Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

"Is there any problem with General Huang's horse? Do you want to change him to another horse?" Liu Bei asked worriedly.

The deputy commander, Fa Zheng, advised: "It should be just an accident. The old general has already entered the battle. If he replaces him rashly, he might be ridiculed by Xiahou. Why don't we just wait and see?"

"This..." Liu Bei knew that Huang Zhong was very skilled in martial arts, but if he had a problem with his horse, it was also very dangerous. He didn't understand what Fazheng said.

Fazheng explained in a low voice: "Xia Houyuan is afraid of the head and the tail. This is the old general's arrogant strategy. He has taken a fancy to the general Zhengxi..."

"It's too much fun, isn't it?" Liu Bei was dumbfounded.

"It was Xia Houyuan's joke first, my lord, let's just watch the show." Fazheng smiled slightly.

Liu Bei dubiously called Zhao Yun and Wei Yan to tell him: "General Huang's horse may get in the way, you should pay close attention to it for a while, and try your best to save it if you lose it."

"Wei." Zhao Yun and Wei Yan answered in unison with clasped fists.

After Huang Zhong 'performed' his riding skills and went to battle in front of the pass, he cursed by name: "Xia Houyuan is coming to die, Nanyang Huang Zhong prepared a quick knife for you."

"Old guy, you can't even ride a horse steadily, you are looking for death." Xia Houyuan's eyes widened with anger, and he was about to move.

Huang Zhong replied contemptuously: "Don't talk nonsense, come and die, your General Zhengxi is mine."

Xia Houyuan gritted his teeth and said, "It's enough for this old man to insult me, but he dares to say that he is not ashamed to meet the king of Wei, and wait for me to go down and kill this man."

Zhang Yun hastily persuaded: "General Xiahou, beware of deceit. The old guy almost stumbled just now. He is obviously tempting you to get angry. The general has a heavy responsibility and you can't personally take risks. Why don't I fight for you?"

"Alright." Xia Houyuan nodded calmly.

Just as Zhang He was about to turn around, Xia Houyuan's relatives came to report, "Report to the general, the young general has taken away his weapons and went downstairs to meet Huang Zhong."

"It's too reckless to call children."

Xia Houyuan frowned, but he didn't take Huang Zhong seriously.

"General Xiahou, then I..." Zhang Yun hesitated to speak.

"Stay on the tower and watch the battle. I think old Huang Zhong has only a few days left to live. It is his luck to die in Cheng'er's hands." Xia Houyuan was very contemptuous.

The battle outside Yangping Pass was considered unlucky for Xia Houyuan. Although Zhang Yun had fought against Wei Yan before, he didn't recognize him at first, but he didn't dare to say it when he recognized it too late. Huang Zhong, who is fighting now, fought against Xu Huang. It's a pity that Xu Huang At this time, Huang was lying in the room drunk.

The balance of fate tilted towards Liu Bei again, and Xia Houyuan was about to face the same experience as Xu Huang.

Chapter 487 A Good Arrow

Xiahou said that he ranked third among Xiahouyuan's eight sons. He was the most brave in personal martial arts, marching and fighting, and was often brought by Xiahouyuan to practice and teach his skills.

Xia Hou said that seeing his father being insulted by Huang Zhong, he raised a knife and galloped out of Yangping Pass without permission.

Huang Zhong saw that this man had a golden helmet and armor, and the horse he was riding was also a good horse from Dawan. He thought that he did not wait for the right lord Xia Houyuan, but a rich man came out instead.

Xia Hou said that there was a fire hidden in his chest, but when he saw Huang Zhong's disdainful expression, the flame burned even more vigorously.

"Old man, you should wait at home to die at this age, but you still uttered wild words, I will let you die without a whole body." Xiahou said his expression was sinister.

Huang Zhong was open-minded with a sneer on his face: "Boy, you are so angry. Is Xia Houpifu your father or your uncle? The battlefield is a very dangerous place. I think you should go home and eat milk."

