The Legend of Yuan Yao in the Three Kingdoms

He finally understood why Cai Mao came here today as if he was timid.

I thought no matter what, no matter how powerful the Yuan family is, Cai Mao would not be timid before fighting.

After all, Liu Jingsheng was not mean to him, and he made great contributions to Liu Biao's entry into Jingzhou, so An Neng gave up easily?

Now it seems that I know the reason.

Someone in this army has sprung up suddenly!

Speaking of which, since Liu Biao entered Jingzhou and married Cai Mao's second sister, Huang Chengyan and Liu Biao were also considered brothers-in-law.

Facing the Yuan family's attack, it is natural to expect Liu Biao to keep the enemy out.

Besides, the Jiangxia prefect Huang Zu who died in Lujiang was a member of the Huang clan.Although it is not a branch, nor is it close, it is also the Huang family.

For Yuan Yao, the chief culprit who killed Huang Zu, Huang Chengyan didn't have the slightest affection at all.

Seeing the change in his second brother-in-law's expression, Cai Mao also understood what he was thinking, and immediately continued, "Now that the enemy is in front of us, don't worry about the internal strife that I will never have. I really want to come here today. Ask my brother-in-law if he has any strategies to defend against the enemy."

Huang Chengyan felt relieved when he heard this, but he couldn't help but muttered in his heart.

"Liu Biao used a newcomer as his commander before the battle. If he can win, it's fine. If he can't, there may be troubles in the future!"

"Why is this Liu Jingsheng so confused?"

Huang Chengyan wasn't in Xiangyang City back then, if he had been brave enough to come to the rescue in times of crisis, maybe he wouldn't have thought so.

But the matter has come to this, after thinking for a long time, Huang Chengyan finally said: "If you want to talk about the strategy of defending against the enemy, I can't do anything, but I can find someone for Degui. If this person votes, he will be able to come up with a good strategy. I'm just afraid that De Gui will look down upon him seeing his youth."

Huang Chengyan's vision of Cai Mao was trustworthy, and he immediately responded: "Since I am a talent, how can I be contemptuous? Please introduce me quickly!"

Huang Chengyan nodded after hearing this and said: "Don't worry about Degui, I will bring him to look for you tomorrow."

Things are settled, Cai Mao also knows that his eldest brother-in-law is a person who loves peace and quiet, if the situation is not really urgent, he can't come to him specially.

Just as he was about to leave, he heard a girl's exclamation from inside the room.

"Ah! I finally got it done!"

Cai Mao, who was about to leave, couldn't help but glanced at the room.

But Huang Chengyan said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid the little girl is messing with something again. Don't mind Degui, just go."

For her niece, Cai Mao still has some understanding, since she was a child, she likes to tinker with some weird things.

I didn't care about it in my heart, I just handed it over and left.

Huang Chengyan was left behind and shouted: "Yueying! Don't mess around, be careful"

The next day.

According to the agreement, Huang Chengyan took Yingcai to find Cai Mao.

Cai Mao was full of anticipation, just like inside the house.

But Huang Chengyan led a young man into the room, and introduced to himself: "This son's name is Pang Tong, his style name is Shiyuan, and he is from Xiangyang.

Cai Mao took a closer look.

I saw a boy who was not very old, about seventeen or eighteen years old, not tall, but with a calm complexion and a refined temperament.

At a young age, he was quite a celebrity.

Immediately there was a little more intimacy in my heart, and I immediately went down to salute and cupped my hands and said: "Now Yuan Jun is raising a large army to attack Xiangyang. Contribute against Yuan Jun!"

To say that Pang Tong was hacked was quite miserable.

Compared with Wang Lang, it was even worse.

A person who is obviously good-looking and temperament is written as "thick eyebrows and nose, black face and short beard, strange description", so many people think that this Pang Tong is really ugly.

You must know that in the "Three Kingdoms Shu Shu", Ji Han Fuchen of the last Yang opera praised Pang Tong's first sentence: "The military division is beautiful and elegant."

Let’s talk about Zhuge Liang, who will be recognized as a handsome guy in the future. The description of his appearance in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is only two short sentences: "He is eight feet long and his appearance is very majestic."

And among Ji Han Fuchen's compliments, only Pang Tongtong has ever praised his appearance!

