Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

"Zhang Liao!"

Zang Ba let out angrily, spat out the name, and clenched the long knife in his hand, wishing to fight with it.

The previous disastrous defeat was still vivid in his mind, but when he faced Zhang Liao again, Zang Ba suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Zang Ba, what should we do?" Sun Guan asked again.

"If you run away, I'm afraid it will be a unilateral massacre. If you fight with all your strength, you may still die, or... there is a chance of survival." Zang Ba said helplessly.

"If we disperse and leave, the enemy will lose focus. How much we can escape depends on good fortune. I will go to Ju County to meet up." Sun Guan proposed to retreat again.

The two generals had not yet reached a consensus, but Zhang Liao had already led his troops to kill them. However, he did not charge, but shouted at the two of them.

"Zang Ba Sun Guan, Xiao Jianye has been defeated, and you are desperate, why not return quickly!"

Xiao Jian was defeated?Zang Basun Guan couldn't believe what Zhang Liao said.

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? Xiao Jian has tens of thousands of soldiers, how could he be defeated so quickly!"

"Believe it or not, the way to survive has already been given, whether to surrender or resist, it is up to you! Anyway, what the lord wants is you two!"

Zhang Liao had a noncommittal attitude, and there was really no reason to deceive them.

Sun Guan found some clues from Zhang Liao's words, and asked: "You said the king of Bohai wants me two? Why?"

Liu Qing did not say that Zhang Kai needed to be concealed. In order to make the persuasion more convincing, Zhang Liao planned to tell the truth.

"After my lord Bohai King surrendered Langya Xiaojian, Tao Qian was afraid that our lord would continue to use troops to the south, so he became malicious and ordered the assassin Zhang Kai to assassinate in Langya King's palace. Now that Zhang Kai is dead, the matter has been revealed. Xuzhou is An Ding, so I intend to save Tao Qian's life first, but you two have clashed with my lord earlier, and you are Tao Qian's right-hand man, today you will cut off his arm!"

Hearing Zhang Liao's introduction, Zang Basun was paralyzed.

They garrisoned the city at the border, but the rear directly surrendered?

Tao Qian also resorted to such clumsy tricks as assassination. Speaking of which, it was still King Bohai who was magnanimous and did not move him for the time being for the stability of Xuzhou.

But why are you attacking us!Zang Ba and Sun Guan looked at each other.

Sun Guandao: "I didn't expect so many things to happen, let alone the despicable thing that Shijun did for Xuzhou. It must have been instigated by Ruo Rong!"

"It's useless to talk too much, what should we do?"

Zang Ba asked directly. In fact, he didn't have much resistance in his heart. The main reason was that he had suffered at the hands of Zhang Liao. He could imagine the outcome of the battle. There have been many changes, if what Zhang Liao said is true, they are already alone, even if they reach Ju County, what can they do?
I can't fall into the grass and go up the mountain again, and be a bandit again.

"Since there is no way out, why don't you submit to the King of Bohai for the time being?" Sun Guan said, approaching Zang Ba, and whispered twice: "If Zhang Liao's words are found to be false later, I will recite them later, and it will not be considered a violation."

Zang Ba glanced at Sun Guan, he really has your brother!

"That's it! Let's do it first!"

Zang Ba said, and then shouted to Zhang Liao: "General Zhang, if what you said is true, Tao Qian is not the Lord for doing such a nasty thing. I will surrender to the King of Bohai!"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao breathed a sigh of relief, the goal has been achieved, and it is best to avoid a fight.

"In that case, the two generals took off their armor and handed it over to me," Zhang Liao said.

"What do you mean?" Zang overbearingly asked.

"This is the order of the King of Bohai. Don't worry, the King of Bohai will give you two more sophisticated armors!" After speaking, Zhang Liao deliberately touched his breastplate, and the breastplate immediately made a crisp sound of "ding ding", which means Said: See, armor made of refined iron!

Zang Ba and Sun Guan were puzzled, but since it was the request of the King of Bohai, they could only obey.

Zhang Liao surrendered the two generals, and sent the armored horses of the two generals to Kaiyang overnight. As for the two generals, they were placed in the barracks outside Gumu City first, waiting for the Lord's arrangement.

Zhao Yun, who was far away in Kaiyang, received the second general's armor a few days later. Liu Qing had already left Kaiyang for Taishan County. According to the master's arrangement, Zhao Yun sent Zhang Kai's head and the second general's armor to him. To Pengcheng, to warn Tao Qian.

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In Taishan County, Liu Qing and his party headed towards Fenggao. Although the weather was hot at this time, they could still see the busy summer scene. Between the pavilions on the official road, there were stretches of wheat fields.

"Jungong, you are in charge of county affairs. The focus of your work in the second half of the year is to build water conservancy. Manpower will be allocated from Qingzhou, and there is no need to worry about food. All counties will start construction together from Jizhou, so that good fields can be irrigated in the next spring drought. to the water."

