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    Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun rode horses together.

    Out of concern that Zhao Yun would be outnumbered, Zhang Xiu did not leave alone when he ordered his men to escort the people of Nanyang to Jingzhou. Instead, he waited for Zhao Yun in the forest south of Nanyang.  .

    When he saw Zhao Yun appeared in front of him intact, Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

    "So, junior brother came to Nanyang alone to help?" Speaking of the reinforcements, Zhang Xiu looked at Zhao Yun beside him with a look of horror.

    Zhao Yun smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said with a hint of apology, "I'm really sorry, senior brother, after my lord Xuande heard about the attack on Nanyang, he originally wanted to send me and General Zhang to lead the army, but at the moment Zhang Liao's  The army has approached Xinye, so"

    "No, no, no," seeing that Zhao Yunhui had misunderstood, Zhang Xiu waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile, "Junior brother has misunderstood. Brother Yu didn't mean that, but he was just shocked that junior brother had such courage Traveling hundreds of miles alone, Shang  I have enough energy to break into the Qingzhou soldiers, fight against the ghost-like Lu Bu, and even escape with my whole body Tsk, tsk, tsk, in Brother Yu's opinion, the best martial god in the world must be none other than my junior brother!"

    Seeing Zhang Xiu lifting himself so high, Zhao Yun couldn't help but blush a little, shook his head and said, "Brother, I don't know, although Yun was defeated by Lu Bu, he actually relied solely on the power of his martial spirit" As he said that, he couldn't help but recall what he had just said with Lu Bu.  He praised the fight sincerely, "To be honest with my senior brother, Lu Fengxian's martial arts is unparalleled in the world. If Yun's martial spirit was not different from others, he would never be his opponent"

    "Junior brother is too humble!" Zhang Xiu laughed and waved his hand.  "Junior brother, isn't it true that among martial artists like us, there is also a saying about martial luck? Whether it's strength or luck, Brother Yu only knows it. The arrogant Lu Bu was frustrated at the hands of junior brother, which is really satisfying"

    Seeing Zhang Xiu say this, Zhao Yun smiled slightly and was noncommittal.

    Then, after chatting about the past day, Zhao Yun frowned slightly and said, "Brother, what are your plans now? When Yun left Xinye, I heard rumors that Cai Mao, the commander of the Jingzhou navy, had a rift with my senior brother. If my senior brother defected to Xiangyang, he might be a little unhappy.  wonderful¡­¡­"

    "That's not the case." Zhang Xiu smiled when he heard this, and then said calmly, "With Liu Jingzhou here, I'm sorry Cai Mao doesn't dare to do anything to me. Senior brother is worried" He said.  He let out a long sigh, frowned and said, "Since Zhang Susu seized power from Cao Cao, he has been cultivating himself. Except for the northern border, he has never attacked anywhere else. Now that hundreds of thousands of troops have suddenly attacked our Jingzhou, it is really  Somewhat incredible¡­¡±

    Zhao Yun nodded when he heard this.  But he saw Zhang Xiu and said, "The Qingzhou soldiers have also seen it. They are very brave and fearless of life and death. Especially after taking those pills, each of them became extremely powerful and invulnerable This is not a boast of my senior brother, I am a Nanyang soldier."  There has never been a moment of neglect in training in these years, but even so, they are no match for the Qingzhou soldiers They are simply vulnerable!" As he spoke, Zhang Xiu's face showed a sad look, probably thinking of those who had died in the battle.  Under Nanyang's subordinates.

    Seeing this, Zhao Yun was about to persuade him when suddenly, a call came from the distance. The two of them looked up and saw Chen Gong and several guards waiting not far ahead.

    "Let me introduce you," Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun rode to the side of Chen Gong. Zhang Xiu raised his hand and introduced, "This gentleman, Chen, whose name is Gongtai, was once the chief governor of Xuzhou, and now he is the brains behind the Baibo Army  Mr. Chen, this is Zhang¡¯s younger brother when he was learning spearmanship. His surname is Zhao Mingyun, and his given name is Zilong. He is a rare warrior in the world, and he is now under Liu Xuande¡¯s command" Out of goodwill, Zhang Xiu omitted the word "yellow scarf"  , the soldiers and horses under Zhang Baiqi are only called Baibo Army.

