Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1067: Just a Student
When Weiwei Lu Yong brought news of the battle at the South Gate again, Jin Yue seemed somewhat excited. Although he did not take the initiative to ask for a fight, it was obvious from his eyes that this young eunuch seemed to have liked this feeling since the battle between Ximen and Sun Ce.

However, Zhang Yu directly poured a bucket of cold water on him.

"As a woman in the harem, I am overstepping my authority to interfere in the battle at the West Gate. It's just that before His Majesty went to Hulao Pass, he gave me this soft hedgehog armor, and I should return the favor. As for the five thousand enemy troops at the South Gate, they are insignificant, and I should not interfere any more."

Just this one sentence completely suppressed Jin Yue's infinite fighting spirit.

On a wide road in the north of Luoyang, Weiwei Lu Yong galloped on his horse and caught up with Sili Xiaowei Qian Li who was riding forward.

"Captain Qian, please wait..."

Qian Lile stopped his horse and looked back at him: "What else do you want me to do?"

"Huff, huff..." Lu Yong breathed heavily, which made Qian Li look unhappy.

"As a Weiwei, in charge of the capital's defense, how can you be so weak?"

Lu Yong was somewhat embarrassed. Although he had a distinguished family background, and Qian Li was just the son of a village headman, they could not be compared at all. However, although he, as the Weiwei, sounded extremely powerful, in fact, most of the military power in his hands had been transferred by His Majesty to the Sili Xiaowei, that is, Lord Qian Li. Not to mention that Qian Li was a childhood friend of the emperor from the same hometown, and had shared power with Xun Yu for many years, and was deeply trusted by His Majesty.

Not to mention himself, even the current patriarch of the Fanyang Lu family, the president of the Imperial Academy, Lu Zhi, had to show some respect to Qian Li when he met him.

Qian Li has never thought highly of these children from aristocratic families. Except for a few people like Xun Yu, Xun You, Cui Jun, etc., in his eyes, other children from aristocratic families are nothing more than rich and powerful people and playboys, not worth a single sneer.

Although Lu Yong was also known for his good governance and was called the hope for the future of the Lu family by Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi's expectations for this nephew even exceeded those for his own eldest son.

But Qian Li didn't have much contact with him, and because of his slightly fat body, Qian Li naturally attributed this general impression of his to him.

Lu Yong soon smiled again, even with a flattering look on his face: "Lu has just returned to the capital, and I need the Sili Xiaowei's guidance on many defense matters."

"Well, no need for polite words. You and I are both his Majesty's subjects. We only ask to be loyal to him and speak frankly from time to time."

Qian Li was a little impatient.

Lu Yong bowed and said, "Although the enemy troops at the West Gate have retreated, Dian Wei and Xu Chu at the South Gate are ten times more brave than Sun Ce. They are good at climbing the city walls. The soldiers of Pingshan Feijun are also fierce and fearless. Now the original 30,000 soldiers at the West Gate are either dead or injured, and half of them can no longer continue to fight. The rest have to guard against Sun Ce's counterattack. I don't know how to deal with the battle at the South Gate? Please give me some advice, sir."

He spoke in an urgent manner, but his face did not show any panic at all.

Qian Li glanced at him and said, "It's such a small matter. I'm afraid you already know the answer. Why are you asking me again?"

Lu Yong narrowed his eyes and said, "This matter is of great importance, and I dare not presume to take the initiative."

"Humph, what do you mean by not daring to be self-reliant? Your uncle must have told you about this, right?" Qian Li said with some disdain.

However, Lu Yong seemed to be oblivious to his ridicule and still had that good-natured smile on his face.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to look for Dean Lu, please come with me."

Lu Yong raised his eyebrows and said, "I obey your command."

"Shut up. You are one of the Nine Ministers. You can only mention the word 'lower official' in front of the Three Dukes. Don't play tricks in front of me, otherwise it will be of no benefit to you."

After Qian Li scolded him, he waved his whip and rode away.

Lu Yong breathed a sigh of relief, as if a great burden had been lifted off his shoulders. "Huh... Uncle is right. This Sili Xiaowei has a bit of the straightforwardness of a countryman. Yes, he is a person who is easy to get along with."

