Chapter Fifty-One: The Yellow Turban's Defeat and Two Reds]
Many yellow scarf soldiers were rushing towards the city gate. Zhang Yan rode on his horse and shouted: "What are you doing?"
When the fleeing Yellow Turban soldiers heard this call, they knew who was coming without looking back. They turned around and looked at Zhang Yan, who was galloping from a distance...
Riding her horse to get close, Zhang Yan turned over and dismounted and shouted sternly: "You just left like this, are you worthy of the great virtuous master?"
One of the soldiers begged: "Please let us go, general. Now the Han army has surrounded us in Guangzong City. Sooner or later the city will be captured. We are just ordinary people who follow the great sages and good teachers. Please allow us to follow, general."
For the sake of the great virtuous army marching eastward and westward, I beg the general to let us go."
The other soldiers also kept pleading.
Zhang Yan said loudly: "Don't forget your identities. If you go out and be caught by the Han army, you will die."
The soldier cried out, "Please, General, let us live!"
Zhang Yan asked the soldier closest to her: "Tell me, why did you run away?"
The soldier said: "General, now that the great sage has passed away, General Zhang Liang has killed good generals indiscriminately. Everyone has seen the Han army attacking the city today. If the general hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid the Han army would have captured the city. Please
General, let me live. I have an eighty-year-old mother and a young son waiting for me to support me. I beg you, General. In the next life, I will work as a cow and a horse to repay the general's kindness."
When Zhang Yan heard the soldiers' words, she couldn't bear it. She closed her eyes helplessly and said, "You go, be careful not to let the Han army catch you when you go out." Zhang Yan did not forget to give her this warning.
All the soldiers knelt down to Zhang Yan and said, "Thank you so much, general, thank you so much, general!" After saying that, these soldiers hurriedly fled out of the city without looking back.
Looking at the soldiers leaving, and remembering what Zhang Jiao said to herself before he passed away, Zhang Yan couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "Does naivety want to kill us? A great virtuous teacher!"
In the Han army camp, the patrolling Han soldiers came to Huangfu Song's tent with a tied-up soldier. -. -
Looking at the soldier in front of him, Huangfu Song ordered the left and right to be untied, and then asked: "What is your name and what position do you hold in the Yellow Turban Rebels?"
The soldier shook his arms that were numb from being tied up for a long time. Hearing Huangfu Song's question, he did not dare to neglect and hurriedly replied: "General Qi, my name is Wang Wu, and he is an ordinary yellow scarf soldier.
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"Oh, then why did you run away? If you dare to tell a lie, you will be dead and dismembered!" Huangfu Song said sternly.
The yellow turban soldier replied tremblingly: "General, not only the villain escaped again, but also many yellow turban soldiers escaped. I beg the general to let the villain go. The villain has his family waiting for the villain to support him.
Please be kind to the general."
Huangfu Song comforted the yellow scarf soldier and said, "Well, I won't embarrass you." After saying that, he motioned to the soldier who brought him here to take him down.
When attacking the city today, Huangfu Song felt that the resistance of the Yellow Turban Army was not as fierce as before, and the army completely lost the momentum it had when Zhang Jiao was there.
After pacing with his head down and thinking deeply for a long time, Huangfu Song called the guards to deliver an order: "Command to all ministries to feed the captured Yellow Turban soldiers with good food and drink. Don't neglect it, otherwise military law will serve you."
Although the guard was puzzled by Huangfu Song's order, it was not something he had to consider and he just went ahead and carried it out.
The next day, Huangfu Song did not launch an attack, but ordered the three armies to prepare.
Late at night, Huangfu Song sent an order to bring up several Yellow Turban deserters who had been captured last night.
Looking at the trembling Yellow Turban soldiers, Huangfu Song asked kindly: "No one in the Han army bullied you?"
A Yellow Turban soldier hurriedly replied: "General Qi, the villain can eat well and live well here, and no soldiers bully the villain..." Other soldiers also followed suit.
Huangfu Song said: "Very good, I, the general, have something I need you to do now."
Seeing the eyes of these yellow scarf soldiers looking at him, Huangfu Song said slowly: "This matter is actually very simple. You just need to go back to Guangzong City tonight to do something for me."
When the Yellow Turban soldiers heard that they were being asked to return to Guangzong City, they hurriedly knelt down and begged: "Please general, please let me go. I escaped. If I go back, the defenders in the city will definitely behead me."
Huangfu Song comforted him and said, "I'm not asking you to go back to the rebel Zhang Liang. I'm asking you to mix among the soldiers. The task is also very simple. I'm going to tell them about your treatment in the Han army."
That's good. After the work is completed, each of you will be rewarded with ten coins and you will be released back to your hometown."
It is said that a brave man must be rewarded, and Huangfu Song has already offered such generous terms. Several Yellow Turban soldiers did not refuse anymore and promised to complete the mission.
Huangfu Song warned again: "When you go back, tell the other Yellow Turban soldiers that the Han army will not kill those Yellow Turban soldiers who abandon evil and do good. As long as they want to live peacefully and be ordinary people, the Han army will never kill them."
It will embarrass them."
