The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 3

Cheng Yuanzhi chased after him.

On the hillside half a mile away from the camp, the old Orion waited here in his spare time.

"Marshal, this person's origin is unknown, please don't approach him!"

Beside him, Deng Mao and the leader of the warriors looked worried, and they grabbed the commander's sleeves tightly, making Cheng Yuanzhi, who wanted to go forward to have a talk with the old man, furious.

"Get off!"

Cheng Yuanzhi's face darkened, he gathered strength with his arms, shook them left and right, straightened his clothes, and bowed far away:
"Old man, Cheng Yuanzhi, the handsome yellow scarf, is being polite."

The posture is humble, and the eyes are full of asking for advice.

The old Orion raised his hand slightly to return the salute, and said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief is here to survive?"

He actually revealed his purpose in one sentence.

Cheng Yuanzhi quickly pecked his head.

The old Orion pondered for a while: "From the perspective of old age, the commander-in-chief is humble and courteous, and his bravery is extraordinary. Why should a beautiful woman become a thief?"

"This……"

Cheng Yuanzhi's face was embarrassed, he was stopped by the question, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

In front of a wise old man, it is worth not to mention such fooling excuses as "the age is Jiazi, the world will be prosperous" and "the people are in dire straits, so they have to fight back".

Although the Yellow Turban Uprising was triggered by a severe drought and the people’s livelihood was in dire straits, its essence could not avoid Zhang Jiao’s religious brainwashing and his unwillingness to “seem to be kind to each other”.

Seeing that Cheng Yuanzhi couldn't answer, the old Orion stroked his beard with a smile and didn't care.

Seeing this, Cheng Yuanzhi's heart skipped a beat.

Hearing his words, the old Orion's eloquence is extraordinary, and he seems to have the intention of going out to save the world; looking at his actions, the old Orion has a great bearing, could it be some great sage who lives in seclusion?

In my previous life, I never heard of any great sages in Zhuo County, but there are a lot of generals...

Could it be that Ben Shuai is ignorant?

But now is not the time to get to the bottom of it, survival is the top priority.

The old Orion glanced at Cheng Yuanzhi, and looked sideways at the densely packed Yellow Turban tribe down the mountain.

The Yellow Turban Army at the foot of the mountain can see the attributes of the mob at a glance. At a glance, most of them are greedy for life and afraid of death, blindly following selfish people.Although it is not a pity to die, these people are farmers who can't eat enough after all. They were wiped out by the officers and soldiers like moths to the flame. The old Orion couldn't bear it, but he said:
"The mountain people are stupid, there is no clever plan to save the soul, please come back, Commander."

Cheng Yuanzhi said sincerely: "Life and death are at stake, please teach me how to save the lives of these 5 people."

Originally I wanted to ask "how to save my life", but later felt that it was inappropriate to ask, so I changed my words.

He knew that the old Orion just gave in humbly, and would not refuse to save him.

Most of the people in this era are kind-hearted, their three outlooks are upright, they respond to their requests, and they practice what they say.

Literati know martial arts, and warriors know etiquette, but every man is arrogant and arrogant.

Even a four-year-old child knows how to make Liyu brother.

Even a woman has great insight.

For example, hiding on Wang Yun's waist... Diao Chan in the backyard.

The original owner, as the handsome man of the Yellow Turban, grew up rolling in the mud since he was a child. He is mediocre and has little knowledge. He is easily fooled by Zhang Jiao, and he just follows him.

Cheng Yuanzhi came from later generations, and he was unwilling to be tied to this broken ship that was about to sink.

It is now noon, and according to the calculation of the time of the previous two deaths, in more than an hour, Liu Guanzhang will lead the crowd to kill him.

With a little time left, Cheng Yuanzhi looked at the old Orion with piercing eyes, hoping that the other party would give him a clever plan to turn the crisis into safety.

Simply escaping is impossible, he has already verified it.

There is also little chance of going head-on. In a short period of time, it is impossible to bring together these [-] mobs to form a strong fighting force and win by numbers.

Surrender hasn't been tried yet, but it feels hopeless.

Although Liu Bei said "Boldly rebelling against the bandits, why don't you surrender early", but in his heart he had already given the yellow scarf leaders... that is, he himself had sentenced him to death.

Cheng Yuanzhi took a look. Except for the dozens of yellow turban wrestlers who served as guards who had a little fighting power, the remaining 5 people were all skinny farmers with crude weapons and insufficient food.

Out of the 5 people, only a small half are capable of fighting, and the remaining combat power is negative... It is no exaggeration to say that it is cumbersome.

