Liu Xiu defeated San Yu. This was something no one expected. Even Wang Zun was shocked. He looked at Liu Xiu in disbelief and couldn't recover for a long time. Wang Meng, whose face was glowing just now, now had a gloomy face.
He came down and stared at Liu Xiu intently. After a long time, he chuckled and said in a weird voice: "Brother, the newly recruited golden guard you have is really outstanding in martial arts, which is unexpected!"
Wang Zungan laughed twice and said: "Jin Weiwei is indeed a rare master of swordsmanship!"
At this time, Sanyu had already gotten up from the ground. Just now, the back of his neck was hit by Liu Xiu with a shield. Although Liu Xiu didn't use too much force, Sanyu still felt a burning pain in the back of his neck and his head was dizzy.
His eyes were dark, and he walked towards Liu Xiu unsteadily, raising the wooden sword in his hand, as if he was going to attack. Liu Xiu turned around slightly and looked at him with a half-smile. Chang Yu roared angrily and was about to take action when Wang Mengzhen shouted.
:"stop!"
Sanyu's body trembled, and he slowly lowered the wooden sword he held high, and turned to look at Wang Meng. The latter yelled angrily: "Shame on you! Get back!"
"Here!" Chang Yu bowed to Wang Meng top-heavy, then glanced at Liu Xiu, and staggered back to the crowd of guards.
When Wang Meng withdrew his gaze, he glanced at Liu Xiu and said cheerfully to Wang Zun: "Brother, I like you as a guard very much. I wonder if my brother can part with me?" The implication was that he wanted Liu Xiu to leave.
Wang Zun is coming over.
How could Wang Zun agree? He shook his head like a rattle and said repeatedly: "No, no, I can't take the bronze inscriptions for my own use. I have spent a lot of effort on my behalf. Meng must not mention this again!"
Wang Meng curled his lips, but didn't say anything else.
After the dinner, Wang Meng felt that he was not enjoying the meal anymore. After the meal, Wang Zun did not stay any longer. He bowed his hand to Wang Meng and said, "It's getting late. I have to rush to Wating for my brother. Say goodbye!"
His own bodyguard was defeated by Wang Zun's bodyguard. Wang Meng felt that his face was shameful and he had been humiliated. His attitude toward Wang Zun was not as enthusiastic as at the beginning. He patiently returned the favor and said: "Brother, please be careful on the road.
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When Liu Xiu followed Wang Zun out and passed by Sanyu, the latter whispered coldly: "If we have a chance to fight again next time, I will definitely take your life!"
Liu Xiu shrugged, glanced at Sanyu lightly, and walked past him without saying anything.
Seeing this, Sanyu became even more angry and clenched his fists tightly. If looks could kill, Liu Xiu would have been punched with holes in his back.
Wang Zun and his men successfully left Wang Mengjun's camp and continued eastward. Looking back, he saw that Wang Mengjun's camp was getting farther and farther away, and Wang Zun let out a long sigh of relief.
He slowed down his horse, and after Liu Xiu caught up, he whispered: "Just now at Wang Mengjun's camp, Your Majesty was too reckless. If Your Majesty makes a mistake, Wei Chen... Wei Chen, what should I do?"
After hearing what Wang Zun said, Liu Xiu smiled disapprovingly and said, "Don't worry, General Wang, I'm fine now!"
Seeing that he still looked scared, he smiled and said: "People are calling me by name, how can I pretend to be deaf and dumb?!"
Alas! Wang Zun sighed lightly, feeling that Your Majesty is still too young and energetic, and too ambitious. However, His Majesty's martial arts skills are indeed very strong. His Majesty can easily deal with even masters like Sanyu.
This, perhaps, is the boldness of talented people!
Not to mention Wang Zun's admiration for Liu Xiu, even Wang Zun's men looked at Liu Xiu differently. They didn't know Liu Xiu's specific identity, but they could also feel that Wang Zun's respect for him was different.
The attitude was very respectful.
