With this plan in mind, Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and smiled and asked: "Why did Captain Cao fall into such a situation?"
"Why ask knowingly?" Cao Bao snorted coldly: "The Zhang family is a prominent family in Pengcheng. Although you, Zhang Zibu, have been in jail for some time, how can such a big movement in the past few days be hidden from your eyes and ears?"
"Now that Pengcheng has fallen into the hands of thieves, what's so surprising about me, a defeated general, falling here?"
Hearing the desolation in the other party's words, Zhang Zhao smiled and said warmly and comfortingly: "As Sun Tzu said, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. But if the army is fierce and the battle is dangerous, how can a general in this world really be victorious?
Invincible army?"
"If the county captain has this reason, there is really no need to worry too much."
"Hey, I don't have the wisdom of Huaiyin or the bravery of King Xiang. If I lose, I will admit it calmly." Cao Bao sighed: "It's just that the defeat in this battle was not caused by foreign enemies, but actually caused by Xiao Qiang!"
"This is the section that makes me hate so much!"
This last sentence was said with gritted teeth and a hoarse voice, showing that he was extremely angry and filled with hatred.
"..."
Hearing this, Zhang Zhao, the instigator, laughed dryly, but could not continue to answer the conversation. He quickly changed the subject and said: "Zhao does have something unclear, and I hope the county captain can see me for advice."
Cao Bao glanced at him, snorted coldly, and motioned for him to continue.
"Zhao remembers that the daughter of the county captain has been married to the flying general." Zhang Zhao seemed to have said unintentionally: "Now that Yuan Jun has entered the city, he has not been charged with any crime?"
"Remember that the flying general defected to Yangzhou Mu before and then left again. There was always a rift between the two parties, right?"
"Yuan Jun?"
"Yangzhou Mu?"
Hearing Zhang Zhao's words, Cao Bao was immediately startled. He stared directly at him with a pair of leopard eyes and said in a surprised tone: "Are you talking about Yuan Gongli?"
"Zhang Zibu, why are you mentioning this person?"
Although Cao Bao was defeated and captured, and became a prisoner of his subordinates, because of his advantageous son-in-law, before Wang Zheng gave the order, not only was he spared his life, but he was not tortured. Every sentence he said was still the same.
Full of energy, loud and powerful.
When this sentence fell into Zhang Zhao's ears, every word was as deafening as the sound of thunder!
"What did you say!"
Finally realizing that something was wrong, Zhang Zhao was completely shocked, and his face no longer looked calm and shocked.
He ran forward and held the wooden fence in front of him tightly, so hard that his finger bones turned white and the veins protruded:
"Aren't those who are attacking Pengcheng these days the soldiers and horses of Yangzhou Mu?"
In fear, the tone of his voice changed slightly.
Seeing the other party's flustered expression, Cao Bao's eyes moved, something suddenly occurred to his mind, and his expression suddenly turned cold.
Since he was able to win Tao Qian's trust and become the country's highest military attache, Cao Bao could not be as rough and arrogant as he appeared. He was just a warrior. Although he had suspicions, he did not react immediately. He just sneered: "What Yangzhou soldiers and horses?"
Cao Bao glanced at Zhang Zhao and said calmly: "These people are yellow turban bandits!"
Yellow Turban Bandits...
Yellow Turban Bandits?
Yellow Turban Bandits!
This understatement was said in a low voice and at a slow speed, but Zhang Zhao was shocked to hear it. He broke out in a cold sweat and was dumbfounded. He froze on the spot and did not move or speak for a long time.
This sentence kept echoing in his mind, and every time he repeated it, he felt the coldness in his heart growing.
In the end, it covered the whole body, from the top of the head to the soles of the feet.
I risked my whole family's future, and even went against my will and betrayed my city. As a result...
Are you trying to flatter a group of yellow scarf thieves?
After standing blankly for a long time, Zhang Zhao suddenly laughed a few times, stared at the opposite side and hissed: "Cao Bao, you are lying to me!"
"Although there are many Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou, most of them are useless and have all surrendered to Yuan Gong."
"Even if they attacked Pengcheng, it was under the orders of Duke Yuan. What's the difference?"
"What's more, as far as I know, the city was destroyed this time because there was a group of elite cavalry on the opposite side, numbering more than a thousand. Is this the work of a Yellow Turban thief?"
"Hey, I just said they were Yellow Turban bandits." Cao Bao curled his lips in disdain and smiled sarcastically: "Did you ever say they were Yellow Turban bandits from Yuzhou?"
"It's hard for me to understand how a group of thieves can have such elite cavalry."
