Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 3: Death is never a matter of honor

However, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei led the central army to Xiangling Mountain. They were somewhat surprised to see that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun had not yet moved their troops.

In the big tent, the two asked Zhang Fei, "Yide, why are you hesitating here? Is it because the enemy general is staying at home?"

Zhang Fei explained, "Military advisor, the enemy general is named Xing Daorong. I heard he is a famous general in Lingling. He did not stay indoors during this battle."

"He was just leading his troops alone to fight at the foot of the mountain, but there was an ambush set up by an army and horses in the mountain."

"Thanks to Brother Zilong's reminder, I didn't rush to attack."

"Oh? There is such a person?" Zhuge Liang became interested and looked at Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun quickly echoed, "Military Advisor, I heard that the governor of Lingling sent General Xing Daorong to station here with 10,000 soldiers. But in the last battle, Xing Daorong led only a few thousand soldiers. At least half of the soldiers did not follow him into battle."

"I saw a crowd of people on Xiangling Mountain. I thought there must be an ambush in the mountain, so I didn't ask General Yide to send out the troops."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "I see. It seems that not all people in Jingnan are unskilled and unlearned. If that's the case, let's go meet him in person."

During the days of waiting for Zhuge Liang to come, Xing Daorong did some self-reflection.

Why didn't Zhang Fei send troops in the end?

"I even left some troops behind, just in case Zhang Fei thought he had too many people and wouldn't dare to come up!"

After thinking about it, Xing Daorong could only conclude that he had not yet angered Zhang Fei enough. Otherwise, according to Zhang Lao San's personality, he would definitely lead his troops to kill him!

As the saying goes, if you take a hard time, you will gain wisdom.

Xing Daorong made up his mind that he would not make this mistake again next time and he must scold more harshly.

Just as he had made up his mind, he heard a scout come to report that Liu Bei's army had moved and was heading down the mountain.

I was overjoyed immediately.

"We must seize this opportunity!"

With the determination to "fight to the death, resist to the end, and sacrifice one's life for the cause", Xing Daorong led all his troops down the mountain.

In front of the battle.

Liu Bei had an army of 15,000 men, while Xing Daorong had only 10,000.

However, Xing Daorong's side is close to the village and has complete fortifications, so the gap of 5,000 people is not too big.

If Liu Bei fails to capture the city, Liu Du in Lingling City may send troops to help, which will make Liu Bei somewhat troubled.

Therefore, although Liu Bei had a large number of soldiers, he should fight quickly and decisively.

Speaking of which, Xing Daorong is quite unlucky.

He spent his whole life in Jingnan, but when he really stepped onto the stage, he had to face people like Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei. No matter who it was, he would probably lose his life here.

However, Xing Daorong, who was seeking death, naturally did not have such pressure.

Instead, he began to admire Zhuge Liang in the opposing camp with great interest.

But in the battle, a cluster of yellow flags appeared.

When the flag was raised, a four-wheeled carriage was pushed out. In the carriage sat a man, wearing a silk scarf on his head, a crane cloak on his body, and a feather fan in his hand. He was no more than thirty years old, but he already had the appearance of a great talent and virtue.

Young Zhuge Liang!
How high-spirited!

Xing Daorong couldn't help but sigh. When he was watching the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, every time he saw "Zhuge Liang prayed for the stars at Wuzhangyuan, and the great star fell and the Prime Minister of Han died", he couldn't help but cry.

Today, seeing the living Zhuge Liang, who looked so young, I couldn’t help but sigh.

There was even a hint of admiration on his face, which others could not see, but Zhuge Liang could see it clearly from afar.

He secretly wondered if Xing Daorong had listened to him, but he still used his fan to beckon Xing Daorong as planned, saying, "I am Zhuge Kongming from Nanyang. Cao Cao led a million men, but I used a simple trick to kill him without a single soldier. How can you be my enemy? I am here to recruit you, why don't you surrender now?"

Speaking of which, Zhuge Liang has always been quite good at talking.

He debated with many scholars and scolded Wang Lang to death. Ordinary people could not resist his eloquence.

But Xing Daorong was not panicked. In order to irritate Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei and others, he burst into laughter.

But he said: "Zhuge, you are so shameless! The battle of Red Cliff was Zhou Lang's plan. What does it have to do with you? How dare you lie to me!"

After saying that, he felt that it was not exciting enough, and shouted again: "Nanjun and Xiangyang were all Zhou Lang's achievements. You, Zhuge Liang, only plagiarized. You are really no different from your master Liu Bei!"

Xing Daorong was completely desperate. He cursed everyone from Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei, and did not intend to leave any way out for himself.

"Liu Xuande, you first relied on Bo Gui, then joined Tao Qian, then surrendered to Yuan Shao, and finally surrendered to Liu Biao. Now that Liu Cong has surrendered, you are rebelling again. What a villain you are!"

"Today, you are plotting to conquer our territory and establish a foundation. How can we follow a villain like you?"

"Xing will fight to the death with you, a villain, to let you know how powerful the men of Jingnan are!"

Xing Daorong thought that his criticism had definitely angered people. Even if he was caught, he would be dead.

When he looked again, he saw only Zhuge Liang in front of the formation, but no Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun or Liu Bei.

Knowing that Kong Ming was deliberately luring him to be killed, he must have asked Zhang Fei and others to ambush in other places.

Zhuge Liang was best at ambushing and killing his enemies. With only a few thousand men and horses, he could often create an ambush from all sides.

Xing Daorong thought that he had to experience it himself, so he didn't hesitate any longer and swung the axe towards Kong Ming!

When Zhuge Liang saw Xing Daorong coming to kill him, he secretly felt sorry for him before turning his car back and heading back to the formation, and then the gate of the formation was closed again.

Xing Daorong had no idea what formation Zhuge Liang was using, so he just charged forward, but he didn't expect the formation to quickly split into two.

Although Xing Daorong originally wanted to die, when he really rode out to charge, he suddenly felt a surge of blood rushing to his forehead.

The scenes before my eyes were of Xing Daorong learning martial arts in his childhood, becoming a general as an adult, and going through life and death.

He could not help but shout out, "The murderous aura is like a cloud for three hours, and the cold sound of fighting spreads all night. Looking at each other's blades and blood, we never care about honors when we die. Don't you see the hardships of fighting on the battlefield? We only see death today!"

This poem is a section of the Tang Dynasty poem "Yan Ge Xing". The last line is "Don't you see the hardships of fighting on the battlefield? I still remember General Li."

However, Xing Daorong was on the battlefield and felt that he would die today. With a determination to die, his blood boiled and he directly changed the poem.

Although most people wrote fu during the Three Kingdoms period, poetry was not an inferior thing that no one appreciated.

Just like Cao Cao and Cao Zhi, they both had classic poems that have been passed down to later generations. At that moment, Xing Daorong recited a poem on the battlefield, which made Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others in the battlefield look towards the voice.

Xing Daorong, however, did not care about these things. He just looked at a cluster of yellow flags in the center from a distance. He guessed it was Kong Ming, so he just looked for the yellow flags and chased after him.

The yellow flag was tied up, and suddenly it parted in the middle. The four-wheeled carriage disappeared, and only a general riding a horse with a spear in his hand was seen. It was Zhang Fei!

(End of this chapter)