There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

In his opinion, as a dignified military supervisor, he actually went to call for someone for Xu Chu. There was really no other gentleman with such dignity and politeness.

It's a pity that the potter's thinking is a bit simple, and it's not so easy to be a gentleman.

Seeing that the potter also turned his horse's head, Xu Chu suddenly came back to his senses, looked at the pottery and shouted angrily, "Throw away your mother! You are not a good thing, you stand there for me! Today, a certain family will be with you first." Actually, just look for the one who ran away just now!"

Mi Fang felt unspeakable grievances in Tao Shang's heart. As the commander of the first army, he was supposed to be the one to take the lead in this kind of thing, but suddenly it was his turn.

"What advice does Xu Zhuangshi have?"

Xu Chu's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "What the fuck! You wait for these thieves and savages with the banner of the Han army, who look like people on their faces, and they all don't do anything. Tell me! What are you going to do about what happened last night?" How to give Lao Tzu an explanation?"

"Last night?" The potter pretended to be confused and said, "This is the first time I met the strong man, right?"

Xu Chu raised his finger and pointed the potter's nose at a distance, saying: "Don't do this to a certain family! I will recognize the thief when it turns into ashes! It is you who threatened a certain family with a knife and a pig last night! What kind of enmity is there between your animals and you, you actually set fire to cause disaster! No matter what a certain family says today, they have to ask for an explanation for the animals!"

When the pottery merchant heard this, his handsome face sank slightly, his slender sword eyebrows raised slightly, and he looked coldly at Xu Chu, who was scolding him angrily.

It's not a comfortable thing to be pointed at the nose and scolded. Although this is indeed something wrong with one's own people, in this world, how can there be so many things that need to be explained?In terms of strength!

Every world is a world of great disputes. In the era of pottery merchants, competition was based on economics, but in this chaotic era, competition was based on military force.

In the current situation, if you want to reason with the other party, you must first show your strength.

Sometimes, it is only effective if you have to fight first and then salute.

Taking a deep breath, the potter quietly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said, "The strong man said that I went to the village to steal pigs last night. I wonder if there is any proof?"

"Evidence?" Xu Chu's cheeks twitched unconsciously, and said, "A certain family saw it with their own eyes, what evidence is needed!"

The pottery merchant shook his head when he heard the words, and said: "It's just a strong man, but there is no evidence to prove it, let alone someone else's opinion, I'm afraid it's not credible."

Xu Chu said angrily: "I'm not trustworthy? You wait for the thief to steal a pig and set it ablaze in the middle of the night, so it's possible that a certain family's livestock will have to come out to prove it!"

Pottery merchant heard the words and said with a smile: "Since the strong man can't find a witness, I'm sorry I don't have the time to accompany you here."

When Xu Chu heard the potter's words, sparks burst out of his bull's eyes as big as copper bells, and he said, "So, do you want to renege on your debt? Good! Since you don't want to be kind, let a certain family capture you alive." Capture it alive, and see if you recognize it or not!"

After finishing speaking, he waved the saber in his hand forward, and saw hundreds of Zhuang Han behind him whistling and waving their axes, knives, hoes, rakes and other iron tools in their hands. Amidst Xu Chu's shouting, Sa Yazi ran towards the Xuzhou army's army. The camp was killed.

"aggressive"

The bow and crossbow troops that had been displayed on both sides of the camp suddenly went into a frenzy. The moment the messenger waved the command flag, hundreds of them were hung on the bow strings, and the sharp arrows that were hidden and waiting to be fired were shot out almost in unison.

Fortunately, before leaving the camp, the potter had already ordered that the hundreds of sharp arrows were not aimed at the peasants, but were all stuck on the dirt road on the road where they rushed to the gate.All the sharp arrows were pierced into one-fifth of the arrow shafts, forming a horizontal row, like a low fence, warning the opponent not to take a step further.

"Throw your mother away! It's actually a rhubarb crossbow!" Xu Chu looked coldly at the crossbow arrows on the ground, and felt a chill in his heart.

The so-called rhubarb crossbow was the most powerful crossbow in the Han Dynasty, and it was often used in battle with chariots.Rhubarb crossbows come in different sizes. The big one needs to be supported by a chariot and aimed at shooting. It is like a small mobile ballista that can be held by small hands. It is five or six inches shorter than a normal longbow. , the strength of the crossbow ranges from one stone to ten stones, and the strongest ten stone crossbow is also called the yellow shoulder crossbow.Those who can use it must be those who have reached the peak of physical fitness and strength among the people at that time.Among the people who are good at using the rhubarb crossbow, Li Guang, the parachutist of the Han Dynasty, is the most famous.As for the Xuzhou Army's hardcover crossbowmen, although they can't pull the hardest yellow crossbows, they can still be about two stones.

Looking at the Han Dynasty, although the yellow crossbow is not uncommon, only the central army of the Han Dynasty and the local regular state army are eligible to equip it.

Although Xu Chu was brave, the clan army and horses under his command belonged to the militia, and there was no military support from the government in terms of equipment, and it was not like the local warlords could reserve resources. In terms of armor and weapons, they were completely different from the regular army.

