Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

At this moment, on the city wall of Wancheng, the haggard Huang Zu glanced at the Jingzhou army below with a complicated expression.

As Liu Biao's most trusted and trusted descendant, Huang Zu's abilities might not be top-notch, but his loyalty to Liu Biao is unquestionable.

But what made Huang Zu confused and embarrassed was that while he was defending Wancheng according to Liu Biao's order, the situation in Jingzhou changed drastically in an instant.

His lord Liu Biao died, Yuan Shu, who had penetrated deep into Jingzhou, was defeated, and the young lord Liu Qi surrendered to Liu Bei, who had plotted to murder his lord.

This made Huang Zu feel like he was leading his troops outside, and when he looked back, he realized... his home was gone.

Therefore, Huang Zu was still guarding Wancheng in a daze. He neither surrendered to Yuan Shu nor submitted to Liu Bei, and maintained his independence for more than a year.

But now, looking at the Jingzhou army under the city, Huang Zu's eyes were confused.

At this time, Guan Yu, wearing a green robe over his armor, stood out from the crowd. Even though they were far apart, he still had an aura of majesty.

Behind Guan Yu was Liu Qi, who looked a bit plump but dressed as a monk.

Before this, after Zuo Rong was sent to Yingzhou by Li Ji, facing countless confused Yingzhou believers, he preached madly as if he was about to be sublimated.

Soon, after Li Ji's magical changes to the doctrines, Buddhism almost achieved a unified trend in Yingzhou, and beautiful white cotton began to bloom throughout Yingzhou.

Moreover, in Yingzhou Buddhism, the Western Paradise was also changed to the Eastern Han Dynasty.

While Li Ji allowed Buddhism to be preached in a certain scope in Yangzhou, the doctrine was also substantially modified, and the main purpose was framed within the scope of guiding people to do good.

Liu Qi, who was honest and cowardly by nature, was easily attracted by the teachings of Buddhism and converted to Buddhism after he came into contact with it. It happened to be a period when there was no hope of revenge on Sun Ce.

Ideas such as "when will the cycle of revenge end" and "lay down the butcher knife to become a Buddha" hit Liu Qi's heart and gradually made him let go of his obsession with revenge against Sun Ce.

While Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at Wancheng, Zhou Cang, who was following behind Guan Yu with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, shouted loudly.

"The Marquis of Han Shou Ting is here. General Huang Zu, please come out and talk."

After hearing this, Huang Zu hesitated for a moment, then appeared on the city wall and responded.

"If General Guan wants to persuade me to surrender, please don't do that. Although my lord Liu Biao was not killed by his uncle, he died because of his subordinate Sun Ce. It is absolutely impossible for me to surrender."

"If you want to attack Wancheng by force, General Guan can do as you wish."

Guan Yu was not annoyed when he heard this. Instead, there was a flash of admiration in his eyes as he looked at Huang Zu on the city wall.

Previously, in order to obtain Wancheng, Yuan Shu and Guan Yu naturally tried various methods to win over Huang Zu.

However, Huang Zu remained unmoved, demonstrating his integrity: "Although my lord is dead, I am unwilling to serve two masters for the sake of wealth and power." He was only willing to follow Liu Biao's last wishes and continue to defend Wancheng.

The integrity and loyalty displayed by Huang Zu were exactly what Guan Yu wanted.

Therefore, after consulting Li Ji, Guan Yu went to great lengths to invite Liu Qi, who was originally in Shouchun, to come here from afar.

Immediately, Guan Yu nodded slightly to Liu Qi beside him.

Seeing this, Liu Qi shouted, "Liu Qi is here, General Huang Zu, would you like to see me?"

Huang Zu's expression was full of surprise, and he quickly responded, "Young Master, please step forward a little so that I can make a better judgment."

Immediately, under the protection of the sword-and-axe army arranged by Guan Yu, Liu Qi rode his horse to a distance sufficient for Huang Zu to carefully discern his face.

After Huang Zu carefully identified it, a look of excitement appeared on his face.

"Please see General Huang Zu."

Liu Qi spoke again.

"Please wait a moment, young master. I will be down right away." Huang Zu responded hurriedly.

Originally, Liu Qi was prepared to enter Wancheng alone to persuade Huang Zu to surrender so that both sides would avoid fighting.

But what Liu Qi did not expect was that the gate of Wancheng was wide open, and Huang Zu rode out on horseback to meet Liu Qi. He dismounted from his horse and walked over on foot to salute when he was more than ten steps away.

"Wancheng defender Huang Zu greets the young master."

This scene moved Liu Qi so much that he quickly dismounted and helped Huang Zu up, saying.

"General Huang Zu, there is no need to be so polite. Please stand up quickly. I am just a monk now, and I don't deserve such a great honor."

When Huang Zu heard this, he noticed the monk's robe on Liu Qi and his expression became anxious.

However, after seeing that Liu Qi was practicing with his hair untied, he relaxed a little and whispered.

"Young Master, please follow me and enter the city quickly. Even if Huang Zu sacrifices his life, he will definitely protect you and will not let you humiliate yourself in this way for the sake of living in peace. And as long as you hold high the banner, the old subordinates of the lord in Jingzhou will surely respond to you."

After hearing this, Liu Qi was slightly startled, shook his head, and clasped his hands together.

"Amitabha, General Huang Zu has misunderstood. The emperor's uncle treats me very well. I have both wealth and freedom. Becoming a monk is what I want. This way, I can pray for the people of Jingzhou who were implicated by my father and atone for his sins."

"Young Master...you...this..."

For a moment, Huang Zu was at a loss and didn't know how to respond.

Originally, Huang Zu thought that Liu Qi was forced to surrender by Liu Bei, so Huang Zu went out of the city alone to let Guan Yu relax his vigilance, and then take the opportunity to bring Liu Qi back to the city.

"Zu Shang wanted to fight to the death, why did the young master surrender..."

In the end, Huang Zu still didn't say these words.

"So, young master, you are here to be a lobbyist as well?" Huang Zu asked softly.

"I really cannot bear to see the war start again. Besides, most of the soldiers who followed General Huang Zu to defend Wancheng are young and strong men from northern Jing. They cannot go home and have to kill each other with their fellow villagers. How sad is that?"

Liu Qi persuaded with a look of reluctance.

Huang Zu stood there for a long while, then bowed his head slightly and said, "Since it is the young master's order, I dare not disobey."

Suddenly, Liu Qi couldn't help but reveal a smile and said.

"General Huang Zu can rest assured. The emperor's uncle treats the people under his rule with benevolence and virtue, and General Yunchang also praises General Huang Zu highly. Now that General Huang Zu has taken the initiative to surrender, he will surely be given an important position."

Huang Zu showed a bitter smile on his face and turned around and shouted towards Wancheng behind him.

"Follow the young master's order, the gates of Wancheng will be opened wide. Uncle Liu will surrender today. The soldiers must not resist."

Immediately, Huang Zu turned around and kowtowed to Liu Qi, saying, "From now on, young master, please take care of yourself."

Liu Qi was slightly surprised when he saw this, and asked quickly, "What does General Huang Zu want to do?"

"Wancheng can surrender, but Huang Zu cannot!"

Huang Zu suddenly stood up, drew the sword from his waist, crossed it around his neck, and shouted to the sky.

"My lord, please slow down on the road to the underworld. Huang Zu is here to protect you!"

The next moment, under the gaze of Liu Qi and everyone else.

Huang Zu pulled his sword horizontally, blood splattered three feet, and the not-so-strong body fell straight down. (End of this chapter)