After saying this, he also spurred on his horse and quickly caught up.

As the sun sets, the afterglow of the sunset casts a very long shadow of the huge city wall of Luoyang on the wilderness in the east.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu each led more than 2,000 Pingshan Flying Soldiers and pushed forward towards the stairs on both sides of the city tower. Although the 1,000 soldiers guarding the city, plus the 3,000 men brought by General Ye from the west gate, fought hard, they were ultimately no match for the enemy army with two fierce generals leading the way.

However, after this fierce battle, by the time Cao's army stepped onto the stairs of the upper and lower city walls, only less than 3,000 of the 5,000 soldiers were left, and nearly half of the 4,000 Han soldiers had been killed or wounded.

In the fierce battles involving tens or even hundreds of thousands of troops, the role of a general is often limited to leading the charge and boosting morale. After all, no matter how high a person's martial arts skills are, the number of enemy troops he can kill in a battle is very limited, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand, so that it can almost be ignored.

But in this battle involving only a few thousand people, the killing power of the fierce general was very considerable.

General Ye had long heard of the martial arts of Dian and Xu, so when he rushed from the west gate to support them, he brought five of his best fighters with him.

But even so, they were still beaten back step by step, and even had no power to fight back, which made General Ye gradually despair.

During the intervals between battles, Dian Wei looked out at the scene before him. The streets in Luoyang city were wide and clean, and the houses were lined up one after another. It was several times more prosperous than when he brought his wife here to seek medical treatment.

This made him feel a little excited: "My lord...My lord, Dian Wei finally lived up to your trust and captured Luoyang for you..."

"Bah!" General Ye blocked Dian Wei's short spear and spat fiercely.

"What a nobody Cao Cao is! You traitors will sooner or later be cursed in the annals of history!"

Dian Wei said fiercely: "Liu He, the hypocrite, deserves to be cursed. Our lord has the world in his heart, is wise and righteous, and he should be the wise leader of the world."

"Bullshit!" General Ye was so angry that his face quickly turned red: "A descendant of a dead eunuch dares to call himself a leader. How shameless!"

"You...you are looking for death!" Dian Wei's anger was completely ignited in an instant.

He used his halberd to suppress General Ye's weapon, and the other short halberd arrived in front of General Ye almost in the blink of an eye.

"Puff..." Before he could react, the tip of the halberd had already pierced deeply into his chest.

"Die..." Dian Wei growled viciously and twisted the tip of his halberd into General Ye's chest. The heart-wrenching pain almost made this battle-hardened general faint.

"Don't be so arrogant! Here comes Zhou Cang."

"Pei Yuanshao is here, who is here to give credit to someone?"

Two military generals who looked quite powerful came running from a street corner not far away. Behind them, "soldiers" wearing Han army armor but without the majestic military appearance of the Han army also ran out.

Dian Wei sneered: "Humph, here come a few more people to die."

General Ye suddenly roared, and using the last bit of his strength, he grabbed the short spear that pierced his chest with both hands.

"Quick...quickly kill...kill him..."

When Zhou Cang heard the shout and saw the scene on the stone steps, he immediately showed admiration on his face: "As expected of a brave general of the Han Dynasty, I am here."

"You want to kill Dian Wei, have you asked me?"

Xu Chu chopped down a Han army general in front of him with a sword, then jumped from the stone steps and landed in front of Zhou Cang and others.

Pei Yuanshao's face lit up: "Hey, Xu Chu is already injured, and after half a day of fighting, it's a good opportunity for someone to make a contribution. Yuanfu is not allowed to snatch it from me."

After saying that, he patted his horse, waved his sword and rushed forward.

"Hey, Yuan Shao... don't underestimate the enemy..."

When Xu Chu saw the enemy general rushing towards him, he raised his lips and said, "There are indeed some who are not afraid of death."

When Pei Yuanshao arrived in front of him, the big knife had just been swung out, and the Mountain Beast King Slash in Xu Chu's hand suddenly attacked, and arrived first, and collided heavily with Pei Yuanshao's big knife.

"Dang..." After a crisp sound, the big knife broke away from Pei Yuanshao's hand and flew far away.

