In September, Huangfu Song finally arrived in Guangzong.

The first thing he did after leading the army into the Han army camp was to arrest Dong Zhuo.

"According to the edict of the Son of Heaven, Dong Zhuo was greedy for merit, which led to the defeat of the Han army and the loss of soldiers. From now on, he will be relieved of all duties and sent back to Beijing for punishment. The battle on the northern front was presided over by Zuo Zhonglang's general Huangfu Song. ”

Dong Zhuo looked at Huangfu Song in front of him incredulously, he asked him to support, how could he replace himself, and he had to escort himself back to Luoyang to punish the crime!

"Huangfu Yizhen, I wrote to ask you to come to support me, and you actually took away my military power! This is an edict, I will impeach you to heaven! ”

Huangfu Song shook his head: "Dong Zhongying, isn't it clear how much of a crime you have committed yourself?" Is it an overkill, think about it slowly on the way back to Beijing. ”

He waved his hand and said to the escort team: "Immediately escort to Luoyang, there must be no mistake." ”

"No."

Dong Zhuo still kept shouting in the prison car: "Huangfu Yizhen, it must be you, a dog thief, who told the Son of Heaven." Remember to me that I will pay you the price in the future! Huangfu Yizhen! Dog thief! ”

"You pass the Son of Heaven first, and then let's survive," Huangfu Song muttered.

He came to Zhang Hao's side and asked, "Are you the newly sealed Cangting Marquis of the imperial court, General Duliao, and Pingzhou Assassin Zhang Hao and Zhang Mingde?" ”

Zhang Hao bowed and said: "The last general, Zhang Hao, visited General Zuo Zhonglang." Now the last general is not a real Pingzhou assassin and Duliao general, and after quelling the rebellion, he will go to the local place to take office. ”

It is said that Huangfu Song should be the marquis of the capital now, with 2,000 households, and his small Cangting Marquis is only 200 households, only one-tenth of his. He can collect hundreds of thousands of dollars just by collecting taxes every year, and Zhang Hao is envious when he thinks about it.

"It's rare to see young people as talented as you these days. Counting you, I have only met two, the other is named Cao Mengde, and now he is following Youzhonglang in Jingzhou. When the counterinsurgency is over, you should see him in Luoyang. ”

Cao Cao! When Zhang Hao heard this name, he immediately became excited. Huangfu Song actually compared himself to him, how embarrassing it is.

He felt a little fluttering in his heart, although Cao Cao is still an ordinary and beautiful man, he can't stand his fame in the future, and he will shock China. Are you really that good?

"The general has won the award, and the last general is ashamed to be ashamed,"

Huangfu Song listened to Zhang Hao say this, but when he saw the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he knew it in his heart. This is a look that I dare not be, and it is obviously a well-deserved appearance.

But after all, people are only twenty-four years old, and they became famous at a young age, and it is normal to be a little frivolous.

So he changed his words: "Of course, to put it this way, whether you really have the ability to lead troops, I still have to test you." ”

Zhang Hao straightened his attitude and said respectfully: "Please also ask the general to give advice." ”

Huangfu Song asked: "This general led the troops from Yingchuan to Julu, and won consecutive battles, and not long ago he defeated the Yellow Turban Bu Ji Department in Dongjun. Now the original Han army on the northern front has been merged, and the number of troops has increased greatly, to 70,000. Tell me, is Ben going to be offensive or defending? ”

"The last general thinks that our army should retreat and take defense as the top."

"Why? You must know that our army is now winning a streak, and its momentum is like a rainbow and it is unstoppable. ”

Zhang Hao smiled, and the old guy asked knowingly.

"Since the war, it has been half a year now, from the south to the north, and the battle has been thousands of miles. Although the generals were invincible and the morale of the soldiers was high, they were already exhausted. The new defeat of the soldiers on the northern front was not long ago, the morale was low, and the three coaches were changed in three months, and they were confused.

Looking at the thief army in the city, the thief's first horn has just been killed, the whole army is hated by the same enemy, and the city is strong, so it is difficult to win for a while. Therefore, the last general thought that the general should first rest the army and wait and see what happens. Sharpen the knife and do not mistake the woodcutter. ”

After listening to Zhang Hao, Huangfu Song looked at his triumphant appearance, and said with a smile: "I appreciate you very much, but there is one thing you said wrong." ”

Zhang Hao was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Where?" ”

"Ninety miles is too far, just retreat."

……

After Dong Zhuo was escorted to the capital, he was directly imprisoned in Tingwei Prison. In prison, the person who was locked up opposite him happened to be Lu Zhi, who was also dismissed.

two commanders of the Northern Front, one was framed by the villain and was arrested, and the other was arrested for losing soldiers; Fell into the same situation

Because Lu Zhi interceded for him because of his ministers, the death penalty was changed to life. But this Dong Zhuo has no one to intercede, and it is still a capital crime, but Emperor Ling has not yet given instructions on when to die.

"Is it not surprising that the general has come here from the front line to accompany the general in just one month?" Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Zhi and said.

Lu Zhi said slowly: "I am a guilty person, and I don't have a half-official position, so don't call me a general." ”

"Isn't there anything that brother-in-law wants to tell me?"

Lu Zhi, who was originally sitting on his knees, lay down: "From the day you arrived in the army, I was actually ready to attack the city. But you still went north, causing all the preparations of our army to fall short, and the defeat was also justified. For the rest, I don't have much to say. ”

After speaking, Lu Zhi closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Dong Zhuo was furious, stood up and yelled, "Are you looking at my jokes, ah?" ”

It's a pity that Lu Zhi doesn't pay attention to him anymore.