Several Yellow Turban soldiers immediately knelt down to thank Huangfu Song for his great kindness.
Let's talk about the Yellow Turban Army. The next day, the generals counted the number of soldiers and found that there were more than a thousand Yellow Turban soldiers missing. This was a big deal and they immediately reported it to Zhang Liang who was drinking and having fun in the city.
No matter how ignorant Zhang Liang was, he knew that this was a bad symbol. His life was protected by these yellow scarf soldiers. Without these soldiers, he could not continue to enjoy such a life. He immediately did not dare to neglect and led the generals.
Go to the school grounds to inspect each unit and count the number of soldiers who fled from each unit.
This is also the second time Zhang Liang has come to the school since he took charge of the Yellow Turban Army. The previous time was to inherit the power passed down to him by Zhang Jiao.
The soldiers who fled the most were the troops of the yellow turban generals that Zhang Liang killed. These troops alone fled more than 800 troops.
Zhang Liang was furious and immediately asked his soldiers to send an order for Zhang Yan to come.
After a while, Zhang Yan hurried over.
Zhang Liang looked at Zhang Yan, who was panting from the rush, and asked in a cold tone: "Zhang Yan, do you know that more than a thousand soldiers escaped last night?"
Zhang Yan cupped her fists and replied: "I only learned the news this morning."
Zhang Liang suddenly said angrily: "I just learned this morning. Do you know your crime? As a general in charge of the army, you neglected to take precautions and allowed the soldiers to escape. Are you convinced that I am punishing you for lax military management?"
Zhang Yan replied in a deep voice: "I am willing to accept punishment for my humble position!"
Zhang Liang smiled and said: "Very good, here comes someone, drag Zhang Yan down and hit fifty big boards again!"
The generals who came with him knelt down and begged for mercy. One general said: "General, now that the Han army is about to attack the city, it is time to recruit people. Please forgive General Zhang for his crime."
Zhang Liang thought this was a challenge to his authority and said angrily: "Are you trying to rebel? You are not allowed to plead for mercy. Anyone who pleads for mercy again will be punished without mercy!"
After hearing what Zhang Liang said, the generals had no choice but to retreat.
Zhang Liang did not just give up. He also sent an order to arrest the commanders and corps commanders of the soldiers who escaped. If they were company commanders and corps commanders who also escaped, he would arrest hundreds of generals and take them to the school grounds to behead them all.
To deter the three armies.
Seeing the Yellow Turban generals who died at the hands of swords and axes, many Yellow Turban soldiers closed their eyes and couldn't bear to watch.
Zhang Liang said loudly with a serious look: "Did you see it? This is the fate of being a deserter. If that soldier escapes again in the future, one person who escapes will kill the corps commander, two people who escape will kill the commander, and five people who escape will kill a hundred generals!"
Looking at the fearful eyes of the generals and soldiers, Zhang Liangzhi continued proudly: "Actually, you will die if you escape. Will the Han army let you go if they catch you? So you should stay in the city honestly. You
Don’t worry, this general will not treat you badly.”
The soldiers lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
After doing this series of things, Zhang Liang hurriedly returned to his comfort zone, still thinking about those little beauties.
Poor Zhang Yan was beaten so hard that she was dying and lying on the bed unable to move. After hearing the news, many Yellow Turban generals came to visit.
Seeing Zhang Yan, who was covered in blood and unable to move on the bed, many of the Yellow Turban generals shed tears.
Zhang Yan said with all her strength: "Why are you crying? I'm not dead, am I?"
Zhang Yan was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also well-organized and had a strong military spirit. Zhang Jiao had deep trust in Zhang Jiao during his lifetime, and he promoted many generals of the Yellow Turban Army.
Now seeing Zhang Yan lying on the bed suffering this crime, they naturally felt uncomfortable. A grumpy yellow turban general said angrily: "Why don't we kill Zhang Liang's son and elect the general to be the commander of our army!"
Hearing these rebellious words, Zhang Yan suddenly sat up from the bed angrily and said angrily: "Never say this again in the future! How can we do this when we are ordered by a great sage to assist General Zhang! If I are allowed to listen again in the future,
You won’t be lenient with such words!”
The general Nono said yes.
Zhang Yan sighed, it turned out that the wound on her body had recurred, and she lay down on the bed with the support of the guards. During this process, she accidentally touched the wound and couldn't help but groan.
Zhang Yan looked at the concerned generals, feeling moved in her heart, and whispered: "After you go back, take care of the soldiers in your headquarters. Don't let what happened last night happen again. You have been honest recently and don't contradict General Zhang.
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All the generals responded in unison.
Zhang Yan waved her hands feebly and said: "Okay, you go back, I'm tired!"
The generals also asked Zhang Yan to take good care of his health before leaving.
Zhang Yan is deeply loved by the three armies in the army. Now seeing Zhang Yan being punished for no reason by Zhang Liang, she can't help but cry for Zhang Yan in her heart. She is also disgusted with Zhang Liang to the extreme, but she dare not speak out because of Zhang Liang's coquettishness.
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Late at night, several soldiers who had fled last night returned. The Yellow Turban soldiers were so frightened by what they had experienced today that no one paid any attention to it.
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