"What?" Pei Yuanshao was horrified and hurriedly reined in his horse, trying to escape.

"Want to leave?" Xu Chu grabbed his ponytail and pulled it hard.

"Xilulu..." Pei Yuanshao was thrown to the ground by Xu Chu, along with his horse. "Yuan Shao..." Just as Zhou Cang was screaming, Xu Chu raised his sword and chopped Pei Yuanshao into two pieces.

"You damned thief!" An angry shout came from behind Zhou Cang, followed by two consecutive sounds of bows being shot.

"Whizzing……"

Two feather arrows shot towards Xu Chu and Dian Wei respectively.

"Hmm?" Xu Chu vaguely felt that the arrow seemed to be quite powerful. He did not dare to underestimate it. He quickly took two steps back and blocked it in front of him with his big knife.

"Ding..." The feather arrow hit the blade, and Xu Chu was pushed back a step again.

When Dian Wei wanted to dodge, he was held tightly by General Ye and could not move at all.

"Puff..." The feather arrow pierced his left shoulder.

"Ha..." Dian Wei clenched his teeth and endured the severe pain.

"Go to hell!" General Ye pulled out Dian Wei's halberd tip himself. A stream of blood spurted out from his chest, dyeing Dian Wei's face scarlet.

In a flash, before Dian Wei had time to wipe the blood that was blocking his vision, he felt the feather arrow in his left shoulder being pushed hard again and penetrated deeper.

The sudden and unexpected pain made Dian Wei cry out in pain.

He grabbed General Ye's neck and, in anger, twisted it hard, completely breaking the neck of the commander of Luoyang City's west gate.

"Who are you, you rat? If you have the guts, come out and fight me, Dian Wei, to the death!"

Dian Wei was covered in blood and looked even more ferocious and terrifying.

A young general rode out from behind Zhou Cang, pointed his spear at Dian Wei and held his head high.

"Hey, that thief general has heard it carefully. Your grandfather's surname is Qin Lie, and his courtesy name is Boyang. Remember your grandfather's name, otherwise you will not know who to avenge yourself after you die."

Dian Wei frowned. "Qin Lie? I've never heard of him. Where did this brat come from, dare to show off in front of me?"

Qin Lie grinned and laughed: "Haha, your grandfather is of course a nobody now, just a student in the fifth dormitory of the Military Academy of the Imperial College. However, after killing you, the traitor, today, my great name will spread far and wide."

"Students from the Imperial College?" Dian Wei was furious. "How dare a few underage kids come and provoke me? I think you are tired of living!"

"Hey, Dian Wei, you are already at the end of your strength, yet you still dare to act violently. Today, we, the students of the Imperial College, will use you to fill in this year's graduation examination papers."

Another student rushed out and went straight to Dian Wei.

"Hey, Mr. Wang, don't take my first place in this year's assessment..."

Qin Lie shouted loudly and rushed out on his horse.

In the city of Luoyang, inside the Imperial College, Lu Zhi was in a private courtyard of his own as the dean, brandishing a halberd, looking vigorous and strong despite his old age.

"Hehe, Old Lu is in a good mood." A very cold voice came, and Lu Zhi hurriedly put away his weapon.

"Haha, my dear nephew is a rare person. Normally, as the dean, I can't invite you even if I want to. Why did you come uninvited today?"

Lu Zhi looked at Huangfu Han standing in front of him, greeted him, and put the halberd back on the weapon rack.

Huangfu Hanhan asked directly, "Did you order the students from Dormitory 4 and 52 of the Military Academy to go to the South Gate to fight the enemy?"

Lu Zhi nodded very straightforwardly: "Yes, that's what I said. Not only that, I also said that this battle performance will be the result of their assessment this year, including the graduation assessment of the students in the fifth dormitory this year. The same is true. There will be no other assessments in the academy."

"Hehe, no wonder those young men are so excited. General Lu, are you bringing the deceptive tactics you use in the army to the Imperial Academy?"

Huangfu Han's tone was somewhat unfriendly.

Lu Zhi didn't take it as an offense: "Hey, how can you say it's a lie? It's just a way to boost morale."

