Volume 1: Kyoto Storm Chapter 69: Attacking Feng Fang, Liu Zhang's Brutality

  Will Liu Zhang be imprisoned for life because of his failure? The answer is no! If Liu Hong really dares to go against Liu Zhang, then Liu Zhang will dare to join the Yellow Turbans! Although the Yellow Turban Rebellion was not successful, if Liu Zhang had joined, it's likely that Liu Hong and the aristocratic families would have been miserable. The Yellow Turbans were all locusts, wherever they went, it became a barren land for thousands of miles.

  When Shi Yi handed over the tiger tally and imperial edict given by Liu Hong to Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang immediately mobilized 5,000 troops to kill Feng Fang's camp. By the time Feng Fang received the news, Liu Zhang's army had already arrived at his gate!

  "Liu Zhang, what are you trying to do?" Hiding behind the gate, Feng Fang pointed at Liu Zhang with a trembling finger and scolded: "This is rebellion!"

  "Make you a big-headed ghost! When you sent someone to beat up my old man, didn't you think it would be a rebellion?" Liu Zhang sneered: "Now I give you two choices, either come out and kowtow to my old man a few times, and I'll let it go; or I'll kill myself to force you to kowtow, choose one!"

  "You... you can't deceive people too much!" Feng Fang's voice was trembling, because he saw that Liu Zhang's troops behind him hadn't made a single sound or movement until now! As a general, Feng Fang could see that Liu Zhang's troops were not something that his own ragtag army of 20,000 could withstand.

  "Since you don't drink the toast, then you'll have to drink the penalty! Liu Zhang shouted loudly: "Brothers, someone has bullied our brother, what should we do!"

  "Kill! Kill!" A shocking momentum rose from the soldiers behind Liu Zhang, even though these soldiers had not seen blood, but they had also produced something similar to killing intent through training. If they went through battles, this momentum would transform into pure killing intent!

  "Good!" Liu Zhang roared with great satisfaction: "The person who harmed our brothers is now in front of us, the whole army listen to my order: charge!"

  Five thousand soldiers burst into Feng Fang's camp like a flood, and the unlucky Feng Fang was captured by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun at the first time. The army without its commander could hardly form any fighting force, and Feng Fang's 20,000 men were soon defeated by Liu Zhuang's troops.

  "Take stock of the spoils!" Looking at the wailing Feng Fang soldiers, and several who had their brains beaten out, Liu Zhang smiled and asked: "What are our casualties?"

  "I report to the lord, our army has no deaths, only thirteen people are lightly injured, and three of them sprained their feet while pursuing the enemy!" Zhang Ren, as the oldest general in the army, naturally became Liu's deputy officer. Of course, except for Zhang Fei, this rough man who only likes to fight, Huang Xu and Zhao Yun can also be deputy officers. However, in order to show respect for Zhang Ren, this elder brother, as long as Zhang Ren is there, Huang Xu and Zhao Yun will naturally hand over the responsibility of deputy officer to him.

  As for this result, Liu Zhang was still satisfied. If it were not for several months of training and encountering Feng Fang's motley crew, he would have doubted whether Zhang Fei and others were impersonated by someone else.

  "Feng Xiao Wei, you're so bold! Liu Zhang walked up to Feng Fang's face and pinched his cheek with a smile."

  "Hum! Liu Zhang, don't be so smug, Lord Yuan will avenge me!" Feng Fang was kneeling on the ground, being held down by Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei. He stubbornly raised his head and glared at Liu Zhang, his eyes filled with resentment!

  "Wow! You really have guts!" Liu Zhang stepped on Feng Fang's head, pressing his face into the ground. The protruding stones on the ground scratched Feng Fang's face, making it bloody! Liu Zhang said viciously: "Where are the eight soldiers who went out to buy things earlier? Let them come over and say that Captain Feng wants to apologize to them!"

  "Liu Zhang, you dare!" Feng Fang knew what Liu Zhang wanted to do because he had said so before attacking the camp gate.

  "I'll do what I say!" Liu Zhang said coldly, "Except for plotting to usurp the throne and killing my lord and father, there's nothing I don't dare to do! I know about your relationship with the Yuan family, so I'll deal with you first, you dog! Do you think you have the qualifications to make me angry? Everything today is just a show for that old dog Yuan Wei!"

  Just as Liu Zhang was scolding Feng Fang, eight soldiers who had gone out to make purchases walked over. Liu Zhang forced Feng Fang to kowtow to these eight people, with each of them receiving eight loud knocks on the head. After finishing, Feng Fang's forehead was almost growing horns. Dizzy from the knocking, Feng Fang's eyes turned bloodshot as he glared at Liu Zhang and shouted loudly: "Liu Zhang, a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated! If you have guts, kill me!"

  "You also deserve to be called a gentleman?" Liu Zhang slapped Feng Fang's face and drew out the treasured sword from his waist, saying: "I'm here today to humiliate you! Don't think I don't dare kill you. Do you know this sword in my hand? This is the Snake-Beheading Sword! It was left by our great ancestor and bestowed upon me by His Majesty himself. Its greatest effect is to behead first and report later! Killing you is no harder than killing a chicken! But I don't want to kill you, I want the Yuan family to know that offending me will lead to consequences worse than death! Yide, bring a stone mortar and smash his knees and elbows for me! From today on, he'll only be able to lie in bed!"

