The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

After all, Ma Teng also knew about crossbows, but in their opinion, the lethality of crossbows was not even as great as bows and arrows. After all, bows and arrows had a higher hit rate and were more flexible.

But Guan Yu immediately described it to Ma Teng, after getting the news from Guan Ping and the soldiers.

Ma Teng always didn't believe it, and he could only believe it.

"There are such sharp weapons?"

Ma Teng exclaimed, and looked at Liu Zheng again.

"I didn't believe it at first, but now I have to believe it."

Guan Yu sighed.

"Then General Guan, what should we do now? The enemy has such sharp weapons. If we forcefully attack this new field, we may suffer a loss."

Ma Teng knew that as long as there were these crossbows in the city, the chances of defending the city would be much greater.

Guan Yu didn't dare to attack rashly.

After all, Guan Yu didn't know how many arrows there were in the city.

Continuing rashly to attack, I'm afraid the result will be the same as before.

So they have to choose another way.

"It doesn't matter, the big deal is not to attack the city. There are at least tens of thousands of troops under Liu Zheng's command in Xinye, and most of the main forces on the entire Jingzhou battlefield have also gathered."

"Let's send soldiers and horses to surround Xinye, bypass Xinye, and attack other cities directly."

"Near Xinye, there are still quite a few cities that we can attack."

"Deng County in the west and Zaoyang County in the south belong to Jingzhou. After we surround Xinye, we can lead troops to attack these counties."

"When these counties are captured, there will only be an empty city left, and there is no way to defend Xinye City."

Guan Yu quickly thought of a way.

Having said that, Ma Teng immediately nodded in agreement.

"General Guan is right. After cleaning up the surrounding counties, we cut off the food and grass in Xinye. This city is no longer a concern."

"Yes, General Ma Teng, the cavalry under your command can just be used to sweep away several surrounding counties. Can you let your troops take advantage of these few days to sweep all the surrounding counties down?"

Guan Yu doesn't have many cavalry now, he can only lead soldiers and horses, stationed in Xinye City to besiege the city, and the task of attacking other counties can only be handed over to other people.

Ma Teng was worried that he had no plans, Guan Yu arranged things for him, and he was worried that he had nothing to do.

How can you refuse it?

"Okay, General Guan, just wait here, I will help you pull down all the surrounding cities."

Ma Teng was very excited. If the tens of thousands of troops pushed across, they would definitely be able to take down the entire city near Xinye.

At that time, leaving Xinye City behind will no longer be a threat.

Once Xinye City is pulled out, the army can be pushed to Fancheng to threaten Xiangyang.

"Well, I will leave this matter to General Ma Teng. I will ask my general Zhang Xiu to cooperate with you and go to attack Deng County together with you."

After all, Ma Teng took the order to go, led his soldiers and horses, and went directly in the direction of Deng County.

At this time, Liu Zheng was naturally not aware of these matters, nor did he know what Guan Yu was planning.

After repelling the enemy army, he went down from the tower and returned to the city to rest.

The place where he lived temporarily was the mansion of a wealthy family in Xinye City.

This family is a big family in Xinye, surnamed Deng.

Tracing back to the origin, the Deng family is the descendant of Deng Yu, a general under Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Who is Deng Yu?

The famous founding general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the first of the 28 Yuntai generals.

Deng Yu traveled to Chang'an when he was young and made friends with Liu Xiu. After the defeat of Xinmang, he took refuge in Liu Xiu, based in Hebei, won the hearts of the people, waited for the opportunity to enter the world, and won the trust of Liu Xiu.He led the army to suppress the Tongma uprising army, and defeated the Gengshi generals Wang Kuang and Chengdan.

He supported Liu Xiu to proclaim himself emperor, worshiped Da Situ, and named him Marquis Bing.Xuandu River entered Guanzhong, and was repeatedly defeated by Chimei, which led to the annihilation of the whole army. He fled back to Yiyang, moved to General You, Tejin, and was invited by the court to be named Marquis of Gaomi.

And this Deng Yu is a new savage. After Deng Yu, the Deng family has been prosperous for many years. Deng Yu's sons are all generals, and his granddaughter even became the Queen Mother of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Deng's family, at that time, the six princes and one empress, the family's power reached its peak.

Until the death of Empress Dowager Deng, the Deng family began to decline, and political enemies began to falsely accuse the Deng family of some old affairs, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Han emperor, and directly cut off the titles of the Deng family members and demoted them to common people.

The Deng family, who were active in the court, eventually ended up being dismissed and returned to their hometown.

Many clansmen were expelled from the capital, and most of them returned to their old houses in Xinye County.

However, this also prompted the Deng family to become a big family in the small place of Xinye.

After Liu Zheng knew that the Deng family in Xinye was descendant of Deng Yu, he suddenly thought of someone.

That is the late Three Kingdoms, one of the few top famous generals, Deng Ai!

It seems that Deng Ai is also a Xinyeren, and he is the descendant of this Deng Yu.

So, the Deng family where Liu Zheng lives now is Deng Ai's family?

(Sorry, I misremembered the location in the previous chapters. The place where the battle is now should be Xinye City, not Fancheng. Because I was thinking about the follow-up plot, I had to withdraw to Fancheng, so I got confused and remembered wrongly. Please forgive me. At the same time, thank you book friend Jing A reminder from Chu Liuxiang.)

Chapter 1000 two hundred and 71

When Liu Zheng thought that the place he was in might be Deng Ai's family, he became excited.

It's a pity that such excitement quickly cooled down.

In this day and age, I'm afraid Deng Ai has not yet been born.

Perhaps, because of him as a butterfly, whether Deng Ai will be born or not is another matter.

