Chapter 2: If it doesn’t work, please chop off my head!
In Yuan Shao's tent, the leader of the coalition forces, Yuan Shao, sat in the first seat, and the second seat was occupied by Yuan Shao's younger brothers, Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu.
"Some time ago, the younger brother of the Prime Minister of Jibei disobeyed orders and used troops on his own, resulting in the loss of many soldiers and horses, and he was also killed by Hua Xiong.
Unexpectedly, this time, Sun Wentai, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, was defeated by Hua Xiong and suffered heavy casualties.
Yu She, a brave general under my brother Yuan Shu, fought with Hua Xiong, but was killed by Hua Xiong in less than three rounds.
Pan Feng, a general under Governor Han, was also beheaded by Hua Xiong.
Everyone, tell me what to do next?"
Yuan Shao sat here and said this while looking at everyone.
Everyone was speechless.
Hua Xiong alone caused them to suffer successive casualties, causing many people to lose confidence.
No one wanted to send his own soldiers and generals to die.
Yuan Shao waited for a while, his eyes swept over the faces of the various princes, but no one spoke. He could not help but sigh and said, "It is a pity that my generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou have never been here.
If there was only one person here, Hua Xiong would have been killed long ago. How could they allow a little Hua Xiong to act so arrogantly here?"
Yuan Shao's sigh was half true and half false.
On the one hand, he did feel that it was a pity that his two great generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, were not here.
On the other hand, he said this deliberately to save face for the various groups of people and to stimulate them.
After the words were spoken, several people in the big tent blushed and lowered their heads, but no one said a word.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Fei was about to take a step forward and speak, but Liu Bei quickly reached out and grabbed him.
She shook her head slightly at him calmly, signaling him to be quiet.
As a result, Guan Yu, who was standing on the other side of him, suddenly took a few steps forward, bypassed Liu Bei in front of him, and shouted: "I am not talented and my martial arts are not good, but it is no problem to deal with Hua Xiong.
I am willing to go and cut off Hua Xiong's head and present it to you!"
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this and reached out to pull it, but it was too late and he had to give up.
At this moment, the eyes of everyone in the big tent were all on Guan Yu.
Seems a bit unexpected.
Yuan Shao was delighted, his method of provoking the enemy worked!
He looked at Gongsun Zan and asked, "Bogui, who is this?"
Gongsun Zan said: "This is the second brother of my brother Liu Xuande."
When Gongsun Zan said this to Yuan Shao, he did not mention the King Jing of Zhongshan, whom Liu Bei often mentioned.
After all, Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, was the son of Emperor Xiaojing and the brother of Emperor Xiaowu, and he had been dead for three hundred years.
Moreover, King Jing of Zhongshan was extremely fertile, with .
Over the past three hundred years, God knows how many offspring have been produced.
The Han Dynasty also implemented the system of enfeoffment, and over the years, many of Liu Sheng's descendants have long since become ordinary people.
Now let's go to Zhongshan State in Zhuo County and find someone with the surname Liu. Nine and a half out of ten of them are descendants of King Jing of Zhongshan.
People who are not knowledgeable may find it very intimidating when they hear it, but those present are all people of status and knowledge, so if they tell it to others, it would be difficult to talk about it.
At least Gongsun Zan couldn't say it.
Yuan Shao nodded and asked, "What is your current position?"
Gongsun Zan heard this and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Now follow my brother Xuande and serve as a horse archer."
When these words were spoken, many people laughed inwardly.
The former general who was sitting at Yuan Shao's side, Nanyang Governor Yuan Shu, became furious. Without waiting for Yuan Shao to speak, he shouted, "You are bullying us princes because we have no generals under our command? How dare you, a mere horse archer, speak so arrogantly here?"
Get out with me!"
Yuan Shao frowned slightly but did not say anything to stop him.
Although he felt that Yuan Gonglu was a bit rude as he spoke before him, what he said did make sense.
All the eighteen princes of his army have gathered here, and each of them has many generals under their command. How could it be the turn of this little horse archer to act rashly here?
Cao Cao, who had remained silent, withdrew his gaze from Guan Yu and quickly spoke out to stop him, "Calm down, Gong Lu.
Since this person has made such a big statement, he must be very brave. Let him fight and give it a try. If he cannot win, it will not be too late to punish him later!"
As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Yuan Shao's voice rang out: "If we send a small horse archer to fight, Hua Xiong will definitely laugh at us. We have no one here to use."
Yuan Shu wanted to speak, but when he heard that what he wanted to say had already been said by Yuan Shao, he stopped talking.
Cao Cao smiled and said, "This man looks quite good. If Hua Xiong hadn't told him, how could he have known that he was a horse archer?"
"But if we are defeated, it will certainly damage our military prestige and boost the enemy's arrogance..."
"If you can't win, please chop off my head!"
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and spoke, directly issuing a military order!
"You need to know that this military order is not issued casually."
Gongsun Zan looked at Guan Yu and reminded him.
After all, Guan Yu was the second brother of Xuande. Xuande had a good relationship with him. They had studied together in Luoyang under the tutelage of the great Confucian scholar Lu Zhi and were classmates.
So it was necessary for him to smooth things over at this time.
Guan Yu clasped his fist towards Gongsun Zan and said, "I know this, but I am still willing to sign a pledge. If I cannot defeat Hua Xiong, please chop off my head!"
Gongsun Zan said no more. He also knew that Xuande's two brothers had some abilities.
"Well, since you have issued a military order, then go ahead and fight Hua Xiong."
Yuan Shao nodded.
Guan Yu clasped his fists, picked up his sword and was about to leave.
But Cao Cao stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, drink this bowl of wine before you go."
Guan Yu turned his head and took a look at the bowl of steaming wine, and said, "Put down the wine, I will be back soon, and I will drink it when I return with Hua Xiong's head!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
These words made many people in the tent sneer in their hearts, thinking that this little horse archer was too arrogant!
"Second brother, be careful!"
Seeing Guan Yu was about to walk out of the tent, Liu Bei couldn't help but give him some instructions.
Guan Yu stopped, looked back at Liu Bei and said, "Don't worry, brother. Hua Xiong is just a traitor. I will kill him as easily as taking something out of my bag!"
After saying that, he opened the big tent and strode away...
