Chapter 503: Secretly Crossing the Valley of the Weeping Ghosts
Guigugou, hinterland.
"Hehe, in this case, you are our comrade-in-arms. I am Zhang Fei from Yan, with the courtesy name Yide, and this is my second brother, Guan Yu!"
Before leaving, Zhang Fei looked at Xia Yu and smiled, introducing himself and his second brother to him.
Xia Yu also bowed and said, "Then I'll trouble you two. My surname is Xia, my given name is Yu, and my courtesy name is Zichuan. I know some strange arts and martial arts, so I will definitely not be a drag."
"Strange magic?"
Zhang Fei was surprised when he heard this: "Huang Zhongqu here can also perform strange magic. The volunteers we led were frightened by him and their legs became weak and they couldn't move."
"Since you can perform strange and extraordinary skills, let me see what makes you different. I am optimistic about you."
Looking at Zhang Fei's honest appearance, Xia Yu couldn't help laughing. After laughing, Guan Yu also spoke.
"Yi De's words may be crude, but they are true. We followed our brother to this valley to join the battle, but we were unable to take the city because we did not have enough troops."
"The road ahead is dangerous, please don't be careless."
Xia Yu nodded to show that he understood, and the three of them set out to attack the interior of Guigu Valley.
They said they were attacking, but in fact they were just trying to take back the territory occupied by the Yellow Turban Army bit by bit. Because the three of them were all excellent in martial arts and had magical beasts to protect them, they did not encounter any obstacles along the way.
The three of them first attacked directly into the enemy's position, then killed the main general in one fell swoop, and then cooperated with Liu Bei from inside and outside to capture the position in one fell swoop and plant their own flag.
Kill the general, capture the flag, break through the enemy lines...
As the flags of the Zhuo County rebel army were raised one after another, the Yellow Turban Army stationed in Guigugou was soon forced back and all the positions were recaptured by the rebel army.
Among them, Xia Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others made indispensable contributions, and their fame gradually spread among the rebel army. The three of them also gradually developed a comradeship of mutual respect.
The escape of the Yellow Turban Army did not inspire any sympathy among the three men. This is war, and mercy is the least valuable in war.
Soon, the three of them followed the Yellow Turban Army and came to a waterfall.
"The Yellow Turban leader is ahead."
In front of the waterfall, Xia Yu pointed forward with a ring-handled knife in his hand and gave instructions.
After fighting for such a long time, he was a little tired, but fortunately it was almost over. If his guess was correct, General Zhang Bao was hiding behind the waterfall.
After dealing with it, we will rush to Guangzong and then participate in the final Battle of Guangzong, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion will be completely over.
The Battle of Guangzong was also one of the important turning-point battles that took place in the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period.
The main force of the Yellow Turban Army was completely wiped out here, and Zhang Jue also died in Guangzong. This battle was undoubtedly an important turning point in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion ended, the world did not usher in peace. Local forces rose rapidly, resulting in a situation of warlords fighting for power. At that time, it was also the best time to compete for hegemony over the world.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu shook his head, thinking too far ahead. Zhang Bao had not been dealt with yet, so he should end the Yellow Turban Rebellion first.
On the other side, Zhang Fei laughed when he heard what Xia Yu said: "Hehe, then let's go over and get rid of it quickly."
Guan Yu also nodded: "I can indeed feel the strange murderous aura coming from the other side of the waterfall. We must not let our guard down."
After a brief exchange, the three of them set off directly. Their plan was to have no plan, to attack the position directly and kill the Yellow Turban leader in one fell swoop.
Liu Bei then defeated the Yellow Turban Army here in the rear. The leaderless Yellow Turban Army was no match for the rebel army.
Then the three of them attacked directly. The Yellow Turban Army who were spies also discovered this scene. However, General Zhang Bao was arrogant and had no intention of retreating even when the enemy was approaching.
Zhang Bao's eyes were blood red, with no distinction between the whites of his eyes and his irises. He wore sacrificial clothing and held a rattle covered with blood-red crystals. When he shook the rattle gently, bonfires rose from all directions, which was truly spectacular.
The altar is filled with evil spirits. The bell is Zhang Bao's magic weapon. Whenever the bell rings, all kinds of bloody magic will appear, overwhelming all directions.
But Guan Yu and others were not pushovers. Guan Yu held the Qinglong Yanyue Sword and chopped straight at the evil spirit. The powerful magic was no match for the blade blessed by the mythical beast Qinglong.
This unstoppable force forced Zhang Bao to dodge repeatedly. He could use magic to make himself flash and dodge, but he also understood that if he didn't use his full strength, he would most likely die here.
Zhang Bao hurriedly rang the bell and summoned the Son of Huang Tian. Although he was called the Son of Huang Tian, he was just an avatar created by evil magic. Through sacrifices, he made these avatars able to use evil magic like the original body.
