As the Deputy General of the Xiliang Cavalry and Zhang Xiu's most trusted aide, Hu Che Er was not only skilled in martial arts, he was also loyal to Zhang Xiu. He also had something that the other Qiang people didn't have, that was a brain. Hu Che Er could think and come up with strategies. This was why Hu Che Er was able to stand out among the tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers. One must know that some of the Han generals were brainless. For example, Zhang Fei who only knew how to charge. In history, it was very difficult for Zhang Fei to lead an army. There were also some brainless people like Dian Wei and Xu Chu. They were just personal guards and not generals.
Because of this, Hu Che Er was able to understand some strategies and was familiar with the art of war. This was something that he was proud of. However, this pride was giving him a headache. This was because he didn't know if the information in front of him was true or not. Another scout. Hu Che Er once again captured a scout. The information that he obtained from this scout's mouth made Hu Che Er feel awkward.
This was because this information was that the master of Yangzhou, the Young Lord of the Lvbu's Army, had left the city with thousands of troops. If it was just leaving the city, then it wouldn't matter. Hu Che Er had already brought 8,000 Xiliang Cavalry to Guangzhou to warn Liu Mang's Army not to act rashly. Everyone should mind their own business. Hu Che Er also wouldn't go against Liu Mang for Liu Bei. If Liu Mang's Army left the city to cause trouble, then Hu Che Er couldn't be blamed. If they sent too few, then Hu Che Er could swallow them up. If they sent too many, then Hu Che Er could attack Guangzhou and cut off Liu Mang's supplies.
However, now that the Young Lord of the Lvbu's Army, Liu Mang had left the city, he sent someone to deliver a letter. Yes, it was a letter. The letter said, "You little brat from Xiliang, from the border, from the wilderness, you don't know etiquette, you don't have any brothers or fathers, yet you entered my Central Plains. Today, I, the Great Han Sage King, will replace your father and brothers to teach you how to be a person!" This was a letter of challenge. It was a letter of challenge. Not only was there a lot of insults, but there was also a time, place, and number of people.
"Everyone, what do you think?" Hu Che Er had already said that this person was not a brainless battle general. He had sent the letter of challenge to the thousands of people below him. Hu Che Er liked to listen to the opinions of the battle generals below him.
"Fight! Fight his mother!" A thousand-man general from the Qiang Tribe cursed. He didn't understand the letter or words. The Han general beside him read it to him. But after he heard it, he burned with anger. Although he didn't understand the jealousy of the Han people, he understood. What were they trying to do in place of your father and brother? Are they trying to be my father? Are they trying to steal my sister-in-law? One must know that for these Qiang tribesmen, if the elder brother died, the sister-in-law would be inherited by the younger brother. All of a sudden, these Qiang thousand-man generals couldn't accept it. They all wanted to fight.
As for the Han generals, although they weren't like the Qiang thousand-man generals who were about to pull out their swords, they were still angry and ready to fight.
"Hm?" Hu Che Er frowned. He realized that showing the letter of challenge to his subordinates was a mistake. To be honest, Hu Che Er didn't want to go. This was because Hu Che Er had always been cautious. When Liao Hua ambushed them, Hu Che Er was also like this. If Liao Hua wasn't more cautious, then the ones who would be killed would have been Liao Hua and Liu Pi's subordinates.
Although Hu Che Er's lord, Zhang Xiu, was an ally of Liu Bei, Hu Che Er didn't want to work for Liu Bei. His current task was to protect the provisions. As long as the provisions weren't stolen, as long as it wasn't Liu Mang's Army that came looking for trouble, then Hu Che Er wouldn't be a good person. He wouldn't help Liu Bei and fight against Liu Mang. The one who would suffer the most would be his lord, Zhang Xiu. Liu Bei only gave Hu Che Er 20% of the provisions. 20% of the provisions wasn't worth Hu Che Er bringing 8,000 Armored Cavalry to fight against Liu Mang. Even if Liu Mang was there, even if he could capture Liu Mang, then Yangzhou would be broken through. However, this had nothing to do with Hu Che Er. His lord only wanted Yangzhou's provisions, gold, silver, and jewelry. If Yangzhou was taken a day later, then he would be able to eat provisions for another day!