However, regardless of whether Deng Ai will be born or not, Liu Zheng still feels like getting in touch with the Deng family.

Maybe you can get some news about Deng Ai.

"Dian Wei, let's go to Deng's house for a walk."

When Dian Wei heard that Liu Zheng was interested in this, he didn't stop him, so he answered immediately.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I will inform the Deng family to come and meet His Majesty."

Dian Wei recruited a Jin Yiwei and asked the Jin Yiwei to go down to deliver orders.

Liu Zheng soon came to another yard where the Deng family lived.

The current Patriarch of the Deng family, Deng An, came before Liu Zheng with some trepidation.

Hearing that Liu Zheng summoned him, Deng An was somewhat flattered.

The Deng family has been passed down to his generation, and he has already seen through the battles in the court.

The Deng family used to be glorious and also down, and now they are satisfied with being a big family in such a small town.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you summoned the grassroots."

Liu Zheng took a look at Deng An, the head of the Deng family.

"My lord, I heard people say that your Deng family is the descendant of the Grand Tutor Deng Yu?"

If Liu Zheng wants to establish a good relationship with the members of the Deng family, he naturally wants to praise the ancestors of the Deng family first.

Only talking about the ancestors of the Deng family can stimulate the sense of honor of the Deng family.

Sure enough, as soon as Liu Zheng mentioned Deng Yu, Deng An's eyes immediately showed a hint of excitement.

Immediately, he answered Liu Zheng.

"Your Majesty, my Deng family is indeed descended from the ancestor of Deng Yu. The ancestor has 13 sons in total. We are descended from the ancestor of Deng Xun."

Deng An gave Liu Zheng a little introduction about Deng Yu.

"The Deng family was also a very famous family in the imperial court back then. Why is it that they have fallen into the city today?"

Liu Zheng asked knowingly. Although he had heard some things about the Deng family from his subordinates, he could get more comprehensive information by personally asking a patriarch like Deng An.

So Liu Zheng is still very interested in chatting with Deng An about the glory of the Deng family back then.

Unexpectedly, when Deng An saw Liu Zheng and asked about these things, it seemed to touch on a past event that Deng An didn't want to mention.

There was a long silence, and no one wanted to say more.

Liu Zhengang was going to tell Deng An that if he didn't want to mention more, then forget it.

But Deng An spoke again by himself.

"Since Your Majesty wants to know, then this old man should tell His Majesty what happened back then."

"70 years ago, the Deng family's greatest reliance, the Queen Mother Deng passed away, and the Deng family began to decline slowly. When the prefect Deng died, not long after, someone falsely accused our Deng family of wanting to abolish the Han Emperor. This aroused the emperor's dissatisfaction, so the three largest families in power of the Deng family were demoted to common people."

"Not only was he removed from his official position, but he was also kicked out of the capital directly. Later, many disciples who forced the Deng family to take power committed suicide. The power of the Deng family in the court plummeted."

"Since this incident happened, the Deng family has been devastated and has never recovered. Although the incident was gradually subsided later, some members of the Deng family were reinstated as officials."

"But the power back then is gone, and if you return to the court, you will lose the status you had back then. However, after going through that catastrophe, the branches and leaves of the Deng family have withered, and it is no longer possible to revive the family reputation."

"Especially, during Emperor Huan's time, another daughter of the Deng family was made queen, but unfortunately she was abolished again, and the whole family of the Deng family was once again bloodbathed. Since then, the Deng family has lost all intention of entering the imperial court."

Deng An described it with a bit of sadness.

"Since my father was killed 20 years ago, I have returned to Xinye. It's not bad to be a commoner."

Deng An has seen through the disputes in the court, and knows that such a big family will not end well if they are mixed in the court.

It can be beautiful for a while, and there will be a time when it will last forever.

After all, no one can stay in power all the time.

Even if it is the emperor's dynasty, it is impossible to have a permanent foundation.

"Things above the court are like this. If you gain power today, you will lose power tomorrow. Since ancient times, no one has been spared. Even if it is the emperor's house, why not?"

After listening to Deng An's description, Liu Zheng couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional about the fate of the Deng family.

"Your Majesty is absolutely right."

Just as Liu Zheng and Deng An were chatting about these things, another servant in the yard hurried over.

When he came to Deng An's side, he looked in a hurry, as if he wanted to say something.

But before he got close to Deng An, he was stopped by Jin Yiwei beside Dian Wei.

"Ok?"

"Let him come over."

"Patriarch, something happened."

The servant glanced at Liu Zheng, saluted Liu Zheng first, and then said something to Deng An.

When Deng An saw it, his expression changed, and he immediately asked a question.

"What happened?"

"Young master, I started fighting with that Deng Yang."

When the servant said this, Deng An's face immediately changed.

After glancing at Liu Zheng, Deng An wanted to rush back to deal with such matters.

"Your Majesty, please ask the grassroots to leave and take care of family affairs."

Deng An's resignation aroused Liu Zheng's interest. Originally, Liu Zheng didn't care much about such petty things in the family, but since he was in the Deng family, he was naturally interested.

After all, Chinese people all have a hobby, which is to watch the excitement, and Liu Zheng is no exception.

"It's okay, why don't you ask the widow to follow and see what happened."

When Liu Zheng said this, Deng An's face immediately changed, but it was hard to refuse Liu Zheng.

"Okay, Your Majesty, please follow me."

After all, Deng An immediately led the way, guiding Liu Zheng, and began to walk to the other side of the Deng family compound.

Dian Wei protected Liu Zheng, and began to follow behind Deng An, going to another courtyard to check.

On the way there, Liu Zheng immediately asked Deng An who the young master and Deng Yang were.