The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

Xia Houyuan, the general who conquered the west, encountered big trouble. On the one hand, he received a military order from the King of Wei to take the cavalry to Longxi County. On the other hand, Hanzhong County where he was stationed was being eroded by the forces of the Five Dou Rice Sect.

More and more people from Guanzhong are pouring into Hanzhong because they heard that Zhang Lu, the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, can conjure grain out of thin air. This gave the people in Guanzhong who had suffered from war for many years seen hope and brought their families with them. Moved to Hanzhong County.

Cao Ren of Xianyang has led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to Longxi. Another garrison in Guanzhong, led by Cao Hong, is struggling to build the Tongguan Fortress. Zhong Yao, the commander of Xianyang who has no soldiers, is naturally unable to stop the people from migrating. In less than half a month, 300,000 people have poured into Hanzhong County, and the number of followers of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect has also increased to 500,000.

Zhang Lu naturally did not have the ability to change grain, but he had the support of the Yang family in Hanzhong. After the Wang family moved to Hebei, the Yang family became the largest gentry in Hanzhong, occupying 80% of the cultivated land in Hanzhong. Zhang Lu reached an agreement with the Yang family. Once Hanzhong was successfully captured, Zhang Lu would let Yang Song, Yang Bai, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang control the military and political power, and he would only need to be a religious leader.

Xiahou Yuan's repeated grain levies were met with resistance from the Yang family, and there was not much land in Hanzhong for the army to farm. Xiahou Yuan was a good man who loved the people as his own son, and could not bear to seize grain from the people, so he had to persist in this stalemate.

On this day, Sun Li, the deputy general of the Japanese army, came to see Xia Houyuan. Sun Li was a young general who had just passed his prime. He was originally from Zhuojun, Hebei Province. He was captured in the battle of Yanjin, Baima, and was later incorporated into Xia Houyuan's army. Because of his bravery in battle, , was highly valued by Xia Houyuan, and was promoted to deputy general, and accompanied him on the expedition to Bashu.

Sun Li said to Xia Houyuan, "General, the food in the army has been less than ten days, and the morale of the soldiers is low. What should we do?"

Xia Houyuan said, "Our army only has five thousand troops. Now we can only wait for the King of Wei to pacify Liangzhou and send troops to reinforce us."

Sun Li said, "Liangzhou's cavalry is brave, and most of Wei Wang's troops are infantry. I'm afraid it will be difficult to pacify Liangzhou in the short term. In my humble opinion, our army should withdraw to Guanzhong and wait for the opportunity."

Xia Houyuan said, "No, I marched westward under the orders of the King of Wei, and the troops I brought with me were all elite cavalry in the army. How can we give up Hanzhong so easily? Moreover, Hanzhong is an important military location connecting Guanzhong, Liangzhou, and Bashu. It has a strategic position Important. If Zhang Lu joins forces with the Liangzhou Army, King Wei’s 200,000-strong army will be in danger."

Sun Li said, "But how to solve the food problem? In the Battle of Changping, the Zhao army was defeated because of lack of food."

Xia Houyuan said, "Zhang Lu is not Bai Qi, and I am not Zhao Kuo. Our army will not make the same mistake again. I decided to go to Nanzheng Yang's family in person to borrow food from them."

Sun Li said, "Nanzheng is currently the territory of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect. This trip is dangerous, so it is better to let the general do it for you."

Xia Houyuan said, "If I don't go in person, I'm afraid that the Yang family won't lend them food. I, Xia Houyuan, have spent half my life in the army and only have five measures of rice to teach. Why should I be afraid? No need to say more, you lead the army to guard the city, and I will go back." "After saying that, Xia Houyuan took the precious eagle bow, rode on Jueying, and headed for Nanzheng.

Jueying was originally one of Cao Cao's favorite horses. On the day Xia Houyuan set off for the expedition, Cao Cao personally presented this great Dawan horse to his younger brother as an encouragement. The horse galloped so fast that even the shadow could not keep up. This was the origin of Jueying's name. Cao Cao really loved Xia Houyuan. His dream when he was young was to become the General of the Conquest of the West. He gave Xia Houyuan the title of General of the Conquest of the West and handed over 5,000 fine cavalry to Xia Houyuan's command. This shows that Cao Cao attaches great importance to Xia Houyuan. degree.