Along the way, Liu Qing often explained the specific work to Zhuge Gui, almost saying what he saw and thought of.

For example, the promotion of Quyuanli, such as the purchase of farm cattle from Jizhou, is not a big deal. Of course, Liu Qing will focus on the introduction of water conservancy, because in Liu Qing's understanding, with the arrival of the Little Ice Age, droughts will occur in the next few years. It will become more frequent, and closely related to the drought, there are also chain disasters such as locust plagues.

What Liu Qing has to do is to build water conservancy projects under his jurisdiction as soon as possible to minimize the damage caused by the drought. Liu Qing's obsession with water conservancy has even made Wen Ruo complain that Liu Qing is the master of water conservancy.

"My lord, you have already understood, and when you return to Fenggao County, you will immediately start to deal with this matter!" Zhuge Gui replied.

"That's very good. If you need anything, I will tell Zhu Ling as much as possible. I forgot to tell you that Zhu Wenbo is also a master builder. I will leave it to him to repair the official roads and set up new road posts. In addition, if Zang Ba Sun Guan Er will be able to return, so I will use "thieves" to punish the thieves and order them to wipe out the thieves in the county. I believe that in a year or two, Taishan County will change its old appearance of being full of thieves and bandits!"

Liu Qing planned, of course, if Zang Ba and Sun Guan did not cooperate and fought with Zhang Liao, then he could only invite Zhou Cang Guanhai, who was also a thief, to come.

"Your Majesty has done his best for the people of Mount Tai, and I thank you on behalf of the people!"

Liu Qing listened to the praise, turned his eyes to the distance, looked up at the sky at 45 degrees, and sighed: "The world is so big, and the common people are so long, I only hate how little this king can influence! How limited!"

Zhuge Gui listened, and his heart was even more moved. The King of Bohai is really the master, and he wished to meet him soon. When he turned around, he must tell Jin'er and Liang'er to learn skills under the King of Bohai's family, and share his worries for the King of Bohai in the future. Can restore the glory of the ancestors.

Moreover, the Bohai King sighed, and there was a sense of peeking at the world. Zhuge Gui was not sure if he felt wrong, but when he thought about it, he felt terrified.

At this time, Guo Jia took over the words and said: "My lord, don't worry, I have achieved such an achievement at this age, the future is limitless, and it is close at hand and can be expected!"

"Thank you so much for Feng Xiao's good words!" Liu Qing joked, "Feng Xiao still needs to put more effort into helping me get rid of those moths that harm the country as soon as possible!"

"Jiading will repay the lord with all his heart and soul!" Guo Jia said.

"My lord, Dian is the same!" Dian Wei also interjected.

"Haha!" Liu Qing laughed happily, and said: "Wen has Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Ju Shi Tian Feng, etc., Wu has Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, etc., the predecessors have Xun Shuang, Cai Yong, and the younger generations have Gu Yong and Zhuge, so why worry about great achievements? No!"

After saying that, he couldn't help being heroic in his heart, and needed to gallop to vent, so he said: "Dian Wei Guo Jia, let's compete with this king!"

Guo Jia refused again and again, and competed with the war horse Jin Ge, wouldn't it be uncomfortable.

Dian Wei knew that the black horse was also a good horse, but he was not quite as good as Jin Ge. However, he would accompany the lord, whether it was a horse or a halberd competition.

The two riders headed towards Juechen in Fenggao County, leaving behind Guo Jia and Zhuge Gui with helpless smiles.

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In Pengcheng, Tao Qian, who had trouble sleeping and eating, felt that his hair had turned gray again, and it had fallen out badly recently.

After dispatching Zhang Kai, Tao Qian regretted it. Once this matter was revealed, the blow to his reputation would not be insignificant.

However, the assassination of King Bohai would cause him to lose his rare reputation, and even directly classify him as a bandit.

Tao Qian couldn't help but regret that he should have listened to Ruo Rong's words!

And there was no news from Zhang Kai for a long time, which made Tao Qian even more uneasy.lost?There should be news, but what if there is no news?
Moreover, this matter is a secret operation, and the anxiety and depression in my heart cannot be discussed with Mi Zhu, Chen Deng and others. If they know about it, the light ones will be alienated, and the serious ones may directly deviate. Speaking of it, Tao Qian is more like Zang Ba Zerong Humanoids are fundamentally different from Mi Zhu Chen Deng.

Waiting and waiting, when the middle of July was about to pass, Tao Qian received an item, which was a small wooden box and a small wooden box. Tao Qian had a faint feeling that this item was related to Zhang Kai.

As soon as he opened the wooden box, a foul smell came to his nostrils, Tao Qian suddenly felt a chill, the contents of his stomach almost rushed to his throat, he covered his mouth and nose and suppressed it.

