Chapter 76: Drinking poison to quench thirst

The warm spring breeze blew green the field, but it could not warm Ma Yue's cold heart. The blood of tens of thousands of Yellow Turban thieves could not be exchanged for Ma Yue's mercy.

This is a chaotic world, a world of cannibalism, not a peaceful and prosperous era!

No one could save them. Since they rose up and followed Bo Wu and the others to kill officials and rebel, their fate was already destined! The only fate waiting for them was to be cut off by the Han army and become bloody heads for Han soldiers in exchange for rewards! Even if Ma Yue was willing to save them at the cost of the destruction of the entire army of 800 bandits, they could only get their temporary harsh life. In the end, they had to fall under the butcher knife of the Han army.

Since the fate of the Yellow Turban Thief is already destined, why do you have to sacrifice 800 brave and brave lives in vain? This is completely unnecessary! It is meaningless!

Ma Yue is not a Buddha in thousands of families, nor is he the king of a country. He has no obligation to protect the lives of the Yellow Turban thieves, nor has the power to order the eight hundred bandits to save them at the cost of sacrificing their own lives. Born in troubled times, no one's life is more precious than others. Survival of the fittest and survival of the fittest has always been the most cruel law in nature!

"Hahaha~Hahaha~~"

The rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded, awakening Ma Yue from his thoughts. He looked up leisurely and saw several riders flying in the dust, galloping from the front. A cold smile froze the corner of Ma Yue's mouth, because the galloping several riders were Bo Wu, Liao Hua, Peng Tuo, Sun Zhong and Bian Xi.

When they arrived in front of Ma Yue, the five people turned over and fell off the horse, bowed in groups and said, "The last generals and the generals met with the commander-in-chief."

"Forget it." Ma Yue said calmly, "Have each subordinate settled down?"

"Report to the Governor, you have already settled down."

Ma Yue's eyes fell on Bo Wu's face, and his face suddenly sank, and he asked, "Bo Wu!"

Bo Wu's body shook and he clasped his fists and said, "The last one is here."

"Do you know your guilt?"

Bo Wu's heart sank and said in a voice: "I won't know?"

Ma Yue said coldly: "You did not obey the military orders and did not wait for Liao Hua and other troops to join, and led the army to attack without authorization, giving the Han army an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to lead to the defeat of the entire Yellow Turban army! The defeat of Changshe was caused by you, how dare you claim to be unaware of it?"

Bo Wu said in a seductive manner: "How are you going?"

Ma Yue sternly said: "Dian Wei!"

Dian Wei took a step forward like an evil spirit, stretched out his big furry hand, and said in a stern manner: "Here!"

"Drag this guy down~~behead!"

"Abide by the order!"

Dian Wei snorted coldly and grabbed Bo Wu like a chicken. Bo Wu struggled hard, but felt that he was lifted off the ground, and he was locked up by iron. How could he struggle to escape? He was so scared that his face turned pale and shouted loudly: "Ma Yue! Every man, dare you thief~~"

Ma Yue glanced at Liao Hua, Peng Tuo and others coldly and said in a deep voice: "Look at whether I dare to kill me!"

Dian Wei's eyes slammed, and he let out his right hand and hugged Bo Wu's chin and twisted it hard. With a click, Bo Wu's scream stopped abruptly. As the blood splattered, Bo Wu's head had been twisted off by Dian Wei's entire body, and white bones appeared in the bloody broken mouth, which was shocking.

Peng Tuo and Sun Zhong were so scared that their faces turned pale and their bodies were as if they were sieve. Liao Hua and Bian Xi also opened their eyes and couldn't bear to see them.

Ma Yue set his eyes on Zhihua and said in a deep voice: "Liao Hua!"

Liao Hua's tiger body was lit up and took a step forward and responded with high spirits: "The last one will be there."

Ma Yue said: "From today, Bowu's troops will be under your jurisdiction."

Liao Hua clasped his fists and said, "I will obey the order."

Ma Yue glanced around the four people coldly and said in a deep voice: "Within ten days, all existing troops and horses in each department will be handed over and sent to the camp for delivery. However, if there are those who are intercepted without authorization, they will be killed without mercy~~"

"Abide by the order!"

Liao Hua and the other four had just left, and Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao arrived one after another.

Ma Yue asked, "Zhou Cang, what are the casualties of heavy armored iron cavalry?"

Zhou Cang was the commander of the heavy armored cavalry of more than 100 horses. With the help of Pei Yuanshao, he struggled to remove the fully enclosed heavy iron helmet from his head. He exhaled a breath of turbid air and responded in a humming voice: "Report to the leader, 26 people were killed in battle. 33 people were seriously injured. The war horses lost 48 horses!"

