three kings

Chapter 265
dawn.

The rising sun is still hovering shyly on the horizon, and the thick clouds are like the armor on the soldiers, covering it tightly, and the morning glow paints a layer of bright colors on the sky and the earth.

Xudu was originally an ordinary city and county. Because of its excellent geographical location, it was favored by Cao Cao. In the first year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian moved his capital here from Luoyang.

Xudu is divided into inner and outer cities.The inner city is the imperial city, and the outer city winds up and down like hills, encircling the inner city.

At that time, after Cao Cao took Emperor Xian to Xudu, in order to create a great cause of unification, he carried out garrisoning around here, and ordered the army and civilians to reclaim wasteland and sow seeds to meet the needs of the war.

Therefore, relying on its natural advantages, this place has become the center of Dahan's economy.

It's a pity that everything is impermanent, and Xudu is in a state of depression at the moment.

On this day, a large group of cavalry appeared on the horizon. There were more than a thousand of them.The first general, tall and straight, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, turned out to be Zhang Xiu, the second leader of the "Eagle Riding Battalion", but he didn't know what to do here?
It turned out that a few days ago, Zhao Yun asked Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er to lead a hundred soldiers to pretend to be ordinary people and make trouble outside Yangzhai County.

This was the first civil uprising, so Zhao Yun expected that Yangzhai County Guard General Wen Hua would rush to the scene of the incident as soon as possible and suppress it with iron and blood, in order to achieve the effect of killing chickens and monkeys.What's more, Wen Hua takes pleasure in humiliating the common people, so of course she won't miss this opportunity for fun.

Sure enough, not long after, Wen Hua came with a hundred soldiers. He thought that a hundred civilians with hoes and rakes could not be the opponents of his hundred guards, but he did not expect that these troublemakers were not ordinary The ordinary people were disguised as elite Liangzhou soldiers.

Wen Hua's hundred guards were no match for them at all, they were subdued by Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er in two or three hits, and Wen Hua was gouged through the head by Zhang Xiu with a nine-toothed rake.

In the end, the dragons in Yangzhai County had no leader and were easily captured by Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun knew that Wen Chou had a strong personality. If he were to charge the front line, he would be a brave general, but if he were to command an army, he would be a reckless man.He expected that Wen Chou would rush to support Yang Zhai after he learned that his nephew was killed and Yang Zhai fell.

So he asked Chen Dao to guard Yangdi, and he hid the army under Songshan Mountain in advance, and let Wen Chou lead the army to pass by, while he sent the army to directly kill Xudu.

At this moment, they are planning to use the "City Fraud Law" to fraudulently open the city gate.

He directly led the army to the city and shouted: "Open the door quickly, General Wen Chou is worried that Sun Can's army will attack Xudu, so he sent us here to support!"

The guards on the city did not dare to neglect, and immediately replied: "What proof do you have?"

"Bitch, what are you? Tell your leaders to come out and talk to me!" Zhang Xiu pointed at the guards with a horsewhip and scolded angrily, with an air of arrogance.

People who are good are bullied by others, and horses who are good are ridden by others.

The city guards were used to being instructed by others, seeing Zhang Xiu's bright armor, they thought that Zhang Xiu had a lot of background, and hurried to the city government office, because Yuan Shao's army had many soldiers, and there were not enough armor and weapons.Therefore, the general's armor was a symbol of their status.The greater the credit, the better and brighter the armor, and the smaller the credit, the bronze armor is your body protection equipment.

The Zhangxiu armor is made of high-quality iron, which is both gorgeous and practical, so it naturally becomes a big man in the eyes of the guards.Because of Zhang Xiu's calm expression, the guards guarding the city did not become suspicious.

After a while, a general in iron armor appeared on the city wall.He looked around and felt that the people in the city were very unfamiliar. He felt strange that he had followed Wen Chou for many years, and most of the generals under Wen Chou knew him, but this one in front of him...

The general who defended the city was suspicious, but it was winter and the fog was heavy, and it was the time of the day when the fog was at its thickest.The general who defended the city didn't want to offend anyone, and asked, "Who is Your Excellency? I can't see clearly because of the heavy fog. I'll leave the bamboo basket behind, and you put your token in the bamboo basket."

Zhang Xiu looked up at the figure on the city wall, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, since you want to die, then this general will help you.He glanced back at Zhao Yun, who was wearing Yuan Bing's cloth armor in the group, and then said with a smile to the shadow on the city wall: "You bastard, you have been appreciated by General Wen, and you don't know your brothers anymore when you become a fake prefect. You stick your head out to see who I am?"

(Fake means generation in ancient times, and false prefect means acting prefect.)
The general was even more puzzled. Curious, he couldn't help poking his head out to see who it was.
On the fuzzy city wall, Zhao Yun spotted a man poking his head out of the city at a glance. He immediately took out an eight-stone iron tire heavy bow hanging from his waist, pulled it into a full moon, and shot it with an arrow.Zhao Yun's arrow technique is extremely superb, even though the distance is three hundred steps, the arrow casts so hard, it's like a shooting star chasing the moon.

The general guarding the city only felt a sharp murderous aura rushing towards his face, before he could guess the reason, the sharp arrow pierced through the sea of ​​people and reached his forehead!