With Pang Tong in his twenties, he was known as the "Crown of Nanzhou Scholars". In this era where faces are also very important, it is difficult to think about it if the real appearance is weird.

Therefore, the description in Romance is somewhat biased.

Seeing Cai Mao's courteous reception, the handsome young man Pang Tong immediately responded, "Military commander, don't worry. Although Yuan Jun raises a large army, he is trapped by the drought in his territory, so he must not attack for a long time. He must want to make a quick decision."

"That's why Yuan Yao opened an altar to worship the heavens in Xiling, and even said nonsense to boost morale."

"In the land of Xiangyang, there is no enemy to the north. The military division only needs to come out with the whole army and combine the forces of the counties to fight Yuan's army in Jiangling to defeat the enemy's edge."

"Once Yuan's army fails to win the first battle, their morale will be frustrated, and they will be trapped in Jiangling. When the food and grass run out, they will retreat naturally."

Cai Mao was filled with admiration in his heart, but still hesitantly said: "Yuan Jun raised an army of [-], is there really a shortage of food in the army?"

But Pang Tong just nodded, and said with great confidence: "It must be so!"

"Fighting drought and stockpiling food is by no means a matter of one day. Yuan Yao raised a large army in anticipation of overpowering others, so that we will be timid, and we will be defeated without attack!"

After hearing this, Cai Mao believed it.

Because what Pang Tong said was right, he almost had the idea of ​​surrendering...

I also understand that Pang Tong is really a talented person.

And Huang Chengyan nodded repeatedly as he watched from the sidelines.

One is because of the talent shown by Pang Tong, and the other is because of Cai Mao's virtuous corporal.

Hearing Cai Hao's invitation immediately: "I also invite Shi Yuan to go to Jiangling with me to resist Yuan Yao!"

Pang Tong also smiled and said, "I should serve as a military advisor."

Huang Chengyan looked at him, stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, as long as we can fight Yuan with one heart, Xiangyang will have no worries!"

Although he looked happy on his face, the worry in his heart had not dissipated.

The matter of Huo Jun is still an unresolved issue.

I only hope that with Pang Shiyuan, the war in Jiangling will be worry-free, and there will be no gap between Huo Jun and Cai Mao.

At least resist Yuan Yao's edge first.

It's best...if Cai Mao can make meritorious service, then Jiangling should have no worries.

Chapter 203 Gourd Valley Lures the Enemy

Even after beating Yuan Yao to death, he could not have imagined that he managed to recruit Huang Zhong, but Huo Jun became powerful in the Jingzhou army.

It was because of Huo Jun that Cai Mao went to look for his brother-in-law Huang Chengyan, and finally led the young man Pang Tong out of the mountain.

He was leading the army closer and closer to Jiangling.

Leading an army of [-] troops for the first time, Yuan Yao was full of confidence on the surface, but in reality he was very cautious.

There are many soldiers and horses. Although they are powerful, they also have great responsibilities.

If the 10 people were lost by mistake, it would be game over.

So Yuan Yao is very cautious, lest he make a big mistake.

The pressure has never been greater.

It's just that Yuan Yao was indeed very cautious, but the generals under the Yuan family who had been going smoothly all the way are now commanding the army, and many of them already have a bit of arrogance.

It's a pity that Yuan Yao didn't feel it!

And Gan Ning Lingcao, who is the vanguard, knows that in front of him is the former defeated general, and even Huo Jun who has been played hard, his arrogance is even stronger.

...

"Haha, Kuntao, I think that Liu Biao really has no one under his command. Even a captured young man can be the commander of an army."

"Who says it's not, it's the meritorious deeds given to the two of us!"

Gan Ning and Ling Cao's faces in the Qianfeng Camp were full of joy, as if the land of Jiangling was already in their pocket.

But Gan Ning said: "Now that Huo Jun doesn't want to defend the city, he only garrisons in front of Calabash Valley, he is really incompetent as a commander!"

"I wanted to attack him for a while, but he was defeated and took Jiangling straight away."

Ling Cao hesitated a little when he heard this, and he still persuaded: "Now the two of us only have 2 horses, which is almost the same as Huo Jun's army. Why don't we wait for the son's army to come and make a final decision!"