However, this wasn't the main point. The main point was that Hu Che Er was afraid! These Han people were full of schemes. Last time, a scout left a deep impression on Hu Che Er. Originally, he thought that by taking down a scout from Xu Shu's army, he would be able to obtain a batch of provisions from Lujiang to Shouchun. When he received this news, Hu Che Er was very happy. As long as he took down the scout, not only would he be able to obtain the provisions he wanted, he could also use the provisions to claim credit from Liu Bei's army. He would tell them that he, Hu Che Er, helped Liu Bei obtain the provisions. If it wasn't for Hu Che Er, then Shouchun might have been able to hold on for a long time. With this, no matter how stingy Liu Bei was, he would still reward Hu Che Er! However, in the end, what did Hu Che Er get? Not only did he not get anything, but because of this incident, he lost 2000 Xiliang Cavalry. He originally thought that Liu Bei's army wanted to kill him and take over the Xiliang Cavalry. But in the end, he found out that it was Xu Shu's plan!
Hu Che Er was afraid that such a scene would happen again. At that time, it would be too late for regrets. Therefore, it was better to be safe than sorry!
Hu Che Er rubbed his forehead and said, "Let's talk about this later. Our task now is to escort the provisions of the Left General. Only when the provisions are in our hands, then everything else has nothing to do with us!" Hu Che Er had already made up his mind. This letter of challenge has nothing to do with Hu Che Er. Hu Che Er just needs to go and deliver the provisions.
However, Hu Che Er didn't expect that his words would cause a thousand ripples. The first person to stand up was a Qiang general. "General Che Er, the enemy has already issued a letter of challenge. This is a provocation to the soldiers of the Prairie. But General, you don't want to go. Are you afraid of war?" A Qiang general directly questioned Hu Che Er.
Hu Che Er narrowed his eyes. If it was a Han general who said this, then Hu Che Er would have killed him. Or rather, he would have been on guard against him. This was because there were only two reasons why someone dared to speak to his superior like this. One was that he didn't want to work anymore and wanted to change his position. The other was that he wanted to seize power. However, this was a Qiang general. Hu Che Er could only hold back his anger. This was because how could he not know what his subordinates were thinking? They couldn't hide their thoughts, so they just said whatever they wanted to say.
"General, the enemy is only a trifling two thousand people. I ask General to allow me to lead my men to help the enemy. We will take the enemy's general flag and bring the head of that Han man to General!" Although it was said that heavy infantry could resist heavy cavalry, that was only true when the two sides clashed. In reality, the heavy cavalry won more often than not. After all, heavy cavalry had high mobility and they were the ones who took the initiative to attack. If they couldn't defeat you, they could still run away. On the other hand, heavy infantry could only rely on their large formation to resist the charge of heavy cavalry. Even if they won, it would be very difficult to destroy them. That was why the Qiang general was very confident in his victory. "Alright, I'll take the initiative to kill you." Liu Mang shook his head and said, "I'll take the initiative to kill you.
"Haha, bring back the general flag and the head? It would be a good thing if you don't leave the head there! " Hu Che Er sneered in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud. "It's not that I'm afraid of war. It's just that you haven't seen what happened to our two thousand elites? Don't you know how cunning those Han people are? " Hu Che Er's words made the surrounding generals feel awkward. However, they were already used to it. "They only used a few thousand provisions to make us kill each other. They made two thousand of our elite heavy cavalry and two thousand of our brothers die on the road. They left us forever. Have you all forgotten?" Hu Che Er coldly snorted and said to his subordinates. When Hu Che Er said this, the Qiang general began to hesitate. Although there were a few dissatisfied voices, they were stopped by Hu Che Er's gaze.
"If you want to go, I, Hu Che Er, will not stop you. But if you die, don't blame me for not reminding you!" The Qiang soldiers still had lingering fears. In that battle, Xu Shu did not lose a single soldier. He relied on a few thousand provisions to kill two thousand elite Xiliang Cavalry. If Liu Bei's Army was included, then it would be more than five thousand soldiers. Moreover, he almost made Liu Bei's Army and Zhang Xiu's Army go to war. The Han people's plan was really well thought out.
