The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen and Bo Cai had a feud for killing his younger brother. If he went to "please surrender", he was afraid that he would not come back. Prefect Wen is the head of a county, and it is not suitable for him to go there personally. In this way, only Zhong Yao is the most suitable to go.

Zhong Yao is the county's meritorious officer. His position in the county is second only to the prefect, the county chief, and above Xun Zhen. Moreover, he is also a famous person in the county. He was born in a noble family. One of them is knowledgeable about calligraphy and discipline, and has taught more than a thousand students. His grandfather, ancestors, and fathers are also famous in the county.

Most importantly, Zhong Yao has courage and courage.

In fact, on behalf of the city to go to the Yellow Turban Army to ask for this job, Prefect Wen originally wanted to invite Fei Chang, the county chief, to go, but Fei Chang was timid and did not dare to go. At that time, Han Liang, the facial features rafter, and Wang Lan, the chief bookkeeper, also bowed their heads and said nothing. Zhong Yao therefore took the initiative to ask Ying.

He took the "Journey to the Book", adjusted his clothes, and said sternly: "Relax Zhenzhi, I will not disgrace my mission if I go here!"

Xun Zhen, Xun You, Wen Pin and others sent him to the city.

Xun Zhen chose a dozen warriors from the guests and wanted them to accompany them all.

Zhong Yao refused, saying: "If Bo Cai is in the plan and is willing to accept the 'Journalism', then I will be enough to go alone. If Bo Cai is not in the plan, it will be useless to go with a hundred people, and will die in vain. After fighting for many days, The casualties of the soldiers are not small, so it is better to keep these warriors in the city, just in case!"

...

The city gate opened, and Zhong Yao rode out of the city alone.

In order to prevent the city from attacking again, Bo Cai placed a team of cavalry outside the moat. Seeing him go out of the city alone, he felt strange.

The leading captain gave a whistle, and twenty or thirty riders stopped in front of the suspension bridge.

Under the newborn morning sun, Zhong Yao held his head high and slowly drove his horse forward.

The captain crossed the spear and shouted, "Stop whoever comes!" He shouted while staring at the city gate vigilantly.

Xun Zhen waved his hand, motioned Wen Pin, Xu Zhong and the others to step back, and left alone in the doorway, looked outside, and heard Zhong Yao say: "I am the military officer of this county, and I have been ordered by the ruler of the government to ask you to see him. He's handsome."

"The county meritorious officer?" The captain was stunned for a while, then glanced suspiciously at the city gate, looked at Zhong Yao, and asked, "But when he was a boy, was it Zhong Jun of the long society who nearly died after falling into the water?"

"Exactly."

"Falling into the water and dying" is an event of Zhong Yao's childhood. When he was a child, he went to Luoyang with his clan father Zhong Yu. On the way, he met a man who was looking at the picture. When he saw Zhong Yao, he said to Zhong Yu, "This boy has a noble appearance. Of course, he should be better than water. Try to be careful." After the xiangshi finished saying these words, the result was not ten miles away. When crossing the bridge, the horse pulling the cart was startled, and Zhong Yao fell into the water and almost drowned.

This story has already spread throughout the county, and the captain of the Yellow Turbans has also heard of it.

After listening to Zhong Yao's answer, the captain was awe-inspiring, put away his spear, and said, "I don't know if it is Zhong Jun, but Shang Qian is very rude, please don't take it off. "

In this era, Qianshou's reverence for scholars and officials was deeply rooted, especially for "celebrities". Although he has rebelled, he heard that he was Cao Zhongyao, a well-known county hero in the county. The captain was still as respectful and respectful as ever, calling himself a "villain".

"On the order of the ruler of the government, the letter of surrender will be delivered."

"Drop the book?"

"Of course."

"Is the city going to surrender?"

"The food in the city is exhausted, and for the sake of the people, the ruler of the government is willing to ask to surrender."

The captain was surprised and delighted, then looked at the city gate hole again, hurriedly turned away the horse's head, and a group of voices ordered the horses who were blocking the bridge to move out of the way, and said to Zhong Yao: "Zhong Jun, please come with me! I'll take you to see my handsome Qu."