With just one glance, Tao Qian could tell that this was Zhang Kai's head, even though it was rotten.

Was this sent by the King of Bohai?Tao Qian's thoughts turned quickly.

Zhang Kai's head is here, which means that the assassination must have failed. The King of Bohai sent Zhang Kai's head to him, which means that the King of Bohai knew that Tao Qian was behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Tao Qian's heart palpitated, how will the King of Bohai respond?

Suddenly, Tao Qian looked at the wooden box fiercely, it turned out that it was sent by the King of Bohai.

Tao Qian opened it immediately. This time, he was fully prepared, even if it contained Zhang Kai's headless body, Tao Qian was not afraid.

However, when the wooden box was opened, there was nothing dangerous inside, but two sets of armor, but it was this armor that made Tao Qian's expression dull, this is——

The armor of Zang Ba and Sun Guan!

how come!
Do they also...

Tao Qian's thoughts were interrupted, he suddenly panicked, and kept muttering in his mouth: "How could this be? How could this be? How could this be..."

After Chen Deng returned from Runan, he rushed to Tao Qian's residence, intending to inform Yuan Shao of his agreement.

Given the confrontation between Yuan Shao and the King of Bohai, Tao Qian must be Yuan Shao's target. If he can protect Xuzhou and prevent Liu Qing from making any progress within half a year, Yuan Shao will play Tao Qian as the shepherd of Xuzhou and be the real head of the state.

The officials in the mansion informed that when Chen Deng came to the door, Tao Qian came back to his senses, thought of Yuan Shao, as if grasping a life-saving straw, he hurriedly said: "Please Yuan Long!"

When Chen Deng saw Tao Qian, he looked happy, but he found that Tao Qian's complexion was ashen, and even a little listless.

"Is Shi Jun sick? Why is this!" Chen Deng asked.

Tao Qian waved his hands, lied casually, and said, "It's okay, it's just a relapse of the old disease."

"Your Majesty should rest more!"

"I'm fine, tell me, can you gain something from this trip to Runan?"

Chen Deng bowed his hands and said respectfully: "Your envoy, you will not disgrace your mission. Yuan Gong is righteous and willing to lend a helping hand to Xuzhou. He said that Xuzhou has needs, so just speak up. He also said that as long as he can resist the King of Bohai for half a year, until the end of the year, Yuan Gong said that the envoy will be Xuzhou Mu, and he will be the real master of Xuzhou!"

Play?

Tao Qian was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, most of the gloom in his heart was immediately dispelled. As we all know, Yuan Shao and the King of Bohai had deep grievances and entanglements.

Since you have offended the King of Bohai, why not form an alliance with Yuan Shao and reject the King of Bohai together!

"Okay! Xuzhou has soldiers and supplies. If there is a gap, there are only horses and iron tools. I wonder if Yuan Gong can satisfy one or two?"

"I will inform Duke Yuan of this matter and envoy, and there is another matter. I have seen that all the counties in Runan are building water conservancy projects, reclaiming wasteland and expanding land. Combined with this year's climate, the drought is not far away. Envoy Prepare early and emulate it."

Tao Qian nodded, deeply agreeing, Tao Qian is still very good at listening to suggestions when it comes to governing states and counties.

"Yuanlong's words are true! Since that's the case, I will entitle you to work as a Diannong, Xuzhou agricultural affairs!" Tao Qian said.

When Chen Deng heard it, he was overjoyed: Sure enough, we need to have a stand. The former staff member is now working in the state. After more experience, he can lead a county alone. Moreover, Yuan Shao has already negotiated with him. , the position of prefect of Guangling belongs to Chen Deng.

As for Zhang Chao, the original prefect, he has followed his elder brother and joined King Bohai.

"Thank you envoy!"

"Exemption from rituals..." Tao Qian said, and then: "Yuanlong, there is one more thing that you don't know. Langya Kingdom has fallen, and both Zang Ba and Sun Guan have been captured by the King of Bohai!"

"What! Zang Ba and Sun Guan were captured?"

Chen Deng was quite surprised. He didn't expect so many things to happen in the short time since he left Xuzhou. Before he left, he knew that Tao Qian sent people to the border of Langya Kingdom. Xiao Jian, the arrogant number one in Ju County, was demoted to a commoner.

It can only be said that it is unbelievable and unbelievable for the King of Bohai to enter the army.

Tao Qian's complexion began to look bad again, and he felt uneasy again, because he hadn't told him about Zhang Kai's matter, and Tao Qian didn't explain the matter before he planned to expose it.

Suddenly, Chen Deng asked: "Why is there a bad smell, can you smell it?"

Tao Qian had a headache for a while, it must be the stench that overflowed when he opened the wooden box earlier, lingering in the air, Tao Qian couldn't explain it for a while, so he sloppyly said: "Go, Yuanlong, go to my study, give you Look at something good!"

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