The shouting soldier shouted out Guan Yu's words verbatim...
Xu Huang smiled: "Being able to drink with Yunchang and reminisce about the past will be a great comfort to my life!"
Xu Huang's voice came out.
Guan Yu winked at Zhou Cang beside him, and Zhou Cang quickly signaled.
Immediately, several soldiers walked to the formation of the two armies, spread an oilcloth on the ground, placed a table, and placed all the wine cups, wine bottles, and wine utensils on it.
A large canopy umbrella was erected at the top to provide sun protection.
He even didn't forget to fix a wooden stake aside, which was used to tie the horse.
The meaning couldn't be more clear. Reuniting after a long absence and reminiscing about old friends only concern Yunchang and Xu Gongming. Even if they are leading horses, the one holding the sword is not allowed to come forward.
Sure enough, Guan Yu handed the Qinglong Sword to Zhou Cang, and he rode the red rabbit horse alone to the tarpaulin between the two armies.
Xu Huang also wanted to ride forward, and his lieutenants Xu Shang and Lu Jian agreed in unison.
"General, is there any fraud?"
The implication is that the wine will make a fuss about it.
You must know that Xu Shang and Lu Jianjun were the lieutenants assigned to Xu Huang by Cao Cao... far from the group of people who followed him from Yang Feng to Cao Cao.
Xu Huang didn't have a good look on them and waved his hand.
"This is Guan Yunchang! How could he do such a dirty trick?"
Xu Shang advised again: "General, in the past... Prime Minister Cao and Yuan Shao faced each other in Guandu. He also invited Yuan Shao to drink between the two armies. There was a lot of flattery during the dinner. Finally, when the sun rose, under the bright sun... the two
The army charged, but Yuan Jun faced the scorching sun and his sight was blocked, so he was defeated... Now..."
Before Xu Shang could finish speaking, Xu Huang glared at him coldly: "Don't say more, I don't know about this!"
"But it's noon now. Our army is in the west and the enemy's army is in the east. If we delay time, the sun will set in the west and shine brightly in the eyes of the Xiguan army. Why should we be afraid?"
After saying this, Xu Huang also threw the ax to his guards and rode forward...
Not long after, both of them had arrived under the canopy umbrella.
On Guan Yu's side, Zhou Cang, Guan Yinping, Guan Xing, Guan Suo, Wang Fu and Zhao Lei all became nervous.
On Xu Huang's side, his son Xu Gai, Zhao Yan who joined the army, Xu Shang, and Lu Jian also looked solemn... Especially Zhao Yan. He didn't dare to persuade Guan Yu just now because it was indeed an old friend meeting...
But there is always an ominous premonition.
But what exactly is it? Zhao Yan can't tell.
Under the canopy umbrella, Xu Huang picked up the lacquer-cornered cup and saw the word "Jujube" floating on the bottom of the cup. He smiled and said: "What a word 'Jujube'. I specially carved it. Yunchang must have been thoughtful!"
Guan Yu smiled and said: "I have followed my elder brother for twenty years and have forgotten many things in the past. But every time I look in the mirror and see my cheeks the color of red dates, I always think of Zao and Gongming..."
Guan Yu spoke as if he was fascinated...
And his words also brought Xu Huang's thoughts back to the former Hedong County in an instant...
He returned to his childhood hometown and recalled the jujube forest where he and Guan Yu met!
It turns out that before Guan Yu became a "housekeeper", he also sold "red dates".
——To sell dates, you must "beat the dates!"
The story of beating dates begins when Guan Yu was a child.
Guan Yu was from Jieliang, Hedong, but he was not from a famous family.
But it's like every parent has the idea of hoping for their children to become successful.
When Guan Yu was young, his parents saved money so that he could study in a private school, hoping that Guan Yu would learn some poems and books...
But Guan Yu's grades were a mess. Among many books, he was only interested in "Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan". He took "Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan" with him wherever he went. He read it all the time, and even fantasized about becoming "Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan".
"Those heroes who are skilled in martial arts, hoe the strong and help the weak, help the country, and have great righteousness!"
Therefore…
He neglected his studies and focused more on practicing martial arts.
Guan Yu's talent for practicing martial arts was quite good. By chance, he was taught sword techniques by the sword god "Tang Zhan" and was lucky enough to learn one and a half sword techniques.
Unexpectedly, his parents died of illness, which made Guan Yu's already not wealthy family even worse.
In order to survive, I can only make a living by selling red dates.
It just so happens that when selling dates, you must "beat the dates".
Anyone who has lived in rural areas in the north knows that a long pole is used to beat dates in the north.
Beating jujube is a bit like "chopping", but the jujube tree is very elastic. Every time you slash it, the rebound of the jujube tree will feed back a heavier force...
As time went by, spring passed and autumn came, Guan Yu frantically beat dates every day. Over the past few years, he had successfully developed a lot of strength, and even his sword skills became much more proficient.
He even integrated this strength with sword skills to create his own "Spring and Autumn Thirty-six Ways" of sword skills, focusing on the first three sword skills.
It is no exaggeration to say that just looking at the explosive power of the first three swords, even Lu Bu would tremble when he touched them.
And he got acquainted with Xu Huang precisely because of a date shooting. Xu Huang saw that Guan Yu was very powerful and had rules and methods for beating dates. He was also a martial artist himself, so he became itchy and the two started fighting.
After a hundred rounds, Guan Yu finally won half a move.
Not wanting to fight, Xu Huang accidentally chopped down several jujube trees.
Now, the master quit and wanted compensation... Xu Huang originally wanted to tell the truth, but never thought... Guan Yu only said that he accidentally broke the dates when he was beating them, so he could stay and work to compensate.
