Chapter 90 Peak Showdown

"General Huang, who do you think is better?" Although Zhuge Jin is slightly fluent in swordsmanship, this level of competition is no longer understandable to him.

"It's hard to say!" Huang Zhong also watched attentively. Such a master duel can't be met. For Huang Zhong once, watching such a duel is more pleasant than a promotion.

At this time, the duel in the field has shown a momentum of polarization. Yan Liang's feet are getting faster and faster, and his hands are getting faster and faster. He often completes a circle around Guan Yu in an instant. At the same time, the long knife in his hand has handed out five or six moves. On the contrary, Guan Yu seemed very clumsy. He stood there under his feet and rarely moved. He held the middle of the handle of the green dragon knife in his hands. Yan Liang's long knife stabbed it and blocked it. The moves seemed to be quite sluggish. The range of action is so small that you can save as much effort as you can.

At this time of the duel, Yan Liang's moves are almost invisible to the human eye. Not to mention Zhuge Jin, even Dong Xi and Chen Wu can't see how Yan Liang made the knife. In fact, except for Huang Zhong, only Zhou Tai and Guan Ping can barely see the confrontation in the field. The more Guan Ping looked at it, the more he was shocked: I thought I had got my father's true biography, but I didn't expect that compared with my father, the martial arts were so far worse.

Not only Guan Ping, except for Huang Zhong, the rest of the people who watched the battle flashed an idea in their hearts: Fortunately, it was General Guan, not me, who fought with Yan Liang.

Although Guan Yu's moves seemed to be very sluggish, the two fought fiercely for a long time, and all of Yan Liang's attacks were also blocked by him. Huang Zhong and Zhou Tai have seen that Guan Yu's martial arts have almost reached the realm of coincidence and return to the truth. In contrast, although Yan Liang's offensive is fierce, he is still inferior in terms of the realm.

To understand this point, Huang Zhong and Zhou Tai have already understood that Guan Yu has a better chance of winning this duel. At this moment, there was a loud noise in the field. The two people who were fighting fiercely separated. Yan Liang retreated five steps, and Guan Yu also retreated five steps. But Yan Liang stood firmly on the ground with a knife, but Guan Yu stood firmly. Moreover, Yan Liang was out of breath, and Guan Yu was calm and idle. The right round of urgent attack was fruitless, and the physical consumption and psychological pressure on Yan Liang were quite large.

"General Guan really lives up to his reputation!" Yan Liang praised it, and then took action again. This time, he didn't pursue speed too much, but slowed down his moves. In this way, Guan Yu no longer just sticks to it, but has a fierce battle with Yan Liang. Until now, the two are the real peak duel.

"Hey!" Yan Liang suddenly roared, and then his whole body jumped up. With the help of this rush, the long knife fell from the sky to Guan Yu's head. This move was amazing. With Guan Yu as the core, the dust on the ground within a radius of ten feet was blown away by the strong wind, and the surrounding audience suddenly couldn't see what was going on in the field.

"Dang!" After a loud noise, the dust gradually dispersed, and everyone saw the two people in the scene clearly. But he saw that the long knife in Yan Liang's hand had been cut into the earth, but the handle was still held in his right hand. On his neck is Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue knife. As for the handle, it is naturally held in Guan Yu's hand.

The result was obvious. Yan Liang lost, and Zhou Tai and others couldn't help but be relieved.

"You're too fast!" Guan Yu said in a low voice, and his words were full of fear.

"I didn't know until today that this is also a shortcoming!" Yan Liang sighed. At the right time, he had no choice but to do it with all his strength. The previous rush was so fierce that he had consumed a lot of physical strength, so that when he fought with Guan Yu head-on, his arms were sore after fighting for more than 30 knives. In order to win in the defeat, I made a desperate move.

But although he is not the end of the crossbow now, he is already weak. This move was used, but Guan Yu avoided it in time. He only cut off the corner of Guan Yu's robe, and then before he took back the long knife, Guan Yu's green dragon knife was already on his neck.

"General Yan, the victory and defeat have been divided. What should I do?" Guan Yu was not afraid of Yan Liang's outbreak, so he took back the Qinglong Yanyue knife and asked.

"General Guan's martial arts are amazing, and Yan Liang is convinced of his loss." Yan Liang didn't seem to care much about his failure, just sighed. Looking up at Guan Yu, Yan Liang waved to the defenders in Guancheng. Many soldiers began to put down their blades and entered and out of the city with bare hands. The Jingzhou army on the side came forward to take him.

"General Yan, I think you are a talent, why not?" Guan Yu was waiting to persuade Yan Liang to surrender, but he saw Yan Liang laughing and said, "I understand General Guan's kindness, but Yan should betray Yuan Benchu. Now he says that if he betrays the Duke of Wei again and surrenders again and again, he is greedy for life and afraid of death. What face is he going to see the people of the world?"

After saying this, Yan Liang immediately reversed the long knife in his hand and stabbed him in the chest with a knife. Guan Yu was waiting to be stopped, but it was too late for the two to be too far apart. As soon as he took a step, Yan Liang's body had fallen to the ground.