    "I have long admired Mr. Chen's name"

    "Wherever, Chen Gong was greatly admired by the majestic appearance of General Zhao who just rushed into the enemy's army and killed all directions"

    Zhao Yun and Chen Gong exchanged a few polite words, and then walked together.

    In fact, Chen Gong's purpose of coming to Nanyang was to lobby Zhang Xiu. Logically speaking, if the lobbying failed, he should return to Hanzhong. But unfortunately, due to the fall of Nanyang, the road from the north to Hanzhong has been blocked.  In desperation, Chen Gong could only return to Hanzhong from the direction of Xiangyang, but by the way, he also wanted to investigate the strength of Jingzhou. After all, judging from the current situation, his Hanzhong Baibo Army alone could  Obviously, he would not be Zhang Susu's opponent, even if Baibo's army secretly supported Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanning.

    Everyone was riding side by side, and while walking, Zhang Xiu suddenly remembered that Chen Gong was shouting about the corpse on the city wall, but the situation was urgent at that time, so Zhang Xiu didn't have time to ask. Thinking of it now, he couldn't help but ask, "Speaking of which  , Mr. Chen once called the Qingzhou soldiers a ghoul in the city, but I don¡¯t know what the ghoul is?¡±

    Zhao Yun next to him couldn't help turning his head when he heard that, waiting for Chen Gong's explanation. After allThe ferocity of those Qingzhou soldiers is really different from ordinary people.

    When Chen Gong heard this, he sighed softly, stroking his beard on both sides of his mouth, frowning and saying, "General Zhang must also know that I advocate that Bai Qi also belonged to the Northern Hebei Yellow Turban, and came from the same team as Zhang Susu"

    Zhang Xiu nodded.

    "So, you must also know that the Yellow Turban was born out of religion and belongs to the Taoist branch, the Taiping Taoist Sect"

    Looking at each other with Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu looked a little doubtful. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Could it be that Zhang Jiao created the Tao of Peace?"

    "Exactly!" Chen Gong nodded, and then explained in a low voice, "In the beginning, Zhang Jiao claimed to be a great sage and mentor, founded the Taiping Road, recruited tens of thousands of followers from all over the world, and then raised troops to fight against the Han Dynasty. At that time, the Yellow Turbans in the world were divided into four groups.  Jibei Yellow Turban, Yingchuan Yellow Turban, Nanyang Yellow Turban, and I, Baibo Yellow Turban"

    "Why is there no Qingzhou Yellow Turban" Zhao Yun couldn't help but ask.

    Chen Gong smiled slightly when he heard this, shook his head and said, "The Qingzhou Yellow Turban was not set up by Zhang Jiao, but by Zhang Susu, so it is not among them"

    Zhao Yun suddenly realized it, and then asked curiously, "But I don't know what this has to do with the corpse?"

    Zhang Xiu coughed when he heard this and said in a low voice, "Junior brother, don't be impatient, just listen to Mr. Chen speak slowly"

    "It doesn't matter, we'll talk about it later anyway." Chen Gong smiled and waved his hand, then his eyes changed and he said seriously, "At that time, Zhang Bao, the younger brother of Zhang Jiao, the great sage, had an elite force under his command, about three thousand.  The people around them are called Yellow Turban Warriors. They are all strong and fearless. Zhang Bao once led this elite team to defeat Zhonglang General Lu Zhi's army of 100,000. How can these 3,000 men defeat the army of 100,000?"

    Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard this. He seemed to feel a little strange and said secretly in his heart.  "Earlier Chen Fenwei defeated Yuan Shao's 600,000-strong army with 3,000 black wolf cavalry on the white horse. Zhang Bao defeated Lu Zhonglang's 100,000-man army with 6,000. Is this so strange?"

