On the left bank of Feishui River, in the Nanjiuxiang area.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches in August, the autumn wind is bleak, rolling up the flood waves of the Huishui River.
The forest is thick with trees, and the autumn leaves are flying and falling in the wind, making a rustling sound.
At this moment, Shen Chen looked ferocious, holding a human head in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, and shouted angrily like spring thunder exploding.
The girl on the carriage was so frightened by this horrific scene that she screamed loudly. In the end, she rolled her eyes and fainted on the carriage.
Zhang Quan was shocked and turned pale. He quickly reined in his horse and shouted: "Stop the horse!"
The Xiliang soldiers in the rear had just started and had not yet shown a charging posture, so they all showed superb equestrian skills and stopped behind him.
The battle was coming to an end at this time, and the number of people Wang Bi led was actually about the same as Shen Chen's, both around thirty or forty people.
However, Shen Chen first killed more than ten people at the head and tail of the convoy with crossbows, reducing Cao's army by half, and then suddenly rushed out, cooperating closely, and killed all Cao's troops in an instant.
Now many Shen Chen Army soldiers also took advantage of Shen Chen to kill Wang Bi and control Zhang Quan's sister. They immediately returned to the grass, picked up their bows and crossbows, set up a formation on the post road, and aimed at the Xiliang Army.
More than thirty or forty volleys of bows and crossbows were fired. Even if the Xiliang army charged again, there would definitely be heavy casualties.
Moreover, people could escape at any time by sneaking into the woods on the left and right. It was quite inconvenient for the cavalry to be in the forest, and there were hostages in hand, so Zhang Quan was unable to take care of both the head and tail, and was already riding a tiger with difficulty.
Shen Chen had gone to see Zhang Xiu so many times, so Zhang Quan naturally knew him. Now seeing that Shen Chen had taken control of the situation, he gritted his teeth, urged his horse forward, approached their crossbow formation and shouted angrily: "Shen Chen, let my sister go." !”
“It’s easy to release.”
Shen Chen grinned: "I'll trade it with you."
Zhang Xiu had a son and a daughter. The daughter could die, but the son could not.
"I"
Zhang Quan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the other party would actually take him as a hostage.
Shen Chen said coldly: "Why, you don't want to change? It doesn't matter. Today I will kill your sister first and then you. Then I will send a large army to surround your father and reunite your family."
Zhang Quan's face suddenly turned cold and he said, "Shen Chen, do you want to kill them all?"
"snort!"
Shen Chen snorted coldly: "Your father is just a bereaved dog who fled from Guanzhong. It was only thanks to my uncle who persuaded Liu Shijun that your father had a place to live. Now he wants to betray our covenant, help the evil, and attack me with Cao Cao. I also I had no choice but to make this decision."
"How did you know that?"
Zhang Quan was shocked.
The only people who knew about this matter were Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu and his sister. Even if there were so many knights following him, they didn't know what Wang Bi was here for or how he knew.
However, Zhang Quan must have never imagined that the reason why the incident was revealed was because the carriages in the Han Dynasty did not have carriages.
Zhang Xiu's sister was sitting in the carriage at that time. Zhang Ying knew Zhang Quan and his sister, and casually told Yi Ji his identity. Then Yi Ji felt strange and remembered Wang Bi's identity, and then it was revealed that he was secretly there. God willing.
Yiji stood up and shouted: "I know Wang Bi. I saw you leaving the city early in the morning today. How can I not know what you are planning?"
"hateful."
Zhang Quan glared at Yi Ji. He had seen this person before, a small bookkeeper from Chaoyang County.
"Zhang Quan."
Shen Chen stood on the carriage and threatened coldly: "Either you come here by yourself, or I'll shoot you to death!"
"you"
Zhang Quan looked at the crossbow pointed at him in front of him.
The cavalry is very afraid of crossbows. Ju Yi once used eight hundred crossbows to kill Gongsun Zan's three thousand white horse followers.
