Three Kingdoms

  The war drum roared, and there was a rush.

  The soldiers of Wancheng ran around the city wall in a little panic, shouting and shouting from time to time, and moved the wooden rolling stone arrows and spears back and forth. In the face of Cao Jun's attack, the defenders of Wancheng were obviously not as calm as the veterans of the hussars.

  When Pang Shanmin received the information and climbed up the city wall with Huang Wan and Jiang Gan, Huang Zhong had already dispatched troops, deployed sentry posts and warning soldiers, and put the whole city under martial law, maintaining vigilance both inside and outside.

  Jingzhou Cao Jun, there are not many cavalry in the army formation, it seems to be the responsibility of active battlefield, roaring to and fro, occasionally some Cao Jun cavalry deliberately went to the edge of the range of Wancheng to test, and then writhed on the horseback, just like this can show their riding skills and hit the morale of the soldiers above Wancheng.

  In the eyes of the hussars in Chang'an or the Northern Territory, these Jingzhou Cao soldiers behaved like clowns, but for the soldiers in Wancheng, most of them were infantry, and they were separated like mountains.

  『About five thousand horses. 』

   Huang Zhong squinted his eyes, calculated, and said to Pang Shanmin, "Don't worry, I probably came to demonstrate. 』

  The soldiers in Wancheng, after deducting Huang Zhong’s trilogy, the rest of the main soldiers are 800, and the auxiliary soldiers are over a thousand, but their combat effectiveness has to be doubled, which is five hundred.

  5,000 is a little less.

  『That’s true,』Jiang Gan said from the side, 『There is a saying in the art of war, if it is ten, it will encircle it; 』

  Pang Shanmin nodded.

  Jiang Gan turned to comfort Huang Wan again.

  Huang Zhong heard Jiang Gan muttering, so he turned his head slightly and met Pang Shanmin's eyes.

  Pang Shanmin nodded slightly.

  In the distance below the city, Cao Jun assembled into an array, shouting together. With the deployment of the general of Cao Jun, the banners were raised high from time to time, and they marched in a neat line, and then the banners fell to the ground, and the soldiers either hit the shields or stood on the ground, with great momentum.

  War, as a gathering of human beings, has formed from a single individual to a huge array, so that everyone who stands in front of this array can't help but feel the fear of facing so many people alone.

  Huang Zhong also began to order, let the soldiers of Wancheng start to deploy under the leadership of his trilogy. In front are sword and shield players, followed by spears and knives, and behind them are archers. There was also the sound of shouting and moaning on the city wall, and these Wancheng soldiers were also lined up neatly, slowly dispelling the fear of Cao Jun's massive attack.

  Huang Zhong's trilogy is naturally considered elite. After being mixed with other soldiers in Wancheng, it seems that Huang Zhong immediately spread out countless tentacles and immediately integrated the originally loose defense of Wancheng. There were some subtle changes in momentum.

  Cao Ren in the distance looked up.

  In the Han Dynasty, it was said that there is hope for the spirit of the people, considerable momentum, and then make various judgments, but obviously, most of them are false words. The so-called hopefulness is just a comprehensive consideration, just like Cao Ren looking at Wancheng at the moment, it is actually "hopefulness" from a certain angle.

  Cao Ren needs to come and see for himself.

  The Cao clan and Xiahou clan under Cao Cao, at least in the minds of Cao Ren Xiahou Dun and other Ruotou head ministers, still put unity and the overall situation as the most important thing, and the interests of people are relatively not too important. Basically, they all adhere to the concept of one loss, one gain, and one prosperity. Personal temporary concessions, forbearance, and even sacrifices are acceptable.

  But from the second generation...

  Cao Ren squinted his eyes, estimating the time from Huang Zhong's command to the response of various departments, and he was probably a little hesitant.

   On the side of the Wancheng city wall close to Cao Ren, there were already crowds of people, and layers of large shields and spears stood on the side of the battlements, followed by the sound of trumpets. Some smoke began to fill the air above the city.

  Cao Ren knew that this was boiling some boiling water, even golden juice...