"Just so you know, the origin of the thief was revealed to me personally today when he wanted to recruit me to surrender!"
"This group of thieves are the Yellow Turban bandits from Qingzhou!"
At this point, Cao Bao suddenly threw his head up to the sky and laughed. While laughing, he kept patting the wooden fence with such force that the dust flew down.
"Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zibu!"
He stared at the lost Confucian scholar and shouted in a sharp voice: "You are such a slutty and servile person!"
"You are really smart and stupid."
"I thought it was Yuan Shu who invaded, so I wanted to betray my country and seek glory!"
"But I didn't expect that I would accept the Yellow Turban as the master of a beast that doesn't know the rules and regulations, and doesn't know loyalty. It's really ridiculous, ridiculous!"
Zhang Zhao didn't show any annoyance at all when he was being yelled at and cursed like this. He just turned around with a blank look on his face, as if he had no face to face him again.
He raised his head and looked out through the small window of the cell. At this time, the sky was bright and the sun was shining brightly. Even at a glance, he felt warmth coming over him and slowly caressing his face.
But Zhang Zhao couldn't feel any warmth.
His family's half-life reputation...
Zhang's century-old reputation....
They were all destroyed by my hand today...
Thinking silently, he couldn't bear it anymore, turned his head and let the tears flow.
...
"General, go this way."
Wang Zheng nodded and walked into the prison proudly.
After passing through a long corridor, the foot was getting lower and lower, and it seemed that he was walking underground. Wang Zheng followed the jailer and couldn't help but look at this new place.
Speaking of which, it was his first time to set foot in such a place.
At this time, there was no daylight, and I could only look around with the dim light of the torch in the hands of the advancing jailer. However, I saw that the top of the head and both sides were made of huge bluestones, slightly fixed with plaster, and were not deliberately placed flat. Many stones
It protrudes, and the edges and corners are very sharp. If you don't walk carefully, you may be injured. The stone surface is very moist, and many water droplets have condensed on the stone, with distinct grains.
Not long after walking, I turned a corner and saw a fire jumping in front of me. Instead, there were several torches inserted into the wall, burning brightly, illuminating a row of more than ten giant wooden cages in front of me.
As soon as I opened it, I felt a rotten smell, a musty smell, and the smell of feces poured into my nose.
"Ahem."
For the first time in his life, Wang Zheng felt that having an extraordinary physique was not a good thing. He quickly covered his nose and looked up, only to see dozens of cages filled with people, including men, women, old and young, all with unkempt hair and ragged clothes.
Seeing two jailers arriving with a group of people, especially the current Wang Zheng, although he is young, his extraordinary bearing can be seen at a glance. The prisoners immediately started making noises, slapping the prison pillars and shackles, and shouting.
For a time, there were all kinds of noises in the prison, including cries, curses, begging and curses.
Seeing Wang Zheng frowning, the two jailers looked panicked and hurriedly asked for forgiveness.
"It doesn't matter." Wang Zheng waved his hand, but said warmly: "We have just taken control of this city, and we don't have many manpower. It's hard work for you to wait in this place."
Nowadays, some of the Tianfu soldiers have been inserted into the three prisons in Pengcheng, mixed with the original jailers to guard them together.
Seeing General Tiangong being so kind, the two newly appointed jailers were moved and said, "I am willing to die for the general, let alone perform some labor services."
Wang Zheng nodded, then turned to look at the middle-aged man and said, "Where is your master? Please take me there."
"yes!"
The man responded respectfully, and then led Wang Zheng and his party to continue walking forward.
Soon after, everyone arrived at the cell where Zhang Zhao and Cao Bao were.
"General, this is Cao Bao."
Seeing Cao Bao, Xu Fang pointed quickly.
"oh."
Wang Zheng, however, has no interest in taking care of him for the time being. He is just Lu Bu's father-in-law, not Lu Bu.
He took a few steps closer to Zhang Zhao's cage and looked at the Confucian scholar in the prison by the light of the torch. At this time, the man was facing the wall with his back, but his face could not be seen.
Is this the protagonist who Sun Ce said in his last words, "Ask Zhang Zhao if you don't want to decide on internal affairs"?
Thinking like this, Wang Zheng coughed and called softly: "Mr. Zhang?"
He called several times, but saw no response from the other party. Wang Zheng was stunned. What is going on?
Could it be that he was punished in prison?
Just as he was wondering, he saw Cao Bao laughing across from him, his laughter full of sarcasm.
"Zhang Zibu, the lord you have longed for is here, why are you pretending to be deaf and dumb now?"