He sat down again, and kept shouting in his heart: I must not die, I must make these people who have offended me pay!

At this time, a jailer came over and whipped Dong Zhuo directly: "Uncle, I'm sleeping well, what's your bastard name, isn't it itchy skin?" ”

Dong Zhuo was resentful in his heart, no wonder Zhou Bo, who was once in power, would sigh "I know the value of the jailer today", sure enough, this kind of low-level official is sometimes more powerful than the three princes and nine kings.

Dong Zhuo smiled on his face, and took out a small gold nugget from his arms: "It's ignorant under it, please forgive me." ”

The jailer's eyes lit up, and he immediately put away the gold nuggets: "Yes, yes, I wanted to whip you a few more times, but for the sake of you admitting your mistakes so sincerely, I won't beat you." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Then Dong Zhuo took out a small gold nugget, "Please go to Zhang Changshi's mansion for me, and say that the criminal minister Dong Zhongying has something important to discuss with Chang Shi. ”

Lu Zhi immediately sat up and shouted, "Don't go!" Then he was whipped on him.

"Talky, is it your turn to speak here?"

Listening to the sound of Lu Zhi's painful breathing, Dong Zhuo laughed.

"It's troublesome, and I have a lot of thanks afterwards."

When the court met the next day, Dong Zhuo was sentenced to death. However, under Zhang Rang's persuasion, Emperor Ling changed his mind and allowed Dong Zhuo to redeem his death with 3,000 gold, which was changed to indefinite like Lu Zhi.

So Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min sold his property and made up 3,000 gold and handed it over to Shaofu to atone for Dong Zhuo's sins.

……

Now more than half a month has passed, and it has entered October.

The officers and soldiers who withdrew to thirty miles away still did not move at all, which made Zhang Liang a little confused, could it be that the new commander of the officers and soldiers was not in a hurry to fight with him, and wanted to fight with himself?

If that's the case, then he's miscalculated.

Jizhou, Hebei is a land of ointment, and Emperor Guangwu has the world because of his occupation of Hebei. There are so many families here that the food they snatched from them alone is enough for the yellow scarves in the city to eat for a year, and it is up to them to see who can consume whom.

It's just that Zhang Liang didn't notice that after this period of time, his soldiers began to become a little scattered.

They thought that since the officers and soldiers had retreated, there was no need to be so nervous. He no longer cares about the garrison outside the city and the garrison in the city.

So much so that that night, a group of Han army scouts quietly touched the city, and the guards on the city did not notice.

The scout reported the unguarded and free state of the Yellow Turban Army to Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song said to Zhang Hao: "It seems that tonight is the time when the thief army in the city is destroyed, General Zhang is willing to lead his troops and horses as the vanguard and attack Guangzong City at night?" ”

After more than half a month of rest, the Han army regained its former vigor. Under the guidance of Huangfu Song, he was eager to win, and his desire for military exploits became stronger and stronger.

Zhang Hao clasped his fists and bowed: "The last general will take the order." ”

When it was time for the fourth watch, Zhang Hao led 5,000 people under his command to the city of Guangzong. Seeing that the garrison on the city was really lax, Zhang Hao decisively ordered the siege of the city.

"Kill!"

The guard, who was still asleep, was awakened by the sudden outburst of shouts and killings, and immediately became chaotic.

The Han army quickly ascended to the top of the city and engaged in a fierce battle with the guards. And the guards who were in a trance at the moment were naturally not the opponents of the Han army. They were killed and retreated.

The Han army soon occupied a wall and opened the gates from the inside.

Seeing the light of fire coming from the city gate, Zhang Hao immediately led the cavalry to charge and enter the city.

After capturing a prisoner and asking Zhang Liang's residence, Zhang Hao led the cavalry to rush directly to the mansion of the thief Zhang Liang, regardless of the Yellow Turban Army that kept pouring in from elsewhere.

At this time, Zhang Liang had already been awakened by the riots in the city, and as soon as he got dressed, another subordinate came to report.

"General, there is a Han cavalry rushing over here!"

Zhang Liang was shocked: "What! ”

"The general's city can't be defended, let's withdraw quickly, go to Xiaquyang to find the general of the land!"

"Quick, get out the back door!"

When passing through the north gate, Zhang Liang ordered his subordinates to block the officers and soldiers here. But not long after Zhang Liang left, they fled without a trace.

The door of the mansion was directly knocked open, and Zhang Hao walked in with someone, only to find that the mansion was empty, and the back door was wide open.

Zhang Hao thought for a while, in this case, people will always flee to the safest place, and now for Zhang Liang, the safest place should be Xiaquyang, where Zhang Bao is located in the north.

"Everyone, follow me to the north!"

Soon Zhang Hao led people to catch up with Zhang Liang's team.

Zhang Liang was frightened, and regardless of his subordinates, he rode his horse and whipped away, and accelerated to escape.

The horse he snatched was a rare Hun horse, with more endurance and speed than ordinary war horses. Left everyone far behind at once.

Zhang Hao patted Xiaobai's head and said, "Old friend, it's up to you." ”

Xiao Bai comprehended, and suddenly sprinted and accelerated, as fast as lightning, and it didn't take long to catch up with Zhang Liang.

"Dog thief, today is your death date, take your life!"

Zhang Liang turned his head and saw a white light passing in front of him, and the next moment, he saw a horse carrying a headless corpse running forward.

It wasn't long before the body fell, and his consciousness blurred, leaving only one last word.

"Big brother, little brother is sorry for you."