   After all, if the offense and defense are really launched, it can't be temporarily pulled, and then temporarily burned?

  『Zidan’s defeat is not unjust...This Huang Hansheng is very strict with the army...' Cao Ren muttered, and immediately ordered, 『Come on, let’s go to the front of the battle and shout! 』

   Most of the front-line shoutouts are true warriors.

  After all, these days, you rely on a fleshy voice. If you want your words to be heard clearly by the other party, on the one hand, you need to have a loud voice, and on the other hand, you need to be close. Otherwise, you will be safe if you are separated by hundreds of thousands of miles, but what is the use if you cannot hear what you are saying?

  A member of the military academy under Cao Ren came out more and more, and went straight to the bottom of the city. Facing the arrows flickering on the top of Wancheng without fear, he shouted loudly: "I heard that Situ Huang visited Jingzhou on a moonlit night, and a certain general came to welcome him. So please Situ Huang, move your feet, and go to Xiangyang!" 』

  After the man finished shouting, even Cao Jun's soldiers also shouted loudly, "Huang Situ, move your feet and go to Xiangyang!" Move your feet and go to Xiangyang! 』

  Huang Wan's face turned pale, tired and scared. He turned his head to look at Pang Shanmin, and then at Huang Zhong, his body trembling slightly.

  Jiang Gan comforted him from the side: "Don't be afraid, Mr. Huang, it's just that Cao Jun was unwilling to be discouraged, and came here to save face...Pang Shijun is the loyal and good man of the country, and he will definitely not let Mr. Huang..."

  Jiang Gan suddenly saw Huang Zhong's eyes projected in the middle of his speech, his breath froze, he laughed twice, and kept silent.

  Huang Zhong glanced at Jiang Gan up and down, then turned his head and whispered to Pang Shanmin: "Cao Jun did not carry siege equipment. 』

  Looking down from above, it is naturally clear at a glance whether there are big guys such as Chongcheyunlou in the array under Cao Juncheng.

  『So...understood...』 Pang Shanmin squeezed his beard, "If you don't respond, you will also lose your momentum. 』

   After finishing speaking, Pang Shanmin waved to a military academy. The military academy came, listened to Pang Shanmin's instructions, then turned around and went to the array of Wancheng guards to deliver the order. After a while, they shouted slogans and shouted together: "If you want to fight, then attack, if you want to attack, then attack, stop talking nonsense, come and see the true chapter!" 』

  The meaning of the word is simple and straightforward, and the Wancheng soldiers also shouted, and then they couldn't help laughing.

  Cao Ren snorted, but he was not angry, but waved his hand slightly. I saw a path branching out of Cao Jun's formation, and then some Cao Jun soldiers dragged a few corpses out. Every corpse is basically **** and bloody, horrible to look at.

  Obviously, these corpses were those who followed Huang Wan, fell behind on the road, or those who gave their lives to intercept Huang Wan.

  Cao Ren sneered, "Tell Huang Gong, since you don't want to be a guest in Xiangyang, that's fine!" But the mountains are high and the water is deep, so you have to be careful on the road! 』

  The guards around Cao Ren responded loudly, and immediately shouted Cao Ren's words to Wancheng, which hit Huang Wan's ear.

   I don't know whether it was anger or fear, or some other strong emotion, which made Huang Wan break free from Jiang Gan's support, rushed to the edge of the Wancheng battlement, pointed at Cao Ren and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Rebel! The heaven and the earth are above, and one day, you and the others will all be punished! Kill it all! 』

  Cao Ren raised his head and laughed, then waved his hands and ordered to evacuate.

   Cao Jun retreated in an orderly manner amid the sound of drums and trumpets.

  What exactly does Cao Ren mean?

   Cao Jun withdrew abruptly, as if they had come suddenly. It seems that Cao Jun came to Wancheng to demonstrate, or did he come for an outing?

  Seeing that Cao Ren was withdrawing, Huang Zhong also ordered that the guards in Wancheng be lifted gradually, and the weapons and wood were put away again. The most important thing was to turn off the golden juice first, so that there was no need to continue burning it.

   After all, that thing is fragrant, one person and one brew connect...

