Chapter 1162: Cutscene
Jizhou, Changshan State, Lingshou City.
"General Ren Gong, the Wheel Swallowing Dragon Palace Peng, everything is fine." A Yellow Turban elder reported to Zhang Liang.
"Fortunately, Yuan Shao arranged for the strong men to move it in advance. If it hadn't been looted by those alien troops, it would have delayed my brother's important matter!" Zhang Liang's face flashed with relief. Pei Yuanshao did a good job in this regard.
"If it weren't for the escort of the Wheel Swallowing Dragon Palace Peng, those alien troops might not have been able to defeat Pei Daqushuai's supply transport troops so smoothly!" Gong Du Daqushuai sighed beside him.
"That's right! The elite troops were drawn to ambush, and the strong men troops were there, and they took advantage of a gap!" Zhang Liang nodded. The cause and effect of this is hard to tell.
"Gong Du, there is an important task here. I want you to lead your troops to escort the Wheel Swallowing Dragon Palace Peng back to Guangzong City." Zhang Liang pondered for a while and said in a sonorous and powerful voice.
"Escort the Wheel Swallowing Dragon Palace Peng back to Guangzong City? No need to use it to plunder the luck of Bingzhou?"
"Besides, without the benefit of the Wheel Swallowing Dragon Palace Peng, we seem to be unable to defeat those fierce guys of the Xiliang Army!" Gong Du exclaimed.
Gong Du was secretly making a small plan to be in charge of this side!
"No need to be afraid of them! I am going to use the heaven and earth reward after I became the general of the people to open the millions of military souls!" Zhang Liang said in a sonorous and powerful voice.
"In this case, good!" Gong Du knew what Zhang Liang meant by asking him to escort the Wheel Swallowing Dragon Palace Peng.
Originally, this Wheel Swallowing Dragon Palace Peng was left here to deal with high-ranking officials like Dong Zhuo who came from Liangzhou and Bingzhou.
As long as Dong Zhuo or other high-ranking officials such as the governor were killed, a lot of the luck of the Han Dynasty could be gained. When it was transported back to the altar of Guangzong City, it would be different.
But now Pei Yuanshao was suddenly killed, causing the situation to change rapidly. Even Zhang Liang felt a sense of pressure, so he moved the Wheel Swallowing Dragon Palace Peng back to Guangzong City early.
"I will deliver it back to Guangzong and then come back to support the general!" Gong Du said in a sonorous voice.
"If my brother has not arranged it, you can come back." Zhang Liang nodded.
"General Ren Gong, Pei Yuanshao's troops have suffered a lot of losses, and my troops have been transferred. It seems that there are not so many soldiers in Changshan!"
"Could it be... are you going to use that trick?!" Gong Du whispered.
"The Western Liang Army, even the Qingjin Li Shi can't have an overwhelming victory over it, so we can only use some tricks." Zhang Liang closed his eyes slightly, as if he had made a huge decision.
"In fact, I also have experience in this, after all, Cheng Yuanzhi, the great commander, did the same thing." Gong Du said in a serious tone.
"I have said it long ago, why keep those noble families and ordinary people, they should have been swept away early." Gong Du said indignantly.
"If the situation is not favorable to our sect in the future, those guys may jump out at the first time. Especially in Jizhou." Gong Du said meaningfully.
"I know you are doing this for my cause, but there is nothing you can do." Zhang Liang actually agreed with Gong Du's opinion, otherwise he would not have planned to use the last resort of coercing the people.
"So... I will hurry up to deliver the things back, and when I come back, I will coerce the people passing through the cities and towns, build up momentum, kill Dong Zhuo with the force of a tsunami, and avenge Pei Yuanshao!" Gong Du's face was full of excitement, as if he was speaking up for the dead Pei Yuanshao.
However, he put Pei Yuanshao's revenge on Dong Zhuo, not Yu Jin.
"Okay! The important thing is Gong Peng, don't make any mistakes." Zhang Liang thought about it and agreed.
"Hehe... General, don't worry, I have delivered once, and I have experience. I will be back soon!" After Gong Du finished speaking, he bowed, turned around and left with his troops.
Looking at Gong Du's figure, Zhang Liang's face showed a look of relief. Although Gong Du didn't have any great talents, he still completed some tasks very well. Especially the matter of transporting Gong Peng, he was deeply trusted by everyone.
In the future... maybe he will continue to be assigned to do this, reliable!
Soon, a surging army left Lingshou City and rushed to the core Guangzong City.
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Jingjing City.
"Bang!!!!" A heavy dull sound rang out, followed by a series of crackling sounds. The solid wood table in front of Dong Zhuo suddenly broke into pieces. This situation shows how angry he was.
"We were ambushed!!! And lost 140,000 elite soldiers!!"
"Hua Xiong, tell me, tell me what crime you should be punished for?!" Dong Zhuo was furious, and the anger on his face seemed to turn into a substantial air wave, sweeping past, and everyone around him was awed.