As a result, all the clones of the Sons of Huang Tian, who Zhang Bao had high hopes for, were smashed to pieces by Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear. Dozens of the Sons of Huang Tian could hardly hold out for even the time of an incense stick.
Seeing the powerful powers of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Zhang Bao finally felt like retreating. How could he let the great cause he and his brothers had built together fail in this moment?
Xia Yu refused to give up. He used his magic to defeat the surrounding evil magic formations, and then set up another magic formation to block the escape route.
In a short period of time, all of Zhang Bao's advantages were wiped out. His evil magic was easily offset and restrained by Xia Yu, and his own fighting power was no match for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei combined, so he could only fall down unwillingly.
Before he left, Zhang Bao was still muttering: "Brother will surely realize the Yellow Heaven era, and the world will be blessed..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhang Bao's body, which had been corroded by evil spirits, was flushed by the true qi of the three people and finally turned into ashes unwillingly.
"Humph, save your nonsense for the afterlife."
Zhang Fei snorted coldly and spat at Zhang Bao's disappearing body.
Then Zhang Fei looked at Xia Yu, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "You are really capable, you can easily counteract these magics. If it weren't for you, this battle would have been difficult, and the enemy might even escape."
"Yide is right. You are a master of magic. If it weren't for you, I don't think we would have been able to take back Guigugou so easily."
“Thank you.”
Although Xia Yu's expression was calm, he was actually secretly happy in his heart. After all, getting praise from Master Guan was harder than climbing to the sky.
As arrogant as Guan Yu is, he looks down on all the heroes in the world except Lu Bu as grass, and everyone else looks like a traitor.
Although Guan Yu is not famous yet, his arrogance is real. Now that he is treated with respect by Guan Yu, he can naturally be a little proud.
It’s a pity that now he is the only one who knows how difficult it is to be looked at straight in the eye by Guan Yu, and he has no one to brag to, which is a bit of a pity.
Xia Yu was feeling regretful here, but Zhang Fei on the side nodded to Guan Yu and raised his weapon.
Seeing this, Guan Yu also raised his Green Dragon Crescent Blade and put it against Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear.
Seeing Xia Yu still in a daze, Zhang Fei stepped forward and pulled him, saying with a smile: "Don't dawdle, come here quickly!"
After that, Zhang Fei put his weapon close to Guan Yu's again. Seeing this, Xia Yu smiled and also put his weapon close to him. For a moment, the weapons formed the shape of "Golden and Stone Oath".
"Blue Dragon of the Sky, please bear witness to our steadfast friendship and our ambition to save our nation!"
There may be friendship, but I don’t think about saving the country…
Xia Yu couldn't help but complain in his heart, but streaks of light still appeared on the weapons of the three people that were placed together.
The stream of light danced in the sky and combined into the shape of a mythical beast, the Azure Dragon. The Azure Dragon flew around the three people, and then turned into streams of light again, and turned into a Azure Dragon jade pendant in Xia Yu's hand.
Looking at the jade pendant in Xia Yu's hand, Zhang Fei said excitedly: "I have never been so excited since Taoyuan!"
Guan Yu also stroked his beard and said, "Well, I haven't felt so excited for a long time."
After successfully becoming sworn brothers with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Xia Yu suppressed his excitement. Although it seemed simple to obtain another divine beast, only he himself knew the efforts he had made during this period.
After all, it is very difficult for others to gain the recognition of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei’s beliefs.
After this, Liu Bei also caught up. He led the volunteers to force the Yellow Turban Army into a dead end. Most of the Yellow Turban Army had to abandon this place and escape to the Guangzong stronghold through secret passages.
At this time, the young general sent by Xia Yu to Langya State also sent a secret report. He joined forces with Huangfu Song to wipe out the Yellow Turban Army and its leader Zhang Liang who came here to wreak havoc.
Because the young general had made great achievements in battle and performed excellently, he was noticed by Huangfu Song. After learning that he was just a volunteer soldier, Huangfu Song wanted to recruit him under his command.
The young general didn't know whether he should agree or not, so he had to send a secret report to Xia Yu, in which he stated his actions during this period and requested the next plan.
After a little thought, Xia Yu decided to let the young generals join Huangfu Song. Maybe he could recruit Huangfu Song through the young generals in the future. After all, Huangfu Song was one of the famous generals who left his name in history.
Moreover, when Dong Zhuo comes to power, Huangfu Song will be framed. If he extends a helping hand at that time, he may be able to gain the other party's loyalty.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu wrote a long plan in a very eloquent manner, then folded the plan into a paper crane and let it fly to the young general far away in Langya Kingdom.
I hope the young general can bring him unexpected gains.
As for the Yellow Turban Army, after losing its two leaders Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao in succession, the Yellow Turban forces quickly declined.
