The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 77 The Furious Dong Zhuo

An hour later, Wuyang county government.

With a gloomy face, Dong Zhuo listened to Hua Xiong who rushed over from the battlefield outside the city to report that the battle took place in the outskirts.

But Dong Zhuoyue became more and more angry, especially when he heard that only 600 of the [-] new troops he dispatched to Hu Chi'er escaped back, he became even more angry, and immediately got up and turned to the man who was kneeling in front of him. Hu Chi'er kicked it hard.

"Trash, you trash, I recruited a new army with great difficulty, five thousand soldiers and horses were handed over to you, that's how you came back, how did you make a deal?"

"What use is it for me to raise such a waste like you, pull it down and chop it up!"

Dong Zhuo was so angry that he became more and more annoyed with Hu Chi'er the more he looked at him, so he directly gave the order to kill Hu Chi'er. Hu Chi'er's face changed drastically when he said these words, and he knelt down on the ground immediately, begging for mercy.

"The eunuch, spare your life, the eunuch, spare your life. It's not that the villain is incompetent, but that the remnants of the Yellow Turbans are too strong. They not only set up an ambush outside the village, but even attacked back and forth. The most terrifying thing is that they have hundreds of cavalry. They killed me by surprise. , I have some new troops who have not been on the battlefield very much, and they are naturally difficult to resist when they are charged by the cavalry. The defeat is really because the enemy's soldiers and horses are too strong, not because I am incapable of defeating the Yellow Turban Army."

"Besides, if I hadn't commanded and dispatched well, I wouldn't even be able to keep the hundreds of soldiers who fled back."

In order to survive, Hu Chi'er had to brag about his achievements.He bluntly said that the recovery of hundreds of remnant soldiers was due to his skillful management, and he managed to pull them back from the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.

At the same time, he belittled himself, saying how useless the soldiers and horses under his command were, they were useless, and emphasized that the Yellow Turban Army he encountered was too strong, so he lost the battle.

Originally, Hu Chier's words were nothing to Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo did not change his mind.

At this time, Niu Fu, who had always had a good relationship with Hu Chi'er, saw Hu Chi'er like this, and couldn't bear Hu Chi'er's death like this, so he hurriedly stepped forward to intercede for Hu Chi'er.

"Father-in-law, General Hu Chi'er really can't be blamed for this battle. After all, judging from the identities of these remnants of the Yellow Turbans, the entire Yingchuan and Runan regions can have hundreds of cavalry, I'm afraid that is the only one."

When Niu Fu said this, Dong Zhuo's expression sank, thinking of something.Immediately asked Niu Fu.

"You mean that guy named Liu Zheng?"

Long before attacking Runan County, Dong Zhuo had already inquired about the distribution of various Yellow Turban forces in this area.

What frightened him the most was Liu Zheng, who occupied Runan County at this time, and Zhang Mancheng, who occupied Nanyang not far from Runan County.

Compared with Zhang Mancheng, Dong Zhuo is more afraid of Liu Zheng.

After all, the reason why he was able to rise to the position and serve as the Zhonglang general was precisely because Liu Zheng killed the former Zhonglang general Zhu Jun, so he had a chance.

"So it was him! In that case, it's normal for Hu Chi'er to be defeated by him."

With Niu Fu's words, Dong Zhuo finally understood.

Even Li Ru, who was standing beside Dong Zhuo, raised his head and said something to Dong Zhuo.

"Father-in-law, this Liu Zheng does have some strength. We haven't attacked him yet, but instead took the initiative to harass us. This is giving us a blow."

"Yeah, these rebels are really brave."

"Since it was Liu Zheng who committed the crime, General Hu Chi'er, I also think that his life can be spared for the time being. After all, before the two armies have fought, beheading a general of our own side is really bad for our army's morale. Why don't we let General Hu Chi'er be punished?" Make meritorious service, and when we invade Runan County, let General Hu Chi'er be the vanguard."

Li Ru also interceded for Hu Chi'er, making Hu Chi'er's sallow face finally look better.