Xiahou was furious: "Shut up, old man, how dare you insult my father. Today I will capture you, an old thief alive, and then put you in front of my father and cut him to pieces."

Huang Zhong's heart was agitated when he heard this, although the old one was not brought out, but a young one came by accident, wouldn't it be a great achievement if he could be captured alive?

Xia Hou said that he rode his horse galloping and arrived in a blink of an eye, Huang Zhong calmly patted his horse to meet him, Xia Hou said he raised his knife and swung it diagonally from above.

Huang Zhong was proficient in bows and arrows, and his eyesight was as bright as a torch. From the strength and speed of the opponent's slash, he quickly judged the level of Xia Houcheng's force. Although it was somewhat stronger than Xu Wei yesterday, it was only a second-rate level after all.

Huang Zhong used the back of his saber to face the direction where the blade landed and easily picked it up. Although the strength of the blade was not strong, the angle was amazing, and it happened to relieve most of Xia Houcheng's strength.

Xia Hou said that his head was sweating from shock, he thought that this old guy is really not simple, he had to pay attention to the enemy in front of him.

Xia Houyuan's eyes also widened on the city wall. Huang Zhong's understatement of the sword just now must be used by someone with superb sword skills. He couldn't help but began to worry about his son.

Zhang Yun, who was watching the battle, also realized that something was wrong. Huang Zhong's strength was stronger than that of Wei Yan yesterday. It was hard for him to believe that Liu Bei's army was full of such fierce people.

"Then Huang Zhong seems to be difficult to deal with. The general's arrow skills are exquisite, why not help the young general secretly?" Zhang Yun suggested.

Xia Houyuan shook his head and replied, "I am the general of the three armies. If I shoot that old man with a dark arrow, what will the generals think of me?"

"The general is just a father at this time, and the soldiers will understand your difficulties." Zhang Yun comforted.

After a brief hesitation, Xia Houyuan finally made up his mind.

"Bring me a bow and arrow."

Under the city, Huang Zhong and Xia Houcheng had already fought five rounds. If he had killed the enemy, Huang Zhong would have been able to withdraw his sword, but it would take a little effort to capture the opponent alive. After several rounds of observation, he saw Xia Houcheng's flaws.

Xiahou said that Huang Zhong parried all the slashing and slashing in succession. He raised his sword impetuously and rushed over again. Huang Zhong who was coming towards him held the sword in a strange posture.

Xia Houcheng's broadsword slashed in the air, with the momentum like a huge wave hitting his face, Huang Zhong supported the horse's neck with one hand to dodge to the side, and took advantage of the situation to use the handle of the knife to push against the opponent's waist.

Although the Mingguang armor claimed by Xia Hou was strong, with the production technology and level at that time, only the chest and back area had a whole piece of iron plate to protect the vital points. The waist where Huang Zhong stabbed with the handle was relatively weak in defense. The power of the attack is so strong that Xia Hou said that his eyes turned white due to the pain of the stroke.

Xiahou said that due to the young waist and less fat, the internal organs' ability to resist blows is not as good as that of middle-aged generals.

When Xiahou said that his kidneys were impacted and his body unconsciously leaned forward, Huang Zhong was like a nimble urchin, he stretched out his ape arms to grab the opponent's back armor.

Xiahou said that he lost weight in fear and got off the horse, and Huang Zhong grabbed his back like a lamb and carried him away.

Just when Huang Zhong Chunfeng succeeded in capturing him alive, Xia Houyuan's cold arrow flew towards the moon like a meteor.

The reason why Xia Houyuan is so unscrupulous is that, in addition to his own arrow technique of piercing Yang with a hundred steps, he also relies on the bright light armor that Cao Cao rewarded Xia Houcheng.

Huang Zhong is also a good shooter with ape arms, and his sensitivity to bows and arrows is far better than ordinary people.

In the blink of an eye, Huang Zhong raised the weightless Xia Houcheng to block the arrow.

