By the time Zhang Hao and the others returned to their original place, the battlefield had already been dealt with.

In this night battle, Zhang Hao's troops lost more than 500 people, and the Yellow Turban Army counted the killings, trampled to death in the chaos, etc., adding up to nearly 5,000 deaths, and there were not a few wounded, which can be said to be a big victory.

But then, the disposal of these more than 15,000 captives became a big problem.

This is not like the five hundred Yellow Turban Army that he recruited before, they are five times the number of his main force, if they are recruited, if they turn against the other Yellow Turban Army, they will definitely die without a place to be buried.

If they are just let go, they will still not be able to protect their lives in the next period of time, and they will eventually rejoin the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Moreover, it is also a great crime to release prisoners without permission, and if you are sued to the court, you will be ruined.

In the matter of collecting prisoners before, if you can use their initiative to sacrifice the city to prevaricate, then it is really unclear to release the prisoners privately.

It's not good to kill all these people, whether it's in the past, now, or in the future, killing and surrendering is a thing that will be left behind for thousands of years. The world will not care why you have to do this, they will despise and spit on you.

And in this era where fame is more important than everything, a good reputation can allow more people to help themselves and make their strength grow rapidly. And a bad reputation is like a plague, which not only alienates oneself, but also suffers from the hostility of all.

A typical example, the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. The Yuan family, who is also the "Four Worlds and Three Dukes", relied on killing eunuchs and crusading against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao's fame moved the world, gathered many famous men and ministers around him, defeated Gongsun Zhan, annexed Qingyou and the land of Hebei Four Prefectures, and became the overlord of the north.

However, Yuan Shu was criticized by the people of the world because of the matter of being the emperor, and he originally dominated Jianghuai, but in less than three years, he betrayed his relatives and finally vomited blood and died.

Zhang Hao didn't want to bear the infamy of killing and surrendering, and in the end, he couldn't die well.

Just when he was thinking about it and didn't know what to do, the arrival of a person gave him a solution in his heart.

"Report!"

A scout galloped back on a horse, and very skillfully reined in Zhang Hao's more than a dozen paces away, and ran in front of Zhang Hao. After these few battles, Zhang Hao's troops looked more like elites.

"General Qiyu, ten miles to the southwest, there is a carriage being pursued by more than a dozen Yellow Turban cavalry."

"yes, I see." Zhang Hao said calmly, "Summons Tian Sima and asks him to bring a team of cavalry to the rescue." ”

When he had finished speaking, he saw that the scout had not left, so he asked, "Do you have anything else?" ”

"The subordinate saw something in the carriage that seemed to be a scepter representing an angel. But that subordinate had only met him once, so he wasn't sure. The subordinates thought it would be better for the general to go in person. With that, the scout's head was lower than before.

"What!" Zhang Hao was a little surprised, "Don't talk nonsense, how could you have seen an envoy?" ”

"My subordinates are from Fang County, and when the angel came to Fang County three years ago, I was fortunate to see it once."

Zhang Hao nodded, that time was the time when the imperial court promoted himself.

He stood up and patted the dust on his buttocks: "In this way, it's not impossible, it's better for me to go on my own trip just to be safe." "If it's true, it's too much good for yourself.

"You're doing a good job, what's your name?"

He replied, "The subordinate is called Wang He." ”

As soon as he heard the name, Zhang Hao suddenly had an impression: "Oh~ I remembered, you are Wang He, the person who reported his township chief to me in front of the public that day." ”

Wang He was a little excited in his heart, he was actually remembered by the county order, and he said excitedly: "The general still remembers his subordinates, this is really an honor for his subordinates." Since that time, his subordinates and other villagers have always wanted to repay the general's kindness.

Before the expedition, the general recruited troops in the county, and almost all the young men in our township came, and his subordinates were fortunate to be selected, so they took this opportunity to kill the enemy and repay the general. ”

Zhang Hao straightened him again, helped him straighten his uniform, patted him on the shoulder and said: "I thank the villagers for their love for me, but going into battle to kill the enemy is not to repay me, but for my own future." If you have the chance, tell the fellow villagers that the more rewards you will receive for your achievements, the more gratifying I will be. ”

"No!"

……

On the official road, a carriage galloped by, and the cavalry behind was in hot pursuit. The driving skills of the emperor are still very good, turning left and right on the flat official road, and the speed does not decrease at all. Those Yellow Turban cavalry who were pursuing in a straight line on the grass couldn't close the distance for a while.

They picked up their bows and fired at the wagon, but since they were not professional cavalrymen, they were almost all missed, and only a few arrows were lucky enough to hit the wagon.

However, this also frightened the little eunuch in the carriage, desperately away from the place where he was shot, curled up on the other side, shivering.

On that day, he received the holy decree, and from Luoyang to Zhuo County, half a month had passed. Although the proclamation is a big thing and the speed must be fast, because there are wars everywhere in Jizhou, he has to take a detour from Bingzhou.