"Okay, just listen to what you guys said, and spare his dog's life for the time being."

Dong Zhuo withdrew his gaze from Hu Chi'er, and now he has failed to attack Liu Zheng, which is not a good sign, and Dong Zhuo is quite upset.

While hesitating, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked Li Ru again.

"arts?"

Seeing Dong Zhuo's question, Li Ru responded to Dong Zhuo thoughtfully.

"Back to father-in-law, Huangfusong has just received news. I just told you that he promised to send troops to help us, but his current main force is dealing with Zhang Jiao, so he can't spare too many troops. I am willing to let [-] Yellow Turban troops come to assist us."

"Thirty thousand Yellow Turbans surrendered?"

When Dong Zhuo heard Li Ru's words, his already unattractive expression became even uglier.

"When did he recruit the remnants of the Yellow Turbans? Damn it, he dispatched [-] soldiers to send me away. The matter here is something that Huangfusong didn't solve, so leave the mess to me now!"

Dong Zhuo was obviously very dissatisfied that Huangfusong only sent 3 remnants of the Yellow Turbans over. After all, Dong Zhuo was also very clear about the combat power of the Yellow Turbans. Although [-] people, this number sounds huge.

But the [-] yellow turbans surrendered, and the real combat power that they could display was not even as good as the [-] decent officers.

Dong Zhuo was angry, but Li Ru didn't dare to be angry, and immediately comforted Dong Zhuo.

"Father-in-law, it's good that Huangfu Song didn't come, but the credit of Runan County falls into our hands."

"As long as we wipe out the Yellow Turban Army in Runan and Nanyang, then my father-in-law will make a great contribution. At that time, it will be easier for us to deal with the General. At the same time, compared to the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou, Runan And here in Nanyang, I feel more relaxed, on the contrary, we took advantage of it."

Li Ru's explanation made Dong Zhuo, who was still a little angry, not so angry after listening to it.

"It's true, where is the person sent by that guy Huangfusong? We don't need to waste time here in Yingchuan, let's just go there and wipe out that guy named Liu Zheng. How dare this bastard give me a shot? , I must show him that I, Dong Zhuo, are not easy to mess with."

"That's right, the prefect, he thought that with a few hundred cavalry, he dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head. However, in terms of cavalry, our Xiliang cavalry is the strongest cavalry in the world!"

At this time, the general Hua Xiong who was standing aside immediately agreed with Dong Zhuo.

But what Dong Zhuo didn't know was that at this time, in his barracks, there was a news spreading rapidly.

A rumor about how powerful the Yellow Turban Army was spread among Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses, causing Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses to have a deep fear of the Yellow Turban Army.

Chapter 78 The Appearance of He Man

Wuyang City school grounds.

In Dong Zhuojun's barracks, a group of new recruits here are practicing here.Now is the time to rest.

"Wu Lao Liu! I heard that you were attacked by the Yellow Turban Army when you left the city?"

"Hey, Brother Zhang, it's you, don't mention it, if I didn't run so fast, I'm afraid I wouldn't have seen you at all, you know, Hu Chi'er took 5000 of us to encircle and suppress those Yellow Turban remnants, but was killed The other party set up an ambush and almost wiped us out!"

"No way, don't you have 5000 people? Why, if you encircle and suppress a remnant Yellow Turban Party, you will be wiped out. Didn't the generals say that the Yellow Turban Army is a group of farmers who have never fought at all, like us? It’s no problem for one to hit three.”

"That's right. Didn't General Hua Xiong say that he killed dozens of Yellow Turban remnants by himself?"

This Wu Laoliu and Zhang Erge chatted here.The soldiers who heard the two chatting also came up, wanting to hear what they said.

Seeing that the people around him didn't believe it, Wu Laoliu immediately continued talking.

"That's all a lie. At first I thought the Yellow Turbans were just peasants, and we could win easily, but it turned out"

Wu Laoliu sighed.

"What's the result?"

