The golden sound exploded, and the cry of killing shook the sky.
Somewhere in the remnants of Funiu Mountain, Zhang Liao led the troops into the stronghold, slashing left and right with the Huanshou sword in his palm. His severed limbs and arms flew in all directions. He was so brave and invincible that he felt like he was entering an uninhabited country.
In less than half an hour, Zhang Liao led his elite troops to capture the bandits who were entrenched in the mountains. They killed more than a hundred enemies, captured hundreds more, and captured countless weapons, armor, flags and other items.
When Zhang Liao was leading his troops to clean up the battlefield, Xun Yu and others came from the bottom of the mountain: "Haha, congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general. From today on, we will have a place to stay."
"Where~~"
Zhang Liao hurriedly greeted him, cupping his hands and cupping his fists: "It all depends on the military advisor's planning, otherwise such a dangerous mountain stronghold would be difficult to conquer by Liao alone. The military advisor is the first contributor to this battle."
"Someone's coming!"
Zhang Liao waved his hand: "Bring the leader of the thieves up."
The soldier raised his hands and said, "Here."
Not long after.
Two soldiers came over escorting a strong man.
Zhang Liao turned to look at the strong man: "Who is your surname and what is your position in the village? Please tell my military advisor immediately."
The strong man looked tired and looked up at Xun Yu: "Can you feed me first? We have been without food for three days. Otherwise, with my stronghold, it will not be easy for you to capture it."
"Give it to him."
Xun Yu waved his hand.
When the strong man took the cake, his eyes seemed to be shining, and he immediately started gobbling it up. Gululu took two more sips of water, and put all the shriveled cake into his belly, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I am Niu Yong!"
The strong man cupped his hands and clasped his fists, and said solemnly: "I was originally a general from the Nanyang Yellow Turban Canal Commander Zhang Mancheng's tribe. He was later defeated by Zhonglang General Zhu Jun (jùn), so he had no choice but to settle down here and make a living by robbing merchants traveling along the way.
Recently, for some unknown reason, the Zhuan Pass was blocked, and the trade routes were cut off. They were not opened for half a month, which cut off our livelihood, and all the grain stored in the village was exhausted, so we were defeated."
Zhang Liao smiled and said, "You seem to be unconvinced by what you mean?"
Niu Yong shook his head: "Don't dare! How could I, Niu Yong, not know that the general is invincible, but if we hadn't suffered such a disaster, I'm afraid it would have taken a lot more effort for you to capture the stronghold."
Zhang Liao nodded: "This is true."
Xun Yu smiled lightly, but without any nonsense, he asked directly: "Will you surrender to us? I will make sure you have enough food to eat until the end of the month."
"really?"
Niu Yong was overjoyed.
"certainly!"
Xun Yu nodded: "From now on, your troops will be at the disposal of General Zhang. If you agree, please salute."
Niu Yong turned back to look at Zhang Liao and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "General Niu Yong, please pay your respects to General Zhang!"
Zhang Liao helped him up with his own hands: "Get up."
Niu Yong: "Thank you, General."
Xun Yu asked again: "Do you know how many bandits there are in the Funiu Mountains? Where are they distributed?"
Niu Yong nodded and said loudly: "Of course it is clear that there are three other cottages as large as ours. The rest are filled with dozens or more than a hundred people. There are about thirty or forty cottages."
"military adviser......"
Niu Yong was quite discerning and had already changed his name to a military advisor: "Do you want to subdue him?"
Xun Yu nodded: "That's exactly what I meant."
Niu Yong's eyes suddenly brightened: "As long as you have food in your hands, the general can do it for you. I guarantee that you can conquer them without spending a single soldier. Many of their cottages have run out of food, and many of them are killing each other and relying on eating human flesh."
To make a living.”
"good!"
Xun Yu agreed: "Then you take some people with you and tell them that our army has food, which is enough to last until the end of this month. If you want to survive, please bring some people over, and we will work together for a great event."
Niu Yong was ecstatic: "Here."
Xun Yu waved his hand: "Okay, please step aside first. We will make a pot of rice later so that you can have a good meal. Then the military doctor will check your body. If you are sick, please remember to come here to seek medical treatment."
Being able to have a full meal is already a luxury.
Niu Yong couldn't believe that there were military doctors who could treat them.
At that moment, Niu Yong couldn't bear it any longer, and tears burst out of his eyes: "Military advisor, on behalf of the brothers in the village, I would like to thank you for your great kindness!"
"Don't thank me!"