For example, the few bags of grain on the tree branch, each bag is about two hundred catties, the four men shouted chant, worked hard for a long time, one, two, three, but they couldn't lift it...

It's fine if they couldn't lift it, but two of them slipped and fell from the tree. They fell half dead and became wounded...

Seeing the "brave" performance of his subordinates, Cheng Yuanzhi was speechless.

It's too hard, it's too hard for me...

In the past 20 years, there have been many natural disasters and man-made disasters in the Han Dynasty, and there have been frequent peasant uprisings.

The new governor of Youzhou, Liu Yangui, is a relative of the emperor, and he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. In addition, there are many generals in Zhuojun, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zou Jing, Zhao Yun, Gongsun Zan are all in this area. Cheng Yuanzhi faced an extremely dangerous situation.

To the northeast is Liu Guanzhang, sharpening his knives; to the east is Gongsun Zan, who is ready to fight against the enemy; to the south is the main force of the imperial court, who is threatening;

Four directions, almost no way out.

Even if there are 5 people under his command, he still faces the danger of being wiped out at any time.

Only by going northwest, entering the grassland, and avoiding the pursuit of officers and soldiers, can we barely survive for a while.
But the grassland is not safe either, it is full of alien races, and there is no bottom line for burning, killing and looting.

Shaking his head, Cheng Yuanzhi focused on the old Orion, expecting him to come up with some clever ideas.

The old Orion opened his mouth at the right time and said: "The commander-in-chief already knows what the old man is worried about. I heard that Liu Xuande has always been righteous and has the world in his heart. The commander-in-chief can send an envoy to explain the difficulties sincerely, express his intention to surrender, and then accept the recruitment. In this way, everyone from the top to the bottom Wouldn't it be nice to be safe..."

Wonderful, Ben Shuai didn't expect that!

After only hearing the beginning, Cheng Yuanzhi's eyes lit up, realizing why he couldn't surrender before.

At that time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had already killed him, and his head was worth more than surrendering.

At this time, he took the initiative to send people to surrender. For Liu Bei, being able to defeat and recruit 5 people without bloodshed was also very tempting.

Seeing that Cheng Yuanzhi seemed to understand the joint, the old Orion cupped his hands and happily led the donkey away.

He walked quickly, without singing loudly.

Watching the old hunter go away, Deng Mao looked troubled, and his tone seemed to be unkind: "Has the commander-in-chief decided to surrender to Liu Bei?"

I don't want to surrender either, but if I don't surrender, I can't live. Cheng Yuan nodded.

Deng Mao blushed instantly, and asked angrily: "According to scout reports, there are only a thousand recruits in the city of Zhuojun, our army can go down with one blow, flatten this place, and capture Liu Yan alive! It's such a good situation, why is the commander like this?" ?”

On the left and right, more than a dozen warrior guards nodded in unison, all with angry expressions.

They can't figure it out, why should they surrender when they clearly have an advantage?
5 people versus 1000 people, every fool knows which side is stronger!
But why does his handsome man want to surrender?
Oops……

I forgot that these people were all brainwashed by Zhang Jiao. Cheng Yuanzhi was startled, his brains turned sharply, thinking about how to turn a corner and save himself.

But it's too late.

With a sound of "cang lang", a cold blade rested on the back of his neck.

You don't need to look back to know that the person who draws his sword must be Deng Mao!

This action seemed to turn on a switch.

shuh~ shuh~ shuh...

More than a dozen guards brought all the knives over, and Cheng Yuanzhi could hardly put them on his shoulders.

Looking from a distance, a head was exposed among the bright and intertwined blades.

……

"It's not my intention to do this, it's just to protect the brothers..." Cheng Yuan struggled to stabilize his staggering figure, racking his brains to argue.

The weight of more than a dozen knives plus the strength of the knife holder made his legs swing and he could hardly stand up.

At this time, the image of Guan Yu before his death appeared in his mind... On the small road outside Maicheng, a dozen Wu soldiers held spears, pressed Guan Yu to the ground, and cut off his head.

……

"Bah!" Deng Mao opened his bloody mouth, drooling like rain, and sprayed Cheng Yuanzhi all over his head and face.

"I, Deng Mao, have been greatly favored by General Tiangong, I will never be with you!"

"Yes, we are all favored by General Tiangong, and we are determined to overthrow the old dynasty and replace Huang Tian, ​​and we will never surrender to the officers and soldiers with you!"

"Go to hell!"

"kill!"

The neck was cold, the eyes were dark, and the consciousness quickly left the body...

Before the consciousness completely dissipated, Cheng Yuanzhi seemed to hear,
"Those who betray the master, eat me with a knife!"

"Hey~ push..."

(End of this chapter)