    But unexpectedly, Chen Gong seemed to have seen through Zhao Yun's thoughts.  He shook his head and said, "Chen Fenwei attacked White Horse at night and broke through five camps, forcing the commander Yuan Shao to retreat. This really shocked the world. However, Chen Fenwei took advantage of the night attack to catch him by surprise and attack him unprepared. However, the yellow scarf warrior under Zhang Bao's command  . But they defeated Lu Zhonglang¡¯s 100,000-strong army on the battlefield Do the two generals understand the difference?"

    Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun looked at each other and thought about it carefully.  His complexion changed slightly.

    You must know that although Chen Suan used the advantage of a night attack to defeat Yuan Shao's 600,000 troops.  However, in the ensuing Battle of Wuchao, Wen Chou and Zhang Jaw trapped hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to death, so that the famous Black Wolf Cavalry was wiped out. This is enough to prove that preparedness and unpreparedness are two completely different things.  results.

    "What the Black Wolf Cavalry can't do, but those yellow scarf warriors can do it. This is what Chen Gong wants to express."

    "Could it be that those yellow scarf warriorsare weird?" Zhang Xiu guessed doubtfully.

    "Of course!" Chen Gong nodded solemnly and said with a chuckle, "Originally, this is the secret of my Taiping Dao, and it should not be told to outsiders. However, now my lord and Zhang Susu have broken up, and Zhang Susu's power is strong, which is also disadvantageous to my lord.  " As he spoke, he paused and lowered his voice and said, "The Yellow Turban Warriors are extraordinary people. They are dead bodies edified by the vicious medicine refined by Zhang Bao. They are all extremely powerful, invulnerable, and do not know pain.  , not afraid of life and death"

    "Wait!" Zhang Xiu's face changed after hearing this, and he frowned and said, "As far as I know, Zhang Bao is already dead. His Yellow Turban warrior Ye Guangzong was defeated by General Huangfu Song's army of more than 100,000 people until the entire army was annihilated.  ¡­¡±

    "What General Zhang said is exactly what he said. However, although Zhang Bao is dead, Zhang Susu is still alive"

    "What do you mean?" Zhang Xiu asked with a frown.

    A trace of hesitation flashed across Chen Gong's face, and then he sighed and said, "Forget it! This matter will eventually spread anyway Zhang Jiao had a mysterious heaven in his hands, which was divided into three volumes: "Heaven", "Earth", and "Human".  Each volume is divided into two volumes, for a total of three volumes and six volumes, which contain various exquisite Taoist techniques, military tactics, and health-preserving methods. The elixirs that Zhang Bao refined were derived from the human scrolls.  have to¡­¡­"

    "You mean, what day did it fall into Zhang Susu's hands?"

    "No," under the surprised gazes of Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun, Chen Gong said with a bitter smile, "If this is really the case, then I am afraid that there is no hope for us. It is pitiful that this woman did not get any of the volumes.  What's worse is that, according to what our Lord said, this girl had read all three and six volumes of magic when she was young, so she was able to use elixirs to create that tiger and wolf army just like Zhang Bao"

    "Were you really that powerful that day?" Even Zhao Yun couldn't help but be a little curious.

    Chen Gong smiled bitterly when he heard this, shook his head and said, "I don't know about this either. I just heard what my Lord said. There was a power that defied the heavens that day, which is rare for ordinary people.""After Zhang Jiao's death, the sky has gone to various places, each looking for its owner. The only thing I know about is a book"

    "Which one?"

    "The famous Yingchuan scholars Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao, who were once Cao Cao's think tanks and are now used by Zhang Susu, he has one copy in his hand, which is the second volume of the Earthly Volume. The whereabouts of the other five copies are still unknown" As he said this, he paused.  , continued, "Although Zhang Susu is not one of the six heavens, this girl read it when she was young. Of course, she will naturally refine elixirs like Zhang Bao to strengthen her soldiers. Speaking of which,  In fact, those soldiers cannot be called corpses, they are real corpses I think General Zhao has already seen them!"

