The battle to exterminate the bandits at Yangshan has come to an end.
Liu Hao's rear was also in a tense mood waiting for battle.
Yingchuan County, Yangzhai County.
Zhang Zhenniang stood at the top of the city, her dark eyebrows slightly furrowed, looking towards the direction of Yangshan Mountain, but her eyes lost focus, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
The breeze blew past, blowing the green hair around her ears, and also outlined her infinitely beautiful figure.
Zhao Yu stood on tiptoe, just enough to see through the battlements. With her dripping eyes, she was looking in the same direction as Zhenniang, in the direction of Yangshan Mountain.
Suddenly, there was smoke and dust billowing on the horizon in the distance, as if a fast horse was galloping towards the city.
"Yangshan Urgent Report"
The cavalryman shouted at the top of his lungs, and his voice spread far and wide in the wilderness and plains.
"Hey, sister Zhenniang, look, there seems to be a cavalry galloping towards Yangzhai City!"
Zhang Zhenniang suddenly came back to her senses, her heart moved, and she quickly ordered: "Open the city gate and let him come up and talk!"
Not long after, the cavalryman wearing Han army armor knelt down in front of Zhenniang, panting and saying:
"Lord Zhenniang... I am here to deliver news to Lady Zhenniang on the order of my lord..."
Zhao Yu's bright big eyes turned and he recognized this man's appearance.
He looked familiar. He was indeed one of Liu Hao's personal guards.
"Speak slowly!"
Zhenniang comforted him, and the soldiers beside him handed him a kettle.
After he rested for a while, Xun Yu and others, who were in charge of defense affairs in Yingchuan County, also came.
"Tell me, how did the Battle of Yangshan go?"
Zhenniang asked hurriedly.
"Yangshan, we won the first battle..."
The personal guard drank a pot of water before regaining his breath and said intermittently: "General Dian Wei killed the yellow scarf general He Man in one fell swoop, my lord..."
"Huh, since we have won the first battle, the next step will be overwhelming. The Yangshan bandits are already withered bones in their graves!"
Xun Yu let out a long breath, and finally loosened his clenched fists. He smoothed his short beard with his right hand, and the light of wisdom flashed in his eyes: "Miss Xiaoyu, Zhenniang, don't worry anymore, my lord will be here soon."
Will return in triumph!"
The guard who delivered the message said in shock: "Master Military Advisor, I haven't finished speaking yet. How did you know... The Lord sent me to deliver the message. As long as Huang Shao's troops are defeated again, we will be able to return to Yingchuan."
Got it!"
"Haha, the Yangshan bandits are just a mob! He Man has a reputation for bravery among the Yellow Turban thieves. Now that he has been killed in battle by General Dian Wei, the morale of the thieves will surely fall to the bottom."
In the doubtful eyes of everyone, Xun Yu smiled and said: "With your lord's talents and a resourceful wise man like Xu Yuanzhi by your side, how could you let go of such an opportunity? You only need to send a eloquent judge, and you can fight without bloodshed."
Divide the bandit army internally."
"What the military advisor is saying is...the thieves and bandits have different hearts and minds, and they will definitely be provoked into internal strife..."
Zhao Yu's eyes lit up.
"Xiaoyu is right, but..."
Xun Yu also knew something about his lord's adopted sister, and she was very talented.
At this time, he also started thinking about taking exams for school training.
"But what?"
Zhao Yu frowned and said to himself: "The yellow turban thieves are no longer a problem. If you look around, the whole Yuzhou..."
"Does the military advisor mean that Kong Niao, a bad official, will come out to disrupt the situation..."
"Miss Yu, Bingxue is indeed smart!"
Xun Yu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Yingchuan Yellow Turban is nothing to worry about anymore. Now that it's time to pick fruits, the only thing my lord has to worry about is the governor of Yuzhou. If he comes here forcefully and gets involved, he will definitely be punished for his great achievements."
Take half!"
Liu Hao is now the prefect of Yingchuan County and can be regarded as Kong Niao's subordinate.
According to the custom in the officialdom, if the subordinates have made a contribution, the superiors will definitely step in and get a share of the pie.
Xun Yu flicked his sleeves and said: "I will write a letter and submit it to the court. I will first report my lord's great achievements!"
After Xun Yu left in a hurry, Zhenniang's delicate eyebrows were furrowed, and her delicate white fingers subconsciously pressed on the long sword at her waist.
"No way! Does this Kong Ni really dare to do such a bold thing?"
"Sister Zhenniang, I think the military advisor's analysis is right. There is something wrong with Kong Niao!"
Zhao Yu also wrinkled his pretty little face and said: "As soon as my brother killed that fat pig Wang Zhong, within a few days, the Yellow Turban bandits were ready to join forces at Yangshan to attack Yingchuan County."
"That large group of refugees also came from the direction of Qiaojun. They may have been driven here by Kong Ni, pretending to bring food, but actually they wanted to distract Brother Liu Hao!"
"Kong Wei is the governor of Yuzhou. He has lost many battles. This time the bandits are out in force. Why doesn't he go to support brother Liu Hao?"
Listening to Xiaoyu's detailed analysis, Zhenniang felt a trace of evil spirit between her brows.
"Hmph, so it turns out that Kong Min is clearly harboring evil intentions, colluding with the bandits, diverting misfortune to the east, and trying to harm Zixuan?!"
Although Zhenniang is a woman and looks more beautiful, she is also a martial arts practitioner, but she still has a spirit of bravery and chivalry in her heart.
Zhao Yumei's big eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, and she said seriously: "Sister Zhenniang, I will never allow this dog official to plot against my brother Liu Hao behind his back!"
"Hmph, this dog official wants to plot against Zixuan, and he also wants to see if my sword will agree or not!"
Zhenniang's beautiful eyes were as cold as ice, and she looked at Xiao Zhao Yu, and both of them instantly saw the murderous intent in each other's eyes.
...
Compared to Yingchuan County, which was full of blood and fire and fought to the death, Qiao County now exuded a strange tranquility.
Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou, hunkered down in Qiao County.
Eight thousand officers and soldiers from Yingchuan and Qiaojun were assembled, which was enough to protect him and play songs every night.
On this day, in the governor's mansion, a horse hurriedly came to report:
"Sir, a few days ago, the soldiers and horses of Yingchuan County were dispatched in this direction..."
"We were dispatched a few days ago?"
Kong Niao lay down comfortably and said with a gloating smile: "I guess we have already fought with the gangsters like Yangshan now. I don't know if I will die!"
"Liu Hao, this kid, can't keep his temper! He is also said to be famous in Luoyang and has great talent. In my opinion, this is nothing more than that?" ...