"Hmph!" Hu Che Er said, "If you die, the women you worked so hard to snatch and the money you worked so hard to save will all be divided by others!" Hu Che Er directly dealt the final blow and completely dispelled the Qiang soldiers' thoughts of fighting Liu Mang. They were Qiang people and did not have the Han people's sense of honor. Even if they did, they would have thrown it away long ago. They were under Zhang Xiu's command so that they could plunder more, take more women to give birth to more incense, and plunder more money to live a better life. However, once they died, they would have nothing. The Xiliang Cavalry did not have the glory of the Lvbu's Army. After they died, they could enter the Hero Palace and be worshipped by the world. Zhang Xiu was also not as generous as Liu Mang. They did not even have the Han people's habit of being widowed. If the elder brother died, the sister-in-law would directly give the younger brother. Therefore, after you died, other people would sleep with your wife, beat your children, and use your money. This was the biggest weakness of the Xiliang Cavalry.
The Qiang Tribe's thousand generals basically stopped talking. Although the Han Tribe's thousand generals had some sense of honor, there was no benefit if they died in battle, right? Since it was so tiring and unrewarding, they might as well not go! The cake in front of them was big, but they had to be alive to eat it!
Just when Hu Che Er was satisfied that he had suppressed everyone's opinions, a Han general on the side said, "General, this fake King Liu Mang wrote in the letter that he wants to fight. He also said that he will only bring 2000 people. It might not be fake!"
"Huh?" Hu Che Er's eyes flashed with a cold light. He said that he doesn't want to go, so he doesn't want to go. Once bitten by a snake, twice shy. The thousand Han soldiers felt Hu Che Er's killing intent and quickly replied, "General, look at the seal on the letter. It's from the fake king!" On the letter of challenge was written the King of Shu of the Han Dynasty. Liu Mang even put his seal on the letter of challenge. If this was during a time of peace, this letter would be comparable to an imperial edict.
"What do you want to say?" Hu Che Er looked at the thousand Qiang soldier. If the thousand Qiang soldier did not speak clearly, then Hu Che Er would have to make a move. Hu Che Er had already suppressed the opposition, but this thousand Qiang soldier was courting death!
"This general believes that this is a genuine letter of challenge. Similarly, the King of Shu would not resort to trickery!" The thousand-man Han general hurriedly finished his sentence.
"How do you know that he will not cheat!" Hu Che Er did not want to take the risk.
"Just because of the two seals!" This person was really a strange animal. Sometimes, his face was as thick as a wall. Sometimes, he was very concerned about his face. He did not dare to bring too many people to a battle with a seal. This would make him look like a villain. Everyone knew that the Han Emperor was Cao Cao's puppet, but as long as the edict was not too excessive, everyone would follow it.
"General, if we do not accept the challenge, this fake king will spread the news of our cowardice everywhere. If that is the case, our Xiliang Cavalry will have no face to see anyone!" The reason why the thousand-man commander said this was because the challenge letter stated that the Xiliang Cavalry was no match for the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry. The reason why the Xiliang Cavalry won was because they cheated and were despicable. If they didn't dare to go, then it would mean that the Xiliang Cavalry was no match for the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry. If they were afraid of the challenge, then they would be despicable.
"So what? Face cannot be eaten!" Hu Che Er said with disdain. "Stop talking. We are only here to escort the provisions!" "Hu Che Er is from the Qiang Tribe. To them, the Han people's books and etiquette are useless. What they care more about is the benefits in front of them and not some bullshit face. These Qiang people, for a water source, for a pasture, they might even fight each other. How could they care about your face?
The Qiang soldier's guess was correct. The one who sent the letter of challenge was Liu Ye. Liu Ye did not only send the letter to Hu Che Er, but also to Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei's camp in Shouchun. He even sent the letter to Cao Cao's camp in Jingzhou and Jiangdong.
"Two thousand and five hundred Urban Army against eight thousand Xiliang Cavalry? Is this Liu Mang crazy? " The first to receive the information was naturally Jingzhou. Liu Biao was now having a headache. Originally, he wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. However, now that Jiangdong Sun Ce had taken down Sanjiangkou, he could no longer ignore it. However, the information in his hands made Liu Biao feel disdain.
