Chapter 222
235-2
"Old man Huang! Separate these two people!" Only Huang Zhong could solve the problem.
"Yes!" Huang Zhong rushed forward. However, they have fought until this point and they both considered anyone interfering in the match to be an enemy. In the end, both of them cooperated to attack Huang Zhong. (TN: orz)
"How irritating!" Liu Mang felt anxious because the two men were attacking each other with enough force to cut through the bones. Liu Mang was not wearing armor but he had no choice but to join in as well.
"Huang Xu, cover me with your arrows!" Liu Mang shouted and took a giant s.h.i.+eld from one of the Urban Army soldiers. It was necessary to move in front and separate these two but before Liu Mang could act, two people stopped him.
The two that stopped him was w.a.n.g Wei and the white armored warrior. "General! Leave this to us! We are sorry!" The two generals felt ashamed. If it was not because they caused such a ruckus, this problem wouldn't have happened. So these two generals decided to help stop the fight.
The white armored warrior and w.a.n.g Wei went towards the green armored warrior to stop him. Gan Ning was left to Huang Zhong because they were acquainted.
"Get out of my way!" The green armored warrior was furious that he keeps getting interrupted. Even the Buddha would be a little bit angry by now. He used both hands and tried to chase them away but those two were not so easy to be defeated. w.a.n.g Wei could block Huang Zhong's strikes even though it was difficult. The green armored warrior's attacks would not be a problem.
After being attacked for a while, he regained his temper. Gan Ning was also brought back by Huang Zhong. Although Gan Ning was strong, he was not as strong as Huang Zhong. In a one-on-one fight, he can only be defeated by Huang Zhong. In the end, they were knocked town and tied up by the Urban Army.
The green armored warrior being tied up was normal. However, Liu Mang also ordered for Gan Ning to be tied up. If he only tied up the green armored warrior, there is a chance that Gan Ning would just go ahead and kill him. At that time, Liu Mang would only be able to cry.
"Great talent is truly great talent!" The situation has finally settled down. Although there were no deaths, there were a lot of people who were injured. The food stand was destroyed. What started as a recruitment order turned into a fight. Liu Mang even needed to dispatch the Black Flag Army and the Urban Army. He also closed the gates to prevent any news from spreading out and turn him into a laughing stock.
"Men, go and treat all the injured." In an era with limited medical technology, it was easy to get infected. That is why Liu Mang wanted to treat the injured first.
"You! Explain to me everything that happened!" Liu Mang asked the Urban Army soldiers from earlier. "How did you make the green armored warrior think that we are looking down on them?" Liu Mang wanted to know the actual reason. He refused to believe that this world had senseless discrimination and favoritism. There must have been a reason for the green armored warrior to act like that.
"General! I did not! I really did not look down on him!" The Urban Army soldier knelt and bitterly said. "I followed your orders and gave them food. Each person is given 3 bread and 1 piece of meat according to your orders! I have already given it to him!"
"You gave it already?" Liu Mang frowned. In order to entertain and gain the trust of talented people, he took out a lot of supplies and even prepared meat. This meat was something even the Urban Army could only eat twice a week. Yet, Liu Mang did not hesitate to take it out. So why did the green armored warrior say that they could not afford it?
"Hmph, what a hypocrite!" The green armored warrior was tied up but he was still not willing to accept it. "He
"Wine?" Liu Mang froze for a moment. When did he give wine? His army is not allowed to drink. At the very least, when they are on duty, they were not even allowed to touch wine. They could only drink during festive period or when they were relieved from duty. On top of that, wine requires grain. They do not even have enough grain to make wine!
"What is your name?" Liu Mang took a deep breath and asked the green armored warrior. Until now he still does not know his name. (TN: Until now, my hands are feeling annoyed describing Power Rangers…)
"This grandpa is proud of his own name! This grandpa's name is Wei Yan Wei Wen Zhang!" The green armored warrior angrily roared. (TN: Why grandpa?)
"Wei Yan?!" Liu Mang's eyes flashed. This was a really big fis.h.!.+ Wei Yang was the person Zhuge Liang claimed as rebellious and was someone comparable to the Five Tiger Generals! He was the one that surrendered to Runaway Liu together with Huang Zhong. Even though Huang Zhong was old by then, he was still powerful. Even then, he was on equal footing with Wei Yan and never on top. This was enough to understand Wei Yan's strength. Later in Shu, Wei Yan had thought of a strategem that Zhuge Liang did not even think of. Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang did not trust Wei Yan and did not use his stratagem. Had Zhuge Liang trusted Wei Yan more, the Northern Expedition could have been more successful. Although Wei Yan had the tragic ending of starving before being ma.s.sacred, he was a talent that was hard to come by.
