Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 421 Fox Du? Ma Zhong! (Thanks to Hui Hui, who loves to drink Wang Zai and eat sweet corn for the monthly ticket support~)
After throwing all the rolling logs and fallen rocks to the bottom of the valley, Zheng Ang immediately led the army to evacuate out of Death Valley.

Although we can no longer ambush the enemy in this way, as long as the entrance to the valley is blocked, it will be difficult for the enemy to come out.

As long as the enemy is affected by the miasma in the valley for a long time, their combat effectiveness will become weaker and weaker.

When the time is right, they will open the valley entrance, rush in and kill the enemy, and the enemy will undoubtedly be defeated!
However, as soon as this thought came to mind, there was a sudden loud bang and the whole earth shook slightly.

Then Zhengang was horrified to find that the pile of huge rocks and trees blocking the entrance of the valley were also shaking violently!

Then there were more explosions, and the huge rocks and rolling logs were blown to pieces in a short time, with gravel and wood chips flying everywhere!

The stone and wood that originally blocked the exit had been cleared to create a large hole.

Zhengang was filled with horror!

Those woods are easy to deal with, they can be chopped with an axe.

But it is not so easy to mine those hard big stones.

Even if they used a mattock, it would take soldiers or craftsmen a long time to dig into shape.

However, now, these hard boulders are as fragile as porcelain in front of the enemy's gunpowder bottles!
In a moment, it was blown into small pieces of rubble by the enemy!

Zhengang didn't dare to stay any longer.

Otherwise, if the enemy rushes out, they won’t even have time to escape!

After all, the enemy has nearly 80,000 troops.

Even if we exclude those who withdrew from the Death Valley due to physical discomfort and those who were killed in Qingchui Mountain, there are still at least more than 70,000 people!

Faced with an enemy force of this size, he, with only 5,000 men, could never be their match.

So he led his army back to the rear without looking back to meet Yong Kai!

Yong Kai had already set up camp near the exit of Death Valley.

After learning that Zhengang had failed to successfully ambush the enemy, he panicked and immediately decided to retreat back into the city.

At this moment, a county official in light armor suddenly came out to stop them and said:
"My lord, wait a minute! The enemy has been in the Death Valley for several hours. They must be in poor condition and exhausted.

"Once they come out, it will be the perfect time to attack them!"

Hearing this, Yong Kai looked at the other person. It turned out to be just a small county official, who seemed to be called Hu Du.

I heard that the other party's original surname was Ma and he planned to change his name to Zhong.

Yong Kai was naturally suspicious of someone who would easily change his name, and could not help but sneer:
"You are just a small county official, what qualifications do you have to speak here?

"What's more, the enemy army has more than 70,000 soldiers, led by the most powerful general in the world!

"We still have the terrible gunpowder pot. If we give up the city and terrain and fight the enemy at this time, wouldn't it be a waste of life?"

When Hu Du heard this, his expression suddenly turned ugly:
“If you don’t attack them now, my lord, once they have recovered, I will definitely attack the city with all my strength!

"With the enemy's gunpowder cans here, our city defenses are useless, and we will have to fight head-on in the end.

“Why not take advantage of this moment when the enemy has not yet rushed out of the valley entrance and block it with heavy troops.

"We will kill as many enemy troops as possible. We will naturally be unable to organize an effective attack!"

Seeing that Hu Du was still pointing fingers at him, Yong Kai's face suddenly darkened. He swung the whip in his hand at the other's face and cursed angrily:

"I'm giving you face, right? Do I need you to teach me how to do things?
"If you dare to say another word, I will kill you without mercy!"

After saying this, Yong Kai led his army back to the county town without even having time to dismantle the camp.

Hu Du looked at the retreating army, his eyes filled with grief and anger.

Then he threw his helmet to the ground, pointed at Yong Kai's back and cursed:
"I don't want to be your mediocre leader!"

After saying that, Hu Du turned around and walked towards Lu Bu's army resolutely... When Lu Bu led the army to move away the obstacles that had been blown up at the entrance of the valley and successfully walked out of the Death Valley, they did not find any trace of the enemy.

Instead, they saw a man who looked like an enemy officer walking straight towards them!

Yan Liang immediately rode forward, stopped the other party, and shouted:

"who are you?!"

Hu Du bowed and replied:

"I am a county official under Yong Kai, my surname is Hu, my given name is Du, and my courtesy name is Dexin.

"Now that I see that Yong Kai is unworthy of my company, I have come to seek refuge with the Duke of Chu!"

Yan Liang sneered:
"He suddenly surrendered when the two armies were fighting. Could this be a trick?"

Seeing Yan Liang's doubts, Hu Du couldn't help but sneer:
"Look at the complexion of you guys, you are already at the end of your strength.

"I just advised Yong Kai to use a large number of troops to block the entrance of the valley and prevent you from coming out. We can definitely defeat you.

“But he didn’t listen to me and insisted on retreating back to the city. He even beat and scolded me!
"I concluded that this fellow could not accomplish anything, so I abandoned him and came to him.

"I never thought that you guys are actually a group of blind people!
"Well, if we can't stay here, there are other places that can accommodate us!"

After saying that, Hu Du turned around and prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, a loud voice suddenly sounded from behind:
"Wait a minute!"

Hu Du turned around and saw a heroic man in golden armor riding a fiery red warhorse slowly approaching him.

Hu Du guessed that this person should be the legendary Flying General Lu Bu.

In fact, when Lu Bu just heard the other party's name, he already knew that the other party was the historical general of Shu Han - Ma Zhong!

Of course, they had killed a Ma Zhong before.

It’s just that that Ma Zhong was the Ma Zhong of the Wu Kingdom in history, and was not the same person as the Ma Zhong of the Shu Han in front of him.

And now this Ma Zhong has not changed his name and is still called Hu Du.

After listening to the strategy that the other party suggested to Yong Kai, he also felt a chill down his spine!
If Yong Kai had really followed Hu Du's advice, even if they did not suffer a major defeat, they would definitely have suffered heavy losses.

After all, the condition of our soldiers is not very good.

The enemy is well-rested and has the advantage of terrain, so we can definitely inflict heavy damage on them!

A hint of contempt suddenly appeared at the corner of Lu Bu's mouth.

If it weren't for the geographical advantage and a large number of troops, Yong Kai would not be worthy of being his opponent!
Now that a subordinate has proposed a good plan but it is not adopted, it is enough to show what kind of person the other party is.

Lu Bu immediately clasped his fists towards Hu Du and said:
"I am Lu Bu. I just heard what you said and I know you are quite strategic.

"You have come to me specially to surrender, how can I not accept you? I also ask you to give me some advice and help our army defeat Yong Kai."

After hearing this, Hu Du finally understood that Lu Bu was indeed a wise leader, and immediately bowed and saluted.

After recruiting Hu Du, Lu Bu immediately ordered the army to rest in the camp left by the enemy.

After the battle of Qingchui Mountain, the original army of 80,000 was reduced to 77,000 people.

Later, when passing through Death Valley, nearly four thousand people became seriously unwell and were forced to leave the valley.

So there are still 73,000 people coming out now.

Fortunately, Yong Kai was frightened by the large number of their troops and the power of the gunpowder bottles, and did not follow Hu Du's advice.

Otherwise, the current situation would never be so good!
(End of this chapter)