Everyone asked a question.

"As a result, General Hu Chi'er led us and was directly surrounded by those Yellow Turban Army. Those Yellow Turban Army killed us by surprise. The most frightening thing is that there were cavalry among those Yellow Turban Army. It was those cavalry who killed us at the first sight. Throw away your armor."

"Our 5000 people didn't hold on for even half an hour, and we were killed and defeated. If I didn't hide in the end and run fast, maybe you wouldn't be able to see me now."

Wu Laoliu sighed.

"That's right, I said why General Hua Xiong suddenly led two thousand cavalry out of the city recently. It turned out that he was going to arrest those remnants of the Yellow Turbans. Unfortunately, I heard that there seems to be no harvest. The remnants of the Yellow Turbans have all run away."

"Yes, yes, it turns out that there are cavalry in the Yellow Turban Army. Before, I thought they were mobs without weapons. Now it seems that it is all rumors. There are also powerful people in the Yellow Turban Army. Come on, isn't it very difficult for us to face those Yellow Turbans, if we fail to fight, we will be killed by them."

This time, these people panicked.

These people are all good citizens of Hedong County, in fact, they are no different from the peasants who participated in the Yellow Turban Uprising. The reason why they joined the army is because Dong Zhuo knows how to spend money.

Otherwise they wouldn't be here.

But now they have joined the army, and they can't be deserters. Although they were frightened by what Wu Lao Liu said, they dare not run away.

All of them looked worried.

And there are not a few people like Wu Laoliu who escaped from the Yellow Turban Army. The recruits on Dong Zhuojun's side quickly spread the news that the Yellow Turban Army is very powerful.

Don't talk about Dong Zhuojun's side, but talk about Liu Zheng who just returned to Shangcai County.

He originally left Shangcai with only 700 people this time, and had no intention of directly fighting Dong Zhuo's men.

It was just to find out about Dong Zhuo's actions, and he didn't expect to be able to directly attack Dong Zhuo's army at this time, but at this time, meeting Yang Feng and Mrs. Guo was also unexpected for Liu Zheng.

After incorporating Yang Feng and Mrs. Guo's troops into his own command, Liu Zheng arranged Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Yang Feng in Shangcai County.

Although Yang Feng's commanding ability is not very good, but this guy is still somewhat brave, and he still has some prestige in the remnants of the Yellow Turban Party, which can help him gather some soldiers and horses. More than enough.

The same is true for Mrs. Guo. With such a history, Xiaoqu Shuai is responsible for commanding these new Yellow Turban soldiers, which can also ease Liu Zheng's great difficulty in commanding troops.

At least, Liu Zheng doesn't need to promote some unknown people to act as small bosses.

"Shuai Qu, I didn't expect that we would gain so much from going out this time, and we would directly behead Dong Zhuo's five thousand new troops. I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will be very angry now."

After Xu You heard Liu Zheng and the others explain what happened outside Wuyang County this time, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Hahaha, Ziyuan, this time, that old guy Dong Zhuo might be so angry that he will directly attack Shangcai. We don't need to do anything else. We just need to send our army from Runan to fight against Shangcai. Cai just wait for Dong Zhuo's men to arrive."

"Now we only have 5000 soldiers in Shangcai County. It is not easy to block Dong Zhuo's [-] men. Does Shuai Qu have other preparations?"

"I didn't have much confidence at first, but this time I went out and wiped out Dong Zhuo's 5000 people, which made me much more confident."

"What are you sure about?"

"There are 5000 people in Zhou Cang, plus the 2000 people already in Shangcai County, and the 3000 people who came over from Mrs. Guo and Yang Feng. There are 1 people in the county. It will be difficult for Dong Zhuo to attack Shangcai County."

"And I have already ordered Pei Yuanshao to go to Runan, and dispatched [-] soldiers and horses. I intend to attack Dong Zhuo from behind when he attacks Shangcai, and cut off Dong Zhuo's retreat. At the same time, according to the time, come from Nanyang to support us. Zhang Mancheng's troops should be coming soon."