I don't know whether Xiahouyuan's arrow technique is really exquisite, or his son Xiahoucheng's luck is particularly unlucky, and the spiked arrow hits Xiahoucheng's throat impartially.

Xiahou said a mouthful of blood gushed out of his mouth like a nausea, Huang Zhong felt the tense body in his hand suddenly relax, Xiahou said that his father blocked his throat with an arrow.

"Weighing."

Xia Houyuan was so excited that he almost fell off the city wall, but Zhang Yun and a few of his followers tried their best to hold him back.

Huang Zhong threw Xiahoucheng's body on the horse, and then taunted Xiahouyuan: "General Xiahou's arrow skills are good, but it's shameless to shoot cold arrows regardless of face. Fortunately, your son blocked the arrow for me. Do you want this corpse? If not, I will throw it away." Went to the mountains to feed the beasts."

"Huang Zhongpifu, I swear to kill you."

The bereaved Xia Houyuan's eyes were bloodshot and his voice was hoarse. At this moment, he finally realized Xu Huang's mood yesterday. Facing Huang Zhong's ridicule, he was about to lose control like an angry bull.

"General, the overall situation in Hanzhong is the most important thing, don't be fooled by Huang Zhong." Zhang Yun pressed him down hard.

"Come down if you want revenge, the old man's sword hasn't drunk blood for a long time." Huang Zhong continued to provoke Xia Houyuan.

Zhang He poked his head out and shouted angrily, "Old man Huang Zhong, don't use aggressive tactics, attack the city if you have the ability, and don't use your tongue."

Seeing someone obstructing him, Huang Zhong spread out his hands and said, "Forget it if you don't dare to come and get it. I'll send you father and son to reunite sooner or later."

Seeing that Huang Zhongzhan returned to the camp victoriously, everyone congratulated him with their hands clasped, repeating praise words such as 'old and strong', 'not diminished in the past' and so on.

Huang Zhong threw Xia Houcheng's body in front of Liu Bei, and said with a little regret: "If it weren't for Xia Houyuan's "righteous extermination of relatives", I would have captured his son alive to present to my lord, and now there is only one body left..."

Liu Bei encouraged with a smile: "Just come back from victory, it doesn't matter if there are prisoners or not."

"My lord, if you threaten Xia Houyuan with his dead body, will Xia Houyuan exchange Yangping Pass?" Wei Yan asked curiously.

Before Liu Bei could answer, Pang Tong laughed, "Mr. Wen's thinking is too simple. Even if Xiahouyuan's biological father is alive, he may not exchange Yangpingguan, let alone a dead Xiahoucheng?"

"Then what should we do? Throw it in the mountains to feed the wolves?" Wei Yan asked tentatively.

Everyone looked at Liu Bei at this moment, and Liu Bei shook his head lightly and said, "I will fight the bandit Cao openly and squarely. Although I am hostile to Xia Houyuan now, there is no need to insult his son's body, so I will bury him at the foot of the mountain in the southwest of the camp. Surrounded by green mountains and often accompanied by birdsong, it is also a good burial place.”

"My lord is merciful." Everyone shouted in unison.

Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang suffered from the pain of bereavement one after another. No matter who Liu Bei sent to Yangping Pass to fight, it would be of no avail.

Liu Bei sent Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and other generals to storm Yangping Pass several times, but Yangping Pass was fortified and difficult to attack. According to Pang Tong and Fazheng's suggestion, Liu Bei sent scouts to survey the terrain nearby, hoping to find another route to bypass Yangping Pass.

Chapter 488 A Surprising Plan

In June of the 23rd year of Jian'an, the scouts found the Maming Pavilion Road in the northwest direction of Zoumaling, and it seemed that Yangping Pass could be bypassed along the Maming Pavilion Road.

Just when Liu Bei was selecting elite soldiers to seize the Maming Pavilion Road, Wu Yi, who had gone to fight in Wudu County, came to the camp in embarrassment.