Cross the Yellow River into Hanoi County, and then go north into Shangdang, Taiyuan, Yanmen, and Dai County. Then head east into Zhuo County. Originally, he could reach Guangyang County in ten days, but now he is still in Zhuo County for half a month, and there are still more than 200 miles away from Guangyang.

It's a pity that he couldn't avoid the Yellow Turban Army after even a lot of hiding, and he was discovered soon after entering the territory of Zhuo County.

This team is extraordinary, and others know at a glance that it is a team of the imperial court, and the Yellow Turban Army will naturally not let go of anyone related to the imperial court.

Then they began to flee desperately, and in order to stop the Yellow Turbans, all the guards who came with him were sacrificed, and now only he and one of the Guardians were left.

In the end, in order to flee for his life, the little eunuch threw all the treasures he had looted from the counties and counties he passed along the way. In this way, some of the Yellow Turban Army were thrown off in order to pick up and loot property, but there were still more than a dozen of them still pursuing.

There was nothing left in the carriage except for the little eunuch himself, and if it weren't for the emperor's desire to drive, the little eunuch wanted to throw him down as well, so that the carriage could run faster.

It's just that no matter how good the driving skills of the emperor are, the horses pulling the cart will still be exhausted. Although the master kept whipping the horse, the speed of the car slowly slowed down.

The little eunuch who felt something pulled the curtain of the car, poked his head out and looked back, and the Yellow Turban cavalry was getting closer and closer to the carriage. He even saw the man running at the front, and he couldn't stop smiling on his face. Frightened, he quickly retracted his head into the car.

The little eunuch trembled, his teeth couldn't help chattering, and he thought in his heart: Is it that I am going to die here today, I have been in the palace for several years, and I have just enjoyed the taste of power, and I don't want to die yet.

The horse finally became exhausted, stumbled and fell to the ground, overturned the cart with it, and slid out of the road,、。

The emperor flew out because of inertia and fell to the ground without knowing whether he was alive or dead. And the little eunuch was knocked out of the head with a cut, and he was bleeding nonstop.

By the time he crawled out of the car, the Yellow Turbans had already surrounded him.

Fear and sharp pain brought him back to consciousness at once, but in his heart he didn't want to wake up. In that state just now, even if you die, you won't feel any pain.

The little eunuch immediately knelt down, kept kowtowing to everyone, and cried: "Heroes, please spare the little one's life, the little one is just a little eunuch waiting by the side of the Son of Heaven, he has never been out of the palace, and he has never done anything hurtful to the heavens and reason." ”

When the Yellow Turban cavalry heard this, they immediately burst into laughter.

"Look at this spineless guy, it turns out to be a eunuch, hahahaha!"

"It's a guy with no eggs, where does the backbone come from, hahaha!"

"Hahahaha! Do you think he's scared to pee? ”

"Phew, the guy who abandoned his ancestors actually ran away to be a eunuch!"

In the face of everyone's humiliation, the little eunuch held his breath and turned red.

Did he take the initiative to become a eunuch? Are you indifferent to the contemptuous gaze of the world? Are you willing to cover your face with your hair after you die, and face your ancestors and ancestors without shame? Do you want to die without incense? It's not because I can't live anymore.

It's the same at the moment, in order to survive, it's up to them to humiliate as much as they want.

The little eunuch kept kowtowing, and the blood that flowed from his head had already stained everything above the collar red.

The Yellow Turban Cavalry had finally laughed enough, and their faces suddenly became unusually hideous.

"All the officials in this world deserve to die, and you, the eunuch, as the person next to the emperor, deserve to die!"

As they spoke, they wanted to dismantle the little eunuch into eight pieces.

There was a cracking sound in the air, and with a whoosh, a flying arrow struck directly into the back of one of the Yellow Turban cavalrymen, and the arrow protruded from his chest. The tremendous impact carried him off his horse and rolled him to the little eunuch.

This arrow was shot by Zheng Meng from seventy paces away on a running horse, which made Zhang Hao sigh more and more, his cousin's martial arts have been superb, and there are probably only a few people in this world who can compare with them.

"Kill!"

It wasn't until the man fell to the ground and died that the crowd realized that they had been attacked. Before, everyone's attention was on the eunuch in front of him, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he didn't even notice the officers and soldiers who were getting closer and closer.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers were overwhelmed, the Yellow Turban cavalry did not dare to fight, so they hurriedly turned around and ran. It's just that the horses under the crotch are not the opponents of the officers and soldiers' war horses, and they are quickly overtaken, and after a few people die, the remaining five are captured alive.

The officers and soldiers who suddenly appeared in front of him finally relaxed the little eunuch's tense nerves, and he leaned back directly and lay on the ground. After knowing that he had survived, he finally fainted due to excessive blood loss.

And at this moment, the emperor who was lying on the official road stood up suddenly, it turned out that he was just pretending to be dead before.