As expected of Jueying, Xia Houyuan arrived in Nanzheng in a short time. There is no garrison here. After all, Zhang Lu's followers are all farmers. There is no chance to receive formal military training. Even if they are equipped with swords and guns, they are just a group of soldiers. Common people. If it were anyone else, he would have already ordered the army to attack and destroy the Five Dou Rice Sect by force. But Xia Houyuan did not do this. He had followed Cao Cao for many years and knew the importance of the people to the political power. Knowing the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, he would never extend a butcher's knife to the people.

The largest residence in Nanzheng is the Yang family. This was originally the residence of the Wang family. Because of Wang Yi's marriage to Lu Bu, the entire Wang family in Hanzhong moved to Hebei and sold the house and farmland to the Yang family. The Yang family also This became the largest gentry clan in Hanzhong.

The head of the Yang family in this generation is Yang Song. This man regards wealth as his life. He once took the initiative to befriend Xia Houyuan, just to let the Yang family seek official positions in Hanzhong, but was rejected by the upright Xia Houyuan. So Yang Song turned to Zhang Lu and reached an agreement with Zhang Lu to divide Hanzhong equally.

Xia Houyuan said to the Yang family guard, "Please inform your master that General Xia Houyuan is visiting."

When the guards saw that Xia Houyuan was in military uniform, they knew that he was a master who could not be offended, so they quickly went to the mansion to report.

Yang Song was discussing matters with his three younger brothers, when the guards came in and said, "Master, there is a general outside the house, who claims to be General Xia Houyuan of the Western Conquest, who has come to pay homage to the master."

Yang Song frowned. He knew how powerful Xia Houyuan was. He defeated the Xiliang Army in Hanzhong with only five thousand soldiers. He was a ruthless character. He said to everyone, "Xia Houyuan is here. What do you think we should do?"

Yang Ren said, "Brother, don't panic. I will wait for my brother to lead the guards in the mansion to capture him. By then, the Wei army will be leaderless and will not surrender to my brother."

Yang Ren had practiced martial arts since he was a child and had some real abilities, so Yang Song agreed to Yang Ren's suggestion and asked him to go out with two hundred guards to face Xia Houyuan.

Yang Ren changed into a suit of armor, mounted a war horse, and rushed out of the mansion. The two hundred guards behind him also held wooden sticks.

Xia Houyuan saw so many people coming, but they were all a mob. He smiled contemptuously and asked, "What do you want?"

Yang Ren raised his bow and nocked an arrow, and said, "I'm going to take your life today. Remember my name is Yang Ren. Don't forget my name when you are reincarnated as a human being in the next life." As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp arrow flew out of the air and hit Xia Houyuan. .

Xia Houyuan did not dodge. He stretched out his hand and caught the arrow. Then he took off the precious eagle bow and shot the sharp arrow out. "Rat, today I will let you see what the true art of archery is."

From the moment Xia Houyuan received the arrow to the moment it was shot, everything happened in a flash. Yang Ren was shocked and said to himself, "My life is over." So he closed his eyes and waited for death, but after a long time, he found that he was still alive. It turned out that Xia Houyuan's sharp arrow only hit his helmet. of red tassel.

Yang Ren was impressed by Xia Houyuan's archery skills. He clasped his fists and said, "Thank you general for not killing. The general is a superb shot, unparalleled in the world. I am convinced. My brother has made an agreement with Zhang Lu to attack Hanzhong. My brother will not meet the general. General Please come back."

Seeing that Yang Ren was so frank, Xia Houyuan felt that he was a real man. He was right not to kill anyone just now. He also clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for informing me that I, the general, are going. Please tell your brother that we will meet on the battlefield someday. Don't blame me for being ruthless." .”

Looking at Xia Houyuan's retreating back, Yang Ren lamented that with this man here, there was no hope of taking Hanzhong.