Gao Fei led fifty cavalrymen and chased toward the northwest, with the wind howling in his ears and the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground. After chasing for several miles, they finally caught up with Guan Hai and others.
"Guan Hai!" Gao Fei looked at Guan Hai, who was only one mile away, and shouted out loudly.
The sound was like rolling thunder, but Guan Hai's horse suddenly fell to the ground, knocking Guan Hai off the horse. Guan Hai turned several somersaults on the ground, but he saw the horse under him was foaming at the mouth.
Letting out a long, mournful hiss, he was frightened, hurriedly got up from the ground, and cursed loudly: "This damn beast!"
Almost at the same time, the remaining horses under the Yellow Turban Bandits also fell to the ground one after another. Those thin horses had not eaten good food for a long time and were already as thin as wood. In addition, they had been running for a long time carrying people.
Finally, I ran out of energy in this unknown ravine.
"General, hurry up and leave this place to us!" Several yellow scarf thieves climbed up from the place, holding weapons in hand, quickly gathered together, and guarded Guan Hai, howling loudly. (Note 1) "None of you can
Don't even think about leaving!" Gao Fei and his cavalry quickly ran over and surrounded Guan Hai and the yellow scarf thieves.
Seeing that he had no way out, Guan Hai let out a long sigh, dropped the sword in his hand, bowed respectfully to Gao Fei, and said loudly: "General Gao, Guan Hai's head is here, just come and get it, if you can die,
Being in the hands of a general can be considered a blessing, so go ahead and do it!"
Gao Fei originally wanted to subdue Guan Hai, but when he saw him asking for death, he laughed and said: "People are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death! You followed Zhang Jiao in rebellion, which is an unpardonable crime. I see that you are also a good man."
, it is better to submit to me and kill Zhang Jue with me, which will be regarded as a crime."
"I joined the Yellow Turbans just for fame and fortune... If I can change from a rebel to an officer, it would be a good choice. Since the great sage and good teacher is gone, why should I risk my life for it?"
When Guan Hai thought of this, he knelt on the ground and cupped his hands and said: "Thank you General for not killing me. From now on, Guan Hai's life belongs to the General. It's just... It's just that the great sage and good teacher is my old master. No matter what, I will
I can't do this..."
"I understand what you mean. I won't force anyone to do anything. All you need to do is tell me where Zhang Jiao escaped. I'll leave the rest to you. Once it's done, it will be a great achievement for you."
Gao Fei saw the sincerity on Guan Hai's face and said hurriedly.
Guan Hai looked troubled, bit his lip, and reluctantly squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Direct north, go to Quyang!"
Gao Fei said to his left and right: "Leave twenty people to escort Guan Zhuangshi back to the camp. If anyone asks, tell him that Guan Hai has surrendered to me! The rest of the people follow me!"
"promise!"
Guan Hai stood up from the ground, bowed deeply to Gao Fei, and said slowly: "May the general succeed immediately!"
Gao Fei smiled slightly, rode on the horse, moved his dragon spear forward, and shouted loudly to the thirty cavalry behind him: "The horses under the thief are so thin that they will never run far. As long as I
If you chase him all the way, you will definitely be able to catch up with Zhang Jiao."
"promise!"
Gao Fei shouted loudly and rode out, followed closely by thirty cavalrymen, quickly chasing towards Xiaquyang due north.
The group had just chased less than five miles north when they saw dozens of horses lying on the ground on the roadside, dead from exhaustion.
Seeing this scene in front of him, Gao Fei immediately made a gesture and shouted: "Stop!"
Gao Fei looked around and saw a long series of footprints on the ground. He was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "The thieves have no horses and are marching on foot. General Zhonglang has an order to capture the leader of the thieves. The reward will be five hundred catties."
, Brothers, the time has come to make a fortune, follow me and continue chasing it!"
After continuing to chase for less than two miles, Gao Fei suddenly saw a three-way intersection. He asked his men to stop again. He dismounted himself and checked the footprints on the ground. He saw that there were human footprints on the three roads. He
He smiled and said, "Zhang Jiao isn't stupid either!"
"Sir, what should we do now?" a soldier asked.
Gao Fei walked to his mount, got on his horse, and immediately asked: "Which way to go to Xia Quyang?"
"To the northwest, take the left path!" the soldier replied.
"All follow me to the northwest!"
"Sir, there are thieves passing by on all three roads. Why do you only pursue me in the northwest direction? If Zhangjiao doesn't take this road, wouldn't your previous efforts be in vain?"
"Xiaquyang is where the bandits gather, so Zhang Jiao will definitely go to Xiachuyang! Although there are more bandits than us, they are already hungry, and they will be exhausted after walking so many miles. As long as we continue to pursue
After a while, we will surely catch up! Everyone, follow me!" Gao Fei shouted loudly.
After giving the order, Gao Fei and his men rushed out in the northwest direction, walking along the winding path for less than three miles, when they saw Zhang Jiao running forward quickly surrounded by a group of yellow scarf thieves.
"It's Zhang Jiao!" Gao Fei was overjoyed and shouted loudly, "Hurry up and chase, don't let Zhang Jiao escape!"
