Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

"General Xiahou died in battle? How is this possible!"

Huang Zhong just got the news, his expression darkened.

The word Duoshan immediately echoed in his mind, and Chen Yang's reminder that Xia Houyuan could not go to Duoshan emerged.

The most unlikely thing will still happen, and the more you avoid it, the more unavoidable it is.

"No, if General Xiahou is not here, Xiahouheng and the others will not be able to stop Zhuge Liang's tricks."

Huang Zhong's expression changed drastically, and he immediately went to gather the whole army, no longer caring about the military and political affairs here, and rushed back to Dingjun Mountain Pass to rescue Xiahouheng brothers as soon as possible.

However, their journey was not halfway through, and a group of cavalry who had been ambushing for a long time rushed out of the woods beside the road.

"Old man, do you want to save Xia Houheng? Don't think about it!"

Chen Dao appeared and said coldly: "Brother Xia Houheng, I'm afraid he has already gone to see Xia Houyuan at this time."

Even if they were all dead, it would not have much impact on Huang Zhong, but it would affect the overall situation in Hanzhong, and he must restore the overall situation.

"Are you here to die?"

Huang Zhong said harshly.

"I'm here to send you to your death!"

As soon as Chen Dao's words fell, they led the troops to fight.

Huang Zhong didn't mean to confront them head-on, because it was difficult for infantry to deal with cavalry. He first used a bow and crossbow to shoot and kill the cavalry in the front row, and then kept retreating, directly retreating into the forest.

The mountains and forests are blocked by trees and restricted by the terrain, which is not suitable for cavalry combat. This is the biggest advantage of Huang Zhong and his infantry.

"All dismount!"

When Chen Dao gave an order, all the cavalry got off their horses, took up their weapons and kept approaching Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong looked at the nearby terrain, and still had no intention of confronting the enemy head-on. He had to preserve his strength, fight and retreat, and quickly retreated to a hillside.

"Defend, defend!"

Huang Zhong shouted: "Defend with your life!"

The soldiers took out their crossbows again, filled them with arrows, and shot down the hillside.

The enemies who were just about to approach fell down one by one.

There were also soldiers who saw many stones on the mountain, picked them up and smashed them down.

"Keep attacking, don't stop!"

Chen Dao said.

Huang Zhong picked up a big bow, bent the bow and set an arrow at Chen Dao, let go of his hand and shot the arrow out.

Whoosh!

Chen Dao heard the sharp sound of piercing through the air, which sounded beside him, and suddenly raised his sword and struck hard, knocking down a sharp arrow, but before he could recover, another arrow shot towards him.

The distance between the two arrows was only one breath, and it came too fast.

Chen Dao lay down on the ground, just to dodge, and then felt a chill on his back, looked up the mountain, and saw that the shooter was Huang Zhong.

The moment their eyes collided, Huang Zhong picked up the third arrow and shot at Chen Dao almost without aiming.

Chen Dao was startled and moved quickly, but Huang Zhong also caught his figure. When the arrow went down, he was almost shot.

Next, Chen Dao didn't dare to show up again, afraid of Huang Zhong's archery skills, he hid among the soldiers and rushed up the hillside.

Huang Zhong couldn't shoot and kill, so he put away his big bow, seeing that the time to counterattack was almost enough.

"Kill it!"

Huang Zhong shouted again.

After that, the coldness in his eyes flashed, he raised his sword, and rushed towards Chen Dao who was inside the enemy.

Caught off guard, Chen Dao almost couldn't react, was slashed back, and nearly rolled down the slope.

Although Huang Zhong is old, he has a lot of strength. As a veteran, he has rich experience. He knows that if Chen Dao is defeated, the rest of the Shu army will be defeated by themselves.

Therefore, Huang Zhong's attacks became faster and faster, and his sword attacks became faster and faster.

At the beginning of the fight, Chen Dao was still able to handle it, but the further he got to the back, the more he felt Huang Zhong's horror, and he was flustered, he just wanted to run away, and he didn't dare to fight.

boom!

At the end of the fight, Chen Dao was kicked on the ground by Huang Zhong. He rolled down the slope, in a panic, and quickly stuck his spear in the ground to barely stabilize his figure.

"die!"

Huang Zhong killed several close enemies, jumped up, landed beside Chen Dao, and slashed down with his sword.

Chen Dao hastily pulled back his spear to block it, but Huang Zhong's saber was much faster than his spear.

Chen Daolian's head and shoulders were cut in half, and Huang Zhong's body was splashed with blood.

When the Shu army saw that Chen Dao was killed, the rest of them had no intention of resisting and fled in panic.

Huang Zhong wiped the blood off his face, packed up the remaining soldiers, and rushed to Dingjun Pass, only to find that the Cao camp here had been occupied by Ma Chao. He didn't dare to attack there, so he could only rush to Hanzhong.

On the way back to Hanzhong, Huang Zhong met the brothers of Xiahou's family who were carrying Xiahouyuan's body, and was hunted down by Ma Chao, who helped them repel the pursuers.

"Old General!"

Xia Houheng choked up and said, "Father is dead!"

Seeing them crying so sadly, Huang Zhong felt a little uncomfortable, and said, "I killed Chen Dao just now, but it wasn't enough to avenge General Xiahou. Let's go back to Hanzhong first. We need to discuss this matter with the general."

When they returned to Hanzhong, it was already the early morning of the next day.

Looking at Xia Houyuan's body, Chen Yang didn't expect that Xia Houyuan really died on the opposite mountain. He was not hacked to death by Huang Zhong, but stabbed to death by Ma Chao.

He began to regret that Xia Houyuan shouldn't be allowed to try, whether his own variable can change some things that may change.

Guan Ren was right, Dingjun Shannan would really lose a general.

"Please general avenge my father."

Xia Houheng cupped his hands and bowed, and said: "As long as the general can kill Ma Chao for me, from now on, I, Xia Houheng, will be your slave, and I will only obey the orders of the general for the rest of my life."

Xia Houba echoed, "Me too!"

He blamed himself very much, thinking that Xia Houyuan's death was caused by him alone.

Chen Yang thought for a long time, then shook his head and said, "It's not easy to kill Ma Chao, but I won't ignore this grudge. You should first inform Duke Wei about the matter here, and then take General Xiahou's body back to Xiangyang."

After placing Xiahouyuan's body, Chen Yang guessed that Zhuge Liang would take this opportunity to attack Hanzhong, so he ordered Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun to set up defenses on the Hanzhong city tower.

The soldiers and horses they brought, except for Huang Zhong's who suffered little losses, the rest of the army was almost wiped out, leaving only more than 5000 people. There is another tough battle to be fought next, and it is not known whether they can stop the Shu army.

Chen Yang was thinking in his heart, did he do something wrong?He shouldn't use Xia Houyuan to make changes.

He shouldn't let Xia Houyuan go to Dingjun Mountain, as long as Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun join forces, it is enough to capture Dingjun Mountain.

His attitude should be tougher.

That is to say, Xia Houyuan's death, and his unshirkable responsibility, were all caused by him.

"General, it may not be your fault."

Just when Chen Yang was feeling confused, a familiar voice came from beside him.