Needless to say, Zuo Aoran was overjoyed when he accepted Xu Rong. He also thought that since he was in Jizhou and things in Bingzhou were not busy, he might as well go see his senior brother Liu Bei. Zuo Aoran wanted to do it.
Early the next morning, he took several followers and left for Ben Pingyuan.
Just as Zuo Aoran was heading to the plains to meet his senior brother Liu Bei, in the Chencang Mountains southeast of Tianshui, there were dozens of ragged people, trudging forward among thorns and rocks.
It was nearly noon, and the sun in the sky was so bright that people could not keep their eyes open. The group was tired and thirsty, so they took a short rest beside a stream. A man wearing tattered general armor asked: "General Gongming, what are we doing?"
I have been traveling for a long time, when will I arrive in Hanzhong?"
The person who asked the question was a short but sturdy man. The General Gongming he mentioned was the young general opposite who was holding a big axe. Isn’t Gongming the name of Xu Huang? That’s right! This guy is holding a big axe.
The general is none other than Xu Huang and Xu Gongming, one of the five good generals!
Xu Huang looked at the sky and replied: "It should only take three days to reach Hanzhong!"
"General Gongming, do you know the way to Hanzhong?" The man who spoke before asked worriedly.
Xu Huang replied calmly: "General Niu Fu doesn't have to worry about this. I've been there several times from Guanzhong to Hanzhong and I won't go the wrong way."
It turned out that the person talking to Xu Huang was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu! Didn't Niu Fu escape from defeat? How could he get together with Xu Huang? On that day, Niu Fu listened to Xu Huang's advice and attacked Li Sujun in a sneak attack. He was sure to win.
Unexpectedly, Lu Bu arrived with his troops at this time, killing Niu Fu and defeating him!
Since then, Niu Fu, Yang Feng, Xu Huang and others were killed and scattered. Niu Fu took his confidant Hu Chi'er and others to escape from Shengtian, and fled all the way to Lintao. However, when Niu Fu rushed outside Tianshui City, he learned that
An extremely shocking news, Li Jue, Guo Si and others want to investigate Niu Fu's defeat and want to kill him!
Niu Fu was shocked and fled south in panic. He happened to meet Xu Huang and his party on the road. Although Niu Fu had a higher status in Dong Zhuo's army than Xu Huang, the two still knew each other. After a brief meeting, Niu Fu
After conversation
, Xu Huang told Niu Fu that he was going to go to Hanzhong over Chencang Mountain. Niu Fu had nowhere to go, so he decided to go to Hanzhong with Xu Huang. Yang Feng then led his troops to surrender to Li Jue, and Guo Si went.
, Niu Fubian and Xu Huang came together.
After hearing Xu Huang's answer, Niu Fu nodded, but only paused for a moment before asking again: "General Gongming, what are your next plans after arriving in Hanzhong?"
Xu Huang hesitated for a moment before replying: "I plan to defect to Cao Cao!"
Niu Fu looked puzzled and asked: "Why did General Gongming defect to Cao Cao?"
Xu Huang thought for a moment and then replied: "In today's world, only Cao Cao is the real hero!"
Niu Fu was silent for a moment and then asked: "What about Zuo Aoran? What do you think of Generalissimo Zuo Aoran?"
Xu Huang didn't expect Niu Fu to ask such a question, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then replied with a complicated expression: "Pingman Marshal Zuo Aoran is just a tyrant!" Regarding Xu Huang's comments, Niu Fu did not comment.
Then, the two of them seemed to be thinking about their own things and neither spoke.
After a while, Niu Fu's confidant Hu Chi'er came over and said respectfully to Niu Fu: "General, should we continue on our way, or make repairs on the spot?"
Hu Chi'er's voice brought Niu Fu back from his thoughts. Niu Fu looked at Xu Huang beside him and asked: "General Gongming, what do you think?"
Xu Huang thought for a while and replied: "Based on the current situation of Li Jue and Guo Si, they should not have sent out pursuers. Besides, we have been traveling through the high mountains for several months, and everyone is exhausted! I think we
You can rest here for a day and continue your journey tomorrow."
Niu Fu thought for a while and felt that Xu Huang's analysis was very reasonable, so he nodded and said: "What Gongming said is exactly what I want." Then he turned to Hu Chi'er and ordered: "Go down and tell everyone that we will do this today.
Rest here for a day and continue your journey the next day."
Hu Chi'er promised and stepped back. Xu Huang looked at Hu Chi'er's back, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, because Xu Huang seemed to have seen a chill in Hu Chi'er's eyes just now, or it could be said that
Do something strange.
"Gongming, what are you thinking about?" Just as Xu Huang was thinking to himself, Niu Fu's voice came over, interrupting Xu Huang's thoughts.
Xu Huang withdrew his gaze and said calmly to Niu Fu: "I'm wondering what General Yang's situation is now?"
Of course Xu Huang was not thinking about this, but Niu Fu did not doubt that he was there. Niu Fu sighed and said with emotion: "Imagine how majestic we used to be! Now we are like bereaved dogs!"
After finishing, Niu Fu sighed again.
"General Niu Fu, there is no need to be upset. A man may not be able to make a comeback one day!" Xu Huanghao said angrily, his eyes very firm.
Inspired by Xu Huang's heroic spirit, Niu Fu couldn't help but feel broad-minded, and the depression he had felt for many days had dissipated a lot. Niu Fu also imitated Xu Huang's behavior and said heroically: "General Gongming is right!
Today we were defeated at the hands of Zuo Jiajun, and we will definitely get it back from Zuo Jiajun in the future!"
Niu Fu's words are very interesting. Speaking of which, Niu Fu should have been defeated by Li Su, but Niu Fu did not say that. Instead, he said that he was defeated by Zuo Jiajun. It can be seen that in Niu Fu's heart, the one who defeated him was not
Li Su, but Zuo Aoran, the leader of the Zuo Family Army during the crusade against Dong Zhuo!
Xu Huang hesitated for a while, and finally said something to Niu Fu solemnly. The central idea was nothing more than some words of encouragement and his yearning and hope for the future. As soon as Niu Fu heard this, a look of shock appeared on his face, and at the same time
He showed an expression of disbelief again.
The sky gradually darkened. Xu Huang, Niu Fu and his party lit several bonfires by the creek. There were several simple camps around the bonfires. The two larger camps were those of Xu Huang and Niu Fu.
There is a medium place where Hu Cheer lives.
The soldiers under Xu Huang and Niu Fu were roasting the freshly caught game on the bonfire. The tempting aroma of the meat filled the air in the quiet night. After a hearty meal, the tired people rested early.
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The full moonlight slowly disappeared to the west. In the second half of the night, a group of figures suddenly walked out from a tent, holding various gleaming weapons in their hands. These people were none other than
It was Niu Fu's confidant Hu Chi'er and about a dozen of his subordinates.