Gan Ning shook his head again and again, "Oh, what Kuntao said is wrong!"

"When the son's army comes, the Xiangyang army should also arrive, but it will be at our disadvantage. If we can break through its defenders at this moment and take Jiangling, then great things will be accomplished!"

It seemed that Gan Ning was bound to win, and Ling Cao, who had become an old partner, didn't know how to persuade him.

What's more, in the end, I also looked down on Huo Jun in my heart, and said immediately: "Since Xingba has such a heart, I will go with you!"

Gan Ning laughed loudly and said: "It should be so, I can't claim meritorious service alone, I would like to defeat that Huo Jun together with Kuntao."

The two were full of confidence, and then they discussed the matter of going out, and they didn't take Huo Jun seriously.

Three days later.

In Gourd Valley, Gan Ning and Ling Cao led a vanguard army to confront Huo Jun in Gourd Valley.

In front of the formation of the two armies, Huo Jun rode his horse forward, raised his gun and shouted: "Gan Ning! You kill my brother, today is your death day!"

Gan Ning was not afraid, and even added fuel to the flames: "Huo Jun, your elder brother is not skilled in martial arts, and he sent himself to die. How can I not follow his wishes? I let you go back the day before yesterday, and spared your life, but I don't think about today How dare you speak wildly in front of me!"

Huo Jun was really furious when he heard this, and said fiercely: "Gan Ning! Do you dare to fight me!"

Gan Ning laughed loudly and said, "If you want to die, I will help you!"

As he said that, he rode out on his horse and went straight to kill Huo Jun.

Huo Jun didn't hesitate, he just drew his gun and fought.

It's just that he looked extremely nervous, holding the spear tightly in his hand, not daring to relax at all!

The two of them were side by side, Huo Jun didn't attack at all, just defended strictly, watching Gan Ning come out with a spear, he just raised his gun to meet him.

Hearing only the "bang" sound of weapons intersecting, under Huo Jun's strict defense, Gan Ning also failed to succeed in a single blow.

Gan Ning returned to his horse without stopping, and charged towards Huo Jun again, shouting: "If you don't make any move but just come to get beaten, then I won't be polite anymore!"

Huo Jun didn't respond, he just stared at Gan Ning, seeing Gan Ning's move, it was another resistance.

"Whoosh..."

After just two rounds, Huo Jun was already out of breath.

It's not because of lack of strength, it's just that the mental pressure of facing Gan Ning is too great.

Thinking secretly in his heart: "This Gan Ning is really powerful, if it wasn't for my strategy of only defending and not attacking, I'm afraid it would have been a disaster."

"It's just that the two rounds of fighting should be enough!"

Thinking of this, Huo Jun left the battle and returned to the formation.

Gan Ning saw behind him that he could not capture the general, but he couldn't let go of this opportunity, so he just led the army to cover up and kill him.

Huo Jun led his troops to fight back, but he couldn't resist for a while, and retreated to the valley behind him.

Gan Ning was about to catch up, but was blocked by Ling Cao behind him: "Valleys are easy to be subdued, so don't chase them."

But Gan Ning didn't answer, he just said: "The bandit will be overwhelmed, the enemy's momentum is gone, can Aneng have another ambush?"

"If you are worried, I will only bring cavalry to chase after him!"

After all, he didn't care about Ling Cao's blocking, but only led two thousand cavalry from his troops to chase after him.

Ling Cao couldn't persuade him, so he had to gather the rest of the soldiers and horses to occupy the valley entrance to prevent accidents.

...

Over there, Gan Ning led his men and horses to charge all the way, straight to the center of the valley they were chasing, suddenly saw Huo Jun rushing forward, as if he had been waiting for him early.

My heart sank, and I knew that Huo Jun must have left behind his tricks in doing this, but he still shouted: "Huo Jun, you know you are invincible, please surrender here?"

Huo Jun on the opposite side had an expression of sweeping away the defeat at this moment, and he was a little high-spirited, and responded loudly: "Gan Ning! You only know how to show off the bravery of a man, but you don't know how to use soldiers!"

"So far in the valley, I don't realize that I have entered the gate of death, but I still dare to speak nonsense."

"Today's Gourd Valley is your death day!"

The reason why Gourd Valley is called Gourd Valley is because it looks like a gourd.