"Nonsense!" Lü Bu in Lujiang saw the letter in his hand and threw it on the spot. You dare to fight 8000 Xiliang Cavalry with only 2500 City Guard? Even Lü Bu would not dare to do this. He also knew that Liu Mang wanted to help Lü Bu vent his anger. However, he could not risk his life like this. If Hu Che Er really fought, how could they fight this war?
"Gongtai! Quickly send me a letter and tell him to come back to Lujiang. We don't want Yangzhou anymore. It is getting more and more troublesome! " Recently, there were a lot of changes on the river. Although it was small, Lü Bu could see that Jiangdong Sun Ce's navy was slowly retreating. Lü Bu did not know if it was an illusion or not but he thought in a good direction.
"My Lord, it is too late!" Chen Gong smiled bitterly and shook his head. The letter in his hand was already a few days later. It was possible that there was a war everywhere. Even if there was no war, it would take a few more days to send the letter. He was afraid that the possibility of war would be higher.
"Is this Liu Mang crazy?" Compared to Liu Biao's disdainful tone, Liu Bei in Shouchun was not sure. Even if his subordinates were the White Eared Heavy Armored Soldiers, it was impossible. It was close to one to four. If Chen Dao personally commanded the White Eared Heavy Armored Soldiers, he would only be able to kill twice as many enemies. In the end, the White Eared Heavy Armored Soldiers would not be able to escape the fate of being annihilated. Liu Bei thought that there was a trap, but he still did not say anything. This was because the 8,000 heavy cavalry were not under Liu Bei's command. If this was a trap by Liu Mang, he would weaken the strength of the Xiliang Cavalry. This way, Liu Bei would be more confident in subduing Zhang Xiu. If this was not a trap and Liu Mang was courting death, then Liu Bei would be happier.
"Preposterous! Preposterous! That brat Liu Mang bullied me like this, Zhang Xiu is about to explode! " Zhang Xiu also knew that his Xiliang Cavalry was not a match for the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. At the very least, they were not a match for the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry in a one-on-one battle. However, this could be said in private. Don't humiliate him in public. Moreover, he even cursed him as a despicable person. Wasn't this the truth? So what if it was an ambush? Ambushing was also a strategy. There were clouds in the art of war, and soldiers could never be too deceitful! However, this challenge letter was directly sent out. It named Zhang Xiu and the Xiliang Cavalry and even boasted shamelessly that he would use his 2,500 heavy armored soldiers to fight against Zhang Xiu's 8,000 Xiliang Cavalry. In his words, he looked down on Zhang Xiu. How could a prideful person like Zhang Xiu endure this?
"Everyone, follow me. I, Zhang Xiu, will personally flatten Guangzhou and take the head of the fake King Liu Mang!" Zhang Xiu could not stand it anymore. He wanted to order the Xiliang Cavalry to go to Guangzhou to meet the King Of Shu, Liu Mang.
"General Yang Wu, please calm down and don't worry!" Pang Tong walked out with a smile. "General, although Guangzhou is not far from here, it will still take a few days. By the time you reach Guangzhou, the battle will be over! Moreover, Shouchun is also a battlefield. General, you can't leave! " Pang Tong could not do anything about Shouchun. If there was no other way, he would ask Zhang Xiu to lead the Xiliang Cavalry to attack the city. Moreover, with the Xiliang Cavalry here, Liu Bei's Army would feel more at ease.
"Hmph, then what do you think we should do?" Now that Liu Mang has called him out by name, if Zhang Xiu does not respond, then he will really become a cowardly person.
"Haha, General, you can let General Hu Che Er fight!" Originally, Liu Mang wanted to challenge the Xiliang Cavalry under Hu Che Er's command. "However, General, you must be careful in case that Liu Mang has any tricks up his sleeves. You should let General Hu Che Er send out some scouts to investigate before you make your move!" Pang Tong also did not want Zhang Xiu to be tricked by Liu Mang.
"Of course, I know. Lord Xuande, I still have some matters to attend to in the camp. Please forgive me for not being able to accompany you!" Zhang Xiu said to Liu Bei.
"General, go ahead. You will know the severity of the situation!" Liu Bei did not stop Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu quickly left and sent a letter to Hu Che Er's camp near Guangzhou.
When Hu Che Er received the letter, he immediately had a headache. This was because Zhang Xiu's letter only had one word: "Fight!" “
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