  "No... Liu Zhang, you can't... I am a general of the great Han... you can't..." After hearing Liu Zhang's words, Feng Fang was finally afraid! This wasn't his first time having conflicts with other generals, but he had never lost before because he had the Yuan family backing him. Others were afraid of the Yuan family's retaliation, so even if they won, they wouldn't dare to go too far. But now he encountered Liu Zhang, who never played by conventional rules. Moreover, Liu Zhang's relationship with the Yuan family had become irreconcilable since he killed Yuan Pu. How would Liu Zhang give face to the Yuan family? As for the imperial court's generals, people like Feng Fang were useless, and one less of them would be a help in reducing the emperor's expenses.

  Liu Zhang didn't care about Feng Fang, and Zhang Fei was quite skilled, somehow managing to get a real stone millstone. As the millstone approached his body step by step, Feng Fang collapsed, and a foul odor spread from his crotch, it turned out he had lost control of his bowels!

  "Big brother, are you still going on?" Zhang Fei looked at Feng Fang with disdain, but he didn't want to bully someone so spineless.

  "Crush!" Liu Zhang said resolutely: "If everyone bullies me to my head, but doesn't pay the price, others will think I'm easy to bully! I want to let all of Luoyang know that if you want to mess with me, weigh it first!"

  "Yes!" Zhang Fei responded, and the heavy stone millstone fell onto Feng Fang's limbs, producing a cracking sound of breaking bones. Feng Fang was in agony, but was held down by Zhao Yun and the others!

  "Alright!" Seeing Feng Fang fainting, Liu Zhang ordered: "Hang this kid at the camp gate, let's go!"

  Leaving behind a small group of defeated soldiers and a suspended General, Liu Zhang and others retreated from Feng Fang's garrison. The troops were led back to the military camp by Zhao Yun and others, while Liu Zhang headed towards the imperial palace. Because Liu Zhang knew that without waiting for tomorrow, it wouldn't be long before Emperor Xian would convene the court officials.

  As Liu Chao had expected, he had just arrived at the palace gate when he saw Yuan Shao and He Jin gathering towards the imperial palace. He Jin seemed to be somewhat intimidated by Liu Chao's gaze.

  "Liu Zhang, how dare you! Attacking the garrison of a Great Han general, aren't you rebelling?" A man wearing a crimson official uniform glared at Yuan Wei, then suddenly jumped out and pointed at Liu Zhang, launching into a tirade.

  "Slap!" The other cursed quickly, Liu Zhang hit even faster, and with one slap, the crimson official uniform spun 360 degrees.

  "You... you dare hit me?" The crimson official robe covered his face, his eyes wide with anger, he suddenly pounced on Liu Zhang and shouted: "I'll fight it out with you!"

  "Hum!" Another kick. Liu Zhang drew out the precious sword from his waist and flashed it in front of his crimson official robe, saying: "Beating you is too easy, believe me or not, I'll slaughter you?"

  Flattering is no problem, but nobody wants to die for flattering. When Liu Zhang put the treasured sword on the neck of Hong Fu Guan, the cold and fierce intent on the blade made Hong Fu Guan realize that Liu Zhang was not joking. A smell of urine wafted from Hong Fu Guan's body.

  "Trash!" Liu Zhang sheathed his treasured sword, although the beheading sword had the right to strike first and report later, he didn't dare use it recklessly, after all, the great Han was still Liu Hong's.

  Seeing the precious sword in Liu Zhang's hand, Yuan Wei's pupils suddenly contracted. He didn't expect Liu Hong to trust Liu Zhang so much that he even gave him the ancestor's heirloom. In order not to let his disciples get hurt again, Yuan Wei quickly signaled those people not to come forward, lest they be injured by Liu Zhang. However, Yuan Wei was not worried, and when his plan succeeded, Liu Zhang would be useless even if he held the Imperial Seal!

  All the ministers requested to see him, and Liu Hong soon agreed to let them enter the palace. Looking at Liu Zhang in his armor, Liu Hong knew that he must have made a big commotion. However, seeing the sorrow and anger on Yuan Wei's face, Liu Hong was still quite pleased in his heart.

  "My dear sirs, it's so late and you've come to request an audience, I wonder what urgent matter there is?" Rubbing his eyes, Liu Hong pretended he knew nothing.

  "Your Majesty, please do justice for General Feng!" Yuan Wei said with a worried face: "This noon, the Marquis of Guangjun suddenly went mad and led his troops to storm General Feng's residence. I heard that the Marquis of Guangjun beat General Feng into a cripple and hung him on the gate, not allowing anyone to take him down!"

  "Liu Zhang! Is this true?" Liu Hong seemed somewhat angry.

  "Report to Your Majesty, this is indeed the case!" Liu Zhang smiled and said: "However, I acted according to the law and did not kill Feng Fang, which can be considered merciful! Please have Feng Fang tried for treason and punished accordingly!"

  "Liu Zhang, don't spout nonsense!" An official jumped out and said: "You attacked General Feng just because General Feng's men beat up your soldiers!"

  Liu Zhang said coldly: "This official, it seems that you are very familiar with this matter. Can I assume that you are Feng Fang's accomplice?"

  "Liu Zhang, don't change the subject!" Yuan Wei sneered: "Since you say Feng Fang is rebelling, please produce solid evidence. Otherwise, it's slander. Slander can lead to punishment!"

  Liu Zhang sneered and had the soldiers who were caught in the market brought up, these soldiers honestly confessed that Feng Fang had ordered them to beat Liu Zhang's soldiers. Yuan Wei coldly smiled: "Guangjun Hou, the testimony of these soldiers can only prove that you are taking revenge, how can it prove that Feng Fang is rebelling?"