Ma Yue frowned when he heard this. The only hundred heavy-armored iron cavalry were damaged by nearly half in one battle! It seems that this heavy-armored iron cavalry is like a double-edged sword. Although its power is powerful, it can break through the defense line of thousands of Han troops with just over a hundred cavalry, but its consumption is also quite amazing, and it is not something that eight hundred bandits can bear!

It is like a powerful general who only attacks but does not defend. While defeating the enemy, it is often seriously injured. What's more, in order to ensure the speed of the march, it is also necessary to carry a whole set of heavy armor on the way forward. Therefore, a heavy armored iron cavalry needs to occupy two war horses, which is even more frost for the eight hundred bandits who already lack war horses.

"Huh~"

Ma Yue exhaled a breath of turbid air and realized clearly that although the heavy armored iron cavalry is amazing, it is not the best choice for the 800 bandits at this stage! After replenishing it, this heavy armored iron cavalry with more than 100 cavalry should not participate in the war easily. The existence of this cavalry may have a more deterrent effect than participating in the war directly.

Ma Yue turned his gaze to Pei Yuanshao and asked, "The battlefield has been cleaned up?"

Pei Yuanshao said annoyedly: "It's all cleaned up."

"explain."

"Killed more than 4,000 Han soldiers, about hundreds of people hid in the dense forest and fled. More than 4,000 intact leather armor, more than 200 iron armor, more than 600 intact long bows, more than 1,600 spears, more than 2,000 infantry single swords, more than 1,200 intact wooden shields, and several other tents, food, grass and other supplies."

Ma Yue's eyes were stern and asked in a deep voice: "Where are the Han army prisoners?"

A faint light flashed through Pei Yuanshao's eyes and responded in a deep voice: "All Han soldiers were killed in battle, no prisoners."

Behind Ma Yue, Guo Tu shivered again. It was impossible for the Han army to have no captives who surrendered. Most of them Ma Yue thought the captives were troublesome and ordered the beheading, and even called them all dead in battle. Thinking of this, Guo Tu silently said in his heart: Butcher, he really is a butcher!

Ma Yue didn't know that Guo Tu was scolding him in his heart, and then asked, "How are our army's casualties?"

"The Han army only threw the gun back and stabbed more than 20 people, one person was stabbed to death, and the war horses lost 26 horses."

"Well~ I won the battle." Ma Yue nodded and said in a deep voice, "Brothers have worked hard, too. I will send an order to attack Changshe immediately. After the city is broken, there will be five days off!"

"Abide by the order!"

Pei Yuanshao shouted loudly, and inexplicable excitement suddenly appeared in his eyes.

...

Chenliu County, Xuanzao County.

The whole city was burning and moaning, and dead bodies were everywhere on the streets, and the bright red blood stained the green stone roads red. Zhang Liang held a single knife in his hand and his face was covered in blood. Cheng Yuanzhi and Gao Sheng guarded the left and right, and behind the three, more than a hundred scoundrels were holding wooden sticks, and sharp weapons roared.

"Ao~~"

Zhang Liang raised his hand to flirt with the sky, raised his arms and let out a long roar, and vented his depression in his chest frantically. Since Guangzong was defeated and his eldest brother died, Zhang Liang's anger that was held in his chest finally vented with the high-pitched roar.

On the long street, He Yi led a bandit soldier to step on the dead bodies all over the ground. He knelt down on the messy streets and said loudly: "He Yi bowed to the three generals."

"Keep the third general~~"

Hundreds of bandit soldiers behind He Yi were bowing down with a bang.

"All get up." Zhang Liang lowered his head and glanced at the bandits majestic, and said loudly, "When the Yellow Turbans rise again, the world will be settled. You will all be generals and will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Houses!"

"General Xie San!"

A greedy expression suddenly rose on the faces of hundreds of thieves. They got up one by one and looked at Zhang Liang again. The eyes were different from those just now. Zhang Liang smiled coldly in his heart and looked up to the sky. He prayed silently in his heart: Brother, you should rest in peace. Third brother will never let your expectations down and will definitely realize your ambitions and ideals.

He Yi asked: "Didn't the third general follow the great wise mentors to guide Jizhou? Why did he come to Chenliu alone?"