Xun Yu waved his hand and said softly: "If you want to thank, just thank His Highness King Hongnong. We are all his people, and he sent us to rescue you."
Zhang Liao nodded: "Well, that's true."
Niu Yong was stunned: "Hong...King Hongnong...His Royal Highness?"
Xun Yu said sonorously: "It's him."
*****
Sili, Luoyang.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Pa~~
A pair of fleshy palms slapped the handsome man hard.
Dong Zhuo was furious, with veins popping out on his forehead: "I'm making excuses for not being able to do things conveniently. I obviously couldn't guard against King Hongnong, but I insisted on arresting him in a few days. It's simply unreasonable."
Dong Zhuo was very dissatisfied with Niu Fu's report.
No comparison, no harm!
They are both sons-in-law, but why is there such a big gap in ability?
"Prime Minister."
Next, Li Ru couldn't help but be curious and asked tentatively: "This is..."
Dong Zhuo let out a long sigh and handed over the letter: "This is from Niu Fu, take a look! You can't do things well, and you still make excuses. Do you really think I'm old and confused?"
Li Ru took the letter with both hands and started to read it, with a slight smile on his lips: "Prime Minister, General Niu has actually done a very good job. Benshan Pass is a small pass. How could King Hongnong enter Nanyang from here unless he had to?"
Phew~~
Dong Zhuo turned around and glanced at Li Ru: "Wen You, you always speak kind words for them, are you taking advantage of them?"
Li Ru hurriedly handed over his hands: "How dare you?"
"Okay."
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and signaled Li Ru to get up: "I'm kidding you! I know what you mean. As a Central Plains person, you are afraid that they will not accept you, so you always put in good words for them, right?"
"this......"
Li Ru was silent.
I have to admit that he did have this intention.
As someone who is not from the northwest, but who has stepped into the core power of the Dong family, how can he be on thin ice?
Li Fang, Hu Zhen, and even Niu Fu and Li Ru today all had the intention to win people's hearts.
Although he was exposed, Li Ru still bowed his head and said: "Prime Minister, whether General Niu really has a way or does it deliberately, I think that King Hongnong's intrusion into Nanyang alone is an opportunity for us.
"
"oh?"
Dong Zhuo heard the connotation of Li Ru's words: "What Wen You means...do you have a way to capture King Hongnong?"
Li Ru nodded and said softly: "I do have a plan. If nothing happens, King Hongnong will definitely be crowned before the end of the month."
Dong Zhuo suddenly became interested and his eyes flashed: "What's the plan?"
Li Ru bowed his head and said: "It's very simple. Didn't General Niu Fu capture some of the He family? We can definitely use their lives as a threat to force King Hongnong to show up, so as to catch up with the rest of the evildoers and eradicate them completely."
Hiss~~~
Dong Zhuo took a breath and frowned: "Threatening the lives of He's family? Although this is a clever plan, it is excellent. He Jin was also a general before. Will doing this make Shilin angry?"
Li Ru had to admit that Dong Zhuo's attitude has changed greatly today.
When he came to Luoyang just now, he killed countless people.
When the Empress Dowager He and Wuyang Lord were killed, why were they not worried about arousing the anger of the Shilin people?
When sending people to dig graves and steal imperial tombs, why weren't they worried about arousing the wrath of the scholars?
When you kill ministers and massacre people at will, why don't you worry about arousing the anger of the scholars?
Nowadays, there are only a few ants left in the He family, but they are starting to look forward and backward?
Li Ru bowed his head and said: "Prime Minister, King Hongnong fled to Nanyang. His purpose is obvious. Naturally, he wants to start something and call on the heroes to rebel. Once it succeeds, the harm will be far greater than killing the remaining members of the He family."
"This is one of them."
"Second..."
Li Ru paused and spoke again: "If King Hongnong wants to cause trouble, he must rely on the strength of the Nanyang gentry. If the Prime Minister can use the remnants of the He family as a threat to force King Hongnong to show up, he can end this scourge in one fell swoop."
Dong Zhuo frowned: "But what if King Hongnong doesn't show up?"
The corner of Li Ru's lips slightly raised: "How can we get the Nanyang nobles to follow if we don't save them? If the Nanyang nobles don't help, how can King Hongnong succeed? As soon as this plan comes out, no matter whether he shows up or not, King Hongnong will have nothing to do with the prime minister.
threaten."
"Ha ha!"
Dong Zhuo pinched his short beard under his chin and nodded with interest: "Wen You's plan is very suitable for me. Please send a message to Niu Fu quickly and we will do it according to your wishes!"
