The Collection of The End

——AD 181——

In the first year of Guanghe, the Liangzhou rebellion was put down by Huangfu Song, the general who conquered the west.

In the writings of imperial historians, there would probably only be such a simple chronological annotation. As for the specific details of the twists and turns, most people would not be interested.

Liu Bei thought this while riding his horse to the Chinese army tent where Huangfu Song was.

Aside from mentioning other things, I just want to explain to someone how the remnants of the rebels escaped at the end of the battle when they were surrounded from all sides...

——Some military commanders volleyed down, killing half of the rebels, and then blew the rest away. Except for some of the remaining troops who were captured, all of them fled.

--nonsense!

I think this is the result.

The same "nonsense" is "It was night, and a meteor passed over the rebel camp, shining for more than a hundred feet. The main force of the rebel army was burned, and their strength was reduced to ten, and they were defeated at the hands of Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen."

This time, the most the doubters will ask is "Why do some people survive after being hit by a meteor?" and "What did Zhang Wen do?" As for the meteor itself... you are the "auspicious omen" conferred by His Majesty the Emperor. "Any comments?

Speaking of Zhang Wen, Liu Bei had to admire the good luck of General Zhenxi. After joining the army, he realized that Cao Cao and Sun Jian, who had performed bravely in the battle of Chencang, were all under his command, while Lu Bu and Gao Shun naturally belonged to the guest army Dong Zhuo, and only Liu Bei himself belonged to Huangfu Song's command. This also led to Zhang Wen's courage to celebrate the victory after the war, or talk at the merit-sharing meeting, as if he led the entire battle.

However, although he was lucky, his vision was a bit poor, and he could not see the nature of those two people who would never succumb to others. Fortunately, Sun Jian, although he was constantly guided by the four generals, he still wanted to serve. The appearance of the imperial court, but Cao Cao... just looking at him talking and laughing with him freely while trying to recruit Guan Yu without any trace, you can tell that this person's intentions are not small.

However, it was not appropriate to get into a stalemate with them at this time. After all, they were Cai Yong and Lu Zhi's close disciples. If the two great sages had to say even one more word about the dispute between the juniors, it would be a crime of disrespect for the teacher.

The teacher's words... General Huangfu, who is friends with his master Lu Zhi, is barely considered. Since he holds the status of both a superior and an elder, if he wants to reprimand himself for not contributing in this battle, he can only listen honestly. .

Thinking like this, Liu Bei, who had already arrived in front of the big tent, couldn't help but feel a little nervous. After dismounting his horse and straightening his clothes, he asked the soldiers guarding the door to report, and then walked into the big tent to see Huangfu Song.

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"My dear nephew, you have done a good job. You have not insulted our master. I will mention it to Ziqian in the letter." As if he knew what Liu Bei was worried about, Huangfu Song, who was still wearing his battle armor and sitting in the main seat in the tent, met him. That's what the first sentence said.

He neither called himself "General" nor called him "Liu Xiaowei", indicating that this was a more private meeting. Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and immediately followed the conversation: "My nephew needs to be more diligent." That’s it.”

"Haha! It is indeed Zi Gan's style. He always believes that it is a big mistake to belittle one's own achievements when one is humble. Expressing one's need to work harder is the right thing to do." Huangfu Song laughed, waved his hand and said, "Sit down. "

If you just gave a bad answer, are you ready to stand up and respond? Liu Bei secretly rejoiced and took a seat at the bottom after saluting.

"Xiannephew, what do you think of the general trend of the world?" Huangfu Song asked.

Really... Liu Bei just wanted to sigh. We are not part of the same family. When he was studying under Mr. Lu Zhi, whenever he wanted to teach something, he always asked this question. If I teach others in the future, do I have to use it? Is this the opening sentence?

If he was facing the teacher's test in private, Liu Bei would have the guts to reply, "The world has been suffering from Qin for a long time." But when faced with General Huangfu, who had just won the battle and was full of momentum, he should answer honestly.

Liu Bei thought for a while and responded: "Today, my son is addicted to wealth, his ministers are addicted to power, thieves are everywhere, and false kings and rebels are emerging from all over the world. However, it seems that the real safety is in danger."

"Oh? Why?" Huangfu Song responded unsurprisingly, and then said: "If you say, 'Because you have the respect to control such an important weapon of the country, such as the pillar of the sky,' then I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your master. Fan."

"..." No, I really didn't intend to say that. Even if it was the Sword Master Wang Yue who said this, I can't directly say that it's because General, you feel too good about yourself...

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then he said as if he was being criticized: "Well, I'll think about it later, little nephew."

Speaking of which, every time Master asked about the general situation of the world, he would always reduce the content of the discussion from "the world" to "one city, one place" within two or three sentences. So the issue that General Huangfu Song wanted to talk about at this time was actually ——

"Because there are still people as loyal and brave as General Polu?" Although Liu Bei had some ideas, he was not suitable to say them directly, so he deliberately said this.

"Dong Zhuo... I can't see through it." Huangfu Song frowned: "He was quite disdainful of Zhang Wen before the war, but after the war he turned to give heavy gifts. I don't know what he wanted to do, and he shouldn't be arrogant at the beginning and respectful at the end. It’s so obvious.”

