Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 135 My Knee Is Hard
Liu Shi came to the east gate in a hurry, only to see a big black-faced man shouting at the horse, his voice was like thunder, and he dared not fight.

He came to Ximen again, but there was a general with a green robe and long beard, holding a knife and looking proudly at the horse, and the aura of looking down on the world made people palpitate.

"Everyone is strictly guarded, and they are not allowed to fight!" Liu Shi yelled loudly, but his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

Back then, Zhang Baiqi listened to the bewitchment of the state minister Zhang Chun and wanted to rob the Liu family's wedding car. Everyone was worried about Liu He's revenge, so they hesitated for a long time. What good could happen to him?

But Zhang Chun said that Liu He was far away in Zhuo County and had no time to take care of the situation in Zhongshan, and that Youzhou soldiers and horses did not have a general order, so they could not enter Jizhou without permission.

Then he promised to transfer the troops along the way, let them plunder the counties and towns along the way, and first sent three thousand shi of grain, Zhang Baiqi asked Liu Shi to send people out, but unexpectedly not only suffered heavy losses, but also had no time to find Zhang Chun After settling accounts, Liu He had already killed the city.

"Second leader, the officers and soldiers are preparing to attack the city!" At this moment, the defenders at the south gate shouted loudly.

Liu Shi walked quickly to the south gate, his expression changed drastically, he pointed at the city and was speechless.

"Second leader, what's the situation?" Wang Daji also rushed to the south gate at this time, climbed to the top of the city to look out, and said in a broken voice, "Why are there so many officers and soldiers?"

At this time, the sky was dark, the officers and soldiers had already lit torches, and they were ready to attack the city with their bows and arrows. Looking around, there were fires in the field for three or four miles, and there were at least five or six thousand people.

"This must have been planned by Zhang Chun a long time ago!" Liu Shi came back to his senses and shouted angrily, "He deliberately asked us to rob the Zhen family's wedding car, so that Liu He would have an excuse to send troops."

"I have long said that Zhang Chun is unreliable, alas—" Wang Daji sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Let's not talk about the death of so many brothers, and now Liu He has been provoked. This big trouble is beyond our ability to deal with."

"Defend to the last, we can only defend to the last!" Liu Shi gritted his teeth and said, "They can't attack the city with all their strength at night, as long as they persist until tomorrow, the reinforcements from the big boss will arrive."

Wang Dage looked at the densely packed torches under the city, and said quietly: "I'm afraid that the big boss will be intercepted by them on the way."

Liu Shi's face changed again: "This...what should I do?"

"Let's keep it, keep it overnight!" Wang Daji shook his head helplessly, "I heard that Liu He didn't kill the prisoners, and he took in a lot of Yellow Turbans in Xiaquyang. If the situation is not good...surrender!"

"Surrender? Although my Liu Shi's ears are usually soft, my knees are very hard. I can't kneel down to those dog officials!" Liu Shi snorted coldly, turned around and directed the soldiers to defend.

The drums sounded, and the officers and soldiers approached the city with shouts. In the dark night, arrows were fired randomly, and countless rockets were released, but few of them could reach the top of the city. The threat was not too great.

Liu Shi just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly there was a faint cry of killing from the north, and he hurriedly sent someone to inquire.

"Bastards, a bunch of trash!" Liu Shi was startled, gritted his teeth and said, "Get out, get out!"

He knew that he was no match for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the gate of the city had been broken, and he was only going to die if he stayed in the city, so he immediately fled to the north gate with Wang Daji.

The other three gates were heavily guarded by soldiers, they didn't dare to go out, they just wanted to take advantage of the chaos and escape from the north, they walked through the streets and alleys, and saw a white-robed and white-horse army leading troops into the city, and the bandits under them were running around in panic.

The man commanded his subordinates to divide the troops to search, and ordered the bandits to surrender, as long as they put down their weapons, they would be saved from death.

Liu Shi gritted his teeth and asked, "Could this person be Liu He?"