Twenty or thirty cavalry, he left most of them, still guarding the bridge, and with other people, surrounded Zhong Yao and rushed to the central army tent.

...

The city gate is not too far from the moat, Xun Zhen heard the conversation between the two of them in the gate hole, let out a long breath, put down her heart, and said in her heart: "The Zhong family of the Changshe is from Huanzhou County, the family is outside, the county sergeant There are many people who have benefited from his family, and even this young marshal of the Yellow Turbans is so respectful to Yuan Chang, not to mention the ambitious Po Cai, there should be no danger if he comes here."

After they were gone, he retreated into the city, ordered the guards to close the city gate, and returned to the city.

Wen Pin, Xu Zhong, Cheng Yan, Jiang Qin, Liu Deng, and Xiao Ren came over and asked, "How is it, Lord Xun?"

"Look."

Following Xun Zhen's gaze, everyone looked outside the city.

After such a short time, Zhong Yao has gone farther and farther, and looking over from the city, his stature is getting smaller and smaller. Where he passed, the Yellow Turban soldiers cheered and cheered, and many people even lost their weapons.

Wen Pin said: "This must be because Zhongjun wanted to vent the anger of the bandit army, so he preached along the way, saying that my city will descend, and the bandit soldiers liked to cry."

"You're right. But why are the thieves 'crazy like shouting'?"

Wen Pin was stunned and replied, "Of course it's because..."

"Because they don't have the will to fight anymore."

For five consecutive days, they attacked the city without stopping. Seeing that Paoze was less and less day by day, there were only a hundred deaths. Those who were injured and not died were the most miserable, shouting day and night. If there are signs of failure, even the well-trained veterans will feel demoralized, not to mention the Yellow Turbans who were mostly farmers not long ago? To tell the truth, Pocai organized so many tens of thousands of people to fight continuously for five days, and there was no large-scale desertion phenomenon, which is very remarkable.

The cheers of the Yellow Turban soldiers in the distance kept covering Zhong Yao's figure.

Xun Zhen watched as much as she could, and waited until she was sure that she couldn't see Zhong Yao, then she withdrew her gaze and sighed with her left and right, "Zhicai is really talented and talented!"

This sigh is not aimless, it is obviously praising Xi Zhicai's "deceitful surrender". Whether or not Bo Cai accepted Zhong Yao's "submission of the book", it can only be seen from the reaction of the Yellow Turban soldiers under the city at this time: the "Qi" of the Yellow Turban Army has already vented.

...

Xun Zhen stood at the front of the city, sometimes turned to the inside of the battlements, and looked into the city to see Xi Zhicai, Gao Su, and Feng Gong urging the people to dig tunnels.

The morning sun is rising, and the sun is rare today.

The snow on the fields outside the city had melted away yesterday, and tens of thousands of people had trampled on horses, making it muddy. More than 90% of the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army are from farmers, and the concept of cherishing crops is deeply rooted in their bones. Although they have tried their best to avoid the newly planted spring seedlings, they are too numerous to avoid. , large and large swathes of young crops were trampled and crooked. In order to make ladders and siege vehicles, most of the trees farther out on the outskirts of the city were cut down, leaving only tree stumps, bathed in the morning sun.

Perhaps because they learned that the city was about to "surrender", most of the Yellow Turban soldiers relaxed their guards. After taking breakfast, they gathered in groups and groups to eat happily. Although Xun Zhen was far away, their happy laughter could be heard in the city.

Cheng Yanba snorted twice and said regretfully: "It's a pity, it's a pity that Zhongjun is still in the thief camp and has not come back, otherwise now is a good opportunity to attack the city! Look at the thieves in the thief camp like sheep. Oh, it's a mess, there's no rules!"

Xun Zhen smiled unconsciously, and said to herself, "It seems that my 'teaching' has been quite fruitful in the past few days. Even a rude person like Ayan knows the word 'organization' and can see the shortcomings of 'thief soldiers'. "

Liu Deng rubbed Cheng Yan's wound, he gasped in pain and said, "What are you doing!"