Cheng Yuanzhi looked gloomy and was about to answer truthfully. Zhang Liang had already answered first: "Jizhou has been decided. The great wise and good troops have more than 700,000 troops, and the troops are divided into seven routes. He is trying to conquer the surrounding prefectures and counties. The general led an elite army of 50,000. He came to conquer Yanzhou with the imperial edict of the great wise and good teachers. He came to conquer Yanzhou with his orders. Just now, he came to Cheng and the second general Sun to spy on the military situation. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by the Han thieves. Fortunately, he was rescued by General He's subordinates, otherwise he would have almost ruined the big thing."

When Cheng Yuanzhi and Gao Sheng heard Zhang Liang's words, they were stunned and suddenly realized. They exchanged glances behind Zhang Liang, and they all saw a hint of relief and admiration in each other's eyes.

"Why should the third general be polite?" He Yi laughed, "I don't know when the army will arrive. I will prepare early and order people to prepare more food, wine and meat."

Zhang Liang said calmly: "The army is still on the north bank of the Yellow River, and it will take some time to cross the river. General He can lead his headquarters to quickly guide the counties around Zuzao with our commander, and accumulate more food and grass to wait for it. How about?"

He Yi said loudly: "He Yi~~ But it is up to the three generals to condemn him!"

Zhang Liang's face turned cold and he sternly said, "So~~He Yi obeyed the order!"

...

Chenliucheng, the prefect's office.

The chief secretary Pan Xu hurried into the backyard, raised his hand and shouted: "Sir, who is the adult~~"

Kong Qi, the prefect of Chenliu who was drinking alone in front of the window, made a quick debut: "Yuanmao (Pan Xubiao's name), why are you panicking?"

Pan Xu said in a panic: "The big thing is over~~"

Kong Yichang frowned and said unhappily: "This spring is bright and the weather is right, so why do you say such an inauspicious thing?"

Pan Xu wiped his forehead and said in a trembling voice: "Just just now, the defeated army has returned. After the battle of Changshe, Xiaoxian's five thousand army has been completely completely gone! Moreover, the yellow turbans have emerged again, and the thieves are in great power. Now they have taken tens of thousands of people to plunder the surrounding counties. Fengqiu, Xiaohuang, Pingqiu, and Donghun are all in a hurry~~"

"What!?" Kong Yichang was shocked and said in a lost voice, "Xiaoxian's entire army was full of ink, and the Yellow Turbans rose again!"

Pan Xu said: "Sir, the rebel thief has been planning for a long time, but he did not dare to act without action due to the military power. Now Xiaoxian's army is heading south, which just gives the rebel thief an opportunity to take advantage of. We have made a mistake~~"

Kong Yichang held his forehead with his hands, frowned, and said slowly: "Xiaoxian's army is full of ink, is this matter serious?"

Pan Xu said: "Take it seriously!"

Kong Qiqiang said: "The Yellow Turban Rebels are just a mob. Xiaoxian's troops are all elite troops. How can we fight to the point of the battle?"

Pan Xu said: "I don't know anything. Xiaoxian's army arrived, and the Yellow Turban troops of Yingchuan were defeated like a mountain. There was no problem at all, but eight hundred bandits suddenly broke out. Our army was caught off guard and was defeated in an instant. He was a cavalry and I was a infantryman. More than 5,000 soldiers, only a few hundred people left to escape back their lives. Alas~~"

Kong Yichang said in disgrace: "Eight hundred bandits! Are the eight hundred bandits ravaging Nanyang?"

Pan Xu said: "I think that's right."

Kong Qi rushed to the court and said, "We underestimated the enemy. If we had known this, we should have waited for the imperial army to come and work together to encircle and suppress. Now Xiaoxian's troops were fully equipped, Chenliu's troops were all drawn, and the defense was empty. In addition, the traitors of the jujube rebels rose up again, and the surrounding counties were in a hurry. What should we do?"

Pan Xu said: "For the current plan, we can only submit a rush to the court with 800 miles, requesting the condemnation army to come and suppress it."

Kong Qifeng frowned and said, "The imperial army is far away in Luoyang. Even if it advances rapidly for days, it will take half a month. I am afraid that the water will not quench the nearest thirst! What I fear is that Ma Yue led 800 bandits to abandon Yingchuan and head north to Chenliu. He planned to join the Yellow Turban thieves of the Sour Zao tribes, and then the great momentum of Yanzhou will be gone."

Pan Xu said: "How about that?"

Kong Jiqiang said: "You can quickly condemn the fast horses to Changyi (Yanzhou Prefecture). The Yanzhou assassin, Lord Liu Dai, has many elite soldiers and generals. I wish to send troops to help."
To be continued...