For this matter, Guan Yu worked for his master for a month, and Xu Huang stayed with him for a month.
During this month, the two worked together during the day and competed in martial arts at night.
This made the two people's martial arts improve by leaps and bounds.
It was precisely because of this incident that the relationship between the two quickly heated up.
In addition, Guan Yu and Xu Huang had similar backgrounds and were both highly skilled in martial arts. They admired and learned from each other, and gradually became irresistible friends.
After that, the world was in chaos...
What a completely different encounter between this pair of friends!
Speaking of which, even when Guan Yu temporarily surrendered to Cao Cao, Xu Huang also took great care of him.
But, privately, friends are friends;
Once justice is concerned, Xu Huang's eyes will not tolerate sand.
At this moment, when friends meet each other, they are reminiscing about old times and have endless things to say.
The two of them chatted from Hedong County to Xudu, Guandu, and the time when Yan Liang was beheaded.
Xu Huang said with a smile, "I faced off against Yan Liang and was defeated in twenty rounds. I never thought that he would be chopped by you with a knife. You didn't even think about it at that time. Didn't I, Xu Huang, lose face?"
"The red rabbit is faster than the horse, or..." Guan Yu thought of his son Guan Lin's words.
Thinking about it, he said that his eldest brother once told Yan Liang to watch out for the long-bearded generals on the battlefield... so he accidentally hit him and took advantage of him to be unprepared and killed him with a single blow.
Of course, Guan Yu doesn't know whether Yan Liang is dead or not. He doesn't know whether it is true or not, so it doesn't matter what he says.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence!" Guan Yu muttered.
This sentence surprised Xu Huang, "We haven't seen each other for several years, but Yunchang has changed!"
"Has it changed?"
"If it had happened before, how could Yun Chang say that the red rabbit and the horse were fast? How could he say it was a coincidence?" Xu Huang mentioned the lacquer horn cup again, with a look of astonishment on his face: "Yun Chang should say that I, Xu Gongming, learned art.
I’m not good at it...it’s because I’ve given up all my hard work over the years! This is who you used to be, this is your temperament!”
Following Xu Huang's words, Guan Yu felt a sense of sadness.
Yes, he thought about it, how could he say "The red rabbit and the horse are fast" and "What a coincidence"?
Could it be...it's Yunqi?
Did Guan Yu's temperament really change subtly after being at the disadvantage of being at odds with him repeatedly? He was no longer so arrogant, but instead knew how to be humble and low-key...
——"No, it must not be!"
Guan Yu immediately shook his head heavily.
"Don't tell me, this Jingzhou wine has a jujube flavor, but it's actually quite tasty." Xu Huang drank another bottle, but his tone was a little lost, "I wish I could stay with Yunchang forever."
Keep drinking like this!"
The two of them chatted, and half an hour passed...
Guan Yu couldn't help but raise his head to look at the sky and the sun.
However, Guan Yu was not good at hiding, so Xu Huang still noticed such an action.
Suddenly, Xu Huang became wary.
"Yun Chang? Are you waiting for the sun? Waiting for the sun?"
"That's right!" Guan Yu didn't know how to tell lies. Once he was seen through, he simply confessed.
"This is wrong..." Xu Huang squinted his eyes, "The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The longer it goes, the more it will hit your Guan Jiajun's eyes."
Guan Yu finally drank a bottle of wine and stood up slowly. "That's what I said, but in these years, not... in these few months, Guan has learned something."
"What?"
"There are always surprises in everything!"
Following Guan Yu's words, Xu Huang also stood up. "The surprise is, does the sun rise in the west? Set in the east?"
But he saw that Guan Yu no longer answered, but just went to untie Xu Huang's horse and lead the horse to Xu Huang, "Gongming, Guan asked you to go back and prepare first. Prepare for this battle... I will definitely capture you alive. This time
We still haven’t finished drinking, it’s not too late for us to drink again when we get to Jiangling City!”
"You..." Xu Huang didn't know why... "Yun Chang? Are you bluffing me?"
"The last time we fought was in the jujube forest, it took Guan a hundred moves to defeat you!" Guan Yu sighed while untying the reins of the red rabbit horse: "This time, I don't think I need to use so many moves..."
While talking, the two of them had already mounted their horses separately...
Guan Yu finally smiled at Xu Huang, "Gongming must go all out, Guan has been waiting for this day for a long time——"
While he was talking, Guan Yu had already reined in his horse and returned.
At this moment, Guan Jiajun's military formation had been set up. In front of it was a row of sidecars, and behind the sidecars were serial crossbows...
Xu Huang also drove his brown horse back to the military formation.
Because of Guan Yu's words, he was somewhat uneasy, but he noticed the changes in the Guan family's military formation.
——"Are you planning to rely on sidecars and repeating crossbows?"
——"Yun Chang, are you looking down on me? I, Xu Huang, am not that reckless Cao Zihe!"
Thoughts on this…
Xu Huang commanded Ruoding: "The whole army listens to my order. The cavalry avoids the side carriages and finds gaps on both sides to attack. The infantry moves forward slowly... The range of the repeating crossbow is only a few dozen steps. We only need to cover our crossbows."
With your hands within two hundred steps, if you fire thousands of arrows, the enemy's chariot formation will be broken!"
"Each legion, attack according to the tactics of breaking the sidecar formation that were practiced before -"
It seems that Xu Huang came prepared!
For a while…
The "dong dong" sound of horse hooves resounded, deafening...
Although they were Yongliang soldiers, they were under the command of Xu Huang.
Each regiment was well-trained and orderly launched the first and most ferocious attack on the Guan Army!