The Yellow Turban Army, which had originally clamored "The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven should be established! In the year of Jiazi, the world will be blessed!", was now in chaos.
Only Zhang Jue still led the remaining Taiping Dao followers and hid alone in Guangzong.
Since Zhang Jue was the only leader of the Yellow Turban Army left, those Yellow Turban Army members who believed in the Taiping Dao also united there, which resulted in Guangzong being unable to be captured for a long time. The imperial army could only remain in a stalemate and wait for an opportunity.
In this strange stalemate, the war-torn Central Plains seemed to quiet down in an instant, but everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm, waiting for someone to break this stalemate.
The seventh year of Guanghe.
Guangzong of Julu County, Jizhou.
After parting with the Zhuo County rebel army led by Liu Bei, Xia Yu followed Hong Jing to this place, while Liu Bei and his two brothers continued to fight with the remaining Yellow Turban Army.
Although they also wanted to go to Guangzong, not all of the Yellow Turban Army had fled. Some remnants were still burning, killing and looting everywhere, and their target was these remnants.
Xia Yu had his own goals, so he naturally would not continue to fight with Liu Bei and his three brothers. Therefore, after defeating Zhang Bao, the two groups parted ways.
Despite this, Xia Yu's fame gradually spread among the rebel army, and his military achievements were also recorded.
On this day, Xia Yu followed Hong Jing day and night and finally arrived at the imperial army base in Guangzong.
Because Hong Jing usually travels to various places to broaden her horizons while practicing hard, she is well aware .
He is also good at using magic to treat the wounded, and while traveling, he often encounters soldiers fighting on the battlefield. Therefore, Hong Jing has a certain friendship with these soldiers.
Xia Yu followed Hong Jing into the Imperial Army's garrison and couldn't help but sigh: "Little Senior Sister, it seems that you are the real socialite of the Three Kingdoms. No one stops you wherever you go. This is the Imperial Army's garrison camp, and ordinary people can't enter."
Hearing this, Hong Jing smiled and said, "I know all those soldiers. After all, I have treated them more than once when they were injured. This is also part of the practice."
"Alas, it's a pity that I'm not good at wielding swords and guns. I can only improve on the magic arts related to healing. I wish I could be like you, Junior Brother, and be proficient in everything."
Xia Yu sighed: "Alas, being proficient in everything means being proficient in nothing. It's actually not bad to be specialized. Each has its own advantages."
Hong Jing smiled: "Junior brother, are you trying to comfort me?"
"Hey, no way."
As the two talked as they walked, they soon arrived at the commander's tent.
Next to the main general's camp, battle flags fluttered in the wind in the sky. From the flags, one could tell to which legion they belonged.
And on the fluttering battle flag, there was a big word "Cao" written on it.
Because Hong Jing had already informed them, the soldiers in front of the tent did not stop them. The soldiers went inside the tent to inform them and invited Hong Jing and Xia Yu in.
The commander's tent was not luxurious, but rather rather monotonous. In the center of the tent, two middle-aged men were sitting opposite each other.
There was a map on the table in front of the middle-aged man, with black and white chess pieces representing his side and the enemy placed on the map, as if they were discussing an attack opportunity.
With just one glance, Xia Yu recognized the two people in front of him.
The one wearing tiger skin and a helmet with feathers is Sun Jian, the "Tiger of Jiangdong".
In order to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion caused by the Taiping Dao, Sun Jian, who was in Jiangdong, led the local troops to support the court. After successive victories in Runan and Yingchuan, he fought against their leader, General Tiangong Zhang Jue, at the Yellow Turban Army's last lair - Guangzong in Jizhou.
As for the other person, he is easier to recognize because he looks exactly like Oda Nobunaga in the Koei Tecmo game model. As we all know, Cao Cao and Oda Nobunaga share the same face in the Koei Tecmo model.
But there was no Oda Nobunaga in the Three Kingdoms, so the opponent could only be Cao Cao.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, the imperial court lifted the ban on political parties on scholars and re-employed the exiled scholars in order to quell the rebellion as quickly as possible.
When Cao Cao was the Northern Inspector of Luoyang, he killed relatives of the Ten Attendants who had broken the law and should have been ostracized by the court. However, because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was appointed as the Cavalry Commandant and led the court army to participate in the crusade.
At this moment, because the imperial army was outnumbered by the Yellow Turban Army, Sun Jian was discussing strategy with Cao Cao.
Although the Yellow Turban Army was in decline, it still had 100,000 soldiers, while the imperial army only had 20,000 soldiers.
Cao Cao suggested that one of his men launch a feint attack to attract the enemy's attention, while the other man would lead a detachment to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Zhang Jue's lair.
Sun Jian nodded in agreement with this proposal, but how should the detachment of the army make a detour? If Zhang Jue was prepared, that would also be a problem.
At this moment, a female voice was heard.
"I have a plan."