"Alas!" Guan Yu looked at Yan Liang, who died in the local area, with a smile on his face, as if he was still recalling the battle. With a sigh, Guan Yu ordered people to bury Yan Good Life, and then led the army to settle in Shangyong.

"General, Shen Dan knows that he is guilty and has committed suicide by taking poison!" Zhou Tai, who was responsible for cleaning the battlefield, hurriedly arrived.

"It's cheaper for him!" Guan Yu cursed secretly. The result of this battle was still very satisfactory to Guan Yu. As soon as Yan Liang died, except for one of his dozens of guards, the remaining 12,000 Cao soldiers surrendered. These people are all elite soldiers under the command of Xia Hou Yuan in Guanzhong, including 4,000 cavalry, equipped with good horses in Guanzhong. Even when there was a shortage of food, Yan Liang was not willing to kill the horse. As long as these people are well organized, they can use them for themselves in the future. It can be said that Guan Yu was a soldier without blood, so he got more than 10,000 elite soldiers in vain.

"Father, General Zhao in Hanzhong emergency letter!" At this time, Guan Ping hurried over and handed a silk book brought by a pigeon to Guan Yu. Guan Yu opened it, but also smiled and said, "B Tao has taken Hanzhong, Zhang Lu was captured to Xichuan, and the rest were all killed. The two counties of Hanzhong have been calmed down!"

"Great!" Everyone was also overjoyed when they heard the words. In this way, this crisis has basically been resolved invisibly. In addition to being occupied by Wenchou, Fangling has also been recovered by Wenpin. It can be said that due to the fatal time difference caused by carrier pigeon communication, Xia Houyuan and Cheng Yu, this military operation is really stealing chickens. Of course, compared with the last time that Liu Bei asked Sun Quan to plot, the loss they suffered this time is already small.

While everyone was talking, it happened that Wen hired Feige to send a book to report. Liu Bei of Shouchun sent Zhang Liao to lead 20,000 Yuzhou troops to Jingzhou to help the battle, and he had arrived in Xiangyang. When Guan Yu heard the news, he left Zhou Tai to lead 5,000 troops to station in these two places, and he led the brigade back to Xiangyang. As for the surrender of more than 10,000 troops, Guan Yu ordered that 4,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry should be sent to Zhao Feng in Hanzhong. After all, his people's hearts are at the beginning, and it will always be better to have more manpower. Besides, Guan Yu also knows that Zhao Feng is more familiar with this whole arrangement than him.

After counting the days of Nanzhengcheng, Zhao Feng was also overjoyed to see the 5,000 soldiers sent by Guan Yu. His current troops are only more than 30,000 in total after the collection of Feiguan Nayizhou Army, and his combat effectiveness is very problematic. With more than 5,000 soldiers, you can manage Hanzhong well.

Except for Yang Song, there are no rich families in Hanzhong. Basically, even some landowners are small-scale, and the children of the family can be county magistrates and meritorious officials at most. Zhao Feng ordered Zhu Ran to guard Yangping Pass, Wang Ping guarded the city and Baocheng, and Yang Ren followed him to reorganize and surrender in Nanzheng. In addition, Zhuge Jun and Ma Yan were appointed as the magistrate of Minyang County and the magistrate of Xicheng County, and let them be responsible for the civil affairs of Hanzhong first. Zhuge Jun didn't say anything, but Ma was a little upset again.

"General, this Xicheng is a county. The officer is obviously a prefect. Why did you make me a county magistrate?" Ma Qian said to Zhao Feng with a sad face. Although he has been greatly promoted from Shu Zuo to the county magistrate, wouldn't it be better to be a Taishou?

"Xicheng was originally a county, but Zhang Lu Yaodao promoted the county to a county. However, there are no less than 200,000 people in the West City. If you want to govern well, you will have your ambition in the future, do you understand? Zhao Feng was also a little helpless about this ambitious horse. When he was his age, he was still a pavilion manager.

"Ye. Thank you, General, for your appreciation!" Ma Qian is right to think about it. He didn't mention it since he went to the West City to take office, but he was still thinking that he would do some political achievements more or less, so that the promotion would be harder.

After sending Ma Qian away, Zhao Feng transferred 5,000 elite soldiers into ten parts, one of which was 500 people. He went to Xingshi, Luo, and other dangerous places connecting the valleys in the pass. He prepared more wood and stones and set up a beacon. Once the army came to the gate, he lit a cigarette during the day at night to prevent the enemy from sneaking up attacking Yangping Pass. This trick is the unique trick used by Wei Yan to defend Hanzhong in history. If you don't learn it, you will wait for it.

"This elite soldier in Guanzhong is really strong. The Hanzhong Army and the Yizhou Army are too far from them, and only the Jingzhou Huben Army under the command of the general can be comparable to it!" During the training on this day, Yang Ren also sighed at Zhao Feng.

