Chapter 621 Cao Peng chases Huang Zhong under the moon (guarantee
Chapter 621 Cao Peng chases Huang Zhong under the moon (second update guaranteed)
I planned to start filling in the chapters today, but there were too many things going on at home a year ago, so I'm really sorry.
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Huang Zhong was willing to disband his troops and return home, so he went back in despair?
The answer is clear, he is not willing to do this! I think back when he left his home and re-entered the officialdom, eager to establish a career, but he never met a lord worth following. Cheng Jin, Zhang Zi, and even later
Liu Biao, Liu Pan, and even Liu Hu were either wary of him or abandoned him. Twenty years had passed and he had accomplished nothing. How could he be willing to return to his hometown like this?
However, he had no other choice.
Huang Zhong knew that Cao Peng might be his nobleman, but he could not surrender to him.
Once he surrendered to Cao Peng, he would have established his reputation of betraying his master and seeking glory. This was an absolutely unacceptable result for Huang Zhong.
But besides Cao Peng, who would appreciate him?
Huang Zhong felt extremely confused...
Going back to Jingzhou is impossible!
Kuai Zheng had already shouldered a huge responsibility by letting him go home. If he returned to Jingzhou, it would be an injustice to Kuai Zheng, and it would not be in line with Huang Zhong's code of conduct. Moreover, what could he do if he returned to Jingzhou? Jinghu
Even if Liu Biao did not pursue his case, Liu Pan might not be able to tolerate his existence anymore. It can be said that the tragic defeat of Liu Hu in Huyang meant that Huang Zhong could not return to his family and could not repay his country.
There is no other choice but to return home.
But deep down in his heart, Huang Zhong always felt that strong unwillingness...
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Full of depression, Huang Zhong drank a lot of wine, returned to his residence, and fell asleep in a daze.
In his dream, he dreamed that he was back in the first year of Zhongping. Faced with the siege of a million Yellow Turban army, he led a hundred death warriors into the rebel army and killed more than a dozen Yellow Turbans, big and small. He was the prefect of Nanyang at the time.
Qin Jie went to the city to watch the battle and beat drums for him in person, which was a great honor.
Fast forward more than 20 years, Qin Jie passed away long ago.
Huang Zhong is also getting old, and his temples are blooming early.
It’s so nostalgic...
Suddenly, Huang Zhong opened his eyes and woke up from his sleep.
Vaguely, he heard a commotion and noise coming from outside the inn.
Huang Zhong hurriedly turned over and sat up, put on his clothes and walked quickly to the door, listening attentively. The noise soon disappeared without a trace. Immediately afterwards, he heard the sound of footsteps.
"The old general has gone to bed?"
"yes."
Fu Yan's answer was very respectful, "Sir, how about I go wake up the old general?"
Young Master?
It's Cao Peng!
The officers and soldiers of Cao's army, especially those who escorted Huang Zhong, have only one "young master" in their mouth, and that is Cao Peng...
However, wasn't Cao Peng in Biyang?
How would it appear here!
Huang Zhong's heart moved, and a long-lost touch suddenly came to his heart.
The footsteps suddenly disappeared, and it seemed that Cao Peng had stopped. After a while, Huang Zhong heard a faint sigh from outside the door, and then heard Cao Peng's familiar voice. He was not impressed by Cao Peng's voice.
Strange. Although the two of them didn't have much contact, it left a deep impression on him. Just imagine, how could a guy who caused him such misery not remember his voice?
"It seems that the old general still has resentment towards me.
It's also a pity that Cao Peng is not blessed with the advice of the old general. Forget it, don't disturb General Han Sheng's rest. You must escort the old general back home this time, and be sure to take good care of him along the way. I came in a hurry, so I can't help you.
I couldn't bring any gifts to the old general, so I'll give these five hundred gold to the old general as my apology... Take my token, and when you get to Danshui, pay a visit to the Danshui Order and ask him to take more care of the old general.