  Cough cough.

  On the other side, Pang Shanmin hurriedly let Huang Wan, who was exhausted and fluctuated greatly, go back to rest. Fortunately, in these days of the big man, even the food of the officials is far less sophisticated than that of the later generations, and the three highs are not too common, so Huang Wan's blood vessels did not explode in public, but it is also obvious that his face is gray and exhausted.

  Pang Shanmin gave his confidant a wink and asked him to accompany Huang Wan and Jiang Gan, saying that he was taking care of them nearby, and he could tell them what they needed, but in fact everyone knew it, and it was still surveillance.

  Huang Wan didn't say anything, just sighed slightly.

  Jiang Gan said that he was very sorry for bothering Pang Shanmin, and he just wanted to go to Chang'an as soon as possible.

  Pang Shanmin hummed, he didn't say no, he didn't say yes.

   It is not Huang Wan and Jiang Gan who are in trouble now. Because in this group of people, apart from Zhen Min and other three or five people who are somewhat brave, the rest have no fighting power.

  It's the follow-up of these people...

kind of hard.

  Seeing Jiang Gan supporting Huang Wan away, Pang Shanmin groaned for a while, then turned around and climbed up the city wall, and then leaned on the battlements to look towards Xiangyang. After a while, he said softly to Huang Zhong: "It's a bit weird... What do you think, Han Sheng?" 』

   Huang Zhong frowned and said, "If you have to explain it, it can make sense. 』

   That's right.

  Pang Shanmin nodded.

  The reason why he took the door from Xu County was because Ren Jun was assassinated, and at the same time he had a good relationship with the city guard, so he was able to escape under internal and external chaos.

  Out of Xu County, you can go straight to Heluo, but you can also choose to go around Wuguan. Of course, the reason is also reasonable, because Yangcheng Tunza has a heavy army of Cao Jun, so it is not easy to pass.

  Huang Wan's people almost all died on the road, leaving only one personal servant with him. This can also be explained, after all, whether Huang Wan followed the route of the Holy Word, even some verbal power is useless on the way to escape.

  As for Jiang Gan's talkativeness, it can also be interpreted as impatience, or running loyally for Huang Wan.

   And Cao Ren's army came so justly, it is also possible that for example, Cao Jun from Bowangpo notified Xinye Jingzhou nearby...

   All of this can be explained, but the problem is too many coincidences.

  When there is a coincidence, it can be a coincidence, but too many come together, just like buying a lottery ticket in a later life and winning the jackpot.

   Is this lottery ticket real or fake?

  Of course, it is impossible for Pang Shanmin to be like that Mr. Jia who yelled and pledged his head as a guarantee, insisting that Huang Wan and Jiang Gan are real or fake, after all, this matter concerns the emperor.

  Pang Shanmin is a native of Han, so he has very complicated emotions for Liu Xie.

  Therefore, in his heart, there was even such a hope in case.

   What if, what if it is true?

  Pang Shanmin exhaled a long breath, stood silently on the edge of the battlements, looking into the distance.

  Although Huang Zhong sensed something wrong instinctively, his abilities were more on the battlefield, on the knives, bows and arrows in his hands, and he was lacking in these complicated things. After all, Huang Zhong was originally a hunter in Jingxiang, so he couldn't give Pang Shanmin any good advice.

  『This Mr. Huang...there is Jiang Ziyi, all of them are thin... If you talk about the ability of speaking, maybe it is not bad, but if you want to fight to capture the flag, it will inevitably be insufficient...' Pang Shanmin said in a low voice, "Only the ranger of the Zhen family is quite brave and needs to be especially careful..."

  Huang Zhong nodded.

  Pang Shanmin thought for a while, and then shook his sleeves, "Forget it, this matter is indeed quite strange, but I can't figure it out for a while, so... the key point now is how to do it..."

  Huang Zhong said: "Someone feels that the purpose of Cao Jun's coming is to force you to make a choice as soon as possible. 』

  Pang Shanmin nodded.

  The so-called disposal, or choice, is actually nothing more than three kinds.

  One is to keep these people in the city.