Although there are not many people in Shen Chen, the terrain here is not open and is not suitable for large-scale cavalry charges. They only need one round of shooting to knock down the front row of cavalry and horses.
When the time comes, like dominoes, the cavalry behind will fall down one after another in a chain reaction, so Zhang Quan also knows that he may not be able to beat the opponent.
But he was unwilling to admit defeat, which made Zhang Quan very uncomfortable. He was riding a tiger and couldn't get off, and he was wavering from side to side and couldn't make up his mind.
Seeing his hesitation, Shen Chen pointed the knife at his sister, looked at him with indifferent eyes and said: "Zhang Quan, your father chose to betray the alliance, then we are enemies. Facing the enemy, I will never I am kind-hearted and soft-hearted. I will count three times. If you do not agree, I will order an arrow to be fired and kill your sister at the same time! Three!"
"Shen Chen you!"
Zhang Quan's eyes were filled with tears. He never expected that Shen Chen would be so decisive and not give him any time to think.
"two!"
Shen Chen's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
In fact, he would not kill Zhang Xiu's daughter, but if Zhang Quan did not surrender, he would definitely order Zhang Quan and the cavalry behind him to be shot.
Because Zhang Xiu had chosen to betray the alliance, the two sides had become enemies, just like Soochow.
Therefore, killing the opponent's soldiers on the battlefield is a normal thing.
Although Shen Chen wants to build a country that treats people well and strives to eliminate poverty, it does not mean that he is a pedantic Madonna.
For example, in ancient times, you can talk about fairness and credibility, but you can never talk about freedom and equality for everyone. You can also talk about protecting the poor people in the world, but you can never talk about completely eliminating the bureaucratic class of aristocratic families.
At most, we should be as fair as possible, compress the living space of the big landowners and powerful families, and continue to expand the living space of the common people. Otherwise, there will be an unimaginable counterattack.
Therefore, Shen Chen deeply understood that in order to realize his ideal, he must do some means, even if sometimes the means are not particularly bright.
"one!"
As the last number was spoken, Shen Chen pretended to strike with the knife.
Zhang Quan was so anxious that he blurted out: "I'll change, trade me for my sister!"
"snort."
Shen Chen snorted coldly and said: "It would be great to have him tied up."
Zhang Quan glared and said, "Let my sister go first."
"You are in my hands, do you have the right to speak? If you don't believe me, you can just turn away and try to see if I dare to order an arrow to be fired and then kill your sister."
Shen Chen scolded.
At that moment, Zhang Quan did not dare to say anything and ordered the soldiers at the rear not to act rashly. He was tied up by Shen Chen's soldiers.
When he was brought to Shen Chen, he said with difficulty: "Shen Chen, I have agreed to your request and let my sister go."
"I am not as treacherous as your father."
Shen Chen jumped down from the carriage, held Wang Bi's head in his hands, looked around and said, "Soldiers, let's go!"
"Walk!"
The soldiers shouted loudly and carried Zhang Quan into the forest.
Shen Chen turned around and shouted to the Xiliang army in the rear: "Go back and tell Zhang Xiu that if you want your son to live, you must be safe. I will send someone to send Wang Bi's head to Xudu and tell Cao Cao that Zhang Xiu was killed by Jia Xu." He can send someone to Xudu to explain, but I will never spare him for the liquidation afterwards!"
After saying that, he turned his head and walked away, leaving hundreds of Xiliang cavalry behind, all looking at each other, at a loss in the autumn wind.
There is nothing they can do.
Zhang Quan threw a rat-proof weapon and did not dare to attack.
Now that Zhang Quan has exchanged himself for his sister, these cavalrymen are even more afraid to take action.
You must know that Zhang Xiu only had one son. Once Zhang Quan died, the Zhang family would have no heirs, so everyone was afraid and did not dare to charge.
When the sound of horse hoofbeats could be heard in the distant forest getting farther and farther, everyone stepped forward to collect Wang Bi's body and drove Zhang Xiu's daughter's carriage back in the direction of return.