This partial division had not heard from Shu for half a year. Seeing that Wu Yi was alone, Liu Bei was astonished and asked like a cannonball: "Why is Ziyuan here? What is the current situation in Wudu County? How are Yide and Meng Qi doing? "

Wu Yi knelt on one knee and cupped his fists to plead guilty: "In the end, General Yide followed General Yide to break Hechi and Xiabian, but Cao Hong's reinforcements in Guanzhong were strong and he used tiger and leopard cavalry to attack supplies, so we had to retreat to defend Xiabianju City. Later, General Yide divided his troops. When he went to rob the camp to seize food, Cao Hong launched a large-scale attack shortly after he left, and his troops were outnumbered, so he was defeated..."

"It seems that Cao Cao transferred reinforcements from Guanzhong. No wonder Xiahouyuan's defense is still so stable." Pang Tong nodded in affirmation.

"Wudu was restored to Cao thief, where are Yide and Meng Qi now?" Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei and Ma Chao anxiously, regardless of the enemy in front of him.

Wu Yi shook his head: "After I was defeated, I wanted to join General Yide, but Cao Jun's tiger and leopard cavalry were too powerful, so I had no choice but to flee to the Di people tribe in the west. Fortunately, the general Lei Tong fought to cover him from here. Dashanzhong turned out, as for the situation of General Yide and General Ma, I really don't know..."

Liu Bei was stunned for a long time without saying a word, and Pang Tong continued to ask Wu Yi about Zhang Fei's marching route.

Fazheng comforted: "My lord, don't worry. Although there is no news of the two of them now, there may not be any danger. I remember that the lord was separated from General Guan and General Zhang in Xiaopei, and he also wandered outside alone for several months... "

"At this moment and at that moment, Xiaopei is surrounded by plain villages. It is not difficult to hide and find something to eat, but Wudu is surrounded by mountains and lush forests. Even if Yide is very capable of surviving, where can he find it? Grain supplies?" Liu Bei shook his head worriedly.

Fazheng and Pang Tong have carefully studied the terrain of Wudu, and the mountains are doomed to have a non-concentrated population. Larger towns will definitely be guarded by Cao Jun. It is not easy to replenish the military rations of ten thousand people.

"As the saying goes, relying on mountains to eat mountains depends on water to drink water. Although there are not as many people in the mountains as in the plains, there are many wild animals and lush plants. General Yide will definitely return to Yizhou safely." Fazheng continued to comfort.

Liu Bei frowned and said to himself: "The fierce battle at Yangping Pass these days, there is no news from Xia Houyuan..."

"No news is a good thing, it means that the two generals are still safe." Fazheng echoed.

After Pang Tong asked Wu Yi, he also leaned over, and he said with a serious face: "According to the information provided by General Wu, General Yide should have a retreat to return to Yizhou. It may be because the mountain road is difficult to walk and delays. I am afraid that Yide If you have other ideas and don't want to withdraw..."

"What other ideas does the third brother have?" Liu Bei was puzzled.

Pang Tong smiled slightly and said: "I think the three generals are quite capable of scheming now, and General Ma was also called 'General Shenweitian' by the Qiang Hu. They may continue to contain them with the help of the Qiang Di people. I have not seen Cao Jun from Wudu come to help..."

Fazheng nodded in affirmation: "What Shi Yuan said is true, we might as well capture Yangping Pass first, and when Chencang Dao gets through, there will naturally be news of Wudu."

Liu Bei nodded solemnly: "I will send troops to seize the Ma Ming Pavilion right away, but I have to be prepared with both hands. It would be great if I can capture a few prisoners of Cao Jun."

"How could an ordinary prisoner know about Wudu? The senior generals of Xiahouyuan's army might know a thing or two, but General Huang and General Wei showed bravery before the pass, so there is probably no chance to lure the enemy out of the pass." Fazheng shook his head. .

"Dispatch spy?"

