Zhang Xiu was born in a chaotic place in Xiliang. He studied under Tong Yuan when he was young and learned the skills of guns and swords. He had been in Liangzhou for several years and rarely failed. As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. Zhang Xiu was on the rise of his life and career. He had already mastered his martial arts skills. In addition, he was particularly favored by Zhang Ji. He adopted him as an adopted son to inherit his legacy. He was even more prosperous in Zhang Ji's army and his reputation increased dramatically.

However, it was Zhang Xiu who was in this state that was actually shot by Huang Zhong's arrows and panicked.

Zhang Ji had been fighting for many years, and he could see Zhang Xiu's condition at this moment at a glance. After sighing slightly in his heart, he said, "Xu'er, the soldiers who fought on the battlefield are bound to be wrapped around the horse. Where did you go when you were not afraid of heaven or earth?"

Zhang Xiu was blushed when he was said, but he was not easy to refute, and he just lowered his head and said nothing.

"Oh!" After seeing this, Zhang Ji sighed and asked, "How many troops do our army have?"

Zhang Xiu hurriedly replied: "Including Hangu and Luhun Second Pass, there are more than 25,000 troops."

After considering it, Zhang Ji said in a deep voice: "Xu'er, do you think we can withstand the Yang family's invasion south?"

Zhang Xiu's expression changed slightly, which shows that Zhang Ji had already surrendered, so he had to grit his teeth and said, "Father, although the Yang family's army is powerful and cannot be defeated, the Sili family is not all people who are worth a living. Just like the Wei family in Chang'an, they can recruit 50,000 troops in just a few days, and with complete armor, it can be seen that these families have a lot of energy. Now that the New Year is over, it is about to be the season for spring plowing. As long as we hold on for another month or two, the Yang family's army will retreat. At that time, we will recruit troops to serve as military service, and we will not be able to fight. Moreover, the Youji War has begun and will end at any time. The child is sure that Yang Fan's eyes will pay more attention to the land of Jizhou."

"Besides, the Yang family army invaded the south and fought to attack his father's name. If our army did not fight, surrendered, which would also damage his father's reputation. Moreover, even if we surrender, Yang Fan may not necessarily forgive us. No matter what, we must take a try."

After hearing this, Zhang Ji said with relief: "My son is quick-witted. Those children of aristocratic families are like native chickens and tiles. How can they be compared with my son? However, my Zhang family has been generals for generations. If we only talk about fighting on the battlefield, there will be many generals. But if we talk about this place of governance, it will be a little worse than Yang Fan! However, since my son has such ambition, he will fight for his father and fight for him."

Zhang Xiu smiled and said, "My father decided to go into battle in person?"

Zhang Ji then stood up and said with a smile: "My son was beaten. I said I would go to seek justice no matter what. Xiu'er, then you go to the Hangu and Luhun guards, and ordered them to leave a thousand people to guard the pass. The rest of them all come to Hongnong to gather for your father to seek justice for you."

Zhang Ji had already begun to surrender, but Zhang Xiu still had ambitions, so why didn’t Zhang Ji not pay attention to his opinions? At this moment, Zhang Ji decided to do his best to defeat Huang Zhong first.

At noon the next day, Zhang Ji gathered 23,000 troops and was about to rush to Tongguan. At this time, far below Leishou Mountain, on the south bank of the Yellow River, two troops were confronting each other, and a war would begin at any time.

If we talk about Wei Kang, he was also a little talented in leading troops. He took only one day to lead people to the wooden bridge. At this time, the Dragon and Tiger Guards under Huang Zhong had only more than 7,000, and the rest were still running.

Huang Zhong stood in front of the two armies and shouted angrily: "Ha, Huang Zhong is here in Nanyang, who is the rat? Let's report it!"

Huang Zhong's temples were gray, and although his face was dusk, his voice was like a bell, and his momentum was terrifying. Huang Zhong was less than fifty years old this year. If it weren't for Huang Xu's situation, Huang Zhong wouldn't have been full of twilight.

Wei Kang was young and energetic. At this time, he saw Huang Zhong coming forward and scolding. He immediately rushed out and replied loudly: "Ye, this general Wei Kang is the legitimate son of the Wei family in Chang'an. Could you be the veteran Huang Zhong?"

Huang Zhong was stunned when he saw this. His reputation was well-known in the north. Now that he had just entered Sili, a young general was grinning at him. He was angry and shouted: "I am Huang Zhong, who is tactful and quick to dismount and surrender. Otherwise, he would definitely ask you to taste the power of a certain golden sword!"

Wei Kang could even 'win' Zhang Xiu, so he was naturally not afraid of Huang Zhong's reputation. Then he replied disdainfully: "Haha, Huang Hansheng, you don't know. It depends on your appearance. You are over fifty years old, right? You dare to challenge him. Do you really think that your general is afraid of you? If you want to kill you, it will be like killing a chicken and a dog!"

Huang Zhong was as fierce as a fire. If he had not been deeply influenced by Yang Fan's side in recent years and developed a calm personality, he would have been extremely angry at this time. However, Huang Zhong smiled disdainfully and said: "A young man who is arrogant can only walk a hundred miles. How can he know how great the world is? He dares to be so arrogant, but he doesn't know whether your martial arts are as powerful as your sharp teeth."

Wei Kang slapped his horse and raised his gun, and smiled disdainfully: "Is it powerful or not? You have to fight before you know that you, an old guy, dare to come forward and fight with me for a while?"