    Seeing Chen Gong looking at him, Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly thought of Lu Bu and said in shock, "Sir, are you referring to Lu Bu or Lu Fengxian?"

    "Hmm!" Chen Gong nodded, and then sighed, "According to what my lord said, Zhang Susu had four corpses under his command. One of them was Lu Bu, the second was Dong Zhuo, and the third was Sun Jian. They were all famous heroes in the world at that time.  , The strength has already reached the realm of the Martial God. As for the last one" As he said that, he turned to look at Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun.  It seemed that he wanted the two of them to guess.

    "Being able to keep pace with those three Martial Gods" Zhang Xiu let out a long breath, and after thinking hard for a long time, he finally shook his head.

    But Chen Gong smiled bitterly and lowered his voice.  "Fourth, Zhang Jiao!"

    Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun looked at each other, unable to conceal their shock.

    "Be it Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian, or Zhang Jiao, these four people were actually dead long ago. However, Zhang Susu used the magic to bring back their souls. He gave them immortality, immortality, immortality, and immortality.  The body of destruction, this is the corpse ghost"

    Zhao Yun couldn't help but frowned when he heard this, because when he fought with Lu Bu just now, he had used all his unique skills to severely injure Lu Bu several times.  But as Chen Gong said, even if Lu Bu was seriously injured by Zhao Yun, he would recover as before within a few breaths, which left Zhao Yun somewhat helpless.

    One day later.  Everyone arrived at Xinye. Liu Bei, the lord of Xinye City, and his sworn brother Zhang Fei were waiting outside the city. As for the people of Nanyang, they had already gathered in the city.

    After some pleasantries.  Liu Bei invited everyone to the palace in the city.

    I have to say that Liu Bei at this time.  The situation is not very optimistic, the generals are no more than Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.  The civil servants were no more than Jian Yong and Sun Qian, and there were only six to seven thousand soldiers under his command, which can be said to be quite bad.

    Suddenly, Zhang Xiu noticed that there was a child who seemed to be only sixteen or seventeen years old sitting in the seat on the left side of the hall, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

    "Who is this¡­¡­"

    "Oh," seeing this, Liu Bei introduced with a smile, "This is our army's military advisor"

    Just as he was talking, the child-like man stood up, bowed his hands and said, "Xiaosheng Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming, has met General Zhang!"

    Military advisor?

    A child who merely looks like he or she has just been weaned?

    Zhang Xiu¡¯s expression was a bit strange, and he wisely did not ask any further questions. He returned the gesture with his fists and sat down at the table.

    After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Xiu clasped his fists and said, "Thanks to Lord Xuande for this time. If Lord Xuande hadn't sent my junior brother to Nanyang to help, Zhang would probably"

    "General Zhang's words are serious. I originally wanted to ask my third brother to go with Zilong. However, Zhang Liao's army of 100,000 has approached Anle. Considering the safety of Xinye soldiers and civilians, Bei is really" As he said this, Liu Bei's eyes showed an apology.  look.

    "What did Master Xuande say" Zhang Xiu said politely, but suddenly saw that Guan Yu was not in the hall, and asked in confusion, "Zhang has always heard that the Xuande brothers are inseparable, why don't they see General Guan?"

    As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became awkward. Under Zhang Xiu's incomprehensible look, Liu Bei said bitterly, "After the Battle of Xuzhou, my second brother Yun Changwei asked me to run away from my third brother.  Fighting, not wanting to lose and be captured, according to the news, he is being imprisoned in Xudu at the moment I thought about it day and night, and led the army several times to rescue him, but was blocked in Runan and Yingchuan, and was successively captured by Xia Houyuan,  The defeat of Li Tong and the two I hate that Bei was unable to save Yun Chang from prison"

    As he was talking, he suddenly saw Zhang Fei slapping the table and standing up and saying, "Don't worry, brother, tomorrow I will go to Xudu alone, Lao Zhang, and I will rescue my second brother from that witch!"