Dong Zhuo was not a weak chicken, and his majestic aura made him look like an ancient beast! Even Yu Jin, who was at the end of the team, was shocked after feeling this energy: "Dong Zhuo, this guy, is he a god?!!!"
Yu Jin only knew Dong Zhuo from his lord Lin Mu, and had never seen Dong Zhuo fight on the front line.
"He deserves to die!" Hua Xiong knew that he had to bear the main responsibility for this loss. Li Jue and Guo Si were only secondary culprits, and he did not mention them. Moreover, if the two knew what was good for them, they would jump out by themselves.
Sure enough, the next moment, Li Jue and Guo Si immediately stood out and knelt on the ground and said: "Lord, we are also guilty!!"
Li Jue and Guo Si knew that they were secondary culprits, but they had to come out at this moment, otherwise if Hua Xiong was really punished, they would also suffer. As long as they fought together, the so-called loss of 140,000 comrades was just a matter of Dong Zhuo's words.
Everyone is smart.
Dong Zhuo and Li Ru actually knew all the information about the ambush.
"Humph!!! You three are the culprits of the death of 140,000 comrades!! Damn it!!!" The anger on Dong Zhuo's face seemed to weaken a bit.
"My lord, I have something to say. Although General Hua Xiong made mistakes, he also made great contributions. He captured the head of Pei Yuanshao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, and came to present it to you." At this time, Zhang Ji stood up to defend Hua Xiong.
Hearing Zhang Ji's words, the three people kneeling on the ground smiled slightly. Yu Jin, that guy, really let go.
After Zhang Liang retreated silently, Hua Xiong, Zhang Ji and others quickly cleaned up the battlefield, packed up the bodies of the fallen comrades, and rushed back to Jingjing City without stopping.
On the way back, everyone discussed the consequences of this action. Among them, Pei Yuanshao's head was the key. But at that time, Yu Jin did not refuse or agree.
Then he asked Zhang Ji to do Yu Jin's ideological work, and finally attributed Pei Yuanshao's credit to Hua Xiong.
Although Yu Jin is not a member of the Xiliang Army, he is currently following Dong Zhuo and is considered a member of Dong Zhuo. If there is an open fight for military merit, Dong Zhuo will not easily forgive him. This is an iron rule! It is one of Dong Zhuo's iron rules for leading troops! All the generals in Xiliang understand the importance of this point and will protect it.
"Oh! Pei Yuanshao's head, this is good news." Dong Zhuo pretended to be less angry and smiled lightly.
In fact, how could he dare to cut Hua Xiong! It's just a formality. He knew these situations a long time ago. But to lead the team well, these formalities are necessary.
"Yes! General Hua Xiong also led the troops to cooperate with my troops and Yu Jin's troops to fight the Yellow Turban Army to death and killed 150,000 Yellow Turbans!" Zhang Ji said again.
This time, the credit of the 150,000 Yellow Turban Army was added with his and Yu Jin's names.
"Good! Although we lost hundreds of thousands of comrades, we were able to kill 150,000 elite Yellow Turbans under unfavorable circumstances, killed Pei Yuanshao, and smashed an important obstacle that the Yellow Turbans hindered our attack on Guangzong. This is a great achievement."
"In addition to killing Pei Yuanshao, this battle also laid the foundation for killing Zhang Jue, restoring the Han Dynasty, and clearing the world. It is of great significance and a great achievement! The lord should hold a banquet for all the generals, so that the comrades who fought desperately can feel the lord's care and encouragement!" At this time, Li Ru, who had always been calm, stood up to smooth things over.
Good guy, Li Ru's words directly turned the tide, saying that killing Hua Xiong was a reward, and even defined this battle as a key battle to kill Guangzong.
The sky was full of exaggeration, and in the end, he directly took the credit of the Yellow Turbans across the country!
"That's right!! The battle of Jingjing and the battle of Guandao were our great victories over the Yellow Turbans. The lord should hold a banquet to reward the soldiers." A burly general with red eyebrows stood up and said.
Everyone smiled when they saw this general.
This man was Duan Wei, the younger brother of Duan Gong. Although he had joined Dong Zhuo not long ago, he was very popular.
"In that case, let's have a big banquet..." The anger on Dong Zhuo's face had long faded.
"My lord, let the big families in Jingjing City pay for the banquet! We drove away the Yellow Turban Army for them, but saved their lives!" Li Ru suggested.
"Haha!!! Very good, very good!!" Dong Zhuo was overjoyed when he heard Li Ru's suggestion. He didn't have to pay for it, and he could reward the soldiers. What a good deal!
Wenyou, I'm great!
After that, Dong Zhuo discussed with everyone. As for Hua Xiong and others who were kneeling, they all stood back to their original positions with normal expressions.
In this way, a meeting full of sadness and accountability ended hastily. In the end, it was beyond Yu Jin's expectations.
Moreover, Zhang Ji mentioned his existence and merits.
Soon, Jingjing City held a grand banquet.