"That's true!" Zhao Feng did not deny it. The 800,000 people in Hanzhong, according to Zhao Feng's consistent proportion, it is most reasonable to retain about 50,000 to 60,000 front-line combat troops. Now the total number of miscellaneous armies is only more than 40,000. In this way, Zhao Feng also removed thousands of Hanzhong troops who were too weak and prepared to recruit new troops. It's just that Hanzhong's grain and grass are not enough. It is estimated that unless the grain and grass is transferred from Jingzhou, we can only wait until next year. Now that he is short of troops, Xia Houyuan in Guanzhong has been restrained by Guan Yu and can't attack for a while. The only thing he needs to be guard against is Liu Zhang from Xichuan. Although he doesn't look like a person crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, and he just tied Zhang Lu to him, it's better to be careful about everything.

What Zhao Feng didn't know was that in the Duke of Shu in Chengdu at this time, several factions of officials had already quarreled about how to deal with the situation in Hanzhong. Some generals led by Zhang Ren insisted that they take the opportunity to recover Hanzhong and include the whole territory of Yizhou under Liu Zhang's rule; while some civil officials led by Huang Quan believed that once Liu Bei's forces penetrated into Hanzhong, they would inevitably erce Hanzhong. They would not stop Suo's surname. They chose elite soldiers and strong generals overnight to stay in Hanzhong. Kill them all, and then strictly guard the pass; of course, there are also some civil and military officials led by Fa Zheng and Fei Guan, who do not agree with their opinions.

"Master, General Zhao helped us get rid of Zhang Lu's confidant. We have not paid for it, but we want to destroy him. This will let the world know that where is the master's face!" Fei Guan is now completely turned to Liu Bei. At least, after Zhao Feng was so "open and honest" to him, he really didn't want to be his enemy.

"Yes, Lord. If you act like this, you will be ungrateful, how is it different from a beast? Meng Da was righteous, and Zhang Song, Yang Hong and others agreed.

"Master, you can't. Liu Bei is in Hanzhong, just like a tiger on the side, and he will plot against Xichuan at any time. If the Lord can't do it earlier, the big deal will be off!" Huang Quan said in a hurry.

Liu Zhang frowned and thought for a long time, and finally sighed, "General Zhao helped me pacify Hanzhong and capture Zhang Lu Yaodao. If I attack it, won't it make the world laugh? Don't be like this!"

"The Lord is wise!" Zhang Song and others said respectfully, and Huang Quan and others sighed in their hearts. At this time, Fa Zheng, who had never opened his mouth, suddenly said, "Don't worry, Master. General Zhao is in Hanzhong, but it is beneficial to the Lord."

"What do you say about filial piety?" Liu Zhang asked with some puzzle.

"The person that General Zhao and Uncle Liu hated in their lives, Cao Jianer. Although General Zhao is in Hanzhong, there are only tens of thousands of soldiers under his command and millions of people. At this point, Jianmen Pass, Jianmeng Pass and Baishui Pass are all guarded by heavy soldiers. How can they threaten me in Xichuan? From a positive view, Uncle Liu captured Hanzhong in order to attack the Central Plains in the north and march into Guanzhong. From this, it is equivalent to guarding the northern border of the lord and resisting Xiahouyuan in the customs. What's the danger of the lord? Fa Zheng said with a smile. The strategy of this method is much higher than that of Zhang Song, Huang Quan and others. Every time, it seems to think of Liu Zhang, but in fact, he is still making profits for Liu. What's more, his excuses are half-true and half-false, which is really difficult to distinguish.

"It makes sense!" After hearing this, Liu Zhang was completely uninterested in the ownership of Hanzhong. At this time, Zhang Song changed the topic and said, "Master, Zhang Lu has been escorted here by General Fei. Please ask the master to make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Humph!" As soon as Liu Zhang heard Zhang Lu, he was immediately angry. For him, Liu Zhang didn't have a strong surname. At the moment, he said with hatred, "What else can I do? I will behead his whole family to show my example!"

After counting, more than 30 people from Zhang Lu and his family were beheaded at the entrance of Chengdu. Liu Zhang was also disgusted and ordered Zhang Lu's body to be crushed and ashes. When the news came back to Hanzhong, Zhao Feng also felt very sorry. While sighing, Zhao Feng ordered to build a clothing tomb for Zhang Lu on the bank of the water for the people of Hanzhong to worship. At the same time, Fei Guan re-entered Hanzhong. In addition to sending Liu Zhang's salary, Fei Guan also clearly told Zhao Feng Liu Zhang's attitude that the land in Hanzhong was handed over to Liu Bei, which also made Zhao Feng feel a little more at ease.

Got Liu Zhang's promise that Zhao Feng's biography and Shouchun's Liu Bei asked him to send someone to take over Hanzhong as soon as possible.

Liu Bei's order has not yet arrived. At this time, under the Nanxiang City, another peak duel is being staged again. The two sides of the duel were Guan Yu, who had just defeated Yan Liang, and Wen Chou, who ranked second among the four court pillars in Hebei.

(to be continued)