"Nonsense!" Huangfu Han scolded directly, not taking the president of the Imperial College seriously at all.

"They are still students and have not yet graduated. How can they face such powerful generals as Dian Wei and Xu Chu? Isn't this sending them to their deaths?"

"Haha, my dear nephew, please be patient."

Lu Zhi had long been accustomed to Huangfu Han's way of speaking. It seemed that no one in the world could make him speak in a friendly tone, not even the emperor. This Imperial College's library administrator was not only arrogant, but also arrogant to the sky. No matter whether they were royal relatives or great scholars of the time, they were no different from dirt in his eyes. But His Majesty trusted him so much that no one could do anything to him.

Although Huangfu Han had a bad temper and spoke harshly, no one in the Imperial College could disobey him. His profound knowledge was far beyond the reach of many doctors and teachers in the academy. Moreover, although he seemed indifferent, he was actually very concerned about the studies of many students in the Imperial College. He often pretended to give students some advice casually, which benefited them a lot. Therefore, the students in the academy respected him very much and admired him even more than they did the dean.

Lu Zhi took the teacup and drank it all.

"Hoo... good tea..."

Huangfu Han grabbed his teapot and smashed it to pieces without any courtesy.

"If you don't explain this matter clearly, believe it or not, I will make sure you never have tea to drink again."

Lu Zhi glanced at him and said with a smile, "Believe it, how can I not believe it? Come, my dear nephew, sit down for a moment and let me explain."

"I don't have time to sit. If you have something to say, just say it quickly."

"Okay, okay." Lu Zhi didn't force it.

"My dear nephew, what do you think the students of the Military Academy should do to repay the court after graduation?"

"Of course I will join the army and use the martial arts and tactics I have learned to kill the enemies and gain merit." Huangfu Han said without hesitation.

"That's it." Lu Zhi slapped his thigh and said, "Since they will have to go to the battlefield sooner or later, and now there is such a good opportunity, why not let them adapt in advance?"

Huangfu Han frowned: "But in the end they still..."

"They are still students, still children, right? That's why I didn't let them participate in the battle at the West Gate. There are more than 4,000 students in the fourth and fifth dormitories, plus the original South Gate garrison. If they are defeated or suffer heavy losses against the already exhausted Dian Wei and Xu Chu's 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers, don't you think that these students will join the army after graduation this year or next year? Wouldn't that be a disservice to the country and the people?"

Lu Zhi's words made Huangfu Han seem unable to find any words to refute for a while.

"You, who refuse to marry and have no children, treat these children in the Imperial College and the vast sea of ​​books in your library as your own flesh and blood. Just for this reason, I have great respect for you, the younger generation, and this is why His Majesty can trust you so much. However, it is precisely because you have never raised a child that you do not understand that this method of doting is really harmful."

"Look at the soldiers in the army. They are roughly the same age as these students, but they are still fighting in the front line, ready to die. These students have better conditions to practice martial arts and learn military tactics. If they encounter such a dangerous time, they still need the country to protect them. Isn't it putting the cart before the horse for the court to spend so much effort to train them?"

"That's also..." Huangfu Han wanted to struggle a few more times, but Lu Zhi didn't give him a chance to speak.

"Now Luoyang is in danger, and Sun Ce's army had to rely on the Queen to go in person to repel it. The Queen is pregnant with a prince, but she still doesn't shy away from the axe and takes the risk herself. Do the students of my Imperial College, these thousands of men, need women to protect them?"

Lu Zhi's tone became more and more dignified, completely different from the honest and submissive man he had just been.

Huangfu Han fell into deep thought and did not reply for a long time.

Lu Zhi smiled again and pointed at the teapot on the ground: "Zhen's new purple clay teapot costs eight hundred gold each. Remember to compensate me."

There was one thing he hadn't told Huangfu Han yet, and that was that letting the students of the Military Academy go to war was something that His Majesty had already decided on. Only His Majesty, Xun You, and he, the dean, knew about this.

However, this imperial edict may be useful to others, but it is useless to Huangfu Han. If he is not convinced by reason, I am afraid that this guy will immediately run to Hulao Pass to find His Majesty and ask for an explanation.

(End of this chapter)