The yellow crossbow with about two hundred paces is enough to pose a fatal threat to these militiamen. This is a gap that Xu Chu's personal courage cannot make up.

Chapter 14 Soldiers First, Salutes Later

The Xuzhou army's soldiers bravely shot out a wave of yellow crossbow arrows, blocking the militiamen under Xu Chu's command two hundred steps in front of Liyuan Gate.

Xu Chu had sharp eyesight, and saw the gap in equipment between the two sides through the arrows and crossbows shot on the ground. He temporarily regained his composure, so that his men and horses could not act rashly.

Xu Chu's people stopped rushing, and the potter's mood became relatively relaxed. In all honesty, the pottery really didn't want to conflict with the other party.

The so-called soldiers are also murder weapons.It is better not to fight if you can not fight, after all, life is not easy to fight, this kind of thing will kill people!

Every life has its own value. Even if it is really necessary to fight or sacrifice, the pottery merchant hopes to have a reason enough to afford those lives.

The reason for stealing a pig is obviously not enough.

"Xu Zhuangshi, some things will happen for a while, and Tao can't explain it clearly to you. Why don't you let it go for now. In a day or two, Tao will give you a suitable explanation, how about it?"

Xu Chu's copper-bell-sized bull's eyes glanced at the crossbow arrows piercing the ground with cold light, and after a long silence, he slowly said, "Who are you? Can you be the master?"

The pottery merchant nodded and said: "My surname is Tao Mingshang. I am the eldest son of Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou. This time, under the imperial edict, I will go to Luoyang with all the princes to fight against the traitor Dong Zhuo. I will serve as the supervisor of the Xuzhou Western Expedition Army." Army, I don't want to have a misunderstanding with the strong man here, but I hope Haihan."

Seeing the potter's clean and refined face, and his modest and calm words, Xu Chu couldn't help being stunned: "Are you Tao Qian's son?"

"Of course."

After a pause in astonishment, Xu Chu asked again in order to confirm: "Is there no mistake? That Tao Qian who is the governor of Xuzhou?"

"Exactly." The potter didn't understand why Xu Chu repeatedly confirmed this with him.

In everyone's minds, Tao Qian was born in a family with an upright temperament and a refined style. In the territory of Xuzhou and Yuzhou, Tao Qian's lenient, strict self-discipline, and solemn atmosphere have been circulating in the past two years since he took office. wind reviews.

Although Tao Qian is old-fashioned and sometimes tends to flatter the rich and famous, his reputation as the governor of a state has always been widely spread in Dongzhou.Although Xu Chu was in Qiaodi, he had never heard of Tao Qian's reputation.

I don't think it's just such a well-known and gentlemanly governor in the eastern border of the Han Dynasty. His army and horses would steal pigs during the westward expedition they were ordered to do?Xu Chu couldn't accept this fact.

"Xuzhou Tao Qian's son actually did that kind of theft!" Xu Chu snorted and muttered to himself.

I am very worried, this world-shattering way, when officials are in power, they are all wolves and dogs, and finally there are one or two good reviews, and they are not worthy of the name

How will the days of so many wicked people live in the future?

I'm so tired, I don't even want to be a human anymore!

"Forget it!" Xu Chuxing waved his hand in dismay, and said, "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Tao's style is very good, so a certain family will believe you this time! Mr. Tao, a certain family has the right to go back, but within three days, you Xuzhou’s military supplies allocated money and food to my village to make amends, and handed over the head of the thief to a certain family for disposal! This matter will be dismissed immediately. If not, the members of the Zhuang clan of such a certain family will not rest with you.”

After Xu Chu said this, the generals and soldiers of the Xuzhou Army couldn't help but flushed with anger!

Regardless of whether it is reasonable or not, based on the round of yellow crossbow arrows just now, couldn't Xu Chu see that the equipment of the Xuzhou Army was far superior to these militias?Coupled with the fact that the Xuzhou army has a huge advantage in numbers, this guy has no chance of winning.

If that's the case, he actually wants to make his side lose money and kidnap someone?It's clear that he doesn't want to be kind, this guy really thinks his life is too long! ?

Today's troublemakers are really difficult to deal with, are they all so extreme?

Only the potter knew that Xu Chu might just be straightforward by nature, and the situation was actually not that complicated.

The pottery merchant neither agreed nor refused, but just replied: "Xu Zhuangshi, please come back, the news will come later."

Xu Chu clasped his fists on the horse, and then ordered a few words to a follower, then changed the soldiers and horses from the rear to the front, and slowly withdrew from the battlefield.

The potter looked at the figures of Xu Chu and the others going away, and fell into a little thought. After a while, he saw him wave his hand, and summoned a school lieutenant to tell him, "Take back the troops and go back to the camp, and step up the inspection. We need to be careful of Xu Chu and the others leaving and returning. "

"No!" The captain immediately took the order.

Although the pottery merchant believes in Xu Chu's promise, he still needs to be on guard. After all, the world is hard and no one is so trustworthy.