Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 389
Three days later, Liu He gathered [-] troops on the plain and headed straight for Jishui. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were also invited to gather and set up camp by the river.

At the same time, Gongsun Zan also led the army to the river. The soldiers and horses of both sides prepared at the same time. The horns on both sides of Jishui River quarreled and the dust flew up, adding some vitality to this silent winter day.

In the camp in Hebei, Zhang Fei ran to the central army tent before dismounting from his horse, and shouted from afar, "Where is the tiger idiot, where is the tiger idiot?"

Xu Chu was standing in the tent, when he heard someone yelling, he frowned slightly, but he didn't have Liu He's command, so he remained motionless, as calm as a mountain.

With a whoosh, the curtain was lifted, and Zhang Fei strode in with a gust of cold wind. Before he could salute Liu He, he was attracted by the fat body behind him at a glance, his eyes were wide open, and his head was slightly tilted. Look up and down.

He clasped his fists to Liu He first, but stared at Xu Chu: "Are you the new tiger idiot?"

Seeing that Zhang Fei was about the same size as him, with a jaw of a swallow and a tiger beard, Xu Chu's eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists and said, "Xu Chu from Runan, is it possible that the general is Zhang Yide from Yan?"

"Yanbei, Yanbei!" Zhang Fei stamped his feet repeatedly, pointed at Xu Chu and shouted, "Fatty Bai, are you trying to annoy me?"

Xu Chu chuckled. He had already obtained information about several generals from the army. He cupped his fists and said, "If I hadn't sold my weapons, I would have learned the tricks of the three generals."

"Hahaha, it's just what I want!" Zhang Fei laughed up to the sky, walked over quickly, pulled Xu Chu from behind, looked him up and down again, shook his head and sighed: "How can you have such thin skin and tender flesh? To subdue a scalper?"

Xu Chu patted his chest loudly: "Don't talk about a ox, I'm not afraid of a tiger."

"Then don't you want to compete with Elai?" Zhang Fei stroked his stubble and said with a smile: "In my opinion, Elai's status as a guard is not guaranteed, and he may not be able to sit still in Julu."

Liu He took Xu Chu in Pingyuan and gave him the title "Tiger Crazy". The story of him subduing a big yellow ox by himself has already spread throughout the army. If Zhang Fei hadn't stayed behind, he would have come here for a while.

Liu He said with a smile: "I have ordered people to make a weapon for Zhongkang. It is called the Nine Ears and Eight Rings Elephant Trunk Knife. It can be completed in one month. This is fine iron smelted with charcoal fire. If the technology is proficient, everyone's weapon Change them all."

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "That's a good thing. I'm just worried that the snake spear has become a little lighter recently. If it is rebuilt, if I meet the slave of the three surnames again, I will stab him to death with a spear."

Surprise flashed in Liu He's eyes, and he said with a smile: "In this way, Yide's martial arts has improved again. Congratulations."

While talking, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and other generals also came in, and they saluted Liu He one after another, but their eyes fell on Xu Chu.

Now in the entire big tent, Xu Chu's body is the most burly, like a courtyard pillar, tall and wide, only half a head lower than Guan Yu, but if he didn't stand together, Xu Chu would feel taller.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Xu Huang are also tall people, but compared with these few, they look much slimmer, not to mention Zhao Yun, whose waist is not even as thick as Xu Chu's legs.

Yan Liang stopped Wen Chou from standing at the door of the tent, and sighed in a low voice: "Hey, there is another pervert, do you and I still have a bright future?"

Wen Chou snorted slightly, it was the first time he met Guan Zhang and the others, and as he looked at them, his eyes flickered.

The originally wide tent seemed a little cramped because of these burly men. Liu Hezao ordered people to prepare thick stools for everyone to sit on. Ordinary Taishi chairs either couldn't sit on them or couldn't hold them up.

After that, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Chen Gong and others also entered the account. Some of them met for the first time, and some of them were already famous, so they introduced each other and exchanged greetings.

Chen Gong stroked his beard with a smile and said, "The general provoked Gongsun Zan with the women's clothes, telling him to go to battle even though he knew it was a provocative method. It's really clever."

Cheng Yu nodded and said, "Gongsun Zan regards himself as a hero. Although he has suffered repeated defeats, he cherishes his name. The general will insult his name, so naturally he will not give up."

Liu He listened to the discussion and laughed without saying a word. This move was Zhuge Liang's strategy against Sima Yi, but it didn't work against the mature and steady Sima Yi, but it was different for Gongsun Zan.

First of all, Gongsun Zan himself is a general, not as deep as Sima Yi's city, and Sima Yi himself is a man of wit and cunning, who can bend and stretch.

Sima Yi could even suppress his anger and ask Zhuge Liang about his diet and daily life in a friendly manner. But once Gongsun Zan's reputation was damaged, he would be ridiculed by barbarians if he mentioned him, which he would never tolerate.

In fact, in Liu He's view, Gongsun Zan lost his ambition after a setback, and needed a suitable opportunity for him to rebound from the jedi, otherwise he would continue to sink. At this time, preaching is not as good as stimulation. Yong.

This time Gongsun Zan took up the challenge, which made Liu He feel very gratified. It wasn't that he was determined to win Jinan, but that Gongsun Zan hadn't completely lost his fighting spirit. As long as he could pull himself together, it meant that he still had spirit and hope could be recast.

Gongsun Zan is different from Yuan Shao, one is arrogant with strength and has the capital of arrogance, while the other is arrogant with status, strong outside but capable in the middle. What Liu He values ​​is Gongsun Zan's force and talent.

Gongsun Zan had his own way of dealing with the Hu people. At this time, there were so many foreign races in Liaodong, such as Xianbei, Karasuma, Fuyu, and Goguryeo, that Liu He had no time to control them, so he just left them to Gongsun Zan.

On the other hand, Yuan Shao is not of much use except for his status as the fourth generation and third prince. What's more, this guy colluded with the Huns and the Black Mountain Army to assassinate Liu He, hold Cai Yan hostage, and almost escaped death during the trip to Bingzhou. He has no sympathy at all.

A single spark can start a prairie fire, and now as long as the fire in Gongsun Zan's heart is ignited, he will still be a famous general who shocked the frontier.

After some discussion, everyone talked about going to war. Liu He said: "Although Gongsun Zan has a little evil, his civil and military talents are enough to dominate. I love and pity his talent and want to win his heart. I have made an appointment to fight today. You can surrender." Don’t harm this person’s life.”

Guan Yu got up and clasped his fists when he heard the words: "Guan was ordered to go to Qingzhou, and he took the land of Jinbei only half a year ago. He has high hopes for the general. In this battle, Yu is willing to be the vanguard, and promises to capture Gongsun Zan alive in the tent, so as to comfort the general's wishes. , to relieve the worries of the princes."

Zhang Fei became anxious when he heard it, and quickly stood up and clasped his fists and said, "I am the same!"

Xu Chu also stood up abruptly, and said in a buzzing voice, "Me too!"

Zhao Yun rushed to the other side of Guan Yu with a slow step, clasped his fists and said, "Yun is the same!"

Yan Liang and Wen Chou saw that this posture was too much to fight, and they both got up: "The last general is willing to take the lead."

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Everyone wants to fight for merit, so I will talk about it first if I win."

Xu Chu suddenly turned his head and glared at each other, the two of them stared blankly at each other, even Yan Liang and Wen Chou were unwilling to give way, and they were ready to fight.

Xu Huang, Zhu Ling and others shook their heads and smiled wryly. They didn't even think about competing with them. Wang Ling was dumbfounded standing beside Liu He.

(End of this chapter)