  There are good reasons, such as Cao Jun intercepting and ambush outside, and there is no time to go to Chang'an, etc., but whether it is Huang Wan, Jiang Gan, or the taciturn Zhen Min, they are not familiar with Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong. It is not impossible to stay in Wancheng and be under strict supervision, as if under house arrest, but it is a bit too much in the face of someone with the "Secret Edict of the Son of Heaven", no matter how you say it, and it completely violates the loyalty that a big man should respect at least on the surface.

   That is to say, there is a slight suspicion of detaining the minister.

   What's more, if Huang Wan said that he didn't care about life and death, and he didn't care about safety, but he still wanted to go on the road?

  Forcibly detained?

  So if Huang Wan and others were left in Wancheng, even in the name of Huang Wan's personal safety, what if Huang Wan didn't agree? He is the third prince personally appointed by the emperor, and no one can detain him unless the emperor orders.

  If something goes wrong with the accusation of privately detaining a minister, Pang Shanmin will take it personally, but the big man is not in the era when one person does things and one person bears the burden. Don't think that death will clear the crime.

  At the same time, Huang Wan and others staying in Wancheng are also hidden dangers.

  The other is to throw it out, let it fend for itself, or send it back to Xu County.

   But the problem is that neither Pang Shanmin nor Huang Zhong knew whether it was true that the emperor had issued a "secret edict" to the hussars. If it was true, then Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong would ignore Huang Wan and others, or simply push it to Cao Jun, using this method to save themselves from trouble...

   Regardless of what the emperor Liu Xie does, if it affects the follow-up development of Huqi Feiqian, it will be bad.

   Even if it is a step back, even if Huang Wan is handed over to Cao Ren, Cao Ren will thank Pang Shanmin Huang Zhong for this, and will he let Wancheng go?

   Obviously impossible.

  The last solution is, of course, to send them to Wuguan.

  But this method is the most troublesome.

   is also the most dangerous.

  Massive dispatch of troops can certainly make Huang Wan and his party safer, but what about Wancheng?

  The more escorts there are, the weaker Wancheng's defense will be.

   If escorted by a small force, it is not only to find a way to avoid the possible pursuit of Cao Jun, but even to ambush, and whether they can successfully reach Wuguan.

   If Huang Wan’s safety must be ensured, Huang Zhong is actually guarding him with a trilogy, and if he finds an opportunity, he can break through Cao Jun’s interception. Even if Cao Ren chases him down, he will not be afraid.

  As long as you choose to escort, it will definitely mean the reduction of Wancheng's power.

  『Therefore…』Pang Shanmin pinched his beard,「This may be a conspiracy…」

  Huang Zhong was silent.

  『Hmph...』Pang Shanmin smiled, "But...it's easy to break it. The only thing I worry about is...whether this Cao Jun has a plan..."

  Since from Wancheng's point of view, it is inappropriate to do anything, so if you want to break this situation, you will naturally need to introduce external forces.

  Pang Shanmin pondered for a long time, then smacked his lips, "Oh, the mountain people are stupid, they can't think through... so they can only use pigeons... Let Chang'an know, and make a decision..."

  Carrier pigeons are not a natural resource in Wancheng, but need to be brought from Chang'an. Within a period of time, if one is used, one will be lost. Homing pigeons are one-way, and there is no guarantee of safety. After all, you may encounter eagles or hunters on the way...

   Or, simply, the pigeon lost its way. Although this possibility is relatively small, it does not rule out that there are always a few homing pigeons who are stupid.

  When there was an accident in Wancheng before, a carrier pigeon was already used. Now there is only one carrier pigeon in Wancheng that can fly to Chang'an. If it is used on Huang Wan now, then before there are no new carrier pigeons to Wancheng, there is no way to get in touch with Chang'an urgently if there is anything to do in Wancheng.

   Is it worth it?

  This is how to look at it.

   After all, sometimes, information is priceless, and if you know it earlier, it may be more effective.

   Seeing that Pang Shanmin had made a decision, Huang Zhong couldn't say anything, but he was still faintly worried.

  The wings of the carrier pigeon fly and fly, this flight is a day...