Even a person with a good temper would be so angry that he was ridiculed by such ridicule, let alone Huang Zhong, who was already irritable. When Huang Zhong was about to step forward to fight Wei Kang, he saw a cavalry rushing towards Wei Kang faster than him.

That would be no one else, but Huang Zhong’s beloved son, Huang Xu.

Huang Xu is the son of Huang Zhong. He is of extraordinary talent. Since he has been nourished by ginseng for thousands of years and has left his body, his martial arts are thousands of miles a day and difficult to reach. Huang Xu has already taken off his clothes and become one of the top young generals in the Yang family's army.

At this time, when he heard someone scolding his father, Huang Xu was furious. Without waiting for Huang Zhong's order, he rushed out to fight Wei Kang and shouted angrily: "Boy with sharp teeth and sharp mouths, let me Huang Xu meet you for a while!"

Wei Kang was stunned when he saw this, then laughed and said, "Oh, no one dares to challenge me, so today, Japan will use you to establish his authority!"

Huang Xu and Wei Kang are about the same age as they first went to the battlefield, so they naturally would not be afraid of each other. Wei Kang was strong in shape, and with his physical advantage, he fought with Huang Xu as soon as he fought. However, Huang Xu took action with anger, and he also studied under famous masters. In addition to Huang Zhong's teachings, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others would also occasionally see the hunting heart and teach them one or two.

Huang Xu was born after a powerful general, and hereditary talent was not comparable to Wei Kang. With the addition of thousand-year-old ginseng, it expanded its veins and strengthened its body. Although it was young, it also had the power to compete.

After dozens of moves, Wei Kang's disadvantages gradually emerged. At this time, he could only resist and had no power to fight back.

The big beads of sweat slid down from the forehead, and the sore arms were burning like fire. Every collision of weapons could shake Wei Kang's internal organs. At this time, his chest and abdomen were rising and falling one after another, like a broken bellow, intermittent, and the upper air was not in contact with the lower air.

When the two armies faced each other, if they were in power, how could Huang Xu dare to have a kind and kind side? He saw a big knife in his hand, flying up and down, and each move went to Wei Kang's vitals, and each blow made Wei Kang busy.

At the critical moment, Wei Kang's defeat was already revealed, and he no longer had the idea of ​​fighting with Huang Xu again. After a fake shot, he then pulled back.

After seeing this, Huang Zhong laughed and said, "My son is so good!".

After all, Wei Kang was the first to go into the army. When he just returned to his own military formation, he was so angry that he ordered the entire army to attack.

When Huang Zhong saw this, he knew that Wei Kang was not familiar with the military strategy. Now that Wei Kang was defeated, his army was unstable and he didn't think about how to inspire morale. He even wanted to fight Huang Zhong in one go. In addition, the open space here is not large, and tens of thousands of people are really difficult to spread. For a moment, the Wei family army actually had crowded people, hit people, and trampled on each other. Before the two armies fought, the Wei family army was already inferior.

Huang Xu was not like Wei Kang. Seeing this scene, he quickly suggested to Huang Zhong: "General, the enemy's formation is in chaos and morale is unstable. This is a great opportunity for our army to attack!"

After hearing this, Taishi Ci smiled and said, "What Xu'er said is right. Wei Kang does not understand the military strategy and dares to lead the army to fight. It really makes people laugh. Brother Han Sheng only needs to send a cavalry as the vanguard and the central palace goes straight forward to tear the enemy's formation, and attack the Huanglong directly. Capture the thief and capture the king first!"

Taishici is not a few years older than Huang Xu, but because they have acquaintances with Huang Zhong, Huang Xu is shorter than Taishici. After hearing Taishici's name, Huang Xu's eyelids twitched for no reason, rolled his eyes at him and let him go.

Huang Zhong nodded and agreed: "Yes, this is the same idea for me. Then let me lead the three thousand dragon and tiger guards to attack, Ziyi, you will lead the remaining people to the formation, how about it?"

Seeing Huang Zhong rise, Tai Shi Ci quickly retorted, saying, "Brother Han Sheng, how can you take risks easily at this time? In my opinion, I'll take the initiative!"

Huang Zhong was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly thought of the rule set by Yang Fan, that is, to go out to fight, unless it is in a crisis, otherwise, the commander of the army should be in charge of the army and the matter of charging into battle cannot be carried out.

At this moment, Huang Zhong had to smile bitterly and said, "Ziyi, you are a kid, okay, then you will lead the army to charge, I will scoop the formation for you!"

The enemy army has become an attack, but Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci can still chat and laugh. It can be seen that in their eyes, the tens of thousands of Wei family troops are like native chickens and tiles, and are not worth mentioning.

After receiving Huang Zhong's order, Taishi Ci immediately rushed towards the Wei family army with three thousand dragon and tiger guards, while Huang Zhong led his army to retreat hundreds of feet, relying on favorable terrain to form a formation.

Seeing Huang Zhong suddenly led his troops to retreat, Wei Kang thought Huang Zhong was just planning to use Taishi Ci's three thousand men to delay time for him so that he could retreat.

Thinking of this, Wei Kang shouted to the soldiers around him: "The enemy is afraid, the enemy is withdrawn, the soldiers, rush! Kill one person and reward him with a lot of money. Kill more and get more!"
Chapter completed!