Before the general defending the city could react, he fell on his back.

"Siege!" Zhao Yun gave the order to siege the moment he retracted his bow.

Bows and arrows all over the sky are coming from the sky!

The well-trained cavalry will also launch in layers in a neat and orderly manner. Once they are entangled by the method of overlapping bows and arrows at this distance, no matter how fast the opponent reacts, they will not be able to counterattack in a short time, let alone the organization. The leader of the counterattack had been shot dead by Zhao Yun.

At this time, the soldiers at the rear of the army sent up the ladder, and the brave Hu Che'er took the lead and commanded a group of soldiers to kill them.

The battle became no suspense. Under such circumstances, the defenders with few soldiers and no one to command could still resist the attack of Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu, and Hu Che'er.

Under Zhao Yun's excellent command, Xu Du was captured by Sun Canjun at a very small cost.

"Ah! It used to be the economic center of the Han Dynasty, a symbol of prosperity. Now, it has come to such a state. When will the war end?" Zhao Yun walked on the streets of Xudu for the first time, and saw that the hundreds of feet long street was nothing more than A dozen pedestrians said sadly.

"War is like this. You get used to it when you see it a lot." Zhang Xiu was the one who spoke. He had been in the military camp since he was a child, and he joined Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army after he became an artist.

Dong Zhuo is a robber among robbers, every time he passes through or attacks a city, he will not be happy if he does not plunder it.Zhang Xiu has heard and seen it all by himself.

At this time, Zhao Yun remembered a sentence in the "Benji of Gaozu" when he read "Historical Records": "The fathers and elders have suffered from Qin's harsh laws for a long time. Those who slander the family, and those who talk casually abandon the market. I make an appointment with the princes, and the first to enter the customs is the king's sway." , I am the king of Guanzhong. I made an appointment with my father and elders, and the law is three chapters: murderer dies, wounding and stealing is punishable. The rest of the Qin law is removed. All officials are blocked as before. Wherever I come, I will kill my father and elders. If there is any violence, there is no fear! And the reason why I return to the tyrant is to wait for the arrival of the princes to determine the restraint."

When Emperor Gaozu conquered Guanzhong and took control of Xianyang, he made three laws to the local people and won high praise from the people.

It is because of this matter.Later, Gaozu appointed Han Xin as the general. After breaking the Sanqin and recapturing Guanzhong, the local people were still grateful to him and wholeheartedly helped Gaozu fight against all enemies.

It was because of the selfless help of these common people that Gaozu became stronger and stronger, and finally wiped out all enemies and seized the world.

If I follow the example of Gaozu at this moment, and make three rules for the people of this place, then after the Lord enters the Central Plains in the future.The people of the Central Plains will serve the Lord wholeheartedly.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yun immediately said to Zhang Xiu: "Brother, in the name of my lord, I want to imitate Gaozu and make three chapters with the people of the Central Plains. What do you think?"

Zhang Xiu's expression has obviously heard the allusion of "Three Chapters of the Covenant", and he said with some embarrassment: "This... the lord didn't give an order, so I'm afraid it's not suitable to use his name rashly... If someone speaks about it in a wrong way, I'm afraid it will be wrong to my junior brother." unfavorable."

"Haha!" Zhao Yun laughed loudly and said, "Brother, you are worrying too much. Zhao Yun is only thinking of the lord, so how can the lord blame him? Brother, let's do it."

After a while, notices were posted everywhere in Xudu, promising that as long as they do not commit the crime of murder, the crime of wounding, or the crime of theft, no matter who they are, they can spend the day with peace of mind, and the officials will never harass them.Moreover, all the things that Wen Chouqiang invited in Xudu's warehouse were sent to the people.

After the people heard about it, they all enthusiastically supported Zhao Yun's army, and took out the extra food and wine they had allocated to comfort Zhao Yun's army.

Zhao Yun's timely delivery of charcoal at this time saved Sun Can a lot of effort in governing the people in the Central Plains in the future.

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The heavy and chaotic sound of the horse's hooves on the ground, and the panting and snorting of the war horses are getting closer.

An ugly man covered with thick flesh shouted loudly.

Twenty-eight thousand soldiers galloped quickly in the cold morning.Although the team was relatively scattered, the strong lineup, billowing smoke and loud shouts made them look like a flood.

Wen Chou roared angrily in the cold wind, and getting off his horse became a tool for him to vent his anger. The bright red marks were very conspicuous under the bright yellow brown hair.

Even so, he still couldn't vent the anger in his heart.

He was originally Yuan Shao's favorite general, and he was favored by Yuan Shao everywhere.However, Cao Cao was like his guest star. When dealing with Cao Cao, he was tricked everywhere and lost consecutive battles.That "glorious" record made him depressed.

After finally getting a good job, I wanted to take a good rest in Xudu to wash away my bad luck.Unexpectedly, just after collecting food from the people, he learned that Yangzhai County was captured by Sun Can's army and his nephew was killed.

In a rage, he immediately mobilized his troops to kill Xiangyangdi County, intending to use Yangdi's guard to sacrifice the sacrificial sword, but he didn't know that Yangdi's guard, Chen Dao, guarded Yangdi like an iron bucket, so he couldn't beat him.

Not long after, there was news that Xu Du had fallen.

(End of this chapter)