Zhang Jiao was running forward under the protection of his subordinates. Suddenly he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats behind him. He turned around and saw Gao Fei chasing him with thirty cavalrymen. There was a sudden panic on his face and he hurriedly shouted to the fifty thieves behind him.
: "You stay and block the officers and soldiers!"
Immediately, more than eighty yellow scarf thieves quickly separated, and fifty thieves held up their spears and swords to form a human wall, blocking the middle of the road. Seeing the vigorous cavalry on the opposite side running quickly, some of them
The thieves were trembling all over, and were greatly afraid of these cavalry. Before the cavalry arrived, they hurriedly dropped their weapons, hid on both sides of the road, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
When the other bandits saw it, they were immediately panicked. Suddenly they heard Gao Fei and others yelling "surrender and avoid death" at the same time, so they threw down their weapons and hid on both sides of the road, kneeling on the ground to beg for mercy.
Gao Fei had a stern look on his face. When he saw that the human wall collapsed in an instant, making way for a road, he didn't care about the traitors kneeling on both sides of the road. He led his men and drove past those traitors quickly, staring fiercely at them.
He looked at Zhang Jue, who was less than 300 meters ahead, and shouted loudly: "Don't leave Zhang Jue!"
The roar reached Zhang Jue's ears, and he was already frightened. In addition, the sound of horse hooves was gradually approaching. When he suddenly turned around, he saw that there was no guard behind him. The guards who usually respected him like gods were all kneeling down one by one.
On both sides of the road. Although he was angry, he had no choice but to speed up and run away desperately.
No matter how hard Zhang Jiao's two legs ran, they could never outrun the four-legged war horse under Gao Fei's seat.
Gao Fei quickly caught up with him, holding the dragon spear tightly in his hand. When he passed the horse and passed Zhang Jiao, he suddenly thrust forward and pierced Zhang Jiao's body from behind.
After reining in the horse, Gao Fei turned the horse's head and saw that his dragon spear was still inserted into Zhang Jue's body. Seeing that Zhang Jue was already dying and lying in a pool of blood, he rode his horse to the side of Zhang Jue's body.
, got off his horse, took out the sword from his waist, and chopped off Zhang Jue's head.
"Sir, what should I do with these thieves?"
"Zhang Jue is the only one to blame. These bandits were just deceived by him. They escorted them all back to Guangzong. After hearing this, Zhonglang will punish you!" Gao Fei pulled out the Dragon Spear from Zhang Jue's body.
, lifted Zhang Jue's head and got on his horse, glanced at the tired and panting soldiers, and said softly.
"promise!"
The cavalry gathered the weapons of the dozens of thieves and drove them to the middle of the road. After letting them rest for a while, they escorted them towards Guangzong.
Gao Fei tied Zhang Jue's head to the horse's collar, shouted "drive" softly, and followed the team. He looked forward, feeling extremely proud, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
When we returned to Guangzong, the civil war in the city was over. The city was covered with banners of the Han army. None of the hundreds of thousands of yellow scarf thieves escaped. They were all driven to an open area outside the west gate, and there was a dense crowd of people.
, looking around, it looks like a densely packed group of ants.
Gao Fei entered from the north gate surrounded by cavalry, with a angled head on his dragon spear, showing off his military exploits, and slowly galloped into the city through the opening of the north gate.
The city is in a mess, corpses can be seen everywhere, blood is scattered on the streets, some houses still have slight flames, thick black smoke is rising, and the air is filled with the smell of blood and fireworks.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Gao Fei seemed to have a dull pain in his heart. Perhaps the best explanation is that one general's success may be the best explanation. He raised his head and looked at the dragon gun held high in his hand, and saw the gun head.
A head covered in blood and with a ferocious face, he sighed softly.
The Han troops in the city were busy. They moved the corpses outside the city one by one, threw all the corpses into deep ditches, and then buried them.
Gao Fei asked where Lu Zhi was, then ordered his men to join the procession of moving the corpse, and went to the county government office to find Lu Zhi himself.
After turning a few corners in the city, I met many Han soldiers along the way. When those soldiers saw the human head in Gao Fei's hand, they cheered loudly, with a kind of awe and respect in their eyes.
Soon he arrived at the county government office, got off his horse, removed Zhang Jiao's head from the dragon spear, and then walked into the county government office in a swaggering manner.
In the county government office, Lu Zhi was sitting in the center, with people standing on both sides. All the officials above the army commander were present. When they saw Gao Fei coming from the door, holding Zhang Jiao's head in his hand, his eyes showed envy.
of light.
Gao Fei entered the hall, placed the head in his hand heavily on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "See you, sir! The last general, Gao Fei, has lived up to his command and is here to offer the yellow turban thief's head!"
Note 1: During the Yellow Turban Uprising, Zhang Jiao established thirty-six factions, with more than 10,000 people in Dafang, and six or seven thousand in Xiaofang. Each had a can commander, who was called a general. Guan Hai was the leader of one side, and the bandit soldiers were called generals. However,
It is definitely not equivalent to an official position in the Han Dynasty.