Chapter 34 Huge Ransom
One morning seven days later, it was sunny and snowless, but the north wind kept blowing and the weather was still very cold.
As the mastermind of the Luoyang robbery incident, our lovely Dong Xiong was sitting innocently at home, trapped and melancholy.
In fact, the original historical trajectory has been changed because of Yang Ming's arrival.
After Yang Ming took away Diao Chan, Dong Zhuo was far less bad than in his previous life.
Because he missed Diao Chan day and night, he had no intention of causing trouble in the palace. All the maids, concubines, and princesses in the palace were spared.
Now because of Yang Ming's strong appearance, Dong Zhuo was treated like a weak chicken. Although his men went to rob money and food this time, they basically did not cause any harm.
These Xiliang soldiers are now fierce and cowardly. They have a guilty conscience. Yang Ming has almost captured all the good soldiers and generals in the past. The huge city of Luoyang now only has more than 10,000 people.
If these common people rise up to resist, this small amount of troops will really not be able to suppress them.
Just now Li Ru reported that the money and food had been prepared, but the gold was not enough, so he used five baht to top up the amount, and asked when he would give Yang Ming a deal.
Do you really want to give all this money and food to Yang Ming? Looking at the vast cart that could not be seen, Dong Zhuo's heart was bleeding, he was really reluctant to part with it!
But the matter has come to this, even if he is unwilling in every possible way, there is nothing he can do! Who made us lose the battle due to our inferior skills?
He nodded to Li Ru, indicating that it was time to set off.
As the negotiator, Wang Yun naturally walked in front, followed by a mighty convoy. He was almost arriving at Huaxia City, and the convoy behind him had not yet left Luoyang City.
"What? Dong Zhuo collected the money and food and delivered it to me? Great, let's go out and have a look!"
When Yang Ming heard the report from his subordinates, he happily rode out of the city. The generals had already heard the news and were waiting outside the city gate.
Seeing the huge motorcade coming from the direction of Luoyang, Yang Ming was really happy!
I just said it casually at first and never thought about how much 5 million stones of grain would be. I didn’t expect Dong Zhuo, old bear, to take it seriously! It seems that I may have driven him to a dead end this time!
Now I saw countless horse-drawn carriages, as majestic as a marching army, which shocked Yang Ming, a newcomer.
He looked at the stunned generals around him, quickly called them over, and explained to them how to perform the next scene.
As soon as Yang Ming's plan came out, these generals all smiled, but they seemed to have a strange look at this lord. They thought that this lord's plan was really vicious, but I like it!
"Hey, hey, hey! My lord, aren't you, too, too wicked and too bullying? If I were Dong Zhuo, I would make you angry and angry to death!" Dian Wei's big black face had a rare expression.
smile.
"Hahahahaha! You idiot, you have a big head! I feel that what your lord is doing is right and it suits me!" Wang Yue patted Dian Wei on the head.
"Yes! It would be perfect for my lord to use such a vicious trick to deal with Dong Zhuo's traitor. Let him draw water from a bamboo basket and have nothing to say in the end!" Zhao Yun said happily.
"Hahahahaha!" All the generals laughed.
A large number of people from Huaxia City gathered at the city gate were also watching the excitement. They were naturally happy to see a large number of convoys coming to transport money and food to Huaxia City. This meant that there would be no shortage of food in the days to come.
When Yang Ming saw his father-in-law Wang Yun walking in front, he quickly stepped forward and dismounted and saluted.
"My father-in-law is here, my son-in-law is right! Long time no see, my father-in-law is in good health!"
"Hmph! You bastard! I'm almost mad at you. How can it be any better! I've brought you food and gold. There's not enough gold. According to the standard of one gold exchange for ten thousand dollars, you can use five
The top is in baht, can you think of it?"
Wang Yun's face turned pale, and he was afraid that if Yang Ming said no, his old face would be completely lost.
"Okay, okay! When my father-in-law speaks, my son-in-law dare not respond."
"Huh! Now you know how to listen to me. What did you do before?" Wang Yun was still angry.
"Haha, my father-in-law is joking, but my son-in-law has always been respectful to his father-in-law!" Yang Ming said with a smile.
"Stop talking nonsense, I have brought you money and food. Where are our people?" Wang Yun ignored Yang Ming's nonsense.
"Papa!" Yang Ming clapped his hands beside him, and saw a soldier shooting a loud arrow, and the dust caused by the walking of a large group of soldiers could be seen in the distance.
Not long after, these soldiers came closer, but Wang Yun was very shocked. Why were there so many of them?
Four huge phalanxes slowly approached, densely packed with a hundred thousand people!
Moreover, these people were all wearing brand-new fine steel armor, holding various weapons, shields, and strange light green robes. They moved quickly and neatly, and they were clearly an elite army!
Wang Yun felt that something was wrong now, but he still didn't know what was wrong.
There was a large group of cavalry looming nearby, as many as tens of thousands of them.
The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground in the distance was like muffled thunder in the sky, making a faint sound.
"Father-in-law, my son-in-law saw that Dong Xiangguo's soldiers and generals had incomplete weapons and armor, and my Huaxia City had a lot of these things, so I equipped them with them. Is this interesting for my son-in-law?" Yang Ming said with an evil smile.
