Chapter 38: Zhang Jiao's Madness

  Dong Zhuo's current expression is very colorful, like having eaten a fly, feeling sick but unable to spit it out and say he ate a fly.

  "This... Lord Huangfu naturally has the right to teach me a lesson. I, Dong Zhuo, although not having any great abilities, have always been on the front lines fighting against those Yellow Turban bandits, thinking of repaying the emperor's kindness. Just now, Zhongying indeed spoke with an arrogant tone, and I hope Lord Huangfu will forgive him."

  Dong Zhuo is also a very clever person, intentionally proposing that although he has no ability, he has always been serving the emperor on the front line. The meaning is that we are all part of the expeditionary force to suppress bandits, hoping that the adults will understand everyone's purpose and not let some trivial matters affect everyone's relationship.

  Huangfu Song would not have failed to understand the reasoning, Dong Zhuo was after all a Zhonglang General, and he couldn't be too excessive himself, after all they still needed everyone's concerted effort to better strike against the Yellow Turbans.

  "Zhong Yi is willing to have this intention, it's best. Then let's hurry to the Beijun camp as soon as possible, in case Zhang Jiao has any changes." said Huangfu Song.

  Looking at Huangfu Song, Liu Bei secretly felt a pang of anxiety in his heart. He had just arrived and already offended Dong Zhuo, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northern Army. What would he do from now on? As he watched the crowd walk by, only Dong Zhuo's resentful gaze floated over, making him feel extremely depressed. Fortunately, Huangfu Song, the military advisor to the Northern Army Commander-in-Chief, seemed to have a good impression of him. He thought to himself that it seemed like he would have to find an opportunity to curry favor with Huangfu Song in the future.

  The combined forces of the northern and southern armies have reached over 90,000, which is already a fairly terrifying number. After all, compared to the Yellow Turbans' mob, the Han army is already well-equipped and diligent in training. The current Huangfu Song now has the power to eliminate Zhang Jiao. All the generals sat in the commander's tent to meet this new general and listen to the new military deployment.

  The governor of Guangzong City, Zhang Jiao, heard the news that Zhang Bao was killed, and he felt as if his heart was being cut with a knife, and he couldn't help but feel sad.

  "Xiao Bao, don't worry, big brother will definitely avenge you. Lao Er, you said the opponent is a Qinglong Wuhun, an Chi Shui Hei She, right?" Zhang Jiao asked.

  "Big brother, sometimes I just think, why do we have to rebel? In the past, although my three brothers and I didn't have money or status, but the three of us were carefree and happy together. Now that Little Treasure is gone, I always feel like everything we're doing isn't worth it?" Zhang Liang asked Zhang Jue in a daze.

  "What nonsense are you talking about? Building a kingdom without suffering is our common dream, and it's also the common dream of so many people in the Taiping Way. In the face of the brutal rule of Qin, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang could still say 'Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born to be noble?' Why can't we? Remember how sad we were when Xiaobao was gone? We should just avenge Xiaobao directly, don't waver our ideals." Zhang Jiao slapped Zhang Liang in the face and said with great righteousness.

  "Big brother, I know I was wrong. I'll go gather my men and send troops to avenge Little Treasure."

  "Good, this is my good second brother. This time we will raise the troops of Guangzong to avenge Xiaobao. Taking advantage of the fact that the Northern Army's Huangfu Song (Zhang Liang only saw 5,000 cavalry and did not see Huangfu Song) has not arrived yet, we will defeat the Northern Army in one battle." Zhang Jiao was truly full of heroic ambition at this moment, as if he had already won.

  The Northern Army's main camp, where all the generals were already familiar with each other, and Huangfu Song had officially taken over as the new commander-in-chief of the Northern Army from Lu Zhi.

  "Gentlemen, I, Huangfu Yi, may not necessarily be stronger than General Lu, but General Lu is currently being framed by petty people. I have written to the Emperor to clarify the truth, and General Lu will certainly be safe and sound. Now, I hope everyone will work together to complete General Lu's wish, eliminate the Yellow Turbans as soon as possible, and return to the capital."

  Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi were both famous generals of the Great Han, and they were also good friends. What was just said about replacing Lu Zhi to report the truth to Emperor Ling was not unfounded. Huangfu Song first affirmed Lu Zhi's achievements, then petitioned on behalf of Lu Zhi to plead for mercy, which was soon accepted by these northern army officers. Everyone was also filled with righteous indignation, and they hated that they couldn't go cut off Zhang Jiao's head right now.

  "Report, General! Zhang Jiao leads 1.5 million troops outside the camp to challenge us, and he specifically wants to find a black-faced man to avenge his brother's death." The messenger said.

  "I, Zhang Fei, will take responsibility for my own actions and won't let the General-in-Chief be troubled. I'll go and fight those Yellow Turban bandits now." Zhang Fei stepped forward.

  Zhang Fei said, "Brother Zhang's temper is indeed fierce and he is a real good fellow. However, following this petty person Liu Bei, with so many people present, how could Liu Bei not seize the opportunity to perform?" Indeed, when Liu Bei heard Zhang Fei say this, if he, as the eldest brother, didn't say something, wouldn't he miss this good opportunity?

  "Second brother, third brother, when we three swore an oath that year, we already agreed: we don't seek to be born on the same year, month and day, but only to die on the same year, month and day. Would big brother really watch as you, third brother, go to your death? Big brother will accompany you to meet this Zhang Jue, a treacherous cur."

  "Yes, Third Brother, Big Brother. The three of us brothers have already made an agreement, how can we possibly leave out Guan Yu?"

  "It would be best to have three people deal with Huang Zhong, but this matter still needs to be carefully considered." Cao Cao said. At present, Cao Cao has only one reliable general, and he is not a super warrior soul. Since Cao Cao saw the martial souls of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu on the mountain slope, he had the intention of recruiting them, so how could he watch three people die in vain?

  Zhang Fei shook his head, seeing Cao Cao's behavior, how could he not guess what Cao Cao was thinking? It's just that no one understood the feelings of Liu, Guan and Zhang better than Zhang Fei. If Liu Bei didn't die, would Guan Yu and Zhang Fei surrender to others? No matter how much Cao Cao did, it was all in vain.

  "General, Zhang Jue has led 150,000 troops to challenge us outside the camp. The city of Guangzong must be empty. Our army only needs to hold off Zhang Jue with a large force and send a general to take Guangzong. Without food and grass, Zhang Jue will lead so many undisciplined soldiers that they will collapse without a fight." It was Xun Yu, Cao Cao's military advisor, who spoke up.

  Liu Bei used to look down on scholars, so when he followed Lu Zhi to study before, he also got along with brave and powerful people. Now Liu Bei has discovered that scholars are so terrifying, a simple plan can take Zhang Jiao's life, he already has the bravery of his second and third brothers, in the future he must think of ways to get good military strategists, just like Zhang Rui who is still quite good to him, Liu Bei involuntarily looked at Zhang Rui, the more he looked, the more he felt it was suitable.

  "Alright, alright, it's settled then? But who is willing to go and get this Guangzong?"

  "General, if you trust me, let Zhu Jun go." In front of all the generals, even if Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song had a good relationship, he could only call him General Huangfu.

  "Alright, with General Guo by my side to take on this rebel horde, I feel much at ease. All of you listen up and follow me out of the camp, let's go meet Zhang Jiao in battle and see what kind of skills he has."

  Huangfu Song waved his hand, and the generals all gathered their formations, mounted their horses, and prepared to go into battle against Zhang Jue. Meanwhile, Zhu Zan led an army out of the rear gate, heading towards Guangzong City.