"You have heard of this grandfather's name? Looks like this grandfather's is quite well known!" Wei Yan was certainly crazy.
"You dare!" Huang Zhong was in a bad mood. Wei Yan had called himself grandfather in front of Liu Mang implying that he is Liu Mang's grandfather. This also means he claimed to be the grandfather of the Han Emperor. Huang Zhong slapped the back of Wei Yan's head.
"Good! Hit him more!" Gan Ning was feeling happy. He really did not like Wei Yan. If he was holding a sword and was not tied up, he would have attacked Wei Yan already. Cheng Yu was also not feeling happy.
"Han Sheng, step back." Liu Mang waved his hands towards Huang Zhong. Wei Yan who saw it smiled and shook his head. This Wei Yan is a stubborn person that refuses to admit his mistakes and was willing to die to keep up his appearance. If he was actually well known, Liu Biao would have recruited him already. Even if Liu Biao would not recruit him, Liu Biao's two trusted subordinates, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue would definitely recruit him. At that time, would he be at the recruitment order? However, Liu Mang did not tell him this. Wei Yan and Gan Ning were the same kind of person. Both of them had big mouths to eat, drink and brag. If you treat him nicely and praise him, he would definitely treat you as a friend. If you try and restrict and chastise him, he would become your enemy.
In the original history, he was enemies with Yang Yi because Yang Yi could not tolerate his bragging. Liu Mang cannot let such a great talent go. However, he must also not suppress him too much.
After finding out Wei Yan's name, Liu Mang did not ignore him and called the Urban Army soldiers. "You. Tell me when can my army take out wine?" For this incident, Liu Mang was let the people on the scene explain.
"General, show mercy!" The Urban Army soldier that knelt on the ground was someone that followed Liu Mang since Xia Pi. Liu Mang also did not want to punish him too harshly but he would not have a choice.
"General. You cannot blame the soldiers for this matter. This is all Yun's fault!" The white armored warrior walked forward and cupped his fist. The entire story went like this. Liu Mang had booked the whole of the inn in Hefei and also some houses for the people and soldiers to stay in. The inn itself has its own stock of wine and the wine was given to the soldiers. At first, the soldiers wanted to give the wine to Liu Mang. However, the white armored warrior appeared.
The white armored warrior had spoken in the Bingzhou's native dialect. This made him more intimate to some of the soldiers. The white armored warrior had insisted that he is not from Bingzhou but knows the dialect because he had travelled to Bingzhou. However, he had still given a favorable impression to the soldiers. That is why the soldiers had given him a larger piece of meat and wine to drink. If it was done in secret, there would have been no problems but Wei Yan found out. Wei Yan had a loud voice and was unpleasant to talk to. The people of Bingzhou were also short tempered but in the Urban Army, there were also Liu Mang's followers. Naturally, they did not give Wei Yan a proper explanation and the misunderstanding got worse. After that the fight happened. According to procedures, Liu Mang must first punish someone but Liu Mang could no longer manage this.
He opened his eyes wide and looked at the white armored warrior. "Your name is Yun? Could you be?"
"Does General know who I am?" The white armored warrior was puzzled.
"Are you Changshan's Zhao Zilong? The one who followed the white horse general Gongsun Zan?" Liu Mang spoke so many details in one breath.
"General, you really recognize Yun?" Liu Mang saw Zhao Yun's uncertainty and determined that this person was really Zhao Yun. Yeah baby! The world's most loyal general that is both skillful and smart. Zhao Yun Zhao Zi Long! He should only be slightly weaker compared to Lu Bu. From strongest to weakest, the ranking was Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Guan Yu, Ma Chao, Zhang Fei. Although this ranking was only made when Huang Zhong was old and Sun Ce was dead, it was still truthful. Lu Bu got there unanimously. (TL: Even though he was also dead. Double standards.)
After reaching the peak of refinement, he can solo the three brothers at Hu Lao Gate. Although the presence of many could kill this tiger, only Dian Wei was able to actually scare him on his own.
Dian Wei was so powerful that he managed to defeat 4 of the Lu Bu's Army's general on his own. He could also probably hold out against Lu Bu on his own. Unfortunately, he died because he was outnumbered covering Cao Cao's escape and part of it was also because Dian Wei was drunk at the time.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and Zhao Yun also need no explanation.
Of course I know! Liu Mang wanted to say that but he could not as he would hurt Wei Yan's feelings. On top of that, the people would think it is unfair and would not come for the recruitment order in the future.
(Congratulations to all those who answered Wei Yan. I myself got it wrong because in Dynasty Warriors he is pretty much someone who can't speak.)