"If there is no accident, there should be [-] troops led by Sun Xia, so many troops. It is not Dong Zhuo who came to encircle us, but us to encircle Dong Zhuo. You only need to kill Dong Zhuo's personal soldiers, and the remaining cavalry, Take your time and find a way to get rid of it.”

Liu Zheng already had a more detailed process for his plan to deal with Dong Zhuo this time. If nothing else happened, Dong Zhuo would definitely lose in Shangcai County.

The next day, Liu Zheng didn't go to other places, and was waiting for Dong Zhuo's attack in Shangcai County.

Sure enough, in the afternoon of the second day, a large wave of soldiers and horses appeared in the boundary of Shangcai County.

The scouts Liu Zheng sent out reported to him, making Liu Zheng calm down and waiting for Dong Zhuo to come to attack, but when those soldiers and horses appeared outside Shangcai County.

But Liu Zheng was surprised.

The people who came were actually not Dong Zhuo, but old acquaintances, Huang Shao, He Yi, and He Man brothers.

He Man brought five thousand elite soldiers and quickly attacked from the side of Shangcai County, but now they are no longer as downhearted as they were before. The official army.

Killed outside the city of Shangcai County, and started shouting directly at Shangcai County, intending to break through the county.

Chapter 79 Crying

Liu Zheng stood on the battlements in Shangcai County, looking at He Man below the city.

It was when the enemy met that they were extremely jealous.

Not only Liu Zheng, Xu Huang, Zhou Cang and others beside Liu Zheng were also full of anger.

Speaking of which, Liu Zheng and others have achieved today's achievements.Thanks also to Brother He Yi and He Man.

If they hadn't turned to Huangfusong and betrayed the Yellow Turban Army during the crucial battle in Runan City, Liu Zheng and the others wouldn't have had to risk their lives to break out from Runan City and go to join Zhang Mancheng in Nanyang, and there would be no future This series of things.

But this kind of help will only make people feel deep hatred inside, and there is no gratitude at all.

"He Man, you bastard actually has the nerve to appear in front of me!"

Liu Zheng looked at He Man under the city calmly, with a gloomy look in his eyes.But the tone of his speech was quite calm, as if he looked like a dead person.

Although the one waiting for Dong Zhuo didn't come, it was He Man who came, but Liu Zheng didn't intend to let He Man go, and finally met him, so naturally he wanted to settle the previous account in Runan City.

He Man also seemed a little surprised to meet Liu Zheng here.

"Liu Zheng, Zhou Cang is you! I thought you had already died in the last Runan battle, but I didn't expect you to survive until now. I heard that recently a group of remnants of the Yellow Turbans re-occupied Runan City. Could it be you?"

Although He Man saw Liu Zheng, Zhou Cang and others here, he was not surprised.

In He Man's view, even if he knew that Liu Zheng and others were here, he was just curious at most. This time, he and his elder brother, He Yi, brought an army of [-], and planned to unite with the new Zhonglang general Dong Zhuo to re-encircle and suppress These Yellow Turban thieves occupy Runan.

Although he is also a yellow scarf thief, now that he has joined the army and become a member of the army, he has a different identity.

At any rate, he has become a general who eats the imperial salary.

Facing these former colleagues, He Man has an innate sense of superiority.

"Shuai Qu, please allow me to leave the city immediately and kill that bastard He Man!"

Zhou Cang couldn't stand He Man's contempt at all, so he made a plea to Liu Zheng at this time, wanting to go out of the city immediately and kill He Man.

But Liu Zheng stretched out his hand and stopped Zhou Cang's request.

"Zhou Cang, don't be impulsive. He Man is just a clown. He is not worth mentioning. Don't you think it's strange that he suddenly appeared here?"

Originally, Liu Zheng was also irritated by He Man, but he suddenly thought that it was impossible for He Man to give He Man such confidence with a mere [-] troops. The reason why He Man dared to show off so much outside the city of Shangcai County.