People originally thought that Liu Xiu might be a descendant of some powerful family and had a great background. But now they realized that they were wrong. This Jin Wen's martial arts might be far superior to them.
The military is a place where the strong is king. Only those with strength will be respected. No one will take seriously a playboy with no strength and only a background.
To make a long story short, Wang Zun and his party finally arrived at Wating in the evening of that day.
Niu Han's 150,000 troops were not only stationed in the small city of Wating, but also set up a large defense zone around Wating.
Liu Xiu and others were still five miles away from Wating, and had already entered Niuhan's defense area, but were blocked by a large number of soldiers.
When they heard that General Wang Zun was coming, the soldiers below were startled and quickly sent people to deliver a message to Wating.
In less than an hour, Niu Han hurried over with a group of generals and guards. When he got close to the crowd, Niu Han saw Wang Zun among the crowd at a glance.
Niu Han quickly turned over and dismounted, stepped forward quickly, bowed to the ground, and said excitedly: "General, why are you here in Wating?"
Wang Zun smiled, returned the salute and said: "This time, I am here under orders!"
Niu Han was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved his hand and said: "This is not the place to talk. General, please come to the city!" "Please!"
The relationship between the two of them was so familiar that they didn't exchange too many polite words. They only exchanged a few brief greetings, then they both mounted their horses and walked side by side. On the way, Niu Han asked in a low voice: "Brother Zichun, what are your orders from the king?"
Niu Han is in his forties, tall and majestic, with a jet-black war horse under his crotch, which is much taller and stronger than ordinary war horses.
Looking at his face, he has a dark complexion, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose, a square mouth, deep facial features, and a dignified appearance.
Wang Zun said bluntly: "Your Majesty asked me to dispatch 60,000 troops and horses from Ruqing to Lueyang."
Niu Han was shocked and said in surprise: "Deploy 60,000 troops and horses?"
Wang Zun nodded.
Niu Han smiled bitterly and said bluntly: "Brother Zichun, although our army has 150,000 soldiers and horses, we are facing the Western Expedition Army. If 60,000 soldiers are suddenly transferred and the Western Expedition Army attacks, our army will
How will we respond?”
After a pause, he frowned and said: "Didn't there only be 20,000 Han troops who captured Lueyang? There are 30,000 troops under the king's command, and there are also 50,000 Shu troops. The total army is 80,000, and we can't defeat 20,000.
Lueyang of the Han army?"
Wang Zun looked at Niu Han, shook his head, and said: "We have been fighting for more than a month, Lueyang is impregnable, but our side has lost countless soldiers and generals."
"..." Niu Han was speechless. Eighty thousand people could not conquer a city of twenty thousand, and even lost countless troops. How on earth was this battle fought?
Niu Han said with a look of embarrassment: "If we really mobilize 60,000 soldiers and horses from Wating, Wating... I'm afraid it will be a disaster!"
Wang Zun reminded: "Ruqing, isn't there Wang Meng's 60,000-strong army at Jitou Road?"
When Wang Meng was mentioned, Niu Handun was furious and said angrily: "Although Wating and Jitou Road are so close, I can guarantee that even if our entire army is annihilated in Wating, Wang Meng will also be killed."
Not a single soldier will be sent to reinforce us."
While talking, they entered Wating City. Wating City is just a small city. The city walls are not made of stones, but made of soil. They are less than two feet high. If you are an adult, even if you fall from the top of the city,
You can't even fall to death.
It was difficult to defend a small earth city like this, so Niuhan could only expand the defense zone and set up a defense line around Wating.
But as a result, the required troops had to be greatly increased. He recruited 50,000 new troops and horses in Wating, not to increase his military power, but because he really needed so many troops for defense.
Entering the central tent of the military camp, Niu Han asked Wang Zun to sit on the main seat. This time Wang Zun was not polite and sat down directly.
Niu Han was about to ask someone to prepare a meal when Wang Zun waved his hand to him and said, "When we passed by Jitou Road, we had already eaten at Wang Meng's place. Ruqing, sit down and let us two brothers talk!"