Liu Bei proposed it in a whimsical way, but he himself felt that it was impossible. Yangping Pass was guarding the front of the army, and now not even a mouse could slip in.

Fazheng continued to explain: "It's not impossible to send out detailed workers, as long as you can go around Langzhong and take the Micangshan trail, but this trail is too steep, and it is rumored that pedestrians who stay at night on the way have to tie their waists with vines and tie them to trees. Otherwise, you will fall into the deep ditch and be crushed to pieces..."

"You can choose the strong and healthy people in the camp..." Liu Bei was hopeful again.

Fazheng shook his head and smiled wryly: "It's easy to cross Micang Mountain, but it's difficult to find news in Hanzhong. It's impossible for anyone who is not astute and sophisticated..."

Liu Bei frowned and knocked on the case table. He suddenly thought of Pound through Ma Chao, and then said in a bright voice: "Song Chen under Ziyu went to Hanzhong to rescue Lingming (Pound), and he was doing business in northern cities all year round to inquire about information. Is this person up to the task?"

Fazheng frowned and nodded: "Captain Song is indeed smart and intelligent, but the mountains are high and the roads are far away, the sky and the earth are big, where can we find him?"

Pang Tong remonstrated, "Your lord, you can send someone to Jiaozhou. Ziyu must know where Captain Song is. He is so cautious that he has a backup candidate, and he will surely relieve your lord's worries."

"What Shi Yuan said was so true, Bei almost forgot about Lan Ziyu."

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately called the former Sima Fei Gongju (Fei Shi) to go to Jiaozhou to see Lantian immediately.

Fei Shi left the camp and rushed to Jiaozhou. He held Liu Bei's general order to change horses and boats on the road, and the officials along the way had to cooperate fully.

Because of the influence of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao's disappearance, Liu Bei rejected Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others' invitation to fight when selecting soldiers.

Liu Bei used second-line generals Zhang Nan, Fu Xun, and Xiang Chong from Jingzhou to attack Maming Pavilion Road, but unfortunately encountered tenacious resistance from the famous general Zhang Yun on the way.

Although Xia Houyuan couldn't hold out at Yangping Pass, he always paid attention to the news of Liu Bei's army. When he learned that Yizhou soldiers were going to climb Zoumaling, he immediately sent Zhang He to station at Guangshi Pass, north of Maming Pavilion Road.

The road to Ma Ming Pavilion was narrow and difficult, and the two sides could not line up to hedge against each other. Liu Bei deployed more troops than Zhang He, but he was still unable to break through Zhang He's defense line.

The two sides struggled for dozens of days on Ma Ming Pavilion Road, unable to tell the winner. Liu Bei's army transporting grain to Ma Ming Pavilion Road became a burden. Pang Tong and Fazheng felt that this plan was flawed after analyzing the terrain on the spot.

The two returned to the camp from Zoumaling down the mountain. Pang Tong solemnly suggested to Liu Bei: "It is very difficult to deliver supplies to Maming Pavilion Road. We can’t look at both the beginning and the end, we have to think of a safe way.”

Liu Bei frowned and asked: "The two military advisers are so solemn, they must have come up with a good plan?"

Fazheng pointed at the sand table and signaled: "Since the Maming Pavilion Road on the left has to climb two high mountains, why not go south to Mianshui to find a trail on Micang Mountain, and choose a dangerous place behind Yangping Pass to camp, so as to avoid Yangping Pass Enter the hinterland of Hanzhong."

"Micang Mountain? Isn't it particularly difficult to walk?" Liu Bei was surprised.

Fazheng said solemnly: "No matter how difficult it is to walk, we must open the way across the mountains, otherwise we will have nothing to do with this Yangping pass."

"Then the way of Maming Pavilion..." Liu Bei hesitated to speak.

The front of the law sank like water: "They can't withdraw for the time being, and the lord has to increase the troops when necessary, otherwise the plot will be seen through by Xia Houyuan, and we will fall short."

Liu Bei nodded affirmatively, "Shocking?"