This kind of thing is not something that big-headed soldiers like them can handle, so they still have to go back and report it to Zhang Xiu Jia Xu.
At the same time, Liu Biao also received the news that Deng Mao sent people to convey.
Knowing that Zhang Xiu planned to revolt and surrender to Cao Cao, Liu Biao did not hesitate to send Wen Pin and 8,000 men northward towards Rangcheng.
At this time, he was in the critical period of quelling the Zhangxian Rebellion. The main troops were all in the Jingnan area, and there were only 20,000 to 30,000 people protecting Xiangyang. Once Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao attacked Kunyang, and Shen Chen and Liu Bei were destroyed, Nanyang would not be protected. .
Although he did not keep Nanyang in history, that was because Liu Biao was not strong in the early days. Now Shen Chen helped him gather the people who migrated from Guanzhong and the Yellow Turbans of Runan and settled in Nanyang.
The annual income from farming has greatly increased his strength. The population of Jingzhou has increased from more than three million to more than six million at the end of the Han Dynasty. He only needs to wait until Jingnan is pacified and his strength will rise to the next level, so now he must not take Nanyang away. Give it up.
In the evening, Zhang Xiu was still sending people to various counties to gather his scattered troops and horses. According to Jia Xu's plan, he planned to use his plan to go north to Wancheng first, and then to Kunyang to join forces with Cao Cao and attack Kunyang. Liu Bei's army and Shen Chen's army in Yang launched a surprise attack.
But just when he made up his mind to surrender to Cao Cao, suddenly someone from outside the mansion rushed in with sweat on his head: "Report!"
"Why are you so nervous?"
Zhang Xiu was drinking and suddenly became unhappy when he saw his servants in a hurry.
Now was the critical moment. As soon as the soldiers and horses arrived, he would immediately go to Kunyang. He couldn't bear to see his servants being impatient.
"General."
The servant said with a mournful face: "Yi Ji, the director of Chaoyang County, saw the envoy this morning, recognized him, and told Shen Chen about it. Shen Chen personally led dozens of cavalry to ambush Nanjiuxiang, kill the envoy and rob him. He killed the young general and said that he would send Wang Bi’s head to Xudu and tell Cao Cao that it was the general and Mr. Wenhe who ordered the killing!”
"What?"
Zhang Xiu was so shocked that he jumped up from the table, stared at the servant and shouted: "Say it again!"
The slave had to repeat it once.
Zhang Xiu's face turned pale for a moment, and then he ran out of the mansion quickly without caring about anything else and headed to Jia Xu's house.
After a while, Jia Xu also got the news, and his face looked very ugly.
"Uncle, what should we do now?"
Zhang Xiu trembled and said: "Shen Chen robbed my son and framed us for killing the envoy. Should we send someone to Xudu to explain to Duke Cao now?"
"well."
Jia Xu let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, send someone now. Whether Cao Gong believes it or not, didn't you listen to what Shen Chen said? Afterwards, if I expected it to be true, Liu Biao's troops should be Already coming to Rangcheng."
"this"
Zhang Xiu was already frightened out of his mind. If he didn't explain, he would have completely offended Cao Cao.
Moreover, Shen Chen was also offended to death.
If he is not a human being inside and out, what will he do in the future?
Only Jia Xu slowly walked out of the hall, with a hint of bitterness on his old face.
Now the road to surrender to Cao Cao has been blocked.
I think Yuan Shao has no ability as a hero. In the future, Duke Cao will conquer the world.
That's why I wanted Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao.
However, there was a tiger blocking the way halfway, as if it had the ambition to swallow up the universe.
Shen Chen.
What a young hero!
Jia Xu raised his head and looked at the sky, with a strange light shining in his eyes.
Maybe.
Shen Chen is a choice.
I was careless. I should have called the title of the book Three Kingdoms: Han Tiger. I made a typo at the beginning.