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He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, sat down next to Wang Zun, and said with some embarrassment: "Brother Zichun, come here, I should join the landlord's friendship, but now the food in the army...
It is really……"
"Stop talking, I know a thing or two about the situation on your side."
Niu Han's face became even more bitter, and he said: "The soldiers on Wang Meng's side are very good at eating and drinking spicy food. The soldiers on our army's side can hardly even drink gruel. Brother Zichun, what kind of war is this?
Ah!" After a pause, he continued: "I know that our army's food supply is tight because we have recruited too many new soldiers, but there is no way. I am in Wating, facing the Western Expeditionary Army, with one hundred thousand soldiers.
Facing the 100,000-strong Western Expeditionary Army, I really have no idea!"
Even though Niu Han was good at running an army and leading troops in battles, he lacked confidence against the Western Expeditionary Army.
At the beginning, when we were in peace, our army of 100,000 people was completely defeated and wiped out by the Western Expeditionary Army. Just thinking about it makes people feel pricked in their seats and shudder.
Wang Zun looked at Niu Han who looked aggrieved, then lowered his gaze and looked at the bowl of tea in front of him. He picked up the tea cup and drank it slowly.
Niu Han complained for a while, but when he saw that Wang Zun was only drinking tea and not talking, he stopped talking and looked at Wang Zun longingly.
Until Wang Zun drank up the bowl of tea slowly and leisurely, Niu Han couldn't help it any longer and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zichun, is there no room for negotiation on this matter of troop deployment?"
Wang Zun put down the tea bowl and said seriously: "This is the king's will!"
Niu Han held his forehead and said quietly: "I have conquered all the young men in Wating and the surrounding areas. If I really take away 60,000 soldiers, it will be difficult for me to restore the strength to 100,000. This... Your Majesty will not give it.
I'm so lucky!"
“There’s also Wang Meng on Chicken Head Road!”
"Wang Meng won't help me! It's not like Brother Zichun doesn't know about my relationship with Wang Meng." Niu Han said angrily.
"So what are you going to do?"
"I...I..." Niu Han clenched his fist and hit his forehead repeatedly. With an army of 80,000 attacking Lueyang, Niu Han felt that his side had invested too many troops.
Now it's good, as the 80,000 troops are not enough, they have to take away 60,000 people from themselves, and use 140,000 troops to attack Lueyang, which is only garrisoned by 20,000 people. This makes people laugh!
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Niu Han said "Your Majesty" for a long time without saying anything else. He wanted to say, Your Majesty, he is really confused!
Wang Zun suddenly changed the topic and asked: "Niu Han, let me ask you, do you want to be a minister of the Cheng family, or a minister of the Han Dynasty?"
Gongsun Shu named the country Chengjia, respected Gongsun Shu as the emperor, and proclaimed himself a minister to His Highness Gongsun Shu, so he was naturally a minister of Chengjia.
His sudden words made Niu Han's face suddenly change, and he looked at Wang Zun with dumbfounded eyes. He didn't react for a long time.
Wang Zun asked again: "Niu Han, do you want to be a minister of the family, or a minister of the Han Dynasty?"
"I...Brother Zichun, you...what do you mean by asking?"
Wang Zun raised his head and said softly: "At the beginning, when you and I followed the king, our biggest wish was to restore the Han Dynasty and create a prosperous Han Dynasty again, so that all the people in the world could live and work in peace and contentment and no longer suffer from tyranny. Now, the Han Dynasty
The king has been established, but he rebelled against the Han in the middle, which is really a pity for us."
After hearing this, Niu Han's eyes flashed with sadness, and he slowly lowered his head.
When they followed Wei Xiao, they were a group of young and energetic young men, full of enthusiasm and great ambitions. They held high the banner of Fuhan and rose up to attack the ruthless government, kill corrupt officials, and share the granary. They were extremely happy.
After so many years, the young men back then have all entered middle age, and their ambitions seem to have been smoothed away by the years. Niu Han can no longer remember how long it has been since his companions no longer considered themselves Hanchen.