"What's going on with those cavalry?" Wang Yun asked, pointing to the faintly visible large groups of cavalry on the horizon.
He didn't expect Yang Ming to be so kind. With his deceitful character, it would be good if he didn't cheat him. Why did he also come with weapons and armor?
"Haha, father-in-law, you are too worried. My cavalrymen are afraid that these prisoners of war will escape, so they are guarding them on both sides. If so many people really run away, it will not be easy for you, father-in-law, to do business when you return, right?"
"Well, in that case, what do you think, if you let your men accept money and food here, and we take these Xiliang soldiers back to Luoyang City?" Wang Yun said helplessly, thinking that Yang Ming was quite obedient this time.
Now it seems that things are going relatively smoothly. Let Yang Ming escort these Xiliang soldiers to Luoyang City, and it's done.
"I obey my father-in-law's order, let's go!"
Yang Ming waved his hand and asked Wang Yue and Dian Wei to stay and lead their subordinates to receive the money and food. The rest of the generals would go to Luoyang with him.
Dong Zhuo, Li Ru and the generals were on the gate tower of Luoyang City. When they saw the overwhelming army approaching slowly, they were very excited!
In any case, after redeeming these Xiliang warriors, his life will be better in the future.
Li Ru later told him that after redeeming these generals and giving them a break, they could return to Huaxia City and take back the money and food!
This will make Dong Zhuo feel much better!
These soldiers slowly approached Luoyang City. Dong Zhuo's eyes opened wider and wider, and he wondered, why are there so many people? There are a hundred thousand people!
Didn't Hua Xiong say that the maximum is 80,000? He couldn't help but feel doubtful.
These soldiers seemed to be well-armed and armored. Are they still his Xiliang veterans? He vaguely knew the generals who left. Zhang Liao, Cao Xing, Gao Shun, and Xu Rong, these are indeed our people!
Seeing them, Dong Zhuo felt confident in his heart, okay, as long as they can come back, it will be worth it if he has done all the bad things he has done in Luoyang City, grabbing money and food!
"Open the city gate and welcome us Xiliang veterans back to the city!" Dong Zhuo shouted loudly.
"Clang!" There was a loud noise, the huge suspension bridge was lowered, and the city gate creaked open.
Li Ru looked puzzled. Why didn't these soldiers look like they had been captured for a long time? Why did they look like elite soldiers with high morale? Could it be that they surrendered to Yang Ming and came to defraud the city?
"Prime Minister, close the city gate quickly. Why do I feel like there is something wrong with these soldiers!" Li Ru shouted loudly.
"Huh? What's the problem?" Dong Zhuo frowned.
"Have they already surrendered to Yang Ming and are now taking the opportunity to deceive the city?" Li Ru stared at the city, pointed at Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Cao Xing and Xu Rong, and whispered.
"Nonsense! Zhang Liao and Gao Shun will never surrender! They are brothers with me, and there is no word of surrender in their heads!" Lu Bu said angrily.
He knew the temperament of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun very well. They were the kind of warriors who would rather die than surrender. It was absolutely impossible for them to be used by Yang Ming in such a short period of time.
"Well, that's true. Mr. Li is worrying too much." Dong Zhuo waved his fat hand and rejected Li Ru's suggestion.
Seeing that these soldiers were about to approach the city gate, a small soldier suddenly jumped out from inside and hurriedly ran to the front and shouted: "Dong Xiangguo and the others are here to deceive the city. They have already surrendered the Yang Ming traitor!"
As soon as the soldier finished speaking, Xu Rong stepped forward and stabbed him with a knife. Blood spurted out and he couldn't stand it!
"Ah! Raise the suspension bridge quickly! Close the city gate quickly!" Seeing this, Dong Zhuo shouted quickly.
The soldiers guarding the city gate quickly closed the door and lowered the drawbridge. Fortunately, the soldiers below the city did not come to seize the city gate. After a while, they successfully closed the city gate.
"No, Dong Xiangguo! We did not surrender! Let us enter the city quickly!" Xu Rong shouted from the city with a painful expression.
Everyone on the city wall watched Xu Rong's wonderful performance below the city in disbelief, but they all despised him in their hearts. They thought that the plan to defraud the city had failed, and they were still doing such a skimpy performance. Who could not see it?
"Hahahaha! Thief Dong, it's not that we don't make friends, it's obvious that you don't dare to accept us!" Xu Rong suddenly changed his smile and started laughing!
Dong Zhuo exchanged glances with the generals on the city wall with a sullen face, and thought to himself, look, Dong Xiangguo has become a Dong thief in this moment, so damn despicable, now the secret is exposed!
"Zhang Liao! Gao Shun! Did you really surrender Yang Ming? Why! Have you forgotten that we fought side by side and shared life and death together?" Lu Bu stood on the city wall with red eyes and shouted loudly!
Lu Bu yelled, and tears were already rolling in his eyes! He couldn't understand. They had blocked swords and guns for him in the past. It could be said that they were close friends of life and death. Why did they surrender in the blink of an eye?
Zhang, Liao and Gao Shun sat on their horses with their heads lowered and remained silent.
Their silence confirmed that they had indeed surrendered to Yang Ming.
The two of them looked up at Lu Bu with tears in their eyes.
Chapter completed!