Wang Daji nodded and said: "Looking at his young age, he has a white horse and a spear, just like what the Yellow Turban Army said, he should be Liu He."

"So it is!" Liu Shi narrowed his eyes slightly, pressed the sword in his waist, and rushed out of the dark alley with a low growl.

"Second leader, don't be impulsive..." Wang Daji wanted to stop him, but it was too late, so he could only watch Liu Shi rush towards Liu He.

"Liu Zhonglang, I have been waiting so hard for you!"

The next scene left Wang Daji dumbfounded. Liu Shi rushed to Liu Hema, knelt down on the ground with a plop, slid forward a few steps, and shouted loudly.

"Ah? This..." Wang Daji was stunned on the spot, and after a while, he spat out and cursed bitterly: "Bah, this knee is really hard enough, it has been worn out on the road."

Liu He was leading the crowd to rush in from the north gate to arrest the bandits, when suddenly a man rushed out from the alley, before the soldier could react, he knelt down in front of the horse, lowered his head and asked, "Who are you?"

Liu Shi replied: "The villain Liu Shi was ordered by Zhang Baiqi to guard Quyang."

"So it's the leader of the bandits!" Liu He smiled coldly. He didn't expect the leader to be so timid, and ordered: "You immediately take someone to persuade the bandits in the city to surrender. Those who surrender will not die. It's a great achievement for you."

"Obey!" Liu Shi was overjoyed, and immediately greeted Wang Dage and his followers who were still in a daze, and rushed to the government office with the officers and soldiers.

The thieves in the city were already in chaos, and after being broken by the officers and soldiers, they were leaderless and fled among themselves. These mobs all put down their weapons when they heard that they would surrender to avoid death.

When Liu Shi led his troops to the mansion, a group of leaders, big and small, were about to rob the property and escape. Qu Yi led his troops to surround the mansion. .

In less than an hour, Liu He occupied Xiaquyang City, all the bandits were captured, and more than 3000 people knelt in the school grounds, covered in darkness under the firelight.

Xu Rong sent people to check the number of people and separate the old and weak from the wounded soldiers. Not even half of them were strong and brave soldiers, but the officers and soldiers couldn't deal with such a mob.

Just as he was about to interrogate the leaders, suddenly a member of the bandit army came out, knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Liu Zhonglang, some of us are people from Changshan and Zhongshan. Because our family and relatives were taken away by the bandits, we were forced to come from the bandits. , want to go home, please let Zhong Lang know and release them with mercy."

"Oh?" Liu He was a little surprised. Seeing so many armed officers and soldiers, the bandit army was already trembling. Someone dared to speak in front of so many people. He nodded and said, "Come here and talk."

"Yes!" The man got up and came to the front, although he was a little nervous, but his face was resolute, and his steps were still calm.

Under the light of the fire, this man was about 23 or [-] years old, with a light beard on both cheeks, wearing coarse cloth, and a worn water and fire belt around his waist.

Liu He asked, "Are you a monk?"

The man replied: "Caomin did not become a monk, but grew up in the temple of Tianfengling in Changshan. Because the temple was occupied by the bandit army and the family teacher was imprisoned, they had to join the bandit."

Seeing that this person responded calmly, Liu He felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart, and asked, "What's your name?"

"The villain Qin Liang is from Changshan. Because he picked it up under a cypress tree, his master took the Taoist name Jingbai, so he named it after him."

"Qin Liang," Liu He nodded and said, "Go and sort out those bandits who were forced to fall into the grass, I have a reason."

Although Qin Liang was not a famous figure in the Three Kingdoms, Liu He still admired his courage. The Three Kingdoms were in troubled times and heroes rose up together. Military generals and celebrities shone like heroes, but there was no guarantee that there would still be talents that had been buried.

A person's opportunity and opportunities are very important, and there are many unsung heroes in the Three Kingdoms, such as the young general Qu'a who fought against Tai Shici.

Therefore, Liu He's promotion of talents is not only based on celebrities, but also cultivates some usable talents.

(End of this chapter)