The night Xun Zhen was stabbed, Cheng Yan fought with the assassin, and his chest was injured. Although it was not serious, he followed Xun Zhen to "attack the village in the snowy night". After Yang Zhai was surrounded, he followed Xun Zhen out of the city. Kill the enemy, the wound has not healed. Not only did he not recover, but because of the continuous fighting, it gradually became more and more serious. For this reason, a few days ago, Xun Zhen did not take him when he led the people out of the city for the second time to raid.

Liu Deng laughed and said: "It's not honest to have injuries on your body, and you still want to go out of the city to attack! As for you who are injured, when you leave the city, you will give a head to the thieves for nothing. You can honestly heal your injuries first. !"

Liu Deng also had injuries on his body. In the battle of "Xue Ye attacked", he was slashed on his arm, but it was not heavy, and his body was stronger than Cheng Yan, so he made fun of it.

Liu Deng and Cheng Yan have a good relationship. When Liu Deng was "expelled" by Xun Zhen, Cheng Yan pleaded for him. Liu Deng has always kept it in his heart.

After listening to Liu Deng's words, Cheng Yan was not annoyed, and laughed naively: "That day, Xue Ye, you cut off the waves and won the prefect's reward. In the past few days, you have fought from Xunjun and captured more than ten heads. Rank, and kill many thieves and soldiers in a row, Xun Jun praised you: 'You have been brave in the three armies, meritorious deeds'. When the thieves retreat, I am sure you will get a lot of rewards! Deng, you want to eat liquor."

"As long as you kill the bandits, you can drink as much as you want! There is a wine bar named 'Wei Yang' in the small market in the west of Yangzhai City. I once had a drink with Bo Cai and Bolian there. Wine, produced in Cangwu, is delicious and mellow. When the time comes, let you drink enough."

The wines of the Han Dynasty were divided into many colors, and the light blue color was called the wine, which was deeply loved by the people of the time. Liu Deng and Cheng Yan are both good drinkers. Speaking of this, the two swallowed their saliva in unison, and at the same time, they noticed each other's greed, and pointed at each other and laughed.

The Yellow Turban soldiers were tired from fighting~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The guards in the city, including Liu Deng, Cheng Yan and other guests under Xun Zhen's family were also tired, after all, they had not experienced the tempering of war.

For the general, know yourself and the enemy. Not only need to understand the other side, but also need to understand the morale of their own military. Xun Zhen noticed the appearance of Liu Deng and Cheng Yan, and thought to herself: "It is also fortunate that the opponent is a gang of rabble, otherwise, the city will not be safe."

...

Half an hour later, Zhong Yao came out of Bo Cai's handsome tent.

A few brightly armored, at first glance, they sent the school-level character to the bank of the moat and parked outside the suspension bridge. Both sides were leaving immediately, and Zhong Yao returned to the city alone.

Xun Zhen went down to the gate early to meet him, and after the gate was closed, he took hold of his horse's bridle, helped him dismount, and asked, "How is it?"

"As expected by Mr. Xi, the thieves and soldiers really want to retreat. After I arrived at Bocai's tent, I just explained my intention, and before Bocai answered, all the bandits in his tent showed joy."

"Oh?"

"According to what we discussed at the Prefect's Mansion, I said to Bo Cai: The food in the city will be exhausted. Please give us half a day to dedicate the city in the afternoon."

"What did Po say?"

"Bo Caichu didn't agree, but all the thieves in his tent were unwilling to fight with us again. In desperation, he had to agree."

"well!"

...

Xun Zhen, together with Zhong Yao, went out the door to find Xi Zhicai, Feng Gong, and Gao Su.

The three Xi Zhicai were disheartened and were urging the people to dig tunnels.

Seeing Xun Zhen and Zhong Yao coming, Xi Zhi came up to greet him.

Xun Zhen asked, "How's the digging going?"

Xi Zhicai pointed to the bottom of the city wall and said, "It's already been dug under the wall, and it will take at most two hours to dig out of the city." He asked Xun Zhen and Zhong Yao, "Is it possible to deceive surrender?"

Xun Zhen and Zhong Yao smiled at each other.

Zhong Yao said, "Fortunately, I didn't humiliate my life."