, I will remember this favor from him. Nothing else matters! You can go down and rest first."
"Sir, aren't you going to rest?"
"I'll sit here for a while and then leave.
I have to rush back to Bishui before dawn. I'm afraid I won't be able to meet the old general.
By the way, there is one more thing... I have a knife here, please give it to General Han Sheng for me, just say... I have stained the old general's reputation, please forgive him."
Cao Peng's voice was low, with a hint of regret.
Huang Zhong quickly walked to the window, quietly opened a crack, and looked outside.
"Sir, this is the final work of the Cao family. You..."
"A precious sword is given to the martyrs. This sword can only be considered worthy of the name if it is in the hands of an old general!"
Through the gap, Huang Zhong saw Cao Peng taking off a saber from his waist and handing it to Fu Huan. The Cao family's plan to seal the furnace? Huang Zhong couldn't help but feel moved!
The only person who can be called a great person and whose surname is Cao is Cao Peng's father, Cao Ji, the current governor of Liangzhou.
The magic weapon made by Cao Ji was praised by the world.
After the news that he announced that he would close the furnace and no longer build weapons spread, many people regretted it. This also caused the value of Cao Ji's early works to increase sharply, at least three times. As a military general, Huang Zhong was very interested in magical weapons.
He has an irresistible preference for sharp weapons. However, his family is not rich. He has been traveling around and fighting in all these years and has not been able to save any family property. Naturally, he cannot afford Cao Ji's weapons.
However, Liu Pan had a saber in his hand. It was said to be the work of Cao Ji in his middle period and was worth thousands of gold.
As for his furnace-sealing work, its value is estimated to reach tens of thousands of gold, and it is priceless and has no market, so there is no way to buy it.
Huang Zhong had also heard of the name Seven Swords and Three Swords.
He also knew that the sword in Cao Peng's hand was called the Xiji Hanguang Sword, which was the pinnacle of the Seven Swords and Three Swords. Many people were willing to spend a lot of money to buy it, but Cao Peng refused. Now he wants to give it to him.
Could this saber be the legendary Xiji Hanguang?
The sensitive string in Huang Zhong's heart was plucked...
Fu He couldn't stop Cao Peng's decision and could only stay by his side.
Under the moonlight, I saw Cao Peng standing in the courtyard for a long time, staring at the closed door, silent for a long time.
After a while, he let out a sigh again, then bowed his hands to the door and turned to leave. This bow made Huang Zhong's nose feel sore. He could see clearly that Cao Peng's face was dusty and dusty.
With a tired look, he obviously came after a long journey. I am afraid that after he heard the news that he was going home, he rode after him without saying a word...
Since Huang Zhong became an official, even Qin Jie, who had attached great importance to him at the beginning, could not treat him so favorably!
In ancient times, Xiao He chased Han Xin under the moonlight and was praised by the world; but now Cao Peng chases Huang Zhong thousands of miles away, but only to see Huang Zhong off and apologize to him, which makes Huang Zhong feel extremely grateful.
Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong, haven’t you always lamented that you will never meet a wise master in your life?
Now, the Ming Lord is outside, but you have to miss the last opportunity in your life just for the sake of a little face?
Seeing Cao Peng about to walk out of the courtyard, Huang Zhong could no longer bear it.
He took three steps at a time, rushed to the door, opened the door, jumped out, and shouted loudly: "Sir, wait a minute."
Cao Peng couldn't help but trembled and turned around to look back.
"General Han Sheng, but I disturbed the general's dream, please forgive me, old general."
When Cao Peng said something, he would put his hand in greeting.
Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong came to Cao Peng in three steps and two steps at a time, knelt down with a bang, prostrated on the ground, and cried bitterly: "You can't be more loyal than an old soldier. To win the respect of the master, regardless of the previous mistakes, he endured it again and again...
Huang Zhong is not a tree, so he doesn't know the prince's heart.