    Liu Bei was startled when he heard this, and said hurriedly, "Yidemo is so impulsive. Zhang Susu is very difficult to deal with, and there are many strong generals under his command. What can you do by yourself? If you even get in, call Big Brother  What should we do? - The matter of rescuing Yunchang needs to be considered in the long run!"

    "Humph!" Seeing Liu Bei's insistent persuasion, Zhang Fei sat down glumly.

    Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall has become so solemn,Xiu Xiu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, coughed, and changed the subject and said, "Listen to what Master Xuande just said, Zhang Liao has led his army to approach Anle. I wonder if there is any way to defend against the enemy?"

    When Liu Bei heard this, he glanced at Zhuge Liang and saw that he was also thinking hard. He smiled bitterly in his heart and shook his head and said, "Xinye is a small place with less than 10,000 available soldiers. If Zhang Liao leads his army to attack, I'm afraid it will be too late."  We can only ask for help from Jing Sheng"

    "I don't think Cai Hao will send troops to help!" Chen Gong, who had not interrupted, said calmly at this moment.

    Seeing his old friend interjecting, Liu Bei chuckled, clasped his fists and said, "Since Commander Chen surrendered to Zhang Baiqi after the war, you and I have never met. It is really a wonderful thing to see you today I wonder what Commander Chen has to say?"

    I saw Chen Gong stroking his beard and saying in a deep voice, "This time Zhang Susu attacked Jingzhou in three groups. She is bound to win Jingzhou. From what I can see, Jingzhou's soldiers alone are not enough to resist this woman  ¡­¡±

    "What does Military Master Chen mean?"

    "Today Zhang Susu is more powerful than Cao Cao back then. Therefore, we need to call on the power of the world to fight against him. Xiliang, Hanzhong, Shu, Jingzhou, and Jiangdong must gather the power of these five places. Perhaps we can fight Zhang Susu  He has the strength to fight!"

    "Assemble the five troops?" Sun Qian and Jian Yong looked at each other, unable to hide their shock.

    "Exactly! Otherwise it is not enough to compete with Zhang Susu!"

    Everyone in the hall looked at each other in shock after hearing this. During this period, Jian Yong, the chief clerk of Liu Bei's account, said, "I'm afraid there are some loopholes in what Military Advisor Chen said Liu Yan, the lord of Xichuan, belongs to the same Han clan as my lord, and may send troops to help."  , the same goes for Liu Biao in Jingzhou, but the remaining three groups are Ma Teng and Han Sui from Xiliang, Zhang Lu from Hanzhong, and Sun Quan from Jiangdong These three groups of troops may be difficult to convince"

    "No matter how hard it is, we must persuade, otherwise we will not be able to compete with Zhang Susu's army!" Chen Gong said decisively, "As for Hanzhong, my lord will go to lobby for it. However, the whereabouts of Miss Zhang Ning, the beloved daughter of Prefect Zhang, are now unknown. If there is this  With the strange woman here, perhaps the alliance will be easier"

    At the same time, in Xinye City, Chen Ran walked to a corner of the city with two bowls of thin porridge. Behind him, followed by a little girl who was only 16 years old, and a little boy who was only 12 years old.  They were all holding many steaming white steamed buns.

    "Speaking of which, Brother Chen is really smart. At that time, he even thought of dressing up as a dead body to escape" the eldest sister of the Zhao family said with a smile. On the side, her slightly dull brother nodded.

    "Yes, yes" After a vague response, Chen Suan sat down against the city wall, took a bite of the white bun in his hand and chewed it.

    Inadvertently, his eyes couldn't help but fall on his chest again.

    what happened?

    ¡°I had clearly been hit by a knife at that time, so why did I wake up without a single scratch?

    Could it be that I'm dreaming?

    Watching the Zhao siblings gorge themselves on the food distributed to the refugees in the city, Chen suddenly let out a long sigh.

    Ning'er, where are you To be continued.  .

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