Unless the object of his so-called "respect" is not Zhang Wen at all, Liu Bei added secretly.

Since the rebels were defeated and the battle against the rebellion was over, Zhang Wen began to calculate the contribution of each department in this battle and reported it to His Majesty the Emperor for rewards. At this time, and only at this time, his status suddenly rose. For a while, one might think that Dong Zhuo's behavior was very normal, and the excessive gift list was just to make up for his previous neglect.

Liu Bei vaguely felt that Dong Zhuo had some extra-chessboard purposes, but he couldn't figure it out. The teacher must have known it very well. .

"No, I'm not talking about him. Let me ask you, what do you think of those 'unparalleled warriors'?" Huangfu waved his hand and continued to ask.

Oh...it seems that his patience is not as good as that of the teacher, who can go around this link more than ten times.

"Very strong. Maybe some of the 'unparalleled' ones are not easy to activate, but there must be an appropriate occasion to take advantage of them." Liu Bei thought for a while and expressed his opinion on this.

"Well, it's quite pertinent. Brother Zigan was supposed to teach you the next content, but it happened to be the Liangzhou rebellion and you planned to gain some credit for Bogui, so he passed it on to me." Huangfu Song's voice A little dissatisfied.

"I would like to listen to my uncle's teachings," Liu Bei left the table and bowed to his disciples.

"The imperial court has been studying 'Wushuang', this god-given skill that destroyed the puppet dynasty. Although it still does not understand the reason for its birth, it has summarized its external performance," Huangfu Song said: "For example, What do you think of Lu Bu's 'unparalleled' performance?"

"Invulnerable." Liu Bei responded. He had fought against Lu Bu with Cao Cao and Sun Jian. Although he had tried his best to fight against Lu Bu, he was still at a disadvantage: "Not only is this man highly skilled in martial arts, but he is also extremely difficult to crack the 'Wushuang'. Just look at his final move." , it’s no big deal if it breaks the city wall.”

Being able to break the Calabash Valley from a two-section gourd into a three-section gourd is already close to the power of ghosts and gods.

"Well, that's why I assigned him a level of 'counter-city level'." Huangfu Song nodded.

"'Unmatched against the city level'?" Liu Bei understood the meaning of this word without any difficulty.

"That's right," Huangfu Song said: "If a certain unparalleled weapon can enable the holder to defeat a city with one person, it can be called 'city level'"

"Are there levels above and below them?" Liu Bei asked.

"Yes, the common people are very careless about the names of 'unparalleled warriors' and 'unparalleled generals' that are used to refer to those who have understood the unparalleled skills. The imperial court summarized the specific assessment several generations ago, but it is not taken seriously by people. But As their commander-in-chief, you must strictly control these contents."

"Oh..." Liu Bei's mind quickly flashed through the many unparalleled people he saw in this battle. At that time, he only felt that each had their own characteristics, and did not want to distinguish them.

"Although many non-offensive Wushuang are worth exploring, the imperial court's classification is based on their lethality," Huangfu Song said: "With Wushuang activated, more than twenty ordinary soldiers can be easily defeated. , those with less than 200 people can be called 'unparalleled warriors', which is also what the people often call 'unparalleled warriors'."

After seeing that Liu Bei had indeed understood, Huangfu Song continued, "Those who can enable the holder to fight more than 200 soldiers alone can be called 'unparalleled at the military level'. Those who hold such unparalleled weapons are generally called 'Unparalleled General'."

"Well, is it because two hundred-man troops are the minimum number to form a unit?" Liu Bei responded: "In this case, can you strengthen yourself to fight two hundred people alone, or can you release an 'unparalleled' force that can defeat two hundred people?" In this case.”

Huangfu Song nodded: "On top of the opposing army, there has been no consensus on what number of troops qualify as 'unparalleled for the city'. Some say 20,000, some say 50,000, but the upper limit will not exceed 100,000, because... …”

"Because the ordinary city can accommodate 100,000 troops is the limit," Liu Bei continued: "In this defensive battle of Fufeng, tens of thousands of troops are camping outside."

Although Luoyang can accommodate 200,000 troops, the consumption of money and food will be an extremely terrible figure. Presumably His Majesty the Emperor, who regards wealth as his life, will not allow such a large standing army.

"Destroying a city with one strike, or being able to garrison a city by one person and riding alone, is the 'unparalleled city level'," Huangfu Song said: "In recent years, the only unquestionable 'city level' is the 'Sword Master' Wang Yue and the 'Magic Spear' Tong Yuan, although some people call the 'Great Master' Zhang Jiao can do it by instigating believers, but after all, it is not their own power."

That's why the emperor expelled Taipingdao, not just to seek wealth? No, no, seeking money is the main reason, and worrying about the possible "opposite city" is incidental.

"As for the 'national level unparalleled' that only exists in imagination," Huangfusong hesitated for a moment: "'My dear nephew, can you imagine what kind of unparalleled unparalleled men can kill a big man with one blow?"

"...No." Liu Bei responded.

However, what flashed through his mind at this time was the "mark in the sky" that stretched across the sky above Luoyang, and the "shooting star" that accidentally missed and could only be imagined in the soldier's report. .