I am willing to die for you now, and I hope you don’t think Huang Zhong is too old!"
"General Han Sheng, why is this so?"
Cao Peng was startled and quickly reached out to help him.
Suddenly, he shivered, his voice filled with surprise, and he suddenly raised his voice, "The old general just said, are you willing to give me some advice?"
"How could Huang Zhong be so virtuous and capable? How dare he give false advice?
But I hope that I can do the work of dogs and horses for you, in order to repay your kindness."
Cao Peng was overjoyed, took Old Huang Zhong's hand, looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "I have the help of General Han Sheng, which is better than having a hundred thousand soldiers..."
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Cao Peng is really happy.
When he heard the news that Huang Zhong was leaving, he was in a very low mood. Without thinking about it, after explaining to Li Tong, he climbed on the liger and rushed back to Huyang from Biyang. A journey of more than 100 miles.
, it only took him a few hours to arrive. As a result, when he arrived in Huyang, he learned that Huang Zhong had left, so he ran after him without stopping... He kept rushing along the way, so that when Cao Peng arrived at Yiqiu Ju
At that time, there were only about ten people left around Buqu. Fortunately, it was a liger, otherwise he would have fallen down from exhaustion.
He really respected Huang Zhong and hoped to get Huang Zhong's help.
Zhao Yun is so stubborn that Cao Peng is not sure that he can win him over.
But if he could get Huang Zhong's help, in Cao Peng's opinion, he might not be much inferior to Zhao Yun. But he also knew that he offended Huang Zhong too harshly.
Just imagine, in this era where honor and integrity are extremely important, it is the biggest crime for him to tarnish people's honor and integrity.
Although he had some expectations in his heart, when he arrived at Yiqiuju, he changed his mind again... He was not sure that he could persuade Huang Zhong to change his mind, and it was not sweet to force him. Even if he kept Huang Zhong, he would not be able to persuade him to change his mind.
What's the use? After thinking about it, Cao Peng finally decided not to meet Huang Zhong. Unexpectedly, it was his move that made Huang Zhong so grateful that he finally changed his original mind.
At that time, Cao Peng held a banquet in Yiqiu and drank heavily with Huang Zhong.
However, both of them were careful, and after three rounds of drinking, they stopped having a banquet...
Early the next morning, Cao Peng took Huang Zhong, Fu Huan and others to leave Yiqiuju and went straight to Biyang.
Along the way, he was cheerful and always had a bright smile on his face. This also made Huang Zhong feel more at ease and have more expectations.
Although the young man in front of him is young, he has an extraordinary temperament.
Perhaps, the success and fame he had been looking forward to for twenty years would fall on this young man. At least, Huang Zhong felt the sincerity and respect he had never experienced before from Cao Peng's attitude... And this is exactly what happened.
It was something he had never felt in the past twenty years.
"Sir, I don't know what you have in mind next."
On the way to Biyang, Huang Zhong couldn't help but ask.
Cao Peng smiled and said, "Tanma sent a message that Wenpin has led his troops to help Zhang Ling.
This battle may not be resolved in a short time. I have discussed it with Grand Administrator Li and asked him to garrison Dafu Mountain and send troops to Xingju to capture Pingchun in order to contain Liu Qi's troops in Jiangxia. I have garrisoned troops in Tangzi Township to stop Wenpin.
As soon as Jiangxia is in danger, Jingzhou will be in chaos."
Huang Zhong heard this and smiled proudly, "If we want to stop Wenpin, why not take Xiangxiang first?"
Cao Peng was stunned for a moment and said softly: "Liu Hu is currently stationed in Xiangxiang, so it may not be suitable to attack him."
Huang Zhong smiled and said: "If we take Xiangxiang, why should we fear Liu Hu?
He is loyal but not talented, and he is willing to seek Xiangxiang for the son, so that Wenpin will stop at Zhangling and dare not advance even an inch."