An hour later, the county government of Wuyang County.

Dong Zhuo had a gloomy face, listening to Hua Xiong's report from the battlefield outside the city about the battle that took place in the suburbs.

But the more angry Dong Zhuo felt when he heard this, especially when he heard that only 600 of the 5,000 new troops he had assigned to Hu Chi'er had fled back, he was even more angry, and immediately got up and kicked Hu Chi'er who was kneeling in front of him.

"Waste, you waste, the new army that Lao Tzu recruited with great difficulty, 5,000 soldiers and horses were handed over to you, and this is how you came back, how can you deal with it?"

"What's the use of me raising you like waste, pull it down and cut it down!"

Dong Zhuo was angry, and the more he looked at Hu Chi'er, the more annoyed he became, so he directly gave the order to kill, and as soon as these words came out, Hu Chi'er's face changed greatly, and he immediately knelt on the ground, constantly kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"Too guarded, too spared, it's not that the villain is incompetent, but those Yellow Turban remnants are too strong, not only set up an ambush outside the village, but also flank back and forth, the most terrible thing is that they have hundreds of cavalry, kill me by surprise, my subordinates are some new troops who have not been on the battlefield much, by the cavalry charge, naturally difficult to resist, the defeat is really the enemy soldiers and horses are too strong, not that I can't beat the Yellow Turban Army."

"Besides, if it weren't for my proper command and dispatch, even the hundreds of soldiers and horses who fled back would not have been saved."

In order to survive, Hu Chier had to brag about his merits. Stubbornly said that the hundreds of remnants of the soldiers who were brought back were well planned by themselves, and they were finally pulled back from the Yellow Turban Army.

At the same time, he belittled himself, saying how useless the soldiers and horses under his command were, and emphasizing that the Yellow Turban Army he encountered was too strong, so he lost the battle.

Originally, Hu Chi'er's words were nothing to Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo did not change his mind.

At this time, Niu Fu, who has always had a good relationship with Hu Chi'er, saw Hu Chi'er like this, and couldn't bear Hu Chi'er to die like this, so he hurriedly stood up to intercede for Hu Chi'er.

"Father-in-law, General Hu Chi'er really can't be blamed for this battle, after all, from the identity of these Yellow Turban remnants, it is speculated that the entire Yingchuan and Runan regions can have hundreds of cavalry, but I am afraid that there is only that person."

When Niu Fu said this, Dong Zhuo's expression suddenly sank, and he thought of something. immediately asked Niu Fu.

"You mean that guy named Liu Zheng?"

Long before attacking Runan County, Dong Zhuo had already inquired about the distribution of the various Yellow Turban forces in this area.

What made him most jealous was that Liu Zheng, who occupied Runan County at this time, and Zhang Mancheng, who occupied Nanyang not far from Runan County, were two forces.

Compared with Zhang Mancheng, Dong Zhuo is more afraid of Liu Zheng.

After all, the reason why he was able to ascend to the position and serve as the Zhonglang general was precisely because Liu Zheng killed the former Zhonglang general Zhu Jun that he had a chance.

"It was him! In this way, it is normal for Hu Chi'er to be defeated by him. ”

With Niu Fu's words, Dong Zhuo finally understood.

Even Li Ru, who was standing beside Dong Zhuo, raised his head and said a word to Dong Zhuo at this time.

"Father-in-law, this Liu Zheng does have some strength, we haven't attacked him yet, but took the initiative to harass us, this is to give us a dismount."

"Yes, these thieves are really bold."

"Since it was Liu Zheng who came to commit the crime, General Hu Chi'er, I also think that I can spare his life for the time being, after all, before the two armies are fighting, they will kill one of their own generals first, which is really not good for the morale of our army, it is better to let General Hu Chi'er treat the crime and make meritorious contributions, and when we invade Runan County, let General Hu Chi'er act as the vanguard."

Li Ru also interceded for Hu Chi'er, so that Hu Chi'er's sallow face finally looked better.

"Okay, just listen to a few of you and spare his life for the time being."

Dong Zhuo took his eyes back from Hu Chi'er's body, and now he has not attacked Liu Zheng, but he has suffered defeat, which is not a good sign, which makes Dong Zhuo quite unhappy.

When he was hesitating, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked Li Ru again.

"Wen You (Li Ru's cousin), what do you say about the people you sent to Huangfu Song's side?"

When Li Ru saw Dong Zhuo asking, he also responded to Dong Zhuo thoughtfully.

"Back to my father-in-law, the news just came from Huangfu Song's side, I just told you, he promised to send troops to help us, but his main force is now dealing with Zhang Jiao, and he can't spare too many soldiers and horses, so he is only willing to let 30,000 yellow turbans come to help us."

"30,000 Yellow Turbans surrendered?"

As soon as Dong Zhuo heard Li Ru's words, his face was even more ugly.

"When did he recruit the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, damn it, send 30,000 troops to send me, the matter here is not solved by that guy Huangfu Song, leave the mess to me now!"

Dong Zhuo was obviously very dissatisfied with the fact that Huangfu Song only sent 30,000 remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, after all, Dong Zhuo was also very clear about the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army, although 30,000 people, this number sounded huge.

But the 30,000 yellow turbans surrendered to the army, and the combat power that can really be brought into play is only afraid that even the 3,000 decent officers and soldiers are not as good.

Dong Zhuo was angry, but Li Ru didn't dare to be angry, and immediately comforted Dong Zhuo.

"Father-in-law, it's good that Huangfu Song doesn't come, the credit of Runan County is in our hands."

"As long as we exterminate the Yellow Turban Army on the side of Runan and Nanyang, then my father-in-law will make a great contribution, and when the time comes, we will also have a good relationship on the general's side, and at the same time, compared to the Yellow Turban Army on the Jizhou side, Runan and Nanyang here, I feel more relaxed, but we take advantage."

Li Ru's explanation made Dong Zhuo, who was originally a little angry, not so angry after listening to it.

"That's right, the person sent by that guy from Huangfu Song, where is it, we don't have to waste time here in Yingchuan, just go over and kill that guy named Liu Zheng, this bastard actually dares to give me a horse, I must let him see, I, Dong Zhuo, am not easy to mess with."

"That's it, Taishou, he thought that with a few hundred cavalry, he would dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head, but as everyone knows, when it comes to cavalry, the Xiliang cavalry under us is the strongest cavalry in the world!"

At this time, Hua Xiong, the military general standing on the side, also immediately echoed Dong Zhuo.

What Dong Zhuo didn't know was that at this time, in his barracks, there was a news that was spreading rapidly.

A rumor about how powerful the Yellow Turban Army was spread in Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses, making Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses have a deep fear of the Yellow Turban Army.